diff --git a/africa/ag.json b/africa/ag.json index 1816cf2a..77eecec8 100644 --- a/africa/ag.json +++ b/africa/ag.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After more than a century of rule by France, Algerians fought through much of the 1950s to achieve independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 balloting led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. ++ Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election widely viewed as fraudulent and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Since 2014, Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices." + "text": "Algeria has known many empires and dynasties starting with the ancient Numidians (3rd century B.C.), Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, over a dozen different Arab and Berber dynasties, Spaniards, and Ottoman Turks. It was under the latter that the Barbary pirates operated from North Africa and preyed on shipping beginning in roughly 1500, peaking in the early to mid-17th century, until finally subdued by the French capture of Algiers in 1830. The French southward conquest of the entirety of Algeria proceeded throughout the 19th century and was marked by many atrocities. The country was heavily colonized by the French in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A bloody eight-year struggle culminated in Algerian independence in 1962. Algeria's primary political party, the National Liberation Front (FLN), was established in 1954 as part of the struggle for independence and has since largely dominated politics. The Government of Algeria in 1988 instituted a multi-party system in response to public unrest, but the surprising first round success of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in the December 1991 legislative elections led the Algerian army to intervene and postpone the second round of elections to prevent what the secular elite feared would be an extremist-led government from assuming power. The army began a crackdown on the FIS that spurred FIS supporters to begin attacking government targets. Fighting escalated into an insurgency, which saw intense violence from 1992-98, resulting in over 100,000 deaths - many attributed to indiscriminate massacres of villagers by extremists. The government gained the upper hand by the late-1990s, and FIS's armed wing, the Islamic Salvation Army, disbanded in January 2000. Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, with the backing of the military, won the presidency in 1999 in an election that was boycotted by several candidates protesting alleged fraud, and won subsequent elections in 2004, 2009, and 2014. The government in 2011 introduced some political reforms in response to the Arab Spring, including lifting the 19-year-old state of emergency restrictions and increasing women's quotas for elected assemblies, while also increasing subsidies to the populace. Since 2014, Algeria’s reliance on hydrocarbon revenues to fund the government and finance the large subsidies for the population has fallen under stress because of declining oil prices. Protests broke out across the country in late February 2019 against President BOUTEFLIKA’s decision to seek a fifth term. BOUTEFLIKA resigned on 2 April 2019, and the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Abdelkader BENSALAH, became interim head of state on 9 April. BENSALAH remained in office beyond the 90-day constitutional limit until Algerians elected former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE as the country's new president in December 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "2,381,741 sq km" + "text": "2,381,740 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "2,381,741 sq km" + "text": "2,381,740 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "6,734 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Libya 989 km, Mali 1,359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1,900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1,034 km, Western Sahara 41 km" + "text": "Libya 989 km, Mali 1359 km, Mauritania 460 km, Morocco 1900 km, Niger 951 km, Tunisia 1034 km, Western Sahara 41 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -51,14 +51,17 @@ "text": "arid to semiarid; mild, wet winters with hot, dry summers along coast; drier with cold winters and hot summers on high plateau; sirocco is a hot, dust/sand-laden wind especially common in summer" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "mostly high plateau and desert; some mountains; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain" + "text": "mostly high plateau and desert; Atlas Mountains in the far north and Hoggar Mountains in the south; narrow, discontinuous coastal plain" }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "800 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Chott Melrhir -40 m ++ highest point: Tahat 3,003 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Chott Melrhir -40 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Tahat 2,908 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,26 +69,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "17.3% ++ arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 13.8%" + "text": "17.4% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.) / 13.8% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "82% (2011 est.)" + "text": "81.8% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "5,700 sq km (2012)" + "text": "13,600 sq km (2014)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season" + "text": "mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water" + "text": "air pollution in major cities; soil erosion from overgrazing and other poor farming practices; desertification; dumping of raw sewage, petroleum refining wastes, and other industrial effluents is leading to the pollution of rivers and coastal waters; Mediterranean Sea, in particular, becoming polluted from oil wastes, soil erosion, and fertilizer runoff; inadequate supplies of potable water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,12 +102,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "largest country in Africa" + "text": "largest country in Africa but 80% desert; canyons and caves in the southern Hoggar Mountains and in the barren Tassili n'Ajjer area in the southeast of the country contain numerous examples of prehistoric art - rock paintings and carvings depicting human activities and wild and domestic animals (elephants, giraffes, cattle) - that date to the African Humid Period, roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, when the region was completely vegetated" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "40,263,711 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "42,972,878 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -114,7 +120,7 @@ "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Arab-Berber 99%, European less than 1%", "note": { - "text": "although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as Berber, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has offered to begin sponsoring teaching Berber language in schools" + "text": "note: although almost all Algerians are Berber in origin (not Arab), only a minority identify themselves as primarily Berber, about 15% of the total population; these people live mostly in the mountainous region of Kabylie east of Algiers and several other communities; the Berbers are also Muslim but identify with their Berber rather than Arab cultural heritage; Berbers have long agitated, sometimes violently, for autonomy; the government is unlikely to grant autonomy but has officially recognized Berber languages and introduced them into public schools" } }, "Languages": { @@ -124,75 +130,75 @@ "text": "Muslim (official; predominantly Sunni) 99%, other (includes Christian and Jewish) <1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "For the first two-thirds of the 20th century, Algeria’s high fertility rate caused its population to grow rapidly. However, about a decade after independence from France in 1962 the total fertility rate fell dramatically from 7 children per woman in the 1970s to about 2.4 in 2000, slowing Algeria’s population growth rate by the late 1980s. The lower fertility rate was mainly the result of women’s rising age at first marriage (virtually all Algerian children being born in wedlock) and to a lesser extent the wider use of contraceptives. Later marriages and a preference for smaller families are attributed to increases in women’s education and participation in the labor market; higher unemployment; and a shortage of housing forcing multiple generations to live together. The average woman’s age at first marriage increased from about 19 in the mid-1950s to 24 in the mid-1970s to 30.5 in the late 1990s. Thousands of Algerian peasants – mainly Berber men from the Kabylia region – faced with land dispossession and economic hardship under French rule migrated temporarily to France to work in manufacturing and mining during the first half of the 20th century. This movement accelerated during World War I, when Algerians filled in for French factory workers or served as soldiers. In the years following independence, low-skilled Algerian workers and Algerians who had supported the French (harkis) emigrated en masse to France. Tighter French immigration rules and Algiers’ decision to cease managing labor migration to France in the 1970s limited legal emigration largely to family reunification. Not until Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s did the country again experience substantial outmigration. Many Algerians legally entered Tunisia without visas claiming to be tourists and then stayed as workers. Other Algerians headed to Europe seeking asylum, although France imposed restrictions. Sub-Saharan African migrants came to Algeria after its civil war to work in agriculture and mining. In the 2000s, a wave of educated Algerians went abroad seeking skilled jobs in a wider range of destinations, increasing their presence in North America and Spain. At the same time, legal foreign workers principally from China and Egypt came to work in Algeria’s construction and oil sectors. Illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Malians, Nigeriens, and Gambians, continue to come to Algeria in search of work or to use it as a stepping stone to Libya and Europe. Since 1975, Algeria also has been the main recipient of Sahrawi refugees from the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara. An estimated 90,000 Sahrawis live in five refugee camps in southwestern Algeria near Tindouf." + "text": "For the first two thirds of the 20th century, Algeria's high fertility rate caused its population to grow rapidly. However, about a decade after independence from France in 1962, the total fertility rate fell dramatically from 7 children per woman in the 1970s to about 2.4 in 2000, slowing Algeria's population growth rate by the late 1980s. The lower fertility rate was mainly the result of women's rising age at first marriage (virtually all Algerian children being born in wedlock) and to a lesser extent the wider use of contraceptives. Later marriages and a preference for smaller families are attributed to increases in women's education and participation in the labor market; higher unemployment; and a shortage of housing forcing multiple generations to live together. The average woman's age at first marriage increased from about 19 in the mid-1950s to 24 in the mid-1970s to 30.5 in the late 1990s. Algeria's fertility rate experienced an unexpected upturn in the early 2000s, as the average woman's age at first marriage dropped slightly. The reversal in fertility could represent a temporary fluctuation in marriage age or, less likely, a decrease in the steady rate of contraceptive use. Thousands of Algerian peasants - mainly Berber men from the Kabylia region - faced with land dispossession and economic hardship under French rule migrated temporarily to France to work in manufacturing and mining during the first half of the 20th century. This movement accelerated during World War I, when Algerians filled in for French factory workers or served as soldiers. In the years following independence, low-skilled Algerian workers and Algerians who had supported the French (known as Harkis) emigrated en masse to France. Tighter French immigration rules and Algiers' decision to cease managing labor migration to France in the 1970s limited legal emigration largely to family reunification. Not until Algeria's civil war in the 1990s did the country again experience substantial outmigration. Many Algerians legally entered Tunisia without visas claiming to be tourists and then stayed as workers. Other Algerians headed to Europe seeking asylum, although France imposed restrictions. Sub-Saharan African migrants came to Algeria after its civil war to work in agriculture and mining. In the 2000s, a wave of educated Algerians went abroad seeking skilled jobs in a wider range of destinations, increasing their presence in North America and Spain. At the same time, legal foreign workers principally from China and Egypt came to work in Algeria's construction and oil sectors. Illegal migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Malians, Nigeriens, and Gambians, continue to come to Algeria in search of work or to use it as a stepping stone to Libya and Europe. Since 1975, Algeria also has been the main recipient of Sahrawi refugees from the ongoing conflict in Western Sahara. More than 1000,000 Sahrawis are estimated to be living in five refugee camps in southwestern Algeria near Tindouf." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "29.06% (male 5,991,164/female 5,709,616)" + "text": "29.58% (male 6,509,490/female 6,201,450)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.95% (male 3,287,448/female 3,136,624)" + "text": "13.93% (male 3,063,972/female 2,922,368)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.88% (male 8,737,944/female 8,526,137)" + "text": "42.91% (male 9,345,997/female 9,091,558)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.61% (male 1,349,291/female 1,312,339)" + "text": "7.41% (male 1,599,369/female 1,585,233)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.5% (male 1,027,126/female 1,186,022) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.17% (male 1,252,084/female 1,401,357) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.6%" + "text": "60.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.6%" + "text": "49.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "10.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years" + "text": "28.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.5 years" + "text": "28.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.77% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.52% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "20 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast" + "text": "the vast majority of the populace is found in the extreme northern part of the country along the Mediterranean Coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "70.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "73.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.77% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ALGIERS (capital) 2.594 million; Oran 858,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.768 million ALGIERS (capital), 899,000 Oran (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,101 +211,110 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "140 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "112 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.8 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.5 years" + "text": "76.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.74 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.59 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "61.4% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.21 physicians/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "57.1% (2012/13)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.3% of population ++ rural: 81.8% of population ++ total: 83.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.7% of population ++ rural: 18.2% of population ++ total: 16.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.79 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2015)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.8% of population ++ rural: 82.2% of population ++ total: 87.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.2% of population ++ rural: 17.8% of population ++ total: 12.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "6.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.04% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "22,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.6% (2014)" + "text": "27.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3% (2013)" + "text": "3% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "80.2%" + "text": "81.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "87.2%" + "text": "87.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "73.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "75.3% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -313,23 +328,15 @@ "text": "15 years (2011)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "304,358" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "5% (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "39.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "22.1%" + "text": "33.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "82% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,6 +370,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Arabic \"al-Jazair\" meaning \"the islands\" and refers to the four islands formerly off the coast but joined to the mainland since 1525" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -372,10 +382,15 @@ "text": "5 July 1962 (from France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)" + "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1962); Revolution Day, 1 November (1954)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 23 February 1989; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 23 February 1989" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or through the president with the support of three fourths of the members of both houses of Parliament in joint session; passage requires approval by both houses, approval by referendum, and promulgation by the president; the president can forego a referendum if the Constitutional Council determines the proposed amendment does not conflict with basic constitutional principles; articles including the republican form of government, the integrity and unity of the country, and fundamental citizens’ liberties and rights cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2008, 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts in ad hoc Constitutional Council composed of various public officials including several Supreme Court justices" @@ -402,35 +417,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (since 28 April 1999)" + "text": "President Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (since 12 December 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Abdelmalek SELLAL (since 28 April 2014)" + "text": "Abdelaziz DJERAD (since 28 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (2-term limit reinstated by constitutional amendment in February 2016); election last held on 17 April 2014 (next to be held in April 2019); prime minister nominated by the president from the majority party in Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister nominated by the president after consultation with the majority party in Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA (FLN) 81.5%, Ali BENFLIS (FLN) 12.2%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 3.4%, other 2.9%" + "text": "Abdelmadjid TEBBOUNE (NLF) 58.1%, Abdelkader BENGRINA (Movement of National Construction) 17.4%, Ali BENFLIS (Vanguard of Freedoms) 10.6%, Azzedine MIHOUBI (RND) 7.3%, Abdelaziz BELAID (Future Front) 6.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Council of the Nation (upper house with 144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National People's Assembly (lower house with 462 seats including 8 seats for Algerians living abroad); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Council of the Nation (upper house with 144 seats; one-third of members appointed by the president, two-thirds indirectly elected by simple majority vote by an electoral college composed of local council members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)National People's Assembly (lower house with 462 seats including 8 seats for Algerians living abroad); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2015 (next to be held in December 2018); National People's Assembly - last held on 10 May 2012 (next to be held on 17 May 2017)" + "text": "Council of the Nation - last held on 29 December 2018 (next to be held in December 2021)National People's Assembly - last held on 4 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 208, RND 68, AAV 49, FFS 27, PT 24, FNA 9, El Adala 8, MPA 7, PFJ 5, FC 4, PNSD 4, other 31, independent 18" + "text": "Council of the Nation - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 137, women 7, percent of women 5% National People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FLN 164, RND 97, MSP-FC 33, TAJ 19, Ennahda-FJD 15, FFS 14, El Mostakbel 14, MPA 13, PT 11, RCD 9, ANR 8, MEN 4, other 33, independent 28; composition - men 343, women 119, percent of women 25.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 150 judges organized into 4 divisions: civil and commercial; social security and labor; criminal; and administrative; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Suprême, (consists of 150 judges organized into 8 chambers: Civil, Commercial and Maritime, Criminal, House of Offenses and Contraventions, House of Petitions, Land, Personal Status, and Social; Constitutional Council (consists of 12 members including the court chairman and deputy chairman); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of Magistracy, an administrative body presided over by the president of the republic, and includes the republic vice-president and several members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 4 appointed by the president of the republic, 2 each by the 2 houses of Parliament, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 2 by the Council of State; Council president and members appointed for single 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years" @@ -440,14 +455,11 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI] ++ Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES] ++ Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD] ++ Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL] ++ Dignity or El Karama [Mohamed BENHAMOU] ++ Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ] ++ Front for Change or FC [Abdelmadjid MENASRA] ++ Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH] ++ Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID] ++ Green Algeria Alliance or AAV (includes Islah, Ennahda Movement, and MSP) ++ Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Mohamed DOUIBI] ++ Movement for National Reform or Islah [Djilali GHOUINI] ++ Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI] ++ National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA] ++ National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA] ++ National Liberation Front or FLN [Djamel OULD ABBES] ++ National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD ++ National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI] ++ National Republican Alliance ++ New Dawn Party or PFJ ++ New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI] ++ Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE] ++ Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID] ++ Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS] ++ Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Mustafa BOUCHACHI] ++ Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH] ++ Vanguard of Freedoms [Ali BENFLIS] ++ Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA] ++ Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]", + "text": "Algerian National Front or FNA [Moussa TOUATI]Algerian Popular Movement or MPA [Amara BENYOUNES]Algerian Rally or RA [Ali ZAGHDOUD]Algeria's Hope Rally or TAJ [Amar GHOUL]Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Hamid FERHI]Dignity or El Karama [Aymene HARKATI]Ennour El Djazairi Party (Algerian Radiance Party) or PED [Badreddine BELBAZ]Front for Justice and Development or El Adala [Abdallah DJABALLAH]Future Front or El Mostakbel [Abdelaziz BELAID]Islamic Renaissance Movement or Ennahda Movement [Mohamed DOUIBI]Justice and Development Front or FJD [Abdellah DJABALLAH]Movement of National Construction (Harakat El-Binaa El-Watani) [Abdelkader BENGRINA]Movement of National Understanding or MENMovement for National Reform or Islah [Filali GHOUINI]Movement of Society for Peace or MSP [Abderrazak MOKRI]National Democratic Rally (Rassemblement National Democratique) or RND [Ahmed OUYAHIA]National Front for Social Justice or FNJS [Khaled BOUNEDJEMA]National Liberation Front or FLN [Mohamed DJEMAI]National Party for Solidarity and Development or PNSD [Dalila YALAQUI]National Reform Movement or Islah [Djahid YOUNSI]National Republican Alliance or ANR [Belkacem SAHLI]New Dawn Party or PFJ [Tahar BENBAIBECHE]New Generation or Jil Jadid [Soufiane DJILALI]Oath of 1954 or Ahd 54 [Ali Fawzi REBAINE]Party of Justice and Liberty [Mohammed SAID]Rally for Culture and Democracy or RCD [Mohcine BELABBAS]Socialist Forces Front or FFS [Hakim BELAHCEL]Union for Change and Progress or UCP [Zoubida Assoul]Union of Democratic and Social Forces or UFDS [Noureddine BAHBOUH]Vanguard of Freedoms (Talaie El Houriat) [Ali BENFLIS]Youth Party or PJ [Hamana BOUCHARMA]Workers Party or PT [Louisa HANOUNE]", "note": { - "text": "a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997" + "text": "note: a law banning political parties based on religion was enacted in March 1997" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights or LADDH [Noureddine BENISSAD] ++ SOS Disparus [Nacera DUTOUR] ++ Youth Action Rally or RAJ" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BIS, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, @@ -470,17 +482,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Joan A. POLASCHIK (since 22 September 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, El Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030 Algiers" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers" + "text": "Ambassador John P. DESROCHER (since 5 September 2017)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[213] (0) 770-08-2000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir, Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030, Alger" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "B. P. 408, Alger-Gare, 16030 Algiers" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[213] (0) 770-08-2064" } @@ -489,7 +501,7 @@ "text": "two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white; a red, five-pointed star within a red crescent centered over the two-color boundary; the colors represent Islam (green), purity and peace (white), and liberty (red); the crescent and star are also Islamic symbols, but the crescent is more closed than those of other Muslim countries because Algerians believe the long crescent horns bring happiness" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "star and crescent, fennec fox; national colors: green, white, red" + "text": "five-pointed star between the extended horns of a crescent moon, fennec fox; national colors: green, white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -499,64 +511,64 @@ "text": "Mufdi ZAKARIAH/Mohamed FAWZI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962; ZAKARIAH wrote \"Kassaman\" as a poem while imprisoned in Algiers by French colonial forces" + "text": "note: adopted 1962; ZAKARIAH wrote \"Kassaman\" as a poem while imprisoned in Algiers by French colonial forces" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist postindependence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy. ++ ++ Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 60% of budget revenues, 30% of GDP, and over 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world and is the sixth-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in oil reserves. Hydrocarbon exports have enabled Algeria to maintain macroeconomic stability and amass large foreign currency reserves and a large budget stabilization fund available for tapping. In addition, Algeria's external debt is extremely low at about 2% of GDP. However, Algeria has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon industries because of heavy regulation and an emphasis on state-driven growth. ++ ++ The government's efforts have done little to reduce high youth unemployment rates or to address housing shortages. A wave of economic protests in February and March 2011 prompted the Algerian Government to offer more than $23 billion in public grants and retroactive salary and benefit increases, moves which continue to weigh on public finances. Since late 2014, declining oil prices forced the government to spend down its reserves at a high rate in order to sustain social spending on salaries and subsidies, particularly since the government has been unable to boost exports of hydrocarbons or significantly grow its nonoil sector. In 2015, the Algerian Government imposed further restrictions on imports in an effort to reduce withdrawals from its foreign exchange reserves. The Government also increased the value-added tax on electricity and fuel, but said it would address subsidies at a later date. ++ ++ Long-term economic challenges include diversifying the economy away from its reliance on hydrocarbon exports, bolstering the private sector, attracting foreign investment, and providing adequate jobs for younger Algerians." + "text": "Algeria's economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist post-independence development model. In recent years the Algerian Government has halted the privatization of state-owned industries and imposed restrictions on imports and foreign involvement in its economy, pursuing an explicit import substitution policy. Hydrocarbons have long been the backbone of the economy, accounting for roughly 30% of GDP, 60% of budget revenues, and nearly 95% of export earnings. Algeria has the 10th-largest reserves of natural gas in the world - including the 3rd-largest reserves of shale gas - and is the 6th-largest gas exporter. It ranks 16th in proven oil reserves. Hydrocarbon exports enabled Algeria to maintain macroeconomic stability, amass large foreign currency reserves, and maintain low external debt while global oil prices were high. With lower oil prices since 2014, Algeria’s foreign exchange reserves have declined by more than half and its oil stabilization fund has decreased from about $20 billion at the end of 2013 to about $7 billion in 2017, which is the statutory minimum. Declining oil prices have also reduced the government’s ability to use state-driven growth to distribute rents and fund generous public subsidies, and the government has been under pressure to reduce spending. Over the past three years, the government has enacted incremental increases in some taxes, resulting in modest increases in prices for gasoline, cigarettes, alcohol, and certain imported goods, but it has refrained from reducing subsidies, particularly for education, healthcare, and housing programs. Algiers has increased protectionist measures since 2015 to limit its import bill and encourage domestic production of non-oil and gas industries. Since 2015, the government has imposed additional restrictions on access to foreign exchange for imports, and import quotas for specific products, such as cars. In January 2018 the government imposed an indefinite suspension on the importation of roughly 850 products, subject to periodic review. President BOUTEFLIKA announced in fall 2017 that Algeria intends to develop its non-conventional energy resources. Algeria has struggled to develop non-hydrocarbon industries because of heavy regulation and an emphasis on state-driven growth. Algeria has not increased non-hydrocarbon exports, and hydrocarbon exports have declined because of field depletion and increased domestic demand." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$609.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $588.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $566.3 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$630 billion (2017 est.) / $621.3 billion (2016 est.) / $602 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$168.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$167.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.9% (2015 est.) ++ 3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.) / 3.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,000 (2016 est.) ++ $14,700 (2015 est.) ++ $14,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$15,200 (2017 est.) / $15,200 (2016 est.) / $15,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "32.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 43.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 36.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "41.5%" + "text": "42.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.1%" + "text": "20.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "42.1%" + "text": "38.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "11.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "23.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-37.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-35.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "13.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "39.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "48.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,14 +578,14 @@ "text": "petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical, petrochemical, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "11.78 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.82 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "30.9%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "industry": { "text": "30.9%" @@ -583,7 +595,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.4% (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.) / 10.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "23% (2006 est.)" @@ -596,274 +608,272 @@ "text": "26.8% (1995)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.3 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$42.69 billion" + "text": "54.15 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$66.45 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.2 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-14.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.9% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "27.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt, as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt as well as debt issued by subnational entities and intra-governmental debt" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4% (31 December 2010) ++ 4% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$91.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $86.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$133.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$100.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $61.78 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 6.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$25.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$27.45 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$22.1 billion (2017 est.) / -$26.47 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$26.91 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$34.37 billion (2017 est.) / $29.06 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Italy 17.4%, Spain 13%, France 11.9%, US 9.4%, Brazil 6.2%, Netherlands 5.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97% (2009 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Spain 18.8%, France 11.2%, US 8.8%, Italy 8.7%, UK 7.1%, Brazil 5.2%, Tunisia 4.9%, Germany 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$44.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $50.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.54 billion (2017 est.) / $49.43 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 15.6%, France 14.4%, Italy 9.4%, Spain 7.4%, Germany 5.6%, Russia 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 18.2%, France 9.1%, Italy 8%, Germany 7%, Spain 6.9%, Turkey 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$115 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $144.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$97.89 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $114.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.934 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.143 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$25.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.025 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.088 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - ++ 110.1 (2016 est.) ++ 100.691 (2015 est.) ++ 100.691 (2014 est.) ++ 80.579 (2013 est.) ++ 77.54 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Algerian dinars (DZD) per US dollar - / 108.9 (2017 est.) / 109.443 (2016 est.) / 109.443 (2015 est.) / 100.691 (2014 est.) / 80.579 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "400,000 (2016)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "99% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "60 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "66.89 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "49 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.96 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "641 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "257 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.27 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.37 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.259 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.146 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "756,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "2,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "505,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "627,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "430,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "405,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "435,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "578,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "108,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "82,930 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "83.29 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "93.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "37.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.28 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "40.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.88 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.504 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "4.504 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "128 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "135.9 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,267,592" + "text": "4,558,502" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "10.77 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "45.928 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "46,287,629" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "116 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "109.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile cellular licenses have been issued and, in 2005, a consortium led by Egypt's Orascom Telecom won a 15-year license to build and operate a fixed-line network in Algeria; the l" + "text": "improved international connectivity and privatization of Algeria's telecommunications sector began in 2000; three mobile-cellular licenses have been issued; LTE service growth in additional provinces and rural areas; upgrade to LTE infrastructure and migration to 5G; LTE subscriber rate up 82% in 2018; Chinese company Huawei opens smart phone assembly plant in Algeria; ending of monopolies have made broadband services more affordable; Algeria and Tunisia end roaming charges for travelers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "a limited network of fixed lines with a teledensity of less than 10 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; in 2015, mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 116 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "a limited network of fixed-lines with a teledensity of less than 11 telephones per 100 persons has been offset by the rapid increase in mobile-cellular subscribership; mobile-cellular teledensity was roughly 109 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 213; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial cable to Morocco and Tunisia; p (2015)" + "text": "country code - 213; ALPAL-2 is a submarine telecommunications cable system in the Mediterranean Sea linking Algeria and the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca; ORVAL is a submarine cable to Spain; landing points for the TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/SeaMeWe-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; MED cable connecting Algeria with France; microwave radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; Algeria part of the 4,500 Km terrestrial Trans Sahara Backbone network which connects to other fiber networks in the region; Alcomstat-1 satellite offering  telemedicine network (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operat (2007)" + "text": "state-run Radio-Television Algerienne operates the broadcast media and carries programming in Arabic, Berber dialects, and French; use of satellite dishes is widespread, providing easy access to European and Arab satellite stations; state-run radio operates several national networks and roughly 40 regional radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".dz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "15.105 million" + "text": "24,819,531" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "38.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "59.58% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,067,022" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "7 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "74" + "text": "87" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,910,835" + "text": "6,442,442 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "24,723,377 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "28.28 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "7T (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "157 (2016)" + "text": "149 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "64" + "text": "67 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "14" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" - } - }, - "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "93" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "27" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "18" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "39" + "text": "6" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "34 (2013)" + "text": "2" + } + }, + "Airports - with unpaved runways": { + "total": { + "text": "82 (2020)" + }, + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "text": "2" + }, + "1,524 to 2,437 m": { + "text": "16" + }, + "914 to 1,523 m": { + "text": "36" + }, + "under 914 m": { + "text": "28" } }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 2,600 km; gas 16,415 km; liquid petroleum gas 3,447 km; oil 7,036 km; refined products 144 km (2013)" + "text": "2600 km condensate, 16415 km gas, 3447 km liquid petroleum gas, 7036 km oil, 144 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,973 km" + "text": "3,973 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "2,888 km 1.432-m gauge (283 km electrified)" + "text": "2,888 km 1.432-m gauge (283 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2014)" @@ -871,24 +881,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "113,655 km" + "text": "104,000 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "87,605 km (includes 645 km of expressways)" + "text": "71,656 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "26,050 km (2010)" + "text": "32,344 km (2015)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "38" + "text": "114" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 6, cargo 8, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 11, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "15 (UK, 15) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, general cargo 11, oil tanker 10, other 91 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -901,31 +908,42 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "People's National Army (Armee Nationale Populaire, ANP), Land Forces (Forces Terrestres, FT), Navy of the Republic of Algeria (Marine de la Republique Algerienne, MRA), Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jaza'eriya, QJJ), Territorial Air Defense Force (2009)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 19-30 years of age for compulsory service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (6 months basic training, 12 months civil projects) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Algerian People's National Army (ANP): Land Forces, Naval Forces (includes coast guard), Air Forces, Territorial Air Defense Forces, Republican Guard; National Gendarmerie (subordinate to the Ministry of National Defense); Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of National Security (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.48% of GDP (2012) ++ 4.36% of GDP (2011) ++ 4.48% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2019) / 5.5% of GDP (2018) / 5.81% of GDP (2017) / 6.55% of GDP (2016) / 6.32% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Algerian People's National Army (ANP) has approximately 130,000 total active personnel (110,000 Army; 6,000 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); est. 40,000 Gendarmerie (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ANP's inventory includes mostly Russian-sourced equipment with smaller amounts from other suppliers, particularly China and Europe; since 2010, Russia is the leading supplier of armaments to Algeria, followed by China, Germany, and Italy (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 19-30 years of age for compulsory service; conscript service obligation reduced from 18 to 12 months in 2014 (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Algeria and many other states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; the Polisario Front, exiled in Algeria, represents the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling; dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km still reflected on its maps of southeastern Algeria and the National Liberation Front's (FLN) assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco" + "text": "Algeria and many other states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; the Polisario Front, exiled in Algeria, represents the \"Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\" which Algeria recognizes; the Algerian-Moroccan land border remains closed; dormant disputes include Libyan claims of about 32,000 sq km of southeastern Algeria and the National Liberation Front's (FLN) assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco.  " }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "90,000 (Western Saharan Sahrawi, mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf) (2015)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "undetermined (civil war during 1990s) (2013)" + "text": "more than 100,000 (Western Saharan Sahrawi, mostly living in Algerian-sponsored camps in the southwestern Algerian town of Tindouf) (2018); 7,757 (Syria) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Algeria is a transit and, to a lesser extent, a destination and source country for women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, men subjected to forced labor; criminal networks, sometimes extending to sub-Saharan Africa and to Europe, are involved in human smuggling and trafficking in Algeria; sub-Saharan adults enter Algeria voluntarily but illegally, often with the aid of smugglers, for onward travel to Europe, but some of the women are forced into prostitution, domestic service, and begging; some sub-Saharan men, mostly from Mali, are forced into domestic servitude; some Algerian women and children are also forced into prostitution domestically" + "text": "Algeria is a transit and, to a lesser extent, a destination and source country for women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and, to a lesser extent, men subjected to forced labor; criminal networks, sometimes extending to Sub-Saharan Africa and to Europe, are involved in human smuggling and trafficking in Algeria; Sub-Saharan adults enter Algeria voluntarily but illegally, often with the aid of smugglers, for onward travel to Europe, but some of the women are forced into prostitution, domestic service, and begging; some Sub-Saharan men, mostly from Mali, are forced into domestic servitude; some Algerian women and children are also forced into prostitution domestically" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 3 – Algeria does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so: some officials denied the existence of human trafficking, hindering law enforcement efforts; the government reported its first conviction under its anti-trafficking law; one potential trafficking case was investigated in 2014, but no suspected offenders were arrested; no progress was made in identifying victims among vulnerable groups or referring them to NGO-run protection service, which left trafficking victims subject to arrest and detention; no anti-trafficking public awareness or educational campaigns were conducted (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ao.json b/africa/ao.json index 610ca2df..a97216d4 100644 --- a/africa/ao.json +++ b/africa/ao.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Angola is still rebuilding its country since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. President DOS SANTOS pushed through a new constitution in 2010 and elections held in 2012 saw him installed as president. Angola assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term." + "text": "From the late 14th to the mid 19th century a Kingdom of Kongo stretched across central Africa from present-day northern Angola into the current Congo republics. It traded heavily with the Portuguese who, beginning in the 16th century, established coastal colonies and trading posts and introduced Christianity. By the 19th century, Portuguese settlement had spread to the interior; in 1914, Portugal abolished the last vestiges of the Kongo Kingdom and Angola became a Portuguese colony. Angola scores low on human development indexes despite using its large oil reserves to rebuild since the end of a 27-year civil war in 2002. Fighting between the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS, and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), led by Jonas SAVIMBI, followed independence from Portugal in 1975. Peace seemed imminent in 1992 when Angola held national elections, but fighting picked up again in 1993. Up to 1.5 million lives may have been lost - and 4 million people displaced - during the more than a quarter century of fighting. SAVIMBI's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and cemented the MPLA's hold on power. DOS SANTOS stepped down from the presidency in 2017, having led the country since 1979. He pushed through a new constitution in 2010. Joao LOURENCO was elected president in August 2017 and became president of the MPLA in September 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" + "text": "about eight times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Texas" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,369 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1,427 km, Zambia 1,065 km" + "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of discontiguous Cabinda Province), Republic of the Congo 231 km, Namibia 1427 km, Zambia 1065 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,112 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Moca 2,620 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Moca 2,620 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,17 +72,23 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "47.3% ++ arable land 3.8%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 43.3%" + "text": "47.5% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.9% (2016 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.) / 43.3% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "46.8%" + "text": "46.3% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "5.9% (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "860 sq km (2012)" + "text": "860 sq km (2014)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau" @@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "20,172,332", + "text": "32,522,339 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "results from Angola's 2014 national census estimate the country's population to be 25.8 million (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: Angola's national statistical agency projects the country's 2017 population to be 28.4 million" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -118,176 +127,185 @@ "text": "Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6%", + "text": "Portuguese 71.2% (official), Umbundu 23%, Kikongo 8.2%, Kimbundu 7.8%, Chokwe 6.5%, Nhaneca 3.4%, Nganguela 3.1%, Fiote 2.4%, Kwanhama 2.3%, Muhumbi 2.1%, Luvale 1%, other 3.6% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: most widely spoken languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 41.1%, Protestant 38.1%, other 8.6%, none 12.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "More than a decade after the end of Angola’s 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country’s rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, more than 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population – about 45% are under the age of 15 – is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola’s high maternal mortality rate. Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries. As of August 2014, about 73,000 Angolans were still living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and other countries." + "text": "More than a decade after the end of Angola's 27-year civil war, the country still faces a variety of socioeconomic problems, including poverty, high maternal and child mortality, and illiteracy. Despite the country's rapid post-war economic growth based on oil production, about 40 percent of Angolans live below the poverty line and unemployment is widespread, especially among the large young-adult population. Only about 70% of the population is literate, and the rate drops to around 60% for women. The youthful population - about 45% are under the age of 15 - is expected to continue growing rapidly with a fertility rate of more than 5 children per woman and a low rate of contraceptive use. Fewer than half of women deliver their babies with the assistance of trained health care personnel, which contributes to Angola's high maternal mortality rate. Of the estimated 550,000 Angolans who fled their homeland during its civil war, most have returned home since 2002. In 2012, the UN assessed that conditions in Angola had been stable for several years and invoked a cessation of refugee status for Angolans. Following the cessation clause, some of those still in exile returned home voluntarily through UN repatriation programs, and others integrated into host countries." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.72% (male 4,394,206/female 4,223,246)" + "text": "47.83% (male 7,758,636/female 7,797,869)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.72% (male 2,127,140/female 2,053,363)" + "text": "18.64% (male 2,950,999/female 3,109,741)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.6% (male 3,013,561/female 2,956,547)" + "text": "27.8% (male 4,301,618/female 4,740,463)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.97% (male 388,314/female 413,347)" + "text": "3.43% (male 523,517/female 591,249)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.99% (male 278,853/female 323,755) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (male 312,197/female 436,050) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "99.9%" + "text": "94.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "95.2%" + "text": "90.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.6%" + "text": "4.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "21.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "23.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.2 years" + "text": "15.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "15.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.72% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.43% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "38.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most people live in the western half of the country; urban areas account for the highest concentrations of people, particularly the capital of Luanda as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "44% of total population (2015)" + "text": "66.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.32% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LUANDA (capital) 5.506 million; Huambo 1.269 million (2015)" + "text": "8.330 million LUANDA (capital), 828,000 Lubango, 778,000 Cabinda (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.4", + "text": "19.4 years (2015/16 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "477 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "241 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "76.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "62.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "80.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "67.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "72.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "56 years" + "text": "61.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "54.8 years" + "text": "59.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "57.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.96 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "17.7% (2008/09)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "13.7% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 75.4% of population ++ rural: 28.2% of population ++ total: 49% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 18.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 24.6% of population ++ rural: 71.8% of population ++ total: 51% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "63.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "34.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88.6% of population ++ rural: 22.5% of population ++ total: 51.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 11.4% of population ++ rural: 77.5% of population ++ total: 48.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "70.8% of population (2 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "315,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "340,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "11,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "13,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever" @@ -298,18 +316,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.5% (2014)" + "text": "8.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "15.6% (2007)" + "text": "19% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2010)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -322,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "82%" }, "female": { - "text": "60.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "60.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -330,18 +348,21 @@ "text": "10 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2011)" + "text": "7 years (2011)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "832,895" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "39.4%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "24% (2001 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "39%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "39.8% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -378,10 +399,16 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "does not observe daylight savings time" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: originally named \"Sao Paulo da Assuncao de Loanda\" (Saint Paul of the Assumption of Loanda), which over time was shortened and corrupted to just Luanda" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire" + "text": "18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza-Norte, Cuanza-Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda-Norte, Lunda-Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire" }, "Independence": { "text": "11 November 1975 (from Portugal)" @@ -390,7 +417,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 11 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation" @@ -417,34 +449,34 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (since 21 September 1979); Vice President Manuel Domingos VICENTE (since 26 September 2012)" + "text": "President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); note - according to the 2010 constitution, ballots are cast for parties rather than candidates, and the leader of the winning party becomes president" + "text": "the candidate of the winning party or coalition in the last legislative election becomes the president; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "NA; as leader of the MPLA, Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS elected president following legislative elections on 31 August 2012, inaugurated on 26 September 2012 to serve the first of a possible two terms under the 2010 constitution" + "text": "Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by the winning party following the 23 August 2017 general election" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 31 August 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - MPLA 71.8%, UNITA 18.7%, CASA-CE 6.0%, PRS 1.7%, FNLA 1.1%, other 0.7%; seats by party - MPLA 175, UNITA 32, CASA-CE 8, PRS 3, FNLA 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - MPLA 61.1%, UNITA 26.7%, CASA-CE 9.5%, PRS 1.4%, FNLA 0.9%, other 0.5%; seats by party - MPLA 150, UNITA 51, CASA-CE 16, PRS 2, FNLA 1; composition - men 136, women 84, percent of women 38.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -455,20 +487,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] ++ National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - there are two factions of the party; one is led by Lucas NGONDA; the other is led by Ngola KABANGU ++ National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) ++ Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) ++ Social Renewal Party or PRS [Eduardo KUANGANA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Angolan Revolutionary Movement or ARM ++ Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda or FLEC [N'zita Henriques TIAGO]", - "note": { - "text": "FLEC's small-scale armed struggle for the independence of Cabinda Province persists despite the signing of a peace accord with the government in August 2006; several factions of FLEC have broken off over the past 30 years, including the FLEC-PM [Rodrigues MINGAS], which was responsible for a deadly attack on the Togolese soccer team in 2010" - } + "text": "Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Andre Mendes de CARVALHO]National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions; one led by Lucas NGONDA; the other by Ngola KABANGUNational Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party)Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Joao LOURENCO]; note - Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS stepped down 8 Sept 2018 ruling party in power since 1975Social Renewal Party or PRS [Benedito DANIEL]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Joaquim do Espirito SANTO (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -485,23 +511,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Helen Meagher LA LIME (15 May 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550" + "text": "Ambassador Nina Maria FITE (since 14 February 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[244] 946440977" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda, C.P. 6468" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[244] (222) 64-1000" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty, black the African continent, the symbols characterize workers and peasants" + "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and black with a centered yellow emblem consisting of a five-pointed star within half a cogwheel crossed by a machete (in the style of a hammer and sickle); red represents liberty and black the African continent; the symbols characterize workers and peasants" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Palanca Negra Gigante (giant black sable antelope); national colors: red, black, yellow" @@ -514,61 +540,61 @@ "text": "Manuel Rui Alves MONTEIRO/Rui Alberto Vieira Dias MINGAO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1975" + "text": "note: adopted 1975" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons has led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war. However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit lines from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled economic growth. In particular, lower prices for oil and diamonds during the global recession slowed GDP growth to 2.4% in 2009, and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued $9 billion in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell in 2008 and 2009. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009, and in November 2009 signed onto an IMF Stand-By Arrangement loan of $1.4 billion to rebuild international reserves. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014. Falling oil prices and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects for 2015. Angola has responded by reducing government subsidies and by proposing import quotas and a more restrictive licensing regime. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge." + "text": "Angola's economy is overwhelmingly driven by its oil sector. Oil production and its supporting activities contribute about 50% of GDP, more than 70% of government revenue, and more than 90% of the country's exports; Angola is an OPEC member and subject to its direction regarding oil production levels. Diamonds contribute an additional 5% to exports. Subsistence agriculture provides the main livelihood for most of the people, but half of the country's food is still imported. Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. A postwar reconstruction boom and resettlement of displaced persons led to high rates of growth in construction and agriculture as well. Some of the country's infrastructure is still damaged or undeveloped from the 27-year-long civil war (1975-2002). However, the government since 2005 has used billions of dollars in credit from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. Land mines left from the war still mar the countryside, and as a result, the national military, international partners, and private Angolan firms all continue to remove them. The global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola’s economic growth and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued billions in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. Lower prices for oil and diamonds also resulted in GDP falling 0.7% in 2016. Angola formally abandoned its currency peg in 2009 but reinstituted it in April 2016 and maintains an overvalued exchange rate. In late 2016, Angola lost the last of its correspondent relationships with foreign banks, further exacerbating hard currency problems. Since 2013 the central bank has consistently spent down reserves to defend the kwanza, gradually allowing a 40% depreciation since late 2014. Consumer inflation declined from 325% in 2000 to less than 9% in 2014, before rising again to above 30% from 2015-2017. Continued low oil prices, the depreciation of the kwanza, and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects, although several major international oil companies remain in Angola. Corruption, especially in the extractive sectors, is a major long-term challenge that poses an additional threat to the economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$187.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $187.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $181.8 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$193.6 billion (2017 est.) / $198.6 billion (2016 est.) / $203.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$91.94 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$126.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.5% (2017 est.) / -2.6% (2016 est.) / 0.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,800 (2016 est.) ++ $7,000 (2015 est.) ++ $7,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,800 (2017 est.) / $7,200 (2016 est.) / $7,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "80.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "15.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.3%" + "text": "10.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.3%" + "text": "25.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-36.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-30.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.2% (2011 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "61.4%" + "text": "61.4% (2011 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "28.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -581,24 +607,27 @@ "text": "petroleum; diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, feldspar, bauxite, uranium, and gold; cement; basic metal products; fish processing; food processing, brewing, tobacco products, sugar; textiles; ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "10.85 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.51 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "85%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "15% (2015 est.)" + }, "industry and services": { "text": "15% (2003 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "6.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "40.5% (2006 est.)" + "text": "36.6% (2008 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -610,274 +639,281 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$27.27 billion" + "text": "37.02 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$33.5 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.44 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 57.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "65% of GDP (2017 est.) / 75.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "26.9% (2016 est.) ++ 10.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2014) ++ 25% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "30% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.88% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$24.57 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$38.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$12.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "29.8% (2017 est.) / 30.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.929 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$8.748 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.254 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.834 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$30.04 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.55 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$33.07 billion (2017 est.) / $31.03 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 61.2%, India 13%, US 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, diamonds, refined petroleum products, coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 43.8%, India 9.6%, US 7.7%, Spain 6.2%, South Africa 4.8%, France 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$19.67 billion (2016 est.) ++ $21.15 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.5 billion (2017 est.) / $13.04 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, vehicles and spare parts; medicines, food, textiles, military goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.1%, Portugal 13.8%, South Korea 11%, US 6.9%, South Africa 5%, UK 4.1%, France 4% (2015)" + "text": "Portugal 17.8%, China 13.5%, US 7.4%, South Africa 6.2%, Brazil 6.1%, UK 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$20.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.29 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $23.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$37.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$13.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$22.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$42.08 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $27.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - ++ 172 (2016 est.) ++ 120.061 (2015 est.) ++ 120.061 (2014 est.) ++ 98.303 (2013 est.) ++ 95.47 (2012 est.)" + "text": "kwanza (AOA) per US dollar - / 172.6 (2017 est.) / 163.656 (2016 est.) / 163.656 (2015 est.) / 120.061 (2014 est.) / 98.303 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "15 million (2013)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "40.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "70.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "16% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.036 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.613 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "50.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "34% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "49.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.842 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.593 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.745 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.782 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.4 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "9.523 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "46,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "53,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "132,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "130,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "33,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "30,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "97,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "111,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "731 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "231 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "821.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "500 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.993 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "308 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "308.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "33 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "20.95 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "284,925" + "text": "122,566" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "13.885 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "14,645,106" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "71 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "46.6 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "limited system; state-owned telecom had monopoly for fixed lines until 2005; demand outstripped capacity, prices were high, and services poor; Telecom Namibia, through an Angolan company, became the first private licensed operator in Angola's fixed-line t" + "text": "progress in opening up the telecom sector to new competitors, while still retaining a 45% govt. portion of the share; slow progress in LTE network development, with only about 12% of the country covered by network infrastructure; regulator offers 4th service license to be issued for competition, cracks down on informal SIM card sales, and auctions 800MHz spectrum; M-commerce services launch pending (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "only about one fixed line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 71 telephones per 100 persons in 2015" + "text": "only about one fixed-line per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 47 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 244; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 244; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, WACS, ACE and SACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to other countries in west Africa, Brazil, Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 29, Angosat-2 satellite expected by 2021 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state- (2008)" + "text": "state controls all broadcast media with nationwide reach; state-owned Televisao Popular de Angola (TPA) provides terrestrial TV service on 2 channels; a third TPA channel is available via cable and satellite; TV subscription services are available; state-owned Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) broadcasts on 5 stations; about a half-dozen private radio stations broadcast locally" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ao" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.434 million" + "text": "4,353,033" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "12.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "14.34% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "109,561" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "55" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,244,491" + "text": "1,516,628 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "46.043 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "78.16 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "D2 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "176 (2013)" + "text": "102 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "31" + "text": "32 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "8" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "8" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "10" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "6" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "145" + "text": "70 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "2" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "31" + "text": "17" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "66" + "text": "27" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "43 (2013)" + "text": "22" } }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 352 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; oil 1,065 km; oil/gas/water 5 km (2013)" + "text": "352 km gas, 85 km liquid petroleum gas, 1065 km oil, 5 km oil/gas/water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,852 km" + "text": "2,852 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "2,729 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "2,729 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "123 km 0.600-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "51,429 km" + "text": "26,000 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "5,349 km" + "text": "13,600 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "46,080 km (2001)" + "text": "12,400 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -885,16 +921,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "55" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Spain 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "17 (Bahamas 6, Curacao 2, Cyprus 1, Liberia 1, Malta 7) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 14, oil tanker 8, other 33 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -907,14 +937,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Angolan Armed Forces (Forcas Armadas Angolanas, FAA): Army, Navy (Marinha de Guerra Angola, MGA), Angolan National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional Angolana, FANA; under operational control of the Army); Rapid Reaction Police (paramilitary) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.63% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.63% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.8% of GDP (2018) / 2.4% of GDP (2017) / 3% of GDP (2016) / 3.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) are comprised of approximately 107,000 active troops (100,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force); est. 10,000 Rapid Reaction Police (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "most Angolan Armed Forces weapons and equipment are of Russian, Soviet, or Warsaw Pact origin; Russia remains Angola's top supplier of military hardware, followed by Belarus and China (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "20-45 years of age for compulsory male and 18-45 years for voluntary male military service (registration at age 18 is mandatory); 20-45 years of age for voluntary female service; 2-year conscript service obligation; Angolan citizenship required; the Navy (MGA) is entirely staffed with volunteers (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -923,7 +959,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "12,944 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" + "text": "23,395 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/bc.json b/africa/bc.json index c9f544e6..f38f0346 100644 --- a/africa/bc.json +++ b/africa/bc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name at independence in 1966. More than four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most stable economies in Africa. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party has won every election since independence; President Ian KHAMA was reelected for a second term in 2014. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease." + "text": "Seeking to stop the incorporation of their land into Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) or the Union of South Africa, in 1885, three tribal chiefs traveled to Great Britain and successfully lobbied the British Government to put \"Bechuanaland\" under UK protection. Upon independence in 1966, the British protectorate of Bechuanaland adopted the new name of Botswana. More than five decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most stable economies in Africa. The ruling Botswana Democratic Party has won every national election since independence; President Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI assumed the presidency in April 2018 following the retirement of former President Ian KHAMA due to constitutional term limits. MASISI won his first election as president in October 2019, and he is Botswana’s fifth president since independence. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Texas" + "text": "slightly smaller than Texas; almost four times the size of Illinois" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,347.15 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Namibia 1,544 km, South Africa 1,969 km, Zambia 0.15 km, Zimbabwe 834 km" + "text": "Namibia 1544 km, South Africa 1969 km, Zambia 0.15 km, Zimbabwe 834 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "semiarid; warm winters and hot summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,013 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m ++ highest point: Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Tsodilo Hills 1,489 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "45.8% ++ arable land 0.6%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 45.2%" + "text": "45.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.6% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 45.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "19.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "34.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "20 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east with a focus in and around the captial of Gaborone, and the far central-eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari to the west as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west, carrying sand and dust across the country, which can obscure visibility" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources" + "text": "overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -88,14 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; population concentrated in eastern part of the country" + "text": "landlocked; population concentrated in the southern and eastern parts of the country" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,209,208", + "text": "2,317,233 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -107,7 +118,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%" + "text": "Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and people of European ancestry 7%" }, "Languages": { "text": "Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -116,183 +127,183 @@ "text": "Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Botswana has experienced one of the most rapid declines in fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. The total fertility rate has fallen from more than 5 children per woman in the mid 1980s to approximately 2.4 in 2013. The fertility reduction has been attributed to a host of factors, including higher educational attainment among women, greater participation of women in the workforce, increased contraceptive use, later first births, and a strong national family planning program. Botswana was making significant progress in several health indicators, including life expectancy and infant and child mortality rates, until being devastated by the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 1990s. Today Botswana has the third highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the world at approximately 22%, however comprehensive and effective treatment programs have reduced HIV/AIDS-related deaths. The combination of declining fertility and increasing mortality rates because of HIV/AIDS is slowing the population aging process, with a narrowing of the youngest age groups and little expansion of the oldest age groups. Nevertheless, having the bulk of its population (about 60%) of working age will only yield economic benefits if the labor force is healthy, educated, and productively employed. Batswana have been working as contract miners in South Africa since the 19th century. Although Botswana’s economy improved shortly after independence in 1966 with the discovery of diamonds and other minerals, its lingering high poverty rate and lack of job opportunities continued to push workers to seek mining work in southern African countries. In the early 1970s, about a third of Botswana’s male labor force worked in South Africa (lesser numbers went to Namibia and Zimbabwe). Not until the 1980s and 1990s, when South African mining companies had reduced their recruitment of foreign workers and Botswana’s economic prospects had improved, were Batswana increasingly able to find job opportunities at home. Most Batswana prefer life in their home country and choose cross-border migration on a temporary basis only for work, shopping, visiting family, or tourism. Since the 1970s, Botswana has pursued an open migration policy enabling it to recruit thousands of foreign workers to fill skilled labor shortages. In the late 1990s, Botswana’s prosperity and political stability attracted not only skilled workers but small numbers of refugees from neighboring Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe." + "text": "Botswana has experienced one of the most rapid declines in fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa. The total fertility rate has fallen from more than 5 children per woman in the mid 1980s to approximately 2.4 in 2013. The fertility reduction has been attributed to a host of factors, including higher educational attainment among women, greater participation of women in the workforce, increased contraceptive use, later first births, and a strong national family planning program. Botswana was making significant progress in several health indicators, including life expectancy and infant and child mortality rates, until being devastated by the HIV/AIDs epidemic in the 1990s.\nToday Botswana has the third highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate in the world at approximately 22%, however comprehensive and effective treatment programs have reduced HIV/AIDS-related deaths. The combination of declining fertility and increasing mortality rates because of HIV/AIDS is slowing the population aging process, with a narrowing of the youngest age groups and little expansion of the oldest age groups. Nevertheless, having the bulk of its population (about 60%) of working age will only yield economic benefits if the labor force is healthy, educated, and productively employed.\nBatswana have been working as contract miners in South Africa since the 19th century. Although Botswana’s economy improved shortly after independence in 1966 with the discovery of diamonds and other minerals, its lingering high poverty rate and lack of job opportunities continued to push workers to seek mining work in southern African countries. In the early 1970s, about a third of Botswana’s male labor force worked in South Africa (lesser numbers went to Namibia and Zimbabwe). Not until the 1980s and 1990s, when South African mining companies had reduced their recruitment of foreign workers and Botswana’s economic prospects had improved, were Batswana increasingly able to find job opportunities at home.\nMost Batswana prefer life in their home country and choose cross-border migration on a temporary basis only for work, shopping, visiting family, or tourism. Since the 1970s, Botswana has pursued an open migration policy enabling it to recruit thousands of foreign workers to fill skilled labor shortages. In the late 1990s, Botswana’s prosperity and political stability attracted not only skilled workers but small numbers of refugees from neighboring Angola, Namibia, and Zimbabwe." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "32.4% (male 364,807/female 350,888)" + "text": "30.54% (male 357,065/female 350,550)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.32% (male 234,251/female 236,650)" + "text": "18.31% (male 208,824/female 215,462)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.61% (male 444,290/female 386,622)" + "text": "39.67% (male 434,258/female 484,922)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.55% (male 45,186/female 55,272)" + "text": "5.92% (male 59,399/female 77,886)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.13% (male 36,216/female 55,026) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.56% (male 53,708/female 75,159) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.3%" + "text": "61.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "53.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "7.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.2 years" + "text": "25.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.4 years" + "text": "24.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.19% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.48% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated in the east with a focus in and around the captial of Gaborone, and the far central-eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari to the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "57.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "70.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.29% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.87% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GABORONE (capital) 247,000 (2014)" + "text": "269,000 GABORONE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19 (2007 est.)" - }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "129 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "144 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "26.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "29.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "54.5 years" + "text": "64.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "56.3 years" + "text": "62.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "52.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "66.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.3 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.45 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.8%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 12-49 (2007/08)" + "text": "67.4% (2017)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.8% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "3.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.1% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.2% of population ++ rural: 92.3% of population ++ total: 96.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.8% of population ++ rural: 7.7% of population ++ total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 78.5% of population ++ rural: 43.1% of population ++ total: 63.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 21.5% of population ++ rural: 56.9% of population ++ total: 36.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "39.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "17.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.21% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "348,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "380,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria (2016)" + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "19.5% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11.2% (2008)" + "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "9.6% of GDP (2009)" @@ -308,7 +319,7 @@ "text": "88%" }, "female": { - "text": "88.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.9% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -322,17 +333,6 @@ "text": "13 years (2013)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "45,036" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "9%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 7-17 (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "36%" @@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after GABORONE (ca. 1825-1931), a revered kgosi (chief) of the Tlokwa tribe, part of the larger Tswana ethnic group" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -390,7 +393,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960 (preindependence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966; amended several times, last in 2006 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1960 (preindependence); latest adopted March 1965, effective 30 September 1966" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires approval in two successive Assembly votes with at least two-thirds majority in the final vote; proposals to amend constitutional provisions on fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and branches of government, and public services also requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and assent by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2006" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law" @@ -417,34 +425,34 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI (since 12 November 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Mokgweetse Eric MASISI (since 1 April 2018); Vice President Slumber TSOGWANE (since 4 April 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008); Vice President Mokgweetsi Eric MASISI (since 12 November 2014)" + "text": "President Mokgweetse Eric MASISI (since 1 April 2018); Vice President Slumber TSOGWANE (since 4 April 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); vice president appointed by the president" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held on 31 October 2019); vice president appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - NA" + "text": "President Seretse Khama Ian KHAMA (since 1 April 2008) stepped down on 1 April 2018 having completed the constitutionally mandated 10-year term limit; upon his retirement, then Vice President MASISI became president; national elections held on 23 October 2019 gave MASISI'S BPD 38 seats in the National Assembly which then selected MASISI as President" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (63 seats; 57 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 4 nominated by the president and indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the rest of the National Assembly, and 2 ex-officio members - the president and attorney general; elected members serve 5-year terms); note - the House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi), an advisory body to the National Assembly, consists of 35 members - 8 hereditary chiefs from Botswana's principal tribes, 22 indirectly elected by the chiefs, and 5 appointed by the president; the House of Chiefs consults on issues including powers of chiefs, customary courts, customary law, tribal property, and constitutional amendments" + "text": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (63 seats; 57 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 4 nominated by the president and indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the rest of the National Assembly, and 2 ex-officio members - the president and attorney general; elected members serve 5-year terms); note - the House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi), an advisory body to the National Assembly, consists of 35 members - 8 hereditary chiefs from Botswana's principal tribes, 22 indirectly elected by the chiefs, and 5 appointed by the president; the House of Chiefs consults on issues including powers of chiefs, customary courts, customary law, tribal property, and constitutional amendments" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly elections last held on 24 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "last held on 23 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - BDP 46.5%, UDC 30.0%, BCP 20.4%, independent 3.1%; seats by party - BDP 37, UDC 17, BCP 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - BDP 52.7%, UDC 35.9%, BPF 4.4%, AP 5.1%, other 1.7%; seats by party - BDP 38, UDC 15, BPF 3, AP 1; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal, High Court (each consists of a chief justice and a number of other judges as prescribed by the Parliament)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -455,20 +463,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Botswana Alliance Movement or BAM [Ephraim Lepetu SETSHWAELO] ++ Botswana Congress Party or BCP [Dumelang SALESHANDO] ++ Botswana Democratic Party or BDP [Ian KHAMA] ++ Botswana Movement for Democracy or BMD [Ndaba GAOLATLHE] ++ Botswana National Front or BNF [Duma BOKO] ++ Botswana Peoples Party or BPP [Motlatsi MOLAPISI] ++ Umbrella for Democratic Change or UDC [Duma BOKO] (includes BMD, BPP, and BNF)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Society for the Promotion of Ikalanga Language (Kalanga elites)", - "other": { - "text": "diamond mining companies" - } + "text": "Alliance of Progressives or AP [Ndaba GAOLATHE]Botswana Congress Party or BCP [Dumelang SALESHANDO]Botswana Democratic Party or BDP [Mokgweetsi MASISI]Botswana Movement for Democracy or BMD [Sidney PILANE]Botswana National Front or BNF [Duma BOKO]Botswana Patriotic Front or BPF [Biggie BUTALE]Botswana Peoples Party or BPP [Motlatsi MOLAPISI]Real Alternative Party or RAP [Gaontebale MOKGOSI]Umbrella for Democratic Change or UDC [Duma BOKO] (various times the collation has included the BMD, BPP, BCP and BNF) (2019)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David John NEWMAN (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Onkokame Kitso MOKAILA (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1531-1533 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -485,7 +487,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Earl R. MILLER (since 30 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Craig Lewis CLOUD (since 2 April 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[267] 395-3982" }, "embassy": { "text": "Embassy Drive, Government Enclave (off Khama Crescent), Gaborone" @@ -493,9 +498,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Embassy Enclave, P. O. Box 90, Gaborone" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[267] 395-3982" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[267] 318-0232" } @@ -514,299 +516,306 @@ "text": "Kgalemang Tumedisco MOTSETE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1966" + "text": "note: adopted 1966" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Botswana has maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since independence in 1966. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for one quarter of GDP, approximately 85% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. Tourism is the secondary earner of foreign exchange and many Batswana engage in subsistence farming and cattle raising. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world to a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of $17,700 in 2015. Two major investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. ++ ++ Botswana's economy is highly correlated with global economic trends because of its heavy reliance on a single luxury export. According to official government statistics, unemployment is 19.5%, but unofficial estimates run much higher. De Beers, a major international diamond company, signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 and moved its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone in 2013. The move was geared to support the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry. ++ ++ Following the 2008 global recession Botswana’s economy recovered in 2010. However, the Government of Botswana estimates the economy grew by only 1% in 2015. This was primarily due to the downturn in the global diamond market; water and power shortages also played a role. In October 2015 President Ian KHAMA announced a stimulus plan to boost the economy through projects in agricultural production, construction, manufacturing, and tourism development. In 2016, Botswana entered its fourth year of drought, detrimental to Botswana’s small, but vital agriculture sector. ++ ++ The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens the country's impressive economic gains." + "text": "Until the beginning of the global recession in 2008, Botswana maintained one of the world's highest economic growth rates since its independence in 1966. Botswana recovered from the global recession in 2010, but only grew modestly until 2017, primarily due to a downturn in the global diamond market, though water and power shortages also played a role. Through fiscal discipline and sound management, Botswana has transformed itself from one of the poorest countries in the world five decades ago into a middle-income country with a per capita GDP of approximately $18,100 in 2017. Botswana also ranks as one of the least corrupt and best places to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa.   Because of its heavy reliance on diamond exports, Botswana’s economy closely follows global price trends for that one commodity. Diamond mining fueled much of Botswana’s past economic expansion and currently accounts for one-quarter of GDP, approximately 85% of export earnings, and about one-third of the government's revenues. In 2017, Diamond exports increased to the highest levels since 2013 at about 22 million carats of output, driving Botswana’s economic growth to about 4.5% and increasing foreign exchange reserves to about 45% of GDP. De Beers, a major international diamond company, signed a 10-year deal with Botswana in 2012 and moved its rough stone sorting and trading division from London to Gaborone in 2013. The move was geared to support the development of Botswana's nascent downstream diamond industry.   Tourism is a secondary earner of foreign exchange and many Batswana engage in tourism-related services, subsistence farming, and cattle rearing. According to official government statistics, unemployment is around 20%, but unofficial estimates run much higher. The prevalence of HIV/AIDS is second highest in the world and threatens the country's impressive economic gains." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$36.51 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $35.49 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39.01 billion (2017 est.) / $38.11 billion (2016 est.) / $36.54 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.95 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.38 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / -1.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,900 (2016 est.) ++ $16,600 (2015 est.) ++ $16,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,000 (2017 est.) / $16,900 (2016 est.) / $16,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 41.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "46.1%" + "text": "48.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "18.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "29% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "-1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "39.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-33.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "27.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "68.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "livestock, sorghum, maize, millet, beans, sunflowers, groundnuts" }, "Industries": { - "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; livestock processing; textiles" + "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; beef processing; textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.177 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.177 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "20% (2013 est.) ++ 17.8% (2009 est.)" + "text": "20% (2013 est.) / 17.8% (2009 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "30.3% (2003 est.)" + "text": "19.3% (2009 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "60.5 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.69 billion" + "text": "5.305 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.306 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.478 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "14% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2015) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.95% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.223 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.293 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $7.635 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.783 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.614 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.588 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.107 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.076 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$447 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.043 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.146 billion (2017 est.) / $2.147 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.448 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.274 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.934 billion (2017 est.) / $7.226 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Belgium 20.3%, India 12.6%, UAE 12.4%, South Africa 11.9%, Singapore 8.7%, Israel 7%, Hong Kong 4.1%, Namibia 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles" + "text": "diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, beef, textiles" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.194 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.09 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.005 billion (2017 est.) / $5.871 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 66.1%, Canada 8.3%, Israel 5.3% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.622 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.546 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.491 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.189 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.386 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.221 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.187 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - ++ 10.21 (2016 est.) ++ 10.1263 (2015 est.) ++ 10.1263 (2014 est.) ++ 8.9761 (2013 est.) ++ 7.62 (2012 est.)" + "text": "pulas (BWP) per US dollar - / 10.19 (2017 est.) / 10.9022 (2016 est.) / 10.9022 (2015 est.) / 10.1263 (2014 est.) / 8.9761 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "60.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "77.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "37.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.527 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.636 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.673 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "735,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "21,090 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "4.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.235 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "160,490" + "text": "139,735" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "6.12 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.475 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,968,526" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "159 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "173.81 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Botswana is participating in regional development efforts; expanding fully digital system with fiber-optic cables linking the major population centers in the east as well as a system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relays links, and radiotelephone com" + "text": "the Botswana Telecommunications Corp is rolling out 4G service to over 95 sites in the country that will improve network connectivity; an effective regulatory reform has turned the Botswana's telecom market into one of the most liberalized in the region; Botswana has one of the highest mobile penetration rates in Africa; 3 MNOs have entered the underdeveloped broadband sector with the adoption of 3G, LTE and WiMAX technologies; mobile Internet remains the preferred choice; the expansion of a fully digital system with fiber-optic cables along with a system of open-wire lines links the major population centers in the east; the use of multiple SIM cards has delayed the introduction of (mobile number portability) MNP (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 7 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity now pushing 160 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity has declined in recent years and now stands at roughly 6 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has advanced to 174 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian (2015)" + "text": "country code - 267; international calls are made via satellite, using international direct dialing; 2 international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 3 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2007)" + "text": "2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; privately owned satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned national radio stations; 4 privately owned radio stations broadcast locally (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "600,000" + "text": "1,057,079" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "27.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "40,044" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "194,005" + "text": "253,417 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "94,729 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "110,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -817,30 +826,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "64" + "text": "64 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "46" + "text": "46 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "13 (2013)" @@ -848,7 +857,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "888 km" + "text": "888 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "888 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -856,22 +865,31 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "17,916 km" + "text": "31,747 km (2017)" }, - "note": { - "text": "includes 8,916 km of Public Highway Network roads (6,116 km paved and 2,800 km unpaved) and 9,000 km of District Council roads (2011)" + "paved": { + "text": "9,810 km (2017)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "21,937 km (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Botswana Defense Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Wing Command, Defense Logistics Command, Special Forces Group (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Botswana Defence Force (BDF): Ground Forces Command, Air Arm Command, Defense Logistics Command (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019) / 2.8% of GDP (2018) / 3% of GDP (2017) / 3.4% of GDP (2016) / 2.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Botswana Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 9,000 active personnel (8,500 Ground; 500 Air) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the BDF has a mix of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment, largely from European suppliers, as well as the US; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of equipment from Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.31% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.43% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.31% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/bn.json b/africa/bn.json index b329f1fa..56d33405 100644 --- a/africa/bn.json +++ b/africa/bn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and a half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. Coastal areas of Dahomey began to be controlled by the French in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. ++ A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent, who won a second five-year term in March 2011. Patrice TALON, a wealthy businessman, took office in 2016 after campaigning to restore public confidence in the government." + "text": "Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1600 and over the next two and a half centuries became a regional power, largely based on its slave trade. France began to control the coastal areas of Dahomey in the second half of the 19th century; the entire kingdom was conquered by 1894. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent, who won a second five-year term in March 2011. Patrice TALON, a wealthy businessman, took office in 2016 after campaigning to restore public confidence in the government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "continental shelf": { + "text": "200 nm" + }, + "exclusive fishing zone": { + "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -54,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "273 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ Mont Sokbaro 658 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Sokbaro 658 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.3% ++ arable land 22.9%; permanent crops 3.5%; permanent pasture 4.9%" + "text": "31.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.9% (2011 est.) / 3.5% (2011 est.) / 4.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "40%" + "text": "40% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "28.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "230 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the north remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations of residents in the west at shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification" + "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution; poaching threatens wildlife populations; deforestation; desertification (the spread of the desert into agricultural lands in the north is accelerated by regular droughts)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -95,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,741,458", + "text": "12,864,634 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,238 +130,239 @@ "text": "French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 27.7%, Catholic 25.5%, Protestant 13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 27.7%, Roman Catholic 25.5%, Protestant 13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8% (2013 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Benin has a youthful age structure – almost 65% of the population is under the age of 25 – which is bolstered by high fertility and population growth rates. Benin’s total fertility has been falling over time but remains high, declining from almost 7 children per women in 1990 to 4.8 in 2016. Benin’s low contraceptive use and high unmet need for contraception contribute to the sustained high fertility rate. Although the majority of Beninese women use skilled health care personnel for antenatal care and delivery, the high rate of maternal mortality indicates the need for more access to high quality obstetric care. Poverty, unemployment, increased living costs, and dwindling resources increasingly drive the Beninese to migrate. An estimated 4.4 million, more than 40%, of Beninese live abroad. Virtually all Beninese emigrants move to West African countries, particularly Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. Of the less than 1% of Beninese emigrants who settle in Europe, the vast majority live in France, Benin’s former colonial ruler. With about 40% of the population living below the poverty line, many desperate parents resort to sending their children to work in wealthy households as domestic servants (a common practice known as vidomegon), mines, quarries, or agriculture domestically or in Nigeria and other neighboring countries, often under brutal conditions. Unlike in other West African countries, where rural people move to the coast, farmers from Benin’s densely populated southern and northwestern regions move to the historically sparsely populated central region to pursue agriculture. Immigrants from West African countries came to Benin in increasing numbers between 1992 and 2002 because of its political stability and porous borders." + "text": "Benin has a youthful age structure – almost 65% of the population is under the age of 25 – which is bolstered by high fertility and population growth rates. Benin’s total fertility has been falling over time but remains high, declining from almost 7 children per women in 1990 to 4.8 in 2016. Benin’s low contraceptive use and high unmet need for contraception contribute to the sustained high fertility rate. Although the majority of Beninese women use skilled health care personnel for antenatal care and delivery, the high rate of maternal mortality indicates the need for more access to high quality obstetric care.\nPoverty, unemployment, increased living costs, and dwindling resources increasingly drive the Beninese to migrate. An estimated 4.4 million, more than 40%, of Beninese live abroad. Virtually all Beninese emigrants move to West African countries, particularly Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire. Of the less than 1% of Beninese emigrants who settle in Europe, the vast majority live in France, Benin’s former colonial ruler.\nWith about 40% of the population living below the poverty line, many desperate parents resort to sending their children to work in wealthy households as domestic servants (a common practice known as vidomegon), mines, quarries, or agriculture domestically or in Nigeria and other neighboring countries, often under brutal conditions. Unlike in other West African countries, where rural people move to the coast, farmers from Benin’s densely populated southern and northwestern regions move to the historically sparsely populated central region to pursue agriculture. Immigrants from West African countries came to Benin in increasing numbers between 1992 and 2002 because of its political stability and porous borders." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "43.04% (male 2,358,838/female 2,264,204)" + "text": "45.56% (male 2,955,396/female 2,906,079)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.32% (male 1,110,607/female 1,072,196)" + "text": "20.36% (male 1,300,453/female 1,318,880)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.24% (male 1,641,547/female 1,606,185)" + "text": "28.54% (male 1,735,229/female 1,935,839)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.56% (male 165,496/female 217,192)" + "text": "3.15% (male 193,548/female 211,427)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.84% (male 120,629/female 184,564) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.39% (male 140,513/female 167,270) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "82%" + "text": "82.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "76.7%" + "text": "76.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.3%" + "text": "6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17.7 years" + "text": "16.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.75% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "35.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the north remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations of residents in the west at shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "44% of total population (2015)" + "text": "48.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.89% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORTO-NOVO (capital) 268,000 (2014); COTONOU (seat of government) 682,000; Abomey-Calavi 757,000 (2015)" + "text": "285,000 PORTO-NOVO (capital) (2018); 1.056 million Abomey-Calavi, 692,000 COTONOU (seat of government) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.3", + "text": "20.4 years (2017/18 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "405 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "397 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "54.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "58.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "57.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "63.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "51 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "61.9 years" + "text": "61.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "60.5 years" + "text": "59.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "63.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.86 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.53 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "12.9% (2011/12)" + "text": "15.5% (2017/18)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 18.8% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "27.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "23.6% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.7% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.2% of population ++ rural: 72.1% of population ++ total: 77.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.8% of population ++ rural: 27.9% of population ++ total: 22.1% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 35.6% of population ++ rural: 7.3% of population ++ total: 19.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 41.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 64.4% of population ++ rural: 92.7% of population ++ total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "84% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "64% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.06% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "69,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "75,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,300 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "respiratory disease": { + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "respiratory diseases": { "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.1% (2014)" + "text": "9.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "18% (2014)" + "text": "16.8% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "38.4%" + "text": "42.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "49.9%" + "text": "54%" }, "female": { - "text": "27.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "31.1% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,020,981" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "46% (2006 est.)" + "text": "11 years (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "2.4%" + "text": "5.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "5.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "3.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2011 est.)" } } }, @@ -365,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "Benin" }, "former": { - "text": "Dahomey" + "text": "Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin" }, "etymology": { "text": "named for the Bight of Benin, the body of water on which the country lies" @@ -376,13 +392,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Porto-Novo (official capital); note - Cotonou (seat of government)" + "text": "Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government)" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "6 29 N, 2 37 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name Porto-Novo is Portuguese for \"new port\"; Cotonou means \"by the river of death\" in the native Fon language" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -392,10 +411,15 @@ "text": "1 August 1960 (from France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 1 August (1960)" + "text": "Independence Day, 1 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1946, 1958 (preindependence); latest adopted by referendum 2 December 1990, promulgated 11 December 1990" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed concurrently by the president of the republic (after a decision in the Council of Ministers) and the National Assembly; consideration of drafts or proposals requires at least three-fourths majority vote of the Assembly membership; passage requires approval in a referendum unless approved by at least four-fifths majority vote of the Assembly membership; constitutional articles affecting territorial sovereignty, the republican form of government, and secularity of Benin cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system modeled largely on the French system and some customary law" @@ -425,7 +449,7 @@ "text": "President Patrice TALON (since 6 April 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Patrice TALON (since 6 April 2016); Prime Minister (vacant)" + "text": "President Patrice TALON (since 6 April 2016); prime minister position abolished" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -434,7 +458,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 6 March and 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Patrice TALON elected president; first round percent of vote - Lionel ZINSOU (FCBE) 28.4%, Patrice TALON (independent) 24.8%, Sebastien AJAVON (independent) 23.0%, Abdoulaye Bio TCHANE (ABT) 8.8%, Pascal KOUPAKI (NC) 5.9%, other 9.1%; second round percent of vote - Patrice TALON 65.4%, Lionel ZINSOU 34.6%" + "text": "Patrice TALON elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Lionel ZINSOU (FCBE) 28.4%, Patrice TALON (independent) 24.8%, Sebastien AJAVON (independent) 23.%, Abdoulaye Bio TCHANE (ABT) 8.8%, Pascal KOUPAKI (NC) 5.9%, other 9.1%; percent of vote in second round - Patrice TALON 65.4%, Lionel ZINSOU 34.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -442,32 +466,27 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (83 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 April 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)" + "text": "last held on 28 April 2019 (next to be held in April 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - FCBE 30.2%, UN 14.4%, PRD 10.6%, AND 7.6%, RB-RP 7.1%, other 30.1%; seats by party - FCBE 33, UN 13, PRD 10, AND 5, RB-RP 7, other 15" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Union Progressiste 56.2%, Bloc Republicain 43.8%; seats by party - Union Progressiste 47, Bloc Republicain 36; composition - men 77, women 6, percent of women 7.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the court president and 3 chamber presidents organized into an administrative division, judicial chamber, and chamber of accounts); Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 7 members including the court president); High Court of Justice (consists of the Constitutional Court members, 6 members appointed by the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court president); note - jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice is limited to cases of high treason by the national president or members of the government while in office" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the chief justice and 16 justices organized into an administrative division, judicial chamber, and chamber of accounts); Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 7 members, including the court president); High Court of Justice (consists of the Constitutional Court members, 6 members appointed by the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court president); note - jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice is limited to cases of high treason by the national president or members of the government while in office" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the national president upon the advice of the National Assembly; judges appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members - 4 appointed by the National Assembly and 3 by the national president; members appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; High Court of Justice \"other\" members elected by the National Assembly; member tenure NA" + "text": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the advice of the National Assembly; judges appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members - 4 appointed by the National Assembly and 3 by the president of the republic; members appointed for single renewable 5-year terms; other members of the High Court of Justice elected by the National Assembly; member tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; district courts; village courts; Assize courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for a Triumphant Benin or ABT [Abdoulaye BIO TCHANE] ++ African Movement for Development and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN] ++ Benin Renaissance or RB [Lehady SOGLO] ++ Cowrie Force for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI] ++ Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] ++ New Consciousness Rally or NC [Pascal KOUPAKI] ++ Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU] ++ Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU] ++ Sun Alliance or AS [Sacca LAFIA] ++ Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (alliance superceded Alliance for Dynamic Democracy or ADD) ++ United Democratic Forces or FDU [Mathurin NAGO]", + "text": "Alliance for a Triumphant Benin or ABT [Abdoulaye BIO TCHANE]African Movement for Development and Progress or MADEP [Sefou FAGBOHOUN]Benin Renaissance or RB [Lehady SOGLO]Cowrie Force for an Emerging Benin or FCBE [Yayi BONI]Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI]National Alliance for Development and Democracy or AND [Valentin Aditi HOUDE]New Consciousness Rally or NC [Pascal KOUPAKI]Patriotic Awakening or RP [Janvier YAHOUEDEOU]Social Democrat Party or PSD [Emmanuel GOLOU]Sun Alliance or AS [Sacca LAFIA]Union Makes the Nation or UN [Adrien HOUNGBEDJI] (includes PRD, MADEP)United Democratic Forces or FDU [Mathurin NAGO]", "note": { - "text": "approximately 20 additional minor parties" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "economic groups; environmentalists; political groups; teachers' unions and other educational groups" + "text": "note: approximately 20 additional minor parties" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -475,7 +494,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Omar AROUNA (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Jean Claude Felix DO REGO (since 17 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2124 Kalorama Road NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -489,17 +508,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lucy TAMLYN (since 8 November 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Caporal Bernard Anani, 01 BP 2012, Cotonou" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou" + "text": "Ambassador Patricia MAHONEY (since 18 January 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[229] 21-30-06-50" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Marina Avenue, 01 BP 2012, Cotonou" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "01 B. P. 2012, Cotonou" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[229] 21-30-03-84" } @@ -507,7 +526,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and red (bottom) with a vertical green band on the hoist side; green symbolizes hope and revival, yellow wealth, and red courage", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -521,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Gilbert Jean DAGNON" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960" + "text": "note: adopted 1960" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The free market economy of Benin remains underdeveloped and dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade. Cotton is a key export commodity; high prices supported export earnings. Growth in real output has averaged 6.5% since 2014. Inflation has subsided and remained 1% over the past several years. ++ ++ An insufficient electrical supply continues to hamper Benin's economic growth though the government recently has taken steps to increase domestic power production. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for the majority of investment in infrastructure projects. ++ ++ Benin’s 2001 privatization policy continues in telecommunications, water, electricity, and agriculture. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory. Though security remains a problem, the Port of Cotonou has made progress towards implementing the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code in an effort to remain competitive. Projects included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact (2006-2011) were designed to increase investment and private sector activity by improving key institutional and physical infrastructure. The four projects focused on access to land, access to financial services, access to justice, and access to markets (including modernization of the port). The Port of Cotonou is the largest component of Benin’s economy with revenues projected to account for more than 40% of Benin’s national budget. Realizing its economic potential requires further efforts to infrastructure upgrades, stemming corruption, and expanding access to foreign markets in Nigeria and neighboring landlocked countries. In September 2015, Benin signed a MCC second Compact for $375 million that is designed to strengthen the national utility service provider, attract private sector investment, fund infrastructure investments in electricity generation and distribution, and develop off-grid electrification for poor and unserved households. In order to raise growth, Benin plans to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, encourage new information and communication technology, and establish Independent Power Producers (IPP)." + "text": "The free market economy of Benin has grown consecutively for four years, though growth slowed in 2017, as its close trade links to Nigeria expose Benin to risks from volatile commodity prices. Cotton is a key export commodity, with export earnings significantly impacted by the price of cotton in the broader market. The economy began deflating in 2017, with the consumer price index falling 0.8%. During the first two years of President TALON’s administration, which began in April 2016, the government has followed an ambitious action plan to kickstart development through investments in infrastructure, education, agriculture, and governance. Electricity generation, which has constrained Benin’s economic growth, has increased and blackouts have been considerably reduced. Private foreign direct investment is small, and foreign aid accounts for a large proportion of investment in infrastructure projects. Benin has appealed for international assistance to mitigate piracy against commercial shipping in its territory, and has used equipment from donors effectively against such piracy. Pilferage has significantly dropped at the Port of Cotonou, though the port is still struggling with effective implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. Projects included in Benin's $307 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) first compact (2006-11) were designed to increase investment and private sector activity by improving key institutional and physical infrastructure. The four projects focused on access to land, access to financial services, access to justice, and access to markets (including modernization of the port). The Port of Cotonou is a major contributor to Benin’s economy, with revenues projected to account for more than 40% of Benin’s national budget. Benin will need further efforts to upgrade infrastructure, stem corruption, and expand access to foreign markets to achieve its potential. In September 2015, Benin signed a second MCC Compact for $375 million that entered into force in June 2017 and is designed to strengthen the national utility service provider, attract private sector investment, fund infrastructure investments in electricity generation and distribution, and develop off-grid electrification for poor and unserved households. As part of the Government of Benin’s action plan to spur growth, Benin passed public private partnership legislation in 2017 to attract more foreign investment, place more emphasis on tourism, facilitate the development of new food processing systems and agricultural products, encourage new information and communication technology, and establish Independent Power Producers. In April 2017, the IMF approved a three year $150.4 million Extended Credit Facility agreement to maintain debt sustainability and boost donor confidence." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$24.31 billion (2016 est.) ++ $23.24 billion (2015 est.) ++ $22.14 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$25.39 billion (2017 est.) / $24.04 billion (2016 est.) / $23.12 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.246 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.) / 2.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,200 (2016 est.) ++ $2,100 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,300 (2017 est.) / $2,200 (2016 est.) / $2,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68%" + "text": "70.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "13.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "27.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "31.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-43% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "26.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "22.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "52.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -588,16 +607,16 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, construction materials, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "3.662 million (2007 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "1% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "37.4% (2007 est.)" + "text": "36.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -607,205 +626,209 @@ "text": "29% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.5 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.5 billion" + "text": "1.578 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.939 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.152 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "40.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 37.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 49.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.215 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.172 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.165 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.61 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.639 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.631 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.) / -0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$892 million (2016 est.) ++ -$893 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.024 billion (2017 est.) / -$808 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.713 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.841 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.974 billion (2017 est.) / $1.588 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Bangladesh 18.1%, India 10.7%, Ukraine 9%, Niger 8.1%, China 7.7%, Nigeria 7.2%, Turkey 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 24.2%, Gabon 14.6%, China 7.2%, Niger 6%, Bangladesh 5%, Nigeria 4.9%, Vietnam 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.591 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.727 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.787 billion (2017 est.) / $2.443 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 42.1%, US 8.9%, India 5.7%, Malaysia 4.8%, Thailand 4.3%, France 4% (2015)" + "text": "Thailand 18.1%, India 15.9%, France 8.5%, China 7.5%, Togo 5.9%, Netherlands 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$645.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $731.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$698.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $57.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.115 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.804 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.476 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "8 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "41.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "70.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "18% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "335 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.143 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.088 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "163,000 kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "321,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "8 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "41,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "38,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,914 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,514 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "44,950 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "38,040 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.664 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "194,666" + "text": "37,305" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "9.318 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,905,559" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "89 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "87.7 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate system of open-wire, microwave radio relay, and cellular connections; fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment" + "text": "fixed-line network characterized by aging, deteriorating equipment; mobile networks account for almost all Internet connections; govt. to provide telecom services to 80% of the country, mostly via mobile infrastructure by restructuring state-owned telecom companies; (mobile number portability) MNP is available; Benin joins free roaming scheme (2019)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity only about 2 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity only about 1 per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular providers, cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly, exceeding 88 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 229; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; long distance fiber-optic links with Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Oc (2015)" + "text": "country code - 229; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC and ACE fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, and most West African countries; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat-Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station with multiple channels providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; (2007)" + "text": "state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB) operates a TV station providing a wide broadcast reach; several privately owned TV stations broadcast from Cotonou; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio, under ORTB control, includes a national station supplemented by a number of regional stations; substantial number of privately owned radio broadcast stations; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available on FM in Cotonou (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bj" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "709,000" + "text": "2,403,596" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "6.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "27,034" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2015)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2015)" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "112,392" + "text": "112,392 (2015)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "805,347 mt-km (2015)" @@ -819,29 +842,32 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" } }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "134 km gas" + }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "438 km" + "text": "438 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "438 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" @@ -849,10 +875,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "16,000 km" + "text": "16,000 km (2006)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,400 km" + "text": "1,400 km (2006)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "14,600 km (2006)" @@ -861,6 +887,14 @@ "Waterways": { "text": "150 km (seasonal navigation on River Niger along northern border) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "6" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 6 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Cotonou" @@ -871,14 +905,37 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB): Army (l'Arme de Terre), Benin Navy (Forces Navales Beninois, FNB), Benin Air Force (Force Aerienne du Benin, FAB) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Benin Armed Forces (Forces Armees Beninoises, FAB): Army, Navy, Air Force; Ministry of Public Security: Republican Police (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.86% of GDP (2018) / 1.26% of GDP (2017) / 1.14% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Benin Armed Forces (FAB) are comprised of approximately 7,200 active duty troops (6,500 Army; 500 Navy; 200 Air Force); est. 5,000 Republican Police (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAB is equipped with a mix of foreign-supplied weapons; historically, France and Russia (including the former Soviet Union) have been the chief suppliers of military hardware (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "250 Mali (MINUSMA) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-35 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; a higher education diploma is required; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2013)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.03% of GDP (2012) ++ NA% (2011) ++ 1.03% of GDP (2010)" + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 to become the most dangerous area in the World; the waters off of Benin saw a dramatic increase in 2018 with five attacks reported compared with none in 2017; three ships were boarded, two were hijacked, and 48 crew taken hostage or kidnapped" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "Benin participates in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram along with Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria; the Benin military contingent is in charge of MNJTF garrison duties (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Qa’ida (Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen); Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -886,7 +943,7 @@ "text": "talks continue between Benin and Togo on funding the Adjrala hydroelectric dam on the Mona River; Benin retains a border dispute with Burkina Faso near the town of Koualou; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations (2008)" + "text": "transshipment point used by traffickers for cocaine destined for Western Europe; vulnerable to money laundering due to poorly enforced financial regulations" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/by.json b/africa/by.json index 61736768..a27f3a85 100644 --- a/africa/by.json +++ b/africa/by.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that integrated defense forces, and established a new constitution and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010 and again in a disputed election in 2015, continues to face many political and economic challenges." + "text": "Burundi is a small country in Central-East Africa bordered by Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lake Tanganyika. Created in the 17th century, a Burundi Kingdom was preserved under German colonial rule in the late 19th and early 20th century, and then by Belgium after World War I. Burundi gained its independence from Belgium in 1962 as the Kingdom of Burundi, but the monarchy was overthrown in 1966 and a republic established. Political violence and non-democratic transfers of power have marked much of its history; Burundi's first democratically elected president, a Hutu, was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office. The internationally brokered Arusha Agreement, signed in 2000, and subsequent ceasefire agreements with armed movements ended the 1993-2005 civil war. Burundi’s second democratic elections were held in 2005. Pierre NKURUNZIZA was elected president in 2005 and 2010, and again in a controversial election in 2015. Burundi continues to face many economic and political challenges." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees Celsius but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,504 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m ++ highest point: Heha 2,670 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lake Tanganyika 772 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Heha 2,670 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "73.3% ++ arable land 38.9%; permanent crops 15.6%; permanent pasture 18.8%" + "text": "73.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "38.9% (2011 est.) / 15.6% (2011 est.) / 18.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "6.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,6 +81,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "230 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding; landslides; drought" }, @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,099,298", + "text": "11,865,821 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -107,81 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%, Europeans 3,000, South Asians 2,000" + "text": "Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (Pygmy)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Kirundi 29.7% (official), Kirundi and other language 9.1%, French (official) and French and other language 0.3%, Swahili and Swahili and other language 0.2% (along Lake Tanganyika and in the Bujumbura area), English and English and other language 0.06%, more than 2 languages 3.7%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)" + "text": "Kirundi only 29.7% (official); French only .3% (official); Swahili only .2%; English only .1% (official); Kirundi and French 8.4%; Kirundi, French, and English 2.4%, other language combinations 2%, unspecified 56.9% (2008 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent languages read and written by people 10 years of age or older; spoken Kirundi is nearly universal" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 62.1%, Protestant 23.9% (includes Adventist 2.3% and other Protestant 21.6%), Muslim 2.5%, other 3.6%, unspecified 7.9% (2008 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 62.1%, Protestant 23.9% (includes Adventist 2.3% and other Protestant 21.6%), Muslim 2.5%, other 3.6%, unspecified 7.9% (2008 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Burundi is a densely populated country with a high population growth rate, factors that combined with land scarcity and poverty place a large share of its population at risk of food insecurity. About 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. Subdivision of land to sons, and redistribution to returning refugees, results in smaller, overworked, and less productive plots. Food shortages, poverty, and a lack of clean water contribute to a 60% chronic malnutrition rate among children. A lack of reproductive health services has prevented a significant reduction in Burundi’s maternal mortality and fertility rates, which are both among the world’s highest. With two-thirds of its population under the age of 25 and a birth rate of about 6 children per woman, Burundi’s population will continue to expand rapidly for decades to come, putting additional strain on a poor country. Historically, migration flows into and out of Burundi have consisted overwhelmingly of refugees from violent conflicts. In the last decade, more than a half million Burundian refugees returned home from neighboring countries, mainly Tanzania. Reintegrating the returnees has been problematic due to their prolonged time in exile, land scarcity, poor infrastructure, poverty, and unemployment. Repatriates and existing residents (including internally displaced persons) compete for limited land and other resources. To further complicate matters, international aid organizations reduced their assistance because they no longer classified Burundi as a post-conflict country. Conditions have deteriorated since renewed violence erupted in April 2015, causing another outpouring of refugees. In addition to refugee out-migration, Burundi has hosted thousands of refugees from neighboring countries, mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lesser numbers from Rwanda." + "text": "Burundi is a densely populated country with a high population growth rate, factors that combined with land scarcity and poverty place a large share of its population at risk of food insecurity. About 90% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture. Subdivision of land to sons, and redistribution to returning refugees, results in smaller, overworked, and less productive plots. Food shortages, poverty, and a lack of clean water contribute to a 60% chronic malnutrition rate among children. A lack of reproductive health services has prevented a significant reduction in Burundi’s maternal mortality and fertility rates, which are both among the world’s highest. With two-thirds of its population under the age of 25 and a birth rate of about 6 children per woman, Burundi’s population will continue to expand rapidly for decades to come, putting additional strain on a poor country.\nHistorically, migration flows into and out of Burundi have consisted overwhelmingly of refugees from violent conflicts. In the last decade, more than a half million Burundian refugees returned home from neighboring countries, mainly Tanzania. Reintegrating the returnees has been problematic due to their prolonged time in exile, land scarcity, poor infrastructure, poverty, and unemployment. Repatriates and existing residents (including internally displaced persons) compete for limited land and other resources. To further complicate matters, international aid organizations reduced their assistance because they no longer classified Burundi as a post-conflict country. Conditions have deteriorated since renewed violence erupted in April 2015, causing another outpouring of refugees. In addition to refugee out-migration, Burundi has hosted thousands of refugees from neighboring countries, mostly from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and lesser numbers from Rwanda." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "45.61% (male 2,545,895/female 2,516,480)" + "text": "43.83% (male 2,618,868/female 2,581,597)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.17% (male 1,061,538/female 1,066,581)" + "text": "19.76% (male 1,172,858/female 1,171,966)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "28.71% (male 1,589,506/female 1,597,081)" + "text": "29.18% (male 1,713,985/female 1,748,167)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.94% (male 205,538/female 231,317)" + "text": "4.17% (male 231,088/female 264,131)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.57% (male 121,935/female 163,427) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.06% (male 155,262/female 207,899) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "89.7%" + "text": "91" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "85%" + "text": "86.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.7%" + "text": "4.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "21.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "17.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.8 years" + "text": "17.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.26% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.85% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "41.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; concentrations tend to be in the north and along the northern shore of Lake Tanganyika in the west; most people live on farms near areas of fertile volcanic soil as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "12.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "13.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "5.68% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BUJUMBURA (capital) 751,000 (2015)" + "text": "1,013,000 BUJUMBURA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,89 +211,98 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.3", + "text": "21.3 years (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "712 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "548 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "60.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "40.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "66.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "44.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "53.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "60.5 years" + "text": "66.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "58.8 years" + "text": "64.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "62.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "6.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.28 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.9% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "28.5% (2016/17)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.1% of population ++ rural: 73.8% of population ++ total: 75.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: -1.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.9% of population ++ rural: 26.2% of population ++ total: 24.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "22.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 43.8% of population ++ rural: 48.6% of population ++ total: 48% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 14.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56.2% of population ++ rural: 51.4% of population ++ total: 52% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "46.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "42.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.04% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "77,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "85,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -287,31 +313,31 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2014)" + "text": "5.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "29.1% (2011)" + "text": "27.2% (2018/19)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "85.6%" + "text": "68.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "88.2%" + "text": "76.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "61.2% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -322,15 +348,18 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2013)" + "text": "11 years (2018)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "433,187" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "2.9%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "19% (2005 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "4.4%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "2% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -349,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Burundi" }, "former": { - "text": "Urundi" + "text": "Urundi, German East Africa, Ruanda-Urundi, Kingdom of Burundi" }, "etymology": { "text": "name derived from the pre-colonial Kingdom of Burundi (17th-19th century)" @@ -360,13 +389,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Bujumbura" + "text": "Gitega (political capital), Bujumbura (commercial capital); note - in January 2019, the Burundian parliament voted to make Gitega the political capital of the country while Bujumbura would remain its economic capital; all branches of the government are expected to have moved from Bujumbura to Gitega by 2021" }, "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "3 22 S, 29 21 E" + "text": "3 25 S, 29 55 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the naming origins for both Gitega and Bujumbura are obscure; Bujumbura's name prior to independence in 1962 was Usumbura" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -379,13 +411,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified by popular referendum 28 February 2005 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest ratified by referendum 28 February 2005" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic after consultation with the government or by absolute majority support of the membership in both houses of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Senate membership and at least four-fifths majority vote by the National Assembly; the president can opt to submit amendment bills to a referendum; constitutional articles including those on national unity, the secularity of Burundi, its democratic form of government, and its sovereignty cannot be amended; amended 2018 (amendments extended the presidential term from 5 to 7 years, reintroduced the position of prime minister, and reduced the number of vice presidents from 2 to 1)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Belgian civil law and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew from ICCt in October 2017" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -406,58 +443,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Gaston SINDIMWO (since 20 August 2015); Second Vice President Joseph BUTORE (since 20 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE (since 18 June 2020); Vice President Prosper BAZOMBANZA (since 24 June 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Pierre NKURUNZIZA (since 26 August 2005); First Vice President Prosper BAZOMBAZA (since 13 February 2014); Second Vice President Gervais RUFYIKIRI (since 29 August 2010)" + "text": "President Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE (since 18 June 2020); Vice President Prosper BAZOMBANZA (since 24 June 2020); Prime Minister Alain-Guillaume BUNYONI (since 24 June 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 July 2015(next to be held in 2020); vice presidents nominated by the president, endorsed by Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 May 2020 (next to be held in 2025); vice presidents nominated by the president, endorsed by Parliament; note - a 2018 constitutional referendum effective for the 2020 election, increased the presidential term from 5 to 7 years with a 2-consecutive-term limit, reinstated the position of the prime minister position, and reduced the number of vice presidents from 2 to 1" }, "election results": { - "text": "Pierre NKURUNZIZA reelected president; percent of vote - Pierre NKURUNZIZA (CNDD-FDD) 69.4%, Agathon RWASA (National Liberation Forces) 19%, other 11.6%" + "text": "Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE elected president; percent of vote - Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE (CNDD-FDD) 71.5%, Agathon RWASA (CNL) 25.2%, Gaston SINDIMWO (UPRONA) 1.7%, OTHER 1.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Inama Nkenguzamateka (49 seats in the July 2015 election; 34 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of provincial councils using a three-round voting system which requires a two-thirds majority vote in the first two rounds and a simple majority vote for the two leading candidates in the final round; 4 seats reserved for former heads of state, 3 seats reserved for Twas, and 8 seats for women; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Inama Nshingamateka (121 seats in the June 2015 election; 100 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 21 co-opted members – 3 Twas and 18 women; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate or Inama Nkenguzamateka (39 seats in the July 2020 election); 36 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of provincial councils using a three-round voting system, which requires a two-thirds majority vote in the first two rounds and simple majority vote for the two leading candidates in the final round; 3 seats reserved for Twas, and 30% of all votes reserved for women; members serve 5-year terms)National Assembly or Inama Nshingamateka (123 seats in the May 2020 election; 100 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 23 co-opted members; 60% of seats allocated to Hutu and 40% to Tutsi; 3 seats reserved for Twas; 30% of total seats reserved for women; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 24 July 2015 (next to be held in 2019); National Assembly - last held on 29 June 2015 (next to be held on 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 20 July 2020 (next to be held in 2025)National Assembly - last held on 20 May 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 30, FRODEBU 3, CNDD 1, and 4 seats reserved for heads of state, 3 seats for Twas, and 8 seats for women; National Assembly - percent of vote by party (preliminary results) - CNDD-FDD 60.3%, Burundians' Hope Independent 11.2% UPRONA 2.5%, other 26%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 77, Burundians' Hope Independent 21, UPRONA 2, seats for women 18, seats for Twas 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CNDD-FDD 87.2%, Twa 7.7%, CNL 2.6%, UPRONA 2.6%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 34, CNL 1, UPRONA 1, Twa 3; composition - men 23, women 16, percent of women 37.2% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CNDD-FDD 70.9%, CNL 23.4%, UPRONA 2.5%, other (co-opted Twa) 3.2%; seats by party - CNDD-FDD 86, CNL 32, UPRONA 2, Twa 3; composition - men 76, women 47, percent of women 38.2%; note - total Parliament percent of women 38%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 9 judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and cassation chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president, and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission, a 15-member independent body of judicial and legal profession officials), appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate and serve 6-year nonrenewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; County Courts; Courts of Residence; Martial Court; Court Against Corruption; Commercial Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Front for Democracy in Burundi or FRODEBU ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Pascal NYABENDA] ++ National Liberation Forces or FNL [Agathon RWASA] ++ National Council for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD [Leonard NYANGOMA] ++ National Resistance Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen or MRC-Rurenzangemero [Epitace BANYAGANAKANDI] ++ Party for National Redress or PARENA [Zenon NIMU BONA] ++ Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Forum for the Strengthening of Civil Society or FORSC [Pacifique NININAHAZWE] (civil society umbrella organization)", - "other": { - "text": "Hutu and Tutsi militias" - } + "text": "Front for Democracy in Burundi-Nyakuri or FRODEBU-Nyakuri [Keffa NIBIZI]Front for Democracy in Burundi-Sahwanya or FRODEBU-Sahwanya [Pierre Claver NAHIMANA]National Congress for Liberty or CNL [Agathon RWASA]National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Front for the Defense of Democracy or CNDD-FDD [Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE]National Liberation Forces or FNL [Jacques BIGITIMANA]Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progress Nationale) or UPRONA [Abel GASHATSI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, CICA, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ernest NDABASHINZE (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador S.E. Gandence SINDAYIGAYA (since 20 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 408, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -471,17 +502,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Anne S. CASPER (since 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Avenue Des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B.P. 1720, Bujumbura" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d’Affaires Eunice S. REDDICK (since May 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[257] 22-207-000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Avenue Des Etats-Unis, Bujumbura, BP1720" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "B.P. 1720, Bujumbura" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[257] 22-222-926" } @@ -500,77 +531,77 @@ "text": "Jean-Baptiste NTAHOKAJA/Marc BARENGAYABO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962" + "text": "note: adopted 1962" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Agriculture accounts for over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for 90% of foreign exchange earnings. Thus, Burundi's export earnings - and its ability to pay for imports - rest primarily on weather conditions and international coffee and tea prices, although exports are a relatively small share of GDP. Burundi is heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors. Foreign aid in 2014 represented 42% of Burundi's national income, the second highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. Burundi joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2009. ++ ++ An ethnic war that ended in 2005 resulted in more than 200,000 deaths, forced more than 48,000 refugees into Tanzania, and displaced 140,000 others internally. Political stability, aid flows, and economic activity improved following the end of the civil war, but underlying weaknesses - a high poverty rate, poor education rates, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, overburdened utilities, and low administrative capacity – have prevented the government from implementing planned economic reforms. Government corruption has also hindered the development of a private sector as companies have to deal with ever changing rules. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept pace with inflation. ++ ++ In 2015, Burundi’s economy suffered from political turmoil over President NKURUNZIZA’s controversial third term. Blocked transportation routes disrupted the flow of agricultural goods. And donors withdrew aid, increasing Burundi’s budget deficit. When the unrest ends, regional infrastructure improvements driven by the EAC and funded by the World Bank may help improve Burundi’s transport connections and lower transportation costs." + "text": "Burundi is a landlocked, resource-poor country with an underdeveloped manufacturing sector. Agriculture accounts for over 40% of GDP and employs more than 90% of the population. Burundi's primary exports are coffee and tea, which account for more than half of foreign exchange earnings, but these earnings are subject to fluctuations in weather and international coffee and tea prices, Burundi is heavily dependent on aid from bilateral and multilateral donors, as well as foreign exchange earnings from participation in the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). Foreign aid represented 48% of Burundi's national income in 2015, one of the highest percentages in Sub-Saharan Africa, but this figure decreased to 33.5% in 2016 due to political turmoil surrounding President NKURUNZIZA’s bid for a third term. Burundi joined the East African Community (EAC) in 2009. Burundi faces several underlying weaknesses – low governmental capacity, corruption, a high poverty rate, poor educational levels, a weak legal system, a poor transportation network, and overburdened utilities – that have prevented the implementation of planned economic reforms. The purchasing power of most Burundians has decreased as wage increases have not kept pace with inflation, which reached approximately 18% in 2017. Real GDP growth dropped precipitously following political events in 2015 and has yet to recover to pre-conflict levels. Continued resistance by donors and the international community will restrict Burundi’s economic growth as the country deals with a large current account deficit." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$7.892 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.933 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.259 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8.007 billion (2017 est.) / $8.007 billion (2016 est.) / $8.091 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.742 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.396 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% (2017 est.) / -1% (2016 est.) / -4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$800 (2016 est.) ++ $800 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$700 (2017 est.) / $800 (2016 est.) / $800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-0.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -4.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / -4.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / -6.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "92.4%" + "text": "83% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "16% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-8.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "5.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-25.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "39.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "16.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "37.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "coffee, cotton, tea, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, cassava (manioc, tapioca); beef, milk, hides" + "text": "coffee, cotton, tea, corn, beans, sorghum, sweet potatoes, bananas, cassava (manioc, tapioca); beef, milk, hides" }, "Industries": { - "text": "light consumer goods (blankets, shoes, soap, beer); assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing" + "text": "light consumer goods (sugar, shoes, soap, beer); cement, assembly of imported components; public works construction; food processing (fruits)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.255 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.012 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -584,10 +615,12 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "68% (2002 est.)" + "text": "64.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -597,192 +630,196 @@ "text": "28% (2006)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "42.4 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$525.1 million" + "text": "536.7 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$656.9 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "729.6 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "51.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 48.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 5.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "11.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 10% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$364.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$523.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $571.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$809.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $851.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "16.6% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$127 million (2016 est.) ++ -$455 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$418 million (2017 est.) / -$411 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$132.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $119.6 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$119 million (2017 est.) / $109.7 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 25.5%, Switzerland 18.4%, UAE 14.9%, Belgium 6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.3%, Pakistan 10.7%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 10.7%, Uganda 8.1%, Sweden 7.8%, US 7.1%, Belgium 6.3%, Rwanda 4.6%, France 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$683.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $800.1 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$603.8 million (2017 est.) / $527.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, petroleum products, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Kenya 15%, Saudi Arabia 14%, Belgium 9.9%, Tanzania 8.3%, Uganda 7.3%, China 7.1%, India 4.9%, France 4% (2015)" + "text": "India 18.5%, China 13%, Kenya 7.9%, UAE 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 6.8%, Uganda 6%, Tanzania 5.4%, Zambia 4.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$100.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $136.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$97.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $95.17 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$705.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $684.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$610.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $622.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - ++ 1,665 (2016 est.) ++ 1,571.9 (2015 est.) ++ 1,571.9 (2014 est.) ++ 1,546.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1,442.51 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Burundi francs (BIF) per US dollar - / 1,731 (2017 est.) / 1,654.63 (2016 est.) / 1,654.63 (2015 est.) / 1,571.9 (2014 est.) / 1,546.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "10 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "7.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "49.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "1.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "304 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "382.7 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "100 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "66,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "68,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "73% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,636 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,374 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "217,000 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,774" + "text": "20,758" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.998 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,644,833" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.62 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "sparse system of open-wire, radiotelephone communications, and low-capacity microwave radio relays" + "text": "with the great population density Burundi remains one of the most alluring telecom markets in Africa for investors; the government in early 2018 began the Burundi Broadband project, which plans to deliver nationwide connectivity by 2025; mobile operators have launched 3G and LTE mobile services to capitalize on the expanding demand for Internet access; mobile penetration is at 52%, and remains low by regional standards; future plans to privatize the national telecoms (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage has increased to roughly 45 per 100 persons" + "text": "telephone density one of the lowest in the world; fixed-line connections stand at well less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage is 58 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 257; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); the government, supported by the Word Bank, has backed a joint venture with a number of prominent telecoms to build a national fiber backbone network, offering onward connectivity to submarine cable infrastructure landings in Kenya and Tanzania (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-controlled La Radiodiffusion et Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates the lone TV station and the only national radio network; about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bu (2007)" + "text": "state-controlled Radio Television Nationale de Burundi (RTNB) operates a TV station and a national radio network; 3 private TV stations and about 10 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in Bujumbura (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bi" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "523,000" + "text": "298,684" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "4.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.66% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,935" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -795,18 +832,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -817,13 +854,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "12,322 km" + "text": "12,322 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,286 km" + "text": "1,500 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "11,036 km (2004)" + "text": "10,822 km (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -836,14 +873,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government claimed that no one younger than 18 was being recruited; mandatory retirement age 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), and 55 (officers) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.39% of GDP (2012) ++ NA% (2011) ++ 2.39% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 1.8% of GDP (2017) / 2.2% of GDP (2016) / 2.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the National Defense Forces (FDN) have approximately 25,000 active duty Army troops (includes small air and maritime wings) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FDN is armed mostly with weapons from Russia and the former Soviet Union, with some Western equipment, largely from France; since 2010, the FDN has received small amounts of mostly second-hand equipment from China, South Africa, and the US (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "750 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 5,400 Somalia (AMISOM) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; the armed forces law of 31 December 2004 did not specify a minimum age for enlistment, but the government claimed that no one younger than 18 was being recruited; mandatory retirement ages: 45 (enlisted), 50 (NCOs), 55 (officers), and 60 (officers with the rank of general) (2017)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "in addition to its foreign deployments, the FDN is focused on internal security missions, particularly against rebel groups opposed to the regime such as National Forces of Liberation (FNL), the Resistance for the Rule of Law-Tabara (aka RED Tabara), and Popular Forces of Burundi (FPB or FOREBU); the groups are based in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo and have carried out sporadic attacks in Burundi (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -852,13 +901,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "54,932 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)" + "text": "77,757 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "57,926 (some ethnic Tutsis remain displaced from intercommunal violence that broke out after the 1993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; violence since April 2015 has caused internal displacement, but exact figures are unknown because of insecurity and fear of reprisal attacks for self-identification as an IDP) (2016)" + "text": "135,058 (some ethnic Tutsis remain displaced from intercommunal violence that broke out after the 1,993 coup and fighting between government forces and rebel groups; violence since April 2015) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,302 (2015)" + "text": "974 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/cd.json b/africa/cd.json index 4c420fdd..867ce569 100644 --- a/africa/cd.json +++ b/africa/cd.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before peace was restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and insurgents. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. In late 2015, the government imposed a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region following multiple attacks by the terrorist group Boko Haram throughout the year; Boko Haram also launched several bombings in N'Djamena in mid-2015. DEBY in 2011 was reelected to his fourth term in an election that international observers described as proceeding without incident. In January 2014, Chad began a two-year rotation on the UN Security Council." + "text": "The Kanem Empire (c.700-1380) and its successor the Bornu Empire (1380s-1893) existed in Chad's southern Sahelian strip and focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. By 1920, France conquered the territory and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. Chad attained independence in 1960, but then endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before peace was restored in 1990. The government eventually drafted a democratic constitution and held flawed presidential elections in 1996 and 2001. In 1998, a rebellion broke out in northern Chad, which has sporadically flared up despite several peace agreements between the government and insurgents. In June 2005, President Idriss DEBY held a referendum successfully removing constitutional term limits and won another controversial election in 2006. Sporadic rebel campaigns continued throughout 2006 and 2007. The capital experienced a significant insurrection in early 2008, but has had no significant rebel threats since then, in part due to Chad's 2010 rapprochement with Sudan, which previously used Chadian rebels as proxies. Nevertheless, a state of emergency continues to be in place in the Sila and Ouaddai regions bordering Sudan. In late 2015, the government imposed a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region following multiple attacks by the terrorist group Boko Haram throughout the year; Boko Haram also launched several bombings in N'Djamena in mid-2015. A state of emergency is also emplaced in the western Tibesti region bordering Niger where rival ethnic groups are fighting. DEBY in 2016 was reelected to his fifth term in an election that was peaceful but flawed. A new constitution promulgated in 2018 allows DEBY to run for two additional consecutive terms of six years when his current term comes to an end in 2021. As of 2020, the country continued to face multiple challenges, including widespread poverty, an economy severely weakened by the drop in international oil prices, and insurgencies led by rebel militants in the north and Boko Haram in the Lake Chad Basin. In late 2019, the government was forced to declare a state of emergency in three eastern provinces for four months to stop a cycle of interethnic violence, and the army has suffered heavy losses to Islamic terror groups in the Lake Chad area. In March 2020, Boko Haram fighters attacked a Chadian military camp in the Lake Chad region, killing nearly 100 soldiers; it was the deadliest attack in the history of the Chadian military. (2019)" } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly more than three times the size of California" + "text": "almost nine times the size of New York state; slightly more than three times the size of California" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "6,406 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Cameroon 1,116 km, Central African Republic 1,556 km, Libya 1,050 km, Niger 1,196 km, Nigeria 85 km, Sudan 1,403 km" + "text": "Cameroon 1116 km, Central African Republic 1556 km, Libya 1050 km, Niger 1196 km, Nigeria 85 km, Sudan 1403 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical in south, desert in north" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "543 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Djourab 160 m ++ highest point: Emi Koussi 3,415 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Djourab 160 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Emi Koussi 3,445 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "39.6% ++ arable land 3.9%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 35.7%" + "text": "39.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.9% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 35.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "9.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "51.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "300 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas contributes to soil and water pollution; desertification" + "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste disposal in rural areas and poor farming practices contribute to soil and water pollution; desertification" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,20 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "note 1": { - "text": "Chad is the largest of Africa's 16 landlocked countries" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "not long ago - geologically speaking - what is today the Sahara was green savannah teeming with wildlife; during the African Humid Period, roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, a vibrant animal community, including elephants, giraffes, hippos, and antelope lived there; the last remnant of the \"Green Sahara\" exists in the Lakes of Ounianga (oo-nee-ahn-ga) in northern Chad, a series of 18 interconnected freshwater, saline, and hypersaline lakes now protected as a World Heritage site" - }, - "note 3": { - "text": "Lake Chad, the most significant water body in the Sahel, is a remnant of a former inland sea, paleolake Mega-Chad; at its greatest extent, sometime before 5000 B.C., Lake Mega-Chad was the largest of four Saharan paleolakes that existed during the African Humid Period; it covered an area of about 400,000 sq km (150,000 sq mi), roughly the size of today's Caspian Sea" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: Chad is the largest of Africa's 16 landlocked countries note 2: not long ago - geologically speaking - what is today the Sahara was green savannah teeming with wildlife; during the African Humid Period, roughly 11,000 to 5,000 years ago, a vibrant animal community, including elephants, giraffes, hippos, and antelope lived there; the last remnant of the \"Green Sahara\" exists in the Lakes of Ounianga (oo-nee-ahn-ga) in northern Chad, a series of 18 interconnected freshwater, saline, and hypersaline lakes now protected as a World Heritage site note 3: Lake Chad, the most significant water body in the Sahel, is a remnant of a former inland sea, paleolake Mega-Chad; at its greatest extent, sometime before 5000 B.C., Lake Mega-Chad was the largest of four Saharan paleolakes that existed during the African Humid Period; it covered an area of about 400,000 sq km (150,000 sq mi), roughly the size of today's Caspian Sea" } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,852,462 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "16,877,357 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,179 +117,185 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) 25.9%, Arab 12.6%, Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma 8.3%, Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi 7%, Gorane 6.8%, Masa/Musseye/Musgum 4.7%, Bulala/Medogo/Kuka 3.6%, Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat 3.6%, Marba/Lele/Mesme 2.9%, Dadjo/Kibet/Muro 2.5%, Mundang 2.5%, Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai 2.4%, Zaghawa/Bideyat/Kobe 2.3%, Fulani/Fulbe/Bodore 2%, Tupuri/Kera 2%, Tama/Assongori/Mararit 1.6%, Baguirmi/Barma 1.3%, Karo/Zime/Peve 1.3%, Mesmedje/Massalat/Kadjakse 1%, other Chadian ethnicities 2.5%, Chadians of foreign ethnicities 0.6%, foreign nationals 2.5% (Sudanese 2%) (2009 est.)" + "text": "Sara (Ngambaye/Sara/Madjingaye/Mbaye) 30.5%, Kanembu/Bornu/Buduma 9.8%, Arab 9.7%, Wadai/Maba/Masalit/Mimi 7%, Gorane 5.8%, Masa/Musseye/Musgum 4.9%, Bulala/Medogo/Kuka 3.7%, Marba/Lele/Mesme 3.5%, Mundang 2.7%, Bidiyo/Migaama/Kenga/Dangleat 2.5%, Dadjo/Kibet/Muro 2.4%, Tupuri/Kera 2%, Gabri/Kabalaye/Nanchere/Somrai 2%, Fulani/Fulbe/Bodore 1.8%, Karo/Zime/Peve 1.3%, Baguirmi/Barma 1.2%, Zaghawa/Bideyat/Kobe 1.1%, Tama/Assongori/Mararit 1.1%, Mesmedje/Massalat/Kadjakse 0.8%, other Chadian ethnicities 3.4%, Chadians of foreign ethnicities 0.9%, foreign nationals 0.3%, unspecified 1.7% (2014-15 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 58.4%, Catholic 18.5%, Protestant 16.1%, animist 4%, other 0.5%, none 2.4% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 52.1%, Protestant 23.9%, Roman Catholic 20%, animist 0.3%, other Christian 0.2%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2014-15 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Despite the start of oil production in 2003, 40% of Chad’s population lives below the poverty line. The population will continue to grow rapidly because of the country’s very high fertility rate and large youth cohort – more than 65% of the populace is under the age of 25 – although the mortality rate is high and life expectancy is low. Chad has the world’s third highest maternal mortality rate. Among the primary risk factors are poverty, anemia, rural habitation, high fertility, poor education, and a lack of access to family planning and obstetric care. Impoverished, uneducated adolescents living in rural areas are most affected. To improve women’s reproductive health and reduce fertility, Chad will need to increase women’s educational attainment, job participation, and knowledge of and access to family planning. Only about a quarter of women are literate, less than 5% use contraceptives, and more than 40% undergo genital cutting. More than 300,000 refugees from Sudan and almost 70,000 from the Central African Republic strain Chad’s limited resources and create tensions in host communities. Thousands of new refugees fled to Chad in 2013 to escape worsening violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The large refugee populations are hesitant to return to their home countries because of continued instability. Chad was relatively stable in 2012 in comparison to other states in the region, but past fighting between government forces and opposition groups and inter-communal violence have left nearly 60,000 of its citizens displaced in the eastern part of the country." + "text": "Despite the start of oil production in 2003, 40% of Chad’s population lives below the poverty line. The population will continue to grow rapidly because of the country’s very high fertility rate and large youth cohort – more than 65% of the populace is under the age of 25 – although the mortality rate is high and life expectancy is low. Chad has the world’s third highest maternal mortality rate. Among the primary risk factors are poverty, anemia, rural habitation, high fertility, poor education, and a lack of access to family planning and obstetric care. Impoverished, uneducated adolescents living in rural areas are most affected. To improve women’s reproductive health and reduce fertility, Chad will need to increase women’s educational attainment, job participation, and knowledge of and access to family planning. Only about a quarter of women are literate, less than 5% use contraceptives, and more than 40% undergo genital cutting.\nAs of October 2017, more than 320,000 refugees from Sudan and more than 75,000 from the Central African Republic strain Chad’s limited resources and create tensions in host communities. Thousands of new refugees fled to Chad in 2013 to escape worsening violence in the Darfur region of Sudan. The large refugee populations are hesitant to return to their home countries because of continued instability. Chad was relatively stable in 2012 in comparison to other states in the region, but past fighting between government forces and opposition groups and inter-communal violence have left nearly 60,000 of its citizens displaced in the eastern part of the country." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "43.63% (male 2,622,700/female 2,549,035)" + "text": "47.43% (male 4,050,505/female 3,954,413)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.18% (male 1,225,731/female 1,285,150)" + "text": "19.77% (male 1,676,495/female 1,660,417)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "28.31% (male 1,525,208/female 1,830,530)" + "text": "27.14% (male 2,208,181/female 2,371,490)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.87% (male 202,044/female 256,936)" + "text": "3.24% (male 239,634/female 306,477)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3% (male 146,957/female 208,171) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.43% (male 176,658/female 233,087) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "100.7%" + "text": "96" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "95.8%" + "text": "91.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.6 years" + "text": "16.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.6 years" + "text": "15.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.88% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.18% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated" + "text": "the population is unevenly distributed due to contrasts in climate and physical geography; the highest density is found in the southwest, particularly around Lake Chad and points south; the dry Saharan zone to the north is the least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "22.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "23.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.42% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.88% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "N'DJAMENA (capital) 1.26 million (2015)" + "text": "1.423 million N'DJAMENA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "17.9", + "text": "17.9 years (2014/15 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014/15 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "856 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,140 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "87 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "68.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "92.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "74.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "81.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "50.2 years" + "text": "58.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "49 years" + "text": "56.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "51.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.68 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "5.7% (2014/15)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 71.8% of population ++ rural: 44.8% of population ++ total: 50.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 13.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 28.2% of population ++ rural: 55.2% of population ++ total: 49.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "53.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "44.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 31.4% of population ++ rural: 6.5% of population ++ total: 12.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 43.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 68.6% of population ++ rural: 93.5% of population ++ total: 87.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "96.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "84.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.04% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "165,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "120,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "8,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,18 +306,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2014)" + "text": "6.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "28.8% (2015)" + "text": "29.4% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "2.9% of GDP (2013)" @@ -319,13 +327,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "40.2%" + "text": "22.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "48.5%" + "text": "31.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "31.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,15 +344,7 @@ "text": "9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "6 years (2011)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,475,960" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "48% (2010 est.)" + "text": "6 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ }, "etymology": { "text": "named for Lake Chad, which lies along the country's western border; the word \"tsade\" means \"large body of water\" or \"lake\" in several local native languages" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the only country whose name is composed of a single syllable with a single vowel" } }, "Government type": { @@ -378,10 +381,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name taken from the Arab name of a nearby village, Nijamina, meaning \"place of rest\" " } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 regions (regions, singular - region); Barh el Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Chari-Baguirmi, Ennedi-Est, Ennedi-Ouest, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Kebbi Est, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile, Tibesti, Ville de N'Djamena, Wadi Fira" + "text": "23 regions (regions, singular - region); Barh-El-Gazel, Batha, Borkou, Chari-Baguirmi, Ennedi-Est, Ennedi-Ouest, Guera, Hadjer-Lamis, Kanem, Lac, Logone Occidental, Logone Oriental, Mandoul, Mayo-Kebbi-Est, Mayo-Kebbi-Ouest, Moyen-Chari, N'Djamena, Ouaddai, Salamat, Sila, Tandjile, Tibesti, Wadi-Fira" }, "Independence": { "text": "11 August 1960 (from France)" @@ -390,7 +396,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 11 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest passed by referendum 31 March 1996, entered into force 8 April 1996; amended 2005 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved 30 April 2018 by the National Assembly, entered into force 4 May 2018" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a revision by the president of the republic after a Council of Ministers (cabinet) decision or by the National Assembly; approval for consideration of a revision requires at least three-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires approval by referendum or at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; amended 2005, 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law" @@ -420,31 +431,34 @@ "text": "President Idriss DEBY Itno, Lt. Gen. (since 4 December 1990)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Albert Pahimi PADACKE (since 15 February 2016)" + "text": "President Idriss DEBY Itno, Lt. Gen. (since 4 December 1990); prime minister position eliminated under the 2018 constitution" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers; members appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" + "text": "Council of Ministers" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 April 2016 (next to be held in April 2021); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 April 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno reelected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY (MPS) 61.6%, Saleh KEBZABO (UNDR) 12.8%, Laokein Kourayo MEDAR 10.7%, Djimrangar DADNADJI (MPS) 5.1%, other 9.8%" + "text": "Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY Itno reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Idriss DEBY (MPS) 61.6%, Saleh KEBZABO (UNDR) 12.8%, Laokein Kourayo MEDAR (CTPD) 10.7%, Djimrangar DADNADJI (CAP-SUR) 5.1%, other 9.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (188 seats; 118 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 70 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (188 seats; 163 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 25 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 13 February and 6 May 2011 (next to be held on 30 September 2015)" + "text": "last held on 13 February and 6 May 2011 (next originally scheduled on 13 December 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPS 117, UNDR 10, RDP 9, URD 8, RNDT/Le Reveil 8, Viva-RNDP 5, FAR 4, PUR 2, UDR 2, PDSA 2, CTPD 2, other minor parties 19" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPS 117, UNDR 10, RDP 9, RNDT/Le Reveil 8, URD 8, Viva-RNDP 5, FAR 4, CTPD 2, PDSA 2, PUR 2, UDR 2, other 19; composition - men 164, women 24, percent of women 12.8%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Assembly mandate was extended to 2020, reportedly due to a lack of funding for the scheduled 2015 election; the MPS has held a majority in the NA since 1997" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 3 chamber presidents, and 12 judges or councilors and divided into 3 chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 3 judges and 6 jurists)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -455,17 +469,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Renaissance of Chad or ART (includes MPS, RDP, and Viva-RNDP) ++ Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarledjy YORONGAR] ++ National Rally for Development and Progress or Viva-RNDP [Dr. Nouradine Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE] ++ National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO] ++ Party for Liberty and Development or PLD [Jean-Baptiste LAOKOLE] ++ Patriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Idriss DEBY] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Lol Mahamat CHOUA] ++ Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Sande NGARYIMBE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Chadian Convention for Peace and Development or CTPD [Laoukein Kourayo MEDAR]Federation Action for the Republic or FAR [Ngarledjy YORONGAR]Framework of Popular Action for Solidarity and Unity of the Republic or CAP-SUR [Joseph Djimrangar DADNADJI]National Rally for Development and Progress or Viva-RNDP [Dr. Nouradine Delwa Kassire COUMAKOYE]National Union for Democracy and Renewal or UNDR [Saleh KEBZABO]Party for Liberty and Development or PLD [Ahmat ALHABO]Party for Unity and ReconciliationPatriotic Salvation Movement or MPS [Idriss DEBY]Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Mahamat Allahou TAHER]RNDT/Le Reveil [Albert Pahimi PADACKE]Social Democratic Party for a Change-over of Power or PDSA [Malloum YOBODA]Union for Renewal and Democracy or URD [Felix Romadoumngar NIALBE]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mahamat Nasser HASSANE (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Ngote Gali KOUTOU (since 22 June 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2401 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -479,25 +490,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Geeta PASI (since September 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Thomas R. GENTON (since 16 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[235] 2251-5017" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Avenue Felix Eboue, N'Djamena" + "text": "US Embassy N’Djamena, B.P. 413, N’Djamena" }, "mailing address": { "text": "B. P. 413, N'Djamena" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[235] 2251-70-09" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[235] 2251-56-54" + "text": "[235] 2253-9102" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; the flag combines the blue and red French (former colonial) colors with the red and yellow of the Pan-African colors; blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and the south of the country, which is relatively well-watered; yellow represents the sun, as well as the desert in the north of the country; red stands for progress, unity, and sacrifice", + "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and red; the flag combines the blue and red French (former colonial) colors with the red and yellow (gold) of the Pan-African colors; blue symbolizes the sky, hope, and the south of the country, which is relatively well-watered; gold represents the sun, as well as the desert in the north of the country; red stands for progress, unity, and sacrifice", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Romania; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design was based on the flag of France" + "text": "note: almost identical to the flag of Romania but with a darker shade of blue; also similar to the flags of Andorra and Moldova, both of which have a national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; design based on the flag of France" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -511,64 +522,64 @@ "text": "Louis GIDROL and his students/Paul VILLARD" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960" + "text": "note: adopted 1960" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Chad’s landlocked location results in high transportation costs for imported goods and dependence on neighboring countries. Oil and agriculture are mainstays of Chad’s economy. Oil provides about 60% of export revenues, while cotton, cattle, livestock, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. The services sector contributes about one-third of GDP and has attracted foreign investment mostly through telecommunications and banking. ++ ++ Nearly all of Chad’s fuel is provided by one domestic refinery, and unanticipated shutdowns occasionally result in shortages. The country regulates the price of domestic fuel, providing an incentive for black market sales. ++ ++ Chad’s fiscal position is encumbered by declining oil prices, though high oil prices and strong local harvests supported the economy in recent years. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for much public and private sector investment. Chad's investment climate remains challenging due to limited infrastructure, a lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption. Chad obtained a three-year extended credit facility from the IMF in 2014 and was granted debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in April 2015." + "text": "Chad’s landlocked location results in high transportation costs for imported goods and dependence on neighboring countries. Oil and agriculture are mainstays of Chad’s economy. Oil provides about 60% of export revenues, while cotton, cattle, livestock, and gum arabic provide the bulk of Chad's non-oil export earnings. The services sector contributes less than one-third of GDP and has attracted foreign investment mostly through telecommunications and banking. Nearly all of Chad’s fuel is provided by one domestic refinery, and unanticipated shutdowns occasionally result in shortages. The country regulates the price of domestic fuel, providing an incentive for black market sales. Although high oil prices and strong local harvests supported the economy in the past, low oil prices now stress Chad’s fiscal position and have resulted in significant government cutbacks. Chad relies on foreign assistance and foreign capital for most of its public and private sector investment. Investment in Chad is difficult due to its limited infrastructure, lack of trained workers, extensive government bureaucracy, and corruption. Chad obtained a three-year extended credit facility from the IMF in 2014 and was granted debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative in April 2015. In 2018, economic policy will be driven by efforts that started in 2016 to reverse the recession and to repair damage to public finances and exports. The government is implementing an emergency action plan to counterbalance the drop in oil revenue and to diversify the economy. Chad’s national development plan (NDP) cost just over $9 billion with a financing gap of $6.7 billion. The NDP emphasized the importance of private sector participation in Chad’s development, as well as the need to improve the business environment, particularly in priority sectors such as mining and agriculture. The Government of Chad reached a deal with Glencore and four other banks on the restructuring of a $1.45 billion oil-backed loan in February 2018, after a long negotiation. The new terms include an extension of the maturity to 2030 from 2022, a two-year grace period on principal repayments, and a lower interest rate of the London Inter-bank Offer Rate (Libor) plus 2% - down from Libor plus 7.5%. The original Glencore loan was to be repaid with crude oil assets, however, Chad's oil sales were hit by the downturn in the price of oil. Chad had secured a $312 million credit from the IMF in June 2017, but release of those funds hinged on restructuring the Glencore debt. Chad had already cut public spending to try to meet the terms of the IMF program, but that prompted strikes and protests in a country where nearly 40% of the population lives below the poverty line. Multinational partners, such as the African Development Bank, the EU, and the World Bank are likely to continue budget support in 2018, but Chad will remain at high debt risk, given its dependence on oil revenue and pressure to spend on subsidies and security." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$30.59 billion (2016 est.) ++ $30.93 billion (2015 est.) ++ $30.39 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$28.62 billion (2017 est.) / $29.55 billion (2016 est.) / $31.58 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.44 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.872 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 6.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% (2017 est.) / -6.4% (2016 est.) / 1.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,700 (2015 est.) ++ $2,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,300 (2017 est.) / $2,500 (2016 est.) / $2,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 13.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.4%" + "text": "75.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "4.4%" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "35.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-39.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "53%" + "text": "52.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.8%" + "text": "14.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "34.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,21 +589,23 @@ "text": "oil, cotton textiles, brewing, natron (sodium carbonate), soap, cigarettes, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.457 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.654 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "80%" }, - "industry and services": { + "industry": { "text": "20% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "46.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -605,214 +618,206 @@ "text": "30.8% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "43.3 (2011 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.626 billion" + "text": "1.337 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.163 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.481 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "52.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 52.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.741 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.604 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.976 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.751 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.324 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "-0.9% (2017 est.) / -1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$907 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.353 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$558 million (2017 est.) / -$926 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.053 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.965 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.464 billion (2017 est.) / $2.187 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 38.7%, China 16.6%, Netherlands 15.7%, UAE 12.2%, India 6.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, livestock, cotton, sesame, gum arabic, shea butter" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 58.5%, India 13.3%, Japan 11.3%, China 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.075 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.071 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.16 billion (2017 est.) / $1.997 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, industrial goods, foodstuffs, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 16.5%, China 14.2%, Cameroon 11%, US 6.4%, India 6%, Belgium 5.7%, Italy 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "China 19.9%, Cameroon 17.2%, France 17%, US 5.4%, India 4.9%, Senegal 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$627.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $382.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $20.92 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.875 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.802 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA (31 December 2010) ++ $4.5 billion (2006 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$1.724 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.281 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "14 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "8.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "31.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "2.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "224.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "208.6 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "41,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "48,200 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "120,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "132,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "105,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "70,440 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.5 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,300 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,215 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,285 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "342,200 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,029" + "text": "6,540" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.466 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,857,758" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.06 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate system of radiotelephone communication stations with high maintenance costs and low telephone density" + "text": "inadequate system of radio telephone communication stations with high maintenance costs and low telephone density; Chad remains one of the least developed on the African continent, telecom infrastructure is particularly low, with penetration rates in all sectors - fixed, mobile and Internet -well below African averages; low usage also due to 18% excise duty tax on telecom services and a negative impact on operator revenue (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections for less than 1 per 100 persons coupled with mobile-cellular subscribership base of about 45 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections less than 1 per 100 persons, with mobile-cellular subscribership base of about 48 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 235; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 235; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio network, Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT), operates national and regional stations; about 10 private radio stations; some stations rebroadcast programs from international broadcasters (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station; 2 privately-owned TV stations; state-owned radio network, Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT), operates national and regional stations; over 10 private radio stations; some stations rebroadcast programs from international broadcasters (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".td" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "314,000" + "text": "1,029,153" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "2.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "334" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "28,332" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3" } }, "Airports": { @@ -820,50 +825,50 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "50" + "text": "50 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "11 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 582 km (2013)" + "text": "582 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "40,000 km" + "text": "40,000 km (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "consists of 25,000 km of national and regional roads and 15,000 km of local roads; 206 km of urban roads are paved (2011)" + "text": "note: consists of 25,000 km of national and regional roads and 15,000 km of local roads; 206 km of urban roads are paved" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -871,14 +876,37 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note(s): the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and considered an elite military unit; it is comprised of men from President DEBY's own Zaghawa ethnic group; the Chadian Army also includes the US-trained and equipped Special Anti-Terrorist Group (SATG)" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019) / 2.3% of GDP (2018) / 2.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.8% of GDP (2016) / 2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Chadian National Army (ANT) has approximately 34,000 active personnel (29,000 Ground Forces; 300 Air Force; 4,500 General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions); 5,000 National Gendarmerie; 3,500 National Nomadic Guard of Chad (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ANT is mostly armed with older or second-hand equipment from Belgium, France, Russia, and the former Soviet Union; since 2010, the leading suppliers are China, Italy, and Ukraine; the US has also donated equipment (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,440 Mali (MINUSMA) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "20 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service, with a 3-year service obligation; 18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; no minimum age restriction for volunteers with consent from a parent or guardian; women are subject to 1 year of compulsory military or civic service at age 21; while provisions for military service have not been repealed, they have never been fully implemented (2015)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 2.28% of GDP (2011)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the ANT is chiefly focused on counterinsurgency/counter-terrorist operations against Boko Haram (BH) and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) in the Lake Chad Basin area (primarily the Lac Province) and countering the terrorist threat in the Sahel; in 2020, it conducted a large military operation against BH in the Lake Chad region; also in 2020, Chad sent troops to the tri-border area with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to combat ISWA militantsChad is part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger; Chad has committed 550 troops and 100 gendarmes to the force; in early 2020, G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to the Sahel under Operation Barkhane; Chad hosts the headquarters of Operation Barkhane in N’DjamenaChad has committed approximately 1,000-1,500 troops to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically; in 2019, Chad sent more than 1,000 troops to Nigeria’s Borno State to fight BH as part of the MNJTF mission (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Boko Haram; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – West Africa (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -887,10 +915,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "309,669 (Sudan); 70,310 (Central African Republic); 8,377 (Nigeria) (2016)" + "text": "361,945 (Sudan), 95,051 (Central African Republic), 15,843 (Nigeria) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "58,748 (majority are in the east) (2016)" + "text": "236,426 (majority are in the east) (2020)" } } } diff --git a/africa/cf.json b/africa/cf.json index db3bb9ad..658f99eb 100644 --- a/africa/cf.json +++ b/africa/cf.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, and ushered in a period of ethnic and political unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003. The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term." + "text": "Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992. A two-year civil war that ended in 1999 restored former Marxist President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, who had ruled from 1979 to 1992, and sparked a short period of ethnic and political unrest that was resolved by a peace agreement in late 1999. A new constitution adopted three years later provided for a multi-party system and a seven-year presidential term, and elections arranged shortly thereafter installed SASSOU-Nguesso. Following a year of renewed fighting, President SASSOU-Nguesso and southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003. SASSOU-Nguesso was reeelected in 2009 and, after passing a referendum allowing him to run for a third term, was reelected again in 2016. The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Montana" + "text": "slightly smaller than Montana; about twice the size of Florida" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,008 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Gabon 2,567 km" + "text": "Angola 231 km, Cameroon 494 km, Central African Republic 487 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1229 km, Gabon 2567 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "430 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Berongou 903 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Berongou 903 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.1% ++ arable land 1.6%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 29.3%" + "text": "31.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.6% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 29.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "65.6%" + "text": "65.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "3.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "20 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "seasonal flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation" + "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; tap water is not potable; deforestation; wildlife protection" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,852,412", + "text": "5,293,070 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,78 +124,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kongo 48%, Sangha 20%, M'Bochi 12%, Teke 17%, Europeans and other 3%" + "text": "Kongo 40.5%, Teke 16.9%, Mbochi 13.1%, foreigner 8.2%, Sangha 5.6%, Mbere/Mbeti/Kele 4.4%, Punu 4.3%, Pygmy 1.6%, Oubanguiens 1.6%, Duma 1.5%, Makaa 1.3%, other and unspecified 1% (2014-15 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)" + "text": "French (official), French Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 33.1%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22.3%, Protestant 19.9%, Salutiste 2.2%, Muslim 1.6%, Kimbanguiste 1.5%, other 8.1%, none 11.3% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.53% (male 1,016,677/female 998,331)" + "text": "41.57% (male 1,110,484/female 1,089,732)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.26% (male 419,248/female 418,397)" + "text": "17.14% (male 454,981/female 452,204)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34% (male 831,091/female 818,853)" + "text": "33.5% (male 886,743/female 886,312)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.18% (male 101,118/female 101,879)" + "text": "4.59% (male 125,207/female 117,810)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.03% (male 64,519/female 82,299) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (male 75,921/female 93,676) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "86.2%" + "text": "78.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "79.4%" + "text": "73.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.8%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.7 years" + "text": "19.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "19.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.06% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.26% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "35.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "65.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "67.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BRAZZAVILLE (capital) 1.888 million; Pointe-Noire 969,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.388 million BRAZZAVILLE (capital), 1.214 million Pointe-Noire (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -196,92 +208,98 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.8", + "text": "19.8 years (2011/12 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "442 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "378 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "56.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "50.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "61.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "55.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "51.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "59.3 years" + "text": "61.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "58.1 years" + "text": "59.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "60.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.63 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.45 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "44.7% (2011/12)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "30.1% (2014/15)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.8% of population ++ rural: 40% of population ++ total: 76.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.2% of population ++ rural: 60% of population ++ total: 23.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "43.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "16.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20% of population ++ rural: 5.6% of population ++ total: 15% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 26.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 80% of population ++ rural: 94.4% of population ++ total: 85% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "84.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "46.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.75% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "80,700 (2014 est.)" + "text": "100,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,400 (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -289,34 +307,34 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies" - }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" + }, + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.7% (2014)" + "text": "9.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "12.3% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "79.3%" + "text": "80.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "86.4%" + "text": "86.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "72.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "74.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -329,14 +347,6 @@ "female": { "text": "11 years (2012)" } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "252,171" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "25% (2005 est.)" - } } }, "Government": { @@ -372,6 +382,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after the Italian-born French explorer and humanitarian, Pierre Savorgnan de BRAZZA (1852-1905), who promoted French colonial interests in central Africa and worked against slavery and the abuse of African laborers" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -384,7 +397,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1992; latest approved by referendum 20 January 2002; amended 2015; note - the constitutional referendum approved in October 2015 changed the head of government from the president to the prime minister, eliminated the presidential age maximum, reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and limited total presidential terms to 3 (2017)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 25 October 2015" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; passage of presidential proposals requires Supreme Court review followed by approval in a referendum; such proposals may also be submitted directly to Parliament, in which case passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote of both houses in joint session; proposals by Parliament require three-fourths majority vote of both houses in joint session; constitutional articles including those affecting the country’s territory, republican form of government, and secularity of the state are not amendable" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law" @@ -414,7 +432,7 @@ "text": "President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (since 25 October 1997)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Clement MOUAMBA (since 23 April 2016); note - a constitutional referendum held in 2015 approved the change of the head of government from the president to the prime minister" + "text": "Prime Minister Clement MOUAMBA (since 24 April 2016); note - a constitutional referendum held in 2015 approved the change of the head of government from the president to the prime minister (2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -423,36 +441,33 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Denis SASSOU-Nguesso reelected president; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (PCT) 60.4%, Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS (MCDDI) 15.1%, Jean-Marie MOKOKO (independent) 13.9%, Pascal Tsaty MABIALA (UPADS) 4.4%, other 6.2%" + "text": "Denis SASSOU-Nguesso reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Denis SASSOU-Nguesso (PCT) 60.4%, Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS (MCDDI) 15.1%, Jean-Marie MOKOKO (independent) 13.9%, Pascal Tsaty MABIALA (UPADS) 4.4%, other 6.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-half of membership renewed every three years) and the National Assembly (139 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate (72 seats; members indirectly elected by regional councils by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-half of membership renewed every 3 years) National Assembly (151 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 12 October 2014 for 36 of the expiry seats (next to be held in 2020); National Assembly - last held on 15 July and 5 August 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" + "text": "  Senate - last held on 31 August 2017 for expiry of half the seats (next to be held in 2020) National Assembly - last held on 16 and 30 July 2017 (next to be held in July 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RMP 33, FDU 23, UPADS 2, other 7, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 89, MCDDI 7, UPADS 7, RDPS 5, MAR 4, RC 3, MUST 2, UPDP 2, CPR 1, PRL 1, PUR 1, UFD 1, UR 1, independent 12, vacant 3" + "text": "  Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 46, independent 12, MAR 2, RDPS 2, UPADS 2, DRD 1, FP 1, MCDDI 1, PRL 1, Pulp 1, PUR 1, RC 1; composition - men 58, women 14, percent of women 19.4% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PCT 96, UPADS 8, MCDDI 4, other 23 (less than 4 seats) independent 20; composition - men 134, women 17, percent of women 11.3%; note - total Parliament percent of women 13.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); note - a High Court of Justice, outside the judicial authority, tries cases involving treason by the president of the republic" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges elected by Parliament and serve until age 65; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president of the republic - 3 directly by the president and 6 nominated by Parliament; members appointed for renewable 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Audit and Budgetary Discipline; courts of appeal; regional and district courts; employment tribunals; juvenile courts;" + "text": "Court of Audit and Budgetary Discipline; courts of appeal; regional and district courts; employment tribunals; juvenile courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Movement for Renewal or MAR [Roland BOUITI-VIAUDO] ++ Citizen's Rally or RC ++ Congolese Labour Party or PCT [Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO] ++ Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS] ++ Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work or MUST [Claudine MUNARI] ++ Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Pascal Tsaty MABIALA] ++ Party for the Unity of the Republic or PUR ++ Patriotic Union for Democracy and Progress or UPDP [Auguste-Celestin GONGARD NKOUA ++ Prospects and Realities Club or CPR ++ Rally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Bernard BATCHI] ++ Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMP ++ Republican and Liberal Party or PRL ++ Union for the Republic or UR ++ Union of Democratic Forces ++ Union for Democracy and Republic or UDR ++ United Democratic Forces or FDU [Sebastian EBAO]; many smaller parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Congolese Trade Union Congress or CSC ++ General Union of Congolese Pupils and Students or UGEEC ++ Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women or URFC ++ Union of Congolese Socialist Youth or UJSC" + "text": "Action Movement for Renewal or MAR [Roland BOUITI-VIAUDO]Citizen's Rally or RC [Claude Alphonse NSILOU]Congolese Labour Party or PCT [Denis SASSOU-NGUESSO]Congolese Movement for Democracy and Integral Development or MCDDI [Guy Price Parfait KOLELAS]Movement for Unity, Solidarity, and Work or MUST [Claudine MUNARI]Pan-African Union for Social Development or UPADS [Pascal Tsaty MABIALA]Party for the Unity of the Republic or PURPatriotic Union for Democracy and Progress or UPDP [Auguste-Celestin GONGARD NKOUA]Prospects and Realities Club or CPRRally for Democracy and Social Progress or RDPS [Bernard BATCHI]Rally of the Presidential Majority or RMPRepublican and Liberal Party or PRL [Bonaventure MIZIDY]Union for the Republic or URUnion of Democratic Forces or UDFUnion for Democracy and Republic or UDRmany smaller parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -473,22 +488,22 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Stephanie S. SULLIVAN (since 12 August 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Todd P. HASKELL (since July 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[242] 06 612-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "70-83 Section D, Maya-Maya Boulevard, Brazzaville" }, "mailing address": { "text": "B.P. 1015, Brazzaville" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[242] 06 612-2000" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a yellow band; the upper triangle (hoist side) is green and the lower triangle is red; green symbolizes agriculture and forests, yellow the friendship and nobility of the people, red is unexplained but has been associated with the struggle for independence", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -502,64 +517,64 @@ "text": "Jacques TONDRA and Georges KIBANGHI/Jean ROYER and Joseph SPADILIERE" }, "note": { - "text": "originally adopted 1959, restored 1991" + "text": "note: originally adopted 1959, restored 1991" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy is a mixture of subsistence farming and hunting, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013, may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. ++ ++ Economic reform efforts have been undertaken with the support of international organizations, notably the World Bank and the IMF, including the recently concluded Article IV consultations. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The recent drop in oil prices has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. However, the government increased infrastructure spending for the September 2015 All-Africa Games and also ahead of the March 2016 presidential election, putting further pressure on the budget. ++ ++ Officially the country became a net external creditor as of 2011, with external debt representing only about 16% of GDP and debt servicing less than 3% of government revenue." + "text": "The Republic of the Congo’s economy is a mixture of subsistence farming, an industrial sector based largely on oil and support services, and government spending. Oil has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, providing a major share of government revenues and exports. Natural gas is increasingly being converted to electricity rather than being flared, greatly improving energy prospects. New mining projects, particularly iron ore, which entered production in late 2013, may add as much as $1 billion to annual government revenue. The Republic of the Congo is a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) and shares a common currency – the Central African Franc – with five other member states in the region. The current administration faces difficult economic challenges of stimulating recovery and reducing poverty. The drop in oil prices that began in 2014 has constrained government spending; lower oil prices forced the government to cut more than $1 billion in planned spending. The fiscal deficit amounted to 11% of GDP in 2017. The government’s inability to pay civil servant salaries has resulted in multiple rounds of strikes by many groups, including doctors, nurses, and teachers. In the wake of a multi-year recession, the country reached out to the IMF in 2017 for a new program; the IMF noted that the country’s continued dependence on oil, unsustainable debt, and significant governance weakness are key impediments to the country’s economy. In 2018, the country’s external debt level will approach 120% of GDP. The IMF urged the government to renegotiate debts levels to sustainable levels before it agreed to a new macroeconomic adjustment package." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$30.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $29.75 billion (2015 est.) ++ $29.08 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$29.39 billion (2017 est.) / $30.33 billion (2016 est.) / $31.22 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.834 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.718 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.3% (2015 est.) ++ 6.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% (2017 est.) / -2.8% (2016 est.) / 2.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,800 (2016 est.) ++ $6,800 (2015 est.) ++ $6,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,800 (2017 est.) / $7,200 (2016 est.) / $7,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / -12.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 6.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "47.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "9.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "48.7%" + "text": "42.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "44.5%" + "text": "62.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-53.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-62.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "9.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "69.8%" + "text": "51% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "25.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -569,13 +584,24 @@ "text": "petroleum extraction, cement, lumber, brewing, sugar, palm oil, soap, flour, cigarettes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.807 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.055 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Labor force - by occupation": { + "agriculture": { + "text": "35.4%" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "20.6%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "44% (2005 est.)" + } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "53% (2012 est.)" + "text": "36% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "46.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -590,203 +616,202 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.562 billion" + "text": "1.965 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.233 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.578 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "40.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "49.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "130.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 128.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.274 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.131 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.875 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.858 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.825 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.807 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$728 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.861 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.128 billion (2017 est.) / -$5.735 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.777 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.231 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.193 billion (2017 est.) / $4.116 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 53.8%, Angola 6.2%, Gabon 5.7%, Italy 5.4%, Spain 5.4%, Australia 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 42.1%, Italy 16.9%, US 4.9%, India 4.7%, Portugal 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.447 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.934 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.501 billion (2017 est.) / $5.639 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.3%, France 14.2%, South Korea 9.8%, US 4.9%, UK 4.4%, Italy 4.1%, India 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "France 15%, China 14%, Belgium 12.2%, Norway 8.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.989 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.244 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$505.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $727.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.817 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.605 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.721 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 589.4 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 579.8 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "2 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "56.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "74.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "22.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.696 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "912 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "22 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "22 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "18 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "500,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "591,500 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "12.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "87.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "269,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "340,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "252,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "254,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.6 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "18,550 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,760 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "5,426 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,766 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,615 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,162 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.387 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.387 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "39 million cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "90.61 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "90.61 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.239 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,000" + "text": "17,076" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.216 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,933,529" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "110 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "95.34 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order" + "text": "primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable with services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out of order; youth are seeking the Internet more than their parents and often gaining access in cyber cafes, only the most affluent have Internet access in their homes (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 110 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line infrastructure inadequate, providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; in the absence of an adequate fixed-line infrastructure, mobile-cellular subscribership has surged to 95 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 242; WACS submarine cables to Europe and Western and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV and 3 state-owned radio stations; several privately owned TV and radio stations; satellite TV service is available; rebroadcasts of several international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "362,000" + "text": "437,865" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "7.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.65% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "657,926" + "text": "333,899 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,987,493 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4.6 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -797,38 +822,38 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 232 km; liquid petroleum gas 4 km; oil 982 km (2013)" + "text": "232 km gas, 4 km liquid petroleum gas, 982 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "510 km" + "text": "510 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "510 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -836,41 +861,59 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "17,000 km" + "text": "23,324 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,212 km" + "text": "3,111 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "15,788 km (2006)" + "text": "20,213 km (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: road network in Congo is composed of 23,324 km of which 17,000 km are classified as national, departmental, and routes of local interest: 6,324 km are non-classified routes" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "1,120 km (commercially navigable on Congo and Oubanqui Rivers above Brazzaville; there are many ferries across the river to Kinshasa; the Congo south of Brazzaville-Kinshasa to the coast is not navigable because of rapids, necessitating a rail connection to Pointe Noire; other rivers are used for local traffic only) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "11" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 1, other 9 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Pointe-Noire" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Brazzaville (Congo); Impfondo (Oubangi); Ouesso (Sangha); Oyo (Alima)" - }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Djeno" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Brazzaville (Congo)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Impfondo (Oubangi)\nOuesso (Sangha)\nOyo (Alima)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Special Presidential Security Guard (GSSP) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Presidential Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2019) / 2.5% of GDP (2018) / 4.3% of GDP (2017) / 6.4% of GDP (2016)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Congolese Armed Forces (FAC) have an estimated 12,000 active duty troops (8,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1-1,200 Air Force; 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAC is armed with mostly ageing Russian/former Soviet Union weapons, with some French and South African equipment; the leading suppliers of arms to the FAC since 2010 are Russia and South Africa (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces (2012)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -879,10 +922,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "8,549 (Rwanda) (2015); 29,304 (Central African Republic); 12,223 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)" + "text": "20,700 (Central African Republic), 19,780 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "7,800 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2015)" + "text": "304,430 (multiple civil wars since 1992) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/cg.json b/africa/cg.json index 2321c2b0..4b020b17 100644 --- a/africa/cg.json +++ b/africa/cg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Established as an official Belgian colony in 1908, the then-Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from fighting in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. He renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. In January 2001, KABILA was assassinated and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying the eastern DRC; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. A transitional government was set up in July 2003; it held a successful constitutional referendum in December 2005 and elections for the presidency, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures took place in 2006. ++ In 2009, following a resurgence of conflict in the eastern DRC, the government signed a peace agreement with the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP), a primarily Tutsi rebel group. An attempt to integrate CNDP members into the Congolese military failed, prompting their defection in 2012 and the formation of the M23 armed group - named after the 23 March 2009 peace agreements. Renewed conflict led to large population displacements and significant human rights abuses before the M23 was pushed out of DRC to Uganda and Rwanda in late 2013 by a joint DRC and UN offensive. In addition, the DRC continues to experience violence committed by other armed groups including the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, the Allied Democratic Forces, and assorted Mai Mai militias. In the most recent national elections, held in November 2011, disputed results allowed Joseph KABILA to be reelected to the presidency; the next presidential election is scheduled for late 2016." + "text": "The Kingdom of Kongo ruled the area around the mouth of the Congo River from the 14th to 19th centuries. To the center and east, the Kingdoms of Luba and Lunda ruled from the 16th and 17th centuries to the 19th century. in the 1870s, European exploration of the Congo Basin, sponsored by King Leopold II of Belgium, eventually allowed the ruler to acquire rights to the Congo territory and to make it his private property under the name of the Congo Free State. During the Free State, the king's colonial military forced the local population to produce rubber. From 1885 to 1908, millions of Congolese people died as a result of disease and exploitation. International condemnation finally forced Leopold to cede the land to Belgium, creating the Belgian Congo.The Republic of the Congo gained its independence from Belgium in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965 coup. He subsequently changed his name - to MOBUTU Sese Seko - as well as that of the country - to Zaire. MOBUTU retained his position for 32 years through several sham elections, as well as through brutal force. Ethnic strife and civil war, touched off by a massive inflow of refugees in 1994 from conflict in Rwanda and Burundi, led in May 1997 to the toppling of the MOBUTU regime by a rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda and fronted by Laurent KABILA. KABILA renamed the country the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but in August 1998 his regime was itself challenged by a second insurrection again backed by Rwanda and Uganda. Troops from Angola, Chad, Namibia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe intervened to support KABILA's regime. In January 2001, KABILA was assassinated and his son, Joseph KABILA, was named head of state. In October 2002, the new president was successful in negotiating the withdrawal of Rwandan forces occupying the eastern DRC; two months later, the Pretoria Accord was signed by all remaining warring parties to end the fighting and establish a government of national unity. Presidential, National Assembly, and provincial legislatures took place in 2006, with Joseph KABILA elected to office. National elections were held in November 2011 and disputed results allowed Joseph KABILA to be reelected to the presidency. While the DRC constitution barred President KABILA from running for a third term, the DRC Government delayed national elections originally slated for November 2016, to 30 December 2018. This failure to hold elections as scheduled fueled significant civil and political unrest, with sporadic street protests by KABILA’s opponents and exacerbation of tensions in the tumultuous eastern DRC regions. Presidential, legislative, and provincial elections were held in late December 2018 and early 2019 across most of the country. The DRC Government canceled presidential elections in the cities of Beni and Butembo (citing concerns over an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the region) as well as Yumbi (which had recently experienced heavy violence). Opposition candidate Felix TSHISEKEDI was announced the election winner on 10 January 2019 and inaugurated two weeks later. This was the first transfer of power to an opposition candidate without significant violence or a coup since the DRC's independence.  The DRC, particularly in the East, continues to experience violence perpetrated by more than 100 armed groups active in the region, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and assorted Mai Mai militias. The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) has operated in the region since 1999 and is the largest and most expensive UN peacekeeping mission in the world.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "10,481 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Angola 2,646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 1,229 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2,332 km" + "text": "Angola 2646 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 236 km, Central African Republic 1747 km, Republic of the Congo 1229 km, Rwanda 221 km, South Sudan 714 km, Tanzania 479 km, Uganda 877 km, Zambia 2332 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "726 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pic Marguerite on Mont Ngaliema (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.4% ++ arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 8%" + "text": "11.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.1% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "67.9%" + "text": "67.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "110 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Nyiragongo (elev. 3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano" - } + "text": "periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); active volcanoes in the east along the Great Rift Valley\nvolcanism: Nyiragongo (3,470 m), which erupted in 2002 and is experiencing ongoing activity, poses a major threat to the city of Goma, home to a quarter million people; the volcano produces unusually fast-moving lava, known to travel up to 100 km /hr; Nyiragongo has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; its neighbor, Nyamuragira, which erupted in 2010, is Africa's most active volcano; Visoke is the only other historically active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation; refugees responsible for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching; mining of minerals (coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors, diamonds, and gold) causing environmental damage" + "text": "poaching threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; deforestation (forests endangered by fires set to clean the land for agricultural purposes; forests also used as a source of fuel); soil erosion; mining (diamonds, gold, coltan - a mineral used in creating capacitors for electronic devices) causing environmental damage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,14 +102,16 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "second largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa; straddles the equator; has narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: second largest country in Africa (after Algeria) and largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa; straddles the equator; dense tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands; the narrow strip of land that controls the lower Congo River is the DRC's only outlet to the South Atlantic Ocean note 2: because of its speed, cataracts, rapids, and turbulence the Congo River, most of which flows through the DRC, has never been accurately measured along much of its length; nonetheless, it is conceded to be the deepest river in the world; estimates of its greatest depth vary between 220 and 250 meters" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "81,331,050", + "text": "101,780,263 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,88 +123,91 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "over 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population" + "text": "more than 200 African ethnic groups of which the majority are Bantu; the four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) - make up about 45% of the population" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 29.9%, Protestant 26.7%, Kimbanguist 2.8%, other Christian 36.5%, Muslim 1.3%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 1.2%, none 1.3%, unspecified .2% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Despite a wealth of fertile soil, hydroelectric power potential, and mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with many socioeconomic problems, including high infant and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, poor vaccination coverage, lack of access to improved water sources and sanitation, and frequent and early fertility. Ongoing conflict, mismanagement of resources, and a lack of investment have resulted in food insecurity; almost 30 percent of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. The overall coverage of basic public services – education, health, sanitation, and potable water – is very limited and piecemeal, with substantial regional and rural/urban disparities. Fertility remains high at almost 5 children per woman and is likely to remain high because of the low use of contraception and the cultural preference for larger families. The DRC is a source and host country for refugees. Between 2012 and 2014, more than 119,000 Congolese refugees returned from the Republic of Congo to the relative stability of northwest DRC, but more than 540,000 Congolese refugees remained abroad as of year-end 2015. In addition, more than 1.7 million Congolese are internally displaced, the vast majority fleeing violence in the DRC’s eastern provinces between rebel group and Congolese armed forces. Thousands of refugees have come to the DRC from neighboring countries, including Rwanda, the Central African Republic, and Burundi." + "text": "Despite a wealth of fertile soil, hydroelectric power potential, and mineral resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) struggles with many socioeconomic problems, including high infant and maternal mortality rates, malnutrition, poor vaccination coverage, lack of access to improved water sources and sanitation, and frequent and early fertility. Ongoing conflict, mismanagement of resources, and a lack of investment have resulted in food insecurity; almost 30 percent of children under the age of 5 are malnourished. The overall coverage of basic public services – education, health, sanitation, and potable water – is very limited and piecemeal, with substantial regional and rural/urban disparities. Fertility remains high at almost 5 children per woman and is likely to remain high because of the low use of contraception and the cultural preference for larger families.\nThe DRC is a source and host country for refugees. Between 2012 and 2014, more than 119,000 Congolese refugees returned from the Republic of Congo to the relative stability of northwest DRC, but more than 540,000 Congolese refugees remained abroad as of year-end 2015. In addition, an estimated 3.9 million Congolese were internally displaced as of October 2017, the vast majority fleeing violence between rebel group and Congolese armed forces. Thousands of refugees have come to the DRC from neighboring countries, including Rwanda, the Central African Republic, and Burundi." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.2% (male 17,300,707/female 17,024,082)" + "text": "46.38% (male 23,757,297/female 23,449,057)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.44% (male 8,747,038/female 8,694,000)" + "text": "19.42% (male 9,908,686/female 9,856,841)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.13% (male 12,227,971/female 12,273,304)" + "text": "28.38% (male 14,459,453/female 14,422,912)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.58% (male 1,374,050/female 1,535,973)" + "text": "3.36% (male 1,647,267/female 1,769,429)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.65% (male 910,456/female 1,243,469) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.47% (male 1,085,539/female 1,423,782) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "95.9%" + "text": "95.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "90.1%" + "text": "89.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "5.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.4 years" + "text": "16.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.1 years" + "text": "16.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.42% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.18% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "41 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "42.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "45.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KINSHASA (capital) 11.587 million; Lubumbashi 2.015 million; Mbuji-Mayi 20.007 million; Kananga 1.169 million; Kisangani 1.04 million; Bukavu 832,000 (2015)" + "text": "14.342 million KINSHASA (capital), 2.525 million Mbuji-Mayi, 2.478 million Lubumbashi, 1.458 million Kananga, 1.261 million Kisangani, 1.078 million Bukavu (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" @@ -205,86 +216,92 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.9", + "text": "19.9 years (2013/14 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "693 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "473 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "69.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "64.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "73.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "70.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "66.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "57.3 years" + "text": "61 years" }, "male": { - "text": "55.8 years" + "text": "59.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "58.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.53 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "17.7% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "20.4% (2013/14)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.1% of population ++ rural: 31.2% of population ++ total: 52.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 15.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18.9% of population ++ rural: 68.8% of population ++ total: 47.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "67.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "44.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (201)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 28.5% of population ++ rural: 28.7% of population ++ total: 28.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 44.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 71.5% of population ++ rural: 71.3% of population ++ total: 71.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "70.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "59.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.85% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "374,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "520,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "21,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "15,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -295,50 +312,56 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note - on 18 October 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice for an Ebola outbreak in the South Kivu (Kivu Sud), North Kivu (Kivu Nord), and Ituri provinces in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; travelers to this area could be infected with Ebola if they come into contact with an infected person’s blood or other body fluids; travelers should seek medical care immediately if they develop fever, muscle pain, sore throat, diarrhea, weakness, vomiting, stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising during or after travel" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2014)" + "text": "6.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "23.4% (2014)" + "text": "23.4% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba" }, "total population": { - "text": "63.8%" + "text": "77%" }, "male": { - "text": "78.1%" + "text": "88.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "50% (2015 est.)" + "text": "66.5% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { "text": "10 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2013)" + "text": "9 years (2013)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "8,284,395" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "8.7%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "42% (2010 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "11.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "6.8% (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +383,7 @@ "text": "Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo/Leopoldville, Congo/Kinshasa, Zaire" }, "abbreviation": { - "text": "DRC" + "text": "DRC (or DROC)" }, "etymology": { "text": "named for the Congo River, most of which lies within the DRC; the river name derives from Kongo, a Bantu kingdom that occupied its mouth at the time of Portuguese discovery in the late 15th century and whose name stems from its people the Bakongo, meaning \"hunters\"" @@ -378,10 +401,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the DRC has two time zonesetymology: founded as a trading post in 1881 and named Leopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of the Belgians, who controlled the Congo Free State, the vast central African territory that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960; in 1966, Leopoldville was renamed Kinshasa, after a village of that name that once stood near the site" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele, Equateur, Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami, Haut-Uele, Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa" + "text": "26 provinces (provinces, singular - province); Bas-Uele (Lower Uele), Equateur, Haut-Katanga (Upper Katanga), Haut-Lomami (Upper Lomami), Haut-Uele (Upper Uele), Ituri, Kasai, Kasai-Central, Kasai-Oriental (East Kasai), Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kwango, Kwilu, Lomami, Lualaba, Mai-Ndombe, Maniema, Mongala, Nord-Kivu (North Kivu), Nord-Ubangi (North Ubangi), Sankuru, Sud-Kivu (South Kivu), Sud-Ubangi (South Ubangi), Tanganyika, Tshopo, Tshuapa" }, "Independence": { "text": "30 June 1960 (from Belgium)" @@ -390,10 +416,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 30 June (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006; amended 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 May 2005, approved by referendum 18-19 December 2005, promulgated 18 February 2006" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by either house of Parliament, or by public petition; agreement on the substance of a proposed bill requires absolute majority vote in both houses; passage requires a referendum only if both houses in joint meeting fail to achieve three-fifths majority vote; constitutional articles, including the form of government, universal suffrage, judicial independence, political pluralism, and personal freedoms, cannot be amended; amended 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary, and tribal law" + "text": "civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -417,34 +448,34 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joseph KABILA (since 17 January 2001)" + "text": "President Felix TSHISEKEDI (since 24 January 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Samy BADIBANGA Ntita (since 17 November 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Jose MAKILA, Leonard She OKITUNDU, Emmanuel RAMAZANI Shadary (since December 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Sylvestre ILUNGA Ilunkamba (since 20 May 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Jose MAKILA, Leonard She OKITUNDU, Henri MOVA Sankanyi (since February 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Ministers of State appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2011 (originally scheduled for 27 November 2016 but rescheduled for April 2018); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held in December 2023); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joseph KABILA reelected president; percent of vote - Joseph KABILA (PPRD) 49%, Etienne TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 32.3%, other 18.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities" + "text": "Felix TSHISEKEDI elected president; percent of vote - Felix TSHISEKEDI (UDPS) 38.6%, Martin FAYULU (Lamuka coalition) 34.8%, Emmanuel Ramazani SHADARY (PPRD) 23.9%, other 2.7%; note - election marred by serious voting irregularities" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate (108 seats; members indirectly elected by provincial assemblies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (500 seats; 439 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 61 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate (108 seats; members indirectly elected by provincial assemblies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly (500 seats; 439 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 61 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 19 January 2007 (follow-on elections have been delayed); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2011 (next to be held on 27 November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 19 January 2007 (follow-on election has been delayed) National Assembly - last held on 30 December 2018" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 22, MLC 14, FR 7, RCD 7, PDC 6, CDC 3, MSR 3, PALU 2, independent 26, other 18; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 62, UDPS 41, PPPD 29, MSR 27, MLC 22, PALU 19, UNC 17, ARC 16, AFDC 15, ECT 11, RRC 11, independent 16, other 214 (includes numerous political parties that won 10 or fewer seats and 2 constituencies where voting was halted); note - the November 2011 election was marred by violence including the destruction of ballots in two constituencies resulting in the closure of polling sites; election results were delayed three months, strongly contested, and continue to be unresolved" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 22, MLC 14, FR 7, RCD 7, PDC 6, CDC 3, MSR 3, PALU 2, other 18, independent 26; composition - men 103, women 5, percent of women 4.6% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPRD 62, UDPS 41, PPPD 29, MSR 27, MLC 22, PALU 19, UNC 17, ARC 16, AFDC 15, ECT 11, RRC 11, other 214 (includes numerous political parties that won 10 or fewer seats and 2 constituencies where voting was halted), independent 16; composition - men 456, women 44, percent of women  8.8%; total Parliament percent of women 8.1%;note - the November 2011 election was marred by violence including the destruction of ballots in 2 constituencies resulting in the closure of polling sites; election results were delayed 3 months, strongly contested, and continue to be unresolved" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (consists of 26 justices and organized into legislative and judiciary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -455,10 +486,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO] ++ Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA] ++ Convention of Christian Democrats or CDC ++ Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA] ++ People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Henri MOVA] ++ Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI] ++ Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA] ++ Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Etienne TSHISEKEDI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Allied Democratic Forces or ADF (anti-Ugandan government rebel groups] ++ Forces Arm�es de la R�publique D�mocratique du Congo (Army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) or FARDC ++ Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda or FDLR (Rwandan militia group made up of some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's genocide in 1994) ++ Le Rassemblement (established in 2016 as a coalition of members from several political parties)" + "text": "Christian Democrat Party or PDC [Jose ENDUNDO]Congolese Rally for Democracy or RCD [Azarias RUBERWA]Convention of Christian Democrats or CDCEngagement for Citizenship and Development or ECiDe [Martin FAYULU]Forces of Renewal or FR [Mbusa NYAMWISI]Lamuka coalition [Martin FAYULU] (includes ECiDe, MLC, Together for Change, CNB, and, Nouvel Elan)Movement for the Liberation of the Congo or MLC [Jean-Pierre BEMBA]Nouvel Elan [Adolphe MUZITO]Our Congo or CNB (\"Congo Na Biso\") [Freddy MATUNGULU]People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy or PPRD [Henri MOVA Sakanyi]Social Movement for Renewal or MSR [Pierre LUMBI]Together for Change (Ensemble\") [Moise KATUMBI]Unified Lumumbist Party or PALU [Antoine GIZENGA]Union for the Congolese Nation or UNC [Vital KAMERHE]Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Felix TSHISEKEDI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CEPGL, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -468,7 +496,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Francois Nkuna BALUMUENE (since 23 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1726 M Street, NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC, 20036" + "text": "1100 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 725, Washington DC 20036" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 234-7690 through 7691" @@ -482,7 +510,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James C. SWAN (since 6 August 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Michael A. HAMMER (since 22 December 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[243] 081 556-0151" }, "embassy": { "text": "310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa, Gombe" @@ -490,11 +521,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 2220, DPO AE 09828" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[243] (081) 556-0151" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[243] (081) 556-0175" + "text": "[243] 81 556-0175" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -511,64 +539,64 @@ "text": "Joseph LUTUMBA/Simon-Pierre BOKA di Mpasi Londi" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; replaced when the country was known as Zaire; but readopted in 1997" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; replaced when the country was known as Zaire; but readopted in 1997" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - is slowly recovering after decades of decline. ++ ++ Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with countrywide instability and conflict that began in the early-90s, has dramatically reduced national output and government revenue and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the transitional government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms. Progress has been slow to reach the interior of the country although clear changes are evident in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. ++ ++ Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, has boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth in recent years, although recent commodity price declines threaten to erase progress. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the large mining sector and for the economy as a whole. ++ ++ The country marked its thirteenth consecutive year of positive economic expansion in 2015. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. The DRC signed a Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF in 2009 and received $12 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief in 2010, but the IMF at the end of 2012 suspended the last three payments under the loan facility - worth $240 million - because of concerns about the lack of transparency in mining contracts. In 2012, the DRC updated its business laws by adhering to OHADA, the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa." + "text": "The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a nation endowed with vast natural resource wealth - continues to perform poorly. Systemic corruption since independence in 1960, combined with countrywide instability and intermittent conflict that began in the early-90s, has reduced national output and government revenue, and increased external debt. With the installation of a transitional government in 2003 after peace accords, economic conditions slowly began to improve as the government reopened relations with international financial institutions and international donors, and President KABILA began implementing reforms. Progress on implementing substantive economic reforms remains slow because of political instability, bureaucratic inefficiency, corruption, and patronage, which also dampen international investment prospects. Renewed activity in the mining sector, the source of most export income, boosted Kinshasa's fiscal position and GDP growth until 2015, but low commodity prices have led to slower growth, volatile inflation, currency depreciation, and a growing fiscal deficit. An uncertain legal framework, corruption, and a lack of transparency in government policy are long-term problems for the large mining sector and for the economy as a whole. Much economic activity still occurs in the informal sector and is not reflected in GDP data. Poverty remains widespread in DRC, and the country failed to meet any Millennium Development Goals by 2015. DRC also concluded its program with the IMF in 2015. The price of copper – the DRC’s primary export - plummeted in 2015 and remained at record lows during 2016-17, reducing government revenues, expenditures, and foreign exchange reserves, while inflation reached nearly 50% in mid-2017 – its highest level since the early 2000s." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$66.01 billion (2016 est.) ++ $63.51 billion (2015 est.) ++ $59.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$68.6 billion (2017 est.) / $66.33 billion (2016 est.) / $64.78 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$39.82 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$41.44 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 9.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.) / 6.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$800 (2016 est.) ++ $800 (2015 est.) ++ $700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$800 (2017 est.) / $800 (2016 est.) / $800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 8.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "73.6%" + "text": "78.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "12.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "15.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "25.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-32.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "19.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.7%" + "text": "43.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "48.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,27 +606,29 @@ "text": "mining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes), metal products, processed foods and beverages, timber, cement, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "31.08 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.36 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "63% (2012 est.)" + "text": "63% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -610,203 +640,210 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.448 billion" + "text": "4.634 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.837 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.009 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4% (31 December 2012) ++ 20% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "19.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 19.37% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.212 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.213 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.018 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.402 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.701 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.381 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "41.5% (2017 est.) / 18.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$308 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.436 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$200 million (2017 est.) / -$1.215 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$9.316 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.35 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.98 billion (2017 est.) / $8.228 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 41.4%, Zambia 22.7%, South Korea 7.2%, Finland 6.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, copper, gold, cobalt, wood products, crude oil, coffee" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 43.5%, Zambia 25%, South Korea 4.9%, Belgium 4.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.82 billion (2017 est.) / $10.21 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.6%, South Africa 17.7%, Zambia 12.3%, Belgium 6.9%, Zimbabwe 5.1%, India 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "China 19.9%, South Africa 18%, Zambia 10.4%, Belgium 9.1%, India 4.3%, Tanzania 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$774 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.216 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$457.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $708.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.331 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.106 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.963 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.35 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - ++ 971.6 (2016 est.) ++ 925.99 (2015 est.) ++ 925.99 (2014 est.) ++ 925.23 (2013 est.) ++ 920.25 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Congolese francs (CDF) per US dollar - / 1,546.8 (2017 est.) / 1,010.3 (2016 est.) / 1,010.3 (2015 est.) / 925.99 (2014 est.) / 925.23 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "69 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "17.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "47.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "0.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "8.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.046 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.43 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "69 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "422 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "20 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.587 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "180 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "180 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "21,140 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "8.495 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.495 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.146 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "59,534" + "text": "0 NA" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2012 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "37.753 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "42,166,976" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "48 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "42.77 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "barely adequate wire and microwave radio relay service in and between urban areas; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; inadequate fixed-line infrastructure" + "text": "poorly developed national and international infrastructure; bandwidth is limited; Internet pricing is expensive; domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; wars and social upheaval have not promoted advancement; a revised Telecommunications Act adopted in May 2018; govt. only loosely regulates the telecom sector, much of the investment is from donor countries (specifically China) (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "state-owned operator providing less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services has surged and mobile teledensity is over 45 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections less than 1 per 100 persons; given the backdrop of a wholly inadequate fixed-line infrastructure, the use of mobile-cellular services is over 43 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 243; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 243; ACE and WACS submarine cables to West and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations - 2 with near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 (2007)" + "text": "state-owned TV broadcast station with near national coverage; more than a dozen privately owned TV stations - 2 with near national coverage; 2 state-owned radio stations are supplemented by more than 100 private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cd" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.016 million" + "text": "8,231,357" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "3.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.62% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,620" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "13" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "476,352" + "text": "932,043 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "85,839 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "890,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -817,33 +854,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "172" + "text": "172 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "87" + "text": "87 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "65 (2013)" @@ -853,39 +890,45 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 62 km; oil 77 km; refined products 756 km (2013)" + "text": "62 km gas, 77 km oil, 756 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,007 km" + "text": "4,007 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "125 1.000-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "153,497 km" + "text": "152,373 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,794 km" + "text": "3,047 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "150,703 km (2004)" + "text": "149,326 km (2015)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "7,400 km (2015)" + }, + "non-urban": { + "text": "144,973 km" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "15,000 km (including the Congo, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011)" + "text": "15,000 km (including the Congo River, its tributaries, and unconnected lakes) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "21" }, "by type": { - "text": "petroleum tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Republic of the Congo 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 4, oil tanker 2, other 15 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -893,31 +936,51 @@ "text": "Banana" }, "river or lake port(s)": { - "text": "Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo); Kindu (Lualaba); Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu); Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika)" + "text": "Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Kindu (Lualaba)\nBukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu)\nKalemie (Lake Tanganyika)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Army, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Land Forces, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC); Republican Guard (responsible for presidential security) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.7% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) vary widely because of inconsistent and unreliable data, as well as the ongoing integration of various non-state armed groups/militias; approximately 100,000 active troops (80,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force; 10,000 Republican Guard) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FARDC is equipped mostly with a mix of second-hand Russian and Soviet-era weapons acquired from Ukraine and other former Warsaw Pact nations, as well as some equipment provided by Brazil and France; most equipment was acquired between 1970 and 2000; since 2010, Ukraine is the largest supplier of arms to the FARDC (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.72% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.53% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.72% of GDP (2010)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the modern FARDC was created out of the armed factions of the two Congo wars of 1996-1997 and 1998-2003; as part of the peace accords that ended the last war, the largest rebel groups were incorporated into the FARDC; many armed groups (at least 70 and by some recent estimates more than 100), however, continue to fight; as of September 2020, the FARDC is actively engaged in combat operations against numerous armed groups inside the country, particularly in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu, although violence also continues in Maniema, Kasai, Kasai Central, and Tanganyika provinces; the military is widely assessed as being unable to provide adequate security throughout the country due to insufficient training, poor morale and leadership, ill-discipline and corruption, low equipment readiness, a fractious ethnic makeup, and the sheer size of the country and diversity of armed rebel groups MONUSCO, the United Nations peacekeeping and stabilization force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of March 2020, MONUSCO comprised around 18,500 personnel, including nearly 14,000 military troops; in December 2019, the UN extended MONUSCO's s mandate until 20 December 2020; MONUSCO includes a Force Intervention Brigade (FIB; 3 infantry battalions), the first ever UN peacekeeping force specifically tasked to carry out targeted offensive operations to neutralize and disarm groups considered a threat to state authority and civilian security (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Central Arica (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers; members of Uganda's Lords Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto; DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments" + "text": "heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers; members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto; DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "245,052 (Rwanda); 5,597 South Sudan (2015); 103,717 (Central African Republic); 31,310 (Burundi) (2016)" + "text": "172,234 (Central African Republic), 214,777 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers), 89,401 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 48,824 (Burundi) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1,722,082 (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; most IDPs are in eastern provinces) (2016)" + "text": "5.512 million (fighting between government forces and rebels since mid-1990s; conflict in Kasai region since 2016) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -929,7 +992,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "one of Africa's biggest producers of cannabis, but mostly for domestic consumption; traffickers exploit lax shipping controls to transit pseudoephedrine through the capital; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center (2008)" + "text": "traffickers exploit lax shipping controls to transit pseudoephedrine through the capital; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/cm.json b/africa/cm.json index 5d2d8de6..f4c4e906 100644 --- a/africa/cm.json +++ b/africa/cm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA." + "text": "Much of the area of present-day Cameroon was ruled by powerful chiefdoms before becoming a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the UK as League of Nations mandates. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has enabled the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than California" + "text": "slightly larger than California; about four times the size of Pennsylvania" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,018 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Central African Republic 901 km, Chad 1,116 km, Republic of the Congo 494 km, Equatorial Guinea 183 km, Gabon 349 km, Nigeria 1,975 km" + "text": "Central African Republic 901 km, Chad 1116 km, Republic of the Congo 494 km, Equatorial Guinea 183 km, Gabon 349 km, Nigeria 1975 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "667 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Fako 4,095 m (on Cameroon Mountain)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Fako on Mont Cameroun 4,045 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "20.6% ++ arable land 13.1%; permanent crops 3.3%; permanent pasture 4.2%" + "text": "20.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "13.1% (2011 est.) / 3.3% (2011 est.) / 4.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "41.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "37.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "290 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Mt. Cameroon (elev. 4,095 m), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986" - } + "text": "volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes\nvolcanism: Mt. Cameroon (4,095 m), which last erupted in 2000, is the most frequently active volcano in West Africa; lakes in Oku volcanic field have released fatal levels of gas on occasion, killing some 1,700 people in 1986" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing" + "text": "waterborne diseases are prevalent; deforestation and overgrazing result in erosion, desertification, and reduced quality of pastureland; poaching; overfishing; overhunting" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,14 +102,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano" + "text": "sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa because of its central location on the continent and its position at the west-south juncture of the Gulf of Guinea; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub-Saharan west Africa, is an active volcano" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "24,360,803", + "text": "27,744,989 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,46 +121,46 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%" + "text": "Bamileke-Bamu 24.3%, Beti/Bassa, Mbam 21.6%, Biu-Mandara 14.6%, Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri 11%, Adamawa-Ubangi, 9.8%, Grassfields 7.7%, Kako, Meka/Pygmy 3.3%, Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko 2.7%, Southwestern Bantu 0.7%, foreign/other ethnic group 4.5% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 38.4%, Protestant 26.3%, other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 20.9%, animist 5.6%, other 1%, non-believer 3.2% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 38.3%, Protestant 25.5%, other Christian 6.9%, Muslim 24.4%, animist 2.2%, other 0.5%, none 2.2% (2018 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Cameroon has a large youth population, with more than 60% of the populace under the age of 25. Fertility is falling but remains at a high level, especially among poor, rural, and uneducated women, in part because of inadequate access to contraception. Life expectancy remains low at about 55 years due to the prevalence of HIV and AIDs and an elevated maternal mortality rate, which has remained high since 1990. Cameroon, particularly the northern region, is vulnerable to food insecurity largely because of government mismanagement, corruption, high production costs, inadequate infrastructure, and natural disasters. Despite economic growth in some regions, poverty is on the rise, and is most prevalent in rural areas, which are especially affected by a shortage of jobs, declining incomes, poor school and health care infrastructure, and a lack of clean water and sanitation. Underinvestment in social safety nets and ineffective public financial management also contribute to Cameroon’s high rate of poverty. International migration has been driven by unemployment (including fewer government jobs), poverty, the search for educational opportunities, and corruption. The US and Europe are preferred destinations, but, with tighter immigration restrictions in these countries, young Cameroonians are increasingly turning to neighboring states, such as Gabon and Nigeria, South Africa, other parts of Africa, and the Near and Far East. Cameroon’s limited resources make it dependent on UN support to host more than 300,000 refugees and asylum seekers. These refugees and asylum seekers are primarily from the Central African Republic and more recently Nigeria." + "text": "Cameroon has a large youth population, with more than 60% of the populace under the age of 25. Fertility is falling but remains at a high level, especially among poor, rural, and uneducated women, in part because of inadequate access to contraception. Life expectancy remains low at about 55 years due to the prevalence of HIV and AIDs and an elevated maternal mortality rate, which has remained high since 1990. Cameroon, particularly the northern region, is vulnerable to food insecurity largely because of government mismanagement, corruption, high production costs, inadequate infrastructure, and natural disasters. Despite economic growth in some regions, poverty is on the rise, and is most prevalent in rural areas, which are especially affected by a shortage of jobs, declining incomes, poor school and health care infrastructure, and a lack of clean water and sanitation. Underinvestment in social safety nets and ineffective public financial management also contribute to Cameroon’s high rate of poverty. International migration has been driven by unemployment (including fewer government jobs), poverty, the search for educational opportunities, and corruption. The US and Europe are preferred destinations, but, with tighter immigration restrictions in these countries, young Cameroonians are increasingly turning to neighboring states, such as Gabon and Nigeria, South Africa, other parts of Africa, and the Near and Far East. Cameroon’s limited resources make it dependent on UN support to host more than 420,000 refugees and asylum seekers as of September 2020. These refugees and asylum seekers are primarily from the Central African Republic and Nigeria." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.6% (male 5,228,047/female 5,149,228)" + "text": "42.34% (male 5,927,640/female 5,820,226)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.55% (male 2,393,598/female 2,368,557)" + "text": "20.04% (male 2,782,376/female 2,776,873)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.71% (male 3,762,054/female 3,718,266)" + "text": "30.64% (male 4,191,151/female 4,309,483)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.97% (male 471,306/female 495,462)" + "text": "3.87% (male 520,771/female 552,801)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.18% (male 360,386/female 413,899) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.11% (male 403,420/female 460,248) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "84.3%" + "text": "81.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "76.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { @@ -162,34 +168,37 @@ "text": "18.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.4 years" + "text": "18.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.58% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.78% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "35.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.63% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "YAOUNDE (capital) 3.066 million; Douala 2.943 million (2015)" + "text": "3.922 million YAOUNDE (capital), 3.663 million Douala (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,163 +208,161 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.7", + "text": "19.7 years (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "596 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "529 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "52.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "51.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "55.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "56.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "48.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "58.5 years" + "text": "62.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "57.1 years" + "text": "60.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "59.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "64 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.7 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.66 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.4% (2011)" + "text": "19.3% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "45.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "23.5% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.7% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.8% of population ++ rural: 52.7% of population ++ total: 75.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.2% of population ++ rural: 47.3% of population ++ total: 24.4% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 61.8% of population ++ rural: 26.8% of population ++ total: 45.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 16.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 38.2% of population ++ rural: 73.2% of population ++ total: 54.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "74.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "42.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.46% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "619,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "510,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "33,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.6% (2014)" + "text": "11.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "14.8% (2014)" + "text": "11% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "75%" + "text": "77.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "81.2%" + "text": "82.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "68.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2011)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,396,281" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "31% (2006 est.)" + "text": "11 years (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "6.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.3%" + "text": "5.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "7.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -374,10 +381,10 @@ "text": "Cameroun/Cameroon" }, "former": { - "text": "French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon" + "text": "Kamerun, French Cameroon, British Cameroon, Federal Republic of Cameroon, United Republic of Cameroon" }, "etymology": { - "text": "in the 15th century, Portuguese explorers named the area near the mouth of the Wouri River the Rio dos Camaroes (River of Prawns) after the abundant shrimp in the water; over time the designation became Cameroon in English; this is the only instance where a country is named afer a crustacean" + "text": "in the 15th century, Portuguese explorers named the area near the mouth of the Wouri River the Rio dos Camaroes (River of Prawns) after the abundant shrimp in the water; over time the designation became Cameroon in English; this is the only instance where a country is named after a crustacean" } }, "Government type": { @@ -392,6 +399,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: founded as a German colonial settlement of Jaunde in 1888 and named after the local Yaunde (Ewondo) people" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -404,7 +414,12 @@ "text": "State Unification Day (National Day), 20 May (1972)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996; amended 2008 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 18 January 1996" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; amendment drafts require approval of at least one third of the membership in either house of Parliament; passage requires absolute majority vote of the Parliament membership; passage of drafts requested by the president for a second reading in Parliament requires two-thirds majority vote of its membership; the president can opt to submit drafts to a referendum, in which case passage requires a simple majority; constitutional articles on Cameroon’s unity and territorial integrity and its democratic principles cannot be amended; amended 2008" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" @@ -434,55 +449,52 @@ "text": "President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Philemon YANG (since 30 June 2009)" + "text": "Prime Minister Joseph Dion NGUTE (since 4 January 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Amadou ALI (since 2014)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 9 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 78.0%, John FRU NDI (SDF) 10.7%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.2%, other 8.1%" + "text": "Paul BIYA reelected president; percent of vote - Paul BIYA (CPDM) 71.3%, Maurice KAMTO (MRC) 14.2%, Cabral LIBII (Univers) 6.3%, other 8.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the 100-member Senate was formed at the time of the April 2013 election" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate or Senat (100 seats; 70 members indirectly elected by regional councils and 30 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (180 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate last held on 14 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly last held on 30 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 25 March 2018 (next to be held in 2023) National Assembly - last held on 9 February 2020 (current term extended by President); note - the constitutional court has ordered a partial rerun of elections in the English speaking areas; date to be determined" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 56, SDF 14; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPDM 73.1%, SDF 17.6%, UNDP 6.1%, UDC 2.5%, other 0.7%; seats by party - CPDM 148, SDF 18, UNDP 5, UDC 4, UPC 3, other 2" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDPM 81.1%, SDF 8.6%, UNDP 5.8%, UDC 1.16%, other 2.8%; seats by party - CPDM 63, SDF 7 National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPDM 139, UNDP 7, SDF 5, PCRN 5, UDC 4, FSNC 3, MDR 2, Union of Socialist Movements 2; 13 vacant; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Cameroon (consists of 9 titular and 6 surrogate judges and organized into judicial, administrative, and audit chambers); Constitutional Council (consists of 11 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Higher Judicial Council of Cameroon, a body chaired by the president and includes the minister of justice, selected magistrates, and representatives of the National Assembly; judge term NA; Constitutional Council members appointed by the president for single 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Parliamentary Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases involving the president and prime minister); appellate and first instance courts; circuit and magistrate's courts" + "text": "Parliamentary Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases involving the president and prime minister); appellate and first instance courts; circuit and magistrates' courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA] ++ Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA] ++ Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC [Maurice KAMTO] ++ Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA] ++ Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA] ++ Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO] ++ National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA] ++ Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI] ++ Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI] ++ Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Network of Human Rights Defenders in Central Africa or REDHAC [Maximilliene Ngo MBE] ++ Tribunal 53 [Patrice NGANANG]" + "text": "Alliance for Democracy and DevelopmentCameroon People's Democratic Movement or CPDM [Paul BIYA]Cameroon People's Party or CPP [Edith Kah WALLA]Cameroon Renaissance Movement or MRC [Maurice KAMTO]Cameroonian Democratic Union or UDC [Adamou Ndam NJOYA]Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation or PCRN [Cabral LIBII]Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon or FSNC [Issa Tchiroma BAKARY]Movement for the Defense of the Republic or MDR [Dakole DAISSALA]Movement for the Liberation and Development of Cameroon or MLDC [Marcel YONDO]National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Maigari BELLO BOUBA]Progressive Movement or MP [Jean-Jacques EKINDI]Social Democratic Front or SDF [John FRU NDI]Union of Peoples of Cameroon or UPC [Provisionary Management Bureau]Union of Socialist Movements" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, C, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Essomba ETOUNDI (since 27 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Henri ETOUNDI ESSOMBA (since 27 June 2016)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2349 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; current temporary address - 3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2349 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-8790" @@ -493,17 +505,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael Stephen HOZA (since 19 September 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaounde" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 817, Yaounde; pouch: American Embassy, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520" + "text": "Ambassador Peter Henry BARLERIN (since 20 December 2017)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[237] 22220 1500; Consular: [237] 22220 1603" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Avenue Rosa Parks, Yaoundé" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 817, Yaounde; pouch: American Embassy, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[237] 22220 1500 Ext. 4531; Consular FAX: [237] 22220 1752" }, @@ -514,7 +526,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls the flag of France; red symbolizes unity, yellow the sun, happiness, and the savannahs in the north, and green hope and the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the \"star of unity\"", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -528,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Rene Djam AFAME, Samuel Minkio BAMBA, Moise Nyatte NKO'O [French], Benard Nsokika FONLON [English]/Rene Djam AFAME" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1957; Cameroon's anthem, also known as \"Chant de Ralliement\" (The Rallying Song), has been used unofficially since 1948 and officially adopted in 1957; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ" + "text": "note: adopted 1957; Cameroon's anthem, also known as \"Chant de Ralliement\" (The Rallying Song), has been used unofficially since 1948 and officially adopted in 1957; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions provide Cameroon with one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oil remains Cameroon’s main export commodity, and despite falling global oil prices, still accounts for nearly 40% of export earnings. Cameroon’s economy suffers from factors that often impact underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, continuing inefficiencies of a large parastatal system in key sectors, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. ++ ++ Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF continues to press for economic reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. The Government of Cameroon provides subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel that have strained the federal budget and diverted funds from education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, especially in 2015, as low oil prices have led to lower revenues. ++ ++ Cameroon devotes significant resources to several large infrastructure projects currently under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Cameroon’s energy sector continues to diversify, recently opening a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon continues to seek foreign investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, create jobs, and improve its economic footprint, but its unfavorable business environment remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment." + "text": "Cameroon’s market-based, diversified economy features oil and gas, timber, aluminum, agriculture, mining and the service sector. Oil remains Cameroon’s main export commodity, and despite falling global oil prices, still accounts for nearly 40% of exports. Cameroon’s economy suffers from factors that often impact underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, continuing inefficiencies of a large parastatal system in key sectors, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF continues to press for economic reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. The Government of Cameroon provides subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel that have strained the federal budget and diverted funds from education, healthcare, and infrastructure projects, as low oil prices have led to lower revenues. Cameroon devotes significant resources to several large infrastructure projects currently under construction, including a deep seaport in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. Cameroon’s energy sector continues to diversify, recently opening a natural gas-powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon continues to seek foreign investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, create jobs, and improve its economic footprint, but its unfavorable business environment remains a significant deterrent to foreign investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$77.24 billion (2016 est.) ++ $73.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $69.66 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$89.54 billion (2017 est.) / $86.47 billion (2016 est.) / $82.63 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$30.87 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$34.99 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.) / 4.6% (2016 est.) / 5.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,700 (2017 est.) / $3,700 (2016 est.) / $3,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "76.8%" + "text": "66.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "-0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "16.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "26.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "47.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -595,10 +607,10 @@ "text": "petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.612 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.912 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -612,221 +624,225 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "30% (2001 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2014 est.) / 30% (2001 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "48% (2000 est.)" + "text": "30% (2001 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "37.5%" }, "highest 10%": { "text": "35.4% (2001)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "44.6 (2001) ++ 47.7 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.765 billion" + "text": "5.363 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.497 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.556 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "31.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "36.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.973 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.691 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.514 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.993 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.777 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.448 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$230 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.) / 0.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.297 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.192 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$932 million (2017 est.) / -$1.034 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.559 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.756 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.732 billion (2017 est.) / $4.561 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Netherlands 15.6%, France 12.6%, China 11.7%, Belgium 6.8%, Italy 6.3%, Algeria 4.8%, Malaysia 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.7%, India 15.7%, Spain 6.2%, Belgium 6.1%, France 6.1%, Portugal 5.6%, Netherlands 5%, Italy 5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.63 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.812 billion (2017 est.) / $4.827 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, electrical equipment, transport equipment, fuel, food" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 27.9%, Nigeria 13.9%, France 10.9%, Belgium 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 19%, France 10.3%, Thailand 7.9%, Nigeria 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.416 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.714 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.235 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.375 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.375 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "9 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "60.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "91.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "21.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "6.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.108 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.411 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "55 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.558 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "28.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "52% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "71.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "47% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "95,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "69,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "50,830 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "96,370 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "37,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "36,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "51,670 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "39,080 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "43,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "14,590 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,545 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,134 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,090 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "469 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "910.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "469 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "135.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "135.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.672 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,054,978" + "text": "966,035" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.58 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "16.807 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "22,062,303" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "71 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.76 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "system includes cable, microwave radio relay, and tropospheric scatter; Camtel, the monopoly provider of fixed-line service, provides connections for only about 4 per 100 persons; equipment is old and outdated, and connections with many parts of the count" + "text": "3G service and LTE service both developing given growing competition, along with a fast-developing mobile broadband sector; govt. supportive of launching programs who's aim is to improve connections nationally; about 95% of electronic transactions carried out through M-commerce services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular usage, in part a reflection of the poor condition and general inadequacy of the fixed-line network, has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of 70 per 100 persons" + "text": "only about 4 per 100 persons for fixed-line subscriptions; mobile-cellular usage has increased sharply, reaching a subscribership base of over 82 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 237; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 237; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, SAIL, ACE, NCSCS, Ceiba-2, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe, South America, and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government fi (2007)" + "text": "government maintains tight control over broadcast media; state-owned Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), broadcasting on both a TV and radio network, was the only officially recognized and fully licensed broadcaster until August 2007, when the government finally issued licenses to 2 private TV broadcasters and 1 private radio broadcaster; about 70 privately owned, unlicensed radio stations operating but are subject to closure at any time; foreign news services required to partner with state-owned national station (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.909 million" + "text": "6,089,200" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "20.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.2% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "17,987" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "3" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "267,208" + "text": "265,136 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "70,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -837,84 +853,112 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 53 km; liquid petroleum gas 5 km; oil 1,107 km; water 35 km (2013)" + "text": "53 km gas, 5 km liquid petroleum gas, 1107 km oil, 35 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "987 km" + "text": "987 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "987 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "987 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL (2014)" + "text": "note: railway connections generally efficient but limited; rail lines connect major cities of Douala, Yaounde, Ngaoundere, and Garoua; passenger and freight service provided by CAMRAIL" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "51,350 km" + "text": "77,589 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,108 km" + "text": "5,133 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "47,242 km" - }, - "note": { - "text": "there are 28,857 km of national roads (2011)" + "text": "72,456 km (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "(major rivers in the south, such as the Wouri and the Sanaga, are largely non-navigable; in the north, the Benue, which connects through Nigeria to the Niger River, is navigable in the rainy season only to the port of Garoua) (2010)" }, - "Ports and terminals": { - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Douala (Wouri); Garoua (Benoue)" + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "29" }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 9, other 20 (2019)" + } + }, + "Ports and terminals": { "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Limboh Terminal" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Douala (Wouri)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Garoua (Benoue)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (Marine Nationale Republique (MNR), includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Rapid Intervention Brigade, Fire Fighter Corps, Gendarmerie (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Cameroon Armed Forces (Forces Armees Camerounaises, FAC): Army (L'Armee de Terre), Navy (Marine Nationale Republique, MNR, includes naval infantry), Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Cameroun, AAC), Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) / 1.1% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Cameroon Armed Forces (FAC) vary widely; approximately 40,000 active duty troops; (25,000 Army, including the Presidential Guard; 2,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 12,000 Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAC inventory includes a mix of mostly older or second-hand Chinese, Russian, and Western equipment, with a limited quantity of more modern weapons; since 2010, the top suppliers to the FAC are China, Russia, Spain, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "750 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); MNJTF (approximately 2,000-2,500 troops committed; note - the national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations occur occasionally) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; high school graduation required; service obligation 4 years; periodic government calls for volunteers (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.42% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.37% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.42% of GDP (2010)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the FAC is largely focused on the threat from the terror group Boko Haram along its frontiers with Nigeria and Chad (Far North region) and an insurgency from armed Anglophone separatist groups in the North-West and South-West regions (as of Feb 2020, this internal conflict has left an estimated 3,000 civilians dead and over 700,000 people displaced since fighting started in 2016); in addition, the FAC has occasionally deployed units to the border region with the Central African Republic to counter intrusions from armed militias and bandits (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Boko Haram; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – West Africa (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -923,10 +967,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "259,145 (Central African Republic); 87,112 (Nigeria) (2017)" + "text": "310,097 (Central African Republic), 116,623 (Nigeria) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "198,889 (2016)" + "text": "1,032,942 (2020) (includes far north, northwest, and southwest)" } } } diff --git a/africa/cn.json b/africa/cn.json index b8ccc3e4..18619002 100644 --- a/africa/cn.json +++ b/africa/cn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grand Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. France did not recognize the independence of Mayotte, which remains under French administration. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president from Grand Comore Island, and each island in the archipelago elected its president. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. Former President AZALI Assoumani was declared the winner of the closely contested 2016 presidential election." + "text": "The archipelago of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean, composed of the islands of Mayotte, Anjouan, Moheli, and Grande Comore declared independence from France on 6 July 1975. Residents of Mayotte voted to remain in France, and France now has classified it as a department of France. Since independence, Comoros has endured political instability through realized and attempted coups. In 1997, the islands of Anjouan and Moheli declared independence from Comoros. In 1999, military chief Col. AZALI Assoumani seized power of the entire government in a bloodless coup; he initiated the 2000 Fomboni Accords, a power-sharing agreement in which the federal presidency rotates among the three islands, and each island maintains its local government. AZALI won the 2002 federal presidential election as president of the Union of the Comoros from Grande Comore Island, which held the first four-year term. AZALI stepped down in 2006 and President Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed SAMBI was elected to office as president from Anjouan. In 2007, Mohamed BACAR effected Anjouan's de-facto secession from the Union of the Comoros, refusing to step down when Comoros' other islands held legitimate elections in July. The African Union (AU) initially attempted to resolve the political crisis by applying sanctions and a naval blockade to Anjouan, but in March 2008 the AU and Comoran soldiers seized the island. The island's inhabitants generally welcomed the move. In 2009, the Comorian population approved a constitutional referendum extending the term of the president from four years to five years. In May 2011, Ikililou DHOININE won the presidency in peaceful elections widely deemed to be free and fair. In closely contested elections in 2016, former President AZALI Assoumani won a second term, when the rotating presidency returned to Grande Comore. A new July 2018 constitution removed the presidential term limits and the requirement for the presidency to rotate between the three main islands. In August 2018, President AZALI formed a new government and subsequently ran and was elected president in March 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Karthala 2,360 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Karthala 2,360 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "84.4% ++ arable land 46.7%; permanent crops 29.6%; permanent pasture 8.1%" + "text": "84.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "46.7% (2011 est.) / 29.6% (2011 est.) / 8.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "1.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1.3 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the capital city of Maroni, located on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, of the three islands that comprise Comoros, it is Anjouan that is the most densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Karthala (elev. 2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud" - } + "text": "cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); volcanic activity on Grand Comore\nvolcanism: Karthala (2,361 m) on Grand Comore Island last erupted in 2007; a 2005 eruption forced thousands of people to be evacuated and produced a large ash cloud" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation" + "text": "deforestation; soil degradation and erosion results from forest loss and from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; marine biodiversity affected as soil erosion leads to the silting of coral reefs" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "794,678 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "846,281 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,85 +116,88 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (official; a blend of Swahili and Arabic) (Comorian)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%", + "text": "Sunni Muslim 98%, other (including Shia Muslim, Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant) 2%", "note": { - "text": "Islam is the state religion" + "text": "note: Sunni Islam is the state religion" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Comoros’ population is a m�lange of Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Africans, and Indians, and the much smaller number of Europeans that settled on the islands between the 8th and 19th centuries, when they served as a regional trade hub. The Arab and Persian influence is most evident in the islands’ overwhelmingly Muslim majority – about 98% of Comorans are Sunni Muslims. The country is densely populated, averaging nearly 350 people per square mile, although this varies widely among the islands, with Anjouan being the most densely populated. Given the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s. At least 150,000 to 200,000 people of Comoran citizenship or descent live abroad, mainly in France, where they have gone seeking a better quality of life, job opportunities, higher education (Comoros has no universities), advanced health care, and to finance elaborate traditional wedding ceremonies (aada). Remittances from the diaspora are an economic mainstay, in 2013 representing approximately 25% of Comoros’ GDP and significantly more than the value of its exports of goods and services (only 15% of GDP). Grand Comore, Comoros’ most populous island, is both the primary source of emigrants and the main recipient of remittances. Most remittances are spent on private consumption, but this often goes toward luxury goods and the aada and does not contribute to economic development or poverty reduction. Although the majority of the diaspora is now French-born with more distant ties to Comoros, it is unclear whether they will sustain the current level of remittances." + "text": "Comoros’ population is a melange of Arabs, Persians, Indonesians, Africans, and Indians, and the much smaller number of Europeans that settled on the islands between the 8th and 19th centuries, when they served as a regional trade hub. The Arab and Persian influence is most evident in the islands’ overwhelmingly Muslim majority – about 98% of Comorans are Sunni Muslims. The country is densely populated, averaging nearly 350 people per square mile, although this varies widely among the islands, with Anjouan being the most densely populated.\nGiven the large share of land dedicated to agriculture and Comoros’ growing population, habitable land is becoming increasingly crowded. The combination of increasing population pressure on limited land and resources, widespread poverty, and poor job prospects motivates thousands of Comorans each year to attempt to illegally migrate using small fishing boats to the neighboring island of Mayotte, which is a French territory. The majority of legal Comoran migration to France came after Comoros’ independence from France in 1975, with the flow peaking in the mid-1980s.\nAt least 150,000 to 200,000 people of Comoran citizenship or descent live abroad, mainly in France, where they have gone seeking a better quality of life, job opportunities, higher education (Comoros has no universities), advanced health care, and to finance elaborate traditional wedding ceremonies (aada). Remittances from the diaspora are an economic mainstay, in 2013 representing approximately 25% of Comoros’ GDP and significantly more than the value of its exports of goods and services (only 15% of GDP). Grand Comore, Comoros’ most populous island, is both the primary source of emigrants and the main recipient of remittances. Most remittances are spent on private consumption, but this often goes toward luxury goods and the aada and does not contribute to economic development or poverty reduction. Although the majority of the diaspora is now French-born with more distant ties to Comoros, it is unclear whether they will sustain the current level of remittances." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.1% (male 158,809/female 159,840)" + "text": "36.68% (male 154,853/female 155,602)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.23% (male 73,947/female 78,831)" + "text": "20.75% (male 85,208/female 90,422)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.58% (male 122,936/female 135,962)" + "text": "33.99% (male 136,484/female 151,178)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.21% (male 14,850/female 18,611)" + "text": "4.49% (male 17,237/female 20,781)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.89% (male 14,321/female 16,571) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.08% (male 15,437/female 19,079) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.6%" + "text": "75.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.7%" + "text": "67.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "5.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "20.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "20.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.71% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.47% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the capital city of Maroni, located on the western side of the island of Grande Comore, is the country's largest city; however, of the three islands that comprise Comoros, it is Anjouan that is the most densely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "28.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "29.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.87% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MORONI (capital) 56,000 (2014)" + "text": "62,000 MORONI (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" @@ -200,104 +206,113 @@ "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.6", + "text": "24.6 years (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "335 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "273 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "61.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "55 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "72.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "64.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "51 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.2 years" + "text": "65.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "61.9 years" + "text": "63.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "66.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.47 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.95 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "19.4% (2012)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2006)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.6% of population ++ rural: 89.1% of population ++ total: 90.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.4% of population ++ rural: 10.9% of population ++ total: 9.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.27 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 48.3% of population ++ rural: 30.9% of population ++ total: 35.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 37.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 51.7% of population ++ rural: 69.1% of population ++ total: 64.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "56.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "51% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.8% (2014)" + "text": "7.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "16.9% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "77.8%" + "text": "58.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "64.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "73.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "53% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -308,7 +323,18 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" + "text": "11 years (2014)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "19.5%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "20%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "18.8% (2018)" } } }, @@ -321,10 +347,10 @@ "text": "Comoros" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)" + "text": "Udzima wa Komori (Comorian), Union des Comores (French), Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Komori (Comorian); Comores (French); Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)" + "text": "Komori (Comorian), Comores (French), Juzur al Qamar (Arabic)" }, "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the Arabic designation \"Juzur al Qamar\" meaning \"Islands of the Moon\"" @@ -342,10 +368,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Moroni derives from \"mroni,\" which means \"at the river\" in Shingazidja, the Comorian language spoken on Grande Comore (N'gazidja)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 islands and 4 municipalities*; Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Domoni*, Fomboni*, Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Moheli (Mwali), Moroni*, Moutsamoudou*" + "text": "3 islands; Anjouan (Ndzuwani), Grande Comore (N'gazidja), Moheli (Mwali)" }, "Independence": { "text": "6 July 1975 (from France)" @@ -354,7 +383,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1996; latest ratified 23 December 2001; amended 2009, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1996, 2001; newest adopted 30 July 2018" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the union or supported by at least one third of the Assembly of the Union membership; adoption requires approval by at three-quarters majority of the total Assembly membership or approval in a referendum" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: a referendum held on 30 July 2018 - boycotted by the opposition - overwhelmingly approved a new constitution that allows for 2 consecutive 5-year presidential terms and revises the rotating presidency within the islands" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic religious law, the French civil code of 1975, and customary law" @@ -381,58 +418,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Azail ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President AZALI Assoumani (since 26 May 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; note - AZALI takes oath of office 2 June 2019 after 24 March 2019 reelection (2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Azail ASSOUMANI (since 26 May 2016)" + "text": "President AZALI Assoumani (since 26 May 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the Union presidency rotates among the 3 islands; president directly elected by simple majority popular vote in 2 rounds for a single nonrenewable 5-year term (in the first round or primary, 3 candidates with the highest vote count by voters on the island concerned compete in the second round; second round winner determined by simple majority vote by voters on all 3 islands; election last held on 21 February 2016 and second round held 10 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021); note - in addition to the Union president, each island elects its own president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote in 2 rounds for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 March 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Azail ASSOUMANI elected president in the second round of voting by a plurality; percent of vote in first round - Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 17.6%, Mouigni BARAKA 15.1%, Azali ASSOUMANI 15%, Fahmi Said IBRAHIM 14.5%; percent of vote in second round - Azail ASSOUMANI 41%, Mohamed Ali SOILIHI 39.9%; Mouigni BARAKA 19.1%" + "text": "AZALI Assoumani (CRC) elected president in first round; with a 59% of the vote; - AZALI Assoumani (CRC) 60.8%, Ahamada MAHAMOUDOU (PJ) 14.6%, and Mouigni Baraka Said SOILIHI (Independent) 5.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 24 members elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed and 9 members indirectly selected by island assemblies; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Union (33 seats; 24 members directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed and 9 members indirectly elected by the 3 island assemblies; members serve 5-year terms) (2017)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 25 January and 22 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 19 January 2020 with a runoff on 23 February 2020 (next to be held in 2025) (2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPDC 8, PJ 7, RDC 2, CRC 2, RADHI 1, PEC 1, independents 3; note - in addition 9 seats will be filled by nominations from the 3 island assemblies" + "text": "seats by party -1st round - Boycotting parties 16, Independent 3, CRC 2, RDC 2, RADHI 1, Orange party 0; note -  9 additional seats filled by the 3 island assemblies; 2nd round - CRC 20, Orange Party 2, Independents 2; composition as of 23 January 2020 men 20, women 4, percent of women 16.7%   (2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 8 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges - 2 selected by the president of the Union, 2 by the Assembly of the Union, and 1 each by the 3 island councils; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members appointed - 1 by the president, 1 each by the 3 vice presidents, 1 by the Assembly, and 1 each by the island executives; all members serve 6-year renewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges - selection and term of office NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeals (in Moroni); Tribunal de premiere instance; island village (community) courts; religious courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "   " } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assoumani] ++ Democratic Rally of the Comoros or RDC [Mouigni BARAKA] ++ Juwa Party or PJ [Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI] ++ Party for the Comorian Agreement (Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne) or PEC [Fahmi Said IBRAHIM] ++ Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development or RADHI [Abdou SOEFO] ++ Rally with a Development Intiiative for Enlightened Youth or RIDJA [Said Larifou] ++ Union for the Development of the Comoros or UPDC [Mohamed HALIFA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Federation Comorienne des Consomateurs or FCC [Mohamed Said Abdallah MCHANGANA] ++ Mouvement des Entreprises comorienne or MODEC [Faharate HOUSSEIN] ++ Union des Chambres de Commerce et de l'Industrie et de l'Agriculture or UCCIA [Fahmy THABIT] ++ Confederation des Travailleurs Comoriens or CTC", - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists" - } + "text": "Convention for the Renewal of the Comoros or CRC [AZALI Assoumani]Democratic Rally of the Comoros or RDC [Mouigni BARAKA]Independent Party [N/A]Juwa Party or PJ [[Ahmed Abdallah SAMBI, Mahamoudou AHAMADA]Orange Party [Mohamed DAOUDOU]Party for the Comorian Agreement (Partie Pour l'Entente Commorienne) or PEC [Fahmi Said IBRAHIM]Rally for an Alternative of Harmonious and Integrated Development or RADHI [Houmed MSAIDIE, Abdou SOEFO]Rally with a Development Initiative for Enlightened Youth or RIDJA [Said LARIFOU]Union for the Development of the Comoros or UPDC [Mohamed HALIFA] (2018)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AMF, AOSIS, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Soilihi Mohamed SOILIHI (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Eric ANDRIAMIHAJA Robson, since March 2018" }, "chancery": { "text": "Mission to the US, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 418, New York, NY 10017" @@ -448,13 +482,13 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Comoros; the US Ambassador to Madagascar is accredited to Comoros" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a white crescent with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros)", + "text": "four equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), white, red, and blue, with a green isosceles triangle based on the hoist; centered within the triangle is a vertical white crescent moon with the convex side facing the hoist and four white, five-pointed stars placed vertically in a line between the points of the crescent; the horizontal bands and the four stars represent the four main islands of the archipelago - Mwali, N'gazidja, Ndzuwani, and Mahore (Mayotte - department of France, but claimed by Comoros)", "note": { - "text": "the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" + "text": "note: the crescent, stars, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "four stars and crescent; national colors: green, white" + "text": "four five-pointed stars and crescent moon; national colors: green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -464,64 +498,64 @@ "text": "Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE/Said Hachim SIDI ABDEREMANE and Kamildine ABDALLAH" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1978" + "text": "note: adopted 1978" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "One of the world's poorest countries, Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for 50% of GDP, employs 80% of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang-ylang; and Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture’s importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, accounts for the bulk of imports. ++ ++ Authorities are negotiating with the IMF for triennial program assistance. The government - which is racked by internal political disputes - is struggling to provide basic services, upgrade education and technical training, privatize commercial and industrial enterprises, improve health services, diversify exports, promote tourism, and reduce the high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, has inhibited growth. Remittances from about 200,000 Comorans contribute about 25% of the country’s GDP. In December 2012, IMF and the World Bank's International Development Association supported $176 million in debt relief for Comoros, resulting in a 59% reduction of its future external debt service over a period of 40 years. In late 2013, a US-based investment company invested $200 million in a project to explore for hydrocarbons in Comoran territorial waters, the largest financial investment in the country’s history." + "text": "One of the world's poorest and smallest economies, the Comoros is made up of three islands that are hampered by inadequate transportation links, a young and rapidly increasing population, and few natural resources. The low educational level of the labor force contributes to a subsistence level of economic activity and a heavy dependence on foreign grants and technical assistance. Agriculture, including fishing, hunting, and forestry, accounts for about 50% of GDP, employs a majority of the labor force, and provides most of the exports. Export income is heavily reliant on the three main crops of vanilla, cloves, and ylang ylang (perfume essence); and the Comoros' export earnings are easily disrupted by disasters such as fires and extreme weather. Despite agriculture’s importance to the economy, the country imports roughly 70% of its food; rice, the main staple, and other dried vegetables account for more than 25% of imports. Remittances from about 300,000 Comorans contribute about 25% of the country’s GDP. France, Comoros’s colonial power, remains a key trading partner and bilateral donor. Comoros faces an education system in need of upgrades, limited opportunities for private commercial and industrial enterprises, poor health services, limited exports, and a high population growth rate. Recurring political instability, sometimes initiated from outside the country, and an ongoing electricity crisis have inhibited growth. The government, elected in mid-2016, has moved to improve revenue mobilization, reduce expenditures, and improve electricity access, although the public sector wage bill remains one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. In mid-2017, Comoros joined the Southern African Development Community with 15 other regional member states." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.259 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.232 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.22 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.319 billion (2017 est.) / $1.284 billion (2016 est.) / $1.257 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$622 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$652 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2017 est.) / $1,600 (2016 est.) / $1,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "104.9%" + "text": "92.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "10.3%" + "text": "-3.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "17.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-65% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "47.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "37.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -531,15 +565,18 @@ "text": "fishing, tourism, perfume distillation" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "245,200 (2013 est.)" + "text": "278,500 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "80%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "20% (1996 est.)" + }, "industry and services": { "text": "20% (1996 est.)" } @@ -560,188 +597,204 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$165 million" + "text": "165.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$185.5 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "207.3 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "32.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.93% (31 December 2010) ++ 2.21% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$201.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $169 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$303 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $251.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$180.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $142.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.) / 1.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$56 million (2016 est.) ++ $5 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$27 million (2017 est.) / -$45 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $18.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.9 million (2017 est.) / $17.9 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 36.5%, India 12.2%, Germany 8.2%, Pakistan 6.3%, Switzerland 5.8%, South Korea 4.7%, Russia 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), cloves" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 28.7%, France 17%, Germany 8.7%, Saudi Arabia 7.1%, Singapore 6.6%, Netherlands 6.1%, Mauritius 5.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$191.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $195.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$207.8 million (2017 est.) / $189.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "rice and other foodstuffs, consumer goods, petroleum products, cement and construction materials, transport equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 18.9%, Pakistan 16.2%, France 14.7%, UAE 11.3%, India 6.3% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 32.8%, France 17.3%, China 13.2%, Madagascar 6.1%, Pakistan 4.5%, India 4.3% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$208 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $159.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$133.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $132.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$199.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $132 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - ++ 449.1 (2016 est.) ++ 443.6 (2015 est.) ++ 443.6 (2014 est.) ++ 370.81 (2013 est.) ++ 382.9 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Comoran francs (KMF) per US dollar - / 458.2 (2017 est.) / 444.76 (2016 est.) / 444.76 (2015 est.) / 443.6 (2014 est.) / 370.81 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "200,000 (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "77.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "92.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "72.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "44 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "42 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "40.92 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.06 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "22,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "4.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,350 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,241 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "193,600 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "24,000" + "text": "9,840" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.18 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "422,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "563,722" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "54 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "67.6 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "sparse system of microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communication stations" + "text": "Qatar launched a special program for the construction of a wireless network to inter connect the 3 islands of the archipelago; telephone service limited to the islands' few towns (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections only about 3 per 100 persons; mobile cellular usage over 50 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage over 68 per 100 persons; two companies provide domestic and international mobile service and wireless data (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 269; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting East Africa with Europe and North America; HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion (2015)" + "text": "country code - 269; landing point for the EASSy, Comoros Domestic Cable System, Avassa, and FLY-LION3 fiber-optic submarine cable system connecting East Africa with Europe; HF radiotelephone communications to Madagascar and Reunion (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio sta (2007)" + "text": "national state-owned TV station and a TV station run by Anjouan regional government; national state-owned radio; regional governments on the islands of Grande Comore and Anjouan each operate a radio station; a few independent and small community radio stations operate on the islands of Grande Comore and Moheli, and these two islands have access to Mayotte Radio and French TV" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".km" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "58,000" + "text": "69,635" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "7.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.48% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,531" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "9 (2015)" + "text": "9" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -752,21 +805,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "880 km" + "text": "880 km (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "673 km" + "text": "673 km (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "207 km (2002)" @@ -774,24 +827,21 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "149" + "text": "230" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 16, cargo 83, carrier 5, chemical tanker 5, container 2, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 17, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 8" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "73 (Bangladesh 1, Bulgaria 4, China 1, Cyprus 2, Greece 4, Kenya 2, Kuwait 1, Latvia 2, Lebanon 2, Lithuania 1, Nigeria 1, Norway 1, Pakistan 5, Russia 12, Syria 5, Turkey 8, UAE 8, UK 1, Ukraine 10, US 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 109, oil tanker 27, other 82 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Moroni, Mutsamudu" + "text": "Moroni, Moutsamoudou" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense, FCD), includes Gendarmerie), Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "National Army for Development (l'Armee Nationale de Developpement, AND): Comoran Security Force (also called Comoran Defense Force (Force Comorienne de Defense, FCD), includes Gendarmerie), Comoran Coast Guard, Comoran Federal Police (2017)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for 2-year voluntary male and female military service; no conscription (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ct.json b/africa/ct.json index ea7cfea0..790665b5 100644 --- a/africa/ct.json +++ b/africa/ct.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March 2003, President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. The government still lacks full control of the countryside, where lawlessness persists. The militant group, Lord's Resistance Army, continues to destabilize southeastern Central African Republic, and several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president. Elections completed in March 2016 installed independent candidate Faustin-Archange TOUADERA as president." + "text": "The region was the site of much slave trading activity in the centuries before becoming a French protectorate in the late 19th century, and then was heavily economically exploited in the early part of the 20th century. Upon independence in 1960, the French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic. After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 but lasted only a decade. In March 2003, President Ange-Felix PATASSE was deposed in a military coup led by General Francois BOZIZE, who established a transitional government. Elections held in 2005 affirmed General BOZIZE as president; he was reelected in 2011 in voting widely viewed as flawed. Several rebel groups joined together in early December 2012 to launch a series of attacks that left them in control of numerous towns in the northern and central parts of the country. The rebels - unhappy with BOZIZE's government - participated in peace talks in early January 2013 which resulted in a coalition government including the rebellion's leadership. In March 2013, the coalition government dissolved, rebels seized the capital, and President BOZIZE fled the country. Rebel leader Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency and the following month established a National Transitional Council (CNT). In January 2014, the CNT elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA as interim president. Elections completed in March 2016 installed independent candidate Faustin-Archange TOUADERA as president; he continues to work towards peace between the government and armed groups, and is developing a disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, and repatriation program to reintegrate the armed groups into society. Nonetheless, as of early 2020 widespread violence continued, and the government in Bangui remains unable to extend control outside the capital. Peace agreements signed in 2017 and 2019 between the government and the main armed factions have had little effect and armed groups operate openly and control large swaths - as much 80% by some estimates - of the country's territory." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Texas" + "text": "slightly smaller than Texas; about four times the size of Georgia" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,920 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1,556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1,055 km, Sudan 174 km" + "text": "Cameroon 901 km, Chad 1556 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 1747 km, Republic of the Congo 487 km, South Sudan 1055 km, Sudan 174 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "635 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Oubangui River 335 m ++ highest point: Mont Ngaoui 1,420 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Oubangui River 335 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Ngaoui 1,410 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.1% ++ arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 5.1%" + "text": "8.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.9% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 5.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "36.2%" + "text": "36.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "55.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "tap water is not potable; poaching has diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation" + "text": "water pollution; tap water is not potable; poaching and mismanagement have diminished the country's reputation as one of the last great wildlife refuges; desertification; deforestation; soil erosion" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,507,257", + "text": "5,990,855 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -107,84 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Baya 33%, Banda 27%, Mandjia 13%, Sara 10%, Mboum 7%, M'Baka 4%, Yakoma 4%, other 2%" + "text": "Baya 28.8%, Banda 22.9%, Mandjia 9.9%, Sara 7.9%, M'Baka-Bantu 7.9%, Arab-Fulani (Peul) 6%, Mbum 6%, Ngbanki 5.5%, Zande-Nzakara 3%, other Central African Republic ethnic groups 2%, non-Central African Republic ethnic groups .1%" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), tribal languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "indigenous beliefs 35%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%", + "text": "Christian 89.5%, Muslim 8.5%, folk 1%, unaffiliated 1% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority" + "text": "note: animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "The Central African Republic’s (CAR) humanitarian crisis has worsened since a coup in March 2013. CAR’s high mortality rate and low life expectancy are attributed to elevated rates of preventable and treatable diseases (including malaria and malnutrition), an inadequate health care system, precarious food security, and armed conflict. Some of the worst mortality rates are in western CAR’s diamond mining region, which is impoverished because of government attempts to control the diamond trade and the fall in industrial diamond prices. To make matters worse, the government and international donors have reduced health funding in recent years. The CAR’s weak educational system and low literacy rate have also suffered as a result of the country’s ongoing conflict. Schools are closed, qualified teachers are scarce, infrastructure, funding, and supplies are lacking and subject to looting, and many students and teachers are displaced by violence. Rampant poverty, human rights violations, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and a lack of security and stability have led to forced displacement internally and externally. Since the political crisis that resulted in CAR’s March 2013 coup began in December 2012, approximately 370,000 people have fled to Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and other neighboring countries, while an estimated 385,000 are displaced internally. The UN has urged countries to refrain from repatriating CAR refugees amid the heightened lawlessness." + "text": "The Central African Republic’s (CAR) humanitarian crisis has worsened since a coup in March 2013. CAR’s high mortality rate and low life expectancy are attributed to elevated rates of preventable and treatable diseases (including malaria and malnutrition), an inadequate health care system, precarious food security, and armed conflict. Some of the worst mortality rates are in western CAR’s diamond mining region, which is impoverished because of government attempts to control the diamond trade and the fall in industrial diamond prices. To make matters worse, the government and international donors have reduced health funding in recent years. The CAR’s weak educational system and low literacy rate have also suffered as a result of the country’s ongoing conflict. Schools are closed, qualified teachers are scarce, infrastructure, funding, and supplies are lacking and subject to looting, and many students and teachers are displaced by violence. Rampant poverty, human rights violations, unemployment, poor infrastructure, and a lack of security and stability have led to forced displacement internally and externally. Since the political crisis that resulted in CAR’s March 2013 coup began in December 2012, approximately 600,000 people have fled to Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and other neighboring countries, while another estimated 600,000 are displaced internally as of October 2019. The UN has urged countries to refrain from repatriating CAR refugees amid the heightened lawlessness. (2019)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.27% (male 1,114,727/female 1,102,809)" + "text": "39.49% (male 1,188,682/female 1,176,958)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.98% (male 553,264/female 547,308)" + "text": "19.89% (male 598,567/female 593,075)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.24% (male 888,304/female 887,348)" + "text": "32.95% (male 988,077/female 986,019)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.04% (male 101,306/female 120,964)" + "text": "4.32% (male 123,895/female 134,829)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.47% (male 74,516/female 116,711) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.35% (male 78,017/female 122,736) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.2%" + "text": "86.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "68.4%" + "text": "81.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.8%" + "text": "5.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.3 years" + "text": "19.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.12% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.09% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "majority of residents live in the western and central areas of the country, especially in and around the capital of Bangui as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "40% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.52% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BANGUI (capital) 794,000 (2015)" + "text": "889,000 BANGUI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,83 +214,89 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "882 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "829 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "88.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "80.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "95.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "87.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "80.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "52.3 years" + "text": "54.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "51 years" + "text": "52.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "53.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "55.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.14 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "15.2% (2010/11)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.4% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "45.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.5% of population (2015 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.8% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.6% of population ++ rural: 54.4% of population ++ total: 68.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.4% of population ++ rural: 45.6% of population ++ total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 43.6% of population ++ rural: 7.2% of population ++ total: 21.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 56.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56.4% of population ++ rural: 92.8% of population ++ total: 78.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "92.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "78.2% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "118,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "100,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "7,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -284,21 +304,21 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.4% (2014)" + "text": "7.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "23.5% (2011)" + "text": "20.8% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "1.2% of GDP (2011)" @@ -308,13 +328,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "36.8%" + "text": "37.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "50.7%" + "text": "49.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "24.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "25.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -327,14 +347,6 @@ "female": { "text": "6 years (2012)" } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "532,518" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "47% (2006 est.)" - } } }, "Government": { @@ -373,6 +385,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: established as a French settlement in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River; the Ubangi itself was named from the native word for the \"rapids\" located beside the outpost, which marked the end of navigable water north from from Brazzaville" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -385,7 +400,12 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 1 December (1958)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum in December 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest (interim constitution) approved by the Transitional Council 30 August 2015, adopted by referendum 13-14 December 2015, ratified 27 March 2016" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals require support of the government, two thirds of the National Council of Transition, and assent by the \"Mediator of the Central African\" crisis; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the National Council membership; non-amendable constitutional provisions include those on the secular and republican form of government, fundamental rights and freedoms, amendment procedures, or changes to the authorities of various high-level executive, parliamentary, and judicial officials" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" @@ -415,34 +435,34 @@ "text": "President Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (since 30 March 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Simplice SARANDJI (since 2 April 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Firmin NGREBADA (since 25 February 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "under the new constitution, the president is elected by universal direct sufferage for a period of 5 years renewable for a second term; last election was held 20 February 2016 (next to be held April 2021)" + "text": "under the 2015 constitution, the president is elected by universal direct suffrage for a period of 5 years (eligible for a second term); election last held 30 December 2015 with a runoff 20 February 2016 (next election scheduled to be held in December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "First round held on 30 December 2015, percent of vote - Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 23.7%, Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 19.1%, Desire KOLINGBA (RDC) 12.0%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 11.4%, other 33.8%; second round held on 20 February 2016, percent of vote - Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 37.3%" + "text": "Faustin-Archange TOUADERA elected president in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE (URCA) 23.7%, Faustin-Archange TOUADERA (independent) 19.1%, Desire KOLINGBA (RDC) 12.%, Martin ZIGUELE (MLPC) 11.4%, other 33.8%; percent of vote in second round - Faustin-Archange TOUADERA 62.7%, Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE 37.3%" }, "note": { - "text": "rebel forces seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former President BOZIZE to flee the country; Interim President Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the prime minister, and established a National Transitional Council (CNT) in April 2013; the NTC elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA interim president in January 2014 to serve until February 2015 when new elections were to be held; her term was extended because instability delayed new elections and the transition did not take place until the end of March 2016" + "text": "note: rebel forces seized the capital in March 2013, forcing former President BOZIZE to flee the country; Interim President Michel DJOTODIA assumed the presidency, reinstated the prime minister, and established a National Transitional Council (CNT) in April 2013; the NTC elected Catherine SAMBA-PANZA interim president in January 2014 to serve until February 2015, when new elections were to be held; her term was extended because instability delayed new elections and the transition did not take place until the end of March 2016" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (131 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (140 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held February 2016 and 31 March 2016 (next election to be held in 2021)" + "text": "last held 30 December 2015 (results annulled), 14 February 2016 - first round and 31 March 2016 - second round (next to be held on 27 December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNDP 13, URCA 13, RDC 10, MLPC 9, KNK 7, independents 56, other 23" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNDP 16, URCA 11, RDC 8, MLPC 10, KNK 7, other 28, independent 60; composition - men 129, women 11, percent of women 7.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, at least 3 of whom are women)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -453,14 +473,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Party for Development or PAD ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA] ++ Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA] ++ Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH] ++ Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE] ++ National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE] ++ National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Amine MICHEL] ++ New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE] ++ Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]" + "text": "Action Party for Development or PAD [El Hadj Laurent NGON-BABA]Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP [Clement BELIBANGA]Central African Democratic Rally or RDC [Desire Nzanga KOLINGBA]Movement for Democracy and Development or MDD [Louis PAPENIAH]Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People or MLPC [Martin ZIGUELE]National Convergence (also known as Kwa Na Kwa) or KNK [Francois BOZIZE]National Union for Democracy and Progress or UNDP [Amine MICHEL]New Alliance for Progress or NAP [Jean-Jacques DEMAFOUTH]Social Democratic Party or PSD [Enoch LAKOUE]Union for Central African Renewal or URCA [Anicet-Georges DOLOGUELE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, EITI (compliant country) (suspended), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Stanislas MOUSSA-KEMBE (since 24 August 2009)" + "text": "Ambassador Martial NDOUBOU (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2704 Ontario Road NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -474,7 +494,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jeffrey HAWKINS (30 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lucy TAMLYN (since 6 February 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[236] 21 61 0200" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenue David Dacko, Bangui" @@ -482,14 +505,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 924, Bangui" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[236] 21 61 0200" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[236] 21 61 4494" - }, - "note": { - "text": "embassy operations suspended in December 2012; resumed limited operations on 15 Septermber 2014" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -506,64 +523,64 @@ "text": "Barthelemy BOGANDA/Herbert PEPPER" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; Barthelemy BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; Barthelemy BOGANDA wrote the anthem's lyrics and was the first prime minister of the autonomous French territory" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography, poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. ++ ++ Since 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the 2011 election worsened CAR's fiscal situation. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. After a two-year lag in donor support, the IMF's first review of CAR's extended credit facility for 2012-15 praised improvements in revenue collection but warned of weak management of spending. ++ ++ Kimberley Process participants partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from the country in 2015, but persistent insecurity will prevent GDP from recovering to its pre-2013 level." + "text": "Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry and mining, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with about 60% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of estimated GDP, although statistics are unreliable in the conflict-prone country. Timber and diamonds account for most export earnings, followed by cotton. Important constraints to economic development include the CAR's landlocked geography, poor transportation system, largely unskilled work force, and legacy of misdirected macroeconomic policies. Factional fighting between the government and its opponents remains a drag on economic revitalization. Distribution of income is highly unequal and grants from the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs. CAR shares a common currency with the Central African Monetary Union. The currency is pegged to the Euro. Since 2009, the IMF has worked closely with the government to institute reforms that have resulted in some improvement in budget transparency, but other problems remain. The government's additional spending in the run-up to the 2011 election worsened CAR's fiscal situation. In 2012, the World Bank approved $125 million in funding for transport infrastructure and regional trade, focused on the route between CAR's capital and the port of Douala in Cameroon. In July 2016, the IMF approved a three-year extended credit facility valued at $116 million; in mid-2017, the IMF completed a review of CAR’s fiscal performance and broadly approved of the government’s management, although issues with revenue collection, weak government capacity, and transparency remain. The World Bank in late 2016 approved a $20 million grant to restore basic fiscal management, improve transparency, and assist with economic recovery. Participation in the Kimberley Process, a commitment to remove conflict diamonds from the global supply chain, led to a partially lifted the ban on diamond exports from CAR in 2015, but persistent insecurity is likely to constrain real GDP growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.206 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.048 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.908 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.39 billion (2017 est.) / $3.249 billion (2016 est.) / $3.108 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.782 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.937 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.) / 4.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$700 (2016 est.) ++ $600 (2015 est.) ++ $600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$700 (2017 est.) / $700 (2016 est.) / $600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 8.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 4.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "108.3%" + "text": "95.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "8.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "13.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.7%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-29.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "58%" + "text": "43.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "16% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "30.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -573,19 +590,16 @@ "text": "gold and diamond mining, logging, brewing, sugar refining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.421 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.242 million (2017 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8% (2001 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "23% unemployment in the capital, Bangui" - } + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "62% NA (2008 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -595,199 +609,209 @@ "text": "33% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "61.3 (1993)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$207.1 million" + "text": "282.9 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$284.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "300.1 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "11.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "52.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 56% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$392.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $340.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$500.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $426.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$521.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $444.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 4.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$178 million (2016 est.) ++ -$144 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$163 million (2017 est.) / -$97 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$77 million (2016 est.) ++ $70.5 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$113.7 million (2017 est.) / $101.5 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 31.2%, Burundi 16.2%, China 12.5%, Cameroon 9.6%, Austria 7.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Norway 52.2%, China 14.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$375.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $360.4 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$393.1 million (2017 est.) / $342.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, textiles, petroleum products, machinery, electrical equipment, motor vehicles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Norway 39.6%, France 6.8%, US 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "France 17.1%, US 12.3%, India 11.5%, China 8.2%, South Africa 7.4%, Japan 5.8%, Italy 5.1%, Cameroon 4.9%, Netherlands 4.6% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$304.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $252.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$686.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $661.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$779.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $691.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "5 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "14% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "34.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "0.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "171.4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "159.4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "44,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "38,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "50% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "50% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,800 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,828 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,799 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "400,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "413,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,000" + "text": "2,934" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "982,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,892,114" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.25 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "network consists principally of microwave radio relay and low-capacity, low-powered radiotelephone communication" + "text": "network consists principally of microwave radio relay and at low-capacity; ongoing conflict has obstructed telecommunication and media development, although there are ISP (Internet service providers) and mobile phone carriers, radio is the most-popular communications medium (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; spurred by the presence of multiple mobile-cellular service providers, cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone servi" + "text": "very limited telephone service with less than 1 fixed-line connection per 100 persons; with the presence of multiple providers mobile-cellular service has reached 33 per 100 mobile-cellular subscribers; cellular usage is increasing from a low base; most fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone services are concentrated in Bangui (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 236; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides domestic TV broadcasting; licenses for 2 private TV stations are pending; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as wel (2007)" + "text": "government-owned network, Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine, provides limited domestic TV broadcasting; state-owned radio network is supplemented by a small number of privately owned broadcast stations as well as a few community radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cf" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "246,000" + "text": "249,336" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "4.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.34% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "608" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "2" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "46,364" + "text": "46,364 (2015)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" @@ -801,27 +825,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "37" + "text": "37 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2013)" @@ -829,13 +850,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "20,278 km" + "text": "24,000 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,385 km" + "text": "700 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "18,893 km (2010)" + "text": "23,300 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -843,16 +864,31 @@ }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { - "text": "Bangui (Oubangui); Nola (Sangha)" + "text": "Bangui (Oubangui)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Nola (Sangha)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG), National Police (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Central African Armed Forces (Forces Armees Centrafricaines, FACA): Ground Forces (includes Military Air Service), General Directorate of Gendarmerie Inspection (DGIG); National Police (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.41% of GDP (2018) / 1.44% of GDP (2017) / 1.53% of GDP (2016) / 1.69% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have an estimated 8,000 Army troops (including an Air Service component of about 150) and 1,500 Gendarmerie (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FACA is armed mostly with second-hand equipment from China, Russia, and Ukraine (2020 )" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for selective military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2012)" + "text": "18 years of age for military service; no conscription (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the FACA is currently assessed as unable to provide adequate internal security for the country; the military was dissolved following the 2013 rebel seizure of the government and has struggled to rebuild in the years of instability since; France, Russia, the UN, and the European Union are providing various levels of security assistance the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has operated in the country since 2014; its peacekeeping mission includes providing security, protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, disarming and demobilizing armed groups, and supporting the country’s fragile transitional government; in November 2019, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the MINUSCA peacekeeping mission another year; as of March 2020, MINUSCA had approximately 13,200 total personnel, including about 10,700 troops and 2,000 policethe European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) has operated in the country since 2016; the EUTM-RCA contributes to the restructuring of the country's military and defense sector through advice, training, and educational programs (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -861,15 +897,15 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,183 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)" + "text": "5,555 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "462,476 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2016)" + "text": "684,004 (clashes between army and rebel groups since 2005; tensions between ethnic groups) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Central African Republic (CAR) is a source, transit, and destination country for children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking, women subjected to forced prostitution, and adults subjected to forced labor; most victims appear to be CAR citizens exploited within the country, with a smaller number transported back forth between the CAR and nearby countries; armed groups operating in the CAR, including those aligned with the former Seleka Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army, continue to recruit and re-recruit children for military activities and labor; children are also subject to domestic servitude, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor in agriculture, mines, shops, and street vending; women and girls are subject to domestic servitude, sexual slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced marriage" + "text": "Central African Republic (CAR) is a source, transit, and destination country for children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking, women subjected to forced prostitution, and adults subjected to forced labor; most victims appear to be CAR citizens exploited within the country, with a smaller number transported back and forth between the CAR and nearby countries; armed groups operating in the CAR, including those aligned with the former SELEKA Government and the Lord’s Resistance Army, continue to recruit and re-recruit children for military activities and labor; children are also subject to domestic servitude, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor in agriculture, mines, shops, and street vending; women and girls are subject to domestic servitude, sexual slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced marriage" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 3 – the Central African Republic does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government conducted a limited number of investigations and prosecutions of cases of suspected human trafficking in 2014 but did not identify, provide protection to, or refer to care providers any trafficking victims; the government did not directly provide reintegration programs for demobilized child soldiers, leaving victims vulnerable to further exploitation or retrafficking by armed groups, including those affiliated with the government; in 2014, an NGO and the government began drafting a national action plan against trafficking but no efforts were reported to establish a policy against child soldiering or to raise awareness about existing laws prohibiting the use of children in the armed forces (2015)" diff --git a/africa/cv.json b/africa/cv.json index 79681d42..b1e7cbe4 100644 --- a/africa/cv.json +++ b/africa/cv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. The fusing of European and various African cultural traditions is reflected in Cabo Verde’s Crioulo language, music, and pano textiles. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to exhibit one of Africa's most stable democratic governments. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents. Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. The fusing of European and various African cultural traditions is reflected in Cabo Verde’s Crioulo language, music, and pano textiles. Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged their soil fertility and vegetation. For centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration." + "text": "The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cabo Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resupply stop for whaling and transatlantic shipping. The fusing of European and various African cultural traditions is reflected in Cabo Verde’s Krioulo language, music, and pano textiles. Following independence in 1975, and a tentative interest in unification with Guinea-Bissau, a one-party system was established and maintained until multi-party elections were held in 1990. Cabo Verde continues to sustain one of Africa's most stable democratic governments and one of its most stable economies, maintaining a currency formerly pegged to the Portuguese escudo and then the euro since 1998. Repeated droughts during the second half of the 20th century caused significant hardship and prompted heavy emigration. As a result, Cabo Verde's expatriate population - concentrated in Boston and Western Europe - is greater than its domestic one. Most Cabo Verdeans have both African and Portuguese antecedents. Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are home to the country's growing tourism industry. The more western islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged their soil fertility and vegetation. For centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ "text": "965 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, + "exclusive economic zone": { + "text": "200 nm" + }, "contiguous zone": { "text": "24 nm" }, - "exclusive economic zone": { - "text": "200 nm" + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mt. Fogo 2,829 m (a volcano on Fogo Island)" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island) 2,829 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -65,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.6% ++ arable land 11.7%; permanent crops 0.7%; permanent pasture 6.2%" + "text": "18.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.7% (2011 est.) / 0.7% (2011 est.) / 6.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "21% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "60.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,17 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "35 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation." + "Population distribution": { + "text": "among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Fogo (elev. 2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano" - } + "text": "prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active\nvolcanism: Fogo (2,829 m), which last erupted in 1995, is Cabo Verde's only active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion; deforestation due to demand for firewood; water shortages; desertification; environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing" + "text": "deforestation due to demand for firewood; water shortages; prolonged droughts and improper use of land (overgrazing, crop cultivation on hillsides lead to desertification and erosion); environmental damage has threatened several species of birds and reptiles; illegal beach sand extraction; overfishing" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "553,432 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "583,255 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,81 +119,81 @@ "text": "Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)" + "text": "Portuguese (official), Krioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African languages)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 77.3%, Protestant 4.6% (includes Church of the Nazarene 1.7%, Adventist 1.5%, Assembly of God 0.9%, Universal Kingdom of God 0.4%, and God and Love 0.1%), other Christian 3.4% (includes Christian Rationalism 1.9%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, and New Apostolic 0.5%), Muslim 1.8%, other 1.3%, none 10.8%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. Over the centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration. Labor migration historically reduced Cabo Verde’s population growth and still provides a key source of income through remittances. Expatriates probably outnumber Cabo Verde’s resident population, with most families having a member abroad. Cabo Verdeans have settled in the US, Europe, Africa, and South America. The largest diaspora community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, dating to the early 1800s, is a byproduct of the transatlantic whaling industry. Cabo Verdean men fleeing poverty at home joined the crews of US whaling ships that stopped in the islands. Many settled in New Bedford and stayed in the whaling or shipping trade, worked in the textile or cranberry industries, or operated their own transatlantic packet ships that transported compatriots to the US. Increased Cabo Verdean emigration to the US coincided with the gradual and eventually complete abolition of slavery in the archipelago in 1878. During the same period, Portuguese authorities coerced Cabo Verdeans to go to Sao Tome and Principe and other Portuguese colonies in Africa to work as indentured laborers on plantations. In the 1920s, when the US implemented immigration quotas, Cabo Verdean emigration shifted toward Portugal, West Africa (Senegal), and South America (Argentina). Growing numbers of Cabo Verdean labor migrants headed to Western Europe in the 1960s and 1970s. They filled unskilled jobs in Portugal, as many Portuguese sought out work opportunities in the more prosperous economies of northwest Europe. Cabo Verdeans eventually expanded their emigration to the Netherlands, where they worked in the shipping industry. Migration to the US resumed under relaxed migration laws. Cabo Verdean women also began migrating to southern Europe to become domestic workers, a trend that continues today and has shifted the gender balance of Cabo Verdean emigration. Emigration has declined in more recent decades due to the adoption of more restrictive migration policies in destination countries. Reduced emigration along with a large youth population, decreased mortality rates, and increased life expectancies, has boosted population growth, putting further pressure on domestic employment and resources. In addition, Cabo Verde has attracted increasing numbers of migrants in recent decades, consisting primarily of people from West Africa, Portuguese-speaking African countries, Portugal, and China. Since the 1990s, some West African migrants have used Cabo Verde as a stepping stone for illegal migration to Europe." + "text": "Cabo Verde’s population descends from its first permanent inhabitants in the late 15th-century – a preponderance of West African slaves, a small share of Portuguese colonists, and even fewer Italians, Spaniards, and Portuguese Jews. Over the centuries, the country’s overall population size has fluctuated significantly, as recurring periods of famine and epidemics have caused high death tolls and emigration.\nLabor migration historically reduced Cabo Verde’s population growth and still provides a key source of income through remittances. Expatriates probably outnumber Cabo Verde’s resident population, with most families having a member abroad. Cabo Verdeans have settled in the US, Europe, Africa, and South America. The largest diaspora community in New Bedford, Massachusetts, dating to the early 1800s, is a byproduct of the transatlantic whaling industry. Cabo Verdean men fleeing poverty at home joined the crews of US whaling ships that stopped in the islands. Many settled in New Bedford and stayed in the whaling or shipping trade, worked in the textile or cranberry industries, or operated their own transatlantic packet ships that transported compatriots to the US. Increased Cabo Verdean emigration to the US coincided with the gradual and eventually complete abolition of slavery in the archipelago in 1878.\nDuring the same period, Portuguese authorities coerced Cabo Verdeans to go to Sao Tome and Principe and other Portuguese colonies in Africa to work as indentured laborers on plantations. In the 1920s, when the US implemented immigration quotas, Cabo Verdean emigration shifted toward Portugal, West Africa (Senegal), and South America (Argentina). Growing numbers of Cabo Verdean labor migrants headed to Western Europe in the 1960s and 1970s. They filled unskilled jobs in Portugal, as many Portuguese sought out work opportunities in the more prosperous economies of northwest Europe. Cabo Verdeans eventually expanded their emigration to the Netherlands, where they worked in the shipping industry. Migration to the US resumed under relaxed migration laws. Cabo Verdean women also began migrating to southern Europe to become domestic workers, a trend that continues today and has shifted the gender balance of Cabo Verdean emigration.\nEmigration has declined in more recent decades due to the adoption of more restrictive migration policies in destination countries. Reduced emigration along with a large youth population, decreased mortality rates, and increased life expectancies, has boosted population growth, putting further pressure on domestic employment and resources. In addition, Cabo Verde has attracted increasing numbers of migrants in recent decades, consisting primarily of people from West Africa, Portuguese-speaking African countries, Portugal, and China. Since the 1990s, some West African migrants have used Cabo Verde as a stepping stone for illegal migration to Europe." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "29.6% (male 82,359/female 81,448)" + "text": "27.95% (male 82,010/female 81,012)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.56% (male 56,885/female 56,882)" + "text": "18.69% (male 54,521/female 54,504)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.2% (male 105,383/female 111,535)" + "text": "40.76% (male 115,811/female 121,923)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.53% (male 13,131/female 17,479)" + "text": "7.12% (male 18,939/female 22,597)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.12% (male 10,722/female 17,608) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.48% (male 12,037/female 19,901) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "49" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.1%" + "text": "41.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "7.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.9 years" + "text": "26.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24.1 years" + "text": "25.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.35% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.28% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable. Islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits. The more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation." + "text": "among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "65.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "66.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.99% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PRAIA (capital) 145,000 (2014)" + "text": "168,000 PRAIA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -204,112 +206,104 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.61 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.5", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2005 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "58 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "26 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "19.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.1 years" + "text": "73.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.8 years" + "text": "70.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.26 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.16 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "61.3% (2005)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "10.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.8% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2014)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.2% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.31 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "0.78 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94% of population ++ rural: 87.3% of population ++ total: 91.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6% of population ++ rural: 12.7% of population ++ total: 8.3% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.6% of population ++ rural: 54.3% of population ++ total: 72.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 12.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.4% of population ++ rural: 45.7% of population ++ total: 27.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "35.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "20.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.96% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "11.7% (2014)" + "text": "11.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "87.6%" + "text": "86.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "92.1%" + "text": "91.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "82% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -317,10 +311,21 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2014)" + "text": "13 years (2018)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "27.8%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "24.6%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "31.9% (2018)" } } }, @@ -354,6 +359,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-1 (4 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the earlier Portuguese name was Villa de Praia (\"Village of the Beach\"); it became just Praia in 1974 (prior to full independence in 1975)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -366,7 +374,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992; revised 1995, 1999, 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1981; latest effective 25 September 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals require support of at least four fifths of the active National Assembly membership; amendment drafts require sponsorship of at least one third of the active Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; constitutional sections, including those on national independence, form of government, political pluralism, suffrage, and human rights and liberties, cannot be amended; revised 1995, 1999, 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system of Portugal" @@ -396,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "President Jorge Carlos FONSECA (since 9 September 2011)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e SILVA (since 22 April 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ulisses CORREIA E. SILVA (since 22 April 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -405,7 +418,7 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly and appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - Jorge Carlos FONSECA (MPD) 74%, Albertino GRACA (independent) 23%, other 3%" + "text": "Jorge Carlos FONSECA reelected president; percent of vote - Jorge Carlos FONSECA (MPD) 74%, Albertino GRACA (independent) 23%, other 3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -416,34 +429,29 @@ "text": "last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - MPD 40, PAICV 29, UCID 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party MPD 54.5%, PAICV 38.2%, UCID 7%, other 0.3%; seats by party - MPD 40, PAICV 29, UCID 3; composition - men 57, women 15, percent of women 20.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice and at least 7 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and administrative sections)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judge appointments - 1 by the president of the republic, 1 elected by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Superior Judicial Council (SJC), a 16-member independent body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general, 8 private citizens, 2 judges, 2 prosecutors, the senior legal inspector of the Attorney General's office, and a representative of the Ministry of Justice; chief justice appointed by the president of the republic from among peers of the Supreme Court of Justice and in consultation with the SJC; judges appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "appeals courts, first instance (municipal) courts; audit, military, and fiscal and customs courts" + "text": "appeals courts, first instance (municipal) courts; audit, military, and fiscal and customs courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Party for Independence of Cabo Verde or PAICV [Janira Hopffer ALMADA] ++ Democratic and Independent Cabo Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO] ++ Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES] ++ Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Victor FIDALGO] ++ Movement for Democracy or MPD [Ulisses CORREIA e Silva] ++ Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO] ++ Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Anibal MEDINA] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists; political pressure groups" - } + "text": "rz African Party for Independence of Cabo Verde or PAICV [Janira Hopffer ALMADA]Democratic and Independent Cabo Verdean Union or UCID [Antonio MONTEIRO]Democratic Christian Party or PDC [Manuel RODRIGUES]Democratic Renovation Party or PRD [Victor FIDALGO]Movement for Democracy or MPD [Ulisses CORREIA E SILVA]Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Dr. Eurico MONTEIRO]Party of Work and Solidarity or PTS [Anibal MEDINA]Social Democratic Party or PSD [Joao ALEM]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jose Luis Fialho ROCHA (since 14 July 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Carlos W. VEIGA (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3415 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -460,7 +468,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Donald L. HEFLIN (since 29 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador John \"Jeff\" DAIGLE (since 28 June 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[238] 260-89-00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Rua Abilio Macedo 6, Praia" @@ -468,15 +479,12 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "C. P. 201, Praia" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[238] 2-60-89-00" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[238] 2-61-13-55" + "text": "[238] 261-13-55" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10, yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side; blue stands for the sea and the sky, the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands united into a nation, the stripes symbolize the road to formation of the country through peace (white) and effort (red)" + "text": "five unequal horizontal bands; the top-most band of blue - equal to one half the width of the flag - is followed by three bands of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue equal to one quarter of the flag width; a circle of 10 yellow, five-pointed stars is centered on the red stripe and positioned 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side; blue stands for the sea and the sky, the circle of stars represents the 10 major islands united into a nation, the stripes symbolize the road to formation of the country through peace (white) and effort (red)" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "ten, five-pointed, yellow stars; national colors: blue, white, red, yellow" @@ -489,64 +497,64 @@ "text": "Amilcar Spencer LOPES/Adalberto Higino Tavares SILVA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1996" + "text": "note: adopted 1996" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Cabo Verde’s economy is vulnerable to external shocks and depends on development aid, foreign investment, remittances, and tourism. The economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro-zone countries. Cabo Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances as a share of GDP are one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. ++ ++ Although about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. The island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages, exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought, and poor soil for growing food on several of the islands, requiring it to import most of what it consumes. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. ++ ++ Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. The government’s elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls." + "text": "Cabo Verde’s economy depends on development aid, foreign investment, remittances, and tourism. The economy is service-oriented with commerce, transport, tourism, and public services accounting for about three-fourths of GDP. Tourism is the mainstay of the economy and depends on conditions in the euro-zone countries. Cabo Verde annually runs a high trade deficit financed by foreign aid and remittances from its large pool of emigrants; remittances as a share of GDP are one of the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although about 40% of the population lives in rural areas, the share of food production in GDP is low. The island economy suffers from a poor natural resource base, including serious water shortages, exacerbated by cycles of long-term drought, and poor soil for growing food on several of the islands, requiring it to import most of what it consumes. The fishing potential, mostly lobster and tuna, is not fully exploited. Economic reforms are aimed at developing the private sector and attracting foreign investment to diversify the economy and mitigate high unemployment. The government’s elevated debt levels have limited its capacity to finance any shortfalls." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.583 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.457 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.408 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.777 billion (2017 est.) / $3.631 billion (2016 est.) / $3.468 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.684 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.776 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 4.7% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,700 (2016 est.) ++ $6,600 (2015 est.) ++ $6,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7,000 (2017 est.) / $6,800 (2016 est.) / $6,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "33.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 28% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 34.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 35.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.5%" + "text": "50.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "18.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.2%" + "text": "32.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.9%" + "text": "48.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-35.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-51.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "17.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -556,13 +564,13 @@ "text": "food and beverages, fish processing, shoes and garments, salt mining, ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "196,100 (2007 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12% (2014 est.) ++ 16.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9% (2017 est.) / 9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "30% (2000 est.)" @@ -572,202 +580,209 @@ "text": "1.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "40.6% (2001)" + "text": "40.6% (2000)" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$405.7 million" + "text": "493.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$477.4 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "546.7 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "116.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 116% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "125.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 127.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 7.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.41% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$576.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $557.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.552 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.526 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.309 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.324 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / -1.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$130 million (2016 est.) ++ -$69 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$109 million (2017 est.) / -$40 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$148.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $149.2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$189 million (2017 est.) / $148.4 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 45.3%, Portugal 40.3%, Netherlands 8.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fuel (re-exports), shoes, garments, fish, hides" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Australia 83%, Spain 8.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$618.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $630.7 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$836.1 million (2017 est.) / $687.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, industrial products, transport equipment, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Portugal 29.9%, Australia 26.4%, Netherlands 11.2%, Spain 5.6%, China 5.6% (2015)" + "text": "Portugal 43.9%, Spain 11.6%, Netherlands 6.1%, China 6.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$447.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $494.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$617.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $572.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.534 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.713 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.688 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - ++ 101.8 (2016 est.) ++ 99.426 (2015 est.) ++ 99.426 (2014 est.) ++ 83.114 (2013 est.) ++ 85.82 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cabo Verdean escudos (CVE) per US dollar - / 101.8 (2017 est.) / 99.688 (2016 est.) / 99.688 (2015 est.) / 99.426 (2014 est.) / 83.114 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "92.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "93% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "91.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "395 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "367.4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "162,500 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "23.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,328 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,607 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "400,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "867,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "58,456" + "text": "60,233" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "11 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "10.46 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "646,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "623,749" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "118 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "108.32 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "effective system, extensive modernization from 1996-2000 following partial privatization in 1995" + "text": "LTE reaches almost 40% of the population; regulator awards commercial 4G licenses and starts 5G pilot; govt. extends USD 25 million for submarine fiber-optic cable project linking Africa to Portugal and Brazil; major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom (CVT) (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "major service provider is Cabo Verde Telecom; fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched in 2004" + "text": "11 per 100 fixed-line and 108 per 100 mobile-cellular; fiber-optic ring, completed in 2001, links all islands providing Internet access and ISDN services; cellular service introduced in 1998; broadband services launched early in the decade (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 238; landing point for the Atlantis-2 fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Senegal, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 238; landing points for the Atlantis-2, EllaLink, Cabo Verde Telecom Domestic Submarine Cable Phase 1, 2, 3 and WACS fiber-optic transatlantic telephone cable that provides links to South America, Africa, and Europe; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "state-run TV and radio broadcast network plus a growing number of private broadcasters; Portuguese public TV and radio services for Africa are available; transmissions of a few international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cv" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "235,000" + "text": "330,623" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "43% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.17% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "15,657" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "5" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "567,182" + "text": "140,429 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "1,728,152 mt-km (2015)" @@ -781,27 +796,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,350 km" + "text": "1,350 km (2013)" }, "paved": { - "text": "932 km" + "text": "932 km (2013)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "418 km (2013)" @@ -809,16 +824,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "44" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 3, chemical tanker 2, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (Greece 1, Spain 1, UK 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 16, oil tanker 3, other 25 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -828,14 +837,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces: Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV; includes naval infantry) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Cabo Verdean Armed Forces (FACV): Army (also called the National Guard, GN), Cabo Verde Coast Guard (Guardia Costeira de Cabo Verde, GCCV, includes naval infantry) (2013)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) / 0.6% of GDP (2018) / 0.5% of GDP (2017) / 0.6% of GDP (2016) / 0.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Cabo Verdean Armed Forces (FACV) consist of approximately 1,100 Army (includes an air component of about 100 personnel) and 100 Coast Guard active duty troops (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FACV has a limited amount of mostly dated and second-hand equipment, largely from China, European countries, and the former Soviet Union; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of equipment (naval patrol craft and air craft) from the Netherlands and Portugal (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; 2-years conscript service obligation; 17 years of age for voluntary service (with parental consent) (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 0.51% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -844,11 +859,11 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "115 (2015)" + "text": "115 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe, particularly because of Lusophone links to Brazil, Portugal, and Guinea-Bissau; has taken steps to deter drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit (2008)" + "text": "used as a transshipment point for Latin American cocaine destined for Western Europe, particularly because of Lusophone links to Brazil, Portugal, and Guinea-Bissau; has taken steps to deter drug money laundering, including a 2002 anti-money laundering reform that criminalizes laundering the proceeds of narcotics trafficking and other crimes and the establishment in 2008 of a Financial Intelligence Unit" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/dj.json b/africa/dj.json index 5886545d..d795c496 100644 --- a/africa/dj.json +++ b/africa/dj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential election resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to serve a third term in 2011 and begin a fourth term in 2016. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden and serves as an important shipping portal for goods entering and leaving the east African highlands and transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a significant military presence in the country, and has strong ties with the US. Djibouti hosts several thousand members of US armed services at US-run Camp Lemonnier." + "text": "The region of present-day Djibouti was the site of the medieval Ifat and Adal Sultanates. In the late 19th century, treaties signed by the ruling Somali and Afar sultans with the French allowed the latter to establish the colony of French Somaliland. The designation continued in use until 1967, when the name was changed to the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas. Upon independence in 1977, the country was named after its capital city of Djibouti. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one-party state and proceeded to serve as president until 1999. Unrest among the Afar minority during the 1990s led to a civil war that ended in 2001 with a peace accord between Afar rebels and the Somali Issa-dominated government. In 1999, Djibouti's first multiparty presidential election resulted in the election of Ismail Omar GUELLEH as president; he was reelected to a second term in 2005 and extended his tenure in office via a constitutional amendment, which allowed him to serve a third term in 2011 and begin a fourth term in 2016. Djibouti occupies a strategic geographic location at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Its ports handle 95% of Ethiopia’s trade. Djibouti’s ports also service transshipments between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The government holds longstanding ties to France, which maintains a military presence in the country, as does the US, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain, and China." } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "430 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lac Assal -155 m ++ highest point: Moussa Ali 2,028 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lac Assal -155 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Moussa Ali 2,021 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "73.4% ++ arable land 0.1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 73.3%" + "text": "73.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 73.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "26.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, with a population over 600,000; no other city in the country has a total population over 50,000 as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods", - "volcanism": { - "text": "experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (elev. 298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active" - } + "text": "earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods\nvolcanism: experiences limited volcanic activity; Ardoukoba (298 m) last erupted in 1978; Manda-Inakir, located along the Ethiopian border, is also historically active" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; limited arable land; desertification; endangered species" + "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; water pollution; limited arable land; deforestation (forests threatened by agriculture and the use of wood for fuel); desertification; endangered species" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "846,687 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "921,804 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +121,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)" + "text": "Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (mostly Yemeni Arab, also French, Ethiopian, and Italian)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 94%, Christian 6%" + "text": "Sunni Muslim 94% (nearly all Djiboutians), Christian 6% (mainly foreign-born residents)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Djibouti is a poor, predominantly urban country, characterized by high rates of illiteracy, unemployment, and childhood malnutrition. More than 75% of the population lives in cities and towns (predominantly in the capital, Djibouti). The rural population subsists primarily on nomadic herding. Prone to droughts and floods, the country has few natural resources and must import more than 80% of its food from neighboring countries or Europe. Health care, particularly outside the capital, is limited by poor infrastructure, shortages of equipment and supplies, and a lack of qualified personnel. More than a third of health care recipients are migrants because the services are still better than those available in their neighboring home countries. The nearly universal practice of female genital cutting reflects Djibouti’s lack of gender equality and is a major contributor to obstetrical complications and its high rates of maternal and infant mortality. A 1995 law prohibiting the practice has never been enforced. Because of its political stability and its strategic location at the confluence of East Africa and the Gulf States along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, Djibouti is a key transit point for migrants and asylum seekers heading for the Gulf States and beyond. Each year some hundred thousand people, mainly Ethiopians and some Somalis, journey through Djibouti, usually to the port of Obock, to attempt a dangerous sea crossing to Yemen. However, with the escalation of the ongoing Yemen conflict, Yemenis began fleeing to Djibouti in March 2015, with more than 35,000 arriving by April 2016. Most Yemenis remain unregistered and head for Djibouti City rather than seeking asylum at one of Djibouti’s three spartan refugee camps. Djibouti has been hosting refugees and asylum seekers, predominantly Somalis and lesser numbers of Ethiopians and Eritreans, at camps for 20 years, despite lacking potable water, food shortages, and unemployment." + "text": "Djibouti is a poor, predominantly urban country, characterized by high rates of illiteracy, unemployment, and childhood malnutrition. More than 75% of the population lives in cities and towns (predominantly in the capital, Djibouti). The rural population subsists primarily on nomadic herding. Prone to droughts and floods, the country has few natural resources and must import more than 80% of its food from neighboring countries or Europe. Health care, particularly outside the capital, is limited by poor infrastructure, shortages of equipment and supplies, and a lack of qualified personnel. More than a third of health care recipients are migrants because the services are still better than those available in their neighboring home countries. The nearly universal practice of female genital cutting reflects Djibouti’s lack of gender equality and is a major contributor to obstetrical complications and its high rates of maternal and infant mortality. A 1995 law prohibiting the practice has never been enforced.\nBecause of its political stability and its strategic location at the confluence of East Africa and the Gulf States along the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, Djibouti is a key transit point for migrants and asylum seekers heading for the Gulf States and beyond. Each year some hundred thousand people, mainly Ethiopians and some Somalis, journey through Djibouti, usually to the port of Obock, to attempt a dangerous sea crossing to Yemen. However, with the escalation of the ongoing Yemen conflict, Yemenis began fleeing to Djibouti in March 2015, with almost 20,000 arriving by August 2017. Most Yemenis remain unregistered and head for Djibouti City rather than seeking asylum at one of Djibouti’s three spartan refugee camps. Djibouti has been hosting refugees and asylum seekers, predominantly Somalis and lesser numbers of Ethiopians and Eritreans, at camps for 20 years, despite lacking potable water, food shortages, and unemployment." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "31.71% (male 134,604/female 133,840)" + "text": "29.97% (male 138,701/female 137,588)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.54% (male 85,805/female 96,587)" + "text": "20.32% (male 88,399/female 98,955)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.37% (male 134,945/female 189,930)" + "text": "40.73% (male 156,016/female 219,406)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.7% (male 18,257/female 21,538)" + "text": "5.01% (male 19,868/female 26,307)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.68% (male 13,992/female 17,189) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.97% (male 16,245/female 20,319) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "58.5%" + "text": "50.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.9%" + "text": "43.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "7.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.5 years" + "text": "24.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "21.8 years" + "text": "23 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.07% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most densely populated areas are in the east; the largest city is Djibouti, with a population over 600,000; no other city in the country has a total population over 50,000 as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "77.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "78.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.67% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DJIBOUTI (capital) 529,000 (2015)" + "text": "576,000 DJIBOUTI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,117 +214,115 @@ "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "229 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "248 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "47.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "54.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "47.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "40.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63.2 years" + "text": "64.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "60.7 years" + "text": "62.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.35 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "19% (2012)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2006)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.4% of population ++ rural: 64.7% of population ++ total: 90% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.6% of population ++ rural: 35.3% of population ++ total: 10% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "40.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 59.8% of population ++ rural: 5.1% of population ++ total: 47.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 16% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 40.2% of population ++ rural: 94.9% of population ++ total: 52.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "78.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "6,800 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.5% (2014)" + "text": "13.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "29.8% (2012)" + "text": "29.9% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "4.5% of GDP (2010)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "6 years" + "text": "7 years" }, "male": { "text": "7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "6 years (2011)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "13,176" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "8% (2006 est.)" + "text": "67 years (2011)" } } }, @@ -334,14 +341,14 @@ "text": "Djibouti/Jibuti" }, "former": { - "text": "French Territory of the Afars and Issas, French Somaliland" + "text": "French Somaliland, French Territory of the Afars and Issas" }, "etymology": { "text": "the country name derives from the capital city of Djibouti" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "semi-presidential republic" + "text": "presidential republic" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -352,6 +359,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origin of the name is disputed; multiple descriptions, possibilities, and theories have been proposed" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -364,7 +374,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 June (1977)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved by referendum 4 September 1992; amended 2006, 2008, 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "approved by referendum 4 September 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; Assembly consideration of proposals requires assent at least one third of the membership; passage requires a simple majority vote by the Assembly and approval by simple majority vote in a referendum; the president can opt to bypass a referendum if adopted by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of Djibouti, its republican form of government, and its pluralist form of democracy cannot by amended; amended 2006, 2008, 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based primarily on the French civil code (as it existed in 1997), Islamic religious law (in matters of family law and successions), and customary law" @@ -400,43 +415,43 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; (constitution amended in 2010 to allow a third term); election last held on 8 April 2016 (next to be held by 2021); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 8 April 2016 (next to be held by 2021); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 87%, Omar Elmi KHAIREH (represented the USN) 7.3%, other 5.6%" + "text": "Ismail Omar GUELLEH reelected president for a fourth term; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH (RPP) 87%, Omar Elmi KHAIREH (CDU) 7.3%, other 5.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale, formerly the Chamber of Deputies (65 seats; 52 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 13 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale, formerly the Chamber of Deputies (65 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 23 February 2018 (next to be held in February 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UMP 61.5%, USN 35.6%, CDU 3.0%; seats by party - UMP 43, USN 21, CDU 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 57, UDJ-PDD 7, CDU 1; composition - men 47, women 18, percent of women 26.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of NA magistrates); Constitutional Council (consists of 6 magistrates)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court magistrates appointed by the president with the advice of the Superior Council of the Magistracy or CSM, a 10-member body consisting of 4 judges, 3 members (non parliamentarians and judges) appointed by the president, and 3 appointed by the National Assembly president or speaker; magistrates appointed for life with retirement at age 65; Constitutional Council magistrate appointments - 2 by the president of the republic, 2 by the president of the National Assembly, and 2 by the CSM; magistrates appointed for 8-year, non-renewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court magistrates appointed by the president with the advice of the Superior Council of the Magistracy CSM, a 10-member body consisting of 4 judges, 3 members (non parliamentarians and judges) appointed by the president, and 3 appointed by the National Assembly president or speaker; magistrates appointed for life with retirement at age 65; Constitutional Council magistrate appointments - 2 by the president of the republic, 2 by the president of the National Assembly, and 2 by the CSM; magistrates appointed for 8-year, non-renewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court of Appeal; 5 Courts of First Instance; customary courts; State Court (replaced sharia courts in 2003)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic National Party or PND [ADEN Robleh Awaleh] ++ Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH] ++ Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM] ++ Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD] ++ Movement for Development and Liberty or MODEL [Sheikh Guirreh MEIDAL] ++ People's Rally for Progress or RPP [Ismail Omar GUELLEH] (governing party) ++ Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Moumin Bahdon FARAH] ++ Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD [Ahmed YOUSSOUF] ++ Union for a Presidential Majority or UMP (a coalition of parties including RPP, FRUD, PND, and PPSD) ++ Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ [Ismail GUEDI Hared] ++ Union for National Salvation or USN (an umbrella coalition comprising PRD, PDD, MODEL, ARD, and UDJ) [Ahmed Youssouf HOUMER]" + "text": "Center for United Democrats or CDU [Ahmed Mohamed YOUSSOUF, chairman]Democratic Renewal Party or PRD [Abdillahi HAMARITEH]Djibouti Development Party or PDD [Mohamed Daoud CHEHEM]Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy (Front pour la Restauration de l'Unite Democratique) or FRUD [Ali Mohamed DAOUD]Movement for Democratic Renewal and Development [Daher Ahmed FARAH]Movement for Development and Liberty or MoDel [Ismail Ahmed WABERI]National Democratic Party or PND [Aden Robleh AWALEH]People's Rally for Progress or RPP [Ismail Omar GUELLEH] (governing party)Peoples Social Democratic Party or PPSD [Hasna Moumin BAHDON]Republican Alliance for Democracy or ARD [Aden Mohamed ABDOU, interim president]Union for a Presidential Majority or UMP (coalition includes RPP, FRUD, PND, PPSD)Union for Democracy and Justice or UDJ [Ilya Ismail GUEDI Hared]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU (candidates), COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Siad DOUALEH (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Mohamed Said DOUALEH (28 December 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1156 15th Street NW, Suite 515, Washington, DC 20005" @@ -450,17 +465,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Thomas P. KELLY (since 13 October 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Lot 350-B, Haramouss" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B.P. 185, Djibouti" + "text": "Ambassador Larry Edward ANDRE, Jr. (since 20 November 2017)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[253] 21 45 30 00" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Lot 350-B, Haramouss B. P. 185" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "B.P. 185, Djibouti" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[253] 21 45 31 29" } @@ -479,64 +494,64 @@ "text": "Aden ELMI/Abdi ROBLEH" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1977" + "text": "note: adopted 1977" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Djibouti's economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location as a deepwater port on the Red Sea. Three-fourths of Djibouti's inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall and less than 4% arable land limits crop production to small quantities of fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. ++ ++ Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and re-exports represent 70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Reexports consist primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Djibouti has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to help support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An official unemployment rate of nearly 50% - with youth unemployment near 80% - continues to be a major problem. Inflation declined to 3% in 2014 due to low international food prices and a decline in electricity tariffs. ++ ++ Djibouti’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and imported food and water leave average consumers vulnerable to global price shocks, though in mid-2015 Djibouti passed new legislation to liberalize the energy sector. The government has emphasized infrastructure development for transportation and energy and Djibouti – with the help of foreign partners – has begun to increase and modernize its port capacity." + "text": "Djibouti's economy is based on service activities connected with the country's strategic location as a deepwater port on the Red Sea. Three-fourths of Djibouti's inhabitants live in the capital city; the remainder are mostly nomadic herders. Scant rainfall and less than 4% arable land limits crop production to small quantities of fruits and vegetables, and most food must be imported. Djibouti provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and reexports represent 70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Reexports consist primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Djibouti has few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily dependent on foreign assistance to support its balance of payments and to finance development projects. An official unemployment rate of nearly 40% - with youth unemployment near 80% - continues to be a major problem. Inflation was a modest 3% in 2014-2017, due to low international food prices and a decline in electricity tariffs. Djibouti’s reliance on diesel-generated electricity and imported food and water leave average consumers vulnerable to global price shocks, though in mid-2015 Djibouti passed new legislation to liberalize the energy sector. The government has emphasized infrastructure development for transportation and energy and Djibouti – with the help of foreign partners, particularly China – has begun to increase and modernize its port capacity. In 2017, Djibouti opened two of the largest projects in its history, the Doraleh Port and Djibouti-Addis Ababa Railway, funded by China as part of the \"Belt and Road Initiative,\" which will increase the country’s ability to capitalize on its strategic location." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.345 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.141 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.949 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.64 billion (2017 est.) / $3.411 billion (2016 est.) / $3.203 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.894 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.029 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 6.5% (2016 est.) / 6.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,400 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,600 (2017 est.) / $3,400 (2016 est.) / $3,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.5%" + "text": "56.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "29.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "42.2%" + "text": "41.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.8%" + "text": "38.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-69.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-66.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.8%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,29 +561,29 @@ "text": "construction, agricultural processing, shipping" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "294,600 (2012)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "60% (2014 est.) ++ 59% (2007 est.)" + "text": "40% (2017 est.) / 60% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "23%", + "text": "23% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "percent of population below $1.25 per day at purchasing power parity (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: percent of population below $1.25 per day at purchasing power parity" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -579,196 +594,206 @@ "text": "30.9% (2002)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.9 (2002)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$685.7 million" + "text": "717 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$885.9 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "899.2 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-10.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "38.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.62% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.207 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.182 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.572 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$652 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $597.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$325 million (2016 est.) ++ -$530 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$280 million (2017 est.) / -$178 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$146.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $141.9 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit), scrap metal" + "text": "$139.9 million (2017 est.) / (2016)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Somalia 79.8%, US 5.4%, Yemen 4.6%, UAE 4% (2015)" + "text": "Ethiopia 38.8%, Somalia 17.1%, Qatar 9.1%, Brazil 8.9%, Yemen 4.9%, US 4.6% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "reexports, hides and skins, scrap metal" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$992 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.038 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$726.4 million (2017 est.) / $705.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foods, beverages, transport equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 42.1%, Saudi Arabia 14.3%, Indonesia 5.9%, India 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 25%, France 15.2%, Saudi Arabia 11%, China 9.6%, Ethiopia 6.8%, Yemen 4.6% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$547.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $398.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.339 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.767 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.368 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.954 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.519 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - ++ 177.7 (2016 est.) ++ 177.72 (2015 est.) ++ 177.72 (2014 est.) ++ 177.72 (2013 est.) ++ 177.72 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Djiboutian francs (DJF) per US dollar - / 177.7 (2017 est.) / 177.72 (2016 est.) / 177.72 (2015 est.) / 177.72 (2014 est.) / 177.72 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "400,000 (2016)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "51.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "67.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "405.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "377.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "130,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,360 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "402.7 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "403 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,509 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,692 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.8 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "950,200 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "23,000" + "text": "34,671" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.84 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "312,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "371,992" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "38 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "41.2 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country" + "text": "telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate, as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country; Djibouti is one of the few remaining countries in which the national telco, Djibouti Telecom (DT), has a monopoly on all telecom services, including fixed lines, mobile, Internet and broadband; the lack of competition has meant that the market has not lived up to its potential; broadband's growth held back by the expense and mobile and Internet markets need foreign investment (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Djibouti Telecom is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage" + "text": "4 per 100 fixed-line and 41 per 100 mobile-cellular; Djibouti Telecom (DT) is the sole provider of telecommunications services and utilizes mostly a microwave radio relay network; fiber-optic cable is installed in the capital; rural areas connected via wireless local loop radio systems; mobile cellular coverage is primarily limited to the area in and around Djibouti city (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 253; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat); Medarabtel regi (2015)" + "text": "country code - 253; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, EASSy, Aden-Djibouti, Africa-1, DARE-1, EIG, MENA, Bridge International, PEACE Cable, and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems providing links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean and 1 Arabsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti operates the sole terrestrial TV station, as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "state-owned Radiodiffusion-Television de Djibouti operates the sole terrestrial TV station, as well as the only 2 domestic radio networks; no private TV or radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".dj" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "99,000" + "text": "492,221" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "11.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "55.68% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "25,508" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "4 (2015)" + "text": "4" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -779,27 +804,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -807,41 +832,57 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "100 km (Djibouti segment of the 781 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway)" + "text": "97 km (Djibouti segment of the 756 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway) (2017)" }, - "narrow gauge": { - "text": "100 km 1.000-m gauge" - }, - "note": { - "text": "railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia but is largely inoperable (2008)" + "standard gauge": { + "text": "97 km 1.435-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,065 km" + "text": "2,893 km (2013)" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "20" }, - "paved": { - "text": "1,379 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "1,686 km (2000)" + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1, other 19 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Djibouti" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "while attacks continued to decrease, with only 4 in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden remain a high risk for piracy; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armees Djiboutiennes, FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force (Force Aerienne Djiboutienne, FAD), National Gendarmerie (GN)) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD): Djibouti National Army (includes Navy, Djiboutian Air Force, National Gendarmerie); Djibouti Coast Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Djibouti Armed Forces (FAD) have approximately 10,500 active troops (8,000 Army; 250 Naval; 250 Air; 2,000 Gendarmerie); 150 Coast Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAD is armed mostly with older French and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of newer equipment, with China and the US as the largest suppliers (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "960 Somalia (AMISOM) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 16-25 years of age for voluntary military training; no conscription (2012)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden remain a high risk for piracy; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, contributed to the drop in incidents; there was one incident in the Gulf of Aden and none in the Red Sea in 2018; Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO/EUNAVFOR naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Shabaab (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -850,7 +891,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "12,363 (Somalia) (2015); 19,636 (Yemen) (2016)" + "text": "12,139 (Somalia) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/eg.json b/africa/eg.json index 38105d8f..5a6d0c95 100644 --- a/africa/eg.json +++ b/africa/eg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty from Britain in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have altered the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to meet the demands of Egypt's population through economic reform and massive investment in communications and physical infrastructure. ++ Inspired by the 2010 Tunisian revolution, Egyptian opposition groups led demonstrations and labor strikes countrywide, culminating in President Hosni MUBARAK's ouster. Egypt's military assumed national leadership until a new parliament was in place in early 2012; later that same year, Mohammed MORSI won the presidential election. Following often violent protests throughout the spring of 2013 against MORSI's government and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Armed Forces intervened and removed MORSI from power in July 2013 and replaced him with interim president Adly MANSOUR. In January 2014, voters approved a new constitution by referendum and in May 2014 elected Abdel Fattah EL SISI president. Egypt elected a new legislature in December 2015, the first parliament since 2012." + "text": "The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C., and a series of dynasties ruled in Egypt for the next three millennia. The last native dynasty fell to the Persians in 341 B.C., who in turn were replaced by the Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines. It was the Arabs who introduced Islam and the Arabic language in the 7th century and who ruled for the next six centuries. A local military caste, the Mamluks took control about 1250 and continued to govern after the conquest of Egypt by the Ottoman Turks in 1517. Completion of the Suez Canal in 1869 elevated Egypt as an important world transportation hub. Ostensibly to protect its investments, Britain seized control of Egypt's government in 1882, but nominal allegiance to the Ottoman Empire continued until 1914. Partially independent from the UK in 1922, Egypt acquired full sovereignty from Britain in 1952. The completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 and the resultant Lake Nasser have reaffirmed the time-honored place of the Nile River in the agriculture and ecology of Egypt. A rapidly growing population (the largest in the Arab world), limited arable land, and dependence on the Nile all continue to overtax resources and stress society. The government has struggled to meet the demands of Egypt's fast-growing population as it implements far-reaching economic reforms, including the reduction of select subsidies, large-scale infrastructure projects, energy cooperation, and foreign direct investment appeals. Inspired by the 2010 Tunisian revolution, Egyptian opposition groups led demonstrations and labor strikes countrywide, culminating in President Hosni MUBARAK's ouster in 2011. Egypt's military assumed national leadership until a new legislature was in place in early 2012; later that same year, Muhammad MURSI won the presidential election. Following protests throughout the spring of 2013 against MURSI's government and the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Armed Forces intervened and removed MURSI from power in July 2013 and replaced him with interim president Adly MANSOUR. Simultaneously, the government began enacting laws to limit freedoms of assembly and expression. In January 2014, voters approved a new constitution by referendum and in May 2014 elected former defense minister Abdelfattah ELSISI president. Egypt elected a new legislature in December 2015, its first Hose of Representatives since 2012. ELSISI was reelected to a second four-year term in March 2018. In April 2019, Egypt approved via national referendum a set of constitutional amendments extending ELSISI’s term in office through 2024 and possibly through 2030 if re-elected for a third term. The amendments would also allow future presidents up to two consecutive six-year terms in office, re-establish an upper legislative house, allow for one or more vice presidents, establish a 25% quota for female legislators, reaffirm the military’s role as guardian of Egypt, and expand presidential authority to appoint the heads of judicial councils.    " } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,612 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Gaza Strip 13 km, Israel 208 km, Libya 1,115 km, Sudan 1,276 km" + "text": "Gaza Strip 13 km, Israel 208 km, Libya 1115 km, Sudan 1276 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm or the equidistant median line with Cyprus" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "321 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Qattara Depression -133 m ++ highest point: Mount Catherine 2,629 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Qattara Depression -133 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Catherine 2,629 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "3.6% ++ arable land 2.8%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "3.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.8% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "96.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,8 +90,8 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "36,500 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot, driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms" @@ -102,12 +108,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees from Sudan and the Palestinian territories" + "text": "controls Sinai Peninsula, the only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; prone to influxes of refugees from Sudan and the Palestinian territories" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "94,666,993 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "104,124,440 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,211 +124,223 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Egyptian 99.6%, other 0.4% (2006 census)" + "text": "Egyptian 99.7%, other 0.3% (2006 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent respondents by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes" + "text": "Arabic (official), Arabic, English, and French widely understood by educated classes" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the third most populous country in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ethiopia. Most of the country is desert, so about 95% of the population is concentrated in a narrow strip of fertile land along the Nile River, which represents only about 5% of Egypt’s land area. Egypt’s rapid population growth – 46% between 1994 and 2014 – stresses limited natural resources, jobs, housing, sanitation, education, and health care. Although the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) fell from roughly 5.5 children per woman in 1980 to just over 3 in the late 1990s, largely as a result of state-sponsored family planning programs, the population growth rate dropped more modestly because of decreased mortality rates and longer life expectancies. During the last decade, Egypt’s TFR decline stalled for several years and then reversed, reaching 3.6 in 2011, and has plateaued the last few years. Contraceptive use has held steady at about 60%, while preferences for larger families and early marriage may have strengthened in the wake of the recent 2011 revolution. The large cohort of women of or nearing childbearing age will sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future (an effect called population momentum). Nevertheless, post-MUBARAK governments have not made curbing population growth a priority. To increase contraceptive use and to prevent further overpopulation will require greater government commitment and substantial social change, including encouraging smaller families and better educating and empowering women. Currently, literacy, educational attainment, and labor force participation rates are much lower for women than men. In addition, the prevalence of violence against women, the lack of female political representation, and the perpetuation of the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continue to keep women from playing a more significant role in Egypt’s public sphere. Population pressure, poverty, high unemployment, and the fragmentation of inherited land holdings have historically motivated Egyptians, primarily young men, to migrate internally from rural and smaller urban areas in the Nile Delta region and the poorer rural south to Cairo, Alexandria, and other urban centers in the north, while a much smaller number migrated to the Red Sea and Sinai areas. Waves of forced internal migration also resulted from the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the floods caused by the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970. Limited numbers of students and professionals emigrated temporarily prior to the early 1970s, when economic problems and high unemployment pushed the Egyptian Government to lift restrictions on labor migration. At the same time, high oil revenues enabled Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and other Gulf states, as well as Libya and Jordan, to fund development projects, creating a demand for unskilled labor (mainly in construction), which attracted tens of thousands of young Egyptian men. Between 1970 and 1974 alone, Egyptian migrants in the Gulf countries increased from approximately 70,000 to 370,000. Egyptian officials encouraged legal labor migration both to alleviate unemployment and to generate remittance income (remittances continue to be one of Egypt’s largest sources of foreign currency and GDP). During the mid-1980s, however, depressed oil prices resulting from the Iran-Iraq War, decreased demand for low-skilled labor, competition from less costly South Asian workers, and efforts to replace foreign workers with locals significantly reduced Egyptian migration to the Gulf States. The number of Egyptian migrants dropped from a peak of almost 3.3 million in 1983 to about 2.2 million at the start of the 1990s, but numbers gradually recovered. In the 2000s, Egypt began facilitating more labor migration through bilateral agreements, notably with Arab countries and Italy, but illegal migration to Europe through overstayed visas or maritime human smuggling via Libya also rose. The Egyptian Government estimated there were 6.5 million Egyptian migrants in 2009, with roughly 75% being temporary migrants in other Arab countries (Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates) and 25% being predominantly permanent migrants in the West (US, UK, Italy, France, and Canada). During the 2000s, Egypt became an increasingly important transit and destination country for economic migrants and asylum seekers, including Palestinians, East Africans, and South Asians and, more recently, Iraqis and Syrians. Egypt draws many refugees because of its resettlement programs with the West; Cairo has one of the largest urban refugee populations in the world. Many East African migrants are interned or live in temporary encampments along the Egypt-Israel border, and some have been shot and killed by Egyptian border guards." + "text": "Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the third most populous country in Africa, behind Nigeria and Ethiopia. Most of the country is desert, so about 95% of the population is concentrated in a narrow strip of fertile land along the Nile River, which represents only about 5% of Egypt’s land area. Egypt’s rapid population growth – 46% between 1994 and 2014 – stresses limited natural resources, jobs, housing, sanitation, education, and health care.\nAlthough the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) fell from roughly 5.5 children per woman in 1980 to just over 3 in the late 1990s, largely as a result of state-sponsored family planning programs, the population growth rate dropped more modestly because of decreased mortality rates and longer life expectancies. During the last decade, Egypt’s TFR decline stalled for several years and then reversed, reaching 3.6 in 2011, and has plateaued the last few years. Contraceptive use has held steady at about 60%, while preferences for larger families and early marriage may have strengthened in the wake of the recent 2011 revolution. The large cohort of women of or nearing childbearing age will sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future (an effect called population momentum).\nNevertheless, post-MUBARAK governments have not made curbing population growth a priority. To increase contraceptive use and to prevent further overpopulation will require greater government commitment and substantial social change, including encouraging smaller families and better educating and empowering women. Currently, literacy, educational attainment, and labor force participation rates are much lower for women than men. In addition, the prevalence of violence against women, the lack of female political representation, and the perpetuation of the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continue to keep women from playing a more significant role in Egypt’s public sphere.\nPopulation pressure, poverty, high unemployment, and the fragmentation of inherited land holdings have historically motivated Egyptians, primarily young men, to migrate internally from rural and smaller urban areas in the Nile Delta region and the poorer rural south to Cairo, Alexandria, and other urban centers in the north, while a much smaller number migrated to the Red Sea and Sinai areas. Waves of forced internal migration also resulted from the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the floods caused by the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1970. Limited numbers of students and professionals emigrated temporarily prior to the early 1970s, when economic problems and high unemployment pushed the Egyptian Government to lift restrictions on labor migration. At the same time, high oil revenues enabled Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and other Gulf states, as well as Libya and Jordan, to fund development projects, creating a demand for unskilled labor (mainly in construction), which attracted tens of thousands of young Egyptian men.\nBetween 1970 and 1974 alone, Egyptian migrants in the Gulf countries increased from approximately 70,000 to 370,000. Egyptian officials encouraged legal labor migration both to alleviate unemployment and to generate remittance income (remittances continue to be one of Egypt’s largest sources of foreign currency and GDP). During the mid-1980s, however, depressed oil prices resulting from the Iran-Iraq War, decreased demand for low-skilled labor, competition from less costly South Asian workers, and efforts to replace foreign workers with locals significantly reduced Egyptian migration to the Gulf States. The number of Egyptian migrants dropped from a peak of almost 3.3 million in 1983 to about 2.2 million at the start of the 1990s, but numbers gradually recovered.\nIn the 2000s, Egypt began facilitating more labor migration through bilateral agreements, notably with Arab countries and Italy, but illegal migration to Europe through overstayed visas or maritime human smuggling via Libya also rose. The Egyptian Government estimated there were 6.5 million Egyptian migrants in 2009, with roughly 75% being temporary migrants in other Arab countries (Libya, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates) and 25% being predominantly permanent migrants in the West (US, UK, Italy, France, and Canada).\nDuring the 2000s, Egypt became an increasingly important transit and destination country for economic migrants and asylum seekers, including Palestinians, East Africans, and South Asians and, more recently, Iraqis and Syrians. Egypt draws many refugees because of its resettlement programs with the West; Cairo has one of the largest urban refugee populations in the world. Many East African migrants are interned or live in temporary encampments along the Egypt-Israel border, and some have been shot and killed by Egyptian border guards." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.21% (male 16,268,862/female 15,169,039)" + "text": "33.62% (male 18,112,550/female 16,889,155)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.24% (male 9,371,819/female 8,839,999)" + "text": "18.01% (male 9,684,437/female 9,071,163)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.47% (male 18,020,332/female 17,448,871)" + "text": "37.85% (male 20,032,310/female 19,376,847)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.91% (male 2,771,399/female 2,826,094)" + "text": "6.08% (male 3,160,438/female 3,172,544)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.17% (male 1,937,119/female 2,013,459) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.44% (male 2,213,539/female 2,411,457) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.3%" + "text": "64.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.8%" + "text": "55.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.5%" + "text": "8.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.8 years" + "text": "24.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.5 years" + "text": "23.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.51% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.28% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited" + "text": "approximately 95% of the population lives within 20 km of the Nile River and its delta; vast areas of the country remain sparsely populated or uninhabited as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "43.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.68% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.86% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CAIRO (capital) 18.772 million; Alexandria 4.778 million (2015)" + "text": "20.901 million CAIRO (capital), 5.281 million Alexandria (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.7", + "text": "22.7 years (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "33 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "37 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.4 years" + "text": "72.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.53 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.29 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "60.3% (2008)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "58.5% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.8 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.8% of population ++ rural: 93.1% of population ++ total: 94.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.2% of population ++ rural: 6.9% of population ++ total: 5.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.02% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "11,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "26,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: clusters of cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are occurring throughout Egypt; as of 10 November 2020, Egypt has reported a total of 108,962 cases of COVID-19 or 1,065 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 62 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.7% (2014)" + "text": "32% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "7% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "73.8%" + "text": "71.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "82.2%" + "text": "76.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "65.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "65.5% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -333,18 +351,18 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" + "text": "13 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "34.3%" + "text": "29.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "25.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "52.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.3% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -381,19 +399,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: from the Arabic \"al-Qahira,\" meaning \"the victorious\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "27 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Daqahliyah, Al Bahr al Ahmar (Red Sea), Al Buhayrah, Al Fayyum, Al Gharbiyah, Al Iskandariyah (Alexandria), Al Isma'iliyah (Ismailia), Al Jizah (Giza), Al Minufiyah, Al Minya, Al Qahirah (Cairo), Al Qalyubiyah, Al Uqsur (Luxor), Al Wadi al Jadid (New Valley), As Suways (Suez), Ash Sharqiyah, Aswan, Asyut, Bani Suwayf, Bur Sa'id (Port Said), Dumyat (Damietta), Janub Sina' (South Sinai), Kafr ash Shaykh, Matruh, Qina, Shamal Sina' (North Sinai), Suhaj" }, "Independence": { - "text": "28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically" + "text": "28 February 1922 (from UK protectorate status; the military-led revolution that began on 23 July 1952 led to a republic being declared on 18 June 1953 and all British troops withdrawn on 18 June 1956); note - it was ca. 3200 B.C. that the Two Lands of Upper (southern) and Lower (northern) Egypt were first united politically" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Revolution Day, 23 July (1952)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 January 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by a constitutional committee in December 2013, approved by referendum held on 14-15 January 2014, ratified by interim president on 19 January 2014" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one fifth of the House of Representatives members; a decision to accept the proposal requires majority vote by House members; passage of amendment requires a two-thirds majority vote by House members and passage by majority vote in a referendum; articles of reelection of the president and principles of freedom are not amendable unless the amendment \"brings more guarantees;\" amended 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system based on Napoleonic civil and penal law, Islamic religious law, and vestiges of colonial-era laws; judicial review of the constitutionality of laws by the Supreme Constitutional Court" @@ -420,57 +446,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abdelfattah Said ELSISI (since 8 June 2014)" + "text": "President Abdelfattah ELSISI (since 8 June 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sherif ISMAIL (since 12 September 2015); note - Prime Minister Ibrahim MEHLAB resigned 12 September 2015" + "text": "Prime Minister Mostafa MADBOULY (since 7 June 2018)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet sworn in 19 September 2015" + "text": "Cabinet ministers nominated by the executive branch and approved by the House of Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26-28 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2018); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives" + "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for 3 consecutive terms); election last held on 26-28 March 2018 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of Representatives; note - following  a constitutional amendment approved by referendum in April 2019, the presidential term was extended from 4 to 6 years and eligibility extended to 3 consecutive terms" }, "election results": { - "text": "Abdelfattah Said ELSISI elected president; percent of vote in 1 round - Abdelfattah Said ELSISI (independent) 96.6%, Hamdeen SABAHI (Egyptian Current Party) 3.4%" + "text": "Abdelfattah ELSISI reelected president in first round; percent of valid votes cast - Abdelfattah ELSISI (independent) 97.1%, Moussa Mostafa MOUSSA (El Ghad Party) 2.9%; note - more than 7% of ballots cast were deemed invalid" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab); 596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members selected by the president; member term 5 years; note - inaugural session held on 10 January 2016" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (Majlis Al-Shiyoukh) (300 seats; 100 members elected in single seat constituencies, 100 elected by closed party-list system, and 100 appointed by the president; note - the upper house, previously the Shura Council, was eliminated in the 2014 constitution, reestablished as the Senate, following passage in a 2019 constitutional referendum and approved by the House of Representatives in June 2020 House of Representatives (Majlis Al-Nowaab) (596 seats; 448 members directly elected by individual candidacy system, 120 members - with quotas for women, youth, Christians and workers - elected in party-list constituencies by simple majority popular vote, and 28 members appointed by the president; members of both houses serve 5-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "multi-phase election completed on 16 December 2015 (next election 2020)" + "text": "Senate - first round held on 11-12 August 2020 (9-10 August for diaspora); second round to be held on 8-9 September (6-7 September for diaspora) (next to be held in 2025)House of Representatives - last held from 17 October to 2 December 2015 (next to be held 24-25 October and 7-8 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -– Free Egyptians Party 65, Nation’s Future Party 53, New Wafd Party 36, Homeland’s Protector Party 18, Republican People’s Party 13, Congress Party 12, al-Nour Party 11, Conservative Party 6, Democratic Peace Party 5, Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4, Egyptian National Movement 4, Modern Egypt Party 4, Reform and Development Party 3, Freedom Party 3, My Homeland Egypt Party 3, National Progressive Unionist Party 2, Arab Democratic Nasserist Party 1, Revolutionary Guards Party 1, Free Egyptian Building Party 1, independent 351" + "text": "Senate first round results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nation's Future Party 100, independent 100; composition - NA  House of Representatives (2015) - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Free Egyptians Party 65, Future of the Nation 53, New Wafd Party 36, Homeland's Protector Party 18, Republican People's Party 13, Congress Party 12, Al-Nour Party 11, Conservative Party 6, Democratic Peace Party 5, Egyptian National Movement 4, Egyptian Social Democratic Party 4, Modern Egypt Party 4, Freedom Party 3, My Homeland Egypt Party 3, Reform and Development Party 3, National Progressive Unionist Party 2, Arab Democratic Nasserist Party 1, El Serh El Masry el Hor 1, Revolutionary Guards Party 1, independent 351; composition - men 507, women 89, percent of women 14.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Constitutional Court or SCC (consists of the court president and 10 justices); the SCC serves as the final court of arbitrator on the constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC) (consists of the court president and 550 judges organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the CC is the highest appeals body for civil and criminal cases, also known as “ordinary justices\"; Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) - consists of the court president and organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the SAC is the highest court of the State Council" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) (consists of the court president and 10 justices); the SCC serves as the final court of arbitration on the constitutionality of laws and conflicts between lower courts regarding jurisdiction and rulings; Court of Cassation (CC) (consists of the court president and 550 judges organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the CC is the highest appeals body for civil and criminal cases, also known as \"ordinary justices\"; Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) (consists of the court president and NA judges and organized in circuits with cases heard by panels of 5 judges); the SAC is the highest court of the State Council" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "under the 2014 constitution, all judges and justices selected by the Supreme Judiciary Council and appointed by the president of the Republic; judges appointed for life" + "text": "under the 2014 constitution, all judges and justices selected and appointed by the Supreme Judiciary Council and approved as a formality by the president of the Republic; judges appointed for life; under the 2019 amendments, the president has the power to appoint heads of judiciary authorities and courts, the prosecutor general, and the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; courts of limited jurisdiction; Family Court (established in 2004)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "officially recognized": { - "text": "Al-Nour [Yunis MAKHYUN] ++ Arab Democratic Nasserist Party [Sameh ASHOUR] ++ Congress Party [Omar Mokhtar SEMEIDA] ++ Conservative Party [Akmal KOURTAM] ++ Democratic Peace Party [Ahmed FADALY] ++ Egyptian National Movement Party [Ibrahim DARWISH] ++ Egyptian Social Democratic Party [Mervat TALAWAY] ++ El Tagamu'u Party (National Progressibve Unionist [Sayed Abdel AAL] ++ Freedom Party [Mamdouh HASSAN] ++ Free Egyptian Building Party ++ Free Egyptians Party [Essam KHALIL] ++ Homeland’s Protector Party [Lt. Gen. (retired) Galal AL-HARIDI] ++ Modern Egypt Party [Nabil DEIBIS] ++ Mostaqbal Watan (Nation’s Future) Party [Mohamed Ashraf RASHAD] ++ My Homeland Egypt Party [Qadry ABU HUSSEIN] ++ National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party [Sayed Abdel AAL] ++ Nation's Future Party [Ashraf RASHAD, secretary general] ++ New Wafd Party [Sayed al-BADAWI] ++ Reform and Development Party [Mohamad Anwar al-SADAT] ++ Republican People’s Party [Hazim AMR] ++ Revolutionary Guards Party [Magdy EL-SHARIF]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Al-Nour [Yunis MAKHYUN]Arab Democratic Nasserist Party [Dr. Mohamed ABDUL ELLA ]Congress Party [Omar Al-Mokhtar SEMIDA]Conservative Party [Akmal KOURTAM]Democratic Peace Party [Ahmed FADALY]Egyptian National Movement Party [Gen. Raouf EL SAYED]Egyptian Social Democratic Party [Farid ZAHRAN]El Ghad Party [Moussa Mostafa MOUSSA]El Serh El Masry el Hor [Tarek Ahmed Abbas NADIM]Freedom Party [Salah HASSABALAH]Free Egyptians Party [Essam KHALIL]Homeland’s Protector Party [Lt. Gen. (retired) Galal AL-HARIDI]Modern Egypt Party [Nabil DEIBIS]Nation's Future Party (Mostaqbal Watan) [Mohamed Ashraf RASHAD]My Homeland Egypt Party [Gen. Seif El Islam ABDEL BARY ]National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party [Sayed Abdel AAL]Reform and Development Party [Mohamad Anwar al-SADAT]Republican People’s Party [Hazim AMR]Revolutionary Guards Party [Magdy EL-SHARIF]Wafd Party note - party chairman Bahaa ABU SHOKA resigned in late September 2020" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, CICA, COMESA, D-8, EBRD, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Yasser REDA (since 19 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Motaz Mounir ZAHRAN (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3521 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -487,7 +508,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador R. Stephen BEECROFT (since 18 December 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Jonathan R. COHEN (since 17 November 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[20-2] 2797-3300" }, "embassy": { "text": "5 Tawfik Diab St., Garden City, Cairo" @@ -495,17 +519,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 64900, Box 15, APO AE 09839-4900; 5 Tawfik Diab Street, Garden City, Cairo" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[20] (2) 2797-3300" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[20] (2) 2797-3200" + "text": "[20-2] 2797-3200" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the national emblem (a gold Eagle of Saladin facing the hoist side with a shield superimposed on its chest above a scroll bearing the name of the country in Arabic) centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and Yemen, which has a plain white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -519,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Younis-al QADI/Sayed DARWISH" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1979; the current anthem, less militaristic than the previous one, was created after the signing of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel; Sayed DARWISH, commonly considered the father of modern Egyptian music, composed the anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1979; the current anthem, less militaristic than the previous one, was created after the signing of the 1979 peace treaty with Israel; Sayed DARWISH, commonly considered the father of modern Egyptian music, composed the anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. ++ ++ Cairo from 2004 to 2008 pursued business climate reforms to attract foreign investment and facilitate growth. Poor living conditions and limited job opportunities for the average Egyptian contribute to public discontent, a major factor leading to the January 2011 revolution that ousted MUBARAK. The uncertain political, security, and policy environment since 2011 caused economic growth to slow significantly, hurting tourism, manufacturing, and other sectors and pushing up unemployment. ++ ++ Weak growth and limited foreign exchange earnings have made public finances unsustainable, leaving authorities dependent on expensive borrowing for deficit finance and on Gulf allies to help cover the import bill. In 2015, higher levels of foreign investment contributed to a slight rebound in GDP growth after a particularly depressed post-revolution period." + "text": "Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but opened up considerably under former Presidents Anwar EL-SADAT and Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Agriculture, hydrocarbons, manufacturing, tourism, and other service sectors drove the country’s relatively diverse economic activity. Despite Egypt’s mixed record for attracting foreign investment over the past two decades, poor living conditions and limited job opportunities have contributed to public discontent. These socioeconomic pressures were a major factor leading to the January 2011 revolution that ousted MUBARAK. The uncertain political, security, and policy environment since 2011 has restricted economic growth and failed to alleviate persistent unemployment, especially among the young. In late 2016, persistent dollar shortages and waning aid from its Gulf allies led Cairo to turn to the IMF for a 3-year, $12 billion loan program. To secure the deal, Cairo floated its currency, introduced new taxes, and cut energy subsidies - all of which pushed inflation above 30% for most of 2017, a high that had not been seen in a generation. Since the currency float, foreign investment in Egypt’s high interest treasury bills has risen exponentially, boosting both dollar availability and central bank reserves. Cairo will be challenged to obtain foreign and local investment in manufacturing and other sectors without a sustained effort to implement a range of business reforms." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.105 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.064 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.021 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.204 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.155 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.107 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$342.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$236.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / 4.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,100 (2016 est.) ++ $12,000 (2015 est.) ++ $11,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,700 (2017 est.) / $12,800 (2016 est.) / $12,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.4%" + "text": "86.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "14.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12.7%" + "text": "16.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.8%" + "text": "34.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "52.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -586,27 +607,27 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "31.96 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.95 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "25.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "47.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "49.1% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.1% (2016 est.) ++ 12.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.) / 12.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "25.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -616,217 +637,209 @@ "text": "26.6% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.8 (2008) ++ 32.1 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$60.09 billion" + "text": "42.32 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$92.37 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.61 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "92.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 90.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "103% of GDP (2017 est.) / 96.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury, treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-govern" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "12.1% (2016 est.) ++ 10.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.75% (30 October 2014) ++ 8.75% (5 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.63% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$55.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $66.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$210.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $243.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$260.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $297.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$55.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $70.08 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $61.63 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "23.5% (2017 est.) / 10.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12.18 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$12.18 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$14.92 billion (2017 est.) / -$19.83 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$14.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.03 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$23.3 billion (2017 est.) / $20.02 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 10.9%, Italy 10%, US 7.4%, UK 5.7%, Turkey 4.4%, Germany 4.3%, India 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil and petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 9.1%, Italy 7.5%, Turkey 5.8%, UAE 5.1%, US 5.1%, UK 4.4%, India 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$50.07 billion (2016 est.) ++ $57.17 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$59.78 billion (2017 est.) / $57.84 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 13%, Germany 7.7%, US 5.9%, Turkey 4.5%, Russia 4.4%, Italy 4.4%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 7.9%, UAE 5.2%, Germany 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, US 4.4%, Russia 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$15.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$35.89 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $23.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$50.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $44.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$94.51 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $89.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$8.042 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.362 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$77.47 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $62.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - ++ 9.71 (2016 est.) ++ 7.7133 (2015 est.) ++ 7.7133 (2014 est.) ++ 7.08 (2013 est.) ++ 6.06 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - / 18.05 (2017 est.) / 8.8 (2016 est.) / 10.07 (2015 est.) / 7.7133 (2014 est.) / 7.08 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "162 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "183.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "143 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "159.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.158 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "81 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "54 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "38 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.12 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "87.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "91% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "9.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "511,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "639,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "193,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "246,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "59,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "64,760 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "547,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "547,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "797,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "878,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "45,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "47,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "215,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "280,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "48.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.86 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "48.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.71 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "720 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "212.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.832 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.079 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.186 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.186 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "207 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "232.7 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,235,133" + "text": "8,885,103" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.73 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "94.016 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "96,657,295" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.97 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Telecom Egypt remains largely state owned; principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay" + "text": "one of the biggest fixed-line systems in Africa and the Arab region; one of the largest mobile telecom markets in North Africa; penetration rate of about 94%; LTE launch in late 2017, which greatly helped the capabilities of mobile broadband services, and the beginning of developing the 5G network; recent govt. efforts to fund next generation networks, develop technology parks and extend broadband availability (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "largest fixed-line system in Africa and the Arab region; multiple mobile-cellular networks with a near 100-percent penetration of the market" + "text": "fixed-line 9 per 100, mobile-cellular 95 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 20; landing point for Aletar, the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks, Link Around the Globe (FLAG) Falcon and FLAG FEA; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 20; landing points for Aletar, Africa-1, FEA, Hawk, IMEWE, and the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 4 submarine cable networks linking to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia ; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat); tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; about 20 private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available via (2008)" + "text": "mix of state-run and private broadcast media; state-run TV operates 2 national and 6 regional terrestrial networks, as well as a few satellite channels; dozens of private satellite channels and a large number of Arabic satellite channels are available for free; some limited satellite services are also available via subscription; state-run radio operates about 30 stations belonging to 8 networks; privately-owned radio includes 8 major stations, 4 of which belong to 1 network (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".eg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "31.767 million" + "text": "46,644,728" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "35.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "46.92% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "6,579,762" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "7 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "one of the largest and most famous libraries in the ancient world was the Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt (founded about 295 B.C., it may have survived in some form into the 5th century A.D.); seeking to resurrect the great center of learning and communication, the Egyptian Government in 2002 inaugurated the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an Egyptian National Library on the site of the original Great Library, which commemorates the original archive and also serves as a center of cultural and scientific excellence" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "101" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "10,159,464" + "text": "12,340,832 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "397,531,535 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "437.63 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -837,33 +850,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "72" + "text": "72 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "36" + "text": "36 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "6 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -873,11 +886,11 @@ "text": "7 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 486 km; condensate/gas 74 km; gas 7,986 km; liquid petroleum gas 957 km; oil 5,225 km; oil/gas/water 37 km; refined products 895 km; water 65 km (2013)" + "text": "486 km condensate, 74 km condensate/gas, 7986 km gas, 957 km liquid petroleum gas, 5225 km oil, 37 km oil/gas/water, 895 km refined products, 65 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,085 km" + "text": "5,085 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "5,085 km 1.435-m gauge (62 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -885,13 +898,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "137,430 km" + "text": "65,050 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "126,742 km (includes 838 km of expressways)" + "text": "48,000 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "10,688 km (2010)" + "text": "17,050 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -899,42 +912,62 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "67" + "text": "393" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 16, cargo 20, container 3, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 9" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "13 (Denmark 1, France 1, Greece 8, Jordan 2, Lebanon 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "42 (Cambodia 4, Georgia 7, Honduras 2, Liberia 3, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 5, Panama 11, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Saudi Arabia 1, Sierra Leone 3, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 13, container ship 7, general cargo 28, oil tanker 36, other 309 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Mediterranean Sea - Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said; Gulf of Suez - Suez" + "text": "Mediterranean Sea - Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said" }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Ain Sukhna terminal, Sidi Kerir terminal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Alexandria (1,108,826), Port Said (East) (2,617,043), Port Said (West) (1,138,753)" + "text": "Alexandria (1,613,000), Port Said (East) (2,968,308) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Damietta, Idku (Abu Qir Bay)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Gulf of Suez - Suez" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 16 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF): Army (includes surface-to-surface missile forces, special forces, Republican Guard), Navy (includes coastal defense, Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense Command; Ministry of Interior: Central Security Forces, National Police (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: some tribal militias in the Sinai Peninsula cooperate with the Egyptian military against insurgent/terrorist groups such as the Islamic State" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.76% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.67% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.72% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.86% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.72% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.4% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) vary; approximately 450,000 total active personnel (325,000 Army; 18,500 Navy; 30,000 Air Force; 75,000 Air Defense Command) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the EAF's inventory is comprised of a mix of domestically produced, Soviet-era, and more modern, particularly US, weapons systems; in recent years, the EAF has embarked on an extensive equipment modernization program with major purchases from a variety of suppliers; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military hardware to Egypt are France, Germany, Russia, and the US; Egypt has an established defense industry that produces a range of products from small arms to armored vehicles and naval vessels; it also has licensed and co-production agreements with several countries, including France (naval frigates) and the US (tanks) (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "990 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,075 Mali (MINUSMA); 150 Sudan (UNAMID) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for male conscript military service; service obligation - 18-36 months, followed by a 9-year reserve obligation; voluntary enlistment possible from age 15 (2017)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "since 2011, the Egyptian Armed Forces, police, and other security forces have been actively engaged in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the North Sinai governorate against several militant groups, particularly the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Sinai Province; as of early 2020, Egypt reportedly had over 40,000 troops plus thousands of police and other security personnel deployed to the Sinai for internal security duties where more than 1,000 have been killedthe military has a large stake in the civilian economy, including running businesses, producing consumer and industrial goods, importing commodities, and building and managing infrastructure projects, such as bridges, roads, hospitals, and housing developments the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) has operated in the Sinai since 1982 as a peacekeeping and monitoring force to supervise the implementation of the security provisions of the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli Treaty of Peace; the MFO is an independent international organization, created by agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel; it is composed of about 1,150 troops from 13 countries (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Army of Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Sinai Province; Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; al-Qa’ida (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -943,21 +976,18 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "70,021 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 11,296 (Sudan) (2015); 115,204 (Syria); 6,231 (Somalia) (2016)" + "text": "70,010 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2019); 130,085 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 49,290 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 19,814 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 19,200 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 16,181 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 9,259 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,824 (Iraq) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,755 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "78,000 (2015)" - }, - "stateless persons": { - "text": "22 (2015)" + "text": "97,000 (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Egypt is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Egyptian children, including the large population of street children are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic service, begging and agriculture or may be victims of sex trafficking or child sex tourism, which occurs in Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor; some Egyptian women and girls are sold into “temporary” or “summer” marriages with Gulf men, through the complicity of their parents or marriage brokers, and are exploited for prostitution or forced labor; Egyptian men are subject to forced labor in neighboring countries, while adults from South and Southeast Asia and East Africa – and increasingly Syrian refugees – are forced to work in domestic service, construction, cleaning, and begging in Egypt; women and girls, including migrants and refugees, from Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East are sex trafficked in Egypt; the Egyptian military cracked down on criminal group’s smuggling, abducting, trafficking, and extorting African migrants in the Sinai Peninsula, but the practice has reemerged in along Egypt’s western border with Libya" + "text": "Egypt is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Egyptian children, including the large population of street children are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic service, begging and agriculture or may be victims of sex trafficking or child sex tourism, which occurs in Cairo, Alexandria, and Luxor; some Egyptian women and girls are sold into \"temporary\" or \"summer\" marriages with Gulf men, through the complicity of their parents or marriage brokers, and are exploited for prostitution or forced labor; Egyptian men are subject to forced labor in neighboring countries, while adults from South and Southeast Asia and East Africa – and increasingly Syrian refugees – are forced to work in domestic service, construction, cleaning, and begging in Egypt; women and girls, including migrants and refugees, from Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East are sex trafficked in Egypt; the Egyptian military cracked down on criminal group’s smuggling, abducting, trafficking, and extorting African migrants in the Sinai Peninsula, but the practice has reemerged along Egypt’s western border with Libya" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Egypt does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government gathered data nationwide on trafficking cases to better allocated and prioritize anti-trafficking efforts, but overall it did not demonstrate increased progress; prosecutions increased in 2014, but no offenders were convicted for the second consecutive year; fewer trafficking victims were identified in 2014, which represents a significant and ongoing decrease from the previous two reporting periods; the government relied on NGOs and international organizations to identify and refer victims to protective services, and focused on Egyptian victims and refused to provide some services to foreign victims, at times including shelter (2015)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Egypt does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government gathered data nationwide on trafficking cases to better allocate and prioritize anti-trafficking efforts, but overall it did not demonstrate increased progress; prosecutions increased in 2014, but no offenders were convicted for the second consecutive year; fewer trafficking victims were identified in 2014, which represents a significant and ongoing decrease from the previous two reporting periods; the government relied on NGOs and international organizations to identify and refer victims to protective services, and focused on Egyptian victims and refused to provide some services to foreign victims, at times including shelter (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/ek.json b/africa/ek.json index 79f01425..1f621b33 100644 --- a/africa/ek.json +++ b/africa/ek.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule; it is one of the smallest countries in Africa consisting of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. The capital of Malabo is located on the island of Bioko, approximately 25 km from the Cameroonian coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. Between 1968 and 1979, autocratic President Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA virtually destroyed all of the country's political, economic, and social institutions before being deposed by his nephew Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO in a coup. President OBIANG has ruled since October 1979 and was reelected in 2016. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, presidential and legislative elections since 1996 have generally been labeled as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has placed legal and bureaucratic barriers that prevent political opposition. Equatorial Guinea has experienced rapid economic growth due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves, and in the last decade has become Sub-Saharan Africa's third largest oil exporter. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in a massive increase in government revenue in recent years, the drop in global oil prices has placed significant strain on the state budget. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment despite limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea is the host of major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in regional affairs." + "text": "Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule; it is one of the smallest countries in Africa consisting of a mainland territory and five inhabited islands. The capital of Malabo is located on the island of Bioko, approximately 25 km from the Cameroonian coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. Between 1968 and 1979, autocratic President Francisco MACIAS NGUEMA virtually destroyed all of the country's political, economic, and social institutions before being deposed by his nephew Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO in a coup. President OBIANG has ruled since October 1979. He has been elected several times since 1996, and was most recently reelected in 2016. Although nominally a constitutional democracy since 1991, presidential and legislative elections since 1996 have generally been labeled as flawed. The president exerts almost total control over the political system and has placed legal and bureaucratic barriers that hinder political opposition. Equatorial Guinea experienced rapid economic growth in the early years of the 21st century due to the discovery of large offshore oil reserves in 1996. Production peaked in late 2004 and has slowly declined since, although aggressive searches for new oil fields continue. Despite the country's economic windfall from oil production, resulting in massive increases in government revenue in past years, the drop in global oil prices as of 2014 has placed significant strain on the state budget and pushed the country into recession. Oil revenues have mainly been used for the development of infrastructure and there have been limited improvements in the population's living standards. Equatorial Guinea continues to seek to diversify its economy and to increase foreign investment. The country hosts major regional and international conferences and continues to seek a greater role in international affairs, and leadership in the sub-region.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "577 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pico Basile 3,008 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico Basile 3,008 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.1% ++ arable land 4.3%; permanent crops 2.1%; permanent pasture 3.7%" + "text": "10.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.3% (2011 est.) / 2.1% (2011 est.) / 3.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "57.5%" + "text": "57.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "32.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "violent windstorms; flash floods", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Santa Isabel (elev. 3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea" - } + "text": "violent windstorms; flash floods\nvolcanism: Santa Isabel (3,007 m), which last erupted in 1923, is the country's only historically active volcano; Santa Isabel, along with two dormant volcanoes, form Bioko Island in the Gulf of Guinea" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "tap water is non-potable; deforestation" + "text": "deforestation (forests are threatened by agricultural expansion, fires, and grazing); desertification; water pollution (tap water is non-potable); wildlife preservation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,12 +102,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "insular and continental regions widely separated" + "text": "insular and continental regions widely separated; despite its name, no part of the Equator passes through Equatorial Guinea; the mainland part of the country is located just north of the Equator" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "759,451 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "836,178 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,78 +121,81 @@ "text": "Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) 32.4% (1994 census)" + "text": "Spanish (official) 67.6%, other (includes Fang, Bubi, Portuguese (official), French (official)) 32.4% (1994 census)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices" + "text": "nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, Muslim, Baha'i, animist, indigenous" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest and least populated countries in continental Africa and is the only independent African country where Spanish is an official language. Despite a boom in oil production in the 1990s, authoritarianism, corruption, and resource mismanagement have concentrated the benefits among a small elite. These practices have perpetuated income inequality and unbalanced development, such as low public spending on education and health care. Unemployment remains problematic because the oil-dominated economy employs a small labor force dependent on skilled foreign workers. The agricultural sector, Equatorial Guinea’s main employer, continues to deteriorate because of a lack of investment and the migration of rural workers to urban areas. About three-quarters of the population lives below the poverty line. Equatorial Guinea’s large and growing youth population – about 60% are under the age of 25 – is particularly affected because job creation in the non-oil sectors is limited, and young people often do not have the skills needed in the labor market. Equatorial Guinean children frequently enter school late, have poor attendance, and have high dropout rates. Thousands of Equatorial Guineans fled across the border to Gabon in the 1970s to escape the dictatorship of MACIAS NGUEMA; smaller numbers have followed in the decades since. Continued inequitable economic growth and high youth unemployment increases the likelihood of ethnic and regional violence." + "text": "Equatorial Guinea is one of the smallest and least populated countries in continental Africa and is the only independent African country where Spanish is an official language. Despite a boom in oil production in the 1990s, authoritarianism, corruption, and resource mismanagement have concentrated the benefits among a small elite. These practices have perpetuated income inequality and unbalanced development, such as low public spending on education and health care. Unemployment remains problematic because the oil-dominated economy employs a small labor force dependent on skilled foreign workers. The agricultural sector, Equatorial Guinea’s main employer, continues to deteriorate because of a lack of investment and the migration of rural workers to urban areas. About three-quarters of the population lives below the poverty line.\nEquatorial Guinea’s large and growing youth population – about 60% are under the age of 25 – is particularly affected because job creation in the non-oil sectors is limited, and young people often do not have the skills needed in the labor market. Equatorial Guinean children frequently enter school late, have poor attendance, and have high dropout rates. Thousands of Equatorial Guineans fled across the border to Gabon in the 1970s to escape the dictatorship of MACIAS NGUEMA; smaller numbers have followed in the decades since. Continued inequitable economic growth and high youth unemployment increases the likelihood of ethnic and regional violence." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.15% (male 154,896/female 150,010)" + "text": "38.73% (male 164,417/female 159,400)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.63% (male 75,914/female 73,194)" + "text": "19.94% (male 84,820/female 81,880)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "31.94% (male 120,999/female 121,587)" + "text": "32.72% (male 137,632/female 135,973)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.3% (male 14,052/female 18,583)" + "text": "4.69% (male 17,252/female 22,006)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.98% (male 12,627/female 17,589) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.92% (male 13,464/female 19,334) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "72.9%" + "text": "64.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "67.9%" + "text": "60.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "3.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20% (2015 est.)" + "text": "25.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "20.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.1 years" + "text": "19.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.48% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.35% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "only two large cities over 30,000 people (Bata on the mainland, and the capital Malabo on the island of Bioko); small communities are scattered throughout the mainland and the five inhabited islands as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "73.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MALABO (capital) 145,000 (2014)" + "text": "297,000 MALABO (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,83 +208,92 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "342 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "301 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "67.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "59.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "68.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "60.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "66.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.2 years" + "text": "65.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "63.1 years" + "text": "64.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "66.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.48 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.11 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "12.6% (2011)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 18.3% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "67.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "32.4% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 72.5% of population ++ rural: 31.5% of population ++ total: 47.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 27.5% of population ++ rural: 68.5% of population ++ total: 52.1% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 79.9% of population ++ rural: 71% of population ++ total: 74.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 18.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20.1% of population ++ rural: 29% of population ++ total: 25.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "36.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "23.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.88% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "27,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "65,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -283,15 +301,18 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.2% (2014)" + "text": "8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "5.6% (2010)" + "text": "5.6% (2011)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -304,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "97.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "93% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93% (2015)" } } }, @@ -334,13 +355,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Malabo; note - a new capital of Oyala is being built on the mainland near Djibloho; Malabo is on the island of Bioko" + "text": "Malabo; note - a new capital of Cuidad de la Paz (formerly referred to as Oyala) is being built on the mainland near Djibloho; Malabo is on the island of Bioko" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "3 45 N, 8 47 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Malabo Lopelo Melaka (1837–1937), the last king of the Bubi, the ethnic group indigenous to the island of Bioko; the name of the new capital, Cuidad de la Paz, translates to \"City of Peace\" in Spanish" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -353,13 +377,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 October (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved by referendum 17 November 1991; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1968, 1973, 1982; approved by referendum 17 November 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by three fourths of the membership in either house of the National Assembly; passage requires three-fourths majority vote by both houses of the Assembly and approval in a referendum if requested by the president; amended several times, last in 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of civil and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -380,57 +409,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)" + "text": "President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup); Vice President Teodoro Nguema OBIANG Mangue(since 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Eyegue OBAMA Asue (since 23 June 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Clemente Engonga NGUEMA Onguene; Second Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Mesie MIBUY; Third Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Nsue MOKUY" + "text": "Prime Minister Francisco Pascual Eyegue OBAMA Asue (since 23 June 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Clemente Engonga NGUEMA Onguene (since 23 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Angel MESIE Mibuy (since 5 February 2018); Third Deputy Prime Minister Alfonso Nsue MOKUY (since 23 June 2016)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president and overseen by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 April 2016 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.7%" + "text": "Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (PDGE) 93.5%, other 6.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional, formerly the unicameral Parliament, consists of the Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 15 appointed by the president) and the House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the constitutional referendum of 2011 established the Senate and was implemented at the time of the May 2013 elections" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Asemblea Nacional consists of:Senate or Senado (70 seats; 55 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote and 15 appointed by the president) Chamber of Deputies or Camara de los Diputados (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed paryt-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022/2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 54, CPDS 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CPDS 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE and aligned coalition 70; composition - men 60, women 10, percent of women 14.3% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 99, CI 1; composition - men 78, women 22, percent of women 22%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 18.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice - who is also chief of state - and 9 judges and organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor, administrative, and customary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 4 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief justice - who is also chief of state - and 9 judges  organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor, administrative, and customary sections); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 4 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president, 2 of which are nominated by the Chamber of Deputies" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members appointed by the president, 2 of whom are nominated by the Chamber of Deputies; note - judges subject to dismissal by the president at any time" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Guarantees; military courts; Courts of Appeal; first instance tribunals; district and county tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO] ++ Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo] (ruling party) ++ Electoral Coalition or EC ++ Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE] ++ Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]", - "not officially registered parties": { - "text": "Democratic Republican Force or FDR [Guillermo NGUEMA ELA] ++ Independent Candidacy or CI [Gabriel NSE OBIANG OBONO] ++ Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO] ++ Union for the Center Right or UDC [Avelino MOCACHE MEAENGA]" - }, - "note": { - "text": "in November 2014, the government hosted a National Dialogue process to engage with the political opposition; the opposition particiapated with limited attendance and engagement; on March 18, 2015, the CPDS, FDR, and UP formed a coalition called the Front of Democratic Opposition or FOD" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "ASODEGUE (Madrid-based pressure group for democratic reform) ++ Coalicion CEIBA (group formed by diverse, exiled political parties) ++ C.O.R.E.D. (originally led by Raimundo Ela Nsang; based in Paris) ++ EG Justice (US-based anti-corruption group)" + "text": "Citizens for Innovation or CI [Gabriel Nse Obiang OBONO]Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Andres ESONO ONDO]Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro Obiang NGUEMA MBASOGO]Electoral Coalition or ECJuntos Podemos (coalition includes CPDS, FDR, UDC)National Congress of Equatorial Guinea [Agustin MASOKO ABEGUE]National Democratic Party [Benedicto OBIANG MANGUE]National Union for Democracy [Thomas MBA MONABANG]Popular Action of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Carmelo MBA BACALE]Popular Union or UP [Daniel MARTINEZ AYECABA]Union for the Center right or UDC [Avelino MOCACHE MEHENGA]not officially registered parties:Democratic Republican Force or FDR [Guillermo NGUEMA ELA]Party for Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP (associate), FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP (associate), FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -445,22 +465,22 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 518-5252" }, - "consul general(s)": { + "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Houston" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Julie FURUTA-TOY (since January 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Carretera Malabo II, Malabo, Guinea Ecuatorial" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "US Embassy Malabo, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2520" + "text": "Ambassador Susan N. STEVENSON (since 7 May 2019)" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[240] 333 09 57 41" + "text": "[240] 333 09 57 41 or 1-301-985-8750" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Malabo II Highway (between the Headquarters of Sonagas and the offices of the United Nations), Malabo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "US Embassy Malabo, 2320 Malabo Place, Washington, DC 20521-2520" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -477,64 +497,64 @@ "text": "Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO/Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO or Ramiro Sanchez LOPEZ (disputed)" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1968" + "text": "note: adopted 1968" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Exploitation of oil and gas deposits, beginning in the 1990s, has driven economic growth in Equatorial Guinea, allowing per capita GDP to rise to over $29,000 in 2014. Forestry and farming are minor components of GDP. Although preindependence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy since independence has diminished the potential for agriculture-led growth. Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood. Declining revenue from hydrocarbon production, high levels of infrastructure expenditures, lack of economic diversification, and corruption have pushed the economy into decline in recent years and led to limited improvements in the general population’s living conditions. ++ ++ Foreign assistance programs by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement, and as a middle income country Equatorial Guinea is now ineligible for most donor assistance. The government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency and misuse of oil revenues and has attempted to address this issue by working towards compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. US foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea is limited in part because of US restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. ++ ++ Equatorial Guinea hosted two economic diversification symposia in 2014 that focused on attracting investment in five sectors: agriculture and animal ranching, fishing, mining and petrochemicals, tourism, and financial services. Undeveloped mineral resources include gold, zinc, diamonds, columbite-tantalite, and other base metals." + "text": "Exploitation of oil and gas deposits, beginning in the 1990s, has driven economic growth in Equatorial Guinea; a recent rebasing of GDP resulted in an upward revision of the size of the economy by approximately 30%. Forestry and farming are minor components of GDP. Although preindependence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy since independence has diminished the potential for agriculture-led growth. Subsistence farming is the dominant form of livelihood. Declining revenue from hydrocarbon production, high levels of infrastructure expenditures, lack of economic diversification, and corruption have pushed the economy into decline in recent years and limited improvements in the general population’s living conditions. Equatorial Guinea’s real GDP growth has been weak in recent years, averaging -0.5% per year from 2010 to 2014, because of a declining hydrocarbon sector. Inflation remained very low in 2016, down from an average of 4% in 2014. As a middle income country, Equatorial Guinea is now ineligible for most low-income World Bank and the IMF funding. The government has been widely criticized for its lack of transparency and misuse of oil revenues and has attempted to address this issue by working toward compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. US foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea is limited in part because of US restrictions pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Equatorial Guinea hosted two economic diversification symposia in 2014 that focused on attracting investment in five sectors: agriculture and animal ranching, fishing, mining and petrochemicals, tourism, and financial services. Undeveloped mineral resources include gold, zinc, diamonds, columbite-tantalite, and other base metals. In 2017 Equatorial Guinea signed a preliminary agreement with Ghana to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG); as oil production wanes, the government believes LNG could provide a boost to revenues, but it will require large investments and long lead times to develop." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$31.77 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.25 billion (2015 est.) ++ $38.08 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$31.52 billion (2017 est.) / $32.57 billion (2016 est.) / $35.62 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.64 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.49 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-9.9% (2016 est.) ++ -7.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% (2017 est.) / -8.6% (2016 est.) / -9.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$38,700 (2016 est.) ++ $44,100 (2015 est.) ++ $48,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$37,400 (2017 est.) / $39,700 (2016 est.) / $44,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 3.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 8.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "25.6%" + "text": "50% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "69.7%" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "53.4%" + "text": "56.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-54.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-39% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "71.7%" + "text": "54.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "16.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -544,221 +564,231 @@ "text": "petroleum, natural gas, sawmilling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-6.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "195,200 (2007 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "22.3% (2009 est.)" + "text": "8.6% (2014 est.) / 22.3% (2009 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "44% (2011 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.436 billion" + "text": "2.114 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.862 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.523 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "24.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "37.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 43.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 11.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "8.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.445 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.888 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.788 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.841 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.443 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.557 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.368 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.322 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$738 million (2017 est.) / -$1.457 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.064 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.41 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.118 billion (2017 est.) / $5.042 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 28%, India 11.8%, South Korea 10.3%, Portugal 8.7%, US 6.9%, Spain 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, timber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.6%, South Korea 15.1%, Spain 9%, Brazil 8.2%, Netherlands 6.8%, South Africa 6.6%, India 5.8%, UK 5.7%, France 5.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.953 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.577 billion (2017 est.) / $2.915 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum sector equipment, other equipment, construction materials, vehicles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 16.9%, Spain 16.3%, China 14.8%, US 8.9%, Cote dIvoire 6%, France 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Spain 20.5%, China 19.4%, US 13%, Cote dIvoire 6.2%, Netherlands 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$621.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.205 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$45.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $62.31 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.364 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.194 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.211 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.074 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "300,000 (2016)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "67.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "90.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "52.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "98 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "500 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "91.14 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "465 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "200,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "331,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "22.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "77.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "38% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "250,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "172,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "290,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "308,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,200 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,197 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,094 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.55 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.069 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.594 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.189 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "4.956 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.878 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "36.81 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "36.81 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.062 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11,334" + "text": "6,779" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "533,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "368,920" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "72 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "45.17 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "digital fixed-line network in most major urban areas and decent mobile cellular coverage" + "text": "digital fixed-line network in most major urban areas and decent mobile cellular coverage; 3G technology has allowed for estimated 9.5% of growth during 2016 -2021; mobile data will be the fastest-growing segment 2016-2021 (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line density is about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing and in 2015 stood at about 70 percent of the population" + "text": "fixed-line density is about 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular subscribership is 45 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 240; international communications from Bata and Malabo to African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 240; landing points for the ACE, Ceiba-1, and Ceiba-2 submarine cables providing communication from Bata and Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to numerous Western African and European countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state maintains control of broadcast media with domestic broadcast media limited to 1 state-owned TV station, 1 private TV station owned by the president's eldest son, 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldes (2013)" + "text": "the state maintains control of broadcast media with domestic broadcast media limited to 1 state-owned TV station, 1 private TV station owned by the president's eldest son (who is the Vice President), 1 state-owned radio station, and 1 private radio station owned by the president's eldest son; satellite TV service is available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are generally accessible (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gq" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "158,000" + "text": "209,253" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "26.24% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,620" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "15" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "400,759" + "text": "466,435 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "461,650 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "350,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -769,7 +799,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -781,34 +811,31 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 42 km; condensate/gas 5 km; gas 79 km; oil 71 km (2013)" + "text": "42 km condensate, 5 km condensate/gas, 79 km gas, 71 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,880 km (2000)" + "text": "2,880 km (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "38" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Norway 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 6, other 24 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -821,8 +848,17 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE): Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE): Equatorial Guinea National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, GNGE (Army), Navy, Air Force; Guardia Civil (paramilitary force for internal security) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2018) / 1.1% of GDP (2017) / 1.2% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Equatorial Guinea Armed Forces (FAGE) have approximately 1,400 active duty troops (1,100 Army; 200 Navy; 100 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAGE is armed with mostly second-hand Russian and Soviet-era weapons; Ukraine is the leading provider of equipment since 2010 followed by Israel (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service, although conscription is rare in practice; 2-year service obligation; women hold only administrative positions in the Navy (2013)" diff --git a/africa/er.json b/africa/er.json index 602eca8b..0713d877 100644 --- a/africa/er.json +++ b/africa/er.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After independence from Italian colonial control in 1941 and 10 years of British administrative control, the UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia's full annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a violent 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating government forces. Eritreans overwhelmingly approved independence in a 1993 referendum. ISAIAS Afworki has been Eritrea's only president since independence; his rule, particularly since 2001, has been highly autocratic and repressive. His government has created a highly militarized society by pursuing an unpopular program of mandatory conscription into national service, sometimes of indefinite length. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. A UN peacekeeping operation was established that monitored a 25 km-wide Temporary Security Zone. The Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) created in April 2003 was tasked \"to delimit and demarcate the colonial treaty border based on pertinent colonial treaties (1900, 1902, and 1908) and applicable international law.\" The EEBC on 30 November 2007 remotely demarcated the border, assigning the town of Badme to Eritrea, despite Ethiopia's maintaining forces there from the time of the 1998-2000 war. Eritrea insisted that the UN terminate its peacekeeping mission on 31 July 2008. Eritrea has accepted the EEBC's \"virtual demarcation\" decision and repeatedly called on Ethiopia to remove its troops. Ethiopia has not accepted the demarcation decision, and neither party has entered into meaningful dialogue to resolve the impasse. Eritrea is subject to several UN Security Council Resolutions (from 2009, 2011, and 2012) imposing various military and economic sanctions, in view of evidence that it has supported armed opposition groups in the region." + "text": "After independence from Italian colonial control in 1941 and 10 years of British administrative control, the UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia's full annexation of Eritrea as a province 10 years later sparked a violent 30-year struggle for independence that ended in 1991 with Eritrean rebels defeating government forces. Eritreans overwhelmingly approved independence in a 1993 referendum. ISAIAS Afwerki has been Eritrea's only president since independence; his rule, particularly since 2001, has been highly autocratic and repressive. His government has created a highly militarized society by pursuing an unpopular program of mandatory conscription into national service – divided between military and civilian service – of indefinite length. A two-and-a-half-year border war with Ethiopia that erupted in 1998 ended under UN auspices in December 2000. A subsequent 2007 Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) demarcation was rejected by Ethiopia. More than a decade of a tense “no peace, no war” stalemate ended in 2018 after the newly elected Ethiopian prime minister accepted the EEBC’s 2007 ruling, and the two countries signed declarations of peace and friendship. Following the July 2018 peace agreement with Ethiopia, Eritrean leaders engaged in intensive diplomacy around the Horn of Africa, bolstering regional peace, security, and cooperation, as well as brokering rapprochements between governments and opposition groups. In November 2018, the UN Security Council lifted an arms embargo that had been imposed on Eritrea since 2009, after the UN Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group reported they had not found evidence of Eritrean support in recent years for Al-Shabaab. The country’s rapprochement with Ethiopia has led to a steady resumption of economic ties, with increased air transport, trade, tourism, and port activities, but the economy remains agriculture-dependent, and Eritrea is still one of Africa’s poorest nations. Despite the country's improved relations with its neighbors, ISAIAS has not let up on repression and conscription and militarization continue." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Pennsylvania" + "text": "slightly smaller than Pennsylvania" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "1,840 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1,033 km, Sudan 682 km" + "text": "Djibouti 125 km, Ethiopia 1033 km, Sudan 682 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "853 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m ++ highest point: Soira 3,018 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "near Kulul within the Danakil Depression -75 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Soira 3,018 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "75.1% ++ arable land 6.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 68.3%" + "text": "75.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 68.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "15.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "9.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "210 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "density is highest in the center of the country in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Dubbi (elev. 1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011" - } + "text": "frequent droughts, rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms\nvolcanism: Dubbi (1,625 m), which last erupted in 1861, was the country's only historically active volcano until Nabro (2,218 m) came to life on 12 June 2011" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing; loss of infrastructure from civil warfare" + "text": "deforestation; desertification; soil erosion; overgrazing" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,869,869 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,081,196 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,81 +115,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "nine recognized ethnic groups: Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Tigrinya 55%, Tigre 30%, Saho 4%, Kunama 2%, Rashaida 2%, Bilen 2%, other (Afar, Beni Amir, Nera) 5% (2010 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent Eritrea's nine recognized ethnic groups" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Tigrinya (official), Arabic (official), English (official), Tigre, Kunama, Afar, other Cushitic languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant" + "text": "Sunni Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Eritrea is a persistently poor country that has made progress in some socioeconomic categories but not in others. Education and human capital formation are national priorities for facilitating economic development and eradicating poverty. To this end, Eritrea has made great strides in improving adult literacy – doubling the literacy rate over the last 20 years – in large part because of its successful adult education programs. The overall literacy rate was estimated to be almost 74% in 2015; more work needs to be done to raise female literacy and school attendance among nomadic and rural communities. Subsistence farming fails to meet the needs of Eritrea’s growing population because of repeated droughts, dwindling arable land, overgrazing, soil erosion, and a shortage of farmers due to conscription and displacement. The government’s emphasis on spending on defense over agriculture and its lack of foreign exchange to import food also contribute to food insecurity. Eritrea has been a leading refugee source country since at least the 1960s, when its 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia began. Since gaining independence in 1993, Eritreans have continued migrating to Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Egypt, or Israel because of a lack of basic human rights or political freedom, educational and job opportunities, or to seek asylum because of militarization. Eritrea’s large diaspora has been a source of vital remittances, funding its war for independence and providing 30% of the country’s GDP annually since it became independent. In the last few years, Eritreans have increasingly been trafficked and held hostage by Bedouins in the Sinai Desert, where they are victims of organ harvesting, rape, extortion, and torture. Some Eritrean trafficking victims are kidnapped after being smuggled to Sudan or Ethiopia, while others are kidnapped from within or around refugee camps or crossing Eritrea’s borders. Eritreans composed approximately 90% of the conservatively estimated 25,000-30,000 victims of Sinai trafficking from 2009-2013, according to a 2013 consultancy firm report." + "text": "Eritrea is a persistently poor country that has made progress in some socioeconomic categories but not in others. Education and human capital formation are national priorities for facilitating economic development and eradicating poverty. To this end, Eritrea has made great strides in improving adult literacy – doubling the literacy rate over the last 20 years – in large part because of its successful adult education programs. The overall literacy rate was estimated to be almost 74% in 2015; more work needs to be done to raise female literacy and school attendance among nomadic and rural communities. Subsistence farming fails to meet the needs of Eritrea’s growing population because of repeated droughts, dwindling arable land, overgrazing, soil erosion, and a shortage of farmers due to conscription and displacement. The government’s emphasis on spending on defense over agriculture and its lack of foreign exchange to import food also contribute to food insecurity.\nEritrea has been a leading refugee source country since at least the 1960s, when its 30-year war for independence from Ethiopia began. Since gaining independence in 1993, Eritreans have continued migrating to Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, Egypt, or Israel because of a lack of basic human rights or political freedom, educational and job opportunities, or to seek asylum because of militarization. Eritrea’s large diaspora has been a source of vital remittances, funding its war for independence and providing 30% of the country’s GDP annually since it became independent.\nIn the last few years, Eritreans have increasingly been trafficked and held hostage by Bedouins in the Sinai Desert, where they are victims of organ harvesting, rape, extortion, and torture. Some Eritrean trafficking victims are kidnapped after being smuggled to Sudan or Ethiopia, while others are kidnapped from within or around refugee camps or crossing Eritrea’s borders. Eritreans composed approximately 90% of the conservatively estimated 25,000-30,000 victims of Sinai trafficking from 2009-2013, according to a 2013 consultancy firm report." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.66% (male 1,199,355/female 1,187,467)" + "text": "38.23% (male 1,169,456/female 1,155,460)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.39% (male 566,199/female 571,743)" + "text": "20.56% (male 622,172/female 627,858)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.33% (male 933,825/female 963,812)" + "text": "33.42% (male 997,693/female 1,034,550)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.73% (male 93,325/female 125,411)" + "text": "3.8% (male 105,092/female 125,735)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.9% (male 97,248/female 131,484) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4% (male 99,231/female 143,949) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "83.2%" + "text": "83.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "75.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.8%" + "text": "8.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.4 years" + "text": "20.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.81% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.93% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-14.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "density is highest in the center of the country in and around the cities of Asmara (capital) and Keren; smaller settlements exist in the north and south as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "22.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "41.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.11% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.86% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ASMARA (capital) 804,000 (2015)" + "text": "963,000 ASMARA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -196,123 +208,138 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.3", + "text": "21.3 years (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "501 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "480 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "45.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "43.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "52.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "50.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "38.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.9 years" + "text": "66.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.4 years" + "text": "63.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.07 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.73 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "8.4% (2010)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 26.8% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "46.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "42.2% of population (2015 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 73.2% of population ++ rural: 53.3% of population ++ total: 57.8% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 26.8% of population ++ rural: 46.7% of population ++ total: 42.2% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 44.5% of population ++ rural: 7.3% of population ++ total: 15.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 55.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 55.5% of population ++ rural: 92.7% of population ++ total: 84.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "92.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "84.3% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "14,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria and dengue fever (2016)" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2014)" + "text": "5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "38.8% (2010)" + "text": "39.4% (2010)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "73.8%" + "text": "76.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "82.4%" + "text": "84.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "65.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "68.9% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "5 years" + "text": "59 years" }, "male": { - "text": "6 years" + "text": "8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "4 years (2010)" + "text": "7 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -349,10 +376,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name means \"they [women] made them unite,\" which according to Tigrinya oral tradition refers to the women of the four clans in the Asmara area who persuaded their menfolk to unite and defeat their common enemy; the name has also been translated as \"live in peace\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi Keyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)" + "text": "6 regions (zobatat, singular - zoba); Anseba, Debub (South), Debubawi K'eyih Bahri (Southern Red Sea), Gash Barka, Ma'akel (Central), Semenawi K'eyih Bahri (Northern Red Sea)" }, "Independence": { "text": "24 May 1993 (from Ethiopia)" @@ -361,7 +391,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 May (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented); note - drafting of a new constitution, which began in 2014, continued into 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "ratified by the Constituent Assembly 23 May 1997 (not fully implemented)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of Eritrea or by assent of at least one half of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least an initial three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and, after one year, final passage by at least four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, customary, and Islamic religious law" @@ -388,10 +423,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly" + "text": "President ISAIAS Afwerki (since 8 June 1993); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government and is head of the State Council and National Assembly" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President ISAIAS Afworki (since 8 June 1993)" + "text": "President ISAIAS Afwerki (since 8 June 1993)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "State Council appointed by the president" @@ -400,19 +435,22 @@ "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); the only election was held on 8 June 1993, following independence from Ethiopia (next election postponed indefinitely)" }, "election results": { - "text": "ISAIAS Afworki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS Afworki (PFDJ) 95%, other 5%" + "text": "ISAIAS Afwerki elected president by the transitional National Assembly; percent of National Assembly vote - ISAIAS  Afwerki (PFDJ) 95%, other 5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Hagerawi Baito (150 seats; 75 members indirectly elected by the ruling party and 75 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) (150 seats; 75 members indirectly elected by the ruling party and 75 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to form a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia" + "text": "in May 1997, following the adoption of the new constitution, 75 members of the PFDJ Central Committee (the old Central Committee of the EPLF), 60 members of the 527-member Constituent Assembly, which had been established in 1997 to discuss and ratify the new constitution, and 15 representatives of Eritreans living abroad were formed into a Transitional National Assembly to serve as the country's legislative body until countrywide elections to form a National Assembly were held; although only 75 of 150 members of the Transitional National Assembly were elected, the constitution stipulates that once past the transition stage, all members of the National Assembly will be elected by secret ballot of all eligible voters; National Assembly elections scheduled for December 2001 were postponed indefinitely due to the war with Ethiopia, and as of May 2019, there was no sitting legislative body" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court (consists of 20 judges and organized into civil, commercial, criminal, labor, administrative, and customary sections)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -423,13 +461,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ [ISAIAS Afworki] (the only party recognized by the government)", - "note": { - "text": "a National Assembly committee drafted a law on political parties in January 2001, but the full National Assembly never debated or voted on it" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Eritrean Kunama or DMLEK ++ Eritrean Democratic Alliance or EDA ++ Eritrean Islamic Party for Justice and Development or EIPJD (includes the Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ), Eritrean Islamic Jihad Movement (EIJM), Eritrean Islamic Salvation, and the Eritrean Islamic Foundation) ++ Eritrean National Congress for Democratic Change or ENCDC ++ Eritrean National Salvation Front or ENSF ++ Eritrean People's Democratic Party or EPDP ++ Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization or RSADO" + "text": "People's Front for Democracy and Justice or PFDJ [ISAIAS Afwerki] (the only party recognized by the government)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" @@ -452,15 +484,15 @@ "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Natalie E. BROWN (since September 2016)" }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[291] (1) 120004" + }, "embassy": { "text": "179 Ala Street, Asmara" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 211, Asmara" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[291] (1) 120004" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[291] (1) 127584" } @@ -468,7 +500,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) dividing the flag into two right triangles; the upper triangle is green, the lower one is blue; a gold wreath encircling a gold olive branch is centered on the hoist side of the red triangle; green stands for the country's agriculture economy, red signifies the blood shed in the fight for freedom, and blue symbolizes the bounty of the sea; the wreath-olive branch symbol is similar to that on the first flag of Eritrea from 1952; the shape of the red triangle broadly mimics the shape of the country", "note": { - "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu" + "text": "note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Vanuatu" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -482,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "SOLOMON Tsehaye Beraki/Isaac Abraham MEHAREZGI and ARON Tekle Tesfatsion" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1993; upon independence from Ethiopia" + "text": "note: adopted 1993; upon independence from Ethiopia" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of financial resources and chronic drought, which have been exacerbated by restrictive economic policies. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% in Eritrea - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output. ++ ++ Since the conclusion of the Ethiopia-Eritrea war in 2000, the government has expanded use of military and party-owned businesses to complete President ISAIAS's development agenda. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures, which began production in 2013. In late 2015, the government of Eritrea introduced a new currency, retaining the name nakfa, and restricted the amount of hard currency individuals could withdraw from banks per month. The changeover has resulted in exchange fluctuations and the scarcity of hard currency available in the market. ++ ++ While reliable statistics on food security are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the percentage of the labor force tied up in national service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production are likely to drive economic growth and government revenue over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans. Eritrea's economic future will depend on market reform, international sanctions, global food prices, and success at addressing social problems such as refugee emigration." + "text": "Since formal independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Eritrea has faced many economic problems, including lack of financial resources and chronic drought. Eritrea has a command economy under the control of the sole political party, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice. Like the economies of many African nations, a large share of the population - nearly 80% in Eritrea - is engaged in subsistence agriculture, but the sector only produces a small share of the country's total output. Mining accounts for the lion's share of output. The government has strictly controlled the use of foreign currency by limiting access and availability; new regulations in 2013 aimed at relaxing currency controls have had little economic effect. Few large private enterprises exist in Eritrea and most operate in conjunction with government partners, including a number of large international mining ventures, which began production in 2013. In late 2015, the Government of Eritrea introduced a new currency, retaining the name nakfa, and restricted the amount of hard currency individuals could withdraw from banks per month. The changeover has resulted in exchange fluctuations and the scarcity of hard currency available in the market. While reliable statistics on Eritrea are difficult to obtain, erratic rainfall and the large percentage of the labor force tied up in military service continue to interfere with agricultural production and economic development. Eritrea's harvests generally cannot meet the food needs of the country without supplemental grain purchases. Copper, potash, and gold production are likely to continue to drive limited economic growth and government revenue over the next few years, but military spending will continue to compete with development and investment plans." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$9.169 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.845 billion (2015 est.) ++ $8.442 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9.402 billion (2017 est.) / $8.953 billion (2016 est.) / $8.791 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.352 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.813 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 1.9% (2016 est.) / 2.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,300 (2016 est.) ++ $1,300 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2017 est.) / $1,500 (2016 est.) / $1,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 6.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.6%" + "text": "80.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "24.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "9%" + "text": "6.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-22.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "29.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -549,245 +581,267 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, clothing and textiles, light manufacturing, salt, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "12.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.62 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.71 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "80%" }, - "industry and services": { + "industry": { "text": "20% (2004 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.6% (2013 est.) ++ 10% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.) / 10% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "50% (2004 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.58 billion" + "text": "2.029 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.165 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.601 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-10.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "119.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 121.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "131.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 132.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "11.8% (2016 est.) ++ 9.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.709 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.386 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.058 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.259 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.371 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.774 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "9% (2017 est.) / 9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$10 million (2016 est.) ++ -$102 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$137 million (2017 est.) / -$105 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$485.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $415.3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$624.3 million (2017 est.) / $485.4 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 62%, South Korea 28.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold and other minerals, livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small industry manufactures" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.022 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.024 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.127 billion (2017 est.) / $1.048 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum products, food, manufactured goods" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 14.5%, China 13.2%, Saudi Arabia 13.2%, Italy 12.9%, Turkey 5.6%, South Africa 4.6% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$213.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $209.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$236.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $218.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$820.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $831.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$792.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $875.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - ++ 15.38 (2016 est.) ++ 15.375 (2015 est.) ++ 15.375 (2014 est.) ++ 15.375 (2013 est.) ++ 15.375 (2012 est.)" + "text": "nakfa (ERN) per US dollar - / 15.38 (2017 est.) / 15.375 (2016 est.) / 15.375 (2015 est.) / 15.375 (2014 est.) / 15.375 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "3 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "46.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "74.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "39.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "415.9 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "353.9 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "160,700 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,539 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,897 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "800,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "597,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "66,000" + "text": "116,882" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.94 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "475,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,226,660" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use only slowly increasing throughout the country" + "text": "woefully inadequate service provided by state-owned telecom monopoly; most fixed-line telephones are in Asmara; cell phone use is limited by government control of SIM card issuance; no data service; only about 4% of households having computers with 2% Internet; untapped market ripe for competition; direct phone service between Eritrea and Ethiopia was restored in September 2018; government telco working on roll-out of 3G network; in 2019 11% mobile penetration (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership is less than 10 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line subscribership is less than 2 per 100 person and mobile-cellular 20 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 291 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 291 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2007)" + "text": "government controls broadcast media with private ownership prohibited; 1 state-owned TV station; state-owned radio operates 2 networks; purchases of satellite dishes and subscriptions to international broadcast media are permitted (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".er" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "71,000" + "text": "78,215" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "1.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.31% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "600" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1 (2015)" + "text": "1" + }, + "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "102,729 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "E3 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "13 (2013)" + "text": "13 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -798,29 +852,29 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "306 km" + "text": "306 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "306 km 0.950-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "306 km 0.950-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,010 km" + "text": "16,000 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "874 km" + "text": "1,600 km (2000)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "3,136 km (2000)" + "text": "14,400 km (2000)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "9" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 4 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -830,11 +884,17 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Eritrean Armed Forces: Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Eritrean Defense Forces: Eritrean Ground Forces, Eritrean Navy, Eritrean Air Force (includes Air Defense Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Eritrean Defense Forces are comprised of approximately 200,000 personnel (est. 200,000 Army; 1,500 Naval; 500 Air); note – it is unclear how many of the Army’s 200,000 are on active duty; reportedly, some units are manned only with cadres during peacetime while many conscripts are not under arms (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Eritrean Defense Forces inventory is comprised primarily of Soviet-era systems; Eritrea was under a UN arms embargo from 2009 to 2018; prior to 2009, Belarus, Bulgaria, and Russia were the leading arms suppliers (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 16-month conscript service obligation (2012)" + "text": "18-40 years of age for male and female voluntary and compulsory military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/et.json b/africa/et.json index bf0a4f6b..16f0c42c 100644 --- a/africa/et.json +++ b/africa/et.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea in the late 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades." + "text": "Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea in the late 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia did not accept them and maintained troops in previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. This intransigence resulted in years of heightened tension between the two countries. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades. Following a wave of popular dissent and anti-government protest that began in 2015, HAILEMARIAM resigned in February 2018 and ABIY Ahmed Ali took office in April 2018 as Ethiopia's first ethnic Oromo prime minister. In June 2018, ABIY announced Ethiopia would accept the border ruling of 2000, prompting rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea that was marked with a peace agreement in July 2018 and a reopening of the border in September 2018. In November 2019, Ethiopia's nearly 30-year ethnic-based ruling coalition - the EPRDF - merged into a single unity party called the Prosperity Party, however, one of the four constituent parties refused to join." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ "text": "1,104,300 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "1 million sq km" + "text": "1,096,570 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "104,300 sq km" + "text": "7,730 sq km" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: area numbers are approximate since a large portion of the Ethiopia-Somalia border is undefined" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -33,14 +36,16 @@ "text": "5,925 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Djibouti 342 km, Eritrea 1,033 km, Kenya 867 km, Somalia 1,640 km, South Sudan 1,299 km, Sudan 744 km" + "text": "Djibouti 342 km, Eritrea 1033 km, Kenya 867 km, Somalia 1640 km, South Sudan 1299 km, Sudan 744 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation" @@ -52,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,330 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Danakil Depression -125 m ++ highest point: Ras Dejen 4,533 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Danakil Depression -125 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Ras Dejen 4,550 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "36.3% ++ arable land 15.2%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 20%" + "text": "36.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.2% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.) / 20% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "12.2%" + "text": "12.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "51.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,900 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (elev. 613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, forcing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir" - } + "text": "geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, forcing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayta, Dalaffilla, Dallol, Dama Ali, Fentale, Kone, Manda Hararo, and Manda-Inakir" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management" + "text": "deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; loss of biodiversity; water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management; industrial pollution and pesticides contribute to air, water, and soil pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,14 +102,16 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopia; three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: landlocked - entire coastline along the Red Sea was lost with the de jure independence of Eritrea on 24 May 1993; Ethiopia is, therefore, the most populous landlocked country in the world; the Blue Nile, the chief headstream of the Nile by water volume, rises in T'ana Hayk (Lake Tana) in northwest Ethiopianote 2: three major crops are believed to have originated in Ethiopia: coffee, grain sorghum, and castor bean" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "102,374,044", + "text": "108,113,150 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,81 +123,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Oromo 34.4%, Amhara (Amara) 27%, Somali (Somalie) 6.2%, Tigray (Tigrinya) 6.1%, Sidama 4%, Gurage 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%, Hadiya 1.7%, Afar (Affar) 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Silte 1.3%, Kefficho 1.2%, other 8.8% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Oromo 34.9%, Amhara (Amara) 27.9%, Tigray (Tigrinya) 7.3%, Sidama 4.1%, Welaita 3%, Gurage 2.8%, Somali (Somalie) 2.7%, Hadiya 2.2%, Afar (Affar) .6%, other 12.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Oromo (official working language in the State of Oromiya) 33.8%, Amharic (official national language) 29.3%, Somali (official working language of the State of Sumale) 6.2%, Tigrigna (Tigrinya) (official working language of the State of Tigray) 5.9%, Sidamo 4%, Wolaytta 2.2%, Gurage 2%, Afar (official working language of the State of Afar) 1.7%, Hadiyya 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, Opuuo 1.2%, Kafa 1.1%, other 8.1%, English (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (2007 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Ethiopian Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.5%, traditional 2.7%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Ethiopian Orthodox 43.8%, Muslim 31.3%, Protestant 22.8%, Catholic 0.7%, traditional .6%, other 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country – more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas – that is in the early stages of demographic transition. Infant, child, and maternal mortality have fallen sharply over the past decade, but the total fertility rate has declined more slowly and the population continues to grow. The rising age of marriage and the increasing proportion of women remaining single have contributed to fertility reduction. While the use of modern contraceptive methods among married women has increased significantly from 6 percent in 2000 to 27 percent in 2012, the overall rate is still quite low. Ethiopia’s rapid population growth is putting increasing pressure on land resources, expanding environmental degradation, and raising vulnerability to food shortages. With more than 40 percent of the population below the age of 15 and a fertility rate of over 5 children per woman (and even higher in rural areas), Ethiopia will have to make further progress in meeting its family planning needs if it is to achieve the age structure necessary for reaping a demographic dividend in the coming decades. Poverty, drought, political repression, and forced government resettlement have driven Ethiopia’s internal and external migration since the 1960s. Before the 1974 revolution, only small numbers of the Ethiopian elite went abroad to study and then returned home, but under the brutal Derg regime thousands fled the country, primarily as refugees. Between 1982 and 1991 there was a new wave of migration to the West for family reunification. Since the defeat of the Derg in 1991, Ethiopians have migrated to escape violence among some of the country’s myriad ethnic groups or to pursue economic opportunities. Internal and international trafficking of women and children for domestic work and prostitution is a growing problem." + "text": "Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country – more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas – that is in the early stages of demographic transition. Infant, child, and maternal mortality have fallen sharply over the past decade, but the total fertility rate has declined more slowly and the population continues to grow. The rising age of marriage and the increasing proportion of women remaining single have contributed to fertility reduction. While the use of modern contraceptive methods among married women has increased significantly from 6 percent in 2000 to 27 percent in 2012, the overall rate is still quite low.\nEthiopia’s rapid population growth is putting increasing pressure on land resources, expanding environmental degradation, and raising vulnerability to food shortages. With more than 40 percent of the population below the age of 15 and a fertility rate of over 5 children per woman (and even higher in rural areas), Ethiopia will have to make further progress in meeting its family planning needs if it is to achieve the age structure necessary for reaping a demographic dividend in the coming decades.\nPoverty, drought, political repression, and forced government resettlement have driven Ethiopia’s internal and external migration since the 1960s. Before the 1974 revolution, only small numbers of the Ethiopian elite went abroad to study and then returned home, but under the brutal Derg regime thousands fled the country, primarily as refugees. Between 1982 and 1991 there was a new wave of migration to the West for family reunification. Since the defeat of the Derg in 1991, Ethiopians have migrated to escape violence among some of the country’s myriad ethnic groups or to pursue economic opportunities. Internal and international trafficking of women and children for domestic work and prostitution is a growing problem." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "43.71% (male 22,430,798/female 22,316,910)" + "text": "39.81% (male 21,657,152/female 21,381,628)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.04% (male 10,182,973/female 10,332,626)" + "text": "19.47% (male 10,506,144/female 10,542,128)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.45% (male 14,970,645/female 15,178,999)" + "text": "32.92% (male 17,720,540/female 17,867,298)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.89% (male 1,939,635/female 2,047,041)" + "text": "4.42% (male 2,350,606/female 2,433,319)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.91% (male 1,338,985/female 1,635,432) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.38% (male 1,676,478/female 1,977,857) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "81.6%" + "text": "76.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.2%" + "text": "70.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "6.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.8 years" + "text": "19.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17.6 years" + "text": "19.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.88% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.56% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "highest density is found in the highlands of the north and middle areas of the country, particularly around the centrally located capital city of Addis Ababa; the far east and southeast are sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "19.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "21.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.89% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.63% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ADDIS ABABA (capital) 3.238 million (2015)" + "text": "4.794 million ADDIS ABABA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,95 +210,101 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.6", + "text": "20 years (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "353 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "401 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "51.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "35.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "58.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "40.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "43.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "62.2 years" + "text": "67.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "59.8 years" + "text": "65.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "64.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.07 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.14 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.6% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "40.1% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.1% of population ++ rural: 48.6% of population ++ total: 57.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.9% of population ++ rural: 51.4% of population ++ total: 42.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "38.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 27.2% of population ++ rural: 28.2% of population ++ total: 28% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 50.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 72.8% of population ++ rural: 71.8% of population ++ total: 72% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "94.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "85.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.15% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "730,300 (2014 est.)" + "text": "670,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "23,400 (2014 est.)" + "text": "12,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -290,67 +312,59 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "water contact disease": { + "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { + "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014)" + "text": "4.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "25.2% (2014)" + "text": "21.1% (2019)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "49.1%" + "text": "51.8%" }, "male": { "text": "57.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "44.4% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "8 years" }, "female": { "text": "8 years (2012)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "10,693,164" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "53% (2005 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "7.3%" + "text": "25.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.9% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -390,19 +404,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name in Amharic means \"new flower\" and was bestowed on the city in 1889, three years after its founding" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 ethnically based states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples)" + "text": "9 ethnically based regional states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 self-governing administrations* (astedaderoch, singular - astedader); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sumale (Somali), Tigray, Ye Debub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples)" }, "Independence": { "text": "oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C.)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)" + "text": "Derg Downfall Day (defeat of MENGISTU regime), 28 May (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted June 1994, adopted 8 December 1994, entered into force 21 August 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals submitted for discussion require two-thirds majority approval in either house of Parliament or majority approval of one-third of the State Councils; passage of amendments other than constitutional articles on fundamental rights and freedoms and the initiation and amendment of the constitution requires two-thirds majority vote in a joint session of Parliament and majority vote by two thirds of the State Councils; passage of amendments affecting rights and freedoms and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote in each house of Parliament and majority vote by all the State Councils" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -429,53 +451,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President MULATU Teshome Wirtu (since 7 October 2013)" + "text": "President SAHLE-WORK Zewde (since 25 October 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn (since 21 September 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen and DEBRETSION Gebre-Michael" + "text": "Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed (since 2 April 2018); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen (since 29 November 2012); note - Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn (since 21 September 2012) resigned on 15 February 2018 and continued as caretaker until the new prime minister was sworn into office on 2 April 2018" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2019); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections" + "text": "president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); snap election held on 25 October 2018 due to resignation of President MULATA Teshome (next election postponed by Prime Minister ABIY due to the COVID-19 pandemic); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "MULATU Teshome Wirtu (OPDO) elected president by acclamation" + "text": "SAHLE-WORK Zewde elected president; Parliament vote - 659 (unanimous)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: SAHLE-WORK Zewde is the first female elected head of state in Ethiopia; she is currently the only female president in Africa. Former President Dr. Mulatu TESHOME resigned on 25 October 2018, one year ahead of finishing his six-year term." } }, "Legislative branch": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Federation or Yefedereshein Mikir Bete (108 seats; members indirectly elected by state assemblies to serve 5-year terms) and the House of People's Representatives or Yehizb Tewokayoch Mekir Bete (547 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the House of Federation is responsible for interpreting the constitution and federal-regional issues and the House of People's Representatives is responsible for passing legislation", + "description": { + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:House of Federation or Yefedereshein Mikir Bete (153 seats; members indirectly elected by state assemblies to serve 5-year terms)House of People's Representatives or Yehizb Tewokayoch Mekir Bete (547 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; 22 seats reserved for minorities; all members serve 5-year terms)" + }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "House of Federation - last held 24 May 2015 (next originally scheduled on 29 August 2020 but postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic)House of People's Representatives - last held on 24 May 2015 (next originally scheduled on 29 August 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives percent of vote - NA; seats by party - EPRDF 500, SPDP 24, BGPDP 9, ANDP 8, GPUDM 3, APDO 1, HNL 1, independent 1" + "text": "House of Federation - percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by coalition/party - NA; composition - men 104, women 49, percent of women 32%House of Representatives - percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by coalition/party - EPRDF 501, SPDP 24, BGPDUP 9, ANDP 8, GPUDM 3, APDO 1, HNL 1; composition - men 335, women 212, percent of women  38.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 37.3%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: House of Federation is responsible for interpreting the constitution and federal-regional issues and the House of People's Representatives is responsible for passing legislation" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court or Supreme Imperial Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the Federal Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of 11 judges); note - the House of Federation has jurisdiction for all constitutional issues" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60" + "text": "president and vice president of Federal Supreme Court recommended by the prime minister and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; other Supreme Court judges nominated by the Federal Judicial Administrative Council (a 10-member body chaired by the president of the Federal Supreme Court) and appointed by the House of People's Representatives; judges serve until retirement at age 60" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "federal high courts and federal courts of first instance; state court systems (mirror structure of federal system); sharia courts and customary and traditional courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Afar National Democratic Party or ANDP [Mohammed KEDIR] ++ Argoba People Democratic Organization or APDO ++ Benishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Party or BGPDP ++ Blue Party (Semayawi Party) [Yanatan TESFAYE, spokesman] ++ Ethiopian Federal Democratic Forum or FORUM [Dr. Moga FRISSA] (a UDJ-led 6-party alliance established for the 2010 parliamentary elections) ++ Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF [Hailemarian DESALEGN] (including the following organizations: Amhara National Democratic Movement or ANDM; Oromo People's Democratic Organization or OPDO; Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement or SEPDM; Tigray People's Liberation Front or TPLF) ++ Gambella Peoples Unity Democratic Movement or GPUDM ++ Harari National League or HNL [YASIN Husein] ++ Somali People's Democratic Party or SPDP" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Ethiopian People's Patriotic Front or EPPF ++ Ogaden National Liberation Front or ONLF ++ Oromo Liberation Front or OLF [DAOUD Ibsa]" + "text": "Afar National Democratic Party or ANDP [Taha AHMED]Argoba People Democratic Organization or APDOBenishangul Gumuz People's Democratic Unity Party or BGPDUPEthiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum or MEDREK or FORUM [Beyene PETROS] (includes ESD-SCUP, OFC, SLM, and UTDS)Ethiopia Citizens for Social Justice or ECSJ Party (formed in May 2019 from 7 other parties, including Patriotic Genbot 7, Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), All Ethiopian Democratic Party (AEDP), Semayawi Party, New Generation Party, Gambella Regional Movement (GRM), Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Party [Berhanu Negu])Prosperity Party or PP [ABIY Ahmed] (created in November 2019 from member parties of the former Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front or EPRDF, which included the Amhara National Democratic Movement (ANDM),  Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO), Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement  (SEPDM), Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), plus other ERPRF allies Ethiopian Social Democracy-Southern Coalition Unity Party or ESD-SCUPGambella Peoples Unity Democratic Movement or GPUDMHarari National League or HNL [Murad ABDULHADI]Oromo Fderalist Congress or OFCSidama Liberaton Movement or SLMSomali People's Democratic Party or SPDPUnion of Tigraians for Democracy & Sovergnty or UTDSTigray Independence Party [Girmay BERHE] (2020)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UN Security Council (temporary), UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador GIRMA Birru Geda (since 6 January 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Ato FITSUM Arega (since 9 April 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3506 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -495,25 +522,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter H. VROOMAN (since 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Entoto Street, Addis Ababa" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa" + "text": "Ambassador Michael RAYNOR (since 3 October 2017)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[251] 11 130-6000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Entoto Street, P.O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 1014, Addis Ababa" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "124-2401 [251] 11 124 2401" + "text": "[251] 11 124-2401" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, and red, with a yellow pentagram and single yellow rays emanating from the angles between the points on a light blue disk centered on the three bands; green represents hope and the fertility of the land, yellow symbolizes justice and harmony, while red stands for sacrifice and heroism in the defense of the land; the blue of the disk symbolizes peace and the pentagram represents the unity and equality of the nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia", "note": { - "text": "Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. 1895) were so often appropriated by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996" + "text": "note: Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa, and the three main colors of her flag (adopted ca. 1895) were so often appropriated by other African countries upon independence that they became known as the Pan-African colors; the emblem in the center of the current flag was added in 1996" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -527,64 +554,64 @@ "text": "DEREJE Melaku Mengesha/SOLOMON Lulu" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1992" + "text": "note: adopted 1992" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Ethiopia has grown at a rate between 8% and 11% annually for more than a decade and the country is the fifth-fastest growing economy among the 188 IMF member countries. This growth has been driven by sustained progress in the agricultural and service sectors. Ethiopia has the lowest level of income-inequality in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a Gini coefficient comparable to that of the Scandinavian countries. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Changes in rainfall associated with world-wide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in thirty years in 2015/2016, creating food insecurity for millions of Ethiopians. ++ ++ Almost 80% of Ethiopia’s population is still employed in the agricultural sector, but services have surpassed agriculture as the principal source of GDP. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to tenants. Since 2005, the Ethiopian government has introduced a system to register traditional land use rights and provide certificates documenting these rights. Initial surveys show that land-use certificates have significantly increased the willingness of farmers to invest in improvements on their land, from terracing to irrigation. However, title rights in urban areas, particularly Addis Ababa, are poorly regulated, and subject to corruption. ++ ++ Ethiopia’s export earnings are led by the services sector - primarily Ethiopian airlines - followed by several commodities. While coffee remains the largest foreign exchange earner, Ethiopia is diversifying exports and commodities such as gold, sesame, khat, livestock and horticulture products are becoming increasingly important. Manufacturing represents less than 8% of total exports. The banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted significant foreign investment in textiles, leather, commercial agriculture, and light manufacturing. ++ ++ Ethiopia remains a one-party state with a planned economy. In the fall of 2015, the government finalized and published the current 2016-2020 five year plan, known as the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II). GTP II emphasizes developing manufactures in sectors where Ethiopia has a comparative advantage in exporting, including textiles and garments, leather goods, and processed agricultural products. New infrastructure projects are to include power production and distribution, roads, rails, airports and industrial parks. To support industrialization, Ethiopia plans to increase power generation by 8,320 MW, up from an installed capacity of 2,000 MW, by building three more major dams and expanding to other sources of renewable energy. Construction is underway on an electric railway network that will connect Ethiopia to all its neighbors, with a link to the Port of Djibouti already finished and partially functioning. A tripling of capacity at the international airport in Addis Ababa to 25 million passengers will be completed in 2017, while construction of a completely new airport is being planned by 2025. Meanwhile, the domestic airport network has expanded to nineteen airports in a country where mountains and deserts make developing and maintaining a road network challenging. Despite difficult topography, more than a hundred thousand kilometers of roads have been built, connecting previously isolated regions." + "text": "Ethiopia - the second most populous country in Africa - is a one-party state with a planned economy. For more than a decade before 2016, GDP grew at a rate between 8% and 11% annually – one of the fastest growing states among the 188 IMF member countries. This growth was driven by government investment in infrastructure, as well as sustained progress in the agricultural and service sectors. More than 70% of Ethiopia’s population is still employed in the agricultural sector, but services have surpassed agriculture as the principal source of GDP. Ethiopia has the lowest level of income-inequality in Africa and one of the lowest in the world, with a Gini coefficient comparable to that of the Scandinavian countries. Yet despite progress toward eliminating extreme poverty, Ethiopia remains one of the poorest countries in the world, due both to rapid population growth and a low starting base. Changes in rainfall associated with world-wide weather patterns resulted in the worst drought in 30 years in 2015-16, creating food insecurity for millions of Ethiopians. The state is heavily engaged in the economy. Ongoing infrastructure projects include power production and distribution, roads, rails, airports and industrial parks. Key sectors are state-owned, including telecommunications, banking and insurance, and power distribution. Under Ethiopia's constitution, the state owns all land and provides long-term leases to tenants. Title rights in urban areas, particularly Addis Ababa, are poorly regulated, and subject to corruption. Ethiopia’s foreign exchange earnings are led by the services sector - primarily the state-run Ethiopian Airlines - followed by exports of several commodities. While coffee remains the largest foreign exchange earner, Ethiopia is diversifying exports, and commodities such as gold, sesame, khat, livestock and horticulture products are becoming increasingly important. Manufacturing represented less than 8% of total exports in 2016, but manufacturing exports should increase in future years due to a growing international presence. The banking, insurance, telecommunications, and micro-credit industries are restricted to domestic investors, but Ethiopia has attracted roughly $8.5 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), mostly from China, Turkey, India and the EU; US FDI is $567 million. Investment has been primarily in infrastructure, construction, agriculture/horticulture, agricultural processing, textiles, leather and leather products. To support industrialization in sectors where Ethiopia has a comparative advantage, such as textiles and garments, leather goods, and processed agricultural products, Ethiopia plans to increase installed power generation capacity by 8,320 MW, up from a capacity of 2,000 MW, by building three more major dams and expanding to other sources of renewable energy. In 2017, the government devalued the birr by 15% to increase exports and alleviate a chronic foreign currency shortage in the country." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$174.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $164.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $148.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$200.6 billion (2017 est.) / $181 billion (2016 est.) / $167.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$69.22 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$80.87 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 10.2% (2015 est.) ++ 10.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.) / 8% (2016 est.) / 10.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,900 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,200 (2017 est.) / $2,000 (2016 est.) / $1,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 30.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 32.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.9%" + "text": "69.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "37.6%" + "text": "43.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "8.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-31.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "36.2%" + "text": "34.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "46.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -594,24 +621,24 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, garments, chemicals, metals processing, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "50.97 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "52.82 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "85%" + "text": "72.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "10% (2009 est.)" + "text": "19.9% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "17.5% (2012 est.) ++ 18% (2011 est.)" + "text": "17.5% (2012 est.) / 18% (2011 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "29.6% (2014 est.)" @@ -624,211 +651,212 @@ "text": "25.6% (2005)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "33 (2011) ++ 30 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.07 billion" + "text": "11.24 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.85 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.79 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "54.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.6% of GDP (2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "official data cover central government debt, including debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury and treasury debt owned by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragov" - } + "text": "54.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 53.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "8 July - 7 July" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "9.1% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$14.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $24.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$36.33 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "9.9% (2017 est.) / 7.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$7.427 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$7.392 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$6.551 billion (2017 est.) / -$6.574 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.932 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.935 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.23 billion (2017 est.) / $2.814 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Sudan 23.3%, Switzerland 10.2%, China 8.1%, Somalia 6.6%, Netherlands 6.2%, US 4.7%, Germany 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, UK 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee (27%, by value), oilseeds (17%), edible vegetables including khat (17%), gold (13%), flowers (7%), live animals (7%), raw leather products (3%), meat products (3%)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 14.3%, China 11.7%, US 9.5%, Netherlands 8.8%, Saudi Arabia 5.9%, Germany 5.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$14.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.87 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.59 billion (2017 est.) / $14.69 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and aircraft (14%, by value), metal and metal products, (14%), electrical materials, (13%), petroleum products (12%), motor vehicles, (10%), chemicals and fertilizers (4%)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.4%, US 9.2%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, India 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 24.1%, Saudi Arabia 10.1%, India 6.4%, Kuwait 5.3%, France 5.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.956 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.113 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.013 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.022 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$26.05 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $24.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - ++ 23.25 (2016 est.) ++ 21.55 (2015 est.) ++ 21.55 (2014 est.) ++ 19.8 (2013 est.) ++ 17.71 (2012 est.)" + "text": "birr (ETB) per US dollar - / 25 (2017 est.) / 21.732 (2016 est.) / 21.732 (2015 est.) / 21.55 (2014 est.) / 19.8 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "58 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "42.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "85.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "26.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.15 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.062 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "166 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.784 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "88.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "430,000 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "428,000 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "61,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "74,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "58,740 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "69,970 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "24.92 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "24.92 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "9.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.18 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "890,642" + "text": "1,095,946" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.04 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "42.312 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "38,147,361" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "43 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "36.2 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate telephone system with the Ethio Telecom maintaining a monopoly over telecommunication services; open-wire, microwave radio relay; radio communication in the HF, VHF, and UHF frequencies; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service" + "text": "Ethio Telecom maintained a monopoly over telecommunication services until recently and is now part-private; new expansion of LTE services; in 2019 govt. approved legislations which opened the market to competition and provides much needed foreign investment; one of the tech companies is Chinese company Huawei; govt. reduces tariffs by up to 50% in 2018, the result is an increase in data and voice traffic; govt. launches mobile app as part of e-govt initiative to build tech city (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the number of mobile telephones is increasing steadily from a small base and now stands at over 40 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions at 1 per 100 while mobile-cellular stands at 36 per 100; the number of mobile telephones is increasing steadily (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 251; open-wire to Sudan and Djibouti; microwave radio relay to Kenya and Djibouti; 2 domestic satellites provide the national trunk service; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean) (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "6 public TV stations broadcasting nationally and 10 public radio broadcasters; 7 private radio stations and 18 community radio stations (2015)" + "text": "6 public TV stations broadcasting nationally and 10 public radio broadcasters; 7 private radio stations and 19 community radio stations (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".et" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "11.538 million" + "text": "19,118,470" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "11.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "18.62% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "580,120" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "75" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "7,074,779" + "text": "11,501,244 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,228,738,320 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2,089,280,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -839,33 +867,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "40" + "text": "40 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" @@ -873,59 +901,72 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "681 km (Ethiopian segment of the 781 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)" + "text": "659 km (Ethiopian segment of the 756 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad) (2017)" }, - "narrow gauge": { - "text": "681 km 1.000-m gauge" + "standard gauge": { + "text": "659 km 1.435-m gauge (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia (2015)" + "text": "note: electric railway with redundant power supplies; under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia and managed by a Chinese contractor" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "110,414 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "14,354 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "96,060 km (2015)" + "text": "120,171 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "11" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 8 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 9, oil tanker 2 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "Ethiopia is landlocked and uses the ports of Djibouti in Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia" + "note": { + "text": "Ethiopia is landlocked and uses the ports of Djibouti in Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia" + } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: in January 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which was disbanded in 1996; in March 2019 Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navyin 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard for protecting senior officials; the Republican Guard is a military unit accountable to the Prime Minister" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.91% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.91% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.7% of GDP (2017) / 0.7% of GDP (2016) / 0.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) is comprised of approximately 140,000 active duty troops (135-137,000 Ground; 3,000 Air; Navy N/A); note: the Navy was reestablished in 2020 (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ENDF's inventory is comprised mostly of Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia and Ukraine are the leading suppliers of largely second-hand weapons and equipment to the ENDF, followed by China and Hungary; Ethiopia has a modest industrial defense base centered on small arms and licensed production of light-armored vehicles (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "4,400 Somalia (AMISOM); 800 Sudan (UNAMID); 3,500 Sudan (UNISFA); 2,100 South Sudan (UNMISS) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but the military can conduct callups when necessary and compliance is compulsory (2013)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "each of the nine states has a regional, a special police force, or both that report to regional civilian authorities; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional police, the Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP), and the military; the EFP reports to the Ministry of Peace, which was created in October of 2018 (2019)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by the 2002 Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement; the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's Oromo region; Ethiopian forces invaded southern Somalia and routed Islamist courts from Mogadishu in January 2007; \"Somaliland\" secessionists provide port facilities in Berbera and trade ties to landlocked Ethiopia; civil unrest in eastern Sudan has hampered efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia" + "text": "Eritrea and Ethiopia agreed to abide by the 2002 Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission's (EEBC) delimitation decision, but neither party responded to the revised line detailed in the November 2006 EEBC Demarcation Statement; the undemarcated former British administrative line has little meaning as a political separation to rival clans within Ethiopia's Ogaden and southern Somalia's Oromo region; Ethiopian forces invaded southern Somalia and routed Islamist courts from Mogadishu in January 2007; \"Somaliland\" secessionists provide port facilities in Berbera and trade ties to landlocked Ethiopia; civil unrest in eastern Sudan has hampered efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia; Ethiopia's construction of a large dam (the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) on the Blue Nile since 2011 has become a focal point of relations with Egypt and Sudan; as of 2020, four years of three-way talks between the three capitals over operating the dam and filling its reservoir had made little progress; Ethiopia plans to start filling the dam in July 2020" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "337,925 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 254,965 (Somalia) (refugees); 155,276 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers); 37,959 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)" + "text": "362,787 (South Sudan), 201,465 (Somalia), 178,559 (Eritrea), 43,729 (Sudan) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "450,000 (border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Sumale and Oromiya regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2015)" + "text": "1,735,481 (includes conflict- and climate-induced IDPs, excluding unverified estimates from the Amhara region; border war with Eritrea from 1998-2000; ethnic clashes; and ongoing fighting between the Ethiopian military and separatist rebel groups in the Somali and Oromia regions; natural disasters; intercommunal violence; most IDPs live in Sumale state) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/ga.json b/africa/ga.json index 3b7dbf15..75f2ae6b 100644 --- a/africa/ga.json +++ b/africa/ga.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived Confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential election in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH was elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011. A presidential election is scheduled for December 2016." + "text": "The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived Confederation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991, the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, although tensions flared up intermittently during the regime of Yahya JAMMEH. JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential election in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH was elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011. After 22 years of increasingly authoritarian rule, President JAMMEH was defeated in free and fair elections in December 2016. Due to The Gambia’s poor human rights record under JAMMEH, international development partners had distanced themselves, and substantially reduced aid to the country. These channels have now reopened under the administration of President Adama BARROW, who took office in January 2017. The US and The Gambia currently enjoy improved relations. US assistance to the country has supported military education and training programs, as well as various capacity building and democracy strengthening activities.    " } }, "Geography": { @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ "contiguous zone": { "text": "18 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "200 nm" - }, "continental shelf": { "text": "extent not specified" + }, + "exclusive fishing zone": { + "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "34 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation 53 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation 53 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "56.1% ++ arable land 41%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 14.6%" + "text": "56.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "41% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.) / 14.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.9%" + "text": "43.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "50 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "settlements are found scattered along the Gambia River; the largest communities, including the capital of Banjul, and the country's largest city, Serekunda, are found at the mouth of the Gambia River along the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "drought (rainfall has dropped by 30% in the last 30 years)" + "text": "droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; desertification; water-borne diseases prevalent" + "text": "deforestation due to slash-and-burn agriculture; desertification; water pollution; water-borne diseases" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +108,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country in Africa" + "text": "almost an enclave of Senegal; smallest country on the African mainland" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,009,648 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,173,999 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +124,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Mandinka/Jahanka 33.8%, Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo 22.1%, Wollof 12.2%, Jola/Karoninka 10.9%, Serahuleh 7%, Serere 3.2%, Manjago 2.1%, Bambara 1%, Creole/Aku Marabout 0.8%, other 0.9%, non-Gambian 5.2%, no answer 0.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Mandinka/Jahanka 34%, Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo 22.4%, Wolof 12.6%, Jola/Karoninka 10.7%, Serahuleh 6.6%, Serer 3.2%, Manjago 2.1%, Bambara 1%, Creole/Aku Marabout 0.7%, other 0.9%, non-Gambian 5.2%, no answer 0.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no answer 0.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 95.7%, Christian 4.2%, none 0.1%, no response 0.1% (2013 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "The Gambia’s youthful age structure – almost 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – is likely to persist because the country’s total fertility rate remains strong at nearly 4 children per woman. The overall literacy rate is around 55%, and is significantly lower for women than for men. At least 70% of the populace are farmers who are reliant on rain-fed agriculture and cannot afford improved seeds and fertilizers. Crop failures caused by droughts between 2011 and 2013 have increased poverty, food shortages, and malnutrition. The Gambia is a source country for migrants and a transit and destination country for migrants and refugees. Since the 1980s, economic deterioration, drought, and high unemployment, especially among youths, have driven both domestic migration (largely urban) and migration abroad (legal and illegal). Emigrants are largely skilled workers, including doctors and nurses, and provide a significant amount of remittances. The top receiving countries for Gambian emigrants are Spain, the US, Nigeria, Senegal, and the UK. While the Gambia and Spain do not share historic, cultural, or trade ties, rural Gambians have migrated to Spain in large numbers because of its proximity and the availability of jobs in its underground economy (this flow slowed following the onset of Spain’s late 2007 economic crisis). The Gambia’s role as a host country to refugees is a result of wars in several of its neighboring West African countries. Since 2006, refugees from the Casamance conflict in Senegal have replaced their pattern of flight and return with permanent settlement in The Gambia, often moving in with relatives along the Senegal-Gambia border. The strain of providing for about 7,400 Casamance refugees has increased poverty among Gambian villagers." + "text": "The Gambia’s youthful age structure – almost 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – is likely to persist because the country’s total fertility rate remains strong at nearly 4 children per woman. The overall literacy rate is around 55%, and is significantly lower for women than for men. At least 70% of the populace are farmers who are reliant on rain-fed agriculture and cannot afford improved seeds and fertilizers. Crop failures caused by droughts between 2011 and 2013 have increased poverty, food shortages, and malnutrition.\nThe Gambia is a source country for migrants and a transit and destination country for migrants and refugees. Since the 1980s, economic deterioration, drought, and high unemployment, especially among youths, have driven both domestic migration (largely urban) and migration abroad (legal and illegal). Emigrants are largely skilled workers, including doctors and nurses, and provide a significant amount of remittances. The top receiving countries for Gambian emigrants are Spain, the US, Nigeria, Senegal, and the UK. While the Gambia and Spain do not share historic, cultural, or trade ties, rural Gambians have migrated to Spain in large numbers because of its proximity and the availability of jobs in its underground economy (this flow slowed following the onset of Spain’s late 2007 economic crisis).\nThe Gambia’s role as a host country to refugees is a result of wars in several of its neighboring West African countries. Since 2006, refugees from the Casamance conflict in Senegal have replaced their pattern of flight and return with permanent settlement in The Gambia, often moving in with relatives along the Senegal-Gambia border. The strain of providing for about 7,400 Casamance refugees has increased poverty among Gambian villagers." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "37.88% (male 382,215/female 379,029)" + "text": "35.96% (male 392,714/female 389,027)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.64% (male 204,979/female 209,866)" + "text": "20.09% (male 216,307/female 220,514)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.92% (male 333,875/female 347,779)" + "text": "35.85% (male 382,138/female 397,324)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.14% (male 39,978/female 43,177)" + "text": "4.4% (male 45,614/female 50,143)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.42% (male 32,011/female 36,739) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.69% (male 36,773/female 43,445) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "94.2%" + "text": "86.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "89.7%" + "text": "82.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "4.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "22.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "21.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.7 years" + "text": "21.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.4 years" + "text": "21.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.11% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.87% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "settlements are found scattered along the Gambia River; the largest communities, including the capital of Banjul, and the country's largest city, Serekunda, are found at the mouth of the Gambia River along the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "59.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "62.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.33% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BANJUL (capital) 504,000 (2015)" + "text": "451,000 BANJUL (capital) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: includes the local government areas of Banjul and Kanifing" + } }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,89 +220,98 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.9", + "text": "20.9 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "706 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "597 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "62 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "54.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "67.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "60.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "56.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.9 years" + "text": "65.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.5 years" + "text": "63.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.63 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.21 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "9% (2013)" + "text": "16.8% (2018)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 15-50" + } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.6% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "19.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "12.9% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.2% of population ++ rural: 84.4% of population ++ total: 90.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.8% of population ++ rural: 15.6% of population ++ total: 9.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 61.5% of population ++ rural: 55% of population ++ total: 58.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 19.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 38.5% of population ++ rural: 45% of population ++ total: 41.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "55.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "33.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.82% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "20,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "28,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,34 +322,34 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.1% (2014)" + "text": "10.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "16.4% (2013)" + "text": "10.3% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "55.5%" + "text": "50.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "63.9%" + "text": "61.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "47.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "41.6% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -339,12 +363,15 @@ "text": "9 years (2010)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "103,389" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "13.1%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "25% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "9.1%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "17.2% (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -372,6 +399,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Banjul is located on Saint Mary's Island at the mouth of the Gambia River; the Mandinka used to gather fibrous plants on the island for the manufacture of ropes; \"bang julo\" is Mandinka for \"rope fiber\"; mispronunciation over time caused the term became the word Banjul" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -384,7 +414,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 February (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; amended several times, last in 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1965 (Independence Act), 1970; latest adopted 8 April 1996, approved by referendum 8 August 1996, effective 16 January 1997; note - referendum on new constitution planned over the next 2 years" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the Assembly membership in each of several readings and approval by the president of the republic; a referendum is required for amendments affecting national sovereignty, fundamental rights and freedoms, government structures and authorities, taxation, and public funding; passage by referendum requires participation of at least 50% of eligible voters and approval by at least 75% of votes cast; amended 2001, 2004, 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law" @@ -396,7 +431,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -411,64 +446,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Elect Adama BARROW (since 1 December 2016); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2017); Vice President Isatou TOURAY (since 15 March 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Elect Adama BARROW (since 1 December 2016); Vice President Isatou NJIE-SAIDY (since 20 March 1997)" + "text": "President Adama BARROW (since 19 January 2017); Vice President Isatou TOURAY (since 15 March 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 24 November 2011 (next to be held on 1 December 2016)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 1 December 2016 (next to be held in 2021); vice president appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Adama BARROW elected president; percent of vote - Adama BARROW (opposition coalition) 45.5%, Yahya JAMMEH (APRC)36.7%, Mamma KANDEH (G" + "text": "Adama BARROW elected president; percent of vote - Adama BARROW (Coalition 2016) 43.3%, Yahya JAMMEH (APRC) 39.6%, Mamma KANDEH (GDC) 17.1%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (53 seats; 48 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (58 seats; 53 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 March 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 6 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - APRC 51.8%, NRP 9.4%, independent 38.8%; seats by party - APRC 42, NRP 2, independent 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UDP 37.5%, GDC 17.4%, APRC 16%, PDOIS 9%, NRP 6.3%, PPP 2.5%, other 1.7%, independent 9.6%; seats by party - UDP 31, APRC 5, GDC 5, NRP 5, PDOIS 4, PPP 2, independent 1; composition - men 52, women 6, percent of women 10.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of The Gambia (consists of the chief justice and 6 other justices; court sessions held with 5 justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of The Gambia (consists of the chief justice and 6 justices; court sessions held with 5 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission, a 6-member independent body of high-level judicial officials, a presidential appointee, and a National Assembly appointee; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement age" + "text": "justices appointed by the president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission, a 6-member independent body of high-level judicial officials, a presidential appointee, and a National Assembly appointee; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Special Criminal Court; Khadis or Muslim courts; district tribunals; magistrates courts" + "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Special Criminal Court; Khadis or Muslim courts; district tribunals; magistrates courts; cadi courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Yahya JAMMEH] ++ Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC [Mamma KANDEH] ++ Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY] ++ Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Henry GOMEZ] ++ National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH] ++ National Convention Party or NCP [Ebrima Janko SANYANG] ++ People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Halifa SALLAH] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Omar JALLOW] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "The Association of Non-Governmental Organizations or TANGO ++ Female Lawyers Association of Gambia or FLAG ++ Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices or GAMCOTRAP ++ Gambia Press Union or GPU ++ West African Peace Building Network-Gambian Chapter or WANEB-GAMBIA ++ Youth Employment Network Gambia or YENGambia", - "other": { - "text": "special needs group advocates; teachers and principals" - } + "text": "Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction or APRC [Fabakary JATTA]Coalition 2016 [collective leadership] (electoral coalition includes UDP, PDOIS, NRP, GMC, GDC, PPP, and GPDP)Gambia Democratic Congress or GDC [Mama KANDEH]Gambia Moral Congress or GMC [Mai FATTY]Gambia Party for Democracy and Progress or GPDP [Sarja JARJOU]National Convention Party or NCP [Yaya  SANYANG and Majanko SAMUSA (both claiming leadership)]National Democratic Action Movement or NDAM [Lamin Yaa JUARA]National People's Party or NPP [Adama BARROW]National Reconciliation Party or NRP [Hamat BAH]People's Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism or PDOIS [Sidia JATTA]People's Progressive Party or PPP [Yaya CEESAY)]United Democratic Party or UDP [Ousainou DARBOE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Omar FAYE (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Dawda D. FADERA (since 24 January 2018)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Georgetown Plaza, Suite 240, Washington, DC 20007" + "text": "5630 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425 [1] (202) 785-1379, 1399, 1425" + "text": "[1] (202) 785-1399" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 342-0240" @@ -476,17 +505,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador C. Patricia ALSUP (since 11 January 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, Banjul" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.M.B. 19, Banjul" + "text": "Ambassador Richard \"Carl\" PASCHALL (since 9 April 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[220] 439-2856" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Kairaba Avenue, Fajara, P.M.B.19, Banjul" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.M.B. 19, Banjul" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[220] 439-2475" } @@ -499,70 +528,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"For The Gambia, Our Homeland\"" + "text": "For The Gambia, Our Homeland" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Virginia Julie HOWE/adapted by Jeremy Frederick HOWE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1965; the music is an adaptation of the traditional Mandinka song \"Foday Kaba Dumbuya\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1965; the music is an adaptation of the traditional Mandinka song \"Foday Kaba Dumbuya\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The government has invested strongly in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for another one-fifth of GDP. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land is cultivated. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of peanuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's re-export trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest trade partner for both exports and imports for several years. ++ ++ The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits and a limited agricultural base. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's natural beauty and proximity to Europe has made it one of the larger tourist destinations in West Africa, boosted by government and private sector investments in eco-tourism and upscale facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP, but suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high. ++ ++ Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders continue to be concerned about the quality of fiscal management. The IMF provided $10.8 million in emergency financial assistance to The Gambia in April 2015 to shore up the country’s finances. Relations with international donors have been tarnished by the country’s human rights record." + "text": "The government has invested in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture provides for about one-third of GDP, making The Gambia largely reliant on sufficient rainfall. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less than half of arable land is cultivated and agricultural productivity is low. Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of cashews, groundnuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's reexport trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest trade partner for both exports and imports for several years. The Gambia has sparse natural resource deposits. It relies heavily on remittances from workers overseas and tourist receipts. Remittance inflows to The Gambia amount to about one-fifth of the country’s GDP. The Gambia's location on the ocean and proximity to Europe has made it one of the most frequented tourist destinations in West Africa, boosted by private sector investments in eco-tourism and facilities. Tourism normally brings in about 20% of GDP, but it suffered in 2014 from tourists’ fears of Ebola virus in neighboring West African countries. Unemployment and underemployment remain high. Economic progress depends on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid, on responsible government economic management, and on continued technical assistance from multilateral and bilateral donors. International donors and lenders were concerned about the quality of fiscal management under the administration of former President Yahya JAMMEH, who reportedly stole hundreds of millions of dollars of the country’s funds during his 22 years in power, but anticipate significant improvements under the new administration of President Adama BARROW, who assumed power in early 2017. As of April 2017, the IMF, the World Bank, the European Union, and the African Development Bank were all negotiating with the new government of The Gambia to provide financial support in the coming months to ease the country’s financial crisis. The country faces a limited availability of foreign exchange, weak agricultural output, a border closure with Senegal, a slowdown in tourism, high inflation, a large fiscal deficit, and a high domestic debt burden that has crowded out private sector investment and driven interest rates to new highs. The government has committed to taking steps to reduce the deficit, including through expenditure caps, debt consolidation, and reform of state-owned enterprises." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.387 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.31 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.172 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5.556 billion (2017 est.) / $5.314 billion (2016 est.) / $5.292 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$886 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.482 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.) / 5.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $1,700 (2015 est.) ++ $1,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,600 (2017 est.) / $2,600 (2016 est.) / $2,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 3.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.7%" + "text": "90.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "19.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.5%" + "text": "-2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-40% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "14.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63% (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -572,7 +601,7 @@ "text": "peanuts, fish, hides, tourism, beverages, agricultural machinery assembly, woodworking, metalworking, clothing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "777,100 (2007 est.)" @@ -585,11 +614,13 @@ "text": "19%" }, "services": { - "text": "6% (1996)" + "text": "6% (1996 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "48.4% (2010 est.)" @@ -602,218 +633,234 @@ "text": "36.9% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "50.2 (1998) ++ " - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$231.5 million" + "text": "300.4 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$323.6 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "339 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-10.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "88% of GDP (2017 est.) / 82.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.4% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2009) ++ 11% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "30.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 30.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$236.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$534.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $511.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$420.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $466.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "8% (2017 est.) / 7.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$112 million (2016 est.) ++ -$136 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$194 million (2017 est.) / -$85 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$120 million (2016 est.) ++ $113.2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$72.9 million (2017 est.) / $106.6 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Guinea-Bissau 51.9%, Vietnam 14.6%, Senegal 8.8%, Mali 7.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palm kernels" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 47.6%, India 27.2%, France 5.9%, UK 4.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$363.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $365.1 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$376.9 million (2017 est.) / $310.5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, manufactures, fuel, machinery and transport equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 34.2%, Brazil 8.1%, Senegal 6.9%, India 5.7%, Netherlands 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Cote dIvoire 11.5%, Brazil 10.6%, Spain 10.2%, China 7.8%, Russia 6.4%, Netherlands 5.3%, India 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$91.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $83.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$170 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $87.64 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "g": { - "text": "$541.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $502.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - } + "text": "$586.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $571.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - ++ 44.5 (2016 est.) ++ 41.89 (2015 est.) ++ 41.89 (2014 est.) ++ 41.733 (2013 est.) ++ 32.08 (2012 est.)" + "text": "dalasis (GMD) per US dollar - / 49.74 (2017 est.) / 43.8846 (2016 est.) / 43.8846 (2015 est.) / 41.89 (2014 est.) / 41.733 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "47.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "69% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "15.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "304.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "282.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "91,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "117,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "97% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,800 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "41.62 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "42 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,552 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,738 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "607,300 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45,000" + "text": "41,179" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.93 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.586 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,977,068" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "131 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "139.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate microwave radio relay and open-wire network; state-owned Gambia Telecommunications partially privatized in 2007" + "text": "state-owned Gambia Telecommunications partially privatized but still retaining a monopoly with fixed-line service; multiple mobile networks offering effective competition; three licensed ISPs which serve local area without much competition; mobile penetrations above the African average; lack of availability of fixed-line services in many rural areas of the country; govt. started a National Broadband Network program aimed at closing the digital divide but not funded by Parliament in 2018; the Chinese company Huawei helping in the telecommunications sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity, aided by multiple mobile-cellular providers, is roughly 130 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line stands at 2 per 100 subscriptions with one dominant company and mobile-cellular teledensity, aided by multiple mobile-cellular providers, is over 140 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 220; microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; a landing station for the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) undersea fiber-optic cable completed in 2011 and launched in 2012; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 220; landing point for the ACE submarine cable to West Africa and Europe; microwave radio relay links to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned, single-channel TV service; state-owned radio station and 15 privately owned radio stations; 6 community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subsc (2015)" + "text": "1 state-run TV-channel; one privately-owned TV-station; 1 Online TV-station; three state-owned radio station and 31 privately owned radio stations; eight community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available, some via shortwave radio; cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable in some parts of the country  (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "337,000" + "text": "406,918" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "17.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "19.84% (July 2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,433" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { + "National air transport system": { + "number of registered air carriers": { + "text": "2 (2020)" + }, + "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { + "text": "6" + }, + "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "53,735 (2018)" + } + }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "C5 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,740 km" + "text": "2,977 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "711 km" + "text": "518 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "3,029 km (2011)" + "text": "2,459 km (2011)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -821,10 +868,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "8" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 (2010)" + "text": "other 8 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -834,8 +881,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Office of the Chief of Defense Staff: Gambian National Army (GNA), Gambian Navy (GN), Republican National Guard (RNG) (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Gambia Armed Forces: the Gambian National Army (GNA, includes an air wing); Gambia Navy; Republican National Guard (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 1% of GDP (2015) / 1.2% of GDP (2014) / 0.8% of GDP (2013)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the size of the Gambian National Army (GNA) vary; approximately 3,000 active troops (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the GNA has a limited equipment inventory; the only reported weapons deliveries to the GNA since 2000 are second-hand patrol boats from Taiwan (2009) and one aircraft from Georgia (2004) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "130 Sudan (UNAMID) (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation 6 months (2012)" @@ -845,11 +904,6 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "attempts to stem refugees, cross-border raids, arms smuggling, and other illegal activities by separatists from southern Senegal's Casamance region, as well as from conflicts in other west African states" }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,392 (Senegal) (2015)" - } - }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { "text": "The Gambia is a source and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Gambian women, girls, and, to a lesser extent, boys are exploited for prostitution and domestic servitude; women, girls, and boys from West African countries are trafficked to The Gambia for commercial sexual exploitation, particularly by European sex tourists; boys in some Koranic schools are forced into street vending or begging; some Gambian children have been identified as victims of forced labor in neighboring West African countries" diff --git a/africa/gb.json b/africa/gb.json index 69b2d1fb..eedf2c2a 100644 --- a/africa/gb.json +++ b/africa/gb.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-serving heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009) following independence from France in 1960. President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential election in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009, a new election brought Ali BONGO Ondimba, son of the former president, to power. Despite constrained political conditions, Gabon's small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries." + "text": "Following, independence from France in 1960, El Hadj Omar BONGO Ondimba - one of the longest-ruling heads of state in the world - dominated the country's political scene for four decades (1967-2009). President BONGO introduced a nominal multiparty system and a new constitution in the early 1990s. However, allegations of electoral fraud during local elections in December 2002 and the presidential election in 2005 exposed the weaknesses of formal political structures in Gabon. Following President BONGO's death in 2009, a new election brought his son, Ali BONGO Ondimba, to power. Despite constrained political conditions, Gabon's small population, abundant natural resources, and considerable foreign support have helped make it one of the more stable African countries.\nPresident Ali BONGO Ondimba’s controversial August 2016 reelection sparked unprecedented opposition protests that resulted in the burning of the parliament building. The election was contested by the opposition after fraudulent results were flagged by international election observers. Gabon’s Constitutional Court reviewed the election results but ruled in favor of President BONGO, upholding his win and extending his mandate to 2023." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "3,261 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2,567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km" + "text": "Cameroon 349 km, Republic of the Congo 2567 km, Equatorial Guinea 345 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "377 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Iboundji 1,575 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Iboundji 1,575 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "19% ++ arable land 1.2%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 17.2%" + "text": "19% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.2% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 17.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "81%" + "text": "81% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "40 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "none" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; poaching" + "text": "deforestation (the forests that cover three-quarters of the country are threatened by excessive logging); burgeoning population exacerbating disposal of solid waste; oil industry contributing to water pollution; wildlife poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,738,541", + "text": "2,230,908 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,176 +124,188 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Bantu tribes, including four major tribal groupings (Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi, Obamba); other Africans and Europeans, 154,000, including 10,700 French and 11,000 persons of dual nationality" + "text": "Gabonese-born 80.1% (includes Fang 23.2%, Shira-Punu/Vili 18.9%, Nzabi-Duma 11.3%, Mbede-Teke 6.9%, Myene 5%, Kota-Kele 4.9%, Okande-Tsogo 2.1%, Pygmy .3%, other 7.5%), Cameroonian 4.6%, Malian 2.4%, Beninese 2.1%, acquired Gabonese nationality 1.6%, Togolese 1.6%, Senegalese 1.1%, Congolese (Brazzaville) 1%, other 5.5% (includes Congolese (Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinean, Nigerian) (2012)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 13.7%, other Christian 32.4%, Muslim 6.4%, animist 0.3%, other 0.3%, none/no answer 5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 42.3%, Protestant 12.3%, other Christian 27.4%, Muslim 9.8%, animist 0.6%, other 0.5%, none/no answer 7.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Gabon’s oil revenues have given it one of the highest per capita income levels in sub-Saharan Africa, but the wealth is not evenly distributed and poverty is widespread. Unemployment is especially prevalent among the large youth population; more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. With a fertility rate still averaging more than 4 children per woman, the youth population will continue to grow and further strain the mismatch between Gabon’s supply of jobs and the skills of its labor force. Gabon has been a magnet to migrants from neighboring countries since the 1960s because of the discovery of oil, as well as the country’s political stability and timber, mineral, and natural gas resources. Nonetheless, income inequality and high unemployment have created slums in Libreville full of migrant workers from Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and elsewhere in West Africa. In 2011, Gabon declared an end to refugee status for 9,500 remaining Congolese nationals to whom it had granted asylum during the Republic of the Congo’s civil war between 1997 and 2003. About 5,400 of these refugees received permits to reside in Gabon." + "text": "Gabon’s oil revenues have given it one of the highest per capita income levels in Sub-Saharan Africa, but the wealth is not evenly distributed and poverty is widespread. Unemployment is especially prevalent among the large youth population; more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. With a fertility rate still averaging more than 4 children per woman, the youth population will continue to grow and further strain the mismatch between Gabon’s supply of jobs and the skills of its labor force.\nGabon has been a magnet to migrants from neighboring countries since the 1960s because of the discovery of oil, as well as the country’s political stability and timber, mineral, and natural gas resources. Nonetheless, income inequality and high unemployment have created slums in Libreville full of migrant workers from Senegal, Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and elsewhere in West Africa. In 2011, Gabon declared an end to refugee status for 9,500 remaining Congolese nationals to whom it had granted asylum during the Republic of the Congo’s civil war between 1997 and 2003. About 5,400 of these refugees received permits to reside in Gabon." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.98% (male 366,875/female 363,031)" + "text": "36.45% (male 413,883/female 399,374)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.37% (male 177,501/female 176,653)" + "text": "21.9% (male 254,749/female 233,770)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.59% (male 257,841/female 256,604)" + "text": "32.48% (male 386,903/female 337,776)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.28% (male 35,895/female 38,533)" + "text": "5.19% (male 58,861/female 56,843)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.77% (male 28,137/female 37,471) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.98% (male 44,368/female 44,381) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "73.1%" + "text": "68.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.3%" + "text": "62.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.6 years" + "text": "21 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.4 years" + "text": "21.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.92% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the relatively small population is spread in pockets throughout the country; the largest urban center is the capital of Libreville, located along the Atlantic coast in the northwest as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "87.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "90.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.61% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LIBREVILLE (capital) 707,000 (2015)" + "text": "834,000 LIBREVILLE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.3", + "text": "20.3 years (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "291 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "252 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "52 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "33.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "38 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "27 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "52.1 years" + "text": "69 years" }, "male": { - "text": "51.6 years" + "text": "67.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "52.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.41 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "31.1% (2012)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.3% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "32% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "6.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "6.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.2% of population ++ rural: 66.7% of population ++ total: 93.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.8% of population ++ rural: 33.3% of population ++ total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 43.4% of population ++ rural: 31.5% of population ++ total: 41.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 22.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56.6% of population ++ rural: 68.5% of population ++ total: 58.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "48.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "25.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.76% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "46,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "51,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -295,15 +316,15 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.8% (2014)" + "text": "15% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "6.5% (2012)" + "text": "6.4% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014)" @@ -313,13 +334,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "83.2%" + "text": "84.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "85.3%" + "text": "85.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "81% (2015 est.)" + "text": "83.4% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -327,7 +348,7 @@ "text": "35.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "30.6%" + "text": "30.5%" }, "female": { "text": "41.9% (2010 est.)" @@ -364,6 +385,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: original site settled by freed slaves and the name means \"free town\" in French; named in imitation of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -376,7 +400,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1961; latest drafted May 1990, adopted 15 March 1991, promulgated 26 March 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the Council of Ministers, or by one third of either house of Parliament; passage requires Constitutional Court evaluation, at least two-thirds majority vote of two thirds of the Parliament membership convened in joint session, and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on Gabon’s democratic form of government cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of French civil law and customary law" @@ -406,7 +435,7 @@ "text": "President Ali BONGO Ondimba (since 16 October 2009)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Emmanuel ISSOZE-NGONDET (since 29 September 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Rose Christiane Ossouka RAPONDA (since 16 July 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president" @@ -415,43 +444,40 @@ "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 August 2016 (next to be held in August 2023); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ali BONGO Ondimba re-elected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%" + "text": "Ali BONGO Ondimba reelected president; percent of vote - Ali BONGO Ondimba (PDG) 49.8%, Jean PING (UFC) 48.2%, other 2.0%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (number of seats not fixed; members indirectly elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies by absolute majority vote in two rounds; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (120 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate or Senat (102 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal councils and departmental assemblies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms)National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (143 seats; members elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held in January 2021); National Assembly - last held on 17 December 2011 (next to be held by July 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 13 December 2014 (next to be held on 31 December 2020)National Assembly - held in 2 rounds on 6 and 27 October 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81, CLR 7, PSD 2, ADERE-UPG 1, UPG 1, PGCI 1, independent 7; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 114, RPG 3, other 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 81, CLR 7, PSD 2, ADERE-UPG 1, UPG 1, PGCI 1, independent 7; composition - men 84, women 18, percent of women 17.6%National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDG 98, The Democrats or LD 11, RV 8, Social Democrats of Gabon 5, RH&M 4, other 9, independent 8; composition - men 123, women 20, percent of women 14%; note - total Parliament percent of women 15.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle - and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 4 permanent specialized supreme courts - Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation, Administrative Supreme Court or Conseil d'Etat, Accounting Supreme Court or Cour des Comptes, Constitutional Court or Cour Constitutionnelle, and the non-permanent Court of State Security, initiated only for cases of high treason by the president and criminal activity by executive branch officials)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "appointment and tenure of Supreme, Administrative, Accounting, and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the Senate, and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve 7-year, single renewable terms" + "text": "appointment and tenure of Supreme, Administrative, Accounting, and State Security courts NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 3 by the national president, 3 by the president of the Senate, and 3 by the president of the National Assembly; judges serve single renewable 7-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; county courts; military courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Circle of Liberal Reformers or CLR [General Jean-Boniface ASSELE] ++ Democratic and Republican Alliance or ADERE [DIDJOB Divungui di Ndinge] ++ Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG [Ali BONGO Ondimba] ++ Independent Center Party of Gabon or PGCI [Luccheri GAHILA] ++ National Rally of Woodcutters-Democratic or RNB-D [Pierre Andre KOMBILA] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU] ++ Union for the New Republic or UPRN [Louis Gaston MAYILA] ++ Union of Gabonese People or UPG [Richard MOULOMBA] ++ United Forced for Change or UFC [Jean PING]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Circle of Liberal Reformers or CLR [Gen. Jean-Boniface ASSELE]Democratic and Republican Alliance or ADERE [DIDJOB Divungui di Ndinge]Gabonese Democratic Party or PDG [Ali BONGO Ondimba]Independent Center Party of Gabon or PGCI [Luccheri GAHILA]Legacy and Modernity Party or RH&MRally for Gabon or RPGRestoration of Republican Values or RVSocial Democratic Party or PSD [Pierre Claver MAGANGA-MOUSSAVOU]Social Democrats of GabonThe Democrats or LDUnion for the New Republic or UPRN [Louis Gaston MAYILA]Union of Gabonese People or UPG [Richard MOULOMBA]Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Jean PING]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael MOUSSA-NDONG (since September 19, 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Michael MOUSSA-ADAMO (since September 9, 2011)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2034 20th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -465,17 +491,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Cythia AKUETTEH (since 13 August 2014); note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Boulevard du Bord de Mer, Libreville" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Centre Ville, B. P. 4000, Libreville; pouch: 2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Robert E. WHITEHEAD (since March 2019); note - also accredited to Sao Tome and Principe" }, "telephone": { "text": "[241] 01-45-71-00" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Sabliere, B.P. 4000, Libreville" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Centre Ville, B. P. 4000, Libreville; pouch: 2270 Libreville Place, Washington, DC 20521-2270" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[241] 01-74-55-07" } @@ -494,64 +520,64 @@ "text": "Georges Aleka DAMAS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960" + "text": "note: adopted 1960" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2014, oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports, 45% of its GDP, and 60% of its state budget revenues. ++ ++ Gabon faces fluctuating prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production, as some fields passed their peak production, has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period, but slowed significantly in 2015 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances. ++ ++ Despite an abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. There are frequent power cuts and water shortages. However, President BONGO has made efforts to increase transparency and is taking steps to make Gabon a more attractive investment destination to diversify the economy. BONGO has attempted to boost growth by increasing government investment in human resources and infrastructure." + "text": "Gabon enjoys a per capita income four times that of most Sub-Saharan African nations, but because of high income inequality, a large proportion of the population remains poor. Gabon relied on timber and manganese exports until oil was discovered offshore in the early 1970s. From 2010 to 2016, oil accounted for approximately 80% of Gabon’s exports, 45% of its GDP, and 60% of its state budget revenues. Gabon faces fluctuating international prices for its oil, timber, and manganese exports. A rebound of oil prices from 2001 to 2013 helped growth, but declining production, as some fields passed their peak production, has hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains. GDP grew nearly 6% per year over the 2010-14 period, but slowed significantly from 2014 to just 1% in 2017 as oil prices declined. Low oil prices also weakened government revenue and negatively affected the trade and current account balances. In the wake of lower revenue, Gabon signed a 3-year agreement with the IMF in June 2017. Despite an abundance of natural wealth, poor fiscal management and over-reliance on oil has stifled the economy. Power cuts and water shortages are frequent. Gabon is reliant on imports and the government heavily subsidizes commodities, including food, but will be hard pressed to tamp down public frustration with unemployment and corruption." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$36.22 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$36.66 billion (2017 est.) / $36.5 billion (2016 est.) / $35.75 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.56 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.93 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$19,300 (2016 est.) ++ $18,900 (2015 est.) ++ $18,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18,100 (2017 est.) / $18,400 (2016 est.) / $18,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 42.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 29.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "40.8%" + "text": "37.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.8%" + "text": "14.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "29% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39.8%" + "text": "46.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-26.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "46.4%" + "text": "44.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "50.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -561,27 +587,27 @@ "text": "petroleum extraction and refining; manganese, gold; chemicals, ship repair, food and beverages, textiles, lumbering and plywood, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "674,700 (2016 est.)" + "text": "557,800 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "60%" + "text": "64%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "12%" }, "services": { - "text": "25% (2000 est.)" + "text": "24% (2005 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "21% (2006 est.)" + "text": "28% (2015 est.) / 20.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "34.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -593,203 +619,204 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.917 billion" + "text": "2.634 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.464 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.914 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 39.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "62.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 64.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.314 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.251 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.545 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.421 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.425 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.382 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$767 million (2016 est.) ++ -$326 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$725 million (2017 est.) / -$1.389 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.395 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.181 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.564 billion (2017 est.) / $4.364 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 36.4%, US 10%, Ireland 8.5%, Netherlands 6.3%, South Korea 5.1%, Australia 5%, Italy 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, timber, manganese, uranium" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 15.5%, Italy 7.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.2%, Australia 7%, Spain 6.3%, South Korea 5.4%, Netherlands 5%, US 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.002 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.061 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.829 billion (2017 est.) / $2.652 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, construction materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 21.4%, France 19.6%, US 6.6%, Benin 4.7%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" + "text": "France 23.6%, Belgium 19.6%, China 15.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.585 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.878 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$981.6 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $804.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.158 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.883 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.49 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - ++ 590.8 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "200,000 (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "91.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "96.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "55% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.244 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.071 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "344 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "600,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "671,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "213,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "196,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "200,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "214,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "21,750 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,580 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "7,212 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,662 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,364 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,680 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "420 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "401 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "420 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "401 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.293 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "18,758" + "text": "22,412" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.03 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.958 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,008,814" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "173 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "138.28 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations" + "text": "fixed-line and Internet sectors have remained underdeveloped due to the lack of competition and high prices; sufficient international bandwidth due to submarine cable systems, but monopolized by Gabon Telecom; 3G and mobile LTE services and mobile broadband available; govt. commits to XAF 150 billion in backbone infrastructure work through 2020; efforts towards new legal and regulatory improvements (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "a growing mobile cellular network with multiple providers is making telephone service more widely available with mobile cellular teledensity exceeding 170 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line is 1 per 100 subscriptions; a growing mobile cellular network with multiple providers is making telephone service more widely available with mobile cellular teledensity at 138 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 241; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 241; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, ACE and Libreville-Port Gentil Cable fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available (2007)" + "text": "state owns and operates 2 TV stations and 2 radio broadcast stations; a few private radio and TV stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible; satellite service subscriptions are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ga" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "401,000" + "text": "1,313,802" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "23.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "62% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "29,099" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "7" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "137,331" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "8" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -800,7 +827,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -815,29 +842,29 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 807 km; oil 1,639 km; water 3 km (2013)" + "text": "807 km gas, 1639 km oil, 3 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "649 km" + "text": "649 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "649 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -845,21 +872,24 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "9,170 km" + "text": "14,300 km (2001)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,097 km" + "text": "900 km (2001)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "8,073 km (2007)" + "text": "13,400 km (2001)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2010)" }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2 (Cambodia 1, Panama 1) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "28" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 18 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -872,14 +902,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Gabonese Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Gabonaise): Land Force (Force Terrestre), Gabonese Navy (Marine Gabonaise), Gabonese Air Forces (Forces Aerienne Gabonaises, FAG), Gabonese National Gendarmerie (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.34% of GDP (2012) ++ NA% (2011) ++ 1.34% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.5% of GDP (2018) / 1.8% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Gabonese Defense Forces (FDG) are comprised of approximately 6,500 active duty troops (3,000 Land Forces; 500 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 2,000 Gendarmerie) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FDG's inventory is comprised mostly of Brazilian, French, and South African equipment; since 2010, the leading suppliers are France and South Africa (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "450 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/gh.json b/africa/gh.json index f23a593b..b1a3e86a 100644 --- a/africa/gh.json +++ b/africa/gh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election." + "text": "Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first Sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS of the National Democratic Congress won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state. MILLS died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election. In 2016, Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO of the NPP defeated MAHAMA, marking the third time that Ghana’s presidency has changed parties since the return to democracy." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,420 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Burkina Faso 602 km, Cote d'Ivoire 720 km, Togo 1,098 km" + "text": "Burkina Faso 602 km, Cote d'Ivoire 720 km, Togo 1098 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "190 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Afadjato 885 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Afadjato 885 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "69.1% ++ arable land 20.7%; permanent crops 11.9%; permanent pasture 36.5%" + "text": "69.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "20.7% (2011 est.) / 11.9% (2011 est.) / 36.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "21.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "9.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "340 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations being on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds from January to March; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water" + "text": "recurrent drought in north severely affects agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching and habitat destruction threaten wildlife populations; water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,9 +113,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "26,908,262", + "text": "29,340,248 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -121,81 +130,84 @@ "text": "Akan 47.5%, Mole-Dagbon 16.6%, Ewe 13.9%, Ga-Dangme 7.4%, Gurma 5.7%, Guan 3.7%, Grusi 2.5%, Mande 1.1%, other 1.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2%", + "text": "Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "English is the official language (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: English is the official language" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Ghana has a young age structure, with approximately 57% of the population under the age of 25. Its total fertility rate fell significantly during the 1980s and 1990s but has stalled at around four children per woman for the last few years. Fertility remains higher in the northern region than the Greater Accra region. On average, desired fertility has remained stable for several years; urban dwellers want fewer children than rural residents. Increased life expectancy, due to better health care, nutrition, and hygiene, and reduced fertility have increased Ghana’s share of elderly persons; Ghana’s proportion of persons aged 60+ is among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty has declined in Ghana, but it remains pervasive in the northern region, which is susceptible to droughts and floods and has less access to transportation infrastructure, markets, fertile farming land, and industrial centers. The northern region also has lower school enrollment, higher illiteracy, and fewer opportunities for women. Ghana was a country of immigration in the early years after its 1957 independence, attracting labor migrants largely from Nigeria and other neighboring countries to mine minerals and harvest cocoa – immigrants composed about 12% of Ghana’s population in 1960. In the late 1960s, worsening economic and social conditions discouraged immigration, and hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly Nigerians, were expelled. During the 1970s, severe drought and an economic downturn transformed Ghana into a country of emigration; neighboring Cote d’Ivoire was the initial destination. Later, hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians migrated to Nigeria to work in its booming oil industry, but most were deported in 1983 and 1985 as oil prices plummeted. Many Ghanaians then turned to more distant destinations, including other parts of Africa, Europe, and North America, but the majority continued to migrate within West Africa. Since the 1990s, increased emigration of skilled Ghanaians, especially to the US and the UK, drained the country of its health care and education professionals. Internally, poverty and other developmental disparities continue to drive Ghanaians from the north to the south, particularly to its urban centers." + "text": "Ghana has a young age structure, with approximately 57% of the population under the age of 25. Its total fertility rate fell significantly during the 1980s and 1990s but has stalled at around four children per woman for the last few years. Fertility remains higher in the northern region than the Greater Accra region. On average, desired fertility has remained stable for several years; urban dwellers want fewer children than rural residents. Increased life expectancy, due to better health care, nutrition, and hygiene, and reduced fertility have increased Ghana’s share of elderly persons; Ghana’s proportion of persons aged 60+ is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Poverty has declined in Ghana, but it remains pervasive in the northern region, which is susceptible to droughts and floods and has less access to transportation infrastructure, markets, fertile farming land, and industrial centers. The northern region also has lower school enrollment, higher illiteracy, and fewer opportunities for women.\nGhana was a country of immigration in the early years after its 1957 independence, attracting labor migrants largely from Nigeria and other neighboring countries to mine minerals and harvest cocoa – immigrants composed about 12% of Ghana’s population in 1960. In the late 1960s, worsening economic and social conditions discouraged immigration, and hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly Nigerians, were expelled.\nDuring the 1970s, severe drought and an economic downturn transformed Ghana into a country of emigration; neighboring Cote d’Ivoire was the initial destination. Later, hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians migrated to Nigeria to work in its booming oil industry, but most were deported in 1983 and 1985 as oil prices plummeted. Many Ghanaians then turned to more distant destinations, including other parts of Africa, Europe, and North America, but the majority continued to migrate within West Africa. Since the 1990s, increased emigration of skilled Ghanaians, especially to the US and the UK, drained the country of its health care and education professionals. Internally, poverty and other developmental disparities continue to drive Ghanaians from the north to the south, particularly to its urban centers." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "38.2% (male 5,164,505/female 5,113,185)" + "text": "37.44% (male 5,524,932/female 5,460,943)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.66% (male 2,498,185/female 2,522,353)" + "text": "18.64% (male 2,717,481/female 2,752,601)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34.05% (male 4,445,321/female 4,716,311)" + "text": "34.27% (male 4,875,985/female 5,177,959)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.91% (male 642,984/female 678,784)" + "text": "5.21% (male 743,757/female 784,517)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.19% (male 520,589/female 606,045) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.44% (male 598,387/female 703,686) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "73%" + "text": "67.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "67.2%" + "text": "62.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "5.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21 years" + "text": "21.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.5 years" + "text": "21 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.15% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations being on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.34% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Kumasi 2.599 million; ACCRA (capital) 2.277 million (2015)" + "text": "3.348 million Kumasi, 2.514 million ACCRA (capital), 946,000 Sekondi Takoradi (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -214,86 +226,92 @@ "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.6", + "text": "22.3 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "319 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "308 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "32.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "40.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "35.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "32.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "66.6 years" + "text": "68.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "64.1 years" + "text": "65.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.03 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "19.5% (2013)" + "text": "30.8% (2017)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.6% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "19.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.1% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.6% of population ++ rural: 84% of population ++ total: 88.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.4% of population ++ rural: 16% of population ++ total: 11.3% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20.2% of population ++ rural: 8.6% of population ++ total: 14.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 15.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 79.8% of population ++ rural: 91.4% of population ++ total: 85.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "50.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.61% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "274,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "340,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "12,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -304,21 +322,21 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.9% (2014)" + "text": "10.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11% (2014)" + "text": "12.6% (2017/18)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -331,37 +349,29 @@ "text": "82%" }, "female": { - "text": "71.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.4% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,806,750" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "34% (2006 est.)" + "text": "12 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "9.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "12% (2010 est.)" + "text": "8.7% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -377,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "Gold Coast" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named for the medieval West African kingdom of the same name, but whose location was actually further north than the modern country" + "text": "named for the medieval West African kingdom of the same name but whose location was actually further north than the modern country" } }, "Government type": { @@ -392,10 +402,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Akan word \"nkran\" meaning \"ants,\" and refers to the numerous anthills in the area around the capital" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western" + "text": "16 regions; Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western, Western North" }, "Independence": { "text": "6 March 1957 (from the UK)" @@ -404,7 +417,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 March (1957)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993; amended 1996 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 31 March 1992, approved and promulgated 28 April 1992, entered into force 7 January 1993" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; consideration requires prior referral to the Council of State, a body of prominent citizens who advise the president of the republic; passage of amendments to \"entrenched\" constitutional articles (including those on national sovereignty, fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and authorities of the branches of government, and amendment procedures) requires approval in a referendum by at least 40% participation of eligible voters and at least 75% of votes cast, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote in Parliament, and assent of the president; amendments to non-entrenched articles do not require referenda; amended 1996" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system of English common law and customary law" @@ -431,10 +449,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017); the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (since 7 January 2017); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (NPP) (since 7 January 2017)" + "text": "President Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (since 7 January 2017); Vice President Mahamudu BAWUMIA (since 7 January 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers; nominated by the president, approved by Parliament" @@ -443,7 +461,7 @@ "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO elected president; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 54.1%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 44.0%, other 1.8%; note - results after 267 of 275 constituencies declared" + "text": "Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO (NPP) 53.7%, John Dramani MAHAMA (NDC) 44.5%, other 1.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -451,15 +469,15 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament (275 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in December 2020)" + "text": "last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held on 7 December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDC 148, NPP 123, PNC 1, independent 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NPP 54%, NDC 44%, other 2%; seats by party - NPP 171, NDC 104; composition - men 240, women 35, percent of women 12.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 12 justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 13 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice appointed by the president in consultation with the Council of State (a small advisory body of prominent citizens) and with the approval of Parliament; other justices appointed by the president upon the advice of the Judicial Council (an 18-member independent body of judicial, military and police officials, and presidential nominees) and on the advice of the Council of State; justices can retire at age 60, with compulsory retirement at age 70" @@ -469,20 +487,16 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Convention People's Party or CPP [Samia NKRUMAH] ++ National Democratic Congress or NDC [John Dramani MAHAMA] ++ New Patriotic Party or NPP [Nana AFUKO-ADDO] ++ People's National Convention or PNC [Hassan AYARIGA]", "note": { - "text": "listed are four of the more popular political parties as of December 2012; there are more than 20 registered parties" + "text": "note: Ghana has more than 20 registered parties; included are 5 of the more popular parties as of May 2017" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Aid (water rights) ++ Committee for Joint Action or CJA (social and economic issues) ++ National Coalition Against the Privatization of Water or CAP (water rights) ++ Oxfam (water rights) ++ Public Citizen (water rights) ++ Students Coalition Against EPA [Kwabena Ososukene OKAI] (education reform) ++ Third World Network (social and economic issues)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry SMITH (since September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Barfour ADJEI-BARWUAH (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3512 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -499,7 +513,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert P. JACKSON (since 4 February 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Stephanie S. SULLIVAN (since 30 November 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[233] 030-274-1000" }, "embassy": { "text": "24 Fourth Circular Rd., Cantonments, Accra" @@ -507,9 +524,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 194, Accra" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[233] 030-274-1000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[233] 030-274-1389" } @@ -517,7 +531,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green, with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; red symbolizes the blood shed for independence, yellow represents the country's mineral wealth, while green stands for its forests and natural wealth; the black star is said to be the lodestar of African freedom", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -525,70 +539,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Bless Our Homeland Ghana\"" + "text": "God Bless Our Homeland Ghana" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "unknown/Philip GBEHO" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1957, lyrics adopted 1966; the lyrics were changed twice, in 1960 when a republic was declared and after a 1966 coup" + "text": "note: music adopted 1957, lyrics adopted 1966; the lyrics were changed twice, in 1960 when a republic was declared and after a 1966 coup" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Ghana's economy was strengthened by a quarter century of relatively sound management, a competitive business environment, and sustained reductions in poverty levels, but in recent years has suffered the consequences of loose fiscal policy, high budget and current account deficits, and a depreciating currency. Ghana has a market-based economy with relatively few policy barriers to trade and investment in comparison with other countries in the region, and Ghana is well-endowed with natural resources. ++ ++ Agriculture accounts for nearly one-quarter of GDP and employs more than half of the workforce, mainly small landholders. The services sector accounts for about half of GDP. Gold and cocoa exports, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. Expansion of Ghana’s nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the recent oil price crash reduced by half Ghana’s 2015 oil revenue. Production at Jubilee, Ghana's offshore oilfield, began in mid-December 2010 and currently produces roughly 110,000 barrels per day. The country’s first gas processing plant at Atubao is also producing natural gas from the Jubilee field, providing power to several of Ghana’s thermal power plants. ++ ++ As of 2015, the biggest single economic issue facing Ghana is the lack of consistent electricity. While the MAHAMA administration is taking steps to improve the situation, little progress has been made. Ghana signed a $920 million extended credit facility with the IMF in April 2015 to help it address its growing economic crisis. The IMF fiscal targets will require Ghana to reduce the fiscal deficit by cutting subsidies, decreasing the bloated public sector wage bill, strengthening revenue administration, and increasing revenues. The challenge for Ghana will come as the MAHAMA Administration approaches the November 2016 elections, facing public dissatisfaction in the midst of economic austerity." + "text": "Ghana has a market-based economy with relatively few policy barriers to trade and investment in comparison with other countries in the region, and Ghana is endowed with natural resources. Ghana's economy was strengthened by a quarter century of relatively sound management, a competitive business environment, and sustained reductions in poverty levels, but in recent years has suffered the consequences of loose fiscal policy, high budget and current account deficits, and a depreciating currency. Agriculture accounts for about 20% of GDP and employs more than half of the workforce, mainly small landholders. Gold, oil, and cocoa exports, and individual remittances, are major sources of foreign exchange. Expansion of Ghana’s nascent oil industry has boosted economic growth, but the fall in oil prices since 2015 reduced by half Ghana’s oil revenue. Production at Jubilee, Ghana's first commercial offshore oilfield, began in mid-December 2010. Production from two more fields, TEN and Sankofa, started in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The country’s first gas processing plant at Atuabo is also producing natural gas from the Jubilee field, providing power to several of Ghana’s thermal power plants. As of 2018, key economic concerns facing the government include the lack of affordable electricity, lack of a solid domestic revenue base, and the high debt burden. The AKUFO-ADDO administration has made some progress by committing to fiscal consolidation, but much work is still to be done. Ghana signed a $920 million extended credit facility with the IMF in April 2015 to help it address its growing economic crisis. The IMF fiscal targets require Ghana to reduce the deficit by cutting subsidies, decreasing the bloated public sector wage bill, strengthening revenue administration, boosting tax revenues, and improving the health of Ghana’s banking sector. Priorities for the new administration include rescheduling some of Ghana’s $31 billion debt, stimulating economic growth, reducing inflation, and stabilizing the currency. Prospects for new oil and gas production and follow through on tighter fiscal management are likely to help Ghana’s economy in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$120.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $116.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $112.5 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$134 billion (2017 est.) / $123.6 billion (2016 est.) / $119.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$42.76 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$47.02 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.9% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.4% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,400 (2016 est.) ++ $4,300 (2015 est.) ++ $4,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,700 (2017 est.) / $4,500 (2016 est.) / $4,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.6%" + "text": "80.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "8.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "13.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.7%" + "text": "43% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-48.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "18.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "56.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -598,10 +612,10 @@ "text": "mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "11.99 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.49 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -615,7 +629,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.9% (2015 est.) / 5.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "24.2% (2013 est.)" @@ -628,214 +642,209 @@ "text": "32.8% (2006)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "42.3 (2012-13) ++ 41.9 (2005-06)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.068 billion" + "text": "9.544 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.55 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.36 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "73.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 71.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 73.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "17.8% (2016 est.) ++ 17.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "21% (31 December 2014) ++ 16% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "31.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 28.6% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.914 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.736 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$13.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.465 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.097 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.531 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "12.4% (2017 est.) / 17.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.693 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.836 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.131 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.86 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.36 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.84 billion (2017 est.) / $11.14 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 23.8%, UAE 13.4%, China 10.8%, Switzerland 10.1%, Vietnam 5.2%, Burkina Faso 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore, diamonds, horticultural products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 25.2%, Switzerland 12.2%, China 10.6%, France 5.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$13.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.47 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.65 billion (2017 est.) / $12.91 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, refined petroleum, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 32.6%, Nigeria 14%, Netherlands 5.5%, US 5.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 16.8%, US 8%, UK 6.2%, Belgium 5.9%, India 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.137 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.885 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.555 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.162 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$21.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$19.85 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $118 million (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$16.62 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $109 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$22.14 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $16.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - ++ 3.992 (2016 est.) ++ 3.712 (2015 est.) ++ 3.712 (2014 est.) ++ 2.895 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.)" + "text": "cedis (GHC) per US dollar - / 4.385 (2017 est.) / 3.909 (2016 est.) / 3.909 (2015 est.) / 3.712 (2014 est.) / 2.895 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "5 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "79.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "89.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "66.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.52 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.363 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "187 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "51 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "511 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.847 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.801 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "45.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "58% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "54.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "102,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "173,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "98,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "104,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "26,040 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "660 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "660 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "10,640 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,073 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "83,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "90,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1,977 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,654 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "72,850 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "85,110 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "50 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "914.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "650 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.232 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "600 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "317.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "22.65 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "22.65 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "11 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "13.67 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "275,570" + "text": "272,801" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "35.008 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "38,571,189" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "133 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.32 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed; outdated and unreliable fixed-line infrastructure heavily concentrated in Accra" + "text": "highly competitive Internet market; govt. helped fund programs for telecom services nationally; mobile accounts for how people access the Internet; LTE service launched in 2019; the government invested in fiber infrastructure and set up 600 additional towers to provide basic mobile services; m-money inter-operability launched; international submarine cables and new terrestrial cables have improved Internet capacity and reduced price for end-users; one of the most active mobile markets in Africa (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 130 per 100 persons and rising" + "text": "fixed-line 1 per 100 subscriptions; competition among multiple mobile-cellular providers has spurred growth with a subscribership of more than 134 per 100 persons and rising (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 233; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, Main One, and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South Africa, Europe, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaf (2015)" + "text": "country code - 233; landing points for the SAT-3/WASC, MainOne, ACE, WACS and GLO-1 fiber-optic submarine cables that provide connectivity to South and West Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors; Ghana-1 satellite launched in 2020 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscriptio (2007)" + "text": "state-owned TV station, 2 state-owned radio networks; several privately owned TV stations and a large number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are accessible; several cable and satellite TV subscription services are obtainable" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gh" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.181 million" + "text": "10,959,964" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "23.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "39% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "62,320" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "21" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "390,457" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "844,630 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "467,438 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -846,35 +855,35 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 394 km; oil 20 km; refined products 361 km (2013)" + "text": "394 km gas, 20 km oil, 361 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "947 km" + "text": "947 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "947 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -882,10 +891,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "109,515 km" + "text": "109,515 km (2009)" }, "paved": { - "text": "13,787 km" + "text": "13,787 km (2009)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "95,728 km (2009)" @@ -896,13 +905,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "48" }, "by type": { - "text": "petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Brazil 1, South Korea 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 6, oil tanker 3, other 39 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -912,14 +918,29 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ghana Army, Ghana Navy, Ghana Air Force (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service, with basic education certificate; no conscription; must be HIV/AIDS negative (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ghana Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.56% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.61% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.27% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019) / 0.41% of GDP (2018) / 0.4% of GDP (2017) / 0.38% of GDP (2016) / 0.52% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Ghana Armed Forces consists of approximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Ghana Armed Forces is a mix of Russian, Chinese, and Western equipment; the top suppliers of armaments since 2010 are China, Germany, Spain, and Russia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "460 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 850 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 850 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Ghana has pledged to maintain about 1,000 military personnel in readiness for UN peacekeeping missions" + } + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service, with basic education certificate; no conscription (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 to become the most dangerous area in the World; the waters off of Ghana saw a dramatic increase with 10 attacks reported in 2018 compared with only one in 2017; eight ships were boarded, one hijacked, and 47 crew taken hostage or kidnapped" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -928,7 +949,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "11,419 (Cote d'Ivoire; flight from 2010 post-election fighting) (2016)" + "text": "6,406 (Cote d'Ivoire) (flight from 2010 post-election fighting) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/gv.json b/africa/gv.json index be8a365c..818afc1d 100644 --- a/africa/gv.json +++ b/africa/gv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively, and in October 2015 held a second consecutive presidential election. Alpha CONDE was reelected to a second five-year term as president in 2015, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's first cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy." + "text": "Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though results were questionable due to a lack in transparency and neutrality in the electoral process. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that peaked in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people. In early December 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy. The country held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively, and in October 2015 held a second consecutive presidential election. Alpha CONDE was reelected to a second five-year term as president in 2015, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's first cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. The country held a successful political dialogue in August and September 2016 that brought together the government and opposition to address long-standing tensions. Local elections were held in February 2018, and disputed results in some of the races resulted in ongoing protests against CONDE's government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Oregon" + "text": "slightly smaller than Oregon; slightly larger than twice the size of Pennsylvania" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,046 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1,062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km" + "text": "Cote d'Ivoire 816 km, Guinea-Bissau 421 km, Liberia 590 km, Mali 1062 km, Senegal 363 km, Sierra Leone 794 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "472 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Nimba 1,752 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Nimba 1,752 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "58.1% ++ arable land 11.8%; permanent crops 2.8%; permanent pasture 43.5%" + "text": "58.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.8% (2011 est.) / 2.8% (2011 est.) / 43.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "26.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "15.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,11 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "950 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices have led to environmental damage" + "text": "deforestation; inadequate potable water; desertification; soil contamination and erosion; overfishing, overpopulation in forest region; poor mining practices lead to environmental damage; water pollution; improper waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "12,093,349 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "12,527,440 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,84 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Fulani (Peul) 33.9%, Malinke 31.1%, Soussou 19.1%, Guerze 6%, Kissi 4.7%, Toma 2.6%, other/no answer 2.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Fulani (Peuhl) 33.4%, Malinke 29.4%, Susu 21.2%, Guerze 7.8%, Kissi 6.2%, Toma 1.6%, other/foreign .4% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official)", + "text": "French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages", "note": { - "text": "each ethnic group has its own language" + "text": "note: about 40 languages are spoken; each ethnic group has its own language" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 86.7%, Christian 8.9%, animist/other/none 4.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 89.1%, Christian 6.8%, animist 1.6%, other .1%, none 2.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Guinea’s strong population growth is a result of declining mortality rates and sustained elevated fertility. The population growth rate was somewhat tempered in the 2000s because of a period of net outmigration. Although life expectancy and mortality rates have improved over the last two decades, the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continues to contribute to high infant and maternal mortality rates. Guinea’s total fertility remains high at about 5 children per woman because of the ongoing preference for larger families, low contraceptive usage and availability, a lack of educational attainment and empowerment among women, and poverty. A lack of literacy and vocational training programs limit job prospects for youths, but even those with university degrees often have no option but to work in the informal sector. About 60% of the country’s large youth population is unemployed. Tensions and refugees have spilled over Guinea’s borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire. During the 1990s Guinea harbored as many as half a million refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia, more refugees than any other African country for much of that decade. About half sought refuge in the volatile “Parrot’s Beak” region of southwest Guinea, a wedge of land jutting into Sierra Leone near the Liberian border. Many were relocated within Guinea in the early 2000s because the area suffered repeated cross-border attacks from various government and rebel forces, as well as anti-refugee violence. As of 2016, Guinea sheltered more than 7,000 Ivoirians." + "text": "Guinea’s strong population growth is a result of declining mortality rates and sustained elevated fertility. The population growth rate was somewhat tempered in the 2000s because of a period of net outmigration. Although life expectancy and mortality rates have improved over the last two decades, the nearly universal practice of female genital cutting continues to contribute to high infant and maternal mortality rates. Guinea’s total fertility remains high at about 5 children per woman because of the ongoing preference for larger families, low contraceptive usage and availability, a lack of educational attainment and empowerment among women, and poverty. A lack of literacy and vocational training programs limit job prospects for youths, but even those with university degrees often have no option but to work in the informal sector. About 60% of the country’s large youth population is unemployed.\nTensions and refugees have spilled over Guinea’s borders with Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire. During the 1990s Guinea harbored as many as half a million refugees from Sierra Leone and Liberia, more refugees than any other African country for much of that decade. About half sought refuge in the volatile \"Parrot’s Beak\" region of southwest Guinea, a wedge of land jutting into Sierra Leone near the Liberian border. Many were relocated within Guinea in the early 2000s because the area suffered repeated cross-border attacks from various government and rebel forces, as well as anti-refugee violence." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.7% (male 2,547,037/female 2,495,495)" + "text": "41.2% (male 2,601,221/female 2,559,918)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.67% (male 1,200,618/female 1,177,633)" + "text": "19.32% (male 1,215,654/female 1,204,366)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.52% (male 1,851,200/female 1,839,952)" + "text": "30.85% (male 1,933,141/female 1,930,977)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.46% (male 258,455/female 281,497)" + "text": "4.73% (male 287,448/female 305,420)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.65% (male 195,054/female 246,408) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.91% (male 218,803/female 270,492) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "83.8%" + "text": "85.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.2%" + "text": "79.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "5.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.8 years" + "text": "19.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.6 years" + "text": "18.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.62% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.76% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "35.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "areas of highest density are in the west and south; interior is sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "37.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "36.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.82% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.54% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CONAKRY (capital) 1.936 million (2015)" + "text": "1.938 million CONAKRY (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -196,95 +208,101 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.9", + "text": "19.5 years (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "679 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "576 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "51.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "52.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "54.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "57.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "48.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "60.6 years" + "text": "63.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "59 years" + "text": "61.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "62.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "65 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.82 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.92 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.6% (2012)" + "text": "10.9% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "27.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "20.1% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.1% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2005)" + "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.7% of population ++ rural: 67.4% of population ++ total: 76.8% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.3% of population ++ rural: 32.6% of population ++ total: 23.2% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 34.1% of population ++ rural: 11.8% of population ++ total: 20.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 14.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 65.9% of population ++ rural: 88.2% of population ++ total: 79.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "65.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "47% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.56% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "116,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "110,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -295,21 +313,21 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "aerosolized dust or soil contact disease": { - "text": "Lassa fever" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { + "text": "Lassa fever (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2014)" + "text": "7.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "18.7% (2012)" + "text": "16.3% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -322,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "38.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,14 +354,6 @@ "text": "8 years (2014)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "571,774" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "25% (2003 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "1%" @@ -373,7 +383,7 @@ "former": { "text": "French Guinea" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel" } }, @@ -389,6 +399,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from the fusion of the name \"Cona,\" a Baga wine and cheese producer who lived on Tombo Island (the original site of the present-day capital), and the word \"nakiri,\" which in Susu means \"the other bank\" or \"the other side\"; supposedly, Baga's palm grove produced the best wine on the island and people traveling to sample his vintage, would say: \"I am going to Cona, on the other bank (Cona-nakiri),\" which over time became Conakry" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -401,7 +414,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 2 October (1958)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1958, 1990; latest promulgated 19 April 2010, approved 7 May 2010; note - in late December 2019, President CONDE announced a new draft constitution" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic; consideration of proposals requires approval by simple majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires approval in referendum; the president can opt to submit amendments directly to the Assembly, in which case approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote; amended 2020" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French model" @@ -431,55 +449,52 @@ "text": "President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mamady YOULA (since 26 December 2015); Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) resigned 12/23/15" + "text": "Prime Minister Ibrahima FOFANA (since 22 May 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October 2015 (next scheduled for 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Alpha CONDE reelected president; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 57.8%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 31.4%, other 10.8%" + "text": "Alpha CONDE reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Alpha CONDE (RPG) 59.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO (UFDG) 33.5%, other 7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; 76 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 38 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral People's National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale Populaire (114 seats; 76 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 38 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 28 September 2013 (next scheduled for 2018)" + "text": "last held on 28 September 2013 (next to be held 1 March 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other parties 10" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPG 53, UFDG 37, UFR 10, PEDN 2, UPG 2, other 10; composition - men 89, women 25, percent of women 21.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, at least 4 councillors, the solicitor general and NA deputies); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Administrative Chamber and Civil, Penal, and Social Chamber; court consists of the first president, 2 chamber presidents, 10 councilors, the solicitor general, and NA deputies); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court first president appointed by the national president after consultation with the National Assembly; other members appointed by presidential decree; members serve until age 65; Constitutional Court member appointments - 2 by the National Assembly and the president of the republic, 3 experienced judges designated by their peers, 1 experienced lawyer, 1 university professor with expertise in public law designated by peers, and 2 experienced representatives of the Independent National Institution of Human Rights; members serve single 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "includes Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; courts of first instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts" + "text": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; High Court of Justice or Cour d'Assises; Court of Account (Court of Auditors); Courts of First Instance (Tribunal de Premiere Instance); labor court; military tribunal; justices of the peace; specialized courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE] ++ Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE] ++ Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPG [Jean Marie DORE] ++ Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO] ++ Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE]", + "text": "Bloc Liberal or BL [Faya MILLIMONO]National Party for Hope and Development or PEDN [Lansana KOUYATE]Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE]Union for the Progress of Guinea or UPGUnion of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO]Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE]", "note": { - "text": "listed are the five most popular parties as of December 2015" + "text": "Ruling party Rally of the Guinean People (Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen, RPG) Opposition parties African Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique africain de Guinée) Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP) Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR) Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée, UPG) Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, PDG-RDA) National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès, ANP) Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement, PUD) Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea ( Union des Forces Démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG ), led by Cellou Dalein Diallo Union of Republican Forces (Union des Forces Républicaines, UFR) the Party of Democrats for Hope (\" PADES\") Led by Dr Ousmane Kaba" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "National Confederation of Guinean Workers-Labor Union of Guinean Workers or CNTG-USTG Alliance (includes National Confederation of Guinean Workers or CNTG, Labor Union of Guinean Workers or USTG) ++ Syndicate of Guinean Teachers and Researchers or SLECG" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mamady CONDE (since 14 July 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Kerfalla YANSANE (since 24 January 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -493,29 +508,29 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dennis B. HANKINS (since December 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Simon HENSHAW (since 4 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[224] 655-10-40-00" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle" + "text": "Transversale #2, Center Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[224] 65-10-40-00" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[224] 65-10-42-97" + "text": "[224] 655-10-42-97" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "elephant; national colors: red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -525,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "unknown/Fodeba KEITA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1958" + "text": "note: adopted 1958" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 11.7 million people that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves (Simandou), as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main mineral exports. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. ++ ++ Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014, Guinea also complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts and was found to be compliant. ++ ++ The biggest threats to Guinea’s economy are political instability, a reintroduction on of the Ebola virus epidemic, and low international commodity prices. Rising international donor support and reduced government investment spending will lessen fiscal strains created by the Ebola virus epidemic, but economic recovery will be a long process while the government continues efforts to prevent an outbreak of the disease. The economic toll of Ebola virus epidemic on the Guinean economy is considerable. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in 2014-15, and the economy will continue to stagnate in 2016. Several projects have stalled, such as offshore oil exploration and the giant Simandou iron ore project. The 240 megawatt Kaleta Dam, which was inaugurated in September 2015, has expanded access to electricity for residents of Conakry. Although the recent political stability has brought renewed interest in Guinea from the private sector, an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency, combined with fears of Ebola virus, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. ++ ++ Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure, which is needed for economic development. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha CONDE, is working to create an economy to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in Guinea's economic development." + "text": "Guinea is a poor country of approximately 12.9 million people in 2016 that possesses the world's largest reserves of bauxite and largest untapped high-grade iron ore reserves, as well as gold and diamonds. In addition, Guinea has fertile soil, ample rainfall, and is the source of several West African rivers, including the Senegal, Niger, and Gambia. Guinea's hydro potential is enormous and the country could be a major exporter of electricity. The country also has tremendous agriculture potential. Gold, bauxite, and diamonds are Guinea’s main exports. International investors have shown interest in Guinea's unexplored mineral reserves, which have the potential to propel Guinea's future growth. Following the death of long-term President Lansana CONTE in 2008 and the coup that followed, international donors, including the G-8, the IMF, and the World Bank, significantly curtailed their development programs in Guinea. However, the IMF approved a 3-year Extended Credit Facility arrangement in 2012, following the December 2010 presidential elections. In September 2012, Guinea achieved Heavily Indebted Poor Countries completion point status. Future access to international assistance and investment will depend on the government’s ability to be transparent, combat corruption, reform its banking system, improve its business environment, and build infrastructure. In April 2013, the government amended its mining code to reduce taxes and royalties. In 2014, Guinea complied with requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative by publishing its mining contracts. Guinea completed its program with the IMF in October 2016 even though some targeted reforms have been delayed. Currently Guinea is negotiating a new IMF program which will be based on Guinea’s new five-year economic plan, focusing on the development of higher value-added products, including from the agro-business sector and development of the rural economy. Political instability, a reintroduction of the Ebola virus epidemic, low international commodity prices, and an enduring legacy of corruption, inefficiency, and lack of government transparency are factors that could impact Guinea’s future growth. Economic recovery will be a long process while the government adjusts to lower inflows of international donor aid following the surge of Ebola-related emergency support. Ebola stalled promising economic growth in the 2014-15 period and impeded several projects, such as offshore oil exploration and the Simandou iron ore project. The economy, however, grew by 6.6% in 2016 and 6.7% in 2017, mainly due to growth from bauxite mining and thermal energy generation as well as the resiliency of the agricultural sector. The 240-megawatt Kaleta Dam, inaugurated in September 2015, has expanded access to electricity for residents of Conakry. An combined with fears of Ebola virus, continue to undermine Guinea's economic viability. Guinea’s iron ore industry took a hit in 2016 when investors in the Simandou iron ore project announced plans to divest from the project. In 2017, agriculture output and public investment boosted economic growth, while the mining sector continued to play a prominent role in economic performance. Successive governments have failed to address the country's crumbling infrastructure. Guinea suffers from chronic electricity shortages; poor roads, rail lines and bridges; and a lack of access to clean water - all of which continue to plague economic development. The present government, led by President Alpha CONDE, is working to create an environment to attract foreign investment and hopes to have greater participation from western countries and firms in Guinea's economic development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$16.08 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.49 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.47 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$27.97 billion (2017 est.) / $25.84 billion (2016 est.) / $23.39 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.754 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.25 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.) / 10.5% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,300 (2016 est.) ++ $1,300 (2015 est.) ++ $1,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,200 (2017 est.) / $2,000 (2016 est.) / $1,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -8.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / -6.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / -5.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "97.2%" + "text": "80.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.4%" + "text": "6.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "9.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "18.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "21.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-36.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.7%" + "text": "19.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.7%" + "text": "32.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "42.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,21 +607,21 @@ "text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "11% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.392 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.558 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "76%" }, - "industry and services": { + "industry": { "text": "24% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "47% (2006 est.)" @@ -619,192 +634,196 @@ "text": "30.3% (2007)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39.4 (2007) ++ 40.3 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.421 billion" + "text": "1.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.857 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.748 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "37.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.9% (2016 est.) ++ 8.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA% (31 December 2010) ++ 22.25% (31 December 2005)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "22% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 23% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.701 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.658 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.175 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.757 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.863 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.) / 8.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$893 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.281 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$705 million (2017 est.) / -$2.705 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.705 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.611 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.514 billion (2017 est.) / $1.954 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 35.8%, Ghana 20.1%, UAE 11.6%, India 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bauxite, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agricultural products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 22.5%, Spain 8.2%, Ireland 7.3%, Germany 6.2%, Belgium 5.5%, Ukraine 5.3%, France 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.185 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.173 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.799 billion (2017 est.) / $4.43 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, metals, machinery, transport equipment, textiles, grain and other foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.4%, Netherlands 5.4%, India 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Netherlands 17.2%, China 13.2%, India 11.8%, Belgium 10%, France 6.9%, UAE 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$243.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $233.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$331.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $383.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.332 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.329 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$67.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $67.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.458 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.462 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - ++ 8,230 (2016 est.) ++ 7,485.5 (2015 est.) ++ 7,485.5 (2014 est.) ++ 7,014.1 (2013 est.) ++ 6,986 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Guinean francs (GNF) per US dollar - / 9,230 (2017 est.) / 9,085 (2016 est.) / 9,085 (2015 est.) / 7,485.5 (2014 est.) / 7,014.1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "11 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "33.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "82.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "6.9% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "598 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "556.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "500,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "550,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "32.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "67% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "19,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,130 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.794 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "18,000" + "text": "0" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2011 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "10.764 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "12,283,911" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100.8 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate system of open-wire lines, small radiotelephone communication stations, and new microwave radio relay system" + "text": "huge improvement over the last ten years; in May 2019, 4G Wi-Fi was launched in the capital; the regional administrative centers all have 3G access; the 2018 set up of an IXP (Internet Exchange Point) reduced the cost of Internet bandwidth and improved infrastructure; a National Backbone Network is nearing completion to connect administrative centers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Conakry reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and exceeds 90 per 100 persons" + "text": "there is national coverage and Conakry is reasonably well-served; coverage elsewhere remains inadequate but is improving; fixed-line teledensity is less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership is expanding rapidly and now 101 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 224; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 224; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry (2011)" + "text": "government maintains marginal control over broadcast media; single state-run TV station; state-run radio broadcast station also operates several stations in rural areas; a dozen private television stations; a steadily increasing number of privately owned radio stations, nearly all in Conakry, and about a dozen community radio stations; foreign TV programming available via satellite and cable subscription services  (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "554,000" + "text": "2,133,974" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "4.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "18% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,213" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -817,24 +836,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -842,26 +861,37 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "662 km" + "text": "1,086 km (2017)" + }, + "standard gauge": { + "text": "279 km 1.435-m gauge (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "662 km 1.000-m gauge (20014)" + "text": "807 km 1.000-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "44,348 km" + "text": "44,301 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,342 km" + "text": "3,346 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "40,006 km (2003)" + "text": "40,955 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft in the northern part of the Niger River system) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "2" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 2 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Conakry, Kamsar" @@ -869,21 +899,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee) (2009)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "National Armed Forces: Army, Guinean Navy (Armee de Mer or Marine Guineenne, includes Marines), Guinean Air Force (Force Aerienne de Guinee), Presidential Security Battalion (Battailon Autonome de la Sécurité Presidentielle, BASP), Gendarmerie, People's Militia (Reserves) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2% of GDP (2019) / 2.3% of GDP (2018) / 2.5% of GDP (2017) / 2.5% of GDP (2016) / 3.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "Guinean National Armed Forces are comprised of approximately 13,000 active personnel (est. 9,000 Army; 400 Navy; 800 Air Force; 1,400 Gendarmerie; 1,600 Republican Guard) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Guinean military consists largely of ageing and outdated (mostly Soviet-era) equipment; since 2010, it has received a limited amount of equipment from France, Russia, and South Africa (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "850 Mali (MINUSMA) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 18-month conscript service obligation (2012)" + "text": "no compulsory military service (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "conflicts among rebel groups, warlords, and youth gangs in neighboring states have spilled over into Guinea resulting in domestic instability; Sierra Leone considers Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa Rivers excessive and protests Guinea's continued occupation of these lands, including the hamlet of Yenga, occupied since 1998" - }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,354 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016)" - } + "text": "Sierra Leone considers Guinea's definition of the flood plain limits to define the left bank boundary of the Makona and Moa Rivers excessive and protests Guinea's continued occupation of these lands, including the hamlet of Yenga, occupied since 1998" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/africa/iv.json b/africa/iv.json index e5e9998f..cb6afefa 100644 --- a/africa/iv.json +++ b/africa/iv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI blatantly rigged elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and an election brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivoirian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in the country being divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month resumption of violent conflict. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. The UN peacekeeping mission is drawing down and is scheduled to depart in June 2017. OUATTARA is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while rebuilding the security forces. GBAGBO is in The Hague on trial for crimes against humanity." + "text": "Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment all made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the West African states but did not protect it from political turmoil. In December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government. Junta leader Robert GUEI attempted to rig the elections held in late 2000 and declared himself the winner. Popular protest forced him to step aside and an election brought Laurent GBAGBO into power. Ivoirian dissidents and disaffected members of the military launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002 that developed into a rebellion and then a civil war. In 2003, a cease-fire resulted in the country being divided with the rebels holding the north, the government the south, and peacekeeping forces a buffer zone between the two. In March 2007, President GBAGBO and former New Forces rebel leader Guillaume SORO signed an agreement in which SORO joined GBAGBO's government as prime minister and the two agreed to reunite the country by dismantling the buffer zone, integrating rebel forces into the national armed forces, and holding elections. Difficulties in preparing electoral registers delayed balloting until 2010. In November 2010, Alassane Dramane OUATTARA won the presidential election over GBAGBO, but GBAGBO refused to hand over power, resulting in a five-month resumption of violent conflict. In April 2011, after widespread fighting, GBAGBO was formally forced from office by armed OUATTARA supporters with the help of UN and French forces. OUATTARA won a second term in 2015 and is focused on rebuilding the country's economy and infrastructure while reforming the security forces. The UN peacekeeping mission departed in June 2017. GBAGBO was in The Hague on trial for crimes against humanity, but was acquitted in January 2019. Côte d’Ivoire is scheduled to hold presidential elections in November 2020.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "250 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Gulf of Guinea 0 m ++ highest point: Monts Nimba 1,752 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Gulf of Guinea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Monts Nimba 1,752 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "64.8% ++ arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 14.2%; permanent pasture 41.5%" + "text": "64.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.1% (2011 est.) / 14.2% (2011 est.) / 41.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "32.7%" + "text": "32.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "2.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "730 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "coast has heavy surf and no natural harbors; during the rainy season torrential flooding is possible" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage and industrial and agricultural effluents" + "text": "deforestation (most of the country's forests - once the largest in West Africa - have been heavily logged); water pollution from sewage, and from industrial, mining, and agricultural effluents" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "23,740,424", + "text": "27,481,086 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,182 +124,188 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Akan 32.1%, Voltaique or Gur 15%, Northern Mande 12.4%, Krou 9.8%, Southern Mande 9%, other 21.2% (includes European and Lebanese descent), unspecified 0.5% (2011-12 est.)" + "text": "Akan 28.9%, Voltaique or Gur 16.1%, Northern Mande 14.5%, Kru 8.5%, Southern Mande 6.9%, unspecified 0.9%, non-Ivoirian 24.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), 60 native dialects of which Dioula is the most widely spoken" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 40.2%, Catholic 19.4%, Evangelical 19.3%, Methodist 2.5%, other Christian 4.5%, animist or no religion 12.8%, other religion/unspecified 1.4% (2011-12 est.)", + "text": "Muslim 42.9%, Catholic 17.2%, Evangelical 11.8%, Methodist 1.7%, other Christian 3.2%, animist 3.6%, other religion 0.5%, none 19.1% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72%) and Christian (18%) (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: the majority of foreign migrant workers are Muslim (72.7%) and Christian (17.7%)" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Cote d’Ivoire’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future because almost 60% of the populace is younger than 25, the total fertility rate is holding steady at about 3.5 children per woman, and contraceptive use is under 20%. The country will need to improve education, health care, and gender equality in order to turn its large and growing youth cohort into human capital. Even prior to 2010 unrest that shuttered schools for months, access to education was poor, especially for women. As of 2015, only 53% of men and 33% of women were literate. The lack of educational attainment contributes to Cote d’Ivoire’s high rates of unskilled labor, adolescent pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS prevalence. Following its independence in 1960, Cote d’Ivoire’s stability and the blossoming of its labor-intensive cocoa and coffee industries in the southwest made it an attractive destination for migrants from other parts of the country and its neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso. The HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY administration continued the French colonial policy of encouraging labor immigration by offering liberal land ownership laws. Foreigners from West Africa, Europe (mainly France), and Lebanon composed about 25% of the population by 1998. Ongoing economic decline since the 1980s and the power struggle after HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY’s death in 1993 ushered in the politics of “Ivoirite,” institutionalizing an Ivoirian identity that further marginalized northern Ivoirians and scapegoated immigrants. The hostile Muslim north-Christian south divide snowballed into a 2002 civil war, pushing tens of thousands of foreign migrants, Liberian refugees, and Ivoirians to flee to war-torn Liberia or other regional countries and more than a million people to be internally displaced. Subsequently, violence following the contested 2010 presidential election prompted some 250,000 people to seek refuge in Liberia and other neighboring countries and again internally displaced as many as a million people. By July 2012, the majority had returned home, but ongoing inter-communal tension and armed conflict continue to force people from their homes." + "text": "Cote d’Ivoire’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future because almost 60% of the populace is younger than 25, the total fertility rate is holding steady at about 3.5 children per woman, and contraceptive use is under 20%. The country will need to improve education, health care, and gender equality in order to turn its large and growing youth cohort into human capital. Even prior to 2010 unrest that shuttered schools for months, access to education was poor, especially for women. As of 2015, only 53% of men and 33% of women were literate. The lack of educational attainment contributes to Cote d’Ivoire’s high rates of unskilled labor, adolescent pregnancy, and HIV/AIDS prevalence.\nFollowing its independence in 1960, Cote d’Ivoire’s stability and the blossoming of its labor-intensive cocoa and coffee industries in the southwest made it an attractive destination for migrants from other parts of the country and its neighbors, particularly Burkina Faso. The HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY administration continued the French colonial policy of encouraging labor immigration by offering liberal land ownership laws. Foreigners from West Africa, Europe (mainly France), and Lebanon composed about 25% of the population by 1998.\nOngoing economic decline since the 1980s and the power struggle after HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY’s death in 1993 ushered in the politics of \"Ivoirite,\" institutionalizing an Ivoirian identity that further marginalized northern Ivoirians and scapegoated immigrants. The hostile Muslim north-Christian south divide snowballed into a 2002 civil war, pushing tens of thousands of foreign migrants, Liberian refugees, and Ivoirians to flee to war-torn Liberia or other regional countries and more than a million people to be internally displaced. Subsequently, violence following the contested 2010 presidential election prompted some 250,000 people to seek refuge in Liberia and other neighboring countries and again internally displaced as many as a million people. By July 2012, the majority had returned home, but ongoing inter-communal tension and armed conflict continue to force people from their homes." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "37.45% (male 4,483,215/female 4,407,595)" + "text": "38.53% (male 5,311,971/female 5,276,219)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.93% (male 2,504,188/female 2,463,970)" + "text": "20.21% (male 2,774,374/female 2,779,012)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34.05% (male 4,133,975/female 3,950,734)" + "text": "34.88% (male 4,866,957/female 4,719,286)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.15% (male 493,722/female 491,230)" + "text": "3.53% (male 494,000/female 476,060)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.42% (male 389,551/female 422,244) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.85% (male 349,822/female 433,385) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "83.5%" + "text": "79.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "77.9%" + "text": "74.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "5.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.7 years" + "text": "20.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.8 years" + "text": "20.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.88% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.26% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "28.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily located in the forested south, with the highest concentration of people residing in and around the cities on the Atlantic coast; most of the northern savanna remains sparsely populated with higher concentrations located along transportation corridors as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "51.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) 259,000 (2014); ABIDJAN (seat of government) 4.86 million; Bouake 762,000 (2015)" + "text": "231,000 YAMOUSSOUKRO (capital) (2018), 5.203 million ABIDJAN (seat of government) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.8", + "text": "19.8 years (2011/12 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "645 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "617 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "57.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "59.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "63.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "66.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "51.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "58.7 years" + "text": "61.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "57.5 years" + "text": "59.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "59.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.46 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.67 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.2% (2011/12)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "23.3% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.1% of population ++ rural: 68.8% of population ++ total: 81.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 9.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.9% of population ++ rural: 31.2% of population ++ total: 18.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "32.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "20.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 32.8% of population ++ rural: 10.3% of population ++ total: 22.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 24.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 67.2% of population ++ rural: 89.7% of population ++ total: 77.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "67.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "45.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "464,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "430,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "25,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "13,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -301,53 +316,56 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { + "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8% (2014)" + "text": "10.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "15.7% (2012)" + "text": "12.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "43.1%" + "text": "47.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "53.1%" + "text": "53.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "32.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "40.5% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { "text": "10 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2014)" + "text": "9 years (2017)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,796,802" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "5.5%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "35% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "4.7%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -365,14 +383,14 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Cote d'Ivoire" }, - "note": { - "text": "pronounced coat-div-whar" - }, "former": { "text": "Ivory Coast" }, "etymology": { "text": "name reflects the intense ivory trade that took place in the region from the 15th to 17th centuries" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced coat-div-whar" } }, "Government type": { @@ -380,13 +398,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Yamoussoukro; note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the commercial and administrative center; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan" + "text": "Yamoussoukro (legislative capital), Abidjan (administrative capital); note - although Yamoussoukro has been the official capital since 1983, Abidjan remains the administrative capital as well as the officially designated economic capital; the US, like other countries, maintains its Embassy in Abidjan" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "6 49 N, 5 16 W" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Yamoussoukro is named after Queen YAMOUSSOU, who ruled in the village of N'Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization; the village was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix \"-kro\" meaning \"town\" in the native Baoule language; Abidjan's name supposedly comes from a misunderstanding; tradition states that an old man carrying branches met a European explorer who asked for the name of the nearest village; the man, not understanding and terrified by this unexpected encounter, fled shouting \"min-chan m’bidjan,\" which in the Ebrie language means: \"I return from cutting leaves\"; the explorer, thinking that his question had been answered, recorded the name of the locale as Abidjan; a different version has the first colonists asking native women the name of the place and getting a similar response" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -399,7 +420,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 August (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulaged 8 November 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1960, 2000; latest draft completed 24 September 2016, approved by the National Assembly 11 October 2016, approved by referendum 30 October 2016, promulgated 8 November 2016" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of drafts or proposals requires an absolute majority vote by the parliamentary membership; passage of amendments affecting presidential elections, presidential term of office and vacancies, and amendment procedures requires approval by absolute majority in a referendum; passage of other proposals by the president requires at least four-fifths majority vote by Parliament; constitutional articles on the sovereignty of the state and its republican and secular form of government cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; judicial review of legislation held in the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court" @@ -426,35 +452,38 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); note - the constitution of 2016 calls for the position of a vice-president" + "text": "President Alassane Dramane OUATTARA (since 4 December 2010); Vice President (vacant); note - Vice President Daniel Kablan DUNCAN resigned 8 July 2020; note - the 2016 constitution calls for the establishment of the position of vice-president" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Daniel Kablan DUNCAN (since 21 November 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Hamed BAKAYOKO (since 30 July2020); note - Prime Minister Amadou Gon COULIBALY died on 8 July 2020 after a Council of Ministers meeting" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term ; election last held on 31 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2025); vice president elected on same ballot as president; prime minister appointed by the president; note – because President OUATTARA promulgated the new constitution during his second term, he has claimed that the clock is reset on term limits, allowing him to run for up to two additional terms" }, "election results": { - "text": "Alassane OUATTARA elected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 83.7%, Pascal Affi N'GUESSAN (ADF) 9.3%, Konan Bertin KOUADIO (independent) 3.9%, other 3.1%" + "text": "Alassane OUATTARA reelected president; percent of vote - Alassane OUATTARA (RDR) 94.3%, Kouadio Konan BERTIN (PDCI-RDA) 2.0%, other 3.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the new constitution of November 2016 calls for a bicameral legislature with the addition of a Senate" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate or Senat (99 seats; 66 members indirectly elected by the National Assembly and members of municipal, autonomous districts, and regional councils, and 33 members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly (255 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 December 2011 (next to be held on 18 December 2016)" + "text": "Senate - first ever held on 25 March 2018 (next to be held in 2023) National Assembly - last held on 18 December 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RDR 42.1%, PDCI 28.6%, UDPCI 3.1%, RDP 1.7%, other 24.5%; seats by party - RDR 122, PDCI 76, UDPCI 6, RDP 4, other 16, independents 31" + "text": "Senate - percent by party NA; seats by party - RHDP 50, independent 16; composition - men 80, women 19, percent of women 19.2% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - RHDP 50.3%, FPI 5.8%, UDPCI 1%, other 1.4%, independent 38.5%; seats by party - RHDP, 167, UDPCI 6, FPI 3, UPCI 3, independent 76; composition - men 228, women 27, percent of women 10.6%; note - total Parliament percent of women 13%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice-presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into Judicial, Audit, Constitutional, and Administrative Chambers; consists of the court president, 3 vice presidents for the Judicial, Audit, and Administrative chambers, and 9 associate justices or magistrates)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges nominated by the Superior Council of the Magistrature, a 7-member body consisting of the national president (chairman), 3 \"bench\" judges, and 3 public prosecutors; judges appointed for life" @@ -464,17 +493,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE] ++ Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [Pascal AFFIN'GUISSAN] ++ Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY] ++ Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA] ++ Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Alassane Dramane OUATTARA] ++ Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONA] ++ Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Albert Toikeuse MABRI] ++ more than 144 smaller registered parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Federation of University and High School Students of Cote d'Ivoire or FESCI [Augustin MIAN] ++ National Congress for the Resistance and Democracy or CNRD [Bernard DADIE] ++ Panafrican Congress for Justice and Peoples Equality or COJEP [Roselin BLY]" + "text": "Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire or PDCI [Henri Konan BEDIE]Ivorian Popular Front or FPI [former pres. Laurent GBAGBO]Liberty and Democracy for the Republic or LIDER [Mamadou KOULIBALY]Movement of the Future Forces or MFA [Innocent Augustin ANAKY KOBENA]Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace or RHDP [Alassane OUATTARA] (alliance includes MFA, PDCI, RDR, UDPCI, UPCI)Rally of the Republicans or RDR [Henriette DIABATE]Union for Cote d'Ivoire or UPCI [Gnamien KONAN]Union for Democracy and Peace in Cote d'Ivoire or UDPCI [Albert Toikeusse MABRI]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Daouda DIABATE (since 11 February 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Mamadou HAIDARA (since 28 March 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -488,25 +514,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Charge d'Affaires Andrew Haviland (since 2016); Ambassador Terence Patrick MCCULLEY retired in 2016" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Cocody Riviera Golf 01, Abidjan" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01" + "text": "Ambassador Richard K. BELL (since 3 September 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[225] 22 49 40 00" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Cocody Riviéra Golf, 01 BP 1712 Abidjan 01, Abidjan" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "B. P. 1712, Abidjan 01" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[225] 22 49 42 02" + "text": "[225] 22 49 43 23" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green; orange symbolizes the land (savannah) of the north and fertility, white stands for peace and unity, green represents the forests of the south and the hope for a bright future", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Ireland, which is longer and has the colors reversed - green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is green (hoist side), white, and red; design was based on the flag of France" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -520,64 +546,64 @@ "text": "Mathieu EKRA, Joachim BONY, and Pierre Marie COTY/Pierre Marie COTY and Pierre Michel PANGO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; although the nation's capital city moved from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro in 1983, the anthem still owes its name to the former capital" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; although the nation's capital city moved from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro in 1983, the anthem still owes its name to the former capital" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and in climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country is also mining gold. ++ ++ Following the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative." + "text": "For the last 5 years Cote d'Ivoire's growth rate has been among the highest in the world. Cote d'Ivoire is heavily dependent on agriculture and related activities, which engage roughly two-thirds of the population. Cote d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer and exporter of cocoa beans and a significant producer and exporter of coffee and palm oil. Consequently, the economy is highly sensitive to fluctuations in international prices for these products and to climatic conditions. Cocoa, oil, and coffee are the country's top export revenue earners, but the country has targeted agricultural processing of cocoa, cashews, mangoes, and other commodities as a high priority. Mining gold and exporting electricity are growing industries outside agriculture. Following the end of more than a decade of civil conflict in 2011, Cote d’Ivoire has experienced a boom in foreign investment and economic growth. In June 2012, the IMF and the World Bank announced $4.4 billion in debt relief for Cote d'Ivoire under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$87.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $80.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $74.33 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$97.16 billion (2017 est.) / $90.12 billion (2016 est.) / $83.19 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$34.65 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$40.47 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 8.5% (2015 est.) ++ 7.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.8% (2017 est.) / 8.3% (2016 est.) / 8.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,600 (2016 est.) ++ $3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,900 (2017 est.) / $3,700 (2016 est.) / $3,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66%" + "text": "61.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "14.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "22.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.3%" + "text": "30.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-30.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "20.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "26.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -587,24 +613,21 @@ "text": "foodstuffs, beverages; wood products, oil refining, gold mining, truck and bus assembly, textiles, fertilizer, building materials, electricity" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.543 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.747 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "68%" - }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "NA% (2007 est.)" + "text": "68% (2007 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "9.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "42% (2006 est.)" + "text": "46.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -614,214 +637,212 @@ "text": "31.8% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "41.5 (2008) ++ 36.7 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.839 billion" + "text": "7.749 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.17 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.464 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "47% of GDP (2017 est.) / 47% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$9.416 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.516 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$13.92 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.55 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.812 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$12.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $11.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$609 million (2016 est.) ++ -$567 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.86 billion (2017 est.) / -$414 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.98 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.74 billion (2017 est.) / $11.77 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Netherlands 11.8%, US 7.9%, France 6.4%, Belgium 6.4%, Germany 5.8%, Burkina Faso 4.5%, India 4.4%, Mali 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cocoa, coffee, timber, petroleum, cotton, bananas, pineapples, palm oil, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 8.5%, Netherlands 6.2%, France 5.6%, Germany 5.6%, Nigeria 5.5%, Burkina Faso 5.5%, Belgium 5.3%, India 4.6%, Ghana 4.4%, Switzerland 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.966 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.609 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.447 billion (2017 est.) / $7.81 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel, capital equipment, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Nigeria 21.9%, China 14.4%, France 11.4%, Bahamas, The 5% (2015)" + "text": "Nigeria 15%, France 13.4%, China 11.3%, US 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.952 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.257 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.935 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$12.84 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$13.07 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $11.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 604.4 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 594.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "10 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "64.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "92% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "38.1% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.73 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.245 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "872 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "54 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "19 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.5 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.914 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "60% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "39.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "40% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "33,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "52,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "35,150 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "74,960 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "62,350 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "76,910 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "69,360 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "38,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "51,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "44,020 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,450 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,369 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,405 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.996 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.322 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.996 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.322 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6.6 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.54 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "277,248" + "text": "284,799" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "25.408 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "39,049,743" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "145.34 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "well-developed by African standards; telecommunications sector privatized in late 1990s and operational fixed lines have increased since that time with two fixed-line providers operating over open-wire lines, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optics; 90% d" + "text": "strongest sector in the overall market is the mobile sector; fixed internet and broadband sectors have remained underdeveloped; country 90% digitalized; Côte d'Ivoire continues to benefit from strong economic growth; progress has been made in building out the national backbone network and connecting in 2019 to the MainOne submarine cable; this development puts the country in a better position to develop its broadband market and work on its digital economy; government further tightens SIM card registration rules (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased sharply to well over 105 per 100 persons" + "text": "less than 1 per 100 fixed-line, with multiple mobile-cellular service providers competing in the market, usage has increased to about 145 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2011)" + "text": "country code - 225; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC, ACE, MainOne, and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and South and West Africa; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 state-owned TV stations; no private terrestrial TV stations, but satellite TV subscription service is available; 2 state-owned radio stations; some private radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "state-controlled Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirieinne (RTI) is made up of 2 radios stations (Radio Cote d'Ivoire and Frequence2) and 2 television stations (RTI1 and RTI2), with nationwide coverage, broadcasts mainly in French; after 2011 post-electoral crisis, President OUATTARA's administration reopened RTI Bouake', the broadcaster's office in Cote d'Ivoire's 2nd largest city, where facilities were destroyed during the 2002 rebellion; Cote d'Ivoire is also home to 178 proximity radios stations, 16 religious radios stations, 5 commercial radios stations, and 5 international radios stations, according to the Haute Autorite' de la Communication Audiovisuelle (HACA); govt now runs radio UNOCIFM, a radio station previously owned by the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire; in Dec 2016, the govt announced 4 companies had been granted licenses to operate -Live TV, Optimum Media Cote d'Ivoire, the Audiovisual Company of Cote d'Ivoire (Sedaci), and Sorano-CI, out of the 4 companies only one has started operating (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ci" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.892 million" + "text": "12,295,204" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "46.82% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "175,918" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "10" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "359,260" + "text": "779,482 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,719,120 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "5.8 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -832,27 +853,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -862,36 +883,44 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 101 km; gas 256 km; oil 118 km; oil/gas/water 5 km; water 7 km (2013)" + "text": "101 km condensate, 256 km gas, 118 km oil, 5 km oil/gas/water, 7 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "660 km" + "text": "660 km (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "660 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "660 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)" }, "note": { - "text": "an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso (2008)" + "text": "note: an additional 622 km of this railroad extends into Burkina Faso" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "81,996 km" + "text": "81,996 km (2007)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,502 km" + "text": "6,502 km (2007)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "75,494 km" + "text": "75,494 km (2007)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are impassable (2007)" + "text": "note: includes intercity and urban roads; another 20,000 km of dirt roads are in poor condition and 150,000 km of dirt roads are impassable" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastal lagoons) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "15" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "oil tanker 2, other 13 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Abidjan, San-Pedro" @@ -902,14 +931,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Republican Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Force Republiques de Cote d'Ivoire, FRCI): Army, Navy, Cote d'Ivoire Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Cote d'Ivoire) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (Forces Armees de Cote d'Ivoire, FACI; aka Republican Forces of Ivory Coast, FRCI): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy (Marine Nationale), Cote Air Force (Force Aerienne Cote), Special Forces (Forces Speciale)other security services include the National Gendarmerie (under the Ministry of Defense), the National Police (under the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection), and the Coordination Center for Operational Decisions (a mix of police, gendarmerie, and FACI personnel for assisting police in providing security in some large cities) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) / 1.4% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Cote d’Ivoire have approximately 25,000 active troops (23,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FACI is mostly equipped with second-hand weapons and equipment of Russian origin; the leading suppliers since 2000 are Belarus, Bulgaria, and Romania (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "360 Mali (MINUSMA) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary male and female military service; conscription is not enforced; voluntary recruitment of former rebels into the new national army is restricted to ages 22-29 (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.49% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.65% of GDP (2010)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the military has mutinied several times since the late 1990s, most recently in 2017, and has had a large role in the country’s political turmoil; currently, the FACI is focused on internal security and the growing threat posed by Islamic militants associated with the al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorist group operating across the border in southern Burkina Faso; AQIM militants conducted significant attacks in the country in 2016 and 2020; Côte d’Ivoire since 2016 has stepped up border security and built a joint terrorism training center with France near Abidjan in 2018the UN maintained a 9,000-strong peacekeeping force in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) from 2004 until 2017 (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,14 +967,14 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "308,272 (post-election conflict in 2010-2011, as well as civil war from 2002-2004; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions) (2015)" + "text": "303,000 (post-election conflict in 2010-11, as well as civil war from 2002-04; land disputes; most pronounced in western and southwestern regions) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "700,000 (2015); note - many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship; disputes over citizenship and the associated rights of the large population descended from migrants from neighboring countries is an ongoing source of tension and contributed to the country's 2002 civil war; some observers believe the government's mass naturalizations of thousands of people over the last couple of years is intended to boost its electoral support base; the government in October 2013 acceded to international conventions on statelessness and in August 2013 reformed its nationality law, key steps to clarify the nationality of thousands of residents; since the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration to eradicate stateless in West Africa in February 2015, 6,400 people have received nationality papers" + "text": "692,000 (2018); note - many Ivoirians lack documentation proving their nationality, which prevent them from accessing education and healthcare; birth on Ivorian soil does not automatically result in citizenship; disputes over citizenship and the associated rights of the large population descended from migrants from neighboring countries is an ongoing source of tension and contributed to the country's 2002 civil war; some observers believe the government's mass naturalizations of thousands of people over the last couple of years is intended to boost its electoral support base; the government in October 2013 acceded to international conventions on statelessness and in August 2013 reformed its nationality law, key steps to clarify the nationality of thousands of residents; since the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration to eradicate statelessness in West Africa in February 2015, 6,400 people have received nationality papers" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center (2008)" + "text": "illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for local consumption; utility as a narcotic transshipment point to Europe reduced by ongoing political instability; while rampant corruption and inadequate supervision leave the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, the lack of a developed financial system limits the country's utility as a major money-laundering center" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/ke.json b/africa/ke.json index 0a591500..ce6f6ebd 100644 --- a/africa/ke.json +++ b/africa/ke.json @@ -1,4 +1,9 @@ { + "Introduction": { + "Background": { + "text": "Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when Vice President Daniel Arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982, after which time the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) changed the constitution to make itself the sole legal party in Kenya. MOI acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991. The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud. President MOI stepped down in December 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA, the son of founding president Jomo KENYATTA, and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform. KIBAKI's reelection in December 2007 brought charges of vote rigging from Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) candidate Raila ODINGA and unleashed two months of violence in which approximately 1,100 people died. African Union-sponsored mediation led by former UN Secretary General Kofi ANNAN in late February 2008 resulted in a power-sharing accord bringing ODINGA into the government in the restored position of prime minister. The power sharing accord included a broad reform agenda, the centerpiece of which was constitutional reform. In August 2010, Kenyans overwhelmingly adopted a new constitution in a national referendum. The new constitution introduced additional checks and balances to executive power and devolved power and resources to 47 newly created counties. It also eliminated the position of prime minister. Uhuru KENYATTA won the first presidential election under the new constitution in March 2013, and was sworn into office the following month; he began a second term in November 2017 following a contentious, repeat election." + } + }, "Geography": { "Location": { "text": "Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania" @@ -55,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "762 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Kenya 5,199 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Kenya 5,199 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "48.1% ++ arable land 9.8%; permanent crops 0.9%; permanent pasture 37.4%" + "text": "48.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.8% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.) / 37.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "6.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "45.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,030 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (elev. 1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano" - } + "text": "recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity; the Barrier (1,032 m) last erupted in 1921; South Island is the only other historically active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; degradation of water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching" + "text": "water pollution from urban and industrial wastes; water shortage and degraded water quality from increased use of pesticides and fertilizers; flooding; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -94,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value" + "text": "the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife of scientific and economic value; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and the second largest fresh water lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "46,790,758", + "text": "53,527,936 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -113,81 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African 15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%" + "text": "Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo 10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, Mijikenda 5.2%, Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana 2.1%, non-Kenyan 1%, other 8.2% (2019 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 83% (Protestant 47.7%, Catholic 23.4%, other Christian 11.9%), Muslim 11.2%, Traditionalists 1.7%, other 1.6%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Christian 85.5% (Protestant 33.4%, Catholic 20.6%, Evangelical 20.4%, African Instituted Churches 7%, other Christian 4.1%), Muslim 10.9%, other 1.8%, none 1.6%, don't know/no answer 0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Kenya has experienced dramatic population growth since the mid-20th century as a result of its high birth rate and its declining mortality rate. More than 40% of Kenyans are under the age of 15 because of sustained high fertility, early marriage and childbearing, and an unmet need for family planning. Kenya’s persistent rapid population growth strains the labor market, social services, arable land, and natural resources. Although Kenya in 1967 was the first sub-Saharan country to launch a nationwide family planning program, progress in reducing the birth rate has largely stalled since the late 1990s, when the government decreased its support for family planning to focus on the HIV epidemic. Government commitment and international technical support spurred Kenyan contraceptive use, decreasing the fertility rate (children per woman) from about 8 in the late 1970s to less than 5 children twenty years later, but it has plateaued at just over 3 children today. Kenya is a source of emigrants and a host country for refugees. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenyans pursued higher education in the UK because of colonial ties, but as British immigration rules tightened, the US, the then Soviet Union, and Canada became attractive study destinations. Kenya’s stagnant economy and political problems during the 1980s and 1990s led to an outpouring of Kenyan students and professionals seeking permanent opportunities in the West and southern Africa. Nevertheless, Kenya’s relative stability since its independence in 1963 has attracted hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping violent conflicts in neighboring countries; Kenya presently shelters nearly 400,000 Somali refugees." + "text": "Kenya has experienced dramatic population growth since the mid-20th century as a result of its high birth rate and its declining mortality rate. More than 40% of Kenyans are under the age of 15 because of sustained high fertility, early marriage and childbearing, and an unmet need for family planning. Kenya’s persistent rapid population growth strains the labor market, social services, arable land, and natural resources. Although Kenya in 1967 was the first Sub-Saharan country to launch a nationwide family planning program, progress in reducing the birth rate has largely stalled since the late 1990s, when the government decreased its support for family planning to focus on the HIV epidemic. Government commitment and international technical support spurred Kenyan contraceptive use, decreasing the fertility rate (children per woman) from about 8 in the late 1970s to less than 5 children twenty years later, but it has plateaued at just over 3 children today.\nKenya is a source of emigrants and a host country for refugees. In the 1960s and 1970s, Kenyans pursued higher education in the UK because of colonial ties, but as British immigration rules tightened, the US, the then Soviet Union, and Canada became attractive study destinations. Kenya’s stagnant economy and political problems during the 1980s and 1990s led to an outpouring of Kenyan students and professionals seeking permanent opportunities in the West and southern Africa. Nevertheless, Kenya’s relative stability since its independence in 1963 has attracted hundreds of thousands of refugees escaping violent conflicts in neighboring countries; Kenya shelters more than 300,000 Somali refugees as of April 2017." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.87% (male 9,592,017/female 9,532,032)" + "text": "38.71% (male 10,412,321/female 10,310,908)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.83% (male 4,398,554/female 4,411,586)" + "text": "20.45% (male 5,486,641/female 5,460,372)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.54% (male 7,938,111/female 7,755,128)" + "text": "33.75% (male 9,046,946/female 9,021,207)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.84% (male 819,665/female 976,862)" + "text": "4.01% (male 1,053,202/female 1,093,305)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.92% (male 590,961/female 775,842) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.07% (male 750,988/female 892,046) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "80.9%" + "text": "69.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.8%" + "text": "65.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "4.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "23.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.5 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4 years" + "text": "19.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.81% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "25.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "28% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.23% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NAIROBI (capital) 3.915 million; Mombassa 1.104 million (2015)" + "text": "4.735 million NAIROBI (capital), 1.296 million Mombassa (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,92 +214,98 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.3", + "text": "20.3 years (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "510 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "342 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "38.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "29.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "42.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "33 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "33.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64 years" + "text": "69 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.6 years" + "text": "67.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.14 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.43 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "45.5% (2008/09)" + "text": "60.5% (2017)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 11% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "39.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "32% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.8% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" + "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.6% of population ++ rural: 56.8% of population ++ total: 63.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18.4% of population ++ rural: 43.2% of population ++ total: 36.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 31.2% of population ++ rural: 29.7% of population ++ total: 30.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 21.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 68.8% of population ++ rural: 70.3% of population ++ total: 69.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "58.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "48.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.91% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,517,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.5 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "35,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "21,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -296,31 +316,31 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2014)" + "text": "7.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11% (2014)" + "text": "11.2% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "78%" + "text": "81.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "81.1%" + "text": "85%" }, "female": { - "text": "74.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "78.2% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -333,6 +353,17 @@ "female": { "text": "11 years (2009)" } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "7.4%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "7.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "7.4% (2016)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -352,7 +383,7 @@ "former": { "text": "British East Africa" }, - "etymolgy": { + "etymology": { "text": "named for Mount Kenya; the meaning of the name is unclear but may derive from the Kikuyu, Embu, and Kamba words \"kirinyaga,\" \"kirenyaa,\" and \"kiinyaa\" - all of which mean \"God's resting place\"" } }, @@ -368,6 +399,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Maasai expression meaning \"cool waters\" and refers to a cold water stream that flowed through the area in the late 19th century" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -377,13 +411,18 @@ "text": "12 December 1963 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 December (1963); Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963); Mashujaa Day (or Heroes' Day), 20 October (2010)" + "text": "Jamhuri Day (Independence Day), 12 December (1963); note - Madaraka Day, 1 June (1963) marks the day Kenya attained internal self-rule" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1963, 1969; latest drafted 6 May 2010, passed by referendum 4 August 2010, promulgated 27 August 2010" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either house of Parliament or by petition of at least one million eligible voters; passage of amendments by Parliament requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses in each of two readings, approval in a referendum by majority of votes cast by at least 20% of eligible voters in at least one half of Kenya’s counties, and approval by the president; passage of amendments introduced by petition requires approval by a majority of county assemblies, approval by majority vote of both houses, and approval by the president" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in a new Supreme Court established pursuant to the new constitution" + "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review in the new Supreme Court established by the new constitution" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -410,55 +449,49 @@ "text": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - position of the prime minister abolished after the March 2013 elections" + "text": "President Uhuru KENYATTA (since 9 April 2013); Deputy President William RUTO (since 9 April 2013); note - position of the prime minister was abolished after the March 2013 elections" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president, subject to confirmation by the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and deputy president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); in addition to receiving an absolute majority popular vote, the presidential candidate must also win at least 25% of the votes cast in each of more than half of the 47 counties to avoid a runoff; election last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "president and deputy president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); in addition to receiving an absolute majority popular vote, the presidential candidate must also win at least 25% of the votes cast in at least 24 of the 47 counties to avoid a runoff; election last held on 26 October 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Uhuru KENYATTA elected president in first round; percent of vote - Uhuru KENYATTA (TNA) 50.1%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 43.7%, Musalia MUDAVADI (UDF) 4.0%, other 2.2%" + "text": "Uhuru KENYATTA reelected president; percent of vote - Uhuru KENYATTA (Jubilee Party) 98.3%, Raila ODINGA (ODM) 1%, other 0.7%; note - Kenya held a previous presidential election on 8 August 2017, but Kenya's Supreme Court on 1 September 2017 nullified the results, citing irregularities; the political opposition boycotted the October vote" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral parliament consists of the Senate (67 seats; 47 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 20 directly elected by proportional representation vote - 16 women, 2 representing youth, and 2 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (349 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 47 women in single-seat constituencies elected by simple majority vote, and 12 members nominated by the National Assembly - 6 representing youth and 6 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (67 seats; 47 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 20 directly elected by proportional representation vote - 16 women, 2 representing youth, and 2 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly (349 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 47 women in single-seat constituencies elected by simple majority vote, and 12 members nominated by the National Assembly - 6 representing youth and 6 representing the disabled; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 March 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 8 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022) National Assembly - last held on 8 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance 30 (TNA 17, URP 12, NARC 1); CORD Coalition 28 (ODM 17, FORD-K 5, WDM-K 5, other 1); Amani Coalition 6 (KANU 3, UDF 3), APK 3; National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Alliance 167 (TNA 89, URP 75, NARC 3), CORD Coalition 141 (ODM 96, WDM-K 26, FORD-K 10, other 9), Amani Coalition 24 (UDF 12, KANU 6, NFK 6), Eagle Coalition 2 (KNC 2), APK 5, FORD-P 4, independent 4, other 2" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Party 24; National Super Alliance 28, other 14, independent 1; composition - men 46, women 41, percent of women is 31.3% National Assembly - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Jubilee Party 165, National Super Alliance 119, other 51, independent 13; composition - men 273, women 76, percent of women 21.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women is 23%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of chief and deputy chief justices and 5 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief and deputy chief justices nominated by Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and appointed by president with approval of the National Assembly; other judges nominated by the JSC and appointed by president; chief justice serves a nonrenewable 10-year term or till age 70 whichever comes first; other judges serve till age 70" + "text": "chief and deputy chief justices nominated by Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and appointed by the president with approval of the National Assembly; other judges nominated by the JSC and appointed by president; chief justice serves a nonrenewable 10-year term or until age 70, whichever comes first; other judges serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court; Court of Appeal; military courts; magistrates' courts; religious courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or APK [Kiraitu MURUNGI] ++ Amani National Congress [Musalia MUDAVADI] ++ Coalition for Reforms and Democracy or CORD (includes ODM, WDM-K, FORD-K) [Raila ODINGA] ++ Federal Party of Kenya or FPK [Cyrus JIRONGA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA] ++ Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA] ++ Jubilee Party [Uhuru KENYATTA] ++ Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI] ++ National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU] ++ Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA] ++ Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "African Center for Open Governance [Gladwell OTIENO] ++ Anglican Church of Kenya [Archbishop Jackson Nasoore Ole SAPIT] ++ Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya or CIPK [Sheikh Mohammed KHALIFA] ++ Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya ++ Kenya Association of Manufacturers ++ Kenya Human Rights Commission or KHRC [George KEGORO] ++ Kenya Private Sector Alliance ++ Kenyans for Peace with Truth and Justice (umbrella group of more than 30 NGOs) ++ Muslim Human Rights Forum [Ali-Amin KIMATHI] ++ National Muslim Leaders Forum or NAMLEF [Abdullahi ABDI] ++ Protestant National Council of Churches of Kenya or NCCK [Canon Peter Karanja MWANGI] ++ Roman Catholic Church [Cardinal John NJUE] ++ Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims or SUPKEM [Adan WACHU, secretary general] ++ ", - "other": { - "text": "labor unions, other Christian churches" - } + "text": "Alliance Party of Kenya or APK [Kiraitu MURUNGI]Amani National Congress or ANC [Musalia MUDAVADI]Federal Party of Kenya or FPK [Cyrus JIRONGA]Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-Kenya or FORD-K [Moses WETANGULA]Forum for the Restoration of Democracy-People or FORD-P [Henry OBWOCHA]Jubilee Party [Uhuru KENYATTA]Kenya African National Union or KANU [Gideon MOI]National Rainbow Coalition or NARC [Charity NGILU]Orange Democratic Movement Party of Kenya or ODM [Raila ODINGA]Wiper Democratic Movement-K or WDM-K (formerly Orange Democratic Movement-Kenya or ODM-K) [Kalonzo MUSYOKA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robinson GITHAE (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Lazarus Ombai AMAYO (since 17 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2249 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -478,7 +511,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert F. GODEC (since 16 January 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Kyle MCCARTER (since 12 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[254] (20) 363-6000" }, "embassy": { "text": "United Nations Avenue, Nairobi; P.O. Box 606 Village Market, Nairobi 00621" @@ -486,9 +522,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Nairobi, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-8900" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[254] (20) 363-6000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[254] (20) 363-6157" } @@ -507,91 +540,94 @@ "text": "Graham HYSLOP, Thomas KALUME, Peter KIBUKOSYA, Washington OMONDI, and George W. SENOGA-ZAKE/traditional, adapted by Graham HYSLOP, Thomas KALUME, Peter KIBUKOSYA, Washington OMONDI, and George W. SENOGA-ZAKE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1963; based on a traditional Kenyan folk song" + "text": "note: adopted 1963; based on a traditional Kenyan folk song" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kenya is the economic and transport hub of East Africa. Kenya’s real GDP growth has averaged over 5% for the last seven years. Since 2014 Kenya has been ranked as a lower middle income country because its per capita GDP crossed a World Bank threshold. While Kenya has a growing entrepreneurial middle class and faster growth, its economic and development trajectory is threatened by weak governance and corruption. Unemployment and under-employment are high, but reliable numbers are hard to find. ++ ++ Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing 25% of GDP. About 80% of Kenya’s population of roughly 42 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. ++ ++ Inadequate infrastructure continues to hamper Kenya’s efforts to improve its economic growth to the 8-10% range so that it can meaningfully address poverty and unemployment. The KENYATTA administration sought external investment in infrastructure development. International financial institutions and donors remain important to Kenya's economic growth and development, but Kenya has also successfully raised capital in the global bond market. Kenya issued its first sovereign bond offering in mid-2014. Nairobi has contracted with a Chinese company to construct a new standard gauge railway connecting Mombasa and Nairobi, with completion expected in 2017. The country is in the process of devolving some state revenues and responsibilities to the counties. Inflationary pressures and sharp currency depreciation peaked in early 2012 but have since abated following low global food and fuel prices and monetary interventions by the Central Bank. Chronic budget deficits, including a shortage of funds in mid-2015, hampered the government’s ability to implement proposed development programs, but the economy is back in balance with many indicators, including foreign exchange reserves, interest rates, inflation, and FDI moving in the right direction. ++ ++ Tourism holds a significant place in Kenya’s economy. Multiple terror attacks by the Somalia-based group al-Shabaab in the time since the 2013 attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall, which killed at least 67, had a negative effect on international tourism earnings, but the sector is starting to recover. Kenya’s success in hosting a series of incident-free high-profile events in the second half of 2015, including the visit of US President Obama, has helped improve the outlook for tourism." + "text": "Kenya is the economic, financial, and transport hub of East Africa. Kenya’s real GDP growth has averaged over 5% for the last decade. Since 2014, Kenya has been ranked as a lower middle income country because its per capita GDP crossed a World Bank threshold. While Kenya has a growing entrepreneurial middle class and steady growth, its economic development has been impaired by weak governance and corruption. Although reliable numbers are hard to find, unemployment and under-employment are extremely high, and could be near 40% of the population. In 2013, the country adopted a devolved system of government with the creation of 47 counties, and is in the process of devolving state revenues and responsibilities to the counties. Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy, contributing one-third of GDP. About 75% of Kenya’s population of roughly 48.5 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. Tourism also holds a significant place in Kenya’s economy. In spite of political turmoil throughout the second half of 2017, tourism was up 20%, showcasing the strength of this sector. Kenya has long been a target of terrorist activity and has struggled with instability along its northeastern borders. Some high visibility terrorist attacks during 2013-2015 (e.g., at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall and Garissa University) affected the tourism industry severely, but the sector rebounded strongly in 2016-2017 and appears poised to continue growing. Inadequate infrastructure continues to hamper Kenya’s efforts to improve its annual growth so that it can meaningfully address poverty and unemployment. The KENYATTA administration has been successful in courting external investment for infrastructure development. International financial institutions and donors remain important to Kenya's growth and development, but Kenya has also successfully raised capital in the global bond market issuing its first sovereign bond offering in mid-2014, with a second occurring in February 2018. The first phase of a Chinese-financed and constructed standard gauge railway connecting Mombasa and Nairobi opened in May 2017. In 2016 the government was forced to take over three small and undercapitalized banks when underlying weaknesses were exposed. The government also enacted legislation that limits interest rates banks can charge on loans and set a rate that banks must pay their depositors. This measure led to a sharp shrinkage of credit in the economy. A prolonged election cycle in 2017 hurt the economy, drained government resources, and slowed GDP growth. Drought-like conditions in parts of the country pushed 2017 inflation above 8%, but the rate had fallen to 4.5% in February 2018. The economy, however, is well placed to resume its decade-long 5%-6% growth rate. While fiscal deficits continue to pose risks in the medium term, other economic indicators, including foreign exchange reserves, interest rates, current account deficits, remittances and FDI are positive. The credit and drought-related impediments were temporary. Now In his second term, President KENYATTA has pledged to make economic growth and development a centerpiece of his second administration, focusing on his \"Big Four\" initiatives of universal healthcare, food security, affordable housing, and expansion of manufacturing." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$152.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $144.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $136.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$163.7 billion (2017 est.) / $156 billion (2016 est.) / $147.4 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$69.17 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$79.22 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 5.6% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 5.9% (2016 est.) / 5.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,400 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,500 (2017 est.) / $3,400 (2016 est.) / $3,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 11% of GDP (2016 est.) / 11.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "77.6%" + "text": "79.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "14.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "18.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "-1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "13.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-25.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32.7%" + "text": "34.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "17.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "tea, coffee, corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruit, vegetables; dairy products, beef, fish, pork, poultry, eggs" }, "Industries": { - "text": "small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism" + "text": "small-scale consumer goods (plastic, furniture, batteries, textiles, clothing, soap, cigarettes, flour), agricultural products, horticulture, oil refining; aluminum, steel, lead; cement, commercial ship repair, tourism, information technology" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "18.66 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.6 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "75%" + "text": "61.1%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "25% (2011 est.)" + "industry": { + "text": "6.7%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "32.2% (2005 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "40% (2013 est.) ++ 40% (2001 est.)" + "text": "40% (2013 est.) / 40% (2001 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "43.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "36.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -601,214 +637,212 @@ "text": "37.8% (2005)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "42.5 (2008 est.) ++ 44.9 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$12.89 billion" + "text": "13.95 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$17.85 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.24 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 53.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.1% (2016 est.) ++ 6.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "11.5% (20 January 2016) ++ 7% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.09% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$11.07 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.927 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$24.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$31.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $27.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$26.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $22.09 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $14.79 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.444 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.31 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$5.021 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.697 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.363 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.982 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement" + "text": "$5.792 billion (2017 est.) / $5.695 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Uganda 11.2%, US 8.3%, Tanzania 8.1%, Netherlands 7.4%, UK 6%, Pakistan 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Uganda 10.8%, Pakistan 10.6%, US 8.1%, Netherlands 7.3%, UK 6.4%, Tanzania 4.8%, UAE 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement, apparel" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.56 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.99 billion (2017 est.) / $13.41 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics" + "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, oil, petroleum products, motor vehicles, iron and steel, resins and plastics" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 30%, India 15.5%, UAE 5.7%, US 4.8%, Japan 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "China 22.5%, India 9.9%, UAE 8.7%, Saudi Arabia 5.1%, Japan 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.374 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.548 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.354 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.256 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$20.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$5.537 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.662 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $NA (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$27.59 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $37.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - ++ 102 (2016 est.) ++ 98.179 (2015 est.) ++ 98.179 (2014 est.) ++ 87.921 (2013 est.) ++ 84.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - / 102.1 (2017 est.) / 101.5 (2016 est.) / 101.504 (2015 est.) / 98.179 (2014 est.) / 87.921 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "13 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "56% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "77.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "39.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.634 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.863 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "38 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "79 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "184 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.281 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.401 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "42.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "43.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "34% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "11,270 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,550 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "12,610 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "92,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "109,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "575.3 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "173 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "82,950 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "90,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "13 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.98 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "85,496" + "text": "68,072" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "37.716 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "54,336,841" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "82 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "103.77 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the mobile-cellular system is generally good, especially is urban areas; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; business data commonly transferred by a very small aperture terminal (VSAT) system" + "text": "the mobile-cellular system is generally good with a mobile subscriber base of 47 million, especially in urban areas; fixed-line telephone system is small and inefficient; trunks are primarily microwave radio relay; to encourage advancement of the LTE services the govt. has fostered an open-access approach and pushed for a national broadband strategy; more licensing being awarded has led to competition which is good for growth; govt. commits KE 300 million to its free Wi-Fi project (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "sole fixed-line provider, Telkom Kenya, privatized and as of 2013 is 70% owned by France Telecom; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 80 per 100 pers" + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; multiple providers in the mobile-cellular segment of the market fostering a boom in mobile-cellular telephone usage with teledensity reaching 104 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 254; landing point for the EASSy, TEAMS, LION2, DARE1, PEACE Cable, and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems covering East, North and South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat; launched first micro satellites in 2018 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations, as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster, provide service nationwide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates (2014)" + "text": "about a half-dozen large-scale privately owned media companies with TV and radio stations, as well as a state-owned TV broadcaster, provide service nationwide; satellite and cable TV subscription services available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates 2 national radio channels and provides regional and local radio services in multiple languages; many private radio stations broadcast on a national level along with over 100 private and non-profit regional stations broadcasting in local languages; TV transmissions of all major international broadcasters available, mostly via paid subscriptions; direct radio frequency modulation transmissions available for several foreign government-owned broadcasters (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ke" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "20.952 million" + "text": "9,129,243" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "45.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.83% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "371,498" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "16" + "text": "25 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "106" + "text": "188" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,874,590" + "text": "5,935,831 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "286,414,683 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "294.97 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -819,69 +853,72 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "181" + "text": "181 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "107" + "text": "107 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "60 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 4 km; refined products 928 km (2013)" + "text": "4 km oil, 1,432 km refined products (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,334 km" + "text": "3,819 km (2018)" + }, + "standard gauge": { + "text": "485 km 1.435-m gauge (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "3,334 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "3,334 km 1.000-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "160,878 km" + "text": "177,800 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "11,189 km" + "text": "14,420 km (8,500 km highways, 1,872 urban roads, and 4,048 rural roads) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "149,689 km" - }, - "note": { - "text": "includes 99 km of urban and other roads (2013)" + "text": "147,032 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "5 (Comoros 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, unknown 1) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "24" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "oil tanker 2, other 22 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -894,29 +931,55 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Kenya Defence Forces: Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent), with a 9-year obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy); applicants must be Kenyan citizens and provide a national identity card (obtained at age 18) and a school-leaving certificate; women serve under the same terms and conditions as men; mandatory retirement at age 55 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Kenya Defence Forces: Kenya Army, Kenya Navy, Kenya Air Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Police Service includes a paramilitary General Service Unit" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.96% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.88% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.96% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) are comprised of approximately 24,000 personnel (20,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force); 5,000 Police General Services Unit (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the KDF's inventory traditionally carried mostly older or second-hand Western weapons systems, particularly from France, the UK, and the US; however, since the 2000s it has sought to modernize and diversify its imports; top suppliers since 2010 include China, Italy, Jordan, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "3,300 Somalia (AMISOM) (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent), with a 9-year obligation (7 years for Kenyan Navy) and subsequent 3-year reenlistments; applicants must be Kenyan citizens and provide a national identity card (obtained at age 18) and a school-leaving certificate, and undergo a series of mental and physical examinations; women serve under the same terms and conditions as men; mandatory retirement at age 55 but personnel leaving before this age remain in a reserve status until they reach age 55 unless they were removed for disciplinary reasons; there is no active military reserve, although the Ministry of Defence has stated its desire to create one as recently as 2017 (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "The International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen." + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the Kenya Coast Guard Service (established 2018) is under the Ministry of Interior, but led by a military officer and comprised of personnel from the military, as well as the National Police Service, intelligence services, and other government agencies (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Shabaab; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Kenya served as an important mediator in brokering Sudan's north-south separation in February 2005; Kenya provides shelter to an estimated 580,000 refugees, including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from Lord's Resistance Army rebels; Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in Somalia from spreading across the border, which has long been open to nomadic pastoralists; the boundary that separates Kenya's and Sudan's sovereignty is unclear in the \"Ilemi Triangle,\" which Kenya has administered since colonial times" + "text": "Kenya served as an important mediator in brokering Sudan's north-south separation in February 2005; as of March 2019, Kenya provides shelter to nearly 475,000 refugees and asylum seekers, including Ugandans who flee across the border periodically to seek protection from Lord's Resistance Army rebels; Kenya works hard to prevent the clan and militia fighting in Somalia from spreading across the border, which has long been open to nomadic pastoralists; the boundary that separates Kenya's and Sudan's sovereignty is unclear in the \"Ilemi Triangle,\" which Kenya has administered since colonial times; in 2018, Kenya signed an MoU with Uganda and South Sudan to help demarcate their borders" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "334,197 (Somalia); 87,912 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 27,485 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 21,537 (Ethiopia) (2016)" + "text": "266,074 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 122,256 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 44,836 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 28,836 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 16,010 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 10,007 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "309,000 (represents people displaced since the 1990s by ethnic and political violence and land disputes and who sought refuge mostly in camps; persons who took refuge in host communities or were evicted in urban areas are not included in the data; data is not available on pastoralists displaced by cattle rustling, violence, natural disasters, and development projects; the largest displacement resulted from 2007-08 post-election violence (2014)" + "text": "162,000 (election-related violence, intercommunal violence, resource conflicts, al-Shabaab attacks in 2017 and 2018) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "20,000 (2015); note - the stateless population consists of Nubians, Kenyan Somalis, and coastal Arabs; the Nubians are descendants of Sudanese soldiers recruited by the British to fight for them in East Africa more than a century ago; Nubians did not receive Kenyan citizenship when the country became independent in 1963; only recently have Nubians become a formally recognized tribe and had less trouble obtaining national IDs; Galjeel and other Somalis who have lived in Kenya for decades are included with more recent Somali refugees and denied ID cards" + "text": "18,500 (2018); note - the stateless population consists of Nubians, Kenyan Somalis, and coastal Arabs; the Nubians are descendants of Sudanese soldiers recruited by the British to fight for them in East Africa more than a century ago; Nubians did not receive Kenyan citizenship when the country became independent in 1963; only recently have Nubians become a formally recognized tribe and had less trouble obtaining national IDs; Galjeel and other Somalis who have lived in Kenya for decades are included with more recent Somali refugees and denied ID cards" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/li.json b/africa/li.json index b27d34f5..3be5ea73 100644 --- a/africa/li.json +++ b/africa/li.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. In 1980, a military coup led by Samuel DOE ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule. In December 1989, Charles TAYLOR launched a rebellion against DOE's regime that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for an election that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who was convicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for his involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. After two years of rule by a transitional government, democratic elections in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. She subsequently won reelection in 2011 and remains challenged to rebuild Liberia's economy, particularly following the 2014-15 Ebola epidemic, and to reconcile a nation still recovering from 14 years of fighting. The UN Security Council in September 2015 passed Resolution 2239, which renewed the mandate for the UN Mission in Liberia for another year. In July 2016, the UN handed over peacekeeping responsibility to Liberia and reduced the UN troop presence, which now serves a support role." + "text": "Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo-Liberians were able to establish a republic. William TUBMAN, president from 1944-71, did much to promote foreign investment and to bridge the economic, social, and political gaps between the descendants of the original settlers and the inhabitants of the interior. In 1980, a military coup led by Samuel DOE ushered in a decade of authoritarian rule. In December 1989, Charles TAYLOR launched a rebellion against DOE's regime that led to a prolonged civil war in which DOE was killed. A period of relative peace in 1997 allowed for an election that brought TAYLOR to power, but major fighting resumed in 2000. An August 2003 peace agreement ended the war and prompted the resignation of former president Charles TAYLOR, who was convicted by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague for his involvement in Sierra Leone's civil war. After two years of rule by a transitional government, democratic elections in late 2005 brought President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF to power. She subsequently won reelection in 2011 but was challenged to rebuild Liberia's economy, particularly following the 2014-15 Ebola epidemic, and to reconcile a nation still recovering from 14 years of fighting. Constitutional term limits barred President JOHNSON SIRLEAF from running for re-election. Legal challenges delayed the 2017 presidential runoff election, which was eventually won by George WEAH. In March 2018, the UN completed its 15-year peacekeeping mission in Liberia." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Tennessee" + "text": "slightly larger than Virginia" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "243 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,380 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Wuteve 1,447 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "28.1% ++ arable land 5.2%; permanent crops 2.1%; permanent pasture 20.8%" + "text": "28.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "5.2% (2011 est.) / 2.1% (2011 est.) / 20.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "44.6%" + "text": "44.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "30 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one-third living within an 80-km radius of Monrovia as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to March)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage" + "text": "tropical rain forest deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; hunting of endangered species for bushmeat; pollution of coastal waters from oil residue and raw sewage; pollution of rivers from industrial run-off; burning and dumping of household waste" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,299,944 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,073,296 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -106,81 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, other 20.1% (2008 Census)" + "text": "Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa 13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio 8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, Kissi 4.8%, Gola 4.4%, Krahn 4%, Vai 4%, Mandingo 3.2%, Gbandi 3%, Mende 1.3%, Sapo 1.3%, other Liberian 1.7%, other African 1.4%, non-African .1% (2008 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of which can be written or used in correspondence" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.4% (2008 Census)" + "text": "Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%, none 1.5% (2008 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Liberia’s high fertility rate of nearly 5 children per woman and large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – will sustain a high dependency ratio for many years to come. Significant progress has been made in preventing child deaths, despite a lack of health care workers and infrastructure. Infant and child mortality have dropped nearly 70% since 1990; the annual reduction rate of about 5.4% is the highest in Africa. Nevertheless, Liberia’s high maternal mortality rate remains among the world’s worst; it reflects a high unmet need for family planning services, frequency of early childbearing, lack of quality obstetric care, high adolescent fertility, and a low proportion of births attended by a medical professional. Female mortality is also increased by the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC), which is practiced by 10 of Liberia’s 16 tribes and affects more than two-thirds of women and girls. FGC is an initiation ritual performed in rural bush schools, which teach traditional beliefs on marriage and motherhood and are an obstacle to formal classroom education for Liberian girls. Liberia has been both a source and a destination for refugees. During Liberia’s 14-year civil war (1989-2003), more than 250,000 people became refugees and another half million were internally displaced. Between 2004 and the cessation of refugee status for Liberians in June 2012, the UNHCR helped more than 155,000 Liberians to voluntarily repatriate, while others returned home on their own. Some Liberian refugees spent more than two decades living in other West African countries. Liberia hosted more than 125,000 Ivoirian refugees escaping post-election violence in 2010-11; as of mid-2016, about 20,000 Ivoirian refugees were still living in Liberia because of instability." + "text": "Liberia’s high fertility rate of nearly 5 children per woman and large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – will sustain a high dependency ratio for many years to come. Significant progress has been made in preventing child deaths, despite a lack of health care workers and infrastructure. Infant and child mortality have dropped nearly 70% since 1990; the annual reduction rate of about 5.4% is the highest in Africa.\nNevertheless, Liberia’s high maternal mortality rate remains among the world’s worst; it reflects a high unmet need for family planning services, frequency of early childbearing, lack of quality obstetric care, high adolescent fertility, and a low proportion of births attended by a medical professional. Female mortality is also increased by the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC), which is practiced by 10 of Liberia’s 16 tribes and affects more than two-thirds of women and girls. FGC is an initiation ritual performed in rural bush schools, which teach traditional beliefs on marriage and motherhood and are an obstacle to formal classroom education for Liberian girls.\nLiberia has been both a source and a destination for refugees. During Liberia’s 14-year civil war (1989-2003), more than 250,000 people became refugees and another half million were internally displaced. Between 2004 and the cessation of refugee status for Liberians in June 2012, the UNHCR helped more than 155,000 Liberians to voluntarily repatriate, while others returned home on their own. Some Liberian refugees spent more than two decades living in other West African countries. Liberia hosted more than 125,000 Ivoirian refugees escaping post-election violence in 2010-11; as of mid-2017, about 12,000 Ivoirian refugees were still living in Liberia as of October 2017 because of instability." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.3% (male 917,354/female 901,627)" + "text": "43.35% (male 1,111,479/female 1,087,871)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.9% (male 400,013/female 412,869)" + "text": "20.35% (male 516,136/female 516,137)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "31.32% (male 669,630/female 677,321)" + "text": "30.01% (male 747,983/female 774,615)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.3% (male 89,264/female 95,519)" + "text": "3.46% (male 89,150/female 86,231)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.17% (male 66,658/female 69,689) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.83% (male 70,252/female 73,442) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "82.9%" + "text": "77.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "77.4%" + "text": "71.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.3 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.1 years" + "text": "17.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.44% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.71% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "more than half of the population lives in urban areas, with approximately one-third living within an 80-km radius of Monrovia as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "49.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "52.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MONROVIA (capital) 1.264 million (2015)" + "text": "1.517 million MONROVIA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -190,95 +202,101 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + }, + "65 years and over": { + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.2", + "text": "19.2 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "725 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "661 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "65.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "47.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "69.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "51.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "61.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "59 years" + "text": "64.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "57.3 years" + "text": "62.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "60.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.2% (2013)" + "text": "31.2% (2016)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "32.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.2% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.01 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88.6% of population ++ rural: 62.6% of population ++ total: 75.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 11.4% of population ++ rural: 37.4% of population ++ total: 24.4% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 28% of population ++ rural: 5.9% of population ++ total: 16.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 35.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 72% of population ++ rural: 94.1% of population ++ total: 83.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "76.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "55.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.09% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "30,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "47,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,900 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -289,53 +307,45 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "aerosolized dust or soil contact disease": { - "text": "Lassa fever" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { + "text": "Lassa fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.8% (2014)" + "text": "9.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "15.3% (2013)" + "text": "13.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "47.6%" + "text": "48.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "62.4%" + "text": "62.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "32.8% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "177,160" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "21% (2007 est.)" + "text": "34.1% (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "2.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "6.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,6 +373,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after James Monroe (1758-1831), the fifth president of the United States and supporter of the colonization of Liberia by freed slaves; one of two national capitals named for a US president, the other is Washington, D.C." } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -375,10 +388,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1847)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revised version adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986; amended 2011; note - a series of amendment proposals approved by the Constitution Review Conference in early 2015 are pending government review (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1847 (at independence); latest drafted 19 October 1983, revised version adopted by referendum 3 July 1984, effective 6 January 1986" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by agreement of at least two thirds of both National Assembly houses or by petition of at least 10,000 citizens; passage requires at least two-thirds majority approval of both houses and approval in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of registered voters; amended 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of common law (based on Anglo-American law) and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of common law, based on Anglo-American law, and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -402,57 +420,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President George WEAH (since 22 January 2018); Vice President Jewel HOWARD-TAYLOR (since 22 January 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (since 16 January 2006); Vice President Joseph BOAKAI (since 16 January 2006)" + "text": "President George WEAH (since 22 January 2018); Vice President Jewel HOWARD-TAYLOR (since 22 January 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president, confirmed by the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 October and 8 November 2011 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 October 2017 with a run-off on 26 December 2017) (next to be held on 10 October 2023); the runoff originally scheduled for 7 November 2017 was delayed due to allegations of fraud in the first round, which the Supreme Court dismissed" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF reelected president; percent of vote in second round - Ellen JOHNSON SIRLEAF (UP) 90.7%, Winston TUBMAN (NDPL) 9.3%" + "text": "George WEAH elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - George WEAH (Coalition for Democratic Change) 38.4%, Joseph BOAKAI (UP) 28.8%, Charles BRUMSKINE (LP) 9.6%, Prince JOHNSON (MDR) 8.2%, Alexander B. CUMMINGS (ANC) 7.2%, other 7.8%; percentage of vote in second round - George WEAH 61.5%, Joseph BOAKAI 38.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (30 seats; members directly elected in 15 two-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 9-year staggered terms with half the membership renewed at 3- and 6-year intervals; eligible for a second term; and the House of Representatives (73 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms; eligible for a second term)" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of:The Liberian Senate (30 seats; members directly elected in 15 2-seat districts by simple majority vote to serve 9-year staggered terms; each district elects 1 senator and elects the second senator 3 years later, followed by a 6-year hiatus, after which the first Senate seat is up for election) House of Representatives (73 seats; members directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms; eligible for a second term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 20 December 2014 (originally scheduled for 14 October 2014, but postponed due to Ebola-virus epidemic; next to be held in fall 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 11 October 2011 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 20 December 2014 ; byelection to fill the senate seats vacated by WEAH and HOWARD-TAYLOR was held on 31 July 2018 (next general election to be held on 31 December 2020) House of Representatives - last held on 10 October 2017 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDC 29.8%, LP 11.5%, NPP 6.1%, PUP 4.9%, NDC 1.3%, other parties 11.8%, independent 24.3%; seats by party - UP 4, CDC 2, LP 2, ANC 1, NDC 1, NPP 1, PUP 1, independent 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - UP 17.8%, CDC 12.8%, LP 9.2%, NDC 5.7%, LTP 4.5%, PUP 3.9%, NPP 3.3%, MPC 2.4%, LDP 1.0%, NRP 0.8%, other parties 16.8% independent 19.7% ; seats by party - UP 24, CDC 11, LP 7, PUP 6, NDC 5, APD 3, NPP 3, MPC 2, LDP 1, LTP 1, NRP 1, independent 9" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CDC 29.8%, UP 10.3%, LP 11.5%, NPP 6.1%, PUP 4.9%, ANC 4.2%, NDC 1.3%, other 7.6%, independent 24.3%; seats by party - UP 4, CDC 2, LP 2, ANC 1, NDC 1, NPP 1, PUP 1, independent 3; composition - men 27, women 3, percent of women 10% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - Coalition for Democratic Change 15.6%, UP 14%, LP 8.7%, ANC 6.1%, PUP 5.9%, ALP 5.1%, MDR 3.4%, other 41.2%; seats by coalition/party - Coalition for Democratic Change 21, UP 20, PUP 5, LP 3, ALP 3, MDR 2, independent 13, other 6; composition - men 64, women 9, percent of women 12.3%; total Parliament percent of women 11.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 4 associate justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction for all constitutional cases" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice and associate justices appointed by the president of Liberia with consent of the Senate; judges can serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "judicial circuit courts; special courts including criminal, civil, labor, traffic; magistrate and traditional or customary courts" + "text": "judicial circuit courts; special courts, including criminal, civil, labor, traffic; magistrate and traditional or customary courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Marcus S. G. DAHN] ++ Alternative National Congress or ANC [Orishil GOULD] ++ Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH] ++ Liberia Destiny Party or LDP [Nathaniel BARNES] ++ Liberia Transformation Party or LTP [Julius SUKU] ++ Liberty Party or LP [J. Fonati KOFFA] ++ Movement for Progressive Change or MPC [Simeon FREEMAN] ++ National Democratic Coalition or NDC [Dew MAYSON] ++ National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [D. Nyandeh SIEH] ++ National Patriotic Party or NPP ++ National Reformist Party or NRP [Maximillian T. W. DIABE] ++ National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP [Victor BARNEY] ++ People's Unification Party [Isobe GBORKORKOLLIE] ++ Unity Party or UP [Varney SHERMAN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "demobilized former military officers" - } + "text": "Alliance for Peace and Democracy or APD [Marcus S. G. DAHN]All Liberian Party or ALP [Benoi UREY]Alternative National Congress or ANC [Orishil GOULD]Coalition for Democratic Change [George WEAH] (includes CDC, NPP, and LPDP)Congress for Democratic Change or CDC [George WEAH]Liberia Destiny Party or LDP [Nathaniel BARNES]Liberia National Union or LINU [Nathaniel BLAMA]Liberia Transformation Party or LTP [Julius SUKU]Liberian People Democratic Party or LPDP [Alex J. TYLER]Liberian People's Party or LPPLiberty Party or LP [J. Fonati KOFFA]Movement for Democracy and Reconstruction or MDR [Prince Y. JOHNSON]Movement for Economic Empowerment [J. Mill JONES, Dr.]Movement for Progressive Change or MPC [Simeon FREEMAN]National Democratic Coalition or NDC [Dew MAYSON]National Democratic Party of Liberia or NDPL [D. Nyandeh SIEH]National Patriotic Party or NPP [Jewel HOWARD TAYLOR]National Reformist Party or NRP [Maximillian T. W. DIABE]National Union for Democratic Progress or NUDP [Victor BARNEY]People's Unification Party or PUP [Isobe GBORKORKOLLIE]Unity Party or UP [Varney SHERMAN]United People's Party [MacDonald WENTO]Victory for Change Party [Marcus R. JONES]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jeremiah Congbeh SULUNTEH (since 2 May 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador George PATTEN (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "5201 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" @@ -469,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Christine A. ELDER (since 23 June 2016)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Alyson GRUNDER (since 21 March2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[231] 77-677-7000" }, "embassy": { "text": "U.S. Embassy, 502 Benson Street, Monrovia" @@ -477,9 +493,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 98, Monrovia" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[231] 77-677-7000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[231] 77-677-7370" } @@ -487,7 +500,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "11 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; a white five-pointed star appears on a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner; the stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence; the blue square represents the African mainland, and the star represents the freedom granted to the ex-slaves; according to the constitution, the blue color signifies liberty, justice, and fidelity, the white color purity, cleanliness, and guilelessness, and the red color steadfastness, valor, and fervor", "note": { - "text": "the design is based on the US flag" + "text": "note: the design is based on the US flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -495,83 +508,83 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"All Hail, Liberia Hail!\"" + "text": "All Hail, Liberia Hail!" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Daniel Bashiel WARNER/Olmstead LUCA" }, "note": { - "text": "lyrics adopted 1847, music adopted 1860; the anthem's author later became the third president of Liberia" + "text": "note: lyrics adopted 1847, music adopted 1860; the anthem's author later became the third president of Liberia" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Liberia is a low income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, gold and timber. The government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. ++ ++ In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, in 2014 as the Ebolavirus began to spread, the economy declined and many businesses departed, taking capital and expertise with them. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic will weigh heavily on public finances at the same time decreased economic activity reduces government revenue, although higher donor support will partly offset this loss. ++ ++ Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, and maintaining political stability and security." + "text": "Liberia is a low-income country that relies heavily on foreign assistance and remittances from the diaspora. It is richly endowed with water, mineral resources, forests, and a climate favorable to agriculture. Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold. Palm oil and cocoa are emerging as new export products. The government has attempted to revive raw timber extraction and is encouraging oil exploration. In the 1990s and early 2000s, civil war and government mismanagement destroyed much of Liberia's economy, especially infrastructure in and around the capital. Much of the conflict was fueled by control over Liberia’s natural resources. With the conclusion of fighting and the installation of a democratically elected government in 2006, businesses that had fled the country began to return. The country achieved high growth during the period 2010-13 due to favorable world prices for its commodities. However, during the 2014-2015 Ebola crisis, the economy declined and many foreign-owned businesses departed with their capital and expertise. The epidemic forced the government to divert scarce resources to combat the spread of the virus, reducing funds available for needed public investment. The cost of addressing the Ebola epidemic coincided with decreased economic activity reducing government revenue, although higher donor support significantly offset this loss. During the same period, global commodities prices for key exports fell and have yet to recover to pre-Ebola levels. In 2017, gold was a key driver of growth, as a new mining project began its first full year of production; iron ore exports are also increased as Arcelor Mittal opened new mines at Mount Gangra. The completion of the rehabilitation of the Mount Coffee Hydroelectric Dam increased electricity production to support ongoing and future economic activity, although electricity tariffs remain high relative to other countries in the region and transmission infrastructure is limited. Presidential and legislative elections in October 2017 generated election-related spending pressures. Revitalizing the economy in the future will depend on economic diversification, increasing investment and trade, higher global commodity prices, sustained foreign aid and remittances, development of infrastructure and institutions, combating corruption, and maintaining political stability and security." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.881 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.806 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.806 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6.112 billion (2017 est.) / $5.965 billion (2016 est.) / $6.064 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.168 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.285 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.) ++ 0.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / -1.6% (2016 est.) / 0% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$900 (2016 est.) ++ $900 (2015 est.) ++ $900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,300 (2017 est.) / $1,300 (2016 est.) / $1,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "NA% (2016 est.) ++ -41% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "NA% (2017) / -21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 1.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "134.1%" + "text": "128.8% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.3%" + "text": "16.7% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "19.5% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-5.2%" + "text": "6.7% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "17.5% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-94.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-89.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "34% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "52.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "rubber, coffee, cocoa, rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), palm oil, sugarcane, bananas; sheep, goats; timber" }, "Industries": { - "text": "mining (iron ore), rubber processing, palm oil processing, timber, diamonds" + "text": "mining (iron ore and gold), rubber processing, palm oil processing, diamonds" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.654 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.677 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -585,10 +598,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "85% (2003 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "63.8% (2007 est.)" + "text": "54.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -600,187 +613,197 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$613 million" + "text": "553.6 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$743 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "693.8 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "11.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 5.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "34.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.3% (2016 est.) ++ 7.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.61% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$457.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$738.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $656 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$745.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $824.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "12.4% (2017 est.) / 8.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$661 million (2016 est.) ++ -$707 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$627 million (2017 est.) / -$464 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$363.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $330.8 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$260.6 million (2017 est.) / $169.8 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 36.2%, Switzerland 14.2%, UAE 8.8%, US 6.8%, Indonesia 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rubber, timber, iron, diamonds, cocoa, coffee" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Poland 32.9%, China 20.7%, India 9.3%, US 5.1%, Greece 4.7%, France 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.232 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.166 billion (2017 est.) / $1.296 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, chemicals, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods; foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Singapore 28.7%, China 16%, South Korea 15.3%, Japan 10.3%, Philippines 6.6% (2015)" + "text": "Singapore 29.8%, China 24.4%, South Korea 17.5%, Japan 9.4% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$459.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $528.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.111 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $968 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.56 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$201 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $201 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.036 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $938.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - ++ 92.33 (2016 est.) ++ 85.3 (2015 est.) ++ 85.3 (2014 est.) ++ 83.893 (2013 est.) ++ 73.52 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Liberian dollars (LRD) per US dollar - / 109.4 (2017 est.) / 93.4 (2016 est.) / 93.4 (2015 est.) / 85.3 (2014 est.) / 83.893 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "4 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "19.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "34% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "1.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "300 million kWh (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: according to a 2014 household survey, only 4.5% of Liberians use Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) power, 4.9% use a community generator, 4.4% have their own generator, 3.9% use vehicle batteries, and 0.8% use other sources of electricity, and 81.3% have no access to electricity; LEC accounts for roughly 70 million kWh of ouput." + } }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "279 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "27,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "151,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "57% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "43% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,611 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,181 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.163 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "9,000" + "text": "8,394" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.652 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,793,316" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "87 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "56.57 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the limited services available are found almost exclusively in the capital, Monrovia; fixed-line service stagnant and extremely limited; telephone coverage extended to a number of other towns and rural areas by four mobile-cellular network operators" + "text": "the limited services available are found almost exclusively in the capital, Monrovia; fixed-line service is stagnant and extremely limited; telephone coverage recently extended to a number of other towns and rural areas by four mobile-cellular network operators; Liberia is almost entirely a wireless telecommunications market; a number of operators avoid paying dues and operate despite regulations; govt. regulatory impose SIM card registration in an attempt to reduce crime, but makes mobile penetration seem low; the high cost and limited bandwidth of connections means that Internet access is expensive and data rates are very low (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular subscription base growing and teledensity reached 85 per 100 persons in 2015" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100; mobile-cellular subscription base growing and teledensity approached 57 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 231; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 231; landing point for the ACE submarine cable linking 20 West African countries and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 private TV stations; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; about 15 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with another 25 local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are av (2007)" + "text": "8 private and 1 government-owned TV station; satellite TV service available; 1 state-owned radio station; approximately 20 independent radio stations broadcasting in Monrovia, with approximately 80 more local stations operating in other areas; transmissions of 4 international (including the British Broadcasting Corporation and Radio France Internationale) broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "248,000" + "text": "383,819" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "5.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "7.98% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "8,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -793,66 +816,63 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "27" + "text": "27 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 4 km (2013)" + "text": "4 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "429 km" + "text": "429 km (2008)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "345 km 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "345 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "84 km 1.067-m gauge" + "text": "84 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)" }, "note": { - "text": "most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)" + "text": "note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "10,600 km" + "text": "10,600 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "657 km" + "text": "657 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "9,943 km (2000)" + "text": "9,943 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2,771" + "text": "3,496" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 5, bulk carrier 662, cargo 143, carrier 2, chemical tanker 248, combination ore/oil 8, container 937, liquefied gas 92, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 526, refrigerated cargo 102, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 27" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2,559 (Angola 1, Argentina 1, Australia 1, Belgium 1, Bermuda 4, Brazil 20, Canada 2, Chile 9, China 4, Croatia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 8, Egypt 3, Germany 1185, Gibraltar 5, Greece 505, Hong Kong 48, India 8, Indonesia 4, Israel 34, Italy 47, Japan 110, Latvia 5, (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1,161, container ship 854, general cargo 145, oil tanker 761, other 575 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -862,29 +882,32 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Liberia Air Wing, Liberian Coast Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) / 0.4% of GDP (2018) / 0.4% of GDP (2017) / 0.4% of GDP (2016) / 0.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have approximately 2,000 personnel (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the AFL has almost no significant combat hardware as nearly all aircraft, equipment, materiel, and facilities were damaged or destroyed during the country's civil war; it has received little new equipment outside of ammunition, small arms, and trucks from China in 2008 and boats donated to the Coast Guard by the US in 2011 and 2016 (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "110 Mali (MINUSMA) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.82% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.86% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.82% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "although civil unrest continues to abate with the assistance of 6,500 UN Mission in Liberia peacekeepers, as of January 2013, Liberian refugees still remain in Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Ghana; Liberia, in turn, shelters refugees fleeing turmoil in Cote d'Ivoire; despite the presence of over 9,000 UN forces in Cote d'Ivoire since 2004, ethnic conflict continues to spread into neighboring states who can no longer send their migrant workers to Ivorian cocoa plantations; UN sanctions ban Liberia from exporting diamonds and timber" + "text": "as the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) continues to drawdown prior to the 1 March 2018 closure date, the peacekeeping force is being reduced to 434 soldiers and two police units; some Liberian refugees still remain in Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Ghana; Liberia shelters 8,804 Ivoirian refugees, as of 2019" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,875 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2016)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "up to 23,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; post-election violence in March and April 2011; many dwell in slums in Monrovia) (2014)" - }, - "stateless persons": { - "text": "1 (2015)" + "text": "8,098 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/lt.json b/africa/lt.json index ba310061..4a67ed5e 100644 --- a/africa/lt.json +++ b/africa/lt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled the country during its first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995 and subsequently succeeded by his son, King LETSIE III, in 1996. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Batswana military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections of February 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties disputed how the electoral law was applied to award proportional seats in the Assembly. In May 2012, competitive elections involving 18 parties saw Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE form a coalition government - the first in the country's history - that ousted the 14-year incumbent, Pakalitha MOSISILI, who peacefully transferred power the following month. MOSISILI returned to power in snap elections in February 2015 after the collapse of THABANE’s coalition government and an alleged attempted military coup." + "text": "Paramount chief MOSHOESHOE I consolidated what would become Basutoland in the early 19th century and made himself king in 1822. Continuing encroachments by Dutch settlers from the neighboring Orange Free State caused the king to enter into an 1868 agreement with the UK by which Basutoland became a British protectorate, and after 1884, a crown colony. Upon independence in 1966, the country was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho. The Basotho National Party ruled the country during its first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE II was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and was reinstated in 1995 and subsequently succeeded by his son, King LETSIE III, in 1996. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after seven years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Botswana military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Subsequent constitutional reforms restored relative political stability. Peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002, but the National Assembly elections in 2007 were hotly contested and aggrieved parties disputed how the electoral law was applied to award proportional seats in the Assembly. In 2012, competitive elections involving 18 parties saw Prime Minister Motsoahae Thomas THABANE form a coalition government - the first in the country's history - that ousted the 14-year incumbent, Pakalitha MOSISILI, who peacefully transferred power the following month. MOSISILI returned to power in snap elections in February 2015 after the collapse of THABANE’s coalition government and an alleged attempted military coup. In June 2017, THABANE returned to become prime minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "1,106 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "South Africa 1,106 km" + "text": "South Africa 1106 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "2,161 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m ++ highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "76.1% ++ arable land 10.1%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 65.9%" + "text": "76.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.1% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 65.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "22.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,6 +81,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "30 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts" }, @@ -88,14 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 m above sea level" + "text": "landlocked, an enclave of (completely surrounded by) South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 m above sea level" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,953,070", + "text": "1,969,334 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -113,75 +124,78 @@ "text": "Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%" + "text": "Protestant 47.8% (Pentecostal 23.1%, Lesotho Evangelical 17.3%, Anglican 7.4%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, other Christian 9.1%, non-Christian 1.4%, none 2.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Lesotho faces great socioeconomic challenges. More than half of its population lives below the property line, and the country’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second highest in the world. In addition, Lesotho is a small, mountainous, landlocked country with little arable land, leaving its population vulnerable to food shortages and reliant on remittances. Lesotho’s persistently high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been increasing during the last decade, according to the last two Demographic and Health Surveys. Despite these significant shortcomings, Lesotho has made good progress in education; it is on-track to achieve universal primary education and has one of the highest adult literacy rates in Africa. Lesotho’s migration history is linked to its unique geography; it is surrounded by South Africa with which it shares linguistic and cultural traits. Lesotho at one time had more of its workforce employed outside its borders than any other country. Today remittances equal about 17% of its GDP. With few job options at home, a high rate of poverty, and higher wages available across the border, labor migration to South Africa replaced agriculture as the prevailing Basotho source of income decades ago. The majority of Basotho migrants were single men contracted to work as gold miners in South Africa. However, migration trends changed in the 1990s, and fewer men found mining jobs in South Africa because of declining gold prices, stricter immigration policies, and a preference for South African workers. Although men still dominate cross-border labor migration, more women are working in South Africa, mostly as domestics, because they are widows or their husbands are unemployed. Internal rural-urban flows have also become more frequent, with more women migrating within the country to take up jobs in the garment industry or moving to care for loved ones with HIV/AIDS. Lesotho’s small population of immigrants is increasingly composed of Taiwanese and Chinese migrants who are involved in the textile industry and small retail businesses." + "text": "Lesotho faces great socioeconomic challenges. More than half of its population lives below the property line, and the country’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate is the second highest in the world. In addition, Lesotho is a small, mountainous, landlocked country with little arable land, leaving its population vulnerable to food shortages and reliant on remittances. Lesotho’s persistently high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been increasing during the last decade, according to the last two Demographic and Health Surveys. Despite these significant shortcomings, Lesotho has made good progress in education; it is on-track to achieve universal primary education and has one of the highest adult literacy rates in Africa.\nLesotho’s migration history is linked to its unique geography; it is surrounded by South Africa with which it shares linguistic and cultural traits. Lesotho at one time had more of its workforce employed outside its borders than any other country. Today remittances equal about 17% of its GDP. With few job options at home, a high rate of poverty, and higher wages available across the border, labor migration to South Africa replaced agriculture as the prevailing Basotho source of income decades ago. The majority of Basotho migrants were single men contracted to work as gold miners in South Africa. However, migration trends changed in the 1990s, and fewer men found mining jobs in South Africa because of declining gold prices, stricter immigration policies, and a preference for South African workers.\nAlthough men still dominate cross-border labor migration, more women are working in South Africa, mostly as domestics, because they are widows or their husbands are unemployed. Internal rural-urban flows have also become more frequent, with more women migrating within the country to take up jobs in the garment industry or moving to care for loved ones with HIV/AIDS. Lesotho’s small population of immigrants is increasingly composed of Taiwanese and Chinese migrants who are involved in the textile industry and small retail businesses." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "32.4% (male 317,933/female 314,849)" + "text": "31.3% (male 309,991/female 306,321)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.56% (male 181,907/female 200,113)" + "text": "19.26% (male 181,874/female 197,452)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.58% (male 358,643/female 375,313)" + "text": "38.86% (male 373,323/female 391,901)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5% (male 52,016/female 45,549)" + "text": "4.98% (male 52,441/female 45,726)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.47% (male 54,466/female 52,281) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (male 57,030/female 53,275) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "67.3%" + "text": "59.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "60.3%" + "text": "51.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "7.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24 years" + "text": "24.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24 years" + "text": "24.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.16% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "relatively higher population density in the western half of the nation, with the capital of Maseru, and the smaller cities of Mafeteng, Teyateyaneng, and Leribe attracting the most people as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "27.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "29% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.83% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MASERU (capital) 267,000 (2014)" + "text": "202,000 MASERU (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -191,39 +205,39 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21", + "text": "21 years (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "487 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "544 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "47.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "51.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "44.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "43.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { @@ -231,57 +245,71 @@ "text": "53 years" }, "male": { - "text": "52.9 years" + "text": "53.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "53.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "53 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "47% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "64.9% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.6% of population ++ rural: 77% of population ++ total: 81.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.4% of population ++ rural: 23% of population ++ total: 18.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "21.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 37.3% of population ++ rural: 27.6% of population ++ total: 30.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 11.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 62.7% of population ++ rural: 72.4% of population ++ total: 69.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "47.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "37.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.73% (2015 est.)" + "text": "23.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "308,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "340,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "9,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,800 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "intermediate (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "11.9% (2014)" + "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "10.3% (2014)" + "text": "10.5% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -294,18 +322,18 @@ "text": "70.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "88.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.3% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2014)" + "text": "13 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -313,10 +341,10 @@ "text": "34.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "NA" }, "female": { - "text": "41.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA (2013 est.)" } } }, @@ -338,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "Basutoland" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name translates as \"Land of the Sesotho speakers\"" + "text": "the name translates as \"Land of the Sesotho Speakers\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -353,6 +381,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: in the Sesotho language the name means \"[place of] red sandstones\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -365,7 +396,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 October (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version); amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1959, 1967; latest adopted 2 April 1993 (effectively restoring the 1967 version)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, including fundamental rights and freedoms, sovereignty of the kingdom, the office of the king, and powers of Parliament, requires a majority vote by the National Assembly, approval by the Senate, approval in a referendum by a majority of qualified voters, and assent of the king; passage of amendments other than those specified provisions requires at least a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal" @@ -377,7 +413,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -395,28 +431,28 @@ "text": "King LETSIE III (since 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (since 18 March 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Moeketsi MAJORO (since 20 May 2020); note - Prime Minister Thomas THABANE resigned on 19 May 2020" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet" + "text": "consists of the prime minister, appointed by the King on the advice of the Council of State, the deputy prime minister, and 26 other ministers" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary but under the terms of the constitution that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a \"living symbol of national unity\" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law, the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, to determine next in line of succession, or to serve as regent in the event that a successor is not of mature age; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary, but under the terms of the constitution that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a \"living symbol of national unity\" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law, the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, to determine next in line of succession, or to serve as regent in the event that a successor is not of mature age; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (33 seats; 22 principal chiefs and 11 other senators nominated by the king with the advice of the Council of State, a 13-member body of key government and non-government officials; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly (120 seats; 80 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 40 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (33 seats; 22 principal chiefs and 11 other senators nominated by the king with the advice of the Council of State, a 13-member body of key government and non-government officials; members serve 5-year terms) National Assembly (120 seats; 80 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 40 elected through proportional representation; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 28 February 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last nominated by the king 11 July 2017 (next NA) National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - DC 38.4%, ABC 37.8%, LCD, 9.9%, BNP 5.5%, PFD 1.7%, RCL 1.2%, NIP 1.0%, MFP 0.6%, BCP 0.5%, LPC 0.3%, other 3.1%; seats by party - DC 47, ABC 46, LCD 12, BNP 7, PFD 2, RCL 2, NIP 1, MFP 1, BCP 1, LPC 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of votes by party - NA, seats by party - NA; composition - men 25, women 8, percent of women 24.2% National Assembly - percent of votes by party - ABC 40.5%, DC 25.8%, LCD 9%, AD 7.3%, MEC 5.1%, BNP 4.1, PFD 2.3%, other 5.9%; seats by party - ABC 51, DC 30, LCD 11, AD 9, MEC 6, BNP 5, PFD 3, other 5; composition - men 95, women 27, percent of women 22.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 22.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, such number of justices of appeal as set by Parliament, and the Chief Justice and the puisne judges of the High Court ex officio); High Court (consists of the chief justice and such number of puisne judges as set by Parliament); note - both the Court of Appeal and the High Court have jurisdiction in constitutional issues" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -427,17 +463,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All Basotho Convention or ABC [Motsoahae Thomas THABANE] ++ Basotho Congress Party or BCP [Thulo MAHLAKENG] ++ Basotho National Party or BNP [Thesele MASERIBANE] ++ Democratic Congress or DC [Pakalitha MOSISILI] ++ Lesotho Congress for Democracy or LCD [Mothetjoa METSING] ++ Lesotho Peoples Congress or LPC [Molahlehi LETLOTLO] ++ Marematlou Freedom Party or MFP [Vincent MALEBO] ++ National Independent Party or NIP [Kimetso MATHABA] ++ Popular Front for Democracy of PFD [Lekhetho RAKUOANE] ++ Reformed Congress of Lesotho or RCL [Keketso RANTSO]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Media Institute of Southern Africa, Lesotho chapter [Tsebo MAT�ASA] (pushes for media freedom)" + "text": "All Basotho Convention or ABC [Thomas Motsoahae THABANE]Alliance of Democrats or AD [Monyane MOLELEKI]Basotho Congress Party or BCP [Thulo MAHLAKENG]Basotho National Party or BNP [Thesele MASERIBANE]Democratic Congress or DC [Pakalitha MOSISILI]Democratic Party of Lesotho or DPL [Limpho TAU]Lesotho Congress for Democracy or LCD [Mothetjoa METSING]Movement of Economic Change or MEC [Selibe MOCHOBOROANE]National Independent Party or NIP [Kimetso MATHABA]Popular Front for Democracy of PFD [Lekhetho RAKUOANE]Reformed Congress of Lesotho or RCL [Keketso RANTSO]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eliachim Molapi SEBATANE (since 2 November 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Sankatana Gabriel MAJA (since 22 June 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -451,17 +484,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Matthew T. HARRINGTON (since October 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "254 Kingsway Road, Maseru West (Consular Section)" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho" + "text": "Ambassador Rebecca E. GONZALES (since 8 February 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[266] 22 312 666" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "254 Kingsway Road, Maseru West" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[266] 22 310 116" } @@ -480,64 +513,64 @@ "text": "Francois COILLARD/Ferdinand-Samuel LAUR" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1967; music derives from an 1823 Swiss songbook" + "text": "note: adopted 1967; music derives from an 1823 Swiss songbook" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Small, mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Agriculture is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. ++ ++ Lesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity; Lesotho imports 90% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Households depend heavily on remittances from family members working in South Africa, in mines, on farms, and as domestic workers, though mining employment has declined substantially since the 1990s. Lesotho is a member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), and revenues from SACU accounted for roughly 44% of total government revenue in 2014. The South African Government also pays royalties for water transferred to South Africa from a dam and reservoir system in Lesotho. However, the government continues to strengthen its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties and other transfers. ++ ++ The government maintains a large presence in the economy - government consumption accounted for 37% of GDP in 2014 and the government remains Lesotho's largest employer. Access to credit remains a problem for the private sector. Lesotho's largest private employer is the textile and garment industry - approximately 36,000 Basotho, mainly women, work in factories producing garments for export to South Africa and the US. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and may contribute 8.5% to GDP by 2015, according to current forecasts." + "text": "Small, mountainous, and completely landlocked by South Africa, Lesotho depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances, and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture, although Lesotho produces less than 20% of the nation's demand for food. Agriculture is vulnerable to weather and climate variability. Lesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity; Lesotho imports 85% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Households depend heavily on remittances from family members working in South Africa in mines, on farms, and as domestic workers, though mining employment has declined substantially since the 1990s. Lesotho is a member of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU), and revenues from SACU accounted for roughly 26% of total GDP in 2016; however, SACU revenues are volatile and expected to decline over the next 5 years. Lesotho also gains royalties from the South African Government for water transferred to South Africa from a dam and reservoir system in Lesotho. However, the government continues to strengthen its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties and other transfers. The government maintains a large presence in the economy - government consumption accounted for about 26% of GDP in 2017. The government remains Lesotho's largest employer; in 2016, the government wage bill rose to 23% of GDP – the largest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lesotho's largest private employer is the textile and garment industry - approximately 36,000 Basotho, mainly women, work in factories producing garments for export to South Africa and the US. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and accounted for nearly 35% of total exports in 2015. Lesotho managed steady GDP growth at an average of 4.5% from 2010 to 2014, dropping to about 2.5% in 2015-16, but poverty remains widespread around 57% of the total population." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.019 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.878 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.717 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6.656 billion (2017 est.) / $6.762 billion (2016 est.) / $6.561 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.806 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.749 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.8% (2015 est.) ++ 3.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.) / 2.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,100 (2016 est.) ++ $3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $3,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,300 (2017 est.) / $3,400 (2016 est.) / $3,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "70.4%" + "text": "69.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "26.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30.2%" + "text": "31.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.6%" + "text": "-13.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "40.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-67.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-54.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.3%" + "text": "5.8% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "39.2% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -547,27 +580,27 @@ "text": "food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "919,900 (2016 est.)" + "text": "930,800 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "86%" }, "industry and services": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "14% (2002 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "most of the resident population is engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa (2002 est.)" + "text": "note: most of the resident population is engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "28.1% (2014 est.) ++ 25% (2008 est.)" + "text": "28.1% (2014 est.) / 25% (2008 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "57.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "57% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -577,186 +610,196 @@ "text": "39.4% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "63.2 (1995) ++ 56 (1986-87)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$835.9 million" + "text": "1.09 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$978.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.255 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "46.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "53.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 47.8% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "33.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.75% (2 February 2016) ++ 6.25% (31 December 2015)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.59% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$342.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $340.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$535.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $569.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$71.01 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $47.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$144 million (2016 est.) ++ -$178 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$102 million (2017 est.) / -$201 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$851.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $844.1 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.028 billion (2017 est.) / $894 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 57%, US 33.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures (clothing, footwear), wool and mohair, food and live animals, electricity, water, diamonds" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.688 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.737 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.826 billion (2017 est.) / $1.613 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 87.2% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$812.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $904.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$657.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $925.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$948.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $866.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$438.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $376.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$934.6 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $921.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.76 (2015 est.) ++ 12.76 (2014 est.) ++ 10.85 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "maloti (LSL) per US dollar - / 14.48 (2017 est.) / 14.71 (2016 est.) / 14.71 (2015 est.) / 12.76 (2014 est.) / 10.85 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "29.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "66% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "15.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "510 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "847.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "373 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "80,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "80,400 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,121 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,118 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "711,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45,364" + "text": "7,865" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.237 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,238,186" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "115 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.83 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "rudimentary system consisting of a modest number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a small radiotelephone communication system; mobile-cellular telephone system is expanding" + "text": "mobile penetration remains below regional average; introduction of mobile broadband in the country & LTE technology, with 5G trials in early 2019; fixed-line teledensity is low; mobile-cellular telephone system is growth sector; regulator considering improving SIM card registration (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "privatized in 2001, Telecom Lesotho was tasked with providing an additional 50,000 fixed-line connections within five years, a target not met; mobile-cellular service dominates the market and is expanding with a subscribership now over 110 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line is 1 per 100 subscriptions; mobile-cellular service dominates the market with a subscribership now over 114 per 100 persons; rudimentary system consisting of a modest number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a small radiotelephone communication system (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 266; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 266; Internet accessibility has improved with several submarine fiber optic cables that land on African east and west coasts, but the country's land locked position makes access prices expensive; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station and 2 state-owned radio stations; government controls most private broadcast media; satellite TV subscription service available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters obtainable (2008)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station and 2 state-owned radio stations; government controls most private broadcast media; satellite TV subscription service available; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters obtainable (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ls" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "313,000" + "text": "569,114" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "16.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "29% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "5,763" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -769,7 +812,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -778,15 +821,15 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2013)" @@ -794,10 +837,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "5,940 km" + "text": "5,940 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,069 km" + "text": "1,069 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "4,871 km (2011)" @@ -805,14 +848,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women serve as commissioned officers (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Lesotho Defense Force (LDF): Army (includes Air Wing) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.94% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.3% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.94% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.8% of GDP (2018) / 2% of GDP (2017) / 1.8% of GDP (2016) / 1.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) has approximately 2,000 personnel, including 150 for its air wing (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the LDF's inventory consists of older equipment from a variety of countries; the only reported delivery to the LDF since 2007 was two helicopters from France in 2017 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women serve as commissioned officers (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Lesotho's declared policy for its military is the maintenance of the country's sovereignty and the preservation of internal security; in practice, external security is guaranteed by South Africa" diff --git a/africa/ly.json b/africa/ly.json index 3203ebae..9a297b7e 100644 --- a/africa/ly.json +++ b/africa/ly.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. ++ Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government. Libya in 2012 formed a new parliament and elected a new prime minister. The country subsequently elected the House of Representatives in 2014, but remnants of the outgoing legislature refused to leave office and created a rival, Islamist-led government, the General National Congress. In October 2015, UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino LEON, proposed a power-sharing arrangement - known as the Libyan Political Agreement, which was signed by the rival governments two months later and subsequently endorsed by the UN. The agreement called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA and the holding of general elections within two years. However, as of December 2016, the GNA had not secured House approval and several elements of the Libyan Political Agreement remained stalled, resulting in rival governments continuing to operate independently." + "text": "Berbers have inhabited central north Africa since ancient times, but the region has been settled and ruled by Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, and Vandals. In the the 7th century, Islam spread through the region; in the mid-16th century, Ottoman rule began. The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when they were defeated in World War II. Libya then passed to UN administration and achieved independence in 1951. Following a 1969 military coup, Col. Muammar al-QADHAFI assumed leadership and began to espouse his political system at home, which was a combination of socialism and Islam. During the 1970s, QADHAFI used oil revenues to promote his ideology outside Libya, supporting subversive and terrorist activities that included the downing of two airliners - one over Scotland, another in Northern Africa - and a discotheque bombing in Berlin. UN sanctions in 1992 isolated QADHAFI politically and economically following the attacks; sanctions were lifted in 2003 following Libyan acceptance of responsibility for the bombings and agreement to claimant compensation. QADHAFI also agreed to end Libya's program to develop weapons of mass destruction, and he made significant strides in normalizing relations with Western nations. Unrest that began in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in late 2010 erupted in Libyan cities in early 2011. QADHAFI's brutal crackdown on protesters spawned a civil war that triggered UN authorization of air and naval intervention by the international community. After months of seesaw fighting between government and opposition forces, the QADHAFI regime was toppled in mid-2011 and replaced by a transitional government known as the National Transitional Council (NTC). In 2012, the NTC handed power to an elected parliament, the General National Congress (GNC). Voters chose a new parliament to replace the GNC in June 2014 - the House of Representatives (HoR), which relocated to the eastern city of Tobruk after fighting broke out in Tripoli and Benghazi in July 2014. In December 2015, the UN brokered an agreement among a broad array of Libyan political parties and social groups - known as the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). Members of the Libyan Political Dialogue, including representatives of the HoR and GNC, signed the LPA in December 2015. The LPA called for the formation of an interim Government of National Accord or GNA, with a nine-member Presidency Council, the HoR, and an advisory High Council of State that most ex-GNC members joined. The LPA’s roadmap for a transition to a new constitution and elected government was subsequently endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2259, which also called upon member states to cease official contact with parallel institutions. In January 2016, the HoR voted to approve the LPA, including the Presidency Council, while voting against a controversial provision on security leadership positions and the Presidency Council’s proposed cabinet of ministers. In March 2016, the GNA Presidency Council seated itself in Tripoli. In 2016, the GNA twice announced a slate of ministers who operate in an acting capacity, but the HoR did not endorse the ministerial list. The HoR and defunct-GNC-affiliated political hardliners continued to oppose the GNA and hamper the LPA’s implementation. In September 2017, UN Special Representative Ghassan SALAME announced a new roadmap for national political reconciliation. SALAME’s plan called for amendments to the LPA, a national conference of Libyan leaders, and a constitutional referendum and general elections. In November 2018, the international partners supported SALAME’s recalibrated Action Plan for Libya that aimed to break the political deadlock by holding a National Conference in Libya in 2019 on a timeline for political transition.  The National Conference was delayed following a failure of the parties to implement an agreement mediated by SALAME in Abu Dhabi on February 27, and the subsequent military action by Khalifa HAFTAR’s Libyan National Army against GNA forces in Tripoli that began in April 2019. " } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "4,339 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 989 km, Chad 1,050 km, Egypt 1,115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km" + "text": "Algeria 989 km, Chad 1050 km, Egypt 1115 km, Niger 342 km, Sudan 382 km, Tunisia 461 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "note": { - "text": "Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north" - }, "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "62 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Gulf of Sidra closing line - 32 degrees, 30 minutes north" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "423 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m ++ highest point: Bikku Bitti 2,267 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sabkhat Ghuzayyil -47 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Bikku Bitti 2,267 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.8% ++ arable land 1%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 7.6%" + "text": "8.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 7.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "91.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "4,700 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities" + "text": "desertification; limited natural freshwater resources; the Great Manmade River Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, brings water from large aquifers under the Sahara to coastal cities; water pollution is a significant problem; the combined impact of sewage, oil byproducts, and industrial waste threatens Libya's coast and the Mediterranean Sea" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesert" + "text": "note 1: more than 90% of the country is desert or semidesertnote 2: the volcano Waw an Namus lies in south central Libya in the middle of the Sahara; the caldera is an oasis - the name means \"oasis of mosquitoes\" - containing several small lakes surrounded by vegetation and hosting various insects and a large diversity of birds" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,541,948 (July 2015 est.)", + "text": "6,890,535 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2015) (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: immigrants make up just over 12% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -118,178 +124,172 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)" + "text": "Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Egyptian, Greek, Indian, Italian, Maltese, Pakistani, Tunisian, and Turkish)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), Italian, English (all widely understood in the major cities); Berber (Nafusi, Ghadamis, Suknah, Awjilah, Tamasheq)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <0.1, Jewish <0.1, folk religion <0.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other <0.1", + "text": "Muslim (official; virtually all Sunni) 96.6%, Christian 2.7%, Buddhist 0.3%, Hindu <0.1, Jewish <0.1, folk religion <0.1, unafilliated 0.2%, other <0.1 (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: non-Sunni Muslims include native Ibadhi Muslims (<1% of the population) and foreign Muslims" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Despite continuing unrest, Libya remains a destination country for economic migrants. It is also a hub for transit migration to Europe because of its proximity to southern Europe and its lax border controls. Labor migrants have been drawn to Libya since the development of its oil sector in the 1960s. Until the latter part of the 1990s, most migrants to Libya were Arab (primarily Egyptians and Sudanese). However, international isolation stemming from Libya’s involvement in international terrorism and a perceived lack of support from Arab countries led QADHAFI in 1998 to adopt a decade-long pan-African policy that enabled large numbers of sub-Saharan migrants to enter Libya without visas to work in the construction and agricultural industries. Although sub-Saharan Africans provided a cheap labor source, they were poorly treated and were subjected to periodic mass expulsions. By the mid-2000s, domestic animosity toward African migrants and a desire to reintegrate into the international community motivated QADHAFI to impose entry visas on Arab and African immigrants and to agree to joint maritime patrols and migrant repatriations with Italy, the main recipient of illegal migrants departing Libya. As his regime neared collapse in 2011, QADHAFI reversed his policy of cooperating with Italy to curb illegal migration and sent boats loaded with migrants and asylum seekers to strain European resources. Libya’s 2011 revolution decreased inmigration drastically and prompted nearly 800,000 migrants to flee to third countries, mainly Tunisia and Egypt, or to their countries of origin. The inflow of migrants declined in 2012 but returned to normal levels by 2013, despite continued hostility toward sub-Saharan Africans and a less-inviting job market. While Libya is not an appealing destination for migrants, since 2014, transiting migrants – primarily from East and West Africa – continue to exploit its political instability and weak border controls and use it as a primary departure area to migrate across the central Mediterranean to Europe in growing numbers. In addition, almost 350,000 people were displaced internally as of August 2016 by fighting between armed groups in eastern and western Libya and, to a lesser extent, by inter-tribal clashes in the country’s south." + "text": "Despite continuing unrest, Libya remains a destination country for economic migrants. It is also a hub for transit migration to Europe because of its proximity to southern Europe and its lax border controls. Labor migrants have been drawn to Libya since the development of its oil sector in the 1960s. Until the latter part of the 1990s, most migrants to Libya were Arab (primarily Egyptians and Sudanese). However, international isolation stemming from Libya’s involvement in international terrorism and a perceived lack of support from Arab countries led QADHAFI in 1998 to adopt a decade-long pan-African policy that enabled large numbers of Sub-Saharan migrants to enter Libya without visas to work in the construction and agricultural industries. Although Sub-Saharan Africans provided a cheap labor source, they were poorly treated and were subjected to periodic mass expulsions.\nBy the mid-2000s, domestic animosity toward African migrants and a desire to reintegrate into the international community motivated QADHAFI to impose entry visas on Arab and African immigrants and to agree to joint maritime patrols and migrant repatriations with Italy, the main recipient of illegal migrants departing Libya. As his regime neared collapse in 2011, QADHAFI reversed his policy of cooperating with Italy to curb illegal migration and sent boats loaded with migrants and asylum seekers to strain European resources. Libya’s 2011 revolution decreased immigration drastically and prompted nearly 800,000 migrants to flee to third countries, mainly Tunisia and Egypt, or to their countries of origin. The inflow of migrants declined in 2012 but returned to normal levels by 2013, despite continued hostility toward Sub-Saharan Africans and a less-inviting job market.\nWhile Libya is not an appealing destination for migrants, since 2014, transiting migrants – primarily from East and West Africa – continue to exploit its political instability and weak border controls and use it as a primary departure area to migrate across the central Mediterranean to Europe in growing numbers. In addition, more than 200,000 people were displaced internally as of August 2017 by fighting between armed groups in eastern and western Libya and, to a lesser extent, by inter-tribal clashes in the country’s south." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.17% (male 875,430/female 836,272)" + "text": "33.65% (male 1,184,755/female 1,134,084)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.41% (male 586,713/female 552,531)" + "text": "15.21% (male 534,245/female 513,728)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.99% (male 1,613,168/female 1,460,987)" + "text": "41.57% (male 1,491,461/female 1,373,086)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.21% (male 174,023/female 167,072)" + "text": "5.52% (male 186,913/female 193,560)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.22% (male 137,409/female 138,343) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.04% (male 129,177/female 149,526) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "47.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.5%" + "text": "41" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "6.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.5 years" + "text": "25.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.6 years" + "text": "25.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.94% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between the western city of Az Zawiyah (just west of Tripoli) and the eastern city of Darnah; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water" + "text": "well over 90% of the population lives along the Mediterranean coast in and between Tripoli to the west and Al Bayda to the east; the interior remains vastly underpopulated due to the Sahara and lack of surface water as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "78.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "80.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.68% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TRIPOLI (capital) 1.126 million (2015)" + "text": "1.165 million TRIPOLI (capital), 881,000 Misratah, 824,000 Benghazi (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.5 years" + "text": "76.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.7 years" + "text": "74.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.17 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "41.9% (2007)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "27.7% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 54.2% of population ++ rural: 54.9% of population ++ total: 54.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 45.8% of population ++ rural: 45.1% of population ++ total: 45.6% of population (2001 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.8% of population ++ rural: 95.7% of population ++ total: 96.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.2% of population ++ rural: 4.3% of population ++ total: 3.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "0.2% (2019)" + }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "9,500 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2019)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "31.9% (2014)" + "text": "32.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "5.6% (2007)" + "text": "11.7% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ "text": "96.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "85.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "85.6% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -323,18 +323,18 @@ "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "none" + "text": "State of Libya" }, "conventional short form": { "text": "Libya" }, "local long form": { - "text": "none" + "text": "Dawiat Libiya" }, "local short form": { "text": "Libiya" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the Libu, an ancient Libyan tribe first mentioned in texts from the 13th century B.C." } }, @@ -350,10 +350,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: originally founded by the Phoenicians as Oea in the 7th century B.C., the city changed rulers many times over the successive centuries; by the beginning of the 3rd century A.D. the region around the city was referred to as Regio Tripolitana by the Romans, meaning \"region of the three cities\" - namely Oea (i.e., modern Tripoli), Sabratha (to the west), and Leptis Magna (to the east); over time, the shortened name of \"Tripoli\" came to refer to just Oea, which derives from the Greek words \"tria\" and \"polis\" meaning \"three cities\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "22 districts (shabiyat, singular - shabiyat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi, Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus, Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati" + "text": "22 governorates (muhafazah, singular - muhafazat); Al Butnan, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Al Jafarah, Al Jufrah, Al Kufrah, Al Marj, Al Marqab, Al Wahat, An Nuqat al Khams, Az Zawiyah, Banghazi (Benghazi), Darnah, Ghat, Misratah, Murzuq, Nalut, Sabha, Surt, Tarabulus (Tripoli), Wadi al Hayat, Wadi ash Shati" }, "Independence": { "text": "24 December 1951 (from UN trusteeship)" @@ -362,13 +365,15 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 23 October (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1951, 1977; latest 2011 (interim); note - the Constitution Drafting Assembly continued drafting a new constitution as of late 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1951, 1977; in July 2017, the Constitutional Assembly completed and approved a draft of a new permanent constitution; in September 2018, the House of Representatives passed a constitutional referendum law in a session with contested reports of the quorum needed to pass the vote, and submitted it to the High National Elections Commission in December to begin preparations for a constitutional referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "Libya's post-revolution legal system is in flux and driven by state and non-state entities" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICC" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -395,10 +400,10 @@ "text": "Prime Minister Fayiz al-SARAJ (since December 2015)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "new cabinet awaiting approval by the House of Representatives" + "text": "GNA Presidency Council (pending approval by the House of Representatives - as of December 2018)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "direct presidential election to be held pending election-related legislation and constitutional referendum law" }, "election results": { "text": "NA" @@ -406,24 +411,19 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Council of Deputies or Majlis Al Nuwab (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members elected by direct popular vote; member term NA)" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives (Majlis Al Nuwab) or HoR (200 seats including 32 reserved for women; members directly elected by majority vote; member term NA); note - the High Council of State serves as an advisory group for the HoR" }, "elections": { - "text": "election last held in June 2014; note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the House election unconstitutional, but the Council rejected the ruling" + "text": "last held on 25 June 2014 ( parliamentary election to be held pending election-related legislation); note - the Libyan Supreme Court in November 2014 declared the HoR election unconstitutional, but the HoR and the international community rejected the ruling" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 200; note - not all 200 seats were filled in the June election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the Council also boycotted the election" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 158, women 30, percent of women 16%; note - only 188 of the 200 seats were filled in the June 2014 election because of boycotts and lack of security at some polling stations; some elected members of the HoR also boycotted the election" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "NA; note - government is in transition" - } + "text": "NA; note - government is in transition" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "NA ++ " - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { "text": "NA" }, "International organization participation": { @@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 5 December 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Wafa M.T. BUGHAIGHIS (since 29 November 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037" + "text": "1460 Dahlia Street NW, Washington, DC" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 944-9601" @@ -445,19 +445,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Peter William BODDE (since 21 December 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Richard B. NORLAND (since 22 August 2019)" }, - "note": { - "text": "the embassy was closed in July 2014 due to major fighting near the embassy related to the Libyan civil war; embassy staff and operations were temporarily moved to Tunis, Tunisia" + "telephone": { + "text": "[218] (0) 91-220-3239" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli" + "text": "Sidi Slim Area/Walie Al-Ahed Road, Tripoli (temporarily closed); please direct inquiries regarding US citizens in Libya to LibyaEmergencyUSC@state.gov" }, "mailing address": { "text": "US Embassy, 8850 Tripoli Place, Washington, DC 20521-8850" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[218] (0) 91-220-3239" + "note": { + "text": "note: the US Embassy in Tripoli closed in July 2014 due to fighting near the embassy related to Libyan civil unrest; embassy staff and operations temporarily first relocated to Valetta, Malta and currently are temporarily relocated to Tunis, Tunisia" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -468,70 +468,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Libya, Libya, Libya\"" + "text": "Libya, Libya, Libya" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Al Bashir AL AREBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB" }, "note": { - "text": "also known as \"Ya Beladi\" or \"Oh, My Country!\"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was \"Allahu Akbar,\" (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War" + "text": "note: also known as \"Ya Beladi\" or \"Oh, My Country!\"; adopted 1951; readopted 2011 with some modification to the lyrics; during the QADHAFI years between 1969 and 2011, the anthem was \"Allahu Akbar,\" (God is Great) a marching song of the Egyptian Army in the 1956 Suez War" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, struggled during 2015 as the country plunged into civil war and world oil prices dropped to seven-year lows. In early 2015, armed conflict between rival forces for control of the country’s largest oil terminals caused a decline in Libyan crude oil production, which never recovered to more than one-third of the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day. The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 49% of GDP. ++ ++ Libya’s economic transition away from QADHAFI’s notionally socialist model has completely stalled as political chaos persists and security continues to deteriorate. Libya’s leaders have hindered economic development by failing to use its financial resources to invest in national infrastructure. The country suffers from widespread power outages in its largest cities, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing, have all declined as the civil war has caused more people to become internally displaced, further straining local resources. ++ ++ Extremists affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attacked Libyan oilfields in the first half of 2015; ISIL has a presence in many cities across Libya including near oil infrastructure, threatening future government revenues from oil and gas." + "text": "Libya's economy, almost entirely dependent on oil and gas exports, has struggled since 2014 given security and political instability, disruptions in oil production, and decline in global oil prices. The Libyan dinar has lost much of its value since 2014 and the resulting gap between official and black market exchange rates has spurred the growth of a shadow economy and contributed to inflation. The country suffers from widespread power outages, caused by shortages of fuel for power generation. Living conditions, including access to clean drinking water, medical services, and safe housing have all declined since 2011. Oil production in 2017 reached a five-year high, driving GDP growth, with daily average production rising to 879,000 barrels per day. However, oil production levels remain below the average pre-Revolution highs of 1.6 million barrels per day. The Central Bank of Libya continued to pay government salaries to a majority of the Libyan workforce and to fund subsidies for fuel and food, resulting in an estimated budget deficit of about 17% of GDP in 2017. Low consumer confidence in the banking sector and the economy as a whole has driven a severe liquidity shortage." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$90.89 billion (2016 est.) ++ $94.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $100.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$61.97 billion (2017 est.) / $37.78 billion (2016 est.) / $40.8 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$39.39 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.57 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-3.3% (2016 est.) ++ -6.4% (2015 est.) ++ -24% (2014 est.)" + "text": "64% (2017 est.) / -7.4% (2016 est.) / -13% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,200 (2016 est.) ++ $14,900 (2015 est.) ++ $16,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,600 (2017 est.) / $5,900 (2016 est.) / $6,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-17.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -34% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 5.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2017 est.) / -9% of GDP (2016 est.) / -25.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.3%" + "text": "71.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "19.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.3%" + "text": "38.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-33.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "43.2%" + "text": "52.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, aluminum, iron and steel, food processing, textiles, handicrafts, cement" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-6.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.153 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.114 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -561,230 +561,224 @@ "text": "30% (2004 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%", "note": { - "text": "about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line" + "text": "note: about one-third of Libyans live at or below the national poverty line" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.792 billion" + "text": "15.78 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$13.71 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.46 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-20.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-25.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "13% (2016 est.) ++ 12.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.52% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$46.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $51.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$54.66 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.34 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$554.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $767.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "28.5% (2017 est.) / 25.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$18.66 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$16.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.574 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.575 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.65 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.86 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.38 billion (2017 est.) / $11.99 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Italy 19%, Spain 12.5%, France 11%, Egypt 8.6%, Germany 8.6%, China 8.3%, US 4.9%, UK 4.6%, Netherlands 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 32.1%, Germany 11.3%, China 8%, France 8%, Spain 5.6%, Netherlands 5.4%, Syria 5.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.551 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.24 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.36 billion (2017 est.) / $8.667 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, semi-finished goods, food, transport equipment, consumer products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 14.8%, Italy 12.9%, Turkey 11.1%, Tunisia 6.5%, France 6.1%, Spain 4.6%, Syria 4.5%, Egypt 4.4%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "China 13.5%, Turkey 11.3%, Italy 6.9%, South Korea 5.9%, Spain 4.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$55.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $70.99 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$74.71 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $66.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.531 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.985 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$18.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$22.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.116 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - ++ 1.69 (2016 est.) ++ 1.379 (2015 est.) ++ 1.379 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2724 (2013 est.) ++ 1.26 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Libyan dinars (LYD) per US dollar - / 1.413 (2017 est.) / 1.3904 (2016 est.) / 1.3904 (2015 est.) / 1.379 (2014 est.) / 1.2724 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "35 billion kWh", + "text": "34.24 billion kWh (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "persistent electricity shortages have contributed to the ongoing instability throughout the country (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: persistent electricity shortages have contributed to the ongoing instability throughout the country" } }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "88 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "376 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.46 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "404,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.039 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "834,100 bbl/day", + "text": "337,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Libyan crude oil export values are highly volatile because of continuing protests and other disruptions across the country (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: Libyan crude oil export values are highly volatile because of continuing protests and other disruptions across the country" } }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "48.36 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "48.36 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "158,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "89,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "255,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "260,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "50,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,880 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "144,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "168,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.089 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.804 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.446 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.644 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.505 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.505 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "57 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "46.48 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "632,000" + "text": "1,618,511" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.95 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "9.918 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,182,105" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "155 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.48 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Libya's civil war has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries" + "text": "political and security instability in Libya has disrupted its telecommunications sector, but much of its infrastructure remains superior to that in most other African countries; registering a SIM card now requires proof of ID; govt. established new independent regulatory authority; LTE-based fixed broadband network launched; highest market penetration rates in Africa; growth opportunity in broadband sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular service generally adequate, but pressure to rebuild damaged infrastructure growing" + "text": "24 per 100 fixed-line and 91 per 100 mobile-cellular subscriptions; service generally adequate (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 218; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, NA Arabsat, and NA Intersputnik; submarine cable to France and Italy; microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2015)" + "text": "country code - 218; landing points for LFON, EIG, Italy-Libya, Silphium and Tobrok-Emasaed submarine cable system connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat, Arabsat, and Intersputnik;  microwave radio relay to Tunisia and Egypt; tropospheric scatter to Greece; participant in Medarabtel (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2012)" + "text": "state-funded and private TV stations; some provinces operate local TV stations; pan-Arab satellite TV stations are available; state-funded radio (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ly" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.219 million" + "text": "1,440,859" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.76% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "168,920" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "23" + "text": "55" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,566,465" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,833,542 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "927,153 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -795,39 +789,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "68" + "text": "68 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "78" + "text": "78 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" + "text": "37 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "20 (2013)" @@ -837,31 +831,25 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 882 km; gas 3,743 km; oil 7,005 km (2013)" + "text": "882 km condensate, 3743 km gas, 7005 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "100,024 km" + "text": "37,000 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "57,214 km" + "text": "34,000 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "42,810 km (2003)" + "text": "3,000 km (2010)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "23" + "text": "94" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 3, petroleum tanker 13, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Kuwait 1, Norway 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "6 (Hong Kong 1, Malta 5) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 2, oil tanker 12, other 80 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -871,17 +859,28 @@ "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Az Zawiyah, Ra's Lanuf" }, - "LNG terminal (export)": { + "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Marsa el Brega" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "note - in transition; government has affiliated Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard forces (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "note - in transition; the Government of National Accord (GNA) has various ground, air, naval, and coast guard forces under its command; the forces are comprised of a mix of semi-regular military units, tribal militias, civilian volunteers, and foreign troops and mercenariesforces under Khalifa HAFTER, known as the Libyan National Army (LNA), also include various ground, air, and naval units comprised of semi-regular military personnel, tribal militias, and foreign troops and mercenaries (2019)" }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for mandatory or voluntary service (2012)" + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the sizes of the forces of both the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army are unknown (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "both the forces of the Government of National Accord and the Libyan National Army are largely equipped with weapons of Russian or Soviet origin (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Ansar al-Sharia groups; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Libya; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun); al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -890,15 +889,15 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,380 (West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2015)" + "text": "16,820 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 12,220 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 5,899 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "313,236 (conflict between pro-Qadhafi and anti-Qadhafi forces in 2011; post-Qadhafi tribal clashes 2014) (2016)" + "text": "392,241 (conflict between pro-QADHAFI and anti-QADHAFI forces in 2011; post-QADHAFI tribal clashes 2014) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or who transit Libya en route to Europe are vulnerable to forced labor; private employers also exploit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites, returning them to detention when they are no longer needed; some sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels, particularly in the country’s south; since 2013, militia groups and other informal armed groups, including some affiliated with the government, are reported to conscript Libyan children under the age of 18; large-scale violence driven by militias, civil unrest, and increased lawlessness increased in 2014, making it more difficult to obtain information on human trafficking" + "text": "Libya is a destination and transit country for men and women from Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; migrants who seek employment in Libya as laborers and domestic workers or who transit Libya en route to Europe are vulnerable to forced labor; private employers also exploit migrants from detention centers as forced laborers on farms and construction sites, returning them to detention when they are no longer needed; some Sub-Saharan women are reportedly forced to work in Libyan brothels, particularly in the country’s south; since 2013, militia groups and other informal armed groups, including some affiliated with the government, are reported to conscript Libyan children under the age of 18; large-scale violence driven by militias, civil unrest, and increased lawlessness increased in 2014, making it more difficult to obtain information on human trafficking" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 3 - the Libyan Government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the government’s capacity to address human trafficking was hampered by the ongoing power struggle and violence; the judicial system was not functioning, preventing any efforts to investigate, prosecute, or convict traffickers, complicit detention camp guards or government officials, or militias or armed groups that used child soldiers; the government failed to identify or provide protection to trafficking victims, including child conscripts, and continued to punish victims for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no public anti-trafficking awareness campaigns were conducted (2015)" diff --git a/africa/ma.json b/africa/ma.json index 774e6616..b9087875 100644 --- a/africa/ma.json +++ b/africa/ma.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Madagascar was one of the last major landmasses on earth to be colonized by humans. The earliest settlers from present-day Indonesia arrived between A.D. 350 and 550. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and served as a slave trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The island was conquered by the French in 1896 who made it a colony; independence was regained in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, was returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In April 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won a runoff election in December 2013 and was inaugurated in January 2014." + "text": "Madagascar was one of the last major habitable landmasses on earth settled by humans. While there is some evidence of human presence on the island in the millennia B.C., large-scale settlement began between A.D. 350 and 550 with settlers from present-day Indonesia. The island attracted Arab and Persian traders as early as the 7th century, and migrants from Africa arrived around A.D. 1000. Madagascar was a pirate stronghold during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and served as a slave trading center into the 19th century. From the 16th to the late 19th century, a native Merina Kingdom dominated much of Madagascar. The island was conquered by the French in 1896 who made it a colony; independence was regained in 1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National Assembly elections were held ending 17 years of single-party rule. In 1997, in the second presidential race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and 1980s, returned to the presidency. The 2001 presidential election was contested between the followers of Didier RATSIRAKA and Marc RAVALOMANANA, nearly causing secession of half of the country. In 2002, the High Constitutional Court announced RAVALOMANANA the winner. RAVALOMANANA won a second term in 2006 but, following protests in 2009, handed over power to the military, which then conferred the presidency on the mayor of Antananarivo, Andry RAJOELINA, in what amounted to a coup d'etat. Following a lengthy mediation process led by the Southern African Development Community, Madagascar held UN-supported presidential and parliamentary elections in 2013. Former de facto finance minister Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA won a runoff election in December 2013 and was inaugurated in January 2014. In January 2019, RAJOELINA was declared the winner of a runoff election against RAVALOMANANA; both RATSIRAKA and RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA also ran in the first round of the election, which took place in November 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly less than twice the size of Arizona" + "text": "almost four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of Arizona" }, "Land boundaries": { "text": "0 km" @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or 100 nm from the 2,500-m isobath" } @@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "615 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Maromokotro 2,876 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Maromokotro 2,876 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "71.1% ++ arable land 6%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 64.1%" + "text": "71.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.) / 64.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "21.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "7.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10,860 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times" - } + "text": "periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation\nvolcanism: Madagascar's volcanoes have not erupted in historical times" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; several endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island" + "text": "erosion and soil degredation results from deforestation and overgrazing; desertification; agricultural fires; surface water contaminated with raw sewage and other organic wastes; wildlife preservation (endangered species of flora and fauna unique to the island)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,12 +103,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel" + "text": "world's fourth-largest island; strategic location along Mozambique Channel; despite Madagascar’s close proximity to the African continent, ocean currents isolate the island resulting in high rates of endemic plant and animal species; approximately 90% of the flora and fauna on the island are found nowhere else" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "24,430,325 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "26,955,737 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,78 +125,78 @@ "text": "French (official), Malagasy (official), English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian, indigenous believer, Muslim", - "note": { - "text": "population largely practices Christianity or an indigenous religion; small share of population is Muslim" - } + "text": "Christian, indigenous, Muslim" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Madagascar’s youthful population – just over 60% are under the age of 25 – and high total fertility rate of more than 4 children per women ensures that the Malagasy population will continue its rapid growth trajectory for the foreseeable future. The population is predominantly rural and poor; chronic malnutrition is prevalent, and large families are the norm. Many young Malagasy girls are withdrawn from school, marry early (often pressured to do so by their parents), and soon begin having children. Early childbearing, coupled with Madagascar’s widespread poverty and lack of access to skilled health care providers during delivery, increases the risk of death and serious health problems for young mothers and their babies. Child marriage perpetuates gender inequality and is prevalent among the poor, the uneducated, and rural households – as of 2013, of Malagasy women aged 20 to 24, more than 40% were married and more than a third had given birth by the age of 18. Although the legal age for marriage is 18, parental consent is often given for earlier marriages or the law is flouted, especially in rural areas that make up nearly 65% of the country. Forms of arranged marriage whereby young girls are married to older men in exchange for oxen or money are traditional. If a union does not work out, a girl can be placed in another marriage, but the dowry paid to her family diminishes with each unsuccessful marriage. Madagascar’s population consists of 18 main ethnic groups, all of whom speak the same Malagasy language. Most Malagasy are multi-ethnic, however, reflecting the island’s diversity of settlers and historical contacts (see Background). Madagascar’s legacy of hierarchical societies practicing domestic slavery (most notably the Merina Kingdom of the 16th to the 19th century) is evident today in persistent class tension, with some ethnic groups maintaining a caste system. Slave descendants are vulnerable to unequal access to education and jobs, despite Madagascar’s constitutional guarantee of free compulsory primary education and its being party to several international conventions on human rights. Historical distinctions also remain between central highlanders and coastal people." + "text": "Madagascar’s youthful population – just over 60% are under the age of 25 – and high total fertility rate of more than 4 children per women ensures that the Malagasy population will continue its rapid growth trajectory for the foreseeable future. The population is predominantly rural and poor; chronic malnutrition is prevalent, and large families are the norm. Many young Malagasy girls are withdrawn from school, marry early (often pressured to do so by their parents), and soon begin having children. Early childbearing, coupled with Madagascar’s widespread poverty and lack of access to skilled health care providers during delivery, increases the risk of death and serious health problems for young mothers and their babies.\nChild marriage perpetuates gender inequality and is prevalent among the poor, the uneducated, and rural households – as of 2013, of Malagasy women aged 20 to 24, more than 40% were married and more than a third had given birth by the age of 18. Although the legal age for marriage is 18, parental consent is often given for earlier marriages or the law is flouted, especially in rural areas that make up nearly 65% of the country. Forms of arranged marriage whereby young girls are married to older men in exchange for oxen or money are traditional. If a union does not work out, a girl can be placed in another marriage, but the dowry paid to her family diminishes with each unsuccessful marriage.\nMadagascar’s population consists of 18 main ethnic groups, all of whom speak the same Malagasy language. Most Malagasy are multi-ethnic, however, reflecting the island’s diversity of settlers and historical contacts (see Background). Madagascar’s legacy of hierarchical societies practicing domestic slavery (most notably the Merina Kingdom of the 16th to the 19th century) is evident today in persistent class tension, with some ethnic groups maintaining a caste system. Slave descendants are vulnerable to unequal access to education and jobs, despite Madagascar’s constitutional guarantee of free compulsory primary education and its being party to several international conventions on human rights. Historical distinctions also remain between central highlanders and coastal people." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.17% (male 4,947,260/female 4,865,379)" + "text": "38.86% (male 5,278,838/female 5,196,036)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.44% (male 2,503,395/female 2,489,482)" + "text": "20.06% (male 2,717,399/female 2,689,874)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "31.83% (male 3,889,063/female 3,887,633)" + "text": "33.02% (male 4,443,147/female 4,456,691)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.31% (male 511,336/female 540,868)" + "text": "4.6% (male 611,364/female 627,315)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.26% (male 360,520/female 435,389) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.47% (male 425,122/female 509,951) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "80.3%" + "text": "75.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.2%" + "text": "70.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "5.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.5 years" + "text": "20.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.3 years" + "text": "20.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.54% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.39% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of population lives on the eastern half of the island; significant clustering is found in the central highlands and eastern coastline as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "35.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "38.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.48% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ANTANANARIVO (capital) 2.61 million (2015)" + "text": "3.369 million ANTANANARIVO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -206,89 +212,95 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.5", + "text": "19.5 years (2008/09 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "353 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "335 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "42.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "37.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "46.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "38.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "65.9 years" + "text": "67.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "64.4 years" + "text": "65.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.12 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.78 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "39.9% (2008/09)" + "text": "44.3% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 12.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "63.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "44.5% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.5% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.2 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.6% of population ++ rural: 35.3% of population ++ total: 51.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18.4% of population ++ rural: 64.7% of population ++ total: 48.5% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18% of population ++ rural: 8.7% of population ++ total: 12% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 57.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 82% of population ++ rural: 91.3% of population ++ total: 88% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "83.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "73.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.36% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "47,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "39,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,400 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -299,28 +311,31 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2014)" + "text": "5.3% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "26.4% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "64.7%" + "text": "74.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "66.7%" + "text": "77.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "62.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "72.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -328,32 +343,21 @@ "text": "10 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2012)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,827,423" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "28%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2007 est.)" + "text": "10 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "1%" }, "male": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "1%" }, "female": { - "text": "3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ "former": { "text": "Malagasy Republic" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the name \"Madageiscar\" was first used by the 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco POLO, as a corrupted transliteration of Mogadishu, the Somali port with which POLO confused the island" } }, @@ -390,6 +394,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name, which means \"City of the Thousand,\" was bestowed by 17th century King Adrianjakaking to honor the soldiers assigned to guard the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -402,7 +409,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 June (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1992; latest passed by referendum 17 November 2010, promulgated 11 December 2010" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic in consultation with the cabinet or supported by a least two thirds of both the Senate and National Assembly membership; passage requires at least three-fourths approval of both the Senate and National Assembly and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles, including the form and powers of government, the sovereignty of the state, and the autonomy of Madagascar’s collectivities, cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the old French civil code and customary law in matters of marriage, family, and obligation" @@ -429,64 +441,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA Rakotoarimana (since 25 January 2014)" + "text": "President Andry RAJOELINA (since 21 January 2019) (2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Olivier Mahafaly SOLONANDRASANA (since 13 April 2016); Prime Minister Jean RAVELONARIVO (since 17 January 2015) resigned 8 April 2016" + "text": "Prime Minister Christian NTSAY (since 6 June 2018 and re-appointed 19 July 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly, appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 November and 19 December 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister nominated by the National Assembly, appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA (FIDO) 53.5%, Jean Louis ROBINSON (AVANA) 46.5%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "on 17 March 2009, democratically elected President Marc RAVALOMANANA stepped down, handing the government over to the military, which in turn conferred the presidency on opposition leader and Antananarivo mayor Andry RAJOELINA; a power-sharing agreement established a 15-month transition period to conclude with a general election in 2010, which failed to occur; a subsequent agreement aimed for an early 2013 election - the first round was held on 25 October 2013 and the second on 20 December 2013" + "text": "Andry RAJOELINA elected President in second round; percent of vote - Andry RAJOELINA (TGV) 55.7%, Marc RAVALOMANANA 44.3% (TIM)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Antenimierampirenena (151 seats; 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 64 directly elected in two-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate or Antenimieran-Doholona (reestablished on 22 January 2016, following the December 2015 senatorial election) (63 seats; 42 members indirectly elected by an electoral college of municipal, communal, regional, and provincial leaders and 21 appointed by the president of the republic; members serve 5-year terms)National Assembly or Antenimierampirenena (151 seats; 87 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 64 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 20 December 2013 (next to be held in 2017); note - a power-sharing agreement in the summer of 2009 established a 15-month transition, concluding in general elections held in 2013 after repeated delays" + "text": "Senate - last held 29 December 2015 (next to be held in 2021)National Assembly - last held on 27 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - MPAR 17.3%, MR 10.8%, VPM MMM 8.2%, PHI 3.8%, AMHM 3.5%, LF 2.8%, FFF 1.6%, AIM 1.0%, SFN 0.3%, independent and other 50.6%; seats by party - MPAR 49, MR 20, VPM MMM 13, PHI 5, AMHM 2, LF 5, FFF 2, AIM 2, SFN 2, other 22, independent 25, seats with delayed elections 4" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HVM 34, TIM 3, MAPAR 2, LEADER-Fanilo 1, independent 2, appointed by the president 21; composition - men 51, women 12, percent of women 19%National Assembly - percent of vote by party -Independent Pro-HVM 18%, MAPAR 17%, MAPAR pro-HVM 16%, VPM-MMM 10%, VERTS 3%, LEADER FANILO 3%, HIARAKA ISIKA 3%, GPS/ARD 7%,  INDEPENDENT 9%, TAMBATRA 1%, TIM 13%;  composition - men 120, women 31, percent of women 20.5%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 20.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 11 members; addresses judicial administration issues only); High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 9 members); note - the judiciary includes a High Court of Justice responsible for adjudicating crimes and misdemeanors by government officials including the president" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 11 members; addresses judicial administration issues only); High Constitutional Court or Haute Cour Constitutionnelle (consists of 9 members); note - the judiciary includes a High Court of Justice responsible for adjudicating crimes and misdemeanors by government officials, including the president" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court heads elected by the president and judiciary officials to serve single-renewable, 3-year terms; High Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 each by the president, by both legislative bodies, and by the Council of Magistrates; members serve single, 6-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court heads elected by the president and judiciary officials to serve 3-year, single renewable terms; High Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 each by the president, by both legislative bodies, and by the Council of Magistrates; members serve single, 7-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; provincial and city tribunals" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "AVANA Party [Jean-Louis ROBINSON] ++ Economic Liberalism and Democratic Action for National Recovery/LEADER Fanilo or LF [Manasse ESOAVELOMANDROSO] ++ Green Party/Parti Vert or AMHM [Sarah Georget RABEHARISOA] ++ National Unity, Freedom, and Development or FFF [Benjamin RADAVIDSON Andriamparany] ++ New Force for Madagascar or FIDIO [Hery RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA] ++ Parti Hiaraka Isika or PHI [Albert Camille VITAL] ++ Party of Andry Rajoelina or MPAR [Andry RAJOELINA] ++ Pillar of Madagascar or AIM [Andry RAKOTOVAO] ++ Ravlomanana Movement or MR [Marc RAVALOMANANA] ++ Sambo Fiaran'i Noe or SFN ++ Union Party or Tambatra [Pety RAKOTONIAINA] ++ Vondrona Politika Miara dia Malagasy Miara Miainga or VPM MMM [Milavonjy ANDRIASY]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Committee for the Defense of Truth and Justice or KMMR ++ Committee for National Reconciliation or CRN [Albert ZAFY] ++ National Council of Christian Churches or FFKM" + "text": "Economic liberalism and democratic action for national recovery or LEADER FANILO [Jean Max RAKOTOMAMONJY]FOMBA [Ny Rado RAFALIMANANA]Gideons fighting against poverty in Madagascar (Gedeona Miady amin'ny Fahantrana eto Madagascar) or GFFM [Andre Christian Dieu Donne MAILHOL]Green party or VERTS (Antoko Maintso) [Alexandre GEORGET]I Love Madagascar (Tiako I Madagasikara) or TIM [Marc RAVALOMANANA]Malagasy aware (Malagasy Tonga Saina) or MTS [Roland RATSIRAKA]Malagasy raising together (Malagasy Miara-Miainga) or MMM [Hajo ANDRIANAINARIVELO]New Force for Madagascar (Hery Vaovao ho an'ny Madagasikara) or HVM [Hery Martial RAJAONARIMAMPIANINA Rakotoarimanana]Total Refoundation of Madagascar (Refondation Totale de Madagascar) or RTM [Joseph Martin RANDRIAMAMPIONONA]Vanguard for the renovation of Madagascar (Avant-Garde pour la renovation de Madagascar) or AREMA [Didier RATSIRAKA]Young Malagasies Determined (Malagasy: Tanora malaGasy Vonona) or TGV [Andry RAJOELINA]and MAPAR [Andry RAJOELINA], and IRD (We are all with Andy Rajoelina) [Andry RAJOELINA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Velotiana Rakotoanosy RAOBELINA (since 20 June 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Eric ANDRIAMIHAJA Robson (since March 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2374 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 265-5525 through 5526" + "text": "[1] (202) 265-5525" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-3034" @@ -497,7 +503,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert T. YAMATE (since 13 January 2015); note - also accredited to Comoros" + "text": "Ambassador Michael PELLETIER (since 14 February 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[261] 20 23 480 00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Lot 207A, Point Liberty, Andranoro, Antehiroka, 105 Antananarivo" @@ -505,9 +514,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "B.P. 620, Antsahavola, Antananarivo" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[261] (23) 480 00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[261] 20 23 480 35 or [261] 33 44 328 17" } @@ -526,64 +532,64 @@ "text": "Pasteur RAHAJASON/Norbert RAHARISOA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1959" + "text": "note: adopted 1959" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns. ++ ++ After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until the onset of a political crisis, which lasted from 2009 to 2013. The free market strategy had placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low starting point. Exports of apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US in 2000; however, Madagascar's failure to comply with the requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) led to the termination of the country's duty-free access in January 2010, a sharp fall in textile production, and a loss of more than 100,000 jobs. ++ ++ Madagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 following the democratic election of a new president the previous year. In November 2015, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a Rapid Credit Facility to Madagascar worth about $42.1 million to help the government meet its balance of payments needs. The IMF also approved a staff monitoring program to guide policy implementation and indicated that Madagascar must demonstrate the capability to sustain reforms to qualify for future requests for a credit facility." + "text": "Madagascar is a mostly unregulated economy with many untapped natural resources, but no capital markets, a weak judicial system, poorly enforced contracts, and rampant government corruption. The country faces challenges to improve education, healthcare, and the environment to boost long-term economic growth. Agriculture, including fishing and forestry, is a mainstay of the economy, accounting for more than one-fourth of GDP and employing roughly 80% of the population. Deforestation and erosion, aggravated by bushfires, slash-and-burn clearing techniques, and the use of firewood as the primary source of fuel, are serious concerns to the agriculture dependent economy. After discarding socialist economic policies in the mid-1990s, Madagascar followed a World Bank- and IMF-led policy of privatization and liberalization until a 2009 coup d’état led many nations, including the United States, to suspend non-humanitarian aid until a democratically-elected president was inaugurated in 2014. The pre-coup strategy had placed the country on a slow and steady growth path from an extremely low starting point. Exports of apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US market in 2000 under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); however, Madagascar's failure to comply with the requirements of the AGOA led to the termination of the country's duty-free access in January 2010, a sharp fall in textile production, a loss of more than 100,000 jobs, and a GDP drop of nearly 11%. Madagascar regained AGOA access in January 2015 and ensuing growth has been slow and fragile. Madagascar produces around 80% of the world’s vanilla and its reliance on this commodity for most of its foreign exchange is a significant source of vulnerability. Economic reforms have been modest and the country’s financial sector remains weak, limiting the use of monetary policy to control inflation. An ongoing IMF program aims to strengthen financial and investment management capacity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$37.49 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.91 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39.85 billion (2017 est.) / $38.25 billion (2016 est.) / $36.72 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$9.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.) / 3.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2017 est.) / $1,500 (2016 est.) / $1,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.8%" + "text": "67.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "11.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.8%" + "text": "15.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "8.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.3%" + "text": "31.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-33.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "16.3%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -593,16 +599,16 @@ "text": "meat processing, seafood, soap, beer, leather, sugar, textiles, glassware, cement, automobile assembly plant, paper, petroleum, tourism, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.98 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.4 million (2017 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.) / 1.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "75.3% (2010 est.)" + "text": "70.7% (2012 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -612,211 +618,212 @@ "text": "34.7% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "47.5 (2001) ++ 38.1 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.171 billion" + "text": "1.828 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.616 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.136 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "12% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "36% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "9.2% (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "62% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 60% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.527 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.375 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.745 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.914 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.645 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "8.3% (2017 est.) / 6.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$223 million (2016 est.) ++ -$186 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$35 million (2017 est.) / $57 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.266 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.238 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite, petroleum products" + "text": "$2.29 billion (2017 est.) / $2.26 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "France 15.2%, US 12.7%, China 7.1%, South Africa 5.9%, Japan 5.5%, Netherlands 5.4%, Germany 5.1%, Belgium 5%, India 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "France 24.8%, US 16.5%, China 6.7%, Germany 6.5%, Japan 6%, Netherlands 4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar, cotton cloth, clothing, chromite, petroleum products, gems, ilmenite, cobalt, nickel" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.717 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.683 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.738 billion (2017 est.) / $2.427 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, petroleum, consumer goods, food" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 24.8%, France 10.3%, Bahrain 5.6%, India 5.5%, Kuwait 4.5%, Mauritius 4.5%, South Africa 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "China 18.7%, India 9.3%, France 6.4%, South Africa 5.6%, UAE 5.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$780.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $832 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.076 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.007 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.332 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$4.089 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.425 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - ++ 3,243.4 (2016 est.) ++ 2,933.5 (2015 est.) ++ 2,933.5 (2014 est.) ++ 2,414.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,195 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Malagasy ariary (MGA) per US dollar - / 3,116.1 (2017 est.) / 3,176.5 (2016 est.) / 3,176.5 (2015 est.) / 2,933.5 (2014 est.) / 2,414.8 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "20 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "22.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "67.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "17.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.706 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.587 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "m 500,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "675,400 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "69.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "74% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,230 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,880 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.01 billion cu m (1 January 2012 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.021 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "253,000" + "text": "68,426" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.152 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,677,153" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "40.57 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "system is above average for the region; competition among the three mobile service providers has spurred recent growth in the mobile market" + "text": "system is above average for the region; competition among the four mobile service providers has spurred recent growth in the mobile market and helped the service to be less expensive for the consumer; 3G and LTE services available; Telecom service tax raised to 10% (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 45 per 100 persons" + "text": "less than 1 per 100 for fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 41 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 261; landing point for the EASSy, SEACOM, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 261; landing points for the EASSy, METISS, and LION fiber-optic submarine cable systems connecting to numerous Indian Ocean Islands, South Africa, and Eastern African countries; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international bro (2007)" + "text": "state-owned Radio Nationale Malagasy (RNM) and Television Malagasy (TVM) have an extensive national network reach; privately owned radio and TV broadcasters in cities and major towns; state-run radio dominates in rural areas; relays of 2 international broadcasters are available in Antananarivo (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "994,000" + "text": "2,516,994" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "4.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9.8% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "27,211" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11" + "text": "18" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "546,946" + "text": "541,290 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "30,512,607 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "16.25 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -827,33 +834,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "57" + "text": "57 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "18 (2013)" @@ -861,21 +868,15 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "836 km" + "text": "836 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "836 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "836 km 1.000-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "37,476 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "6,103 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "31,373 km (2010)" + "text": "31,640 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -883,13 +884,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "28" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 15, oil tanker 2, other 11 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -899,25 +897,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "People's Armed Forces: Intervention Force, Development Force, and Aeronaval Force (navy and air); National Gendarmerie" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for male-only voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation is 18 months for military or equivalent civil service; 20-30 years of age for National Gendarmerie recruits and 35 years of age for those with military experience (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "People's Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force; National Gendarmerie (operates under the Ministry of Defense) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.69% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.73% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.69% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019) / 0.6% of GDP (2018) / 0.6% of GDP (2017) / 0.6% of GDP (2016) / 0.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Peoples Armed Forces (PAF) have approximately 21,500 personnel (12,500 Army; 500 Navy; 500 Air Force; 8,000 Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the PAF's inventory consists mostly of ageing Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of second-hand equipment from South Africa and France (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "Madagascar has an all-volunteer military; 18-25 years of age for males; service obligation 18 months; women are permitted to serve in all branches (2018)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "claims Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, and Juan de Nova Island (all administered by France); the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands, part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands)" }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "IDPs": { - "text": "21,475 (floods in 2015) (2015)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "illicit producer of cannabis (cultivated and wild varieties) used mostly for domestic consumption; transshipment point for heroin" } diff --git a/africa/mi.json b/africa/mi.json index 13ac2fb7..5e289fbb 100644 --- a/africa/mi.json +++ b/africa/mi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the 2014 election. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi." + "text": "From the late 15th to the 18th centuries, a prosperous Kingdom of Maravi - from which the name Malawi derives - extended its reach into what are now areas of Zambia and Mozambique. British missionary and trading activity increased in the area around Lake Malawi in the second half of the 19th century. In 1889, a British Central African Protectorate was established, which was renamed Nyasaland in 1907, and which became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA, the country held multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. Bakili MULUZI became the first freely elected president of Malawi when he won the presidency in 1994; he won re-election in 1999. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in 2012 and was succeeded by vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party. MUTHARIKA's brother, Peter MUTHARIKA, defeated BANDA in the 2014 election. Peter MUTHARIKA was reelected in a disputed 2019 election that resulted in countrywide protests. Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "2,857 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Mozambique 1,498 km, Tanzania 512 km, Zambia 847 km" + "text": "Mozambique 1498 km, Tanzania 512 km, Zambia 847 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "779 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m ++ highest point: Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "junction of the Shire River and international boundary with Mozambique 37 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Sapitwa (Mount Mlanje) 3,002 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "59.2% ++ arable land 38.2%; permanent crops 1.4%; permanent pasture 19.6%" + "text": "59.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "38.2% (2011 est.) / 1.4% (2011 est.) / 19.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34%" + "text": "34% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "6.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "740 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is highest south of Lake Nyasa as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flooding; droughts; earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations" + "text": "deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations; negative effects of climate change (extreme high temperatures, changing precipatation pattens)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "18,570,321", + "text": "21,196,629 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -107,81 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chewa 32.6%, Lomwe 17.6%, Yao 13.5%, Ngoni 11.5%, Tumbuka 8.8%, Nyanja 5.8%, Sena 3.6%, Tonga 2.1%, Ngonde 1%, other 3.5%" + "text": "Chewa 34.3%, Lomwe 18.8%, Yao 13.2%, Ngoni 10.4%, Tumbuka 9.2%, Sena 3.8%, Mang'anja 3.2%, Tonga 1.8%, Nyanja 1.8%, Nkhonde 1%, other 2.2%, foreign .3% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official), Chichewa (common), Chinyanja, Chiyao, Chitumbuka, Chilomwe, Chinkhonde, Chingoni, Chisena, Chitonga, Chinyakyusa, Chilambya" + "text": "English (official), Chewa (common), Lambya, Lomwe, Ngoni, Nkhonde, Nyakyusa, Nyanja, Sena, Tonga, Tumbuka, Yao", + "note": { + "text": "note: Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects; Nkhonde and Nyakyusa are mutually intelligible dialects" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 82.6%, Muslim 13%, other 1.9%, none 2.5% (2008 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 33.5% (includes Church of Central Africa Presbyterian 14.2%, Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist 9.4%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 2.3%), Roman Catholic 17.2%, other Christian 26.6%, Muslim 13.8%, traditionalist 1.1%, other 5.6%, none 2.1% (2018 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Malawi has made great improvements in maternal and child health, but has made less progress in reducing its high fertility rate. In both rural and urban areas, very high proportions of mothers are receiving prenatal care and skilled birth assistance, and most children are being vaccinated. Malawi’s fertility rate, however, has only declined slowly, decreasing from more than 7 children per woman in the 1980s to about 5.5 today. Nonetheless, Malawians prefer smaller families than in the past, and women are increasingly using contraceptives to prevent or space pregnancies. Rapid population growth and high population density is putting pressure on Malawi’s land, water, and forest resources. Reduced plot sizes and increasing vulnerability to climate change, further threaten the sustainability of Malawi’s agriculturally based economy and will worsen food shortages. About 80% of the population is employed in agriculture. Historically, Malawians migrated abroad in search of work, primarily to South Africa and present-day Zimbabwe, but international migration became uncommon after the 1970s, and most migration in recent years has been internal. During the colonial period, Malawians regularly migrated to southern Africa as contract farm laborers, miners, and domestic servants. In the decade and a half after independence in 1964, the Malawian Government sought to transform its economy from one dependent on small-scale farms to one based on estate agriculture. The resulting demand for wage labor induced more than 300,000 Malawians to return home between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s. In recent times, internal migration has generally been local, motivated more by marriage than economic reasons." + "text": "Malawi has made great improvements in maternal and child health, but has made less progress in reducing its high fertility rate. In both rural and urban areas, very high proportions of mothers are receiving prenatal care and skilled birth assistance, and most children are being vaccinated. Malawi’s fertility rate, however, has only declined slowly, decreasing from more than 7 children per woman in the 1980s to about 5.5 today. Nonetheless, Malawians prefer smaller families than in the past, and women are increasingly using contraceptives to prevent or space pregnancies. Rapid population growth and high population density is putting pressure on Malawi’s land, water, and forest resources. Reduced plot sizes and increasing vulnerability to climate change, further threaten the sustainability of Malawi’s agriculturally based economy and will worsen food shortages. About 80% of the population is employed in agriculture.\nHistorically, Malawians migrated abroad in search of work, primarily to South Africa and present-day Zimbabwe, but international migration became uncommon after the 1970s, and most migration in recent years has been internal. During the colonial period, Malawians regularly migrated to southern Africa as contract farm laborers, miners, and domestic servants. In the decade and a half after independence in 1964, the Malawian Government sought to transform its economy from one dependent on small-scale farms to one based on estate agriculture. The resulting demand for wage labor induced more than 300,000 Malawians to return home between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s. In recent times, internal migration has generally been local, motivated more by marriage than economic reasons." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "46.53% (male 4,299,076/female 4,341,129)" + "text": "45.87% (male 4,843,107/female 4,878,983)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.49% (male 1,889,240/female 1,915,843)" + "text": "20.51% (male 2,151,417/female 2,195,939)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "27.26% (male 2,512,247/female 2,549,766)" + "text": "27.96% (male 2,944,936/female 2,982,195)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.03% (male 268,691/female 294,713)" + "text": "2.98% (male 303,803/female 328,092)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.69% (male 220,608/female 279,008) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.68% (male 249,219/female 318,938) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "83.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "87.9%" + "text": "79.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.7%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.5 years" + "text": "16.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.3 years" + "text": "16.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.32% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "41.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is highest south of Lake Nyasa as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "16.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "17.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.77% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.19% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LILONGWE (capital) 905,000; Blantyre-Limbe 808,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.122 million LILONGWE (capital), 932,000 Blantyre-Limbe (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -191,95 +208,101 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.9", + "text": "18.9 years (2015/16 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "634 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "349 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "44.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "39.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "51.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "45.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "38 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "61.2 years" + "text": "63.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "59.2 years" + "text": "61.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "63.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.54 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.31 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "46.1% (2010)" + "text": "59.2% (2015/16)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "12.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "11.3% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.6% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.7% of population ++ rural: 89.1% of population ++ total: 90.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.3% of population ++ rural: 10.9% of population ++ total: 9.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 47.3% of population ++ rural: 39.8% of population ++ total: 41% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 41.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 52.7% of population ++ rural: 60.2% of population ++ total: 59% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "64.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "60.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.11% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.5% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "976,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.1 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "26,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "13,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -290,31 +313,31 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2014)" + "text": "5.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "16.7% (2014)" + "text": "11.8% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "65.8%" + "text": "62.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "73%" + "text": "69.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "58.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "55.2% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -328,23 +351,15 @@ "text": "11 years (2011)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "993,318" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "26% (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "40.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "33.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "8.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "47.7% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -366,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "British Central African Protectorate, Nyasaland Protectorate, Nyasaland" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named for the East African Maravi kingdom of the 16th century; the word \"maravi\" means \"fire flames\"" + "text": "named for the East African Maravi Kingdom of the 16th century; the word \"maravi\" means \"fire flames\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -381,6 +396,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after the Lilongwe River that flows through the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -390,10 +408,15 @@ "text": "6 July 1964 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (Republic Day), 6 July (1964)" + "text": "Independence Day, 6 July (1964); note - also called Republic Day since 6 July 1966" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1953 (preindependence), 1966; latest drafted January to May 1994, approved 16 May 1994, entered into force 18 May 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty and territory of the state, fundamental constitutional principles, human rights, voting rights, and the judiciary, requires majority approval in a referendum and majority approval by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal" @@ -420,19 +443,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (since 31 May 2014); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 31 May 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Lazarus CHAKWERA (since 28 June 2020); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 3 February 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Arthur Peter MUTHARIKA (since 31 May 2014); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 31 May 2014)" + "text": "President Lazarus CHAKWERA (since 28 June 2020); Vice President Saulos CHILIMA (since 3 February 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet named by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 June 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Peter MUTHARIKA elected president; percent of vote - Peter MUTHARIKA (DPP) 36.4%, Lazarus CHAKWERA (MCP) 27.8%, Joyce BANDA (PP) 20.2%, Atupele MULUZI (UDF) 13.7%, other 1.9%" + "text": "Lazarus CHAKWERA elected president; Lazarus CHAKWERA (MCP) 59.3%, Peter Mutharika (DPP) 39.9%, other 0.7%        " } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -440,28 +463,25 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly (193 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20-22 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" + "text": "last held on 21 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - DPP 22.0%, MCP 17.4%, PP 18.5%, UDF 9.6%, other 2.8%, independent 29.7%; seats by party - DPP 51, MCP 48, PP 26, UDF 14, other 2, independent 52" + "text": "percent of vote by party - n/a; seats by party - DPP 62, MCP 55, UDF 10, PP 5, other 5, independent 55, vacant 1; composition - men 161, women 32, percent of women 16.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; other judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, which regulates judicial officers; judges serve until age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; other judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, which regulates judicial officers; judges serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court; magistrate courts; Industrial Relations Court; district and city traditional or local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy or AFORD [Godfrey SHAWA] ++ Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [Peter MUTHARIKA] ++ Malawi Congress Party or MCP [Lazarus CHAKWERA] ++ People's Party or PP [Joyce BANDA] ++ United Democratic Front or UDF [Atupele MULUZI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Council for NGOs in Malawi or CONGOMA (human rights, democracy, and development) ++ Human Rights Consultative Committee or HRCC (human rights) ++ Malawi Economic Justice Network or MEJN (pro economic growth, development, government accountability) ++ Malawi Law Society (an umbrella organization of all lawyers in Malawi) ++ Public Affairs Committee or PAC (promotes democracy, development, peace and unity)" + "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [Peter MUTHARIKA]Malawi Congress Party or MCP [Lazarus CHAKWERA]Peoples Party or PP [Joyce BANDA]United Democratic Front or UDF [Atupele MULUZI]United Transformation Movement or UTM [Saulos CHILIMA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -482,7 +502,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Virginia E. PALMER (since 5 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert SCOTT (since 6 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "+(265) 1-773-166, 1-773-342 and 1-773-367 (Dial \"0\" before the \"1\" within Malawi); EMER: +(265) (0) 999-591-024 or +(265) (0) 888-734-826" }, "embassy": { "text": "16 Jomo Kenyatta Road, Lilongwe 3" @@ -490,11 +513,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[265] (1) 773-166" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[265] (1) 770-471" + "text": "265 (0) 1770471" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -511,308 +531,309 @@ "text": "Michael-Fredrick Paul SAUKA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1964" + "text": "note: adopted 1964" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, limited connectivity to the region and the world, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 90% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports. ++ ++ The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries program. Between 2005 and 2009 Malawi’s government exhibited improved financial discipline under the guidance of Finance Minister Goodall GONDWE and signed a three-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility worth $56 million. The government announced infrastructure projects that could yield improvements, such as a new oil pipeline for better fuel access, and the potential for a waterway link through Mozambican rivers to the ocean for better transportation options. ++ ++ Since 2009, however, Malawi has experienced some setbacks, including a general shortage of foreign exchange, which has damaged its ability to pay for imports, and fuel shortages that hinder transportation and productivity. In October 2013, the African Development Bank, the IMF, several European countries, and the US indefinitely froze $150 million in direct budgetary support in response to a high level corruption scandal, called “Cashgate,” citing a lack of trust in the government’s financial management system and civil service. Most of the frozen donor funds — which accounted for 40% of the budget — have been channeled through non-governmental organizations in the country. The government has failed to address barriers to investment such as unreliable power, water shortages, poor telecommunications infrastructure, and the high costs of services. Investment had fallen continuously for several years, but rose 4 percentage points in 2014 to 17% of GDP. ++ ++ The government faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, addressing environmental problems, dealing with HIV/AIDS, and satisfying foreign donors on anti-corruption efforts." + "text": "Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The country’s economic performance has historically been constrained by policy inconsistency, macroeconomic instability, poor infrastructure, rampant corruption, high population growth, and poor health and education outcomes that limit labor productivity. The economy is predominately agricultural with about 80% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for about one-third of GDP and 80% of export revenues. The performance of the tobacco sector is key to short-term growth as tobacco accounts for more than half of exports, although Malawi is looking to diversify away from tobacco to other cash crops. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. Donors halted direct budget support from 2013 to 2016 because of concerns about corruption and fiscal carelessness, but the World Bank resumed budget support in May 2017. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program but recent increases in domestic borrowing mean that debt servicing in 2016 exceeded the levels prior to HIPC debt relief. Heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, with corn being the staple crop, Malawi’s economy was hit hard by the El Nino-driven drought in 2015 and 2016, and now faces threat from the fall armyworm. The drought also slowed economic activity, led to two consecutive years of declining economic growth, and contributed to high inflation rates. Depressed food prices over 2017 led to a significant drop in inflation (from an average of 21.7% in 2016 to 12.3% in 2017), with a similar drop in interest rates." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$21.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.67 billion (2015 est.) ++ $20.08 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$22.42 billion (2017 est.) / $21.56 billion (2016 est.) / $21.08 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.474 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.24 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,100 (2016 est.) ++ $1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,200 (2017 est.) / $1,200 (2016 est.) / $1,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / -2.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 2.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "75.1%" + "text": "84.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.4%" + "text": "16.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.6%" + "text": "27.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-49.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-43.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "28.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "15.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats" + "text": "tobacco, sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sorghum, pulses, cotton, groundnuts, macadamia nuts, coffee; cattle, goats" }, "Industries": { "text": "tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.747 million (2007 est.)" + "text": "7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "90%" + "text": "76.9%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "10% (2003 est.)" + "industry": { + "text": "4.1%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "19% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "20.4% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "52.4% (2004 est.)" + "text": "50.7% (2010 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "31.9% (2004)" + "text": "37.5% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39 (2004)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.03 billion" + "text": "1.356 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.247 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.567 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "61.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "59.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 60.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "23.5% (2016 est.) ++ 21.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2009) ++ 15% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "44.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 44.9% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$550.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $512.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.481 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$711.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $724.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$753.6 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.384 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.363 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.) / 21.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$863 million (2016 est.) ++ -$533 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$591 million (2017 est.) / -$744 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.277 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.278 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "tobacco 53%, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products, apparel (2010 est.)" + "text": "$1.42 billion (2017 est.) / $1.361 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Belgium 15.8%, Zimbabwe 12%, India 6.9%, South Africa 6.2%, US 6%, Russia 5.6%, Germany 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "Zimbabwe 13.1%, Mozambique 11.8%, Belgium 10.7%, South Africa 6.3%, Netherlands 5%, UK 4.7%, Germany 4.3%, US 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "tobacco (55%), dried legumes (8.8%), sugar (6.7%), tea (5.7%), cotton (2%), peanuts, coffee, soy (2015 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.578 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.607 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.312 billion (2017 est.) / $2.277 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, petroleum products, semi-manufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Africa 26.4%, China 16.7%, India 12%, Zambia 10.3%, Tanzania 6% (2015)" + "text": "South Africa 20.7%, China 14.2%, India 11.6%, UAE 7%, Netherlands 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$605.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $693.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$780.2 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $585.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.921 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$2.102 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - ++ 671.6 (2016 est.) ++ 499.6 (2015 est.) ++ 499.6 (2014 est.) ++ 424.9 (2013 est.) ++ 249.11 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Malawian kwachas (MWK) per US dollar - / 731.69 (2017 est.) / 720.1 (2016 est.) / 713.85 (2015 est.) / 499.6 (2014 est.) / 424.9 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "17 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "11% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "42% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.42 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.321 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "400,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "375,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "93% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,843 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,769 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.9 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.082 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45,678" + "text": "14,357" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "6.116 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,799,352" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.78 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "rudimentary; two fixed-line and two mobile-cellular operators govern the market" + "text": "rudimentary; 2 fixed-line and 3 mobile-cellular operators govern the market; some mobile services to rural areas; in a resolution to discourage crime the regulatory has imposed SIM card registration since 2018; 50 licensed ISPs; DSL services are available; LTE services are available; mobile penetration low in comparison to the region average; potential for growth; national fiber backbone nearing completion; prospect of gaining access to international submarine fiber optic cables from neighboring countries (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "limited fixed-line subscribership of about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership about 30 per 100 persons" + "text": "limited fixed-line subscribership less than 1 per 100 households; mobile-cellular services are expanding but network coverage is limited and is based around the main urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership 48 per 100 households (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 265; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiac radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; about a dozen private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV n (2014)" + "text": "radio is the main broadcast medium; privately owned Zodiak radio has the widest national broadcasting reach, followed by state-run radio; numerous private and community radio stations broadcast in cities and towns around the country; the largest TV network is government-owned, but at least 4 private TV networks broadcast in urban areas; relays of multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.67 million" + "text": "2,734,305" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "9.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.78% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "11,358" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "9" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,010" + "text": "10,545 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,467 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "10,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -823,7 +844,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -832,18 +853,18 @@ "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "13 (2013)" @@ -851,7 +872,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "767 km" + "text": "767 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "767 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -859,13 +880,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "15,450 km" + "text": "15,452 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,951 km" + "text": "4,074 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "8,499 km (2011)" + "text": "11,378 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -878,14 +899,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Malawi Defense Forces (MDF): Army (includes Air Wing, Marine Unit) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Malawi Defense Force (MDF): Army (includes Air Wing, Marine Unit); note - a 2017 amendment to Malawi’s Defense Force Act established a separate Army, Air Force, and Maritime Force within the MDF, but these services have yet to develop independent budgets, chains of command, and training institutions (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 0.8% of GDP (2017) / 0.6% of GDP (2016) / 0.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Malawi Defense Force vary; approximately 8,000 personnel (including about 200 in the Air Wing and 200 in the Marine Unit) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Malawi Defense Force inventory is comprised of mostly obsolescent or second-hand equipment from France, Germany, South Africa, and the UK; since 2010, it has taken deliveries of additional second-hand equipment from South Africa (2012-15) and the UK (2015), as well as new patrol boats from China (2019) and non-lethal equipment donated by the US (2019) (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "850 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; high school equivalent required for enlisted recruits and college equivalent for officer recruits; initial engagement is 7 years for enlisted personnel and 10 years for officers (2014)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.93% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.79% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.93% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -894,10 +924,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "11,315 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 5,260 (Rwanda) (2015); nearly 11,500 (Mozambique) (2016)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "107,000 (floods in 2015) (2015)" + "text": "8,752 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers), 6,606 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019); 29,416 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" } } } diff --git a/africa/ml.json b/africa/ml.json index 815738b0..59f8ebd4 100644 --- a/africa/ml.json +++ b/africa/ml.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who was elected to a second term in a 2007 election that was widely judged to be free and fair. Malian returnees from Libya in 2011 exacerbated tensions in northern Mali, and Tuareg ethnic militias rebelled in January 2012. Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion, overthrew TOURE on 22 March. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of Interim President Dioncounda TRAORE. The post-coup chaos led to rebels expelling the Malian military from the country's three northern regions and allowed Islamic militants to set up strongholds. Hundreds of thousands of northern Malians fled the violence to southern Mali and neighboring countries, exacerbating regional food shortages in host communities. An international military intervention to retake the three northern regions began in January 2013 and within a month most of the north had been retaken. In a democratic presidential election conducted in July and August of 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was elected president. The Malian Government and northern armed groups signed an internationally-mediated peace accord in June 2015." + "text": "Present-day Mali is named for the Mali Empire that at its peak in the 14th century covered an area about twice the size of modern-day France and stretched to the west coast of Africa. In the late 19th century, France seized control of Mali. The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a military coup that ushered in a period of democratic rule. President Alpha Oumar KONARE won Mali's first two democratic presidential elections in 1992 and 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou Toumani TOURE, who was elected to a second term in a 2007 election that was widely judged to be free and fair. Malian returnees from Libya in 2011 exacerbated tensions in northern Mali, and Tuareg ethnic militias rebelled in January 2012. Low- and mid-level soldiers, frustrated with the poor handling of the rebellion, overthrew TOURE on 22 March. Intensive mediation efforts led by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) returned power to a civilian administration in April with the appointment of Interim President Dioncounda TRAORE. The post-coup chaos led to rebels expelling the Malian military from the country's three northern regions and allowed Islamic militants to set up strongholds. Hundreds of thousands of northern Malians fled the violence to southern Mali and neighboring countries, exacerbating regional food shortages in host communities. A French-led international military intervention to retake the three northern regions began in January 2013 and within a month, most of the north had been retaken. In a democratic presidential election conducted in July and August of 2013, Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was elected president. The Malian Government and northern armed groups signed an internationally mediated peace accord in June 2015, however, the parties to the peace accord have made little progress in the accord's implementation, despite a June 2017 target for its completion. Furthermore, extremist groups outside the peace process made steady inroads into rural areas of central Mali following the consolidation of three major terrorist organizations in March 2017. In central and northern Mali, terrorist groups have exploited age-old ethnic rivalries between pastoralists and sedentary communities and inflicted serious losses on the Malian military. Intercommunal violence incidents such as targeted killings occur with increasing regularity. KEITA was reelected president in 2018 in an election that was deemed credible by international observers, despite some security and logistic shortfalls." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "7,908 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 1,359 km, Burkina Faso 1,325 km, Cote d'Ivoire 599 km, Guinea 1,062 km, Mauritania 2,236 km, Niger 838 km, Senegal 489 km" + "text": "Algeria 1359 km, Burkina Faso 1325 km, Cote d'Ivoire 599 km, Guinea 1062 km, Mauritania 2236 km, Niger 838 km, Senegal 489 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)" @@ -52,22 +54,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "343 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Senegal River 23 m ++ highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Senegal River 23 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Hombori Tondo 1,155 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower", - "note": { - "text": "bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited" - } + "text": "gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower, note, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "34.1% ++ arable land 5.6%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 28.4%" + "text": "34.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "5.6% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 28.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "55.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,780 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; loss of pasture land; inadequate supplies of potable water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "17,467,108 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "19,553,397 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,87 +115,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Bambara 34.1%, Fulani (Peul) 14.7%, Sarakole 10.8%, Senufo 10.5%, Dogon 8.9%, Malinke 8.7%, Bobo 2.9%, Songhai 1.6%, Tuareg 0.9%, other Malian 6.1%, from member of Economic Community of West African States 0.3%, other 0.4% (2012-13 est.)" + "text": "Bambara 33.3%, Fulani (Peuhl) 13.3%, Sarakole/Soninke/Marka 9.8%, Senufo/Manianka 9.6%, Malinke 8.8%, Dogon 8.7%, Sonrai 5.9%, Bobo 2.1%, Tuareg/Bella 1.7%, other Malian 6%, from members of Economic Community of West Africa .4%, other .3% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official), Bambara 46.3%, Peul/Foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, unspecified 0.7%, other 6.3%", + "text": "French (official), Bambara 46.3%, Peuhl/Foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, Bobo 2.1%, unspecified 0.7%, other 6.3% (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Mali has 13 national languages in addition to its official language (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: Mali has 13 national languages in addition to its official language" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 94.8%, Christian 2.4%, Animist 2%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.3% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 93.9%, Christian 2.8%, animist .7%, none 2.5% (2018 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Mali’s total population is expected to double by 2035; its capital Bamako is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. A young age structure, a declining mortality rate, and a sustained high total fertility rate of 6 children per woman – the third highest in the world – ensure continued rapid population growth for the foreseeable future. Significant outmigration only marginally tempers this growth. Despite decreases, Mali’s infant, child, and maternal mortality rates remain among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa because of limited access to and adoption of family planning, early childbearing, short birth intervals, the prevalence of female genital cutting, infrequent use of skilled birth attendants, and a lack of emergency obstetrical and neonatal care. Mali’s high total fertility rate has been virtually unchanged for decades, as a result of the ongoing preference for large families, early childbearing, the lack of female education and empowerment, poverty, and extremely low contraceptive use. Slowing Mali’s population growth by lowering its birth rate will be essential for poverty reduction, improving food security, and developing human capital and the economy. Mali has a long history of seasonal migration and emigration driven by poverty, conflict, demographic pressure, unemployment, food insecurity, and droughts. Many Malians from rural areas migrate during the dry period to nearby villages and towns to do odd jobs or to adjoining countries to work in agriculture or mining. Pastoralists and nomads move seasonally to southern Mali or nearby coastal states. Others migrate long term to Mali’s urban areas, Cote d’Ivoire, other neighboring countries, and in smaller numbers to France, Mali’s former colonial ruler. Since the early 1990s, Mali’s role has grown as a transit country for regional migration flows and illegal migration to Europe. Human smugglers and traffickers exploit the same regional routes used for moving contraband drugs, arms, and cigarettes. Between early 2012 and 2013, renewed fighting in northern Mali between government forces and Tuareg secessionists and their Islamist allies, a French-led international military intervention, as well as chronic food shortages, caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Malians. Most of those displaced domestically sought shelter in urban areas of southern Mali, except for pastoralist and nomadic groups, who abandoned their traditional routes, gave away or sold their livestock, and dispersed into the deserts of northern Mali or crossed into neighboring countries. Almost all Malians who took refuge abroad (mostly Tuareg and Maure pastoralists) stayed in the region, largely in Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso." + "text": "Mali’s total population is expected to double by 2035; its capital Bamako is one of the fastest-growing cities in Africa. A young age structure, a declining mortality rate, and a sustained high total fertility rate of 6 children per woman – the third highest in the world – ensure continued rapid population growth for the foreseeable future. Significant outmigration only marginally tempers this growth. Despite decreases, Mali’s infant, child, and maternal mortality rates remain among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa because of limited access to and adoption of family planning, early childbearing, short birth intervals, the prevalence of female genital cutting, infrequent use of skilled birth attendants, and a lack of emergency obstetrical and neonatal care.\nMali’s high total fertility rate has been virtually unchanged for decades, as a result of the ongoing preference for large families, early childbearing, the lack of female education and empowerment, poverty, and extremely low contraceptive use. Slowing Mali’s population growth by lowering its birth rate will be essential for poverty reduction, improving food security, and developing human capital and the economy.\nMali has a long history of seasonal migration and emigration driven by poverty, conflict, demographic pressure, unemployment, food insecurity, and droughts. Many Malians from rural areas migrate during the dry period to nearby villages and towns to do odd jobs or to adjoining countries to work in agriculture or mining. Pastoralists and nomads move seasonally to southern Mali or nearby coastal states. Others migrate long term to Mali’s urban areas, Cote d’Ivoire, other neighboring countries, and in smaller numbers to France, Mali’s former colonial ruler. Since the early 1990s, Mali’s role has grown as a transit country for regional migration flows and illegal migration to Europe. Human smugglers and traffickers exploit the same regional routes used for moving contraband drugs, arms, and cigarettes.\nBetween early 2012 and 2013, renewed fighting in northern Mali between government forces and Tuareg secessionists and their Islamist allies, a French-led international military intervention, as well as chronic food shortages, caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Malians. Most of those displaced domestically sought shelter in urban areas of southern Mali, except for pastoralist and nomadic groups, who abandoned their traditional routes, gave away or sold their livestock, and dispersed into the deserts of northern Mali or crossed into neighboring countries. Almost all Malians who took refuge abroad (mostly Tuareg and Maure pastoralists) stayed in the region, largely in Mauritania, Niger, and Burkina Faso." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "47.27% (male 4,145,290/female 4,110,642)" + "text": "47.69% (male 4,689,121/female 4,636,685)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.19% (male 1,601,474/female 1,751,161)" + "text": "19% (male 1,768,772/female 1,945,582)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "26.82% (male 2,173,415/female 2,511,844)" + "text": "26.61% (male 2,395,566/female 2,806,830)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.76% (male 327,923/female 329,296)" + "text": "3.68% (male 367,710/female 352,170)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.95% (male 257,519/female 258,544) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.02% (male 293,560/female 297,401) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "100.2%" + "text": "98" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "95.1%" + "text": "93.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.2 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15.5 years" + "text": "15.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.96% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.95% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "44.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso" + "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population lives in the southern half of the country, with greater density along the border with Burkina Faso as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "43.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.86% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BAMAKO (capital) 2.515 million (2015)" + "text": "2.618 million BAMAKO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -203,92 +208,98 @@ "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.8", + "text": "18.9 years (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012/13 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "587 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "562 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "100 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "64 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "106.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "69.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "93.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "55.8 years" + "text": "61.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "53.9 years" + "text": "59.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "57.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.95 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.72 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.3% (2012/13)" + "text": "17.2% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.9% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "27.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "17.1% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.8% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.5% of population ++ rural: 64.1% of population ++ total: 77% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.5% of population ++ rural: 35.9% of population ++ total: 23% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 37.5% of population ++ rural: 16.1% of population ++ total: 24.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 17.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 62.5% of population ++ rural: 83.9% of population ++ total: 75.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "65.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "45.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.25% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "124,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "140,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "6,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -299,34 +310,34 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.7% (2014)" + "text": "8.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "27.9% (2006)" + "text": "18.6% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "35.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "48.2%" + "text": "46.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "29.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "25.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -334,29 +345,21 @@ "text": "8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2011)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,485,027" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "36% (2010 est.)" + "text": "7 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "16.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "15.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -377,7 +380,7 @@ "former": { "text": "French Sudan and Sudanese Republic" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the West African Mali Empire of the 13th to 16th centuries A.D." } }, @@ -393,10 +396,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name in the Bambara language can mean either \"crocodile tail\" or \"crocodile river\" and three crocodiles appear on the city seal" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*; District de Bamako*, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou (Timbuktu); note - two new regions, Menaka and Taoudenni, were reportedly created in early 2016, but these have not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" + "text": "10 regions (regions, singular - region), 1 district*; District de Bamako*, Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Menaka, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Taoudenni, Tombouctou (Timbuktu); note - Menaka and Taoudenni were legislated in 2016, but implementation has not been confirmed by the US Board on Geographic Names" }, "Independence": { "text": "22 September 1960 (from France)" @@ -405,13 +411,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 22 September (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted August 1991, approved by referendum 12 January 1992, effective 25 February 1992; amended 1999, suspended briefly in 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted August 1991, approved by referendum 12 January 1992, effective 25 February 1992, suspended briefly in 2012" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by members of the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and approval in a referendum; constitutional sections on the integrity of the state, its republican and secular form of government, and its multiparty system cannot be amended; amended 1999" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court" + "text": "civil law system based on the French civil law model and influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Constitutional Court" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -432,57 +443,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (since 4 September 2013)" + "text": "President of transitional government, Bah NDAW (since 25 September 2020); vice president of the transitional government, Assimi GOITA (since 25 September 2020); former president Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA was deposed by the Malian military on 18 August 2020; on 21 September, a group of 17 electors chosen by the Malian military junta, called the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSP), selected former Malian defense minister and chairman of the NCSP, Bah NDAW, as transitional president, and retired Malian Army Colonel Assimi GOITA as transitional vice president; the transitional government was inaugurated on 25 September 2020" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Modibo KEITA (since 8 January 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Moctar OUANE (appointed by the transitional government on 27 Sep 2020; former PM Boubou CISSE was removed on 18 August 2020 following the military coup)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 July 2013 with a runoff on 11 August 2013 (election delayed from April 2012 due to a coup in March 2012); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 July 2018 with a runoff on 12 August 2018; prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 77.6%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 22.4%" + "text": "Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA (RPM) 77.6%, Soumaila CISSE (URD) 22.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (147 seats; members directly elected in single and multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; 13 seats reserved for citizens living abroad; members serve 5-year terms)note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 18 August 2020 following a military coup and the resignation of President KEITA" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held in two rounds on 24 November and 15 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018); note - the scheduled July 2012 election was canceled due to a coup d'etat and the Tuareg Rebellion" + "text": "last held on 30 March and 19 April 2020 (prior to the August 2020 coup, the next election was scheduled to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FDR coalition 69 (RPM 66, PARENA 3), ADP coalition 37 (ADEMA-PASG 16, URD 17, CNID 4), FARE 6, CODEM 5, SADI 5, ASMA-CFP 3, PDES 3, MPR 3, independent 4, other 12; note - 13 seats were from voters abroad" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 19 members organized into 3 civil chambers and a criminal chamber); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 19 judges organized into judicial, administrative, and accounting sectons); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court members appointed by the Ministry of Justice to serve 5-year terms; Constitutional Court members selected - 3 each by the president, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; members serve single renewable 7-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Ministry of Justice to serve 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges selected - 3 each by the president, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; members serve single renewable 7-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "subordinate courts: Court of Appeal; High Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases of high treason or criminal offenses by the president or ministers while in office); magistrate courts; first instance courts; labor dispute courts; special court of state security" + "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court of Justice (jurisdiction limited to cases of high treason or criminal offenses by the president or ministers while in office); administrative courts (first instance and appeal); commercial courts; magistrate courts; labor courts; juvenile courts; special court of state security" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO] ++ Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity, and Justice or ADEMA-PASJ [Dionconda TRAORE] ++ Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP (coalition including ADEMA and URD formed in December 2006 to support the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces or ASMA-CFP [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA] ++ Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence or FARE [Modibo SIDIBE] ++ Convergence for the Development of Mali or CODEM [Housseyni Amion GUINDO] ++ Economic and Social Development Party or PDES [Jamille BITTAR] ++ Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (coalition including RPM and PARENA formed to oppose the presidential candidacy of Amadou TOURE) ++ National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL] ++ Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME] ++ Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel Kokalla MAIGA] ++ Rally for Mali or RPM [Ibrahim Boubacar KEITA] (ruling party) ++ Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Younoussi TOURE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "the army; Islamic authorities; state-run cotton company CMDT" - } + "text": "African Solidarity for Democracy and Independence or SADI [Oumar MARIKO]Alliance for Democracy in Mali-Pan-African Party for Liberty, Solidarity, and Justice or ADEMA-PASJ [Tiemoko SANGARE]Alliance for Democracy and Progress or ADP-Maliba [Amadou THIAM]Alliance for the Solidarity of Mali-Convergence of Patriotic Forces or ASMA-CFP [Soumeylou Boubeye MAIGA]Alternative Forces for Renewal and Emergence or FARE [Modibo SIDIBE]Convergence for the Development of Mali or CODEM [Housseyni Amion GUINDO]Democratic Alliance for Peace or ADP-Maliba [Aliou Boubacar DIALLO]Economic and Social Development Party or PDES [Jamille BITTAR]Front for Democracy and the Republic or FDR (coalition of smaller opposition parties)National Congress for Democratic Initiative or CNID [Mountaga TALL]Party for National Renewal or PARENA [Tiebile DRAME]Patriotic Movement for Renewal or MPR [Choguel Kokalla MAIGA]Rally for Mali or RPM [Boucary TRETA]Union for Republic and Democracy or URD [Younoussi TOURE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Tiena COULIBALY (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Mahamadou NIMAGA (since 22 June 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -496,17 +502,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Paul A. FOLMSBEE (since 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "located just off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge just west of the Bamako central district" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako" + "text": "Ambassador Dennis B. HANKINS (since 15 March 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[223] 2070-2300" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "ACI 2000, Rue 243, (located off the Roi Bin Fahad Aziz Bridge west of the Bamako central district), Porte 297, Bamako" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "ACI 2000, Rue 243, Porte 297, Bamako" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[223] 2070-2479" } @@ -514,7 +520,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Senegal (which has an additional green central star) and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -528,64 +534,64 @@ "text": "Seydou Badian KOUYATE/Banzoumana SISSOKO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962; also known as \"Pour L'Afrique et pour toi, Mali\" (For Africa and for You, Mali) and \"A ton appel Mali\" (At Your Call, Mali)" + "text": "note: adopted 1962; also known as \"Pour L'Afrique et pour toi, Mali\" (For Africa and for You, Mali) and \"A ton appel Mali\" (At Your Call, Mali)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, Mali is a landlocked country that depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. ++ ++ Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River and about 65% of its land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. The government subsidizes the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. ++ ++ Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will largely depend on global price trends. Mali’s economic performance has improved since 2013 although physical insecurity, high population growth, corruption, weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital remain hindrances to sustained growth." + "text": "Among the 25 poorest countries in the world, landlocked Mali depends on gold mining and agricultural exports for revenue. The country's fiscal status fluctuates with gold and agricultural commodity prices and the harvest; cotton and gold exports make up around 80% of export earnings. Mali remains dependent on foreign aid. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger River; about 65% of Mali’s land area is desert or semidesert. About 10% of the population is nomadic and about 80% of the labor force is engaged in farming and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. The government subsidizes the production of cereals to decrease the country’s dependence on imported foodstuffs and to reduce its vulnerability to food price shocks. Mali is developing its iron ore extraction industry to diversify foreign exchange earnings away from gold, but the pace will depend on global price trends. Although the political coup in 2012 slowed Mali’s growth, the economy has since bounced back, with GDP growth above 5% in 2014-17, although physical insecurity, high population growth, corruption, weak infrastructure, and low levels of human capital continue to constrain economic development. Higher rainfall helped to boost cotton output in 2017, and the country’s 2017 budget increased spending more than 10%, much of which was devoted to infrastructure and agriculture. Corruption and political turmoil are strong downside risks in 2018 and beyond." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$38.09 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.16 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.13 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$41.22 billion (2017 est.) / $39.1 billion (2016 est.) / $36.97 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.37 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2016 est.) ++ 6% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.) / 5.8% (2016 est.) / 6.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,300 (2016 est.) ++ $2,200 (2015 est.) ++ $2,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,200 (2017 est.) / $2,100 (2016 est.) / $2,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.1%" + "text": "82.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "17.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "19.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-41.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "41%" + "text": "41.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "18.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "40.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -595,10 +601,10 @@ "text": "food processing; construction; phosphate and gold mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.283 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.447 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -609,7 +615,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "30% (2015 est.) ++ 8.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.9% (2017 est.) / 7.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "36.1% (2005 est.)" @@ -622,205 +628,203 @@ "text": "25.8% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.1 (2001) ++ 50.5 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.571 billion" + "text": "3.075 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.112 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.513 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "27.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "35.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "16% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.755 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.573 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.132 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.715 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.267 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.822 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.) / -1.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$848 million (2016 est.) ++ -$668 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$886 million (2017 est.) / -$1.015 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.79 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.513 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.06 billion (2017 est.) / $2.803 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 31.8%, UAE 15.4%, Burkina Faso 7.8%, Cote d'Ivoire 7.3%, South Africa 5%, Bangladesh 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, gold, livestock" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 48.5%, China 9.4%, India 9.1%, Bangladesh 8%, Thailand 4.5%, Indonesia 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.904 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.744 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.644 billion (2017 est.) / $3.403 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, machinery and equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Cote dIvoire 9.9%, France 9.5%, Senegal 7.7%, China 7% (2015)" + "text": "Senegal 24.4%, China 13.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 9%, France 7.3% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$647.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $395.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.626 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.334 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.645 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$57.48 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.48 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.192 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.981 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.16 (2015 est.) ++ 591.16 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "11 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "35.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "83.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "1.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.489 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.982 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "800 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "600,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "590,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "48.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "51.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "31% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "22,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "7,486 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,610 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "800,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.388 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "169,006" + "text": "227,831" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "22.699 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21,850,850" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "134 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "115.09 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "domestic system improving; increasing use of local radio loops to extend network coverage to remote areas" + "text": "telecoms infrastructure is barely adequate in most town and not available in many areas of the country; geography is a challenge for telecommunications; poverty, security, high illiteracy and low PC use has taken its toll; 4 mobile operators in market; mobile penetration high and potential for mobile broadband service; local plans for Internet Exchange Point; as Mali is landlocked there is hope that neighboring countries will allow use of international bandwidth; G5 Sahel countries adopt free roaming measures; Chinese company Huawei attempts to build a national backbone network but security issues make this difficult (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line subscribership remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased sharply to over 130 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line subscribership 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has increased sharply to over 115 per 100 persons; increasing use of local radio loops to extend network coverage to remote areas (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 223; satellite communications center and fiber-optic links to neighboring countries; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 223; satellite communications center and fiber-optic links to neighboring countries; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmiss (2007)" + "text": "national public TV broadcaster; 2 privately owned companies provide subscription services to foreign multi-channel TV packages; national public radio broadcaster supplemented by a large number of privately owned and community broadcast stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ml" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.753 million" + "text": "2,395,886" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "10.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "120,934" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "2 (2015)" + "text": "0 (2020)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -831,7 +835,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -843,18 +847,18 @@ "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -865,7 +869,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "593 km" + "text": "593 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "593 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" @@ -873,13 +877,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "22,474 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "5,522 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "16,952 km (2009)" + "text": "139,107 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -892,14 +890,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Malian Armed Forces: Army (Armee de Terre), Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM), National Guard (Garde National du Mali) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Malian Armed Forces (FAMa): Army (Armee de Terre), Republic of Mali Air Force (Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali, FARM); National Gendarmerie; National Guard (Garde National du Mali) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note(s): the Gendarmerie and the National Guard are under the authority of the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Ministere De La Defense Et Des Anciens Combattants, MDAC), but operational control is shared between the MDAC and the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protectionthe Gendarmerie's primary mission is internal security and public order; its duties also include territorial defense, humanitarian operations, intelligence gathering, and protecting private property, mainly in rural areasthe National Guard is a military force responsible for providing security to government facilities and institutions, prison service, public order, humanitarian operations, some border security, and intelligence gathering; it has special units on camels (the Camel Corps) for patrolling the deserts and borders of northern Mali" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.44% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.51% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.44% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2019) / 2.9% of GDP (2018) / 3% of GDP (2017) / 2.6% of GDP (2016) / 2.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the size of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) vary; approximately 19,000 total troops (13,000 Army; 800 Air Force; 3,000 Gendarmerie; 2,000 National Guard) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAMa's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of mostly second-hand armaments from a variety of countries; since 2010, the leading suppliers have been Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory and voluntary military service (men and women); 2-year conscript service obligation (2014)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "prior to the August 2020 coup, the Malian military had intervened in the political arena at least five times since the country gained independence in 1960; two attempts failed (1976 and 1978), while three succeeded (1968, 1991, and 2012); the military collapsed in 2012 during the fighting against Tuareg rebels and Islamic militants since 2017, the FAMa, along with other government security and paramilitary forces, has conducted multiple major operations against militants in the eastern, central, and northern parts of the country; up to 4,000 troops reportedly have been deployed; the stated objectives for the most recent operation (Operation Maliko in early 2020) was to end terrorist activity and restore government authority in seven of the country’s 10 regions, including Mopti, Ségou, Gao, Kidal, Ménaka, Taoudénit, and Timbuktu Mali is part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, and Niger; it has committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force; in early 2020, G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to the Sahel under Operation Barkhane  the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has operated in the country since 2013; the Mission's responsibilities include providing security, rebuilding Malian security forces, supporting national political dialogue, and assisting in the reestablishment of Malian government authority; as of March 2020, MINUSMA had around 15,500 military, police, and civilian personnel deployedthe European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM-M) also has operated in the country since 2013; the EUTM-M provides advice and training to the Malian Armed Forces and military assistance to the G5 Sahel Joint Force; as of August 2020, the mission included more than 600 personnel from 28 European countries (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Ansar al-Dine; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -908,10 +926,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,539 (Mauritania) (2015)" + "text": "15,319 (Mauritania), 8,457 (Burkina Faso) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "36,690 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2016)" + "text": "250,998 (Tuareg rebellion since 2012) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mo.json b/africa/mo.json index c45af6c6..43c76481 100644 --- a/africa/mo.json +++ b/africa/mo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 80% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - Western Sahara's liberation movement - and leads ongoing negotiations over the status of the territory. ++ King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In September 2015, Morocco held its first ever direct elections for regional councils, one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. The PJD again won the largest number of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections in October 2016." + "text": "In 788, about a century after the Arab conquest of North Africa, a series of Moroccan Muslim dynasties began to rule in Morocco. In the 16th century, the Sa'adi monarchy, particularly under Ahmad al-MANSUR (1578-1603), repelled foreign invaders and inaugurated a golden age. The Alaouite Dynasty, to which the current Moroccan royal family belongs, dates from the 17th century. In 1860, Spain occupied northern Morocco and ushered in a half-century of trade rivalry among European powers that saw Morocco's sovereignty steadily erode; in 1912, the French imposed a protectorate over the country. A protracted independence struggle with France ended successfully in 1956. The internationalized city of Tangier and most Spanish possessions were turned over to the new country that same year. Sultan MOHAMMED V, the current monarch's grandfather, organized the new state as a constitutional monarchy and in 1957 assumed the title of king. Since Spain's 1976 withdrawal from what is today called Western Sahara, Morocco has extended its de facto administrative control to roughly 75% of this territory; however, the UN does not recognize Morocco as the administering power for Western Sahara. The UN since 1991 has monitored a cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front - an organization advocating the territory’s independence - and restarted negotiations over the status of the territory in December 2018. King MOHAMMED VI in early 2011 responded to the spread of pro-democracy protests in the region by implementing a reform program that included a new constitution, passed by popular referendum in July 2011, under which some new powers were extended to parliament and the prime minister, but ultimate authority remains in the hands of the monarch. In November 2011, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) - a moderate Islamist party - won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections, becoming the first Islamist party to lead the Moroccan Government. In September 2015, Morocco held its first direct elections for regional councils, one of the reforms included in the 2011 constitution. The PJD again won the largest number of seats in nationwide parliamentary elections in October 2016." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "2,362.5 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 1,900 km, Western Sahara 444 km, Spain (Ceuta) 8 km, Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km" + "text": "Algeria 1900 km, Western Sahara 444 km, Spain (Ceuta) 8 km, Spain (Melilla) 10.5 km" }, "note": { - "text": "an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera" + "text": "note: an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "909 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m ++ highest point: Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sebkha Tah -59 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jebel Toubkal 4,165 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "67.5% ++ arable land 17.5%; permanent crops 2.9%; permanent pasture 47.1%" + "text": "67.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "17.5% (2011 est.) / 2.9% (2011 est.) / 47.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.5%" + "text": "11.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +93,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,850 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts" + "text": "northern mountains geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water supplies contaminated by raw sewage; siltation of reservoirs; oil pollution of coastal waters" + "text": "land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation); water and soil pollution due to dumping of industrial wastes into the ocean and inland water sources, and onto the land" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "33,655,786 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "35,561,654 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,175 +130,189 @@ "text": "Arab-Berber 99%, other 1%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)" + "text": "Arabic (official), Berber languages (Tamazight (official), Tachelhit, Tarifit), French (often the language of business, government, and diplomacy)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  the proportion of Berber speakers is disputed" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 99% (official; virtually all Sunni, <0.1% Shia), other 1% (includes Christian, Jewish, and Baha'i); note - Jewish about 6,000 (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Morocco is undergoing a demographic transition. Its population is growing but at a declining rate, as people live longer and women have fewer children. Infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been reduced through better health care, nutrition, hygiene, and vaccination coverage, although disparities between urban and rural and rich and poor households persist. Morocco’s shrinking child cohort reflects the decline of its total fertility rate from 5 in mid-1980s to 2.2 in 2010, which is a result of increased female educational attainment, higher contraceptive use, delayed marriage, and the desire for smaller families. Young adults (persons aged 15-29) make up almost 26% of the total population and represent a potential economic asset if they can be gainfully employed. Currently, however, many youths are unemployed because Morocco’s job creation rate has not kept pace with the growth of its working-age population. Most youths who have jobs work in the informal sector with little security or benefits. During the second half of the 20th century, Morocco became one of the world’s top emigration countries, creating large, widely dispersed migrant communities in Western Europe. The Moroccan Government has encouraged emigration since its independence in 1956, both to secure remittances for funding national development and as an outlet to prevent unrest in rebellious (often Berber) areas. Although Moroccan labor migrants earlier targeted Algeria and France, the flood of Moroccan “guest workers” from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s spread widely across northwestern Europe to fill unskilled jobs in the booming manufacturing, mining, construction, and agriculture industries. Host societies and most Moroccan migrants expected this migration to be temporary, but deteriorating economic conditions in Morocco related to the 1973 oil crisis and tighter European immigration policies resulted in these stays becoming permanent. A wave of family migration followed in the 1970s and 1980s, with a growing number of second generation Moroccans opting to become naturalized citizens of their host countries. Spain and Italy emerged as new destination countries in the mid-1980s, but their introduction of visa restrictions in the early 1990s pushed Moroccans increasingly to migrate either legally by marrying Moroccans already in Europe or illegally to work in the underground economy. Women began to make up a growing share of these labor migrants. At the same time, some higher-skilled Moroccans went to the US and Quebec, Canada. In the mid-1990s, Morocco developed into a transit country for asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa and illegal labor migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia trying to reach Europe via southern Spain, Spain’s Canary Islands, or Spain’s North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla. Forcible expulsions by Moroccan and Spanish security forces have not deterred these illegal migrants or calmed Europe’s security concerns. Rabat remains unlikely to adopt an EU agreement to take back third-country nationals who have entered the EU illegally via Morocco. Thousands of other illegal migrants have chosen to stay in Morocco until they earn enough money for further travel or permanently as a “second-best” option. The launching of a regularization program in 2014 legalized the status of some migrants and granted them equal access to education, health care, and work, but xenophobia and racism remain obstacles." + "text": "Morocco is undergoing a demographic transition. Its population is growing but at a declining rate, as people live longer and women have fewer children. Infant, child, and maternal mortality rates have been reduced through better health care, nutrition, hygiene, and vaccination coverage, although disparities between urban and rural and rich and poor households persist. Morocco’s shrinking child cohort reflects the decline of its total fertility rate from 5 in mid-1980s to 2.2 in 2010, which is a result of increased female educational attainment, higher contraceptive use, delayed marriage, and the desire for smaller families. Young adults (persons aged 15-29) make up almost 26% of the total population and represent a potential economic asset if they can be gainfully employed. Currently, however, many youths are unemployed because Morocco’s job creation rate has not kept pace with the growth of its working-age population. Most youths who have jobs work in the informal sector with little security or benefits.\nDuring the second half of the 20th century, Morocco became one of the world’s top emigration countries, creating large, widely dispersed migrant communities in Western Europe. The Moroccan Government has encouraged emigration since its independence in 1956, both to secure remittances for funding national development and as an outlet to prevent unrest in rebellious (often Berber) areas. Although Moroccan labor migrants earlier targeted Algeria and France, the flood of Moroccan \"guest workers\" from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s spread widely across northwestern Europe to fill unskilled jobs in the booming manufacturing, mining, construction, and agriculture industries. Host societies and most Moroccan migrants expected this migration to be temporary, but deteriorating economic conditions in Morocco related to the 1973 oil crisis and tighter European immigration policies resulted in these stays becoming permanent.\nA wave of family migration followed in the 1970s and 1980s, with a growing number of second generation Moroccans opting to become naturalized citizens of their host countries. Spain and Italy emerged as new destination countries in the mid-1980s, but their introduction of visa restrictions in the early 1990s pushed Moroccans increasingly to migrate either legally by marrying Moroccans already in Europe or illegally to work in the underground economy. Women began to make up a growing share of these labor migrants. At the same time, some higher-skilled Moroccans went to the US and Quebec, Canada.\nIn the mid-1990s, Morocco developed into a transit country for asylum seekers from Sub-Saharan Africa and illegal labor migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia trying to reach Europe via southern Spain, Spain’s Canary Islands, or Spain’s North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla. Forcible expulsions by Moroccan and Spanish security forces have not deterred these illegal migrants or calmed Europe’s security concerns. Rabat remains unlikely to adopt an EU agreement to take back third-country nationals who have entered the EU illegally via Morocco. Thousands of other illegal migrants have chosen to stay in Morocco until they earn enough money for further travel or permanently as a \"second-best\" option. The launching of a regularization program in 2014 legalized the status of some migrants and granted them equal access to education, health care, and work, but xenophobia and racism remain obstacles." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.08% (male 4,459,511/female 4,319,538)" + "text": "27.04% (male 4,905,626/female 4,709,333)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.22% (male 2,882,145/female 2,913,917)" + "text": "16.55% (male 2,953,523/female 2,930,708)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.24% (male 6,874,144/female 7,341,892)" + "text": "40.64% (male 7,126,781/female 7,325,709)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.89% (male 1,318,302/female 1,337,192)" + "text": "8.67% (male 1,533,771/female 1,548,315)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.56% (male 995,620/female 1,213,525) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.11% (male 1,225,307/female 1,302,581) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "52.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "40.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "11.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.9 years" + "text": "29.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.3 years" + "text": "28.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.99% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains" + "text": "the highest population density is found along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts; a number of densely populated agglomerations are found scattered through the Atlas Mountains as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "60.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "63.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.26% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.14% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Casablanca 3.515 million; RABAT (capital) 1.967 million; Fes 1.172 million; Marrakech 1.134 million; Tangier 982,000 (2015)" + "text": "3.752 million Casablanca, 1.885 million RABAT (capital), 1.224 million Fes, 1.198 million Tangier, 1.003 million Marrakech, 924,000 Agadir (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "121 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "70 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "26.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.9 years" + "text": "73.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.8 years" + "text": "71.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.12 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "67.4% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "70.8% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.7% of population ++ rural: 65.3% of population ++ total: 85.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.3% of population ++ rural: 34.7% of population ++ total: 14.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "20.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.73 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.1% of population ++ rural: 65.5% of population ++ total: 76.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.9% of population ++ rural: 34.5% of population ++ total: 23.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "18.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.12% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "24,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "21,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "note": { + "text": "note: clusters of cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are occurring in Morocco; as of 10 November 2020, Morocco has reported a total of 252,185 cases of COVID-19 or 6,832 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 114 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.7% (2014)" + "text": "26.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.1% (2011)" + "text": "2.6% (2017/18)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "5.3% of GDP (2009)" @@ -302,43 +322,35 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "68.5%" + "text": "73.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "78.6%" + "text": "83.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "58.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "64.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2012)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "500,960" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "8% (2007 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "22%" }, "female": { - "text": "19.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.8% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -356,7 +368,10 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Al Maghrib" }, - "note": { + "former": { + "text": "French Protectorate in Morocco, Spanish Protectorate in Morocco" + }, + "etymology": { "text": "the English name \"Morocco\" derives from, respectively, the Spanish and Portuguese names \"Marruecos\" and \"Marrocos,\" which stem from \"Marrakesh\" the Latin name for the former capital of ancient Morocco; the Arabic name \"Al Maghrib\" translates as \"The West\"" } }, @@ -374,13 +389,16 @@ "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1 hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September" + "text": "+1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Arabic title \"Ribat el-Fath,\" meaning \"stronghold of victory,\" applied to the newly constructed citadel in 1170" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 regions (recognized); Beni Mellal-Khenifra, Casablanca-Settat, Draa-Tafilalet, Fes-Meknes, Guelmim-Oued Noun, Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra, Oriental, Marrakech-Safi, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Souss-Massa, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima", "note": { - "text": "Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Oued Noun and Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims a 12th region, Dakhla-Oued ed Dahab, that falls entirely within Western Sahara" + "text": "note: Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Oued Noun and Laayoune-Sakia al Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims a 12th region, Dakhla-Oued ed Dahab, that falls entirely within Western Sahara" } }, "Independence": { @@ -390,10 +408,15 @@ "text": "Throne Day (accession of King MOHAMMED VI to the throne), 30 July (1999)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011; note - sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 17 June 2011, approved by referendum 1 July 2011; note - sources disagree on whether the 2011 referendum was for a new constitution or for reforms to the previous constitution" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the king, by the prime minister, or by members in either chamber of Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; the king can opt to submit self-initiated proposals directly to a referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French law and Islamic law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on French civil law and Islamic (sharia) law; judicial review of legislative acts by Constitutional Court" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -420,7 +443,7 @@ "text": "King MOHAMMED VI (since 30 July 1999)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Abdelillah BENKIRANE (since 29 November 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister Saad-Eddine al-OTHMANI (since 17 March 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers chosen by the prime minister in consultation with Parliament and appointed by the monarch" @@ -431,41 +454,38 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Chamber of Advisors (120 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college of local councils, professional organizations, and labor unions; members serve 6-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives (395 seats; 305 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 90 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - in the national constituency, 60 seats are reserved for women and 30 reserved for those under age 40" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Chamber of Advisors (120 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college of local councils, professional organizations, and labor unions; members serve 6-year terms) Chamber of Representatives (395 seats; 305 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 90 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - in the national constituency, 60 seats are reserved for women and 30 reserved for those under age 40" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Advisors - last held on 2 October 2015 (next to be held in fall 2021); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 7 October 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)" + "text": "Chamber of Advisors - last held on 2 October 2015 (next to be held in fall 2021) Chamber of Representatives - last held on 7 October 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Advisors- percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - JDP 31.7%, PAM 25.8%, PI 11.7%, RNI 9.4%, MP 6.8%, USFP 5.1%, UC 4.8%, PPS 3.0%, MDS 0.8%, other 1.0%; seats by party - PJD 125, PAM 102, PI 46, RNI 37, MP 27, USFP 20, UC 19, PPS 12, MDS 3, other 4" + "text": "Chamber of Advisors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 106, women 14, percent of women 11.7% Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party - PJD 125, PAM 102, PI 46, RNI 37, MP 27, USFP 20, UC 19, PPS 12, MDS 3, other 4; composition - men 314, women 81, percent of women 20.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 18.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of 5-judge panels organized into civil, family matters, commercial, administrative, social, and criminal sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Superior Council of Judicial Power, a 20-member body presided by the monarch and including the Supreme Court president, the prosecutor general, representatives of the appeals and first instance courts - among them 1 woman magistrate, the president of the National Council of the Rights of Man, and 5 \"notable persons\" appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members - 6 designated by the monarch and 6 elected by Parliament; court president appointed by the monarch from among the court members; members serve 9-year non-renewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Superior Council of Judicial Power, a 20-member body presided by the monarch, which includes the Supreme Court president, the prosecutor general, representatives of the appeals and first instance courts  (among them 1 woman magistrate), the president of the National Council of the Rights of Man, and 5 \"notable persons\" appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court members - 6 designated by the monarch and 6 elected by Parliament; court president appointed by the monarch from among the court members; members serve 9-year nonrenewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "courts of appeal; High Court of Justice; administrative and commercial courts; regional and sadad courts (for religious, civil and administrative, and penal adjudication); first instance courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI] ++ Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI] ++ An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA] ++ Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas EL OMARI] ++ Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID] ++ Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE] ++ Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI] ++ Democratic Oath Party or SD ++ Democratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU] ++ Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI] ++ Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN] ++ Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES] ++ Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Hamid CHABAT] ++ Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ] ++ Labor Party or PT ++ Moroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE] ++ Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI] ++ National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH] ++ Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF] ++ Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN] ++ Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Abdelillah BENKIRANE] ++ Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI] ++ Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER] ++ Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH] ++ Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI] ++ Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI] ++ Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR] ++ Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI] ++ Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH] ++ Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA] ++ Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR] ++ Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB] ++ Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Confederation of Labor or CDT [Noubir EL AMAOUI] ++ General Union of Moroccan Workers or UGTM [Mohamed KAFI CHERRAT] ++ Justice and Charity Organization or JCO [Mohammed ben Abdesslam ABBADI] ++ Moroccan Employers Association or CGEM [Miriem BENSALAH-CHAQROUN] ++ National Labor Union of Morocco or UNMT [Mohamed YATIM] ++ Union of Moroccan Workers or UMT [Miloudi EL MOUKHARIK]" + "text": "Action Party or PA [Mohammed EL IDRISSI]Amal (hope) Party [Mohamed BANI]An-Nahj Ad-Dimocrati or An-Nahj [Mustapha BRAHMA]Authenticity and Modernity Party or PAM [Ilyas al-OMARI]Constitutional Union Party or UC [Mohamed SAJID]Democratic and Social Movement or MDS [Abdessamad ARCHANE]Democratic Forces Front or FFD [Mustapha BENALI]Democratic Oath Party or SDDemocratic Socialist Vanguard Party or PADS [Abderrahman BENAMROU]Democratic Society Party [Zhour CHAKKAFI]Environment and Development Party or PED [Karim HRITAN]Green Left Party [Mohamed FARES]Istiqlal (Independence) Party or PI [Nizar BARAKA]Ittihadi National Congress or CNI [Abdesalam EL AZIZ]Labor Party or PTMoroccan Liberal Party or PML [Mohammed ZIANE]Moroccan Union for Democracy or UMD [Jamal MANDRI]National Rally of Independents or RNI [Aziz AKHANNOUCH]Neo-Democrats Party [Mohamed DARIF]Party of Development Reform or PRD [Abderrahmane EL KOHEN]Party of Justice and Development or PJD [Saad Eddine al-OTHMANI]Party of Liberty and Social Justice [Miloud MOUSSAOUI]Popular Movement or MP [Mohand LAENSER]Progress and Socialism Party or PPS [Nabil BENABDELLAH]Renaissance and Virtue Party [Mohamed KHALIDI]Renaissance Party [Said EL GHENNIOUI]Renewal and Equity Party or PRE [Chakir ACHEHABAR]Shoura (consultation) and Istiqlal Party [Ahmed BELGHAZI]Social Center Party or PCS [Lahcen MADIH]Socialist Party [Abdelmajid BOUZOUBAA]Socialist Union of Popular Forces or USFP [Driss LACHGAR]Unified Socialist Party or GSU [Nabila MOUNIB]Unity and Democracy Party [Ahmed FITRI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mohammed Rachad BOUHLAL (since 22 December 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Lalla Joumala ALAOUI (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1601 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" + "text": "3508 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 462-7979" @@ -479,16 +499,16 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dwight L. BUSH, Sr. (since 8 April 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador David T. FISCHER (since 22 January 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[212] 537 637 200" }, "embassy": { "text": "Km 5.7 Avenue Mohammed VI, Souissi, Rabat 10170" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 9400, Box Front Office, DPO, AE 09718" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[212] 537 637 200" + "text": "Unit 9400, Box Front Office, DPO AE 09718" }, "FAX": { "text": "[212] 537 637 201" @@ -511,64 +531,64 @@ "text": "Ali Squalli HOUSSAINI/Leo MORGAN" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1956, lyrics adopted 1970" + "text": "note: music adopted 1956, lyrics adopted 1970" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Morocco has capitalized on its proximity to Europe and relatively low labor costs to work towards building a diverse, open, market-oriented economy. Key sectors of the economy include agriculture, tourism, aerospace, automotive, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents. Morocco has increased investment in its port, transportation, and industrial infrastructure to position itself as a center and broker for business throughout Africa. Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements - most visibly illustrated by a new port and free trade zone near Tangier - are improving Morocco's competitiveness. ++ ++ In the 1980s, Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms, overseen by the IMF. Since taking the throne in 1999, King MOHAMMED VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation, and gradually falling unemployment, although poor harvests and economic difficulties in Europe contributed to an economic slowdown. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the US in 2006 and an Advanced Status agreement with the EU in 2008. In late 2014, Morocco eliminated subsidies for gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil, dramatically reducing outlays that weighted on the country’s budget and current account. Subsidies on butane gas and certain food products remain in place. Morocco also seeks to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable more than 50% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2030. ++ ++ Despite Morocco's economic progress, the country suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy, particularly in rural areas. Key economic challenges for Morocco include reforming the education system and the judiciary." + "text": "Morocco has capitalized on its proximity to Europe and relatively low labor costs to work towards building a diverse, open, market-oriented economy. Key sectors of the economy include agriculture, tourism, aerospace, automotive, phosphates, textiles, apparel, and subcomponents. Morocco has increased investment in its port, transportation, and industrial infrastructure to position itself as a center and broker for business throughout Africa. Industrial development strategies and infrastructure improvements - most visibly illustrated by a new port and free trade zone near Tangier - are improving Morocco's competitiveness. In the 1980s, Morocco was a heavily indebted country before pursuing austerity measures and pro-market reforms, overseen by the IMF. Since taking the throne in 1999, King MOHAMMED VI has presided over a stable economy marked by steady growth, low inflation, and gradually falling unemployment, although poor harvests and economic difficulties in Europe contributed to an economic slowdown. To boost exports, Morocco entered into a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with the US in 2006 and an Advanced Status agreement with the EU in 2008. In late 2014, Morocco eliminated subsidies for gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil, dramatically reducing outlays that weighed on the country’s budget and current account. Subsidies on butane gas and certain food products remain in place. Morocco also seeks to expand its renewable energy capacity with a goal of making renewable more than 50% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2030. Despite Morocco's economic progress, the country suffers from high unemployment, poverty, and illiteracy, particularly in rural areas. Key economic challenges for Morocco include reforming the education system and the judiciary." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$282.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $277.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $265.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$298.6 billion (2017 est.) / $286.8 billion (2016 est.) / $283.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$104.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$109.3 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 4.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,400 (2016 est.) ++ $8,300 (2015 est.) ++ $8,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,600 (2017 est.) / $8,300 (2016 est.) / $8,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.5%" + "text": "58% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "18.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "28.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "37.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "14% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "29.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "57.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,10 +598,10 @@ "text": "automotive parts, phosphate mining and processing, aerospace, food processing, leather goods, textiles, construction, energy, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.23 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "12 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -595,7 +615,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.9% (2016 est.) ++ 9.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.) / 9.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15% (2007 est.)" @@ -608,214 +628,206 @@ "text": "33.2% (2007)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.9 (2007 est.) ++ 39.5 (1999 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$25.22 billion" + "text": "22.81 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$29.43 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.75 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "77% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 75.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "65.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 64.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 3.31% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$76.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $71.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$92.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $92.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$107.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $106.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$45.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $52.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.83 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.276 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.928 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$3.92 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.363 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$18.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ $18.48 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$21.48 billion (2017 est.) / $22.66 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 23.2%, France 22.6%, Italy 4.5%, US 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing and textiles, automobiles, electric components, inorganic chemicals, transistors, crude minerals, fertilizers (including phosphates), petroleum products, citrus fruits, vegetables, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Spain 22.1%, France 19.7%, India 4.9%, US 4.3%, Italy 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$33.15 billion (2016 est.) ++ $32.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.64 billion (2017 est.) / $36.59 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude petroleum, textile fabric, telecommunications equipment, wheat, gas and electricity, transistors, plastics" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Spain 13.9%, France 12.4%, China 8.5%, US 6.5%, Germany 5.8%, Italy 5.5%, Russia 4.4%, Turkey 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Spain 16.7%, France 12.2%, China 9.2%, US 6.9%, Germany 6%, Italy 5.9%, Turkey 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$24.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$26.27 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $25.37 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$42.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$51.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $48.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$3.818 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.555 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$51.48 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $44.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.929 (2016 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2015 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2014 est.) ++ 8.3798 (2013 est.) ++ 8.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - / 9.639 (2017 est.) / 9.7787 (2016 est.) / 9.7787 (2015 est.) / 9.7351 (2014 est.) / 8.3798 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "27 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.75 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "29 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.25 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "165 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.289 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.303 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "69% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "19.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "160 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "145,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "61,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "680,000 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "684,000 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "149,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "66,230 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "296,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "278,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "28,510 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,504 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "186,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "229,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "97 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "87.78 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "597 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "500 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.133 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.444 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.444 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "39 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "55.4 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,222,370" + "text": "1,982,934" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.63 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "43.08 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "45,065,083" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "129 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "127.95 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat; national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; Int" + "text": "national network nearly 100% digital using fiber-optic links; improved rural service employs microwave radio relay; one of the most state-of-the-art markets in Africa; high mobile penetration rates in the region with low cost for broadband Internet access; improvement in LTE and VoD (Video on Demand) reach and capabilities; some market limitations with lack of competition; mobile internet accounts for 93.2% of all Internet connections (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is below 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 6 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 128 per 100 persons; good system composed of open-wire lines, cables, and microwave radio relay links; principal switching centers are Casablanca and Rabat (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Euroafrica, Spain-Morocco, and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations (2015)" + "text": "country code - 212; landing point for the Atlas Offshore, Estepona-Tetouan, Canalink and SEA-ME-WE-3 fiber-optic telecommunications undersea cables that provide connectivity to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Gibraltar, Spain, and Western Sahara (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the governme (2007)" + "text": "2 TV broadcast networks with state-run Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) operating one network and the state partially owning the other; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite dish; 3 radio broadcast networks with RTM operating one; the government-owned network includes 10 regional radio channels in addition to its national service (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ma" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "19.021 million" + "text": "22,596,729" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "57.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,552,599" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "the University of al-Quarawiyyin Library in Fez is recognized as the oldest existing, continually operating library in the world, dating back to A.D. 859; among its holdings are approximately 4,000 ancient Islamic manuscripts (2018)" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "65" + "text": "76" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,786,850" + "text": "8,132,917 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "47,828,227 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "97.71 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -826,33 +838,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "31" + "text": "31 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -862,11 +874,11 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 944 km; oil 270 km; refined products 175 km (2013)" + "text": "944 km gas, 270 km oil, 175 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,067 km" + "text": "2,067 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "2,067 km 1.435-m gauge (1,022 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -874,27 +886,15 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "58,395 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "41,116 km (includes 1,080 km of expressways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "17,279 km (2010)" + "text": "57,300 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "26" + "text": "86" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, chemical tanker 3, container 6, passenger/cargo 14, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "14 (France 3, Germany 1, Italy 1, Spain 9)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "4 (Gibraltar 4) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, general cargo 4, oil tanker 3, other 75 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ "text": "Casablanca, Jorf Lasfar, Mohammedia, Safi, Tangier" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Tangier (2,093,408)" + "text": "Tangier (3,312,409) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Jorf Lasfar" @@ -910,14 +910,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Armed Forces (Forces Armees Royales, FAR): Royal Moroccan Army (includes Air Defense), Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, Marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawyiya al Malakiya Marakishiya; Force Aerienne Royale Marocaine) (2010)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; service obligation - 18 months (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Armed Forces: Royal Moroccan Army, Royal Moroccan Navy (includes Coast Guard, marines), Royal Moroccan Air Force, Royal Morroccan Gendarmerie, Morroccan Royal Guard (provides security for the royal family; officially part of the Royal Army); Force Auxiliaire (a paramilitary force under the Ministry of Interior that supplements the military and the police as needed) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2014) ++ 3.91% of GDP (2013) ++ 3.55% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.37% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.55% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019) / 3.1% of GDP (2018) / 3.2% of GDP (2017) / 3.2% of GDP (2016) / 3.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Royal Armed Forces have approximately 197,000 active personnel (175,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 13,000 Air Force); est. 25,000 Gendarmerie (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Moroccan military's inventory is comprised of mostly older French and US equipment; since 2010, France and the US are the leading suppliers of weapons to Morocco, followed by China and the Netherlands (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "750 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,360 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "19 years of age for compulsory military service (reintroduced in 2019); both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 12 months (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -925,7 +934,7 @@ "text": "claims and administers Western Sahara whose sovereignty remains unresolved; Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, the islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island); discussions have not progressed on a comprehensive maritime delimitation, setting limits on resource exploration and refugee interdiction, since Morocco's 2002 rejection of Spain's unilateral designation of a median line from the Canary Islands; Morocco serves as one of the primary launching areas of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa; Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling; the National Liberation Front's assertions of a claim to Chirac Pastures in southeastern Morocco is a dormant dispute" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "one of the world's largest producers of illicit hashish; shipments of hashish mostly directed to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant consumer of cannabis" + "text": "the world's largest producer and exporter of cannabis; total production for 2015-2016 growing season estimated to be 700 metric tons; shipments of hashish mostly directed to Western Europe; transit point for cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant consumer of cannabis" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/mp.json b/africa/mp.json index d1295b8e..26d9e2f4 100644 --- a/africa/mp.json +++ b/africa/mp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has one of Africa's highest per capita incomes." + "text": "Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, the uninhabited island of Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signals intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Mauritius claims the French island of Tromelin and the British Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory)." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "10 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues" + "text": "note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint Brandon), and Rodrigues" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ "text": "177 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, @@ -47,6 +46,9 @@ }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ "text": "small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Piton 828 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Piton 828 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -68,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.8% ++ arable land 38.4%; permanent crops 2%; permanent pasture 3.4%" + "text": "43.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "38.4% (2011 est.) / 2% (2011 est.) / 3.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "17.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "38.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -80,11 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "190 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is one of the highest in the world; urban cluster are found throught the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; population on Rodrigues Island is spread across the island with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution, degradation of coral reefs" + "text": "water pollution, degradation of coral reefs; soil erosion; wildlife preservation; solid waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,348,242 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,379,365 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -111,81 +119,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%" + "text": "Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian", + "note": { + "text": "note: Mauritius has not had a question on ethnicity on its national census since 1972" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Mauritius has transitioned from a country of high fertility and high mortality rates in the 1950s and mid-1960s to one with among the lowest population growth rates in the developing world today. After World War II, Mauritius’ population began to expand quickly due to increased fertility and a dramatic drop in mortality rates as a result of improved health care and the eradication of malaria. This period of heightened population growth – reaching about 3% a year – was followed by one of the world’s most rapid birth rate declines. The total fertility rate fell from 6.2 children per women in 1963 to 3.2 in 1972 – largely the result of improved educational attainment, especially among young women, accompanied by later marriage and the adoption of family planning methods. The family planning programs’ success was due to support from the government and eventually the traditionally pronatalist religious communities, which both recognized that controlling population growth was necessary because of Mauritius’ small size and limited resources. Mauritius’ fertility rate has consistently been below replacement level since the late 1990s, a rate that is substantially lower than nearby countries in southern Africa. With no indigenous population, Mauritius’ ethnic mix is a product of more than two centuries of European colonialism and continued international labor migration. Sugar production relied on slave labor mainly from Madagascar, Mozambique, and East Africa from the early 18th century until its abolition in 1835, when slaves were replaced with indentured Indians. Most of the influx of indentured labor – peaking between the late 1830s and early 1860 – settled permanently creating massive population growth of more than 7% a year and reshaping the island’s social and cultural composition. While Indians represented about 12% of Mauritius’ population in 1837, they and their descendants accounted for roughly two-thirds by the end of the 19th century. Most were Hindus, but the majority of the free Indian traders were Muslims. Mauritius again turned to overseas labor when its success in clothing and textile exports led to a labor shortage in the mid-1980s. Clothing manufacturers brought in contract workers (increasingly women) from China, India, and, to a lesser extent Bangladesh and Madagascar, who worked longer hours for lower wages under poor conditions and were viewed as more productive than locals. Downturns in the sugar and textile industries in the mid-2000s and a lack of highly qualified domestic workers for Mauritius’ growing services sector led to the emigration of low-skilled workers and a reliance on skilled foreign labor. Since 2007, Mauritius has pursued a circular migration program to enable citizens to acquire new skills and savings abroad and then return home to start businesses and to invest in the country’s development." + "text": "Mauritius has transitioned from a country of high fertility and high mortality rates in the 1950s and mid-1960s to one with among the lowest population growth rates in the developing world today. After World War II, Mauritius’ population began to expand quickly due to increased fertility and a dramatic drop in mortality rates as a result of improved health care and the eradication of malaria. This period of heightened population growth – reaching about 3% a year – was followed by one of the world’s most rapid birth rate declines.\nThe total fertility rate fell from 6.2 children per women in 1963 to 3.2 in 1972 – largely the result of improved educational attainment, especially among young women, accompanied by later marriage and the adoption of family planning methods. The family planning programs’ success was due to support from the government and eventually the traditionally pronatalist religious communities, which both recognized that controlling population growth was necessary because of Mauritius’ small size and limited resources. Mauritius’ fertility rate has consistently been below replacement level since the late 1990s, a rate that is substantially lower than nearby countries in southern Africa.\nWith no indigenous population, Mauritius’ ethnic mix is a product of more than two centuries of European colonialism and continued international labor migration. Sugar production relied on slave labor mainly from Madagascar, Mozambique, and East Africa from the early 18th century until its abolition in 1835, when slaves were replaced with indentured Indians. Most of the influx of indentured labor – peaking between the late 1830s and early 1860 – settled permanently creating massive population growth of more than 7% a year and reshaping the island’s social and cultural composition. While Indians represented about 12% of Mauritius’ population in 1837, they and their descendants accounted for roughly two-thirds by the end of the 19th century. Most were Hindus, but the majority of the free Indian traders were Muslims.\nMauritius again turned to overseas labor when its success in clothing and textile exports led to a labor shortage in the mid-1980s. Clothing manufacturers brought in contract workers (increasingly women) from China, India, and, to a lesser extent Bangladesh and Madagascar, who worked longer hours for lower wages under poor conditions and were viewed as more productive than locals. Downturns in the sugar and textile industries in the mid-2000s and a lack of highly qualified domestic workers for Mauritius’ growing services sector led to the emigration of low-skilled workers and a reliance on skilled foreign labor. Since 2007, Mauritius has pursued a circular migration program to enable citizens to acquire new skills and savings abroad and then return home to start businesses and to invest in the country’s development." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.44% (male 140,808/female 134,826)" + "text": "19.44% (male 137,010/female 131,113)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.06% (male 102,593/female 100,465)" + "text": "14.06% (male 98,480/female 95,472)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.87% (male 295,794/female 295,719)" + "text": "43.11% (male 297,527/female 297,158)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.37% (male 72,733/female 80,621)" + "text": "12.31% (male 80,952/female 88,785)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.25% (male 50,888/female 73,795) (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.08% (male 63,230/female 89,638) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.6%" + "text": "41.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "23.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "17.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.8 years" + "text": "36.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33.9 years" + "text": "35 years" }, "female": { - "text": "35.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.61% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.54% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is one of the highest in the world; urban cluster are found throught the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; population on Rodrigues Island is spread across the island with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "40.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.11% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORT LOUIS (capital) 135,000 (2014)" + "text": "149,000 PORT LOUIS (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -195,101 +209,110 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "53 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "61 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.6 years" + "text": "76.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.2 years" + "text": "73 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.62 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "63.8% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.9% of population ++ rural: 99.8% of population ++ total: 99.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.1% of population ++ rural: 0.2% of population ++ total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.6 physicians/1,000 population (2019)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2019)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.9% of population ++ rural: 92.6% of population ++ total: 93.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.1% of population ++ rural: 7.4% of population ++ total: 6.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.88% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1% (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.8% (2014)" + "text": "10.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "90.6%" + "text": "91.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "92.9%" + "text": "93.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "88.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "89.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -297,21 +320,21 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "23.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "32.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -329,8 +352,11 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Mauritius" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "island named after Prince Maurice VAN NASSAU, stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, in 1598" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced mah-rish-us" } }, "Government type": { @@ -345,6 +371,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Louis XV, who was king of France in 1736 when the port became the administrative center of Mauritius and a major reprovisioning stop for French ships traveling between Europe and Asia" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -354,10 +383,15 @@ "text": "12 March 1968 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 12 March (1968); note - also became Republic Day (1992)" + "text": "Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968 & 1992); note - became independent and a republic on the same date in 1968 and 1992 respectively" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, citizenship, or the branches of government, requires approval in a referendum by at least three-fourths majority of voters followed by a unanimous vote by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law" @@ -369,7 +403,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -384,51 +418,45 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (since 5 June 2015); Vice President Paramaslyum (aka Barlen) Pillay VYAPOORY (since 4 April 2016)" + "text": "President Pritivirajsing ROOPUN (since December 2019); Vice President Marie Cyril Eddy Boissézon (2 December 2019) note - President Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (since 5 June 2015) resigned on 23 March 2018 amid a credit card scandal" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 17 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Pravind JUGNAUTH (since 23 January 2017, remains PM after parliamentary election 7 Nov 2019); note - Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 17 December 2014) stepped down on 23 January 2017 in favor of his son, Pravind Kumar JUGNAUTH, who was then appointed prime minister; 7 Nov 2019 Pravind Jugnauth remains prime minister and home affairs minister and also becomes defense minister (2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 June 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for 5-year renewable terms; election last held on 7 Nov 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly (2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ameenah GURIB-FAKIM (independent) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote" + "text": "seats by party as of 7/11/2019- (MSM) 38, (PTR) 14, (MMM) 8, (OPR) 2; note - GURIB-FAKIM, Mauritius'- first female president, resigned on 23 March 2018 (2018)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (70 seats maximum; 62 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 8 seats allocated to non-elected party candidates by the Electoral Commissioner's Office to ensure fair and adequate representation of each community and party in the Assembly, as outlined in the Constitution; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (70 seats maximum; 62 members directly elected multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 8 seats allocated to non-elected party candidates by the Office of Electoral Commissioner; members serve a 5-year term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 December 2014 (next to be held by 2019); note - the National Assembly was dissolved on 6 October 2014, resulting in early elections" + "text": "last held on 7 November 2019 (next to be held by late 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Alliance Lepep 49.8%, PTR-MMM 38.5%, FSM 2.1%, OPR 1.1%, other 8.5%; elected seats by party - Alliance Lepep 47, PTR-MMM 13, OPR 2; appointed seats Alliance Lepep 4, PTR-MMM 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - MSM 61%, Labour Party 23%, MMM 13%, OPR 3%; elected seats by party as of - the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) wins 38 seats, the Labour Party (PTR) or (MLP) 14,  Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) 8 and the Rodrigues People's Organization (OPR) 2; composition - men 49, women 13; percent of women 20% (2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 17 puisne judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 18 puisne judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 62" + "text": "chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 67" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal" + "text": "lower regional courts known as District Courts, Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance Lepep (Alliance of the People) [Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH] (coalition including MSM, PMSD, and ML) ++ Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PTR or MLP [Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM] ++ Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) or MMM [Paul BERENGER] ++ Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Democrate) or PMSD [Xavier Luc DUVAL] ++ Mauritian Solidarity Front (Front Solidarite Mauricienne) or FSM [Cehl FAKEERMEEAH, known as Cehl MEEAH] ++ Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialist Mauricien) or MSM [Pravind JUGNAUTH] ++ Muvman Liberater or ML [Ivan COLLENDAVELLOO] ++ Rodrigues Peoples Organization (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) or OPR [Serge CLAIR]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Lalit Political Party ++ Rezistans ek Alternativ (Resistance and Alternative) ++ Say No to Coal!", - "other": { - "text": "various labor unions" - } + "text": "Alliance Lepep (Alliance of the People) [Pravind JUGNAUTH] (coalition includes MSM and ML)Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PTR or MLP [Navinchandra RAMGOOLAM]Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) or MMM [Paul BERENGER]Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Democrate) or PMSD [Xavier Luc DUVAL]Mauritian Solidarity Front (Front Solidarite Mauricienne) or FSM [Cehl FAKEERMEEAH, aka Cehl MEEAH]Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialist Mauricien) or MSM [Pravind JUGNAUTH]Muvman Liberater or ML [Ivan COLLENDAVELLOO]Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotic) [Alan GANOO]Rodrigues Peoples Organization (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) or OPR [Serge CLAIR]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -449,7 +477,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Melanie ZIMMERMAN (since 2016); note - also accredited to Seychelles" + "text": "Ambassador David D. REIMER (since 10 January 2018); note - also accredited to Seychelles" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[230] 202-4400" }, "embassy": { "text": "4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Avenue, Port Louis" @@ -457,85 +488,85 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "international mail: P.O. Box 544, Port Louis; US mail: American Embassy, Port Louis, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-2450" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[230] 202-4400" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[230] 208-9534" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green; red represents self-determination and independence, blue the Indian Ocean surrounding the island, yellow has been interpreted as the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future, and green can symbolize either agriculture or the lush vegetation of the island" + "text": "four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green; red represents self-determination and independence, blue the Indian Ocean surrounding the island, yellow has been interpreted as the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future, and green can symbolize either agriculture or the lush vegetation of the island", + "note": { + "text": "note: while many national flags consist of three - and in some cases five - horizontal bands of color, the flag of Mauritius is the world's only national flag to consist of four horizontal color bands" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "dodo bird, Trochetia Boutoniana flower; national colors: red, blue, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Motherland\"" + "text": "Motherland" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Jean Georges PROSPER/Philippe GENTIL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1968" + "text": "note: adopted 1968" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has undergone a remarkable economic transformation from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a diversified, upper middle-income economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure. ++ ++ The economy currently rests on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, but is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area and accounts for 15% of export earnings. The government's development strategy centers on creating vertical and horizontal clusters of development in these sectors. Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. Investment in the banking sector alone has reached over $1 billion. Mauritius’ textile sector has taken advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade program that allows duty free access to the US market, with Mauritian exports to the US growing by 40% from 2000 to 2014. ++ ++ Mauritius' sound economic policies and prudent banking practices helped to mitigate negative effects of the global financial crisis in 2008-09. GDP grew in the 3-4% per year range in 2010-14, and the country continues to expand its trade and investment outreach around the globe. Growth in the US and Europe fostered goods and services exports, including tourism, while lower oil prices kept inflation low in 2015." + "text": "Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has undergone a remarkable economic transformation from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a diversified, upper middle-income economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. Mauritius has achieved steady growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure.   The economy currently depends on sugar, tourism, textiles and apparel, and financial services, but is expanding into fish processing, information and communications technology, education, and hospitality and property development. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land area but sugar makes up only around 3-4% of national GDP. Authorities plan to emphasize services and innovation in the coming years. After several years of slow growth, government policies now seek to stimulate economic growth in five areas: serving as a gateway for international investment into Africa; increasing the use of renewable energy; developing smart cities; growing the ocean economy; and upgrading and modernizing infrastructure, including public transportation, the port, and the airport.   Mauritius has attracted more than 32,000 offshore entities, many aimed at commerce in India, South Africa, and China. The Mauritius International Financial Center is under scrutiny by international bodies promoting fair tax competition and Mauritius has been cooperating with the European Union and the United states in the automatic exchange of account information. Mauritius is also a member of the OECD/G20’s Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting and is under pressure to review its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements. The offshore sector is vulnerable to changes in the tax framework and authorities have been working on a Financial Services Sector Blueprint to enable Mauritius to transition to a jurisdiction of higher value added. Mauritius’ textile sector has taken advantage of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade program that allows duty free access to the US market, with Mauritian exports to the US growing by 35.6 % from 2000 to 2014. However, lack of local labor as well as rising labor costs eroding the competitiveness of textile firms in Mauritius.   Mauritius' sound economic policies and prudent banking practices helped mitigate negative effects of the global financial crisis in 2008-09. GDP grew in the 3-4% per year range in 2010-17, and the country continues to expand its trade and investment outreach around the globe. Growth in the US and Europe fostered goods and services exports, including tourism, while lower oil prices kept inflation low. Mauritius continues to rank as one of the most business-friendly environments on the continent and passed a Business Facilitation Act to improve competitiveness and long-term growth prospects. A new National Economic Development Board was set up in 2017-2018 to spearhead efforts to promote exports and attract inward investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$25.85 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.97 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.12 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$28.27 billion (2017 est.) / $27.23 billion (2016 est.) / $26.23 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.33 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 3.8% (2016 est.) / 3.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$20,500 (2016 est.) ++ $19,800 (2015 est.) ++ $19,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$22,300 (2017 est.) / $21,500 (2016 est.) / $20,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74%" + "text": "81% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "15.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "-0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.7%" + "text": "42.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-59.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.1%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -545,253 +576,233 @@ "text": "food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "624,700 (2016 est.)" + "text": "633,900 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture and fishing": { - "text": "9%" + "agriculture": { + "text": "8%" }, - "construction and industry": { - "text": "30%" + "industry": { + "text": "29.8%" }, - "transportation and communication": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "trade, restaurants, hotels": { - "text": "22%" - }, - "finance": { - "text": "6%" - }, - "other services": { - "text": "25% (2007)" + "services": { + "text": "62.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.8% (2016 est.) ++ 8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.) / 7.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8% (2006 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.9 (2012 est.) ++ 39 (2006 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.478 billion" + "text": "2.994 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.95 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.038 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "66% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "64% of GDP (2017 est.) / 66.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.743 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.547 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$12.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $12.15 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.239 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.751 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.942 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$509 million (2016 est.) ++ -$562 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$875 million (2017 est.) / -$531 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.676 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.685 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.36 billion (2017 est.) / $2.359 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 16.7%, US 12.5%, UK 12%, South Africa 9%, Madagascar 6.7%, Italy 6.6%, Spain 5.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses, fish, primates (for research)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UK 13.2%, UAE 12.4%, France 11.9%, US 10.7%, South Africa 8.6%, Madagascar 6.5%, Italy 5.4%, Spain 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.355 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.526 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.986 billion (2017 est.) / $4.406 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, capital equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "India 18.7%, China 17.8%, France 7.1%, South Africa 6.5%, Vietnam 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "India 17.9%, China 15.7%, France 11.1%, South Africa 9.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.526 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.984 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.967 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$10.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$19.99 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $14.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - ++ 35.56 (2016 est.) ++ 35.057 (2015 est.) ++ 35.057 (2014 est.) ++ 30.622 (2013 est.) ++ 30.05 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar - / 35.17 (2017 est.) / 35.542 (2016 est.) / 35.542 (2015 est.) / 35.057 (2014 est.) / 30.622 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.898 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.726 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "894,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "96.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "3.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "25,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "25,960 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "5.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.429 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "380,000" + "text": "470,166" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "28 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.762 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,076,577" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "151.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "small system with good service" + "text": "small system with good service; LTE and fiber broadband service are available; government supports building a national Wi-Fi network; partial privatization of biggest telecommunications company, open to competition; 3 mobile network operators; the country is a hub for submarine cables providing international connectivity; successfully pursuing a policy to make telecommunications a pillar of economic growth and to have a fully digital-based infrastructure (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "monopoly over fixed-line services terminated in 2005; fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services launched in 1989 with current teledensity roughly 130 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity 34 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular services teledensity approaching 151 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 230; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides links to Asia and South Africa where it connects to the SAT-3/WASC submarine cable that provides further links to parts of East Africa, and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 In (2015)" + "text": "country code - 230; landing points for the SAFE, MARS, IOX Cable System, METISS and LION submarine cable system that provides links to Asia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean Islands of Reunion, Madagascar, and Mauritius; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean); new microwave link to Reunion; HF radiotelephone links to several countries (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which operates 3 analog and 10 digital TV stations; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the (2007)" + "text": "the government maintains control over TV broadcasting through the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC), which only operates digital TV stations since June 2015; MBC is a shareholder in a local company that operates 2 pay-TV stations; the state retains the largest radio broadcast network with multiple stations; several private radio broadcasters have entered the market since 2001; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "672,000" + "text": "799,470" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "50.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.6% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "274,200" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "20 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "13" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,466,527" + "text": "1,745,291 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "168.773 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "233.72 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -802,21 +813,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -824,18 +835,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,149 km" + "text": "2,428 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,149 km (includes 75 km of expressways) (2012)" + "text": "2,379 km (includes 99 km of expressways) (2015)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "49 km (2015)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "28" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 23 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -845,11 +859,17 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Mauritius Police Force, Special Mobile Force, National Coast Guard" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Mauritius Police Force includes a Special Mobile Force (a paramilitary force formed as a mobile infantry battalion) and the National Coast Guard (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.19% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.16% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.19% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2018) / 0.2% of GDP (2017) / 0.2% of GDP (2016) / 0.2% of GDP (2015) / 0.2% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "police paramilitary forces for Mauritius number about 2,500 (est. 1.700 Special Mobile Force; 800 National Coast Guard) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Special Mobile Force's inventory includes mostly second-hand equipment from France and the UK; since 2014, India has provided the majority of the Coast Guard's equipment, including patrol boats and aircraft (2019 est.)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/mr.json b/africa/mr.json index bb26f147..99f560c1 100644 --- a/africa/mr.json +++ b/africa/mr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in July 2009 and sworn in the following month. AZIZ sustained injuries from an accidental shooting by his own troops in October 2012 but has continued to maintain his authority. He was reelected in 2014 to a second and final term as president (according to the present constitution). The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among three major groups: Arabic-speaking descendants of slaves (Haratines), Arabic-speaking \"White Moors\" (Bidhan), and members of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups mostly originating in the Senegal River valley (Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). Mauritania confronts a terrorism threat by al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, which launched successful attacks between 2005 and 2010." + "text": "Berbers moved south into the area of today's Mauritania beginning in the 3rd century. Beginning in the 8th century, Mauritania experienced a slow but constant infiltration of Arabs and Arab influence from the north, pressing the Berbers, who resisted assimilation, to move farther south. One particular Arab group, the Bani Hassan, continued to migrate southward until, by the end of the 17th century, they dominated the entire country. Having finally been defeated, Berber groups turned to clericalism to regain a degree of ascendancy. At the bottom of the social structure were the slaves, subservient to both the Arabic warriors and Islamic Berber holy men. All of the social rivalries were fully exploited by the French as they colonized Mauritania in the late 19th century. Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 but relinquished it after three years of raids by the Polisario guerrilla front seeking independence for the territory. Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed TAYA seized power in a coup in 1984 and ruled Mauritania with a heavy hand for more than two decades. A series of presidential elections that he held were widely seen as flawed. A bloodless coup in August 2005 deposed President TAYA and ushered in a military council that oversaw a transition to democratic rule. Independent candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDALLAHI was inaugurated in April 2007 as Mauritania's first freely and fairly elected president. His term ended prematurely in August 2008 when a military junta led by General Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ deposed him and installed a military council government. AZIZ was subsequently elected president in 2009 and reelected in 2014 to a second and final term. He was replaced in 2019 by Mohamed Cheikh El GHAZOUANI. The country continues to experience ethnic tensions among three major groups: Arabic-speaking descendants of slaves (Haratines), Arabic-speaking \"White Moors\" (Beydane), and members of Sub-Saharan ethnic groups mostly originating in the Senegal River valley (Halpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof). Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) launched a series of attacks in Mauritania between 2005 and 2011, murdering American and foreign tourists and aid workers, attacking diplomatic and government facilities, and ambushing Mauritanian soldiers and gendarmes. A successful strategy against terrorism that combines dialogue with the terrorists and military actions has prevented the country from further terrorist attacks since 2011. However, AQIM and similar groups remain active in neighboring Mali and elsewhere in the Sahel region and continue to pose a threat to Mauritanians and foreign visitors." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico" + "text": "slightly larger than three times the size of New Mexico; about six times the size of Florida" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,002 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 460 km, Mali 2,236 km, Senegal 742 km, Western Sahara 1,564 km" + "text": "Algeria 460 km, Mali 2236 km, Senegal 742 km, Western Sahara 1564 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "276 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha -5 m ++ highest point: Kediet Ijill 915 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha -5 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kediet Ijill 915 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "38.5% ++ arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 38.1%" + "text": "38.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 38.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "61.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,8 +90,8 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "450 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind primarily in March and April; periodic droughts" @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,677,293 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "4,005,475 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,87 +124,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors) 40%, white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Bidhan) 30%, black Africans (non-Arabic speaking, Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof, and Bamara ethnic groups) 30%" + "text": "black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors) 40%, white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Beydane) 30%, Sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Halpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups) 30%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official and national), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French", + "text": "Arabic (official and national), Pular, Soninke, Wolof (all national languages), French", "note": { - "text": "the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya" + "text": "note: the spoken Arabic in Mauritania differs considerably from the modern standard Arabic used for official written purposes or in the media; the Mauritanian dialect, which incorporates many Berber words, is referred to as Hassaniya" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official) 100%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "With a sustained total fertility rate of about 4 children per woman and almost 60% of the population under the age of 25, Mauritania’s population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future. Mauritania’s large youth cohort is vital to its development prospects, but available schooling does not adequately prepare students for the workplace. Girls continue to be underrepresented in the classroom, educational quality remains poor, and the dropout rate is high. The literacy rate is only about 50%, even though access to primary education has improved since the mid-2000s. Women’s restricted access to education and discriminatory laws maintain gender inequality – worsened by early and forced marriages and female genital cutting. The denial of education to black Moors also helps to perpetuate slavery. Although Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981 (the last country in the world to do so) and made it a criminal offense in 2007, the millenniums-old practice persists largely because anti-slavery laws are rarely enforced and the custom is so ingrained. Up to 20% of Mauritania’s population is estimated to be enslaved, the highest rate worldwide. Drought, poverty, and unemployment have driven outmigration from Mauritania since the 1970s. Early flows were directed toward other West African countries, including Senegal, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, and Gambia. The 1989 Mauritania-Senegal conflict forced thousands of black Mauritanians to take refuge in Senegal and pushed labor migrants toward the Gulf, Libya, and Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mauritania has accepted migrants from neighboring countries to fill labor shortages since its independence in 1960 and more recently has received refugees escaping civil wars, including tens of thousands of Tuaregs who fled Mali in 2012. Mauritania was an important transit point for sub-Saharan migrants moving illegally to North Africa and Europe. In the mid-2000s, as border patrols increased in the Strait of Gibraltar, security increased around Spain’s North African enclaves (Ceuta and Melilla), and Moroccan border controls intensified, illegal migration flows shifted from the Western Mediterranean to Spain’s Canary Islands. In 2006, departure points moved southward along the West African coast from Morocco and Western Sahara to Mauritania’s two key ports (Nouadhibou and the capital Nouakchott), and illegal migration to the Canaries peaked at almost 32,000. The numbers fell dramatically in the following years because of joint patrolling off the West African coast by Frontex (the EU’s border protection agency), Spain, Mauritania, and Senegal; the expansion of Spain’s border surveillance system; and the 2008 European economic downturn." + "text": "With a sustained total fertility rate of about 4 children per woman and almost 60% of the population under the age of 25, Mauritania's population is likely to continue growing for the foreseeable future. Mauritania's large youth cohort is vital to its development prospects, but available schooling does not adequately prepare students for the workplace. Girls continue to be underrepresented in the classroom, educational quality remains poor, and the dropout rate is high. The literacy rate is only about 50%, even though access to primary education has improved since the mid-2000s. Women's restricted access to education and discriminatory laws maintain gender inequality - worsened by early and forced marriages and female genital cutting. The denial of education to black Moors also helps to perpetuate slavery. Although Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981 (the last country in the world to do so) and made it a criminal offense in 2007, the millenniums-old practice persists largely because anti-slavery laws are rarely enforced and the custom is so ingrained.  According to a 2018 nongovernmental organization's report, a little more than 2% of Mauritania's population is enslaved, which includes individuals sujbected to forced labor and forced marriage, although many thousands of individuals who are legally free contend with discrimination, poor education, and a lack of identity papers and, therefore, live in de facto slavery.  The UN and international press outlets have claimed that up to 20% of Mauritania's population is enslaved, which would be the highest rate worldwide. Drought, poverty, and unemployment have driven outmigration from Mauritania since the 1970s. Early flows were directed toward other West African countries, including Senegal, Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, and Gambia. The 1989 Mauritania-Senegal conflict forced thousands of black Mauritanians to take refuge in Senegal and pushed labor migrants toward the Gulf, Libya, and Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Mauritania has accepted migrants from neighboring countries to fill labor shortages since its independence in 1960 and more recently has received refugees escaping civil wars, including tens of thousands of Tuaregs who fled Mali in 2012. Mauritania was an important transit point for Sub-Saharan migrants moving illegally to North Africa and Europe. In the mid-2000s, as border patrols increased in the Strait of Gibraltar, security increased around Spain's North African enclaves (Ceuta and Melilla), and Moroccan border controls intensified, illegal migration flows shifted from the Western Mediterranean to Spain's Canary Islands. In 2006, departure points moved southward along the West African coast from Morocco and Western Sahara to Mauritania's two key ports (Nouadhibou and the capital Nouakchott), and illegal migration to the Canaries peaked at almost 32,000. The numbers fell dramatically in the following years because of joint patrolling off the West African coast by Frontex (the EU's border protection agency), Spain, Mauritania, and Senegal; the expansion of Spain's border surveillance system; and the 2008 European economic downturn." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "38.87% (male 717,790/female 711,694)" + "text": "37.56% (male 755,788/female 748,671)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.86% (male 357,460/female 372,744)" + "text": "19.71% (male 387,140/female 402,462)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.96% (male 561,341/female 650,580)" + "text": "33.91% (male 630,693/female 727,518)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.61% (male 76,372/female 93,065)" + "text": "4.9% (male 88,888/female 107,201)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.71% (male 57,814/female 78,433) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.92% (male 66,407/female 90,707) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "76.1%" + "text": "75" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.5%" + "text": "69.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "5.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.3 years" + "text": "21 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.3 years" + "text": "20.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.09% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "29 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal" + "text": "with most of the country being a desert, vast areas of the country, particularly in the central, northern, and eastern areas, are without sizeable population clusters; half the population lives in or around the coastal capital of Nouakchott; smaller clusters are found near the southern border with Mali and Senegal as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "59.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "55.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NOUAKCHOTT (capital) 968,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.315 million NOUAKCHOTT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -211,86 +217,89 @@ "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "602 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "766 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "53.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "47.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "58.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "52.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "48.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63 years" + "text": "64.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "60.7 years" + "text": "62.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.93 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.65 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.3% (2007)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "17.8% (2015)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 58.4% of population ++ rural: 57.1% of population ++ total: 57.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 41.6% of population ++ rural: 42.9% of population ++ total: 42.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "31.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "15.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 57.5% of population ++ rural: 13.8% of population ++ total: 40% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 16.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 42.5% of population ++ rural: 86.2% of population ++ total: 60% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "74.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "44% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.57% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "13,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,700 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,53 +307,56 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.6% (2014)" + "text": "12.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "19.5% (2012)" + "text": "19.2% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "52.1%" + "text": "53.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "62.6%" + "text": "63.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "43.4% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "male": { "text": "9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2013)" + "text": "10 years (2019)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "127,251" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "15.2%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "16% (2007 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "14.1%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "17% (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Muritaniyah" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named for the ancient Kingdom of Mauretania (3rd century B.C. to 1st century A.D.), which existed further north in present-day Morocco; the name derives from the Mauri (Moors), the Berber-speaking peoples of northwest Africa" + "text": "named for the ancient kingdom of Mauretania (3rd century B.C. to 1st century A.D.) and the subsequent Roman province (1st-7th centuries A.D.), which existed further north in present-day Morocco; the name derives from the Mauri (Moors), the Berber-speaking peoples of northwest Africa" } }, "Government type": { @@ -378,6 +390,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: may derive from the Berber \"nawakshut\" meaning \"place of the winds\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -390,7 +405,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991; amended 2004, 2006, 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1964; latest adopted 12 July 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by Parliament; consideration of amendments by Parliament requires approval of at least one third of the membership; a referendum is held only if the amendment is approved by two-thirds majority vote; passage by referendum requires simple majority vote by eligible voters; passage of amendments proposed by the president can bypass a referendum if approved by at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament; amended many times, last in 2017 (by referendum)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic and French civil law" @@ -417,51 +437,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (since 5 August 2009); note - AZIZ deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh ABDELLAHI in a coup and installed himself as president in August 2008; he subsequently retired from the military, stepped down from the appropriated presidency in April 2009 to run for the legitimate presidency, and was elected president on 18 July 2009" + "text": "President Mohamed Cheikh El GHAZOUANI (since 1 August 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Yahya Ould HADEMINE (since 21 August 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mohamed Ould BILAL (since 6 August 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers - nominees suggested by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 June 2014 (next to be held by 2019); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 June 2019 (next scheduled for 22 June 2024); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ elected president; percent of vote - Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ (UPR) 81.9%, Biram Dah ABEID (independent) 8.7%, Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT (El Wiam) 4.5%, Ibrahima Moctar SARR (SJD/MR) 4.4%, other 0.5%" + "text": "Mohamed Cheikh El GHAZOUANI elected president in first round; percent of vote - Mahamed Cheikh El GHAZOUANI (UPR) 52%, Biram Dah Ould ABEID (independent) 18.6%, Sidi Mohamed Ould BOUBACAR (independent) 17.9%, other 11.55%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats; 53 members indirectly elected by municipal leaders by simple majority vote and 3 directly elected by Mauritanians abroad; members serve a 6-year term with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) and the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (146 seats; 106 members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed and 40 directly elected in constituencies with three or more seats by proportional representation vote; members serve a 5-year term)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Barlamane consists of the National Assembly or Al Jamiya Al Wataniya (157 seats; 113 members in single- and multi-seat constituencies directly elected by a combination of plurality and proportional representation voting systems, 40 members in a single, nationwide constituency directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 4 members directly elected by the diaspora; all members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 23 November 2013 (next election scheduled for 2015 but delayed because of opposition party threats to boycott election); National Assembly - first round last held on 23 November and second round on 21 December 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "first held as the unicameral National Assembly in 2 rounds on 1 and 15 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UPR 75, RNRD-TAWASSOUL 16, El Wiam 10, APP 7, El Karama Party 6, UDP 6, AJD/MR 4, Burst of Youth for the Nation 4, El Vadila Party 3, PRDR 3, PUD 3, Ravah Party 3, other 6; note - parties winning fewer than 3 seats sit as independents unless they join a coalition" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - NA" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: a referendum held in August 2017 approved a constitutional amendment to change the Parliament structure from bicameral to unicameral by abolishing the Senate and creating Regional Councils for local development" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (subdivided into 1 criminal and 2 civil chambers, each with a president and 5 counselors); Constitutional Council (consists of 6 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (subdivided into 7 chambers: 2 civil, 2 labor, 1 commercial, 1 administrative, and 1 criminal, each with a chamber president and 2 councilors ); Constitutional Council (consists of 6 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic to serve a 5-year renewable term; Constitutional Council members appointed - 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the president of the National Assembly, and 1 by the president of the Senate; members serve single, 9-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court of Justice (cases involving treason and criminal acts of high government officials); courts of appeal; wilaya (regional) courts (located at the headquarters of each of the 13 regions); commercial and labor courts; criminal courts; moughataa (district) courts; informal/customary courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; courts of first instance or wilya courts are established in the regions' headquarters and include commercial and labor courts, criminal courts, Moughataa (district) Courts, and informal/customary courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR [Ibrahima Moctar SARR] ++ Burst of Youth for the Nation [Lalla CHERIVA] ++ Coalition for Pacific Alternation or CAP (coalition of opposition parties, including APP, El Wiam) ++ Coalition of Majority Parties or CPM (including UPR, UDP) ++ Coordination of Democratic Opposition or COD [Ahmed Ould DADDAH] (coalition including RNRD-TAWASSOUL) ++ El Karama Party [Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould HAJBOU] ++ El Vadila Party [Ethmane Ould Ahmed ABOULMAALY] ++ El Wiam [Boidiel Ould HOUMEIT] ++ National Rally for Reform and Development or RNRD-TAWASSOUL [Mohamed Jamil Ould MANSOUR] ++ Party of Unity and Development or PUD [Mohamed BARO] ++ Popular Progressive Alliance or APP [Messaoud Ould BOULKHEIR] ++ Ravah Party ++ Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal or PRDR [Sidi Mohamed Ould Mohamed VALL] ++ Union for Democracy and Progress or UDP [Naha Mint MOUKNASS] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Sidi Mohamed Ould MAHAM]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "General Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CGTM [Abdallahi Ould MOHAMED, secretary general] ++ Independent Confederation of Mauritanian Workers or CLTM and El Hor [Samory Ould BEYE] (civil society organization) ++ Mauritanian Workers Union or UTM [Mohamed Ely Ould BRAHIM, secretary general] ++ SOS-Esclaves [Boubacar MESSAOUD] (anti-slavery group)", - "other": { - "text": "Arab nationalists; Ba'athists; Islamists; Nasserists" - } + "text": "Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal or AJD/MR [Ibrahima Moctar SARR]Burst of Youth for the Nation [Lalla Mint CHERIF]Coalition of Majority Parties or CPM (includes UPR, UDP)El Karama Party [Cheikhna Ould Mohamed Ould HAJBOU]El Vadila Party [Ethmane Ould Ahmed ABOULMAALY]National Forum for Democracy and Unity or FNDU [Mohamed Ould MAOLOUD] (coalition of hard-line opposition parties, includes RNRD-TAWASSOUL)National Rally for Reform and Development or RNRD-TAWASSOUL [Mohamed Mahmoud Ould SEYIDI]Party of Unity and Development or PUD [Mohamed BARO]Popular Progressive Alliance or APP [Messaoud Ould BOULKHEIR]Rally of Democratic Forces or RFD [Ahmed Ould DADDAH]Ravah Party [ Mohamed Ould VALL]Republican Party for Democracy and Renewal or PRDR [Mintata Mint HEDEID]Union for Democracy and Progress or UDP [Naha Mint MOUKNASS]Union of Progress Forces [Mohamed Ould MAOULOUD]Union for the Republic or UPR [Seyidna Ali Ould MOHAMED KHOUNA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, CAEU (candidate), EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MIUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -482,26 +499,26 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Larry Edward ANDRE, Jr. (since 25 September 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "288, rue 42-100 (rue Abdallaye), Nouakchott" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B.P. 222, Nouakchott" + "text": "Ambassador Michael J. DODMAN (since 5 January 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[222] 4525-2660 or [222] 2660-2663" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Avenue Al Quds, Nouadhibou, Nouadhibou Road, Nouakchott  " + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "use embassy street address" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[222] 4525-1592" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "green with a yellow five-pointed star above a yellow, horizontal crescent; the closed side of the crescent is down; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; green also represents hope for a bright future; the yellow color stands for the sands of the Sahara" + "text": "green with a yellow, five-pointed star between the horns of a yellow, upward-pointing crescent moon; red stripes along the top and bottom edges; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam; green also represents hope for a bright future; the yellow color stands for the sands of the Sahara; red symbolizes the blood shed in the struggle for independence" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "star and crescent; national colors: green, yellow" + "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a horizontal crescent moon; national colors: green, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -511,97 +528,97 @@ "text": "Baba Ould CHEIKH/traditional, arranged by Tolia NIKIPROWETZKY" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; the unique rhythm of the Mauritanian anthem makes it particularly challenging to sing" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; the unique rhythm of the Mauritanian anthem makes it particularly challenging to sing; Mauritania in November 2017 adopted a new national anthem, \"Bilada-l ubati-l hudati-l kiram\" (The Country of Fatherhood is the Honorable Gift) composed by Rageh Daoud (sound file of the new anthem is forthcoming)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Mauritania's economy is dominated by natural resources and agriculture. Half the population still depends on agriculture and livestock for a livelihood, even though many nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. Recently, GDP growth has been driven by foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors. ++ ++ Mauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock, and exploration is ongoing for uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up about three-quarters of Mauritania's total exports, subjecting the economy to price swings in world commodity markets. Mining is also a growing source of government revenue, rising from 13% to 29% of total revenue between 2006 and 2013. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for about 25% of budget revenues, but overexploitation by foreigners threatens this key source of revenue. ++ ++ Risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital. Mauritania has sought additional IMF support by focusing efforts on poverty reduction. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure are the largest components of the country’s public expenditures." + "text": "Mauritania's economy is dominated by extractive industries (oil and mines), fisheries, livestock, agriculture, and services. Half the population still depends on farming and raising livestock, even though many nomads and subsistence farmers were forced into the cities by recurrent droughts in the 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, and 2017. Recently, GDP growth has been driven largely by foreign investment in the mining and oil sectors. Mauritania's extensive mineral resources include iron ore, gold, copper, gypsum, and phosphate rock, and exploration is ongoing for tantalum, uranium, crude oil, and natural gas. Extractive commodities make up about three-quarters of Mauritania's total exports, subjecting the economy to price swings in world commodity markets. Mining is also a growing source of government revenue, rising from 13% to 30% of total revenue from 2006 to 2014. The nation's coastal waters are among the richest fishing areas in the world, and fishing accounts for about 15% of budget revenues, 45% of foreign currency earnings. Mauritania processes a total of 1,800,000 tons of fish per year, but overexploitation by foreign and national fleets threaten the sustainability of this key source of revenue. The economy is highly sensitive to international food and extractive commodity prices. Other risks to Mauritania's economy include its recurring droughts, dependence on foreign aid and investment, and insecurity in neighboring Mali, as well as significant shortages of infrastructure, institutional capacity, and human capital. In December 2017, Mauritania and the IMF agreed to a three year agreement under the Extended Credit Facility to foster economic growth, maintain macroeconomic stability, and reduce poverty. Investment in agriculture and infrastructure are the largest components of the country’s public expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$16.71 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.19 billion (2015 est.) ++ $15.99 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17.28 billion (2017 est.) / $16.7 billion (2016 est.) / $16.4 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.718 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.935 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.) / 1.8% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,400 (2016 est.) ++ $4,400 (2015 est.) ++ $4,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,500 (2017 est.) / $4,400 (2016 est.) / $4,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 25.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "64.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "47%" + "text": "56.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-7.2%" + "text": "-3.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "39% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-61.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-78.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "27.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.8%" + "text": "29.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "41.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, sheep" + "text": "dates, millet, sorghum, rice, corn; cattle, camel and sheep" }, "Industries": { "text": "fish processing, oil production, mining (iron ore, gold, copper)", "note": { - "text": "gypsum deposits have never been exploited" + "text": "note: gypsum deposits have never been exploited" } }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.356 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.437 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "50%" }, "industry": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "1.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "48% (2001 est.)" + "text": "48.1% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "31% (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.) / 10.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "40% (2004 est.)" + "text": "31% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -611,196 +628,209 @@ "text": "29.5% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39 (2000) ++ 37.3 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.143 billion" + "text": "1.354 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.43 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.396 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "96.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 100% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2009) ++ 12% (31 December 2007)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 17% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.753 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 1.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.033 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.313 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$711 million (2017 est.) / -$707 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.212 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.385 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron ore, fish and fish products, gold, copper, petroleum" + "text": "$1.722 billion (2017 est.) / $1.401 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 32.7%, Switzerland 11.1%, Spain 8.6%, Italy 6.7%, Cote dIvoire 6.6%, Japan 5.7% (2015)" + "text": "China 31.2%, Switzerland 14.4%, Spain 10.1%, Germany 8.2%, Japan 8.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "iron ore, fish and fish products, livestock, gold, copper, crude oil" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.643 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.094 billion (2017 est.) / $1.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, capital goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 25.5%, Algeria 8.4%, France 6.3%, Morocco 5.1%, Spain 4.8%, Brazil 4.5%, US 4% (2015)" + "text": "Belgium 11.5%, UAE 11.3%, US 9.2%, China 7.5%, France 7.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, Morocco 6%, Slovenia 4.8%, Vanuatu 4.7%, Spain 4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$875 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $849.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.585 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.415 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.899 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - ++ 341.6 (2016 est.) ++ 319.7 (2015 est.) ++ 319.7 (2014 est.) ++ 299.5 (2013 est.) ++ 296.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "ouguiyas (MRO) per US dollar - / 363.6 (2017 est.) / 352.37 (2016 est.) / 352.37 (2015 est.) / 319.7 (2014 est.) / 299.5 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "3 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "41.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "81% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "2.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.139 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.059 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "400,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "558,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "66.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "5,247 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "11,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,333 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "20 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "20 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,390 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,290 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "28.32 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.615 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "51,294" + "text": "53,742" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.37 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.644 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,083,199" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "101 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "104.09 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding rapidly" + "text": "limited system of cable and open-wire lines, minor microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations; mobile-cellular services expanding; 3 mobile network operators; monopolies and little stimulus for competition; 3G penetration high yet little development in LTE and consequently mobile broadband access speeds are low; World Bank and European Investment Bank support attempts to improve telecom and improve regulatory measures; regulator struggles to enforce good quality of service; efforts to improve backbone of network (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of roughly 100 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott w" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular network coverage extends mainly to urban areas with a teledensity of roughly 104 per 100 persons; mostly cable and open-wire lines; a domestic satellite telecommunications system links Nouakchott with regional capitals (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 222; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat); fiber-optic and asymmetric digital subscriber line cables for Internet access (2015)" + "text": "country code - 222; landing point for the ACE submarine cable for connectivity to 19 West African countries and 2 European countries; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean, 2 Arabsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "one state-run TV (Television de Mauritanie) and one state-run radio network (Radio de Mauritanie); Television de Mauritanie has three channels, Al Mahadra station (for Islamic content) and Channels 1 and 2, which cover news, sports, and other programming; (2013)" + "text": "10 TV stations: 5 government-owned and 5 private; in October 2017, the government suspended all private TV stations due to non-payment of broadcasting fees; as of April 2018, only one private TV station was broadcasting, Al Mourabitoune, the official TV of the Mauritanian Islamist party, Tewassoul; the other stations are negotiating payment options with the government and hope to be back on the air soon; 18 radio broadcasters: 15 government-owned, 3 (Radio Nouakchott Libre, Radio Tenwir, Radio Kobeni) private; all 3 private radio stations broadcast from Nouakchott; of the 15 government stations, 3 broadcast from Nouakchott (Radio Mauritanie, Radio Jeunesse, Radio Koran) and the other 12 broadcast from each of the 12 regions outside Nouakchott; Radio Jeunesse and Radio Koran are now also being re-broadcast in the regions (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "547,000" + "text": "798,809" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "15.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.8% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "13,222" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "248,158" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "454,435 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -811,27 +841,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -839,7 +869,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "728 km" + "text": "728 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "728 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -847,18 +877,26 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "10,628 km" + "text": "12,253 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,158 km" + "text": "3,988 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "7,470 km (2010)" + "text": "8,265 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "(some navigation possible on the Senegal River) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "5" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 2, other 3 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Nouadhibou, Nouakchott" @@ -866,11 +904,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne; includes naval infantry), Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, GAIM) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Mauritanian Armed Forces: Army, Mauritanian Navy (Marine Mauritanienne), Islamic Republic of Mauritania Air Group (Groupement Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie, GAIM); Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie, National Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2019) / 3% of GDP (2018) / 2.9% of GDP (2017) / 2.9% of GDP (2016) / 2.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Mauritanian Armed Forces have approximately 16,000 active personnel (15,000 Army; 700 Navy; 300 Air Force); est. 3,000 Gendarmerie; est. 2,000 National Guard) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Mauritanian Armed Forces' inventory is limited and made up largely of older French and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Mauritania has received mostly secondhand military equipment from a variety of suppliers, including Brazil, China, France, and Turkey (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "450 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "since a spate of terrorist attacks in the 2000s, including a 2008 attack on a military base in the country’s north that resulted in the deaths of 12 soldiers, the Mauritanian Government has increased the defense budget and military equipment acquisitions, enhanced military training, heightened security cooperation with its neighbors and the international community, and built up the military’s special operations and civil-military affairs forcesMauritania is part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger; it has committed 550 troops and 100 gendarmes to the force; in early 2020, G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to the Sahel under Operation Barkhane (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -879,7 +932,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "26,007 (Western Saharan - Sahrawis) (2015); 46,640 (Mali) (2016)" + "text": "26,001 (Western Saharan Sahrawis) (2018); 60,455 (Mali) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/mz.json b/africa/mz.json index 21acf3b3..aab1520e 100644 --- a/africa/mz.json +++ b/africa/mz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid-1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In December 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando GUEBUZA, served two terms and then passed executive power to Filipe NYUSI in October 2014. RENAMO’s residual armed forces engaged in a low-level insurgency from 2012 to 2014." + "text": "In the first half of the second millennium A.D., northern Mozambican port towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The Portuguese were able to wrest much of the coastal trade from Arab Muslims in the centuries after 1500 and to set up their own colonies. Portugal did not relinquish Mozambique until 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid-1990s. The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (FRELIMO) party formally abandoned Marxism in 1989, and a new constitution the following year provided for multiparty elections and a free market economy. A UN-negotiated peace agreement between FRELIMO and rebel Mozambique National Resistance (RENAMO) forces ended the fighting in 1992. In 2004, Mozambique underwent a delicate transition as Joaquim CHISSANO stepped down after 18 years in office. His elected successor, Armando GUEBUZA, served two terms and then passed executive power to Filipe NYUSI in 2015. RENAMO’s residual armed forces intermittently engaged in a low-level insurgency after 2012, but a late December 2016 ceasefire eventually led to the two sides signing a comprehensive peace deal in August 2019. Elections in October 2019, challenged by Western observers and civil society as being problematic, resulted in resounding wins for NYUSI and FRELIMO across the country. Since October 2017, violent extremists - who an official ISIS media outlet recognized as ISIS's network in Mozambique for the first time in June 2019 - have been conducting attacks against civilians and security services in the northern province of Cabo Delgado." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly less than twice the size of California" + "text": "slightly more than five times the size of Georgia; slightly less than twice the size of California" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,783 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Malawi 1,498 km, South Africa 496 km, Swaziland 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1,402 km" + "text": "Malawi 1498 km, South Africa 496 km, Eswatini 108 km, Tanzania 840 km, Zambia 439 km, Zimbabwe 1402 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "345 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Monte Binga 2,436 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Monte Binga 2,436 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "56.3% ++ arable land 6.4%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 49.6%" + "text": "56.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.4% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 49.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "43.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,11 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,180 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "three large populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and coastal waters; elephant poaching for ivory is a problem" + "text": "increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; soil erosion; deforestation; water pollution caused by artisanal mining; pollution of surface and coastal waters; wildlife preservation (elephant poaching for ivory)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,9 +107,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "25,930,150", + "text": "30,098,197 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -112,176 +121,188 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "African 99.66% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), Europeans 0.06%, Euro-Africans 0.2%, Indians 0.08%" + "text": "African 99% (Makhuwa, Tsonga, Lomwe, Sena, and others), mestizo 0.8%, other (includes European, Indian, Pakistani, Chinese) .2% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Emakhuwa 25.3%, Portuguese (official) 10.7%, Xichangana 10.3%, Cisena 7.5%, Elomwe 7%, Echuwabo 5.1%, other Mozambican languages 30.1%, other 4% (1997 census)" + "text": "Makhuwa 26.1%, Portuguese (official) 16.6%, Tsonga 8.6%, Nyanja 8.1, Sena 7.1%, Lomwe 7.1%, Chuwabo 4.7%, Ndau 3.8%, Tswa 3.8%, other Mozambican languages 11.8%, other 0.5%, unspecified 1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 28.4%, Muslim 17.9%, Zionist Christian 15.5%, Protestant 12.2% (includes Pentecostal 10.9% and Anglican 1.3%), other 6.7%, none 18.7%, unspecified 0.7% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 27.2%, Muslim 18.9%, Zionist Christian 15.6%, Evangelical/Pentecostal 15.3%, Anglican 1.7%, other 4.8%, none 13.9%, unspecified 2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Mozambique is a poor, sparsely populated country with high fertility and mortality rates and a rapidly growing youthful population – 45% of the population is younger than 15. Mozambique’s high poverty rate is sustained by natural disasters, disease, high population growth, low agricultural productivity, and the unequal distribution of wealth. The country’s birth rate is among the world’s highest, averaging around more than 5 children per woman (and higher in rural areas) for at least the last three decades. The sustained high level of fertility reflects gender inequality, low contraceptive use, early marriages and childbearing, and a lack of education, particularly among women. The high population growth rate is somewhat restrained by the country’s high HIV/AIDS and overall mortality rates. Mozambique ranks among the worst in the world for HIV/AIDS prevalence, HIV/AIDS deaths, and life expectancy at birth. Mozambique is predominantly a country of emigration, but internal, rural-urban migration has begun to grow. Mozambicans, primarily from the country’s southern region, have been migrating to South Africa for work for more than a century. Additionally, approximately 1.7 million Mozambicans fled to Malawi, South Africa, and other neighboring countries between 1979 and 1992 to escape from civil war. Labor migrants have usually been men from rural areas whose crops have failed or who are unemployed and have headed to South Africa to work as miners; multiple generations of the same family often become miners. Since the abolition of apartheid in South Africa in 1991, other job opportunities have opened to Mozambicans, including in the informal and manufacturing sectors, but mining remains their main source of employment." + "text": "Mozambique is a poor, sparsely populated country with high fertility and mortality rates and a rapidly growing youthful population – 45% of the population is younger than 15. Mozambique’s high poverty rate is sustained by natural disasters, disease, high population growth, low agricultural productivity, and the unequal distribution of wealth. The country’s birth rate is among the world’s highest, averaging around more than 5 children per woman (and higher in rural areas) for at least the last three decades. The sustained high level of fertility reflects gender inequality, low contraceptive use, early marriages and childbearing, and a lack of education, particularly among women. The high population growth rate is somewhat restrained by the country’s high HIV/AIDS and overall mortality rates. Mozambique ranks among the worst in the world for HIV/AIDS prevalence, HIV/AIDS deaths, and life expectancy at birth.\nMozambique is predominantly a country of emigration, but internal, rural-urban migration has begun to grow. Mozambicans, primarily from the country’s southern region, have been migrating to South Africa for work for more than a century. Additionally, approximately 1.7 million Mozambicans fled to Malawi, South Africa, and other neighboring countries between 1979 and 1992 to escape from civil war. Labor migrants have usually been men from rural areas whose crops have failed or who are unemployed and have headed to South Africa to work as miners; multiple generations of the same family often become miners. Since the abolition of apartheid in South Africa in 1991, other job opportunities have opened to Mozambicans, including in the informal and manufacturing sectors, but mining remains their main source of employment." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "44.92% (male 5,856,623/female 5,791,519)" + "text": "45.57% (male 6,950,800/female 6,766,373)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.51% (male 2,741,474/female 2,835,474)" + "text": "19.91% (male 2,997,529/female 2,994,927)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "27.24% (male 3,301,883/female 3,762,626)" + "text": "28.28% (male 3,949,085/female 4,564,031)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.42% (male 425,312/female 462,125)" + "text": "3.31% (male 485,454/female 509,430)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.9% (male 345,408/female 407,706) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.93% (male 430,797/female 449,771) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "94.8%" + "text": "88.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "88.2%" + "text": "83" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.5%" + "text": "5.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.1 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.5 years" + "text": "16.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.45% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.62% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "38.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "three large populations clusters are found along the southern coast between Maputo and Inhambane, in the central area between Beira and Chimoio along the Zambezi River, and in and around the northern cities of Nampula, Cidade de Nacala, and Pemba; the northwest and southwest are the least populated areas as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "32.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "37.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.35% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MAPUTO (capital) 1.187 million; Matola 937,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.706 million Matola, 1.11 million MAPUTO (capital), 848,000 Nampula (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.9 ++ median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.9 years (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29" + } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "489 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "289 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "67.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "64.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "70 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "66.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "65.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "53.3 years" + "text": "55.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "52.6 years" + "text": "54.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "54.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.15 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.97 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "11.6% (2011)" + "text": "27.1% (2015)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.8% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "41.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.3% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.9% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 80.6% of population ++ rural: 37% of population ++ total: 51.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 19.4% of population ++ rural: 63% of population ++ total: 48.9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 42.4% of population ++ rural: 10.1% of population ++ total: 20.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 38.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 57.6% of population ++ rural: 89.9% of population ++ total: 79.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "81.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "65.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,505,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.2 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "39,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "51,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -292,15 +313,15 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2014)" + "text": "7.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "15.6% (2011)" + "text": "15.6% (2014/15)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "6.5% of GDP (2013)" @@ -310,43 +331,35 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "58.8%" + "text": "60.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "73.3%" + "text": "72.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "45.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "50.3% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "10 years" }, - "female": { - "text": "9 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,369,080" + "male": { + "text": "11 years" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "22% (2008 est.)" + "female": { + "text": "10 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "39.4%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "40.2%" + "text": "7.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "38.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -365,7 +378,7 @@ "text": "Mocambique" }, "former": { - "text": "Portuguese East Africa" + "text": "Portuguese East Africa, People's Republic of Mozambique" }, "etymology": { "text": "named for the offshore island of Mozambique; the island was apparently named after Mussa al-BIK, an influential Arab slave trader who set himself up as sultan on the island in the 15th century" @@ -383,6 +396,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: reputedly named after the Maputo River, which drains into Maputo Bay south of the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -395,10 +411,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 June (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004; amended 2007; note - amendments drafted in late 2013 were rejected by parliament in late 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1975, 1990; latest adopted 16 November 2004, effective 21 December 2004" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one third of the Assembly of the Republic membership; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, including the independence and sovereignty of the state, the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, and universal suffrage, requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and approval in a referendum; referenda not required for passage of other amendments; amended 2007, 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law, and customary law; note - in rural, predominately Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied" + "text": "mixed legal system of Portuguese civil law and customary law; note - in rural, apply where applicable predominantly Muslim villages with no formal legal system, Islamic law may be applied" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -422,55 +443,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015)" + "text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015, re-elected 15 Oct 2019)   (2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO (since 17 January 2015); Alberto Clementino Antonio VAQUINA removed from office 9 January 2015" + "text": "President Filipe Jacinto NYUSI (since 15 January 2015); Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho DO ROSARIO (since 17 January 2015; reconfirmed DO ROSARIO 17 January 2020) (2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president elected directly by absolute majority popular vote (in 2 rounds, if needed) for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 15 October 2019 (next to be held on 15 October 2024); prime minister appointed by the president (2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Filipe NYUSI elected president; percent of vote - Filipe NYUSI (FRELIMO) 57.0%, Afonso DHLAKAMA (RENAMO) 36.6%, Daviz SIMANGO (MDM) 6.4%" + "text": "Filipe NYUSI elected president in first round; percent of vote - Filipe NYUSI (FRELIMO) 73.0%, Ossufo MOMADE (RENAMO) 21.9%, Daviz SIMANGO (MDM) 5.1% (2019)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (250 seats; members - including 2 representing Mozambicans abroad - directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (250 seats; 248 members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote and 2 single members representing Mozambicans abroad directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms) (2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "last held on 15 October 2019 (next to be held on 15 October 2024) (2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 55.9%, RENAMO 32.5%, MDM 8.4%, other 3.3%; seats by party - FRELIMO 144, RENAMO 89, MDM 17" + "text": "percent of vote by party - FRELIMO 71%, RENAMO 23%, MDM 4%; seats by party - FRELIMO 184, RENAMO 60, MDM 6; composition - men 151, women 99, percent of women 39.6% (2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 judges); note - the Higher Council of the Judiciary is responsible for judiciary management and discipline" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 judges); note - the Higher Council of the Judiciary Magistracy is responsible for judiciary management and discipline" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by Mozambique president in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ) and with ratification by the legislature; other judges elected by the legislature; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Council judges appointed - 1 by the president, 5 by the legislature, and 1 by the CSMJ; judges serve 5-year nonrenewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic; vice president appointed by the president in consultation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSMJ) and ratified by the Assembly of the Republic; other judges elected by the Assembly; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Council judges appointed - 1 by the president, 5 by the Assembly, and 1 by the CSMJ; judges serve 5-year nonrenewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Administrative Court (capital city only); provincial courts or Tribunais Judicias de Provincia; District Courts or Tribunais Judicias de Districto; customs courts; maritime courts; courts marshal; labor courts; community courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) or MDM [Daviz SIMANGO] ++ Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique) or FRELIMO [Filipe NYOSOI] ++ Mozambique National Resistance (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) or RENAMO [Afonso DHLAKAMA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Mozambican League of Human Rights (Liga Mocambicana dos Direitos Humanos) or LDH [Alice MABOTE, president]" + "text": "Democratic Movement of Mozambique (Movimento Democratico de Mocambique) or MDM [Daviz SIMANGO]Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frente de Liberatacao de Mocambique) or FRELIMO [Filipe NYUSI]Mozambican National Resistance (Resistencia Nacional Mocambicana) or RENAMO [Ossufo MOMADE]Optimistic Party for the Development of Mozambique or Podemos [Helder Mendonca]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos dos SANTOS (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Carlos DOS SANTOS (since 28 January 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1525 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -484,23 +502,26 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador H. Dean PITTMAN (since 18 February 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Maputo" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 783, Maputo" + "text": "Ambassador Dennis W. HEARNE (since 22 February 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[258] (21) 49 2797" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Avenida Kenneth Kuanda 193, Caixa Postal, 783, Maputo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 783, Maputo" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[258] (21) 49 0114" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book; green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), black, and yellow with a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the black band is edged in white; centered in the triangle is a yellow five-pointed star bearing a crossed rifle and hoe in black superimposed on an open white book; green represents the riches of the land, white peace, black the African continent, yellow the country's minerals, and red the struggle for independence; the rifle symbolizes defense and vigilance, the hoe refers to the country's agriculture, the open book stresses the importance of education, and the star represents Marxism and internationalism", + "note": { + "text": "note: one of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Guatemala" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "national colors: green, black, yellow, white, red" @@ -513,64 +534,64 @@ "text": "Salomao J. MANHICA/unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2002" + "text": "note: adopted 2002" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist policies, economic mismanagement, and a brutal civil war from 1977 to 1992 further impoverished the country. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, propelled the country’s GDP from $4 billion in 1993, following the war, to about $34 billion in 2015. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities. ++ ++ In spite of these gains, more than half the population remains below the poverty line. Subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force. Citizens rioted in September 2010 after fuel, water, electricity, and bread price increases were announced. In an attempt to lessen the negative impact on the population, the government implemented subsidies, decreased taxes and tariffs, and instituted other fiscal measures. ++ ++ A substantial trade imbalance persists, although aluminum production from the Mozal Aluminum Smelter has significantly boosted export earnings in recent years. In 2012, The Mozambican Government took over Portugal's last remaining share in the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectricity Company, a significant contributor to the Southern African Power Pool. The government has plans to expand the Cahora Bassa Dam and build additional dams to increase its electricity exports and fulfill the needs of its burgeoning domestic industries. ++ ++ Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt was reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives. However, in 2013, the Mozambique Tuna Company (EMATUM) issued an $850 million bond fully guaranteed by the Mozambican government primarily for the purpose of purchasing tuna boats. The government is attempting to reschedule this debt, in the expectation that a pending deal with a consortium led by a US company will provide enough revenue to pay off this debt. The pending deal has the potential to transform Mozambique’s economy and dramatically increase GDP. ++ ++ Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade up to 2015, one of Africa's strongest performances. Mozambique's ability to attract large investment projects in natural resources is expected to sustain high growth rates in coming years although weaker global demand for commodities is likely to weaken expected revenues from these vast resources, including natural gas, coal, titanium, and hydroelectric capacity." + "text": "At independence in 1975, Mozambique was one of the world's poorest countries. Socialist policies, economic mismanagement, and a brutal civil war from 1977 to 1992 further impoverished the country. In 1987, the government embarked on a series of macroeconomic reforms designed to stabilize the economy. These steps, combined with donor assistance and with political stability since the multi-party elections in 1994, propelled the country’s GDP, in purchasing power parity terms, from $4 billion in 1993 to about $37 billion in 2017. Fiscal reforms, including the introduction of a value-added tax and reform of the customs service, have improved the government's revenue collection abilities. In spite of these gains, about half the population remains below the poverty line and subsistence agriculture continues to employ the vast majority of the country's work force. Mozambique's once substantial foreign debt was reduced through forgiveness and rescheduling under the IMF's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) and Enhanced HIPC initiatives. However, in 2016, information surfaced revealing that the Mozambican Government was responsible for over $2 billion in government-backed loans secured between 2012-14 by state-owned defense and security companies without parliamentary approval or national budget inclusion; this prompted the IMF and international donors to halt direct budget support to the Government of Mozambique. An international audit was performed on Mozambique’s debt in 2016-17, but debt restructuring and resumption of donor support have yet to occur. Mozambique grew at an average annual rate of 6%-8% in the decade leading up to 2015, one of Africa's strongest performances, but the sizable external debt burden, donor withdrawal, elevated inflation, and currency depreciation contributed to slower growth in 2016-17. Two major International consortiums, led by American companies ExxonMobil and Anadarko, are seeking approval to develop massive natural gas deposits off the coast of Cabo Delgado province, in what has the potential to become the largest infrastructure project in Africa. . The government predicts sales of liquefied natural gas from these projects could generate several billion dollars in revenues annually sometime after 2022." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$35.31 billion (2016 est.) ++ $33.79 billion (2015 est.) ++ $31.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$37.09 billion (2017 est.) / $35.76 billion (2016 est.) / $34.46 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$12.05 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.59 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 3.8% (2016 est.) / 6.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,200 (2016 est.) ++ $1,200 (2015 est.) ++ $1,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,300 (2017 est.) / $1,200 (2016 est.) / $1,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / -1.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67.1%" + "text": "69.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "27.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "21.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "4.3%" + "text": "13.9% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.3%" + "text": "38.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-63.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-70.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "19.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -580,27 +601,27 @@ "text": "aluminum, petroleum products, chemicals (fertilizer, soap, paints), textiles, cement, glass, asbestos, tobacco, food, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "13.31 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.9 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "81%" + "text": "74.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "13% (1997 est.)" + "text": "21.7% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "17% (2007 est.) ++ 21% (1997 est.)" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.) / 25% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "52% (2009 est.)" + "text": "46.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -610,208 +631,212 @@ "text": "36.7% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.6 (2008) ++ 47.3 (2002)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.554 billion" + "text": "3.356 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.609 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.054 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "100.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 75.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "102.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 121.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "17.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.5% (17 January 2013) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "24.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.87% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.961 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.871 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.702 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.565 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.) / 19.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.035 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$5.776 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.824 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.28 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.132 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.413 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.725 billion (2017 est.) / $3.328 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 28.1%, Netherlands 24.4%, South Africa 16.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "aluminum, prawns, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulk electricity" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "South Africa 24.9%, China 10.2%, Italy 8.9%, India 8.9%, Belgium 7.9%, Spain 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.151 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.577 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.223 billion (2017 est.) / $4.733 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, chemicals, metal products, foodstuffs, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Africa 26.8%, China 19.3%, India 13.9% (2015)" + "text": "South Africa 36.8%, China 7%, UAE 6.8%, India 6.2%, Portugal 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.541 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.582 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.361 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.081 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.554 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.743 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.91 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - ++ 62.07 (2016 est.) ++ 39.983 (2015 est.) ++ 39.983 (2014 est.) ++ 31.367 (2013 est.) ++ 28.38 (2012 est.)" + "text": "meticais (MZM) per US dollar - / 64.4 (2017 est.) / 63.067 (2016 est.) / 63.067 (2015 est.) / 39.983 (2014 est.) / 31.367 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "21 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "24.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "64.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.39 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.57 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.88 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.928 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.626 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "10.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "89.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "83% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "26,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "19,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,130 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.003 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.841 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "3.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.162 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.832 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.832 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.9 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.12 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "89,292" + "text": "61,575" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "20.135 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "13,992,090" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "80 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.72 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a fair telecommunications system that is shackled with a heavy state presence, lack of competition, and high operating costs and charges" + "text": "the mobile segment has shown strong growth; poor fixed-line infrastructure means most Internet access is through mobile accounts; DSL, cable broadband, WiMAX (broadband over long distances), 3G and some fiber broadband available; first LTE services launched in 2018; govt. implemented legislation to enforce the registration of SIM cards; submarine cables reduced the cost of bandwidth (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; mobile-cellular coverage now includes all the main cities and key roads; mobile-cellular teledensity now about 80 per 100 persons" + "text": "extremely low fixed-line teledensity contrasts with rapid growth in the mobile-cellular network; operators provide coverage that includes all the main cities and key roads; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and 48 per 100 mobile-cellular teledensity (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 258; landing point for the EASSy and SEACOM fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 258; landing points for the EASSy and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking numerous east African countries, the Middle East and Asia ; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean); TdM contracts for Itelsat for satellite broadband and bulk haul services (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a n (2007)" + "text": "1 state-run TV station supplemented by private TV station; Portuguese state TV's African service, RTP Africa, and Brazilian-owned TV Miramar are available; state-run radio provides nearly 100% territorial coverage and broadcasts in multiple languages; a number of privately owned and community-operated stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.277 million" + "text": "2,855,670" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "10% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "70,142" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "16" + "text": "11" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "686,892" + "text": "540,124 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,138,916 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4.78 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -822,47 +847,47 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "77" + "text": "77 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "38 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 972 km; refined products 278 km (2013)" + "text": "972 km gas, 278 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,787 km" + "text": "4,787 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "4,787 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -870,13 +895,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "30,331 km" + "text": "31,083 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,303 km" + "text": "7,365 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "24,028 km (2009)" + "text": "23,718 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -884,13 +909,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "29" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Belgium 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 9, other 20 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -900,11 +922,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (Forcas Armadas de Defesa de Mocambique, FADM): Mozambique Army, Mozambique Navy (Marinha de Guerra de Mocambique, MGM), Mozambique Air Force (Forca Aerea de Mocambique, FAM)Ministry of Interior: National Police (PRM), the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC), Rapid Intervention Unit (UIR; police special forces), Border Security Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the FADM and Ministry of Interior forces are referred to collectively as the Defense and Security Forces (DFS)" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.99% of GDP (2018) / 1.02% of GDP (2017) / 1.03% of GDP (2016) / 0.81% of GDP (2015) / 1.02% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Defense Forces of Mozambique (FADM) are comprised of approximately 11,000 personnel (10,000 Army; 200 Navy; 1,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FADM's inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years it has received limited quantities of newer equipment, particularly aircraft and maritime patrol craft (mostly as aid/donations); India is the leading supplier since 2010 (2019 )" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all males and females at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 2-year service obligation; women may serve as officers or enlisted (2012)" + "text": "registration for military service is mandatory for all males and females at 18 years of age; 18-35 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 2-year service obligation; women may serve as officers or enlisted (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the Mozambique Defense and Security Forces are facing a growing insurgency involving terrorist/militant groups with ties to the Islamic State in Central Africa in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, an area known for rich liquid natural gas deposits; attacks in the province began around 2017 and as of October 2020, the fighting had left an estimated 2,000 dead and over 200-400,000 displaced; Mozambique has brought in private military companies based in Russia and South Africa to provide assistance to its security forces (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Central Africa/Mozambique (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -913,10 +958,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,082 (Congo, Democratic Republic of the) (2015)" + "text": "7,841 (Burundi) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019); 9,953 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "61,102 (2015 floods) (2015)" + "text": "309,000 (violence between the government and an opposition group, violence associated with extremists groups in 2018, political violence 2019) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/ng.json b/africa/ng.json index 20926412..9a26a068 100644 --- a/africa/ng.json +++ b/africa/ng.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Niger became independent from France in 1960 and experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, military officers led a coup that deposed TANDJA and suspended the constitution. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 following the coup and reelected to a second term in early 2016. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. A Tuareg rebellion emerged in 2007 and ended in 2009. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria." + "text": "In the late 19th century, the British and French agreed to partition the middle regions of the Niger River into British Nigeria and French Niger. In subsequent decades French administration spread until in 1922 Niger officially became a colony. Following independence from France in 1960, the country experienced single-party and military rule until 1991, when Gen. Ali SAIBOU was forced by public pressure to allow multiparty elections, which resulted in a democratic government in 1993. Political infighting brought the government to a standstill and in 1996 led to a coup by Col. Ibrahim BARE. In 1999, BARE was killed in a counter coup by military officers who restored democratic rule and held elections that brought Mamadou TANDJA to power in December of that year. TANDJA was reelected in 2004 and in 2009 spearheaded a constitutional amendment allowing him to extend his term as president. In February 2010, military officers led a coup that deposed TANDJA and suspended the constitution. ISSOUFOU Mahamadou was elected in April 2011 following the coup and reelected to a second term in early 2016. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with minimal government services and insufficient funds to develop its resource base, and is ranked last in the world on the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Index. The largely agrarian and subsistence-based economy is frequently disrupted by extended droughts common to the Sahel region of Africa. The Nigerien Government continues its attempts to diversify the economy through increased oil production and mining projects. A Tuareg rebellion emerged in 2007 and ended in 2009. Niger is facing increased security concerns on its borders from various external threats including insecurity in Libya, spillover from the conflict in Mali, and violent extremism in northeastern Nigeria." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "5,834 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 951 km, Benin 277 km, Burkina Faso 622 km, Chad 1,196 km, Libya 342 km, Mali 838 km, Nigeria 1,608 km" + "text": "Algeria 951 km, Benin 277 km, Burkina Faso 622 km, Chad 1196 km, Libya 342 km, Mali 838 km, Nigeria 1608 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "474 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Niger River 200 m ++ highest point: Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Niger River 200 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Idoukal-n-Taghes 2,022 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "35.1% ++ arable land 12.3%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 22.7%" + "text": "35.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "12.3% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 22.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "63.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction" + "text": "overgrazing; soil erosion; deforestation; desertification; contaminated water; inadequate potable water; wildlife populations (such as elephant, hippopotamus, giraffe, and lion) threatened because of poaching and habitat destruction" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "18,638,600 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "22,772,361 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,84 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peul) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)" + "text": "Hausa 53.1%, Zarma/Songhai 21.2%, Tuareg 11%, Fulani (Peuhl) 6.5%, Kanuri 5.9%, Gurma 0.8%, Arab 0.4%, Tubu 0.4%, other/unavailable 0.9% (2006 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Hausa, Djerma" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%" + "text": "Muslim 99.3%, Christian 0.3%, animist 0.2%, none 0.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Niger has the highest total fertility rate (TFR) of any country in the world, averaging close to 7 children per woman in 2016. A slight decline in fertility over the last few decades has stalled. This leveling off of the high fertility rate is in large part a product of the continued desire for large families. In Niger, the TFR is lower than the desired fertility rate, which makes it unlikely that contraceptive use will increase. The high TFR sustains rapid population growth and a large youth population – almost 70% of the populace is under the age of 25. Gender inequality, including a lack of educational opportunities for women and early marriage and childbirth, also contributes to high population growth. Because of large family sizes, children are inheriting smaller and smaller parcels of land. The dependence of most Nigeriens on subsistence farming on increasingly small landholdings, coupled with declining rainfall and the resultant shrinkage of arable land, are all preventing food production from keeping up with population growth. For more than half a century, Niger's lack of economic development has led to steady net outmigration. In the 1960s, Nigeriens mainly migrated to coastal West African countries to work on a seasonal basis. Some headed to Libya and Algeria in the 1970s to work in the booming oil industry until its decline in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, the principal destinations for Nigerien labor migrants have been West African countries, especially Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, while emigration to Europe and North America has remained modest. During the same period, Niger’s desert trade route town Agadez became a hub for West African and other sub-Saharan migrants crossing the Sahara to North Africa and sometimes onward to Europe. More than 60,000 Malian refugees have fled to Niger since violence between Malian government troops and armed rebels began in early 2012. Ongoing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, dating to 2013 in northern Nigeria and February 2015 in southeastern Niger, have pushed tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and Nigerien returnees across the border to Niger and to displace thousands of locals in Niger’s already impoverished Diffa region." + "text": "Niger has the highest total fertility rate (TFR) of any country in the world, averaging close to 7 children per woman in 2016. A slight decline in fertility over the last few decades has stalled. This leveling off of the high fertility rate is in large part a product of the continued desire for large families. In Niger, the TFR is lower than the desired fertility rate, which makes it unlikely that contraceptive use will increase. The high TFR sustains rapid population growth and a large youth population – almost 70% of the populace is under the age of 25. Gender inequality, including a lack of educational opportunities for women and early marriage and childbirth, also contributes to high population growth.\nBecause of large family sizes, children are inheriting smaller and smaller parcels of land. The dependence of most Nigeriens on subsistence farming on increasingly small landholdings, coupled with declining rainfall and the resultant shrinkage of arable land, are all preventing food production from keeping up with population growth.\nFor more than half a century, Niger's lack of economic development has led to steady net outmigration. In the 1960s, Nigeriens mainly migrated to coastal West African countries to work on a seasonal basis. Some headed to Libya and Algeria in the 1970s to work in the booming oil industry until its decline in the 1980s. Since the 1990s, the principal destinations for Nigerien labor migrants have been West African countries, especially Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, while emigration to Europe and North America has remained modest. During the same period, Niger’s desert trade route town Agadez became a hub for West African and other Sub-Saharan migrants crossing the Sahara to North Africa and sometimes onward to Europe.\nMore than 60,000 Malian refugees have fled to Niger since violence between Malian government troops and armed rebels began in early 2012. Ongoing attacks by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, dating to 2013 in northern Nigeria and February 2015 in southeastern Niger, have pushed tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees and Nigerien returnees across the border to Niger and to displace thousands of locals in Niger’s already impoverished Diffa region." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "49.31% (male 4,635,901/female 4,554,010)" + "text": "50.58% (male 5,805,102/female 5,713,815)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.85% (male 1,734,887/female 1,777,896)" + "text": "19.99% (male 2,246,670/female 2,306,285)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "25.94% (male 2,414,668/female 2,419,725)" + "text": "23.57% (male 2,582,123/female 2,784,464)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.27% (male 316,655/female 293,570)" + "text": "3.17% (male 357,832/female 364,774)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.64% (male 250,314/female 240,974) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.68% (male 293,430/female 317,866) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "113%" + "text": "109.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "107.5%" + "text": "104.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "15.3 years" + "text": "14.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15.2 years" + "text": "14.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.22% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.66% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "44.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin" + "text": "majority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "18.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "16.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.27% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NIAMEY (capital) 1.09 million (2015)" + "text": "1.292 million NIAMEY (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,92 +202,101 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.1", + "text": "18.1 years (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "553 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "509 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "82.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "67.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "87.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "72 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "78.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "55.5 years" + "text": "59.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "54.3 years" + "text": "57.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "56.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "6.62 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "13.9% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "11% (2017/18)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 48.6% of population ++ total: 58.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 51.4% of population ++ total: 41.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "40.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "34.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 37.9% of population ++ rural: 4.6% of population ++ total: 10.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 23.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 62.1% of population ++ rural: 95.4% of population ++ total: 89.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "87.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "76.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.46% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "49,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "33,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -290,21 +307,21 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2014)" + "text": "5.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "37.9% (2012)" + "text": "21.8% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -317,37 +334,29 @@ "text": "27.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "11% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "5 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "6 years" }, - "female": { - "text": "5 years (2012)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,557,913" + "male": { + "text": "7 years" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "43% (2006 est.)" + "female": { + "text": "6 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "4.4%" + "text": "0.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "0.8% (2007 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -367,6 +376,9 @@ }, "etymology": { "text": "named for the Niger River that passes through the southwest of the country; from a native term \"Ni Gir\" meaning \"River Gir\"" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced nee-zher" } }, "Government type": { @@ -381,10 +393,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: according to tradition, the site was originally a fishing village named after a prominent local tree referred to as \"nia niam\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "7 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district* (communite urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder" + "text": "7 regions (regions, singular - region) and 1 capital district* (communaute urbaine); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso, Maradi, Niamey*, Tahoua, Tillaberi, Zinder" }, "Independence": { "text": "3 August 1960 (from France)" @@ -393,10 +408,15 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 18 December (1958); note - commemorates the founding of the Republic of Niger which predated independence from France in 1960" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; passed by referendum 31 October 2010, entered into force 25 November 2010" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; consideration of amendments requires at least three-fourths majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires at least four-fifths majority vote; if disapproved, the proposed amendment is dropped or submitted to a referendum; constitutional articles on the form of government, the multiparty system, the separation of state and religion, disqualification of Assembly members, amendment procedures, and amnesty of participants in the 2010 coup cannot be amended; amended 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law (based on French civil law), Islamic law, and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on French civil law, Islamic law, and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -429,25 +449,25 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2016 and 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2016 with a runoff on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister appointed by the president, authorized by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" + "text": "ISSOUFOU Mahamadou reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou (PNDS-Tarrayya) 48.6%, Hama AMADOU (MODEN/FA Lumana Africa) 17.8%, Seini OUMAROU (MNSD-Nassara) 11.3%, other 22.3%; percent of vote in second round - ISSOUFOU Mahamadou 92%, Hama AMADOU 8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (171 seats; 158 members directly elected from 8 multi-member constituencies in 7 regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation, 8 reserved for minorities elected in special single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 5 seats reserved for Nigeriens living abroad - l seat per continent - elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the number of National Assembly seats increased from 113 to 171 in the February 2016 legislative election" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (171 seats; 158 members directly elected from 8 multi-member constituencies in 7 regions and Niamey by party-list proportional representation, 8 reserved for minorities elected in special single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 5 seats reserved for Nigeriens living abroad - l seat per continent - elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 21 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 44.1%, MODEN/FA-Lumana 14.7%, MNSD-Nassara 11.8%, MPR-Jamhuriya 7.1%, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 3.5%, MPN-Kishin Kassa 2.9%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 2.4%, RSD-Gaskiya 2.4%, CDS-Rahama 1.8%, CPR-Inganci 1.8%, RDP-Jama'a 1.8%, AMEN AMIN 3.0%, other 1.4%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 75, MODEN/FA-Lumana 25, MNSD-Nassara 20, MPR-Jamhuriya 12, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 6, MPN-Kishin Kassa 5, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 4, RSD-Gaskiya 4, CDS-Rahama 3, CPR-Inganci 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, AMEN AMIN 3, other 8" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 44.1%, MODEN/FA Lumana 14.7%, MNSD-Nassara 11.8%, MPR-Jamhuriya 7.1%, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 3.5%, MPN-Kishin Kassa 2.9%, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 2.4%, RSD-Gaskiya 2.4%, CDS-Rahama 1.8%, CPR-Inganci 1.8%, RDP-Jama'a 1.8%, AMEN AMIN 1.8%, other 3.9%; seats by party - PNDS-Tarrayya 75, MODEN/FA Lumana 25, MNSD-Nassara 20, MPR-Jamhuriya 12, MNRD Hankuri-PSDN Alheri 6, MPN-Kishin Kassa 5, ANDP-Zaman Lahiya 4, RSD-Gaskiya 4, CDS-Rahama 3, CPR-Inganci 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, RDP-Jama'a 3, AMEN AMIN 3, other 8; composition - men 146, women 24 percent of women 14.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); High Court of Justice (consists of 7 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -458,9 +478,9 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger or AMEN AMIN [Omar Hamidou TCHIANA] ++ Congress for the Republic or CPR-Inganci [Kassoum MOCTAR] ++ Democratic Alliance for Niger or ADN-Fusaha [Habi Mahamadou SALISSOU] ++ Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Abdou LABO] ++ National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Seini OUMAROU] ++ Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya [Moussa Moumouni DJERMAKOYE] ++ Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana [Hama AMADOU] ++ Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal or MNRD-Hankuri [Mahamane OUSMANE] ++ Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU] ++ Nigerien Patriotic Movement or MPN-Kishin Kassa [Ibrahim YACOUBA] ++ Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger or PSDN-Alheri ++ Patriotic Movement for the Republic or MPR-Jamhuriya [Albade ABOUBA] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID] ++ Social and Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya [Amadou CHEIFFOU] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD-Bassira [Mohamed BEN OMAR] ++ Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat or UDR-Tabbat [Amadou Boubacar CISSE]", + "text": "Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger or AMEN AMIN [Omar Hamidou TCHIANA]Congress for the Republic or CPR-Inganci [Kassoum MOCTAR]Democratic Alliance for Niger or ADN-Fusaha [Habi Mahamadou SALISSOU]Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama or CDS-Rahama [Abdou LABO]National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara or MNSD-Nassara [Seini OUMAROU]Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zaman Lahiya or ANDP-Zaman Lahiya [Moussa Moumouni DJERMAKOYE]Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation or MODEN/FA Lumana [Hama AMADOU]Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal or MNRD-Hankuri [Mahamane OUSMANE]Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism or PNDS-Tarrayya [Mahamadou ISSOUFOU]Nigerien Patriotic Movement or MPN-Kishin Kassa [Ibrahim YACOUBA]Party for Socialism and Democracy in Niger or PSDN-AlheriPatriotic Movement for the Republic or MPR-Jamhuriya [Albade ABOUBA]Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a or RDP-Jama'a [Hamid ALGABID]Social and Democratic Rally or RSD-Gaskiyya [Amadou CHEIFFOU]Social Democratic Party or PSD-Bassira [Mohamed BEN OMAR]Union for Democracy and the Republic-Tabbat or UDR-Tabbat [Amadou Boubacar CISSE]", "note": { - "text": "the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties" + "text": "note: the SPLM and SPLM-DC are banned political parties" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -482,7 +502,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eunice S. REDDICK (since 12 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Eric P. WHITAKER (since 26 January 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[227] 20-72-26-61" }, "embassy": { "text": "BP 11201, Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey" @@ -490,9 +513,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "2420 Niamey Place, Washington DC 20521-2420" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[227] 20-73-31-69 or [227] 20-72-39-41" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[227] 20-73-55-60" } @@ -500,7 +520,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small orange disk centered in the white band; the orange band denotes the drier northern regions of the Sahara; white stands for purity and innocence; green symbolizes hope and the fertile and productive southern and western areas, as well as the Niger River; the orange disc represents the sun and the sacrifices made by the people", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -514,64 +534,64 @@ "text": "Maurice Albert THIRIET/Robert JACQUET and Nicolas Abel Francois FRIONNET" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1961" + "text": "note: adopted 1961" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Niger is a landlocked, sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes nearly 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for most of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the least developed country in the world in 2015 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding. ++ ++ Since 2011 public debt has increased due to efforts to scale-up public investment, particularly that related to infrastructure. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity and kidnappings near its uranium mines and by instability in Mali and in the Diffa region of the country; concerns about security have resulted in increased support from regional and international partners on defense. Low uranium prices, demographics, and security expenditures may continue to put pressure on the government’s finances. ++ ++ Future growth may be sustained by exploitation of oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources. Although Niger has sizable reserves of oil, the profitability of these commodities has been called in to question due to the prolonged drop in oil prices. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest a little more in the agriculture sector, most notably irrigation. Niger’s three-year $131 million IMF Extended Credit Facility agreement for years 2012-15 was extended until the end of 2016, although formal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country’s limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness." + "text": "Niger is a landlocked, Sub-Saharan nation, whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Agriculture contributes approximately 40% of GDP and provides livelihood for over 80% of the population. The UN ranked Niger as the second least developed country in the world in 2016 due to multiple factors such as food insecurity, lack of industry, high population growth, a weak educational sector, and few prospects for work outside of subsistence farming and herding. Since 2011 public debt has increased due to efforts to scale-up public investment, particularly that related to infrastructure, as well as due to increased security spending. The government relies on foreign donor resources for a large portion of its fiscal budget. The economy in recent years has been hurt by terrorist activity near its uranium mines and by instability in Mali and in the Diffa region of the country; concerns about security have resulted in increased support from regional and international partners on defense. Low uranium prices, demographics, and security expenditures may continue to put pressure on the government’s finances. The Government of Niger plans to exploit oil, gold, coal, and other mineral resources to sustain future growth. Although Niger has sizable reserves of oil, the prolonged drop in oil prices has reduced profitability. Food insecurity and drought remain perennial problems for Niger, and the government plans to invest more in irrigation. Niger’s three-year $131 million IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) agreement for the years 2012-15 was extended until the end of 2016. In February 2017, the IMF approved a new 3-year $134 million ECF. In June 2017, The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) granted Niger $1 billion over three years for IDA18, a program to boost the country’s development and alleviate poverty. A $437 million Millennium Challenge Account compact for Niger, commencing in FY18, will focus on large-scale irrigation infrastructure development and community-based, climate-resilient agriculture, while promoting sustainable increases in agricultural productivity and sales. Formal private sector investment needed for economic diversification and growth remains a challenge, given the country’s limited domestic markets, access to credit, and competitiveness. Although President ISSOUFOU is courting foreign investors, including those from the US, as of April 2017, there were no US firms operating in Niger. In November 2017, the National Assembly passed the 2018 Finance Law that was geared towards raising government revenues and moving away from international support." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$20.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.26 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$21.86 billion (2017 est.) / $20.84 billion (2016 est.) / $19.87 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$7.566 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.224 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 7.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 4.9% (2016 est.) / 4.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,100 (2016 est.) ++ $1,100 (2015 est.) ++ $1,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,200 (2017 est.) / $1,100 (2016 est.) / $1,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.6%" + "text": "70.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "9.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "39.6%" + "text": "38.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "16.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-34.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "36.5%" + "text": "41.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "45% (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -581,232 +601,236 @@ "text": "uranium mining, petroleum, cement, brick, soap, textiles, food processing, chemicals, slaughterhouses" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.5 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "90%" + "text": "79.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "3.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "4% (1995)" + "text": "17.5% (2012 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2015 est.) ++ 5.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "63% (1993 est.)" + "text": "45.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.5% (2007)" + "text": "26.8% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34 (2007) ++ 50.5 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.715 billion" + "text": "1.757 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.25 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.171 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "45.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 45.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.553 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.508 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.027 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.047 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.155 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.145 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / 0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.35 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.237 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.16 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.181 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.099 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.143 billion (2017 est.) / $1.101 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "uranium ore, livestock, cowpeas, onions" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "France 53.1%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 13.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.916 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.888 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.829 billion (2017 est.) / $1.715 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery, vehicles and parts, petroleum, cereals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 12%, China 10.5%, Nigeria 9.5%, French Polynesia 9%, Togo 6.1%, Belgium 5.3%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, US 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "France 28.8%, China 14.4%, Malaysia 5.7%, Nigeria 5.4%, Thailand 5.3%, US 5.1%, India 4.9% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$1.314 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.729 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.611 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.728 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.926 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "19 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "16.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "65.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "4.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "494.7 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.065 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "779 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "184,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "95% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "15,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "6,193 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,422 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,417 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,799 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "900,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.534 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "110,000" + "text": "116,352" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.959 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,921,769" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "50 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "40.64 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger" + "text": "mobile services stronger than fixed telecoms; broadband penetration inconsequential; adopts free mobile roaming with other G5 Sahel countries; govt. contributes to Trans-Sahara Backbone network; LTE license awarded; govt. tax of telecom sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains only about 50 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned" + "text": "fixed-line 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity remains 41 per 100 persons despite a rapidly increasing cellular subscribership base; small system of wire, radio telephone communications, and microwave radio relay links concentrated in southwestern Niger; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations and 1 planned (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 227; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; (2007)" + "text": "state-run TV station; 3 private TV stations provide a mix of local and foreign programming; state-run radio has only radio station with national coverage; about 30 private radio stations operate locally; as many as 100 community radio stations broadcast; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ne" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "401,000" + "text": "1,110,778" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "2.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.25% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "8,650" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "2" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "15,242" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -817,27 +841,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -846,12 +870,15 @@ "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2013)" }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "464 km oil" + }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "18,949 km" + "text": "18,949 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,912 km" + "text": "3,912 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "15,037 km (2010)" @@ -859,17 +886,48 @@ }, "Waterways": { "text": "300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gaya between September and March) (2012)" + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1 (2019)" + } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force (Force Aerienne du Niger) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the presumed legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Nigerien Armed Forces (Forces Armees Nigeriennes, FAN): Army, Nigerien Air Force, Niger Gendarmerie (GN); Ministry of Interior: Niger National Guard (GNN), National Police (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense and has primary responsibility for rural security; the National Guard is responsible for domestic security and the protection of high-level officials and government buildings" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.06% of GDP (2012) ++ NA% (2011) ++ 1.06% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) / 2.5% of GDP (2018) / 2.5% of GDP (2017) / 2.2% of GDP (2016)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Nigerien Armed Forces (FAN) vary; approximately 7,000-9,500 active troops (est. 5,500-6,000 Army; 200 Air Force; 1,500-3,500 Gendarmerie); est. 2,500-3,000 National Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAN's inventory consists of a wide variety of foreign-supplied weapons, including Chinese, French, German, Russian, and US; since 2015, the FAN has received limited amounts of equipment from China, France, Russia, Sweden, and the US, some of which were donations (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "870 Mali (MINUSMA) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory or voluntary military service; enlistees must be Nigerien citizens and unmarried; 2-year service term; women may serve in health care (2017)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "as of September 2020, the FAN was conducting counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations against Islamic militants on two fronts; in the Diffa region, the Nigeria-based Boko Haram terrorist group has conducted dozens of attacks on security forces, army bases, and civilians; on Niger’s western border with Mali, the Islamic State-West Africa (ISWA) has conducted numerous attacks on security personnel; a series of ISWA attacks on FAN forces near the Malian border in December of 2019 and January of 2020 resulted in the deaths of more than 170 soldiersNiger is part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Chad; it has committed 1,100 troops and 200 gendarmes to the force; in early 2020, G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to the Sahel under Operation BarkhaneNiger also has about 1,000 troops committed to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) against Boko Haram; national MNJTF troop contingents are deployed within their own country territories, although cross‐border operations are conducted periodically (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Boko Haram; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – West Africa; Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -878,10 +936,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "105,491 (Nigeria); 60,813 (Mali) (2016)" + "text": "168,081 (Nigeria), 58,702 (Mali) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "137,337 (unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2015)" + "text": "265,522 (includes the regions of Diffa, Tillaberi, and Tahoua; unknown how many of the 11,000 people displaced by clashes between government forces and the Tuareg militant group, Niger Movement for Justice, in 2007 are still displaced; inter-communal violence; Boko Haram attacks in southern Niger, 2015) (2020)" } } } diff --git a/africa/ni.json b/africa/ni.json index 2bb2bcdc..2ce64acc 100644 --- a/africa/ni.json +++ b/africa/ni.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy. After independence in 1960, politics were marked by coups and mostly military rule, until the death of a military head of state in 1998 allowed for a political transition. In 1999, a new constitution was adopted and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of institutionalizing democracy and reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through corruption and mismanagement. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of April 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history and the elections of 2011 were generally regarded as credible. The 2015 election is considered the most well run in Nigeria since the return to civilian rule, with the umbrella opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, defeating the long-ruling People's Democratic Party that had governed since 1999." + "text": "In ancient and pre-colonial times, the area of present-day Nigeria was occupied by a great diversity of ethnic groups with very different languages and traditions. British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa's most populous country grew through the 19th century. A series of constitutions after World War II granted Nigeria greater autonomy. After independence in 1960, politics were marked by coups and mostly military rule, until the death of a military head of state in 1998 allowed for a political transition. In 1999, a new constitution was adopted and a peaceful transition to civilian government was completed. The government continues to face the daunting task of institutionalizing democracy and reforming a petroleum-based economy, whose revenues have been squandered through decades of corruption and mismanagement. In addition, Nigeria continues to experience longstanding ethnic and religious tensions. Although both the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections were marred by significant irregularities and violence, Nigeria is currently experiencing its longest period of civilian rule since independence. The general elections of 2007 marked the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power in the country's history. National and state elections in 2011 and 2015 were generally regarded as credible. The 2015 election was also heralded for the fact that the then-umbrella opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, defeated the long-ruling People's Democratic Party that had governed since 1999, and assumed the presidency, marking the first peaceful transfer of power from one party to another. Presidential and legislative elections were held in early 2019 and deemed broadly free and fair despite voting irregularities, intimidation, and violence." } }, "Geography": { @@ -27,913 +27,6 @@ }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "about six times the size of Georgia; slightly more than twice the size of California" - }, - "Land boundaries": { - "total": { - "text": "4,477 km" - }, - "border countries": { - "text": "Benin 809 km, Cameroon 1,975 km, Chad 85 km, Niger 1,608 km" - } - }, - "Coastline": { - "text": "853 km" - }, - "Maritime claims": { - "territorial sea": { - "text": "12 nm" - }, - "exclusive economic zone": { - "text": "200 nm" - }, - "continental shelf": { - "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" - } - }, - "Climate": { - "text": "varies; equatorial in south, tropical in center, arid in north" - }, - "Terrain": { - "text": "southern lowlands merge into central hills and plateaus; mountains in southeast, plains in north" - }, - "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "380 m" - }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Chappal Waddi 2,419 m" - } - }, - "Natural resources": { - "text": "natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land" - }, - "Land use": { - "agricultural land": { - "text": "78% ++ arable land 37.3%; permanent crops 7.4%; permanent pasture 33.3%" - }, - "forest": { - "text": "9.5%" - }, - "other": { - "text": "12.5% (2011 est.)" - } - }, - "Irrigated land": { - "text": "2,930 sq km (2012)" - }, - "Natural hazards": { - "text": "periodic droughts; flooding" - }, - "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil degradation; rapid deforestation; urban air and water pollution; desertification; oil pollution - water, air, and soil; has suffered serious damage from oil spills; loss of arable land; rapid urbanization" - }, - "Environment - international agreements": { - "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands" - }, - "signed, but not ratified": { - "text": "none of the selected agreements" - } - }, - "Geography - note": { - "text": "the Niger River enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea" - } - }, - "People and Society": { - "Population": { - "text": "186,053,386", - "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Nationality": { - "noun": { - "text": "Nigerian(s)" - }, - "adjective": { - "text": "Nigerian" - } - }, - "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the most populous and politically influential are: Hausa and the Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5%" - }, - "Languages": { - "text": "English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages" - }, - "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10%" - }, - "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Nigeria’s population is projected to grow from more than 186 million people in 2016 to 392 million in 2050, becoming the world’s fourth most populous country. Nigeria’s sustained high population growth rate will continue for the foreseeable future because of population momentum and its high birth rate. Abuja has not successfully implemented family planning programs to reduce and space births because of a lack of political will, government financing, and the availability and affordability of services and products, as well as a cultural preference for large families. Increased educational attainment, especially among women, and improvements in health care are needed to encourage and to better enable parents to opt for smaller families. Nigeria needs to harness the potential of its burgeoning youth population in order to boost economic development, reduce widespread poverty, and channel large numbers of unemployed youth into productive activities and away from ongoing religious and ethnic violence. While most movement of Nigerians is internal, significant emigration regionally and to the West provides an outlet for Nigerians looking for economic opportunities, seeking asylum, and increasingly pursuing higher education. Immigration largely of West Africans continues to be insufficient to offset emigration and the loss of highly skilled workers. Nigeria also is a major source, transit, and destination country for forced labor and sex trafficking." - }, - "Age structure": { - "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.79% (male 40,744,956/female 38,870,303)" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.48% (male 18,514,466/female 17,729,351)" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.65% (male 29,259,621/female 27,768,368)" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.96% (male 3,595,293/female 3,769,986)" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.12% (male 2,754,040/female 3,047,002) (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Dependency ratios": { - "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "87.7%" - }, - "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "82.6%" - }, - "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.1%" - }, - "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.5% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Median age": { - "total": { - "text": "18.3 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "18.2 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "18.4 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.44% (2016 est.)" - }, - "Birth rate": { - "text": "37.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Death rate": { - "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Urbanization": { - "urban population": { - "text": "47.8% of total population (2015)" - }, - "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" - } - }, - "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Lagos 13.123 million; Kano 3.587 million; Ibadan 3.16 million; ABUJA (capital) 2.44 million; Port Harcourt 2.343 million; Benin City 1.496 million (2015)" - }, - "Sex ratio": { - "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.3", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" - } - }, - "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "814 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" - }, - "Infant mortality rate": { - "total": { - "text": "71.2 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "male": { - "text": "76 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "female": { - "text": "66.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Life expectancy at birth": { - "total population": { - "text": "53.4 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "52.4 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "54.5 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.13 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.1% (2013)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.41 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 80.8% of population ++ rural: 57.3% of population ++ total: 68.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 19.2% of population ++ rural: 42.7% of population ++ total: 31.5% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 32.8% of population ++ rural: 25.4% of population ++ total: 29% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 67.2% of population ++ rural: 74.6% of population ++ total: 71% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.17% (2014 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,391,600 (2014 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "174,300 (2014 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" - }, - "water contact disease": { - "text": "leptospirosis and schistosomiasis" - }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, - "aerosolized dust or soil contact disease": { - "text": "Lassa fever" - }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" - } - }, - "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.7% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "19.8% (2014)" - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "59.6%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "69.2%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "49.7% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "11,396,823" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "29% (2007 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "8.1%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "female": { - "text": "NA (2014 est.)" - } - } - }, - "Government": { - "Country name": { - "conventional long form": { - "text": "Federal Republic of Nigeria" - }, - "conventional short form": { - "text": "Nigeria" - }, - "etymology": { - "text": "named for the Niger River that flows through the west of the country to the Atlantic Ocean; from a native term \"Ni Gir\" meaning \"River Gir\"" - } - }, - "Government type": { - "text": "federal presidential republic" - }, - "Capital": { - "name": { - "text": "Abuja" - }, - "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "9 05 N, 7 32 E" - }, - "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - } - }, - "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "36 states and 1 territory*; Abia, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Federal Capital Territory*, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara" - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "1 October 1960 (from the UK)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 October (1960)" - }, - "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 May 1999, effective 29 May 1999; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" - }, - "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law" - }, - "International law organization participation": { - "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" - }, - "Citizenship": { - "citizenship by birth": { - "text": "no" - }, - "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Nigeria" - }, - "dual citizenship recognized": { - "text": "yes" - }, - "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "15 years" - } - }, - "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" - }, - "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "President Maj. Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (since 29 May 2015); Vice President Oluyemi \"Yemi\" OSINBAJO (since 29 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" - }, - "head of government": { - "text": "President Maj.Gen. (ret.) Muhammadu BUHARI (since 29 May 2015); Vice President Oluyemi \"Yemi\" OSINBAJO (since 29 May 2015)" - }, - "cabinet": { - "text": "Federal Executive Council appointed by the president" - }, - "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by 'qualified' majority popular vote and at least 25% of the votes cast in 24 of Nigeria's 36 states; president elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in February 2019)" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "Muhammadu BUHARI elected president; percent of vote - Muhammadu BUHARI (CPC) 53%, Goodluck JONATHAN (PDP) 46%, other 1%" - } - }, - "Legislative branch": { - "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (109 seats - 3 each for the 36 states and 1 for Abuja; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (360 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in February 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 28-29 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 60, PDP 49; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 225, PDP 125, other 10" - } - }, - "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 15 justices)" - }, - "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a 23-member independent body of federal and state judicial officials; judge appointments confirmed by the Senate; judges serve until age 65" - }, - "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal; Federal High Court; High Court of the Federal Capital Territory; Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory; Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory; state court system similar in structure to federal system" - } - }, - "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Accord Party or ACC [Mohammad Lawal MALADO] ++ All Progressives Congress or APC [John Odigie OYEGUN] ++ All Progressives Grand Alliance or APGA [Victor C. UMEH] ++ Democratic Peoples Party or DPP [Biodun OGUNBIYI] ++ Labor Party or LP [Alhai Abdulkadir ABDULSALAM] ++ Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Ahmed MAKARFI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Academic Staff Union for Universities or ASUU ++ Campaign for Democracy or CD ++ Civil Liberties Organization or CLO ++ Committee for the Defense of Human Rights or CDHR ++ Constitutional Right Project or CRP ++ Human Right Africa ++ National Association of Democratic Lawyers or NADL ++ National Association of Nigerian Students or NANS ++ Nigerian Bar Association or NBA ++ Nigerian Labor Congress or NLC ++ Nigerian Medical Association or NMA ++ Universal Defenders of Democracy or UDD", - "other": { - "text": "the press" - } - }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, D-8, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, - "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Hakeem Toyin BALOGUN (since 27 August 2015)" - }, - "chancery": { - "text": "3519 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 986-8400" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 362-6541" - }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, New York" - } - }, - "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Stuart SYMINGTON (since 1 December 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central District Area, Abuja" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. 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ADERIBIGBE/Benedict Elide ODIASE" - }, - "note": { - "text": "adopted 1978; lyrics are a mixture of the five top entries in a national contest" - } - } - }, - "Economy": { - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Following an April 2014 statistical \"rebasing\" exercise, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's largest economy, with 2015 GDP estimated at $1.1 trillion. Oil has been a dominant source of income and government revenues since the 1970s. Following the 2008-9 global financial crises, the banking sector was effectively recapitalized and regulation enhanced. Nigeria’s economic growth over the last five years has been driven by growth in agriculture, telecommunications, and services. Economic diversification and strong growth have not translated into a significant decline in poverty levels, however - over 62% of Nigeria's 170 million people still live in extreme poverty. ++ ++ Despite its strong fundamentals, oil-rich Nigeria has been hobbled by inadequate power supply, lack of infrastructure, delays in the passage of legislative reforms, an inefficient property registration system, restrictive trade policies, an inconsistent regulatory environment, a slow and ineffective judicial system, unreliable dispute resolution mechanisms, insecurity, and pervasive corruption. Regulatory constraints and security risks have limited new investment in oil and natural gas, and Nigeria's oil production has contracted every year since 2012. ++ ++ Because of lower oil prices, GDP growth in 2015 fell to around 3%, and government revenues declined, while the nonoil sector also contracted due to economic policy uncertainty. President BUHARI, elected in March 2015, has established a cabinet of economic ministers that includes several technocrats, and he has announced plans to increase transparency, diversify the economy away from oil, and improve fiscal management. The government is working to develop stronger public-private partnerships for roads, agriculture, and power. The medium-term outlook for Nigeria is positive, assuming oil output stabilizes and oil prices recover." - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.089 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.108 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.08 trillion (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" - } - }, - "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$415.1 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6.3% (2014 est.)" - }, - "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,900 (2016 est.) ++ $6,200 (2015 est.) ++ $6,200 (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" - } - }, - "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2014 est.)" - }, - "GDP - composition, by end use": { - "household consumption": { - "text": "79%" - }, - "government consumption": { - "text": "7.2%" - }, - "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.2%" - }, - "investment in inventories": { - 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}, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 18.2%, Netherlands 8.5%, Spain 8.2%, Brazil 8.2%, South Africa 7.8%, France 5.2%, Japan 4.5%, Cote dIvoire 4.2%, Ghana 4% (2015)" - }, - "Imports": { - "text": "$36.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $52.33 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food and live animals" - }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 25.7%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, India 4.3% (2015)" - }, - "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$23.47 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Debt - external": { - "text": "$39.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $32.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$98.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $95.82 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$13.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nairas (NGN) per US dollar - ++ 246.2 (2016 est.) ++ 192.73 (2015 est.) ++ 192.73 (2014 est.) ++ 158.55 (2013 est.) ++ 156.81 (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Energy": { - "Electricity - production": { - "text": "29 billion kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "24 billion kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10 million kW (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.317 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2.231 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "37 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "110,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "277,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "22,480 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "187,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "43.84 billion cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "18.84 billion cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "25 billion cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.111 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" - }, - "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "97 million Mt (2013 est.)" - } - }, - "Communications": { - "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total subscriptions": { - "text": "187,155" - }, - "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "150.83 million" - }, - "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "83 (July 2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Telephone system": { - "general assessment": { - "text": "further expansion and modernization of the fixed-line telephone network is needed; network quality remains a problem" - }, - "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line subscribership remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular services growing rapidly, in part responding to the shortcomings of the fixed-line network; multiple cellular providers operate nationally with subscribership base over 80 per" - }, - "international": { - "text": "country code - 234; landing point for the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Europe and Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" - } - }, - "Broadcast media": { - "text": "nearly 70 federal government-controlled national and regional TV stations; all 36 states operate TV stations; several private TV stations operational; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; network of federal government-controlled nat (2007)" - }, - "Internet country code": { - "text": ".ng" - }, - "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "86.138 million" - }, - "percent of population": { - "text": "47.4% (July 2015 est.)" - } - } - }, - "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "16" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "73" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,223,459" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "22,400,657 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, - "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { - "text": "5N (2016)" - }, - "Airports": { - "text": "54 (2013)" - }, - "Airports - with paved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "40" - }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" - } - }, - "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "14" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" - } - }, - "Heliports": { - "text": "5 (2013)" - }, - "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 124 km; gas 4,045 km; liquid petroleum gas 164 km; oil 4,441 km; refined products 3,940 km (2013)" - }, - "Railways": { - "total": { - "text": "3,798 km" - }, - "standard gauge": { - "text": "293 km 1.435-m gauge" - }, - "narrow gauge": { - "text": "3,505 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" - } - }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "193,200 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "28,980 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "164,220 km (2004)" - } - }, - "Waterways": { - "text": "8,600 km (Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks) (2011)" - }, - "Merchant marine": { - "total": { - "text": "89" - }, - "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2, chemical tanker 28, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 56, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (India 1, UK 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "33 (Bahamas 2, Bermuda 11, Comoros 1, Italy 1, Liberia 4, North Korea 1, Panama 6, Seychelles 1, unknown 6) (2010)" - } - }, - "Ports and terminals": { - "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos" - }, - "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { - "text": "Bonny Island" - } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery of ships; in 2014, 18 commercial vessels were boarded or attacked compared with 31 attacks in 2013; crews were robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; Nigerian pirates have extended the range of their attacks to as far away as Cote d'Ivoire" - } - }, - "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Nigerian Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.89% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.98% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.89% of GDP (2010)" - } - }, - "Transnational Issues": { - "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately cedes sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phaseout of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues; the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation; only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries; location of Benin-Niger-Nigeria tripoint is unresolved" - }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "IDPs": { - "text": "2,093,030 (Boko Haram attacks and counterinsurgency efforts in northern Nigeria; communal violence between Christians and Muslims in the middle belt region, political violence; flooding; forced evictions; cattle rustling; competition for resources) (2016)" - } - }, - "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "a transit point for heroin and cocaine intended for European, East Asian, and North American markets; consumer of amphetamines; safe haven for Nigerian narcotraffickers operating worldwide; major money-laundering center; massive corruption and criminal activity; Nigeria has improved some anti-money-laundering controls, resulting in its removal from the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF's) Noncooperative Countries and Territories List in June 2006; Nigeria's anti-money-laundering regime continues to be monitored by FATF" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/od.json b/africa/od.json index 5e7d56ca..07ad9798 100644 --- a/africa/od.json +++ b/africa/od.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Egypt attempted to colonize the region of southern Sudan by establishing the province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the region in 1885, but in 1898 a British force was able to overthrow the Mahdist regime. An Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was established the following year with Equatoria being the southernmost of its eight provinces. The isolated region was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession. Since independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control rebel militia groups operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan. In December 2013, conflict between government and opposition forces led to a humanitarian crisis with millions of South Sudanese displaced and food insecure. The warring parties signed a peace agreement in August 2015, which calls for a transitional government of national unity, but its formation has been delayed as of late 2016." + "text": "British explorer Samuel BAKER established the colony of Equatoria in 1870, in the name of the Ottoman Khedive of Egypt who claimed the territory. Headquartered in Gondokoro (near modern day Juba), Equatoria in theory composed most of what is now South Sudan. After being cut off from colonial administration during the Mahdist War from 1885-1898, Equatoria was made a state under the Anglo-Egyptian condominium in 1899. It was largely left to itself over the following decades, but Christian missionaries converted much of the population and facilitated the spread of English, rather than Arabic. Equatoria was ruled by British colonial administrators separately from what is now Sudan until the two colonies were combined at the 1947 Juba Conference, as part of British plans to prepare the region for independence. When Sudan gained its independence in 1956, it was with the understanding that the southerners would be able to participate fully in the political system. When the Arab Khartoum government reneged on its promises, a mutiny began that led to two prolonged periods of conflict (1955-1972 and 1983-2005) in which perhaps 2.5 million people died - mostly civilians - due to starvation and drought. Ongoing peace talks finally resulted in a Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in January 2005. As part of this agreement, the south was granted a six-year period of autonomy to be followed by a referendum on final status. The result of this referendum, held in January 2011, was a vote of 98% in favor of secession.Since independence on 9 July 2011, South Sudan has struggled with good governance and nation building and has attempted to control opposition forces operating in its territory. Economic conditions have deteriorated since January 2012 when the government decided to shut down oil production following bilateral disagreements with Sudan. In December 2013, conflict between government and opposition forces killed tens of thousands and led to a dire humanitarian crisis with millions of South Sudanese displaced and food insecure. The warring parties signed a peace agreement in August 2015 that created a transitional government of national unity in April 2016. However, in July 2016, fighting broke out in Juba between the two principal signatories, plunging the country back into conflict. A \"revitalized\" peace agreement was signed in September 2018 ending the fighting. Under the agreement, the government and various rebel groups agreed that the sides would form a unified national army and create a transitional government by May 2019. The agreement was extended until November 2019 and then subsequently to February 2020. However, implementation has been stalled, in part by a failure to agree on the country's internal political boundaries." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,17 +33,19 @@ "text": "6,018 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Central African Republic 1,055 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km, Ethiopia 1,299 km, Kenya 317 km, Sudan 2,158 km, Uganda 475 km" + "text": "Central African Republic 1055 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 714 km, Ethiopia 1299 km, Kenya 317 km, Sudan 2158 km, Uganda 475 km" }, "note": { - "text": "South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" + "text": "note: South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "hot with seasonal rainfall influenced by the annual shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone; rainfall heaviest in upland areas of the south and diminishes to the north" @@ -52,26 +54,46 @@ "text": "plains in the north and center rise to southern highlands along the border with Uganda and Kenya; the White Nile, flowing north out of the uplands of Central Africa, is the major geographic feature of the country; The Sudd (a name derived from floating vegetation that hinders navigation) is a large swampy area of more than 100,000 sq km fed by the waters of the White Nile that dominates the center of the country" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "White Nile 381 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: NA ++ highest point: Kinyeti 3,187 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Kinyeti 3,187 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "hydropower, fertile agricultural land, gold, diamonds, petroleum, hardwoods, limestone, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver" }, + "Land use": { + "agricultural land": { + "text": "100%" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% / 0% / 100%" + }, + "forest": { + "text": "0%" + }, + "other": { + "text": "0%" + } + }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,000 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "clusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile as shown in this population distribution map" + }, + "Environment - current issues": { + "text": "water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife conservation and loss of biodiversity; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought" + }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "The Sudd is a vast swamp in South Sudan, formed by the White Nile, comprising more than 15% of the country's total area; it is one of the world's largest wetlands" + "text": "landlocked; The Sudd is a vast swamp in the north central region of South Sudan, formed by the White Nile, its size is variable but can reach some 15% of the country's total area during the rainy season; it is one of the world's largest wetlands" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "12,530,717 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,561,244 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -82,182 +104,225 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Dinka 35.8%, Nuer 15.6%, Shilluk, Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi (2011 est.)" + "text": "Dinka (Jieng) 35.8%, Nuer (Naath) 15.6%, Shilluk (Chollo), Azande, Bari, Kakwa, Kuku, Murle, Mandari, Didinga, Ndogo, Bviri, Lndi, Anuak, Bongo, Lango, Dungotona, Acholi, Baka, Fertit (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Arabic (includes Juba and Sudanese variants), regional languages include Dinka, Nuer, Bari, Zande, Shilluk" }, "Religions": { - "text": "animist, Christian" + "text": "animist, Christian, Muslim" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "South Sudan, independent from Sudan since July 2011 after decades of civil war, is one of the world’s poorest countries and ranks among the lowest in many socioeconomic categories. Problems are exacerbated by ongoing tensions with Sudan over oil revenues and land borders, fighting between government forces and rebel groups, and inter-communal violence. Most of the population lives off of farming, while smaller numbers rely on animal husbandry; more than 80% of the populace lives in rural areas. The maternal mortality rate is among the world’s highest for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of health care workers, facilities, and supplies; poor roads and a lack of transport; and cultural beliefs that prevent women from seeking obstetric care. Most women marry and start having children early, giving birth at home with the assistance of traditional birth attendants, who are unable to handle complications. Educational attainment is extremely poor due to the lack of schools, qualified teachers, and materials. Less than a third of the population is literate (the rate is even lower among women), and half live below the poverty line. Teachers and students are also struggling with the switch from Arabic to English as the language of instruction. Many adults missed out on schooling because of warfare and displacement. More than 900,000 South Sudanese have sought refuge in neighboring countries since the current conflict began in 2013, almost 200,000 alone have fled since the most recent outbreak of violence in early July 2016. Another 1.7 million South Sudanese are internally displaced. Despite South Sudan’s instability and lack of infrastructure and social services, more than 240,000 people have fled to South Sudan to escape fighting in Sudan." + "text": "South Sudan, independent from Sudan since July 2011 after decades of civil war, is one of the world’s poorest countries and ranks among the lowest in many socioeconomic categories. Problems are exacerbated by ongoing tensions with Sudan over oil revenues and land borders, fighting between government forces and rebel groups, and inter-communal violence. Most of the population lives off of farming, while smaller numbers rely on animal husbandry; more than 80% of the populace lives in rural areas. The maternal mortality rate is among the world’s highest for a variety of reasons, including a shortage of health care workers, facilities, and supplies; poor roads and a lack of transport; and cultural beliefs that prevent women from seeking obstetric care. Most women marry and start having children early, giving birth at home with the assistance of traditional birth attendants, who are unable to handle complications.\nEducational attainment is extremely poor due to the lack of schools, qualified teachers, and materials. Less than a third of the population is literate (the rate is even lower among women), and half live below the poverty line. Teachers and students are also struggling with the switch from Arabic to English as the language of instruction. Many adults missed out on schooling because of warfare and displacement.\nAlmost 2 million South Sudanese have sought refuge in neighboring countries since the current conflict began in December 2013. Another 1.96 million South Sudanese are internally displaced as of August 2017. Despite South Sudan’s instability and lack of infrastructure and social services, more than 240,000 people have fled to South Sudan to escape fighting in Sudan." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "44.86% (male 2,866,374/female 2,755,451)" + "text": "41.58% (male 2,238,534/female 2,152,685)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.32% (male 1,338,548/female 1,208,109)" + "text": "21.28% (male 1,153,108/female 1,094,568)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.4% (male 1,783,091/female 1,901,553)" + "text": "30.67% (male 1,662,409/female 1,577,062)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.31% (male 222,760/female 192,274)" + "text": "3.93% (male 228,875/female 186,571)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.1% (male 145,687/female 116,870) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.53% (male 153,502/female 113,930) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "83.7%" + "text": "80.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "77.3%" + "text": "74.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "6.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.1 years" + "text": "18.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.92% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "clusters found in urban areas, particularly in the western interior and around the White Nile as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "18.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "20.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.1% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "JUBA (capital) 321,000 (2015)" + "text": "403,000 JUBA (capital) (2020)" + }, + "Sex ratio": { + "at birth": { + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + }, + "0-14 years": { + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.23 male(s)/female" + }, + "65 years and over": { + "text": "1.35 male(s)/female" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" + } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "789 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,150 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "64.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "69.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "69.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "76 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "59.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Life expectancy at birth": { + "total population": { + "text": "55.5 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "54.6 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "56.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.19 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.54 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "4% (2010)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66.7% of population ++ rural: 56.9% of population ++ total: 58.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 14.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 33.3% of population ++ rural: 43.1% of population ++ total: 41.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "28.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "25.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.8% (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 16.4% of population ++ rural: 4.5% of population ++ total: 6.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 45.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 83.6% of population ++ rural: 95.5% of population ++ total: 93.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "89.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "80.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.47% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "179,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "190,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "11,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" + "text": "malaria, dengue fever, Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.6% (2014)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "27.6% (2010)" + "text": "27.7% (2010)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "27%" + "text": "34.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "40%" + "text": "40.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "16% (2009 est.)" + "text": "28.9% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "38.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "39.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "17% (2008 est.)" + "text": "37.4% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -270,7 +335,7 @@ "text": "South Sudan" }, "etymology": { - "text": "self-descriptive name from the country's former position within Sudan prior to independence; the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the black [peoples]\"" + "text": "self-descriptive name from the country's former position within Sudan prior to independence; the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the Black [peoples]\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -281,14 +346,17 @@ "text": "Juba" }, "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "04 51 N 31 37 E" + "text": "04 51 N, 31 37 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from Djouba, another name for the Bari people of South Sudan" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria" + "text": "10 states; Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Unity, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr el Ghazal, Western Equatoria; note - in 2015, the creation of 28 new states was announced and in 2017 four additional; following the February 2020 peace agreement, the country was reportedly again reorganized into the 10 original states, plus 2 administrative areas, Pibor and Ruweng, and 1 special administrative status area, Abyei; this latest administrative revision has not yet been vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" }, "Independence": { "text": "9 July 2011 (from Sudan)" @@ -297,7 +365,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 July (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011); amended 2013, 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 2005 (preindependence); latest signed 7 July 2011, effective 9 July 2011 (Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Legislature or by the president of the republic; passage requires submission of the proposal to the Legislature at least one month prior to consideration, approval by at least two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature, and assent of the president; amended 2013, 2015, 2018" + } }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -318,16 +391,16 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Taban Deng GAI (since 26 July 2016); Second Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon (since 22 February 2020); Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016); Vice President TABAN Deng Gai (since 22 February 2020); Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng Chol GARANG de Mabior (since 22 February 2020); Vice President Hussein ABDELBAGI Ayii (since 22 February 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Taban Deng GAI (since 26 July 2016); Second Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016)" + "text": "President Salva KIIR Mayardit (since 9 July 2011); First Vice President Taban Deng GAI (since 26 July 2016); Vice President James Wani IGGA (since 26 April 2016); Vice President TABAN Deng Gai (since 22 February 2020); Vice President Rebecca Nyandeng Chol GARANG de Mabior (since 22 February 2020); Vice President Hussein ABDELBAGI Ayii (since 22 February 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by National Legislative Assembly" + "text": "National Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Transitional National Legislative Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (the next election has been postponed from 2015 to 2018 due to instability and violence)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11-15 April 2010 (next election scheduled for 2015 postponed to 2018 and again to 2021)" }, "election results": { "text": "Salva KIIR Mayardit elected president; percent of vote - Salva KIIR Mayardit (SPLM) 93%, Lam AKOL (SPLM-DC) 7%" @@ -335,18 +408,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States (50 seats; the Council of States, established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 50 members - 20 former members of the Council of States and 30 appointed representatives ) and the National Legislative Assembly (400 seats; the National Assembly, also established by presidential decree in August 2011, includes 170 members elected in April 2010, 96 members of the former National Assembly, 66 members appointed after independence, and 68 members added as a result of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan)" + "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of:Council of States, established by presidential decree in August 2011 (50 seats; 20 former members of the Council of States and 30 appointed representatives) Transitional National Legislative Assembly, established on 4 August 2016, in accordance with the August 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (400 seats; 170 members elected in April 2010, 96 members of the former National Assembly, 66 members appointed after independence, and 68 members added as a result of the 2016 Agreement); the TNLA will be expanded to 550 members after the transitional government forms" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 but did not take office until July 2011; because of political instability, current parliamentary term extended until next election on 9 July 2018); Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011" + "text": "Council of States - established and members appointed 1 August 2011 National Legislative Assembly - last held 11-15 April 2010 but did not take office until July 2011; current parliamentary term extended until 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30; National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, SPLM-DC 6, DCP 4, independent 6, unknown 65" + "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 20, unknown 30; composition - men 44, women 6, percent of women 12% National Legislative Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SPLM 251, DCP 10, independent 6, unknown 133; composition - men 291, women 109, percent of women 27.3%; note - total National Legislature percent of women 25.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of South Sudan (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices, 9 other justices and normally organized into panels of 3 justices except when sitting as a Constitutional panel of all 9 justices chaired by the chief justice)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of South Sudan (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices, 9 other justices and normally organized into panels of 3 justices, except when sitting as a Constitutional panel of all 9 justices chaired by the chief justice)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices appointed by the president upon proposal of the Judicial Service Council, a 9-member judicial and administrative body; justice tenure set by the National Legislature" @@ -356,17 +429,17 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit] ++ Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO [Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon] ++ Democratic Change Party or DCP [Lam AKOL]" + "text": "Democratic Change or DC [Onyoti Adigo NYIKWEC] (formerly Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Democratic Movement or SPLM-DC)Sudan People's Liberation Movement or SPLM [Salva KIIR Mayardit]Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition or SPLM-IO [Riek MACHAR Teny Dhurgon]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AU, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Garang Diing AKUONG (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Philip Jada NATANA (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1015 31st St., NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC, 20007" + "text": "1015 31st Street NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 293-7940" @@ -377,19 +450,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mary Catherine PHEE (since July 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Thomas HUSHEK (since 5 June 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[211] 912-105-188" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kololo Road adjacent to the EU's compound, Juba" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[211] (0) 912-105-188" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side contains a gold, five-pointed star; black represents the people of South Sudan, red the blood shed in the struggle for freedom, green the verdant land, and blue the waters of the Nile; the gold star represents the unity of the states making up South Sudan", "note": { - "text": "resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's" + "text": "note: resembles the flag of Kenya; one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Africa's" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -403,47 +476,47 @@ "text": "collective of 49 poets/Juba University students and teachers" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2011; anthem selected in a national contest" + "text": "note: adopted 2011; anthem selected in a national contest" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Following several decades of civil war with Sudan, industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread. Subsistence agriculture provides a living for the vast majority of the population. Property rights are insecure and price signals are weak, because markets are not well organized. After independence, South Sudan's central bank issued a new currency, the South Sudanese Pound, allowing a short grace period for turning in the old currency. ++ ++ South Sudan has little infrastructure - approximately 200 kilometers of paved roads. Electricity is produced mostly by costly diesel generators, and indoor plumbing and potable water are scarce. South Sudan depends largely on imports of goods, services, and capital - mainly from Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. ++ ++ Nevertheless, South Sudan does have abundant natural resources. At independence in 2011, South Sudan produced nearly three-fourths of former Sudan's total oil output of nearly a half million barrels per day. The government of South Sudan derives the vast majority of its budget revenues from oil. Oil is exported through two pipelines that run to refineries and shipping facilities at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The economy of South Sudan will remain linked to Sudan for some time, given the long lead time and great expense required to build another pipeline, should the government decide to do so. In January 2012, South Sudan suspended production of oil because of its dispute with Sudan over transshipment fees. This suspension lasted 15 months and had a devastating impact on GDP, which declined by 48% in 2012. With the resumption of oil flows the economy rebounded strongly during the second half of calendar year 2013. This occurred in spite of the fact that oil production, at an average level of 222,000 barrels per day, was 40% lower compared with 2011, prior to the shutdown. GDP grew by nearly 30% in 2013. However, the outbreak of conflict on 15 December 2013 combined with a further reduction of oil production and exports, meant that GDP growth fell significantly in 2014 and poverty and food insecurity rose. South Sudan holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa with fertile soils and abundant water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of cattle. ++ ++ South Sudan is currently burdened by considerable debt because of increased military spending and revenue shortfalls due to low oil prices and decreased production. South Sudan has received more than $4 billion in foreign aid since 2005, largely from the UK, the US, Norway, and the Netherlands. Annual inflation peaked at 79.5% in May 2012 but declined rapidly thereafter, to 1.7% in 2014, before jumping back to 52.8% in 2015, following the December 2013 outbreak of violence. The decision in December 2015 by the central bank to abandon a fixed exchange rate and allow the South Sudanese Pound to float has not reduced inflation in the short term. Long-term challenges include diversifying the formal economy, alleviating poverty, maintaining macroeconomic stability, improving tax collection and financial management and improving the business environment." + "text": "Industry and infrastructure in landlocked South Sudan are severely underdeveloped and poverty is widespread, following several decades of civil war with Sudan. Continued fighting within the new nation is disrupting what remains of the economy. The vast majority of the population is dependent on subsistence agriculture and humanitarian assistance. Property rights are insecure and price signals are weak, because markets are not well-organized. South Sudan has little infrastructure – about 10,000 kilometers of roads, but just 2% of them paved. Electricity is produced mostly by costly diesel generators, and indoor plumbing and potable water are scarce, so less than 2% of the population has access to electricity. About 90% of consumed goods, capital, and services are imported from neighboring countries – mainly Uganda, Kenya and Sudan. Chinese investment plays a growing role in the infrastructure and energy sectors. Nevertheless, South Sudan does have abundant natural resources. South Sudan holds one of the richest agricultural areas in Africa, with fertile soils and abundant water supplies. Currently the region supports 10-20 million head of cattle. At independence in 2011, South Sudan produced nearly three-fourths of former Sudan's total oil output of nearly a half million barrels per day. The Government of South Sudan relies on oil for the vast majority of its budget revenues, although oil production has fallen sharply since independence. South Sudan is one of the most oil-dependent countries in the world, with 98% of the government’s annual operating budget and 80% of its gross domestic product (GDP) derived from oil. Oil is exported through a pipeline that runs to refineries and shipping facilities at Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The economy of South Sudan will remain linked to Sudan for some time, given the existing oil infrastructure. The outbreak of conflict in December 2013, combined with falling crude oil production and prices, meant that GDP fell significantly between 2014 and 2017. Since the second half of 2017 oil production has risen, and is currently about 130,000 barrels per day. Poverty and food insecurity has risen due to displacement of people caused by the conflict. With famine spreading, 66% of the population in South Sudan is living on less than about $2 a day, up from 50.6% in 2009, according to the World Bank. About 80% of the population lives in rural areas, with agriculture, forestry and fishing providing the livelihood for a majority of the households. Much of rural sector activity is focused on low-input, low-output subsistence agriculture. South Sudan is burdened by considerable debt because of increased military spending and high levels of government corruption. Economic mismanagement is prevalent. Civil servants, including police and the military, are not paid on time, creating incentives to engage in looting and banditry. South Sudan has received more than $11 billion in foreign aid since 2005, largely from the US, the UK, and the EU. Inflation peaked at over 800% per year in October 2016 but dropped to 118% in 2017. The government has funded its expenditures by borrowing from the central bank and foreign sources, using forward sales of oil as collateral. The central bank’s decision to adopt a managed floating exchange rate regime in December 2015 triggered a 97% depreciation of the currency and spawned a growing black market. Long-term challenges include rooting out public sector corruption, improving agricultural productivity, alleviating poverty and unemployment, improving fiscal transparency - particularly in regard to oil revenues, taming inflation, improving government revenues, and creating a rules-based business environment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$20.88 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.04 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.08 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$20.01 billion (2017 est.) / $21.1 billion (2016 est.) / $24.52 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.628 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.06 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-13.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.2% (2017 est.) / -13.9% (2016 est.) / -0.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2017 est.) / $1,700 (2016 est.) / $2,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 18.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 7.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "34.9%" + "text": "34.9% (2011 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "17.1% (2011 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "10.4% (2011 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "64.9% (2011 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-27.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -453,162 +526,218 @@ "text": "sorghum, maize, rice, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sugarcane, mangoes, papayas, bananas, sweet potatoes, sunflower seeds, cotton, sesame seeds, cassava (manioc, tapioca), beans, peanuts; cattle, sheep" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "50.6% (2009 est.)" - }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46 (2010 est.)" + "text": "66% (2015 est.)" }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$437 million" + "text": "259.6 million (FY2017/18 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.259 billion (FY 2013 est.)" + "text": "298.6 million (FY2017/18 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.6% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" + "text": "8.5% (of GDP) (FY2017/18 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-69.3% of GDP (FY 2013 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (FY2017/18 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "62.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 86.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "476% (2016 est.) ++ 52.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.873 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $2.032 billion (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.194 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.23 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "187.9% (2017 est.) / 379.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$13 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.032 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$154 million (2017 est.) / $39 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports": { + "text": "$1.13 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Imports": { + "text": "$3.795 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$73 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "South Sudanese pounds (SSP) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "12 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "8.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "22% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "5.9% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "881.3 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "412.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "694.1 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "391.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "255,200 kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "80,400 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "220,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "150,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "98,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "147,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.75 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3.75 billion bbl (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,280 bbl/day" + "text": "7,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "63.71 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "63.71 billion cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.016 million Mt (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.224 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "150" + "text": "0" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2012 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.899 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,439,784" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.46 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "one of the least developed telecommunications and Internet systems in the world; the international community has provided billions in aid to help the young country, unfortunate instability, widespread poverty and low literacy rate all contribute to a struggle for their telecom sector; the few carriers in the market have reduced the areas in which they offer service, not expanded them; recently the government shut down the largest cellphone carrier isolating 1.4 million customers over a disputed service fee arrangement (2020)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 subscriptions, mobile-cellular 33 per 100 persons (2019)" + }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 211" + "text": "country code - 211 (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "TV is controlled by the government; several private FM stations are operational in South Sudan; some foreign radio broadcasts are available" + "text": "a single TV channel and a radio station are controlled by the government; several community and commercial FM stations are operational, mostly sponsored by outside aid donors; some foreign radio broadcasts are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ss" + }, + "Internet users": { + "total": { + "text": "814,326" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "7.98% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "200" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" + } } }, "Transportation": { + "National air transport system": { + "number of registered air carriers": { + "text": "2 (2020)" + }, + "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { + "text": "2" + }, + "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "0 mt-km" + } + }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "Z8 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "85 (2013)" + "text": "89 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "text": "2" + }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "82" + "text": "84 (2020)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -617,29 +746,35 @@ "text": "12" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "35" + "text": "38" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "34 (2013)" + "text": "33" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "248 km" + "text": "248 km (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "a narrow guage, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds (2014)" + "text": "note: a narrow gauge, single-track railroad between Babonosa (Sudan) and Wau, the only existing rail system, was repaired in 2010 with $250 million in UN funds, but is not currently operational" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "7,000 km" + "text": "90,200 km (2019)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "300 km (2019)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "89,900 km (2019)" }, "note": { - "text": "most of the road network is unpaved and much of it is in disrepair; a 192-km paved road between the capital, Juba, and Nimule on the Ugandan border was constructed with USAID funds in 2012 (2012)" + "text": "note: most of the road network is unpaved and much of it is in disrepair" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -647,14 +782,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed a revised action plan with the UN in March 2012 to demobilize all child soldiers within the SPLA, but recruitment of child soldiers by the SPLA and the opposition increased in 2014; as of the end of 2015, UNICEF estimates that 15,000 to 16,000 child soldiers had been used by the SPLA and rebel forces in the country's civil war since it began in December 2013 (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF): Ground Force, Air Force, Air Defense Forces, Presidential Guard (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "10.32% of GDP (2012) ++ 5.8% of GDP (2011) ++ 10.32% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2019) / 3.7% of GDP (2018) / 2.4% of GDP (2017) / 4.6% of GDP (2016) / 10% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has an estimated 190,000 active personnel, including ground, air, and riverine forces (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SSPDF inventory is primarily of Soviet origin; South Sudan was under a UN arms embargo through May 2020; from 2010 to 2015, Russian and the United Arab Emirates were the leading suppliers of arms and equipment (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service; the Government of South Sudan signed agreements in March 2012 and August 2015 that included the demobilization of all child soldiers within the armed forces and opposition, but the recruitment of child soldiers by the warring parties continues; as of the end of 2018, UNICEF estimated that more than 19,000 child soldiers had been used in the country's civil war since it began in December 2013 (2018)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "under the September 2018 peace agreement, all armed groups in South Sudan were to assemble at designated sites where fighters could be either disarmed and demobilized, or integrated into unified military and police forces; the unified forces were then to be retrained and deployed prior to the formation of a national unity government; all fighters were ordered to these sites in July 2019; some progress toward merging the various armed forces into a national army has been made; for example, in May 2020, South Sudan announced that it was graduating some unified forces at various training centers across the country, and in June the SSPDF incorporated some senior officers from the main opposition force, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement Army - in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) into its rank structure; nevertheless, progress has been slow, and as of August 2020 armed clashes continued to occur between government forces and armed militant groupsthe United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has operated in the country since 2011 with the objectives of consolidating peace and security and helping establish conditions for the successful economic and political development of South Sudan; UNMISS had more than 18,000 personnel deployed in the country as of May 2020United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 4,000 personnel deployed as of March 2020 (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -663,10 +807,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "240,604 (Sudan); 14,477 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)" + "text": "729,530 (Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 16,176 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1.87 million (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2016)" + "text": "1.66 million (alleged coup attempt and ethnic conflict beginning in December 2013; information is lacking on those displaced in earlier years by: fighting in Abyei between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in May 2011; clashes between the SPLA and dissident militia groups in South Sudan; inter-ethnic conflicts over resources and cattle; attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army; floods and drought) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/pu.json b/africa/pu.json index 05a10145..9dd8fc89 100644 --- a/africa/pu.json +++ b/africa/pu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian dictator Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free, multiparty election. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place. Following mediation by the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power in 2012 and remained until Jose Mario VAZ won a free and fair election in 2014. A long-running dispute between factions in the ruling PAIGC party has brought the government to a political impasse; there have been five prime ministers since August 2015." + "text": "Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980, a military coup established authoritarian General Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA as president. Despite eventually setting a path to a market economy and multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime was characterized by the suppression of political opposition and the purging of political rivals. Several coup attempts through the 1980s and early 1990s failed to unseat him. In 1994 VIEIRA was elected president in the country's first free, multiparty election. A military mutiny and resulting civil war in 1998 eventually led to VIEIRA's ouster in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional government turned over power to opposition leader Kumba YALA after he was elected president in transparent polling. In September 2003, after only three years in office, YALA was overthrown in a bloodless military coup, and businessman Henrique ROSA was sworn in as interim president. In 2005, former President VIEIRA was reelected, pledging to pursue economic development and national reconciliation; he was assassinated in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA was elected in an emergency election held in June 2009, but he passed away in January 2012 from a long-term illness. A military coup in April 2012 prevented Guinea-Bissau's second-round presidential election - to determine SANHA's successor - from taking place. Following mediation by the Economic Community of Western African States, a civilian transitional government assumed power in 2012 and remained until Jose Mario VAZ won a free and fair election in 2014. Beginning in 2015, a political dispute between factions in the ruling PAIGC party brought government gridlock. It was not until April 2018 that a consensus prime minister could be appointed, the national legislature reopened (having been closed for two years), and a new government formed under Prime Minister Aristides GOMES. In March 2019, the government held legislative elections, voting in the PAIGC as the ruling party; however, President VAZ continues to perpetuate a political stalemate by refusing to name PAICG President Domingos SIMOES PEREIRA Prime Minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "70 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation in the eastern part of the country 300 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.8% ++ arable land 8.2%; permanent crops 6.9%; permanent pasture 29.7%" + "text": "44.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.2% (2011 est.) / 6.9% (2011 est.) / 29.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "55.2%" + "text": "55.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,11 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "250 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately one-fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight other, mainly rural, regions as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing" + "text": "deforestation (rampant felling of trees for timber and agricultural purposes); soil erosion; overgrazing; overfishing" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,759,159 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,927,104 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,173 +121,179 @@ "text": "Fulani 28.5%, Balanta 22.5%, Mandinga 14.7%, Papel 9.1%, Manjaco 8.3%, Beafada 3.5%, Mancanha 3.1%, Bijago 2.1%, Felupe 1.7%, Mansoanca 1.4%, Balanta Mane 1%, other 1.8%, none 2.2% (2008 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Crioulo 90.4%, Portuguese 27.1% (official), French 5.1%, English 2.9%, other 2.4%", - "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2008 est.)" - } + "text": "Crioulo (lingua franca), Portuguese (official; largely used as a second or third language), Pular (a Fula language), Mandingo" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 45.1%, Christian 22.1%, animist 14.9%, none 2%, unspecified 15.9% (2008 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Guinea-Bissau’s young and growing population is sustained by high fertility; approximately 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Its large reproductive-age population and total fertility rate of more than 4 children per woman offsets the country’s high infant and maternal mortality rates. The latter is among the world’s highest because of the prevalence of early childbearing, a lack of birth spacing, the high percentage of births outside of health care facilities, and a shortage of medicines and supplies. Guinea-Bissau’s history of political instability, a civil war, and several coups (the latest in 2012) have resulted in a fragile state with a weak economy, high unemployment, rampant corruption, widespread poverty, and thriving drug and child trafficking. With the country lacking educational infrastructure, school funding and materials, and qualified teachers, and with the cultural emphasis placed on religious education, parents frequently send boys to study in residential Koranic schools (daaras) in Senegal and The Gambia. They often are extremely deprived and are forced into street begging or agricultural work by marabouts (Muslim religious teachers), who enrich themselves at the expense of the children. Boys who leave their marabouts often end up on the streets of Dakar or other large Senegalese towns and are vulnerable to even worse abuse. Some young men lacking in education and job prospects become involved in the flourishing international drug trade. Local drug use and associated violent crime are growing." + "text": "Guinea-Bissau’s young and growing population is sustained by high fertility; approximately 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Its large reproductive-age population and total fertility rate of more than 4 children per woman offsets the country’s high infant and maternal mortality rates. The latter is among the world’s highest because of the prevalence of early childbearing, a lack of birth spacing, the high percentage of births outside of health care facilities, and a shortage of medicines and supplies.\nGuinea-Bissau’s history of political instability, a civil war, and several coups (the latest in 2012) have resulted in a fragile state with a weak economy, high unemployment, rampant corruption, widespread poverty, and thriving drug and child trafficking. With the country lacking educational infrastructure, school funding and materials, and qualified teachers, and with the cultural emphasis placed on religious education, parents frequently send boys to study in residential Koranic schools (daaras) in Senegal and The Gambia. They often are extremely deprived and are forced into street begging or agricultural work by marabouts (Muslim religious teachers), who enrich themselves at the expense of the children. Boys who leave their marabouts often end up on the streets of Dakar or other large Senegalese towns and are vulnerable to even worse abuse.\nSome young men lacking in education and job prospects become involved in the flourishing international drug trade. Local drug use and associated violent crime are growing." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "39.28% (male 344,976/female 346,102)" + "text": "43.17% (male 417,810/female 414,105)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.17% (male 176,050/female 178,842)" + "text": "20.38% (male 192,451/female 200,370)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.53% (male 285,258/female 286,955)" + "text": "30.24% (male 275,416/female 307,387)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.62% (male 31,030/female 50,215)" + "text": "3.12% (male 29,549/female 30,661)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.4% (male 22,121/female 37,610) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.08% (male 25,291/female 34,064) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "81.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "72.8%" + "text": "76" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "5.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.1 (202 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.5 years" + "text": "17.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.88% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.51% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately one-fifth of the population lives in the capital city of Bissau along the Atlantic coast; the remainder is distributed among the eight other, mainly rural, regions as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "49.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "44.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BISSAU (capital) 492,000 (2015)" + "text": "600,000 BISSAU (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "549 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "667 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "87.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "51.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "96.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "57.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "77.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "50.6 years" + "text": "62.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "48.6 years" + "text": "60.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "52.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.16 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.75 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.2% (2010)" + "text": "16% (2014)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.5% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "39.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "26.5% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.13 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2009)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.8% of population ++ rural: 60.3% of population ++ total: 79.3% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.2% of population ++ rural: 39.7% of population ++ total: 20.7% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 33.5% of population ++ rural: 8.5% of population ++ total: 20.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 33.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66.5% of population ++ rural: 91.5% of population ++ total: 79.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "86.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "63.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.69% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "42,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "40,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,900 (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -289,18 +304,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.3% (2014)" + "text": "9.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "17% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2013)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -313,32 +328,13 @@ "text": "71.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "48.3% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "9 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "female": { - "text": "NA (2006)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "226,316" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "57% (2010 est.)" + "text": "48.3% (2015)" } } }, "Government": { "Country name": { - "`conventional long form": { + "conventional long form": { "text": "Republic of Guinea-Bissau" }, "conventional short form": { @@ -353,8 +349,8 @@ "former": { "text": "Portuguese Guinea" }, - "note": { - "text": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; \"Bissau\" distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea" + "etymology": { + "text": "the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; \"Bissau,\" the name of the capital city, distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea" } }, "Government type": { @@ -369,6 +365,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the meaning of Bissau is uncertain, it might be an alternative name for the Papel people who live in the area of the city of Bissau" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -381,10 +380,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 September (1973)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "promulgated 16 May 1984; amended 1991, 1993, 1996; note - constitution suspended following military coup in April 2012 and restored in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "promulgated 16 May 1984; note - constitution suspended following military coup in April 2012 and restored in 2014" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National People’s Assembly if supported by at least one third of its members, by the Council of State (a presidential consultant body), or by the government; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended 1991, 1993, 1996" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by early French civil code and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, which incorporated Portuguese law at independence and influenced by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), African Francophone Public Law, and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -408,64 +412,59 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jose Mario VAZ (since 17 June 2014)" + "text": "President Umaro Cissoko EMBALO (since 27 February 2020); note - President EMBALO was declared winner of the 29 December 2019 runoff presidential election by the electoral commission; however, on 28 February 2020, Cipriano CASSAMA was appointed as interim president by the parliament until the Supreme Court rules on the legitimacy of the elections due to alleged irregularities in voting; CASSAMA resigned the following day stating he had received death threats" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (since 18 November 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Nuno NABIAM (since 27 February 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 13 April 2014 with a runoff on 18 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the National People's Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 24 November 2019 with a runoff on 29 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president after consultation with party leaders in the National People's Assembly; note - the president cannot apply for a third consecutive term, nor during the 5 years following the end of the second term" }, "election results": { - "text": "first round - Jose Mario VAZ (PAIGC) 41%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM (independent) 25.1%, other 33.9%; Jose Mario VAZ elected president in second round - Jose Mario VAZ 61.9%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM 38.1%" + "text": "Umaro Sissoco EMBALO elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Domingos Simoes PEREIRA (PAIGC) 40.1%, Umaro Sissoco EMBALO (Madem G15) 27.7%, Nuno Gomez NABIAM (APU-PDGB) 13.2%, Jose Mario VAZ (independent) 12.4%, other 6.6%; percent of vote in second round - Umaro Sissoco EMBALO 53.6%, Domingos Simoes PEREIRA 46.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (102 seats; members directly elected in 2 single- and 27 multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National People's Assembly or Assembleia Nacional Popular (102 seats; 100 members directly elected in 27 multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote and 2 elected in single-seat constituencies for citizens living abroad (1 for Africa, 1 for Europe); all members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 10 March 2019 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PAIGC 48.0%, PRS 30.8%, other parties 21.2%; seats by party - PAIGC 57, PRS 41, other 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PAIGC 35.2%, Madem G-15 21.1%, PRS 21.1%, other 22.6%; seats by party - PAIGC 47, Madem G-15 27, PRS 21, other 7; composition - men 88, women 14, percent of women 13.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Suprema Tribunal Justica (consists of 9 judges and organized into Civil, Criminal, and Social and Administrative Disputes Chambers); note - the Supreme Court has both appellate and constitutional jurisdiction" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of 9 judges and organized into Civil, Criminal, and Social and Administrative Disputes Chambers); note - the Supreme Court has both appellate and constitutional jurisdiction" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges nominated by the Higher Council of the Magistrate, a major government organ responsible for judge appointments, dismissals, and judiciary discipline; judges appointed by the president for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Appeal Court; regional (first instance) courts; military court" + "text": "Appeals Court; regional (first instance) courts; military court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde or PAIGC [Domingos Simoes PEREIRA] ++ Democratic Convergence Party or PCD [Vicente FERNANDES] ++ New Democracy Party or PND [Mamadu Iaia DJALO] ++ Party for Social Renewal or PRS [Alberto NAMBEIA] ++ Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID [Aristides GOMES] ++ Union for Change or UM [Agnelo REGALA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Chamber of Commerce of Agriculture, Industry, and Services" + "text": "African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde or PAIGC [Domingos SIMOES PEREIRA]Democratic Convergence Party or PCD [Vicente FERNANDES]Movement for Democratic Alternation Group of 15 or MADEM-G15 [Braima CAMARA]National People’s Assembly – Democratic Party of Guinea Bissau or APU-PDGB [Nuno Gomes NABIAM]New Democracy Party or PND [Mamadu Iaia DJALO]Party for Social Renewal or PRS [Alberto NAMBEIA]Republican Party for Independence and Development or PRID [Aristides GOMES]Union for Change or UM [Agnelo REGALA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CPLP, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "none; note - Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC" - } + "text": "none; note - Guinea-Bissau does not have official representation in Washington, DC" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US Embassy suspended operations on 14 June 1998 in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then President VIEIRA and a military-led junta; the US Ambassador to Senegal, currently Ambassador James P. ZUMWALT, is accredited to Guinea-Bissau" + "text": "the US Embassy suspended operations on 14 June 1998; the US Ambassador to Senegal is accredited to Guinea-Bissau" }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of yellow (top) and green with a vertical red band on the hoist side; there is a black five-pointed star centered in the red band; yellow symbolizes the sun; green denotes hope; red represents blood shed during the struggle for independence; the black star stands for African unity", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the flag design was heavily influenced by the Ghanaian flag" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the flag design was heavily influenced by the Ghanaian flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -479,64 +478,64 @@ "text": "Amilcar Lopes CABRAL/XIAO He" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1974; a delegation from then Portuguese Guinea visited China in 1963 and heard music by XIAO He; Amilcar Lopes CABRAL, the leader of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement, asked the composer to create a piece that would inspire his people to struggle for independence" + "text": "note: adopted 1974; a delegation from then Portuguese Guinea visited China in 1963 and heard music by XIAO He; Amilcar Lopes CABRAL, the leader of Guinea-Bissau's independence movement, asked the composer to create a piece that would inspire his people to struggle for independence" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. The legal economy is based on farming and fishing, but illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics are also important economic activities. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe while trade in illegal logging, food, and fishing is also significant. ++ ++ Guinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% of export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities. ++ ++ With renewed donor support following elections in April-May 2014 and a successful regional bond issuance, the government of Guinea-Bissau made progress paying salaries, settling domestic arrears, and gaining more control over revenues and expenditures, but was deposed by the President in August 2015. A political stalemate since then has resulted in weak governance." + "text": "Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cashew nut exports, and foreign assistance. Two out of three Bissau-Guineans remain below the absolute poverty line. The legal economy is based on cashews and fishing. Illegal logging and trafficking in narcotics also play significant roles. The combination of limited economic prospects, weak institutions, and favorable geography have made this West African country a way station for drugs bound for Europe. Guinea-Bissau has substantial potential for development of mineral resources, including phosphates, bauxite, and mineral sands. Offshore oil and gas exploration has begun. The country’s climate and soil make it feasible to grow a wide range of cash crops, fruit, vegetables, and tubers; however, cashews generate more than 80% of export receipts and are the main source of income for many rural communities. The government was deposed in August 2015, and since then, a political stalemate has resulted in weak governance and reduced donor support. The country is participating in a three-year, IMF extended credit facility program that was suspended because of a planned bank bailout. The program was renewed in 2017, but the major donors of direct budget support (the EU, World Bank, and African Development Bank) have halted their programs indefinitely. Diversification of the economy remains a key policy goal, but Guinea-Bissau’s poor infrastructure and business climate will constrain this effort." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.851 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.72 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.596 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.171 billion (2017 est.) / $2.994 billion (2016 est.) / $2.817 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.168 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.35 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.) / 6.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,600 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,900 (2017 est.) / $1,800 (2016 est.) / $1,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 10.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "92.2%" + "text": "83.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.7%" + "text": "26.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-30.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-26.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "45%" + "text": "50% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "13.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "41.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,7 +545,7 @@ "text": "agricultural products processing, beer, soft drinks" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "731,300 (2013 est.)" @@ -560,7 +559,9 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "67% (2015 est.)" @@ -575,181 +576,194 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$171.3 million" + "text": "246.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$212.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "263.5 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "53.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 57.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2009) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$537.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $454.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$596.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $514.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$255.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $206.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 1.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$20 million (2016 est.) ++ -$11 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$27 million (2017 est.) / $16 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$163.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $202.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$328.1 million (2017 est.) / $278.6 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 67.1%, Vietnam 21.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, shrimp; cashews, peanuts, palm kernels, raw and sawn lumber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 63.5%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 5.7%, Togo 5.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$196.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $199.5 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$283.5 million (2017 est.) / $136.5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Portugal 27.1%, Senegal 12.8%, China 6.5%, Spain 5.5%, Cuba 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Portugal 47.8%, Senegal 12.1%, China 10.4%, Netherlands 8.1%, Pakistan 5.4% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$356.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $349.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) ++ $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)" + "text": "$1.095 billion (31 December 2010 est.) / $941.5 million (31 December 2000 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "2 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "14.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "29.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "34 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "39 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "31.62 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.27 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "39,000 kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "28,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,423 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,625 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "397,900 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,000" + "text": "0" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2012 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.238 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,555,961" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "72 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.79 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "small system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile cellular communications" + "text": "small system including a combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and mobile cellular communications; 2 mobile network operators; one of the poorest countries in the world and this is reflected in the countries telecommunications development; radio is the most important source of information for the public (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile cellular teledensity is roughly 70 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile cellular teledensity is roughly 83 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 245 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 245; ACE submarine cable connecting Guinea-Bissau with 20 landing points in Western and South Africa and Europe (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple interna (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station, Televisao da Guine-Bissau (TGB) and a second station, Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP) Africa, is operated by Portuguese public broadcaster (RTP); 1 state-owned radio station, several private radio stations, and some community radio stations; multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "61,000" + "text": "72,047" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "3.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.93% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,204" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -762,24 +776,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -787,18 +801,26 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,455 km" + "text": "4,400 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "965 km" + "text": "453 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "2,490 km (2002)" + "text": "3,947 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "(rivers are partially navigable; many inlets and creeks provide shallow-water access to much of interior) (2012)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "8" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 5, other 3 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim" @@ -806,23 +828,29 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional); Presidential Guard (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP): Army, Navy, National Air Force (Forca Aerea Nacional); Guard Nacional (Ministry of Internal Administration) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.6% of GDP (2015) / 2% of GDP (2014) / 2.1% of GDP (2013)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP) has approximately 4,400 active troops (4,000 Army; 300 Navy; 100 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the FARP consists of Soviet-era equipment; the only reported deliveries of military equipment to Guinea Bissau since 2015 were patrol boats from Spain in 2017 and non-lethal equipment from China in 2015 (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for selective compulsory military service (Air Force service is voluntary); 16 years of age or younger, with parental consent, for voluntary service (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.85% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.81% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.85% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "in 2006, political instability within Senegal's Casamance region resulted in thousands of Senegalese refugees, cross-border raids, and arms smuggling into Guinea-Bissau" + "text": "a longstanding low-grade conflict continues in parts of\nCasamance, in Senegal across the border; some rebels use Guinea-Bissau as a safe haven" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "8,601 (Senegal) (2015)" + "text": "7,696 (Senegal) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/rw.json b/africa/rw.json index a7cea68e..7dc2f0a0 100644 --- a/africa/rw.json +++ b/africa/rw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in a state-orchestrated genocide, in which Rwandans killed up to a million of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later that same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias, and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, and former Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, but several thousand remained in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, the former Zaire) and formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking Rwanda, much as the RPF did in 1990. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003. Rwanda in 2009 staged a joint military operation with the Congolese Army in DRC to rout out the Hutu extremist insurgency there, and Kigali and Kinshasa restored diplomatic relations. Rwanda also joined the Commonwealth in late 2009 and assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term." + "text": "A Rwandan kingdom dominated the region from the mid-18th century onward, with the Tutsi rulers conquering others militarily, centralizing power, and increasingly enacting anti-Hutu policies. German colonial rule began in 1898, but Belgian forces captured Rwanda in 1916 during World War I. Both European nations ruled through the kings and pursued a pro-Tutsi policy. In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), and began a civil war in 1990. The war, along with several political and economic upheavals, exacerbated ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in a state-orchestrated genocide, in which Rwandans killed approximately 800,000 of their fellow citizens, including approximately three-quarters of the Tutsi population. The genocide ended later that same year when the predominantly Tutsi RPF, operating out of Uganda and northern Rwanda, defeated the national army and Hutu militias, and established an RPF-led government of national unity. Rwanda held its first local elections in 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in 2003. Rwanda joined the Commonwealth in late 2009. President Paul KAGAME won the presidential election in August 2017 after changing the constitution in 2016 to allow him to run for a third term." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,598 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m ++ highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Rusizi River 950 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "74.5% ++ arable land 47%; permanent crops 10.1%; permanent pasture 17.4%" + "text": "74.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "47% (2011 est.) / 10.1% (2011 est.) / 17.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "18% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "7.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "96 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Visoke (elev. 3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano" - } + "text": "periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo\nvolcanism: Visoke (3,711 m), located on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the country's only historically active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching" + "text": "deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; land degradation; soil erosion; a decline in soil fertility (soil exhaustion); wetland degradation and loss of biodiversity; widespread poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,14 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural" + "text": "landlocked; most of the country is intensively cultivated and rugged with the population predominantly rural" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "12,988,423", + "text": "12,712,431 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,81 +118,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%" + "text": "Hutu, Tutsi, Twa (Pygmy)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Kinyarwanda only (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, Kinyarwanda and other language(s) 6.2%, French (official) and other language(s) 0.1%, English (official) and other language(s) 0.1%, Swahili (or Kiswahili, used in commercial centers) 0.02%, other 0.03%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular) 93.2%, French (official) <.1, English (official) <.1, Swahili/Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <.1, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 49.5%, Protestant 39.4% (includes Adventist 12.2% and other Protestant 27.2%), other Christian 4.5%, Muslim 1.8%, animist 0.1%, other 0.6%, none 3.6% (2001), unspecified 0.5% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 49.5% (includes Adventist 11.8% and other Protestant 37.7%), Roman Catholic 43.7%, Muslim 2%, other 0.9% (includes Jehovah's Witness), none 2.5%, unspecified 1.3% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Rwanda’s fertility rate declined sharply during the last decade, as a result of the government’s commitment to family planning, the increased use of contraceptives, and a downward trend in ideal family size. Increases in educational attainment, particularly among girls, and exposure to social media also contributed to the reduction in the birth rate. The average number of births per woman decreased from a 5.6 in 2005 to 4.5 in 2016. Despite these significant strides in reducing fertility, Rwanda’s birth rate remains very high and will continue to for an extended period of time because of its large population entering reproductive age. Because Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, its persistent high population growth and increasingly small agricultural landholdings will put additional strain on families’ ability to raise foodstuffs and access potable water. These conditions will also hinder the government’s efforts to reduce poverty and prevent environmental degradation. The UNHCR recommended that effective 30 June 2013 countries invoke a cessation of refugee status for those Rwandans who fled their homeland between 1959 and 1998, including the 1994 genocide, on the grounds that the conditions that drove them to seek protection abroad no longer exist. The UNHCR’s decision is controversial because many Rwandan refugees still fear persecution if they return home, concerns that are supported by the number of Rwandans granted asylum since 1998 and by the number exempted from the cessation. Rwandan refugees can still seek an exemption or local integration, but host countries are anxious to send the refugees back to Rwanda and are likely to avoid options that enable them to stay. Conversely, Rwanda itself hosts more than 155,000 refugees; virtually all of them fleeing conflict in neighboring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo." + "text": "Rwanda’s fertility rate declined sharply during the last decade, as a result of the government’s commitment to family planning, the increased use of contraceptives, and a downward trend in ideal family size. Increases in educational attainment, particularly among girls, and exposure to social media also contributed to the reduction in the birth rate. The average number of births per woman decreased from a 5.6 in 2005 to 4.5 in 2016. Despite these significant strides in reducing fertility, Rwanda’s birth rate remains very high and will continue to for an extended period of time because of its large population entering reproductive age. Because Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, its persistent high population growth and increasingly small agricultural landholdings will put additional strain on families’ ability to raise foodstuffs and access potable water. These conditions will also hinder the government’s efforts to reduce poverty and prevent environmental degradation.\nThe UNHCR recommended that effective 30 June 2013 countries invoke a cessation of refugee status for those Rwandans who fled their homeland between 1959 and 1998, including the 1994 genocide, on the grounds that the conditions that drove them to seek protection abroad no longer exist. The UNHCR’s decision is controversial because many Rwandan refugees still fear persecution if they return home, concerns that are supported by the number of Rwandans granted asylum since 1998 and by the number exempted from the cessation. Rwandan refugees can still seek an exemption or local integration, but host countries are anxious to send the refugees back to Rwanda and are likely to avoid options that enable them to stay. Conversely, Rwanda itself hosts almost 160,000 refugees as of 2017; virtually all of them fleeing conflict in neighboring Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.53% (male 2,719,248/female 2,674,688)" + "text": "39.95% (male 2,564,893/female 2,513,993)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.87% (male 1,226,141/female 1,225,009)" + "text": "20.1% (male 1,280,948/female 1,273,853)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.93% (male 2,142,936/female 2,134,064)" + "text": "33.06% (male 2,001,629/female 2,201,132)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.09% (male 249,447/female 282,225)" + "text": "4.24% (male 241,462/female 298,163)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.58% (male 138,834/female 195,831) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.65% (male 134,648/female 201,710) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.1%" + "text": "74.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "73.1%" + "text": "68.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.7 years" + "text": "18.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of Africa's most densely populated countries; large concentrations tend to be in the central regions and along the shore of Lake Kivu in the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "28.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "17.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "6.43% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.86% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KIGALI (capital) 1.257 million (2015)" + "text": "1.132 million KIGALI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,95 +205,98 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23", + "text": "23 years (2014/15 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014/15 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "290 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "248 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "56.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "28 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "60.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "53.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "60.1 years" + "text": "65.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "58.5 years" + "text": "63.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "61.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.46 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.52 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "51.6% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "53.2% (2014/15)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.6% of population ++ rural: 71.9% of population ++ total: 76.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.4% of population ++ rural: 28.1% of population ++ total: 23.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "23.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "20.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 58.5% of population ++ rural: 62.9% of population ++ total: 61.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 11.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 41.5% of population ++ rural: 37.1% of population ++ total: 38.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "20.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.89% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "201,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "230,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -290,31 +304,31 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014)" + "text": "5.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11.7% (2011)" + "text": "9.6% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "70.5%" - }, - "male": { "text": "73.2%" }, + "male": { + "text": "77.6%" + }, "female": { - "text": "68% (2015 est.)" + "text": "69.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -325,22 +339,19 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" + "text": "11 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "18.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "5.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.6% (2018 est.)" } - }, - "People - note": { - "text": "Rwanda is the most densely populated country in Africa" } }, "Government": { @@ -376,6 +387,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the city takes its name from nearby Mount Kigali; the name \"Kigali\" is composed of the Bantu prefix \"ki\" and the Rwandan \"gali\" meaning \"broad\" and likely refers to the broad, sprawling hill that has been dignified with the title of \"mount\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -388,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 July (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 26 May 2003, effective 4 June 2003" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic (with Council of Ministers approval) or by two-thirds majority vote of both houses of Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote in both houses; changes to constitutional articles on national sovereignty, the presidential term, the form and system of government, and political pluralism also require approval in a referendum; amended 2008, 2010, 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -418,58 +437,55 @@ "text": "President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Anastase MUREKEZI (since 24 July 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Edouard NGIRENTE (since 30 August 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); note - on December 18, Rwanda held a referendum on constitutional amendments that reduce the length of the terms for the president, senators, and Chief Justice and Deputy Chief from seven to five years; the reforms retained term limits, but included an exception for the current president that allows President KAGAME to serve another seven-year term in 2017, potentiallyy followed by two additional five-year terms; election last held on 9 August 2010 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); note - a constitutional amendment approved in December 2016 reduced the presidential term from 7 to 5 years but included an exception that allowed President KAGAME to serve another 7-year term in 2017, potentially followed by two additional 5-year terms; election last held on 4 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2024); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 93.1%, Jean NTAWUKURIRYAYO (PSD) 5.1%, other 1.8%" + "text": "Paul KAGAME reelected president; Paul KAGAME (RPF) 98.8%, Philippe MPAYIMANA (independent) 0.7%, Frank HABINEZA (DGPR)0.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate or Senat (26 seats; 12 members indirectly elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointed by the Political Organizations Forum - a body of registered political parties, and 2 selected by institutions of higher learning; members serve 8-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (80 seats; 53 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 24 women elected by special interest groups, and 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate or Senat (26 seats; 12 members indirectly elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointed by the Political Organizations Forum - a body of registered political parties, and 2 selected by institutions of higher learning; members serve 8-year terms) Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (80 seats; 53 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 24 women selected by special interest groups, and 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - NA; Chamber of Deputies - last held on 16-18 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 16-18 September 2019 (next to be held in 2027) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 3 September 2018 (next to be held in September 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies percent of vote by party - Rwndan Front Coalition 76.2%, PSD 13%, PL 9.3%, other 1.5%; seats by party - Rwandan Front Coalition 41, PSD 7, PL 5, 27 members indirectly elected" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 16, women 10, percent of women 38.5%Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Rwandan Patriotic Front Coalition 40, PSD 5, PL 4, other 4 indirectly elected 27; composition - men 26, women 54, percent of women 67.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 60.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 15 judges; normally organized into 3-judge panels); High Court (consists of the court president, vice-president, and a minimum of 24 judges and organized into 5 chambers" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president of the republic after consultation with the Cabinet and the Superior Council of the Judiciary or SCJ (a 27-member body of judges, other judicial officials, and legal professionals), and approved by the Senate; chief and deputy chief justices appointed for 8-year nonrenewable terms; tenure of judges NA; High Court president and vice-president appointed by the president of the republic upon approval by the Senate; judges appointed by the Supreme Court chief justice upon approval of the SCJ; judge tenure NA" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 15 judges; normally organized into 3-judge panels); High Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 24 judges and organized into 5 chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president after consultation with the Cabinet and the Superior Council of the Judiciary (SCJ), a 27-member body of judges, other judicial officials, and legal professionals) and approved by the Senate; chief and deputy chief justices appointed for 8-year nonrenewable terms; tenure of judges NA; High Court president and vice president appointed by the president of the republic upon approval by the Senate; judges appointed by the Supreme Court chief justice upon approval of the SCJ; judge tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; Gacaca and military specialized courts" + "text": "High Court of the Republic; commercial courts including the High Commercial Court; intermediate courts; primary courts; and military specialized courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": " " } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Liberal Party or PL [Protais MITALI] ++ Party for Progress and Concord or PPC [Christian MARARA] ++ Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Prosper HIGIRO] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "IBUKA (association of genocide survivors)" + "text": "Democratic Green Party of Rwanda or DGPR [Frank HABINEZA]Liberal Party or PL [Donatille MUKABALISA]Party for Progress and Concord or PPC [Dr. Alivera MUKABARAMBA]Party Imberakuri or PS-Imberakuri [Christine MUKABUNANI]Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Paul KAGAME]Rwandan Patriotic Front Coalition (includes RPF, PPC) [Paul KAGAME]Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mathilde MUKANTABANA (since 5 July 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Mathilde MUKANTABANA (since 18 July 2013)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 418, Washington, DC, 2000" + "text": "1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 418, Washington, DC 20009" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 232-2882" @@ -480,17 +496,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Erica BARKS-RUGGLES (since 26 January 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kigali" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "B.P. 28, Kigali" + "text": "Ambassador Peter H. VROOMAN (since 5 April 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[250] 252 596-400" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, P. O. Box 28, Kigali" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "B.P. 28, Kigali" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[250] 252 580 325" } @@ -509,64 +525,64 @@ "text": "Faustin MURIGO/Jean-Bosco HASHAKAIMANA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2001" + "text": "note: adopted 2001" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Rwanda is a rural country with about 90% of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing. Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda's main sources of foreign exchange. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports. Energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to handicap private sector growth. ++ ++ The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy to pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 7%-8% since 2003 and inflation has been reduced to single digits. Nonetheless, in 2015, 39% of the population lived below the poverty line, according to government statistics, compared to 57% in 2006. ++ ++ Africa's most densely populated country is trying to overcome the limitations of its small, landlocked economy by leveraging regional trade; Rwanda joined the East African Community and is aligning its budget, trade, and immigration policies with its regional partners. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment, and pursuing market-oriented reforms. In recognition of Rwanda's successful management of its macro economy, in 2010, the IMF graduated Rwanda to a Policy Support Instrument. ++ ++ The Rwandan Government is seeking to become a regional leader in information and communication technologies. In 2012, Rwanda completed the first modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kigali. The SEZ seeks to attract investment in all sectors, but specifically in agribusiness, information and communications, trade and logistics, mining, and construction." + "text": "Rwanda is a rural, agrarian country with agriculture accounting for about 63% of export earnings, and with some mineral and agro-processing. Population density is high but, with the exception of the capital Kigali, is not concentrated in large cities – its 12 million people are spread out on a small amount of land (smaller than the state of Maryland). Tourism, minerals, coffee, and tea are Rwanda's main sources of foreign exchange. Despite Rwanda's fertile ecosystem, food production often does not keep pace with demand, requiring food imports. Energy shortages, instability in neighboring states, and lack of adequate transportation linkages to other countries continue to handicap private sector growth. The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and temporarily stalled the country's ability to attract private and external investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing and rehabilitating its economy well beyond pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded with an average annual growth of 6%-8% since 2003 and inflation has been reduced to single digits. In 2015, 39% of the population lived below the poverty line, according to government statistics, compared to 57% in 2006. The government has embraced an expansionary fiscal policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, and foreign and domestic investment. Rwanda consistently ranks well for ease of doing business and transparency. The Rwandan Government is seeking to become a regional leader in information and communication technologies and aims to reach middle-income status by 2020 by leveraging the service industry. In 2012, Rwanda completed the first modern Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kigali. The SEZ seeks to attract investment in all sectors, but specifically in agribusiness, information and communications, trade and logistics, mining, and construction. In 2016, the government launched an online system to give investors information about public land and its suitability for agricultural development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$21.97 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.73 billion (2015 est.) ++ $19.39 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$24.68 billion (2017 est.) / $23.26 billion (2016 est.) / $21.94 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.341 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.136 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2017 est.) / 6% (2016 est.) / 8.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,900 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,100 (2017 est.) / $2,000 (2016 est.) / $1,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 6.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 7.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "77.8%" + "text": "75.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.4%" + "text": "22.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.6%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-32.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "34.6%" + "text": "30.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "17.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -576,21 +592,24 @@ "text": "cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.03 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.227 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "90%" + "text": "75.3%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "10% (2000)" + "industry": { + "text": "6.7%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "18% (2012 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "2.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "39.1% (2015 est.)" @@ -603,214 +622,209 @@ "text": "43.2% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.8 (2000) ++ 28.9 (1985)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.865 billion" + "text": "1.943 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.279 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.337 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "40.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.6% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 11.25% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 17.33% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$957.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.817 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.891 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.337 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.) / 5.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.385 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.096 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$622 million (2017 est.) / -$1.336 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$674.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $683.7 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.05 billion (2017 est.) / $745 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 38.3%, Kenya 15.1%, Switzerland 9.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.5%, US 4.9%, Singapore 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, tea, hides, tin ore" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.8%, US 10.8%, China 10.3%, Swaziland 7.9%, Malaysia 7%, Pakistan 6.2%, Germany 5.9%, Thailand 5.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.961 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.917 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.922 billion (2017 est.) / $2.036 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Uganda 15.7%, Kenya 11.8%, India 8.7%, China 8.7%, UAE 8.6%, Russia 6.6%, Tanzania 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 20.4%, Uganda 11%, India 7.2%, Kenya 7.1%, Tanzania 5.3%, UAE 5.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$756.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$997.6 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.104 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.178 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.779 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$25.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.258 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.611 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - ++ 787.9 (2016 est.) ++ 720.54 (2015 est.) ++ 720.54 (2014 est.) ++ 680.95 (2013 est.) ++ 616.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Rwandan francs (RWF) per US dollar - / 839.1 (2017 est.) / 787.25 (2016 est.) / 787.25 (2015 est.) / 720.54 (2014 est.) / 680.95 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "7 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "43% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "69% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "37% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "525 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "527.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "95 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "42 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "191,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "34.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "65.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,979 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,628 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "56.63 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "56.63 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "800,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "985,600 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "16,983" + "text": "11,215" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.76 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,531,609" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "69 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76.49 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "small, inadequate telephone system primarily serves business, education, and government" + "text": "govt. invests in smart city infrastructure; expanding wholesale LTE services; govt. launches SIM card registration; growing economy and foreign aid help launch telecom sector, despite widespread poverty; slow to liberalize mobile sector; competing operators roll out national fiber optic backbone that connects to submarine cables of neighboring countries ending expensive dependence on satellite (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the capital, Kigali, is connected to provincial centers by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone density has increas" + "text": "the capital, Kigali, is connected to provincial centers by microwave radio relay, and recently by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone density has increased to 76 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service); international submarine fiber-optic cables on the African east coast has brought international bandwidth and lessened the dependency on satellites" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government owns and operates the only TV station; government-owned and operated Radio Rwanda has a national reach; 9 private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "13 TV stations; 35 radio stations registered, including international broadcasters, government owns most popular TV and radio stations; regional satellite-based TV services available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".rw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.279 million" + "text": "2,653,197" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "18% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.77% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "7,501" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "645,815" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "21,382,897 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,073,528 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -821,7 +835,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -830,15 +844,15 @@ "text": "2" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -846,10 +860,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,700 km" + "text": "4,700 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,207 km" + "text": "1,207 km (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "3,493 km (2012)" @@ -865,14 +879,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required, as is a 9th-grade education for enlisted recruits and an A-level certificate for officer candidates; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career; retirement (for officers and senior NCOs) after 20 years of service or at 40-60 years of age (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Rwanda Defense Force (RDF): Rwanda Army (Rwanda Land Force), Rwanda Air Force (Force Aerienne Rwandaise, FAR), Rwanda Reserve Force (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.12% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.19% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) has approximately 32,500 active personnel (32,000 Army; 500 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the RDF's inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and older Western - mostly French and South African - equipment; Russia is the largest supplier of equipment to the RDF since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,380 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,120 Sudan (UNAMID); 2,720 South Sudan (UNMISS) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Rwandan citizenship is required, as is a 9th-grade education for enlisted recruits and an A-level certificate for officer candidates; enlistment is either as contract (5-years, renewable twice) or career; retirement (for officers and senior NCOs) after 20 years of service or at 40-60 years of age (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -881,10 +904,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "73,092 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016); 84,120 (Burundi) (2017)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "undetermined (fighting between government and insurgency in 1998-99; returning refugees) (2012)" + "text": "77,017 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 72,007 (Burundi) (2020)" } } } diff --git a/africa/se.json b/africa/se.json index a538d3ed..242601cd 100644 --- a/africa/se.json +++ b/africa/se.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. Independence came in 1976. Single-party rule was brought to a close with a new constitution and free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was reelected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in July 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in May 2011 and again in December 2015." + "text": "Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being discovered by Europeans early in the 16th century. A lengthy struggle between France and Great Britain for the islands ended in 1814, when they were ceded to the latter. During colonial rule, a plantation-based economy developed that relied on imported labor, primarily from European colonies in Africa. Independence came in 1976. Following a coup d’etat in 1977, the country was a socialist one-party state until adopting a new constitution and holding free elections in 1993. President France-Albert RENE, who had served since 1977, was reelected in 2001, but stepped down in 2004. Vice President James Alix MICHEL took over the presidency and in 2006 was elected to a new five-year term; he was reelected in 2011 and again in 2015. In 2016, James MICHEL resigned and handed over the presidency to his vice-president, Danny FAURE." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "Mahe Group is volcanic with a narrow coastal strip and rocky, hilly interior; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Morne Seychellois 905 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Morne Seychellois 905 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "6.5% ++ arable land 2.2%; permanent crops 4.3%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "6.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.2% (2011 est.) / 4.3% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "88.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "5% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,11 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "more than three-quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin contains less than 10%; a smaller percent on La Digue and the outer islands as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lies outside the cyclone belt, so severe storms are rare; occasional short droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater" + "text": "water supply depends on catchments to collect rainwater; water pollution; biodiversity maintainance" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -94,12 +100,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "smallest African country; the constitution of the Republic of Seychelles lists 155 islands: 42 granitic and 113 coralline; by far the largest island is Mahe, which is home to about 90% of the population and the site of the capital city of Victoria" + "text": "the smallest African country in terms of both area and population; the constitution of the Republic of Seychelles lists 155 islands: 42 granitic and 113 coralline; by far the largest island is Mahe, which is home to about 90% of the population and the site of the capital city of Victoria" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "93,186 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "95,981 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,153 +116,150 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mixed French, African, Indian, Chinese, and Arab" + "text": "predominantly creole (mainly of East African and Malagasy heritage); also French, Indian, Chinese, and Arab populations" }, "Languages": { "text": "Seychellois Creole (official) 89.1%, English (official) 5.1%, French (official) 0.7%, other 3.8%, unspecified 1.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 10.6% (Anglican 6.1%, Pentecoastal Assembly 1.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.2%, other Protestant 1.6), other Christian 2.4%, Hindu 2.4%, Muslim 1.6%, other non-Christian 1.1%, unspecified 4.8%, none 0.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 76.2%, Protestant 10.5% (Anglican 6.1%, Pentecostal Assembly 1.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.2%, other Protestant 1.7%), other Christian 2.4%, Hindu 2.4%, Muslim 1.6%, other non-Christian 1.1%, unspecified 4.8%, none 0.9% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Seychelles has no indigenous population and was first permanently settled by a small group of French planters, African slaves, and South Indians in 1770. Seychelles’ modern population is composed of the descendants of French and later British settlers, Africans, and Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern traders and is concentrated on three of its 155 islands – the vast majority on Mahe and lesser numbers on Praslin and La Digue. Seychelles’ population grew rapidly during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to natural increase, but the pace has slowed because of fertility decline. The total fertility rate dropped sharply from 4.0 children per woman in 1980 to 1.9 in 2015, mainly as a result of a family planning program, free education and health care, and increased female labor force participation. Life expectancy has increased steadily, but women on average live 9 years longer than men, a difference that is higher than that typical of developed countries. The combination of reduced fertility and increased longevity has resulted in an aging population, which will put pressure on the government’s provision of pensions and health care. Seychelles’ sustained investment in social welfare services, such as free primary health care and education up to the post-secondary level, have enabled the country to achieve a high human development index score – among the highest in Africa. Despite some of its health and education indicators being nearly on par with Western countries, Seychelles has a high level of income inequality. An increasing number of migrant workers – mainly young men – have been coming to Seychelles in recent years to work in the construction and tourism industries. As of 2011, foreign workers made up nearly a quarter of the workforce. Indians are the largest non-Seychellois population – representing half of the country’s foreigners – followed by Malagasy." + "text": "Seychelles has no indigenous population and was first permanently settled by a small group of French planters, African slaves, and South Indians in 1770. Seychelles’ modern population is composed of the descendants of French and later British settlers, Africans, and Indian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern traders and is concentrated on three of its 155 islands – the vast majority on Mahe and lesser numbers on Praslin and La Digue. Seychelles’ population grew rapidly during the second half of the 20th century, largely due to natural increase, but the pace has slowed because of fertility decline. The total fertility rate dropped sharply from 4.0 children per woman in 1980 to 1.9 in 2015, mainly as a result of a family planning program, free education and health care, and increased female labor force participation. Life expectancy has increased steadily, but women on average live 9 years longer than men, a difference that is higher than that typical of developed countries.\nThe combination of reduced fertility and increased longevity has resulted in an aging population, which will put pressure on the government’s provision of pensions and health care. Seychelles’ sustained investment in social welfare services, such as free primary health care and education up to the post-secondary level, have enabled the country to achieve a high human development index score – among the highest in Africa. Despite some of its health and education indicators being nearly on par with Western countries, Seychelles has a high level of income inequality.\nAn increasing number of migrant workers – mainly young men – have been coming to Seychelles in recent years to work in the construction and tourism industries. As of 2011, foreign workers made up nearly a quarter of the workforce. Indians are the largest non-Seychellois population – representing half of the country’s foreigners – followed by Malagasy." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.19% (male 9,650/female 9,164)" + "text": "18.85% (male 9,297/female 8,798)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.58% (male 6,641/female 6,016)" + "text": "12.39% (male 6,283/female 5,607)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "49.36% (male 24,335/female 21,660)" + "text": "49.03% (male 25,209/female 21,851)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.36% (male 4,483/female 4,235)" + "text": "11.46% (male 5,545/female 5,455)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.51% (male 2,763/female 4,239) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.27% (male 3,272/female 4,664) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.5%" + "text": "46.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "34.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.9%" + "text": "11.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.9 years" + "text": "36.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "34.4 years" + "text": "36.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "35.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.69% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "more than three-quarters of the population lives on the main island of Mahe; Praslin contains less than 10%; a smaller percent on La Digue and the outer islands as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.26% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VICTORIA (capital) 26,000 (2014)" + "text": "28,000 VICTORIA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.7 years" + "text": "75.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.2 years" + "text": "71.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.8% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.07 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.12 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.7% of population ++ rural: 95.7% of population ++ total: 95.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.3% of population ++ rural: 4.3% of population ++ total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.4% of population ++ rural: 98.4% of population ++ total: 98.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.6% of population ++ rural: 1.6% of population ++ total: 1.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -269,26 +272,26 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.9% (2014)" + "text": "14% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "3.6% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "91.8%" + "text": "95.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "91.4%" + "text": "95.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "96.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -299,18 +302,18 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "11.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.4%" + "text": "12.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "14.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "10.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -344,10 +347,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: founded as L'etablissement in 1778 by French colonists, the town was renamed in 1841 by the British after Queen Victoria (1819-1901); \"victoria\" is the Latin word for \"victory\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "25 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Royale, Au Cap, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand Anse Mahe, Grand Anse Praslin, Inner Islands, La Riviere Anglaise, Les Mamalles, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Roche Caiman, Saint Louis, Takamaka" + "text": "27 administrative districts; Anse aux Pins, Anse Boileau, Anse Etoile, Anse Royale, Au Cap, Baie Lazare, Baie Sainte Anne, Beau Vallon, Bel Air, Bel Ombre, Cascade, Glacis, Grand Anse Mahe, Grand Anse Praslin, Ile Perseverance I, Ile Perseverance II, La Digue, La Riviere Anglaise, Les Mamelles, Mont Buxton, Mont Fleuri, Plaisance, Pointe Larue, Port Glaud, Roche Caiman, Saint Louis, Takamaka" }, "Independence": { "text": "29 June 1976 (from the UK)" @@ -356,7 +362,12 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 18 June (1993); Independence Day (National Day), 29 June (1976)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1970, 1979; latest drafted May 1993, approved by referendum 18 June 1993, effective 23 June 1993" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting the country’s sovereignty, symbols and languages, the supremacy of the constitution, fundamental rights and freedoms, amendment procedures, and dissolution of the Assembly also requires approval by at least 60% of voters in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French civil law, and customary law" @@ -383,52 +394,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016; the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Wavel RAMKALAWAN (since 26 October 2020); Vice President Ahmed AFIF (since 27 October 2020); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Danny FAURE (PL) (since 16 October 2016); Vice President Vincent MERITON (since 28 October 2016); note - James Alix MICHEL resigned the presidency effective 16 October 2016" + "text": "President Wavel RAMKALAWAN (since 26 October 2020); Vice President Ahmed AFIF (since 27 October 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 2 more terms); election last held on 3-5 December 2015 with runoff on 16-18 December 2015 (next expected in December 2020)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for 1 additional term); election last held on 22-24 Oct 2020 (originally scheduled for December 2020 but moved up to coincide with the 22-24 October National Assembly election in order to cut election costs)" }, "election results": { - "text": "President James Alix MICHEL reelected president; percent of vote in second round - James Alix MICHEL (PP) 50.2%, Wavel RAMKALAWAN (SNP) 49.8%" + "text": "Wavel RAMKALAWAN elected president; Wavel RAMKALAWAN (LDS) 54.9%, Danny FAURE (US) 43.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (up to 35 seats - the Assembly elected in September 2016 has 33 members; 25 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 10 members elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (35 seats in the 2020 -25 term; 26 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and up to 9 members elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8-10 September 2016 (next to be held in 2021); note - the National Assembly was dissolved in July 2011 resulting in early elections" + "text": "last held on 22-24 Oct 2020 (next to be held October 2025); note - the election was originally scheduled for 2021 but was moved up a year and will be held alongside the presidential election in order to cut election costs" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - LDS 49.6%, PL 49.2%, other 1.2%; seats by party - LDS 19, PL 14" + "text": "percent of vote by party - LDS 54.8%, US 42.3% , other 2.9%; seats by party - LDS 25, US10; composition - men 25, women 10, percent of women 29%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Seychelles Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 4 justices); Supreme Court of Seychelles (consists of the chief justice and 9 puisine judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 Supreme Court judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Seychelles Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 4 justices); Supreme Court of Seychelles (consists of the chief justice and 9 puisne judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 Supreme Court judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "all judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Constitutional Appointments Committee, a 3-member body, with 1 member appointed by the president of the republic, 1 by the opposition leader in the National Assembly, and 1 by the other 2 appointees; judges appointed until retirement at age 70" + "text": "all judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Constitutional Appointments Authority, a 3-member body, with 1 member appointed by the president of the republic, 1 by the opposition leader in the National Assembly, and 1 by the other 2 appointees; judges serve until retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Magistrates' Courts of Seychelles; Family Tribunal for issues such as domestic violence, and child custody and maintenance; Employment Tribunal for labor-related disputes" + "text": "Magistrates' Courts of Seychelles; Family Tribunal for issues such as domestic violence, child custody, and maintenance; Employment Tribunal for labor-related disputes" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "People's Party (Parti Lepep) or PL [James Alix MICHEL] (formerly SPPF) ++ Popular Democratic Movement or PDM [Francesca MONNAIE] ++ Seychelles National Party or SNP [Wavel RAMKALAWAN] (formerly the United Opposition or UO) ++ Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy or SPSD ++ Seychellois Democratic Alliance (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa) or LDS [Roger MANCIENNE] (alliance consisting of SNP, Seychelloise Alliance, SPSD, and SUP) ++ Seychelloise Alliance (Lalyans Seselwa) [Patrick PILLAY] ++ Seselwa (Seychelles) United Party or SUP [Robert ERNESTA] (formerly the New Democratic Party or NDP)" + "text": "Lafors Seselwa Demokratik  or LSD [Martin AGLAE]One Seychelles [Alain St. ANGE]Seselwa (Seychelles) United Party or SUP [Robert ERNESTA] (formerly the New Democratic Party or NDP)Seychelles National Party or SNP [Wavel RAMKALAWAN] (formerly the United Opposition or UO)Seychelles Party for Social Justice and Democracy or SPSD [Alexia AMESBURY]Seychelles Patriotic Movement or SPM [Vincent LARUER]Seychelloise Alliance (Lalyans Seselwa) [Patrick PILLAY]Seychellois Democratic Alliance (Linyon Demokratik Seselwa) or LDS [Roger MANCIENNE] (includes SNP, SPSD, and SUP)United Seychelles or US [Vincent MERITON] (formerly People's Party (Parti Lepep) or PL; (formerly SPPF)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, C, CD, COMESA, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marie-Louise POTTER (since 19 September 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Ronald Jean JUMEAU (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400C, New York, NY 10017" @@ -447,7 +458,7 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Seychelles; the US Ambassador to Mauritius is accredited to Seychelles" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side; the oblique bands are meant to symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future; blue represents sky and sea, yellow the sun giving light and life, red the peoples' determination to work for the future in unity and love, white social justice and harmony, green the land and natural environment" + "text": "five oblique bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, red, white, and green (bottom) radiating from the bottom of the hoist side; the oblique bands are meant to symbolize a dynamic new country moving into the future; blue represents sky and sea, yellow the sun giving light and life, red the peoples' determination to work for the future in unity and love, white social justice and harmony, and green the land and natural environment" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "coco de mer (sea coconut); national colors: blue, yellow, red, white, green" @@ -460,64 +471,64 @@ "text": "David Francois Marc ANDRE and George Charles Robert PAYET" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1996" + "text": "note: adopted 1996" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the upper-middle-income group of countries. Growth has been led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing. ++ ++ In recent years, the government has encouraged foreign investment to upgrade hotels and other services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. ++ ++ In 2008, having depleted its foreign exchange reserves, Seychelles defaulted on interest payments due on a $230 million Eurobond, requested assistance from the IMF, and immediately enacted a number of significant structural reforms, including liberalization of the exchange rate, reform of the public sector to include layoffs, and the sale of some state assets. In December 2013, the IMF declared that Seychelles had successfully transitioned to a market-based economy with full employment and a fiscal surplus. Seychelles grew at 4.3% in 2015 because of a strong tourist sector and expanding private sector credits; its fiscal surplus reached 4% of GDP." + "text": "Since independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the pre-independence, near-subsistence level, moving the island into the high income group of countries. Growth has been led by the tourism sector, which directly employs about 26% of the labor force and directly and indirectly accounts for more than 55% of GDP, and by tuna fishing. In recent years, the government has encouraged foreign investment to upgrade hotels and tourism industry services. At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of the offshore financial, information, and communication sectors and renewable energy. In 2008, having depleted its foreign exchange reserves, Seychelles defaulted on interest payments due on a $230 million Eurobond, requested assistance from the IMF, and immediately enacted a number of significant structural reforms, including liberalization of the exchange rate, reform of the public sector to include layoffs, and the sale of some state assets. In December 2013, the IMF declared that Seychelles had successfully transitioned to a market-based economy with full employment and a fiscal surplus. However, state-owned enterprises still play a prominent role in the economy. Effective 1 January 2017, Seychelles was no longer eligible for trade benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunities Act after having gained developed country status. Seychelles grew at 5% in 2017 because of a strong tourism sector and low commodity prices. The Seychellois Government met the IMF’s performance criteria for 2017 but recognizes a need to make additional progress to reduce high income inequality, represented by a Gini coefficient of 46.8. As a very small open economy dependent on tourism, Seychelles remains vulnerable to developments such as economic downturns in countries that supply tourists, natural disasters, and changes in local climatic conditions and ocean temperature. One of the main challenges facing the government is implementing strategies that will increase Seychelles' long-term resilience to climate change without weakening economic growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.608 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.487 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.352 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.75 billion (2017 est.) / $2.612 billion (2016 est.) / $2.499 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.419 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.498 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 5.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.) / 4.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$28,000 (2016 est.) ++ $27,000 (2015 est.) ++ $25,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$29,300 (2017 est.) / $27,800 (2016 est.) / $26,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 10.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.9%" + "text": "52.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "34.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "39.5%" + "text": "26.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "63.4%" + "text": "79.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-82% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-93.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "83.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -527,10 +538,10 @@ "text": "fishing, tourism, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "39,560 (2006 est.)" + "text": "47,210 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -544,10 +555,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "39.3% (2013 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -559,203 +570,201 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$487.3 million" + "text": "593.4 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$457.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "600.7 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "63.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 69.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "11.17% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.36% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$546.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $492.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$613.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $564.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$515.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $491.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / -1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$265 million (2016 est.) ++ -$253 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$307 million (2017 est.) / -$286 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$422.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $449.4 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$564.8 million (2017 est.) / $477.6 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 28.5%, France 24%, UK 13.8%, Italy 8.9%, Germany 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "canned tuna, frozen fish, petroleum products (reexports)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "France 18.2%, UK 17.9%, Mauritius 10%, Japan 9.2%, Italy 7.8%, Spain 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$873.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $922.4 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.155 billion (2017 est.) / $991 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals, other manufactured goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 22.5%, Spain 11.1%, Singapore 7.4%, China 4.5%, South Africa 4.1%, France 4% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 13.4%, France 9.4%, Spain 5.7%, South Africa 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$590.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $536.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$545.2 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $523.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.552 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.758 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.559 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.651 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - ++ 13.34 (2016 est.) ++ 13.314 (2015 est.) ++ 13.314 (2014 est.) ++ 12.747 (2013 est.) ++ 13.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Seychelles rupees (SCR) per US dollar - / 13.64 (2017 est.) / 13.319 (2016 est.) / 13.319 (2015 est.) / 13.314 (2014 est.) / 12.747 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "350 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "325.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "88,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "91% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "7,300 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,956 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,225 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.15 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,341" + "text": "19,627" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.59 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "148,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "188,879" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "160 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "198.15 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "effective system" + "text": "effective system; direct international calls to over 100 countries; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago; 3 ISPs; use of Internet cafes' for access to Internet; 4G services and 5G pending (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 180 telephones per 100 persons; radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago" + "text": "fixed-line 21 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 198 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 248; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 248; landing points for the PEACE and the SEAS submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia; direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the government operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the government operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio (2016)" + "text": "the national broadcaster, Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), which is funded by taxpayer money, operates the only terrestrial TV station, which provides local programming and airs broadcasts from international services; a privately owned Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel also provides local programming multi-channel cable and satellite TV are available through 2 providers; the national broadcaster operates 1 AM and 1 FM radio station; there are 2 privately operated radio stations; transmissions of 2 international broadcasters are accessible in Victoria (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sc" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "54,000" + "text": "55,616" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "58.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.77% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "19,696" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "21 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "7" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "497,496" + "text": "455,201 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "19,234,992 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7.79 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -766,7 +775,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -775,15 +784,15 @@ "text": "5" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -794,10 +803,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "526 km" + "text": "526 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "514 km" + "text": "514 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "12 km (2015)" @@ -805,13 +814,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "25" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, carrier 1, chemical tanker 6, petroleum tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (Hong Kong 1, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 4, oil tanker 6, other 15 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -821,14 +827,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Seychelles People's Defense Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, Special Forces (Tazar)), Coast Guard (includes Naval Wing, Air Wing) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF): Army (includes infantry, Special Forces (Tazar), and Presidential Security Unit), Coast Guard, and Air Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.89% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.82% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.89% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) / 1.44% of GDP (2018) / 1.57% of GDP (2017) / 1.29% of GDP (2016) / 1.21% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) is comprised of about 500 personnel (200 Land Forces; 200 Coast Guard; 100 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SPDF's inventory primarily consists of Soviet-era equipment delivered in the 1970s and 1980s; since 2010, China and India are the leading suppliers of newer equipment (mostly donations of patrol boats and aircraft) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary military service (18-25 for officers); 6-year initial commitment; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/sf.json b/africa/sf.json index c7616f57..893dbab4 100644 --- a/africa/sf.json +++ b/africa/sf.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of modern day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice route between the Netherlands and the Far East, founding the city of Cape Town. After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (Afrikaners, called \"Boers\" (farmers) by the British) trekked north to found their own republics in lands taken from the indigenous black inhabitants. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Afrikaners resisted British encroachments but were defeated in the Second South African War (1899-1902); however, the British and the Afrikaners, ruled together beginning in 1910 under the Union of South Africa, which became a republic in 1961 after a whites-only referendum. In 1948, the Afrikaner-dominated National Party was voted into power and instituted a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races - which favored the white minority at the expense of the black majority. The African National Congress (ANC) led the opposition to apartheid and many top ANC leaders, such as Nelson MANDELA, spent decades in South Africa's prisons. Internal protests and insurgency, as well as boycotts by some Western nations and institutions, led to the regime's eventual willingness to negotiate a peaceful transition to majority rule. The first multi-racial elections in 1994 following the end of apartheid ushered in majority rule under an ANC-led government. South Africa has since struggled to address apartheid-era imbalances in decent housing, education, and health care. ANC infighting came to a head in 2008 when President Thabo MBEKI was recalled by Parliament, and Deputy President Kgalema MOTLANTHE, succeeded him as interim president. Jacob ZUMA became president after the ANC won general elections in 2009; he was reelected in 2014." + "text": "Some of the earliest human remains in the fossil record are found in South Africa. By about A.D. 500, Bantu speaking groups began settling into what is now northeastern South Africa displacing Khoisan speaking groups to the southwest. Dutch traders landed at the southern tip of present-day South Africa in 1652 and established a stopover point on the spice route between the Netherlands and the Far East, founding the city of Cape Town. After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the settlers of Dutch descent (Afrikaners, also called \"Boers\" (farmers) at the time) trekked north to found their own republics, Transvaal and Orange Free State. In the 1820s, several decades of wars began as the Zulus expanded their territory, moving out of what is today southeastern South Africa and clashing with other indigenous peoples and with expanding European settlements. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration from Europe.The Anglo-Zulu War (1879) resulted in the incorporation of the Zulu kingdom's territory into the British Empire. Subsequently, the Afrikaner republics were incorporated into the British Empire after their defeat in the Second South African War (1899-1902). However, the British and the Afrikaners ruled together beginning in 1910 under the Union of South Africa, which became a republic in 1961 after a whites-only referendum. In 1948, the National Party was voted into power and instituted a policy of apartheid – billed as \"separate development\" of the races - which favored the white minority at the expense of the black majority and other non-white groups. The African National Congress (ANC) led the opposition to apartheid and many top ANC leaders, such as Nelson MANDELA, spent decades in South Africa's prisons. Internal protests and insurgency, as well as boycotts by some Western nations and institutions, led to the regime's eventual willingness to negotiate a peaceful transition to majority rule. The first multi-racial elections in 1994 following the end of apartheid ushered in majority rule under an ANC-led government. South Africa has since struggled to address apartheid-era imbalances in wealth, housing, education, and health care. Jacob ZUMA became president in 2009 and was reelected in 2014, but resigned in February 2018 after numerous corruption scandals and gains by opposition parties in municipal elections in 2016. His successor, Cyril RAMAPHOSA, has made some progress in reigning in corruption, though many challenges persist. In May 2019 national elections, the country’s sixth since the end of apartheid, the ANC won a majority of parliamentary seats, delivering RAMAPHOSA a five-year term." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "4,620 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)" + "text": "note: includes Prince Edward Islands (Marion Island and Prince Edward Island)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "5,244 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Botswana 1,969 km, Lesotho 1,106 km, Mozambique 496 km, Namibia 1,005 km, Swaziland 438 km, Zimbabwe 230 km" + "text": "Botswana 1969 km, Lesotho 1106 km, Mozambique 496 km, Namibia 1005 km, Eswatini 438 km, Zimbabwe 230 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to edge of the continental margin" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,034 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Njesuthi 3,408 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Njesuthi 3,408 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "79.4% ++ arable land 9.9%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 69.2%" + "text": "79.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.9% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 69.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "7.6%" + "text": "7.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "13% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +93,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "16,700 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densly populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "prolonged droughts", - "volcanism": { - "text": "the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano" - } + "text": "prolonged droughts\nvolcanism: the volcano forming Marion Island in the Prince Edward Islands, which last erupted in 2004, is South Africa's only active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion; desertification" + "text": "lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid rain; deforestation; soil erosion; land degradation; desertification; solid waste pollution; disruption of fragile ecosystem has resulted in significant floral extinctions" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -105,14 +111,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Swaziland" + "text": "South Africa completely surrounds Lesotho and almost completely surrounds Eswatini" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "54,300,704", + "text": "56,463,617 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -124,94 +130,100 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black African 80.2%, white 8.4%, colored 8.8%, Indian/Asian 2.5%", + "text": "black African 80.9%, colored 8.8%, white 7.8%, Indian/Asian 2.5% (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "colored is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: colored is a term used in South Africa, including on the national census, for persons of mixed race ancestry who developed a distinct cultural identity over several hundred years" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "IsiZulu (official) 22.7%, IsiXhosa (official) 16%, Afrikaans (official) 13.5%, English (official) 9.6%, Sepedi (official) 9.1%, Setswana (official) 8%, Sesotho (official) 7.6%, Xitsonga (official) 4.5%, siSwati (official) 2.5%, Tshivenda (official) 2.4%, isiNdebele (official) 2.1%, sign language 0.5%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "isiZulu (official) 24.7%, isiXhosa (official) 15.6%, Afrikaans (official) 12.1%, Sepedi (official) 9.8%, Setswana (official) 8.9%, English (official) 8.4%, Sesotho (official) 8%, Xitsonga (official) 4%, siSwati (official) 2.6%, Tshivenda (official) 2.5%, isiNdebele (official) 1.6%, other (includes Khoi, Nama, and San languages) 1.9% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language spoken most often at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 36.6% (Zionist Christian 11.1%, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8.2%, Methodist 6.8%, Dutch Reformed 6.7%, Anglican 3.8%), Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 1.5%, other Christian 36%, other 2.3%, unspecified 1.4%, none 15.1% (2001 census)" + "text": "Christian 86%, ancestral, tribal, animist, or other traditional African religions 5.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other 1.5%, nothing in particular 5.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "South Africa’s youthful population is gradually aging, as the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) has declined dramatically from about 6 children per woman in the 1960s to roughly 2.2 in 2014. This pattern is similar to fertility trends in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and sets South Africa apart from the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, where the average TFR remains higher than other regions of the world. Today, South Africa’s decreasing number of reproductive age women is having fewer children, as women increase their educational attainment, workforce participation, and use of family planning methods; delay marriage; and opt for smaller families. As the proportion of working-age South Africans has grown relative to children and the elderly, South Africa has been unable to achieve a demographic dividend because persistent high unemployment and the prevalence of HIV/AIDs have created a larger-than-normal dependent population. HIV/AIDS was also responsible for South Africa’s average life expectancy plunging to less than 43 years in 2008; it had only rebounded to approximately 50 years as of 2014. HIV/AIDS continues to be a serious public health threat, although awareness-raising campaigns and the wider availability of anti-retroviral drugs is stabilizing the number of new cases, enabling infected individuals to live longer, healthier lives, and reducing mother-child transmissions. Migration to South Africa began in the second half of the 17th century when traders from the Dutch East India Company settled in the Cape and started using slaves from South and southeast Asia (mainly from India but also from present-day Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia) and southeast Africa (Madagascar and Mozambique) as farm laborers and, to a lesser extent, as domestic servants. The Indian subcontinent remained the Cape Colony’s main source of slaves in the early 18th century, while slaves were increasingly obtained from southeast Africa in the latter part of the 18th century and into the 19th century under British rule. After slavery was completely abolished in the British Empire in 1838, South Africa’s colonists turned to temporary African migrants and indentured labor through agreements with India and later China, countries that were anxious to export workers to alleviate domestic poverty and overpopulation. Of the more than 150,000 indentured Indian laborers hired to work in Natal’s sugar plantations between 1860 and 1911, most exercised the right as British subjects to remain permanently (a small number of Indian immigrants came freely as merchants). Because of growing resentment toward Indian workers, the 63,000 indentured Chinese workers who mined gold in Transvaal between 1904 and 1911 were under more restrictive contracts and generally were forced to return to their homeland. In the late 19th century and nearly the entire 20th century, South Africa’s then British colonies’ and Dutch states’ enforced selective immigration policies that welcomed “assimilable” white Europeans as permanent residents but excluded or restricted other immigrants. Following the Union of South Africa’s passage of a law in 1913 prohibiting Asian and other non-white immigrants and its elimination of the indenture system in 1917, temporary African contract laborers from neighboring countries became the dominant source of labor in the burgeoning mining industries. Others worked in agriculture and smaller numbers in manufacturing, domestic service, transportation, and construction. Throughout the 20th century, at least 40% of South Africa’s miners were foreigners; the numbers peaked at over 80% in the late 1960s. Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, and Swaziland were the primary sources of miners, and Malawi and Zimbabwe were periodic suppliers. Under apartheid, a “two gates” migration policy focused on policing and deporting illegal migrants rather than on managing migration to meet South Africa’s development needs. The exclusionary 1991 Aliens Control Act limited labor recruitment to the highly skilled as defined by the ruling white minority, while bilateral labor agreements provided exemptions that enabled the influential mining industry and, to a lesser extent, commercial farms, to hire temporary, low-paid workers from neighboring states. Illegal African migrants were often tacitly allowed to work for low pay in other sectors but were always under threat of deportation. The abolishment of apartheid in 1994 led to the development of a new inclusive national identity and the strengthening of the country’s restrictive immigration policy. Despite South Africa’s protectionist approach to immigration, the downsizing and closing of mines, and rising unemployment, migrants from across the continent believed that the country held work opportunities. Fewer African labor migrants were issued temporary work permits and, instead, increasingly entered South Africa with visitors’ permits or came illegally, which drove growth in cross-border trade and the informal job market. A new wave of Asian immigrants has also arrived over the last two decades, many operating small retail businesses. In the post-apartheid period, increasing numbers of highly skilled white workers emigrated, citing dissatisfaction with the political situation, crime, poor services, and a reduced quality of life. The 2002 Immigration Act and later amendments were intended to facilitate the temporary migration of skilled foreign labor to fill labor shortages, but instead the legislation continues to create regulatory obstacles. Although the education system has improved and brain drain has slowed in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, South Africa continues to face skills shortages in several key sectors, such as health care and technology. South Africa’s stability and economic growth has acted as a magnet for refugees and asylum seekers from nearby countries, despite the prevalence of discrimination and xenophobic violence. Refugees have included an estimated 350,000 Mozambicans during its 1980s civil war and, more recently, several thousand Somalis, Congolese, and Ethiopians. Nearly all of the tens of thousands of Zimbabweans who have applied for asylum in South Africa have been categorized as economic migrants and denied refuge." + "text": "South Africa’s youthful population is gradually aging, as the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) has declined dramatically from about 6 children per woman in the 1960s to roughly 2.2 in 2014. This pattern is similar to fertility trends in South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, and sets South Africa apart from the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa, where the average TFR remains higher than other regions of the world. Today, South Africa’s decreasing number of reproductive age women is having fewer children, as women increase their educational attainment, workforce participation, and use of family planning methods; delay marriage; and opt for smaller families.\nAs the proportion of working-age South Africans has grown relative to children and the elderly, South Africa has been unable to achieve a demographic dividend because persistent high unemployment and the prevalence of HIV/AIDs have created a larger-than-normal dependent population. HIV/AIDS was also responsible for South Africa’s average life expectancy plunging to less than 43 years in 2008; it has rebounded to 63 years as of 2017. HIV/AIDS continues to be a serious public health threat, although awareness-raising campaigns and the wider availability of anti-retroviral drugs is stabilizing the number of new cases, enabling infected individuals to live longer, healthier lives, and reducing mother-child transmissions.\nMigration to South Africa began in the second half of the 17th century when traders from the Dutch East India Company settled in the Cape and started using slaves from South and southeast Asia (mainly from India but also from present-day Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia) and southeast Africa (Madagascar and Mozambique) as farm laborers and, to a lesser extent, as domestic servants. The Indian subcontinent remained the Cape Colony’s main source of slaves in the early 18th century, while slaves were increasingly obtained from southeast Africa in the latter part of the 18th century and into the 19th century under British rule.\nAfter slavery was completely abolished in the British Empire in 1838, South Africa’s colonists turned to temporary African migrants and indentured labor through agreements with India and later China, countries that were anxious to export workers to alleviate domestic poverty and overpopulation. Of the more than 150,000 indentured Indian laborers hired to work in Natal’s sugar plantations between 1860 and 1911, most exercised the right as British subjects to remain permanently (a small number of Indian immigrants came freely as merchants). Because of growing resentment toward Indian workers, the 63,000 indentured Chinese workers who mined gold in Transvaal between 1904 and 1911 were under more restrictive contracts and generally were forced to return to their homeland.\nIn the late 19th century and nearly the entire 20th century, South Africa’s then British colonies’ and Dutch states’ enforced selective immigration policies that welcomed \"assimilable\" white Europeans as permanent residents but excluded or restricted other immigrants. Following the Union of South Africa’s passage of a law in 1913 prohibiting Asian and other non-white immigrants and its elimination of the indenture system in 1917, temporary African contract laborers from neighboring countries became the dominant source of labor in the burgeoning mining industries. Others worked in agriculture and smaller numbers in manufacturing, domestic service, transportation, and construction. Throughout the 20th century, at least 40% of South Africa’s miners were foreigners; the numbers peaked at over 80% in the late 1960s. Mozambique, Lesotho, Botswana, and Eswatini were the primary sources of miners, and Malawi and Zimbabwe were periodic suppliers.\nUnder apartheid, a \"two gates\" migration policy focused on policing and deporting illegal migrants rather than on managing migration to meet South Africa’s development needs. The exclusionary 1991 Aliens Control Act limited labor recruitment to the highly skilled as defined by the ruling white minority, while bilateral labor agreements provided exemptions that enabled the influential mining industry and, to a lesser extent, commercial farms, to hire temporary, low-paid workers from neighboring states. Illegal African migrants were often tacitly allowed to work for low pay in other sectors but were always under threat of deportation.\nThe abolishment of apartheid in 1994 led to the development of a new inclusive national identity and the strengthening of the country’s restrictive immigration policy. Despite South Africa’s protectionist approach to immigration, the downsizing and closing of mines, and rising unemployment, migrants from across the continent believed that the country held work opportunities. Fewer African labor migrants were issued temporary work permits and, instead, increasingly entered South Africa with visitors’ permits or came illegally, which drove growth in cross-border trade and the informal job market. A new wave of Asian immigrants has also arrived over the last two decades, many operating small retail businesses.\nIn the post-apartheid period, increasing numbers of highly skilled white workers emigrated, citing dissatisfaction with the political situation, crime, poor services, and a reduced quality of life. The 2002 Immigration Act and later amendments were intended to facilitate the temporary migration of skilled foreign labor to fill labor shortages, but instead the legislation continues to create regulatory obstacles. Although the education system has improved and brain drain has slowed in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, South Africa continues to face skills shortages in several key sectors, such as health care and technology.\nSouth Africa’s stability and economic growth has acted as a magnet for refugees and asylum seekers from nearby countries, despite the prevalence of discrimination and xenophobic violence. Refugees have included an estimated 350,000 Mozambicans during its 1980s civil war and, more recently, several thousand Somalis, Congolese, and Ethiopians. Nearly all of the tens of thousands of Zimbabweans who have applied for asylum in South Africa have been categorized as economic migrants and denied refuge." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "28.34% (male 7,718,511/female 7,667,830)" + "text": "27.94% (male 7,894,742/female 7,883,266)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.07% (male 4,865,807/female 4,943,707)" + "text": "16.8% (male 4,680,587/female 4,804,337)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.44% (male 11,372,944/female 11,130,874)" + "text": "42.37% (male 12,099,441/female 11,825,193)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.59% (male 1,662,874/female 1,915,908)" + "text": "6.8% (male 1,782,902/female 2,056,988)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.57% (male 1,269,551/female 1,752,698) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.09% (male 1,443,956/female 1,992,205) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.1%" + "text": "52.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.5%" + "text": "43.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "8.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.8 years" + "text": "28 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.5 years" + "text": "27.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "27 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.99% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population concentrated along the southern and southeastern coast, and inland around Pretoria; the eastern half of the country is more densly populated than the west as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "64.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "67.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Johannesburg (includes Ekurhuleni) 9.399 million; Cape Town (legislative capital) 3.66 million; Durban 2.901 million; PRETORIA (capital) 2.059 million; Port Elizabeth 1.179 million; Vereeniging 1.155 million (2015)" + "text": "9.677 million Johannesburg (includes Ekurhuleni), 4.618 million Cape Town (legislative capital), 3.158 million Durban, 2.566 million PRETORIA (administrative capital), 1.254 million Port Elizabeth, 898,000 West Rand (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" @@ -220,125 +232,140 @@ "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "138 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "119 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "35.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63.1 years" + "text": "64.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "61.6 years" + "text": "63.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "64.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "66.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.22 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.78 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "54.6% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 81.4% of population ++ total: 93.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 18.6% of population ++ total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 69.6% of population ++ rural: 60.5% of population ++ total: 66.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 30.4% of population ++ rural: 39.5% of population ++ total: 33.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "19.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "19.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "6,984,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.5 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "182,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "72,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout South Africa; as of 10 November 2020, South Africa has reported a total of 735,906 cases of COVID-19 or 12,408 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 312 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; on 24 May 2020, the Government of South Africa announced the lockdown alert level for South Africa will be lowered to level 3 with effect on 1 June 2020, except for some areas designated as “coronavirus hotspots”; per the lockdown, all airports in South Africa are closed to commercial traffic" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.6% (2014)" + "text": "28.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "8.7% (2008)" + "text": "5.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.3%" + "text": "87%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.5%" + "text": "87.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "86.5% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2013)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "51.3%" + "text": "53.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "48%" + "text": "49.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "55.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -372,19 +399,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Pretoria is named in honor of Andries PRETORIUS, the father of voortrekker (pioneer) leader Marthinus PRETORIUS; Cape Town reflects its location on the Cape of Good Hope; Bloemfontein is a combination of the Dutch words \"bloem\" (flower) and \"fontein\" (fountain) meaning \"fountain of flowers\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape" }, "Independence": { - "text": "31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)" + "text": "31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Free State); 22 August 1934 (Status of the Union Act); 31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 April 1994 (majority rule)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Freedom Day, 27 April (1994)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved 4 December 1996, effective 4 February 1997; amended many times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 8 May 1996, approved by the Constitutional Court 4 December 1996, effective 4 February 1997" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly of Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional sections on human rights and freedoms, non-racism and non-sexism, supremacy of the constitution, suffrage, the multi-party system of democratic government, and amendment procedures requires at least 75% majority vote of the Assembly, approval by at least six of the nine provinces represented in the National Council of Provinces, and assent of the president of the republic; passage of amendments affecting the Bill of Rights, and those related to provincial boundaries, powers, and authorities requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, approval by at least six of the nine provinces represented in the National Council, and assent of the president; amended many times, last in 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and customary law" @@ -411,64 +446,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jacob ZUMA (since 9 May 2009); Deputy President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 26 May 2014) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 15 February 2018); Deputy President David MABUZA (26 February 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Jacob ZUMA resigned the presidency on 14 February 2018" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Jacob ZUMA (since 9 May 2009); Deputy President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 26 May 2014)" + "text": "President Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (since 15 February 2018); deputy president David MABUZA (26 February 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jacob ZUMA (ANC) reelected president by the National Assembly unopposed" + "text": "Matamela Cyril RAMAPHOSA (ANC) elected president by the National Assembly unopposed" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council of Provinces (90 seats; 10-member delegations appointed by each of the 9 provincial legislatures to serve 5-year terms; note - this council has special powers to protect regional interests, including safeguarding cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities) and the National Assembly (400 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:National Council of Provinces (90 seats; 10-member delegations appointed by each of the 9 provincial legislatures to serve 5-year terms; note - the Council has special powers to protect regional interests, including safeguarding cultural and linguistic traditions among ethnic minorities) National Assembly (400 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly and National Council of Provinces - last held on 7 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "National Council of Provinces and National Assembly - last held on 8 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANC 60, DA 20, EFF 7, IFP 1, NFP 1, UDM 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 62.2%, DA 22.2%, EFF 6.4%, IFP 2.4%, NFP 1.6%, UDM 1.0%, other 4.2%; seats by party - ANC 249, DA 89, EFF 25, IFP 10, NFP 6, UDM 4, other 17" + "text": "National Council of Provinces - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANC 29, DA 13, EFF 9, FF+ 2, IFP 1; note - 36 appointed seats not filled National Assembly - percent of vote by party - ANC 57.5%, DA 20.8%, EFF 10.8%, IFP 3.8%, FF+ 2.4%, other 4.7%; seats by party - ANC 230, DA 84, EFF 44, IFP 14, FF+ 10, other 18; composition - men 237, women 163, percent of women 40.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 21 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals president and vice-president appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), a 23-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes other judges and judicial executives, members of parliament, practicing lawyers and advocates, a teacher of law, and several members designated by the national president; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the national president on the advice of the JSC and hold office until discharged from active service by terms of an Act of Parliament; Constitutional Court chief and deputy chief justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the JSC and with heads of the National Assembly; other Constitutional Court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the chief justice and leaders of the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 12-year non-renewable terms or until age 70" + "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals president and vice president appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), a 23-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes other judges and judicial executives, members of parliament, practicing lawyers and advocates, a teacher of law, and several members designated by the president of South Africa; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the national president on the advice of the JSC and hold office until discharged from active service by an Act of Parliament; Constitutional Court chief and deputy chief justices appointed by the president of South Africa after consultation with the JSC and with heads of the National Assembly; other Constitutional Court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the chief justice and leaders of the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges serve 12-year nonrenewable terms or until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Courts; Magistrates' Courts; labor courts; land claims courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Christian Democratic Party or ACDP [Kenneth MESHOE] ++ African Independent Congress or AIC [Mandla GALD] ++ African National Congress or ANC [Jacob ZUMA] ++ African People's Convention or APC [Themba GODI] ++ Agamg SA [Mike Tshishonga, acting] ++ Congress of the People or COPE [Mosiuoa LEKOTA] ++ Democratic Alliance or DA [Mmusi MAIMANE] ++ Economic Freedom Fighters or EFF [Julius MALEMA] ++ Freedom Front Plus or FF+ [Pieter MULDER] ++ Inkatha Freedom Party or IFP [Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI] ++ National Freedom Party or NFP [Zanele kaMAGWAZA-MSIBI] ++ Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania or PAC [Luthanado MBINDA] ++ United Christian Democratic Party or UCDP [Isaac Sipho MFUNDISI] ++ United Democratic Movement or UDM [Bantu HOLOMISA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Congress of South African Trade Unions or COSATU [Zwelinzima VAVI, general secretary] ++ South African Communist Party or SACP [Blade NZIMANDE, general secretary] ++ South African National Civic Organization or SANCO [Richard MDAKANE, national president]", - "note": { - "text": "COSATU and SACP are in a formal alliance with the African National Congress" - } + "text": "African Christian Democratic Party or ACDP [Kenneth MESHOE]African Independent Congress or AIC [Mandla GALO]African National Congress or ANC [Cyril RAMAPHOSA]African People's Convention or APC [Themba GODI] Agang SA [Mike TSHISHONGA]Congress of the People or COPE [Mosiuoa LEKOTA]Democratic Alliance or DA [John STEENHUISEN]Economic Freedom Fighters or EFF [Julius Sello MALEMA]Freedom Front Plus or FF+ [Pieter GROENEWALD]GOOD [Patricia de LILLE]Inkatha Freedom Party or IFP [Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI]National Freedom Party or NFP [Zanele kaMAGWAZA-MSIBI]Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania or PAC [Luthanado MBINDA]United Christian Democratic Party or UCDP [Isaac Sipho MFUNDISI]United Democratic Movement or UDM [Bantu HOLOMISA]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, NSG, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, NSG, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mninwa Johnnes MAHLANGU (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Nomaindiya MFEKETO (since 8 April 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3051 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 232-4400 [1] (202) 232-4400" + "text": "[1] (202) 232-4400" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-1607" @@ -479,7 +508,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Patrick Hubert GASPARD (since 16 October 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Lana MARKS (since 28 January 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[27] (12) 431-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "877 Pretorius Street, Arcadia, Pretoria" @@ -487,9 +519,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 9536, Pretoria 0001" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[27] (12) 431-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[27] (12) 342-2299" }, @@ -500,7 +529,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal width horizontal bands of red (top) and blue separated by a central green band that splits into a horizontal Y, the arms of which end at the corners of the hoist side; the Y embraces a black isosceles triangle from which the arms are separated by narrow yellow bands; the red and blue bands are separated from the green band and its arms by narrow white stripes; the flag colors do not have any official symbolism, but the Y stands for the \"convergence of diverse elements within South African society, taking the road ahead in unity\"; black, yellow, and green are found on the flag of the African National Congress, while red, white, and blue are the colors in the flags of the Netherlands and the UK, whose settlers ruled South Africa during the colonial era", "note": { - "text": "the South African flag is one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Sudan's" + "text": "note: the South African flag is one of only two national flags to display six colors as part of its primary design, the other is South Sudan's" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -508,70 +537,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"National Anthem of South Africa\"" + "text": "National Anthem of South Africa" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Enoch SONTONGA and Cornelius Jacob LANGENHOVEN/Enoch SONTONGA and Marthinus LOURENS de Villiers" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1994; a combination of \"N'kosi Sikelel' iAfrica\" (God Bless Africa) and \"Die Stem van Suid Afrika\" (The Call of South Africa), which were respectively the anthems of the non-white and white communities under apartheid; official lyrics contain a mixture of Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English (i.e., the five most widely spoken of South Africa's 11 official languages); music incorporates the melody used in the Tanzanian and Zambian anthems" + "text": "note: adopted 1994; a combination of \"N'kosi Sikelel' iAfrica\" (God Bless Africa) and \"Die Stem van Suid Afrika\" (The Call of South Africa), which were respectively the anthems of the non-white and white communities under apartheid; official lyrics contain a mixture of Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans, and English (i.e., the five most widely spoken of South Africa's 11 official languages); music incorporates the melody used in the Tanzanian and Zambian anthems" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. ++ ++ Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to just 1.5% in 2014. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 25% of the workforce, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability. Load shedding and resulting rolling blackouts gripped many parts of South Africa in late 2014 and early 2015 because of electricity supply constraints due to technical problems at some generation units, unavoidable planned maintenance, and an accident at a power station in Mpumalanga province. The rolling blackouts were the worst the country faced since 2008. Construction delays at two additional plants, however, mean South Africa will continue to operate on a razor thin margin; economists judge that growth cannot exceed 3% until electrical supply problems are resolved. ++ ++ South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness, and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The current government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas and to increase job growth." + "text": "South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with an abundant supply of natural resources; well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors; and a stock exchange that is Africa’s largest and among the top 20 in the world. Economic growth has decelerated in recent years, slowing to an estimated 0.7% in 2017. Unemployment, poverty, and inequality - among the highest in the world - remain a challenge. Official unemployment is roughly 27% of the workforce, and runs significantly higher among black youth. Even though the country's modern infrastructure supports a relatively efficient distribution of goods to major urban centers throughout the region, unstable electricity supplies retard growth. Eskom, the state-run power company, is building three new power stations and is installing new power demand management programs to improve power grid reliability but has been plagued with accusations of mismanagement and corruption and faces an increasingly high debt burden. South Africa's economic policy has focused on controlling inflation while empowering a broader economic base; however, the country faces structural constraints that also limit economic growth, such as skills shortages, declining global competitiveness, and frequent work stoppages due to strike action. The government faces growing pressure from urban constituencies to improve the delivery of basic services to low-income areas, to increase job growth, and to provide university level-education at affordable prices. Political infighting among South Africa’s ruling party and the volatility of the rand risks economic growth. International investors are concerned about the country’s long-term economic stability; in late 2016, most major international credit ratings agencies downgraded South Africa’s international debt to junk bond status." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$736.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $735.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $726.3 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$767.2 billion (2017 est.) / $757.2 billion (2016 est.) / $752.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$280.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$349.3 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.) / 1.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,200 (2016 est.) ++ $13,400 (2015 est.) ++ $13,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$13,600 (2017 est.) / $13,600 (2016 est.) / $13,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58%" + "text": "59.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "20.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "18.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.9%" + "text": "29.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "29.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "68.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -581,304 +610,299 @@ "text": "mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, textiles, iron and steel, chemicals, fertilizer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "21.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.19 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "4.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "23.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "66% (2014 est.)" + "text": "71.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "26.8% (2016 est.) ++ 25.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "27.5% (2017 est.) / 26.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "35.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "1.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "51.7% (2009 est.)" + "text": "51.3% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "62.5 (2013 est.) ++ 59.3 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$76.62 billion" + "text": "92.86 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$86.45 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "108.3 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "53% of GDP (2017 est.) / 51.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.42% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$99.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $91.72 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$172.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $192.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$209 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $196.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$735.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $933.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $942.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$9.382 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$13.67 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$8.584 billion (2017 est.) / -$8.237 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$83.16 billion (2016 est.) ++ $81.63 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$94.93 billion (2017 est.) / $75.16 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 9.5%, US 7.7%, Germany 7.1%, Japan 4.7%, India 4.6%, Botswana 4.3%, Namibia 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 11.3%, US 7.3%, Germany 6%, Namibia 5.2%, Botswana 5.2%, Japan 4.7%, UK 4.3%, India 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$85.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $84.33 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$89.36 billion (2017 est.) / $79.57 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum products, scientific instruments, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 17.6%, Germany 11.2%, US 6.7%, Nigeria 5%, India 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 18.3%, Germany 11.9%, US 6.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, India 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$44.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$50.72 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $47.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$129.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $131.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$128.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$168.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $162.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$156.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $144.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - ++ 15.7 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "rand (ZAR) per US dollar - / 13.67 (2017 est.) / 14.6924 (2016 est.) / 14.6924 (2015 est.) / 12.7581 (2014 est.) / 10.8469 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "9 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "84.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "92.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "67.9% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "235 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "234.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "212 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "207.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.56 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "46 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.02 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "4.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "4.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,600 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "466,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "404,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "488,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "487,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "663,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "621,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "131,500 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "105,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "169,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "195,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "950 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.75 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.069 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.162 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "15.01 billion cu m (1 January 2012 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "482 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "572.3 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,131,055" + "text": "1,934,778" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.46 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "85.197 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "92,600,942" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "159 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "165.6 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the system is the best-developed and most modern in Africa" + "text": "the telecommunication system is the best-developed and most modern in Africa; mobile Internet accounts for about 95% of Internet connections; 94% with access to WiMAX/LTE services; LTE-A services launched for commercial use; the mobile sector for both voice and data service demand most investment; first region to launch commercial 5G services; regulator made provisions to anticipate spike in data traffic resulting from COVID-19 lockdown (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 165 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireles" + "text": "fixed-line 3 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular 166 telephones per 100 persons; consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines, coaxial cables, microwave radio relay links, fiber-optic cable, radiotelephone communication stations, and wireless local loops; key centers are Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Pretoria (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 27; the SAT-3/WASC and SAFE fiber-optic submarine cable systems connect South Africa to Europe and Asia; the EASSy fiber-optic cable system connects with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 27; landing points for the WACS, ACE, SAFE, SAT-3, Equiano, SABR, SAEx1, SAEx2, IOX Cable System, METISS, EASSy, and SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia fiber-optic submarine cable systems connecting South Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, Asia, South America, Indian Ocean Islands, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and internationa (2007)" + "text": "the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) operates 4 TV stations, 3 are free-to-air and 1 is pay TV; e.tv, a private station, is accessible to more than half the population; multiple subscription TV services provide a mix of local and international channels; well-developed mix of public and private radio stations at the national, regional, and local levels; the SABC radio network, state-owned and controlled but nominally independent, operates 18 stations, one for each of the 11 official languages, 4 community stations, and 3 commercial stations; more than 100 community-based stations extend coverage to rural areas" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".za" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "27.868 million" + "text": "31,107,064" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "51.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "56.17% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,107,013" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "23" + "text": "17 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "216" + "text": "243" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "17,188,887" + "text": "23,921,748 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "885,277,991 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "716.25 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "ZS (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "566 (2013)" + "text": "407 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "144" + "text": "130 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "11" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "6" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "52" + "text": "46" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "65" + "text": "60" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2013)" + "text": "7" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "422" + "text": "277 (2020)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "31" + "text": "19" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "258" + "text": "178" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "132 (2013)" + "text": "79" } }, - "Heliports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" - }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 94 km; gas 1,293 km; oil 992 km; refined products 1,460 km (2013)" + "text": "94 km condensate, 1293 km gas, 992 km oil, 1460 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "20,986 km" + "text": "20,986 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "80 km 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)" + "text": "80 km 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "19,756 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)" + "text": "19,756 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified) (2014)" }, "other": { "text": "1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -886,24 +910,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "747,014 km" + "text": "750,000 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "158,952 km" + "text": "158,124 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "588,062 km (2014)" + "text": "591,876 km (2016)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "103" }, "by type": { - "text": "petroleum tanker 3" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "19 (Australia 1, Isle of Man 2, Mexico 1, NZ 1, Seychelles 1, Singapore 13) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 94 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -911,7 +932,7 @@ "text": "Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Durban (2,712,975)" + "text": "Durban (2,699,978) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Mossel Bay" @@ -919,17 +940,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "South African National Defense Force (SANDF): South African Army, South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "South African National Defence Force (SANDF): South African Army (includes Reserve Force), South African Navy (SAN), South African Air Force (SAAF), South African Military Health Services (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2014) ++ 1% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.16% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.14% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.16% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 1% of GDP (2018) / 1% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "with the end of apartheid and the establishment of majority rule, former military, black homelands forces, and ex-opposition forces were integrated into the South African National Defense Force (SANDF)" + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is comprised of approximately 75,000 personnel (40,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force; 8,000 Military Health Service; 10,000 other) (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SANDF's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and foreign-supplied equipment; South Africa's domestic defense industry produced most of the Army's major weapons systems (some were jointly-produced with foreign companies), while the Air Force and Navy inventories include a mix of European, Israeli, and US-origin weapons systems; since 2010, Sweden was the largest supplier of weapons to the SANDF (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,130 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve in noncombat roles; 2-year service obligation (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -938,7 +965,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "41,458 (Somalia); 32,582 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 20,324 (Ethiopia); 6,566 (Republic of the Congo); 6,358 (Zimbabwe) (2015)" + "text": "27,113 (Somalia), 17,726 (Ethiopia), 5,273 (Republic of the Congo) (2018); 59,675 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/sg.json b/africa/sg.json index 054bbf47..d5106922 100644 --- a/africa/sg.json +++ b/africa/sg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The French colonies of Senegal and French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never implemented, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s, and several peace deals have failed to resolve the conflict. Nevertheless, Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by a Socialist Party for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was reelected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff with Macky SALL, whose term runs until 2019. A 2016 constitutional referendum reduced the term to five years with a maximum of two consecutive terms for future presidents." + "text": "A Jolof Empire ruled parts of Senegal from 1350 to 1549. Various European powers, including Portugal, the Netherlands, France, and Great Britain, competed for trade in the area from the 15th century onward. A slave station on the island of Goree, next to modern Dakar, was used as a base to purchase slaves from the warring chiefdoms on the mainland. Having abolished slavery in 1815, the French began to expand onto the Senegalese mainland in the second half of the 19th century and made it a French colony. The French colonies of Senegal and French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted independence in 1960 as the Mali Federation. The union broke up after only a few months. Senegal joined with The Gambia to form the nominal confederation of Senegambia in 1982. The envisaged integration of the two countries was never implemented, and the union was dissolved in 1989. The Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance has led a low-level separatist insurgency in southern Senegal since the 1980s. Several attempts at reaching a comprehensive peace agreement have failed to resolve the conflict but, despite sporadic incidents of violence, an unofficial cease-fire has remained largely in effect since 2012. Senegal remains one of the most stable democracies in Africa and has a long history of participating in international peacekeeping and regional mediation. Senegal was ruled by the Socialist Party of Senegal, first under President Léopold Sédar SENGHOR, and then President Abdou DIOUF, for 40 years until Abdoulaye WADE was elected president in 2000. He was re-elected in 2007 and during his two terms amended Senegal's constitution over a dozen times to increase executive power and weaken the opposition. His decision to run for a third presidential term sparked a large public backlash that led to his defeat in a March 2012 runoff with Macky SALL. A 2016 constitutional referendum reduced the term to five years with a maximum of two consecutive terms for future presidents - the change did not apply to SALL's first term. SALL won his bid for re-election in February 2019; his term will end in 2024. A month after the election, the National Assembly voted to abolish the office of the prime minister. Opposition organizations and civil society have criticized the decision as a further concentration of power in the executive branch at the expense of the legislative and judicial branches." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than South Dakota" + "text": "slightly smaller than South Dakota; slightly larger than twice the size of Indiana" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "69 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation southwest of Kedougou 581 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation 2.8 km southeast of Nepen Diaka 648 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "46.8% ++ arable land 17.4%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 29.1%" + "text": "46.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "17.4% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 29.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.8%" + "text": "43.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "9.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,200 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "wildlife populations threatened by poaching; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; overfishing" + "text": "deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; periodic droughts; seasonal flooding; overfishing; weak environmental protective laws; wildlife populations threatened by poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "14,320,055 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "15,736,368 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Wolof 38.7%, Pular 26.5%, Serer 15%, Mandinka 4.2%, Jola 4%, Soninke 2.3%, other 9.3% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2010-11 est.)" + "text": "Wolof 37.1%, Pular 26.2%, Serer 17%, Mandinka 5.6%, Jola 4.5%, Soninke 1.4%, other 8.3% (includes Europeans and persons of Lebanese descent) (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official), Wolof, Pulaar, Jola, Mandinka" + "text": "French (official), Wolof, Pular, Jola, Mandinka, Serer, Soninke" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 95.4% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 4.2% (mostly Roman Catholic), animist 0.4% (2010-11 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 95.9% (most adhere to one of the four main Sufi brotherhoods), Christian 4.1% (mostly Roman Catholic) (2016 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Senegal has a large and growing youth population but has not been successful in developing its potential human capital. Senegal’s high total fertility rate of almost 4.5 children per woman continues to bolster the country’s large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Fertility remains high because of the continued desire for large families, the low use of family planning, and early childbearing. Because of the country’s high illiteracy rate (more than 40%), high unemployment (even among university graduates), and widespread poverty, Senegalese youths face dim prospects; women are especially disadvantaged. Senegal historically was a destination country for economic migrants, but in recent years West African migrants more often use Senegal as a transit point to North Africa – and sometimes illegally onward to Europe. The country also has been host to several thousand black Mauritanian refugees since they were expelled from their homeland during its 1989 border conflict with Senegal. The country’s economic crisis in the 1970s stimulated emigration; departures accelerated in the 1990s. Destinations shifted from neighboring countries, which were experiencing economic decline, civil wars, and increasing xenophobia, to Libya and Mauritania because of their booming oil industries and to developed countries (most notably former colonial ruler France, as well as Italy and Spain). The latter became attractive in the 1990s because of job opportunities and their periodic regularization programs (legalizing the status of illegal migrants). Additionally, about 16,000 Senegalese refugees still remain in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as a result of more than 30 years of fighting between government forces and rebel separatists in southern Senegal’s Casamance region." + "text": "Senegal has a large and growing youth population but has not been successful in developing its potential human capital. Senegal’s high total fertility rate of almost 4.5 children per woman continues to bolster the country’s large youth cohort – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25. Fertility remains high because of the continued desire for large families, the low use of family planning, and early childbearing. Because of the country’s high illiteracy rate (more than 40%), high unemployment (even among university graduates), and widespread poverty, Senegalese youths face dim prospects; women are especially disadvantaged.\nSenegal historically was a destination country for economic migrants, but in recent years West African migrants more often use Senegal as a transit point to North Africa – and sometimes illegally onward to Europe. The country also has been host to several thousand black Mauritanian refugees since they were expelled from their homeland during its 1989 border conflict with Senegal. The country’s economic crisis in the 1970s stimulated emigration; departures accelerated in the 1990s. Destinations shifted from neighboring countries, which were experiencing economic decline, civil wars, and increasing xenophobia, to Libya and Mauritania because of their booming oil industries and to developed countries (most notably former colonial ruler France, as well as Italy and Spain). The latter became attractive in the 1990s because of job opportunities and their periodic regularization programs (legalizing the status of illegal migrants).\nAdditionally, about 16,000 Senegalese refugees still remain in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau as a result of more than 30 years of fighting between government forces and rebel separatists in southern Senegal’s Casamance region." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.85% (male 3,011,233/female 2,981,128)" + "text": "40.38% (male 3,194,454/female 3,160,111)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.36% (male 1,452,415/female 1,462,989)" + "text": "20.35% (male 1,596,896/female 1,606,084)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.93% (male 2,031,035/female 2,398,788)" + "text": "31.95% (male 2,327,424/female 2,700,698)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.91% (male 242,429/female 317,439)" + "text": "4.21% (male 283,480/female 378,932)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.95% (male 189,201/female 233,398) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (male 212,332/female 275,957) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "87.6%" + "text": "84.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "82.1%" + "text": "78.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.7 years" + "text": "19.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17.8 years" + "text": "18.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.42% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.31% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "34 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is concentrated in the west, with Dakar anchoring a well-defined core area; approximately 70% of the population is rural as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "43.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "48.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DAKAR (capital) 3.52 million (2015)" + "text": "3.140 million DAKAR (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,92 +214,98 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.4", + "text": "21.9 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "315 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "315 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "50.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "45.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "56.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "51.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "44.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "40 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "61.7 years" + "text": "63.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "59.7 years" + "text": "61.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "63.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.04 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "17.8% (2012/13)" + "text": "27.8% (2017)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.7% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "25.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "16.7% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.1% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.3 beds/1,000 population (2008)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.9% of population ++ rural: 67.3% of population ++ total: 78.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.1% of population ++ rural: 32.7% of population ++ total: 21.5% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 65.4% of population ++ rural: 33.8% of population ++ total: 47.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 34.6% of population ++ rural: 66.2% of population ++ total: 52.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "51.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.52% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "45,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "41,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,64 +316,56 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.3% (2014)" + "text": "8.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "12.8% (2014)" + "text": "13.3% (2019)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "57.7%" + "text": "51.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "69.7%" + "text": "64.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "46.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "39.8% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "male": { "text": "8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2010)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "657,216" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "22% (2005 est.)" + "text": "9 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.7%" + "text": "8.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "19% (2011 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -392,6 +402,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Atlantic coast trading settlement of Ndakaaru came to be called \"Dakar\" by French colonialists" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -404,7 +417,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 April (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1959 (preindependence), 1963; latest adopted by referendum 7 January 2001, promulgated 22 January 2001" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires Assembly approval and approval in a referendum; the president can bypass a referendum and submit an amendment directly to the Assembly, which requires at least three-fifths majority vote; the republican form of government is not amendable; amended several times, last in 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on French law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court" @@ -434,57 +452,52 @@ "text": "President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mohammed Abdallah Boun DIONNE (since 4 July 2014)" + "text": "President Macky SALL (since 2 April 2012)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 26 February 2012 with a runoff on 25 March 2012 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single renewable 5-year term; election last held on 24 February 2019 (next to be held in February 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Macky SALL elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Macky SALL (Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar) 65.8%, Abdoulaye WADE (PDS) 34.2%" + "text": "Macky SALL elected president in first round; percent of vote - Macky SALL (APR) 58.3%, Idrissa SECK (Rewmi) 20.5%, Ousmane SONKO (PASTEF) 15.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (150 seats; 90 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblée Nationale (165 seats; 105 members including 15 representing Senegalese diaspora directly elected by plurality vote in single- and multi-seat constituencies and 60 members directly elected by proportional representation vote in single- and multi-seat constituencies)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "National Assembly - last held on 2 July 2017 (next to be held in July 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Benno Bokk Yakaar coalition 119, PDS 12, Bokk Gis Gis coalition 4, MCRN-Bes Du Nakk 4, PVD 2, MRSD 2, URD 1, AJ/PADS 1, other 5" + "text": "National Assembly results - percent of vote by party/coalition - BBK 49.5%, CGWS 16.7%, MTS 11.7%, PUR 4.7%, CP-Kaddu Askan Wi 2%, other 15.4%; seats by party/coalition - BBY 125, CGWS 19, MTS 7, PUR 3, CP-Kaddu Askan Wi 2, other 9; composition - men 96, women 69, percent of women 41.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the president and 12 judges and organized into civil and commercial, criminal, administrative, and social chambers); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionelle (consists of 5 members including the court president, vice-president, and 3 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of the court president and 12 judges and organized into civil and commercial, criminal, administrative, and social chambers); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionel (consists of 7 members, including the court president, vice president, and 5 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges' appointed by the president of the republic upon recommendation of the Higher Council of the Judiciary, a body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Council members appointed by the president to serve 6-year terms with the renewal of 2 members every 2 years" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon recommendation of the Superior Council of the Magistrates, a body chaired by the president and minister of justice; judge tenure varies, with mandatory retirement either at 65 or 68 years; Constitutional Council members appointed - 5 by the president and 2 by the National Assembly speaker; judges serve 6-year terms, with renewal of 2 members every 2 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court of Justice (for crime of high treason by the president); Courts of Appeal; Court of Auditors; assize courts (4); regional and district Courts, Labor Court" + "text": "High Court of Justice (for crimes of high treason by the president); Courts of Appeal; Court of Auditors; assize courts; regional and district courts; Labor Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar or APR-Yakaar [Macky SALL] ++ Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE] ++ And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Mamadou DIOP] ++ And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS-A [Landing SAVANE] ++ Bokk Gis Gis coalition [Pape DIOP] ++ Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk ++ Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Mamadou NDOYE] ++ Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE] ++ Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS] ++ Grand Party or GP [Malick GACKOU] ++ Independence and Labor Party or PIT [Magatte THIAM] ++ Jef-Jel [Talla SYLLA] ++ National Democratic Rally or RND [Madior DIOUF] ++ Party for Truth and Development or PVD [Cheikh Ahmadou Kara MBAKE] ++ People's Labor Party or PTP [El Hadji DIOUF] ++ Reform Party or PR [Abdourahim AGNE] ++ Republican Movement for Socialism and Democracy or MRSD ++ Rewmi Party [Idrissa SECK] ++ Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG] ++ Union for Democratic Renewal or URD [Djibo Leyti KA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "Catholic clergy; labor; religious groups; students; Sufi brotherhoods, including the Mourides and Tidjanes; teachers" - } + "text": "Alliance for the Republic-Yakaar or APR-Yakaar [Macky SALL]Alliance of Forces of Progress or AFP [Moustapha NIASSE]Alliance for Citizenship and Labor or ACT [Abdoul MBAYE]And-Jef/African Party for Democracy and Socialism or AJ/PADS [Mamadou DIOP Decriox]Benno Bokk Yakaar or BBY (United in Hope) [Macky SALL] (coalition includes AFP, APR, BGC, LD-MPT, PIT, PS, and UNP)Bokk Gis Gis coalition [Pape DIOP]Citizen Movement for National Reform or MCRN-Bes Du Nakk [Mansour Sy DJAMIL]Democratic League-Labor Party Movement or LD-MPT [Abdoulaye BATHILY]Dare the Future movement [Aissata Tall SALL]Front for Socialism and Democracy/Benno Jubel or FSD/BJ [Cheikh Abdoulaye Bamba DIEYE]Gainde Centrist Bloc or BGC [Jean-Paul DIAS]General Alliance for the Interests of the Republic or AGIR [Thierno BOCOUM]Grand Party or GP [Malick GAKOU]Independence and Labor Party or PIT [Magatte THIAM]Madicke 2019 coalition [Madicke NIANG]National Union for the People or UNP [Souleymane Ndene NDIAYE]Only Senegal movement [Pierre Goudiaby ATEPA]Party for Truth and Development or PVD [Cheikh Ahmadou Kara MBAKE]Party of Unity and Rally or PUR [El Hadji SALL]Patriotic Convergence Kaddu Askan Wi or CP-Kaddu Askan Wi [Abdoulaye BALDE]Patriots of Senegal for Ethics, Work and Fraternity or (PASTEF) [Ousmane SONKO]Rewmi Party [Idrissa SECK]Senegalese Democratic Party or PDS [Abdoulaye WADE]Socialist Party or PS [Ousmane Tanor DIENG]Tekki Movement [Mamadou Lamine DIALLO]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, CPLP (associate), ECOWAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Babacar DIAGNE (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Mansour KANE (since 6 January 2020)" }, - "embassy": { - "text": "2215 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20007" + "chancery": { + "text": "2215 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 234-0540" @@ -498,7 +511,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James P. ZUMWALT (since 9 January 2015); note - also accredited to Guinea-Bissau" + "text": "Ambassador Tulinabo S. MUSHINGI (since August 2017); note - also accredited to Guinea-Bissau" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[221] 33-879-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Route des Almadies, Dakar" @@ -506,9 +522,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "B.P. 49, Dakar" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[221] 33-879-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[221] 33-822-2991" } @@ -516,7 +529,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red with a small green five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; green represents Islam, progress, and hope; yellow signifies natural wealth and progress; red symbolizes sacrifice and determination; the star denotes unity and hope", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Mali and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the same as those of neighboring Mali and the reverse of those on the flag of neighboring Guinea" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -530,64 +543,64 @@ "text": "Leopold Sedar SENGHOR/Herbert PEPPER" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; lyrics written by Leopold Sedar SENGHOR, Senegal's first president; the anthem sometimes played incorporating the Koras (harp-like stringed instruments) and Balafons (types of xylophones) mentioned in the title" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; lyrics written by Leopold Sedar SENGHOR, Senegal's first president; the anthem sometimes played incorporating the Koras (harp-like stringed instruments) and Balafons (types of xylophones) mentioned in the title" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture, which is the primary source of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and it is also working on oil exploration projects. Senegal relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. For the first time in the past twelve years, Senegal reached a growth rate of 6.5% in 2015 due in part to a buoyant performance in agriculture because of higher rainfall and productivity in the sector. ++ ++ President Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP), which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth while preserving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan. ++ ++ Senegal is receiving technical support from the IMF from 2015-2017 under a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) to assist with implementation of the ESP. The PSI implementation continues to be satisfactory as concluded by the IMF’s second review mission in March 2016. Investors have signaled confidence in the country through Senegal’s successful Eurobond issuances in recent years, including in 2014. ++ ++ The government will focus on 19 projects under the ESP for the 2016 budget to continue the structural transformation of the economy. These 19 projects include the Thies-Touba Highway, including the new airport- Mbour-Thies Highway. Senegal will increase the national family allowances program and the community development emergency program in 2016. Electricity supply is a chief constraint for Senegal’s development. Electricity prices in Senegal are among the highest in the world. Power Africa, a program led by USAID and OPIC, plans to increase the current 500 mW of generating capacity to over 1,000 mW in the next three to five years. Recent gas discoveries on the Senegal-Mauritanian border, as well as just south of Dakar, will help alleviate some of the energy shortages." + "text": "Senegal’s economy is driven by mining, construction, tourism, fisheries and agriculture, which are the primary sources of employment in rural areas. The country's key export industries include phosphate mining, fertilizer production, agricultural products and commercial fishing and Senegal is also working on oil exploration projects. It relies heavily on donor assistance, remittances and foreign direct investment. Senegal reached a growth rate of 7% in 2017, due in part to strong performance in agriculture despite erratic rainfall. President Macky SALL, who was elected in March 2012 under a reformist policy agenda, inherited an economy with high energy costs, a challenging business environment, and a culture of overspending. President SALL unveiled an ambitious economic plan, the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP), which aims to implement priority economic reforms and investment projects to increase economic growth while preserving macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability. Bureaucratic bottlenecks and a challenging business climate are among the perennial challenges that may slow the implementation of this plan. Senegal receives technical support from the IMF under a Policy Support Instrument (PSI) to assist with implementation of the ESP. The PSI implementation continues to be satisfactory as concluded by the IMF’s fifth review in December 2017. Financial markets have signaled confidence in Senegal through successful Eurobond issuances in 2014, 2017, and 2018. The government is focusing on 19 projects under the ESP to continue The government’s goal under the ESP is structural transformation of the economy. Key projects include the Thiès-Touba Highway, the new international airport opened in December 2017, and upgrades to energy infrastructure. The cost of electricity is a chief constraint for Senegal’s development. Electricity prices in Senegal are among the highest in the world. Power Africa, a US presidential initiative led by USAID, supports Senegal’s plans to improve reliability and increase generating capacity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$39.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ $37.24 billion (2015 est.) ++ $34.98 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$54.8 billion (2017 est.) / $51.15 billion (2016 est.) / $48.15 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.87 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$21.11 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.) / 6.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,500 (2015 est.) ++ $2,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,500 (2017 est.) / $3,300 (2016 est.) / $3,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74.5%" + "text": "71.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "25.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "27% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "24.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "60.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -597,15 +610,18 @@ "text": "agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, zircon, and gold mining, construction materials, ship construction and repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.737 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.966 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "77.5%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "22.5%" + }, "industry and services": { "text": "22.5% (2007 est.)" } @@ -624,208 +640,212 @@ "text": "31.1% (2011)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.3 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.839 billion" + "text": "4.139 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.453 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "55.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "48.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 47.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.759 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.264 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.271 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.549 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.146 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.868 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.244 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.033 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.547 billion (2017 est.) / -$769 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.443 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.31 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.362 billion (2017 est.) / $2.498 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Mali 14.8%, Switzerland 11.4%, India 6%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, UAE 5.1%, Gambia, The 4.2%, Spain 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Mali 12.8%, Switzerland 9.7%, India 5.9%, Cote dIvoire 5.3%, China 5.1%, UAE 4.1%, France 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.001 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.918 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.217 billion (2017 est.) / $4.966 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and beverages, capital goods, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 17.9%, China 10%, Nigeria 8.7%, India 5.6%, Spain 4.9%, Netherlands 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "France 16.3%, China 10.4%, Nigeria 8%, India 7.2%, Netherlands 4.8%, Spain 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.173 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.012 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.827 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $116.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.735 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.571 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 617.4 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "6 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "65% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "90% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "43% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.167 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.497 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "977,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "82% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "17,240 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,880 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "16,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,590 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "41,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "48,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,743 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,063 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26,560 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "32,050 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "46 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.46 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "46 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.46 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "9.911 billion cu m (1 January 2012 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.644 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "300,219" + "text": "195,288" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "14.959 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "16,871,654" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "109.72 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good system with microwave radio relay, coaxial cable and fiber-optic cable in trunk system" + "text": "mobile penetration reached 108% in March 2019; mobile broadband accounts for close to 100% (97.2%) Internet accesses; 3G and LTE services for 50% of population; growth in the intel market along with economic growth for the country; regulator awards more MVNO licenses, deactivated some 5 million unregistered SIM cards (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "above-average urban system with a fiber-optic network; about two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar where a call-center industry is emerging; expansion of fixed-line services in rural areas needed; mobile-cellular service is expanding rapid" + "text": "generally reliable urban system with a fiber-optic network; about two-thirds of all fixed-line connections are in Dakar; mobile-cellular service is steadily displacing fixed-line service, even in urban areas; fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 110 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 221; the SAT-3/WASC fiber-optic cable provides connectivity to Europe and Asia while Atlantis-2 provides connectivity to South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 221; landing points for the ACE, Atlantis-2, MainOne and SAT-3/WASC submarine cables providing connectivity from South Africa, numerous western African countries, Europe and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) operates 2 TV stations; a few private TV subscription channels rebroadcast foreign channels without providing any local news or programs; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional (2007)" + "text": "state-run Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) broadcasts TV programs from five cities in Senegal; in most regions of the country, viewers can receive TV programming from at least 7 private broadcasters; a wide range of independent TV programming is available via satellite; RTS operates a national radio network and a number of regional FM stations; at least 7 community radio stations and 18 private-broadcast radio stations are available; transmissions of at least 5 international broadcasters are accessible on FM in Dakar (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.031 million" + "text": "6,909,635" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "46% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "129,820" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "" + "text": "11" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "115,355" + "text": "21,038 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,095,523 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "40,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -836,52 +856,52 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 43 km; refined products 8 km (2013)" + "text": "43 km gas, 8 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "906 km" + "text": "906 km (713 km operational in 2017) (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "906 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "906 km 1.000-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "15,000 km" + "text": "16,665 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "5,300 km (includes 7 km of expressways)" + "text": "6,126 km (includes 241 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "9,700 km (2015)" + "text": "10,539 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -889,10 +909,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "32" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 27 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -902,23 +922,35 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Senegalese Armed Forces: Army, Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Senegalese Armed Forces: Army, Senegalese National Navy (Marine Senegalaise, MNS), Senegalese Air Force (Armee de l'Air du Senegal), National Gendarmerie (includes Territorial and Mobile components) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.5% of GDP (2017) / 1.6% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Senegalese Armed Forces (SAF) consist of approximately 19,000 active personnel (12,000 Army; 1,000 Navy/Coast Guard; 800 Air Force; 5,000 National Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SAF inventory includes mostly older or second-hand equipment from a variety of countries, including France, South Africa, and Russia/former Soviet Union; in recent years, the SAF has attempted to modernize, particularly its air force; China and France are the leading suppliers of newer military hardware to the SAF since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,050 Mali (MINUSMA) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; 2-year service obligation; women have been accepted into military service since 2008 (2013)" + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 20 years of age for selective conscript service; 2-year service obligation; women have been accepted into military service since 2008 (2016)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau attempt to stem separatist violence, cross border raids, and arms smuggling into their countries from southern Senegal's Casamance region" + "text": "cross-border trafficking in persons, timber, wildlife, and cannabis; rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces in the Casamance find refuge in Guinea-Bissau" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,687 (Mauritania) (2015)" + "text": "14,155 (Mauritania) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "24,000 (clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region) (2015)" + "text": "8,400 (clashes between government troops and separatists in Casamance region in the 1990s and early 2000s) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/sh.json b/africa/sh.json index cfc01b40..5a5ef07d 100644 --- a/africa/sh.json +++ b/africa/sh.json @@ -1,16 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.", - "Saint Helena": { - "text": "Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903." - }, - "Ascension Island": { - "text": "This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic. The island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. NASA and the US Air Force also operate a Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension as part of the deep space surveillance system for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts." - }, - "Tristan da Cunha": { - "text": "The island group consists of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands. Tristan da Cunha is named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506); it was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island." - } + "text": "Saint Helena is a British Overseas Territory consisting of Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, and the island group of Tristan da Cunha. Saint Helena: Uninhabited when first discovered by the Portuguese in 1502, Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century. It acquired fame as the place of Napoleon BONAPARTE's exile from 1815 until his death in 1821, but its importance as a port of call declined after the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. During the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa, several thousand Boer prisoners were confined on the island between 1900 and 1903.; Saint Helena is one of the most remote populated places in the world. The British Government committed to building an airport on Saint Helena in 2005. After more than a decade of delays and construction, a commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia was inaugurated in October of 2017. The weekly service to Saint Helena from Johannesburg via Windhoek in Namibia takes just over six hours (including the refueling stop in Windhoek) and replaces the mail ship that had made a five-day journey to the island every three weeks.; Ascension Island: This barren and uninhabited island was discovered and named by the Portuguese in 1503. The British garrisoned the island in 1815 to prevent a rescue of Napoleon from Saint Helena. It served as a provisioning station for the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron on anti-slavery patrol. The island remained under Admiralty control until 1922, when it became a dependency of Saint Helena. During World War II, the UK permitted the US to construct an airfield on Ascension in support of transatlantic flights to Africa and anti-submarine operations in the South Atlantic. In the 1960s the island became an important space tracking station for the US. In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War. It remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic.; The island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)). NASA and the US Air Force also operate a Meter-Class Autonomous Telescope (MCAT) on Ascension as part of the deep space surveillance system for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts. Tristan da Cunha: The island group consists of Tristan da Cunha, Nightingale, Inaccessible, and Gough Islands. Tristan da Cunha, named after its Portuguese discoverer (1506), was garrisoned by the British in 1816 to prevent any attempt to rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. Gough and Inaccessible Islands have been designated World Heritage Sites. South Africa leases a site for a meteorological station on Gough Island." } }, "Geography": { @@ -18,28 +9,23 @@ "text": "islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa; Ascension Island lies 1,300 km (800 mi) northwest of Saint Helena; Tristan da Cunha lies 4,300 km (2,700 mi) southwest of Saint Helena" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "Saint Helena": { - "text": "15 57 S, 5 42 W" - }, - "Ascension Island": { - "text": "7 57 S, 14 22 W" - }, - "Tristan da Cunha island group": { - "text": "37 15 S, 12 30 W" - } + "text": "Saint Helena: 15 57 S, 5 42 W; Ascension Island: 7 57 S, 14 22 W; Tristan da Cunha island group: 37 15 S, 12 30 W" }, "Map references": { "text": "Africa" }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "308 sq km" + "text": "394 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "Saint Helena Island 122 sq km; Ascension Island 88 sq km; Tristan da Cunha island group 98 sq km" + "text": "122 sq km Saint Helena Island" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" + }, + "note": { + "text": "88 sq km Ascension Island, 184 sq km Tristan da Cunha island group (includes Tristan (98 sq km), Inaccessible, Nightingale, and Gough islands)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -49,14 +35,8 @@ "text": "0 km" }, "Coastline": { - "Saint Helena": { - "text": "60 km" - }, - "Ascension Island": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Tristan da Cunha": { - "text": "40 km" + "note": { + "text": "Saint Helena: 60 km Ascension Island: NA Tristan da Cunha (island only): 34 km" } }, "Maritime claims": { @@ -68,34 +48,17 @@ } }, "Climate": { - "Saint Helena": { - "text": "tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds" - }, - "Ascension Island": { - "text": "tropical marine; mild, semi-arid" - }, - "Tristan da Cunha": { - "text": "temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)" - } + "text": "Saint Helena: tropical marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Ascension Island: tropical marine; mild, semi-arid; Tristan da Cunha: temperate marine; mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena)" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "the islands of this group are of volcanic origin associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge", - "Saint Helena": { - "text": "rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains" - }, - "Ascension": { - "text": "surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; terrain rises to the east" - }, - "Tristan da Cunha": { - "text": "sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs" - } + "text": "the islands of this group are of volcanic origin associated with the Atlantic Mid-Ocean Ridge\nSaint Helena: rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains; Ascension: surface covered by lava flows and cinder cones of 44 dormant volcanoes; terrain rises to the east; Tristan da Cunha: sheer cliffs line the coastline of the nearly circular island; the flanks of the central volcanic peak are deeply dissected; narrow coastal plain lies between The Peak and the coastal cliffs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 859 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 818 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 859 m; Green Mountain on Ascension Island 818 m; Mount Actaeon on Saint Helena Island 2,060 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -103,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "30.8% ++ arable land 10.3%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 20.5%" + "text": "30.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.3% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 20.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "5.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "64.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -115,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Saint Helena - population is concentrated in and around the capital Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area; Ascension - largest settlement, and location of most of the population, is Georgetown; Tristan da Cunha - most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha", - "volcanism": { - "text": "the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (elev. 2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (elev. 365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004" - } + "text": "active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha\nvolcanism: the island volcanoes of Tristan da Cunha (2,060 m) and Nightingale Island (365 m) experience volcanic activity; Tristan da Cunha erupted in 1962 and Nightingale in 2004" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "development threatens unique biota on Saint Helena" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "Saint Helena harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown elsewhere in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns; Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha is the highest island mountain in the South Atlantic and a prominent landmark on the sea lanes around southern Africa" @@ -130,9 +96,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,795", + "text": "7,862 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Saint Helena's statistical agency estimated the enumerated national population (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cuhna) to be 5,901 in 2016, according to the 2016 census; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: Saint Helena's Statistical Office estimated the de facto population to be 4,577 in 2019; only Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha islands are inhabited, none of the other nearby islands/islets are" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -143,7 +109,7 @@ "text": "Saint Helenian" }, "note": { - "text": "referred to locally as \"Saints\"" + "text": "note: referred to locally as \"Saints\"" } }, "Ethnic groups": { @@ -153,112 +119,125 @@ "text": "English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 75.9% (includes Anglican 68.9, Baptist 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.8%, Salvation Army 1.7%, New Apostolic 1.4%), Jehovah's Witness 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.2%, other 2.5% (includes Baha'i), unspecified 0.8%, none 6.1%, no response 9.4%", + "text": "Protestant 75.9% (includes Anglican 68.9, Baptist 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.8%, Salvation Army 1.7%, New Apostolic 1.4%), Jehovah's Witness 4.1%, Roman Catholic 1.2%, other 2.5% (includes Baha'i), unspecified 0.8%, none 6.1%, no response 9.4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent Saint Helena only (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent Saint Helena only" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "The vast majority of the population of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha live on Saint Helena. Ascension has no indigenous or permanent residents and is inhabited only by persons contracted to work on the island (mainly with the UK and US military or in the space and communications industries) or their dependents, while Tristan da Cunha – the main island in a small archipelago – has fewer than 300 residents. The population of Saint Helena consists of the descendants of 17th century British sailors and settlers from the East India Company, African slaves, and indentured servants and laborers from India, Indonesia, and China. Most of the population of Ascension are Saint Helenians, Britons, and Americans, while that of Tristan da Cunha descends from shipwrecked sailors and Saint Helenians. Change in Saint Helena’s population size is driven by net outward migration. Since the 1980s, Saint Helena’s population steadily has shrunk and aged as the birth rate has decreased and many working-age residents left for better opportunities elsewhere. The restoration of British citizenship in 2002 accelerated family emigration; from 1998 to 2008 alone, population declined by about 20%. In the last few years, population has experienced some temporary growth, as foreigners and returning Saint Helenians, have come to build an international airport, but numbers are beginning to fade as the project reaches completion and workers depart. In the long term, once the airport is fully operational, increased access to the remote island has the potential to boost tourism and fishing, provide more jobs for Saint Helenians domestically, and could encourage some ex-patriots to return home. In the meantime, however, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha have to contend with the needs of an aging population. The elderly population of the islands has risen from an estimated 9.4% in 1998 to 20.4% in 2016." + "text": "The vast majority of the population of Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha live on Saint Helena. Ascension has no indigenous or permanent residents and is inhabited only by persons contracted to work on the island (mainly with the UK and US military or in the space and communications industries) or their dependents, while Tristan da Cunha – the main island in a small archipelago – has fewer than 300 residents. The population of Saint Helena consists of the descendants of 17th century British sailors and settlers from the East India Company, African slaves, and indentured servants and laborers from India, Indonesia, and China. Most of the population of Ascension are Saint Helenians, Britons, and Americans, while that of Tristan da Cunha descends from shipwrecked sailors and Saint Helenians.\nChange in Saint Helena’s population size is driven by net outward migration. Since the 1980s, Saint Helena’s population steadily has shrunk and aged as the birth rate has decreased and many working-age residents left for better opportunities elsewhere. The restoration of British citizenship in 2002 accelerated family emigration; from 1998 to 2008 alone, population declined by about 20%.\nIn the last few years, population has experienced some temporary growth, as foreigners and returning Saint Helenians, have come to build an international airport, but numbers are beginning to fade as the project reaches completion and workers depart. In the long term, once the airport is fully operational, increased access to the remote island has the potential to boost tourism and fishing, provide more jobs for Saint Helenians domestically, and could encourage some ex-patriots to return home. In the meantime, however, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha have to contend with the needs of an aging population. The elderly population of the islands has risen from an estimated 9.4% in 1998 to 20.4% in 2016." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.27% (male 647/female 624)" + "text": "15.15% (male 607/female 584)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.12% (male 484/female 463)" + "text": "12.12% (male 486/female 467)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.27% (male 1,709/female 1,750)" + "text": "43.06% (male 1,685/female 1,700)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.72% (male 519/female 475)" + "text": "12.96% (male 503/female 516)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.62% (male 582/female 560) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.71% (male 670/female 644) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.5 years" + "text": "43.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.5 years" + "text": "43.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.21% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.13% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Saint Helena - population is concentrated in and around the capital Jamestown in the northwest, with another significant cluster in the interior Longwood area; Ascension - largest settlement, and location of most of the population, is Georgetown; Tristan da Cunha - most of the nearly 300 inhabitants live in the northern coastal town of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "40.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "JAMESTOWN (capital) 1,000 (2014)" + "text": "1,000 JAMESTOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "16.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.5 years" + "text": "80 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.6 years" + "text": "77.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -268,6 +247,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -286,7 +268,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Council); limited self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -297,6 +279,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: founded in 1659 and named after James, Duke of York, who would become King James II of England (r. 1785-1788)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -309,13 +294,17 @@ "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, third Monday in April (1926)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (The St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 1 September 2009 (St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order, 2009)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age" @@ -325,7 +314,7 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Lisa PHILLIPS (since 25 April 2016)" + "text": "Governor Philip RUSHBROOK (since 11 May 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council consists of the governor, 3 ex-officio officers, and 5 elected members of the Legislative Council" @@ -334,47 +323,44 @@ "text": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch" }, "note": { - "text": "the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor" + "text": "note: the constitution order provides for an administrator for Ascension and Tristan da Cunha appointed by the governor" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { "text": "unicameral Legislative Council (17 seats including the speaker and deputy speaker; 12 members directly elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote and 3 ex-officio members - the chief secretary, financial secretary, and attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)" }, - "note": { - "text": "each voter can vote for up to 12 candidates; the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" - }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 July 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 26 July 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 12" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 12; composition - men 14, women 3, percent women 17.6%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the Constitution Order provides for separate Island Councils for both Ascension and Tristan da Cunha" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice - a non-resident - and NA judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice - a nonresident - and NA judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor acting upon the instructions from a secretary of state acting on behalf of Queen ELIZABETH II; justices of both courts appointed until retirement at age 70, but can be extended" + "text": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor acting upon the instructions from a secretary of state acting on behalf of Queen ELIZABETH II; justices of both courts serve until retirement at age 70, but terms can be extended" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Magistrate's Court; Small Claims Court; Juvenile Court" + "text": "Magistrates' Court; Small Claims Court; Juvenile Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "private sector; unions" - } - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" @@ -387,7 +373,7 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, @@ -399,23 +385,25 @@ "text": "$31.1 million (FY09/10 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$7,800 (FY09/10 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -425,7 +413,7 @@ "text": "construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork), fishing, collectible postage stamps" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2,486 (1998 est.)" @@ -445,25 +433,25 @@ "text": "14% (1998 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.845 million" + "text": "8.427 million (FY06/07 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$21.73 million" + "text": "20.7 million (FY06/07 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "revenue data reflect locally raised revenues only; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK (FY06/07 est.)" + "text": "note: revenue data reflect only locally raised revenues; the budget deficit is resolved by grant aid from the UK" } }, "Fiscal year": { @@ -485,113 +473,118 @@ "text": "food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed, building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6391 (2013 est.) ++ 0.63 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Saint Helenian pounds (SHP) per US dollar - / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.6542 (2016 est.) / 0.6542 (2015) / 0.607 (2014 est.) / 0.6391 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "10 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.3 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.51 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "80 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "70 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "84.68 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "65 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "12,080 Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "10,650 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total": { - "text": "2,728" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,921" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "35 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "49.93 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1,267" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,228" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "(July 2015 est.)" + "text": "66.58 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "can communicate worldwide" + "text": "capability to communicate worldwide; ADSL- broadband service; LTE coverage of 95% of population, includes voice calls, text messages, mobile data as well as inbound and outbound roaming; Wi-Fi hotspots in Jamestown, 1 ISP, many services are not offered locally but made available for visitors; some sun outages due to the reliance of international telephone and Internet communication relying on single satellite link (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "automatic digital network" + "text": "automatic digital network; fixed-line 50 per 100 and mobile-cellular 67 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) (2010)" + "text": "country code (Saint Helena) - 290, (Ascension Island) - 247; landing point for the SaEx1 submarine cable providing connectivity to South Africa, Brazil, Virginia Beach (US) and islands in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan de Cunha; international direct dialing; satellite voice and data communications; satellite earth stations - 5 (Ascension Island - 4, Saint Helena - 1) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broad (2007)" + "text": "Saint Helena has no local TV station; 2 local radio stations, one of which is relayed to Ascension Island; satellite TV stations rebroadcast terrestrially; Ascension Island has no local TV station but has 1 local radio station and receives relays of broadcasts from 1 radio station on Saint Helena; broadcasts from the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) are available, as well as TV services for the US military; Tristan da Cunha has 1 local radio station and receives BFBS TV and radio broadcasts" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sh; note - Ascension Island assigned .ac" @@ -601,11 +594,19 @@ "text": "1,800" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "23.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.1% (July 2016 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,347" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "17 (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications - note": { - "text": "South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island" + "text": "Ascension Island hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)); South Africa maintains a meteorological station on Gough Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -617,21 +618,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 Ascension Island (Wideawake Field)" + "text": "1 Ascension Island - Wideawake Field (ASI)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 Saint Helena; note - opened to limited operations in July 2016 (2016)" + "text": "1 Saint Helena (HLE);" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note - weekly commercial air service to South Africa via Namibia commenced on 14 October 2017" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km)" + "text": "198 km (Saint Helena 138 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 20 km) (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km)" + "text": "168 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "30 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Tristan da Cunha 10 km) (2002)" @@ -639,7 +643,7 @@ }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "" + "text": "Saint Helena" }, "Saint Helena": { "text": "Jamestown" @@ -652,7 +656,7 @@ } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the new airport on Saint Helena opened for limited operations in July 2016 with the goal of providing regular commercial traffic via South Africa in the near term; the military airport on Ascension Island is closed to civilian traffic; there is no air connection to Tristan da Cunha and very limited sea connections making it one of the most isolated communities on the planet" + "text": "the new airport on Saint Helena opened for limited operations in July 2016, and the first commercial flight took place on 14 October 2017, marking the start of weekly air service between Saint Helena and South Africa via Namibia; the military airport on Ascension Island is closed to civilian traffic; there is no air connection to Tristan da Cunha and very limited sea connections making it one of the most isolated communities on the planet" } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/africa/sl.json b/africa/sl.json index 289fed2c..ac631e15 100644 --- a/africa/sl.json +++ b/africa/sl.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The British set up a trading post near present-day Freetown in the 17th century. Originally the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded into slaves. Following the American Revolution, a colony was established in 1787 and Sierra Leone became a destination for resettling black loyalists who had originally been resettled in Nova Scotia. After the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, British crews delivered thousands of Africans liberated from illegal slave ships to Sierra Leone, particularly Freetown. The colony gradually expanded inland during the course of the 19th century; independence was attained in 1961. Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war (1991-2002) that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, has developed as a guarantor of the country's stability; the armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007 and 2012 national elections. In March 2014, the closure of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone marked the end of more than 15 years of peacekeeping and political operations in Sierra Leone. The government's stated priorities include furthering development - including recovering from the Ebola epidemic - creating jobs, and stamping out endemic corruption." + "text": "The British set up a trading post near present-day Freetown in the 17th century. Originally, the trade involved timber and ivory, but later it expanded to slaves. Following the American Revolution, a colony was established in 1787 and Sierra Leone became a destination for resettling black loyalists who had originally been resettled in Nova Scotia. After the abolition of the slave trade in 1807, British crews delivered thousands of Africans liberated from illegal slave ships to Sierra Leone, particularly Freetown. The colony gradually expanded inland during the course of the 19th century; independence was attained in 1961. Democracy is slowly being reestablished after the civil war (1991-2002) that resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (about one-third of the population). The military, which took over full responsibility for security following the departure of UN peacekeepers at the end of 2005, has developed as a guarantor of the country's stability; the armed forces remained on the sideline during the 2007, 2012, and 2018 national elections. In March 2014, the closure of the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone marked the end of more than 15 years of peacekeeping and political operations in Sierra Leone. The government's stated priorities include free primary and secondary education, economic growth, accountable governance, health, and infrastructure." } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "279 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "56.2% ++ arable land 23.4%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 30.5%" + "text": "56.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "23.4% (2011 est.) / 2.3% (2011 est.) / 30.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "37.5%" + "text": "37.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "6.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,15 +90,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "300 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated as shown on this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara (December to February); sandstorms, dust storms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil exhaustion; civil war depleted natural resources; overfishing" + "text": "rapid population growth pressuring the environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing, and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation, soil exhaustion, and flooding; loss of biodiversity; air pollution; water pollution; overfishing" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "Environmental Modification" @@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,018,888 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,624,933 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Temne 35%, Mende 31%, Limba 8%, Kono 5%, Kriole 2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), Mandingo 2%, Loko 2%, other 15% (includes refugees from Liberia's recent civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians) (2008 census)" + "text": "Temne 35.5%, Mende 33.2%, Limba 6.4%, Kono 4.4%, Fullah 3.4%, Loko 2.9%, Koranko 2.8%, Sherbro 2.6%, Mandingo 2.4%, Creole 1.2% (descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area in the late-18th century; also known as Krio), other Sierra Leone 4.7%, other foreign 0.3% (includes refugees from Liberia's civil war, and small numbers of Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians), unspecified 0.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official, regular use limited to literate minority), Mende (principal vernacular in the south), Temne (principal vernacular in the north), Krio (English-based Creole, spoken by the descendants of freed Jamaican slaves who were settled in the Freetown area, a lingua franca and a first language for 10% of the population but understood by 95%)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 60%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs 30%" + "text": "Muslim 78.6%, Christian 20.8%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2013 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Sierra Leone’s youthful and growing population is driven by its high total fertility rate (TFR) of almost 5 children per woman, which has declined little over the last two decades. Its elevated TFR is sustained by the continued desire for large families, the low level of contraceptive use, and the early start of childbearing. Despite its high TFR, Sierra Leone’s population growth is somewhat tempered by high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates that are among the world’s highest and are a result of poverty, a lack of potable water and sanitation, poor nutrition, limited access to quality health care services, and the prevalence of female genital cutting. Sierra Leone’s large youth cohort – about 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – continues to struggle with high levels of unemployment, which was one of the major causes of the country’s 1991-2002 civil war and remains a threat to stability today. Its estimated 60% youth unemployment rate is attributed to high levels of illiteracy and unskilled labor, a lack of private sector jobs, and low pay. Sierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone’s civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia). The UNHCR has helped almost 180,000 Sierra Leoneans to return home, while more than 90,000 others have repatriated on their own. Of the more than 65,000 Liberians who took refuge in Sierra Leone during their country’s civil war (1989-2003), about 50,000 have been voluntarily repatriated by the UNHCR and others have returned home independently. As of 2015, less than 1,000 Liberians still reside in Sierra Leone." + "text": "Sierra Leone’s youthful and growing population is driven by its high total fertility rate (TFR) of almost 5 children per woman, which has declined little over the last two decades. Its elevated TFR is sustained by the continued desire for large families, the low level of contraceptive use, and the early start of childbearing. Despite its high TFR, Sierra Leone’s population growth is somewhat tempered by high infant, child, and maternal mortality rates that are among the world’s highest and are a result of poverty, a lack of potable water and sanitation, poor nutrition, limited access to quality health care services, and the prevalence of female genital cutting.\nSierra Leone’s large youth cohort – about 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – continues to struggle with high levels of unemployment, which was one of the major causes of the country’s 1991-2002 civil war and remains a threat to stability today. Its estimated 60% youth unemployment rate is attributed to high levels of illiteracy and unskilled labor, a lack of private sector jobs, and low pay.\nSierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone’s civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia). The UNHCR has helped almost 180,000 Sierra Leoneans to return home, while more than 90,000 others have repatriated on their own. Of the more than 65,000 Liberians who took refuge in Sierra Leone during their country’s civil war (1989-2003), about 50,000 have been voluntarily repatriated by the UNHCR and others have returned home independently. As of 2015, less than 1,000 Liberians still reside in Sierra Leone." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.9% (male 1,257,997/female 1,263,961)" + "text": "41.38% (male 1,369,942/female 1,371,537)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.57% (male 542,975/female 574,669)" + "text": "18.83% (male 610,396/female 636,880)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.04% (male 924,331/female 1,003,895)" + "text": "32.21% (male 1,020,741/female 1,112,946)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.74% (male 104,415/female 120,953)" + "text": "3.89% (male 121,733/female 135,664)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.75% (male 94,520/female 131,172) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (male 100,712/female 144,382) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "81.9%" + "text": "76.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "77.1%" + "text": "71.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "5.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "19.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.4 years" + "text": "18.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.36% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.43% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population clusters are found in the lower elevations of the south and west; the northern third of the country is less populated as shown on this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.12% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "FREETOWN (capital) 1.007 million (2015)" + "text": "1.202 million FREETOWN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,141 +211,147 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.2", + "text": "19.2 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "1,360 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,120 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "70 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "63.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "78.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "71.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "61.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "55.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "58.2 years" + "text": "59.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "55.6 years" + "text": "57.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "60.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.76 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.62 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.6% (2013)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "21.2% (2019)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.9% of population ++ rural: 47.8% of population ++ total: 62.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.1% of population ++ rural: 52.2% of population ++ total: 37.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "44.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "30.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "13.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 22.8% of population ++ rural: 6.9% of population ++ total: 13.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 25.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77.2% of population ++ rural: 93.1% of population ++ total: 86.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "68.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "50.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.34% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "51,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "78,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,600 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" + "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { + "animal contact diseases": { "text": "rabies" }, - "aerosolized dust or soil contact disease": { - "text": "Lassa fever (2016)" + "aerosolized dust or soil contact diseases": { + "text": "Lassa fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2014)" + "text": "8.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "18.1% (2013)" + "text": "13.6% (2019)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English, Mende, Temne, or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "48.1%" + "text": "43.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "58.7%" + "text": "51.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "37.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "39.8% (2018)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "573,287" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "9.4%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "48% (2005 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "14.8%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "6.1% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -367,10 +385,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derived from the fact that the original settlement served as a haven for free-born and freed African Americans, as well as for liberated Africans rescued from slave ships" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, Southern, Western*" + "text": "4 provinces and 1 area*; Eastern, Northern, North Western, Southern, Western*" }, "Independence": { "text": "27 April 1961 (from the UK)" @@ -379,7 +400,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1961)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest in effect 1 October 1991; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 1 October 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in two successive readings and assent of the president of the republic; passage of amendments affecting fundamental rights and freedoms and many other constitutional sections also requires approval in a referendum with participation of at least one half of qualified voters and at least two thirds of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -406,57 +432,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Julius Maada BIO (since 4 April 2018); Vice President Mohamed Juldeh JALLOH (since 4 April 2018) ; note - the president is both chief of state, head of government, and minister of defense" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Ernest Bai KOROMA (since 17 September 2007)" + "text": "President Julius Maada BIO (since 4 April 2018); Vice President Mohamed Juldeh JALLOH (since 4 April 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Ministers of State appointed by the president, approved by Parliament; the cabinet is responsible to the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 April 2018 (next to be in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ernest Bai KOROMA reelected president; percent of vote - Ernest Bai KOROMA (APC) 58.7%, Julius Maada BIO (SLPP) 37.4%, other 3.9%" + "text": "Julius Maada BIO elected president in second round; percent of vote - Julius Maada BIO (SLPP) 51.8%, Samura KAMARA (APC) 48.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (124 seats; 112 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 12 seats filled in separate elections by non-partisan members of Parliament called \"paramount chiefs;\" members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (146 seats; 132 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 14 seats filled in separate elections by non-partisan members of Parliament called \"paramount chiefs;\" members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 November 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 7 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APC 69, SLPP 43" + "text": "percent of vote by party - n/a; seats by party - APC 68, SLPP 49, C4C 8, other 7; composition - men 131, women 15, percent of women 10.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Superior Court of Judicature (consists of the Supreme Court - at the apex - with the chief justice and 4 other judges, the Court of Appeal with the chief justice and 7 other judges, and the High Court of Justice with the chief justice and 9 other judges; note – the Judicature has jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, and constitutional matters" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Superior Court of Judicature (consists of the Supreme Court - at the apex - with the chief justice and 4 other judges, the Court of Appeal with the chief justice and 7 other judges, and the High Court of Justice with the chief justice and 9 other judges); note – the Judicature has jurisdiction in all civil, criminal, and constitutional matters" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice and other judges of the Judicature appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (a 7-member independent body of judges, presidential appointees, and the Commission chairman) and subject to the approval of Parliament; all Judicature judges appointed until retirement at age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice and other judges of the Judicature appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 7-member independent body of judges, presidential appointees, and the Commission chairman, and are subject to approval by Parliament; all Judicature judges serve until retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts; District Appeals Court; local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA] ++ Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Somano KAPEN] ++ numerous other parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "student unions; trade unions" - } + "text": "All People's Congress or APC [Ernest Bai KOROMA]Coalition for Change or C4C [Tamba R. SANDY]National Grand Coalition or NGC [Dr. Dennis BRIGHT]Sierra Leone People's Party or SLPP [Dr. Prince HARDING]numerous other parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bockari Kortu STEVENS (since 28 March 2008)" + "text": "Ambassador Sidique Abou-Bakarr WAI (since 4 April 2008)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1701 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -470,7 +491,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John HOOVER (since 4 November 4 December 2014))" + "text": "Ambassador Maria E. BREWER (since 20 December 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[232] 99 105 000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Southridge-Hill Station, Freetown" @@ -478,85 +502,82 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[232] (76) 99 1055 00" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[232] (76) 515 355" + "text": "[232] 99 515 355" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of light green (top), white, and light blue; green symbolizes agriculture, mountains, and natural resources, white represents unity and justice, and blue the sea and the natural harbor in Freetown" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "lion; national colors: green, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free\"" + "text": "High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Clifford Nelson FYLE/John Joseph AKA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1961" + "text": "note: adopted 1961" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s. ++ ++ In recent years economic growth has been driven by mining - particularly iron ore. The country’s principal exports are iron ore, diamonds, and rutile, and the economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices. Until 2014, the government had relied on external assistance to support its budget, but it was gradually becoming more independent. The Ebola outbreak of 2014 and 2015, combined with falling global commodities prices, caused a significant contraction of economic activity in all areas. ++ ++ While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, economic recovery will depend on rising commodities prices and increased efforts to diversify the sources of growth. Pervasive corruption and undeveloped human capital will continue to deter foreign investors. Sustained international donor support in the near future will partially offset these fiscal constraints." + "text": "Sierra Leone is extremely poor and nearly half of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. The country possesses substantial mineral, agricultural, and fishery resources, but it is still recovering from a civil war that destroyed most institutions before ending in the early 2000s. In recent years, economic growth has been driven by mining - particularly iron ore. The country’s principal exports are iron ore, diamonds, and rutile, and the economy is vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices. Until 2014, the government had relied on external assistance to support its budget, but it was gradually becoming more independent. The Ebola outbreak of 2014 and 2015, combined with falling global commodities prices, caused a significant contraction of economic activity in all areas. While the World Health Organization declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone in November 2015, low commodity prices in 2015-2016 contributed to the country’s biggest fiscal shortfall since 2001. In 2017, increased iron ore exports, together with the end of the Ebola epidemic, supported a resumption of economic growth. Continued economic growth will depend on rising commodities prices and increased efforts to diversify the sources of growth. Non-mining activities will remain constrained by inadequate infrastructure, such as power and roads, even though power sector projects may provide some additional electricity capacity in the near term. Pervasive corruption and undeveloped human capital will continue to deter foreign investors. Sustained international donor support in the near future will partially offset these fiscal constraints." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$10.64 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $12.92 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11.55 billion (2017 est.) / $11.14 billion (2016 est.) / $10.48 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.289 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.612 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ -21.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.) / -20.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,700 (2016 est.) ++ $1,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,600 (2017 est.) / $1,500 (2016 est.) / $1,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 2.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -7.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "10% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / -5.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "83.7%" + "text": "97.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.5%" + "text": "12.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.7%" + "text": "18.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "26.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "71.1%" + "text": "60.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.9%" + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "21% (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,24 +587,24 @@ "text": "diamond mining; iron ore, rutile and bauxite mining; small-scale manufacturing (beverages, textiles, footwear)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "14% (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.678 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.972 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "61.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "5.5%" }, "services": { "text": "33.4% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "15% (2017 est.) / 17.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "70.2% (2004 est.)" @@ -596,208 +617,195 @@ "text": "33.6% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34 (2011) ++ 62.9 (1989)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$558.1 million" + "text": "562 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$738.6 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "846.4 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "63.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 54.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.1% (2016 est.) ++ 8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18.78% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$444 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $458.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$967.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $904.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$505.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $501.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.) / 10.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$696 million (2016 est.) ++ -$681 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$407 million (2017 est.) / -$88 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$886.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $569.4 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "Iron ore, diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish" + "text": "$808.4 million (2017 est.) / $670 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 31.3%, Belgium 27.8%, Romania 11.3%, US 7.3%, India 4% (2015)" + "text": "Cote dIvoire 37.7%, Belgium 20.5%, US 15.7%, China 10.2%, Netherlands 6.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "iron ore, diamonds, rutile, cocoa, coffee, fish" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.303 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.575 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.107 billion (2017 est.) / $972.8 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels and lubricants, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 23%, India 7.9%, US 6.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 11.5%, US 9.2%, Belgium 8.8%, UAE 7.7%, India 7.4%, Turkey 5.2%, Senegal 5.1%, Netherlands 4.3% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$478 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $497.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.561 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.403 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.629 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.296 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$9.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.615 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.503 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - ++ 6,201.4 (2016 est.) ++ 5,080.8 (2015 est.) ++ 5,080.8 (2014 est.) ++ 4,524.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,344 (2012 est.)" + "text": "leones (SLL) per US dollar - / 7,396.3 (2017 est.) / 6,289.9 (2016 est.) / 6,289.9 (2015 est.) / 5,080.8 (2014 est.) / 4,524.2 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "6 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "20% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "19% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "20% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "300 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "279 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "113,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "33.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,500 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "7,354 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,439 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "984,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,000" + "text": "2,586" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.657 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,569,221" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "96 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "86.13 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "marginal telephone service with poor infrastructure" + "text": "the stability in the country has led to international investment; telecom regulator continues to improve the market; telephone service improving with the expansion of the mobile sector; mobile-cellular service has grown rapidly from a small base, overcoming the deficiencies of the fixed-line sector; mobile sector has a high penetration; regulator approves 27% price increase for mobile voice calls; LTE launched in 2018 to compete with state owned almost monopoly on fixed-line (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema; while mobile-cellular service is growing rapidly from a small base, service area coverage remains limited" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 86 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 232; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2010)" + "text": "country code - 232; landing point for the ACE submarine cable linking to South Africa, over 20 western African countries and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two-dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several internati (2016)" + "text": "1 government-owned TV station; 3 private TV stations; a pay-TV service began operations in late 2007; 1 government-owned national radio station; about two-dozen private radio stations primarily clustered in major cities; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available  (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "147,000" + "text": "568,099" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "2.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "" - }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "50,193" + "text": "50,193 (2015)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" @@ -811,15 +819,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -830,27 +838,30 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "11,300 km" + "text": "11,700 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "904 km" + "text": "1,051 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "10,396 km (2002)" + "text": "10,650 km (2015)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "3,000 km (2015)" + }, + "non-urban": { + "text": "8,700 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "800 km (600 km navigable year round) (2011)" + "text": "800 km (600 km navigable year-round) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "215" + "text": "518" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 22, cargo 120, carrier 2, chemical tanker 19, container 6, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "98 (Bangladesh 1, China 19, Cyprus 2, Egypt 3, Estonia 2, Hong Kong 7, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, North Korea 2, Romania 2, Russia 7, Singapore 9, Syria 13, Taiwan 7, Turkey 9, UAE 1, UK 1, Ukraine 5, Yemen 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 30, container ship 10, general cargo 263, oil tanker 95, other 120 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -860,19 +871,30 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent); women are eligible to serve; no conscription; candidates must be HIV negative (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF): Army (includes Maritime Wing and Air Wing) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.72% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.8% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.72% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.8% of GDP (2018) / 1.1% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 0.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is comprised of about 8,500 personnel, including an estimated 300 in the air and maritime wings (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the RSLAF's small inventory includes a mix of Soviet-origin and other older foreign-supplied equipment; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of material from China and South Africa (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-29 for voluntary military service; women are eligible to serve; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea; Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone; in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area" + }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "IDPs": { + "text": "5,500 (displacement caused by post-electoral violence in 2018 and clashes in the Pujehun region in 2019) (2019)" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/so.json b/africa/so.json index 061863b6..6fc8e233 100644 --- a/africa/so.json +++ b/africa/so.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule characterized by the persecution, jailing, and torture of political opponents and dissidents. After the regime's collapse early in 1991, Somalia descended into turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has been self-governing since 1998 but does not aim at independence; it has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims the regions of Sool and Sanaag, and portions of Togdheer. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in south-central Somalia) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. In 2000, the Somalia National Peace Conference (SNPC) held in Djibouti resulted in the formation of an interim government, known as the Transitional National Government (TNG). When the TNG failed to establish adequate security or governing institutions, the Government of Kenya, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led a subsequent peace process that concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of a second interim government, known as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic. The TFG included a 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while United Nations-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which had entered Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the face of advances by the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew from the country. The TFP was doubled in size to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS and 75 civil society members of parliament. The expanded parliament elected Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the former ICU and ARS chairman as president in January 2009. The creation of the TFG was based on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlined a five-year mandate leading to the establishment of a new Somali constitution and a transition to a representative government following national elections. In 2009, the TFP amended the TFC to extend TFG's mandate until 2011 and in 2011 Somali principals agreed to institute political transition by August 2012. The transition process ended in September 2012 when clan elders replaced the TFP by appointing 275 members to a new parliament who subsequently elected a new president." + "text": "Several powerful Somali states dominated the Indian Ocean trade from the 13th century onward. In the late 19th century, the area that would become Somalia was colonized by Britain in the north and Italy in the south. Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule characterized by the persecution, jailing, and torture of political opponents and dissidents. After the regime's collapse early in 1991, Somalia descended into turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May 1991, northern clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any government, this entity has maintained a stable existence and continues efforts to establish a constitutional democracy, including holding municipal, parliamentary, and presidential elections. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, and northern Mudug comprise a neighboring semi-autonomous state of Puntland, which has been self-governing since 1998 but does not aim at independence; it has also made strides toward reconstructing a legitimate, representative government but has suffered some civil strife. Puntland disputes its border with Somaliland as it also claims the regions of Sool and Sanaag, and portions of Togdheer. Beginning in 1993, a two-year UN humanitarian effort (primarily in south-central Somalia) was able to alleviate famine conditions, but when the UN withdrew in 1995, having suffered significant casualties, order still had not been restored. In 2000, the Somalia National Peace Conference (SNPC) held in Djibouti resulted in the formation of an interim government, known as the Transitional National Government (TNG). When the TNG failed to establish adequate security or governing institutions, the Government of Kenya, under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), led a subsequent peace process that concluded in October 2004 with the election of Abdullahi YUSUF Ahmed as President of a second interim government, known as the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of the Somali Republic. The TFG included a 275-member parliamentary body, known as the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP). President YUSUF resigned late in 2008 while UN-sponsored talks between the TFG and the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) were underway in Djibouti. In January 2009, following the creation of a TFG-ARS unity government, Ethiopian military forces, which had entered Somalia in December 2006 to support the TFG in the face of advances by the opposition Islamic Courts Union (ICU), withdrew from the country. The TFP was doubled in size to 550 seats with the addition of 200 ARS and 75 civil society members of parliament. The expanded parliament elected Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed, the former ICU and ARS chairman as president in January 2009. The creation of the TFG was based on the Transitional Federal Charter (TFC), which outlined a five-year mandate leading to the establishment of a new Somali constitution and a transition to a representative government following national elections. In 2009, the TFP amended the TFC to extend TFG's mandate until 2011 and in 2011 Somali principals agreed to institute political transition by August 2012. The transition process ended in September 2012 when clan elders replaced the TFP by appointing 275 members to a new parliament who subsequently elected a new president." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,385 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Djibouti 61 km, Ethiopia 1,640 km, Kenya 684 km" + "text": "Djibouti 61 km, Ethiopia 1640 km, Kenya 684 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "410 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Shimbiris 2,416 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Shimbiris 2,416 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "70.3% ++ arable land 1.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 68.5%" + "text": "70.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 68.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "10.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,15 +81,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,000 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "distribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa, and Baidoa as shown on this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "famine; use of contaminated water contributes to human health problems; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification" + "text": "water scarcity; contaminated water contributes to human health problems; improper waste disposal; deforestation; land degradation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" + "text": "Biodiversity, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -95,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,817,354", + "text": "11,757,124 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -112,78 +121,81 @@ "text": "Somali 85%, Bantu and other non-Somali 15% (including 30,000 Arabs)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Somali (official), Arabic (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter), Italian, English" + "text": "Somali (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Arabic (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter), Italian, English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the Transitional Federal Charter)" + "text": "Sunni Muslim (Islam) (official, according to the 2012 Transitional Federal Charter)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Somalia scores very low for most humanitarian indicators, suffering from poor governance, protracted internal conflict, underdevelopment, economic decline, poverty, social and gender inequality, and environmental degradation. Despite civil war and famine raising its mortality rate, Somalia’s high fertility rate and large proportion of people of reproductive age maintain rapid population growth, with each generation being larger than the prior one. More than 60% of Somalia’s population is younger than 25, and the fertility rate is among the world’s highest at almost 6 children per woman – a rate that has decreased little since the 1970s. A lack of educational and job opportunities is a major source of tension for Somalia’s large youth cohort, making them vulnerable to recruitment by extremist and pirate groups. Somalia has one of the world’s lowest primary school enrollment rates – just over 40% of children are in school – and one of world’s highest youth unemployment rates. Life expectancy is low as a result of high infant and maternal mortality rates, the spread of preventable diseases, poor sanitation, chronic malnutrition, and inadequate health services. During the two decades of conflict that followed the fall of the SIAD regime in 1991, hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes. Today Somalia is the world’s third highest source country for refugees, after Syria and Afghanistan. Insecurity, drought, floods, food shortages, and a lack of economic opportunities are the driving factors. As of 2016, more than 1.1 million Somali refugees were hosted in the region, mainly in Kenya, Yemen, Egypt, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Uganda, while more than 1.1 million Somalis were internally displaced. Since the implementation of a tripartite voluntary repatriation agreement among Kenya, Somalia, and the UNHCR in 2013, more than 24,000 Somali refugees have returned home from Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp – home to more than 300,000 Somalis. The flow has sped up rapidly since May 2016, when the Kenyan Government announced its intention to close the camp, worsening security and humanitarian conditions in receiving communities in south-central Somalia. Despite the conflict in Yemen, thousands of Somalis and other refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen and beyond (often Saudi Arabia). Bossaso in Puntland overtook Obock, Djibouti, as the primary departure point in mid-2014." + "text": "Somalia scores very low for most humanitarian indicators, suffering from poor governance, protracted internal conflict, underdevelopment, economic decline, poverty, social and gender inequality, and environmental degradation. Despite civil war and famine raising its mortality rate, Somalia’s high fertility rate and large proportion of people of reproductive age maintain rapid population growth, with each generation being larger than the prior one. More than 60% of Somalia’s population is younger than 25, and the fertility rate is among the world’s highest at almost 6 children per woman – a rate that has decreased little since the 1970s.\nA lack of educational and job opportunities is a major source of tension for Somalia’s large youth cohort, making them vulnerable to recruitment by extremist and pirate groups. Somalia has one of the world’s lowest primary school enrollment rates – just over 40% of children are in school – and one of world’s highest youth unemployment rates. Life expectancy is low as a result of high infant and maternal mortality rates, the spread of preventable diseases, poor sanitation, chronic malnutrition, and inadequate health services.\nDuring the two decades of conflict that followed the fall of the SIAD regime in 1991, hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes. Today Somalia is the world’s third highest source country for refugees, after Syria and Afghanistan. Insecurity, drought, floods, food shortages, and a lack of economic opportunities are the driving factors.\nAs of 2016, more than 1.1 million Somali refugees were hosted in the region, mainly in Kenya, Yemen, Egypt, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Uganda, while more than 1.1 million Somalis were internally displaced. Since the implementation of a tripartite voluntary repatriation agreement among Kenya, Somalia, and the UNHCR in 2013, nearly 40,000 Somali refugees have returned home from Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp – still houses to approximately 260,000 Somalis. The flow sped up rapidly after the Kenyan Government in May 2016 announced its intention to close the camp, worsening security and humanitarian conditions in receiving communities in south-central Somalia. Despite the conflict in Yemen, thousands of Somalis and other refugees and asylum seekers from the Horn of Africa risk their lives crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen and beyond (often Saudi Arabia). Bossaso in Puntland overtook Obock, Djibouti, as the primary departure point in mid-2014." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "43.42% (male 2,345,536/female 2,351,886)" + "text": "42.38% (male 2,488,604/female 2,493,527)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.87% (male 1,031,804/female 1,009,831)" + "text": "19.81% (male 1,167,807/female 1,161,040)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "31.47% (male 1,762,093/female 1,641,699)" + "text": "30.93% (male 1,881,094/female 1,755,166)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.02% (male 213,259/female 221,520)" + "text": "4.61% (male 278,132/female 264,325)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.22% (male 92,966/female 146,760) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.27% (male 106,187/female 161,242) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "96.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "92.5%" + "text": "90.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "5.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.9 years" + "text": "18.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.1 years" + "text": "18.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.92% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.21% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "40 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "distribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa, and Baidoa as shown on this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "46.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.06% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.23% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MOGADISHU (capital) 2.138 million; Hargeysa 760,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.282 million MOGADISHU (capital), 989,000 Hargeysa (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -193,83 +205,89 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "732 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "829 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "96.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "89.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "105.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "97.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "87.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "81 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "52.4 years" + "text": "54 years" }, "male": { - "text": "50.3 years" + "text": "51.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "54.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.89 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.6% (2006)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.04 physicians/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "5.51 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 69.6% of population ++ rural: 8.8% of population ++ total: 31.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 30.4% of population ++ rural: 91.2% of population ++ total: 68.3% of population (2011 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "16.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 52% of population ++ rural: 6.3% of population ++ total: 23.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 13.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 48% of population ++ rural: 93.7% of population ++ total: 76.4% of population (2011 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "72.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "46.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "30,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -280,26 +298,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.9% (2014)" + "text": "8.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "23% (2009)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,148,265" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "49% (2006 est.)" - } } }, "Government": { @@ -335,22 +345,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: several theories attempt to explain the city's name; one of the more plausible is that it derives from \"maq'ad-i-shah\" meaning \"the seat of the shah,\" reflecting the city's links with Persia" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 regions (plural - NA, singular - gobolka); Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Jubba), Jubbada Hoose (Lower Jubba), Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe (Middle Shabeelle), Shabeellaha Hoose (Lower Shabeelle), Sool, Togdheer, Woqooyi Galbeed" }, "Independence": { - "text": "1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland that became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960 and Italian Somaliland that became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)" + "text": "1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960 to form the Somali Republic)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Foundation of the Somali Republic, 1 July (1960); note - 26 June (1960) in Somaliland" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1961, 1979; latest drafted 12 June 2012, approved 1 August 2012 (provisional)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the federal government, by members of the state governments, the Federal Parliament, or by public petition; proposals require review by a joint committee of Parliament with inclusion of public comments and state legislatures’ comments; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in both houses of Parliament and approval by a majority of votes cast in a referendum; constitutional clauses on Islamic principles, the federal system, human rights and freedoms, powers and authorities of the government branches, and inclusion of women in national institutions cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law (referred to as Xeer)" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -374,70 +392,82 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (since 10 September 2012)" + "text": "President Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (since 8 February 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali SHARMARKE (since 24 December 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Mohamad Omar ARTEH (since 6 February 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein ROBLE (since 27 September 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by the National Parliament" + "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by the House of the People" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament by two-thirds majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 10 September 2012 (next to be held on 30 November 2016); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the Federal Parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament by two-thirds majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 8 February 2017 (previously scheduled for 30 September 2016 but postponed repeatedly); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the House of the People" }, "election results": { - "text": "HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud elected president; Federal Parliament second round vote - HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 190, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 79; Omar Abdirashid Ali SHARMARKE approved as prime minister; Federal Parliament vote - 218 for approval, none against (6 members not present for vote)" + "text": "Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" elected president in second round; Federal Parliament second round vote - Mohamed ABDULLAHI Mohamed \"Farmaajo\" (TPP) 184, HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud (PDP) 97, Sheikh SHARIF Sheikh Ahmed (ARS) 46" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Parliament or Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya consists of the House of the People (275 seats; members directly elected to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Federal Parliament to consist of:Upper House (54 seats; senators indirectly elected by state assemblies to serve 4-year terms)House of the People (275 seats; members indirectly elected by electoral colleges, each consisting of 51 delegates selected by the 136 Traditional Elders in consultation with sub-clan elders; members serve 4-year terms)" + }, + "elections": { + "text": "Upper House - first held on 10 October 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)House of the People - first held 23 October - 10 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "Upper House - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 41, women 13, percent of women 24.1%House of the People - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 208, women 67, percent of women 24.4%; note - total Parliament percent of women 24.3%" }, "note": { - "text": "the inaugural House of the People was appointed in September 2012 by clan elders; elections scheduled for 23 October to 10 November 2016, the National Parliament will become bicameral with the formation of an upper house that will consist of 54 seats with members indirectly elected by regional governing councils to serve 4-year terms; composition of lower house NA" + "text": "note: the inaugural House of the People was appointed in September 2012 by clan elders; in 2016 and 2017, the Federal Parliament became bicameral with elections scheduled for 10 October 2016 for the Upper House and 23 October to 10 November 2016 for the House of the People; while the elections were delayed, they were eventually held in most regions despite voting irregularities; on 27 December 2016, 41 Upper House senators and 242 House of the People members were sworn in" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the provisional constitution stipulates the establishment of the Constitutional Court (consists of 5 judges including the chief judge and deputy chief judge); note - under the terms of the 2004 Transitional National Charter, a Supreme Court based in Mogadishu and an Appeal Court were established; yet most regions have reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular, traditional Somali customary law, or sharia Islamic law" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the provisional constitution stipulates the establishment of the Constitutional Court (consists of 5 judges, including the chief judge and deputy chief judge); note - under the terms of the 2004 Transitional National Charter, a Supreme Court based in Mogadishu and the Appeal Court were established; yet most regions have reverted to local forms of conflict resolution, either secular, traditional Somali customary law, or Islamic law" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges appointed by the president upon proposal of the Judicial Service Commission, a 9-member judicial and administrative body; judge tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "federal- and federal member state-level courts; military courts; sharia Islamic courts" + "text": "federal courts; federal member state-level courts; military courts; sharia courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "CADHI [Abdirahman IBRAHIM] ++ Cosmopolitan Democratic Party [Yarow Sharef ADEN] ++ Democratic Green Party of Somalia or DGPS [Abdullahi Y. MAHAMOUD] ++ Democratic Party of Somalia or DPS [Maslah Mohamed SIAD] ++ Green Leaf for Democracy or GLED ++ Hiil Qaran ++ Justice and Communist Party [Mohamed NUR] ++ Liberal Party of Somalia ++ National Unity Party (Xisbiga MIdnimo-Quaran) [Abdurahman BAADIYOW] ++ Peace and Development Party or PDP ++ Somali National Party or SNP [Mohammed Ameen Saeed AHMED] ++ Somali People's Party [Mahamud Hassan RAGE] ++ Somali Green Party (local chapter of Federation of Green Parties of Africa) ++ Tayo or TPP [Mohamed Abdullahi MOHAMED] ++ Tiir Party [Fadhil Sheik MOHAMUD] ++ United and Democratic Party [Salad Ali JELLE] ++ United Somali Parliamentarians" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "numerous political associations and clan and sub-clan factions exist both in support and in opposition to the incumbent president" - } + "text": "Cosmopolitan Democratic Party [Yarow Sharef ADEN]Daljir Party or DP [Hassan MOALIM]Democratic Green Party of Somalia or DGPS [Abdullahi Y. MAHAMOUD]Democratic Party of Somalia or DPS [Maslah Mohamed SIAD]Green Leaf for Democracy or GLEDHiil QaranJustice and Communist Party [Mohamed NUR]Justice and Development of Democracy and Self-Respectfulness Party or CAHDI [Abdirahman Abdigani IBRAHIM Bile]Justice Party [SAKARIYE Haji]Liberal Party of SomaliaNational Democratic Party [Abdirashid ALI]National Unity Party (Xisbiga MIdnimo-Quaran) [Abdurahman BAADIYOW]Peace and Development Party or PDPSomali Green Party (local chapter of Federation of Green Parties of Africa)Somali National Party or SNP [Mohammed Ameen Saeed AHMED]Somali People's Party [Salad JEELE]Somali Society Unity Party [Yasin MAALIM]Tayo or TPP [Mohamed Abdullahi MOHAMED]Tiir Party [Fadhil Sheik MOHAMUD]Union for Peace and Development or UPD [HASSAN SHEIKH Mohamud]United and Democratic Party [FAUZIA Haji]United Somali ParliamentariansUnited Somali Republican Party [Ali TIMA-JLIC]inactive: Alliance for the Reliberation of Somalia; reportedly inactive since 2009" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU (candidate), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, LAS, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ahmed Issa AWAD (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Ali Sharif AHMED (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "425 East 61st Street, Suite 702, New York City, NY 10021" + "text": "1705 DeSales Street NW, Suite 300,Washington, DC 20036" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (212) 688-9410, 688-5046" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (212) 759-0651" + "text": "[1] (202) 296-0570, [1] (202) 833-1523" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US Mission to Somalia, operating out of the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, is headed by Ambassador Stephen M. SCHWARTZ (since 9 August 2016)" + "chief of mission": { + "text": "Ambassador Donald YAMAMOTO (since 17 Nov 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "254 20 363-6000" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Mogadishu, (reopened October 2019 on the grounds of the Mogadishu Airport)" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 606 Village Market00621 Nairobi, Kenya" + }, + "FAX": { + "text": "254 20 363-6157" + } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag of the UN, but today is said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean; the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya)" + "text": "light blue with a large white five-pointed star in the center; the blue field was originally influenced by the flag of the UN but today is said to denote the sky and the neighboring Indian Ocean; the five points of the star represent the five regions in the horn of Africa that are inhabited by Somali people: the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland (which together make up Somalia), Djibouti, Ogaden (Ethiopia), and the North East Province (Kenya)" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "leopard; national colors: blue, white" @@ -450,58 +480,58 @@ "text": "lyrics/music: Abdullahi QARSHE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2012; written in 1959" + "text": "note: adopted 2012; written in 1959" } }, "Government - note": { - "text": "regional and local governing bodies continue to exist and control various areas of the country, including the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia and the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in northeastern Somalia" + "text": "regional and local governing bodies continue to exist and control various areas of the country, including the self-declared Republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia" } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Despite the lack of effective national governance, Somalia maintains an informal economy largely based on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications. Somalia's government lacks the ability to collect domestic revenue and external debt – mostly in arrears – was estimated at 93% of GDP in 2014. ++ ++ Agriculture is the most important sector, with livestock normally accounting for about 40% of GDP and more than 50% of export earnings. Nomads and semi-pastoralists, who are dependent upon livestock for their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. Economic activity is estimated to have increased by 3.7% in 2014 because of growth in the agriculture, construction and telecommunications sector. Somalia's small industrial sector, based on the processing of agricultural products, has largely been looted and the machinery sold as scrap metal. ++ ++ In recent years, Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, has witnessed the development of the city's first gas stations, supermarkets, and airline flights to Turkey since the collapse of central authority in 1991. Mogadishu's main market offers a variety of goods from food to electronic gadgets. Hotels continue to operate and are supported with private-security militias. Economic growth has yet to expand outside of Mogadishu, and within the city, security concerns dominate business. Telecommunication firms provide wireless services in most major cities and offer the lowest international call rates on the continent. In the absence of a formal banking sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, handling up to $1.6 billion in remittances annually, although international concerns over the money transfers into Somalia continues to threaten these services." + "text": "Despite the lack of effective national governance, Somalia maintains an informal economy largely based on livestock, remittance/money transfer companies, and telecommunications. Somalia's government lacks the ability to collect domestic revenue and external debt – mostly in arrears – was estimated at about 77% of GDP in 2017. Agriculture is the most important sector, with livestock normally accounting for about 40% of GDP and more than 50% of export earnings. Nomads and semi-pastoralists, who are dependent upon livestock for their livelihood, make up a large portion of the population. Economic activity is estimated to have increased by 2.4% in 2017 because of growth in the agriculture, construction and telecommunications sector. Somalia's small industrial sector, based on the processing of agricultural products, has largely been looted and the machinery sold as scrap metal. In recent years, Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu, has witnessed the development of the city's first gas stations, supermarkets, and airline flights to Turkey since the collapse of central authority in 1991. Mogadishu's main market offers a variety of goods from food to electronic gadgets. Hotels continue to operate and are supported with private-security militias. Formalized economic growth has yet to expand outside of Mogadishu and a few regional capitals, and within the city, security concerns dominate business. Telecommunication firms provide wireless services in most major cities and offer the lowest international call rates on the continent. In the absence of a formal banking sector, money transfer/remittance services have sprouted throughout the country, handling up to $1.6 billion in remittances annually, although international concerns over the money transfers into Somalia continues to threaten these services’ ability to operate in Western nations. In 2017, Somalia elected a new president and collected a record amount of foreign aid and investment, a positive sign for economic recovery." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.431 billion (2014 est.) ++ $4.186 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.607 billion (2008 est.)", + "text": "$20.44 billion (2017 est.) / $19.98 billion (2016 est.) / $19.14 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2010 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2016 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.8 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.052 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2010 est.) ++ 2.6% (2009 est.) ++ 2.6% (2008 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 4.4% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$400 (2014 est.) ++ $400 (2013 est.) ++ $600 (2008 est.)" + "text": "$NA (2017) / $NA (2016) / $NA (2015)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.1%" + "text": "72.6% (2015 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "8.7% (2015 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "20% (2015 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2015 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-1.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (2015 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "60.2%" + "text": "60.2% (2013 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "7.4% (2013 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "32.5% (2013 est.)" @@ -517,296 +547,325 @@ "text": "3.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.109 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.154 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "71%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "29%" + }, "industry and services": { "text": "29% (1975)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$145.3 million" + "text": "145.3 million (2014 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$151.1 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "151.1 million (2014 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "2.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (of GDP) (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (of GDP) (2014 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "76.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 93% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "NA" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-71.1% (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "(2014 est.)" - } - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / -71.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$644 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "-$464 million (2017 est.) / -$427 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$819 million (2014 est.) ++ $779 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$819 million (2014 est.) / $779 million (2013 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Oman 31.7%, Saudi Arabia 18.7%, UAE 16.3%, Nigeria 5.1%, Yemen 4.8%, Pakistan 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "livestock, bananas, hides, fish, charcoal, scrap metal" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 45.8%, Yemen 19.7%, Oman 15.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.482 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.322 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$94.43 billion (2018 est.) / $80.07 billion (2017 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures, petroleum products, foodstuffs, construction materials, qat" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Djibouti 18.7%, India 16.5%, China 11.8%, Oman 8.7%, Kenya 6.1%, Pakistan 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 17.6%, India 17.2%, Ethiopia 10.5%, Oman 10.3%, Kenya 6.9%, Turkey 5.3%, Malaysia 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { "text": "$30.45 million (2014 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.054 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$5.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Somali shillings (SOS) per US dollar - ++ 20,227 (2014 est.) ++ 20,227 (2013 est.)" + "text": "Somali shillings (SOS) per US dollar - / 23,960 (2016 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "12 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "17% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "35% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "4% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "339 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "315.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "81,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "85,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "93% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,679 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,590 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "900,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "852,500 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "51,000" + "text": "74,800" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.836 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,612,338" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "55 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.8 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the public telecommunications system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service, and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities, while charging the lowest" + "text": "the public telecom system was almost completely destroyed or dismantled during the civil war; private companies offer limited local fixed-line service, and private wireless companies offer service in most major cities; mobile sector has 7 networks improving the telecom sector along with submarine cables ending the expensive satellite dependency for Internet access; Al Shabaab Islamic militant group has forced closure of Internet services in some parts of the country; new telecom regulatory sector in place (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "local cellular telephone systems have been established in Mogadishu and in several other population centers with one company beginning to provide 3G services in late 2012" + "text": "seven networks compete for customers in the mobile sector; some of these mobile-service providers offer fixed-lines and Internet services; fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 49 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 252; Mogadishu is a landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America (2012)" + "text": "country code - 252; landing points for the G2A, DARE1, PEACE, and EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; the transitional government operates Radio Mogadishu; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in M (2007)" + "text": "2 private TV stations rebroadcast Al-Jazeera and CNN; Somaliland has 1 government-operated TV station and Puntland has 1 private TV station; the transitional government operates Radio Mogadishu; 1 SW and roughly 10 private FM radio stations broadcast in Mogadishu; several radio stations operate in central and southern regions; Somaliland has 1 government-operated radio station; Puntland has roughly a half-dozen private radio stations; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".so" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "187,000" + "text": "225,181" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "1.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "2% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "92,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "7" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "251,652" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4,486 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "6O (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "61 (2013)" + "text": "52 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "5" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "55" - }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "44 (2020)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "5" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "16" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "22" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "22,100 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "2,608 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "19,492 km (2000)" + "text": "15,000 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "4" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1 (2008)" + "text": "general cargo 1, other 3 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Berbera, Kismaayo" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "despite a dramatic drop in the number of attacks in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean as a region of significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 4% of all attacks in 2014; 11 vessels were attacked or hijacked in 2014 compared with 237 in 2011; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced piracy incidents in that body of water; in response Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Security Force (NSF): Somali Army (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Somali National Security Forces: Somali National Army (SNA), Somali National Police (SNP, includes a maritime unit), National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of Somali National Army (SNA) vary widely because of inconsistent and unreliable data, as well as the ongoing integration of various militias; as of January 2020, estimates ranged from approximately 10,500-20,000; note - in 2017, the Somali Government announced a plan for the SNA to eventually number 18,000 troops; the same plan called for 32,000 federal and regional police (2019 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the US-trained Danab (\"Lightning\") Brigade numbers about 850 personnel as of April 2020; the unit intends to eventually have as many as 3,000 soldiers" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SNA inventory includes a variety of older, second-hand equipment largely from Italy, Russia, South Africa, and the UK; since 2015, it has received limited quantities of second-hand equipment from China, France, Italy, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, usually as aid/donations (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean as a region of significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; during 2018, two vessels were attacked compared with five in 2017; Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced piracy incidents in that body of water; Somali pirates tend to be heavily armed with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades; the use of \"mother ships\" from which skiffs can be launched to attack vessels allows these pirates to extend the range of their operations hundreds of nautical miles offshore" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "Somali military forces are heavily engaged in operations against the al-Shabaab terrorist organization, including joint operations with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); AMISOM has operated in the country with the approval of the United Nations (UN) since 2007; AMISOM's peacekeeping mission includes assisting Somali forces in providing security for a stable political process, enabling the gradual handing over of security responsibilities from AMISOM to the Somali security forces, and reducing the threat posed by Al-Shabaab and other armed opposition groups; as of early 2020, AMISOM had about 19,000 military troops and about 1,000 police personnel from six African countries deployed in Somalia  UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated by the Security Council to work with the Federal Government of Somalia to support national reconciliation, provide advice on peace-building and state-building, monitor the human rights situation, and help coordinate the efforts of the international communitythe UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) is responsible for providing logistical field support to AMISOM, UNSOM, the Somali National Army, and the Somali Police Force on joint operations with AMISOMthe European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) has operated in the country since 2010; the EUTM provides advice and training to the Somali militarythe US and Turkey maintain separate unilateral military training missions in Somalia (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Shabaab; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Somalia (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -815,10 +874,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "3,268 (Yemen) (2015)" + "text": "21,295 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 13,153 (Yemen) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1.133 million (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources; 2011 famine; insecurity because of fighting between al-Shabaab and the Transitional Federal Government's allied forces) (2015)" + "text": "2.65 million (civil war since 1988, clan-based competition for resources; 2011 famine; insecurity because of fighting between al-Shabaab and the Transitional Federal Government's allied forces) (2019)" } } } diff --git a/africa/su.json b/africa/su.json index df42261a..5574f4e2 100644 --- a/africa/su.json +++ b/africa/su.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. ++ Since South Sudan's independence, conflict has broken out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states, which has resulted in 1.2 million internally displaced persons or severely affected persons needing humanitarian assistance. A separate conflict, which broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly two million people and caused an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 deaths. Violence in Darfur in 2013 resulted in an additional estimated 6,000 civilians killed and 500,000 displaced. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation known as the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) since 2007. Peacekeeping troops have struggled to stabilize the situation and have increasingly become targets for attacks by armed groups. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and government denial of access have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations." + "text": "The region along the Nile River south of Egypt has long been referred to as Nubia. It was the site of the Kingdom of Kerma, which flourished for about a millennium (ca. 2500-1500 B.C.) until absorbed into the New Kingdom of Egypt. By the 11th century B.C., a Kingdom of Kush emerged and regained the region's independence from Egypt; it lasted in various forms until the middle of the fourth century A.D. After the fall of Kush, the Nubians formed three Christian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia, the latter two endured until around 1500. Between the 14th and 15th centuries much of Sudan was settled by Arab nomads, and between the 16th–19th centuries it underwent extensive Islamization. Egyptian occupation early in the 19th century was overthrown by a native Mahdist Sudan state (1885-99) that was crushed by the British who then set up an Anglo-Egyptian Sudan - nominally a condominium, but in effect a British colony.Following independence from Anglo-Egyptian co-rule in 1956, military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were rooted in northern economic, political, and social domination of largely non-Muslim, non-Arab southern Sudanese. The first civil war ended in 1972 but another broke out in 1983. Peace talks gained momentum in 2002-04 with the signing of several accords. The final North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), signed in January 2005, granted the southern rebels autonomy for six years followed by a referendum on independence for Southern Sudan. The referendum was held in January 2011 and indicated overwhelming support for independence. South Sudan became independent on 9 July 2011. Sudan and South Sudan have yet to fully implement security and economic agreements signed in September 2012 relating to the normalization of relations between the two countries. The final disposition of the contested Abyei region has also to be decided. The 30-year reign of President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR ended in his ouster in April 2019, and a Sovereignty Council, a joint civilian-military-executive body, holds power as of November 2019. Following South Sudan's independence, conflict broke out between the government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states (together known as the Two Areas), resulting in a humanitarian crisis affecting more than a million people. A earlier conflict that broke out in the western region of Darfur in 2003, displaced nearly 2 million people and caused thousands of deaths.  While some repatriation has taken place, about 1.83 million IDPs remain in Sudan as of May 2019. Fighting in both the Two Areas and Darfur between government forces and opposition has largely subsided, however the civilian populations are affected by low-level violence including inter-tribal conflict and banditry, largely a result of weak rule of law. The UN and the African Union have jointly commanded a Darfur peacekeeping operation (UNAMID) since 2007, but are slowly drawing down as the situation in Darfur becomes more stable. Sudan also has faced refugee influxes from neighboring countries, primarily Ethiopia, Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, and South Sudan. Armed conflict, poor transport infrastructure, and denial of access by both the government and armed opposition have impeded the provision of humanitarian assistance to affected populations. However, Sudan's new transitional government has stated its priority to allow greater humanitarian access, as the food security and humanitarian situation in Sudan worsens and as it appeals to the West for greater engagement." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ "text": "1,861,484 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,731,671 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "129,813 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ "text": "6,819 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1,403 km, Egypt 1,276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2,158 km" + "text": "Central African Republic 174 km, Chad 1403 km, Egypt 1276 km, Eritrea 682 km, Ethiopia 744 km, Libya 382 km, South Sudan 2158 km" }, "note": { - "text": "Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan" + "text": "note: Sudan-South Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment; final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei region pending negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "568 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Red Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal Marrah 3,071 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Red Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal Marrah 3,042 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "100% ++ arable land 15.7%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 84.2%" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.7% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 84.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "18,900 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur as shown on this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust storms and periodic persistent droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; periodic drought" + "text": "water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; water scarcity and periodic drought; wildlife populations threatened by excessive hunting; soil erosion; desertification; deforestation; loss of biodiversity  " }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,12 +108,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "dominated by the Nile and its tributaries" + "text": "the Nile is Sudan's primary water source; its major tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile, meet at Khartoum to form the River Nile which flows northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "36,729,501 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "45,561,556 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata" + "text": "unspecified Sudanese Arab (approximately 70%), Fur, Beja, Nuba, Fallata" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), English (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, Fur" @@ -128,71 +134,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "39.43% (male 7,351,759/female 7,130,224)" + "text": "42.01% (male 9,726,937/female 9,414,988)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.77% (male 3,926,374/female 3,703,826)" + "text": "20.94% (male 4,852,903/female 4,687,664)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.42% (male 5,779,482/female 6,129,213)" + "text": "29.89% (male 6,633,567/female 6,986,241)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.12% (male 793,848/female 721,075)" + "text": "4.13% (male 956,633/female 923,688)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.25% (male 645,876/female 547,824) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.03% (male 729,214/female 649,721) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "78%" + "text": "76.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "72.1%" + "text": "70.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "18.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4 years" + "text": "18.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.69% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.69% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "28.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur" + "text": "with the exception of a ribbon of settlement that corresponds to the banks of the Nile, northern Sudan, which extends into the dry Sahara, is sparsely populated; more abundant vegetation and broader access to water increases population distribution in the south extending habitable range along nearly the entire border with South Sudan; sizeable areas of population are found around Khartoum, southeast between the Blue and White Nile Rivers, and througout South Darfur as shown on this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "33.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "35.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.17% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KHARTOUM (capital) 5.129 million (2015)" + "text": "5.829 million KHARTOUM (capital), 923,000 Nyala (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,89 +208,95 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "311 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "295 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "50.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "55.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "46.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "44.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.1 years" + "text": "66.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62 years" + "text": "64.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "66.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.72 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "9% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.28 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "12.2% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66% of population ++ rural: 50.2% of population ++ total: 55.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 34% of population ++ rural: 49.8% of population ++ total: 44.5% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "19.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "13% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 43.9% of population ++ rural: 13.4% of population ++ total: 23.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 27.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56.1% of population ++ rural: 86.6% of population ++ total: 76.4% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "69.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "55.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.25% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "55,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "46,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,300 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -295,18 +307,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "6.6% (2014)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "33% (2014)" + "text": "33.1% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "2.2% of GDP (2009)" @@ -316,35 +328,24 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "75.9%" + "text": "60.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "83.3%" + "text": "65.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "68.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "56.1% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "7 years" + "text": "8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "7 years" + "text": "8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "20%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "16%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "32% (2009 est.)" + "text": "7 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -363,10 +364,10 @@ "text": "As-Sudan" }, "former": { - "text": "Anglo-Egyptian Sudan" + "text": "Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Sudan" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the black [peoples]\"" + "text": "the name \"Sudan\" derives from the Arabic \"bilad-as-sudan\" meaning \"Land of the Black [peoples]\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -381,10 +382,16 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: several explanations of the name exist; two of the more plausible are that it is derived from Arabic \"al-jartum\" meaning \"elephant's trunk\" or \"hose,\" and likely referring to the narrow strip of land extending between the Blue and White Niles; alternatively, the name could derive from the Dinka words \"khar-tuom,\" indicating a \"place where rivers meet\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile" + "text": "18 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); Blue Nile, Central Darfur, East Darfur, Gedaref, Gezira, Kassala, Khartoum, North Darfur, North Kordofan, Northern, Red Sea, River Nile, Sennar, South Darfur, South Kordofan, West Darfur, West Kordofan, White Nile", + "note": { + "text": "note: the peace accord signed in October 2020 included a protocol to restructure the country's current 18 provinces/states into eight regions" + } }, "Independence": { "text": "1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)" @@ -393,10 +400,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1956)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1998; latest adopted 6 July 2005, effective 9 July 2005 (interim constitution); amended 2015; note - in 2011, the Government of Sudan initiated a process for drafting a new constitution (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1973, 1998; 2005 (interim constitution, which was suspended in April 2019); latest initial draft completed by Transitional Military Council in May 2019; revised draft known as the \"Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period,\" was signed by the Council and opposition coalition on 4 August 2019" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law" + "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and English common law; note - in mid-July 2020, Sudan amended 15 provisions of its 1991 penal code" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2008" @@ -420,16 +432,16 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President BAKRI Hassan Salih, Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMIN (both since 3 December 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by  General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in May 2021 until elections can be held; General BURHAN serves as both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993); First Vice President BAKRI Hassan Salih, Second Vice President Hasabu Mohamed ABDEL RAHMAN (both since 9 December 2013)" + "text": "president (vacant); note - in August 2019, the ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance signed a power-sharing deal as the \"Sovereignty Council,\" chaired by  General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN Abd-al-Rahman and consisting of 6 civilians and 5 generals; the Council is currently led by the military but is intended to transition to civilian leadership in May 2021 until elections can be held (Abd-al-Rahman)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - the NCP, formerly the National Islamic Front or NIF, dominates al-BASHIR's cabinet" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister (2019)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed; last held on 13-16 April 2015 (next to be held in 2022 at the end of the transitional period); prime minister typically appointed by the president; note - the position of prime minister was reinstated in December 2016 as a result of the 2015-16 national dialogue process, and President al-BASHIR appointed BAKRI Hassan Salih to the position on 2 March 2017; on 21 August 2019, the Forces for Freedom and Change, the civilian opposition alliance, named Abdallah HANDOUK as prime minister of Sudan for the transitional period" }, "election results": { "text": "Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR reelected president; percent of vote - Umar Hassan Ahmad al-BASHIR (NCP) 94.1%, other (15 candidates) 5.9%" @@ -437,41 +449,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Legislature consists of the Council of States or Majlis al-Wilayat (50 seats; members indirectly elected - 2 each by the 25 state legislatures to serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis Watani (426 seats; 213 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 128 for women only directly elected by proportional representation vote, and 85 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "according to the August 2019 Constitutional Decree, which established Sudan's transitional government, the Transitional Legislative Council (TLC) will serve as the national legislature during the transitional period until elections can be held in 2022; as of early December 2019, the TLC had not been established" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13-15 April 2015 (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "Council of State - last held 1 June 2015 National Assembly - last held on 13-15 April 2015 note - elections for an as yet defined new legislature to be held in 2022 at the expiry of the Transnational Legislative Council" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the mandate of the members from the south was terminated upon independence by the Republic of South Sudan effective 9 July 2011 and membership in Sudan's National Assembly was reduced to 354; it is unclear whether this total will be retained for the next election or whether the previous total of 450 will be reconstituted" + "text": "Council of State - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 35, women 19, percent of women 35.2%National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 323, DUP 25, Democratic Unionist Party 15, other 44, independent 19; composition - men 296 women 130, percent of women 30.5%; note - total National Legislature percent of women 31%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "National Supreme Court (consists of 70 judges organized into panels of 3 judges and includes 4 circuits that operate outside the capital); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 justices including the court president); note - the Constitutional Court resides outside the national judiciary" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Service Commission, an independent body chaired by the chief justice of the republic and members including other judges and judicial and legal officials; Supreme Court judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed for 7 years" + "text": "National Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which replaced the National Judicial Service Commission upon enactment of the Draft Constitutional Charter for the 2019 Transitional Period" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal; other national courts; public courts; district, town, and rural courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP ++ Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI] ++ Muslim Brotherhood or MB ++ National Congress Party or NCP [Umar Hassan al-BASHIR] ++ National Umma Party or UP [Saddiq al-MAHDI] ++ Popular Congress Party or PCP [Kamal UMARI] ++ Reform Now Party or RNP [Dr. Ghazi Salah al-DEEN] ++ Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN] ++ Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB] ++ Sudanese Congress Party [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH] ++ Unionist Movement Party or UMP" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Darfur rebel groups including the Justice and Equality Movement or JEM [Gibril Fidail IBRAHIM], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-AW [Abdel Wahid NUR, various factional leaders], Sudan Liberation Movement or SLM-MM [Minni Arkou MINAWI] ++ National Consensus Front or NCF [Farouq ABU ISSA] ++ Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North or SPLM-N [Yasir ARMAN]" + "text": "Democratic Unionist Party or DUP [Jalal al-DIGAIR]Democratic Unionist Party [Muhammad Uthman al-MIRGHANI]Federal Umma Party [Dr. Ahmed Babikir NAHAR]Muslim Brotherhood or MBNational Congress Party or NCP (in November 2019, Sudan's transitional government approved a law to \"dismantle\" the regime of former President Omar al-Bashir, including the dissolution of his political party, the NCP) National Umma Party or NUP [Saddiq al-MAHDI]Popular Congress Party or PCP [Hassan al-TURABI]Reform Movement Now [Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin al-ATABANI]Sudan National Front [Ali Mahmud HASANAYN]Sudanese Communist Party or SCP [Mohammed Moktar Al-KHATEEB]Sudanese Congress Party or SCoP [Ibrahim Al-SHEIKH]Umma Party for Reform and DevelopmentUnionist Movement Party or UMP" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AU, CAEU, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Maowia Osman KHALID (since 31 January 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Nureldin Mohamed Hamed SATTI (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2210 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -485,19 +491,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Steven KOUTSIS (since 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Brian SHUKAN (since September 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[249] 18702-2000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Sharia Ali Abdul Latif Street, Khartoum" + "text": "P. O. Box 699, Kilo 10, Soba, Khartoum" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 699, Kilo 10, Soba, Khartoum; APO AE 09829" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[249] (187)-0-(22000)" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[249] (183) 774-137" + "text": "[249] 18702-2547" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -514,64 +520,64 @@ "text": "Sayed Ahmad Muhammad SALIH/Ahmad MURJAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1956; originally served as the anthem of the Sudanese military" + "text": "note: adopted 1956; originally served as the anthem of the Sudanese military" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict, civil war, and, in July 2011, the loss of three-quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture, keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line. ++ ++ Sudan is also subject to comprehensive US sanctions. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. ++ ++ Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but subsided to 18% in 2015." + "text": "Sudan has experienced protracted social conflict and the loss of three quarters of its oil production due to the secession of South Sudan. The oil sector had driven much of Sudan's GDP growth since 1999. For nearly a decade, the economy boomed on the back of rising oil production, high oil prices, and significant inflows of foreign direct investment. Since the economic shock of South Sudan's secession, Sudan has struggled to stabilize its economy and make up for the loss of foreign exchange earnings. The interruption of oil production in South Sudan in 2012 for over a year and the consequent loss of oil transit fees further exacerbated the fragile state of Sudan’s economy. Ongoing conflicts in Southern Kordofan, Darfur, and the Blue Nile states, lack of basic infrastructure in large areas, and reliance by much of the population on subsistence agriculture, keep close to half of the population at or below the poverty line. Sudan was subject to comprehensive US sanctions, which were lifted in October 2017. Sudan is attempting to develop non-oil sources of revenues, such as gold mining and agriculture, while carrying out an austerity program to reduce expenditures. The world’s largest exporter of gum Arabic, Sudan produces 75-80% of the world’s total output. Agriculture continues to employ 80% of the work force. Sudan introduced a new currency, still called the Sudanese pound, following South Sudan's secession, but the value of the currency has fallen since its introduction. Khartoum formally devalued the currency in June 2012, when it passed austerity measures that included gradually repealing fuel subsidies. Sudan also faces high inflation, which reached 47% on an annual basis in November 2012 but fell to about 35% per year in 2017. (2017)" }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$176.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $171.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $163.1 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$177.4 billion (2017 est.) / $174.9 billion (2016 est.) / $169.8 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$94.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$45.82 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.) / 1.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,500 (2016 est.) ++ $4,500 (2015 est.) ++ $4,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,300 (2017 est.) / $4,400 (2016 est.) / $4,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.6%" + "text": "77.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "18.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "9.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-12.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "39.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.7%" + "text": "2.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "51.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -581,7 +587,7 @@ "text": "oil, cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, armaments, automobile/light truck assembly, milling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "11.92 million (2007 est.)" @@ -598,7 +604,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.6% (2014 est.) ++ 14.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.6% (2017 est.) / 20.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "46.5% (2009 est.)" @@ -613,276 +619,289 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.301 billion" + "text": "8.48 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.28 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.36 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "7.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-10.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "68.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 68.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "121.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 99.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "17.6% (2016 est.) ++ 17.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$9.711 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.511 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$15.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$17.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.34 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "32.4% (2017 est.) / 17.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.545 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$6.386 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$4.811 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.213 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.703 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.169 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.1 billion (2017 est.) / $3.094 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 55.5%, Egypt 14.7%, Saudi Arabia 8.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold; oil and petroleum products; cotton, sesame, livestock, peanuts, gum Arabic, sugar" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 32%, China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 15.5%, Australia 4.7%, India 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.345 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.368 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.22 billion (2017 est.) / $7.48 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, manufactured goods, refinery and transport equipment, medicines, chemicals, textiles, wheat" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 26.4%, UAE 10.1%, India 9.1%, Egypt 5.6%, Turkey 4.7%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 12.7%, Egypt 10.6%, India 10.5%, Turkey 10.2%, Japan 7.6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Germany 4.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$167.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $173.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$198 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $168.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$51.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.42 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $24.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$56.05 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $51.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - ++ 6.32 (2016 est.) ++ 6.03 (2015 est.) ++ 6.03 (2014 est.) ++ 5.74 (2013 est.) ++ 3.57 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Sudanese pounds (SDG) per US dollar - / 6.72 (2017 est.) / 6.14 (2016 est.) / 6.14 (2015 est.) / 6.03 (2014 est.) / 5.74 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "22 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "45% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "71% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "31% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.99 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.12 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.437 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "44% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "64,770 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "95,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19,540 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,440 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "88,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "94,830 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "108,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "112,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "5,984 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,541 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "24,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "21.24 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "84.95 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "14 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "16.03 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "118,954" + "text": "141,922" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "27.939 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "34,198,859" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "77 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.11 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; cellular communications started in 1996 and have expanded substantially with wide coverage of most major cities" + "text": "well-equipped system by regional standards and being upgraded; despite economic hardships govt. boosts mobile infrastructure and builds fiber broadband network across country; economic climate has not encouraged growth in telecoms, but some investment has been made to build mobile towers and expand LTE services; launches its own Chinese built satellite in 2019 to develop space technology sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations" + "text": "consists of microwave radio relay, cable, fiber optic, radiotelephone communications, tropospheric scatter, and a domestic satellite system with 14 earth stations; teledensity fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 77 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 249; linked to the EASSy and FLAG fiber-optic submarine cable systems; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2010)" + "text": "country code - 249; landing points for the EASSy, FALCON and SAS-1,-2, fiber-optic submarine cable systems linking Africa, the Middle East, Indian Ocean Islands and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2007)" + "text": "the Sudanese Government directly controls TV and radio, requiring that both media reflect government policies; TV has a permanent military censor; a private radio station is in operation (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sd" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "9.61 million" + "text": "13,311,404" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "30.87% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "31,352" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "25" + "text": "42" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "496,178" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "13,161,592 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "269,958 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "ST (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "74 (2013)" + "text": "67 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "17 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "11" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "2" }, + "914 to 1,523 m": { + "text": "1" + }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "58" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "50 (2020)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "17" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "28" + "text": "24" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "12 (2013)" + "text": "9" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 156 km; oil 4,070 km; refined products 1,613 km (2013)" + "text": "156 km gas, 4070 km oil, 1613 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "7,251 km" + "text": "7,251 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "5,851 km 1.067-m gauge; 1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations (20014)" + "text": "5,851 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "1,400 km 0.600-m gauge for cotton plantations" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "11,900 km" + "text": "31,000 km (2019)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,320 km" + "text": "8,000 km (2019)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "7,580 km (2000)" + "text": "23,000 km (2019)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "1,000 km (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nile Rivers) (2011)" + "text": "4,068 km (1,723 km open year-round on White and Blue Nile Rivers) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "17" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2 (2010)" + "text": "other 17 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -892,28 +911,49 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Land Forces, Navy (includes Marines), Sudanese Air Force (Sikakh al-Jawwiya as-Sudaniya), Rapid Support Forces, Popular Defense Forces (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF): Ground Force, Navy, Sudanese Air Force; Rapid Support Forces (RSF, paramilitary); Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "the RSF is an autonomous paramilitary force formed in 2013 to fight armed rebel groups in Sudan, with Mohammed Hamdan DAGALLO (aka Hemeti) as its commander (he is also Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council), from the remnants of the Janjaweed militia that participated in suppressing the Darfur rebellion; it was initially commanded by the National Intelligence and Security Service, then came under the direct command of former president Omar al-BASHIR, who boosted the RSF as his own personal security force; the RSF has been accused of committing rights abuses against civilians; it is also reportedly involved in business enterprises, such as gold mining; in late 2019, Sovereignty Council Chairman and SAF Commander-in-Chief General Abd-al-Fatah al-BURHAN said the RSF would be fully integrated into the SAF, but did not give a timeline" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 2.3% of GDP (2018) / 3.9% of GDP (2017) / 3% of GDP (2016) / 3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) vary widely, ranging from about 100,000 to more than 200,000 active personnel, including approximately 1,500 Navy and 3,000 Air Force; est. 30-40,000 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces; est. 20,000 Reserve Department (formerly the paramilitary Popular Defense Forces) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: in August 2020, Sudan and the major rebel group Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) signed an agreement to integrate the group's fighters into the Sudanese Army by the end of 2023" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SAF's inventory includes a mix of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, Ukrainian, and domestically-produced weapons systems; since 2010, the leading arms providers to the SAF are Belarus, China, Russia, and Ukraine; Sudan has a domestic arms industry that manufactures ammunition, small arms, and armored vehicles, largely based on older Chinese and Russian systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "estimates vary; approximately 1,000 Libya; approximately 1-3,000 Yemen (Dec 2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation; a requirement that completion of national service was mandatory before entering public or private sector employment has been cancelled (2012)" + "text": "18-33 years of age for male and female compulsory or voluntary military service; 1-2 year service obligation (2013)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has operated in the disputed Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan since 2011; UNISFA's mission includes ensuring security, protecting civilians, strengthening the capacity of the Abyei Police Service, de-mining, monitoring/verifying the redeployment of armed forces from the area, and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid; UNISFA had about 4,000 personnel deployed as of January 2020in addition, the United Nations African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) has operated in the war-torn Darfur region since 2007; UNAMID is a joint African Union-UN peacekeeping force with the mission of bringing stability to Darfur, including protecting civilians, facilitating humanitarian assistance, and promoting mediation efforts, while peace talks on a final settlement continue; as of March 2020, UNAMID had about 6,500 personnel deployed (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "the effects of Sudan's almost constant ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; as of mid-2013, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Israel, the Central African Republic, and South Sudan provided shelter for more than 600,000 Sudanese refugees; during the same period, Sudan, in turn, hosted about 115,000 Eritreans, 32,000 Chadians, and smaller numbers of Ethiopians and Central Africans; Sudan accuses Eritrea of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; efforts to demarcate the porous boundary with Ethiopia proceed slowly due to civil and ethnic fighting in eastern Sudan; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" + "text": "the effects of Sudan's ethnic and rebel militia fighting since the mid-20th century have penetrated all of the neighboring states; Chad wishes to be a helpful mediator in resolving the Darfur conflict, and in 2010 established a joint border monitoring force with Sudan, which has helped to reduce cross-border banditry and violence; as of early 2019, more than 590,000 Sudanese refugees are being hosted in the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan; Sudan, in turn, is hosting more than 975,000 refugees and asylum seekers, including more than 845,000 from South Sudan; Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting Sudanese rebel groups; Sudan claims but Egypt de facto administers security and economic development of the Halaib region north of the 22nd parallel boundary; periodic violent skirmishes with Sudanese residents over water and grazing rights persist among related pastoral populations along the border with the Central African Republic; South Sudan-Sudan boundary represents 1 January 1956 alignment, final alignment pending negotiations and demarcation; final sovereignty status of Abyei Area pending negotiations between South Sudan and Sudan" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "98,676 (Eritrea); 8,894 (Chad) (2015); 263,245 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2016)" + "text": "121,156 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers), 93,502 (Syria) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,272 (Ethiopia) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2019); 729,557 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 26,523 (Central African Republic) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "3,218,234 (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2015)" + "text": "2.134 million (civil war 1983-2005; ongoing conflict in Darfur region; government and rebel fighting along South Sudan border; inter-tribal clashes) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Sudanese women and girls, particularly those from rural areas or who are internally displaced, or refugees are vulnerable to domestic servitude in country, as well as domestic servitude and sex trafficking abroad; migrants from East and West Africa, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria smuggled into or through Sudan are vulnerable to exploitation; Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Filipina women are subjected to domestic servitude in Sudanese homes, and East African and possibly Thai women are forced into prostitution in Sudan; Sudanese children continue to be recruited and used as combatants by government forces and armed groups" + "text": "Sudan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Sudanese women and girls, particularly those from rural areas or who are internally displaced, or refugees are vulnerable to domestic servitude in country, as well as domestic servitude and sex trafficking abroad; migrants from East and West Africa, South Sudan, Syria, and Nigeria smuggled into or through Sudan are vulnerable to exploitation; Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Filipino women are subjected to domestic servitude in Sudanese homes, and East African and possibly Thai women are forced into prostitution in Sudan; Sudanese children continue to be recruited and used as combatants by government forces and armed groups" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List - Sudan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government increased its efforts to publically address and prevent trafficking, established a national anti-trafficking council, and began drafting a national action plan against trafficking; the government acknowledges cross-border trafficking but still denies the existence of forced labor, sex trafficking, and the recruitment of child soldiers domestically; law enforcement and judicial officials struggled to apply the national anti-trafficking law, often relying on other statutes with lesser penalties; authorities did not use systematic procedure to identify victims or refer them to care and relied on international organizations and domestic groups to provide protective services; some foreign victims were penalized for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked, such as immigration or prostitution violations (2015)" diff --git a/africa/to.json b/africa/to.json index 9152de3c..8bf9510b 100644 --- a/africa/to.json +++ b/africa/to.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and condemnation from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community." + "text": "From the 11th to the 16th centuries, various ethnic groups settled the Togo region. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the coastal region became a major slave trading center and the surrounding region  took on the name of \"The Slave Coast.\" In 1884, Germany declared a region including present-day Togo as a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. French Togoland became Togo upon independence in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multi-party elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has been in power almost continually since 1967 and its successor, the Union for the Republic, maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. Since 2007, President GNASSINGBE has started the country along a gradual path to democratic reform. Togo has since held multiple presidential and legislative elections deemed generally free and fair by international observers. Despite those positive moves, political reconciliation has moved slowly, and the country experiences periodic outbursts of violent protest by frustrated citizens. Recent constitutional changes to institute a runoff system in presidential elections and establish term limits has done little to reduce the resentment many Togolese feel after over 50 years of one-family rule." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "1,880 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1,098 km" + "text": "Benin 651 km, Burkina Faso 131 km, Ghana 1098 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "236 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Agou 986 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Agou 986 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "67.4% ++ arable land 45.2%; permanent crops 3.8%; permanent pasture 18.4%" + "text": "67.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "45.2% (2011 est.) / 3.8% (2011 est.) / 18.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "4.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,15 +84,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "70 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas" + "text": "deforestation attributable to slash-and-burn agriculture and the use of wood for fuel; very little rain forest still present and what remains is highly degraded; desertification; water pollution presents health hazards and hinders the fishing industry; air pollution increasing in urban areas" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -98,9 +107,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,756,937", + "text": "8,608,444 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -112,81 +121,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%" + "text": "Adja-Ewe/Mina 42.4%, Kabye/Tem 25.9%, Para-Gourma/Akan 17.1%, Akposso/Akebu 4.1%, Ana-Ife 3.2%, other Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response .4% (2013-14 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Togo has an estimated 37 ethnic groups" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%" + "text": "Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <.1%, Buddhist <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other .5%, none 6.2% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns. Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in 2016 was home to more than 18,000 refugees from Ghana." + "text": "Togo’s population is estimated to have grown to four times its size between 1960 and 2010. With nearly 60% of its populace under the age of 25 and a high annual growth rate attributed largely to high fertility, Togo’s population is likely to continue to expand for the foreseeable future. Reducing fertility, boosting job creation, and improving education will be essential to reducing the country’s high poverty rate. In 2008, Togo eliminated primary school enrollment fees, leading to higher enrollment but increased pressure on limited classroom space, teachers, and materials. Togo has a good chance of achieving universal primary education, but educational quality, the underrepresentation of girls, and the low rate of enrollment in secondary and tertiary schools remain concerns.\nTogo is both a country of emigration and asylum. In the early 1990s, southern Togo suffered from the economic decline of the phosphate sector and ethnic and political repression at the hands of dictator Gnassingbe EYADEMA and his northern, Kabye-dominated administration. The turmoil led 300,000 to 350,000 predominantly southern Togolese to flee to Benin and Ghana, with most not returning home until relative stability was restored in 1997. In 2005, another outflow of 40,000 Togolese to Benin and Ghana occurred when violence broke out between the opposition and security forces over the disputed election of EYADEMA’s son Faure GNASSINGBE to the presidency. About half of the refugees reluctantly returned home in 2006, many still fearing for their safety. Despite ethnic tensions and periods of political unrest, Togo in September 2017 was home to more than 9,600 refugees from Ghana." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.44% (male 1,573,363/female 1,563,267)" + "text": "39.73% (male 1,716,667/female 1,703,230)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.34% (male 749,002/female 751,571)" + "text": "19.03% (male 817,093/female 820,971)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "32.58% (male 1,255,524/female 1,271,804)" + "text": "33.26% (male 1,423,554/female 1,439,380)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.27% (male 156,249/female 175,089)" + "text": "4.42% (male 179,779/female 200,392)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.37% (male 112,845/female 148,223) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.57% (male 132,304/female 175,074) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "77.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "76.8%" + "text": "72" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.7 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4 years" + "text": "19.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.66% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.56% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "32 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of the more densely populated African nations with most of the population residing in rural communities, density is highest in the south on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "40% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.83% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LOME (capital) 956,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.828 million LOME (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,89 +217,95 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21", + "text": "21 years (2013/14 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "368 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "396 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "43.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "38.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "50.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "44.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "37 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "65 years" + "text": "66.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.3 years" + "text": "63.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.22 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.2% (2010)" + "text": "23.9% (2017)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.7% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "44% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.1% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.2% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.4% of population ++ rural: 44.2% of population ++ total: 63.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.6% of population ++ rural: 55.8% of population ++ total: 36.9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 24.7% of population ++ rural: 2.9% of population ++ total: 11.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 19.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 75.3% of population ++ rural: 97.1% of population ++ total: 88.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "83.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "57.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "106,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "120,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "5,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -292,56 +313,59 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" - }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2014)" + "text": "8.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "16.2% (2014)" + "text": "15.2% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "66.5%" + "text": "63.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "78.3%" + "text": "77.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "55.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "51.2% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "14 years NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2011)" + "text": "12 years NA (2017)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "774,801" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "3.9%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "47% (2010 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "3.7%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "4.1% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "French Togoland" }, "etymology": { - "text": "derived from the Ewe words \"to\" (water) and \"go\" (shore) to give the sense of \"by the water\"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation" + "text": "derived from the Ewe words \"to\" (river) and \"godo\" (on the other side) to give the sense of \"on the other side of the river\"; originally, this designation applied to the town of Togodo (now Togoville) on the northern shore of Lake Togo, but the name was eventually extended to the entire nation" } }, "Government type": { @@ -378,6 +402,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Lome comes from \"alotime\" which in the native Ewe language means \"among the alo plants\"; alo trees dominated the city's original founding site" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -390,7 +417,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 April (1960)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992; amended 2002, 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1992, effective 14 October 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one fifth of the National Assembly membership; passage requires four-fifths majority vote by the Assembly; a referendum is required if approved by only two-thirds majority of the Assembly or if requested by the president; constitutional articles on the republican and secular form of government cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2007, 2019 when the National Assembly unanimously approved a package of amendments, including setting presidential term limits of two 5-year mandates" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "customary law system" @@ -420,52 +452,49 @@ "text": "President Faure GNASSINGBE (since 4 May 2005)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU (since 5 June 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Victoire Tomegah DOGBE (since 28 September 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 22 February 2020 (next to be held  February 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 58.8%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 35.2%, Tchaboure GOGUE 4%, other 2%" + "text": "Faure GNASSINGBE reelected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE (UNIR) 72.4%, Agbeyome KODJO (MPDD) 18.4%, Jean-Pierre FABRE (ANC) 4.4%, other 5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (91 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 25 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 20 December 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UNIR 46.7%, CST 28.9%, Rainbow Alliance 10.8%, UFC 7.7%, independent 0.8%, other 5.1%; seats by party - UNIR 62, CST 19, Rainbow Alliance 6, UFC 3, independent 1" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by party - UNIR 59, UFC 6, NET 3, MPDD 3, other 2, independent 18; composition - men 75, women 16, percent of women 17.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges including the court president)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (organized into criminal and administrative chambers, each with a chamber president and advisors); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including the court president)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judge appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA" + "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by decree of the president of the republic upon the proposal of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy, a 9-member judicial, advisory, and disciplinary body; other judicial appointments and judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Assizes (sessions court); Appeal Court; tribunals of first instance (divided into civil, commercial, and correctional chambers; Court of State Security; military tribunal" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Dodji APEVON] ++ Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] ++ National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE] ++ Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO] ++ Rainbow Alliance (a coalition including CAR and CDPA) [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON] ++ Save Togo Collective or CST (a coalition including: ANC and PSR) [Ata Messan Zeus AJAVON ++ Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA] ++ Union for Democracy and Social Progress or UDPS [Gagou KOKOU] ++ Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO] ++ Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Action Committee for Renewal or CAR [Yaovi AGBOYIBO]Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development or ADDI [Tchaboure GOGUE]Democratic Convention of African Peoples or CDPA [Brigitte ADJAMAGBO-JOHNSON]Democratic Forces for the Republic or FDR [Dodji APEVON]National Alliance for Change or ANC [Jean-Pierre FABRE]New Togolese Commitment [Gerry TAAMA]Pan-African National Party or PNP [Tikpi ATCHADAM]Pan-African Patriotic Convergence or CPP [Edem KODJO]Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development or MPDD [Agbeyome KODJO] Socialist Pact for Renewal or PSR [Abi TCHESSA]The Togolese Party [Nathaniel OLYMPIO]Union of Forces for Change or UFC [Gilchrist OLYMPIO]Union for the Republic or UNIR [Faure GNASSINGBE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Yokoudema KADOKALIH (since 26 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Frederic Edem HEGBE (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2208 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -479,7 +508,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David R. GILMORE (since December 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Eric W. STROHMAYER (since 11 April 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[228] 2261-5470" }, "embassy": { "text": "4332 Blvd. Gnassingbe Eyadema, Cite OUA, Lome" @@ -487,17 +519,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "B.P. 852, Lome; 2300 Lome Place, Washington, DC 20521-2300" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[228] 2261-5470" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[228] 2261-5501" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people; green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture; yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence", + "text": "five equal horizontal bands of green (top and bottom) alternating with yellow; a white five-pointed star on a red square is in the upper hoist-side corner; the five horizontal stripes stand for the five different regions of the country; the red square is meant to express the loyalty and patriotism of the people, green symbolizes hope, fertility, and agriculture, while yellow represents mineral wealth and faith that hard work and strength will bring prosperity; the star symbolizes life, purity, peace, dignity, and Togo's independence", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -511,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Alex CASIMIR-DOSSEH" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992" + "text": "note: adopted 1960, restored 1992; this anthem was replaced by another during one-party rule between 1979 and 1992" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This small, sub-Saharan economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, which provides employment for a significant share of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton generate about 40% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves. ++ ++ The government's decade-long effort, supported by the World Bank and the IMF, to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased openness in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. ++ ++ Togo’s 2015 economic growth remained steady at 5.4%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in the port and mineral sectors, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years." + "text": "Togo has enjoyed a period of steady economic growth fueled by political stability and a concerted effort by the government to modernize the country’s commercial infrastructure, but discontent with President Faure GNASSINGBE has led to a rapid rise in protests, creating downside risks. The country completed an ambitious large-scale infrastructure improvement program, including new principal roads, a new airport terminal, and a new seaport. The economy depends heavily on both commercial and subsistence agriculture, providing employment for around 60% of the labor force. Some basic foodstuffs must still be imported. Cocoa, coffee, and cotton and other agricultural products generate about 20% of export earnings with cotton being the most important cash crop. Togo is among the world's largest producers of phosphate and seeks to develop its carbonate phosphate reserves, which provide more than 20% of export earnings. Supported by the World Bank and the IMF, the government's decade-long effort to implement economic reform measures, encourage foreign investment, and bring revenues in line with expenditures has moved slowly. Togo completed its IMF Extended Credit Facility in 2011 and reached a Heavily Indebted Poor Country debt relief completion point in 2010 at which 95% of the country's debt was forgiven. Togo continues to work with the IMF on structural reforms, and in January 2017, the IMF signed an Extended Credit Facility arrangement consisting of a three-year $238 million loan package. Progress depends on follow through on privatization, increased transparency in government financial operations, progress toward legislative elections, and continued support from foreign donors. Togo’s 2017 economic growth probably remained steady at 5.0%, largely driven by infusions of foreign aid, infrastructure investment in its port and mineral industry, and improvements in the business climate. Foreign direct investment inflows have slowed in recent years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$11.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.02 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.46 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12.97 billion (2017 est.) / $12.42 billion (2016 est.) / $11.82 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.52 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.767 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 5.1% (2016 est.) / 5.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,500 (2016 est.) ++ $1,500 (2015 est.) ++ $1,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,700 (2017 est.) / $1,600 (2016 est.) / $1,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "107%" + "text": "84.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.2%" + "text": "11.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.3%" + "text": "43.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-93.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-61% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "28.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "51.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,7 +607,7 @@ "text": "phosphate mining, agricultural processing, cement, handicrafts, textiles, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.595 million (2007 est.)" @@ -595,10 +624,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "6.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "32% (1989 est.)" + "text": "55.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -610,203 +639,210 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.14 billion" + "text": "1.023 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.377 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.203 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "63.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 67.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "75.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 81.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.315 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.599 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.184 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.977 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "-0.7% (2017 est.) / 0.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$361 million (2016 est.) ++ -$295 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$383 million (2017 est.) / -$416 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.246 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.046 billion (2017 est.) / $967.4 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Benin 16.7%, Burkina Faso 15.2%, Niger 8.9%, India 7.3%, Mali 6.7%, Ghana 5.5%, Cote dIvoire 5.4%, Nigeria 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "reexports, cotton, phosphates, coffee, cocoa" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 14.6%, Burkina Faso 11.3%, China 11.3%, Benin 9.6%, Ghana 9%, Lebanon 8.3%, Nigeria 6.1%, Niger 5.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.852 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.881 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.999 billion (2017 est.) / $2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.9%, Belgium 20.3%, Netherlands 11.9%, France 6.6%, India 4.8%, Singapore 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$647.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $574 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$77.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $42.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.173 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.034 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.442 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 617.4 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "5 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "36% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "64% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "16% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "232.6 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.261 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.14 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "86,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "230,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "21.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "78.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.8 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.651 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "52,690" + "text": "45,311" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.657 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,477,816" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "62 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.2 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fair system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system" + "text": "system based on a network of microwave radio relay routes supplemented by open-wire lines and a mobile-cellular system; telecoms supply 8% of GDP; 3 mobile operators; 12% of residents have access to the Internet; mobile subscribers and mobile broadband both increasing (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay and open-wire lines for conventional system; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 60 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating" + "text": "fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 77 telephones per 100 persons with mobile-cellular use predominating (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 228; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2015)" + "text": "country code - 228; landing point for the WACS submarine cable, linking countries along the west coast of Africa with each other and with Portugal; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Symphonie (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 state-owned TV stations with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with multiple stations; several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; five private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with two stations (in Lome and Kara); several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "538,000" + "text": "1,010,609" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "7.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.36% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "26,156" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "8" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "769,904" + "text": "566,295 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "10.89 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -817,26 +853,29 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" } }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "62 km gas" + }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "568 km" + "text": "568 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "568 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" @@ -844,13 +883,16 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "11,652 km" + "text": "11,734 km (2081)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,447 km" + "text": "1,794 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "9,205 km (2007)" + "text": "8,157 km (2018)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "1,783 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -858,13 +900,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "61" + "text": "405" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "21 (China 1, Lebanon 6, Romania 1, Syria 6, Turkey 4, UAE 1, US 1, Yemen 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5, container ship 5, general cargo 266, oil tanker 50, other 79 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -874,14 +913,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Togolaise, TAF), National Gendarmerie (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 2-year service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Togolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Togolaise, FAT): Togolese Army (l'Armee de Terre), Togolese Navy (Forces Naval Togolaises), Togolese Air Force (Armee de l’Air), National Gendarmerie (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 1.6% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2019) / 2% of GDP (2018) / 1.9% of GDP (2017) / 1.9% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Togolese Armed Forces (FAT) are comprised of approximately 9,100 personnel (8,000 Army; 200 Navy; 200 Navy; 750 Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAT's small inventory is a mix of older Brazilian, British, French, German, Russian/Soviet, and US equipment; since 2010, France is the leading supplier of military hardware to Togo (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "920 Mali (MINUSMA) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for military service; 2-year service obligation; currently the military is only an all-volunteer force (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -890,7 +938,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "18,476 (Ghana) (2015)" + "text": "9,768 (Ghana) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/tp.json b/africa/tp.json index 29bce912..9d91dc34 100644 --- a/africa/tp.json +++ b/africa/tp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with African plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and four failed, non-violent coup attempts in 1995, 1998, 2003, and 2009. In 2012, three opposition parties combined in a no confidence vote to bring down the majority government of former Prime Minister Patrice TROVOADA, but in 2014, legislative elections returned him to the office. New oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea may attract increased attention to the small island nation." + "text": "Portugal discovered and colonized the uninhabited islands in the late 15th century, setting up a sugar-based economy that gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with African plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and four failed, non-violent coup attempts in 1995, 1998, 2003, and 2009. In 2012, three opposition parties combined in a no confidence vote to bring down the majority government of former Prime Minister Patrice TROVOADA, but in 2014, legislative elections returned him to the office. President Evaristo CARVALHO, of the same political party as Prime Minister TROVOADA, was elected in September 2016, marking a rare instance in which the positions of president and prime minister are held by the same party. Prime Minister TROVOADA resigned at the end of 2018 and was replaced by Jorge BOM JESUS. New oil discoveries in the Gulf of Guinea may attract increased attention to the small island nation." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ "text": "209 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -50,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "volcanic, mountainous" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico de Sao Tome 2,024 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -62,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "50.7% ++ arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 40.6%; permanent pasture 1%" + "text": "50.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.1% (2011 est.) / 40.6% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "28.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -74,27 +79,30 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "100 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Sao Tome, the capital city, has roughly a quarter of the nation's population; Santo Antonio is the largest town on Principe; the northern areas of both islands have the highest population densities as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion" + "text": "deforestation and illegal logging; soil erosion and exhaustion; inadequate sewage treatment in cities; biodiversity preservation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the smallest country in Africa; the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are mountainous" + "text": "the second-smallest African country (after the Seychelles); the two main islands form part of a chain of extinct volcanoes and both are mountainous" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "197,541 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "211,122 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -108,81 +116,84 @@ "text": "mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cabo Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese), Asians (mostly Chinese)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4%", + "text": "Portuguese 98.4% (official), Forro 36.2%, Cabo Verdian 8.5%, French 6.8%, Angolar 6.6%, English 4.9%, Lunguie 1%, other (including sign language) 2.4% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Catholic 55.7%, Adventist 4.1%, Assembly of God 3.4%, New Apostolic 2.9%, Mana 2.3%, Universal Kingdom of God 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.2%, none 21.2%, unspecified 1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Sao Tome and Principe’s youthful age structure – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – and high fertility rate ensure future population growth. Although Sao Tome has a net negative international migration rate, emigration is not a sufficient safety valve to reduce already high levels of unemployment and poverty. While literacy and primary school attendance have improved in recent years, Sao Tome still struggles to improve its educational quality and to increase its secondary school completion rate. Despite some improvements in education and access to healthcare, Sao Tome and Principe has much to do to decrease its high poverty rate, create jobs, and increase its economic growth. The population of Sao Tome and Principe descends primarily from the islands’ colonial Portuguese settlers, who first arrived in the late 15th century, and the much larger number of African slaves brought in for sugar production and the slave trade. For about 100 years after the abolition of slavery in 1876, the population was further shaped by the widespread use of imported unskilled contract laborers from Portugal’s other African colonies, who worked on coffee and cocoa plantations. In the first decades after abolition, most workers were brought from Angola under a system similar to slavery. While Angolan laborers were technically free, they were forced or coerced into long contracts that were automatically renewed and extended to their children. Other contract workers from Mozambique and famine-stricken Cape Verde first arrived in the early 20th century under short-term contracts and had the option of repatriation, although some chose to remain in Sao Tome and Principe. Today’s Sao Tomean population consists of mesticos (creole descendants of the European immigrants and African slaves that first inhabited the islands), forros (descendants of freed African slaves), angolares (descendants of runaway African slaves that formed a community in the south of Sao Tome Island and today are fishermen), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (locally born children of contract laborers), and lesser numbers of Europeans and Asians." + "text": "Sao Tome and Principe’s youthful age structure – more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25 – and high fertility rate ensure future population growth. Although Sao Tome has a net negative international migration rate, emigration is not a sufficient safety valve to reduce already high levels of unemployment and poverty. While literacy and primary school attendance have improved in recent years, Sao Tome still struggles to improve its educational quality and to increase its secondary school completion rate. Despite some improvements in education and access to healthcare, Sao Tome and Principe has much to do to decrease its high poverty rate, create jobs, and increase its economic growth.\nThe population of Sao Tome and Principe descends primarily from the islands’ colonial Portuguese settlers, who first arrived in the late 15th century, and the much larger number of African slaves brought in for sugar production and the slave trade. For about 100 years after the abolition of slavery in 1876, the population was further shaped by the widespread use of imported unskilled contract laborers from Portugal’s other African colonies, who worked on coffee and cocoa plantations. In the first decades after abolition, most workers were brought from Angola under a system similar to slavery. While Angolan laborers were technically free, they were forced or coerced into long contracts that were automatically renewed and extended to their children. Other contract workers from Mozambique and famine-stricken Cape Verde first arrived in the early 20th century under short-term contracts and had the option of repatriation, although some chose to remain in Sao Tome and Principe.\nToday’s Sao Tomean population consists of mesticos (creole descendants of the European immigrants and African slaves that first inhabited the islands), forros (descendants of freed African slaves), angolares (descendants of runaway African slaves that formed a community in the south of Sao Tome Island and today are fishermen), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (locally born children of contract laborers), and lesser numbers of Europeans and Asians." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "42.47% (male 42,660/female 41,234)" + "text": "39.77% (male 42,690/female 41,277)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.33% (male 20,358/female 19,808)" + "text": "21.59% (male 23,088/female 22,487)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "30.66% (male 29,728/female 30,829)" + "text": "31.61% (male 32,900/female 33,834)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.7% (male 3,342/female 3,959)" + "text": "4.17% (male 4,095/female 4,700)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.85% (male 2,506/female 3,117) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.87% (male 2,631/female 3,420) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "84.2%" + "text": "81" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.5%" + "text": "75.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "5.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.2 years" + "text": "19.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17.8 years" + "text": "18.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.78% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.58% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-8.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Sao Tome, the capital city, has roughly a quarter of the nation's population; Santo Antonio is the largest town on Principe; the northern areas of both islands have the highest population densities as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "65.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "74.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.58% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.33% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAO TOME (capital) 71,000 (2014)" + "text": "80,000 SAO TOME (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -195,89 +206,98 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.4", + "text": "19.4 years (2008/09 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "156 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "130 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "46.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "48.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "43.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "44.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.9 years" + "text": "66.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "63.6 years" + "text": "64.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "66.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.4 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.82 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "38.4% (2008/09)" + "text": "40.6% (2014)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "11.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.9% of population ++ rural: 93.6% of population ++ total: 97.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.1% of population ++ rural: 6.4% of population ++ total: 2.9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 40.8% of population ++ rural: 23.3% of population ++ total: 34.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 45.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 59.2% of population ++ rural: 76.7% of population ++ total: 65.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "64.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "50.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.78% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,100 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -286,49 +306,52 @@ "text": "malaria and dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.6% (2014)" + "text": "12.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "8.8% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "74.9%" + "text": "92.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "96.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "68.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "89.5% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { "text": "13 years (2015)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "3,235" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "20.8%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "8% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "female": { + "text": "NA (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -362,10 +385,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint Thomas the Apostle" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "2 provinces; Principe, Sao Tome" + "text": "6 districts (distritos, singular - distrito), 1 autonomous region* (regiao autonoma); Agua Grande, Cantagalo, Caue, Lemba, Lobata, Me-Zochi, Principe*" }, "Independence": { "text": "12 July 1975 (from Portugal)" @@ -374,10 +400,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved 5 November 1975; revised several times, last in 2006 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "approved 5 November 1975" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the Assembly can propose to the president of the republic that an amendment be submitted to a referendum; revised several times, last in 2006" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law base on the Portuguese model and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on the Portuguese model and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -404,48 +435,42 @@ "text": "President Evaristo CARVALHO (since 3 September 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Patrice Emery TROVOADA (since 29 November 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Jorge Bom JESUS (since 3 December 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 July 2016 and second round held on 7 August 2016 (next to be held in July 2021); prime minister chosen by the National Assembly and approved by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 July 2016 and 7 August 2016 (next to be held in July 2021); prime minister chosen by the National Assembly and approved by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Evaristo CARVALHO elected president; percent of vote - Evaristo CARVALHO (ADI) 49.8%, Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (independent) 24.8%, Maria DAS NEVES (MLSTP/PSD) 24.1%; note - first round results for CARVALHO were revised downward from just over 50%, prompting the 7 August runoff; however, on 1 August DA COSTA withdrew from the runoff, citing voting irregularities" + "text": "Evaristo CARVALHO elected president; percent of vote - Evaristo CARVALHO (ADI) 49.8%, Manuel Pinto DA COSTA (independent) 24.8%, Maria DAS NEVES (MLSTP-PSD) 24.1%; note - first round results for CARVALHO were revised downward from just over 50%, prompting the 7 August runoff; however, on 1 August 2016 DA COSTA withdrew from the runoff, citing voting irregularities, and CARVALHO was declared the winner" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (55 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 12 October 2014 (next expected in October 2018)" + "text": "last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ADI 33, MLSTP-PSD 16, PCD-GR 5, other 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - ADI 41.8%, MLSTP/PSD 40.3%, PCD-GR 9.5%, MCISTP 2.1%, other 6.3%; seats by party - ADI 25, MLSTP-PSD 23, PCD-MDFM-UDD 5, MCISTP 2; composition - men 45, women 10, percent of women 18.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal Justica (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 5 judges, 3 of whom are from the Supreme Court)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president of the republic and elected by the National Assembly for 5-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the National Assembly; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president and elected by the National Assembly for 5-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of First Instance; Audit Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Movement of Forces for Change or MDFM [Fradigue Bandeira Melo DE MENEZES] ++ Independent Democratic Action or ADI [Patrice TROVOADA] ++ Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe-Social Democratic Party or MLSTP-PSD [Aurelio MARTINS] ++ Party for Democratic Convergence or PCD [Leonel Mario D'ALVA] ++ other small parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Association of Sao Tome and Principe NGOs or FONG", - "other": { - "text": "the media" - } + "text": "Force for Democratic Change Movement or MDFM [Fradique Bandeira Melo DE MENEZES]Independent Democratic Action or ADI [vacant]Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe-Social Democratic Party or MLSTP-PSD [Aurelio MARTINS]Party for Democratic Convergence-Reflection Group or PCD-GR [Leonel Mario D'ALVA]other small parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, CEMAC, CPLP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" @@ -465,12 +490,12 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Sao Tome and Principe; the US Ambassador to Gabon is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe on a nonresident basis and makes periodic visits to the islands" + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Sao Tome and Principe; the US Ambassador to Gabon is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe" }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of green (top), yellow (double width), and green with two black five-pointed stars placed side by side in the center of the yellow band and a red isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; green stands for the country's rich vegetation, red recalls the struggle for independence, and yellow represents cocoa, one of the country's main agricultural products; the two stars symbolize the two main islands", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -484,64 +509,64 @@ "text": "Alda Neves DA GRACA do Espirito Santo/Manuel dos Santos Barreto de Sousa e ALMEIDA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1975" + "text": "note: adopted 1975" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This small, poor island economy has become increasingly dependent on cocoa since independence in 1975. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome and Principe has to import fuels, most manufactured goods, consumer goods, and food, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in global commodity prices. Maintaining control of inflation, fiscal discipline, and increasing flows of foreign direct investment into the oil sector are major economic problems facing the country. The government also has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. ++ ++ Over the years, Sao Tome and Principe has had difficulty servicing its external debt and has relied heavily on concessional aid and debt rescheduling. It benefited from $200 million in debt relief in December 2000 under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries program, which helped bring down the country's $300 million debt burden. In August 2005, the government signed on to a new 3-year IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program worth $4.3 million. In April 2011, the country completed a Threshold Country Program with The Millennium Challenge Corporation to help increase tax revenues, reform customs, and improve the business environment. ++ ++ Considerable potential exists for development of a tourist industry, and the government has taken steps to expand facilities in recent years. Potential also exists for the development of petroleum resources in Sao Tome and Principe's territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 split with Nigeria, but any actual production is at least several years off." + "text": "The economy of São Tomé and Príncipe is small, based mainly on agricultural production, and, since independence in 1975, increasingly dependent on the export of cocoa beans. Cocoa production has substantially declined in recent years because of drought and mismanagement. Sao Tome depends heavily on imports of food, fuels, most manufactured goods, and consumer goods, and changes in commodity prices affect the country’s inflation rate. Maintaining control of inflation, fiscal discipline, and increasing flows of foreign direct investment into the nascent oil sector are major economic problems facing the country. In recent years the government has attempted to reduce price controls and subsidies. In 2017, several business-related laws were enacted that aim to improve the business climate. São Tomé and Príncipe has had difficulty servicing its external debt and has relied heavily on concessional aid and debt rescheduling. In April 2011, the country completed a Threshold Country Program with The Millennium Challenge Corporation to help increase tax revenues, reform customs, and improve the business environment. In 2016, Sao Tome and Portugal signed a five-year cooperation agreement worth approximately $64 million, some of which will be provided as loans. In 2017, China and São Tomé signed a mutual cooperation agreement in areas such as infrastructure, health, and agriculture worth approximately $146 million over five years. Considerable potential exists for development of tourism, and the government has taken steps to expand tourist facilities in recent years. Potential also exists for the development of petroleum resources in São Tomé and Príncipe's territorial waters in the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea, some of which are being jointly developed in a 60-40 split with Nigeria, but production is at least several years off. Volatile aid and investment inflows have limited growth, and poverty remains high. Restricteded capacity at the main port increases the periodic risk of shortages of consumer goods. Contract enforcement in the country’s judicial system is difficult. The IMF in late 2016 expressed concern about vulnerabilities in the country’s banking sector, although the country plans some austerity measures in line with IMF recommendations under their three year extended credit facility. Deforestation, coastal erosion, poor waste management, and misuse of natural resources also are challenging issues." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$694 million (2016 est.) ++ $667.3 million (2015 est.) ++ $641.6 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$686 million (2017 est.) / $660.4 million (2016 est.) / $633.9 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$351 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$393 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,300 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,200 (2017 est.) / $3,200 (2016 est.) / $3,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "85.2%" + "text": "81.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "17.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "48.5%" + "text": "33.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "7.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-40.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.3%" + "text": "14.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -551,229 +576,233 @@ "text": "light construction, textiles, soap, beer, fish processing, timber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "70,620 (2016 est.)" + "text": "72,600 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "note": { - "text": "population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; shortages of skilled workers" + "agriculture": { + "text": "26.1%" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "21.4%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "52.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.5% (2014 est.) ++ 13.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.) / 12.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "66.2% (2009 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$108.6 million" + "text": "103 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$127 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "112.4 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "89.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 81.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 93.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "16% (31 December 2009) ++ 28% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$71.57 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $63.82 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$139.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$73.47 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.) / 5.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$44 million (2016 est.) ++ -$55 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$32 million (2017 est.) / -$23 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11 million (2016 est.) ++ $11.3 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "cocoa 80%, copra, coffee, palm oil (2010 est.)" + "text": "$15.6 million (2017 est.) / $9.31 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 29.2%, Belgium 22.4%, Spain 15.5%, US 6.6%, Nigeria 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "Guyana 43.7%, Germany 23.6%, Portugal 6%, Netherlands 5.5%, Poland 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "cocoa 68%, copra, coffee, palm oil (2010 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$116.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $118.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$127.7 million (2017 est.) / $119.1 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, food products, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Portugal 65.2%, China 8.1%, Gabon 7.3% (2015)" + "text": "Portugal 54.7%, Angola 16.5%, China 5.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$68.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.86 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$58.95 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $61.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$236.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $219 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$292.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $308.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - ++ 22,624 (2016 est.) ++ 22,091 (2015 est.) ++ 22,091 (2014 est.) ++ 18,466 (2013 est.) ++ 19,068 (2012 est.)" + "text": "dobras (STD) per US dollar - / 22,689 (2017 est.) / 21,797 (2016 est.) / 22,149 (2015 est.) / 22,091 (2014 est.) / 18,466 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "68% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "87% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "22% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "70 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "66 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "65.1 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.38 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "20,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,100 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "75% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,001 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,027 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "100,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "148,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,000" + "text": "4,614" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.22 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "132,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "160,189" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.08 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "local telephone network of adequate quality with most lines connected to digital switches" + "text": "local telephone network of adequate quality with most lines connected to digital switches; mobile cellular superior choice to landland; dial-up quality low; broadband expensive (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 77 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 239; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 239; landing points for the Ultramar GE and ACE submarine cables from South Africa to over 20 West African countries and Europe; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 government-owned TV station; 1 government-owned radio station; 3 independent local radio stations authorized in 2005 with 2 operating at the end of 2006; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "1 government-owned TV station; 1 government-owned radio station; 3 independent local radio stations authorized in 2005 with 2 operating at the end of 2006; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".st" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "50,000" + "text": "61,193" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "25.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "29.93% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,557" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "1" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "50,716" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -784,35 +813,32 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "320 km" + "text": "1,300 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "218 km" + "text": "230 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "102 km (2000)" + "text": "1,070 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "15" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (China 1, Greece 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 11, other 4 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -822,14 +848,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP; also called \"Navy\"), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Sao Tome and Principe (Forcas Armadas de Sao Tome e Principe, FASTP): Army, Coast Guard of Sao Tome e Principe (Guarda Costeira de Sao Tome e Principe, GCSTP; also called \"Navy\"), Presidential Guard, National Guard (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service (2012)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "Sao Tome and Principe's army is a tiny force with almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and maintain but may require refurbishment or replacement after 25 years in tropical climates; poor pay, working conditions, and alleged nepotism in the promotion of officers have been problems in the past, as reflected in the 1995 and 2003 coups; these issues are being addressed with foreign assistance aimed at improving the army and its focus on realistic security concerns; command is exercised from the president, through the Minister of Defense, to the Chief of the Armed Forces (infantry, technical issues) and the Chief of the General Staff (logistics, administration, finances) (2012)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/ts.json b/africa/ts.json index dc3d4bd4..4dd1380f 100644 --- a/africa/ts.json +++ b/africa/ts.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. In 2016, the new unity government continued to seek to balance political cohesion with economic and social pressures." + "text": "Tunisia has been the nexus of many different colonizations including those of the Phoenicians (as early as the 12 century B.C.), the Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, various Arab and Berber kingdoms, and the Ottomans (16th to late 19th centuries). Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in convincing the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. In November 1987, BOURGUIBA was removed from office and replaced by Zine el Abidine BEN ALI in a bloodless coup. Street protests that began in Tunis in December 2010 over high unemployment, corruption, widespread poverty, and high food prices escalated in January 2011, culminating in rioting that led to hundreds of deaths. On 14 January 2011, the same day BEN ALI dismissed the government, he fled the country, and by late January 2011, a \"national unity government\" was formed. Elections for the new Constituent Assembly were held in late October 2011, and in December, it elected human rights activist Moncef MARZOUKI as interim president. The Assembly began drafting a new constitution in February 2012 and, after several iterations and a months-long political crisis that stalled the transition, ratified the document in January 2014. Parliamentary and presidential elections for a permanent government were held at the end of 2014. Beji CAID ESSEBSI was elected as the first president under the country's new constitution. Following ESSEBSI’s death in office in July 2019, Tunisia moved its scheduled presidential election forward two months and after two rounds of voting, Kais SAIED was sworn in as president in October 2019. Tunisia also held legislative elections on schedule in October 2019. SAIED's term, as well as that of Tunisia's 217-member parliament, expires in 2024." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "1,495 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 1,034 km, Libya 461 km" + "text": "Algeria 1034 km, Libya 461 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "12 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "246 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Shatt al Gharsah -17 m ++ highest point: Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Shatt al Gharsah -17 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jebel ech Chambi 1,544 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "64.8% ++ arable land 18.3%; permanent crops 15.4%; permanent pasture 31.1%" + "text": "64.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "18.3% (2011 est.) / 15.4% (2011 est.) / 31.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "6.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "28.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "4,590 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flooding; earthquakes; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "toxic and hazardous waste disposal is ineffective and poses health risks; water pollution from raw sewage; limited natural freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification" @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,134,588 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,721,177 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -120,179 +126,185 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official, one of the languages of commerce), French (commerce), Berber (Tamazight)", "note": { - "text": "despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two-thirds of the population" + "text": "note: despite having no official status, French plays a major role in the country and is spoken by about two thirds of the population" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official; Sunni) 99.1%, other (includes Christian, Jewish, Shia Muslim, and Baha'i) 1%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "The Tunisian Government took steps in the 1960s to decrease population growth and gender inequality in order to improve socioeconomic development. Through its introduction of a national family planning program (the first in Africa) and by raising the legal age of marriage, Tunisia rapidly reduced its total fertility rate from about 7 children per woman in 1960 to 2 today. Unlike many of its North African and Middle Eastern neighbors, Tunisia will soon be shifting from being a youth-bulge country to having a transitional age structure, characterized by lower fertility and mortality rates, a slower population growth rate, a rising median age, and a longer average life expectancy. Currently, the sizable young working-age population is straining Tunisia’s labor market and education and health care systems. Persistent high unemployment among Tunisia’s growing workforce, particularly its increasing number of university graduates and women, was a key factor in the uprisings that led to the overthrow of the BEN ALI regime in 2011. In the near term, Tunisia’s large number of jobless young, working-age adults; deficiencies in primary and secondary education; and the ongoing lack of job creation and skills mismatches could contribute to future unrest. In the longer term, a sustained low fertility rate will shrink future youth cohorts and alleviate demographic pressure on Tunisia’s labor market, but employment and education hurdles will still need to be addressed. Tunisia has a history of labor emigration. In the 1960s, workers migrated to European countries to escape poor economic conditions and to fill Europe’s need for low-skilled labor in construction and manufacturing. The Tunisian Government signed bilateral labor agreements with France, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and the Netherlands, with the expectation that Tunisian workers would eventually return home. At the same time, growing numbers of Tunisians headed to Libya, often illegally, to work in the expanding oil industry. In the mid-1970s, with European countries beginning to restrict immigration and Tunisian-Libyan tensions brewing, Tunisian economic migrants turned toward the Gulf countries. After mass expulsions from Libya in 1983, Tunisian migrants increasingly sought family reunification in Europe or moved illegally to southern Europe, while Tunisia itself developed into a transit point for sub-Saharan migrants heading to Europe. Following the ousting of BEN ALI in 2011, the illegal migration of unemployed Tunisian youths to Italy and onward to France soared into the tens of thousands. Thousands more Tunisian and foreign workers escaping civil war in Libya flooded into Tunisia and joined the exodus. A readmission agreement signed by Italy and Tunisia in April 2011 helped stem the outflow, leaving Tunisia and international organizations to repatriate, resettle, or accommodate some 1 million Libyans and third-country nationals." + "text": "The Tunisian Government took steps in the 1960s to decrease population growth and gender inequality in order to improve socioeconomic development. Through its introduction of a national family planning program (the first in Africa) and by raising the legal age of marriage, Tunisia rapidly reduced its total fertility rate from about 7 children per woman in 1960 to 2 today. Unlike many of its North African and Middle Eastern neighbors, Tunisia will soon be shifting from being a youth-bulge country to having a transitional age structure, characterized by lower fertility and mortality rates, a slower population growth rate, a rising median age, and a longer average life expectancy.\nCurrently, the sizable young working-age population is straining Tunisia’s labor market and education and health care systems. Persistent high unemployment among Tunisia’s growing workforce, particularly its increasing number of university graduates and women, was a key factor in the uprisings that led to the overthrow of the BEN ALI regime in 2011. In the near term, Tunisia’s large number of jobless young, working-age adults; deficiencies in primary and secondary education; and the ongoing lack of job creation and skills mismatches could contribute to future unrest. In the longer term, a sustained low fertility rate will shrink future youth cohorts and alleviate demographic pressure on Tunisia’s labor market, but employment and education hurdles will still need to be addressed.\nTunisia has a history of labor emigration. In the 1960s, workers migrated to European countries to escape poor economic conditions and to fill Europe’s need for low-skilled labor in construction and manufacturing. The Tunisian Government signed bilateral labor agreements with France, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and the Netherlands, with the expectation that Tunisian workers would eventually return home. At the same time, growing numbers of Tunisians headed to Libya, often illegally, to work in the expanding oil industry. In the mid-1970s, with European countries beginning to restrict immigration and Tunisian-Libyan tensions brewing, Tunisian economic migrants turned toward the Gulf countries. After mass expulsions from Libya in 1983, Tunisian migrants increasingly sought family reunification in Europe or moved illegally to southern Europe, while Tunisia itself developed into a transit point for Sub-Saharan migrants heading to Europe.\nFollowing the ousting of BEN ALI in 2011, the illegal migration of unemployed Tunisian youths to Italy and onward to France soared into the tens of thousands. Thousands more Tunisian and foreign workers escaping civil war in Libya flooded into Tunisia and joined the exodus. A readmission agreement signed by Italy and Tunisia in April 2011 helped stem the outflow, leaving Tunisia and international organizations to repatriate, resettle, or accommodate some 1 million Libyans and third-country nationals." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "23.02% (male 1,320,426/female 1,243,287)" + "text": "25.28% (male 1,529,834/female 1,433,357)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.05% (male 840,907/female 834,320)" + "text": "12.9% (male 766,331/female 745,888)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.52% (male 2,402,272/female 2,554,362)" + "text": "42.85% (male 2,445,751/female 2,576,335)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.21% (male 520,305/female 505,612)" + "text": "10.12% (male 587,481/female 598,140)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.2% (male 448,870/female 464,227) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.86% (male 491,602/female 546,458) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.8%" + "text": "49.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.8%" + "text": "36.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "13.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.4 years" + "text": "32.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31.9 years" + "text": "32 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.86% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.85% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated" + "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the south remains largely underpopulated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "69.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TUNIS (capital) 1.993 million (2015)" + "text": "2.365 million TUNIS (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, + "0-14 years": { + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "62 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "24.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.1 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74 years" + "text": "74.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.98 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.06 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "62.5% (2011/12)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "50.7% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 93.2% of population ++ total: 97.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 6.8% of population ++ total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.4% of population ++ rural: 79.8% of population ++ total: 91.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.6% of population ++ rural: 20.2% of population ++ total: 8.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.04% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "6,500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.1% (2014)" + "text": "26.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.3% (2012)" + "text": "1.6% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -305,7 +317,7 @@ "text": "89.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "74.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "74.2% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -313,21 +325,21 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "14 years NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2014)" + "text": "16 years NA (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "37.6%" + "text": "35%" }, "male": { - "text": "35.7%" + "text": "34%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "37.4% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -345,7 +357,7 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Tunis" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the country name derives from the capital city of Tunis" } }, @@ -361,6 +373,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: three possibilities exist for the derivation of the name; originally a Berber settlement (earliest reference 4th century B.C.), the strategic site fell to the Carthaginians (Phoenicians) and the city could be named after the Punic goddess Tanit, since many ancient cities were named after patron deities; alternatively, the Berber root word \"ens,\" which means \"to lie down\" or \"to pass the night,\" may indicate that the site was originally a camp or rest stop; finally, the name may be the same as the city of Tynes, mentioned in the writings of some ancient authors" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -373,10 +388,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 20 March (1956); Revolution and Youth Day, 14 January (2011)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by president on 27 January 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by Constituent Assembly 26 January 2014, signed by the president, prime minister, and Constituent Assembly speaker 27 January 2014" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People membership; following review by the Constitutional Court, approval to proceed requires an absolute majority vote by the Assembly and final passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; the president can opt to submit an amendment to a referendum, which requires an absolute majority of votes cast for passage" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code, and Islamic law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law, based on the French civil code and Islamic (sharia) law; some judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court in joint session" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -400,58 +420,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Beji CAID ESSEBSI (since 31 December 2014)" + "text": "President Kais SAIED (elected 13 October, sworn in 23 October 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Youssef CHAHED (since 27 August 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Hichem MECHICHI (since 2 September 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "selected by the prime minister and approved by the Constituent Assembly" + "text": "selected by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 November and 21 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the majority party or majority coalition and appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 15 September 2019 with a runoff on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in 2024); following legislative elections, the prime minister is selected by the winning party or winning coalition and appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Beji CAID ESSEBSI elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Beji CAID ESSEBSI (Tunisia's Call) 55.7%, Moncef MARZOUKI (CPR) 44.3%" + "text": "first round - Kais SAIED (independent) 18.4%, Nabil KAROUI (Heart of Tunisia) 15.6%, Abdelfattah MOUROU (Nahda Movement) 12.9%, Abdelkrim ZBIDI(independent) 10.7%,Youssef CHAHED (Long Live Tunisia) 7.4%, Safi SAID (independent) 7.1%, Lotfi MRAIHI (Republican People's Union) 6.6%, other 21.3%; runoff - Kais SAIED elected president; Kais SAIED 72.7%, Nabil KAROUI 27.3%            " } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Chamber of the People's Deputies (217 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People or Majlis Nuwwab ash-Sha'b (Assemblee des representants du peuple) (217 seats; 199 members directly elected in Tunisian multi-seat constituencies and 18 members in multi-seat constituencies abroad by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "initial election held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "initial election held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Tunisia's Call 39.6%, al-Nahda 31.8%, UPL 7.4%, Popular Front 6.9%, Afek Tounes 3.7%, CPR 1.8%, other 8.8%; seats by party - Tunisia's Call 86, al-Nahda 69, UPL 16, Popular Front 15, Afek Tounes 8, CPR 4, other 17, independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Ennahdha 19.6%, Heart of Tunisia 14.6%, Free Destourian Party 6.6%, Democratic Current 6.4%, Dignity Coalition 5.9%, People's Movement 4.5%, TahyaTounes 4.1%, other 35.4%, independent 2.9%;seats by party -  Ennahdha 52, Heart of Tunisia 38, Free Destourian Party 17, Democratic Current 22, Dignity Coalition 21, People's Movement 16, Tahya Tounes 14, other 25, independent 12; composition - men 139, women 78, percent of women 35.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (organized into 1 civil and 3 criminal chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 members)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the new Tunisian constitution of January 2014 called for the creation of a constitutional court by the end of 2015; the court will consist of 12 members - 4 each appointed by the president, Supreme Judicial Council or SJC (an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder legal specialists), and the Chamber of the People's Deputies (parliament); members will serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; in late 2015, the International Commission of Jurists called on Tunisia's parliament to revise the draft on the constitutional court to ensure compliance with international standards" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Cassation (consists of the first president, chamber presidents, and magistrates and organized into 27 civil and 11 criminal chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a body of elected and appointed judges and specialized staff, after consultation with the prime minister; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; Constitutional Court members appointed 3 each by the president of the republic, the Chamber of the People's Deputies, and the SJC; members serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder legal specialists; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; Constitutional Court NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; administrative courts; Court of Audit; Housing Court; courts of first instance; lower district courts; military courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the new Tunisian constitution of January 2014 called for the creation of a constitutional court by the end of 2015, but as of November 2018, the court had not been appointed; the court to consist of 12 members - 4 each to be appointed by the president, the Supreme Judicial Council (an independent 4-part body consisting mainly of elected judges and the remainder are legal specialists), and the Chamber of the People's Deputies (parliament); members are to serve 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Afek Tounes [Yassine BRAHIM] ++ Congress for the Republic or CPR [Imed DAIMI] ++ Current of Love [Mohamed HAMDI] (formerly the Popular Petition party) ++ Democratic Alliance Party [Mohamed HAMDI] ++ Democratic Current [Mohamed ABBOU] ++ Democratic Patriots' Unified Party ++ Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance) [Rachid GHANNOUCHI] ++ Free Patriotic Union or UPL (Union patriotique libre) [Slim RIAHI] ++ Green Tunisia Party [Abdelkader ZITOUNI] ++ Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI] ++ National Destourian Initiative or El Moubadra [Kamel MORJANE] ++ Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard ++ People's Movement [Zouheir MAGHZAOUI] ++ Popular Front (a coalition of 9 parties including Democractic Patriots' Unified Party, Workers' Party, Green Tunisia, Tunisian Ba'ath Movement, and Party of the Democractic Arab Vanguard) ++ Popular Petition (Aridha Chaabia) [Hachemi HAMDI] ++ Republican Party [Maya JRIBI] ++ The Initiative [Kamel MORJANE] (formerly the Constitutional Democratic Rally or RCD) ++ Tunisian Ba'ath Movement [Omar Othman BEKHADJ, secretary general] ++ Tunisia's Call (Nidaa Tounes) [Mohamed ENNACEUR] ++ Workers' Party [Hamma HAMMAMI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "18 October Group [collective leadership] ++ Tunisian League for Human Rights or LTDH [Mokhtar TRIFI] ++ Tunisian General Labor Union or UGTT [Hassine ABASSI]" + "text": "Afek Tounes [Yassine BRAHIM]Al Badil Al-Tounisi (The Tunisian Alternative) [Mehdi JOMAA]Call for Tunisia Party (Nidaa Tounes) [Hafedh CAID ESSEBSI]Congress for the Republic Party or CPR [Imed DAIMI]Current of Love [Hachemi HAMDI] (formerly the Popular Petition party)Democratic Alliance Party [Mohamed HAMDI]Democratic Current [Mohamed ABBOU]Democratic Patriots' Unified Party [Zied LAKHDHAR]Dignity Coalition [Seifeddine MAKHIOUF]Free Destourian Party [Abir MOUSSI]Free Patriotic Union (Union patriotique libre) or UPL  [Slim RIAHI]Green Tunisia Party [Abdelkader ZITOUNI]Heart of Tunisia (Qalb Tounes)Irada MovementLong Live Tunisia (Tahya Tounes) [Youssef CHAHED]Machrou Tounes (Tunisia Project) [Mohsen MARZOUK]Movement of Socialist Democrats or MDS [Ahmed KHASKHOUSSI]Ennahda Movement (The Renaissance) [Rachid GHANNOUCHI]National Destourian Initiative or El Moubadra [Kamel MORJANE]Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard [Ahmed JEDDICK, Kheireddine SOUABNI]People's Movement [Zouheir MAGHZAOUI]Popular Front (coalition includes Democratic Patriots' Unified Party, Workers' Party, Green Tunisia, Tunisian Ba'ath Movement, Party of the Democratic Arab Vanguard)Republican Party [Maya JRIBI]Tunisian Ba'ath Movement [OMAR Othman BELHADJ]Tunisia First (Tunis Awlan) [Ridha BELHAJ]Workers' Party [Hamma HAMMAMI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), CAEU, CD, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Faycal GOUIA (since 18 May 2015)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Abdeljelil Ben RABEH (since 24 August 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005" @@ -465,29 +482,29 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Daniel H. RUBINSTEIN (Since 22 October 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053" + "text": "Ambassador Donald A. BLOME (since 21 February 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[216] 71 107-000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Les Berges du Lac, 1053 Tunis" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Zone Nord-Est des Berges du Lac Nord de Tunis 1053" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[216] 71 963-263" + "text": "[216] 71 107-090" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a white disk in the center bearing a red crescent nearly encircling a red five-pointed star; resembles the Ottoman flag (red banner with white crescent and star) and recalls Tunisia's history as part of the Ottoman Empire; red represents the blood shed by martyrs in the struggle against oppression, white stands for peace; the crescent and star are traditional symbols of Islam", "note": { - "text": "the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire" + "text": "note: the flag is based on that of Turkey, itself a successor state to the Ottoman Empire" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "encircled red star and crescent; national colors: red, white" + "text": "encircled red crescent moon and five-pointed star; national colors: red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -497,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "Mustafa Sadik AL-RAFII and Aboul-Qacem ECHEBBI/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1957, replaced 1958, restored 1987; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of the United Arab Emirates" + "text": "note: adopted 1957, replaced 1958, restored 1987; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of the United Arab Emirates" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tunisia's diverse, market-oriented economy has long been cited as a success story in Africa and the Middle East, but it faces an array of challenges following the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia embarked on a successful strategy focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism, all of which have become central to the country's economy. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% of exports bound for Tunisia's main economic partner, the EU. ++ ++ Tunisia's liberal strategy, coupled with investments in education and infrastructure, fueled decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth and improving living standards. Former President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (1987-2011) continued these policies, but as his reign wore on cronyism and corruption stymied economic performance, and unemployment rose among the country's growing ranks of university graduates. These grievances contributed to the January 2011 overthrow of BEN ALI, sending Tunisia's economy into a tailspin as tourism and investment declined sharply. ++ ++ Since its establishment in late 2014, Tunisia’s new government has faced challenges reassuring businesses and investors, bringing budget and current account deficits under control, shoring up the country's financial system, lowering high unemployment, and reducing economic disparities between the more developed coastal region and the impoverished interior. In 2015, successive terrorist attacks against the tourism sector and worker strikes in the phosphate sector, which combined account for nearly 15% of GDP, slowed growth to less than 1% of GDP." + "text": "Tunisia's economy – structurally designed to favor vested interests – faced an array of challenges exposed by the 2008 global financial crisis that helped precipitate the 2011 Arab Spring revolution. After the revolution and a series of terrorist attacks, including on the country’s tourism sector, barriers to economic inclusion continued to add to slow economic growth and high unemployment. Following an ill-fated experiment with socialist economic policies in the 1960s, Tunisia focused on bolstering exports, foreign investment, and tourism, all of which have become central to the country's economy. Key exports now include textiles and apparel, food products, petroleum products, chemicals, and phosphates, with about 80% of exports bound for Tunisia's main economic partner, the EU. Tunisia's strategy, coupled with investments in education and infrastructure, fueled decades of 4-5% annual GDP growth and improved living standards. Former President Zine el Abidine BEN ALI (1987-2011) continued these policies, but as his reign wore on cronyism and corruption stymied economic performance, unemployment rose, and the informal economy grew. Tunisia’s economy became less and less inclusive. These grievances contributed to the January 2011 overthrow of BEN ALI, further depressing Tunisia's economy as tourism and investment declined sharply. Tunisia’s government remains under pressure to boost economic growth quickly to mitigate chronic socio-economic challenges, especially high levels of youth unemployment, which has persisted since the 2011 revolution. Successive terrorist attacks against the tourism sector and worker strikes in the phosphate sector, which combined account for nearly 15% of GDP, slowed growth from 2015 to 2017. Tunis is seeking increased foreign investment and working with the IMF through an Extended Fund Facility agreement to fix fiscal deficiencies." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$130.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $128.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$137.7 billion (2017 est.) / $135 billion (2016 est.) / $133.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$42.39 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.96 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 1.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,700 (2016 est.) ++ $11,600 (2015 est.) ++ $11,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11,900 (2017 est.) / $11,800 (2016 est.) / $11,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.6%" + "text": "71.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "19.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "43.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-49.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.1%" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -564,10 +581,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate, iron ore), tourism, textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.038 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.054 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -581,7 +598,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15.4% (2016 est.) ++ 15.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.) / 15.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15.5% (2010 est.)" @@ -594,214 +611,203 @@ "text": "27% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40 (2005 est.) ++ 41.7 (1995 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.882 billion" + "text": "9.876 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.77 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.21 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "70.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 62.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.75% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.31% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.76% (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$12.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$31.32 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $30.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$35.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $35.73 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$8.887 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $9.662 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $10.68 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.397 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$3.849 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$4.191 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.694 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.88 billion (2016 est.) ++ $14.07 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.82 billion (2017 est.) / $13.57 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 32.1%, Italy 17.3%, Germany 12.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, semi-finished goods and textiles, agricultural products, mechanical goods, phosphates and chemicals, hydrocarbons, electrical equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "France 28.5%, Italy 17.2%, Germany 10.9%, Libya 6.1%, Spain 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.75 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.09 billion (2017 est.) / $18.37 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "textiles, machinery and equipment, hydrocarbons, chemicals, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 19.4%, Italy 16.4%, Algeria 8.2%, Germany 7.4%, China 6% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 15.8%, France 15.1%, China 9.2%, Germany 8.1%, Turkey 4.8%, Algeria 4.7%, Spain 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.276 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.059 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.594 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.941 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$27.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$37.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$285 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $285 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.19 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $28.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - ++ 2.141 (2016 est.) ++ 1.9617 (2015 est.) ++ 1.9617 (2014 est.) ++ 1.6976 (2013 est.) ++ 1.56 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Tunisian dinars (TND) per US dollar - / 2.48 (2017 est.) / 2.148 (2016 est.) / 2.148 (2015 est.) / 1.9617 (2014 est.) / 1.6976 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.44 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "15 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.27 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "500 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "134 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.768 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "94% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "47,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "39,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "48,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "39,980 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "22,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,580 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "400 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "425 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "35,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "27,770 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "89,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "102,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "17,650 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,660 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "64,620 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "85,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.661 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.274 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.52 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.125 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.86 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.851 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "65.13 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "65.13 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "21 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.42 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "943,508" + "text": "1,444,631" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.43 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "14.598 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "14,679,917" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "126.31 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country" + "text": "above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; telephone network is completely digitized; Internet access available throughout the country; penetration rates for mobile and Internet services are among the highest in the region; 3 MNOs (mobile network operator); government Internet censorship abolished in 2013; telecom invests in LTE network and fiber infrastructure with FttP (fiber to the premises) services; 5G license expected to be launched soon; auction of spectrum in the 800MHz band loT (location of Things) and mobile services; use of Chinese company Huawei to develop LTE network (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cell" + "text": "in an effort to jumpstart expansion of the fixed-line network, the government awarded a concession to build and operate a VSAT network with international connectivity; rural areas are served by wireless local loops; competition between several mobile-cellular service providers has resulted in lower activation and usage charges and a strong surge in subscribership; fixed-line is 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity has reached about 126 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 216; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria a (2015)" + "text": "country code - 216; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-4, Didon, HANNIBAL System and Trapani-Kelibia submarine cable systems that provides links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; 2 international gateway digital switches (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "broadcast media is mainly government-controlled; the state-run Tunisian Radio and Television Establishment (ERTT) operates 2 national TV networks, several national radio networks, and a number of regional radio stations; 1 TV and 3 radio stations are priv (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station with multiple transmission sites; 5 private TV stations broadcast locally; cable TV service is available; state-owned radio network with 2 stations (in Lome and Kara); several dozen private radio stations and a few community radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.355 million" + "text": "7,392,242" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "48.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.19% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,014,395" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "9 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "41" + "text": "53" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,496,190" + "text": "4,274,199 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "10,354,241 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "13.23 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -812,16 +818,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -829,52 +835,46 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 68 km; gas 3,111 km; oil 1,381 km; refined products 453 km (2013)" + "text": "68 km condensate, 3111 km gas, 1381 km oil, 453 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,173 km (1,991 in use)" + "text": "2,173 km (1,991 in use) (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "471 km 1.435-m gauge" - }, - "dual gauge": { - "text": "8 km 1.435-1.000-m gauge" + "text": "471 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "1,694 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "dual gauge": { + "text": "8 km 1.435-1.000-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "19,418 km" - }, "paved": { - "text": "14,756 km (includes 357 km of expressways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "4,662 km (2010)" + "text": "20,000 km (2015)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "67" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 9, oil tanker 1, other 57 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -884,14 +884,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Jamahiriyah At'Tunisia) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-23 years of age for compulsory service, 1-year service obligation; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service; Tunisian nationality required (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Tunisian Armed Forces (Forces Armees Tunisiens, FAT): Tunisian Army (includes Tunisian Air Defense Force), Tunisian Navy, Republic of Tunisia Air Force; Ministry of Interior: Tunisian National Guard (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.55% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.34% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.55% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2019) / 2.1% of GDP (2018) / 2.1% of GDP (2017) / 2.4% of GDP (2016) / 2.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Tunisian Armed Forces (FAT) have approximately 36,000 active personnel (27,000 Army; 5,000 Navy; 4,000 Air Force); est. 12,000 National Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Tunisian military's inventory includes mostly older or secondhand US and European equipment; since 2010, the Netherlands and US are the leading suppliers of arms to Tunisia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "20-23 years of age for compulsory service, 1-year service obligation; 18-23 years of age for voluntary service (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) network in Tunisia; al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/africa/tz.json b/africa/tz.json index 232edfaa..aa873172 100644 --- a/africa/tz.json +++ b/africa/tz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule ended in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and popular opposition led to two contentious elections since 1995, which the ruling party won despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities. The formation of a government of national unity between Zanzibar's two leading parties succeeded in minimizing electoral tension in 2010." + "text": "Mainland Tanzania fell under German rule during the late 19th century as part of German East Africa. After World War I, Britain governed the mainland as Tanganyika; the Zanzibar Archipelago remained a separate colonial jurisdiction. Shortly after achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the United Republic of Tanzania in 1964. In 1995, the country held its first democratic elections since the 1970s. Zanzibar maintains semi-autonomy and participates in national elections; popular political opposition on the isles led to four contentious elections since 1995, in which the ruling party claimed victory despite international observers' claims of voting irregularities." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "61,500 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar" + "text": "note: includes the islands of Mafia, Pemba, and Zanzibar" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,018 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (highest point in Africa)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kilimanjaro (highest point in Africa) 5,895 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.7% ++ arable land 14.3%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 27.1%" + "text": "43.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "14.3% (2011 est.) / 2.3% (2011 est.) / 27.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "37.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,840 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (elev. 2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active volcanoes include Kieyo and Meru" - } + "text": "flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity; Ol Doinyo Lengai (2,962 m) has emitted lava in recent years; other historically active volcanoes include Kieyo and Meru" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats; recent droughts affected marginal agriculture; wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade, especially for ivory" + "text": "water polution; improper management of liquid waste; indoor air pollution caused by the burning of fuel wood or charcoal for cooking and heating is a large environmental health issue; soil degradation; deforestation; desertification; destruction of coral reefs threatens marine habitats; wildlife threatened by illegal hunting and trade, especially for ivory; loss of biodiversity; solid waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only two mountains on the continent that has glaciers (the other is Mount Kenya); bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in the southwest" + "text": "Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa and one of only three mountain ranges on the continent that has glaciers (the others are Mount Kenya [in Kenya] and the Ruwenzori Mountains [on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo border]); Tanzania is bordered by three of the largest lakes on the continent: Lake Victoria (the world's second-largest freshwater lake) in the north, Lake Tanganyika (the world's second deepest) in the west, and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) in the southwest" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "52,482,726", + "text": "58,552,845 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -123,82 +129,85 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages", "note": { - "text": "Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages" + "text": "note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4%", + "text": "Christian 61.4%, Muslim 35.2%, folk religion 1.8%, other 0.2%, unaffiliated 1.4% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: Zanzibar is almost entirely Muslim" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Tanzania has the largest population in East Africa and the lowest population density; almost a third of the population is urban. Tanzania’s youthful population – about two-thirds of the population is under 25 – is growing rapidly because of the high total fertility rate of 4.8 children per woman. Progress in reducing the birth rate has stalled, sustaining the country’s nearly 3% annual growth. The maternal mortality rate has improved since 2000, yet it remains very high because of early and frequent pregnancies, inadequate maternal health services, and a lack of skilled birth attendants – problems that are worse among poor and rural women. Tanzania has made strides in reducing under-5 and infant mortality rates, but a recent drop in immunization threatens to undermine gains in child health. Malaria is a leading killer of children under 5, while HIV is the main source of adult mortality For Tanzania, most migration is internal, rural to urban movement, while some temporary labor migration from towns to plantations takes place seasonally for harvests. Tanzania was Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country for decades, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Great Lakes region, primarily Burundi, over the last fifty years. However, the assisted repatriation and naturalization of tens of thousands of Burundian refugees between 2002 and 2014 dramatically reduced the refugee population. Tanzania is increasingly a transit country for illegal migrants from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region who are heading to southern Africa for security reasons and/or economic opportunities. Some of these migrants choose to settle in Tanzania." + "text": "Tanzania has the largest population in East Africa and the lowest population density; almost a third of the population is urban. Tanzania’s youthful population – about two-thirds of the population is under 25 – is growing rapidly because of the high total fertility rate of 4.8 children per woman. Progress in reducing the birth rate has stalled, sustaining the country’s nearly 3% annual growth. The maternal mortality rate has improved since 2000, yet it remains very high because of early and frequent pregnancies, inadequate maternal health services, and a lack of skilled birth attendants – problems that are worse among poor and rural women. Tanzania has made strides in reducing under-5 and infant mortality rates, but a recent drop in immunization threatens to undermine gains in child health. Malaria is a leading killer of children under 5, while HIV is the main source of adult mortality\nFor Tanzania, most migration is internal, rural to urban movement, while some temporary labor migration from towns to plantations takes place seasonally for harvests. Tanzania was Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country for decades, hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Great Lakes region, primarily Burundi, over the last fifty years. However, the assisted repatriation and naturalization of tens of thousands of Burundian refugees between 2002 and 2014 dramatically reduced the refugee population. Tanzania is increasingly a transit country for illegal migrants from the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes region who are heading to southern Africa for security reasons and/or economic opportunities. Some of these migrants choose to settle in Tanzania." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "44.06% (male 11,678,349/female 11,444,708)" + "text": "42.7% (male 12,632,772/female 12,369,115)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.71% (male 5,173,239/female 5,169,214)" + "text": "20.39% (male 5,988,208/female 5,948,134)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.74% (male 7,840,941/female 7,767,797)" + "text": "30.31% (male 8,903,629/female 8,844,180)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.5% (male 802,760/female 1,034,151)" + "text": "3.52% (male 954,251/female 1,107,717)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.99% (male 668,102/female 903,465) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.08% (male 747,934/female 1,056,905) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "93.8%" + "text": "85.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "87.6%" + "text": "81" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.6 years" + "text": "18.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17.3 years" + "text": "17.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.77% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.71% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "36 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the largest and most populous East African country; population distribution is extremely uneven, but greater population clusters occur in the northern half of country and along the east coast as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "31.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "35.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "5.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DAR ES SALAAM (capital) 5.116 million; Mwanza 838,000 (2015)" + "text": "262,000 Dodoma (legislative capital) (2018), 6.702 million DAR ES SALAAM (administrative capital), 1.120 million Mwanza (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,95 +217,101 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.6", + "text": "19.8 years (2015/16 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "398 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "524 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "41.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "36.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "43.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "38.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "39.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "62.2 years" + "text": "63.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "60.8 years" + "text": "62.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "63.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.83 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.59 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.4% (2009/10)" + "text": "38.4% (2015/16)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.7% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "43.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.8% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.6% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.03 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "0.01 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77.2% of population ++ rural: 45.5% of population ++ total: 55.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 22.1% of population ++ rural: 56% of population ++ total: 46.8% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 31.3% of population ++ rural: 8.3% of population ++ total: 15.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 17.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 68.7% of population ++ rural: 91.7% of population ++ total: 84.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "70.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "53.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.69% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,385,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.7 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "35,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "27,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -305,66 +320,55 @@ "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Rift Valley fever" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis and leptospirosis" + "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2014)" + "text": "8.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "13.6% (2011)" + "text": "14.6% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili (Swahili), English, or Arabic" }, "total population": { - "text": "70.6%" + "text": "77.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "75.9%" + "text": "83.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "65.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "73.1% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "8 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "2,815,085" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "21%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 and does not include Zanzibar (2006 est.)" + "text": "9 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "4.5%" + "text": "3.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "7.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -383,9 +387,9 @@ "text": "Tanzania" }, "former": { - "text": "United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar" + "text": "German East Africa, Trust Territory of Tanganyika, United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the country's name is a combination of the first letters of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two states that merged to form Tanzania in 1964" } }, @@ -394,26 +398,34 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Dodoma; note - officially changed in 1996; serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; de facto the capital remains in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation" + "text": "Dar es Salaam (administrative capital), Dodoma (legislative capital); note - Dodoma was designated the national capital in 1996 and serves as the meeting place for the National Assembly; Dar es Salaam remains the de facto capital, the country's largest city and commercial center, and the site of the executive branch offices and diplomatic representation; the government contends that it will complete the transfer of the executive branch to Dodoma by 2020" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "6 48 S, 39 17 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Dar es Salaam was the name given by Majid bin Said, the first sultan of Zanzibar, to the new city he founded on the Indian Ocean coast; the Arabic name is commonly translated as \"abode/home of peace\"; Dodoma, in the native Gogo language, means \"it has sunk\"; supposedly, one day during the rainy season, an elephant drowned in the area; the villagers in that place were so struck by what had occurred, that ever since the locale has been referred to as the place where \"it (the elephant) sunk\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "30 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa, Kagera, Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North), Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North), Katavi, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Kusini Pemba (Pemba South), Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South), Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West), Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Njombe, Pwani (Coast), Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Singida, Tabora, Tanga" + "text": "31 regions; Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Geita, Iringa, Kagera, Kaskazini Pemba (Pemba North), Kaskazini Unguja (Zanzibar North), Katavi, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Kusini Pemba (Pemba South), Kusini Unguja (Zanzibar Central/South), Lindi, Manyara, Mara, Mbeya, Mjini Magharibi (Zanzibar Urban/West), Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza, Njombe, Pwani (Coast), Rukwa, Ruvuma, Shinyanga, Simiyu, Singida, Songwe, Tabora, Tanga" }, "Independence": { - "text": "26 April 1964; Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 (from UK-administered UN trusteeship); Zanzibar became independent on 10 December 1963 (from UK); Tanganyika united with Zanzibar on 26 April 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar; renamed United Republic of Tanzania on 29 October 1964" + "text": "26 April 1964 (Tanganyika united with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar); 29 October 1964 (renamed United Republic of Tanzania); notable earlier dates: 9 December 1961 (Tanganyika became independent from UK-administered UN trusteeship); 10 December 1963 (Zanzibar became independent from UK)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Union Day (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), 26 April (1964)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; amended many times, last in 2012; note - in 2012, the Tanzania Constitutional Review Commission was formed, and in June 2013, completed the first draft of a new constitution and a second version in December; a 640-member Constituent Assembly, formed in February 2014, passed a new constitution draft in October; a national referendum planned for April 2015 has been postponed (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 25 April 1977; note - progress enacting a new constitution drafted in 2014 by the Constituent Assembly stalled" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional articles including those on sovereignty of the United Republic, the authorities and powers of the government, the president, the Assembly, and the High Court requires two-thirds majority vote of the mainland Assembly membership and of the Zanzibar House of Representatives membership; House of Representatives approval of other amendments is not required; amended several times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts limited to matters of interpretation" @@ -440,61 +452,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President John MAGUFULI (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President John MAGUFULI, Dr. (since 5 November 2015; sworn in for second 5-year term on 5 November 2020); Vice President Samia Suluhu HASSAN (since 5 November 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President John MAGUFULI, Dr. (since 5 November 2015); Vice President Samia SULUHU (since 5 November 2015); note - Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa MAJALIWA (since 20 November 2015) has authority over the day-to-day functions of the government, is the leader of government busines in the National Assembly, and is head of the Cabinet" + "text": "President John MAGUFULI, Dr. (since 5 November 2015; sworn in for second 5-year term on 5 November 2020); Vice President Samia Suluhu HASSAN (since 5 November 2015); note - Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa MAJALIWA (since 20 November 2015; reappointed 13 November 2020) has authority over the day-to-day functions of the government, is the leader of government business in the National Assembly, and is head of the Cabinet" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held 28 October 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "John MAGUFULI elected president; percent of vote - John MAGUFULI (CCM) 58.5%, Edward LOWASSA (CHADEMA) 40%, other 1.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for matters internal to Zanzibar; election held on 25 October 2015 was annulled by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission and rerun on 20 March 2016; President Ali Mohamed SHEIN reelected; percent of vote - Ali Mohamed SHEIN 91.4%, Hamad Rashid MOHAMED 3%, other 5.6%" + "text": "note: Zanzibar elects a president as head of government for internal matters; election held on 25 October 2015 was annulled by the Zanzibar Electoral Commission and rerun on 20 March 2016; President Ali Mohamed SHEIN reelected; percent of vote - Ali Mohamed SHEIN (CCM) 91.4%, Hamad Rashid MOHAMED (ADC) 3%, other 5.6%; the main opposition party in Zanzibar CUF boycotted the 20 March 2016 election rerun" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (357 seats; 239 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 102 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve a 5-year term); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the National Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives or Baraza La Wawakilishi (81 seats; 50 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 10 appointed by the Zanzibar president, 5 seats reserved for government appointed regional commissioners, and 1 seat for the attorney general; elected members serve a 5-year term)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (Bunge) (393 seats; 264 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 113 women indirectly elected by proportional representation vote, 5 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the Zanzibar House of Representatives, 10 appointed by the president, and 1 seat reserved for the attorney general; members serve a 5-year term); note - in addition to enacting laws that apply to the entire United Republic of Tanzania, the National Assembly enacts laws that apply only to the mainland; Zanzibar has its own House of Representatives or Baraza La Wawakilishi (82 seats; 50 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 20 women directly elected by proportional representation vote, 10 appointed by the Zanzibar president, 1 seat for the House speaker, and 1 ex-officio seat for the attorney general; elected members serve a 5-year term)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Tanzania National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives elections last held on 25 October 2015 (next National Assembly election to be held in October 2020; next Zanzibar election NA; note the Zanzibar Electoral Commission annulled the 2015 election; no date for repoll announced as of early November)" + "text": "Tanzania National Assembly and Zanzibar House of Representatives - elections last held on 25 October 2015 (next National Assembly election to be held in October 2020; next Zanzibar election either October 2020 or March 2021); note the Zanzibar Electoral Commission annulled the 2015 election; repoll held on 20 March 2016" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA ++ Zanzibar House of Representatives - election annulled" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CCM 55%, Chadema 31.8%, CUF 8.6%, other 4.6%; seats by party - CCM 253, Chadema 70, CUF 42, other 2; composition as of September 2018 - men 245, women 145, percent of women 37.2%Zanzibar House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal of the United Republic of Tanzania (consists of the chief justice and 14 justices); High Court of the United Republic for Mainland Tanzania (consists of the principal judge and 30 judges organized into commercial, land, and labor courts); High Court of Zanzibar (consists of the chief justice and 10 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal and High Court justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission for Tanzania, a judicial body of high level judges and 2 members appointed by the national president; Court of Appeal and High Court judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 60 but can be extended; High Court of Zanzibar judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Commission of Zanzibar; judges may serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Court of Appeal and High Court justices appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission for Tanzania, a judicial body of high level judges and 2 members appointed by the national president; Court of Appeal and High Court judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 60, but terms can be extended; High Court of Zanzibar judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the Judicial Commission of Zanzibar; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Resident Magistrates Courts; Kadhi courts (for Islamic family matters); district and primary courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Civic United Front or CUF (Chama Cha Wananchi [Seif Shariff HAMAD, Secretary General] ++ National Convention for Construction and Reform - Mageuzi or NCCR-M [James Francis MBATCA] ++ Party of Democracy and Development or CHADEMA (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo) [Freeman MBOWE] ++ Revolutionary Party or CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) [John MAGUFULI] ++ Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Augustine MREMA] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [John Momose CHEYO]", - "Note": { - "text": "in March 2014, four opposition parties (CUF, CHADEMA, NCCR-Mageuzi, and the National League for Democracy) united to form Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi (Coalition for the People's Constituion) or UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition" + "text": "Alliance for Change and Transparency (Wazalendo) or ACT [Zitto KABWE]Alliance for Democratic Change or ADC [Miraji ABDALLAH] Civic United Front (Chama Cha Wananchi) or CUF [Ibrahim LIPUMBA]National Convention for Construction and Reform-Mageuzi or NCCR-M [James Francis MBATIA]National League for DemocracyParty of Democracy and Development (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo) or Chadema [Freeman MBOWE]Revolutionary Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi) or CCM [John MAGUFULI]Tanzania Labor Party or TLP [Augustine MREMA]United Democratic Party or UDP [John Momose CHEYO]", + "note": { + "text": "note: in March 2014, four opposition parties (CUF, CHADEMA, NCCR-Mageuzi, and NLD) united to form Coalition for the People's Constitution (Umoja wa Katiba ya Wananchi) or UKAWA; during local elections held in October, 2014, UKAWA entered one candidate representing the three parties united in the coalition" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Economic and Social Research Foundation or ESRF ++ Free Zanzibar ++ Tanzania Media Women's Association or TAMWA ++ Tanzania Private Sector Foundation or TPSF ++ Twaweza" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, EAC, EADB, EITI, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Wilson MASILINGI (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Wilson Mutagaywa MASILINGI (since 17 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1232 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -508,7 +517,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Virginia BLASER (since October 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Donald J. WRIGHT (since 2 April 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[255] (22) 229-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "686 Old Bagamoyo Road, Msasani, Dar es Salaam" @@ -516,9 +528,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 9123, Dar es Salaam" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[255] (22) 229-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[255] (22) 229-4970 or 4971" } @@ -537,64 +546,64 @@ "text": "collective/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1961; the anthem, which is also a popular song in Africa, shares the same melody with that of Zambia, but has different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1961; the anthem, which is also a popular song in Africa, shares the same melody with that of Zambia but has different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tanzania is one of the world's poorest economies in terms of per capita income, but has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism. GDP growth in 2009-15 was an impressive 6-7% per year. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining. ++ ++ The economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for more than one-quarter of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs about 80% of the work force; agriculture accounts for 7% of government expenditures. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular. ++ ++ The financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. Recent banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment. ++ ++ The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, that provide important trade links for inland countries. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact grant, worth $698 million, and, in December 2014, the Millennium Challenge Corporation selected Tanzania for a second Compact. ++ ++ In late 2014, a highly publicized scandal in the energy sector involving senior Tanzanian officials resulted in international donors freezing nearly $500 million in direct budget support to the government. The Tanzanian shilling weakened in 2015 because of lower gold prices, election-related political risk, and outflows from emerging market currencies generally." + "text": "Tanzania has achieved high growth rates based on its vast natural resource wealth and tourism with GDP growth in 2009-17 averaging 6%-7% per year. Dar es Salaam used fiscal stimulus measures and easier monetary policies to lessen the impact of the global recession and in general, benefited from low oil prices. Tanzania has largely completed its transition to a market economy, though the government retains a presence in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, energy, and mining. The economy depends on agriculture, which accounts for slightly less than one-quarter of GDP and employs about 65% of the work force, although gold production in recent years has increased to about 35% of exports. All land in Tanzania is owned by the government, which can lease land for up to 99 years. Proposed reforms to allow for land ownership, particularly foreign land ownership, remain unpopular. The financial sector in Tanzania has expanded in recent years and foreign-owned banks account for about 48% of the banking industry's total assets. Competition among foreign commercial banks has resulted in significant improvements in the efficiency and quality of financial services, though interest rates are still relatively high, reflecting high fraud risk. Banking reforms have helped increase private-sector growth and investment. The World Bank, the IMF, and bilateral donors have provided funds to rehabilitate Tanzania's aging infrastructure, including rail and port, which provide important trade links for inland countries. In 2013, Tanzania completed the world's largest Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) grant, worth $698 million, but in late 2015, the MCC Board of Directors deferred a decision to renew Tanzania’s eligibility because of irregularities in voting in Zanzibar and concerns over the government's use of a controversial cybercrime bill. The new government elected in 2015 has developed an ambitious development agenda focused on creating a better business environment through improved infrastructure, access to financing, and education progress, but implementing budgets remains challenging for the government. Recent policy moves by President MAGUFULI are aimed at protecting domestic industry and have caused concern among foreign investors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$150.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $140.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $131.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$162.5 billion (2017 est.) / $153.3 billion (2016 est.) / $143.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$46.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$51.76 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.2% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.) / 7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,100 (2016 est.) ++ $2,900 (2015 est.) ++ $2,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,200 (2017 est.) / $3,100 (2016 est.) / $3,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.3%" + "text": "62.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "12.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "36.5%" + "text": "36.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-5.9%" + "text": "-8.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "18.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "28.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "47.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -604,24 +613,27 @@ "text": "agricultural processing (sugar, beer, cigarettes, sisal twine); mining (diamonds, gold, and iron), salt, soda ash; cement, oil refining, shoes, apparel, wood products, fertilizer" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "26.96 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.89 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "80%" + "text": "66.9%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "20% (2002 est.)" + "industry": { + "text": "6.4%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "26.6% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "10.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "67.9% (2011 est.)" + "text": "22.8% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -631,217 +643,215 @@ "text": "29.6% (2007)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.6 (2007) ++ 34.6 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$6.257 billion" + "text": "7.873 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.084 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.818 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "37% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "8.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 3.7% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.1% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.957 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.457 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.072 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.533 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.484 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.803 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.539 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.264 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 5.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.121 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.007 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.464 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.137 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.985 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.709 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.971 billion (2017 est.) / $5.697 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 21.8%, South Africa 17.9%, Kenya 8.8%, Switzerland 6.7%, Belgium 5.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.8%, China 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, coffee, cashew nuts, manufactures, cotton" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 21.4%, China 8.1%, Japan 5.1%, Kenya 4.6%, Belgium 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.976 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.843 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.869 billion (2017 est.) / $8.464 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery and transportation equipment, industrial raw materials, crude oil" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 34.6%, India 13.5%, South Africa 4.7%, UAE 4.4%, Kenya 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "India 16.5%, China 15.8%, UAE 9.2%, Saudi Arabia 7.9%, South Africa 5.1%, Japan 4.9%, Switzerland 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.771 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", + "text": "$5.301 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.067 billion (31 December 2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes gold" + "text": "note: excludes gold" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$17.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $15.21 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - ++ 2,182.3 (2016 est.) ++ 1,989.7 (2015 est.) ++ 1,989.7 (2014 est.) ++ 1,654 (2013 est.) ++ 1,583 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Tanzanian shillings (TZS) per US dollar - / 2,243.8 (2017 est.) / 2,177.1 (2016 est.) / 2,177.1 (2015 est.) / 1,989.7 (2014 est.) / 1,654 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "39 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "33% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "65% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "17% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.699 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.682 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "60 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "102 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.457 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "55% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "66.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "40% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "58,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "72,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "55,380 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "67,830 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "550 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "550 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.513 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.513 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "10 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.57 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "142,819" + "text": "74,081" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "39.666 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "46,847,405" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "78 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.21 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications services are marginal; system operating below capacity and being modernized for better service" + "text": "telecommunications services are marginal and operating below capacity; 1 fixed-line operator and 8 operational mobile networks; unfortunate high tariffs on telecoms; mobile use is growing at 85% penetration; 3G/LTE services; govt. allocates TZ $17.5 billion to improve rural telecom infrastructure and work on national fiber backbone network connecting population around country (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 75 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radi" + "text": "fixed-line telephone network inadequate with less than 1 connection per 100 persons; mobile-cellular service, aided by multiple providers, is increasing rapidly and exceeds 82 telephones per 100 persons; trunk service provided by open-wire, microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and fiber-optic cable; some links being made digital (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 255; landing point for the EASSy fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with Europe and North America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 255; landing points for the EASSy, SEACOM/Tata TGN-Eurasia, and SEAS fiber-optic submarine cable system linking East Africa with the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a state-owned TV station and multiple privately owned TV stations; state-owned national radio station supplemented by more than 40 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "a state-owned TV station and multiple privately owned TV stations; state-owned national radio station supplemented by more than 40 privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.734 million" + "text": "13,862,836" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "5.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "25% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "861,234" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "11 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "17" + "text": "91" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,239,707" + "text": "1,481,557 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,337,440 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "390,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -852,7 +862,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" @@ -864,46 +874,49 @@ "text": "4" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "156" + "text": "156 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "98" + "text": "98 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "33 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 311 km; oil 891 km; refined products 8 km (2013)" + "text": "311 km gas, 891 km oil, 8 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,567 km" + "text": "4,567 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "1,860 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,707 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "1,860 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "2707 km 1.000-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "86,472 km" + "text": "87,581 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "7,092 km" + "text": "10,025 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "79,380 km (2010)" + "text": "77,556 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -911,36 +924,53 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "94" + "text": "337" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 6, cargo 66, carrier 4, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "42 (Japan 1, Romania 1, Saudi Arabia 1, Syria 23, Turkey 13, UAE 3)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3 (Panama 2, UK 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 8, general cargo 173, oil tanker 44, other 108 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Tanzania People's Defense Force (Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Army, Naval Wing (includes Coast Guard), Air Defense Command (includes Air Wing), National Service (2007)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF or Jeshi la Wananchi la Tanzania, JWTZ): Land Forces Command, Naval Forces Command, Air Force Command, National Building Army (Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa, JKT), People's Militia (Reserves) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Building Army is a paramilitary organization under the Defense Forces that provides six months of military and vocational training to individuals as part of their two years of public service; after completion of training, some graduates join the regular Defense Forces while the remainder become part of the People's Militia" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.13% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.13% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Tanzania People's Defense Forces (TPDF) have an estimated 26,000 active personnel (22,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Naval Forces; 3,000 Air Force) (2019 )" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the TPDF inventory includes mostly Soviet-era and older Chinese equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to the TPDF (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "450 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 960 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 160 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 660 Sudan (UNAMID) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-year commitment (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "The International Maritime Bureau reports that shipping in territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean remain at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, especially as Somali-based pirates extend their activities south; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen." + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the TPDF has deployed additional troops to its border with Mozambique to prevent a spillover of the growing violence in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Central Africa (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -949,7 +979,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "177,335 (Burundi); 62,505 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2016)" + "text": "154,163 (Burundi), 77,898 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/ug.json b/africa/ug.json index e39c58a2..d347b3a5 100644 --- a/africa/ug.json +++ b/africa/ug.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences complicated the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics and lifted presidential term limits." + "text": "British influence in Uganda began in the 1860s with explorers seeking the source of the Nile and expanded in subsequent decades with various trade agreements and the establishment of the Uganda Protectorate in 1894. The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences complicated the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. In December 2017, parliament approved the removal of presidential age limits, thereby making it possible for MUSEVENI to continue standing for office. Uganda faces numerous challenges, however, that could affect future stability, including explosive population growth, power and infrastructure constraints, corruption, underdeveloped democratic institutions, and human rights deficits." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Oregon" + "text": "slightly more than two times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "mostly plateau with rim of mountains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Albert Nile 614 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m ++ highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "71.2% ++ arable land 34.3%; permanent crops 11.3%; permanent pasture 25.6%" + "text": "71.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "34.3% (2011 est.) / 11.3% (2011 est.) / 25.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "14.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +78,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "140 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching" + "text": "draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial discharge and water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -88,14 +96,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers" + "text": "landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers; Lake Victoria, the world's largest tropical lake and the second largest fresh water lake, is shared among three countries: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "38,319,241", + "text": "43,252,966 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,43 +118,43 @@ "text": "Baganda 16.5%, Banyankole 9.6%, Basoga 8.8%, Bakiga 7.1%, Iteso 7%, Langi 6.3%, Bagisu 4.9%, Acholi 4.4%, Lugbara 3.3%, other 32.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic" + "text": "English (official language, taught in schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic" }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13.7%, other 1.6%, none 0.2% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Uganda has one of the youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world; its total fertility rate is among the world’s highest at 5.8 children per woman. Except in urban areas, actual fertility exceeds women’s desired fertility by one or two children, which is indicative of the widespread unmet need for contraception, lack of government support for family planning, and a cultural preference for large families. High numbers of births, short birth intervals, and the early age of childbearing contribute to Uganda’s high maternal mortality rate. Gender inequities also make fertility reduction difficult; women on average are less-educated, participate less in paid employment, and often have little say in decisions over childbearing and their own reproductive health. However, even if the birth rate were significantly reduced, Uganda’s large pool of women entering reproductive age ensures rapid population growth for decades to come. Unchecked, population increase will further strain the availability of arable land and natural resources and overwhelm the country’s limited means for providing food, employment, education, health care, housing, and basic services. The country’s north and northeast lag even further behind developmentally than the rest of the country as a result of long-term conflict (the Ugandan Bush War 1981-1986 and more than 20 years of fighting between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan Government forces), ongoing inter-communal violence, and periodic natural disasters. Uganda has been both a source of refugees and migrants and a host country for refugees. In 1972, then President Idi AMIN, in his drive to return Uganda to Ugandans, expelled the South Asian population that composed a large share of the country’s businesspeople and bankers. Since the 1970s, thousands of Ugandans have emigrated, mainly to southern Africa or the West, for security reasons, to escape poverty, to search for jobs, and for access to natural resources. The emigration of Ugandan doctors and nurses due to low wages is a particular concern given the country’s shortage of skilled health care workers. Africans escaping conflicts in neighboring states have found refuge in Uganda since the 1950s; the country currently struggles to host tens of thousands from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and other nearby countries." + "text": "Uganda has one of the youngest and most rapidly growing populations in the world; its total fertility rate is among the world’s highest at 5.8 children per woman. Except in urban areas, actual fertility exceeds women’s desired fertility by one or two children, which is indicative of the widespread unmet need for contraception, lack of government support for family planning, and a cultural preference for large families. High numbers of births, short birth intervals, and the early age of childbearing contribute to Uganda’s high maternal mortality rate. Gender inequities also make fertility reduction difficult; women on average are less-educated, participate less in paid employment, and often have little say in decisions over childbearing and their own reproductive health. However, even if the birth rate were significantly reduced, Uganda’s large pool of women entering reproductive age ensures rapid population growth for decades to come.\nUnchecked, population increase will further strain the availability of arable land and natural resources and overwhelm the country’s limited means for providing food, employment, education, health care, housing, and basic services. The country’s north and northeast lag even further behind developmentally than the rest of the country as a result of long-term conflict (the Ugandan Bush War 1981-1986 and more than 20 years of fighting between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and Ugandan Government forces), ongoing inter-communal violence, and periodic natural disasters.\nUganda has been both a source of refugees and migrants and a host country for refugees. In 1972, then President Idi AMIN, in his drive to return Uganda to Ugandans, expelled the South Asian population that composed a large share of the country’s business people and bankers. Since the 1970s, thousands of Ugandans have emigrated, mainly to southern Africa or the West, for security reasons, to escape poverty, to search for jobs, and for access to natural resources. The emigration of Ugandan doctors and nurses due to low wages is a particular concern given the country’s shortage of skilled health care workers. Africans escaping conflicts in neighboring states have found refuge in Uganda since the 1950s; the country currently struggles to host tens of thousands from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and other nearby countries." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "48.26% (male 9,223,926/female 9,268,714)" + "text": "48.21% (male 10,548,913/female 10,304,876)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.13% (male 4,010,464/female 4,087,350)" + "text": "20.25% (male 4,236,231/female 4,521,698)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "26.1% (male 5,005,264/female 4,997,907)" + "text": "26.24% (male 5,202,570/female 6,147,304)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "2.5% (male 460,000/female 496,399)" + "text": "2.91% (male 579,110/female 681,052)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.01% (male 337,787/female 431,430) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.38% (male 442,159/female 589,053) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "102.3%" + "text": "92.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "97.3%" + "text": "88.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "3.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "26.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { @@ -154,167 +162,176 @@ "text": "15.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15.6 years" + "text": "14.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.22% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.34% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "43.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least populated as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "16.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "25% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.43% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "5.7% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KAMPALA (capital) 1.936 million (2015)" + "text": "3.298 million KAMPALA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.9", + "text": "18.9 years (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "343 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "375 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "57.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "32.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "66.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "36.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "48.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "55.4 years" + "text": "68.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "54 years" + "text": "66 years" }, "female": { - "text": "56.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.8 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.54 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "30% (2011)" + "text": "41.8% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "22.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.3% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2005)" + "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.5% of population ++ rural: 75.8% of population ++ total: 79% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.5% of population ++ rural: 24.2% of population ++ total: 21% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 28.5% of population ++ rural: 17.3% of population ++ total: 19.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 32.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 71.5% of population ++ rural: 82.7% of population ++ total: 80.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "73.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "63.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "7.07% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,461,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.5 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "28,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "21,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" + "text": "malaria, dengue fever, and Trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.9% (2014)" + "text": "5.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "14.1% (2011)" + "text": "10.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "78.4%" + "text": "76.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "85.3%" + "text": "82.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "71.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "70.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -328,26 +345,15 @@ "text": "10 years (2011)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "117,266" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "25%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2010 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "12.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "3.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "Uganda" }, "etymology": { - "text": "from the Swahili \"Buganda,\" adopted by the British as the name for their East African colony in 1894; Buganda had been a powerful East African state during the 18th and 19th centuries" + "text": "from the name \"Buganda,\" adopted by the British as the designation for their East African colony in 1894; Buganda had been a powerful East African state during the 18th and 19th centuries" } }, "Government type": { @@ -375,10 +381,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the site of the original British settlement was referred to by its native name as Akasozi ke'Empala (\"hill of the impala\" [plural]); over time this designation was shortened to K'empala and finally Kampala" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "111 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwa, Bulambuli, Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Butambala, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kalungu, Kampala*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibaale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kumi, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mitooma, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namayingo, Namutumba, Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntoroko, Ntungamo, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rubirizi, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Serere, Sheema, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe, Zombo; note - four new districts, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Omoro, and Rubanda, have been reported, but not yet vetted by the US Board on Geographic Names" + "text": "134 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bugweri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Butambala, Butebo, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kalaki, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kalungu, Kampala*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kapelebyong, Karenga, Kasese, Kasanda, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kazo, Kibaale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kikuube, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kitagwenda, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kumi, Kwania, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Kyotera, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Madi-Okollo, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mitooma, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nabilatuk, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namayingo, Namisindwa, Namutumba, Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntoroko, Ntungamo, Nwoya, Obongi, Omoro, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pakwach, Pallisa, Rakai, Rubanda, Rubirizi, Rukiga, Rukungiri, Rwampara, Sembabule, Serere, Sheema, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe, Zombo" }, "Independence": { "text": "9 October 1962 (from the UK)" @@ -387,7 +396,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 October (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership in the second and third readings; proposals affecting \"entrenched clauses,\" including the sovereignty of the people, supremacy of the constitution, human rights and freedoms, the democratic and multiparty form of government, presidential term of office, independence of the judiciary, and the institutions of traditional or cultural leaders, also requires passage by referendum, ratification by at least two-thirds majority vote of district council members in at least two thirds of Uganda's districts, and assent ofthe president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -413,62 +427,59 @@ "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" - }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); Prime Minister Ruhakana RUGUNDA (since 19 September 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Moses ALI (since 6 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016))" + "text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); Prime Minister Ruhakana RUGUNDA (since 19 September 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Moses ALI (since 6 June 2016); Second Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda KIVEJINJA (since 6 June 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected members of the National Assembly or persons who qualify to be elected as members of the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limit); election last held on 18 February 2016 (next to be held in February 2021)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 18 February 2016 (next scheduled to be held February 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 60.6%, Kizza BESIGYE (FDC) 35.6%, other 3.8%" + "text": "Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 60.6%, Kizza BESIGYE (FDC) 35.6%, other 3.8%" + }, + "head of state": { + "text": "President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011); note - the president is both head of state and head of government" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (427 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 \"representatives\" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (445 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote, and 25 \"representatives\" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; up to 18 ex officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 18 February 2016 (next to be held in February 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NRM 292, FDC 37, DP 5, UPDF 10, UPC 6, independent 66 (excludes 19 ex-officio members)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Uganda (consists of the chief justice and at least 10 justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Uganda (consists of the chief justice and at least 6 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the president of the republic in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission (a 9-member independent advisory body) and approved by the National Assembly; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" + "text": "justices appointed by the president of the republic in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission, an 8-member independent advisory body, and approved by the National Assembly; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (also sits as the Constitutional Court); High Court (includes 12 High Court Circuits and 8 High Court Divisions); Industrial Court; Chief Magistrate Grade One and Grade Two Courts throughout the country; qadhis courts ; local council courts; family and children courts" + "text": "Court of Appeal (also acts as the Constitutional Court); High Court (includes 12 High Court Circuits and 8 High Court Divisions); Industrial Court; Chief Magistrate Grade One and Grade Two Courts throughout the country; qadhis courts; local council courts; family and children courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] ++ Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Mugisha MUNTU] ++ Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] ++ National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] ++ Uganda People's Congress or UPC [James AKENA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON] ++ Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO ++ Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women or COPAW" + "text": "Alliance for National Transformation or ANT [Ms. Alice ALASO, acting national coordinator]; note - Mugisha MUNTU resigned his position as ANT national coordinator in late June 2020 to run in the 2021 presidential electionDemocratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO]Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Patrick Oboi AMURIAT]Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA]National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI]Uganda People's Congress or UPC [James AKENA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Oliver WONEKHA (since 6 June 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Mull Sebujja KATENDE (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416" + "text": "[1] (202) 726-7100" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 726-1727" @@ -476,7 +487,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambsssador Deborah R. MALAC (since 27 February 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Deborah R. MALAC (since 27 February 2016)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[256] 414-306001" }, "embassy": { "text": "1577 Ggaba Road, Kampala" @@ -484,11 +498,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 7007, Kampala" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[256] (414) 259 791 through 93, 95" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[256] (414) 259-794" + "text": "[256] 414-306-009" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -499,100 +510,100 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty!\"" + "text": "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty!" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "George Wilberforce KAKOMOA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962" + "text": "note: adopted 1962" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing one third of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Uganda’s economy remains predominantly agricultural with a small industrial sector that is dependent on imported inputs like oil and equipment. Overall productivity is hampered by a number of supply-side constraints, including underinvestment in an agricultural sector that continues to rely on rudimentary technology. Industrial growth is impeded by high-costs due to poor infrastructure, low levels of private investment, and the depreciation of the Ugandan shilling. ++ ++ Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation while encouraging foreign investment to boost production and export earnings. Since 1990 economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, better domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. ++ ++ The global economic downturn in 2008 hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and a rapidly growing urban consumer population. Oil revenues and taxes are expected to become a larger source of government funding as production starts in the next five to 10 years. However, lower oil prices since 2014 and protracted negotiations and legal disputes between the Ugandan government and oil companies may prove a stumbling block to further exploration and development. ++ ++ Uganda faces many challenges. Instability in South Sudan has led to a sharp increase in Sudanese refugees and is disrupting Uganda's main export market. High energy costs, inadequate transportation and energy infrastructure, insufficient budgetary discipline, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. During 2015 the Uganda shilling depreciated 22% against the dollar, and inflation rose from 3% to 9%, which led to the Bank of Uganda hiking interest rates from 11% to 17%. As a result, inflation remained below double digits; however, trade and capital-intensive industries were negatively impacted. ++ ++ The budget for FY 2015/16 is dominated by energy and road infrastructure spending, while relying on donor support for long-term economic drivers of growth, including agriculture, health, and education. The largest infrastructure projects are externally financed through low-interest concessional loans. As a result, debt servicing for these loans is expected to rise in 2016/2017 by 22% and consume 15% the domestic budget." + "text": "Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, substantial reserves of recoverable oil, and small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the economy, employing 72% of the work force. The country’s export market suffered a major slump following the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan, but has recovered lately, largely due to record coffee harvests, which account for 16% of exports, and increasing gold exports, which account for 10% of exports. Uganda has a small industrial sector that is dependent on imported inputs such as refined oil and heavy equipment. Overall, productivity is hampered by a number of supply-side constraints, including insufficient infrastructure, lack of modern technology in agriculture, and corruption. Uganda’s economic growth has slowed since 2016 as government spending and public debt has grown. Uganda’s budget is dominated by energy and road infrastructure spending, while Uganda relies on donor support for long-term drivers of growth, including agriculture, health, and education. The largest infrastructure projects are externally financed through concessional loans, but at inflated costs. As a result, debt servicing for these loans is expected to rise. Oil revenues and taxes are expected to become a larger source of government funding as oil production starts in the next three to 10 years. Over the next three to five years, foreign investors are planning to invest $9 billion in production facilities projects, $4 billion in an export pipeline, as well as in a $2-3 billion refinery to produce petroleum products for the domestic and East African Community markets. Furthermore, the government is looking to build several hundred million dollars’ worth of highway projects to the oil region. Uganda faces many economic challenges. Instability in South Sudan has led to a sharp increase in Sudanese refugees and is disrupting Uganda's main export market. Additional economic risks include: poor economic management, endemic corruption, and the government’s failure to invest adequately in the health, education, and economic opportunities for a burgeoning young population. Uganda has one of the lowest electrification rates in Africa - only 22% of Ugandans have access to electricity, dropping to 10% in rural areas." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$84.93 billion (2016 est.) ++ $80.92 billion (2015 est.) ++ $77.21 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$89.19 billion (2017 est.) / $85.07 billion (2016 est.) / $83.14 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$25.61 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$26.62 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 5.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,100 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,400 (2017 est.) / $2,300 (2016 est.) / $2,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "73.7%" + "text": "74.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "18.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-25.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "28.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "50.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, and fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production" + "text": "sugar processing, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "19.03 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.84 million (2015 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "40%" + "text": "71%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "7%" }, "services": { - "text": "50% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA% ++ 9.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "19.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -602,217 +613,212 @@ "text": "36.1% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39.5 (2013) ++ 45.7 (2002)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.748 billion" + "text": "3.848 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.41 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.928 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "40% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.6% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "14% (December 2014) ++ 17% (30 March 2016)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "22.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 22.6% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.046 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.043 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.262 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.705 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.287 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.973 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.294 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.727 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.788 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.212 billion (2017 est.) / -$707 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.723 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.667 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.339 billion (2017 est.) / $2.921 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Kenya 17.7%, UAE 16.7%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.6%, Rwanda 6.1%, Italy 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Rwanda 10.7%, UAE 9.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.8%, Kenya 9.7%, Italy 5.8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Germany 4.7%, China 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.677 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.911 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.036 billion (2017 est.) / $4.424 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Kenya 16.4%, UAE 15.5%, India 13.4%, China 13.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 17.4%, India 13.4%, UAE 12.2%, Kenya 7.9%, Japan 6.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.3%, Indonesia 4.4%, South Africa 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.851 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.909 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", + "text": "$3.654 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.034 billion (31 December 2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes gold" + "text": "note: excludes gold" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$10.8 billion (22 March 2018 est.) / $11.54 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - ++ 3,427 (2016 est.) ++ 3,234.1 (2015 est.) ++ 3,234.1 (2014 est.) ++ 2,599.8 (2013 est.) ++ 2,505.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - / 3,695 (2017 est.) / 3,420.1 (2016 est.) / 3,420.1 (2015 est.) / 3,234.1 (2014 est.) / 2,599.8 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "34 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "20% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "23% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "19% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.463 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.106 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014)" + "text": "121 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "50 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "50 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "711,400 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.02 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "59.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "19.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.5 billion bbl (July 6, 1905)" + "text": "2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "32,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26,290 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,490 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.703 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "328,811" + "text": "184,065" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "20.22 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "23,957,740" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "54 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.27 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided" + "text": "in recent years, telecommunications infrastructure has developed through private partnerships; as of 2018, fixed fiber backbone infrastructure is available in over half of Uganda’s districts; mobile phone companies now provide 4G networks across all major cities and national parks, while offering 3G coverage in second-tier cities and most rural areas with road access; between 2016 and 2018, commercial Internet services dropped in price from $300/Mbps to $80/Mbps; consumers rely on mobile infrastructure to provide voice and broadband services as fixed-line infrastructure is poor; 5G migration is a few years off; govt. commissions broadband satellite services for rural areas (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed-line and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 55 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile- cellular systems teledensity about 57 per 100 persons; intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog and digital links to Kenya and Tanzania (2015)" + "text": "country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog and digital links to Kenya and Tanzania" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007, there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; tra (2007)" + "text": "public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; 31 Free-To-Air (FTA) TV stations, 2 digital terrestrial TV stations, 3 cable TV stations, and 5 digital satellite TV stations; 258 operational FM stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ug" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.131 million" + "text": "9,620,681" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.71% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "9,485" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "26" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "41,812" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "23,472 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "21,537 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -823,7 +829,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "3" @@ -832,21 +838,21 @@ "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "42" + "text": "42 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -854,7 +860,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,244 km" + "text": "1,244 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" @@ -862,18 +868,26 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "20,000 km (excludes local roads)" + "text": "20,544 km (excludes local roads) (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,264 km" + "text": "4,257 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "16,736 km (2011)" + "text": "16,287 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "(there are no long navigable stretches of river in Uganda; parts of the Albert Nile that flow out of Lake Albert in the northwestern part of the country are navigable; several lakes including Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga have substantial traffic; Lake Albert is navigable along a 200-km stretch from its northern tip to its southern shores) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 1 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "lake port(s)": { "text": "Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell (Lake Victoria)" @@ -881,14 +895,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Forces (includes Marine Unit), Uganda Air Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; no conscription; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that while recruitment under 18 years of age could occur with proper consent, \"no person under the apparent age of 18 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces\"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Forces, Air Forces, Marine Forces, Special Operations Command, Reserve Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.45% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.73% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.45% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.1% of GDP (2019) / 1.4% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) vary; approximately 50,000 troops, including about 1,000 air and marine personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the UPDF's inventory is mostly older Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a limited mix of more modern Russian- and Western-origin arms; since 2010, the leading suppliers of arms to the UPDF are Russia and Ukraine (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "6,200 Somalia (AMISOM); 620 Somalia (UNSOM); 250 Equatorial Guinea (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military duty (must be single, no children); 9-year service obligation (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Shabaab; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Central Africa (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -897,10 +928,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "602,212 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers); 224,098 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 41,167 (Burundi); 38,780 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers); 15,226 (Rwanda) (2016)" + "text": "885,171 (South Sudan) (refugees and asylum seekers), 418,369 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers), 49,082 (Burundi), 41,850 (Somalia) (refugees and asylum seekers), 17,239 (Rwanda) (refugees and asylum seekers), 14,865 (Eritrea) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "30,000 (displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence and cattle raids) (2015)" + "text": "32,000 (displaced in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions; intercommunal violence, land disputes, and cattle raids) (2019)" } } } diff --git a/africa/uv.json b/africa/uv.json index 3a68e2a8..a7fae2ad 100644 --- a/africa/uv.json +++ b/africa/uv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the Constitution's two-term presidential limit. By mid-November, a framework for an interim government was adopted under the terms of the National Transition Charter. An interim administration, led by President Michel KAFANDO and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac ZIDA, began organizing presidential and legislative elections planned for October 2015, but these were postponed during a weeklong failed coup in September. The rescheduled elections were held on 29 November, and Roch Marc Christian KABORE was elected president in the first round. Burkina Faso's high population growth and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens." + "text": "Various ethnic groups settled and established kingdoms in the area of today's Burkina Faso from medieval times onward. In the late 19th century, several European states attempted to move into the region, but it was the French who established a protectorate of Upper Volta in 1896. Independent from France in 1960, the country changed its name to Burkina Faso in 1984. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in the early 1990s. Former President Blaise COMPAORE (1987-2014) resigned in late October 2014 following popular protests against his efforts to amend the constitution's two-term presidential limit. An interim administration organized presidential and legislative elections - held in November 2015 - where Roch Marc Christian KABORE was elected president. The country experienced terrorist attacks in its capital in 2016, 2017, and 2018, while additional attacks in the country's northern and eastern regions resulted in more than 1,800 deaths and over 500,000 internally displaced persons in 2019. The Government of Burkina Faso has made numerous arrests of terrorist suspects, augmented the size of its special terrorism detachment Groupement des Forces Anti-Terroristes (GFAT) in the country’s north, and joined the newly-created G5 Sahel Joint Force to fight terrorism and criminal trafficking groups with regional neighbors Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Burkina Faso's high population growth, recurring drought, pervasive and perennial food insecurity, and limited natural resources result in poor economic prospects for the majority of its citizens. (2019)" } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,55 +33,66 @@ "text": "3,611 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Benin 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 545 km, Ghana 602 km, Mali 1,325 km, Niger 622 km, Togo 131 km" + "text": "Benin 386 km, Cote d'Ivoire 545 km, Ghana 602 km, Mali 1325 km, Niger 622 km, Togo 131 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { - "text": "tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers" + "text": "three climate zones including a hot tropical savanna with a short rainy season in the southern half, a tropical hot semi-arid steppe climate typical of the Sahel region in the northern half, and small area of hot desert in the very north of the country bordering the Sahara Desert" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast" + "text": "Mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in the west and southeast.  Occupies an extensive plateau with savanna that is grassy in the north and gradually gives way to sparse forests in the south. (2019)" }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "297 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m ++ highest point: Tena Kourou 749 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mouhoun (Black Volta) River 200 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Tena Kourou 749 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt" + "text": "gold, manganese, zinc, limestone, marble, phosphates, pumice, salt" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43% ++ arable land 20.8%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 21.9%" + "text": "44.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22% (2016 est.) / 37% (2016 est.) / 21.93% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "19.3% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "36.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "36.5% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "550 sq km (2012)" + "text": "550 sq km (2016)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Most of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly one-third of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million as shown in this population distribution map (2019)" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation" + "text": "recent droughts and desertification severely affecting agricultural activities, population distribution, and the economy; overgrazing; soil degradation; deforestation (2019)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands (2019)" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "19,512,533", + "text": "20,835,401 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -107,247 +118,248 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Mossi 52.5%, Fulani 8.4%, Gurma 6.8%, Bobo 4.8%, Gurunsi 4.5%, Senufo 4.4%, Bissa 3.9%, Lobi 2.5%, Dagara 2.4%, Tuareg/Bella 1.9%, Dioula 0.8%, unspecified/no answer 0.1%, other 7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Mossi 52%, Fulani 8.4%, Gurma 7%, Bobo 4.9%, Gurunsi 4.6%, Senufo 4.5%, Bissa 3.7%, Lobi 2.4%, Dagara 2.4%, Tuareg/Bella 1.9%, Dioula 0.8%, unspecified/no answer 0.3%, other 7.2% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), native African languages belonging to Sudanic family spoken by 90% of the population" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 61.6%, Catholic 23.2%, traditional/animist 7.3%, Protestant 6.7%, other/no answer 0.2%, none 0.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 61.5%, Roman Catholic 23.3%, traditional/animist 7.8%, Protestant 6.5%, other/no answer 0.2%, none 0.7% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Burkina Faso has a young age structure – the result of declining mortality combined with steady high fertility – and continues to experience rapid population growth, which is putting increasing pressure on the country’s limited arable land. More than 65% of the population is under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 3% annually. Mortality rates, especially those of infants and children, have decreased because of improved health care, hygiene, and sanitation, but women continue to have an average of almost 6 children. Even if fertility were substantially reduced, today’s large cohort entering their reproductive years would sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future. Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso’s large working-age population. Migration has traditionally been a way of life for Burkinabe, with seasonal migration being replaced by stints of up to two years abroad. Cote d’Ivoire remains the top destination, although it has experienced periods of internal conflict. Under French colonization, Burkina Faso became a main labor source for agricultural and factory work in Cote d’Ivoire. Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars. Burkina Faso attracts migrants from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Mali, who often share common ethnic backgrounds with the Burkinabe. Despite its food shortages and high poverty rate, Burkina Faso has become a destination for refugees in recent years and currently hosts about 50,000 Malians." + "text": "Burkina Faso has a young age structure – the result of declining mortality combined with steady high fertility – and continues to experience rapid population growth, which is putting increasing pressure on the country’s limited arable land. More than 65% of the population is under the age of 25, and the population is growing at 3% annually. Mortality rates, especially those of infants and children, have decreased because of improved health care, hygiene, and sanitation, but women continue to have an average of almost 6 children. Even if fertility were substantially reduced, today’s large cohort entering their reproductive years would sustain high population growth for the foreseeable future. Only about a third of the population is literate and unemployment is widespread, dampening the economic prospects of Burkina Faso’s large working-age population. Migration has traditionally been a way of life for Burkinabe, with seasonal migration being replaced by stints of up to two years abroad. Cote d’Ivoire remains the top destination, although it has experienced periods of internal conflict. Under French colonization, Burkina Faso became a main labor source for agricultural and factory work in Cote d’Ivoire. Burkinabe also migrated to Ghana, Mali, and Senegal for work between the world wars. Burkina Faso attracts migrants from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Mali, who often share common ethnic backgrounds with the Burkinabe. Despite its food shortages and high poverty rate, Burkina Faso has become a destination for refugees in recent years and hosts about 33,500 Malians as of May 2017. (2018)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "45.04% (male 4,402,311/female 4,386,518)" + "text": "43.58% (male 4,606,350/female 4,473,951)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.08% (male 1,966,644/female 1,951,722)" + "text": "20.33% (male 2,121,012/female 2,114,213)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.28% (male 2,898,407/female 2,813,923)" + "text": "29.36% (male 2,850,621/female 3,265,926)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.16% (male 267,763/female 349,433)" + "text": "3.57% (male 321,417/female 423,016)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.44% (male 178,127/female 297,685) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.16% (male 284,838/female 374,057) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "92.2%" + "text": "87.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "87.6%" + "text": "83.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.6%" + "text": "4.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "21.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "17.2 years" + "text": "17.9 years" }, "male": { "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "3.01% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.66% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "41.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Most of the population is located in the center and south. Nearly one-third of the population lives in cities. The capital and largest city is Ouagadougou (Ouaga), with a population of 1.8 million as shown in this population distribution map (2019)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "29.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "30.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "5.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.99% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "OUAGADOUGOU (capital) 2.741 million (2015)" + "text": "2.780 million OUAGADOUGOU (capital), 972,000 Bobo-Dioulasso (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.4", + "text": "19.4 years (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "371 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "320 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "73.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "52 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "80.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "56.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "66.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "55.5 years" + "text": "62.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "53.4 years" + "text": "60.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "57.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.79 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.51 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.2% (2010/11)" + "text": "32.5% (2018/19)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.5% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "32.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "24.4% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.9% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 75.8% of population ++ total: 82.3% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 24.2% of population ++ total: 17.7% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 50.4% of population ++ rural: 6.7% of population ++ total: 19.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 11.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 49.6% of population ++ rural: 93.3% of population ++ total: 80.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "69.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "53.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.83% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "95,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "100,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "respiratory disease": { - "text": "meningococcal meningitis" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "respiratory diseases": { + "text": "meningococcal meningitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2014)" + "text": "5.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "26.2% (2010)" + "text": "17.7% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "36%" + "text": "41.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "43%" + "text": "50.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "29.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "32.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,521,006" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "38% (2006 est.)" + "text": "9 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "8.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "4.6%" + "text": "5.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9% (2006 est.)" + "text": "12.5% (2014)" } } }, @@ -369,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "Upper Volta, Republic of Upper Volta" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name translates as \"Land of the honest (incorruptible) men\"" + "text": "name translates as \"Land of the Honest (Incorruptible) Men\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -384,6 +396,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Ouagadougou is a Francophone spelling of the native name \"Wogodogo,\" meaning \"where people get honor and respect\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -396,10 +411,15 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 11 December (1958); note - commemorates the day that Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991; amended several times, last in 2015 for setting a two-term limit for presidents; note - constitution temporarily suspended between late October and mid-November 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by referendum 2 June 1991, adopted 11 June 1991, temporarily suspended late October to mid-November 2014; initial draft of a new constitution to usher in the new republic was completed in January 2017 and a final draft was submitted to the government in December 2017; a constitutional referendum originally scheduled for adoption in March 2019 was postponed until 2020" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president, by a majority of National Assembly membership, or by petition of at least 30,000 eligible voters submitted to the Assembly; passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote in the Assembly; failure to meet that threshold requires majority voter approval in a referendum; constitutional provisions on the form of government, the multiparty system, and national sovereignty cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law" + "text": "civil law based on the French model and customary law; in mid-2019, the National Assembly amended the penal code" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -426,31 +446,31 @@ "text": "President Roch Marc Christian KABORE (since 29 December 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Paul Kaba THIEBA (since 6 January 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Christophe DABIRE (since 24 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 29 November 2015 (next scheduled for November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly" + "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); election last held on 29 November 2015 (next to be held November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in one round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY 3.1%. Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 2.8%, other 10.9%" + "text": "Roch Marc Christian KABORE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Roch Marc Christian KABORE (MPP) 53.5%, Zephirin DIABRE (UPC) 29.6%, Tahirou BARRY (PAREN) 3.1%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA (UNIR-MS) 2.8%, other 10.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (127 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (127 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 November 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 29 November 2015 (next to be held on 22 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPP 55, UPC 33, CDP 18, Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Party 5, ADF/RDA 3, other 13" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MPP 55, UPC 33, CDP 18, Union for Rebirth-Sankarist Party 5, ADF/RDA 3, NTD 3, other 10; composition - men 115, women 12, percent of women 9.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Appeals or Cour de Cassation (consists of NA judges); Council of State (consists of NA judges); Constitutional Council or Conseil Constitutionnel (consists of the council president and 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -461,20 +481,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "African Democratic Rally/Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF/RDA [Gilbert Noel OUEDRAOGO] ++ African People’s Movement or MAP [Victorien TOUGOUMA] ++ Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Achille TAPSOBA] ++ Le Faso Autrement [Ablasse OUEDRAOGO] ++ New Alliance of the Faso or NAFA [Rasmane OUEDRAOGO] ++ New Time for Democracy or NTD [Vincent DABILGOU] ++ Organization for Democracy and Work or ODT [Mahamoudou SAWADOGO] ++ Party for Development and Change or PDC [Saran SEREME] ++ Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Francois O. KABORE] ++ Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Philippe OUEDRAOGO] ++ Party for National Renaissance or PAREN [Tahirou BARRY] ++ People's Movement for Progress or MPP [Roch March Christian KABORE] ++ Rally for Democracy and Socialism or RDS [Francois OUEDRAOGO] ++ Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE] ++ Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Adama SERE] ++ Union for a New Burkina or UBN [Yacouba OUEDRAOGO] ++ Union for Progress and Change or UPC [Zephirin DIABRE] ++ Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA] ++ Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY] ++ Youth Alliance for the Republic and Independence or AJIR [Adama KANAZOE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Balai Citoyen [Herve KAM] ++ Burkinabe General Confederation of Labor or CGTB [Bassolma BAZIE] ++ Burkinabe Movement for Human Rights or MBDHP [Chrysigone ZOUGMORE] ++ Burkinabe Society for Constitutional Law or SBDC [Abdoulaye SOMA] ++ Center for Democratic Governance or CGD [Thomas OUEDRAOGO] ++ Coalition for African Renaissance or CAR [Herve OUATTARA] ++ National Independent Union of Burkinabe Magistrates or SAMAB ++ National Union for Health Workers or SYNTSHA ++ National Union for Primary Education Teachers or SYNATEB", - "other": { - "text": "watchdog/political action groups throughout the country" - } + "text": "African Democratic Rally/Alliance for Democracy and Federation or ADF/RDA [Gilbert Noel OUEDRAOGO]African People’s Movement or MAP [Victorien TOUGOUMA]Congress for Democracy and Progress or CDP [Eddie KOMBOIGO]Le Faso Autrement [Ablasse OUEDRAOGO]New Alliance of the Faso or NAFA [Mahamoudou DICKO]New Time for Democracy or NTD [Vincent DABILGOU]Organization for Democracy and Work or ODT [Anatole BONKOUNGOU]Party for Development and Change or PDC [Aziz SEREME]Party for Democracy and Progress-Socialist Party or PDP-PS [Drabo TORO]Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba or PDS/Metba [Philippe OUEDRAOGO]Party for National Renaissance or PAREN [Michel BERE]People's Movement for Progress or MPP [Simon COMPAORE]Rally for Democracy and Socialism or RDS [Francois OUEDRAOGO]Rally for the Development of Burkina or RDB [Celestin Saidou COMPAORE]Rally of Ecologists of Burkina Faso or RDEB [Adama SERE]Soleil d’Avenir [Abdoulaye SOMA]Union for a New Burkina or UBN [Diemdioda DICKO]Union for Progress and Change or UPC [Zephirin DIABRE]Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Party or UNIR-MS [Benewende Stanislas SANKARA]Union for the Republic or UPR [Toussaint Abel COULIBALY]Youth Alliance for the Republic and Independence or AJIR [Adama KANAZOE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, CD, ECOWAS, EITI (compliant country), Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WADB (regional), WAEMU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Seydou SINKA (since 1 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Seydou KABORE (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2340 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -488,7 +502,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Andrew YOUNG (since September 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Andrew YOUNG (since 1 December 2016)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[226] 25-49-53-00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Rue 15.873, Avenue Sembene Ousmane, Ouaga 2000, Secteur 15" @@ -496,9 +513,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "01 B. P. 35, Ouagadougou 01; pouch mail - US Department of State, 2440 Ouagadougou Place, Washington, DC 20521-2440" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[226] 25-49-53-00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[226] 25-49-56-28" } @@ -506,7 +520,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a yellow five-pointed star in the center; red recalls the country's struggle for independence, green is for hope and abundance, and yellow represents the country's mineral wealth", "note": { - "text": "uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" + "text": "note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -520,64 +534,64 @@ "text": "Thomas SANKARA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1974; also known as \"Une Seule Nuit\" (One Single Night); written by the country's president, an avid guitar player" + "text": "note: adopted 1974; also known as \"Une Seule Nuit\" (One Single Night); written by the country's former president, an avid guitar player" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. ++ ++ Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports - gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends on global prices for the two commodities. The Burkinabe economy experienced high levels of growth over the last few years, and the country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports. ++ ++ Burkina Faso experienced a number of public protests over the high cost of living, corruption, and other socioeconomic issues in 2013, while the fall of the COMPAORE government in 2014 and failed coup in September 2015 disrupted economic activity and strained government finances. A new three-year IMF program was approved in 2013 to focus on improving the quality of public investment and ensuring inclusive growth. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges." + "text": "Burkina Faso is a poor, landlocked country that depends on adequate rainfall. Irregular patterns of rainfall, poor soil, and the lack of adequate communications and other infrastructure contribute to the economy’s vulnerability to external shocks. About 80% of the population is engaged in subsistence farming and cotton is the main cash crop. The country has few natural resources and a weak industrial base. Cotton and gold are Burkina Faso’s key exports - gold has accounted for about three-quarters of the country’s total export revenues. Burkina Faso’s economic growth and revenue depends largely on production levels and global prices for the two commodities. The country has seen an upswing in gold exploration, production, and exports. In 2016, the government adopted a new development strategy, set forth in the 2016-2020 National Plan for Economic and Social Development, that aims to reduce poverty, build human capital, and to satisfy basic needs. A new three-year IMF program (2018-2020), approved in 2018, will allow the government to reduce the budget deficit and preserve critical spending on social services and priority public investments. While the end of the political crisis has allowed Burkina Faso’s economy to resume positive growth, the country’s fragile security situation could put these gains at risk. Political insecurity in neighboring Mali, unreliable energy supplies, and poor transportation links pose long-term challenges." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$32.99 billion (2016 est.) ++ $31.35 billion (2015 est.) ++ $30.14 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$35.85 billion (2017 est.) / $33.69 billion (2016 est.) / $31.81 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$12.01 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.57 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.4% (2017 est.) / 5.9% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,900 (2017 est.) / $1,800 (2016 est.) / $1,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "8.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 7.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 8.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 5.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "45.1%" + "text": "56.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "24.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.5%" + "text": "28.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-34.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32.5%" + "text": "31% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "45.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -587,12 +601,12 @@ "text": "cotton lint, beverages, agricultural processing, soap, cigarettes, textiles, gold" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.692 million", + "text": "8.501 million (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -607,7 +621,7 @@ "text": "77% (2004)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "46.7% (2009 est.)" + "text": "40.1% (2009 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -617,205 +631,209 @@ "text": "32.2% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39.5 (2007) ++ 48.2 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.442 billion" + "text": "2.666 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.779 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.655 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "38.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA% (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.348 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.387 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.192 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$723 million (2016 est.) ++ -$706 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.019 billion (2017 est.) / -$820 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.771 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.515 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.14 billion (2017 est.) / $2.641 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 44.9%, India 15.6%, South Africa 11.3%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, cotton, livestock" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 53.3%, India 14.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.872 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.863 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.305 billion (2017 est.) / $2.827 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Cote dIvoire 23.1%, France 11.1%, Togo 7.5%, China 4.8%, Ghana 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 13.2%, Cote d'Ivoire 9.5%, US 8.2%, Thailand 8.1%, France 6.5%, Ghana 4.4%, Togo 4.4%, India 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$333.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$49 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $50.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.092 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.669 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.056 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - ++ 605.7 (2016 est.) ++ 591.45 (2015 est.) ++ 591.45 (2014 est.) ++ 494.42 (2013 est.) ++ 510.53 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar - / 605.3 (2017 est.) / 593.01 (2016 est.) / 593.01 (2015 est.) / 591.45 (2014 est.) / 494.42 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "19.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "60.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "0.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "990 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.551 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "630 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "300,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "342,400 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "80% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "22,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "20,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "23,580 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.421 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "75,075" + "text": "75,066" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "14.447 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "20,330,657" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "76 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100.21 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations" + "text": "system includes microwave radio relay, open-wire, and radiotelephone communication stations; insufficient mobile spectrum, and poor condition of fixed-line networks hinders the development of fixed-line Internet services and leaves Burkina Faso with some of the most expensive telecommunications globally; mobile telephony has experienced growth, but below the African average; govt. proposes technology-neutral licenses to boost mobile broadband connectivity and amend legislation to improve regulators and legalize the framework governing the telecom sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, fostered by multiple providers, is increasing steadily from a low base" + "text": "fixed-line connections stand at less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage 100 per 100, with multiple providers there is competition and the hope for growth from a low base; Internet penetration is 11% countrywide, but higher in urban areas (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 226; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV stations - 1 state-owned and 1 privately owned; state-owned radio runs a national and regional network; substantial number of privately owned radio stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters available in Ouagadougou (2007)" + "text": "since the official inauguration of Terrestrial Digital Television (TNT) in December 2017, Burkina Faso now has 14 digital TV channels among which 2 are state-owned; there are more than 140 radio stations (commercial, religious, community) available throughout the country including a national and regional state-owned network; the state-owned Radio Burkina and the private Radio Omega are among the most widespread stations and both include broadcasts in French and local languages (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bf" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.156 million" + "text": "3,158,834" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "11.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "16% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "13,818" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "3" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "122,589" + "text": "151,531 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "55,868 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "100,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -826,24 +844,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -851,33 +869,59 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "622 km" + "text": "622 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "622 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "622 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire (2014)" + "text": "note: another 660 km of this railway extends into Cote d'Ivoire" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "15,272 km" + "text": "15,304 km (2014)" }, - "note": { - "text": "does not include urban roads (2010)" + "paved": { + "text": "3,642 km (2014)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "11,662 km (2014)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF): Army of Burkina Faso (L’Armee de Terre, LAT), Air Force of Burkina Faso (Force Aerienne de Burkina Faso, FABF), National Gendarmerie, National Fire Brigade (Brigade Nationale des Sapeurs-Pompiers, BNSP) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Gendarmerie officially reports to the Ministry of Defense, but usually operates in support of the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Justice; Gendarmerie troops are typically integrated with Army forces in anti-terrorism operations; for example, Gendarmerie, Army, and police forces were combined to form a task force known as the Groupement des Forces Anti-Terroristes (GFAT) to address terrorist activities along the country's northern border in 2013" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019) / 2.1% of GDP (2018) / 1.4% of GDP (2017) / 1.2% of GDP (2016) / 1.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso (FABF) have approximately 12,000 personnel (7,000 Army; 500 Air Force; 4,500 National Gendarmerie) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FABF has a mix of foreign-supplied weapons; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of equipment from several countries, including donated second hand armaments; the leading suppliers are Brazil, Russia, and Turkey (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,080 Mali (MINUSMA) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women may serve in supporting roles (2013)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.39% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.34% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.39% of GDP (2010)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "since at least 2016, the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso have been actively engaged in combat operations with terrorist groups linked to al-Qa'ida and ISIS; military operations have occurred in the Centre‐Est, Centre‐Nord, Est, Nord, and Sahel administrative regionsBurkina Faso is part of a five-nation anti-jihadist task force known as the G5 Sahel Group, set up in 2014 with Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger; it has committed 550 troops and 100 gendarmes to the force; the G5 force is backed by the UN, US, and France; G5 troops periodically conduct joint operations with French forces deployed to the Sahel under Operation Barkhane; in early 2020, G5 Sahel military chiefs of staff agreed to allow defense forces from each of the states to pursue terrorist fighters up to 100 km into neighboring countries (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Ansarul Islam; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in the Greater Sahara; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun); Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -886,7 +930,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "32,017 (Mali) (2016)" + "text": "20,951 (Mali) (2020)" + }, + "IDPs": { + "text": "921,471 (2020)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/africa/wa.json b/africa/wa.json index 0aa83733..cc02f329 100644 --- a/africa/wa.json +++ b/africa/wa.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia has been governed by SWAPO since the country won independence in 1990, though the party has dropped much of its Marxist ideology. Prime Minister Hage GEINGOB was elected president in November 2014 in a landslide victory, replacing Hifikepunye POHAMBA who stepped down after serving two terms. SWAPO retained its parliamentary super majority in the November 2014 elections and established a system of gender parity in parliamentary positions." + "text": "Various ethnic groups occupied south western Africa prior to Germany establishing a colony over most of the territory in 1884. South Africa occupied the colony, then known as German South West Africa, in 1915 during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory.  In 1966, the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that became Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia gained independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since, though the party has dropped much of its Marxist ideology. President Hage GEINGOB was elected in 2014 in a landslide victory, replacing Hifikepunye POHAMBA who stepped down after serving two terms. SWAPO retained its parliamentary super majority in the 2014 elections. In 2019 elections, GEINGOB was reelected but by a substantially reduced majority and SWAPO narrowly lost its super majority in parliament. Namibia gained independence in 1990." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly more than half the size of Alaska" + "text": "almost seven times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly more than half the size of Alaska" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,220 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Angola 1,427 km, Botswana 1,544 km, South Africa 1,005 km, Zambia 244 km" + "text": "Angola 1427 km, Botswana 1544 km, South Africa 1005 km, Zambia 244 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,22 +60,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,141 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Konigstein on Brandberg 2,573 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish", - "note": { - "text": "suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore" - } + "text": "diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish, note, suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "47.2% ++ arable land 1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 46.2%" + "text": "47.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 46.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "8.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "44% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "80 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "prolonged periods of drought" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; desertification; wildlife poaching; land degradation has led to few conservation areas" + "text": "depletion and degradation of water and aquatic resources; desertification; land degradation; loss of biodiversity and biotic resources; wildlife poaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip" + "text": "the Namib Desert, after which the country is named, is considered to be the oldest desert in the world; Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate the protection of the environment into its constitution; some 14% of the land is protected, including virtually the entire Namib Desert coastal strip; Namib-Naukluft National Park (49,768 sq km), is the largest game park in Africa and one of the largest in the world" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,436,469", + "text": "2,630,073 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -118,87 +124,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 87.5%, white 6%, mixed 6.5%", - "note": { - "text": "about 50% of the population belong to the Ovambo tribe and 9% to the Kavangos tribe; other ethnic groups include Herero 7%, Damara 7%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, Bushmen 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana 0.5%" - } + "text": "Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San 3%, Baster 2%, Tswana .5%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Oshiwambo languages 48.9%, Nama/Damara 11.3%, Afrikaans 10.4% (common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population), Otjiherero languages 8.6%, Kavango languages 8.5%, Caprivi languages 4.8%, English (official) 3.4%, other African languages 2.3%, other 1.7%", + "text": "Oshiwambo languages 49.7%, Nama/Damara 11%, Kavango languages 10.4%, Afrikaans 9.4% (also a common language), Herero languages 9.2%, Zambezi languages 4.9%, English (official) 2.3%, other African languages 1.5%, other European languages .7%, other 1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 Indo-European languages (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: Namibia has 13 recognized national languages, including 10 indigenous African languages and 3 European languages" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Christian 80% to 90% (at least 50% Lutheran), indigenous beliefs 10% to 20%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Planning officials view Namibia’s reduced population growth rate as sustainable based on the country’s economic growth over the past decade. Prior to independence in 1990, Namibia’s relatively small population grew at about 3% annually, but declining fertility and the impact of HIV/AIDS slowed this growth to 1.4% by 2011, rebounding to close to 2% by 2016. Namibia’s fertility rate has fallen over the last two decades – from about 4.5 children per woman in 1996 to 3.4 in 2016 – due to increased contraceptive use, higher educational attainment among women, and greater female participation in the labor force. The average age at first birth has stayed fairly constant, but the age at first marriage continues to increase, indicating a rising incidence of premarital childbearing. The majority of Namibians are rural dwellers (about 55%) and live in the better-watered north and northeast parts of the country. Migration, historically male-dominated, generally flows from northern communal areas – non-agricultural lands where blacks were sequestered under the apartheid system – to agricultural, mining, and manufacturing centers in the center and south. After independence from South Africa, restrictions on internal movement eased, and rural-urban migration increased, bolstering urban growth. Some Namibians – usually persons who are better-educated, more affluent, and from urban areas – continue to legally migrate to South Africa temporarily to visit family and friends and, much less frequently, to pursue tertiary education or better economic opportunities. Namibians concentrated along the country’s other borders make unauthorized visits to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, or Botswana, to visit family and to trade agricultural goods. Few Namibians express interest in permanently settling in other countries; they prefer the safety of their homeland, have a strong national identity, and enjoy a well-supplied retail sector. Although Namibia is receptive to foreign investment and cross-border trade, intolerance toward non-citizens is widespread." + "text": "Planning officials view Namibia’s reduced population growth rate as sustainable based on the country’s economic growth over the past decade. Prior to independence in 1990, Namibia’s relatively small population grew at about 3% annually, but declining fertility and the impact of HIV/AIDS slowed this growth to 1.4% by 2011, rebounding to close to 2% by 2016. Namibia’s fertility rate has fallen over the last two decades – from about 4.5 children per woman in 1996 to 3.4 in 2016 – due to increased contraceptive use, higher educational attainment among women, and greater female participation in the labor force. The average age at first birth has stayed fairly constant, but the age at first marriage continues to increase, indicating a rising incidence of premarital childbearing.\nThe majority of Namibians are rural dwellers (about 55%) and live in the better-watered north and northeast parts of the country. Migration, historically male-dominated, generally flows from northern communal areas – non-agricultural lands where blacks were sequestered under the apartheid system – to agricultural, mining, and manufacturing centers in the center and south. After independence from South Africa, restrictions on internal movement eased, and rural-urban migration increased, bolstering urban growth.\nSome Namibians – usually persons who are better-educated, more affluent, and from urban areas – continue to legally migrate to South Africa temporarily to visit family and friends and, much less frequently, to pursue tertiary education or better economic opportunities. Namibians concentrated along the country’s other borders make unauthorized visits to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, or Botswana, to visit family and to trade agricultural goods. Few Namibians express interest in permanently settling in other countries; they prefer the safety of their homeland, have a strong national identity, and enjoy a well-supplied retail sector. Although Namibia is receptive to foreign investment and cross-border trade, intolerance toward non-citizens is widespread." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "37.39% (male 460,016/female 451,058)" + "text": "35.68% (male 473,937/female 464,453)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.35% (male 246,266/female 249,570)" + "text": "20.27% (male 267,106/female 265,882)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34% (male 395,417/female 432,994)" + "text": "35.47% (male 449,132/female 483,811)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.25% (male 46,769/female 56,798)" + "text": "4.68% (male 54,589/female 68,619)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.01% (male 41,518/female 56,063) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (male 43,596/female 58,948) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "67.3%" + "text": "67.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "61.4%" + "text": "61.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21 years" + "text": "21.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.2 years" + "text": "21.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.98% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.86% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "27.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population density is very low, with the largest clustering found in the extreme north-central area along the border with Angola as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "46.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "52% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.16% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.2% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "WINDHOEK (capital) 368,000 (2015)" + "text": "431,000 WINDHOEK (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,95 +214,101 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.5", + "text": "21.5 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "265 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "195 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "38.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "33.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "34.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63.6 years" + "text": "65.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.1 years" + "text": "63.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.07 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "55.1% (2006/07)" + "text": "56.1% (2013)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.9% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "19.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.3% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.6% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "0.59 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.2% of population ++ rural: 84.6% of population ++ total: 91% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.8% of population ++ rural: 15.4% of population ++ total: 9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 54.5% of population ++ rural: 16.8% of population ++ total: 34.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 27.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 45.5% of population ++ rural: 83.2% of population ++ total: 65.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "78% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "53.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "13.34% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "210,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "210,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -305,52 +317,41 @@ "text": "malaria" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.8% (2014)" + "text": "17.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "13.2% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "81.9%" + "text": "91.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "79.2%" + "text": "91.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "84.5% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "11 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "11 years (2006)" + "text": "91.4% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "56.2%" + "text": "38%" }, "male": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "37.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "62.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.5% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ "text": "Namibia" }, "former": { - "text": "German South-West Africa (Deutsch Suedwest Afrika), South-West Africa" + "text": "German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Suedwestafrika), South-West Africa" }, "etymology": { "text": "named for the coastal Namib Desert; the name \"namib\" means \"vast place\" in the Nama/Damara language" @@ -390,6 +391,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: may derive from the Afrikaans word \"wind-hoek\" meaning \"windy corner\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -402,7 +406,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 21 March (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 9 February 1990, signed 16 March 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990; amended 1998, 2010, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 9 February 1990, entered into force 21 March 1990" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "initiated by the Cabinet; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the National Assembly membership and of the National Council of Parliament and assent of the president of the republic; if the National Council fails to pass an amendment, the president can call for a referendum; passage by referendum requires two-thirds majority of votes cast; amendments that detract from or repeal constitutional articles on fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended, and the requisite majorities needed by Parliament to amend the constitution cannot be changed; amended 1998, 2010, 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of uncodified civil law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law" @@ -429,58 +438,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Vice President Nangola MBUMBA (since 8 February 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015)" + "text": "President Hage GEINGOB (since 21 March 2015); Vice President Nangola MBUMBA (since 8 February 2018); Prime Minister Saara KUUGONGELWA-AMADHILA (since 21 March 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)" + "text": "president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hage GEINGOB elected president; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 86.7%, McHenry VENAANI (DTA) 5.0%, Hidipo HAMUTENYA (RDP) 3.4%, Asser MBAI (NUDO)1.9%, Henk MUDGE (RP) 1.0%, other 2.0%" + "text": "Hage GEINGOB elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Hage GEINGOB (SWAPO) 56.3%, Panduleni ITULA (Independent) 29.4%, McHenry VENAANI (PDM) 5.3%, Bernadus SWARTBOOI (LPM) 2.7%, Apius AUCHAB (UDF) 2.7%, Esther MUINJANGUE (NUDO) 1.5%, other 2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president) and the National Council, which primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly (26 seats (to be expanded to 42 in 2016); members indirectly elected 2 each by the 13 regional councils to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:National Council (42 seats); members indirectly elected 3 each by the 14 regional councils to serve 5-year terms); note - the Council primarily reviews legislation passed and referred by the National Assembly National Assembly (104 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed list, proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 8 nonvoting members appointed by the president)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 27 November 2015 (next to be held in November 2020); National Assembly - last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2019)" + "text": "National Council - elections for regional councils to determine members of the National Council held on 27 November 2015 (next to be held on 27 November 2020) National Assembly - last held on 27 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 40, NUDO 1, DTA 1; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 80.0%, DTA 4.8%, RDP 3.5%, APP 2.3%, UDF 2.1%, NUDO 2.0%, CPN 1.5%, other 3.8%; seats by party - SWAPO 77, DTA 5, RDP 3, APP 2, UDF 2, NUDO 2, CPN 2, SWANU 1, UPM 1, RP 1" + "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - SWAPO 40, NUDO 1, DPM 1; composition - men 32, women 10, percent of women 23.8% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SWAPO 65.5%, PDM 16.6%, LPM 4.7%, NUDO 1.9%, APP 1.8%, UDF 1.8%, RP 1.8%, NEFF 1.7%, RDP 1.1%, CDV .7%, SWANU .6%, other 1.8%; seats by party - SWAPO 63, PDM 16, LPM 4, NUDO 2, APP 2, UDF 2, RP 2, NEFF 2, RDP 1, CDV 1, SWANU 1; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 3 judges in quorum sessions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the president of Namibia upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; judges serve until age 65 but can be extended by the president until age 70" + "text": "judges appointed by the president of Namibia upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission; judges serve until age 65, but terms can be extended by the president until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court; Labor Court; regional and district magistrates' courts; community courts" + "text": "High Court; Electoral Court, Labor Court; regional and district magistrates' courts; community courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All People's Party or APP [Ignatius SHIXWAMENI] ++ Communist Party of Namibia or CPN (formerly known as Workers' Revolutionary Party or WRP) [Attie BEUKES and Harry BOESAK] ++ Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia or DTA [McHenry VENAANI] ++ National Unity Democratic Organization or NUDO [Asser MBAI] ++ Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Jeremiah NAMBINGA] ++ Republican Party or RP [Henk MUDGE] ++ South West Africa National Union or SWANU [Usutuaije MAAMBERUA] ++ South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO [Hage GEINGOB, acting president] ++ United Democratic Front or UDF [Justus ||GAROEB] ++ United People's Movement or UPM [Jan J. VAN WYK]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "National Society for Human Rights or NAMRIGHTS ++ The Affirmative Repositioning Movement or AR [Job AMUPANDA, Dimbulukweni NAUYOMA, George KAMBALA]", - "other": { - "text": "various labor unions" - } + "text": "All People's Party or APP [Ignatius SHIXWAMENI]Christian Democratic Voice or CDV [Gothard KANDUME]Landless People's Movement or LPM [Bernadus SWARTBOOI]National Unity Democratic Organization or NUDO [Estes MUINJANGUE]Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters or NEFF [Epafras MUKWIILONGO]Popular Democratic Movement or PDM (formerly DTA) [McHenry VENAANI]Rally for Democracy and Progress or RDP [Mike KAVEKOTORA]Republican Party or RP [Henk MUDGE]South West Africa National Union or SWANU [Tangeni IIYAMBO]South West Africa People's Organization or SWAPO [Hage GEINGOB]United Democratic Front or UDF [Apius AUCHAB]United People's Movement or UPM [Jan J. VAN WYK]Workers' Revolutionary Party or WRP (formerly CPN) [MPs Salmon FLEERMUYS and Benson KAAPALA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CD, CPLP (associate observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Martin ANDJABA (since 3 September 2010)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Jerome Mutamba MUTAMBA (since 3 August 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1605 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -494,7 +497,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Thomas Frederick DAUGHTON (since 6 October 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Lisa A. JOHNSON (since 3 February 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[264] (061) 295-8500" }, "embassy": { "text": "14 Lossen Street, Windhoek" @@ -502,85 +508,82 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Private Bag 12029 Ausspannplatz, Windhoek" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[264] (61) 295-8500" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[264] (61) 295-8603" + "text": "[264] (061) 295-8603" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green; red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain; the yellow sun denotes power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources" + "text": "a wide red stripe edged by narrow white stripes divides the flag diagonally from lower hoist corner to upper fly corner; the upper hoist-side triangle is blue and charged with a golden-yellow, 12-rayed sunburst; the lower fly-side triangle is green; red signifies the heroism of the people and their determination to build a future of equal opportunity for all; white stands for peace, unity, tranquility, and harmony; blue represents the Namibian sky and the Atlantic Ocean, the country's precious water resources and rain; the golden-yellow sun denotes power and existence; green symbolizes vegetation and agricultural resources" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "oryx (antelope); national colors: blue, red, green, white, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Namibia, Land of the Brave\"" + "text": "Namibia, Land of the Brave" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Axali DOESEB" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1991" + "text": "note: adopted 1991" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 11.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. The rising cost of mining diamonds, increasingly from the sea, combined with increased diamond production in Russia and China, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities have emphasized the need to add value to raw materials, do more in-country manufacturing, and exploit the services market, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors. ++ ++ Namibia is the world's fifth-largest producer of uranium. The Chinese owned Husab uranium mine in expected to start producing uranium ore in 2017. Once the Husab mine reaches full production, Namibia is expected to become the world’s second-largest producer of uranium. Namibia also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. The mining and quarrying sectors employ 2% of the population. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations, and drought. ++ ++ Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages can be a problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, hides one of the world's most unequal income distributions. A priority of the current government is poverty eradication. ++ ++ A five-year, Millennium Challenge Corporation compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment complicates budget planning." + "text": "Namibia’s economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for about 12.5% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond deposits make Namibia a primary source for gem-quality diamonds. Marine diamond mining is increasingly important as the terrestrial diamond supply has dwindled. The rising cost of mining diamonds, especially from the sea, combined with increased diamond production in Russia and China, has reduced profit margins. Namibian authorities have emphasized the need to add value to raw materials, do more in-country manufacturing, and exploit the services market, especially in the logistics and transportation sectors. Namibia is one of the world’s largest producers of uranium. The Chinese-owned Husab uranium mine began producing uranium ore in 2017, and is expected to reach full production in August 2018 and produce 15 million pounds of uranium a year. Namibia also produces large quantities of zinc and is a smaller producer of gold and copper. Namibia's economy remains vulnerable to world commodity price fluctuations and drought. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years, food shortages are problematic in rural areas. A high per capita GDP, relative to the region, obscures one of the world's most unequal income distributions; the current government has prioritized exploring wealth redistribution schemes while trying to maintain a pro-business environment. GDP growth in 2017 slowed to about 1%, however, due to contractions in both the construction and mining sectors, as well as an ongoing drought. Growth is expected to recover modestly in 2018. A five-year Millennium Challenge Corporation compact ended in September 2014. As an upper middle income country, Namibia is ineligible for a second compact. The Namibian economy is closely linked to South Africa with the Namibian dollar pegged one-to-one to the South African rand. Namibia receives 30%-40% of its revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU); volatility in the size of Namibia's annual SACU allotment and global mineral prices complicates budget planning." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$27.04 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.94 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.63 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$26.6 billion (2017 est.) / $26.81 billion (2016 est.) / $26.62 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.18 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.24 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.8% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.) / 6.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,800 (2016 est.) ++ $11,400 (2015 est.) ++ $11,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11,200 (2017 est.) / $11,500 (2016 est.) / $11,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.5%" + "text": "68.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "36.9%" + "text": "16% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.6%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.8%" + "text": "36.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-71.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "6.7% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "26.3% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "65.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -590,10 +593,10 @@ "text": "meatpacking, fish processing, dairy products, pasta, beverages; mining (diamonds, lead, zinc, tin, silver, tungsten, uranium, copper)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.21 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "956,800 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -603,14 +606,14 @@ "text": "14%" }, "services": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "54% (2013 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: about half of Namibia's people are unemployed while about two-thirds live in rural areas; roughly two-thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "28.1% (2014 est.) ++ 29.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "34% (2016 est.) / 28.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "28.7% (2010 est.)" @@ -623,208 +626,212 @@ "text": "42% (2010)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "59.7 (2010) ++ 70.7 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.818 billion" + "text": "4.268 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.408 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "35.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "41.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 39.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.8% (2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.75% (17 February 2016) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2015)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.41% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.507 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.583 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.496 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.574 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.837 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.904 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.305 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.176 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2017 est.) / 6.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.268 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.489 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$438 million (2017 est.) / -$1.555 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.185 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.015 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.995 billion (2017 est.) / $4.003 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 27.1%, Botswana 14.9%, Switzerland 12%, Zambia 5.7%, China 4.6%, Italy 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, white fish and mollusks" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.888 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.914 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.384 billion (2017 est.) / $5.625 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 61.4% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.762 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.432 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.834 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.515 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.124 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$7.969 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.904 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7589 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7589 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8526 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar - / 13.67 (2017 est.) / 14.7096 (2016 est.) / 14.7096 (2015 est.) / 12.7589 (2014 est.) / 10.8526 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "51.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "77.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "28.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.403 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.891 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "84 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "88 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.073 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "500,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "535,500 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "31.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "28% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "68.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "79.56 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "80 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "23,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,270 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "62.29 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "62.29 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.958 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "182,507" + "text": "144,575" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.443 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,921,697" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "110 (July 2012 est.)" + "text": "113.17 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good system; core fiber-optic network links most centers with digital connections" + "text": "fixed-line still a govt. monopoly; penetration rates rise above regional average with the rise of competition in the mobile market; 3G and LTE-A services; Internet and broadband sector fairly competitive; infrastructure investment through 2021; working on implementing 5G (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "multiple mobile-cellular providers with a combined subscribership of about 110 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line subscribership is 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular 113 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 264; fiber-optic cable to South Africa, microwave radio relay link to Botswana, direct links to other neighboring countries; connected to the South African Far East submarine cable through South Africa; connected to the West Africa Cable Sy (2015)" + "text": "country code - 264; landing points for the ACE and WACS fiber-optic submarine cable linking southern and western African countries to Europe; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available (2007)" + "text": "1 private and 1 state-run TV station; satellite and cable TV service available; state-run radio service broadcasts in multiple languages; about a dozen private radio stations; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".na" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "493,000" + "text": "1,291,944" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "22.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "51% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "61,968" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "21" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "553,322" + "text": "602,893 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "30,302,405 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "26.29 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -835,30 +842,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "93" + "text": "93 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "52" + "text": "52 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2013)" @@ -866,7 +873,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,628 km" + "text": "2,628 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "2,628 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -874,21 +881,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "44,138 km" + "text": "48,875 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,387 km" + "text": "7,893 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "37,751 km (2010)" + "text": "40,982 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "12" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 1, other 11 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -898,20 +905,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Namibian Defense Force (NDF): Army, Navy, Air Force; Namibian Police Force: Special Field Force (paramilitary unit responsible for protecting borders and government installations) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2015) ++ 3.11% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.38% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.11% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3% of GDP (2019) / 3.4% of GDP (2018) / 3.6% of GDP (2017) / 3.9% of GDP (2016) / 4.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Namibian Defense Force (NDF) vary; approximately 13,000 personnel (11,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 700 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Namibian Defense Force consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment; China is the leading supplier of weapons to Namibia since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border; the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "6,595 (Democratic Republic of Condo)" + } + }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { "text": "Namibia is a country of origin and destination for children and, to a lesser extent, women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; victims, lured by promises of legitimate jobs, are forced to work in urban centers and on commercial farms; traffickers exploit Namibian children, as well as children from Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, for forced labor in agriculture, cattle herding, domestic service, fishing, and street vending; children are also forced into prostitution, often catering to tourists from southern Africa and Europe; San and Zemba children are particularly vulnerable; foreign adults and Namibian adults and children are reportedly subjected to forced labor in Chinese-owned retail, construction, and fishing operations" diff --git a/africa/wi.json b/africa/wi.json index 6347b43e..b8e08b04 100644 --- a/africa/wi.json +++ b/africa/wi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Western Sahara is a disputed territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. After Spain withdrew from its former colony of Spanish Sahara in 1976, Morocco annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara and claimed the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Morocco's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping operation. As part of this effort, the UN sought to offer a choice to the peoples of Western Sahara between independence (favored by the Polisario Front) or integration into Morocco. A proposed referendum never took place due to lack of agreement on voter eligibility. The 2,700 km- (1,700 mi-) long defensive sand berm, built by the Moroccans from 1980 to 1987 and running the length of the territory, continues to separate the opposing forces with Morocco controlling the roughly 80 percent of the territory west of the berm. Local demonstrations criticizing the Moroccan authorities occur regularly, and there are periodic ethnic tensions between the native Sahrawi population and Moroccan immigrants. Morocco maintains a heavy security presence in the territory." + "text": "Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory on the northwest coast of Africa bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria. After Spain withdrew from its former colony of Spanish Sahara in 1976, Morocco annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara and claimed the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Morocco's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire and the establishment of a UN peacekeeping operation. As part of this effort, the UN sought to offer a choice to the peoples of Western Sahara between independence (favored by the Polisario Front) or integration into Morocco. A proposed referendum on the question of independence never took place due to lack of agreement on voter eligibility. The approximately 1,600 km- (almost 1,000 mi-) long defensive sand berm, built by the Moroccans from 1980 to 1987 and running the length of the territory, continues to separate the opposing forces, with Morocco controlling the roughly three-quarters of the territory west of the berm. There are periodic ethnic tensions between the native Sahrawi population and Moroccan immigrants. Morocco maintains a heavy security presence in the territory. The UN revived direct talks about the territory between Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria, and Mauritania in December 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "2,049 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Algeria 41 km, Mauritania 1,564 km, Morocco 444 km" + "text": "Algeria 41 km, Mauritania 1564 km, Morocco 444 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "1,110 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue" + "note": { + "text": "contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "256 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sebjet Tah -55 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation 805 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sebjet Tah -55 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation 805 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.8% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 18.8%" + "text": "18.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 18.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "78.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "sparse water and lack of arable land" + "text": "desertification; overgrazing; sparse water and lack of arable land" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "the waters off the coast are particularly rich fishing areas" @@ -88,9 +96,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "587,020", + "text": "652,271 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimate is based on projections by age, sex, fertility, mortality, and migration; fertility and mortality are based on data from neighboring countries" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -105,78 +113,81 @@ "text": "Arab, Berber" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Standard Arabic (national), Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic" + "text": "Standard Arabic, Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Berber, Spanish, French" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Western Sahara is a disputed territory; 85% is under Moroccan control. It was inhabited almost entirely by Sahrawi pastoral nomads until the mid-20th century. Their traditional vast migratory ranges, based on following unpredictable rainfall, did not coincide with colonial and later international borders. Since the 1930s, most Sahrawis have been compelled to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and to live in urban settings as a result of fighting, the presence of minefields, job opportunities in the phosphate industry, prolonged drought, the closure of Western Sahara’s border with Mauritania from 1979-2002, and the construction of the defensive berm separating Moroccan- and Polisario-controlled (Sahrawi liberalization movement) areas. Morocco supported rapid urbanization to facilitate surveillance and security. Today more than 80% of Western Sahara’s population lives in urban areas; more than 40% live in the administrative center Laayoune. Moroccan immigration has altered the composition and dramatically increased the size of Western Sahara’s population. Morocco maintains a large military presence in Western Sahara and has encouraged its citizens to settle there, offering bonuses, pay raises, and food subsidies to civil servants and a tax exemption, in order to integrate Western Sahara into the Moroccan Kingdom and, Sahrawis contend, to marginalize the native population. Western Saharan Sahrawis have been migrating to Europe, principally to former colonial ruler Spain, since the 1950s. Many who moved to refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, also have migrated to Spain and Italy, usually alternating between living in cities abroad with periods back at the camps. The Polisario claims that the population of the Tindouf camps is about 155,000, but this figure may include thousands of Arabs and Tuaregs from neighboring countries. Because international organizations have been unable to conduct an independent census in Tindouf, the UNHCR bases its aid on a figure of 90,000 refugees. Western Saharan coastal towns emerged as key migration transit points (for reaching Spain’s Canary Islands) in the mid-1990s, when Spain’s and Italy’s tightening of visa restrictions and EU pressure on Morocco and other North African countries to control illegal migration pushed sub-Saharan African migrants to shift their routes to the south." + "text": "Western Sahara is a non-self governing territory; approximately 75% is under Moroccan control. It was inhabited almost entirely by Sahrawi pastoral nomads until the mid-20th century. Their traditional vast migratory ranges, based on following unpredictable rainfall, did not coincide with colonial and later international borders. Since the 1930s, most Sahrawis have been compelled to adopt a sedentary lifestyle and to live in urban settings as a result of fighting, the presence of minefields, job opportunities in the phosphate industry, prolonged drought, the closure of Western Sahara’s border with Mauritania from 1979-2002, and the construction of the defensive berm separating Moroccan- and Polisario-controlled (Sahrawi liberalization movement) areas. Morocco supported rapid urbanization to facilitate surveillance and security.\nToday more than 80% of Western Sahara’s population lives in urban areas; more than 40% live in the administrative center Laayoune. Moroccan immigration has altered the composition and dramatically increased the size of Western Sahara’s population. Morocco maintains a large military presence in Western Sahara and has encouraged its citizens to settle there, offering bonuses, pay raises, and food subsidies to civil servants and a tax exemption, in order to integrate Western Sahara into the Moroccan Kingdom and, Sahrawis contend, to marginalize the native population.\nWestern Saharan Sahrawis have been migrating to Europe, principally to former colonial ruler Spain, since the 1950s. Many who moved to refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, also have migrated to Spain and Italy, usually alternating between living in cities abroad with periods back at the camps. The Polisario claims that the population of the Tindouf camps is about 155,000, but this figure may include thousands of Arabs and Tuaregs from neighboring countries. Because international organizations have been unable to conduct an independent census in Tindouf, the UNHCR bases its aid on a figure of 90,000 refugees. Western Saharan coastal towns emerged as key migration transit points (for reaching Spain’s Canary Islands) in the mid-1990s, when Spain’s and Italy’s tightening of visa restrictions and EU pressure on Morocco and other North African countries to control illegal migration pushed Sub-Saharan African migrants to shift their routes to the south." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "37.54% (male 111,389/female 108,958)" + "text": "36.29% (male 119,719/female 116,997)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.57% (male 57,855/female 57,049)" + "text": "19.44% (male 63,852/female 62,954)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34.14% (male 98,659/female 101,733)" + "text": "34.9% (male 112,301/female 115,313)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.95% (male 13,552/female 15,490)" + "text": "5.27% (male 16,095/female 18,292)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.8% (male 9,823/female 12,512) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (male 11,802/female 14,946) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.2%" + "text": "44.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "39.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.1%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "24.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.1 years" + "text": "21.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.7 years" + "text": "21.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.76% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.54% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "29.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "28 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune" + "text": "most of the population lives in the two-thirds of the area west of the berm (Moroccan-occupied) that divides the territory; about 40% of that populace resides in Laayoune as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "80.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "86.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.61% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Laayoune 262,000 (2014)" + "text": "232,000 Laayoune (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -192,39 +203,39 @@ "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "53.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "47.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "58.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "52.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "48.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63 years" + "text": "64.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "60.7 years" + "text": "62.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "65.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.93 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.65 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -234,6 +245,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -248,65 +262,69 @@ "text": "Rio de Oro, Saguia el Hamra, Spanish Sahara" }, "etymology": { - "text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territory's location on the African continent's vast desert" + "text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territory's western location on the African continent's vast desert" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved -territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, was led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984 - Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 80 percent of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)" + "text": "legal status of territory and issue of sovereignty unresolved; territory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front (Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), near Tindouf, Algeria, led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ until his death in May 2016; current President Brahim GHALI elected in July 2016; territory partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976 when Spain withdrew, with Morocco acquiring northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979; Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile was seated as an Organization of African Unity (OAU) member in 1984; Morocco between 1980 and 1987 built a fortified sand berm delineating the roughly 75% of Western Sahara west of the barrier that currently is controlled by Morocco; guerrilla activities continued sporadically until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented on 6 September 1991 (Security Council Resolution 690) by the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)" }, "Capital": { - "text": "Laayoune (administrative center)", "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in September" + "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none officially; the territory west of the Moroccan berm falls under de facto Moroccan control; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra as claimed by Morocco lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region that falls entirely within Western Sahara" + "text": "none officially; the territory west of the Moroccan berm falls under de facto Moroccan control; Morocco claims the territory of Western Sahara, the political status of which is considered undetermined by the US Government; portions of the regions Guelmim-Es Smara and Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, as claimed by Morocco, lie within Western Sahara; Morocco also claims Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, another region that falls entirely within Western Sahara" }, "Suffrage": { "text": "none; (residents of Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara participate in Moroccan elections)" }, "Executive branch": { - "text": "none" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Polisario Front" + "note": { + "text": "none" + } }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AU, CAN (observer), WFTU (NGOs)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none" + "note": { + "text": "none" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none" + "note": { + "text": "none" + } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Western Sahara has a small market-based economy whose main industries are fishing, phosphate mining, and pastoral nomadism. The territory's arid desert climate makes sedentary agriculture difficult, and Western Sahara imports much of its food. The Moroccan Government administers Western Sahara's economy and is a key source of employment, infrastructure development, and social spending in the territory. ++ ++ Western Sahara's unresolved legal status makes the exploitation of its natural resources a contentious issue between Morocco and the Polisario. Morocco and the EU in December 2013 finalized a four-year agreement allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. ++ ++ Oil has never been found in Western Sahara in commercially significant quantities, but Morocco and the Polisario have quarreled over who has the right to authorize and benefit from oil exploration in the territory. Western Sahara's main long-term economic challenge is the development of a more diverse set of industries capable of providing greater employment and income to the territory. However, following King MOHAMMED VI’s November 2015 visit to Western Sahara, the Government of Morocco announced a series of investments aimed at spurring economic activity in the region, while the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises announced a $609 million investment initiative in the region in March 2015." + "text": "Western Sahara has a small market-based economy whose main industries are fishing, phosphate mining, tourism, and pastoral nomadism. The territory's arid desert climate makes sedentary agriculture difficult, and much of its food is imported. The Moroccan Government administers Western Sahara's economy and is a key source of employment, infrastructure development, and social spending in the territory. Western Sahara's unresolved legal status makes the exploitation of its natural resources a contentious issue between Morocco and the Polisario. Morocco and the EU in December 2013 finalized a four-year agreement allowing European vessels to fish off the coast of Morocco, including disputed waters off the coast of Western Sahara. As of April 2018, Moroccan and EU authorities were negotiating an amendment to renew the agreement. Oil has never been found in Western Sahara in commercially significant quantities, but Morocco and the Polisario have quarreled over rights to authorize and benefit from oil exploration in the territory. Western Sahara's main long-term economic challenge is the development of a more diverse set of industries capable of providing greater employment and income to the territory. However, following King MOHAMMED VI’s November 2015 visit to Western Sahara, the Government of Morocco announced a series of investments aimed at spurring economic activity in the region, while the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises announced a $609 million investment initiative in the region in March 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$906.5 million (2007 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$2,500 (2007 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2007 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2007 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "40% (2007 est.)" @@ -319,7 +337,7 @@ "text": "phosphate mining, handicrafts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "144,000 (2010 est.)" @@ -328,148 +346,161 @@ "agriculture": { "text": "50%" }, + "industry": { + "text": "50%" + }, "industry and services": { "text": "50% (2005 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "phosphates 62% (2012 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - ++ 9.929 (2016 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2015 est.) ++ 9.7351 (2013) ++ 8.3803 (2013) ++ 8.6 (2012)" + "text": "Moroccan dirhams (MAD) per US dollar - / 9.639 (2017 est.) / 9.7351 (2016 est.) / 9.7351 (2015) / 9.7351 (2014 est.) / 8.3798 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "90 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh NA (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "83.7 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "58,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "58,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,702 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,702 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "268,400 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { "text": "sparse and limited system" }, - "domestic": { - "text": "NA" - }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco (2015)" + "text": "country code - 212; tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Morocco's state-owned broadcaster, Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM), operates a radio service from Laayoune and relays TV service; a Polisario-backed radio station also broadcasts (2008)" + "text": "Morocco's state-owned broadcaster, Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM), operates a radio service from Laayoune and relays TV service; a Polisario-backed radio station also broadcasts" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".eh" @@ -481,21 +512,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -507,9 +538,14 @@ } } }, + "Military and Security": { + "Military - note": { + "text": "the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has operated in the Western Sahara since 1991 in accordance with settlement proposals accepted in 1988 by Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia el-Hamra y de Río de Oro (Frente POLISARIO); the Mission's responsibilities include monitoring the ceasefire, reducing the threat of mines and unexploded ordnance, and providing logistic support to the UNHCR-led Confidence Building Measures pending an agreement to resume those activities, which were suspended in June 2014; as of November 2019, MINURSO had about 460 personnel deployed  " + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "many neighboring states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; several states have extended diplomatic relations to the \"Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\" represented by the Polisario Front in exile in Algeria, while others recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; approximately 90,000 Sahrawi refugees continue to be sheltered in camps in Tindouf, Algeria, which has hosted Sahrawi refugees since the 1980s" + "text": "many neighboring states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara; several states have extended diplomatic relations to the \"Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\" represented by the Polisario Front in exile in Algeria, while others support Morocco’s proposal to grant the territory autonomy as part of Morocco, although no state recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; an estimated 100,000 Sahrawi refugees continue to be sheltered in camps in Tindouf, Algeria, which has hosted Sahrawi refugees since the 1980s" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/wz.json b/africa/wz.json index aaa80de5..db256781 100644 --- a/africa/wz.json +++ b/africa/wz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, Africa's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A constitution came into effect in 2006, but the legal status of political parties was not defined and their status remains unclear. Swaziland has surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate." + "text": "Autonomy for Eswatini was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. A new constitution came into effect in 2006, which included provisions for a more independent parliament and judiciary, but the legal status of political parties remains unclear. King MSWATI III renamed the country from Swaziland to Eswatini in April 2018. Despite its classification as a lower-middle income country, Eswatini suffers from severe poverty and high unemployment. Eswatini has the world's highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate, although recent years have shown marked declines in new infections.        " } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "varies from tropical to near temperate" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "305 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m ++ highest point: Emlembe 1,862 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Great Usutu River 21 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Emlembe 1,862 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "68.3% ++ arable land 9.8%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 57.7%" + "text": "68.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.8% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 57.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.7%" + "text": "31.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "500 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "because of its mountainous terrain, the population distribution is uneven throughout the country, concentrating primarily in valleys and plains as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "drought" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion" + "text": "limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; population growth, deforestation, and overgrazing lead to soil erosion and soil degradation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,193 +104,196 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,451,428", + "text": "1,104,479 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { - "text": "Swazi(s)" + "text": "liSwati (singular), emaSwati (plural); note - former term, Swazi(s), still used among English speakers" }, "adjective": { - "text": "Swazi" + "text": "Swati; note - former term, Swazi, still used among English speakers" } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "African 97%, European 3%" + "text": "predominantly Swazi; smaller populations of other African ethnic groups, including the Zulu, as well as people of European ancestry" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official, used for government business), siSwati (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other 30% (includes Anglican, Baha'i, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish)" + "text": "Christian 90% (Zionist - a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship - 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, other 30% - includes Anglican, Methodist, Mormon, Jehovah's Witness), Muslim 2%, other 8% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, indigenous, Jewish) (2015 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Swaziland, a small, predominantly rural, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, suffers from severe poverty and the world’s highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. A weak and deteriorating economy, high unemployment, rapid population growth, and an uneven distribution of resources all combine to worsen already persistent poverty and food insecurity, especially in rural areas. Erratic weather (frequent droughts and intermittent heavy rains and flooding), overuse of small plots, the overgrazing of cattle, and outdated agricultural practices reduce crop yields and further degrade the environment, exacerbating Swaziland’s poverty and subsistence problems. Swaziland’s extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate – more than 28% of adults have the disease – compounds these issues. Agricultural production has declined due to HIV/AIDS, as the illness causes households to lose manpower and to sell livestock and other assets to pay for medicine and funerals. Swazis, mainly men from the country’s rural south, have been migrating to South Africa to work in coal, and later gold, mines since the late 19th century. Although the number of miners abroad has never been high in absolute terms because of Swaziland’s small population, the outflow has had important social and economic repercussions. The peak of mining employment in South Africa occurred during the 1980s. Cross-border movement has accelerated since the 1990s, as increasing unemployment has pushed more Swazis to look for work in South Africa (creating a “brain drain” in the health and educational sectors); southern Swazi men have continued to pursue mining, although the industry has downsized. Women now make up an increasing share of migrants and dominate cross-border trading in handicrafts, using the proceeds to purchase goods back in Swaziland. Much of today’s migration, however, is not work-related but focuses on visits to family and friends, tourism, and shopping." + "text": "Eswatini, a small, predominantly rural, landlocked country surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, suffers from severe poverty and the world’s highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rate. A weak and deteriorating economy, high unemployment, rapid population growth, and an uneven distribution of resources all combine to worsen already persistent poverty and food insecurity, especially in rural areas. Erratic weather (frequent droughts and intermittent heavy rains and flooding), overuse of small plots, the overgrazing of cattle, and outdated agricultural practices reduce crop yields and further degrade the environment, exacerbating Eswatini's poverty and subsistence problems. Eswatini's extremely high HIV/AIDS prevalence rate – more than 28% of adults have the disease – compounds these issues. Agricultural production has declined due to HIV/AIDS, as the illness causes households to lose manpower and to sell livestock and other assets to pay for medicine and funerals.\nSwazis, mainly men from the country’s rural south, have been migrating to South Africa to work in coal, and later gold, mines since the late 19th century. Although the number of miners abroad has never been high in absolute terms because of Eswatini's small population, the outflow has had important social and economic repercussions. The peak of mining employment in South Africa occurred during the 1980s. Cross-border movement has accelerated since the 1990s, as increasing unemployment has pushed more Swazis to look for work in South Africa (creating a \"brain drain\" in the health and educational sectors); southern Swazi men have continued to pursue mining, although the industry has downsized. Women now make up an increasing share of migrants and dominate cross-border trading in handicrafts, using the proceeds to purchase goods back in Eswatini. Much of today’s migration, however, is not work-related but focuses on visits to family and friends, tourism, and shopping." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "35.5% (male 260,507/female 254,811)" + "text": "33.63% (male 185,640/female 185,808)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "22.19% (male 162,880/female 159,229)" + "text": "18.71% (male 98,029/female 108,654)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34.12% (male 256,696/female 238,471)" + "text": "39.46% (male 202,536/female 233,275)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.28% (male 24,758/female 37,399)" + "text": "4.36% (male 20,529/female 27,672)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.9% (male 21,842/female 34,835) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.83% (male 15,833/female 26,503) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "69.3%" + "text": "70.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "63.2%" + "text": "64" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "6.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.4 years" + "text": "23.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "21.2 years" + "text": "22.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.77% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "because of its mountainous terrain, the population distribution is uneven throughout the country, concentrating primarily in valleys and plains as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "21.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "24.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MBABANE (capital) 66,000 (2014)" + "text": "68,000 MBABANE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.5", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006/07 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "389 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "437 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "50.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "42.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "54.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "47.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "46.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "51.6 years" + "text": "58.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "52.2 years" + "text": "56.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "51 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.74 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.52 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "65.2% (2010)" + "text": "66.1% (2014)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.3% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "27.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "21.7% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.9% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "0.33 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.6% of population ++ rural: 68.9% of population ++ total: 74.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.4% of population ++ rural: 31.1% of population ++ total: 25.9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 63.1% of population ++ rural: 56% of population ++ total: 57.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 36.9% of population ++ rural: 44% of population ++ total: 42.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "17.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "15% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "27.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "218,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "200,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,300 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -288,11 +302,11 @@ "text": "malaria" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.8% (2014)" + "text": "16.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "5.8% (2014)" @@ -305,34 +319,45 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "87.5%" + "text": "88.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "87.4%" + "text": "88.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "87.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.5% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2013)" + "text": "12 years (2013)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "47.1%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "44.2%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "50.1% (2016)" } } }, "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "Kingdom of Swaziland" + "text": "Kingdom of Eswatini" }, "conventional short form": { - "text": "Swaziland" + "text": "Eswatini" }, "local long form": { "text": "Umbuso weSwatini" @@ -340,8 +365,14 @@ "local short form": { "text": "eSwatini" }, + "former": { + "text": "Swaziland" + }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"Land of the Swazi\" people; the name \"Swazi\" derives from 19th century King MSWATI II, under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified" + "text": "the country name derives from 19th century King MSWATI II, under whose rule Swati territory was expanded and unified" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced ay-swatini or eh-swatini" } }, "Government type": { @@ -356,19 +387,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after a Swati chief, Mbabane Kunene, who lived in the area at the onset of British settlement" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni" + "text": "4 regions; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni" }, "Independence": { "text": "6 September 1968 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 6 September (1968)" + "text": "Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1968, 1978; latest signed by the king 26 July 2005, effective 8 February 2006" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed at a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both houses and/or majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of amendments affecting \"specially entrenched\" constitutional provisions requires at least three-fourths majority vote by both houses, passage by simple majority vote in a referendum, and assent of the king; passage of \"entrenched\" provisions requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses, passage in a referendum, and assent of the king" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law" @@ -381,7 +420,7 @@ "text": "no" }, "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "both parents must be citizens of Swaziland" + "text": "both parents must be citizens of Eswatini" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { "text": "no" @@ -398,52 +437,46 @@ "text": "King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI (since 23 October 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Themba Nhlanganiso MASUKU (since 2008)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo DLAMINI (since 27 October 2018); Deputy Prime Minister Themba MASUKU (since 6 November 2018)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet recommended by the prime minister, confirmed by the monarch" + "text": "Cabinet recommended by the prime minister, confirmed by the monarch; at least one-half of the cabinet membership must be appointed from among elected members of the House of Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from among elected members of the House of Assembly" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from among members of the House of Assembly" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate (30 seats; 20 members appointed by the monarch and 10 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the House of Assembly; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats; 55 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 10 members appointed by the monarch; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament (Libandla) consists of: Senate (30 seats; 20 members appointed by the monarch and 10 indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the House of Assembly; members serve 5-year terms)House of Assembly (73 seats; 59 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies or tinkhundla by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed, 10 members appointed by the monarch, 4 women elected by the members if representation of elected women is less than 30%; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Assembly - last held on 20 September 2013 (next scheduled for September 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 23 October 2018 (next to be held - 31 October 2023)House of Assembly - last held on 21 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Assembly - no results of the election were released; note - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round" + "text": "Senate - percent of seats by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 20, women 10, percent of women 33.3% House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 59; composition - men 60, women 5, percent of women 7.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 15.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Supreme Court of the Judicature comprising the Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 5 justices) and the High Court (consists of the chief justice - ex officio - and at least 4 justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in all constitutional matters" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 justices) and the High Court (consists of the chief justice - ex officio - and 4 justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in all constitutional matters" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices of the Supreme Court of the Judicature appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission or JCS, a judicial advisory body consisting of the Supreme Court Chief Justice, 4 members appointed by the monarch, and the JCS head; justices of both courts eligible for retirement at age 65 with mandatory retirement at age 75 for Supreme Court justices and at age 70 for High Court justices" + "text": "justices of the Supreme Court and High Court appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), a judicial advisory body consisting of the Supreme Court Chief Justice, 4 members appointed by the monarch, and the chairman of the Civil Service Commission; justices of both courts eligible for retirement at age 65 with mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts; National Swazi Courts for administering customary/traditional laws (jurisdiction restricted to customary law for Swazi citizens)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the national constitution as amended in 2006 shifted judicial power from the monarch and vested it exclusively in the judiciary" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "the status of political parties, previously banned, is unclear under the 2006 Constitution; the following are considered political associations: ++ African United Democratic Party or AUDP [Stanley MAUNDZISA] ++ Ngwane National Liberatory Congress or NNLC [Alvit DLAMINI] ++ People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU] ++ Swaziland Democratic Party ro SWADEPA [Jan SITHOLE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Swaziland Democracy Campaign ++ Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions ++ Swaziland Solidarity Network or SSN" + "text": "political parties exist, but conditions for their operations, particularly in elections, are undefined, legally unclear, or culturally restricted; the following are considered political associations:African United Democratic Party or AUDP [Sibusiso DLAMINI]Ngwane National Liberatory Congress or NNLC [Dr. Alvit DLAMINI]People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU]Swazi Democratic Party or SWADEPA [Jan SITHOLE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Abednigo Mandla NTSHANGASE (since 19 July 2010)" + "text": "Ambassador Njabuliso Busisiwe Sikhulile GWEBU (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1712 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -457,16 +490,16 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lisa PETERSON (since January 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "corner of MR 103 and Cultural Center Drive, Ezulwini" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box D202, The Gables, H106" + "text": "Ambassador Lisa J. PETERSON (since February 2016)" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[268] 2417-9000" + "text": "(268)404-6441; EMER: +(268)7602-8414" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "7th Floor, Central Bank Building, Mahlokohla Street, Mbabane" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PO Box 199, Mbabane, Eswatini" }, "FAX": { "text": "[268] 2416-3344" @@ -486,94 +519,94 @@ "text": "Andrease Enoke Fanyana SIMELANE/David Kenneth RYCROFT" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1968; uses elements of both ethnic Swazi and Western music styles" + "text": "note: adopted 1968; uses elements of both ethnic Swazi and Western music styles" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends on South Africa for 60% of its exports and for more than 90% of its imports. Swaziland's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Swaziland’s GDP per capita makes it a lower middle income country, but its income distribution is highly skewed, with an estimated 20% of the population controlling 80% of the nation’s wealth. As of 2014, more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Swaziland has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate. ++ ++ Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and wood pulp had been major foreign exchange earners until the wood pulp producer closed in January 2010, and sugar is now the main export earner. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. ++ ++ With an estimated 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. On 1 January 2015, Swaziland lost its eligibility for benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act, resulting in the loss of thousands of jobs. ++ ++ The IMF forecasted that Swaziland’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2016/2017 because of a region-wide drought, which is likely to hurt Swaziland’s revenue from sugar exports and other agricultural products, and a decline in the tourism and transport sectors. Swaziland’s revenue from SACU receipts and remittances from Swazi citizens abroad will also decline in 2016/2017, making it harder to maintain fiscal balance." + "text": "A small, landlocked kingdom, Eswatini is bordered in the north, west and south by the Republic of South Africa and by Mozambique in the east. Eswatini depends on South Africa for a majority of its exports and imports. Eswatini's currency is pegged to the South African rand, effectively relinquishing Eswatini's monetary policy to South Africa. The government is dependent on customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) for almost half of its revenue. Eswatini is a lower middle income country. As of 2017, more than one-quarter of the adult population was infected by HIV/AIDS; Eswatini has the world’s highest HIV prevalence rate, a financial strain and source of economic instability. The manufacturing sector diversified in the 1980s and 1990s, but manufacturing has grown little in the last decade. Sugar and soft drink concentrate are the largest foreign exchange earners, although a drought in 2015-16 decreased sugar production and exports. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and floods are persistent problems. Mining has declined in importance in recent years. Coal, gold, diamond, and quarry stone mines are small scale, and the only iron ore mine closed in 2014. With an estimated 28% unemployment rate, Eswatini's need to increase the number and size of small and medium enterprises and to attract foreign direct investment is acute. Eswatini's national development strategy, which expires in 2022, prioritizes increases in infrastructure, agriculture production, and economic diversification, while aiming to reduce poverty and government spending. Eswatini's revenue from SACU receipts are likely to continue to decline as South Africa pushes for a new distribution scheme, making it harder for the government to maintain fiscal balance without introducing new sources of revenue." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$11.06 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11.6 billion (2017 est.) / $11.41 billion (2016 est.) / $11.26 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.43 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.417 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.7% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$9,800 (2016 est.) ++ $9,800 (2015 est.) ++ $9,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$10,100 (2017 est.) / $10,100 (2016 est.) / $10,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "74.7%" + "text": "64% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "21.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "13.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34.5%" + "text": "47.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-45.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "44.5%" + "text": "45% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep" + "text": "sugarcane, corn, cotton, citrus, pineapples, cattle, goats" }, "Industries": { - "text": "coal, forestry, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textiles and apparel" + "text": "soft drink concentrates, coal, forestry, sugar processing, textiles, and apparel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "446,100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "427,900 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "70%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "58.9% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "40% (2006 est.)" + "text": "28% (2014 est.) / 28% (2013 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "69% (2006 est.)" + "text": "63% (2010 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -583,230 +616,223 @@ "text": "40.1% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "50.4 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$866.9 million" + "text": "1.263 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.195 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.639 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "28.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.04% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$236.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $304.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$825.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.008 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$511.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $557.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA ++ $203.1 million (31 December 2007) ++ $199.9 million (31 December 2006)" + "text": "6.2% (2017 est.) / 7.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$167 million (2016 est.) ++ $370 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$604 million (2017 est.) / $642 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.717 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.763 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.83 billion (2017 est.) / $1.577 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 94% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "soft drink concentrates, sugar, timber, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit" + "text": "soft drink concentrates, sugar, timber, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus, and canned fruit" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.655 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.603 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.451 billion (2017 est.) / $1.266 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 81.6%, China 5.2% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$603.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $548 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$563.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $564.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$470.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $440.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$526.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $468.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "emalangeni per US dollar - ++ 16.15 (2016 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2015 est.) ++ 12.7581 (2014 est.) ++ 10.8469 (2013 est.) ++ 8.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "emalangeni per US dollar - / 14.44 (2017 est.) / 14.6924 (2016 est.) / 14.6924 (2015 est.) / 12.7581 (2014 est.) / 10.8469 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "900,000 (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "65.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "82.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "61.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "381 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.431 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.077 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "200,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "295,900 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "39% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "40.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,300 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,029 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,279 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.14 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "43,000" + "text": "40,003" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.65 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "941,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,025,061" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "66 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "93.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a somewhat modern but not an advanced system" + "text": "earlier government monopoly in telecommunications hindered its growth; new regulatory authority established in 2013 has aided expansion in the telecom sector; 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE services (2019)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "single source for mobile-cellular service with a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscribership base; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity roughly 70 telephones per 100 persons in 2015; telephone system consists of carrier-equ" + "text": "Eswatini has 2 mobile-cellular providers; communication infrastructure has a geographic coverage of about 90% and a rising subscriber base; fixed-line stands at 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 94 telephones per 100 persons; telephone system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 268; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV station; satellite dishes are able to access South African providers; state-owned radio network with 3 channels; 1 private radio station (2007)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station; satellite dishes are able to access South African providers; state-owned radio network with 3 channels; 1 private radio station (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "436,000" + "text": "510,984" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "30.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "7,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "89,791" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { - "text": "3D (2016)" + "text": "3 (2016)" }, "Airports": { "text": "14 (2013)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -814,7 +840,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "301 km" + "text": "301 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "301 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" @@ -822,30 +848,30 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,594 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "1,078 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "2,516 km (2002)" + "text": "3,769 km (2019)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (USDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing (no operational aircraft)) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; compulsory HIV testing required, only HIV-negative applicants accepted (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF): Ground Force (includes Air Wing (no operational aircraft)) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.17% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.11% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.17% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 1.9% of GDP (2017) / 2% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force has approximately 3,100 active personnel (3,000 Army; 100 Air Force) (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the UEDF consists mostly of equipment from South Africa; the only publicly recorded military acquisitions since 2010 were two secondhand helicopters from Taiwan in 2019 (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; compulsory HIV testing required, only HIV-negative applicants accepted (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "in 2006, Swazi king advocated resorting to ICJ to claim parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from South Africa" + "text": "in 2006, Swati king advocated resorting to ICJ to claim parts of Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from South Africa" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/africa/za.json b/africa/za.json index c6e5f481..641014d1 100644 --- a/africa/za.json +++ b/africa/za.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The territory of Northern Rhodesia was administered by the former British South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the UK in 1923. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement, and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule and propelled the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to government. The subsequent vote in 1996, however, saw increasing harassment of opposition parties and abuse of state media and other resources. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems, with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who won a special presidential byelection later that year. The MMD and BANDA lost to the Patriotic Front (PF) and Michael SATA in the 2011 general elections. SATA, however, presided over a period of haphazard economic management and attempted to silence opposition to PF policies. SATA died in October 2014 and was succeeded by his vice president, Guy SCOTT, who served as interim president until special elections were held in January 2015. Edgar LUNGU won the presidential by election and will complete SATA's term, which expires in August 2016 when new presidential, as well as parliamentary and local elections, will be held." + "text": "Multiple waves of Bantu-speaking groups moved into and through what is now Zambia over the past thousand years. In the 1880s, the British began securing mineral and other economic concessions from various local leaders and the territory that is now Zambia eventually came under the control of the former British South Africa Company and was incorporated as the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia in 1911. Administrative control was taken over by the UK in 1924. During the 1920s and 1930s, advances in mining spurred development and immigration. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. In the 1980s and 1990s, declining copper prices, economic mismanagement, and a prolonged drought hurt the economy. Elections in 1991 brought an end to one-party rule and propelled the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) to government. The subsequent vote in 1996, however, saw increasing harassment of opposition parties and abuse of state media and other resources. The election in 2001 was marked by administrative problems, with three parties filing a legal petition challenging the election of ruling party candidate Levy MWANAWASA. MWANAWASA was reelected in 2006 in an election that was deemed free and fair. Upon his death in August 2008, he was succeeded by his vice president, Rupiah BANDA, who won a special presidential byelection later that year. The MMD and BANDA lost to the Patriotic Front (PF) and Michael SATA in the 2011 general elections. SATA, however, presided over a period of haphazard economic management and attempted to silence opposition to PF policies. SATA died in October 2014 and was succeeded by his vice president, Guy SCOTT, who served as interim president until January 2015, when Edgar LUNGU won the presidential byelection and completed SATA's term. LUNGU then won a full term in August 2016 presidential elections." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Texas" + "text": "almost five times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than Texas" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "6,043.15 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Angola 1,065 km, Botswana 0.15 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km" + "text": "Angola 1065 km, Botswana 0.15 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 2332 km, Malawi 847 km, Mozambique 439 km, Namibia 244 km, Tanzania 353 km, Zimbabwe 763 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical; modified by altitude; rainy season (October to April)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,138 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Zambezi river 329 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Zambezi river 329 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills 2,301 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.7% ++ arable land 4.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 26.9%" + "text": "31.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 26.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "66.3%" + "text": "66.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,560 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic drought; tropical storms (November to April)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks" + "text": "air pollution and resulting acid rain in the mineral extraction and refining region; chemical runoff into watersheds; loss of biodiversity; poaching seriously threatens rhinoceros, elephant, antelope, and large cat populations; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; lack of adequate water treatment presents human health risks" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "15,510,711", + "text": "17,426,623 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,81 +121,84 @@ "text": "Bemba 21%, Tonga 13.6%, Chewa 7.4%, Lozi 5.7%, Nsenga 5.3%, Tumbuka 4.4%, Ngoni 4%, Lala 3.1%, Kaonde 2.9%, Namwanga 2.8%, Lunda (north Western) 2.6%, Mambwe 2.5%, Luvale 2.2%, Lamba 2.1%, Ushi 1.9%, Lenje 1.6%, Bisa 1.6%, Mbunda 1.2%, other 13.8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Bembe 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2%", + "text": "Bemba 33.4%, Nyanja 14.7%, Tonga 11.4%, Lozi 5.5%, Chewa 4.5%, Nsenga 2.9%, Tumbuka 2.5%, Lunda (North Western) 1.9%, Kaonde 1.8%, Lala 1.8%, Lamba 1.8%, English (official) 1.7%, Luvale 1.5%, Mambwe 1.3%, Namwanga 1.2%, Lenje 1.1%, Bisa 1%, other 9.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: Zambia is said to have over 70 languages, although many of these may be considered dialects; all of Zambia's major languages are members of the Bantu family; Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant 75.3%, Roman Catholic 20.2%, other 2.7% (includes Muslim Buddhist, Hindu, and Baha'i), none 1.8% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Zambia’s poor, youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia’s high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country’s total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world’s highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country’s lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood. HIV/AIDS is prevalent in Zambia and contributes to its low life expectancy. Zambian emigration is low compared to many other African countries and is comprised predominantly of the well-educated. The small amount of brain drain, however, has a major impact in Zambia because of its limited human capital and lack of educational infrastructure for developing skilled professionals in key fields. For example, Zambia has few schools for training doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. Its spending on education is low compared to other sub-Saharan countries." + "text": "Zambia’s poor, youthful population consists primarily of Bantu-speaking people representing nearly 70 different ethnicities. Zambia’s high fertility rate continues to drive rapid population growth, averaging almost 3 percent annually between 2000 and 2010. The country’s total fertility rate has fallen by less than 1.5 children per woman during the last 30 years and still averages among the world’s highest, almost 6 children per woman, largely because of the country’s lack of access to family planning services, education for girls, and employment for women. Zambia also exhibits wide fertility disparities based on rural or urban location, education, and income. Poor, uneducated women from rural areas are more likely to marry young, to give birth early, and to have more children, viewing children as a sign of prestige and recognizing that not all of their children will live to adulthood. HIV/AIDS is prevalent in Zambia and contributes to its low life expectancy.\nZambian emigration is low compared to many other African countries and is comprised predominantly of the well-educated. The small amount of brain drain, however, has a major impact in Zambia because of its limited human capital and lack of educational infrastructure for developing skilled professionals in key fields. For example, Zambia has few schools for training doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. Its spending on education is low compared to other Sub-Saharan countries." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "46.08% (male 3,590,466/female 3,556,756)" + "text": "45.74% (male 4,005,134/female 3,964,969)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20% (male 1,550,183/female 1,552,706)" + "text": "20.03% (male 1,744,843/female 1,746,561)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "28.65% (male 2,239,661/female 2,204,823)" + "text": "28.96% (male 2,539,697/female 2,506,724)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "2.91% (male 211,039/female 240,156)" + "text": "3.01% (male 242,993/female 280,804)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.35% (male 158,827/female 206,094) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.27% (male 173,582/female 221,316) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "85.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "89.7%" + "text": "81.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "25.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.7 years" + "text": "16.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.6 years" + "text": "16.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "17 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.94% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.89% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "41.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "40.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "44.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.23% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LUSAKA (capital) 2.179 million (2015)" + "text": "2.774 million LUSAKA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,92 +211,98 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.2", + "text": "19.2 years (2013/14 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013/14 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "224 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "213 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "62.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "56 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "68.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "61.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "57.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "50.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "52.5 years" + "text": "53.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "50.8 years" + "text": "51.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "54.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "55.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "5.67 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.49 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "40.8% (2007)" + "text": "49.5% (2018)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.5% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "49.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "32.5% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "0.16 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.6% of population ++ rural: 51.3% of population ++ total: 65.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.4% of population ++ rural: 48.7% of population ++ total: 34.6% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 55.6% of population ++ rural: 35.7% of population ++ total: 43.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 31.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 44.4% of population ++ rural: 64.3% of population ++ total: 56.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "75.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "55.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "12.91% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,211,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "19,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "17,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -293,53 +313,42 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "7.2% (2014)" + "text": "8.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "14.8% (2014)" + "text": "11.8% (2018/19)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write English" }, "total population": { - "text": "63.4%" + "text": "86.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "70.9%" + "text": "90.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "56% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,000,850" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "41%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 7-14 (2005 est.)" + "text": "83.1% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "24%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "23.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.4% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,13 +372,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Lusaka" + "text": "Lusaka; note - a proposal to build a new capital city in Ngabwe was announced in May 2017" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "15 25 S, 28 17 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after a village called Lusaka, located at Manda Hill, near where Zambia's National Assembly building currently stands; the village was named after a headman (chief) Lusakasa" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -382,7 +394,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 24 October (1964)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991; amended 1996, 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 24 August 1991, promulgated 30 August 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly in two separate readings at least 30 days apart; passage of amendments affecting fundamental rights and freedoms requires approval by at least one half of votes cast in a referendum prior to consideration and voting by the Assembly; amended 1996, 2015, 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -392,16 +409,16 @@ }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { - "text": "yes" + "text": "only if at least one parent is a citizen of Zambia" }, - "citizenship by descent": { - "text": "yes" + "citizenship by descent only": { + "text": "yes, if at least one parent was a citizen of Zambia" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { - "text": "no" + "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "not specified" + "text": "5 years for those with an ancestor who was a citizen of Zambia, otherwise 10 years residency is required" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -412,7 +429,7 @@ "text": "President Edgar LUNGU (since 25 January 2015); Vice President Inonge WINA (since 26 January 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Edgar LUNGU (since 25 January 2015); Vice President Inonge WINA (since 26 January 2015" + "text": "President Edgar LUNGU (since 25 January 2015); Vice President Inonge WINA (since 26 January 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by president from among members of the National Assembly" @@ -421,43 +438,43 @@ "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); last held on 11 August 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Edgar LUNGU reelected president; percent of vote - Edgar LUNGU (PF) 50.4%, Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) 47.6%, other 2.0%" + "text": "Edgar LUNGU reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Edgar LUNGU (PF) 50.4%, Hakainde HICHILEMA (UPND) 47.6%, other 2.0%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (164 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); note - 6 additional electoral seats were added for the 11 August 2016 election, up from 150 electoral seats in the 2011 election" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (165 seats; 156 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote in 2 rounds if needed, and up to 8 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms); note - 6 additional electoral seats were added for the 11 August 2016 election, up from 150 electoral seats in the 2011 election" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 11 August 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PF 80, UPND 58, MMD 3, FDD 1, independent 14" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PF 42%, UPND 41.7%, MMD 2.7%, FDD 2.2%, other 1.9%,independent 9.5%; seats by party - PF 89, UPND 54, MMD 5, FDD 1, NDC 1, independent 14; composition - men 135, women 30, percent of women 18.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and deputy chief justices, and at least 11 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice-president, and 11 judges); note - the Constitutional Court began operation in June 2016" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, deputy chief justice, and at least 11 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 11 judges); note - the Constitutional Court began operation in June 2016" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president upon the advice of the 9-member Judicial Service Commission headed by the chief justice, and ratified by the National Assembly; judges normally serve until age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the advice of the 9-member Judicial Service Commission, which is headed by the chief justice, and ratified by the National Assembly; judges normally serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Industrial Relations Court; subordinate courts (three levels, based on upper limit of money involved); Small Claims Court; local courts (2 grades, based on upper limit of money involved)" + "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Industrial Relations Court; subordinate courts (3 levels, based on upper limit of money involved); Small Claims Court; local courts (2 grades, based on upper limit of money involved)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI] ++ Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI] ++ Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Nevers MUMBA] ++ Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU] ++ United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]" + "text": "Alliance for Democracy and Development or ADD [Charles MILUPI]Forum for Democracy and Development or FDD [Edith NAWAKWI]Movement for Multiparty Democracy or MMD [Felix MUTATI]National Democratic Congress or NDC [Chishimba KAMBWILI]Patriotic Front or PF [Edgar LUNGU]United Party for National Development or UPND [Hakainde HICHILEMA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Palan MULONDA (since 8 January 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Lazarous KAPAMBWE (since 8 April 2020)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2419 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2200 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-9717 through 9719" @@ -468,19 +485,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eric T. SCHULTZ (since 12 December 2014)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires David J. YOUNG (since 2 March2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[260]  211-357-000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Eastern end of Kabulonga Road, Ibex Hill, Lusaka" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 31617, Lusaka" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[260] (211) 357-000" + "text": "P. O. Box 320065, Lusaka" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[260] ) (211) 357-224" + "text": "[260]  211-357-224" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -497,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "multiple/Enoch Mankayi SONTONGA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song \"God Bless Africa,\" is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1964; the melody, from the popular song \"God Bless Africa,\" is the same as that of Tanzania but with different lyrics; the melody is also incorporated into South Africa's anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Zambia has had one of the world’s fastest growing economies for the past ten years, with real GDP growth averaging roughly 6.7% per annum, though growth slowed in 2015 to just over 3%, due to falling copper prices, reduced power generation, and depreciation of the kwacha. Zambia’s lack of economic diversification and dependency on copper as its sole major export makes it vulnerable to fluctuations in the world commodities market and prices turned downward in 2015 due to declining demand from China; Zambia was overtaken by the Democratic Republic of Congo as Africa’s largest copper producer. ++ ++ Despite recent strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, and by market-distorting agricultural and energy policies. Economic policy inconsistency and poor budget execution in recent years has hindered the economy and contributed to weakness in the kwacha, which was Africa’s worst performing currency during 2015. Zambia has raised $7 billion from international investors by issuing separate sovereign bonds in September 2012, April 2014, and July 2015, significantly increasing the country’s public debt as a share of GDP. ++ ++ Poor management of water resources has also contributed to a power generation shortage, which has hampered industrial productivity and contributed to an increase in year-on-year inflation to 23% by March 2016. Zambia’s currency, the kwacha, also depreciated sharply against the dollar through 2015, before the central bank restricted lending." + "text": "Zambia had one of the world’s fastest growing economies for the ten years up to 2014, with real GDP growth averaging roughly 6.7% per annum, though growth slowed during the period 2015 to 2017, due to falling copper prices, reduced power generation, and depreciation of the kwacha. Zambia’s lack of economic diversification and dependency on copper as its sole major export makes it vulnerable to fluctuations in the world commodities market and prices turned downward in 2015 due to declining demand from China; Zambia was overtaken by the Democratic Republic of Congo as Africa’s largest copper producer. GDP growth picked up in 2017 as mineral prices rose. Despite recent strong economic growth and its status as a lower middle-income country, widespread and extreme rural poverty and high unemployment levels remain significant problems, made worse by a high birth rate, a relatively high HIV/AIDS burden, by market-distorting agricultural and energy policies, and growing government debt. Zambia raised $7 billion from international investors by issuing separate sovereign bonds in 2012, 2014, and 2015. Concurrently, it issued over $4 billion in domestic debt and agreed to Chinese-financed infrastructure projects, significantly increasing the country’s public debt burden to more than 60% of GDP. The government has considered refinancing $3 billion worth of Eurobonds and significant Chinese loans to cut debt servicing costs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$65.17 billion (2016 est.) ++ $63.27 billion (2015 est.) ++ $61.43 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$68.93 billion (2017 est.) / $66.66 billion (2016 est.) / $64.25 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$20.57 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$25.71 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 3.8% (2016 est.) / 2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,900 (2016 est.) ++ $3,900 (2015 est.) ++ $3,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,000 (2017 est.) / $4,000 (2016 est.) / $4,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 38.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53%" + "text": "52.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "21% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "27.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.8%" + "text": "43% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-45.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-44.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "35.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -564,27 +581,27 @@ "text": "copper mining and processing, emerald mining, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer, horticulture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.116 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.898 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "85%" + "text": "54.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "9.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "9% (2004)" + "text": "35.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15% (2008 est.) ++ 50% (2000 est.)" + "text": "15% (2008 est.) / 50% (2000 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "60.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "54.4% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -594,214 +611,212 @@ "text": "47.4% (2010)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "57.5 (2013) ++ 50.8 (2004)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.418 billion" + "text": "4.473 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.079 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.357 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 58.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "63.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 60.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "20.7% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.1% (31 December 2012) ++ 19% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.25% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.328 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.288 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.682 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.437 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.672 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.682 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.004 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.009 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $2.817 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2017 est.) / 17.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$932 million (2016 est.) ++ -$768 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.006 billion (2017 est.) / -$934 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.609 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.998 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.216 billion (2017 est.) / $6.514 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 44.8%, China 16.1%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.2%, Singapore 6%, South Africa 5.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper/cobalt, cobalt, electricity; tobacco, flowers, cotton" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 25.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 13%, South Africa 6.4%, South Korea 4.9%, India 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.752 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.711 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.852 billion (2017 est.) / $6.539 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, electricity, fertilizer, foodstuffs, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Africa 34.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 18.2%, Kenya 9.7%, China 7.3%, India 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "South Africa 28.2%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 20.8%, China 12.9%, Kuwait 5.4%, UAE 4.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.046 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.968 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.082 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.353 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$11.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $9.562 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - ++ 10.8 (2016 est.) ++ 8.6 (2015 est.) ++ 8.6 (2014 est.) ++ 6.2 (2013 est.) ++ 5.1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Zambian kwacha (ZMK) per US dollar - / 9.2 (2017 est.) / 10.3 (2016 est.) / 10.3 (2015 est.) / 8.6 (2014 est.) / 6.2 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "12 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "33% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "67% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "6% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.04 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.176 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "13 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.185 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.573 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "93% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "12,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,860 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "12,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "23,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "966.2 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "371 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "8,490 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.777 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "116,165" + "text": "91,422" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.558 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "16,322,168" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "77 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "96.41 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "among the best in sub-Saharan Africa" + "text": "service is among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; regulatory promotes competition and is a partner to private sector service providers, offering mobile voice and Internet at some of the lowest prices in the region; investment made in data centers, education centers and computer assembly training plants; operators invest in 3G and LTE-based services; Chinese company Huawei is helping to upgrade state-owned mobile infrastructure for 5G services; 3 cellular telephone providers currently in operation, plus several data only ISPs; 1,010 towers project to soon be completed (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "high-capacity microwave radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; several cellular telephone services in operation and network coverage is improving; domestic satellite system being installed to improve telephone service in rural areas; Internet" + "text": "fiber optic connections are available between most larger towns and cities with microwave radio relays serving more rural areas; 3G and LTE with FttX in limited urban areas and private Ku or Ka band VSAT terminals in remote locations; fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 96 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 260; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 3 owned by Zamtel (2010)" + "text": "country code - 260; multiple providers operate overland fiber optic routes via Zimbabwe/South Africa, Botswana/Namibia and Tanzania provide access to the major undersea cables" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 3 TV stations, is the principal local-content provider, and owns about 45% of multi-channel Zambia shares; several private TV stations and multi-channel subscription TV services are avai (2015)" + "text": "according to the Independent Broadcast Authority, there are 137 radio stations and 47 television stations in Zambia; out of the 137 radio stations, 133 are private (categorized as either commercial or community radio stations), while 4 are public-owned; state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) operates 2 television channels and 3 radio stations; ZNBC owns 75% shares in GoTV, 40% in MultiChoice, and 40% in TopStar Communications Company, all of which operate in-country (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".zm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.164 million" + "text": "2,351,646" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "14.3% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "43,365" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11,796" + "text": "8,904 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "79,092,826 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "75.08 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -812,16 +827,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -829,48 +844,56 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "80" + "text": "80 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" + "text": "53 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "21 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 771 km (2013)" + "text": "771 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,126 km" + "text": "3,126 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "3,126 km 1.067-m gauge" + "text": "3,126 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) (2014)" + "text": "note: includes 1,860 km of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "40,454 km" + "text": "67,671 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "9,403 km" + "text": "14,888 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "31,051 km (2005)" + "text": "52,783 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula rivers) (2010)" + "text": "2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi and Luapula Rivers) (2010)" + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 1 (2019)" + } }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { @@ -879,14 +902,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Zambian Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service (support organization) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "national registration required at age 16; 18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Zambian citizenship required; grade 12 certification required; mandatory HIV testing on enlistment; mandatory retirement for officers at age 65 (Army, Air Force) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Zambia Defense Force (ZDF): Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia National Service (support organization); the Zambia Police includes a paramilitary battalion (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.55% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.59% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.55% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Zambia Defense Force (ZDF) has an estimated 17,000 active troops (15,500 Army; 1,500 Air); 1,400 paramilitary Police (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ZDF's inventory is largely comprised of Soviet-era and older Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; since 2010, China is the leading supplier of arms to Zambia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "920 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; 12-year enlistment period (7 years active, 5 in the Reserves) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -895,7 +927,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "19,293 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (2015)" + "text": "18,179 (Angola), 6,419 (Burundi), 5,849 (Rwanda) (2019); 55,523 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/africa/zi.json b/africa/zi.json index f5a092d1..36b80bd1 100644 --- a/africa/zi.json +++ b/africa/zi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the former British South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, has been the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) and has dominated the country's political system since independence. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. ++ In April 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. MUGABE in June 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections held in March 2008 contained irregularities but still amounted to a censure of the ZANU-PF-led government with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai opposition leader Morgan TSVANGIRAI won the most votes in the presidential poll, but not enough to win outright. In the lead up to a run-off election in June 2008, considerable violence against opposition party members led to the withdrawal of TSVANGIRAI from the ballot. Extensive evidence of violence and intimidation resulted in international condemnation of the process. Difficult negotiations over a power-sharing \"government of national unity,\" in which MUGABE remained president and TSVANGIRAI became prime minister, were finally settled in February 2009, although the leaders failed to agree upon many key outstanding governmental issues. MUGABE was reelected president in June 2013 in balloting that was severely flawed and internationally condemned. As a prerequisite to holding the election, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law." + "text": "A series of trading states developed in the area of Zimbabwe prior to the arrival of the first European explorers; the largest of these was the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (ca. 1220-1450). In the 1880s, European colonists arrived with the British South Africa Company (BSAC), which obtained mining rights and established company rule over the area. The southern portion of BSAC holdings were annexed by the UK in 1923 and became the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded more complete voting rights for the black African majority in the country (then called Rhodesia). UN sanctions and a guerrilla uprising finally led to free elections in 1979 and independence (as Zimbabwe) in 1980. Robert MUGABE, the nation's first prime minister, was the country's only ruler (as president since 1987) from independence until his resignation in November 2017. His chaotic land redistribution campaign, which began in 1997 and intensified after 2000, caused an exodus of white farmers, crippled the economy, and ushered in widespread shortages of basic commodities. Ignoring international condemnation, MUGABE rigged the 2002 presidential election to ensure his reelection. In 2005, the capital city of Harare embarked on Operation Restore Order, ostensibly an urban rationalization program, which resulted in the destruction of the homes or businesses of 700,000 mostly poor supporters of the opposition. MUGABE in 2007 instituted price controls on all basic commodities causing panic buying and leaving store shelves empty for months. General elections in both 2008 and 2013 were severely flawed and widely condemned, but allowed MUGABE to remain president. As a prerequisite to holding the 2013 election, Zimbabwe enacted a new constitution by referendum, although many provisions in the new constitution have yet to be codified in law. In November 2017, Vice President Emmerson MNANGAGWA took over following a military intervention that forced MUGABE to resign. MNANGAGWA was inaugurated president days later, promising to hold presidential elections in 2018. In July 2018, MNANGAGWA won the presidential election after a close contest with Movement for Democratic Change Alliance candidate Nelson CHAMISA. MNANGAGWA has since resorted to the government's longstanding practice of violently disrupting protests or opposition rallies. Official inflation rates soared in 2019, approaching 500% by the end of the year. MUGABE died in September 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Montana" + "text": "about four times the size of Indiana; slightly larger than Montana" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "3,229 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1,402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km" + "text": "Botswana 834 km, Mozambique 1402 km, South Africa 230 km, Zambia 763 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical; moderated by altitude; rainy season (November to March)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "961 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m ++ highest point: Inyangani 2,592 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "junction of the Runde and Save Rivers 162 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Inyangani 2,592 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "42.5% ++ arable land 10.9%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 31.3%" + "text": "42.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.9% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 31.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "39.5%" + "text": "39.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,6 +81,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,740 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare" }, @@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -93,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "14,546,961", + "text": "14,546,314 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -113,173 +124,182 @@ "text": "Shona (official; most widely spoken), Ndebele (official, second most widely spoken), English (official; traditionally used for official business), 13 minority languages (official; includes Chewa, Chibarwe, Kalanga, Koisan, Nambya, Ndau, Shangani, sign language, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Venda, and Xhosa)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 75.9% (includes Apostolic 38%, Pentecostal 21.1%, other 16.8%), Roman Catholic 8.4%, other Christian 8.4%, other 1.2% (includes traditional, Muslim), none 6.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 74.8% (includes Apostolic 37.5%, Pentecostal 21.8%, other 15.5%), Roman Catholic 7.3%, other Christian 5.3%, traditional 1.5%, Muslim 0.5%, other 0.1%, none 10.5% (2015 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Zimbabwe’s progress in reproductive, maternal, and child health has stagnated in recent years. According to a 2010 Demographic and Health Survey, contraceptive use, the number of births attended by skilled practitioners, and child mortality have either stalled or somewhat deteriorated since the mid-2000s. Zimbabwe’s total fertility rate has remained fairly stable at about 4 children per woman for the last two decades, although an uptick in the urban birth rate in recent years has caused a slight rise in the country’s overall fertility rate. Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence rate dropped from approximately 29% to 15% since 1997 but remains among the world’s highest and continues to suppress the country’s life expectancy rate. The proliferation of HIV/AIDS information and prevention programs and personal experience with those suffering or dying from the disease have helped to change sexual behavior and reduce the epidemic. Historically, the vast majority of Zimbabwe’s migration has been internal – a rural-urban flow. In terms of international migration, over the last 40 years Zimbabwe has gradually shifted from being a destination country to one of emigration and, to a lesser degree, one of transit (for East African illegal migrants traveling to South Africa). As a British colony, Zimbabwe attracted significant numbers of permanent immigrants from the UK and other European countries, as well as temporary economic migrants from Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Although Zimbabweans have migrated to South Africa since the beginning of the 20th century to work as miners, the first major exodus from the country occurred in the years before and after independence in 1980. The outward migration was politically and racially influenced; a large share of the white population of European origin chose to leave rather than live under a new black-majority government. In the 1990s and 2000s, economic mismanagement and hyperinflation sparked a second, more diverse wave of emigration. This massive out migration – primarily to other southern African countries, the UK, and the US – has created a variety of challenges, including brain drain, illegal migration, and human smuggling and trafficking. Several factors have pushed highly skilled workers to go abroad, including unemployment, lower wages, a lack of resources, and few opportunities for career growth." + "text": "Zimbabwe’s progress in reproductive, maternal, and child health has stagnated in recent years. According to a 2010 Demographic and Health Survey, contraceptive use, the number of births attended by skilled practitioners, and child mortality have either stalled or somewhat deteriorated since the mid-2000s. Zimbabwe’s total fertility rate has remained fairly stable at about 4 children per woman for the last two decades, although an uptick in the urban birth rate in recent years has caused a slight rise in the country’s overall fertility rate. Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence rate dropped from approximately 29% to 15% since 1997 but remains among the world’s highest and continues to suppress the country’s life expectancy rate. The proliferation of HIV/AIDS information and prevention programs and personal experience with those suffering or dying from the disease have helped to change sexual behavior and reduce the epidemic.\nHistorically, the vast majority of Zimbabwe’s migration has been internal – a rural-urban flow. In terms of international migration, over the last 40 years Zimbabwe has gradually shifted from being a destination country to one of emigration and, to a lesser degree, one of transit (for East African illegal migrants traveling to South Africa). As a British colony, Zimbabwe attracted significant numbers of permanent immigrants from the UK and other European countries, as well as temporary economic migrants from Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Although Zimbabweans have migrated to South Africa since the beginning of the 20th century to work as miners, the first major exodus from the country occurred in the years before and after independence in 1980. The outward migration was politically and racially influenced; a large share of the white population of European origin chose to leave rather than live under a new black-majority government.\nIn the 1990s and 2000s, economic mismanagement and hyperinflation sparked a second, more diverse wave of emigration. This massive out migration – primarily to other southern African countries, the UK, and the US – has created a variety of challenges, including brain drain, illegal migration, and human smuggling and trafficking. Several factors have pushed highly skilled workers to go abroad, including unemployment, lower wages, a lack of resources, and few opportunities for career growth." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "37.8% (male 2,778,806/female 2,720,033)" + "text": "38.32% (male 2,759,155/female 2,814,462)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.29% (male 1,560,833/female 1,536,110)" + "text": "20.16% (male 1,436,710/female 1,495,440)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.86% (male 2,578,142/female 2,346,993)" + "text": "32.94% (male 2,456,392/female 2,334,973)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.55% (male 188,851/female 327,483)" + "text": "4.07% (male 227,506/female 363,824)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.5% (male 194,933/female 314,777) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.52% (male 261,456/female 396,396) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "80.4%" + "text": "81.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "75%" + "text": "76.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.3%" + "text": "5.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.6 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "20.5 years" }, + "male": { + "text": "20.3 years" + }, "female": { - "text": "20.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.87% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "31.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Aside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half as shown in this population distribution map" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "32.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "32.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.19% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HARARE (capital) 1.501 million (2015)" + "text": "1.530 million HARARE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.58 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.63 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.5", + "text": "20 years (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010/11 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "443 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "458 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "25.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "28.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "34.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "23.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "58 years" + "text": "62.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "57.3 years" + "text": "60.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "58.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.5 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.93 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "58.5% (2010/11)" + "text": "66.8% (2015)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "32.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "22.7% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.6% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97% of population ++ rural: 67.3% of population ++ total: 76.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3% of population ++ rural: 32.7% of population ++ total: 23.1% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 49.3% of population ++ rural: 30.8% of population ++ total: 36.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 50.7% of population ++ rural: 69.2% of population ++ total: 63.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "51% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "35.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.69% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "1,425,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.4 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "29,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "20,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -290,18 +310,18 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "schistosomiasis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "8.4% (2014)" + "text": "15.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11.2% (2014)" + "text": "9.7% (2019)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.4% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -314,29 +334,29 @@ "text": "88.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "84.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "84.6% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2013)" + "text": "11 years (2013)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "11.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.2% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -349,14 +369,14 @@ "text": "Zimbabwe" }, "former": { - "text": "Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia" + "text": "Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia" }, "etymology": { "text": "takes its name from the Kingdom of Zimbabwe (13th-15th century) and its capital of Great Zimbabwe, the largest stone structure in pre-colonial southern Africa" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "semi-presidential republic" + "text": "presidential republic" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -367,6 +387,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after a village of Harare at the site of the present capital; the village name derived from a Shona chieftain, Ne-harawa, whose name meant \"he who does not sleep\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -379,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 April (1980)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1965 (at Rhodesian independence), 1979 (Lancaster House Agreement), 1980 (at Zimbabwean independence); latest final draft completed January 2013, approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013; amended many times in 2013; note - significant amendments proposed in early 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1965 (at Rhodesian independence), 1979 (Lancaster House Agreement), 1980 (at Zimbabwean independence); latest final draft completed January 2013, approved by referendum 16 March 2013, approved by Parliament 9 May 2013, effective 22 May 2013" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of Parliament and assent of the president of the republic; amendments to constitutional chapters on fundamental human rights and freedoms and on agricultural lands also require approval by a majority of votes cast in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law, and customary law" @@ -406,48 +434,45 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Vice Presidents Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA and Phelekezela MPHOKO (both since 12 December 2014); note - Vice President Joice MUJURU (since 6 December 2004) was dismissed 9 December 2014" + "text": "President Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA (since 24 November 2017); First Vice President Constantino CHIWENGA (since 28 December 2017); note - Robert Gabriel MUGABE resigned on 21 November 2017, after ruling for 37 years" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); note - following the 31 July 2013 presidential election, the position of prime minister was abolished" + "text": "President Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA (since 24 November 2017); Vice President Constantino CHIWENGA (since 28 December 2017); Vice President Kembo MOHADI (since 28 December 2017) " }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by president, responsible to House of Assembly" + "text": "Cabinet appointed by president, responsible to National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "each presidential candidate nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least 1 candidate from each province) and directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership" + "text": "each presidential candidate nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least 1 candidate from each province) and directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 3 July 2018 (next to be held in 2023); co-vice presidents drawn from party leadership" }, "election results": { - "text": "Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president; percent of vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE (ZANU-PF) 61.1%, Morgan TSVANGIRAI (MDC-T) 34.4%, Welshman NCUBE (MDC-N) 2.7%, other 1.8%; note - the election process was considered flawed and roundly criticized by election monitors and international bodies; both the African Union and the South African Development Community endorsed the results of the election with some concerns" + "text": "Emmerson MNANGAGWA reelected president in 1st round of voting; percent of vote - Emmerson MNANGAGWA (ZANU-PF) 50.8%, Nelson CHAMISA (MDC-T) 44.3%, Thokozani KHUPE (MDC-N) .9%, other 3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (80 seats; 60 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 6 seats in each of the 10 provinces - by proportional representation vote, 16 indirectly elected by the regional governing councils, 2 reserved for the National Council Chiefs, and 2 reserved for members with disabilities; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (270 seats; 210 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 seats reserved for women directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (80 seats; 60 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 6 seats in each of the 10 provinces - by proportional representation vote, 16 indirectly elected by the regional governing councils, 2 reserved for the National Council Chiefs, and 2 reserved for members with disabilities; members serve 5-year terms)National Assembly (270 seats; 210 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 60 seats reserved for women directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 31 July 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held for elected member on 30 July 2018 (next to be held in 2023) National Assembly - last held on 30 July 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 37, MDC-T 21, MDC-N 2, chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2; House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 196, MDC-T 70, MDC-N 2, independent 2" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 34, MDC Alliance 25, Chiefs 18, people with disabilities 2, MDC-T 1; composition - men 45, women 35, percent of women 43.8% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ZANU-PF 179, MDC Alliance 88, MDC-T 1, NPF 1, independent 1; composition - men 185, women 25, percent of women 31.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 34.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the chief and deputy chief justices and 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body consisting of the chief justice, Public Service Commission chairman, attorney general, and 2-3 members appointed by the president; judges normally serve until age 65 but can elect to serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judge appointment NA; judges serve non-renewable 15-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, an independent body consisting of the chief justice, Public Service Commission chairman, attorney general, and 2-3 members appointed by the president; judges normally serve until age 65 but can elect to serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judge appointment NA; judges serve nonrenewable 15-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court; Labor Court; Administrative Court; regional magistrate courts; customary law courts; special courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Freedom Party [Cosmas MPONDA] ++ Movement for Democratic Change - Ncube or MDC-N [Welshman NCUBE] ++ Movement for Democratic Change - Renewal or MDC-R [Sekai HOLLAND]; note - has been kicked out of Parliament as of 17 May 2015 ++ Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai or MDC-T [Morgan TSVANGIRAI] ++ Transform Zimbabwe or TZ [Jacob NGARIVHUME] ++ United Parties [Abel MUZOREWA] ++ Zimbabwe African National Union-Ndonga or ZANU-Ndonga [Wilson KUMBULA] ++ Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Robert Gabriel MUGABE] ++ Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Dumiso DABENGWA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition ++ National Constitutional Assembly or NCA [Lovemore MADHUKU] ++ Women of Zimbabwe Arise or WOZA [Jenni WILLIAMS] ++ Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions or ZCTU [Japhet MOYO] ++ Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights or ZLHR [Irene PETRAS]" + "text": "MDC Alliance [Thokozane KHUPEIS] (acting)Movement for Democratic Change - MDC-T [Thokozani KHUPE]National People's Party or NPP [Joyce MUJURU] (formerly Zimbabwe People First or ZimPF)National Patriotic Front or NPF [Ambrose MUTINHIRI]Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front or ZANU-PF [Emmerson Dambudzo MNANGAGWA]Zimbabwe African Peoples Union or ZAPU [Isaac MABUKA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AfDB, AU, COMESA, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SADC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -468,23 +493,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Harry K. THOMAS, Jr. (since 25 February 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Brian A. NICHOLS (since 19 July 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[263] (0) 867-701-1000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "172 Herbert Chitepo Avenue, Harare" + "text": "2 Lorraine Drive, Bluffhill, Harare" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 3340, Harare" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[263] (4) 250-593 through 250-594" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[263] (4) 796-488, or 722-618" + "text": "[263] (4) 796-488" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "seven equal horizontal bands of green, yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people" + "text": "seven equal horizontal bands of green (top), yellow, red, black, red, yellow, and green with a white isosceles triangle edged in black with its base on the hoist side; a yellow Zimbabwe bird representing the long history of the country is superimposed on a red five-pointed star in the center of the triangle, which symbolizes peace; green represents agriculture, yellow mineral wealth, red the blood shed to achieve independence, and black stands for the native people" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Zimbabwe bird symbol, African fish eagle, flame lily; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white" @@ -497,64 +522,64 @@ "text": "Solomon MUTSWAIRO/Fred Lecture CHANGUNDEGA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1994" + "text": "note: adopted 1994" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a decade of contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13, before slowing to roughly 3% in 2014 due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Lower mineral prices, infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country’s economic performance. ++ ++ Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Dollarization in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - ended hyperinflation and reduced inflation below 10% per year. The RBZ introduced bond coins denominated in 1, 5, 10, and 25 cent increments on a par with the US dollar in December 2014, more than five years after the Zimbabwe dollar was taken out of circulation. In January 2015, as part of the government’s effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe. ++ ++ Zimbabwe’s government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the IMF in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of clarity regarding the government’s Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act. In 2015 the depreciation of the South African rand against the US dollar has led to deflation in Zimbabwe as prices for South African imports decline while the costs of domestic production in US dollars remains stable." + "text": "Zimbabwe's economy depends heavily on its mining and agriculture sectors. Following a contraction from 1998 to 2008, the economy recorded real growth of more than 10% per year in the period 2010-13, before falling below 3% in the period 2014-17, due to poor harvests, low diamond revenues, and decreased investment. Lower mineral prices, infrastructure and regulatory deficiencies, a poor investment climate, a large public and external debt burden, and extremely high government wage expenses impede the country’s economic performance. Until early 2009, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) routinely printed money to fund the budget deficit, causing hyperinflation. Adoption of a multi-currency basket in early 2009 - which allowed currencies such as the Botswana pula, the South Africa rand, and the US dollar to be used locally - reduced inflation below 10% per year. In January 2015, as part of the government’s effort to boost trade and attract foreign investment, the RBZ announced that the Chinese renmimbi, Indian rupee, Australian dollar, and Japanese yen would be accepted as legal tender in Zimbabwe, though transactions were predominantly carried out in US dollars and South African rand until 2016, when the rand’s devaluation and instability led to near-exclusive use of the US dollar. The government in November 2016 began releasing bond notes, a parallel currency legal only in Zimbabwe which the government claims will have a one-to-one exchange ratio with the US dollar, to ease cash shortages. Bond notes began trading at a discount of up to 10% in the black market by the end of 2016. Zimbabwe’s government entered a second Staff Monitored Program with the IMF in 2014 and undertook other measures to reengage with international financial institutions. Zimbabwe repaid roughly $108 million in arrears to the IMF in October 2016, but financial observers note that Zimbabwe is unlikely to gain new financing because the government has not disclosed how it plans to repay more than $1.7 billion in arrears to the World Bank and African Development Bank. International financial institutions want Zimbabwe to implement significant fiscal and structural reforms before granting new loans. Foreign and domestic investment continues to be hindered by the lack of land tenure and titling, the inability to repatriate dividends to investors overseas, and the lack of clarity regarding the government’s Indigenization and Economic Empowerment Act." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$28.33 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.41 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.11 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$34.27 billion (2017 est.) / $33.04 billion (2016 est.) / $32.82 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.19 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.64 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 3.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.) / 1.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,000 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,300 (2017 est.) / $2,300 (2016 est.) / $2,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "7.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -2.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "83.7%" + "text": "77.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "12.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.4%" + "text": "25.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-39.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.2%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "22.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -564,26 +589,26 @@ "text": "mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.098 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.907 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "66%" + "text": "67.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "7.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "24% (1996)" + "text": "25.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "95% (2009 est.) ++ 80% (2005 est.)", + "text": "11.3% (2014 est.) / 80% (2005 est.)", "note": { - "text": "figures include unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable" + "text": "note: data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -597,220 +622,215 @@ "text": "40.4% (1995)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "50.1 (2006) ++ 50.1 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.4 billion" + "text": "3.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.9 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.5 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "82.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 69.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ -2.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7.17% (31 December 2010) ++ 975% (31 December 2007)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "20% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.112 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "Zimbabwe's central bank no longer publishes data on monetary aggregates, except for bank deposits, which amounted to $2.1 billion in November 2010; the Zimbabwe dollar stopped circulating in early 2009; since then, the US dollar and South African rand hav" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$47.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $101.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.055 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.013 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.073 billion (13 April 2015 est.) ++ $11.82 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $10.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.) / -1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.069 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.52 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$716 million (2017 est.) / -$553 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.257 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.551 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.353 billion (2017 est.) / $3.366 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "South Africa 50.3%, Mozambique 22.5%, UAE 9.8%, Zambia 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 27.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14%, Botswana 12.5%, South Africa 7.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.738 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.016 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.472 billion (2017 est.) / $5.236 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Africa 48.1%, China 12.1%, India 5.2%, Zambia 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "South Africa 47.8%, Zambia 20.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$326.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $339.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$431.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $407.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$10.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.413 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$252.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" + "text": "$9.357 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ NA (2013) ++ 234.25 (2010) ++ ", + "text": "Zimbabwean dollars (ZWD) per US dollar - / 1 (2017 est.) / 1 (2016 est.) / (2013) / 234.25 (2010)", "note": { - "text": "the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless" + "text": "note: the dollar was adopted as a legal currency in 2009; since then the Zimbabwean dollar has experienced hyperinflation and is essentially worthless" } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "11 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "34% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "81% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "11% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.118 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.239 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.122 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "63.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "58% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "36.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "37% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "29,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "29,070 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "11 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.06 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "333,702" + "text": "258,419" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.81 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "12.757 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "12,863,830" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "90 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "90.1 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "privatization and competition have driven rapid expansion of telecommunications, particularly cellular voice and mobile broadband, in recent years; continued economic instability and infrastructure limitations, such as reliable power, hinder progress" + "text": "competition has driven the expansion of the telecommunications sector, particularly cellular voice and mobile broadband, in recent years; 3 mobile network operators continue to invest in M-commerce and M-banking facilities; continued advancement with national and international fiber backbone network as well as 3G and LTE mobile broadband services; mobile Internet connections make up 98% of all Internet connections (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily ava" + "text": "consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, fiber-optic cable, VSAT terminals, and a substantial mobile-cellular network; Internet connection is most readily available in Harare and major towns; two government owned and two private cellular providers; fixed-line 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular 90 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 263; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable (2015)" + "text": "country code - 263; fiber-optic connections to neighboring states provide access to international networks via undersea cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; 5 international digital gateway exchanges" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government owns all local radio and TV stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite TV are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to TV broadcasts is extremely limited (2007)" + "text": "government owns all local radio and TV stations; foreign shortwave broadcasts and satellite TV are available to those who can afford antennas and receivers; in rural areas, access to TV broadcasts is extremely limited; analog TV only, no digital service (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".zw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.328 million" + "text": "3,796,618" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "16.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "27.06% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "203,056" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "370,164" + "text": "285,539 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "962,642 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "670,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -821,16 +841,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -838,24 +858,24 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "179" + "text": "179 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "104" + "text": "104 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "72 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "refined products 270 km (2013)" + "text": "270 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,427 km" + "text": "3,427 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "3,427 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -863,13 +883,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "97,267 km" + "text": "97,267 km (2019)" }, "paved": { - "text": "18,481 km" + "text": "18,481 km (2019)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "78,786 km (2002)" + "text": "78,786 km (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -882,14 +902,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF): Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA), Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.79% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.64% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.94% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.05% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.94% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.5% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) vary; approximately 30,000 active duty troops, including about 4,000 serving in the Air Force (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ZDF inventory is comprised mostly of older Chinese- and Russian-origin equipment; since 2000, China is the leading arms supplier to the ZDF, although there are no recorded deliveries of weapons since 2006 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service (18-24 for officer cadets; 18-30 for technical/specialist personnel); no conscription; women are eligible to serve (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the ZDF was formed after independence from the former Rhodesian Army and the two guerrilla forces that opposed it during the Rhodesian Civil War (aka \"Bush War\") of the 1970s, the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA); internal security is a key current responsibility, and the military continues to play an active role in the country’s politics since the coup of 2017 (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -898,13 +927,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,414 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (2015)" + "text": "8,060 (Mozambique) (2019); 116,237 (Nigeria), 10,901 (Democratic Republic of Congo) (refugees and asylum seekers) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "undetermined (political violence, violence in association with the 2008 election, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2015)" + "text": "25,517 (tropical cyclone, 2019) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "300,000 (2015)" + "text": "300,000 (2016)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/antarctica/ay.json b/antarctica/ay.json index 9bd3a0e3..fc1b5e20 100644 --- a/antarctica/ay.json +++ b/antarctica/ay.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Speculation over the existence of a \"southern land\" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not merely a group of islands or an area of ocean. Several exploration \"firsts\" were achieved in the early 20th century, but generally the area saw little human activity. Following World War II, however, the continent experienced an upsurge in scientific research. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but not all countries recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961." + "text": "Speculation over the existence of a \"southern land\" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas south of the Antarctic Circle. Not until 1840 was it established that Antarctica was indeed a continent and not merely a group of islands or an area of ocean. Several exploration \"firsts\" were achieved in the early 20th century, but generally the area saw little human activity. Following World War II, however, the continent experienced an upsurge in scientific research. A number of countries have set up a range of year-round and seasonal stations, camps, and refuges to support scientific research in Antarctica. Seven have made territorial claims, but most countries do not recognize these claims. In order to form a legal framework for the activities of nations on the continent, an Antarctic Treaty was negotiated that neither denies nor gives recognition to existing territorial claims; signed in 1959, it entered into force in 1961.  Also relevant to Antarctic governance are the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty and the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,32 +16,33 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "14 million sq km" + "text": "14.2 million sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)" + "text": "14.2 million sq km (285,000 sq km ice-free, 13.915 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe" + "text": "note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe" } }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US" }, "Land boundaries": { - "text": "0 km", "note": { - "text": "see entry on Disputes - international" + "text": "0 note: see entry on Disputes - international" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "17,968 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 22 of 29 Antarctic consultative nations have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so) and do not recognize the claims of the other nations; also see the Disputes - international entry" + "note": { + "text": "Australia, Chile, and Argentina claim Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) rights or similar over 200 nm extensions seaward from their continental claims, but like the claims themselves, these zones are not accepted by other countries; 22 of 29 Antarctic Treaty consultative parties have made no claims to Antarctic territory (although Russia and the US have reserved the right to do so); also see the Disputes - international entry" + } }, "Climate": { - "text": "severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing" + "text": "the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth; severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing; summers characterized by continuous daylight, while winters bring continous darkness; persistent high pressure over the interior brings dry, subsiding air that results in very little cloud cover" }, "Terrain": { "text": "about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 m; mountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 m; ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound; glaciers form ice shelves along about half of the coastline, and floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent" @@ -50,42 +51,36 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "2,300 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,540 m ++ highest point: Vinson Massif 4,897 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m (-11,500 ft) below sea level" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Vinson Massif 4,892 m" }, "note": { - "text": "the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Bentley Subglacial Trench; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater" + "text": "note: the lowest known land point in Antarctica is hidden in the Denman Galcier; at its surface is the deepest ice yet discovered and the world's lowest elevation not under seawater" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries" + "text": "iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small noncommercial quantities; mineral exploitation except for scientific research is banned by the Environmental Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty; krill, icefish, toothfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries, which are managed through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources (CCAMLR)" }, "Land use": { - "agricultural land": { - "text": "0%" - }, - "forest": { - "text": "0%" - }, - "other": { - "text": "100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2015 est.)" - } + "text": "0% (2015 est.)" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "katabatic (gravity-driven) winds blow coastward from the high interior; frequent blizzards form near the foot of the plateau; cyclonic storms form over the ocean and move clockwise along the coast; volcanism on Deception Island and isolated areas of West Antarctica; other seismic activity rare and weak; large icebergs may calve from ice shelf" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "the discovery of a large Antarctic ozone hole in the earth's stratosphere (the ozone layer) - first announced in 1985 - spurred the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, an international agreement phasing out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals; the ozone layer prevents most harmful wavelengths of ultra-violet (UV) light from passing through the earth's atmosphere; ozone depletion has been shown to harm a variety of Antarctic marine plants and animals (plankton); in 2002, significant areas of ice shelves disintegrated in response to regional warming; in 2016, a very gradual trend toward \"healing\" of the ozone hole was reported" + "text": "the discovery of a large Antarctic ozone hole in the earth's stratosphere (the ozone layer) - first announced in 1985 - spurred the signing of the Montreal Protocol in 1987, an international agreement phasing out the use of ozone-depleting chemicals; the ozone layer prevents most harmful wavelengths of ultra-violet (UV) light from passing through the earth's atmosphere; ozone depletion has been shown to harm a variety of Antarctic marine plants and animals (plankton); in 2016, a gradual trend toward \"healing\" of the ozone hole was reported; since the 1990s, satellites have shown accelerating ice loss driven by ocean change; although considerable uncertainty remains, scientists are increasing our understanding and ability to model potential impacts of ice loss" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period; mostly uninhabitable, 98% of the land area is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, the largest single mass of ice on earth" + "text": "the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator in an equivalent period mostly uninhabitable, 98% of the land area is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, the largest single mass of ice on earth covering an area of 14 million sq km (5.4 million sq mi) and containing 26.5 million cu km (6.4 million cu mi) of ice (this is almost 62% of all of the world's fresh water); if all this ice were converted to liquid water, one estimate is that it would be sufficient to raise the height of the world's oceans by 58 m (190 ft)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations", "note": { - "text": "53 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region ++ peak summer (December-February) population - 4,490 total; Argentina 667, Australia 200, Australia and Romania jointly 13, Belgium 20, Brazil 40, Bulgaria 18, Chile 359, China 90, Czech Republic 20, Ecuador 26, Finland 20, France 125, France and Italy jointly 60, Germany 90, India 65, Italy 102, Japan 125, South Korea 70, NZ 85, Norway 44, Peru 28, Poland 40, Russia 429, South Africa 80, Spain 50, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 217, US 1,293, Uruguay 70 (2008-09) ++ winter (June-August) station population - 1,106 total; Argentina 176, Australia 62, Brazil 12, Chile 114, China 29, France 26, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 25, Japan 40, South Korea 18, NZ 10, Norway 7, Poland 12, Russia 148, South Africa 10, Ukraine 12, UK 37, US 337, Uruguay 9 (2009); research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs ++ year-round stations - approximately 40 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 1, Japan 1, South Korea 1, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 1 (2009) ++ a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2008-09) ++ in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research (May 2009 est.)" + "text": "no indigenous inhabitants, but there are both permanent and summer-only staffed research stations note: 53 countries have signed the 1959 Antarctic Treaty; 30 of those operate through their National Antarctic Program a number of seasonal-only (summer) and year-round research stations on the continent and its nearby islands south of 60 degrees south latitude (the region covered by the Antarctic Treaty); the population engaging in and supporting science or managing and protecting the Antarctic region varies from approximately 4,400 in summer to 1,100 in winter; in addition, approximately 1,000 personnel, including ship's crew and scientists doing onboard research, are present in the waters of the treaty region as of 2017, peak summer (December-February) maximum capacity in scientific stations - 4,877 total; Argentina 601, Australia 243, Belarus 12, Belgium 40, Brazil 66, Bulgaria 22, Chile 433, China 166, Czechia 20, Ecuador 34, Finland 17, France 90, France and Italy jointly 80, Germany 104, India 113, Italy 120, Japan 130, South Korea 130, Netherlands 10, NZ 86, Norway 70, Peru 30, Poland 40, Russia 335, South Africa 80, Spain 98, Sweden 20, Ukraine 24, UK 196, US 1,399, Uruguay 68 (2017) winter (June-August) maximum capacity in scientific station - 1,036 total; Argentina 221, Australia 52, Brazil 15, Chile 114, China 32, France 24, France and Italy jointly 13, Germany 9, India 48, Japan 40, Netherlands 10, South Korea 25, NZ 11, Norway 7, Poland 16, Russia 125, South Africa 15, Ukraine 12, UK 44, US 215, Uruguay 8 (2017) research stations operated within the Antarctic Treaty area (south of 60 degrees south latitude) by National Antarctic Programs year-round stations - approximately 40 total; Argentina 6, Australia 3, Brazil 1, Chile 6, China 2, France 1, France and Italy jointly 1, Germany 1, India 2, Japan 1, Netherlands 1, South Korea 2, NZ 1, Norway 1, Poland 1, Russia 5, South Africa 1, Ukraine 1, UK 2, US 3, Uruguay 2 (2017) a range of seasonal-only (summer) stations, camps, and refuges - Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brazil, Chile, China, Czechia, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, US, and Uruguay (2017) in addition, during the austral summer some nations have numerous occupied locations such as tent camps, summer-long temporary facilities, and mobile traverses in support of research" } } }, @@ -102,27 +97,32 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic region is governed by a system known as the Antarctic Treaty System; the system includes: 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, which establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica, 2. Recommendations and Measures adopted at meetings of Antarctic Treaty countries, 3. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972), 4. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980), and 5. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991); the 38th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting was held in Sofia, Bulgaria in May 2015; at these annual meetings, decisions are made by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative member nations; by January 2016, there were 53 treaty member nations: 29 consultative and 24 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory (some claims overlap) and 21 non-claimant nations; the US and Russia have reserved the right to make claims; the US does not recognize the claims of others; ++ Antarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member nations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; the years in parentheses indicate when a consultative member-nation acceded to the Treaty and when it was accepted as a consultative member, while no date indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory; claimant nations are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NZ, Norway, and the UK; nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil (1975/1983), Bulgaria (1978/1998), China (1983/1985), Czech Republic (1962/2017), Ecuador (1987/1990), Finland (1984/1989), Germany (1979/1981), India (1983/1983), Italy (1981/1987), Japan, South Korea (1986/1989), Netherlands (1967/1990), Peru (1981/1989), Poland (1961/1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1982/1988), Sweden (1984/1988), Ukraine (1992/2004), Uruguay (1980/1985), and the US; non-consultative members, with year of accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Belarus (2006), Canada (1988), Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Denmark (1965), Estonia (2001), Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), Iceland (2015), Kazakhstan (2015), North Korea (1987), Malaysia (2011), Monaco (2008), Mongolia (2015), Pakistan (2012), Papua New Guinea (1981), Portugal (2010), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1962/1993), Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1996), and Venezuela (1999); note - Czechoslovakia acceded to the Treaty in 1962 and separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993; ++ Article 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited, but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and other international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes; Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south and reserves high seas rights; ++ Article 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and of the introduction of military personnel must be given; Article 8 - allows for jurisdiction over observers and scientists by their own states; Article 9 - frequent consultative meetings take place among member nations; Article 10 - treaty states will discourage activities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by the parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 - deal with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved nations; ++ other agreements - some 200 recommendations adopted at treaty consultative meetings and ratified by governments; a mineral resources agreement was signed in 1988 but remains unratified; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through six specific annexes: 1) environmental impact assessment, 2) conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora, 3) waste disposal and waste management, 4) prevention of marine pollution, 5) area protection and management and 6) liability arising from environmental emergencies; it prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina" + "text": "Antarctic Treaty Summary - the Antarctic region is governed by a system known as the Antarctic Treaty system; the system includes: 1. the Antarctic Treaty, signed on 1 December 1959 and entered into force on 23 June 1961, which establishes the legal framework for the management of Antarctica, 2. Measures, Decisions, and Resolutions adopted at Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, 3. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (1972), 4. The Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980), and 5. The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991); the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings operate by consensus (not by vote) of all consultative parties at annual Treaty meetings; by January 2016, there were 53 treaty member nations: 29 consultative and 24 non-consultative; consultative (decision-making) members include the seven nations that claim portions of Antarctica as national territory (some claims overlap) and 22 non-claimant nations; the US and Russia have reserved the right to make claims; the US does not recognize the claims of others; Antarctica is administered through meetings of the consultative member nations; measures adopted at these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; the years in parentheses indicate when a consultative member-nation acceded to the Treaty and when it was accepted as a consultative member, while no date indicates the country was an original 1959 treaty signatory; claimant nations are - Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NZ, Norway, and the UK; nonclaimant consultative nations are - Belgium, Brazil (1975/1983), Bulgaria (1978/1998), China (1983/1985), Czech Republic (1962/2014), Ecuador (1987/1990), Finland (1984/1989), Germany (1979/1981), India (1983/1983), Italy (1981/1987), Japan, South Korea (1986/1989), Netherlands (1967/1990), Peru (1981/1989), Poland (1961/1977), Russia, South Africa, Spain (1982/1988), Sweden (1984/1988), Ukraine (1992/2004), Uruguay (1980/1985), and the US; non-consultative members, with year of accession in parentheses, are - Austria (1987), Belarus (2006), Canada (1988), Colombia (1989), Cuba (1984), Denmark (1965), Estonia (2001), Greece (1987), Guatemala (1991), Hungary (1984), Iceland (2015), Kazakhstan (2015), North Korea (1987), Malaysia (2011), Monaco (2008), Mongolia (2015), Pakistan (2012), Papua New Guinea (1981), Portugal (2010), Romania (1971), Slovakia (1962/1993), Switzerland (1990), Turkey (1996), and Venezuela (1999); note - Czechoslovakia acceded to the Treaty in 1962 and separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993; Article 1 - area to be used for peaceful purposes only; military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited, but military personnel and equipment may be used for scientific research or any other peaceful purpose; Article 2 - freedom of scientific investigation and cooperation shall continue; Article 3 - free exchange of information and personnel, cooperation with the UN and other international agencies; Article 4 - does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial claims and no new claims shall be asserted while the treaty is in force; Article 5 - prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes;Article 6 - includes under the treaty all land and ice shelves south of 60 degrees 00 minutes south and reserves high seas rights; Article 7 - treaty-state observers have free access, including aerial observation, to any area and may inspect all stations, installations, and equipment; advance notice of all expeditions and of the introduction of military personnel must be given; Article 8 - allows for jurisdiction over observers and scientists by their own states; Article 9 - frequent consultative meetings take place among member nations; Article 10 - treaty states will discourage activities by any country in Antarctica that are contrary to the treaty; Article 11 - disputes to be settled peacefully by the parties concerned or, ultimately, by the ICJ; Articles 12, 13, 14 - deal with upholding, interpreting, and amending the treaty among involved nations; other agreements - some 200 measures adopted at treaty consultative meetings and approved by governments; the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed 4 October 1991 and entered into force 14 January 1998; this agreement provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment and includes five annexes that have entered into force: 1) environmental impact assessment, 2) conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora, 3) waste disposal and waste management, 4) prevention of marine pollution, 5) area protection and management; a sixth annex addressing liability arising from environmental emergencies has yet to enter into force; the Protocol prohibits all activities relating to mineral resources except scientific research; a permanent Antarctic Treaty Secretariat was established in 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "Antarctica is administered through annual meetings - known as Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings - which include consultative member nations, non-consultative member nations, observer organizations, and expert organizations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; more generally, access to the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritorially; some US laws directly apply to Antarctica; for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the following activities unless authorized by regulation of statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison; the National Science Foundation and Department of Justice share enforcement responsibilities; Public Law 95-541, the US Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as amended in 1996, requires expeditions from the US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans, Room 5805, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, which reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact Permit Office, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone: (703) 292-8030, or visit its website at www.nsf.gov" + "text": "Antarctica is administered through annual meetings - known as Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings - which include consultative member nations, non-consultative member nations, observer organizations, and expert organizations; decisions from these meetings are carried out by these member nations (with respect to their own nationals and operations) in accordance with their own national laws; more generally, the Antarctic Treaty area, that is to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees south latitude, is subject to a number of relevant legal instruments and procedures adopted by the states party to the Antarctic Treaty; note - US law, including certain criminal offenses by or against US nationals, such as murder, may apply extraterritoriality; some US laws directly apply to Antarctica; for example, the Antarctic Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. section 2401 et seq., provides civil and criminal penalties for the following activities unless authorized by regulation or statute: the taking of native mammals or birds; the introduction of nonindigenous plants and animals; entry into specially protected areas; the discharge or disposal of pollutants; and the importation into the US of certain items from Antarctica; violation of the Antarctic Conservation Act carries penalties of up to $10,000 in fines and one year in prison; the National Science Foundation and Department of Justice share enforcement responsibilities; Public Law 95-541, the US Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, as amended in 1996, requires expeditions from the US to Antarctica to notify, in advance, the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs, Room 2665, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, which reports such plans to other nations as required by the Antarctic Treaty; for more information, contact antarctica@state.gov" } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Scientific undertakings rather than commercial pursuits are the predominant human activity in Antarctica. Offshore fishing and tourism, both based abroad, account for Antarctica's limited economic activity. ++ ++ Antarctic fisheries, targeting three main species - Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides and D. mawsoni), mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari), and krill (Euphausia superba) – reported landing 295,000 metric tons in 2013-14 (estimated fishing is from the area covered by the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), which extends slightly beyond the Antarctic Treaty area). Unregulated fishing, particularly of Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), is an ongoing problem. The CCAMLR determines the recommended catch limits for marine species. ++ ++ A total of 36,702 tourists visited the Antarctic Treaty area in the 2014-15 Antarctic summer, slightly lower than the 37,405 visitors in 2013-14. These estimates were provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and do not include passengers on overflights. Nearly all of them were passengers on commercial (nongovernmental) ships and several yachts that make trips during the summer." + "text": "Scientific undertakings rather than commercial pursuits are the predominant human activity in Antarctica. Offshore fishing and tourism, both based abroad, account for Antarctica's limited economic activity. Antarctic Fisheries, within the area covered by the Convention on Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources currently target Patagonian toothfish, Antarctic toothfish, mackerel icefish and Antarctic krill. The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) manages these fisheries using the ecosystem-based and precautionary approach.  The Commission’s objective is conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and it regulates the fisheries based on the level of information available, and maintaining existing ecological relationships.  While Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has declined in the Convention area since 1990, it remains a concern A total of 51,707  tourists visited the Antarctic Treaty area in the 2017-2018  Antarctic summer, 17 percent greater than the 43,915 visitors in 2016-2017. These estimates were provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators and do not include passengers on overflights. Nearly all of the tourists were passengers on commercial ships and several yachts that make trips during the summer." + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "local systems at some research stations" + "text": "local systems at some research stations (2019)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations" + "text": "commercial cellular networks operating in a small number of locations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - none allocated; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) to and from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties (2015)" + "text": "country code - none allocated; via satellite (including mobile Inmarsat and Iridium systems) to and from all research stations, ships, aircraft, and most field parties" } }, "Internet country code": { @@ -133,45 +133,47 @@ "text": "4,400" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "100% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "23 (2013)" + "text": "17 (2020)" }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "23" + "text": "17 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "2" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "5" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "4" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "53", + "text": "53 (2012)", "note": { - "text": "all year-round and seasonal stations operated by National Antarctic Programs stations have some kind of helicopter landing facilities, prepared (helipads) or unprepared (2012)" + "text": "note: all year-round and seasonal stations operated by National Antarctic Programs stations have some kind of helicopter landing facilities, prepared (helipads) or unprepared" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "McMurdo Station; most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore anchorages; a few stations have basic wharf facilities" + "note": { + "text": "most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore anchorages; a few stations have basic wharf facilities" + } }, "Transportation - note": { - "text": "US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under \"Legal System\"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south have to be complied with (see \"Legal System\"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area" + "text": "US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E) and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only; all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating the Antarctic Treaty area have to be complied with (see \"Legal System\"); The Hydrographic Commission on Antarctica (HCA), a commission of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area" } }, "Military and Security": { @@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "the Antarctic Treaty freezes, and most states do not recognize, the land and maritime territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK (some overlapping) for three-fourths of the continent; the US and Russia reserve the right to make claims; no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west; the International Whaling Commission created a sanctuary around the entire continent to deter catches by countries claiming to conduct scientific whaling; Australia has established a similar preserve in the waters around its territorial claim" + "text": "the Antarctic Treaty freezes, and most states do not recognize, the land and maritime territorial claims made by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK (some overlapping) for three-fourths of the continent; the US and Russia reserve the right to make claims" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/antarctica/bv.json b/antarctica/bv.json index 1f269bd6..3009d27e 100644 --- a/antarctica/bv.json +++ b/antarctica/bv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "This uninhabited, volcanic, Antarctic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers making it difficult to approach; it is recognized as the most remote island on Earth. Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom it is named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station and studied foraging strategies and distribution of fur seals and penguins on the island. In February 2006, an earthquake weakened the station's foundation causing it to be blown out to sea in a winter storm. Norway erected a new research station in 2014 that can hold six people for periods of two to four months." + "text": "This uninhabited, volcanic, Antarctic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers making it difficult to approach; it is recognized as the most remote island on Earth. (It is furthest in distance from any other point of land, 1,639 km from Antarctica.) Bouvet Island was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom it is named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. A few expeditions visited the island in the late 19th century. In 1929, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island two years previously. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station and studied foraging strategies and distribution of fur seals and penguins on the island. In February 2006, an earthquake weakened the station's foundation causing it to be blown out to sea in a winter storm. Norway erected a new research station in 2014 that can hold six people for periods of two to four months." } }, "Geography": { @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ "text": "volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Olav Peak 935 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Olavtoppen (Olav Peak) 780 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -58,23 +58,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (93% ice) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional volcanism, rock slides; harsh climate, surrounded by pack ice in winter" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "none; almost entirely ice covered" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve by Norway" + "text": "almost entirely covered by glacial ice (93%); declared a nature reserve by Norway; the distance from Bouvet Island to Norway is 12,776 km, which is almost one-third the circumference of the earth" } }, "People and Society": { @@ -92,13 +95,16 @@ }, "etymology": { "text": "named after the French naval officer Jean-Baptiste Charles BOUVET who discovered the island in 1739" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced boo-vay i-land" } }, "Dependency status": { "text": "territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Oslo Police" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of Norway apply where applicable" }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of Norway is used" @@ -119,7 +125,9 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/antarctica/fs.json b/antarctica/fs.json index a4ae5605..32bd20e9 100644 --- a/antarctica/fs.json +++ b/antarctica/fs.json @@ -1,37 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). The Southern Lands are now divided into five administrative districts, two of which are archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; the third is a district composed of two volcanic islands, Ile Saint-Paul and Ile Amsterdam; the fourth, Iles Eparses, consists of five scattered tropical islands around Madagascar. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna, scientists at the various scientific stations, fishermen, and military personnel. The fifth district is the Antarctic portion, which consists of \"Adelie Land,\" a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.", - "Ile Amsterdam": { - "text": "Discovered but not named in 1522 by the Spanish, the island subsequently received the appellation of Nieuw Amsterdam from a Dutchman; it was claimed by France in 1843. A short-lived attempt at cattle farming began in 1871. A French meteorological station established on the island in 1949 is still in use." - }, - "Ile Saint Paul": { - "text": "Claimed by France since 1893, the island was a fishing industry center from 1843 to 1914. In 1928, a spiny lobster cannery was established, but when the company went bankrupt in 1931, seven workers were abandoned. Only two survived until 1934 when rescue finally arrived." - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "A large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau, Iles Crozet is divided into two main groups: L'Occidental (the West), which includes Ile aux Cochons, Ilots des Apotres, Ile des Pingouins, and the reefs Brisants de l'Heroine; and L'Oriental (the East), which includes Ile d'Est and Ile de la Possession (the largest island of the Crozets). Discovered and claimed by France in 1772, the islands were used for seal hunting and as a base for whaling. Originally administered as a dependency of Madagascar, they became part of the TAAF in 1955." - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "This island group, discovered in 1772, consists of one large island (Ile Kerguelen) and about 300 smaller islands. A permanent group of 50 to 100 scientists resides at the main base at Port-aux-Francais." - }, - "Adelie Land": { - "text": "The only non-insular district of the TAAF is the Antarctic claim known as \"Adelie Land.\" The US Government does not recognize it as a French dependency." - }, - "Bassas da India": { - "text": "A French possession since 1897, this atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide." - }, - "Europa Island": { - "text": "This heavily wooded island has been a French possession since 1897; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station." - }, - "Glorioso Islands": { - "text": "A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse." - }, - "Juan de Nova Island": { - "text": "Named after a famous 15th-century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station." - }, - "Tromelin Island": { - "text": "First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station." - } + "text": "In February 2007, the Iles Eparses became an integral part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). The Southern Lands are now divided into five administrative districts, two of which are archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; the third is a district composed of two volcanic islands, Ile Saint-Paul and Ile Amsterdam; the fourth, Iles Eparses, consists of five scattered tropical islands around Madagascar. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna, scientists at the various scientific stations, fishermen, and military personnel. The fifth district is the Antarctic portion, which consists of \"Adelie Land,\" a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.\nIle Amsterdam: Discovered but not named in 1522 by the Spanish, the island subsequently received the appellation of Nieuw Amsterdam from a Dutchman; it was claimed by France in 1843. A short-lived attempt at cattle farming began in 1871. A French meteorological station established on the island in 1949 is still in use.; Ile Saint Paul: Claimed by France since 1893, the island was a fishing industry center from 1843 to 1914. In 1928, a spiny lobster cannery was established, but when the company went bankrupt in 1931, seven workers were abandoned. Only two survived until 1934 when rescue finally arrived.; Iles Crozet: A large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau, Iles Crozet is divided into two main groups: L'Occidental (the West), which includes Ile aux Cochons, Ilots des Apotres, Ile des Pingouins, and the reefs Brisants de l'Heroine; and L'Oriental (the East), which includes Ile d'Est and Ile de la Possession (the largest island of the Crozets). Discovered and claimed by France in 1772, the islands were used for seal hunting and as a base for whaling. Originally administered as a dependency of Madagascar, they became part of the TAAF in 1955.; Iles Kerguelen: This island group, discovered in 1772, consists of one large island (Ile Kerguelen) and about 300 smaller islands. A permanent group of 50 to 100 scientists resides at the main base at Port-aux-Francais.; Adelie Land: The only non-insular district of the TAAF is the Antarctic claim known as \"Adelie Land.\" The US Government does not recognize it as a French dependency.; Bassas da India: A French possession since 1897, this atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.; Europa Island: This heavily wooded island has been a French possession since 1897; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.; Glorioso Islands: A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated coral islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.; Juan de Nova Island: Named after a famous 15th-century Spanish navigator and explorer, the island has been a French possession since 1897. It has been exploited for its guano and phosphate. Presently a small military garrison oversees a meteorological station.; Tromelin Island: First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station." } }, "Geography": { @@ -39,125 +9,25 @@ "text": "southeast and east of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, some near Madagascar and others about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, \"Adelie Land\"; the US does not recognize the French claim to \"Adelie Land\"" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "37 50 S, 77 32 E" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "38 72 S, 77 53 E" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "46 25 S, 51 00 E" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "49 15 S, 69 35 E" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "21 30 S, 39 50 E" - }, - "Europa Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "22 20 S, 40 22 E" - }, - "Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "11 30 S, 47 20 E" - }, - "Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "17 03 S, 42 45 E" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "15 52 S, 54 25 E" - } + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 37 50 S, 77 32 E; Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 38 72 S, 77 53 E; Iles Crozet: 46 25 S, 51 00 E; Iles Kerguelen: 49 15 S, 69 35 E; Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 21 30 S, 39 50 E; Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22 20 S, 40 22 E; Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 11 30 S, 47 20 E; Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 17 03 S, 42 45 E; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 15 52 S, 54 25 E" }, "Map references": { - "text": "Antarctic Region, Africa" + "text": "Antarctic RegionAfrica" }, "Area": { - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon)" - }, - "Europa Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km" - }, "note": { - "text": "excludes \"Adelie Land\" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US" + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 55 sq km; land - 55 sq km; water - 0 sq km Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): total - 7 sq km; land - 7 sq km; water - 0 sq km Iles Crozet: total - 352 sq km; land - 352 sq km; water - 0 sq km Iles Kerguelen: total - 7,215 sq km; land - 7,215 sq km; water - 0 sq km Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): total - 80 sq km; land - 0.2 sq km; water - 79.8 sq km (lagoon) Europa Island (Iles Eparses): total - 28 sq km; land - 28 sq km; water - 0 sq km Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): total - 5 sq km; land - 5 sq km; water - 0 sq km Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): total - 4.4 sq km; land - 4.4 sq km; water - 0 sq km Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): total - 1 sq km; land - 1 sq km; water - 0 sq km note: excludes \"Adelie Land\" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "less than one-half the size of Washington, DC" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "more than 10 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "about twice the size of Washington, DC" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "slightly larger than Delaware" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "land area about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Europa Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC" - }, - "Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "about seven times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC" - } + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): less than one-half the size of Washington, DC; Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): more than 10 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Iles Crozet: about twice the size of Washington, DC; Iles Kerguelen: slightly larger than Delaware; Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): land area about one-third the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Europa Island (Iles Eparses): about one-sixth the size of Washington, DC; Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): about seven times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): about 1.7 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "Land boundaries": { "text": "0 km" }, "Coastline": { - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "28 km" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "2,800 km" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "35.2 km" - }, - "Europa Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "22.2 km" - }, - "Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "35.2 km" - }, - "Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "24.1 km" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "3.7 km" + "note": { + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): 28 km Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): Iles Kerguelen: 2,800 km Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km Europa Island (Iles Eparses): 22.2 km Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses): 35.2 km Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): 24.1 km Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): 3.7 km" } }, "Maritime claims": { @@ -169,104 +39,43 @@ } }, "Climate": { - "Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul": { - "text": "oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "windy, cold, wet, and cloudy" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "oceanic, cold, overcast, windy" - }, - "Iles Eparses": { - "text": "tropical" - } + "text": "Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul: oceanic with persistent westerly winds and high humidity; Iles Crozet: windy, cold, wet, and cloudy; Iles Kerguelen: oceanic, cold, overcast, windy; Iles Eparses: tropical" }, "Terrain": { - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "a volcanic island with steep coastal cliffs; the center floor of the volcano is a large plateau" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "triangular in shape, the island is the top of a volcano, rocky with steep cliffs on the eastern side; has active thermal springs" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "a large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau is divided into two groups of islands" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with peninsulas stretching off its coasts" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon" - }, - "Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island": { - "text": "low, flat, and sandy" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "low, flat, sandy; likely volcanic seamount" - } + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): a volcanic island with steep coastal cliffs; the center floor of the volcano is a large plateau; Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): triangular in shape, the island is the top of a volcano, rocky with steep cliffs on the eastern side; has active thermal springs; Iles Crozet: a large archipelago formed from the Crozet Plateau is divided into two groups of islands; Iles Kerguelen: the interior of the large island of Ile Kerguelen is composed of high mountains, hills, valleys, and plains with peninsulas stretching off its coasts; Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll, awash at high tide; shallow (15 m) lagoon; Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island: low, flat, and sandy; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): low, flat, sandy; likely volcanic seamount" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m; unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1,090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m; unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont de la Dives on Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 867 m" + }, + "note": { + "text": "highest points throughout the French Southern and Antarctic Lands: unnamed location on Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul) 272 m; Pic Marion-Dufresne in Iles Crozet 1090 m; Mont Ross in Iles Kerguelen 1850 m; unnamed location on Bassas de India (Iles Eparses) 2.4 m;24 unnamed location on Europa Island (Iles Eparses) 24 m; unnamed location on Glorioso Islands (Iles Eparses) 12 m; unnamed location on Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses) 10 m; unnamed location on Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) 7 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "fish, crayfish", + "text": "fish, crayfish, note, Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts", "note": { - "text": "Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts" + "text": "note - in the 1950's and 1960's, several species of trout were introduced to Iles Kerguelen of which two, Brown trout and Brook trout, survived to establish wild populations; reindeer were also introduced to Iles Kerguelen in 1956 as a source of fresh meat for whaling crews, the herd today, one of two in the Southern Hemisphere, is estimated to number around 4,000" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Reunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise (elev. 2,632 m, ), which has erupted many times in recent years including 2010, is one of the world's most active volcanoes; although rare, eruptions outside the volcano's caldera could threaten nearby cities" - } + "text": "Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Eparses subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard since it is under water for a period of three hours prior to and following the high tide and surrounded by reefs\nvolcanism: Reunion Island - Piton de la Fournaise (2,632 m), which has erupted many times in recent years including 2010, 2015, and 2017, is one of the world's most active volcanoes; although rare, eruptions outside the volcano's caldera could threaten nearby cities" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "introduction of foreign species on Iles Crozet has caused severe damage to the original ecosystem; overfishing of Patagonian toothfish around Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "islands' component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean", - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "atoll is a circular reef atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano" - }, - "Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles" - }, - "Glorioso Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones in the western Indian Ocean; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)" - } + "text": "islands' component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean\nBassas da India (Iles Eparses): atoll is a circular reef atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano; Europa Island and Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): wildlife sanctuary for seabirds and sea turtles; Glorioso Island (Iles Eparses): islands and rocks are surrounded by an extensive reef system; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones in the western Indian Ocean; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", - "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "no permanent residents but has a meteorological station" - }, - "Ile Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul)": { - "text": "uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays" - }, - "Iles Crozet": { - "text": "uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession" - }, - "Iles Kerguelen": { - "text": "50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen" - }, - "Bassas da India (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "uninhabitable" - }, - "Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "uninhabited, except for visits by scientists" + "note": { + "text": "Ile Amsterdam (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but has a meteorological stationIle Saint-Paul (Ile Amsterdam et Ile Saint-Paul): uninhabited but is frequently visited by fishermen and has a scientific research cabin for short stays Iles Crozet: uninhabited except for 18 to 30 people staffing the Alfred Faure research station on Ile del la Possession Iles Kerguelen: 50 to 100 scientists are located at the main base at Port-aux-Francais on Ile Kerguelen Bassas da India (Iles Eparses): uninhabitable Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists on each possession; visited by scientists Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): uninhabited, except for visits by scientists" } } }, @@ -295,24 +104,26 @@ "text": "overseas territory of France since 1955" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are five administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Eparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam; the fifth district is the \"Adelie Land\" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US" + "text": "none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 administrative districts named Iles Crozet, Iles Eparses, Iles Kerguelen, Ile Saint-Paul et Ile Amsterdam; the fifth district is the \"Adelie Land\" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US" }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Prefect Cecile POZZO DI BORGO (since 13 October 2014)" - } + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Cecile POZZO DI BORGO (since 13 October 2014)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" @@ -322,7 +133,7 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } } }, @@ -341,10 +152,12 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "4; note - one each on Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island, and Tromelin Island in the Iles Eparses district (2013)" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { @@ -354,13 +167,7 @@ }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "French claim to \"Adelie Land\" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US", - "Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "claimed by Madagascar; the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands)" - }, - "Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses)": { - "text": "claimed by Mauritius" - } + "text": "French claim to \"Adelie Land\" in Antarctica is not recognized by the US; Bassas da India, Europa Island, Glorioso Islands, Juan de Nova Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Madagascar; the vegetated drying cays of Banc du Geyser, which were claimed by Madagascar in 1976, also fall within the EEZ claims of the Comoros and France (Glorioso Islands); ; Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses): ; claimed by Mauritius" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/antarctica/hm.json b/antarctica/hm.json index 51edfdf1..08101519 100644 --- a/antarctica/hm.json +++ b/antarctica/hm.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ "text": "Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "none; uninhabited and mostly ice covered" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, most recently in 2005" @@ -104,10 +107,12 @@ "text": "territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australian Antarctic Division)" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of Australia apply where applicable" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" @@ -128,7 +133,9 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/aq.json b/australia-oceania/aq.json index 8fd57c4e..ef921ba7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/aq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/aq.json @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "199 sq km" + "text": "224 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "199 sq km" + "text": "224 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Rose Island and Swains Island" + "text": "note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Lata Mountain 964 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,26 +64,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "21.7% ++ arable land 13.3%; permanent crops 8.4%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "21.9% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "13.4% (2016 est.) / 8.5% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "78.3%" + "text": "78.1% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons common from December to March", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century" - } + "text": "cyclones common from December to March\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity on the Ofu and Olosega Islands; neither has erupted since the 19th century" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines" + "text": "limited supply of drinking water; pollution; waste disposal; coastal and stream alteration; soil erosion" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean" @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "54,194 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "49,437 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -102,12 +102,15 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by ethnic origin or race" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8%", + "text": "Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "most people are bilingual (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: most people are bilingual" } }, "Religions": { @@ -115,117 +118,111 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.04% (male 6,381/female 6,646)" + "text": "27.76% (male 7,063/female 6,662)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.76% (male 4,983/female 5,185)" + "text": "18.16% (male 4,521/female 4,458)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.62% (male 11,907/female 11,188)" + "text": "37.49% (male 9,164/female 9,370)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.18% (male 2,438/female 2,535)" + "text": "9.69% (male 2,341/female 2,447)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.41% (male 1,342/female 1,589) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (male 1,580/female 1,831) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.4 years" + "text": "27.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.9 years" + "text": "26.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.25% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-20.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-26.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "87.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PAGO PAGO (capital) 48,000 (2014)" + "text": "49,000 PAGO PAGO (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.4 years" + "text": "74.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.4 years" + "text": "72.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.87 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.35 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 62.5% of population ++ rural: 62.5% of population ++ total: 62.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 37.5% of population ++ rural: 37.5% of population ++ total: 37.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -237,11 +234,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" } @@ -249,7 +241,7 @@ "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "Territory of American Samoa" + "text": "American Samoa" }, "conventional short form": { "text": "American Samoa" @@ -258,14 +250,14 @@ "text": "AS" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name Samoa is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning \"sacred\" and \"moa\" meaning \"center,\" so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology" + "text": "the meaning of Samoa is disputed; some modern explanations are that the \"sa\" connotes  \"sacred\" and \"moa\" indicates \"center,\" so the name can mean \"Holy Center\"; alternatively, some assertions state that it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology; the name, however, may go back to Proto-Polynesian (PPn) times (before 1000 B.C.); a plausible PPn reconstruction has the first syllable as \"sa'a\" meaning \"tribe or people\" and \"moa\" meaning \"deep sea or ocean\" to convey the meaning \"people of the deep sea\"" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" + "text": "unincorporated unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US" + "text": "republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; unincorporated unorganized territory of the US with local self-government" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -276,6 +268,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-11 (6 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced pahn-go pahn-go" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -288,50 +283,57 @@ "text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either house of the Legislative Assembly; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by the membership of each house, approval in a referendum, and approval by the US Secretary of the Interior; amended 1971, 1977, 1979" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United StatesNote: in accordance with US Code Title 8, Section 1408, persons born in American Samoa are US nationals but not US citizens" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)" + "text": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Governor Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (since 3 January 2013)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet consists of 12 department directors appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislative Assembly" + "text": "Cabinet consists of 12 department directors appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature or Fono" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as American Samoa, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA re-elected governor; percent of vote - Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (independent) 60.2%, Faoa Aitofele SUNIA (Democratic Party) 35.8%" + "text": "Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA reelected governor in first round; percent of vote - Lolo Matalasi MOLIGA (independent) 60.2%, Faoa Aitofele SUNIA (Democratic Party) 35.8%, Tuika TUIKA (independent) 4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate (18 seats; members indirectly selected by regional governing councils to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 1 decided by public meeting on Swains Island; members serve 2-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Legislature or Fono consists of:Senate (18 seats; members indirectly selected by regional governing councils to serve 4-year terms)House of Representatives (21 seats; 20 members directly elected by simple majority vote and 1 decided by public meeting on Swains Island; members serve 2-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2016); Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)House of Representatives - last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 18; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 20" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 18; composition - men 17, women 1, percent of women 9.5%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 14, women 7, percent of women 33.3%; note - total percent of women in Legislature 20.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "American Samoa elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on November 2016)" + "text": "note: American Samoa elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court of American Samoa (consists of the chief justice, associate chief justice, and 6 Samoan associate judges and organized into trial, family, drug, and appellate divisions); note - American Samoa has no US federal courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -342,22 +344,24 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party [Oreta M. TOGAFAU] ++ Republican Party [Tautai A. F. FAALEVAO]" + "text": "Democratic Party [Fagafaga Daniel LANGKILDE, chairman]Republican Party [William SWORD, chairman]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AOSIS (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a \"fa'alaufa'i\" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a \"fue\" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the US and American Samoa" + "text": "blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying 2 traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a \"fa'alaufa'i\" (upper; left talon), and a coconut-fiber fly whisk known as a \"fue\" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the US and American Samoa" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff); national colors: red, white, blue" + "text": "a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk; representing wisdom) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff; representing authority); national colors: red, white, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -367,52 +371,55 @@ "text": "Mariota Tiumalu TUIASOSOPO/Napoleon Andrew TUITELELEAPAGA" }, "note": { - "text": "local anthem adopted 1950; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" + "text": "note: local anthem adopted 1950; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries accounted for 13.1% of employment in 2013. ++ ++ In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency oversaw a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. ++ ++ Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. In 2015, a new fish processing company completed refurbishing the processing facilities left behind by one of the two canneries that closed in 2009 and opened a new cannery. With two operating canneries once again, fish processing and exports will rise in the coming years." + "text": "American Samoa s a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and processing are the backbone of the private sector with processed fish products as the primary exports. The fish processing business accounted for 15.5% of employment in 2015. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency oversaw a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism has some potential as a source of income and jobs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$711 million (2013 est.) ++ $718 million (2012 est.) ++ $647 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$658 million (2016 est.) / $674.9 million (2015 est.) / $666.9 million (2014 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2016 US dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$748.6 million (2005)" + "text": "$658 million (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.4% (2013 est.) ++ -2.7% (2012 est.) ++ 0.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-2.5% (2016 est.) / 1.2% (2015 est.) / 1% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,000 (2013 est.) ++ $13,100 (2012 est.) ++ $11,700 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$11,200 (2016 est.) / $11,300 (2015 est.) / $11,200 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.6%" + "text": "66.4% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "52.8%" + "text": "49.7% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "7.3% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "5.1% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "54.4%" + "text": "65% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-66.8% (2013)" + "text": "-93.5% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.4%" + "text": "27.4% (2012)" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "12.4% (2012)" }, "services": { "text": "60.2% (2012)" @@ -425,171 +432,198 @@ "text": "tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "16,090 (2013)" + "text": "17,850 (2015 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "15.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "86.9% (2013)" + "text": "46.4% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "29.8% (2005)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$241.2 million" + "text": "249 million (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$243.7 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "262.5 million (2016 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.8% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "12.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.1% (2013) ++ 3.5% (2012)" + "text": "-0.5% (2015 est.) / 1.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$459 million (2013 est.) ++ $489 million (2012)" + "text": "$428 million (2016 est.) / $427 million (2015 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Australia 25%, Ghana 19%, Indonesia 15.6%, Burma 10.4%, Portugal 5.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "canned tuna 93%" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 100%" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$564 million (2013 est.) ++ $508 million (2012)" + "text": "$615 million (2016 est.) / $657 million (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials for canneries, food, petroleum products, machinery and parts" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Fiji 10.7%, Singapore 10.4%, NZ 10.4%, South Korea 9.3%, Samoa 8.2%, Kenya 6.4%, Australia 5.2% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "22,219 (2012)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "59% (2012)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "60% (2012)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "45% (2012)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "169 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "157.2 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "41,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "43,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,375 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,375 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0.09 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,346 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,346 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "361,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10,000" + "text": "8,984" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.92 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good telex, telegraph, facsimile, and cellular telephone services" + "text": "good telex, telegraph, facsimile, and cellular telephone services; one of the most complete and modern telecommunications systems in the South Pacific Islands; all inhabited islands have telephone connectivity" }, "domestic": { - "text": "domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station" + "text": "18 per 100 fixed-line teledensity, domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-684; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean)" + "text": "country code - 1-684; landing points for the ASH, Southern Cross NEXT and Hawaiki  providing connectivity to New Zealand, Australia, American Samoa, Hawaii, California, and SAS connecting American Samoa with Samoa; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat-Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 TV stations; multi-channel pay TV services are available; about a dozen radio stations, some of which are repeater stations (2009)" + "text": "3 TV stations; multi-channel pay TV services are available; about a dozen radio stations, some of which are repeater stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".as" @@ -599,17 +633,17 @@ "text": "17,000" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "31.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "31.3% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "3 (2016)" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -618,12 +652,12 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "241 km (2008)" + "text": "241 km (2016)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/as.json b/australia-oceania/as.json index 5c20080b..96afb783 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/as.json +++ b/australia-oceania/as.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Prehistoric settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia at least 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of Australia was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the creation of the colony of Western Australia). Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the Allied effort in World Wars I and II. ++ In recent decades, Australia has become an internationally competitive, advanced market economy due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s and its location in one of the fastest growing regions of the world economy. Long-term concerns include an aging population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental issues such as floods, droughts, and bushfires. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, making it particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change. Australia is home to 10 per cent of the world's biodiversity, and a great number of its flora and fauna exist nowhere else in the world." + "text": "Prehistoric settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia at least 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession of the east coast in the name of Great Britain (all of Australia was claimed as British territory in 1829 with the creation of the colony of Western Australia). Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the Allied effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has become an internationally competitive, advanced market economy due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s and its location in one of the fastest growing regions of the world economy. Long-term concerns include an aging population, pressure on infrastructure, and environmental issues such as floods, droughts, and bushfires. Australia is the driest inhabited continent on earth, making it particularly vulnerable to the challenges of climate change. Australia is home to 10% of the world's biodiversity, and a great number of its flora and fauna exist nowhere else in the world." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "58,920 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island" + "text": "note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -61,38 +61,41 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "330 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m ++ highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lake Eyre -15 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Kosciuszko 2,228 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum", - "note": { - "text": "Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports" - } + "text": "alumina, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum; note - Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "53.4% ++ arable land 6.2%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 47.1%" + "text": "52.9% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.6% (2016 est.) / 0.09% (2016 est.) / 88.4% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "16.2% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "27.3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "30.9% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "25,500 sq km (2012)" + "text": "25,460 sq km (2014)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or \"outback\", has a very sparse population" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands" - } + "text": "cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires\nvolcanism: volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources" + "text": "soil erosion from overgrazing, deforestation, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; limited natural freshwater resources; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; drought, desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; disruption of the fragile ecosystem has resulted in significant floral extinctions; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; overfishing, pollution, and invasive species are also problems" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -103,12 +106,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; the largest country in Oceania, the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest country without land borders; the only continent without glaciers; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; the invigorating sea breeze known as the \"Fremantle Doctor\" affects the city of Perth on the west coast and is one of the most consistent winds in the world" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; the largest country in Oceania, the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, and the largest country without land borders; the only continent without glaciers; the invigorating sea breeze known as the \"Fremantle Doctor\" affects the city of Perth on the west coast and is one of the most consistent winds in the worldnote 2: the Great Dividing Range that runs along eastern Australia is that continent’s longest mountain range and the third-longest land-based range in the world; the term \"Great Dividing Range\" refers to the fact that the mountains form a watershed crest from which all of the rivers of eastern Australia flow – east, west, north, and south" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "22,992,654 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "25,466,459 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,205 +124,211 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4%", + "text": "English 25.9%, Australian 25.4%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.4%, Italian 3.3%, German 3.2%, Chinese 3.1%, Indian 1.4%, Greek 1.4%, Dutch 1.2%, other 15.8% (includes Australian aboriginal .5%), unspecified 5.4% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represents self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent self-identified ancestry, over a third of respondents reported two ancestries" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English 76.8%, Mandarin 1.6%, Italian 1.4%, Arabic 1.3%, Greek 1.2%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.1%, other 10.4%, unspecified 5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "English 72.7%, Mandarin 2.5%, Arabic 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.2%, Italian 1.2%, Greek 1%, other 14.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language spoken at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 30.1% (Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 5.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%, Baptist, 1.6%, Lutheran 1.2%, Pentecostal 1.1%, other Protestant 1.3%), Catholic 25.3% (Roman Catholic 25.1%, other Catholic 0.2%), other Christian 2.9%, Orthodox 2.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Muslim 2.2%, Hindu 1.3%, other 1.3%, none 22.3%, unspecified 9.3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 23.1% (Anglican 13.3%, Uniting Church 3.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%, Baptist 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.1%, Lutheran .7%, other Protestant .5%), Roman Catholic 22.6%, other Christian 4.2%, Muslim 2.6%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox .2%), Hindu 1.9%, other 1.3%, none 30.1%, unspecified 9.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.84% (male 2,105,433/female 1,997,433)" + "text": "18.72% (male 2,457,418/female 2,309,706)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.96% (male 1,528,993/female 1,451,340)" + "text": "12.89% (male 1,710,253/female 1,572,794)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.55% (male 4,862,591/female 4,691,975)" + "text": "41.15% (male 5,224,840/female 5,255,041)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.82% (male 1,347,780/female 1,369,501)" + "text": "11.35% (male 1,395,844/female 1,495,806)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.82% (male 1,684,339/female 1,953,269) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.88% (male 1,866,761/female 2,177,996) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "55.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "29.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "25.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.6 years" + "text": "37.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.8 years" + "text": "36.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "39.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the States and Territories, New South Wales has, by far, the largest population; the interior, or \"outback\", has a very sparse population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "89.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "86.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.43% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Sydney 4.505 million; Melbourne 4.203 million; Brisbane 2.202 million; Perth 1.861 million; Adelaide 1.256 million; CANBERRA (capital) 423,000 (2015)" + "text": "4.968 million Melbourne, 4.926 million Sydney, 2.406 million Brisbane, 2.042 million Perth, 1.336 million Adelaide, 457,000 CANBERRA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.5 (2006 est.)" + "text": "28.7 years (2014 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.2 years" + "text": "82.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.8 years" + "text": "80.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "72.3%", + "text": "66.9% (2015/16)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-44 (2005)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-45" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.9 beds/1,000 population (2010)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.16% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "26,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "29,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (201 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "29.9% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "0.2% (2007)" + "text": "29% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "20 years" + "text": "21 years" }, "male": { "text": "20 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2013)" + "text": "21 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "11.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "112.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "12.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -334,7 +345,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Federal Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -350,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April" }, "note": { - "text": "Australia has three time zones" + "text": "note: Australia has four time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30)etymolgy: the name is claimed to derive from either Kambera or Camberry, which are names corrupted from the original native designation for the area \"Nganbra\" or \"Nganbira\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -366,7 +377,12 @@ "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977; note - a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 is planned for early 2017 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "approved in a series of referenda from 1898 through 1900 and became law 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires approval of a referendum bill by absolute majority vote in both houses of Parliament, approval in a referendum by a majority of voters in at least four states and in the territories, and Royal Assent; proposals that would reduce a state’s representation in either house or change a state’s boundaries require that state’s approval prior to Royal Assent; amended several times, last in 1977" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -393,10 +409,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David HURLEY (since 1 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Malcolm TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby JOYCE (since 18 February 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Scott MORRISON (since 24 August 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and sworn in by the governor general" @@ -407,40 +423,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats; 12 members from each of the 6 states and 2 each from the 2 mainland territories; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of state membership renewed every 3 years and territory membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority preferential vote; members serve terms of up to 3 years)" + "text": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of:Senate (76 seats; 12 members from each of the 6 states and 2 each from the 2 mainland territories; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of state membership renewed every 3 years and territory membership renewed every 3 years)House of Representatives (151 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority preferential vote; members serve terms of up to 3 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 2 July 2016; House of Representatives - last held on 2 July 2016; this election represents a rare double dissolution where all 226 seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives are up for reelection" + "text": "Senate - last held on 18 May 2019 (next to be held in 2022)House of Representatives - last held on 18 May 2019 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party NA - awaiting final results; seats by party NA - awaiting final results; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party Liberal/National Coalition 42.14%, ALP 34.91%, The Greens 9.93%, Katter's Australian Party 0.55%, Nick Xenophon Team 1.86%, independents 2.85%; seats by party Liberal/National Coalition 77, ALP 68, The Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, Nick Xenophon Team 1, independents 2" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - Liberal/National coalition 37.99%, ALP 28.79%, The Greens 10.19%, One Nation 5.4%, Centre Alliance .19%, Lambie Network .21%, other 17.23%; seats by party - Liberal/National coalition 35, ALP 26, The Greens 9, One Nation 2, Centre Alliance 2, Lambie Network 1, independents 1House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Liberal/National coalition 41.4%, ALP 33.3%, The Greens 10.4%, Katter's Australian Party .49%, Centre Alliance .33%, independents 3.37%, other 10.63%; seats by party - Liberal/National Coalition 77, ALP 68, The Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, Centre Alliance 1, independent 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court of Australia (consists of 7 justices, including the chief justice); note - each of the 6 states, 2 territories, and Norfolk Island has a Supreme Court; the High Court is the final appellate court beyond the state and territory supreme courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices appointed by the governor-general in council for life with mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "subordinate courts: subordinate courts at the federal level: Federal Court; Federal Magistrates' Courts of Australia; Family Court; subordinate courts at the state and territory level: Local Court - New South Wales; Magistrates' Courts – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory; District Courts – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia; County Court – Victoria; Family Court – Western Australia; Court of Petty Sessions – Norfolk Island" + "text": "at the federal level: Federal Court; Federal Magistrates' Courts of Australia; Family Court; at the state and territory level: Local Court - New South Wales; Magistrates' Courts – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory; District Courts – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia; County Court – Victoria; Family Court – Western Australia; Court of Petty Sessions – Norfolk Island" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Australian Greens Party [Richard DI NATALE] ++ Australian Labor Party [Bill SHORTEN] ++ Country Liberal Party or CLP [Gary HIGGINS] ++ Family First Party [Bob DAY] ++ Katter's Australian Party [Bob KATTER] ++ Liberal National Party of Queensland or LNP [Timothy NICHOLLS] ++ Liberal Party [Malcolm TURNBULL] ++ National Party of Australia [Barnaby JOYCE] ++ Palmer United Party or PUP [Clive PALMER]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "business groups, environmental groups, social groups, trade unions" - } + "text": "Australian Greens Party [Adam BANDT]Australian Labor Party or ALP [Anthony ALBANESE]Country Liberal Party or CLP [Gary HIGGINS]Liberal National Party of Queensland or LNP [Deborah FRECKLINGTON]Liberal Party of Australia [Scott MORRISON]The Nationals [Michael MCCORMACK]Centre Alliance [Nick XENOPHON] Pauline Hanson’s One Nation [Pauline HANSON]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF, SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF, SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Joseph Benedict HOCKEY (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Arthur SINODINOS (since 6 February 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -457,7 +468,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Morrell John BERRY (since 25 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Arthur B. CULVAHOUSE (since 19 February 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[61] (02) 6214-5600" }, "embassy": { "text": "Moonah Place, Yarralumla, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600" @@ -465,9 +479,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "APO AP 96549" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[61] (02) 6214-5600" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[61] (02) 6214-5970" }, @@ -479,74 +490,74 @@ "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small, five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Southern Cross constellation (composed of five stars: four large seven-pointed stars, one small five-pointed star), kangaroo, emu; national colors: green, gold" + "text": "Commonwealth Star (seven-pointed Star of Federation), golden wattle tree (Acacia pycnantha Benth), kangaroo, emu; national colors: green, gold" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Advance Australia Fair\"" + "text": "Advance Australia Fair" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Peter Dodds McCORMICK" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1984; although originally written in the late 19th century, the anthem was not used for all official occasions until 1984; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is also played at Royal functions (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1984; although originally written in the late 19th century, the anthem was not used for all official occasions until 1984; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2016 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has stalled and sharp drops in current prices have impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend has reversed due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China entered into force in 2015, adding to existing FTAs with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam." + "text": "Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the WTO, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China entered into force in 2015, adding to existing FTAs with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the 10 ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and India. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas Project, will significantly expand the resources sector. For nearly two decades up till 2017, Australia had benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade. As export prices increased faster than import prices, the economy experienced continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system. Australia entered 2018 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by the sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China is growing at a slower pace and sharp drops in export prices have impacted growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.189 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.156 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.128 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.248 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.221 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.19 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.257 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.38 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 2.6% (2016 est.) / 2.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$48,800 (2016 est.) ++ $48,300 (2015 est.) ++ $47,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$50,400 (2017 est.) / $50,100 (2016 est.) / $49,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.5%" + "text": "56.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "18.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-21% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "25.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "68.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -556,10 +567,10 @@ "text": "mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.63 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.91 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -573,10 +584,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.8% (2016 est.) ++ 6.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 5.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -586,254 +597,240 @@ "text": "25.4% (1994)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.3 (2008) ++ 35.2 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$420.5 billion" + "text": "490 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$446.4 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "496.9 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "46.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "40.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 40.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3% (28 February 2013) ++ 4.35% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's \"cash rate target,\" or policy rate" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.58% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$245.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $223.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.661 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.648 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.158 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.986 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.187 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.289 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.366 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$43.85 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$57.98 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$36.01 billion (2017 est.) / -$41.45 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$184.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $188.3 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment" + "text": "$231.6 billion (2017 est.) / $191.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 32.2%, Japan 15.9%, South Korea 7.1%, US 5.4%, India 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 33.5%, Japan 14.6%, South Korea 6.6%, India 5%, Hong Kong 4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "iron ore, coal, gold, natural gas, beef, aluminum ores and conc, wheat, meat (excluding beef), wool, alumina, alcohol" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$203.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $207.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$221 billion (2017 est.) / $198.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products" + "text": "motor vehicles, refined petroleum, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude petroleum, medicaments, goods vehicles, gold, computers" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 23%, US 11.2%, Japan 7.4%, South Korea 5.5%, Thailand 5.1%, Germany 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 22.9%, US 10.8%, Japan 7.5%, Thailand 5.1%, Germany 4.9%, South Korea 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$54.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$66.58 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $55.07 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.692 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$614.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $582.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$441.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $437.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.714 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.547 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015 est.) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "235 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "243 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "224 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "229.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "67 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "65.56 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "78.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "72% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "12.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "322,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "284,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "248,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "192,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "332,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "341,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.2 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.821 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "481,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "462,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.116 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.175 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "42,730 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "64,120 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "546,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "619,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "62.64 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "105.2 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "38.51 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.25 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "31.61 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "67.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "6.938 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.776 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "860.8 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.989 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "385 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "439.1 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "9.08 million" + "text": "7,792,701" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "40 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "31.03 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "31.77 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "27,780,491" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "140 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "110.62 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent domestic and international service" + "text": "excellent domestic and international service; domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones; continue to enhance 4G networks while migrating to 5G technologies; 5G connections are predicted to account for around 50 - 60% of total connections by 2025 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones" + "text": "31 per 100 fixed-line, 111 per 100 mobile-cellular; more subscribers to mobile services than there are people; 90% of all mobile device sales are now smartphones, growth in mobile traffic brisk (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber-optic submarine cable provides links to NZ and the US; satellite earth stations - 10 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 61; landing points for more than 20 submarine cables including: the SeaMeWe-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the INDIGO-Central, INDIGO West and ASC, North West Cable System, Australia-Papua New Guinea cable, CSCS, PPC-1, Gondwana-1, SCCN, Hawaiki, TGA, Basslink, Bass Strait-1, Bass Strait-2, JGA-S, with links to other Australian cities, New Zealand and many countries in southeast Asia, US and Europe; the H2 Cable, AJC, Telstra Endeavor, Southern Cross NEXT with links to Japan, Hong Kong, and other Pacific Ocean countries as well as the US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat, 2 Globalstar, 5 other (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadc (2008)" + "text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".au" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "19.238 million" + "text": "21,419,302" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "84.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "86.55% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "7.64 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "11" + "text": "25 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "175" + "text": "583" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "69,294,187" + "text": "75,667,645 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,887,295,820 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2,027,640,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "VH (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "480 (2013)" + "text": "418 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "349" + "text": "349 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "155" + "text": "155 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "155" + "text": "155 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2013)" + "text": "14 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "131" + "text": "131 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "101" + "text": "101 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2013)" @@ -843,74 +840,85 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate/gas 637 km; gas 30,054 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 3,609 km; oil/gas/water 110 km; refined products 72 km (2013)" + "text": "637 km condensate/gas, 30054 km gas, 240 km liquid petroleum gas, 3609 km oil, 110 km oil/gas/water, 72 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "36,967.5 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "3,727 km 1.600-m gauge (372 km electrified)" + "text": "33,343 km (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "18,727 km 1.435-m gauge (650 km electrified)" + "text": "17,446 km 1.435-m gauge (650 km electrified) (2015)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "14,513.5 km 1.067-m gauge (2,075.5 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "12,318 km 1.067-m gauge (2,075.5 km electrified) (2015)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "3,247 km 1.600-m gauge (372 km electrified) (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "823,217 km" + "text": "873,573 km (2015)" }, - "paved": { - "text": "356,343 km" + "urban": { + "text": "145,928 km (2015)" }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "466,874 km (2011)" + "non-urban": { + "text": "727,645 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2011)" + "text": "2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling River systems) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "41" + "text": "579" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 8, cargo 7, liquefied gas 4, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 5" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "17 (Canada 5, Germany 2, Singapore 2, South Africa 1, UK 5, US 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "25 (Bahamas 1, Dominica 1, Fiji 2, Liberia 1, Netherlands 1, Panama 4, Singapore 12, Tonga 1, UK 1, US 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4general cargo 80, oil tanker 7, other 488 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney" }, - "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { - "text": "Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)" - }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Brisbane (1,004,983), Melbourne (2,467,967), Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)" + "text": "Melbourne (2,806,436), Sydney (2,530,122) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { - "text": "Darwin, Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island" + "text": "Australia Pacific, Barrow Island, Burrup (Pluto), Curtis Island, Darwin, Karratha, Bladin Point (Ichthys), Gladstone, Prelude (offshore FLNG), Wheatstone" + }, + "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { + "text": "Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Joint Operations Command (JOC) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army (includes Special Operations Command), Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Joint Operations Command (JOC) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.71% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.84% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.71% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 2% of GDP (2017) / 2.1% of GDP (2016) / 2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Australian Defense Force has approximately 60,000 total active troops (30,800 Army; 14,700 Navy; 14,300 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Australian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western (mostly US-origin, particularly aircraft) weapons systems; since 2015, the US is the largest supplier of arms, followed by Spain; the Australian defense industry produces a variety of land and sea weapons platforms; the defense industry also participates in joint development and production ventures with other Western countries, including the US and Canada (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "200 Afghanistan (NATO); 750 Middle East (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles (2018)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -919,7 +927,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "7,785 (Afghanistan); 5,201 (Iran) (2015)" + "text": "13,122 (Iraq), 12,714 (Afghanistan), 12,537 (Iran), 5,578 (Pakistan) (2019)" + }, + "stateless persons": { + "text": "132 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/at.json b/australia-oceania/at.json index ad82872f..de5d3f77 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/at.json +++ b/australia-oceania/at.json @@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ "text": "Southeast Asia" }, "Area": { - "total:": { + "total": { "text": "5 sq km" }, - "land:": { + "land": { "text": "5 sq km" }, - "water:": { + "water": { "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { @@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ "text": "74.1 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "territorial sea:": { + "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone:": { + "contiguous zone": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "continental shelf:": { + "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" }, - "exclusive fishing zone:": { + "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "200 nm" } }, @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ "text": "low with sand and coral" }, "Elevation": { - "lowest point:": { + "lowest point": { "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "highest point:": { + "highest point": { "text": "Cartier Island 5 m" } }, @@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ }, "Government": { "Country name": { - "conventional long form:": { + "conventional long form": { "text": "Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands" }, - "conventional short form:": { + "conventional short form": { "text": "Ashmore and Cartier Islands" }, - "etymology:": { + "etymology": { "text": "named after British Captain Samuel ASHMORE, who first sighted his namesake island in 1811, and after the ship Cartier, from which the second island was discovered in 1800" } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/bp.json b/australia-oceania/bp.json index 1cc9d8e8..3050ec1d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/bp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/bp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, endemic crime, and a narrow economic base have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has generally been effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions." + "text": "The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on this archipelago and the Guadalcanal Campaign (August 1942-February 1943) proved a turning point in the Pacific War, since after the operation the Japanese lost their strategic initiative and remained on the defensive until thier final defeat in 1945. Self-government for the Solomon Islands came in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malfeasance, endemic crime, and a narrow economic base have undermined stability and civil society. In June 2003, then Prime Minister Sir Allan KEMAKEZA sought the assistance of Australia in reestablishing law and order; the following month, an Australian-led multinational force arrived to restore peace and disarm ethnic militias. The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), which ended in June 2017, was generally effective in restoring law and order and rebuilding government institutions." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ "text": "5,313 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, @@ -44,6 +43,9 @@ }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Popomanaseu 2,310 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Popomanaseu 2,335 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -65,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "3.9% ++ arable land 0.7%; permanent crops 2.9%; permanent pasture 0.3%" + "text": "3.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.7% (2011 est.) / 2.9% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "78.9%" + "text": "78.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "17.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km NA (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these some two-thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Tinakula (elev. 851 m) has frequent eruption activity, while an eruption of Savo (elev. 485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal" - } + "text": "tropical cyclones, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis\nvolcanism: Tinakula (851 m) has frequent eruption activity, while an eruption of Savo (485 m) could affect the capital Honiara on nearby Guadalcanal" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; many of the surrounding coral reefs are dead or dying; effects of climate change and rising sea levels" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -95,12 +100,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea; on 2 April 2007 an undersea earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale occurred 345 km WNW of the capital Honiara; the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit" + "text": "strategic location on sea routes between the South Pacific Ocean, the Solomon Sea, and the Coral Sea" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "635,027 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "685,097 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,72 +122,75 @@ "text": "Melanesian pidgin (in much of the country is lingua franca), English (official but spoken by only 1%-2% of the population), 120 indigenous languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, none 0.03%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "35.13% (male 114,871/female 108,229)" + "text": "32.99% (male 116,397/female 109,604)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.01% (male 65,349/female 61,702)" + "text": "19.82% (male 69,914/female 65,874)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.12% (male 116,795/female 112,564)" + "text": "37.64% (male 131,201/female 126,681)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.55% (male 14,565/female 14,302)" + "text": "5.04% (male 17,844/female 16,704)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.2% (male 12,701/female 13,949) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.51% (male 14,461/female 16,417) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.1%" + "text": "77.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "69.1%" + "text": "71.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.2 years" + "text": "23.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22 years" + "text": "23.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.98% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.84% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population lives along the coastal regions; about one in five live in urban areas, and of these some two-thirds reside in Honiara, the largest town and chief port" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "22.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "24.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.25% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.91% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HONIARA (capital) 73,000 (2014)" + "text": "82,000 HONIARA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -198,75 +206,81 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.6", + "text": "22.6 years (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006/07 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "104 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.3 years" + "text": "76.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.22 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.97 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.6% (2006/07)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "29.3% (2015)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.2% of population ++ rural: 77.2% of population ++ total: 80.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.8% of population ++ rural: 22.8% of population ++ total: 19.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "32.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "26.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.4% of population ++ rural: 15% of population ++ total: 29.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18.6% of population ++ rural: 85% of population ++ total: 70.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "78% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "60.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -278,38 +292,35 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11.5% (2007)" - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "10% of GDP (2010)" - }, - "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" }, - "total population": { - "text": "84.1%" + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, - "male": { - "text": "88.9%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "79.2% (2009 est.)" + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "22.5% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "16.2% (2015)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "9.9% of GDP (2010)" + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9 years" + "text": "1.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "1%" }, "female": { - "text": "9 years (2007)" + "text": "1.6% (2013)" } } }, @@ -335,7 +346,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -346,6 +357,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from \"nagho ni ara,\" which in one of the Guadalcanal languages roughly translates as \"facing the eastern wind\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -358,7 +372,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; new constitution drafted in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; note - in late 2017, provincial leaders agreed to adopt a new federal constitution, with passage expected in 2018, but it has been postponed indefinitely" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Parliament; passage of constitutional sections, including those on fundamental rights and freedoms, the legal system, Parliament, alteration of the constitution and the ombudsman, requires three-fourths majority vote by Parliament and assent of the governor general; passage of other amendments requires two-thirds majority vote and assent of the governor general; amended several times, last in 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -385,10 +404,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Frank KABUI (since 7 July 2009)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David VUNAGI (since 8 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Manasseh SOGAVARE (since 9 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Rick HOU (since 16 November 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister" @@ -397,7 +416,7 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the National Parliament for up to 5 years (eligible for a second term); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the National Parliament; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among members of the National Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Manasseh SOGAVARE (independent) elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 31 to 19" + "text": "Manasseh SOGAVARE (independent) defeated in no-confidence vote on 6 November 2017; Rick HOU elected prime minister on 15 November 2017" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -405,33 +424,27 @@ "text": "unicameral National Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 19 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 19 November 2014 (next to be held 3 April 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 32, DAP 7, UDP 5, PAP 3, KPSI 1, SIPFP 1, SIPRA 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - UDP 10.7%, DAP 7.8%, PAP 4.4%, other 20.8%, independent 56.3%; seats by party - DAP 7, UDP 5, PAP 3, KPSI 1, SIPFP 1, SIPRA 1, independent 32; composition - men 49, women 1, percent of women 2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, and ex officio members to include the High Court chief justice and its puisne judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice and puisne judges as prescribed by the National Parliament)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and ex officio members including the High Court chief justice and its puisne judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice and puisne judges, as prescribed by the National Parliament)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal and High Court president, chief justices, and puisne judges appointed by the governor-general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, chaired by the chief justice to include 5 members, mostly judicial officials and legal professionals; all judges appointed until retirement at age 60" + "text": "Court of Appeal and High Court president, chief justices, and puisne judges appointed by the governor general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, chaired by the chief justice and includes 5 members, mostly judicial officials and legal professionals; all judges serve until retirement at age 60" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrates' Courts; Customary Land Appeal Court; local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Alliance Party or DAP [Steve ABANA] ++ Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KPSI [Alfred LEGUA] ++ People's Alliance Party or PAP [Nathaniel WAENA] ++ Solomon Islands People First Party or SIPFP [Jimmie RODGERS] ++ Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA [Manasseh MAELANGA] ++ United Democratic Party [Thomas Ko CHAN]", + "text": "Democratic Alliance Party or DAP [Steve ABANA]Kadere Party of Solomon Islands or KPSI [Peter BOYERS]People's Alliance Party or PAP [Nathaniel WAENA]Solomon Islands People First Party or SIPFP [Dr. Jimmie RODGERS]Solomon Islands Party for Rural Advancement or SIPRA [Manasseh MAELANGA]United Democratic Party or UDP [Sir Thomas Ko CHAN]", "note": { - "text": "in general, Solomon Islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Isatabu Freedom Movement or IFM ++ Malaita Eagle Force or MEF", - "note": { - "text": "these rival armed ethnic factions crippled the Solomon Islands in a wave of violence from 1999 to 2003" + "text": "note: in general, Solomon Islands politics is characterized by fluid coalitions" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -439,7 +452,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Collin David BECK (since 31 March 2004)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Janice MOSE" }, "chancery": { "text": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400L, New York, NY 10017" @@ -455,57 +468,77 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in the Solomon Islands; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green; blue represents the ocean; green the land; and yellow sunshine; the five stars stand for the five main island groups of the Solomon Islands" + "text": "divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green; blue represents the ocean, green the land, and yellow sunshine; the five stars stand for the five main island groups of the Solomon Islands" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "national colors: blue, yellow, green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Save Our Solomon Islands\"" + "text": "God Save Our Solomon Islands" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Panapasa BALEKANA and Matila BALEKANA/Panapasa BALEKANA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1978" + "text": "note: adopted 1978" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closure of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds." + "text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closure of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts, which concluded in Jun 2017, to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.198 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.163 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.127 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.33 billion (2017 est.) / $1.285 billion (2016 est.) / $1.242 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.218 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.298 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.) / 2.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,000 (2016 est.) ++ $2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,200 (2017 est.) / $2,100 (2016 est.) / $2,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "25.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-49.6% (2011 est.)" + } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "52.8%" + "text": "34.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "8%" + "text": "7.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "39.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -515,7 +548,7 @@ "text": "fish (tuna), mining, timber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "202,500 (2007 est.)" @@ -532,209 +565,224 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$421.6 million" + "text": "532.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$458.8 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "570.5 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "41% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "9.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 7.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) -0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.48% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$445.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $405.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$459.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $427.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$98.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $84.69 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / 0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$54 million (2016 est.) ++ -$30 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$54 million (2017 est.) / -$49 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$419.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $419.9 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa" + "text": "$468.6 million (2017 est.) / $419.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 61.7%, India 5.9%, Italy 5.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 64.5%, Italy 6.2%, Switzerland 4.6%, Philippines 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa, coconut oil" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$425.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $425.7 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$462.1 million (2017 est.) / $419.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Australia 24.7%, China 18.4%, Malaysia 6.3%, Singapore 5.8%, Fiji 4.7%, NZ 4.6%, Papua New Guinea 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 21.9%, Australia 19.6%, Singapore 10.7%, Vietnam 7.5%, NZ 6.2%, Papua New Guinea 5%, South Korea 4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$0 (31 December 2017 est.) / $421 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $187.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$545.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $522.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$50.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $50.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$757 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $643 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 8.064 (2016 est.) ++ 7.9147 (2015 est.) ++ 7.9147 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - / 7.9 (2017 est.) / 7.94 (2016 est.) / 7.94 (2015 est.) / 7.9147 (2014 est.) / 7.3754 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "47.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "69.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "41.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "85 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "103 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "79.05 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "95.79 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "37,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "38,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "92% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,554 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,577 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "233,500 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,438" + "text": "7,130" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.06 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "425,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "480,124" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "71.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "Internet penetration has reached 20%; 3G and 4G LTE mobile network expansions, investment in mobile services in the region; otherwise 3G and satellite services for communication and Internet access; increase in broadband subscriptions; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 and the Coral Sea Cable System have vastly improved the telecom sector (2020)" + }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular telephone density is about 65 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line is 1 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular telephone density is about 71 per 100 persons; domestic cable system to extend to key major islands (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 677; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 677; landing points for the CSCS and ICNS2 submarine cables providing connectivity from Solomon Islands, to PNG, Vanuatu and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the sole TV broadcaster with 1 station; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is availabl (2009)" + "text": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) does not broadcast television; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; there are 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite feed (since 2009) (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sb" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "62,000" + "text": "78,686" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "10% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.92% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,488" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "373,738" + "text": "427,806 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,691,584 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3.84 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -745,21 +793,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "35" + "text": "35 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "24 (2013)" @@ -770,16 +818,24 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,390 km" + "text": "1,390 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "34 km" + "text": "34 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "1,356 km" + "text": "1,356 km (2011)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 920 km of private plantation roads (2011)" + "text": "note: includes 920 km of private plantation roads" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "23" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 7, oil tanker 1, other 15 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -789,8 +845,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -799,7 +855,7 @@ }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "the Solomon Islands is a source and destination country for local adults and children and Southeast Asian men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited for legitimate work and upon arrival are forced into prostitution; men from Indonesia and Malaysia recruited to work in the Solomon Islands’ mining and logging industries may be subjected to forced labor; local children are forced into prostitution near foreign logging camps, on fishing vessels, at hotels, and entertainment venues; some local children are also sold by their parents for marriage to foreign workers or put up for “informal adoption” to pay off debts and then find themselves forced into domestic servitude or forced prostitution" + "text": "the Solomon Islands is a source and destination country for local adults and children and Southeast Asian men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited for legitimate work and upon arrival are forced into prostitution; men from Indonesia and Malaysia recruited to work in the Solomon Islands’ mining and logging industries may be subjected to forced labor; local children are forced into prostitution near foreign logging camps, on fishing vessels, at hotels, and entertainment venues; some local children are also sold by their parents for marriage to foreign workers or put up for \"informal adoption\" to pay off debts and then find themselves forced into domestic servitude or forced prostitution" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – the Solomon Islands does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the Solomon Islands was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government gazetted implementing regulations for the 2012 immigration act prohibiting transnational trafficking, but the penalties are not sufficiently stringent because they allow the option of paying a fine; a new draft law to address these weaknesses awaits parliamentary review; no new trafficking investigations were conducted, even after labor inspections at logging and fishing companies, no existing cases led to prosecutions or convictions, and no funding was allocated for national anti-trafficking efforts; authorities did not identify or protect any victims and lack any procedures or shelters to do so; civil society and religious organizations provide most of the limited services available; a lack of understanding of the crime of trafficking remains a serious challenge (2015)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ck.json b/australia-oceania/ck.json index 581e7285..970a9191 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ck.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ck.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIE-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. Apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 kilometers north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon. North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island." + "text": "There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. From the 1820s to 1978, members of the CLUNIES-ROSS family controlled the islands and the copra produced from local coconuts. Annexed by the UK in 1857, the Cocos Islands were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. Apart from North Keeling Island, which lies 30 kilometers north of the main group, the islands form a horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounding a lagoon. North Keeling Island was declared a national park in 1995 and is administered by Parks Australia. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island" + "text": "note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "flat, low-lying coral atolls" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "South Point on South Island 9 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "only Home Island and West Island are populated" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "cyclone season is October to April" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "freshwater resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs" + "text": "freshwater resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs; illegal fishing a concern" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island" @@ -102,17 +108,23 @@ "text": "Europeans, Cocos Malays" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Malay (Cocos dialect), English" + "text": "English 22.3%, Malay (Cocos dialect) 68.8%, unspecified 8.9% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language spoken at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 75%, Anglican 3.5%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, none 12.9%, unspecified 6.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population growth rate": { "text": "0% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "only Home Island and West Island are populated" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -123,7 +135,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -181,16 +193,23 @@ "text": "none (territory of Australia)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)" + "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the Australian model" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Australia" + "note": { + "text": "see Australia" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age" @@ -200,39 +219,39 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator (nonresident) Barry HAASE (since 6 October 2014)" + "text": "Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (since 5 October 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "NA" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)" + "text": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with half the membership renewed every 2 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2015 (next to be held in October 2017)" + "text": "last held in October 2017 (next to be held on 31 October 2019)" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 5, women 2, percent of women 28.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" - } + "text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "The Cocos Islands Youth Support Centre" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "none" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" @@ -242,7 +261,7 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)" + "text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)" } } }, @@ -251,7 +270,9 @@ "text": "Coconuts, grown throughout the islands, are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "1% (2003)" @@ -267,53 +288,57 @@ }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment" + "text": "note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism is the other main source of employment" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "60% (2000 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2011) / 60% (2000 est.)" }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copra" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014) / 1.1094 (2013)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { "text": "telephone service is part of the Australian network; an operational local mobile-cellular network available; wireless Internet connectivity available" }, "domestic": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "local area code - 08" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 61; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat) (2001)" + "text": "international code - 61 8; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat)" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2009)" + "text": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cc" @@ -321,22 +346,22 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "22 km" + "text": "22 km (2007)" }, "paved": { - "text": "10 km" + "text": "10 km (2007)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "12 km (2007)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cq.json b/australia-oceania/cq.json index db1b0877..5310ce77 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cq.json @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "consists of 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian" + "text": "note: consists of 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "6.6% ++ arable land 2.2%; permanent crops 2.2%; permanent pasture 2.2%" + "text": "6.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.2% (2011 est.) / 2.2% (2011 est.) / 2.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "65.5%" + "text": "65.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,6 +79,9 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)" }, @@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "53,467 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "51,433 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,117 +115,114 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.54% (male 7,041/female 6,614)" + "text": "25.02% (male 6,937/female 5,934)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.59% (male 4,073/female 3,194)" + "text": "16.28% (male 4,518/female 3,857)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.32% (male 10,035/female 13,663)" + "text": "37.44% (male 9,934/female 9,325)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.26% (male 3,210/female 2,811)" + "text": "14.01% (male 3,921/female 3,286)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.29% (male 1,388/female 1,438) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.23% (male 1,988/female 1,733) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.7 years" + "text": "32.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30 years" + "text": "31.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.55% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-15.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "89.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "91.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.39% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAIPAN (capital) 49,000 (2014)" + "text": "51,000 SAIPAN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.16 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.28 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78 years" + "text": "76.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.3 years" + "text": "74 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 97.5% of population ++ total: 97.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 2.5% of population ++ total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 79.7% of population ++ rural: 79.7% of population ++ total: 79.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20.3% of population ++ rural: 20.3% of population ++ total: 20.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -230,6 +233,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -240,21 +246,21 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Northern Mariana Islands" }, - "abbreviation": { - "text": "CNMI" - }, "former": { "text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "CNMI" + }, "etymology": { "text": "formally claimed and named by Spain in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs" + "text": "commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential democracy; a commonwealth in political union with the US" + "text": "republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; a commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -265,6 +271,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the entire island of Saipan is organized as a single municipality and serves as the capital; according to legend, when the first native voyagers arrived in their outrigger canoes they found an uninhabited island; to them it was like an empty voyage, so they named the island \"saay\" meaning \"a voyage,\" and \"peel\" meaning \"empty\"; over time Saaypeel - \"island of the empty voyage\" - became Saipan" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -277,67 +286,68 @@ "text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by constitutional convention, by public petition, or by the Legislature; ratification of proposed amendments requires approval by voters at the next general election or special election; amendments proposed by constitutional convention or by petition become effective if approved by a majority of voters and at least two-thirds majority of voters in each of two senatorial districts; amendments proposed by the Legislature are effective if approved by majority vote; amended several times, last in 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "US system applies, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation" + "text": "the laws of the US apply, except for customs and some aspects of taxation" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United States" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)" + "text": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Eloy S. INOS (since 20 February 2013); Lieutenant Governor Ralph TORRES (since 20 February 2013)" + "text": "Governor Ralph TORRES (since 29 December 2015); Lieutenant Governor Victor HOCOG (since 29 December 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 4 November 2014 with a runoff on 21 November 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; election last held on 13 November 2018 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Eloy S. INOS reelected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Eloy S. INOS (Republican) 57%, Heinz HOFSCHNEIDER (Republican) 43%; Ralph TORRES reelected lieutenant governor" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Benigno R. FITIAL was impeached by House of Representatives on 11-12 February 2013 and resigned on 20 February 2013; Eloy INOS (Republican) sworn in as governor the same day" + "text": "Ralph TORRES elected governor; percent of vote - Ralph TORRES (Republican) 62.2%, Juan BABAUTA (Independent) 37.8%;  Arnold PALACIOS elected Lieutenant Governor" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Northern Mariana Commonwealth Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives (20 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Northern Marianas Commonwealth Legislature consists of:Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) House of Representatives (20 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)the Northern Mariana Islands directly elects 1 delegate to the US House of Representatives by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on November 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on November 2018)" + "text": "CNMI Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020) CNMI House of Representatives - last held on 13 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands delegate to the US House of Representatives  - last held on 13 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 1, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 14, independents 6" + "text": "CNMI Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 6, independent 3; composition - men 8, women 1, percent of women 11.1% CNMI House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 13, independent 7; composition - men 17, women 3, percent of women 15%; note - total CNMI Legislature percent of women 13.8%delegate to US House of Representatives - seat won by Democratic Party; composition - 1 man" }, "note": { - "text": "the Northern Mariana Islands directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "note: the Northern Mariana Islands delegate to the US House of Representatives can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the \"Committee of the Whole House\" but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or CNMI (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge); note - US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge); note - US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the CNMI Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges of the Supreme Court of the CNMI appointed by the governor and confirmed by the CNMI Senate; judges appointed for 8-year terms and can serve another term if approved through voter election; US Federal District Court judges appointed by the US president and confirmed by the US Senate; judges appointed for renewable 10-year terms" + "text": "CNMI Supreme Court judges appointed by the governor and confirmed by the CNMI Senate; judges appointed for 8-year terms and another term if directly elected in a popular election; US Federal District Court judges appointed by the US president and confirmed by the US Senate; judges appointed for renewable 10-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Superior Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Covenant Party [Benigno R. FITIAL] ++ Democratic Party [Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO] ++ Republican Party [Juan S. REYES]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Democratic Party [Daniel QUITUGUA]Republican Party [James ADA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" @@ -356,58 +366,58 @@ "text": "Jose S. PANGELINAN [Chamoru], David PETER [Carolinian]/Wilhelm GANZHORN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1996; the Carolinian version of the song is known as \"Satil Matawal Pacifico;\" as a commonwealth of the US, in addition to the local anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" + "text": "note: adopted 1996; the Carolinian version of the song is known as \"Satil Matawal Pacifico;\" as a commonwealth of the US, in addition to the local anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Northern Mariana Islands' economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. In fiscal year 2013, federal grants accounted for 35.4% of the Commonwealth’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. ++ ++ The Commonwealth’s economy continued to recover in 2013. Real GDP increased 4.4%, following a 2.1% gain in 2012. Economic growth in 2013 reflected increases in consumer spending and exports of services, mainly spending by foreign tourists. ++ ++ Tourism continued to grow in 2013, after posting double-digit growth in 2012. The tourist industry employs approximately a quarter of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. The Commonwealth is making a concerted effort to broaden its tourism by extending casino gambling from the small Islands of Tinian and Rota to the main Island of Saipan, its political and commercial center." + "text": "The economy of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands(CNMI) has been on the rebound in the last few years, mainly on the strength of its tourism industry. In 2016, the CNMI’s real GDP increased 28.6% over the previous year, following two years of relatively rapid growth in 2014 and 2015. Chinese and Korean tourists have supplanted Japanese tourists in the last few years. The Commonwealth is making a concerted effort to broaden its tourism by extending casino gambling from the small Islands of Tinian and Rota to the main Island of Saipan, its political and commercial center. Investment is concentrated on hotels and casinos in Saipan, the CNMI’s largest island and home to about 90% of its population. Federal grants have also contributed to economic growth and stability. In 2016, federal grants amounted to $101.4 billion which made up 26% of the CNMI government’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector consists of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Legislation is pending in the US Congress to extend the transition period to allow foreign workers to work in the CNMI on temporary visas." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$682 million (2013 est.) ++ $665 million (2012) ++ $649 million (2011)", + "text": "$1.242 billion (2016 est.) / $933 million (2015 est.) / $845 million (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "GDP estimate includes US subsidy" + "text": "note: GDP estimate includes US subsidy; data are in 2013 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.232 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$1.242 billion (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2013) ++ 2.1% (2012) ++ -6.8% (2011)" + "text": "28.6% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.) / 3.5% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,300 (2013 est.) ++ $12,900 (2012) ++ $12,400 (2011)" + "text": "$24,500 (2016 est.) / $18,400 (2015 est.) / $16,600 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "91.3%" + "text": "43.1% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "51.5%" + "text": "28.9% (2016 est.)" }, - "investment in fixed assets": { - "text": "3.8%" + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "26.3% (2016 est.)" }, - "investements in inventories": { - "text": "NA%" + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.2%" + "text": "73.6% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-88.9% (2013)" + "text": "-71.9% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.7% (2016)" }, "industry": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "58.1% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "95.4% (2012)" + "text": "40.2% (2016)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -417,12 +427,12 @@ "text": "tourism, banking, construction, fishing, handicrafts, other services" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "27,970", + "text": "27,970 (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes foreign workers (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: includes foreign workers" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -437,82 +447,105 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.2% (2010 est.) ++ 8% (2005 est.)" + "text": "11.2% (2010 est.) / 8% (2005 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$246.4 million" + "text": "389.6 million (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$249.8 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "344 million (2015 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "7.1% of GDP (2017 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 1.1% (2012)" + "text": "0.3% (2016 est.) / 0.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$288 million (2013) ++ $268 million (2012)" + "text": "$914 million (2016 est.) / $520 million (2015 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "garments" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$606 million (2013) ++ $531 million (2012)" + "text": "$893 million (2016 est.) / $638 million (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "60,600 kWh (January 2009)" + "text": "60,600 kWh (2009)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "48,300 kWh (January 2009)" + "text": "48,300 kWh (2009)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (January 2009 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2009 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { "text": "0 kWh (January 2009 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telephones - fixed lines": { + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "20,398" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "39.44 (2019 est.)" + } + }, + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks" + "text": "digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks; demand for broadband growing given that mobile services are the source for Internet across region; future launch of 5G (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems" + "text": "wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems; fixed-line teledensity 39 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-670; landing points for the Atisa and Mariana-Guam submarine cables linking Mariana islands to Guam; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -526,7 +559,7 @@ "text": "16,000" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "30.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "30.6% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -536,21 +569,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -564,6 +597,14 @@ "text": "536 km (2008)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 1 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Saipan, Tinian, Rota" diff --git a/australia-oceania/cr.json b/australia-oceania/cr.json index 6d5eadd9..0542be02 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cr.json @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "less than 3 sq km" + "text": "3 sq km less than" }, "land": { - "text": "less than 3 sq km" + "text": "3 sq km less than" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most important" + "text": "note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most important" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,32 +52,35 @@ "text": "sand and coral reefs and islands (cays)" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location on Cato Island 9 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "NEGL" + "text": "fish" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent crops 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional tropical cyclones" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "no permanent freshwater resources" + "text": "no permanent freshwater resources; damaging activities include coral mining, destructive fishing practices (overfishing, blast fishing)" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "important nesting area for birds and turtles" @@ -85,9 +88,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", + "text": "no indigenous inhabitants (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)" + "text": "note: there is a staff of four at the meteorological station on Willis Island" } } }, @@ -107,13 +110,17 @@ "text": "territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the common law legal system of Australia, where applicable, applies" + "text": "the common law legal system of Australia applies where applicable" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Australia" + "note": { + "text": "see Australia" + } }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" @@ -134,7 +141,9 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/cw.json b/australia-oceania/cw.json index a769373a..0101245b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/cw.json +++ b/australia-oceania/cw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The emigration of skilled workers to New Zealand, government deficits, and limited natural resources are of continuing concern." + "text": "The Cook Islands, named after Captain James Cook who landed in 1773, became a British protectorate in 1888 and was later annexed by proclamation in 1900. The Cook Islands was first included within the boundaries of New Zealand in 1901, and in 1965, residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The Cook Islands’ economy relies on tourism, fisheries, and foreign aid. More recently a growing offshore financial sector exposed the country to vulnerabilities which the government has addressed with legislation and regulations for the oversight of all banks and financial institutions, and with enforcement measures. The Cook Islands continues to face challenges with the emigration of skilled workers, government deficits, inadequate infrastructure, and natural resource depletion. The Cook Islands is expected to graduate to the high-income threshold set by the World Bank, which will limit the country’s access to Official Development Assistance under OECD guidelines." } }, "Geography": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Te Manga 652 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Te Manga 652 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.4% ++ arable land 4.2%; permanent crops 4.2%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "8.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.2% (2011 est.) / 4.2% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "64.6%" + "text": "64.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons (November to March)" + "text": "tropical cyclones (November to March)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "limited land presents solid and liquid waste disposal problems; soil destruction and deforestation; environmental degradation due to indiscriminant use of pesticides; improper disposal of pollutants; overfishing and destructive fishing practices; over dredging of lagoons and coral rubble beds; unregulated building" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,9 +99,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,556 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "8,574 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 12,000 in December 2015" + "text": "note: the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 11,700 in September 2016" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,9 +116,9 @@ "text": "Cook Island Maori (Polynesian) 81.3%, part Cook Island Maori 6.7%, other 11.9% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3%", + "text": "English (official) 86.4%, Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) (official) 76.2%, other 8.3% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { @@ -120,117 +126,117 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.61% (male 1,093/female 972)" + "text": "19.93% (male 901/female 808)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.2% (male 877/female 767)" + "text": "14.89% (male 684/female 593)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.08% (male 1,822/female 1,817)" + "text": "37.66% (male 1,595/female 1,634)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.34% (male 584/female 500)" + "text": "14.15% (male 674/female 539)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.76% (male 554/female 570) (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.37% (male 555/female 591) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.9 years" + "text": "38.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35.3 years" + "text": "37.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-2.88% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.59% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "-29.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is found on the island of Rarotonga" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "74.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "75.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.88% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.25 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "16.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "76.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73 years" + "text": "73.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.33 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "2.12 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.9% of population ++ rural: 99.9% of population ++ total: 99.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.1% of population ++ rural: 0.1% of population ++ total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.6% of population ++ rural: 97.6% of population ++ total: 97.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.4% of population ++ rural: 2.4% of population ++ total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -242,21 +248,32 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "50% (2014)" + "text": "55.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "1,516 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2012)" } } }, @@ -268,6 +285,9 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Cook Islands" }, + "former": { + "text": "Hervey Islands" + }, "etymology": { "text": "named after Captain James COOK, the British explorer who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777" } @@ -276,7 +296,7 @@ "text": "self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense in consultation with the Cook Islands" }, "Government type": { - "text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Parliament of the Cook Islands) in free association with New Zealand" + "text": "parliamentary democracy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -287,19 +307,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: translates as \"two harbors\" in Maori" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 and has the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action)" + "text": "none (became self-governing in free association with New Zealand on 4 August 1965 with the right at any time to move to full independence by unilateral action)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)" + "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in August (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in each of several readings and assent of the chief of state’s representative; passage of amendments relating to the chief of state also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law" @@ -312,10 +340,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand High Commissioner Joanna KEMPKERS (since 19 July 2013)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Sir Tom J. MARSTERS (since 9 August 2013); New Zealand Acting High Commissioner Ms Rachel BENNETT (since 9 December 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Henry PUNA (since 30 November 2010)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mark BROWN (since 1 October 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister" @@ -329,15 +357,15 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament, formerly the Legislative Assembly (24 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the House of Ariki, a 24-member parliamentary body of traditional leaders appointed by the Queen's representative serves as a consultative body to the Parliament" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held by 2018)" + "text": "last held on 14 June 2018 (next to be held by 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CIP 13, Demo 8, One Cook Islands Movement 2, 1 undecided" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Demo 11, CIP 10, One Cook Islands Movement 1, independent 2; composition - men 15, women 9, percent of women 37.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "High Court chief justice appointed by the Queen's Representative on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the Queen's Representative, on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the chief justice, High Court chief justice, and the minister of justice; chief justice and judges appointed for 3-year renewable terms" @@ -347,19 +375,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP [Henry PUNA] ++ Democratic Party or Demo [William HEATHER] ++ One Cook Islands Movement [Teina BISHOP]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Reform Conference (lobby for political system changes)", - "other": { - "text": "various groups lobbying for political change" - } + "text": "Cook Islands Party or CIP [Henry PUNA]Democratic Party or Demo [Tina BROWNE]One Cook Islands Movement [Teina BISHOP]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IMO, IMSO, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)" + "note": { + "text": "none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (self-governing in free association with New Zealand)" @@ -368,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large circle of 15 white five-pointed stars (one for every island) centered in the outer half of the flag" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "a circle of 15, five-pointed, white stars on a blue field; national colors: blue, white" + "text": "a circle of 15, five-pointed, white stars on a blue field, Tiare maori (Gardenia taitensis) flower; national colors: green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -378,32 +402,32 @@ "text": "Tepaeru Te RITO/Thomas DAVIS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1982; as prime minister, Sir Thomas DAVIS composed the anthem; his wife, a tribal chief, wrote the lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1982; as prime minister, Sir Thomas DAVIS composed the anthem; his wife, a tribal chief, wrote the lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of economic management, the encouragement of tourism, and a debt restructuring agreement, have rekindled investment and growth." + "text": "Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country became overextended, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of economic management, the encouragement of tourism, and a debt restructuring agreement, have rekindled investment and growth. The government is targeting fisheries and seabed mining as sectors for future economic growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$244.1 million (2010 est.) ++ $183.2 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.) / $183.2 million (2005 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$244.1 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "0.1% (2005 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,300 (2010 est.) ++ $9,100 (2005 est.)" + "text": "$16,700 (2016 est.) / $9,100 (2005 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "5.1% (2010 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.7%" + "text": "12.7% (2010 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "82.1% (2010 est.)" @@ -413,7 +437,7 @@ "text": "copra, citrus, pineapples, tomatoes, beans, pawpaws, bananas, yams, taro, coffee; pigs, poultry" }, "Industries": { - "text": "fruit processing, tourism, fishing, clothing, handicrafts" + "text": "fishing, fruit processing, tourism, clothing, handicrafts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { "text": "1% (2002)" @@ -436,29 +460,29 @@ "text": "13.1% (2005)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$86.9 million" + "text": "86.9 million (2010)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$77.9 million (2010)" + "text": "77.9 million (2010)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.6% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "29% (of GDP) (2010 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "3% (of GDP) (2010 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -466,23 +490,17 @@ "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { "text": "2.2% (2011 est.)" }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$38.99 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $38.99 million (31 December 2011 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$148.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $170.9 million (31 December 2010 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { "text": "$26.67 million (2005)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.125 million (2011 est.) ++ $5.163 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$3.125 million (2011 est.) / $5.163 million (2010 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing" + "text": "fish; copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; pearls and pearl shells; clothing" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$109.3 million (2011 est.) ++ $90.62 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$109.3 million (2011 est.) / $90.62 million (2010 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods" @@ -491,130 +509,133 @@ "text": "$141 million (1996 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.441 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4341 (2016 est.) / 1.4341 (2015 est.) / 1.441 (2014 est.) / 1.4279 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "34 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "34 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "31.62 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.62 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "14,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "530 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "528.2 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "611 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "88,810 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total": { - "text": "7,200" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,305" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "61 (2009)" + "text": "37.56 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7,800" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,308" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "66 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "83.05 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex" + "text": "demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for Internet access across the region; Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, and fax; individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable" + "text": "service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable; 38 per 100 fixed-line, 83 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)" + "text": "country code - 682; the Manatua submarine cable to surrounding islands of Niue, Samoa, French Polynesia and other Cook Islands, the topography of the South Pacific region has made Internet connectivity a serious issue for many of the remote islands; submarine fiber-optic networks are expensive to build and maintain; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs; a satellite program package is available; 6 radio stations broadcast with 1 reportedly reaching all of the islands (2009)" + "text": "1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ck" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6,000" + "text": "4,881" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "61% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1 (2015)" + "text": "6" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -625,21 +646,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -647,24 +668,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "320 km" + "text": "295 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "33 km" + "text": "207 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "287 km (2003)" + "text": "88 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "35" + "text": "205" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 2, cargo 25, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "23 (Estonia 1, Germany 1, Lithuania 1, Norway 8, NZ 2, Russia 1, Sweden 3, Turkey 4, UK 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 21, container ship 3, general cargo 85, oil tanker 33, other 63 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -674,8 +692,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; National Police Department" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Cook Islands Police Service. (2018)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fj.json b/australia-oceania/fj.json index 2db21b3c..81e5a7c6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fj.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed \"credible\" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected." + "text": "Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987 caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract laborers brought to the islands by the British in the 19th century). The coups and a 1990 constitution that cemented native Melanesian control of Fiji led to heavy Indian emigration; the population loss resulted in economic difficulties, but ensured that Melanesians became the majority. A new constitution enacted in 1997 was more equitable. Free and peaceful elections in 1999 resulted in a government led by an Indo-Fijian, but a civilian-led coup in 2000 ushered in a prolonged period of political turmoil. Parliamentary elections held in 2001 provided Fiji with a democratically elected government led by Prime Minister Laisenia QARASE. Reelected in May 2006, QARASE was ousted in a December 2006 military coup led by Commodore Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, who initially appointed himself acting president but in January 2007 became interim prime minister. Following years of political turmoil, long-delayed legislative elections were held in September 2014 that were deemed \"credible\" by international observers and that resulted in BAINIMARAMA being reelected. He was reelected in November 2018 in elections deemed free and fair." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,15 +35,20 @@ "text": "1,129 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { - "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation; rectilinear shelf claim added" + "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -53,11 +58,11 @@ "text": "mostly mountains of volcanic origin" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Tomanivi 1,324 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -65,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.3% ++ arable land 9%; permanent crops 4.7%; permanent pasture 9.6%" + "text": "23.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9% (2011 est.) / 4.7% (2011 est.) / 9.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "55.7%" + "text": "55.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,11 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "40 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "cyclonic storms can occur from November to January" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion" + "text": "the widespread practice of waste incineration is a major contributor to air pollution in the country, as are vehicle emissions in urban areas; deforestation and soil erosion are significant problems; a contributory factor to erosion is clearing of land by bush burning, a widespread practie that threatens biodiversity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "915,303 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "935,974 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -108,9 +119,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese)", + "text": "iTaukei 56.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indo-Fijian 37.5%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 4.5% (European, part European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 est.)", "note": { - "text": "a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTuakei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: a 2010 law replaces 'Fijian' with 'iTaukei' when referring to the original and native settlers of Fiji" } }, "Languages": { @@ -121,68 +132,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.88% (male 130,414/female 124,774)" + "text": "26.86% (male 128,499/female 122,873)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.42% (male 76,709/female 73,565)" + "text": "15.51% (male 73,993/female 71,139)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.11% (male 192,605/female 183,681)" + "text": "41.05% (male 196,932/female 187,270)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.29% (male 38,427/female 37,412)" + "text": "9.25% (male 43,813/female 42,763)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.31% (male 26,534/female 31,182) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.34% (male 31,556/female 37,136) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.8%" + "text": "53.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.9%" + "text": "44.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.9%" + "text": "8.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.6 years" + "text": "29.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.4 years" + "text": "29.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.63% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 70% of the population lives on the island of Viti Levu; roughly half of the population lives in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.62% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SUVA (capital) 176,000 (2014)" + "text": "178,000 SUVA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -198,97 +212,120 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "34 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70 years" + "text": "71 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.44 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 91.2% of population ++ total: 95.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 8.8% of population ++ total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "6.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.4% of population ++ rural: 88.4% of population ++ total: 91.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.6% of population ++ rural: 11.6% of population ++ total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.13% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "700 (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "35.9% (2014)" + "text": "30.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "3.9% of GDP (2013)" }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "18.7%" + "Literacy": { + "total population": { + "text": "99.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "25.4% (2007 est.)" + "text": "99.1% (2018)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "15.4%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "11.9%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "22.4% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -324,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins fourth Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in January" + "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in November; ends second Sunday in January" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -334,10 +371,12 @@ "text": "10 October 1970 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 7 September; Fiji (independence) Day, 10 October (1970)" + "text": "Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest signed into law September 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest signed into law 6 September 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -356,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "5 years" + "text": "at least 5 years residency out of the 10 years preceding application" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -373,46 +412,43 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "under the constitution, president elected by the Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president elected by Parliament for a 3-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 31 August 2018 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister endorsed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jioji Konousi KONROTE elected 12 Ocotber 2015 defeating Ratu Epeli GANILAU 31 to 14" + "text": "Jioji Konousi KONROTE reelected president (unopposed)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms; the new constitution of 2013 restructured Parliament from bicameral to unicameral" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (51 seats; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "last held on 14 November 2018 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Fiji First 59.2%, SDL 28.2%, National Federation Party 5.5%, other 7.1%; seats by party - Fiji First 32, SDL 15, National Federation Party 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - FijiFirst 50%, SODELPA 39.6%, NFP 7.4%; seats by party - FijiFirst 27, SODELPA 21, NFP 3; composition - men 41, women 10, percent of women 19.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal); High Court (chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges; High Court organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; judges of the Supreme Court, the president of the Court of Appeal, the justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court appointed by the president of Fiji upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission after consulting with the cabinet minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice, Supreme Court judges and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70 but may be waived for one or more sessions of the court; puisne judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; judges of the Supreme Court, the president of the Court of Appeal, the justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court appointed by the president of Fiji upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission after consulting with the cabinet minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice, Supreme Court judges and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70, but this requirement may be waived for one or more sessions of the court; puisne judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years, with mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrates' Court (organized into civil, criminal, juvenile, and small claims divisions)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "FijiFirst [Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM] ++ Fiji Labor Party or FLP [Mahendra CHAUDHRY] ++ Fiji United Freedon Party or FUFP [Jagath KARUNARATNE] ++ National Federation Party or NFP [Dalip KUMAR] (primarily Indian) ++ Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Adi Sivia QORO] ++ Social Democratic Liberal Party or SODELPA [Pio TABAIWALU]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Group Against Racial Discrimination or GARD [Dr. Anirudk SINGH] (suports restoration of a democratic government) ++ Viti Landowners Association" + "text": "FijiFirst [Veroqe \"Frank\" BAINIMARAMA]Fiji Labor Party or FLP [Mahendra CHAUDHRY]Fiji United Freedon Party or FUFP [Jagath KARUNARATNE]National Federation Party or NFP [Biman PRASAD] (primarily Indian)Peoples Democratic Party or PDP [Lynda TABUYA]Social Democratic Liberal Party or SODELPAUnity Fiji [Adi QORO]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PCA, PIF, Sparteca (suspended), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Solo MARA (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Akuila VUIRA" }, "chancery": { "text": "2000 M Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -426,7 +462,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Judith CEFKIN (since 3 February 2015); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu" + "text": "Ambassador Joseph James CELLA (since 23 December 2019); note - also accredited to Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[679] 331-4466" }, "embassy": { "text": "158 Princes Rd, Tamavua" @@ -434,109 +473,109 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 218, Suva" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[679] 331-4466" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[679] 330-8685" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the blue symbolizes the Pacific ocean and the Union Jack reflects the links with Great Britain; the shield - taken from Fiji's coat of arms - depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; the four quarters depict stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, bananas, and a white dove" + "text": "light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean and the Union Jack reflects the links with Great Britain; the shield - taken from Fiji's coat of arms - depicts a yellow lion, holding a coconut pod between its paws, above a white field quartered by the cross of Saint George; the four quarters depict stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree, a banana bunch, and a white dove of peace" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Fijian canoe; national color: light blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Bless Fiji\"" + "text": "God Bless Fiji" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT/C. Austin MILES (adapted by Michael Francis Alexander PRESCOTT)" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1970; known in Fijian as \"Meda Dau Doka\" (Let Us Show Pride); adapted from the hymn, \"Dwelling in Beulah Land,\" the anthem's English lyrics are generally sung, although they differ in meaning from the official Fijian lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1970; known in Fijian as \"Meda Dau Doka\" (Let Us Show Pride); adapted from the hymn, \"Dwelling in Beulah Land,\" the anthem's English lyrics are generally sung, although they differ in meaning from the official Fijian lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 755,000 tourists visiting in 2015, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. ++ ++ Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. ++ ++ The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2015 exceeded 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013." + "text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 842,884 tourists visiting in 2017, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. Bottled water exports to the US is Fiji’s largest domestic export. Fiji's sugar sector remains a significant industry and a major export, but crops and one of the sugar mills suffered damage during Cyclone Winston in 2016. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 improved investor confidence, but increasing bureaucratic regulation, new taxes, and lack of consultation with relevant stakeholders brought four consecutive years of decline for Fiji on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business index. Private sector investment in 2017 approached 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$8.374 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.17 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.833 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8.629 billion (2017 est.) / $8.376 billion (2016 est.) / $8.321 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.556 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.891 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$9,400 (2016 est.) ++ $9,200 (2015 est.) ++ $8,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,800 (2017 est.) / $9,600 (2016 est.) / $9,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "81.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "24.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.4%" + "text": "29% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-54.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-51.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "13.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.4%" + "text": "17.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "71% (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sugarcane, coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; cattle, pigs, horses, goats; fish" + "text": "sugarcane, copra, ginger, tropical fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, chicken, fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries" + "text": "tourism, sugar processing, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "350.1 (2016 est.)" + "text": "353,100 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "70%" + "text": "44.2%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "30% (2001 est.)" + "industry": { + "text": "14.3%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "41.6% (2011)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.8% (2014 est.) ++ 8.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "31% (2009 est.)" @@ -551,209 +590,207 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.232 billion" + "text": "1.454 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.469 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.648 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "48.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 47.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.79% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.083 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.931 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.325 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.068 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $392.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$329 million (2016 est.) ++ -$235 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$277 million (2017 est.) / -$131 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$986.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.233 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil, mineral water" + "text": "$908.2 million (2017 est.) / $709 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 13.4%, Australia 10.2%, Samoa 6.7%, Tonga 5.9% (2015)" + "text": "US 20.8%, Australia 14.9%, NZ 7.7%, Tonga 5%, Vanuatu 4.6%, China 4.5%, Spain 4.3%, UK 4.3%, Kiribati 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "fuel, including oil, fish, beverages, gems, sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil, mineral water" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.397 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.283 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.911 billion (2017 est.) / $1.761 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals" + "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food and beverages, chemicals, tobacco" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.2%, South Korea 15.7%, NZ 14%, Australia 13.4%, Singapore 8.7%, France 7% (2015)" + "text": "Australia 19.2%, NZ 17.2%, Singapore 17%, China 13.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$884 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $918.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.116 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $908.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$833.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$4.347 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.047 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$192.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $189.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.022 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $696.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 2.11 (2016 est.) ++ 2.0976 (2015 est.) ++ 2.0976 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - / 2.075 (2017 est.) / 2.0947 (2016 est.) / 2.0947 (2015 est.) / 2.0976 (2014 est.) / 1.8874 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "914 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "850 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "300,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "338,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "46.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "34% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "48.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "38% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "27% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,970 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.369 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "72,565" + "text": "80,650" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.66 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "966,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,097,345" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "117.83 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio communications center; subject to occasional devastating cyclones" + "text": "local, interisland, and international telecommunications; subject to occasional devastating cyclones; Fiji is a leader in the Pacific region in terms of development of its ICT (Information & Communications Technology) sector and investment in telecoms infrastructure; mobile services the primary source of Internet access across the region; most advanced economy in the Pacific island region as well as hosting the highest mobile Internet penetration; initial progress towards 5G readiness (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "telephone or radio telephone links to almost all inhabited islands; most towns and large villages have automatic telephone exchanges and direct dialing; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 115 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 9 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 118 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 679; access to important cable links between US and Canada, as well as between NZ and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 679; landing points for the ICN1, SCCN, Southern Cross NEXT, Tonga Cable and Tui-Samoa submarine cable links to US, NZ, Australia and Pacific islands of Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Fallis & Futuna, and American Samoa; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters an (2009)" + "text": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel; Digicel Fiji operates the Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".fj" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "421,000" + "text": "462,860" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "46.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "49.97% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "13,033" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "16" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,336,976" + "text": "1,670,216 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "83,686,504 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "106.83 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -764,24 +801,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "19 (2013)" @@ -789,21 +826,21 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "597 km" + "text": "597 km (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "597 km 0.600-m gauge" + "text": "597 km 0.600-m gauge (2008)" }, "note": { - "text": "belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to December (2008)" + "text": "note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to December" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,440 km" + "text": "3,440 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,686 km" + "text": "1,686 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "1,754 km (2011)" @@ -814,13 +851,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "64" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger 4, passenger/cargo 4, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Australia 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 19, oil tanker 4, other 41 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -830,19 +864,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Force Command, Maritime Command (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.5% of GDP (2017) / 1.2% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) have about 3,500 personnel (3,200 Land Force; 300 Maritime Command) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the RFMF's small inventory is a mix of equipment from Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and the US; since 2010, the only recorded arms deliveries were from Australia; China has donated some non-lethal material since 2018 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "170 Egypt (MFO); 170 Iraq (UNAMI); 130 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 55 (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.44% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "none" + "text": "maritime boundary dispute with Tonga" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/fm.json b/australia-oceania/fm.json index 0d71ce8a..157ad69b 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean; they became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The eastern four island groups adopted a constitution in 1979 and chose to become the Federated States of Micronesia. (The westernmost island group became Palau.) Independence came in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, overdependence on US foreign aid, and state perception of inequitable allocation of US aid." + "text": "The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean; they became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The eastern four island groups adopted a constitution in 1979 and chose to become the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). (The westernmost island group became Palau.) Independence came in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which was amended in 2004. The COFA has been a force for stability and democracy in the FSM since it came into force in 1986. Present concerns include economic uncertainty after 2023 when direct US economic assistance is scheduled to end, large-scale unemployment, overfishing, overdependence on US foreign aid, and state perceptions of inequitable allocation of US aid. As a signatory to the COFA with the US, eligible Micronesians can live, work, and study in any part of the US and its territories without a visa - this privilege reduces stresses on the island economy and the environment. Micronesians serve in the US armed forces and military recruiting from the Federated States of Micronesia, per capita, is higher than many US states." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km (fresh water only)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)" + "text": "note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "25.5% ++ arable land 2.3%; permanent crops 19.7%; permanent pasture 3.5%" + "text": "25.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.3% (2011 est.) / 19.7% (2011 est.) / 3.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "74.5%" + "text": "74.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km NA (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the majority of the populaton lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "typhoons (June to December)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "overfishing, climate change, pollution" + "text": "overfishing; climate change; water pollution, toxic pollution from mining; solid waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "104,719 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "102,436 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,68 +123,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "30.81% (male 16,401/female 15,863)" + "text": "28.88% (male 15,046/female 14,542)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.8% (male 10,406/female 10,326)" + "text": "18.94% (male 9,710/female 9,696)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.8% (male 19,667/female 20,966)" + "text": "40.32% (male 19,903/female 21,395)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.87% (male 3,532/female 3,659)" + "text": "7.24% (male 3,572/female 3,842)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.72% (male 1,753/female 2,146) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.62% (male 2,130/female 2,600) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.4%" + "text": "55.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.3%" + "text": "48.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "6.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { - "24total": { - "text": "24.7 years" + "total": { + "text": "26.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24 years" + "text": "25.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.49% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-20.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the majority of the populaton lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "22.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "22.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.05% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PALIKIR (capital) 7,000 (2014)" + "text": "7,000 PALIKIR (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -188,72 +197,63 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "100 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "88 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.9 years" + "text": "73.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.8 years" + "text": "71.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.29 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 21.4% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "12.4% (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.8% of population ++ rural: 87.4% of population ++ total: 89% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.2% of population ++ rural: 12.6% of population ++ total: 11% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.1% of population ++ rural: 49% of population ++ total: 57.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.9% of population ++ rural: 51% of population ++ total: 42.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 11.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -266,15 +266,32 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "33.2% (2014)" + "text": "45.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "12.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "18.9%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "10.4%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "29.9% (2014)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -292,7 +309,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "former": { - "text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts" + "text": "New Philippines; Caroline Islands; Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts" }, "abbreviation": { "text": "FSM" @@ -313,6 +330,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note 1: Micronesia has two time zones note 2: Palikir became the new capital of the country in 1989, three years after independence; Kolonia, the former capital, remains the site for many foreign embassies; it also serves as the Pohnpei state capital" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -322,10 +342,15 @@ "text": "3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979); Independence Day, 3 November (1986)" + "text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990; note - in 2001, all 26 amendments proposed by the FSM constitutional convention were defeated in a national referendum (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Congress, by a constitutional convention, or by public petition; passage requires approval by at least three-fourths majority vote in at least three fourths of the states; amended 1990; note – at least every 10 years as part of a general or special election, voters are asked whether to hold a constitution convention; a majority of affirmative votes is required to proceed" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common and customary law" @@ -352,38 +377,38 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Peter M. CHRISTIAN (since 12 May 2015); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President David W. PANUELO (since 11 May 2019); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 11 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Peter M. CHRISTIAN (since 12 May 2015); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015)" + "text": "President David W. PANUELO (since 11 May 2019); Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 11 May 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the 8 executive departments" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by Congress from among the 4 'at large' senators for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2015)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by Congress from among the 4 'at large' senators for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 May 2019 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Peter M. CHRISTIAN elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE elected vice president" + "text": "David W. PANUELO elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE reelected vice president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Congress (14 seats; 10 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms and 4 at- large members directly elected from each of the 4 states by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 5 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2015)" + "text": "last held on 5 March 2019 (next to be held in March 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14; composition - men 14, women 0" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and not more than 5 associate justices and organized into appellate and criminal divisions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the president of the Federated States of Micronesia with the approval of two-thirds of Congress; justices appointed for life" + "text": "justices appointed by the FSM president with the approval of two-thirds of Congress; justices appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "the highest state-level courts are: Chuuk Supreme Court; Korsae State Court; Pohnpei State Court; Yap State Court" @@ -392,15 +417,12 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "no formal parties" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim James A. NAICH" + "text": "Ambassador Akillino Harris SUSAIA (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -417,17 +439,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dorothea-Maria (Doria) ROSEN (since 9 August 2012)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 96941; U.S. Embassy in Micronesia, 4120 Kolonia Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-4120" + "text": "Ambassador Carmen G. CANTOR (since 31 January 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[691] 320-2187" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "US Embassy in Kolonia, PO Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM 96941" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 96941; U.S. Embassy in Micronesia, 4120 Kolonia Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-4120" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[691] 320-2186" } @@ -436,68 +458,68 @@ "text": "light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern; blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the stars represent the four island groups of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "four, five-pointed, white stars on a light blue field; national colors: light blue, white" + "text": "four, five-pointed, white stars on a light blue field, hibiscus flower; national colors: light blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Patriots of Micronesia\"" + "text": "Patriots of Micronesia" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1991; also known as \"Across All Micronesia\"; the music is based on the 1820 German patriotic song \"Ich hab mich ergeben\", which was the West German national anthem from 1949-1950; variants of this tune are used in Johannes Brahms' \"Festival Overture\" and Gustav Mahler's \"Third Symphony\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1991; also known as \"Across All Micronesia\"; the music is based on the 1820 German patriotic song \"Ich hab mich ergeben\", which was the West German national anthem from 1949-1950; variants of this tune are used in Johannes Brahms' \"Festival Overture\" and Gustav Mahler's \"Third Symphony\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. ++ ++ Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. ++ ++ The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector." + "text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a trust fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$314 million (2016 est.) ++ $310.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $311.2 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$348 million (2017 est.) / $341.1 million (2016 est.) / $331.4 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$325 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$328 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.) ++ -3.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,000 (2016 est.) ++ $3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $3,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,400 (2017 est.) / $3,300 (2016 est.) / $3,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "83.5%" + "text": "83.5% (2013 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "41.8%" + "text": "48.4% (2016 est.)" }, - "investment in fixed assets": { - "text": "24.3%" + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "29.5% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "1.9% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "27.5% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-76.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-77% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "26.3% (2013 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "18.9% (2013 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "54.8% (2013 est.)" @@ -510,7 +532,7 @@ "text": "tourism, construction; specialized aquaculture, craft items (shell and wood)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "37,920 (2010 est.)" @@ -523,10 +545,10 @@ "text": "5.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "93.9%" + "text": "93.9% (2013 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "two-thirds of the labor force are government employees (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: two-thirds of the labor force are government employees" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -537,79 +559,74 @@ }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "61.1 (2013 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$213.8 million" + "text": "213.8 million (FY12/13 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$192.1 million (FY12/13 est.)" + "text": "192.1 million (FY12/13 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "65.8% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)" + "text": "65.2% (of GDP) (FY12/13 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (of GDP) (FY12/13 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "28% of GDP (2013) ++ 27% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "24.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$196 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$225.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$56.98 million (2013 est.) ++ $56.77 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / 0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3 million (2015 est.) ++ $3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12 million (2017 est.) / $11 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$88.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $95.7 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$88.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, sakau (kava), betel nuts, black pepper" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$258.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $263.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$167.8 million (2015 est.) / $258.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, beverages, clothing, computers, household electronics, appliances, manufactured goods, automobiles, machinery and equipment, furniture, tools" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$75.06 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$203.7 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $135.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$93.6 million (2013 est.) ++ $93.5 million (2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$15.8 million (2013 est.) ++ $34.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$93.6 million (2013 est.) / $93.5 million (2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "75.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "91.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "70.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { "text": "192 million kWh (2002)" }, @@ -668,29 +685,32 @@ "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,808" + "text": "6,420" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "6.23 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "31,400" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21,374" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "30 (July 2013 est.)" + "text": "20.74 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate system" + "text": "adequate system, the demand for mobile broadband is increasing due to mobile services being the primary and most wide-spread source for Internet access across the region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands" + "text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone, satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands; fixed line teledensity 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular 21 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 691; landing points for the Chuukk-Pohnpei Cable and HANTRU-1 submarine cable system linking the Federated States of Micronesia and the US; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -701,10 +721,18 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "33,000" + "text": "36,586" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "31.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "35.3% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,776" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -717,43 +745,37 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "388 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "184 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "204 km (2015)" + "note": { + "text": "note - paved and unpaved circumferential roads, most interior roads are unpaved" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "39" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 19, oil tanker 4, other 16 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Colonia (Tamil Harbor), Lele Harbor, Pohnepi Harbor" + "text": "Colonia (Tamil Harbor), Molsron Lele Harbor, Pohnepi Harbor" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no military forces; Federated States of Micronesia National Police (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/australia-oceania/fp.json b/australia-oceania/fp.json index 567fe955..1ed01b39 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/fp.json +++ b/australia-oceania/fp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa Atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded." + "text": "The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In 1966, the French Government began testing nuclear weapons on the uninhabited Mururoa Atoll; following mounting opposition, the tests were moved underground in 1975. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing after a three-year moratorium. The tests were halted in January 1996. In recent years, French Polynesia's autonomy has been considerably expanded." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Orohena 2,241 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "12.5% ++ arable land 0.7%; permanent crops 6.3%; permanent pasture 5.5%" + "text": "12.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.7% (2011 est.) / 6.3% (2011 est.) / 5.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "43.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "43.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,19 +76,22 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island - Tahiti - with approximately 70% of the nation's population" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional cyclonic storms in January" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "sea level rise; extreme weather events (cyclones, storms, and tsunamis producing floods, landslides, erosion, and reef damage); droughts; fresh water scarcity" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru" + "text": "includes five archipelagoes: four volcanic (Iles Gambier, Iles Marquises, Iles Tubuai, Society Islands) and one coral (Archipel des Tuamotu); the Tuamotu Archipelago forms the largest group of atolls in the world - 78 in total, 48 inhabited; Makatea in the Tuamotu Archipelago is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "285,321 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "295,121 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,75 +105,78 @@ "text": "Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official) 61.1%, Polynesian (official) 31.4%, Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)" + "text": "French (official) 70%, Polynesian (official) 28.2%, other 1.8% (2012 est.)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.9% (male 33,600/female 31,727)" + "text": "21.69% (male 32,920/female 31,100)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.03% (male 23,751/female 21,999)" + "text": "14.72% (male 22,640/female 20,793)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.27% (male 64,759/female 61,562)" + "text": "44.24% (male 66,921/female 63,636)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.13% (male 13,399/female 12,648)" + "text": "10.31% (male 15,610/female 14,823)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.67% (male 10,592/female 11,284) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.04% (male 12,854/female 13,824) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "42.2%" + "text": "45.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.5%" + "text": "32.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "13.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 years" + "text": "33.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31.3 years" + "text": "33 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.91% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.79% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the majority of the population lives in the Society Islands, one of five archipelagos that includes the most populous island - Tahiti - with approximately 70% of the nation's population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "55.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "62% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.85% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.01% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PAPEETE (capital) 133,000 (2014)" + "text": "136,000 PAPEETE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -177,60 +186,57 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.2 years" + "text": "77.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.9 years" + "text": "75.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.13 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.5% of population ++ rural: 98.5% of population ++ total: 98.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.5% of population ++ rural: 1.5% of population ++ total: 1.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -242,15 +248,26 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "56.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "54.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "38.5% (2007 est.)" + "text": "59.7% (2012 est.)" } } }, @@ -269,14 +286,14 @@ "text": "Polynesie Francaise" }, "former": { - "text": "French Colony of Oceania" + "text": "Establishments in Oceania, French Establishments in Oceania" }, "etymology": { "text": "the term \"Polynesia\" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, \"poly\" (many) and \"nesoi\" (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2003; overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due to its degree of autonomy" + "text": "overseas country of France; note - overseas territory of France from 1946-2003; overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due to its degree of autonomy" }, "Government type": { "text": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France" @@ -290,32 +307,42 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-10 (5 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name means \"water basket\" and refers to the fact that the islanders originally used calabashes enclosed in baskets to fetch water at a spring in the area" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "Iles Australes, Iles du Vent, Iles Marquises, Iles Sous-le-Vent, Iles Tuamotu-Gambier" + "text": "5 administrative subdivisions (subdivisions administratives, singular - subdivision administrative): Iles Australes (Austral Islands), Iles du Vent (Windward Islands), Iles Marquises (Marquesas Islands), Iles Sous-le-Vent (Leeward Islands), Iles Tuamotu-Gambier; note - the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands together make up the Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)" }, "Independence": { "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)" + "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is Internal Autonomy Day, 29 June (1880)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Rene BIDALL (since 30 May 2016)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Dominique SORAIN (since 10 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { "text": "President of French Polynesia Edouard FRITCH (since 12 September 2014)" @@ -329,20 +356,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblee de la Polynesie Francaise (57 seats; elections held in two rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "two seats were elected to the French Senate for a 6-year term on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is France's ruling party," + "text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblée de la Polynésie française (57 seats; elections held in 2 rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by a closed-list proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms) French Polynesia indirectly elects 2 senators to the French Senate via an electoral college by absolute majority vote for 6-year terms with one-half the membership renewed every 3 years and directly elects 3 deputies to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for 5-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 21 April 2013 and 5 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Assembly of French Polynesia - last held on 22 April 2018 and 6 May 2018 (next to be held in 2023)French Senate - last held in September 2017 (next to be held in September 2020)French National Assembly - last held in 2 rounds on 3 and 17 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Popular Rally 45.1%, UPD 29.3%, A Tia Porinetia 25.6%; seats by party - Popular Rally 38, UPD 11, A Tia Porinetia 8" + "text": "Assembly of French Polynesia - percent of vote by party - Tapura Huiraatira 45.1%, Popular Rally 29.3%, Tavini Huiraatira 25.6%; seats by party - Tapura Huiraatira 38, Popular Rally 11, Tavini Huiraatira 8; composition - men 27, women 30, percent of women 52.6%French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; composition - men 246, women 102, percent of women 29.3%French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Tapura Huiractura 2, Tavini Huiraatura 1; composition - men 353, women 224, percent of women 38.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (composition NA); note - appeals beyond the French Polynesia Court of Appeal are heard by the Court of Cassation (in Paris)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -353,13 +377,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH] ++ Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes the parties The New Star and This Country is Yours) ++ New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON] ++ Our Home alliance ++ People's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU] ++ Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] ++ Tavini Huiraatira [James CHANCELOR] ++ Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]" + "text": "A Tia Porinetia [Teva ROHFRITSCH]Alliance for a New Democracy or ADN (includes The New Star [Philip SCHYLE], This Country is Yours [Nicole BOUTEAU])New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]Our Home alliancePeople's Servant Party (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]Popular Rally (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE]Tapura Huiraatira [Edouard FRITICH]Tavini Huiraatira [James CHANCELOR]Union for Democracy alliance or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas lands of France)" @@ -367,11 +393,11 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two red horizontal bands encase a wide white band in a 1:2:1 ratio; centered on the white band is a disk with a blue and white wave pattern depicting the sea on the lower half and a gold and white ray pattern depicting the sun on the upper half; a Polynesian canoe rides on the wave pattern; the canoe has a crew of five represented by five stars that symbolize the five island groups; red and white are traditional Polynesian colors", "note": { - "text": "similar to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest of the islands in French Polynesia, which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions" + "text": "note: identical to the red-white-red flag of Tahiti, the largest and most populous of the islands in French Polynesia, but which has no emblem in the white band; the flag of France is used for official occasions" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "outrigger canoe; national colors: red, white" + "text": "outrigger canoe, Tahitian gardenia (Gardenia taitensis) flower; national colors: red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -381,7 +407,7 @@ "text": "Maeva BOUGES, Irmine TEHEI, Angele TEROROTUA, Johanna NOUVEAU, Patrick AMARU, Louis MAMATUI, and Jean-Pierre CELESTIN (the compositional group created both the lyrics and music)" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1993; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: adopted 1993; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } }, "Government - note": { @@ -390,26 +416,46 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. ++ ++ After growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, GDP stagnated in 2008 and fell by 4.2% in 2009, marking French Polynesia’s entry into recession. GDP growth was positive in 2010-12. Following steady employment level increases between 2002 and 2007 that averaged 2.4% yearly, the number of workers fell by an annual average of 2.2% between 2008 and 2013, due in part to decreased tourism (down an average of 4% per year) in that time period. ++ ++ French Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2009, employing 80% of the workforce. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes products from French Polynesia’s primary sector - 3% of total economy - including agriculture, pearl farming, and fishing." + "text": "Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. After growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, the economic and financial crisis in 2008 marked French Polynesia’s entry into recession. However, since 2014, French Polynesia has shown signs of recovery. Business turnover reached 1.8% year-on-year in September 2016, tourism increased 1.8% in 2015, and GDP grew 2.0% in 2015. French Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2012. Tourism employs 17% of the workforce. Pearl farming is the second biggest industry, accounting for 54% of exports in 2015; however, the output has decreased to 12.5 tons – the lowest level since 2008. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes commodities from French Polynesia’s primary sector - 8% of total economy in 2012 - including agriculture and fishing. France has agreed to finance infrastructure, marine businesses, and cultural and ecological sites at roughly $80 million per year between 2015 and 2020. Japan, the US, and China are French Polynesia’s three largest trade partners." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$7.15 billion (2012 est.) ++ $6.982 billion (2011 est.) ++ $6.963 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$5.49 billion (2015 est.) / $5.383 billion (2014 est.) / $6.963 billion (2010 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$7.15 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$4.795 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2012 est.) ++ 0.3% (2011 est.) ++ 2.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "2% (2015 est.) / -2.7% (2014 est.) / -2.5% (2010 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$26,100 (2012 est.) ++ $26,000 (2010 est.)" + "text": "$17,000 (2015 est.) / $20,100 (2014 est.) / $22,700 (2010)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "66.9% (2014 est.)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "33.6% (2014 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "19.4% (2014 est.)" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "0.1% (2014 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "17.5% (2014 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-37.5% (2014 est.)" + } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "2.5% (2009)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "13% (2009)" }, "services": { "text": "84.5% (2009)" @@ -422,10 +468,10 @@ "text": "tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "114,300 (2012 est.)" + "text": "126,300 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -435,189 +481,210 @@ "text": "19%" }, "services": { - "text": "68% (2013)" + "text": "68% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "21.8% (2012) ++ 11.7% (2010)" + "text": "21.8% (2012) / 11.7% (2010)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "19.7% (2009 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.891 billion" + "text": "1.891 billion (2012)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.833 billion (2012)" + "text": "1.833 billion (2011)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.4% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "39.4% (of GDP) (2012)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "1.2% (of GDP) (2012)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% (2015 est.) / 0.3% (2014 est.)" }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$207.7 million (2014 est.) / $158.8 million (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$230 million (2013 est.) ++ $211 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$1.245 billion (2014 est.) / $1.168 billion (2013 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Japan 23.1%, Hong Kong 21.5%, Kyrgyzstan 15.9%, US 15.9%, France 12.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 35%, US 24%, Hong Kong 17%, France 9.1%, China 4.2% (2014)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.72 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.706 billion (2005 est.)" + "text": "$2.235 billion (2014 est.) / $2.271 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 24%, South Korea 10%, China 9.6%, USA 9.3%, New Zealand 8.5%, Singapore 8.2%, Australia 4% (2014)" + "text": "France 27.9%, South Korea 12.1%, US 10.1%, China 7.3%, NZ 6.7%, Singapore 4.2% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - / 110.2 (2017 est.) / 107.84 (2016 est.) / 107.84 (2015 est.) / 89.85 (2014 est.) / 90.56 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "677.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "629.9 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "200,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "253,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,636 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,785 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.1 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.03 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "60,000" + "text": "63,769" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.78 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "268,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "305,233" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "95 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "104.25 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "one of the most advanced telecom infrastructures for the Pacific island region; 85% mobile broadband coverage; 40% of its mobile connections using 3G and the rest using emerging 4G LTE technology; 100% mobile penetration; uses Uplink systems of the Galileo satellite network; and with the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019, it will allow speedy access to the Internet for Pacific islands (2020)" + }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular density is roughly 115 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions 22 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular density is roughly 104 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)" + "text": "country code - 689; landing points for the NATITUA, Manatua, and Honotua submarine cables to other French Polynesian Islands, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts on 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2008)" + "text": "French public overseas broadcaster Reseau Outre-Mer provides 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pf" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "183,000" + "text": "211,101" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "64.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72.7% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "59,790" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "21 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2 (registered in France)" + "text": "2 (registered in France) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "21 (registered in France) (2015)" + "text": "19 (registered in France)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -628,27 +695,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "45" + "text": "45 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -659,18 +726,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,590 km" + "text": "2,590 km (1999)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,735 km" + "text": "1,735 km (1999)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "855 km (1999)" } }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "12 (Cambodia 1, France 11) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "17" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 10, other 7 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -680,11 +750,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of France" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of France and France maintains forces in French Polynesia (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/gq.json b/australia-oceania/gq.json index d56edbc9..b381d9ac 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/gq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/gq.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific." + "text": "Spain ceded Guam to the US in 1898. Captured by the Japanese in 1941, it was retaken by the US three years later. The military installations on the island are some of the most strategically important US bases in the Pacific; they also constitute the island’s most important source of income and economic stability." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Lamlam 406 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "33.4% ++ arable land 1.9%; permanent crops 16.7%; permanent pasture 14.8%" + "text": "33.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.9% (2011 est.) / 16.7% (2011 est.) / 14.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "47.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,19 +76,22 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "no large cities exist on the island, though large villages (municipalities) attract much of the population; the largest of these is Dededo" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons (June to December)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "extirpation of native bird population by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species" + "text": "fresh water scarcity; reef damage; inadequate sewage treatment; extermination of native bird populations by the rapid proliferation of the brown tree snake, an exotic, invasive species" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean" + "text": "largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands archipelago and the largest island in Micronesia; strategic location in western North Pacific Ocean" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "162,742 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "168,485 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -106,131 +112,134 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.95% (male 20,881/female 19,723)" + "text": "27.22% (male 23,748/female 22,122)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.09% (male 14,445/female 13,375)" + "text": "16.08% (male 14,522/female 12,572)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.09% (male 32,335/female 31,277)" + "text": "36.65% (male 31,880/female 29,871)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.62% (male 7,912/female 7,742)" + "text": "10.5% (male 9,079/female 8,610)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.25% (male 6,847/female 8,205) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.54% (male 7,504/female 8,577) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "52.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "36.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "16.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.4 years" + "text": "29.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.8 years" + "text": "28.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.64% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "no large cities exist on the island, though large villages (municipalities) attract much of the population; the largest of these is Dededo" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "94.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "94.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.36% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.92% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HAGATNA (capital) 143,000 (2014)" + "text": "147,000 HAGATNA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.16 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.1 years" + "text": "77 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.1 years" + "text": "74.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.84 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 99.5% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 0.5% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.8% of population ++ rural: 89.8% of population ++ total: 89.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.2% of population ++ rural: 10.2% of population ++ total: 10.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "10.2% of population (2015 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.2% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -242,6 +251,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "29.4%" @@ -257,26 +269,29 @@ "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "Territory of Guam" + "text": "none" }, "conventional short form": { "text": "Guam" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Guahan" + "text": "none" }, "local short form": { "text": "Guahan" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "GU" + }, "etymology": { - "text": "the native Chamorro name for the island \"Guahan\" (meaning \"we have\" or \"ours\") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US" + "text": "the native Chamorro name for the island \"Guahan\" (meaning \"we have\" or \"ours\") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris, whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" + "text": "unincorporated organized territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the federal government under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing unincorporated territory of the US" + "text": "republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -287,6 +302,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name is derived from the Chamoru word \"haga,\" meaning \"blood\", and may refer to the bloodlines of the various families that established the original settlement" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -299,32 +317,39 @@ "text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended many times, last in 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United States" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)" + "text": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Eddie CALVO (since 3 January 2011); Lieutenant Governor Ray TENORIO (since 3 January 2011)" + "text": "Governor Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (since 7 January 2019); Lieutenant Governor Josh TENORIO (since 7 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor with the consent of the Legislature" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as Guam, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Eddie CALVO reelected governor; percent of vote - Eddie CALVO (Republican Party) 64%, Carl GUTIERREZ (Democratic Party) 36%; Ray TENORIO elected lieutenant governor" + "text": "Lourdes LEON GUERRERO elected governor; percent of vote -  Lourdes LEON GUERRERO (Democratic Party) 50.7%, Ray TENORIO (Republican Party) 26.4%; Josh TENORIO (Democratic Party) elected lieutenant governor" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -332,17 +357,17 @@ "text": "unicameral Legislature of Guam or Liheslaturan Guahan (15 seats; members elected in a single countrywide constituency by simple majority vote to serve 2-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, Republican Party 6" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 10, Republican Party 5; composition - men 5, women 10, percent of women 66.7%" }, "note": { - "text": "Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2014)" + "text": "note: Guam directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020); election results - seat by party - Democratic Party 1; composition 1 man" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Guam (consists of 3 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Guam are referred to the US Supreme Court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -353,16 +378,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party [Carlo BRANCH] ++ Republican Party [Mike BENITO]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Guam Commission on Decolonization ++ Guam Federation of Teachers' Union ++ Guam Waterworks Authority Workers ++ We Are Guahan" + "text": "Democratic Party [Joaquin \"Kin\" PEREZ]Republican Party [Jerry CRISOSTOMO]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AOSIS (observer), IOC, PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" @@ -370,7 +394,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "territorial flag is dark blue with a narrow red border on all four sides; centered is a red-bordered, pointed, vertical ellipse containing a beach scene, a proa or outrigger canoe with sail, and a palm tree with the word GUAM superimposed in bold red letters; the proa is sailing in Agana Bay with the promontory of Punta Dos Amantes, near the capital, in the background; the shape of the central emblem is that of a Chamorro sling stone, used as a weapon for defense or hunting; blue represents the sea and red the blood shed in the struggle against oppression", "note": { - "text": "the US flag is the national flag" + "text": "note: the US flag is the national flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -384,55 +408,55 @@ "text": "Ramon Manalisay SABLAN [English], Lagrimas UNTALAN [Chamoru]/Ramon Manalisay SABLAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1919; the local anthem is also known as \"Guam Hymn\"; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" which generally follows the playing of \"Stand Ye Guamanians,\" is official (see United States)" + "text": "note: adopted 1919; the local anthem is also known as \"Guam Hymn\"; as a territory of the United States, \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" which generally follows the playing of \"Stand Ye Guamanians,\" is official (see United States)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "US national defense spending is the main driver of Guam’s economy, followed by tourism and other services. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.973 billion in 2014, or 40.4% of GDP. Service exports, mainly spending by foreign tourists while on Guam, amounted to $651 million in 2013, or 13.3% of GDP. In 2013, Guam’s economy grew 0.6%. Despite slow growth, Guam’s economy has been stable over the last decade. National defense spending cushions the island’s economy against fluctuations in tourism. Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Federal grants amounted to $373.3 million in 2013, or 32.6% of Guam’s total revenues for the fiscal year." + "text": "US national defense spending is the main driver of Guam’s economy, followed closely by tourism and other services. Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.988 billion in 2016, or 34.2 of Guam’s GDP. Of that total, federal grants and cover-over payments amounted to $3444.1 million in 2016, or 35.8% of Guam’s total revenues for the fiscal year. In 2016, Guam’s economy grew 0.3%. Despite slow growth, Guam’s economy has been stable over the last decade. National defense spending cushions the island’s economy against fluctuations in tourism. Service exports, mainly spending by foreign tourists in Guam, amounted to over $1 billion for the first time in 2016, or 17.8% of GDP." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.882 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.756 billion (2012 est.) ++ $4.562 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$5.793 billion (2016 est.) / $5.697 billion (2015 est.) / $5.531 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.6 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$5.793 billion (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012) ++ -0.3% (2011)" + "text": "0.4% (2016 est.) / 0.5% (2015 est.) / 1.6% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$30,500 (2013 est.) ++ $29,800 (2012 est.) ++ $28,600 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$35,600 (2016 est.) / $35,200 (2015 est.) / $34,400 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.7%" + "text": "56.2% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "55% (2016 est.)" }, - "investment in fixed assets": { - "text": "5.8%" + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "20.6% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "19.4% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.2% (2013)" + "text": "-51.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "58.4% NA (2015 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -442,12 +466,12 @@ "text": "national defense, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "70,490", + "text": "73,210 (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this number is for the civilian labor force only (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: includes only the civilian labor force" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -458,176 +482,194 @@ "text": "21.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "78.1% (2013)" + "text": "78.1% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.4% (2013 est.) ++ 8.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "23% (2001 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.147 billion" + "text": "1.24 billion (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.188 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.299 billion (2016 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 35.8% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "22.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 32.1% of GDP (2013)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.8% (2014 est.) ++ 4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$828 million (2013 est.) ++ $795 million (2012)" + "text": "$1.124 billion (2016 est.) / $1.046 billion (2015 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Palau 13.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction materials, fish, foodstuffs and beverages" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.501 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.438 billion (2012)" + "text": "$2.964 billion (2016 est.) / $3.054 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Singapore 41.7%, Japan 30.6%, Hong Kong 10.6% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.722 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.601 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "600,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "560,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "94% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "12,510 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "13,470 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.8 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.214 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "68,000" + "text": "70,639" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "42.01 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { + "total subscriptions": { "text": "181,000" }, - "subscriptions per 100 inhabitatnts": { - "text": "113 (July 2015 est.)" + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "113 (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system, integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers" + "text": "integrated with US facilities for direct dialing, including free use of 800 numbers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet" + "text": "three major companies provide both fixed-line and mobile services, as well as access to the Internet; fixed-line 42 per 100 and 113 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-671; major landing points for Atisa, HANTRU1, HK-G, JGA-N, JGA-S, PIPE-1, SEA-US, SxS, Tata TGN-Pacific, AJC, GOKI, AAG, AJC and Mariana-Guam Cable submarine cables between Asia, Australia, and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "about a dozen TV channels, including digital channels; multi-channel cable TV services are available; roughly 20 radio stations (2009)" + "text": "about a dozen TV channels, including digital channels; multi-channel cable TV services are available; roughly 20 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "118,000" + "text": "135,073" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "73.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.51% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -637,21 +679,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -662,6 +704,14 @@ "text": "1,045 km (2008)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "3" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 3 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Apra Harbor" diff --git a/australia-oceania/kr.json b/australia-oceania/kr.json index cfe56c63..cc1630fd 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kr.json @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati." + "text": "The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati. Kiribati joined the UN in 1999 and has been an active participant in international efforts to combat climate change." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Oceania, group of 33 coral atolls in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia" + "text": "Oceania, group of 32 coral atolls and one raised coral island in the Pacific Ocean, straddling the Equator; the capital Tarawa is about halfway between Hawaii and Australia" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "1 25 N, 173 00 E" @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands - dispersed over about 3.5 million sq km (1.35 million sq mi)" + "text": "note: includes three island groups - Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, and Phoenix Islands - dispersed over about 3.5 million sq km (1.35 million sq mi)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "2 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "42% ++ arable land 2.5%; permanent crops 39.5%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "42% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.5% (2011 est.) / 39.5% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "15% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "43% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "consists of three achipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to heavy migration mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; ground water at risk" + "text": "heavy pollution in lagoon of south Tarawa atoll due to overcrowding mixed with traditional practices such as lagoon latrines and open-pit dumping; ground water at risk; potential for water shortages, disease; coastal erosion" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "106,925 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "111,796 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,78 +116,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "I-Kiribati 89.5%, I-Kiribati/mixed 9.7%, Tuvaluan 0.1%, other 0.8% (2010 est.)" + "text": "I-Kiribati 96.2%, I-Kiribati/mixed 1.8%, Tuvaluan 0.2%, other 1.8% (2015 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "I-Kiribati, English (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 55.8%, Kempsville Presbyterian Church 33.5%, Mormon 4.7%, Baha'i 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2%, other 1.5%, none 0.2%, unspecified 0.05% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 57.3%, Kiribati Uniting Church 31.3%, Mormon 5.3%, Baha'i 2.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.9%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "30.16% (male 16,438/female 15,814)" + "text": "28.47% (male 16,223/female 15,604)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.26% (male 11,285/female 11,447)" + "text": "20.24% (male 11,171/female 11,459)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.59% (male 19,863/female 21,397)" + "text": "40.05% (male 21,530/female 23,249)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.86% (male 2,827/female 3,436)" + "text": "6.65% (male 3,350/female 4,084)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.13% (male 1,741/female 2,677) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.59% (male 2,004/female 3,122) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "63%" + "text": "67" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "60" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.3 years" + "text": "25.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.4 years" + "text": "24.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.14% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.09% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "consists of three achipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the main island of South Tarawa boasting a population density similar to Tokyo or Hong Kong" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "44.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "55.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.19% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TARAWA (capital) 46,000 (2014)" + "text": "64,000 TARAWA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" @@ -197,72 +209,63 @@ "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.65 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.1", + "text": "23.1 years (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "90 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "92 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "33.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "29.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "31.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "66.2 years" + "text": "67.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "63.7 years" + "text": "65 years" }, "female": { - "text": "68.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.3% (2009)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "2.25 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87.3% of population ++ rural: 50.6% of population ++ total: 66.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12.7% of population ++ rural: 49.4% of population ++ total: 33.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 28.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 51.2% of population ++ rural: 30.6% of population ++ total: 39.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 48.8% of population ++ rural: 69.4% of population ++ total: 60.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 38.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -274,12 +277,26 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "40.1% (2014)" + "text": "46% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "14.9% (2009)" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "12 years" @@ -293,13 +310,13 @@ }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "47.6%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "61.8% (2010 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -317,14 +334,14 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Kiribati" }, - "note": { - "text": "pronounced keer-ree-bahss" - }, "former": { "text": "Gilbert Islands" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name is the local pronounciation of \"Gilberts,\" the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788" + "text": "the name is the local pronunciation of \"Gilberts,\" the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced keer-ree-bahss" } }, "Government type": { @@ -341,11 +358,11 @@ "text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "note": { - "text": "on 1 January 1995, Kiribati proclaimed that all of its territory was in the same time zone as its Gilbert Islands group (UTC +12) even though the Phoenix Islands and the Line Islands under its jurisdiction were on the other side of the International Date Line" + "text": "note: Kiribati has three time zones: the Gilbert Islands group at UTC+12, the Phoenix Islands at UTC+13, and the Line Islands at UTC+14etymology: in Kiribati creation mythology, \"tarawa\" was what the spider Nareau named the land to distinguish it from \"karawa\" (the sky) and \"marawa\" (the ocean)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions but there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)" + "text": "3 geographical units: Gilbert Islands, Line Islands, Phoenix Islands; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions, but there are 6 districts (Banaba, Central Gilberts, Line Islands, Northern Gilberts, Southern Gilberts, Tarawa) and 21 island councils - one for each of the inhabited islands (Abaiang, Abemama, Aranuka, Arorae, Banaba, Beru, Butaritari, Kanton, Kiritimati, Kuria, Maiana, Makin, Marakei, Nikunau, Nonouti, Onotoa, Tabiteuea, Tabuaeran, Tamana, Tarawa, Teraina)" }, "Independence": { "text": "12 July 1979 (from the UK)" @@ -354,7 +371,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995, 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership; passage of amendments affecting the constitutional section on amendment procedures and parts of the constitutional chapter on citizenship requires deferral of the proposal to the next Assembly meeting where approval is required by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and support of the nominated or elected Banaban member of the Assembly; amendments affecting the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms also requires approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum; amended 1995, 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law supplemented by customary law" @@ -390,25 +412,25 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among House of Assembly members" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote following nomination of candidates from among House of Assembly members; term is 4 years (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 13 January 2012 (next to be held in 2015); vice president appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote following nomination of candidates from among House of Assembly members; term is 4 years (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 22 June 2020 (next to be held in 2024); vice president appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Taneti MAAMAU elected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU 60%, Rimeta BENIAMINA (BTK) 38.5%, Taneti IOANE (BTK) 1.5%" + "text": "Taneti MAAMAU reelected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU (TKB) 59.3%, Banuera BERINA (BKM) 40.7%." } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46 seats; 44 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two-rounds, 1 member appointed by the Rabi Council of Leaders - representing Banaba Island, and 1 ex officio member - the attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (46 seats; 44 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two-rounds if needed; 1 member appointed by the Rabi Council of Leaders - representing Banaba Island, and 1 ex officio member - the attorney general; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "legislative elections were held in two rounds - the first on 21 October 2011 and the second on 28 October 2011 (next to be held in 2015)" + "text": "legislative elections originally scheduled to be held in two rounds on 7 and 15 April 2020 but rescheduled for 14 and 21 April (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA, other 2 (includes attorney general)" + "text": "percent of vote by party (second round) - NA; seats by party (second round) - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court (consists of a chief justice and other judges as prescribed by the president); note - the High Court has jurisdiction on constitutional issues" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -419,18 +441,29 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Boutokaan Te Koaua Party or BTK [Anote TONG] ++ Kamaeuraoan Te I-Kiribati Party or KTK [Tetaua TAITAI] ++ Maurin Kiribati Pati or MKP [Rimeta BENIAMINA] ++ ", + "text": "Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party (BKM) [Tessie LAMBOURNE]Boutokaan Te Koaua Party or BTK or Pillars of Truth [Anote TONG]Kamaeuraoan Te I-Kiribati Party or KTK [Tetaua TAITAI]Maurin Kiribati Pati or MKP [Rimeta BENIAMINA]Tobwaan Kiribati Party or TKP [Taneti MAAMAU]", "note": { - "text": "there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures" + "text": "note: there is no tradition of formally organized political parties in Kiribati; they more closely resemble factions or interest groups because they have no party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures" } }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none; the Kiribati Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the Embassy; it is headed by Makurita BAARO (since 21 May 2014); address: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400A, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1](212)867-3310; FAX: [1](212)867-3320", + "chief of mission": { + "text": "Ambassador Teburoro TITO (since 24 January 2018)" + }, + "chancery": { + "text": "800 Second Avenue, Suite 400A, New York, NY 10017" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1](212)867-3310" + }, + "FAX": { + "text": "[1](212)867-3320" + }, "note": { - "text": "there is an honorary consulate in Honolulu" + "text": "note - the Kiribati Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the embassy" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { @@ -450,41 +483,41 @@ "text": "Urium Tamuera IOTEBA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1979" + "text": "note: adopted 1979" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted by the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income, however, remittances and the number of seafarers employed have declined since the global crisis. In 2013, fishing license revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP. ++ ++ Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. ++ ++ Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $668 million in 2013, equivalent to 381% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, United States dollar, the Japanese yen, and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget" + "text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted by the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income. Although the number of seafarers employed declined due to changes in global shipping demands, remittances are expected to improve with more overseas temporary and seasonal work opportunities for Kiribati nationals. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. Public debt increased from 23% of GDP at the end of 2015 to 25.8% in 2016. Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 32.7% in 2016 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $855.5 million in late July 2016. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, US dollar, the Japanese yen, and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$211 million (2016 est.) ++ $204.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $197.8 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$227 million (2017 est.) / $220.2 million (2016 est.) / $217.7 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$166 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$197 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 10.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,000 (2017 est.) / $2,000 (2016 est.) / $2,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "23% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "7% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "70% (2016 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -497,9 +530,9 @@ "text": "1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "39,000", + "text": "39,000 (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "economically active, not including subsistence farmers (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: economically active, not including subsistence farmers" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -514,191 +547,224 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "30.6% (2010 est.) ++ 6.1% (2005)" + "text": "30.6% (2010 est.) / 6.1% (2005)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$197.9 million" + "text": "151.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$179.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "277.5 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "119.2% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "76.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "-64.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "26.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "NA" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.) / 1.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12 million (2016 est.) ++ $72 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18 million (2017 est.) / $35 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$84.75 million (2013 est.) ++ $62.31 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$84.75 million (2013 est.) / $62.31 million (2012 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Philippines 50.8%, Malaysia 17.2%, US 11.4%, Bangladesh 5.8%, Fiji 5.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, coconut products" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$182.2 million (2013 est.) ++ $172.5 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$107.1 million (2016 est.) / $182.2 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, machinery and equipment, miscellaneous manufactured goods, fuel" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Australia 29.3%, Fiji 17.3%, NZ 10.7%, China 5.8%, US 5.8%, Singapore 5.1%, Japan 4.6%, Thailand 4.1% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": " ++ $8.37 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "$0 (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.37 million (31 December 2010 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$13.6 million (2013 est.) ++ $14.1 million (2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$40.9 million (2016 est.) / $32.3 million (2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.)", + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.31 (2017 est.) / 1.34 (2016 est.) / 1.34 (2015 est.) / 1.33 (2014 est.) / 1.11 (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender" + "text": "note: the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender" } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "84.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "88.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "82.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "30 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "29 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "27.9 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.97 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "11,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "73% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "27% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "400 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "509.6 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "58,450 Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "58,850 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,477" + "text": "22" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "41,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "51,401" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "39 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "46.48 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "generally good quality national and international service" + "text": "generally good national and international service; wireline service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; recently formed (mobile network operator) MNO is implementing the first phase of improvements with 3G and 4G upgrades on some islands; islands are connected to each other and the rest of the world via satellite; launch of Kacific-1 in December 2019 will improve telecommunication for Kiribati (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "wireline service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999" + "text": "fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 46 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 686; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 686; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable system from Australia, 7 Pacific Ocean island countries to the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 TV broadcast station that provides about 1 hour of local programming Monday-Friday; multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2009)" + "text": "multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ki" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "14,000" + "text": "15,946" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "13% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "14.58% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "884" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { + "National air transport system": { + "number of registered air carriers": { + "text": "2 (2020)" + }, + "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { + "text": "8" + }, + "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "66,567 (2018)" + } + }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "T3 (2016)" }, @@ -707,18 +773,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -726,7 +792,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "670 km (2011)" + "text": "670 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -734,13 +800,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "77" + "text": "89" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 7, cargo 35, chemical tanker 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 15" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "43 (China 26, Hong Kong 2, Russia 1, Singapore 9, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, Vietnam 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1general cargo 34, oil tanker 11, other 43 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -750,7 +813,7 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces (establishment prevented by the constitution); Police Force (2011)" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/kt.json b/australia-oceania/kt.json index 039bdf28..38856498 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/kt.json +++ b/australia-oceania/kt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888 with the discovery of the island's phosphate deposits. Following the Second World War, Christmas Island came under the jurisdiction of the new British Colony of Singapore. The island existed as a separate Crown colony from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958 when its transfer to Australian jurisdiction was finalized. That date is still celebrated on the first Monday in October as Territory Day. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park." + "text": "Although Europeans had sighted the island at least as early as 1615, it was only named in 1643 for the day of its rediscovery. The island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888 with the discovery of the island's phosphate deposits. Following the Second World War, Christmas Island came under the jurisdiction of the new British Colony of Singapore. The island existed as a separate Crown colony from 1 January 1958 to 1 October 1958 when its transfer to Australian jurisdiction was finalized. That date is still celebrated on the first Monday in October as Territory Day. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park." } }, "Geography": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Murray Hill 361 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Murray Hill 361 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,15 +64,21 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (mainly tropical reainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "majority of the population lives on the northern tip of the island" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard" }, @@ -80,12 +86,12 @@ "text": "loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean" + "text": "located along major sea lanes of the Indian Ocean" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,205 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,205 (2016 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -96,43 +102,51 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10%", + "text": "Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% (2001)", "note": { - "text": "no indigenous population (2001)" + "text": "note: no indigenous population" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official), Chinese, Malay" + "text": "English (official) 27.6%, Mandarin 17.2%, Malay 17.1%, Cantonese 3.9%, Min Nan 1.6%, Tagalog 1%, other 4.5%, unspecified 27.1% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language spoken at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 16.9%, Christian 16.4%, Muslim 14.8%, other 1.3%, none 9.2%, unspecified 41.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 19.4%, Buddhist 18.3%, Roman Catholic 8.8%, Protestant 6.5% (includes Anglican 3.6%, Uniting Church 1.2%, other 1.7%), other Christian 3.3%, other 0.6%, none 15.3%, unspecified 27.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.79% (male 147/female 135)" + "text": "12.79% (male 147/female 135) (2017 est.)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.2% (male 202/female 67)" + "text": "12.2% (male 202/female 67) (2017 est.)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "57.91% (male 955/female 322)" + "text": "57.91% (male 955/female 322) (2017 est.)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.66% (male 172/female 85)" + "text": "11.66% (male 172/female 85) (2017 est.)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.44% (male 84/female 36) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.44% (male 84/female 36) (2017 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { "text": "1.11% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "majority of the population lives on the northern tip of the island" + }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -143,7 +157,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -174,7 +188,7 @@ "text": "Christmas Island" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its discovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643)" + "text": "named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its rediscovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643); the island had been sighted by Europeans as early as 1615" } }, "Dependency status": { @@ -185,13 +199,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "The Settlement" + "text": "The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove)" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "10 25 S, 105 43 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: self-descriptive name for the main locus of population" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -201,26 +218,33 @@ "text": "none (territory of Australia)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)" + "text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Australia" + "note": { + "text": "see Australia" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since28 March 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Jon STANHOPE (since 5 October 2012)" + "text": "Administrator Natasha GRIGGS (since 5 October 2018)" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Australian prime minister; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia for a 2-year term and represents the monarch and Australia" @@ -231,28 +255,25 @@ "text": "unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held In 2011 (next to be held in 2013)" + "text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held on 21 October 2017 (next to be held in October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - independent 9; composition as of 17 October 2015 - men 7, women 2, percent of women 22.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" - } + "text": "under the terms of the Territorial Law Reform Act 1992, Western Australia provides court services as needed for the island, including the Supreme Court and subordinate courts (District Court, Magistrate Court, Family Court, Children's Court, and Coroners' Court)" }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "none" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" @@ -260,7 +281,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed; the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island", "note": { - "text": "the flag of Australia is used for official purposes" + "text": "note: the flag of Australia is used for official purposes" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -268,16 +289,18 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)" + "text": "note: as a territory of Australia, \"Advance Australia Fair\" remains official as the national anthem, while \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see Australia)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and more recently the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense." + "text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and, since 2005, the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "NA" @@ -290,45 +313,49 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "phosphate" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.) / 1.3442 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { "text": "service provided by the Australian network" }, "domestic": { - "text": "GSM mobile-cellular telephone service replaced older analog system in February 2005" + "text": "local area code - 08; GSM mobile-cellular telephone service is provided by Telstra as part of the Australian network" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 61-8; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat provides telephone and telex service) (2005)" + "text": "international code - 61 8; ASC submarine cable to Singapore and Australia; satellite earth station - 1 (Intelsat provides telephone and telex service) (2019)" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2009)" + "text": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cx" @@ -338,36 +365,39 @@ "text": "790" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "35.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "35.8% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "18 km" + "text": "18 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "18 km 1.435-m (not in operation) (2010)" + "text": "18 km 1.435-m (not in operation) (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "140 km" + "text": "140 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "30 km" + "text": "30 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "110 km (2011)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nc.json b/australia-oceania/nc.json index 2ebc12a5..39d65930 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over a period of 15 to 20 years will transfer an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. The agreement also commits France to conduct a referendum between 2014 and 2018 to decide whether New Caledonia should assume full sovereignty and independence." + "text": "Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island became a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s ended in the 1998 Noumea Accord, which over two decades transferred an increasing amount of governing responsibility from France to New Caledonia. In a referendum held in November 2018, residents rejected independence and decided to retain their territorial status, although two additional referendums may occur in 2020 and 2022, per the Noumea Accord." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "coastal plains with interior mountains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Panie 1,628 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.4% ++ arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 9.8%" + "text": "10.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.4% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 9.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "45.9%" + "text": "45.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "43.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "100 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "cyclones, most frequent from November to March", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active" - } + "text": "cyclones, most frequent from November to March\nvolcanism: Matthew and Hunter Islands are historically active" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires" + "text": "preservation of coral reefs; prevention of invasive species; limiting erosion caused by nickel mining and forest fires" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "275,355 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "290,009 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kanak 40.3%, European 29.2%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.7%, Tahitian 2%, Indonesian 1.6%, Vietnamese 1%, Ni-Vanuatu 0.9%, other 16.2% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Kanak 39.1%, European 27.1%, Wallisian, Futunian 8.2%, Tahitian 2.1%, Indonesian 1.4%, Ni-Vanuatu 1%, Vietnamese 0.9%, other 17.7%, unspecified 2.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects" @@ -109,134 +112,134 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.78% (male 32,057/female 30,681)" + "text": "21.74% (male 32,227/female 30,819)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.7% (male 23,496/female 22,500)" + "text": "15.63% (male 23,164/female 22,163)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.26% (male 59,986/female 59,127)" + "text": "43.73% (male 63,968/female 62,856)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.29% (male 11,085/female 11,739)" + "text": "9.06% (male 12,700/female 13,568)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.96% (male 10,979/female 13,705) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.84% (male 12,552/female 15,992) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "46.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.9%" + "text": "32.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "14.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "6.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.7 years" + "text": "32.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31 years" + "text": "32.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.35% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.25% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population", + "text": "3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia" } }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the populace lives in the southern part of the main island, in and around the capital of Noumea" + }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "70.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "71.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.17% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.89% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NOUMEA (capital) 181,000 (2014)" + "text": "198,000 NOUMEA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.7 years" + "text": "78.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.5% of population ++ rural: 98.5% of population ++ total: 98.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.5% of population ++ rural: 1.5% of population ++ total: 1.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -249,10 +252,19 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" @@ -264,7 +276,18 @@ "text": "97.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96.5% (2015)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "38.4%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "37.1%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "40% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -287,7 +310,7 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "territorial collectivity (or a sui generis collectivity) of France since 1998" + "text": "special collectivity (or a sui generis collectivity) of France since 1998; note - independence referenda took place on 4 November 2018 and 4 October 2020 with a majority voting to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo; an additional referenda, still unsceheduled, may occur in 2022" }, "Government type": { "text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France" @@ -300,62 +323,71 @@ "text": "22 16 S, 166 27 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: established in 1854 as Port-de-France, the settlement was renamed Noumea in 1866, in order to avoid any confusion with Fort-de-France in Martinique; the New Caledonian language of Ndrumbea (also spelled Ndumbea, Dubea, and Drubea) spoken in the area gave its name to the capital city, Noumea, as well as to the neighboring town (suburb) of Dumbea" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 provinces; Province Iles (Islands Province), Province Nord (North Province), and Province Sud (South Province)" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but was rejected; a new referendum must be held before 2019" + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France); note - in two independence referenda, on 4 November 2018 and 4 October 2020, the majority voted to reject independence in favor of maintaining the status quo" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)" + "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in the Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords (signed in the Matignon Hotel) set up a 10-year period of development during which the Kanak community received substantial autonomy but agreed not to raise the independence issue" + "text": "civil law system based on French civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Commissioner Thierry LATASTE (since 20 June 2016)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by High Commissioner Laurent PREVOST (since 5 August 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Government Philippe GERMAINE (since 1 April 2015); Vice President Jean-Louis D'ANGLEBERME (since 1 April 2015)" + "text": "President of the Government Thierry SANTA (since 9 July 2019); Temporary Vice President Gilbert TUIENON (since 9 July 2019); note - Temporary Vice President Gilbert TUIENON was elected so that the new government could take over; Philippe GERMAIN' s government remained caretaker government until the new government was settled" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet elected from and by the Territorial Congress" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of New Caledonia elected by Territorial Congress for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 10 June 2011 (next to be held in June 2016)" + "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of New Caledonia elected by Territorial Congress for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 13 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Philippe GERMAINE (Caledonia Together) elected president by Territorial Congress; vote NA" + "text": "Thierry SANTA elected president by Territorial Congress with 6 votes out of 11" } }, "Legislative branch": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Congress or Congres du Territoire (54 seats; members indirectly selected proportionally by the partisan makeup of the 3 Provincial Assemblies or Assemblees Provinciales; members of the 3 Provincial Assemblies directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)", - "note": { - "text": "the Customary Senate is the assembly of the various traditional councils of the Kanaks, the indigenous population, which rules on laws affecting the indigenous population; New Caledonia holds two seats in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; New Caledonia also elects two seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2" + "description": { + "text": "unicameral Territorial Congress or Congrès du Territoire (54 seats; members indirectly selected proportionally by the partisan makeup of the 3 Provincial Assemblies or Assemblés Provinciales; members of the 3 Provincial Assemblies directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the Customary Senate is the assembly of the various traditional councils of the Kanaks, the indigenous population, which rules on laws affecting the indigenous populationNew Caledonia indirectly elects 2 members to the French Senate by an electoral colleges for a 6-year term with one seat renewed every 3 years and directly elects 2 members to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 May 2014 (next to be held on May 2019); note - the government that was elected on 11 May 2014 collapsed within 6 months leading to a new election on 31 December 2015 which re-elected the same government" + "text": "Territorial Congress - last held on 12 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)French Senate - election last held on 24 September 2017 (next to be held not later than 2019)French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Caledonia Together 13, FLNKS 9, UMP 7, Union for Caledonia in France 6, Build Our Rainbow Nation 6, National Union for Independence 6, other 7" + "text": "Territorial Congress - percent of vote by party - N/A; seats by party -Future With Confidence 18, UNI 9, UC 9, CE 7, FLNKS 6, Oceanic Awakening 3, PT 1, LKS 1 (Anti-Independence 28, Pro-Independence 26); composition - men 30, women 24, percent of women 44.4% French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CE 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal in Noumea or Cour d'Appel; organized into civil, commercial, social, and pre-trial investigation chambers; court bench normally includes the court president and 2 counsilors); Administrative Court (number of judges NA); note - final appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation in Paris; final appeals beyond the Administrative Court are referred to the Administrative Court of Appeal in Paris" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal in Noumea or Cour d'Appel; organized into civil, commercial, social, and pre-trial investigation chambers; court bench normally includes the court president and 2 counselors); Administrative Court (number of judges NA); note - final appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (in Paris); final appeals beyond the Administrative Court are referred to the Administrative Court of Appeal (in Paris)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judge appointment and tenure based on France's judicial system" @@ -365,16 +397,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Build Our Rainbow Nation ++ Caledonia Together [Philippe GERMAIN] ++ Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA] ++ Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN] ++ Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) [Roch WAMYTAN] ++ Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PT [Louis Kotra UREGEI] ++ National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNI ++ Party of Kanak Liberation (Parti de Liberation Kanak) or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE] ++ Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE] ++ The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) [Pierre FROGIER] ++ Union for Caledonia in France; note - dissolved in July 2014" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Build Our Rainbow NationCaledonia Together or CE [Philippe GERMAIN]Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA]Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN]Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) [Victor TUTUGORO]Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PT [Louis Kotra UREGEI]National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNIParty of Kanak Liberation (Parti de Liberation Kanak) or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE]Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE]The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) [interim leader Thierry SANTA]Union for Caledonia in France" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ITUC (NGOs), PIF (associate member), SPC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" @@ -383,7 +414,7 @@ "text": "New Caledonia has two official flags; alongside the flag of France, the Kanak (indigenous Melanesian) flag has equal status; the latter consists of three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a large yellow disk - diameter two-thirds the height of the flag - shifted slightly to the hoist side is edged in black and displays a black fleche faitiere symbol, a native rooftop adornment" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "fleche faitiere (native rooftop adornment), kagu bird; national colors: blue, red, green, yellow, black" + "text": "fleche faitiere (native rooftop adornment), kagu bird; national colors: gray, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -393,55 +424,58 @@ "text": "Chorale Melodia (a local choir)" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2008; contains a mixture of lyrics in both French and Nengone (an indigenous language); as a self-governing territory of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: adopted 2008; contains a mixture of lyrics in both French and Nengone (an indigenous language); as a self-governing territory of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel reserves. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. ++ ++ During 2009-10, France sent more development assistance to New Caledonia than to any of its other overseas territories. In October 2014, French Prime Minster Manuel VALLS confirmed financial support to New Caledonia totaling $500 million for the period 2016-20. The new government, which inherited a $112 million deficit in 2013, is expected to focus on bringing the territory’s budget back into balance. ++ ++ Substantial new investment in the nickel industry — including two major new plants - combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, has brightened the economic outlook for the next several years. In 2015, New Caledonia helped fill China’s shortfall in nickel supplies left by an Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports." + "text": "New Caledonia has 11% of the world's nickel reserves, representing the second largest reserves on the planet. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. With the gradual increase in the production of two new nickel plants in 2015, average production of metallurgical goods stood at a record level of 94 thousand tons. However, the sector is exposed to the high volatility of nickel prices, which have been in decline since 2016. In 2017, one of the three major mining firms on the island, Vale, put its operations up for sale, triggering concerns of layoffs ahead of the 2018 independence referendum." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$11.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $10.57 billion (2012)" + "text": "$11.11 billion (2017 est.) / $10.89 billion (2016 est.) / $10.77 billion (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2015 dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.1 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$9.77 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2014 est.) ++ 2.2% (2013) ++ 2.9% (2012)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 3.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$38,800 (2012 est.) ++ $36,500 (2010 est.) ++ $27,300 (2005)" + "text": "$31,100 (2015 est.) / $32,100 (2014 est.) / $29,800 (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.2%" + "text": "64.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "40.5%" + "text": "38.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "18.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-45.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "26.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -451,10 +485,10 @@ "text": "nickel mining and smelting" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "106,400 (2010 est.)" + "text": "119,500 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -468,185 +502,202 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "17.1% (2004)" + "text": "14.7% (2014) / 14% (2009)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "17% (2008)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$996 million" + "text": "1.995 billion (2015 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.072 billion (2001 est.)" + "text": "1.993 billion (2015 est.)" } }, + "Taxes and other revenues": { + "text": "20.4% (of GDP) (2015 est.)" + }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA% of GDP" + "text": "0% (of GDP) (2015 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2015 est.) / 6.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.)" }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "-$1.469 billion (2014 est.) / -$1.861 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.565 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.565 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.207 billion (2014 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 25.4%, Japan 16.6%, South Korea 14.8%, France 8.2%, Belgium 5%, US 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "ferronickels, nickel ore, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 31.8%, Japan 15.2%, South Korea 10.7%, Australia 8.1%, France 7.4%, Belgium 5.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.323 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.323 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.715 billion (2015 est.) / $4.4 billion (2014 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "France 35.1%, Australia 11.3%, South Korea 8.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Malaysia 5.3%, China 4.5%, NZ 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "France 24.2%, Singapore 13.1%, China 9.2%, Australia 7.1%, South Korea 5.2%, Malaysia 4.7%, NZ 4.4%, US 4.4% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$112 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $79 million (31 December 1998 est.)" + "text": "$112 million (31 December 2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "$79 million (31 December 1998 est.)" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 107.54 (2015 est.) ++ 89.8 (2014 est.)" + "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - / 110.2 (2017 est.) / 107.84 (2016 est.) / 107.84 (2015 est.) / 89.85 (2013 est.) / 90.56 (2012 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.945 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.739 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "600,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "996,200 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "76.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "15.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "116.8 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,370 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.165 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "92,000" + "text": "82,111" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "28.67 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "246,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "275,002" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "96.02 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a submarine cable network connection between New Caledonia and Australia, completed in 2007, increased network capacity and improved high-speed connectivity and access to international networks" + "text": "well advanced telecoms sector; 3G & 4G network services; one of the highest smart phone adoption rates in the region; telecommunications sector is dominated by govt. owned company with a monopoly on fixed and mobile services, Internet and broadband access (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 96 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 687; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 687; landing points for the Gondwana-1 and Picot-1 providing connectivity via submarine cables around New Caledonia and to Australia; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts over the RFO Nouvelle Caledonie TV and radio stations; a small number of privately owned radio stations also broadcast (2008)" + "text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts over the RFO Nouvelle-Calédonie TV and radio stations; a small number of privately owned radio stations also broadcast" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".nc" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "201,000" + "text": "231,887" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "74% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.01% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2 (registered in France)" + "text": "3 (registered in France) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10 (registered in France) (2015)" + "text": "15 (registered in France)" } }, "Airports": { @@ -654,7 +705,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -663,15 +714,15 @@ "text": "10" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" @@ -686,8 +737,11 @@ } }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3 (France 3) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "19" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 13 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -697,8 +751,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; French military, police, and gendarmerie (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; France bases land, air, and naval forces on New Caledonia (Forces Armées de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, FANC) (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of France" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ne.json b/australia-oceania/ne.json index 7f48213c..af2b6348 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ne.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ne.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,190 in 2014) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest." + "text": "Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island has trended downwards over recent decades (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to 1,618 in 2017) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,22 +49,25 @@ "text": "steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed elevation 1.4 km east of Hikutavake 80 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "fish, arable land" + "text": "arable land, fish" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "19.1% ++ arable land 3.8%; permanent crops 11.5%; permanent pasture 3.8%" + "text": "19.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.8% (2011 est.) / 11.5% (2011 est.) / 3.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "71.2%" + "text": "71.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "9.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,8 +76,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population distributed around the peripheral coastal areas of the island" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons" + "text": "tropical cyclones" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "increasing attention to conservationist practices to counter loss of soil fertility from traditional slash and burn agriculture" @@ -85,12 +91,15 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "one of world's largest coral islands" + "text": "one of world's largest coral islands; the only major break in the surrounding coral reef occurs in the central western part of the coast" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,190 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "2,000 (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: because of the island's limited economic and educational opportunities, Niueans have emigrated for decades - primarily to New Zealand, but also to Australia and other Pacific island states; Niue's population peaked in 1966 at 5,194, but by 2005 had fallen to 1,508; since then it has rebounded slightly; as of 2013, 23,883 people of Niuean ancestry lived in New Zealand - with more than 20% Niue-born; this means that there are about 15 times as many persons of Niuean living in New Zealand as in Niue, possibly the most eccentric population distribution in the world" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Niuen 66.5%, part-Niuen 13.4%, non-Niuen 20.1% (includes 12% European and Asian and 8% Pacific Islanders) (2011 est.)" + "text": "Niuean 66.5%, part-Niuean 13.4%, non-Niuean 20.1% (includes 12% European and Asian and 8% other Pacific Islanders) (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Niuean (official) 46% (a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)" @@ -112,23 +121,28 @@ "Population growth rate": { "text": "-0.03% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population distributed around the peripheral coastal areas of the island" + }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "42.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "46.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.94% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.69% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ALOFI (capital) 1,000 (2014)" + "text": "1,000 ALOFI (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -139,7 +153,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -151,26 +165,17 @@ "Total fertility rate": { "text": "NA" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.4% of population ++ rural: 98.6% of population ++ total: 98.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.6% of population ++ rural: 1.4% of population ++ total: 1.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.6% (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -182,8 +187,19 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "42.5% (2014)" + "text": "50% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -197,21 +213,21 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Niue" }, - "note": { - "text": "pronunciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee" - }, "former": { "text": "Savage Island" }, "etymology": { "text": "the origin of the name is obscure; in Niuean, the word supposedly translates as \"behold the coconut\"" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronunciation falls between nyu-way and new-way, but not like new-wee" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue" + "text": "self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue" }, "Government type": { - "text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Fouo Ekepule) in free association with New Zealand" + "text": "parliamentary democracy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -228,13 +244,18 @@ "text": "none; note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 14 villages at the second order" }, "Independence": { - "text": "19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing parliamentary government in free association with New Zealand)" + "text": "19 October 1974 (Niue became a self-governing state in free association with New Zealand)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and approval by the majority of votes in a referendum; passage of amendments to a number of sections, including Niue’s self-governing status, British nationality and New Zealand citizenship, external affairs and defense, economic and administrative assistance by New Zealand, and amendment procedures, requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly and at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended 1992, 2007" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -244,19 +265,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Lt. Gen. Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Ross ARDEN (since February 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Kirk YATES (since May 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Toke TALAGI (since 18 June 2008)" + "text": "Premier Dalton TAGELAGI (since 10 June 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet chosen by the premier" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; premier indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly for a 3-year term; election last held on 24 April 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; premier indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly for a 3-year term; election last held on 10 June 2020 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Toke TALAGI reelected premier; Legislative Assembly vote - Toke TALAGI (independent) 12, Stanley KALAUNI 8" + "text": "Dalton TAGELAGI elected premier; Legislative Assembly vote - Dalton TAGELAGI (independent) 13, O'Love JACOBSEN (independent) 7; Toke TALAGI lost his seat in election" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -264,37 +285,36 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly or Fono Ekepule (20 seats; 14 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 directly elected from the National Register or \"common roll\" by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 12 April 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 30 May 2020 (next to be held on 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 20 independents" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 20" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Niue chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68" + "text": "Niue chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court" }, "note": { - "text": "Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program, which is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries" + "text": "note: Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program, which is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Independents or AI ++ Niue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Alliance of Independents or AINiue People's Action Party or NPP [Young VIVIAN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, FAO, IFAD, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)" + "note": { + "text": "none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand)" @@ -313,19 +333,19 @@ "text": "unknown/unknown, prepared by Sioeli FUSIKATA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1974" + "text": "note: adopted 1974" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories for processing passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. ++ ++ Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Economic aid allocation from New Zealand in FY13/14 was US$10.1 million. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. ++ ++ The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses." + "text": "The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories for processing passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Economic aid allocation from New Zealand in FY13/14 was US$10.1 million. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$10.01 million (2003 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.01 million (2003)" + "text": "$10.01 million (2003) (2003)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "6.2% (2003 est.)" @@ -335,10 +355,10 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.5% (2003)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "26.9% (2003)" }, "services": { "text": "49.5% (2003)" @@ -351,40 +371,40 @@ "text": "handicrafts, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "663 (2001)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board" + "text": "note: most work on family plantations; paid work exists only in government service, small industry, and the Niue Development Board" } }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "12% (2001)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$15.07 million" + "text": "15.07 million (FY04/05)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$16.33 million (FY04/05)" + "text": "16.33 million (FY04/05)" } }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-12.6% of GDP (FY04/05)" + "text": "-12.6% (of GDP) (FY04/05)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -398,107 +418,107 @@ "Exports - commodities": { "text": "canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 25%, Belgium 11%, United Kingdom 8%, France 8%, Italy 4%, United States 4% (2014)" - }, "Imports": { "text": "$9.038 million (2004 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs" }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 16%, Belgium 10%, China 9%, United States 7%, United Kingdom 7%, Russia 5%, France 4%, Norway 4% (2014)" - }, "Debt - external": { "text": "$418,000 (2002 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.72 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.79 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "60 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "50 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "64.25 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "54 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3,520 Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "7,252 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "sole provider service for over 1000 landlines and fixed wireless lines; cellular telephone service operates on AMPS and GSM platforms; difficult geography presents challenges for rural areas; mobile is primary source of Internet access; mobile broadband demand is growing due to mobile services (2020)" + }, "domestic": { - "text": "single-line (fixed line) telephone system connects all villages (and virtually all households) on island" + "text": "single-line (fixed line) telephone system connects all villages (and virtually all households) on island (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 683 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 683; landing point for the Manatua submarine cable linking Niue to several South Pacific Ocean Islands; expansion of satellite services (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 government-owned TV station with many of the programs supplied by Television New Zealand; 1 government-owned radio station broadcasting in AM and FM (2009)" + "text": "1 government-owned TV station with many of the programs supplied by Television New Zealand; 1 government-owned radio station broadcasting in AM and FM (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".nu" @@ -508,7 +528,7 @@ "text": "1,090" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "91.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.6% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -518,15 +538,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2012)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -534,10 +554,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "120 km" + "text": "234 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "120 km (2011)" + "text": "210 km (2017)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "24 km" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "61" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 29, oil tanker 2, other 25 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -547,8 +578,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nf.json b/australia-oceania/nf.json index e10c4e9a..10680406 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nf.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "volcanic island with mostly rolling plains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Bates 319 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Bates 319 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "25% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 25%" + "text": "25% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 25% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.5%" + "text": "11.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "63.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated around the capital of Kingston" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons (especially May to July)" + "text": "tropical cyclones (especially May to July)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "inadequate solid waste management; most freshwater obtained through rainwater catchment; preservation of unique ecosystem" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated" @@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,210 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "1,748 (2016 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -96,23 +102,34 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Australian 79.5%, New Zealander 13.3%, Fijian 2.5%, Filipino 1.1%, English 1%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Australian 22.8%, English 22.4%, Pitcairn 20%, Scottish 6%, Irish 5.2% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: respondents were able to identify up to two ancestries; percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Norfolk Island, including those who did not identify an ancestry; only top responses are shown" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official) 67.6%, other 32.4% (includes Norfolk Island 23.7%, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) (2011 est.)" + "text": "English (official) 44.9%, Norfolk (also known as Norfuk or Norf'k, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) 40.3%, Fijian 1.8%, other 6.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language spoken at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 49.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.7%, other 8.6%, none 23.5%, unspecified 6.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 46.8% (Anglican 29.2%, Uniting Church in Australia 9.8%, Presbyterian 2.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.7%, other 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 1.4%, none 26.7%, unspecified 9.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population growth rate": { "text": "0.01% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated around the capital of Kingston" + }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -123,7 +140,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -143,6 +160,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -158,10 +178,10 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport" + "text": "self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts, and Sport" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (formerly the Legislative Assembly); overseas territory of Australia; note - in May 2015, the Australian Parliament passed the Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 which abolished Norfolk Island self-government and replaced it with an interim Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015" + "text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia; note - the Norfolk Island Regional Council, which began operations 1 July 2016, is responsible for planning and managing a variety of public services, including those funded by the Government of Australia" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -172,6 +192,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name is a blending of the words \"king's\" and \"town\"; the British king at the time of the town's settlement in the late 18th century was George III" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -184,23 +207,30 @@ "text": "Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended many times, last in 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and the laws of Australia" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Australia" + "note": { + "text": "see Australia" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Gary HARDGRAVE (since 1 July 2014)" + "text": "Administrator Eric HUTCHINSON (since 1 April 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council consists of 4 Legislative Assembly members" @@ -211,40 +241,39 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; councillors directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); mayor elected annually by the councillors" }, "elections": { - "text": "elections last held 28 May 2016; next to be held 2020" + "text": "elections last held 28 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "party by seats - independents 5" + "text": "seats by party - independent 5; composition - men 4, women 1, percent of women 20%" }, "note": { - "text": "following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016" + "text": "note: following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 and replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal" + "text": "Petty Court of Sessions; specialized courts, including a Coroner's Court and the Employment Tribunal" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Norfolk Island Labor Party [Mike KELLY] ++ Norfolk Liberals [John BROWN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" + "text": "Norfolk Island Labor Party [Mike KELLY]Norfolk Liberals [John BROWN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of Australia)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of Australia)" @@ -252,7 +281,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band; green stands for the rich vegetation on the island, and the pine tree - endemic to the island - is a symbol of Norfolk Island", "note": { - "text": "somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria" + "text": "note: somewhat reminiscent of the flag of Canada with its use of only two colors and depiction of a prominent local floral symbol in the central white band; also resembles the green and white triband of Nigeria" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -260,13 +289,13 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Come Ye Blessed\"" + "text": "Come Ye Blessed" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "New Testament/John Prindle SCOTT" }, "note": { - "text": "the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" as a territory of Australia, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see Australia); however, the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\"" + "text": "note: the local anthem, whose lyrics consist of the words from Matthew 25:34-36, 40, is also known as \"The Pitcairn Anthem;\" the island does not recognize \"Advance Australia Fair\" (which other Australian territories use); instead \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, @@ -275,7 +304,9 @@ "text": "Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry" @@ -299,44 +330,53 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.6 million" + "text": "4.6 million (FY99/00)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.8 million (FY99/00)" + "text": "4.8 million (FY99/00)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "$NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "NA" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3291 (2016 est.) / 1.3291 (2015) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate" + "text": "adequate, 4G mobile telecommunication network (2020)" }, "domestic": { "text": "free local calls" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 672; submarine cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station - 1" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -350,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "765" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "34.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.6% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,18 +400,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "80 km" + "text": "80 km (2008)" }, "paved": { - "text": "53 km" + "text": "53 km (2008)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "27 km (2008)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nh.json b/australia-oceania/nh.json index 357e63fa..186f61f7 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nh.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted." + "text": "Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted. Politics and society continue to be divided along linguistic lines, although those divisions are lessening over time. Coalition governments tend to be weak, and since 2008, prime ministers have been ousted through no-confidence motions or temporary procedural issues 10 times. Prime Minister Charlot SALAWI has survived at least five no-confidence motions since taking office in 2016." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited" + "text": "note: includes more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -38,18 +38,20 @@ "text": "2,528 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -59,11 +61,11 @@ "text": "mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Tabwemasana 1,877 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -71,10 +73,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "15.3% ++ arable land 1.6%; permanent crops 10.3%; permanent pasture 3.4%" + "text": "15.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.6% (2011 est.) / 10.3% (2011 est.) / 3.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "36.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "48.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -83,14 +88,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "three-quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; three largest islands - Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate - accomodate over half of the populace" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity with multiple eruptions in recent years; Yasur (elev. 361 m), one of the world's most active volcanoes, has experienced continuous activity in recent centuries; other historically active volcanoes include, Aoba, Ambrym, Epi, Gaua, Kuwae, Lopevi, Suretamatai, and Traitor's Head" - } + "text": "tropical cyclones (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity with multiple eruptions in recent years; Yasur (361 m), one of the world's most active volcanoes, has experienced continuous activity in recent centuries; other historically active volcanoes include Aoba, Ambrym, Epi, Gaua, Kuwae, Lopevi, Suretamatai, and Traitor's Head" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "most of the population does not have access to a reliable supply of potable water; deforestation" + "text": "population growth; water pollution, most of the population does not have access to a reliable supply of potable water; inadequate sanitation; deforestation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "277,554 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "298,333 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,7 +122,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Ni-Vanuatu 97.6%, part Ni-Vanuatu 1.1%, other 1.3% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Melanesian 99.2%, non-Melanesian 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "local languages (more than 100) 63.2%, Bislama (official; creole) 33.7%, English (official) 2%, French (official) 0.6%, other 0.5% (2009 est.)" @@ -127,68 +132,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "36.11% (male 51,160/female 49,073)" + "text": "33.65% (male 51,267/female 49,111)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20% (male 27,559/female 27,939)" + "text": "19.99% (male 29,594/female 30,050)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "34.74% (male 47,189/female 49,244)" + "text": "36.09% (male 52,529/female 55,130)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.27% (male 7,327/female 7,297)" + "text": "5.89% (male 8,666/female 8,904)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.88% (male 5,470/female 5,296) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.39% (male 6,518/female 6,564) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "68.7%" + "text": "72.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "61.6%" + "text": "66.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "12.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 years" + "text": "23 years" }, "male": { - "text": "21.3 years" + "text": "22.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.73% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "three-quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; three largest islands - Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate - accomodate over half of the populace" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "26.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "25.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.42% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORT-VILA (capital) 53,000 (2014)" + "text": "53,000 PORT-VILA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -198,75 +206,78 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "78 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "72 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "16.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "14 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.4 years" + "text": "74.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.8 years" + "text": "72.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.16 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.79 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "38.4% (2007)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.8 beds/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "49% (2013)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.9% of population ++ rural: 92.9% of population ++ total: 94.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.1% of population ++ rural: 7.1% of population ++ total: 5.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "10.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 65.1% of population ++ rural: 55.4% of population ++ total: 57.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 34.9% of population ++ rural: 44.6% of population ++ total: 42.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "39.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "31.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -278,38 +289,38 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "32.9% (2014)" + "text": "25.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "10.7% (2013)" + "text": "11.7% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "85.2%" + "text": "87.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "86.6%" + "text": "88.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "83.8% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "10.6%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "10.2%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "11.2% (2009 est.)" + "text": "86.7% (2018)" } } }, @@ -331,7 +342,7 @@ "text": "New Hebrides" }, "etymology": { - "text": "derived from the words \"vanua\" (home or land) and \"tu\" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the meaning of \"independence\" or the sense of \"our land\"" + "text": "derived from the words \"vanua\" (home or land) and \"tu\" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide a meaning of \"the land remains\" but which also convey a sense of \"independence\" or \"our land\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -346,6 +357,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: there are two possibilities for the origin of the name: early European settlers were Portuguese and \"vila\" means \"village or town\" in Portuguese, hence \"Port-Vila\" would mean \"Port Town\"; alternatively, the site of the capital is referred to as \"Efil\" or \"Ifira\" in native languages, \"Vila\" is a likely corruption of these names" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -358,7 +372,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 30 July 1980; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "draft completed August 1979, finalized by constitution conference 19 September 1979, ratified by French and British Governments 23 October 1979, effective 30 July 1980 at independence" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the prime minister or by the Parliament membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by Parliament in special session with at least three fourths of the membership; passage of amendments affecting the national and official languages, or the electoral and parliamentary system also requires approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French law, and customary law" @@ -385,65 +404,64 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Baldwin LONSDALE (since 22 September 2014)" + "text": "President Tallis Obed MOSES (since 6 July 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Charlot SALWAI (since 11 February 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Bob LOUGHMAN (since 20 April 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and presidents of the 6 provinces; Vanuatu president serves a 5-year term; election last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 11 February 2016 (next to be held following general elections in 2020)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and presidents of the 6 provinces; Vanuatu president serves a 5-year term; election last held on 17 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by Parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 20 April 2020 (next to be held following general elections in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Baldwin LONSDALE (independent) elected president; Parliament vote - 46 out of 52 on the eighth ballot; Charlot SALWAI elected prime minister on 11 February 2016 with 46 votes" + "text": "Bob LOUGHMAN elected prime minister on 20 April 2020; Bob LOUGHMAN 31 votes, Ralph REGENVANU 21 votes" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (52 seats; members directly elected in 8 single-seat and 9 multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 4-year terms (candidates in multi-seat constituencies can be elected with only 4% of the vote)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 19–20 March 2020 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP 8, PPP 6, UMP 5, GJP 4, NUP 4, IG 3, GC 3, NAG 3, RMC 3, MPP 2, NIPDP 2, PSP 1, VLDP 1, VNP 1, VPDP 1, VRP 1, and independent 4; note - political party associations are fluid" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - GJP 9, RMC 7, VP 7, LPV 5, UMP 5, NUP 4, other 15; composition - men 52, women 0; percent of women 0%; note - political party associations are fluid" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language" } }, "Judicial branch": { - ".highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 justices - 3 local and 4 expatriate); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court are considered by the Court of Appeal, constituted by 2 or more judges of the Supreme Court sitting together" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of 2 or more judges of the Supreme Court designated by the chief justice); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 puisne judges - 3 local and 3 expatriate)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; other judges are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 4-member advisory body; judges appointed until age of retirement" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; other judges appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 4-member advisory body; judges serve until the age of retirement" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrates Courts; Island Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Greens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES Kalosil] ++ Iauko Group or IG [Tony NARI] ++ Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati) or GJP [Ralph REGENVANU] ++ Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE] ++ Nagriamel movement or NAG [Frankie STEVENS] ++ Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party or (NATATOK) or NIPDP [Alfred Roland CARLOT] ++ National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN] ++ People's Service Party or PSP [Don KEN] ++ Reunification of Movement for Change or RMC [Charlot SALWAI] ++ Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR] ++ Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI] ++ Vanuatu Democratic Party [Maxime Carlot KORMAN] ++ Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party or VLDP [Tapangararua WILLIE] ++ Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU] ++ Vanuatu National Development Party or VNDP [Robert Bohn SIKOL] ++ Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Marcellino PIPITE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Greens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES Kalosil]Iauko Group or IG [Tony NARI]Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati) or GJP [Ralph REGENVANU]Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE]Nagriamel movement or NAG [Frankie STEVENS]Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party or (NATATOK) or NIPDP [Alfred Roland CARLOT]National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI]People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN]People's Service Party or PSP [Don KEN]Reunification of Movement for Change or RMC [Charlot SALWAI]Rural Development Party or RDP [Jay NGWELE, spokesman]Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR]Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI]Vanuatu Democratic Party [Maxime Carlot KORMAN]Vanuatu First or Vanuatu [Russel NARI]Vanuatu Liberal Movement or VLM [Gaetan PIKIOUNE]Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party or VLDP [Tapangararua WILLIE]Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU]Vanuatu National Development Party or VNDP [Robert Bohn SIKOL]Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Marcellino PIPITE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IOM, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "Vanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN" + "text": "none; the Vanuatu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the embassy; it is headed by Odo TEVI (since 8 September 2017); address: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400B, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 661-4303; FAX: [1] (212) 422-2437" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu" + "note": { + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, as well as unity, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace", "note": { - "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Eritrea" + "text": "note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, and Eritrea" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -457,61 +475,61 @@ "text": "Francois Vincent AYSSAV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1980; the anthem is written in Bislama, a Creole language that mixes Pidgin English and French" + "text": "note: adopted 1980; the anthem is written in Bislama, a Creole language that mixes Pidgin English and French" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Australia and New Zealand are the main source of tourists and foreign aid. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. ++ ++ Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. ++ ++ Since 2002, the government has stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth." + "text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with more than 330,000 visitors in 2017, are other mainstays of the economy. Tourism has struggled after Efate, the most populous and most popular island for tourists, was damaged by Tropical Cyclone Pam in 2015. Ongoing infrastructure difficulties at Port Vila’s Bauerfield Airport have caused air travel disruptions, further hampering tourism numbers. Australia and New Zealand are the main source of tourists and foreign aid. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. Since 2002, the government has stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$723 million (2016 est.) ++ $695.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $700.8 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$772 million (2017 est.) / $740.9 million (2016 est.) / $716.1 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$773 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$870 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.) / 0.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,600 (2016 est.) ++ $2,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,700 (2017 est.) / $2,700 (2016 est.) / $2,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67%" + "text": "59.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "17.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "28.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "42.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-50.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-48.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "27.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "9%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "65% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -521,7 +539,7 @@ "text": "food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "115,900 (2007 est.)" @@ -541,212 +559,219 @@ "text": "1.7% (1999 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$175.9 million" + "text": "236.7 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$201.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "244.1 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "48.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 46.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "20% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.63% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$375.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $320.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$544.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $552.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$506.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $477 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$129 million (2016 est.) ++ -$82 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$13 million (2017 est.) / -$37 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$58.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $45.6 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee" + "text": "$44.7 million (2017 est.) / $53.5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 35.1%, Turkey 10.5%, Thailand 8.7%, China 8.2%, Venezuela 5.9%, UK 5.6% (2015)" + "text": "Philippines 23.9%, Australia 16.5%, US 10.4%, Japan 8.8%, Venezuela 8%, France 4.8%, Fiji 4.5%, Hong Kong 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "copra, beef (veal), cocoa, timber, kava, coffee, coconut oil, shell, cowhides, coconut meal, fish" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$366.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $323.2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$273.7 million (2017 est.) / $308.5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.7%, Australia 14.6%, Japan 13.9%, Singapore 10%, Fiji 9.3%, NZ 8.3%, New Caledonia 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 35.2%, Australia 19.8%, NZ 9.8%, China 6.3%, Fiji 5.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$251.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $269.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$395.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $267.4 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$208.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$618.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $563.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$22.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$200.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $182.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 110.3 (2016 est.) ++ 108.99 (2015 est.) ++ 108.99 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.)" + "text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - / 109.7 (2017 est.) / 112.28 (2016 est.) / 108.48 (2015 est.) / 108.99 (2014 est.) / 97.07 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "57.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "91.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "46.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "60 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "63 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "55.8 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.59 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "30,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "37,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,100 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,008 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,073 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "164,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,797" + "text": "3,724" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "175,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "259,317" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "64 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "88.44 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "telecom services have progressed significantly in recent years; mobile phones are now the primary means of communication and more than 92% of the population is covered by a mobile network; 2016 saw the launch of LTE services and the introduction of rural satellite broadband services; mobile phone use in some rural areas is constrained by electricity shortages; investment in fixed broadband saw recent growth with fiber-optic cables; mobile broadband infrastructure also expanded with a reduction in prices; general broadband penetration is at 45%; Kacific-1 broadband satellite launch in 2019 will change telecommunications for the region (2020)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 88 per 100 (2019)" + }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 678; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)" + "text": "country code - 678; landing points for the ICN1 & ICN2 submarine cables providing connectivity to the Solomon Islands and Fiji; cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is available (2008)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".vu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "61,000" + "text": "74,083" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "22.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "25.72% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,718" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "8" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "287,526" + "text": "374,603 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,510,732 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.66 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -757,7 +782,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -766,15 +791,15 @@ "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "28" + "text": "28 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "21 (2013)" @@ -782,10 +807,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,070 km" + "text": "1,070 km (2000)" }, "paved": { - "text": "256 km" + "text": "256 km (2000)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "814 km (2000)" @@ -793,13 +818,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "77" + "text": "369" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 38, cargo 8, chemical tanker 2, container 1, liquefied gas 2, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 24, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "72 (Belgium 1, Canada 5, China 1, Greece 3, Japan 39, Norway 1, Poland 9, Russia 7, Singapore 2, Taiwan 1, UAE 1, US 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 26, container ship 1, general cargo 45, other 297 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -809,8 +831,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; includes Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF) and Police Maritime Wing (VPMW)) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/nr.json b/australia-oceania/nr.json index f914530c..dd25887d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nr.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic." + "text": "The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and became one of the richest countries in the world because of its extensive phosphate stocks; however, the phosphate was depleted in the early 1980s and the quality of life began to decline. In 2001, an Australian offshore refugee processing center was opened in Nauru, providing an economic lifeline. Nauru is one of Taiwan's few remaining diplomatic partners, and in 2008, Nauru recognized the breakaway Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Command Ridge 70 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "20% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 20%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "20% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 20% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "80% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; a century of intensive phosphate mining beginning in 1906 - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources, roof storage tanks that collect rainwater and desalination plants provide water; a century of intensive phosphate mining beginning in 1906 left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland; cadmium residue, phosphate dust, and other contaminants have caused air and water pollution with negative impacts on health; climate change has brought on rising sea levels and inland water shortages" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,12 +97,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's smallest island country; situated just 53 km south of the Equator; Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia" + "text": "Nauru is the third-smallest country in the world behind the Holy See (Vatican City) and Monaco; it is the smallest country in the Pacific Ocean, the smallest country outside Europe, the world's smallest island country, and the the world's smallest independent republic; situated just 53 km south of the Equator, Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,591 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,12 +113,12 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%" + "text": "Nauruan 88.9%, part Nauruan 6.6%, I-Kiribati 2%, other 2.5% (2007 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%)", + "text": "Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes), other 5% (includes I-Kiribati 2% and Chinese 2%) (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12% (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: percentages represent main language spoken at home; Nauruan is spoken by 95% of the population, English by 66%, and other languages by 12%" } }, "Religions": { @@ -120,132 +126,126 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "31.93% (male 1,336/female 1,726)" + "text": "30.87% (male 1,337/female 1,684)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.09% (male 779/female 764)" + "text": "16.35% (male 734/female 866)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.33% (male 2,085/female 2,071)" + "text": "42.57% (male 2,115/female 2,050)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.29% (male 236/female 367)" + "text": "6.72% (male 262/female 396)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.37% (male 89/female 138) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.48% (male 122/female 219) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.1 years" + "text": "27 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.5 years" + "text": "28.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.52% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.46% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-13.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "extensive phosphate mining made approximately 90% of the island unsuitable for farming; most people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.06% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.63 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.56 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.1", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "67.1 years" + "text": "68.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "63 years" + "text": "64.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "70.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.84 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.68 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "35.6% (2007)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "11% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.35 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.5% of population ++ total: 96.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.5% of population ++ total: 3.5% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 65.6% of population ++ total: 65.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 34.4% of population ++ total: 34.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "3.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -257,11 +257,19 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "45.1% (2014)" + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "4.8% (2007)" + "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "61% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -276,6 +284,17 @@ "female": { "text": "10 years (2008)" } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "26.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "20.9%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "37.5% (2013)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -303,13 +322,15 @@ "text": "parliamentary republic" }, "Capital": { - "text": "no official capital; government offices in Yaren District", + "name": { + "text": "no official capital; government offices in the Yaren District" + }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren" + "text": "14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baitsi, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren" }, "Independence": { "text": "31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)" @@ -318,7 +339,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "effective 29 January 1968" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, the structure and authorities of the executive and legislative branches, also requires two-thirds majority of votes in a referendum; amended 1968, 2009, 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law" @@ -331,35 +357,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Lionel AINGIMEA (since 27 August 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013)" + "text": "President Lionel AINGIMEA (since 27 August 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among members of Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 3-year renewable term; election last held on 11 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament (eligible for a second term); election last held on 27 August 2019 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Baron WAQA reelected president on 11 June 2013; Parliament vote - Baron WAQA (independent) 13, Roland KUN (Nauru First) 5" + "text": "Lionel AINGIMEA elected president; Parliament vote - Lionel AINGIMEA (independent) 12, David ADEANG (Nauru First) 6" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral parliament (19 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral parliament (19 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote using the \"Dowdall\" counting system by which voters rank candidates on their ballots; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 July 2016 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "last held on 24 August 2019 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 19" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 19; composition - men 17, women 2, percent of women 10.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - in late 2017, the Nauruan Government revoked the 1976 High Court Appeals Act, which had allowed appeals beyond the Nauruan Supreme Court, and in early 2018, the government formed its own appeals court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65" @@ -369,20 +395,17 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG] ++ Nauru First (Naoero Amo) Party ++ Nauru Party (informal)", + "text": "Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]Nauru First (Naoero Amo) PartyNauru Party (informal)", "note": { - "text": "loose multiparty system" + "text": "note: loose multiparty system" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Woman Information and News Agency (women's issues)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICCt, IFAD, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marlene Inemwin MOSES (since 10 February 2006)" + "text": "Ambassador Marlene Inemwin MOSES (since 13 March 2006)" }, "chancery": { "text": "800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, NY 10017" @@ -398,7 +421,7 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru" + "text": "blue with a narrow, horizontal, gold stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the gold stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru; the star's white color represents phosphate, the basis of the island's wealth" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "frigatebird, calophyllum flower; national colors: blue, yellow, white" @@ -411,35 +434,55 @@ "text": "Margaret HENDRIE/Laurence Henry HICKS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1968" + "text": "note: adopted 1968" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist; estimates of Nauru's GDP vary widely. ++ ++ The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. ++ ++ Although revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the \"vessel day scheme\" has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb." + "text": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist; estimates of Nauru's GDP vary widely. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. Although revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the \"vessel day scheme\" has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the Nauruan government and economy afloat continues to climb." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$150.8 million (2015 est.) ++ $139.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $127 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$160 million (2017 est.) / $153.9 million (2016 est.) / $139.4 million (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2015 dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$150.8 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$114 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 10% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 10.4% (2016 est.) / 2.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,800 (2015 est.) ++ $13,700 (2014 est.) ++ $12,500 (2013 est.)", + "text": "$12,300 (2017 est.) / $11,800 (2016 est.) / $11,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2015 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" + } + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "98% (2016 est.)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "37.6% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "42.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "11.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-89.1% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "6.1% (2009 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33%" + "text": "33% (2009 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "60.8% (2009 est.)" @@ -452,132 +495,150 @@ "text": "phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "NA" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "most of the labor force is employed in phosphate mining, public administration, education, and transportation" + "text": "note: most of the labor force is employed in phosphate mining, public administration, education, and transportation" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "23% (2011 est.) ++ 90% (2004 est.)" + "text": "23% (2011 est.) / 90% (2004 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$57.8 million" + "text": "103 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$51.8 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "113.4 million (2017 est.)" } }, + "Taxes and other revenues": { + "text": "90.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { + "text": "-9.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "62% of GDP (2017 est.) / 65% of GDP (2016 est.)" + }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2017 est.) / 8.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$5 million (2017 est.) / $2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$125 million (2013 est.) ++ $110.3 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$125 million (2013 est.) / $110.3 million (2012 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Nigeria 38.6%, Japan 16.6%, Australia 15.9%, South Korea 13.7%, NZ 5.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "phosphates" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$143.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $41.2 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$64.9 million (2016 est.) / $143.1 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Australia 67.5%, Fiji 9.2%, India 8.1%, Singapore 5.4% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { "text": "$33.3 million (2004 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.352 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3291 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3452 (2016 est.) / 1.3452 (2015 est.) / 1.3291 (2014 est.) / 1.1094 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "25 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "24 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "23.25 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.32 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "7,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "470 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "394.8 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "449 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "76,540 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { @@ -586,53 +647,59 @@ "text": "1,900" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14 (July 2009 est.)" + "text": "14 (July 2016 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "6,800" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,212" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "73 (July 2012 est.)" + "text": "94.58 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities" + "text": "adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities; geography is a challenge for the islands; there is a need to service the tourism sector and the South Pacific Islands economy; mobile technology is booming (2018)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular 95 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and British programs (2009)" + "text": "1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and British programs (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".nr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5,100" + "text": "5,524" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "53.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "5" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "38,858" + "text": "45,457 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "7,793,474 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7.94 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -643,23 +710,31 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "30 km" + "text": "30 km (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "24 km" + "text": "24 km (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "6 km (2002)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "2" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "oil tanker 1, other 1 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Nauru" @@ -667,8 +742,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia" diff --git a/australia-oceania/nz.json b/australia-oceania/nz.json index f540101e..0809b63f 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/nz.json +++ b/australia-oceania/nz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances. New Zealand assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term." + "text": "The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand sometime between A.D. 1250 and 1300. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Great Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. That same year, the British began the first organized colonial settlement. A series of land wars between 1843 and 1872 ended with the defeat of the native peoples. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907 and supported the UK militarily in both world wars. New Zealand's full participation in a number of defense alliances lapsed by the 1980s. In recent years, the government has sought to address longstanding Maori grievances." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "4,301 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands" + "text": "note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -61,8 +61,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "388 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Aoraki/Mount Cook 3,724 m; note - the mountain's height was 3,764 m until 14 December 1991 when it lost about 10 m in an avalanche of rock and ice; erosion of the ice cap since then has brought the height down another 30 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -70,10 +73,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.2% ++ arable land 1.8%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 41.1%" + "text": "43.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.8% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 41.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "31.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -82,14 +88,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "7,210 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (elev. 2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island" - } + "text": "earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity\nvolcanism: significant volcanism on North Island; Ruapehu (2,797 m), which last erupted in 2007, has a history of large eruptions in the past century; Taranaki has the potential to produce dangerous avalanches and lahars; other historically active volcanoes include Okataina, Raoul Island, Tongariro, and White Island; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; native flora and fauna hard-hit by invasive species" + "text": "water quality and availability; rapid urbanisation; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation; native flora and fauna hard-hit by invasive species; negative effects of climate change" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -100,12 +106,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "almost 90% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: consists of two main islands and a number of smaller islands; South Island, the larger main island, is the 12th largest island in the world and is divided along its length by the Southern Alps; North Island is the 14th largest island in the world and is not as mountainous, but it is marked by volcanism note 2: New Zealand lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: almost 90% of the population lives in cities and over three-quarters on North Island; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,474,549 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "4,925,477 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -116,176 +124,199 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "European 71.2%, Maori 14.1%, Asian 11.3%, Pacific peoples 7.6%, Middle Eastern, Latin American, African 1.1%, other 1.6%, not stated or unidentified 5.4%", + "text": "European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: based on the 2018 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official)", + "text": "English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) .5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to 124.1% due to multiple responses on the 2018 census" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 44.3% (Catholic 11.6%, Anglican 10.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 7.8%, Methodist, 2.4%, Pentecostal 1.8%, other 9.9%), Hindu 2.1%, Buddhist 1.4%, Maori Christian 1.3%, Islam 1.1%, other religion 1.4% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 38.5%, not stated or unidentified 8.2%, objected to answering 4.1%", + "text": "Christian 37.3% (Catholic 10.1%, Anglican 6.8%, Presbyterian and Congregational 5.2%, Pentecostal 1.8%, Methodist 1.6%, Mormon 1.2%, other 10.7%), Hindu 2.7%, Maori 1.3%, Muslim, 1.3%, Buddhist 1.1%, other religion 1.6% (includes Judaism, Spiritualism and New Age religions, Baha'i, Asian religions other than Buddhism), no religion 48.6%, objected to answering 6.7% (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: based on the 2018 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one religion" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19.76% (male 452,810/female 431,198)" + "text": "19.63% (male 496,802/female 469,853)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.56% (male 312,032/female 294,662)" + "text": "12.92% (male 328,327/female 308,132)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.05% (male 897,549/female 894,394)" + "text": "39.98% (male 996,857/female 972,566)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.7% (male 255,381/female 268,012)" + "text": "11.93% (male 285,989/female 301,692)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.94% (male 308,949/female 359,562) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.54% (male 358,228/female 407,031) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "55.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "30.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "25.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.8 years" + "text": "37.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.9 years" + "text": "36.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.44% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over three-quarters of New Zealanders, including the indigenous Maori, live on the North Island, primarily in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "86.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "86.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.01% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Auckland 1.344 million; WELLINGTON (capital) 383,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.607 million Auckland, 415,000 WELLINGTON (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27.8", + "text": "27.8 years (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.2 years" + "text": "82.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.1 years" + "text": "80.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.03 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "79.9% (2014/15)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-45" + } }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.47 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "3,500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "30.6% (2014)" + "text": "30.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -295,18 +326,18 @@ "text": "18 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2014)" + "text": "20 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "12.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -326,7 +357,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (New Zealand Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -342,7 +373,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" }, "note": { - "text": "New Zealand has two time zones - New Zealand standard time (12 hours in advance of UTC), and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time)" + "text": "note: New Zealand has two time zones: New Zealand standard time (UTC+12) and Chatham Islands time (45 minutes in advance of New Zealand standard time; UTC+12:45)etymology: named in 1840 after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington and victorious general at the Battle of Waterloo" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -355,10 +386,15 @@ "text": "26 September 1907 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" + "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); Anzac Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "New Zealand has no single constitution document; the Constitution Act 1986, effective 1 January 1987, includes only part of the uncodified constitution; others include a collection of statutes or \"acts of Parliament,\" the Treaty of Waitangi, Orders in Council, letters patent, court decisions, and unwritten conventions" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as bill by Parliament or by referendum called either by the government or by citizens; passage of a bill as an act normally requires two separate readings with committee reviews in between to make changes and corrections, a third reading approved by the House of Representatives membership or by the majority of votes in a referendum, and assent of the governor-general; passage of amendments to reserved constitutional provisions affecting the term of Parliament, electoral districts, and voting restrictions requires approval by 75% of the House membership or the majority of votes in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori" @@ -385,55 +421,49 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor-General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Simon William \"Bill\" ENGLISH (since 12 December 2016); December 2016; Deputy Prime Minister Paula BENNETT (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008) resigned effective 12 December 2016" + "text": "Prime Minister Jacinda ARDERN (since 26 October 2017); Deputy Prime Minister Grant ROBERTSON (since 2 November 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister" + "text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor-general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor-general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor-general; note - Prime Minister ARDERN heads up a minority coalition government consisting of the Labor and New Zealand First parties with confidence and supply support from the Green Party" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (usually 120 seats; 70 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies, including 7 Maori constituencies, by simple majority vote and 50 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives - commonly called Parliament (120 seats for 2020-23 term); 72 members directly elected in 65 single-seat constituencies and 7 Maori constituencies by simple majority vote and 48 directly elected by closed party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017)" + "text": "last held on 17 October 2020 (next scheduled for 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - National Party 47%, Labor Party 25.1%, Green Party 10.7%, NZ First 8.7%, Maori 1.3%, ACT Party .7%, United Future .2%, other 6.3%; seats by party - National Party 60, Labor Party 32, Green Party 14, NZ First 11, Maori 2, ACT Party 1, United Future 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Labor Party 49.1%, National Party 26.8%, ACT Party 8%, Green Party 6.3%, Maori Party 1%; seats by party - Labor Party 64, National Party 35, Green Party 10, ACT Party 10, Maori Party 1; composition - men 63, women 57, percent of women 47.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice); note - the Supreme Court in 2004 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London as the final appeals court" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices, including the chief justice); note - the Supreme Court in 2004 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final appeals court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the attorney-general; justices appointed for life" + "text": "justices appointed by the governor-general upon the recommendation of the attorney- general; justices appointed until compulsory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; tribunals and authorities; district courts; specialized courts for issues related to employment, environment, Maori lands, and military" + "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; tribunals and authorities; district courts; specialized courts for issues related to employment, environment, family, Maori lands, youth, military; tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "ACT New Zealand [Rodney HIDE] ++ Green Party [Russel NORMAN and Metiria TUREI] ++ Jim Anderton's Progressive Party [James (Jim) ANDERTON] ++ Mana Party [Hone HARAWIRA] ++ Maori Party [Tariana TURIA and Dr. Pita SHARPLES] ++ New Zealand First Party or NZ First [Winston PETERS] ++ New Zealand Labor Party [Phil GOFF] ++ New Zealand National Party [John KEY] ++ United Future New Zealand [Peter DUNNE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Women's Electoral Lobby or WEL", - "other": { - "text": "apartheid groups; civil rights groups; farmers groups; Maori; nuclear weapons groups; women's rights groups" - } + "text": "ACT New Zealand [David SEYMOUR]Green Party [James SHAW]Mana Movement [Hone HARAWIRA] (formerly Mana Party)Maori Party [Che WILSON and Kaapua SMITH]New Zealand First Party or NZ First [Winston PETERS]New Zealand Labor Party [Jacinda ARDERN]New Zealand National Party [Judith COLLINS]United Future New Zealand [Damian LIGHT]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ANZUS (US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF, SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Timothy John GROSER (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Rosemary BANKS (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -442,7 +472,7 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 328-4800" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 667-5227[1] (202) 667-5227" + "text": "[1] (202) 667-5227" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Honolulu (HI), Los Angeles, New York" @@ -450,7 +480,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mark GILBERT (since 9 February 2015) note - also accredited to Samoa" + "text": "Ambassador Scott P. BROWN (since 27 June 2017) note - also accredited to Samoa" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[64] (4) 462-6000" }, "embassy": { "text": "29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington" @@ -458,9 +491,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, APO AP 96531-1034" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[64] (4) 462-6000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[64] (4) 499-0490" }, @@ -476,70 +506,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Defend New Zealand\"" + "text": "God Defend New Zealand" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Thomas BRACKEN [English], Thomas Henry SMITH [Maori]/John Joseph WOODS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1940 as national song, adopted 1977 as co-national anthem; New Zealand has two national anthems with equal status; as a commonwealth realm, in addition to \"God Defend New Zealand,\" \"God Save the Queen\" serves as a national anthem (see United Kingdom); \"God Save the Queen\" normally played only when a member of the royal family or the governor-general is present; in all other cases, \"God Defend New Zealand\" is played" + "text": "note: adopted 1940 as national song, adopted 1977 as co-national anthem; New Zealand has two national anthems with equal status; as a commonwealth realm, in addition to \"God Defend New Zealand,\" \"God Save the Queen\" serves as a national anthem (see United Kingdom); \"God Save the Queen\" normally played only when a member of the royal family or the governor-general is present; in all other cases, \"God Defend New Zealand\" is played" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Over the past 30 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. ++ ++ Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. ++ ++ The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth from 2011 to 2015. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity." + "text": "Over the past 40 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes, but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose for 10 consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007 and 2008. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. Rising house prices, especially in Auckland, have become a political issue in recent years, as well as a policy challenge in 2016 and 2017, as the ability to afford housing has declined for many. Expanding New Zealand’s network of free trade agreements remains a top foreign policy priority. New Zealand was an early promoter of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and was the second country to ratify the agreement in May 2017. Following the United States’ withdrawal from the TPP in January 2017, on 10 November 2017 the remaining 11 countries agreed on the core elements of a modified agreement, which they renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In November 2016, New Zealand opened negotiations to upgrade its FTA with China; China is one of New Zealand’s most important trading partners." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$174.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $165.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$189 billion (2017 est.) / $183.4 billion (2016 est.) / $176.1 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$179.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$201.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 4.1% (2016 est.) / 4.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,100 (2016 est.) ++ $36,600 (2015 est.) ++ $36,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39,000 (2017 est.) / $38,600 (2016 est.) / $37,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.4%" + "text": "57.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.5%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "27% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-26.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -549,247 +579,236 @@ "text": "agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.562 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.655 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "6.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "20.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "74% (2006 est.)" + "text": "72.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.) / 5.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.2 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$67.61 billion" + "text": "74.11 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$67.01 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.97 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 35% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "31.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March", "note": { - "text": "this is the fiscal year for tax purposes" + "text": "note: this is the fiscal year for tax purposes" } }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 5% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.76% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$34.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$115 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $102.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$373.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $342.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$74.35 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $74.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.385 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$5.594 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$5.471 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.171 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$31.96 billion (2016 est.) ++ $34.41 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$37.35 billion (2017 est.) / $33.61 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 22.4%, Australia 16.4%, US 9.9%, Japan 6.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "dairy products, meat and edible offal, logs and wood articles, fruit, crude oil, wine" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 17.5%, Australia 16.9%, US 11.8%, Japan 6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$34.83 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.74 billion (2017 est.) / $35.53 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and products, mechanical machinery, vehicles and parts, electrical machinery, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 19.4%, Australia 11.8%, US 11.7%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 4.7%, Thailand 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 19%, Australia 12.1%, US 10.5%, Japan 7.3%, Germany 5.3%, Thailand 4.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$18.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$20.68 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $17.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$81.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$71.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $74.17 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$59.08 billion (31 December 2009)" + "text": "$91.62 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $84.03 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4341 (2016 est.) / 1.4341 (2015 est.) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "43 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.53 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "40 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.301 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "55.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "58% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "15.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "41,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "34,090 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "26,440 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "104,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "108,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "67.2 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "51.8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "119,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "115,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "160,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "169,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "5,345 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,782 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "46,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "56,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5.241 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.097 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.387 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.182 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "36.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "33.7 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "37 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.75 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.85 million" + "text": "1,801,645" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "37.11 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.6 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,550,687" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.93 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent domestic and international systems" + "text": "excellent domestic and international systems; mobile and P2P services soar; LTE rates some of the fastest in the world; growth in mobile broadband and fiber sectors; roll out of 5G; investment and development of infrastructure enable network capabilities to propel the digital economy, digital media sector along with e-government, e-commerce across the country; newest and most powerful commercial satellite, Kacific-1 satellite, launched in 2019 to improve telecommunications in the Asia Pacific region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 160 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 37 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 135 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 64; landing points for the Southern Cross NEXT, Aqualink, Nelson-Levin, SCCN and Hawaiki submarine cable system providing links to Australia, Fiji, American Samoa, Kiribati, Samo, Tokelau, US and around New Zealand; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations a (2008)" + "text": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available, as are a range of streaming services (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".nz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.916 million" + "text": "4,340,672" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "90.81% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1.647 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "34 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "15 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "123" + "text": "199" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "15,304,409" + "text": "17,249,049 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "999,384,961 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,349,300,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -800,72 +819,66 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "39" + "text": "39 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "84" + "text": "84 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "48 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 331 km; gas 1,936 km; liquid petroleum gas 172 km; oil 288 km; refined products 198 km (2013)" + "text": "331 km condensate, 2500 km gas, 172 km liquid petroleum gas, 288 km oil, 198 km refined products (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,128 km" + "text": "4,128 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "4,128 km 1.067-m gauge (506 km electrified) (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "94,902 km" + "text": "94,000 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "62,759 km (includes 199 km of expressways)" + "text": "61,600 km (includes 199 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "32,143 km (2012)" + "text": "32,400 km (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "113" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "7 (Germany 2, Hong Kong 1, South Africa 1, Switzerland 2, UK 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "5 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Cook Islands 2, Samoa 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 12, oil tanker 4, other 97 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -875,14 +888,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.13% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.13% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.2% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF) has about 9,600 active duty troops (4,700 Army; 2,300 Navy; 2,600 Air Force) (2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "NZDF is equipped mostly with imported weapons and equipment from Western suppliers; Australia, France, and the US are the leading suppliers since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "up to 220 Antarctica (summer season only) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/pc.json b/australia-oceania/pc.json index 581c51c7..fc4271f6 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/pc.json +++ b/australia-oceania/pc.json @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" @@ -49,25 +49,25 @@ "text": "rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Big Ridge 347 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Palwala Valley Point on Big Ridge 347 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish", - "note": { - "text": "manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore" - } + "text": "miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish, note, manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "74.5%" + "text": "74.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,8 +76,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "typhoons (especially November to March)" + "text": "occasional tropical cyclones (especially November to March), but generally only heavy tropical storms; landslides" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation (only a small portion of the original forest remains because of burning and clearing for settlement)" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "54 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "50 (2020 est. est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives" + "text": "other descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian wives" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Pitkern (mixture of an 18th century English dialect and a Tahitian dialect)" @@ -110,6 +113,9 @@ "Population growth rate": { "text": "0% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "less than 50 inhabitants on Pitcairn Island, most reside near the village of Adamstown" + }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { "text": "0% of total population (2012)" @@ -119,11 +125,13 @@ } }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -134,7 +142,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -154,6 +162,17 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -172,7 +191,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Island Council); overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -183,6 +202,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-9 (4 hours behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after John Adams (1767–1829), the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -192,35 +214,39 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day, 2 July (1767)" + "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day (Pitcairn Day), 2 July (1767)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "local island by-laws" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal with three years residency" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Jonathan SINCLAIR (since August 2014); Commissioner (nonresident) Leslie JAQUES (since September 2003) serves as liaison between the governor and the Island Council" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by UK High Commissioner to New Zealand and Governor (nonresident) of the Pitcairn Islands Laura CLARK (since 25 January 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Shawn CHRISTIAN (since 13 November 2013)" + "text": "Mayor and Chairman of the Island Council Charlene WARREN-PEU (since 1 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "none" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 12 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2016)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor and commissioner appointed by the monarch; island mayor directly elected by majority popular vote for a 3-year term; election last held on 6 November 2019 (next to be held not later than December 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Shawn CHRISTIAN elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote count in third round - Shawn CHRISTIAN 20, Simon YOUNG 19" + "text": "Charlene WARREN-PEU elected mayor and chairman of the Island Council; Island Council vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -228,18 +254,18 @@ "text": "unicameral Island Council (10 seats; 4 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 1 nominated by the elected Council members, 2 appointed by the governor, and 3 ex-officio members - the governor, deputy governor, and commissioner; elected members serve 1-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13 November 2013 (next to be held not later than December 2015)" + "text": "last held in November 2017 (next to be held not later than December 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 5 independent; composition - men 5, women 5, percent of women 50%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice, an ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 75" + "text": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges can serve until retirement, normally at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrate's Court" @@ -248,30 +274,29 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "SPC, UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a slip of miro (a local plant)" + "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Pitcairn Islander coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the green, yellow, and blue of the shield represents the island rising from the ocean; the green field features a yellow anchor surmounted by a bible (both the anchor and the bible were items found on the HMS Bounty); sitting on the crest is a Pitcairn Island wheelbarrow from which springs a flowering twig of miro (a local plant)" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"We From Pitcairn Island\"" + "text": "We From Pitcairn Island" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN" }, "note": { - "text": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, @@ -280,7 +305,9 @@ "text": "The inhabitants of this tiny isolated economy exist on fishing, subsistence farming, handicrafts, and postage stamps. The fertile soil of the valleys produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including citrus, sugarcane, watermelons, bananas, yams, and beans. Bartering is an important part of the economy. The major sources of revenue are the sale of postage stamps to collectors and the sale of handicrafts to passing ships." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "honey; wide variety of fruits and vegetables; goats, chickens; fish" @@ -293,46 +320,53 @@ }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing" + "text": "note: no business community in the usual sense; some public works; subsistence farming and fishing" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$746,000" + "text": "746,000 (FY04/05)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.028 million (FY04/05)" + "text": "1.028 million (FY04/05)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fruits, vegetables, curios, postage stamps" + "text": "honey, fruits, vegetables, curios, postage stamps" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "satellite-based phone services" + "text": "satellite-based phone services; rural connectivity a challenge; 2G services widespread; demand for mobile broadband due to mobile services providing Internet source; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 will improve telecommunications in the region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "local phone service with international connections via Internet" + "text": "local phone service with international connections via Internet (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 (Inmarsat)" + "text": "country code - 872; satellite earth station - 1 Inmarsat" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -346,7 +380,7 @@ "text": "54" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "100% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100% (July 2016 est.)" } }, "Communications - note": { @@ -354,6 +388,11 @@ } }, "Transportation": { + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "0 km" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ps.json b/australia-oceania/ps.json index 3a9c781f..6670eada 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ps.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ps.json @@ -36,9 +36,15 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { + "exclusive economic zone": { + "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, + "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } }, @@ -49,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "varying topography from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.8% ++ arable land 2.2%; permanent crops 4.3%; permanent pasture 4.3%" + "text": "10.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.2% (2011 est.) / 4.3% (2011 est.) / 4.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "87.6%" + "text": "87.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "1.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,27 +82,30 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is located on the southern end of the main island of Babelthuap" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "typhoons (June to December)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing" + "text": "inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal and destructive fishing practices, and overfishing; climate change contributes to rising sea level and coral bleaching; drought" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands, Whaling" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous rock islands" + "text": "westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes World War II battleground of Beliliou (Peleliu) and world-famous Rock Islands" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "21,347 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "21,685 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,71 +116,74 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 72.5%, Carolinian 1%, other Micronesian 2.4%, Filipino 16.3%, Chinese 1.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other Asian 3.4%, white 0.9%, other 0.3% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Palauan (Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian admixtures) 73%, Carolinian 2%, Asian 21.7%, caucasian 1.2%, other 2.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Palauan (official on most islands) 66.6%, Carolinian 0.7%, other Micronesian 0.7%, English (official) 15.5%, Filipino 10.8%, Chinese 1.8%, other Asian 2.6%, other 1.3%", + "text": "Palauan (official on most islands) 65.2%, other Micronesian 1.9%, English (official) 19.1%, Filipino 9.9%, Chinese 1.2%, other 2.8% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official) (2005 est.)" + "text": "note: Sonsoralese is official in Sonsoral; Tobian is official in Tobi; Angaur and Japanese are official in Angaur" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 49.4%, Protestant 30.9% (includes Protestant (general) 23.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, and other Protestant 2.5%), Modekngei 8.7% (indigenous to Palau), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 8.8%, none or unspecified 1.1% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 45.3%, Protestant 34.9% (includes Evangelical 26.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.9%, Assembly of God .9%, Baptist .7%), Modekngei 5.7% (indigenous to Palau), Muslim 3%, Mormon 1.5%, other 9.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19.93% (male 2,196/female 2,059)" + "text": "18.68% (male 2,090/female 1,961)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.02% (male 1,814/female 1,819)" + "text": "15.86% (male 1,723/female 1,716)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.03% (male 5,997/female 3,829)" + "text": "45.33% (male 6,026/female 3,804)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.35% (male 697/female 1,299)" + "text": "10.68% (male 853/female 1,463)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.67% (male 429/female 1,208) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.45% (male 501/female 1,548) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.3 years" + "text": "33.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.7 years" + "text": "32.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "34.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.39% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is located on the southern end of the main island of Babelthuap" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "87.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "81% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.77% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MELEKEOK (capital) 299 (2012)" + "text": "277 NGERULMUD (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" @@ -177,66 +192,72 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.57 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.58 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.54 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.58 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.37 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.32 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.1 years" + "text": "74.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.9 years" + "text": "70.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "12% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.42 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97% of population ++ rural: 86% of population ++ total: 95.3% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3% of population ++ rural: 14% of population ++ total: 4.7% of population (2011 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -248,21 +269,35 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "47.1% (2014)" + "text": "55.3% (2016)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "96.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.5%" + "text": "96.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96.3% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -273,8 +308,11 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2013)" + "text": "17 years (2013)" } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "text": "5.6%" } }, "Government": { @@ -310,6 +348,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Palauan meaning is \"place of fermented 'mud'\" ('mud' being the native name for the keyhole angelfish); the site of the new capitol (established in 2006) had been a large hill overlooking the ocean, Ngerulmud, on which women would communally gather to offer fermented angelfish to the godsnote: Ngerulmud, on Babeldaob Island, is the smallest national capital on earth by population, with only a few hundred people; the name is pronounced en-jer-al-mud; Koror, on Koror Island, with over 11,000 residents is by far the largest settlement in Palau; it served as the country's capital from independence in 1994 to 2006" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -322,7 +363,12 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004, 2008 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by a constitutional convention (held at least once every 15 years with voter approval), by public petition of at least 25% of eligible voters, or by a resolution adopted by at least three fourths of National Congress members; passage requires approval by a majority of votes in at least three fourths of the states in the next regular general election; amended 1992, 2004, 2008" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law" @@ -349,38 +395,38 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Antonio BELLS (since 17 January 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Raynold OILUCH (since 19 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Antonio BELLS (since 17 January 2013)" + "text": "President Tommy REMENGESAU (since 17 January 2013); Vice President Raynold OILUCH (since 19 January 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate; also includes the vice president; the Council of Chiefs consists of chiefs from each of the states who advise the president on issues concerning traditional laws, customs, and their relationship to the constitution and laws of Palau" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 1 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 November 2020 (next to be held on November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tommy REMENGESAU elected president; percent of vote - Tommy REMENGESAU 51.3%, Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. 48.7%; Antonio BELLS elected vice president" + "text": "Surangel WHIPPS, Jr. elected president; percent of vote - Surangel WHIPPS, Jr.(independent) 57.4%, Raynold OILUCH (independent) 42.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau consists of the Senate (9 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Delegates (16 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Olbiil Era Kelulau consists of:Senate (13 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority vote to serve 4-year terms)House of Delegates (16 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016); House of Delegates - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held in November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 1 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)House of Delegates - last held on 1 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 9; House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 16" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 13; composition - men 11, women 2, percent of women 15.4%House of Delegates - percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 16; composition - men 14, women 2, percent of women 12.5%; note - total National Congress percent of women 13.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 3 associate justices organized into appellate trial divisions; also within the Supreme Court organization are the Common Pleas and Land Courts)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 3 associate justices organized into appellate trial divisions; the Supreme Court organization also includes the Common Pleas and Land Courts)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices nominated by a 7-member independent body consisting of judges, presidential appointees, and lawyers, and appointed by the president; judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "justices nominated by a 7-member independent body consisting of judges, presidential appointees, and lawyers and appointed by the president; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "National Court and other 'inferior' courts" @@ -389,9 +435,6 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO" }, @@ -414,17 +457,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Helen P. REED-ROWE (since 27 September 2013)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Koror (no street address)" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 6028, Koror, Republic of Palau 96940" + "text": "Ambassador Amy HYATT (since 9 March 2015)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[680] 587-2920" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Omsangel/Beklelachieb, Airai 96940" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 6028, Koror, Republic of Palau 96940" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[680] 587-2911" } @@ -443,152 +486,205 @@ "text": "multiple/Ymesei O. EZEKIEL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1980" + "text": "note: adopted 1980" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy consists of tourism and other services such as trade, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US that took effect after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. ++ ++ Business and leisure tourist arrivals numbered over 125,000 in fiscal year 2014, a 13.4% increase over the previous year. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination." + "text": "The economy is dominated by tourism, fishing, and subsistence agriculture. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US that took effect after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Business and leisure tourist arrivals reached a record 167,966 in 2015, a 14.4% increase over the previous year, but fell to 138,408 in 2016. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$276 million (2016 est.) ++ $276 million (2015 est.) ++ $252.3 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$264 million (2017 est.) / $274.2 million (2016 est.) / $274.1 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$296 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$292 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 9.4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.7% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.) / 10.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,300 (2016 est.) ++ $15,300 (2015 est.) ++ $14,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$14,700 (2017 est.) / $15,200 (2016 est.) / $15,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" + } + }, + "Gross national saving": { + "text": "48.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 50.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "60.5% (2016 est.)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "27.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "22.7% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "1.9% (2016 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "55.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-67.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "3% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "19% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "78% (2016 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "coconuts, copra, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish" + "text": "coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish, pigs, chickens, eggs, bananas, papaya, breadfruit, calamansi, soursop, Polynesian chestnuts, Polynesian almonds, mangoes, taro, guava, beans, cucumbers, squash/pumpkins (various), eggplant, green onions, kangkong (watercress), cabbages (various), radishes, betel nuts, melons, peppers, noni, okra" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), construction, garment making" + "text": "tourism, fishing, subsistence agriculture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "10,470 (2014)" + "text": "11,610 (2016)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "1.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "12.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "NA% (1990)" + "text": "86.4% (2016)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2005 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2015 est.) / 4.1% (2012)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "24.9% NA (2006)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$123.6 million" + "text": "193 million (2012 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$97.53 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "167.3 million (2012 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "41.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "66.1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "8.8% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "8.8% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "24.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.6% of GDP (2015)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.) / -1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$16 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$53 million (2017 est.) / -$36 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $14.4 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$23.17 billion (2017 est.) / $14.8 million (2015 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Japan 51.3%, US 15.8%, India 13.8%, Guam 8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "shellfish, tuna, copra, garments" + "text": "shellfish, tuna, other fish (many species)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$177.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $146.5 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.715 billion (2018 est.) / $4.079 billion (2017 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, metals; foodstuffs" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "US 33.4%, Guam 15.8%, Japan 15.7%, China 13.5%, South Korea 5.3% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$0 (31 December 2017 est.) / $580.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$18.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$18.38 billion (31 December 2014 est.) / $16.47 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "97.2% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,204" + "text": "8,808" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "40.78 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "24,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "29,033" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.41 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "well-developed mobile sector, recently boosted by satellite network capacity upgrades; 3G services available with satellite; lack of telecom regulations; newest and most powerful commercial satellite, Kacific-1 satellite, launched in 2019 to improve telecommunications in the Asia Pacific region (2020)" + }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services available with a combined subscribership of over 140 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 41 per 100 and mobile-cellular services 134 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 680; landing point for the SEA-US submarine cable linking Palau, Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, Hawaii (US), Guam (US) and California (US); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to rebroadcasts, on a delayed basis, of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 governm (2009)" + "text": "no broadcast TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to 4 local cable stations, rebroadcasts (on a delayed basis) of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pw" @@ -598,17 +694,17 @@ "text": "7,650" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "36.0% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "36% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1 (2015)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports": { @@ -616,20 +712,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" } }, + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "125 km (2018)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "89 km (2018)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "36 km (2018)" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "203" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 9, container ship 11, general cargo 88, oil tanker 31, other 64 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Koror" @@ -637,11 +752,14 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; the Ministry of Justice includes divisions/bureaus for public security, police functions, and maritime law enforcement. (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "since 2018, Australia and Japan have provided patrol boats to the Palau's Division of Marine Law Enforcement (2020)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2008)" + "text": "Under a 1994 Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US until 2044 is responsible for the defense of Palaus and the US military is granted access to the islands, but it has not stationed any military forces there. (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/rm.json b/australia-oceania/rm.json index 80d63e8c..ea020b10 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/rm.json +++ b/australia-oceania/rm.json @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962. The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network. Kwajalein also hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system." + "text": "After almost four decades under US administration as the easternmost part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Marshall Islands attained independence in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association. Compensation claims continue as a result of US nuclear testing conducted on some of the atolls between 1947 and 1962 (67 tests total). The Marshall Islands hosts the US Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Missile Test Site, a key installation in the US missile defense network. Kwajalein also hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), and at Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory))." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Oceania, two archipelagic island chains of 29 atolls, each made up of many small islets, and five single islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia" + "text": "Oceania, consists of 29 atolls and five isolated islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; the atolls and islands are situated in two, almost-parallel island chains - the Ratak (Sunrise) group and the Ralik (Sunset) group; the total number of islands and islets is about 1,225; 22 of the atolls and four of the islands are uninhabited" }, "Geographic coordinates": { "text": "9 00 N, 168 00 E" @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "the archipelago includes 11,673 sq km of lagoon waters and encompasses the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik" + "text": "note: the archipelago includes 11,673 sq km of lagoon waters and encompasses the atolls of Bikini, Enewetak, Kwajalein, Majuro, Rongelap, and Utirik" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "2 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Likiep 10 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "East-central Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll 14 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "50.7% ++ arable land 7.8%; permanent crops 31.2%; permanent pasture 11.7%" + "text": "50.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.8% (2011 est.) / 31.2% (2011 est.) / 11.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "49.3%" + "text": "49.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,11 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "infrequent typhoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels" + "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels; sea level rise" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "73,376 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "77,917 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,62 +124,65 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)", "note": { - "text": "English (official), widely spoken as a second language" + "text": "note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)" + "text": "Protestant 80.5% (United Church of Christ 47%, Assembly of God 16.2%, Bukot Nan Jesus 5.4%, Full Gospel 3.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 3%, Salvation Army 1.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, Meram in Jesus 1.2%, other Protestant 1.1%), Roman Catholic 8.5%, Mormon 7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%,  other 1.2%, none 1.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "35.48% (male 13,273/female 12,758)" + "text": "32.94% (male 13,090/female 12,575)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.54% (male 6,545/female 6,326)" + "text": "19.09% (male 7,568/female 7,308)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.4% (male 13,966/female 13,475)" + "text": "37.35% (male 14,834/female 14,270)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.79% (male 2,160/female 2,086)" + "text": "5.92% (male 2,269/female 2,341)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.8% (male 1,370/female 1,417) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (male 1,805/female 1,857) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.7 years" + "text": "23.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.6 years" + "text": "23.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.43% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "72.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "77.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.59% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.61% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MAJURO (capital) 31,000 (2014)" + "text": "31,000 MAJURO (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -180,78 +192,75 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.7", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.1 years" + "text": "74.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.9 years" + "text": "71.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.09 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.86 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "44.6% (2007)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "17.1% of GDP (2014)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "16.4% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.44 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.42 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.5% of population ++ rural: 97.6% of population ++ total: 94.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.5% of population ++ rural: 2.4% of population ++ total: 5.4% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.5% of population ++ rural: 56.2% of population ++ total: 76.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 15.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.5% of population ++ rural: 43.8% of population ++ total: 23.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "34.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -264,12 +273,49 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "42.3% (2014)" + "text": "52.9% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "11.9% (2017)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "98.3%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "98.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "98.2% (2011)" + } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "10 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "10 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "10 years (2019)" + } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { @@ -297,32 +343,35 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Marshall Islands" }, - "abbreviation": { - "text": "RMI" - }, "former": { "text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "RMI" + }, "etymology": { "text": "named after British Captain John MARSHALL, who charted many of the islands in 1788" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential republic in free association with the US" + "text": "mixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US" }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap" + "text": "Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands on the eastern side of the atoll: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "7 06 N, 171 23 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Majuro means \"two openings\" or \"two eyes\" and refers to the two major northern passages through the atoll into the Majuro lagoon" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namdrik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje" + "text": "24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje" }, "Independence": { "text": "21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)" @@ -331,7 +380,12 @@ "text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1995 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "effective 1 May 1979" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Parliament or by a constitutional convention; passage by Parliament requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership in each of two readings and approval by a majority of votes in a referendum; amendments submitted by a constitutional convention require approval of at least two thirds of votes in a referendum; amended several times, last in 1995" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes" @@ -358,48 +412,45 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President David KABUA (since  13 January 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "President David KABUA (since 13 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 6 January 2020 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hilda C. HEINE elected president on 27 January 2016; Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE 24, she was the only candidate" + "text": "David KABUA elected president; Parliament vote - David KABUA 20, Hilda C. HEINE 12" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral legislature consists of the Council of Iroij (12 seats; consists of tribal chiefs chosen by holders of the chieftainship among the constituent islands) and the National Parliament or Nitijela (33 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Council of Iroij advises the Presidential Cabinet and reviews legislation affecting customary law or any traditional practice)" + "text": "bicameral National Parliament consists of:Council of Iroij, a 12-member group of tribal leaders advises the Presidential Cabinet and reviews legislation affecting customary law or any traditional practice); members appointed to serve 1-year termsNitijela (33 seats; members in 19 single- and 5 multi-seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - legislative power resides in the Nitijela" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 21 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2015)" + "text": "last held on 18 November 2019 (next to be held by November 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independents 33" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 33" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and other judges as prescribed by law)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the Cabinet on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission and upon the approval of the Nitijela; judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 72" + "text": "judges appointed by the Cabinet upon the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (consists of the chief justice of the High Court, the attorney general and a private citizen selected by the Cabinet) and upon approval of the Nitijela; the current chief justice, appointed in 2013, serves for 10 years; Marshallese citizens appointed as justices serve until retirement at age 72" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court; District Courts; Traditional Rights Court; Community Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures; the following two \"groupings\" have competed in legislative balloting in recent years - Aelon Kein Ad Party [Michael KABUA] and United Democratic Party or UDP [Litokwa TOMEING]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures; the following two \"groupings\" have competed in legislative balloting in recent years - Aelon Kein Ad Party [Imata KABUA] and United Democratic Party or UDP [Litokwa TOMEING]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO" @@ -426,7 +477,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Thomas H. ARMBRUSTER (since 16 August 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Karen Brevard STEWART (since 25 July 2016)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[692] 247-4011" }, "embassy": { "text": "Oceanside, Mejen Weto, Long Island, Majuro" @@ -434,9 +488,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 96960-1379" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[692] 247-4011" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[692] 247-4012" } @@ -449,44 +500,61 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Forever Marshall Islands\"" + "text": "Forever Marshall Islands" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Amata KABUA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1981" + "text": "note: adopted 1981" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. ++ ++ The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Under the amended Compact, the US and Marshall Islands are also jointly funding a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024, when direct Compact aid ends." + "text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during the period 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Under the amended Compact, the US and Marshall Islands are also jointly funding a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024, when direct Compact aid ends." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$180 million (2016 est.) ++ $176.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $174.5 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$196 million (2017 est.) / $191.3 million (2016 est.) / $184.6 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$188 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$222 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 3.6% (2016 est.) / 2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,300 (2016 est.) ++ $3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,600 (2017 est.) / $3,500 (2016 est.) / $3,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" + } + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "government consumption": { + "text": "50% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "17.8% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "52.9% (2016 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-102.3% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.4%" + "text": "4.4% (2013 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "9.9%" + "text": "9.9% (2013 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "85.7% (2013 est.)" @@ -499,7 +567,7 @@ "text": "copra, tuna processing, tourism, craft items (from seashells, wood, and pearls)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "10,670 (2013 est.)" @@ -516,158 +584,215 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "36% (2006 est.) ++ 30.9% (2000 est.)" + "text": "36% (2006 est.) / 30.9% (2000 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$116.7 million" + "text": "116.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$113.9 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "113.9 million (2013 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "62.1% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "52.6% (of GDP) (2013 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (of GDP) (2013 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "51.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "25.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 30% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ -2.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% (2017 est.) / -1.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$14 million (2016 est.) ++ -$6 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1 million (2017 est.) / $15 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$53.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2012)" + "text": "$0 (2013 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$133.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $120.9 million (2012)" + "text": "$103.8 million (2016 est.) / $133.7 million (2013 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels, beverages, tobacco" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$97.96 million (2013 est.) ++ $87 million (2008 est.)" + "text": "$97.96 million (2013 est.) / $87 million (2008 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "93.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "94.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "89.1% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "650 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "604.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - exports": { + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - imports": { + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "52,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "52,000 kW (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { + "text": "81% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - production": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - consumption": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - exports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - imports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "293,700 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,361" + "text": "3,172" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "4.13 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "16,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21,169" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "27.56 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "digital switching equipment; modern services include telex, cellular, Internet, international calling, caller ID, and leased data circuits" + "text": "some telecom infrastructure improvements made in recent years; modern services include fiber optic cable service, cellular, Internet, international calling, caller ID, and leased data circuits; the US Government, World Bank, UN and International Telecommunication Union (ITU), have aided in improvements and monetary aid to the islands telecom; mobile penetrations is around 30%; radio communication is especially vital to remote islands (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by high frequency radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes) and mini-satellite telephones" + "text": "Majuro Atoll and Ebeye and Kwajalein islands have regular, seven-digit, direct-dial telephones; other islands interconnected by high frequency radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes) and mini-satellite telephones; fixed-line 4 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular is 28 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 692; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein (2005)" + "text": "country code - 692; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television serv (2009)" + "text": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television service to Kwajalein Atoll (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mh" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "14,000" + "text": "29,290" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "38.7% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "Kwajalein hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), and at Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory))" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "3" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "86,868" + "text": "24,313 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "130,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -678,21 +803,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -700,24 +825,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,028 km" + "text": "2,028 km (2007)" }, "paved": { - "text": "75 km" + "text": "75 km (2007)" }, - "note": { - "text": "roads are mostly unimproved (2007)" + "unpaved": { + "text": "1,953 km" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,593" + "text": "3,537" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 524, cargo 65, carrier 1, chemical tanker 351, container 226, liquefied gas 88, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 297, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 10" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1,465 (Belgium 1, Bermuda 35, Brazil 1, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 12, Cyprus 40, Denmark 7, Egypt 1, France 7, Germany 248, Greece 408, Hong Kong 3, India 10, Indonesia 1, Iraq 2, Ireland 6, Italy 1, Japan 59, Jersey 11, Kuwait 2, Latvia 19, Malaysia 11, Mexi (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1,537, container ship 257, general cargo 66, oil tanker 856, other 821 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -727,8 +849,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police Department (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/australia-oceania/tl.json b/australia-oceania/tl.json index 76e6aa1f..2500511e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tl.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tl.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location 5 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "60% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 60%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "60% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 60% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "40% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "lies in Pacific typhoon belt" + "text": "lies in Pacific cyclone belt" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural resources and overcrowding are contributing to emigration to New Zealand" + "text": "overexploitation of certain fish and other marine species, coastal sand, and forest resources; pollution of freshwater lenses and coastal waters from improper disposal of chemicals" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "consists of three atolls (Atafu, Fakaofo, Nukunonu), each with a lagoon surrounded by a number of reef-bound islets of varying length and rising to over 3 m above sea level" @@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,337 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "1,647 (2019 est. est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -96,34 +102,39 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tokelauan 65.3%, part Tokelauan/Samoan 8.7%, part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan 6.9%, part Tokelauan/other Pacific islander 1.9%, part Tokelauan/European 1%, Samoan 6.7%, Tuvaluan 2.8%, other Pacific islander 1.1%, other 5.1%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Tokelauan 64.5%, part Tokelauan/Samoan 9.7%, part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan 2.8%, Tuvaluan 7.5%, Samoan 5.8%, other Pacific Islander 3.4%, other 5.6%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Tokelauan 93.5% (a Polynesian language), English 58.9%, Samoan 45.5%, Tuvaluan 11.6%, Kiribati 2.7%, other 2.5%, none 4.1%, unspecified 0.6%", + "text": "Tokelauan 88.1% (a Polynesian language), English 48.6%, Samoan 26.7%, Tuvaluan 11.2%, Kiribati 1.5%, other 2.8%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2011 ests.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Congregational Christian Church 58.2%, Roman Catholic 36.6%, Presbyterian 1.8%, other Christian 2.8%, Spiritualism and New Age 0.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Congregational Christian Church 50.4%, Roman Catholic 38.7%, Presbyterian 5.9%, other Christian 4.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population growth rate": { "text": "-0.01% (2014 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls" + }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "0% of total population (2015)" + "text": "0% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -134,7 +145,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -147,19 +158,22 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.72 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 90.5% of population ++ total: 90.5% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 9.5% of population ++ total: 9.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -171,6 +185,17 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" } @@ -183,21 +208,21 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Tokelau" }, + "former": { + "text": "Union Islands, Tokelau Islands" + }, "etymology": { "text": "\"tokelau\" is a Polynesian word meaning \"north wind\"" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status" + "text": "self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not meet the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democratic dependency (General Fono); a territory of New Zealand" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy" }, "Capital": { - "text": "none; each atoll has its own administrative center", - "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)" - } + "text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)" }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" @@ -209,29 +234,39 @@ "text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a resolution by the General Fono; passage requires support by each village and approval by the General Fono; amended many times, last in 2007" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system of New Zealand" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see New Zealand" + "note": { + "text": "see New Zealand" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "21 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Anand SATYANAND (since 23 August 2006); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since February 2011)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016); New Zealand is represented by Administrator Jonathan KINGS (since 30 August 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Siopili PEREZ (since 23 February 2015); note - position rotates annually among the 3 Faipule (village leaders)" + "text": "Afega GAULOFA (since 10 March 2016); note - position rotates annually among the three Faipule (village leaders)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "the Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors)" + "text": "Council for the Ongoing Government of Tokelau (or Tokelau Council) functions as a cabinet; consists of 3 Faipule (village leaders) and 3 Pulenuku (village mayors)" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; administrator appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in New Zealand; head of government chosen from the Council of Faipule to serve a 1-year term" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the meeting place of the Tokelau Council rotates annually among the three atolls; this tradition has given rise to the somewhat misleading description that the capital rotates yearly between the three atolls; in actuality, it is the seat of the government councilors that rotates since Tokelau has no capital" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -239,37 +274,38 @@ "text": "unicameral General Fono (20 seats apportioned by island - Atafu 7, Fakaofo 7, Nukunonu 6; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 3-year terms); note - the Tokelau Amendment Act of 1996 confers limited legislative power to the General Fono" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 23 January 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 23, 27, and 31 January 2017 depending on island (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "independent 20" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - independent 20; composition - men 17, women 3, percent of women 15%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal in New Zealand (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels depending on the case)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (in New Zealand) (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels, depending on the case)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges appointed for life" + "text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court, in New Zealand; Council of Elders or Taupulega" + "text": "High Court (in New Zealand); Council of Elders or Taupulega" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "PIF (associate member), SPC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of New Zealand)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "a yellow stylized Tokelauan canoe on a dark blue field sails toward the manu - the Southern Cross constellation of four, white, five-pointed stars at the hoist side; the Southern Cross represents the role of Christianity in Tokelauan culture and, in conjunction with the canoe, symbolizes the country navigating into the future; the color yellow indicates happiness and peace, and the blue field represents the ocean on which the community relies" @@ -285,35 +321,37 @@ "text": "unknown/Falani KALOLO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, \"God Defend New Zealand\" and \"God Save the Queen\" are official (see New Zealand)" + "text": "note: adopted 2008; in preparation for eventual self governance, Tokelau held a national contest to choose an anthem; as a territory of New Zealand, \"God Defend New Zealand\" and \"God Save the Queen\" are official (see New Zealand)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. ++ ++ The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue." + "text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue are from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$1.5 million (1993 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$1,000 (1993 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -326,24 +364,28 @@ "text": "440 (2001)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$430,800" + "text": "430,800 (1987 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.8 million (1987 est.)" + "text": "2.8 million (1987 est.)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports": { "text": "$0 (2002 est.)" @@ -358,12 +400,12 @@ "text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.441 (2016 est.) ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - / 1.416 (2017 est.) / 1.4279 (2016 est.) / 1.4279 (2015) / 1.4279 (2014 est.) / 1.2039 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" } }, "Communications": { @@ -372,22 +414,25 @@ "text": "300" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2010 est.)" + "text": "21 (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern satellite-based communications system" + "text": "modern satellite-based communications system; demand for mobile broadband increasing due to mobile services being the method of access for Internet across the region; 2G widespread with some 4G LTE service; satellite services has improved with the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "radiotelephone service between islands" + "text": "radiotelephone service between islands; fixed-line 21 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 690; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable linking Australia, Tokelau, Samoa, Kiribati, Fiji, New Zealand and Los Angeles, CA (USA); radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no TV stations; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2009)" + "text": "Sky TV access for around 30% of the population; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tk" @@ -397,13 +442,20 @@ "text": "805" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "60.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "60.2% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "10 km (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/tn.json b/australia-oceania/tn.json index 0ec0a9b5..ddfec2dc 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tn.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of \"The Friendly Islands\" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific." + "text": "Tonga - unique among Pacific nations - never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of \"The Friendly Islands\" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific; in 2008, King George TUPOU V announced he was relinquishing most of his powers leading up to parliamentary elections in 2010. TUPOU died in 2012 and was succeeded by his brother 'Aho'eitu TUPOU VI. Tropical Cyclone Gita, the strongest-ever recorded storm to impact Tonga, hit the islands in February 2018 causing extensive damage." } }, "Geography": { @@ -52,22 +52,25 @@ "text": "mostly flat islands with limestone bedrock formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic rock" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Kao Volcano on Kao Island 1,046 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "fish, arable land" + "text": "arable land, fish" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.1% ++ arable land 22.2%; permanent crops 15.3%; permanent pasture 5.6%" + "text": "43.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.2% (2011 est.) / 15.3% (2011 est.) / 5.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "12.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "44.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,30 +79,30 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over two-thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu; only 45 of the nation's 171 islands are occupied" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou", - "volcanism": { - "text": "moderate volcanic activity; Fonualei (elev. 180 m) has shown frequent activity in recent years, while Niuafo'ou (elev. 260 m), which last erupted in 1985, has forced evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Late and Tofua" - } + "text": "cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou\nvolcanism: moderate volcanic activity; Fonualei (180 m) has shown frequent activity in recent years, while Niuafo'ou (260 m), which last erupted in 1985, has forced evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Late and Tofua" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation results as more and more land is being cleared for agriculture and settlement; some damage to coral reefs from starfish and indiscriminate coral and shell collectors; overhunting threatens native sea turtle populations" + "text": "deforestation from land being cleared for agriculture and settlement; soil exhaustion; water pollution due to salinization, sewage, and toxic chemicals from farming activities; coral reefs and marine populations threatened" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "archipelago of 169 islands (36 inhabited)" + "text": "the western islands (making up the Tongan Volcanic Arch) are all of volcanic origin; the eastern islands are nonvolcanic and are composed of coral limestone and sand" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "106,513 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "106,095 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,78 +113,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tongan 96.6%, part-Tongan 1.7%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)" + "text": "Tongan 97%, part-Tongan 0.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)" + "text": "Tongan and English 76.8%, Tongan, English, and other language 10.6%, Tongan only (official) 8.7%, English only (official) 0.7%, other 1.7%, none 2.2% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent persons aged 5 and older who can read and write a simple sentence in Tongan, English, or another language" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 64.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 37.3%, Free Church of Tonga 11.4%, Church of Tonga 7.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2.6%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Constitutional Church of Tonga 0.9%, Anglican 0.8% and Full Gospel Church 0.2%), Mormon 16.8%, Roman Catholic 15.6%, other 1.1%, none 0.03%, unspecified 1.7% (2006 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 64.1% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 11.9%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.6%, other 4.3%), Mormon 18.6%, Roman Catholic 14.2%, other 2.4%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "34.47% (male 18,656/female 18,061)" + "text": "32% (male 17,250/female 16,698)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.57% (male 10,671/female 10,169)" + "text": "19.66% (male 10,679/female 10,175)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.92% (male 18,045/female 18,080)" + "text": "35.35% (male 18,701/female 18,802)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.7% (male 3,000/female 3,072)" + "text": "6.17% (male 3,345/female 3,202)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.35% (male 3,064/female 3,695) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.83% (male 3,249/female 3,994) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "74.3%" + "text": "68.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.1%" + "text": "58.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.6 years" + "text": "24.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.2 years" + "text": "23.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.01% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.16% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "21 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-17.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-17.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over two-thirds of the population lives on the island of Tongatapu; only 45 of the nation's 171 islands are occupied" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "23.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "23.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NUKU'ALOFA 25,000 (2014)" + "text": "23,000 NUKU'ALOFA (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,75 +203,84 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.9", + "text": "24.9 years (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-49 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-49" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "124 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "52 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.2 years" + "text": "77 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.7 years" + "text": "75.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.18 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.87 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2014)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "34.1% (2012)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.3% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.56 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.54 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.6 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.6% of population ++ rural: 89% of population ++ total: 91% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.4% of population ++ rural: 11% of population ++ total: 9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "6.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -275,16 +293,25 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "41.1% (2014)" + "text": "48.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "1.9% (2012)" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "can read and write Tongan and/or English" @@ -293,10 +320,10 @@ "text": "99.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.3%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.5% (2015)" } } }, @@ -309,7 +336,7 @@ "text": "Tonga" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Pule'anga Tonga" + "text": "Pule'anga Fakatu'i 'o Tonga" }, "local short form": { "text": "Tonga" @@ -333,19 +360,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in November; ends second Sunday in January" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: composed of the words \"nuku,\" meaning \"residence or abode,\" and \"alofa,\" meaning \"love,\" to signify \"abode of love\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "5 island divisions; 'Eua, Ha'apai, Ongo Niua, Tongatapu, Vava'u" }, "Independence": { - "text": "4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)" + "text": "4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate status)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "King's Official Birthday, 4 July (1959); Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)" + "text": "Official Birthday of King TUPOU VI, 4 July (1959); note - actual birthday of the monarch is 12 July 1959, 4 July (2015) is the day the king was crowned; Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 4 November 1875" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by the Assembly in each of three readings, the unanimous approval of the Privy Council (a high-level advisory body to the monarch), the Cabinet, and assent to by the monarch; revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -372,61 +410,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King TUPOU VI (since 18 March 2012); note - on 18 March 2012, King George TUPOU V died and his brother, Crown Prince TUPOUTO'A Lavaka, assumed the throne as TUPOU VI" + "text": "King TUPOU VI (since 18 March 2012); Heir Apparent Crown Prince Siaosi Manumataogo 'Alaivahamama'o 'Ahoeitu Konstantin Tuku'aho, son of the king (born 17 September 1985); note - on 18 March 2012, King George TUPOU V died and his brother, Crown Prince TUPOUTO'A Lavaka, assumed the throne as TUPOU VI" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister 'Akilisi POHIVA (since 30 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Pohiva TU'I'ONETOA (since 27 September 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the monarch; election last held on 21 December 2010 (next to be held in November 2014)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the monarch; election last held on 27 September 2019 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "'Akilisi POHIVA (Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands) elected prime minister by parliament on 29 December 2014; vote - 15 of 26 votes" + "text": "Pohiva TU'I'ONETOA (Peoples Party) elected prime minister by parliament receiving 15of 23 votes cast" }, "note": { - "text": "a Privy Council advises the monarch" + "text": "note: a Privy Council advises the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (26 seats; 17 people's representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 9 indirectly elected by hereditary leaders; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fale Alea (up to 30 seats; - 26 for the 2017-19 term); 17 people's representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 9 indirectly elected by hereditary leaders; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 27 November 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 16 November 2017 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 9, noble's representatives 9, independent 8" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 14, nobles' representatives 9,  independent 3; composition - men 24, women 2, percent of women 7.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and a number of judges determined by the monarch); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are brought before the King in Privy Council, the monarch's advisory organ that has both judicial and legislative powers" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judge appointments and tenures made by the King in Privy Council, judge appointments subject to consent of the Legislative Assembly" + "text": "judge appointments and tenures made by the King in Privy Council and subject to consent of the Legislative Assembly" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Supreme Court; Magistrate's Courts; Land Courts" + "text": "Supreme Court; Magistrates' Courts; Land Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands [Samuela 'Akilisi POHIVA] ++ People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tesina FUKO] ++ Sustainable Nation-Building Party [Sione FONUA] ++ Tonga Democratic Labor Party ++ Tonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement or THRDM" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Human Rights and Democracy Movement Tonga or HRDMT [Rev. Simote VEA, chairman] ++ Public Servant's Association [Finau TUTONE]" + "text": "Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands [Samuela 'Akilisi POHIVA]People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tesina FUKO]Sustainable Nation-Building Party [Sione FONUA]Tonga Democratic Labor PartyTonga Human Rights and Democracy Movement or THRDM" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mahe'uli'uli Sandhurst TUPOUNIUA (since 10 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Mahe'uli'uli Sandhurst TUPOUNIUA (since 17 September 2013)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "250 E. 51st Street, New York, NY, 10022" + "text": "250 East 51st Street, New York, NY 10022" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (917) 369-1025" @@ -442,7 +477,7 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tonga; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross reflects the deep-rooted Christianity in Tonga; red represents the blood of Christ and his sacrifice; white signifies purity" + "text": "red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross reflects the deep-rooted Christianity in Tonga, red represents the blood of Christ and his sacrifice, and white signifies purity" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "red cross on white field, arms equal length; national colors: red, white" @@ -455,299 +490,297 @@ "text": "Uelingatoni Ngu TUPOUMALOHI/Karl Gustavus SCHMITT" }, "note": { - "text": "in use since 1875; more commonly known as \"Fasi Fakafonua\" (National Song)" + "text": "note: in use since 1875; more commonly known as \"Fasi Fakafonua\" (National Song)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 45,000 visitors in 2013. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. ++ ++ The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for healthcare and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. ++ ++ Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures." + "text": "Tonga has a small, open island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 53,800 visitors in 2015. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for health care and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offers a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep-sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. But the government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$557 million (2016 est.) ++ $542.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $524.3 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$591 million (2017 est.) / $576.6 million (2016 est.) / $553.6 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$430 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$455 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.) / 3.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,300 (2016 est.) ++ $5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5,900 (2017 est.) / $5,700 (2016 est.) / $5,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "78.6%" + "text": "99.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "21.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "41.3%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "22.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-60.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-68.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "19.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "60.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "59.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, sweet potatoes, cassava, taro and kava" + "text": "squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, sweet potatoes, cassava, taro, and kava" }, "Industries": { "text": "tourism, construction, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "33,800 (2011 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "2,006% (2006 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "27.5% (2006 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "2,006% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2011 est.) ++ 1.1% (2006)" + "text": "1.1% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2006)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "24% (FY03/04 est.)" + "text": "22.5% (2010 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$132.7 million" + "text": "181.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$132.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "181.2 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "48% of GDP (FY2017 est.) / 51.8% of GDP (FY2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.09% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$115.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $101.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$218.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $203.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$148.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $128.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.) / 2.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$33 million (2016 est.) ++ -$34 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$53 million (2017 est.) / -$30 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$35 million (2016 est.) ++ $30.6 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops" + "text": "$18.4 million (2017 est.) / $19.4 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 16%, US 15.4%, Fiji 12.8%, NZ 12.5%, South Korea 11%, Samoa 10.7%, Australia 7.5%, American Samoa 6.8% (2015)" + "text": "Hong Kong 25.1%, NZ 22.6%, US 14.3%, Japan 12.8%, Australia 10.5% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops, kava" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$288.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $263 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$250.2 million (2017 est.) / $269.8 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Fiji 37.7%, NZ 21.2%, China 14.2%, US 6.4%, Australia 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "NZ 33.3%, Fiji 11.7%, US 9.8%, Singapore 9%, Australia 8.9%, China 7.9%, Japan 5.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$180.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $156.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$198.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $176.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$233.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$117.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $110.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$189.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $198.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 2.26 (2016 est.) ++ 2.106 (2015 est.) ++ 2.106 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.)" + "text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - / 2.228 (2017 est.) / 2.216 (2016 est.) / 2.216 (2015 est.) / 2.106 (2014 est.) / 1.847 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "97% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "98.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "50 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "52 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "46.5 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.36 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "17,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "74% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "900 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,457 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "910 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "139,700 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "13,220" + "text": "6,748" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "6.35 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "70,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "63,156" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "66 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "59.43 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also" + "text": "high speed Internet provided by 3 MNOs, has subsequently allowed for better health care services, faster connections for education and growing e-commerce services; in 2018 new 4G LTE network; fixed-line teledensity has dropped given mobile subscriptions; mobile technology dominates given the island's geography; satellite technology is widespread and is important especially in areas away from the city; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 broadband satellite has made broadband more widely available for around 89 remote communities (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network" + "text": "fixed-line 6 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 59 telephones per 100; fully automatic switched network (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 676; landing point for the Tonga Cable and the TDCE connecting to Fiji and 3 separate Tonga islands; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2015)" + "text": "1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 5 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".to" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "48,000" + "text": "43,889" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "45% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "41.25% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,519" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "2 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "1" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "75,416" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -758,21 +791,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -780,10 +813,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "680 km" + "text": "680 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "184 km" + "text": "184 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "496 km (2011)" @@ -791,13 +824,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "36" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 4, carrier 1, passenger/cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Australia 1, UK 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 1, other 17 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -807,16 +837,22 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Tonga Defense Services: Joint Force headquarters, Territorial Forces, Land Force, Tonga Navy, Training Wing, Air Wing, and Support Unit (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Tonga Defense Services have approximately 500 personnel (2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Tonga military's inventory includes mostly light weapons and equipment from European (primarily the UK) countries and the US, as well as naval patrol vessels from Australia; Australia is the only supplier of military systems since 2010 (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); no conscription; the king retains the right to call up \"all those capable of bearing arms\" in wartime (2012)" + "text": "Volunteers, 18-25; no conscription (2014)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "none" + "text": "maritime boundary dispute with Fiji  " } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/australia-oceania/tv.json b/australia-oceania/tv.json index b509ac63..e091e231 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/tv.json +++ b/australia-oceania/tv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name \".tv\" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. The agreement was subsequently renegotiated but details were not disclosed." + "text": "In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name \".tv\" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. The agreement was subsequently renegotiated but details were not disclosed. Tuvalu hosted the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in August 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "2 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location 5 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "60% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 60%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "60% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 60% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "33.3%" + "text": "33.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "6.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary" + "text": "water needs met by catchment systems; the use of sand as a building material has led to beachhead erosion; deforestation; damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; rising sea levels threaten water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,959 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,342 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,64 +116,67 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%" + "text": "Tuvaluan 86.8%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 5.6%, Tuvaluan/other 6.7%, other 0.9% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%" + "text": "Protestant 92.4% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.7%, Brethren 3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.8%, Assemblies of God .9%), Baha'i 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Mormon 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "29.32% (male 1,647/female 1,566)" + "text": "29.42% (male 1,711/female 1,626)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.76% (male 1,132/female 1,033)" + "text": "17.61% (male 1,031/female 966)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.5% (male 1,989/female 2,011)" + "text": "37.17% (male 2,157/female 2,059)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.66% (male 387/female 562)" + "text": "9.12% (male 427/female 607)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.77% (male 255/female 377) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.68% (male 289/female 469) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.5 years" + "text": "26.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24.4 years" + "text": "25.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.85% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.87% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "59.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "64% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.27% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "FUNAFUTI (capital) 6,000 (2014)" + "text": "7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -174,75 +186,72 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.5", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "29.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "26.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "32.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "28.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "66.5 years" + "text": "67.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "64.3 years" + "text": "65.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "68.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.98 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "30.5% (2007)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "16.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "2.88 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.3% of population ++ rural: 97% of population ++ total: 97.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.7% of population ++ rural: 3% of population ++ total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "17.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.3% of population ++ rural: 80.2% of population ++ total: 83.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 9.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.7% of population ++ rural: 19.8% of population ++ total: 16.7% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -255,13 +264,21 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "39.6% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.6% (2007)" + "text": "51.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "20.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "9.8%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "45.9% (2016)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -281,12 +298,12 @@ "former": { "text": "Ellice Islands" }, - "note": { - "text": "\"tuvalu\" means \"group of eight\" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands" + "etymology": { + "text": "\"tuvalu\" means \"group of eight\" or \"eight standing together\" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -297,6 +314,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the atoll is named after a founding ancestor chief, Funa, from the island of Samoa" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -309,7 +329,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the final reading; amended 2007, 2010, 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law" @@ -321,7 +346,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes; for a child born abroad, at least one parent must be a citizen of Tuvalu" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -339,7 +364,7 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since 16 April 2010)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Enele SOPOAGA (since 5 August 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Kausea NATANO (since 19 September 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -348,53 +373,39 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from members of House of Assembly following parliamentary elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "Enele SOPOAGA elected prime minister by House of Assembly; House of Assembly vote count on 4 August 2013 - 8 to 5; note - Willie TELAVI removed as prime minister by the governor general on 1 August 2013" + "text": "Kausea NATANO elected prime minister by House of Assembly; House of Assembly vote count on 19 September 2019 - 10 to 6" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (16 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "last held on 9 September 2019 (next to be held on September 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 15; 12 members reelected" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 16 (9 members reelected)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal is the Fiji Court of Appeal on Fiji Island (consists of the chief justice who visits twice a year); High Court, located on Fiji, consists of the chief justice of Fiji who presides over its sessions" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and not less than 3 appeals judges); High Court (consists of the chief justice); appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; justices of the Court of Appeal and puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the president of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70; puisine judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Court of Appeal judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet; judge tenure based on terms of appointment; High Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet; chief justice serves for life; other judges appointed by the governor general on the advice of the Cabinet after consultation with chief justice; judge tenure set by terms of appointment" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "magistrates' courts; island courts; lands courts" + "text": "magistrates' courts; island courts; land courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "there are no political parties but members of parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Aunese Makoi SIMATI (since 11 January 2013)" - }, - "chancery": { - "text": "note - Tuvalu does not have an embassy in Washington, D.C.; UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (212) 490-0534" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (212) 937-0692" - } + "text": "none; the Tuvalu Permanent Mission to the UN serves as the Embassy; it is headed by Samuelu LALONIU (since 21 July 2017); address: 685 Third Avenue, Suite 1104, New York, NY 10017; telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534; FAX: [1] (212) 808-4975" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu" @@ -413,38 +424,52 @@ "text": "Afaese MANOA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1978; the anthem's name is also the nation's motto" + "text": "note: adopted 1978; the anthem's name is also the nation's motto" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. ++ ++ The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. ++ ++ Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $141 million in 2013 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Growing income inequality is one of many concerns for the nation." + "text": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $104 million (A$141 million) in 2014 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, but has stabilized at nearly $4 million per year. The financial impact of climate change and the cost of climate related adaptation projects is one of many concerns for the nation." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$39 million (2016 est.) ++ $37.52 million (2015 est.) ++ $36.55 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$42 million (2017 est.) / $40.68 million (2016 est.) / $39.48 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$32 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$40 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.) / 9.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,500 (2016 est.) ++ $3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,800 (2017 est.) / $3,700 (2016 est.) / $3,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" + } + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "government consumption": { + "text": "87% (2016 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "24.3% (2016 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "43.7% (2016 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-66.1% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "24.5% (2012 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "5.6% (2012 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "70% (2012 est.)" @@ -464,86 +489,107 @@ }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)" + "text": "note: most people make a living through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls - and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "26.3% (2010 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$42.68 million" + "text": "42.68 million (2013 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$32.46 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.46 million (2012 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "133.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "106.7% (of GDP) (2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia" + } }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "31.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "25.6% (of GDP) (2013 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "37% of GDP (2017 est.) / 47.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.6% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$0 (2014)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1 million (2016 est.) ++ $2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2 million (2017 est.) / $8 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$600,000 (2010 est.) ++ $1 million (2004 est.)" + "text": "$600,000 (2010 est.) / $1 million (2004 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 18.2%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 17%, Fiji 14.8%, Nigeria 14.2%, Germany 8.2%, South Africa 5.9%, Colombia 5.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copra, fish" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$136.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $238.6 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "$20.69 billion (2018 est.) / $19.09 billion (2017 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Singapore 33.4%, South Korea 11.5%, Australia 10.8%, NZ 8%, Fiji 7.5%, Chile 6.1%, South Africa 5%, Japan 5% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.67 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - / 1.311 (2017 est.) / 1.3442 (2016 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "11.8 million kWh (2011)" + "text": "11.8 million kWh (2011 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014)" + "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5,100 kW (2011)" + "text": "5,100 kW (2011 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" @@ -555,16 +601,16 @@ "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" @@ -573,58 +619,69 @@ "text": "0 bbl/day" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { "text": "0 cu m (2014)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,000" + "text": "1,978" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.59 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,911" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "37 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "serves particular needs for internal communications" + "text": "internal communications needs met; small global scale of over 11,000 people on 9 inhabited islands; mobile subscriber penetration about 40% and broadband about 10% penetration; govt. owned and sole provider of telecommunications services; 2G widespread; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite will improve the telecommunication sector for the Asia Pacific region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "radiotelephone communications between islands" + "text": "radiotelephone communications between islands; fixed-line 18 per 100 and mobile-cellular 70 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)" + "text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2009)" + "text": "no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tv" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5,000" + "text": "5,498" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "42.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "49.32% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "9 (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -637,7 +694,7 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -645,7 +702,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "8 km" + "text": "8 km (2011)" }, "paved": { "text": "8 km (2011)" @@ -653,13 +710,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "58" + "text": "243" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 24, chemical tanker 15, container 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "33 (China 4, Indonesia 1, Maldives 1, Singapore 19, South Korea 1, Turkey 1, Vietnam 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 20, container ship 3, general cargo 39, oil tanker 24, other 157 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -669,7 +723,7 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)" } }, diff --git a/australia-oceania/um.json b/australia-oceania/um.json index 35a06cf9..d44f0002 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/um.json +++ b/australia-oceania/um.json @@ -1,152 +1,36 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction. They sustain many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere.", - "Baker Island": { - "text": "The US took possession of the island in 1857. Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The island was established as a NWR in 1974." - }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "Discovered by the US early in the 19th century, the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857. Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island, similar to the effort on nearby Baker Island, but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The famed American aviatrix Amelia EARHART disappeared while seeking out Howland Island as a refueling stop during her 1937 round-the-world flight; Earhart Light, a day beacon near the middle of the west coast, was named in her memory. The island was established as a NWR in 1974." - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "First discovered by the British in 1821, the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. It was abandoned in 1942 during World War II. The island was established as a NWR in 1974." - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934. Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Air Force are currently discussing future management options; in the interim, Johnston Atoll and the three-mile Naval Defensive Sea around it remain under the jurisdiction and administrative control of the US Air Force." - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 nm were designated a NWR." - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the transpacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for transpacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a NWR and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony." - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now partly privately owned by the Nature Conservancy with the rest owned by the Federal government and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. These organizations are managing the atoll as a wildlife refuge. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12-nm US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and designated a NWR in January 2001." - } + "text": "All of the following US Pacific island territories except Midway Atoll constitute the Pacific Remote Islands National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex and as such are managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior. Midway Atoll NWR has been included in a Refuge Complex with the Hawaiian Islands NWR and also designated as part of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. These remote refuges are the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction. They sustain many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere.\nBaker Island: The US took possession of the island in 1857. Its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; Howland Island: Discovered by the US early in the 19th century, the uninhabited atoll was officially claimed by the US in 1857. Both US and British companies mined for guano deposits until about 1890. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization began on this island, similar to the effort on nearby Baker Island, but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. The famed American aviatrix Amelia EARHART disappeared while seeking out Howland Island as a refueling stop during her 1937 round-the-world flight; Earhart Light, a day beacon near the middle of the west coast, was named in her memory. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; Jarvis Island: First discovered by the British in 1821, the uninhabited island was annexed by the US in 1858 but abandoned in 1879 after tons of guano had been removed. The UK annexed the island in 1889 but never carried out plans for further exploitation. The US occupied and reclaimed the island in 1935. It was abandoned in 1942 during World War II. The island was established as a NWR in 1974.; Johnston Atoll: Both the US and the Kingdom of Hawaii annexed Johnston Atoll in 1858, but it was the US that mined the guano deposits until the late 1880s. Johnston and Sand Islands were designated wildlife refuges in 1926. The US Navy took over the atoll in 1934. Subsequently, the US Air Force assumed control in 1948. The site was used for high-altitude nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s. Until late in 2000 the atoll was maintained as a storage and disposal site for chemical weapons. Munitions destruction, cleanup, and closure of the facility were completed by May 2005. The Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Air Force are currently discussing future management options; in the interim, Johnston Atoll and the three-mile Naval Defensive Sea around it remain under the jurisdiction and administrative control of the US Air Force.; Kingman Reef: The US annexed the reef in 1922. Its sheltered lagoon served as a way station for flying boats on Hawaii-to-American Samoa flights during the late 1930s. There are no terrestrial plants on the reef, which is frequently awash, but it does support abundant and diverse marine fauna and flora. In 2001, the waters surrounding the reef out to 12 nm were designated a NWR.; Midway Islands: The US took formal possession of the islands in 1867. The laying of the transpacific cable, which passed through the islands, brought the first residents in 1903. Between 1935 and 1947, Midway was used as a refueling stop for transpacific flights. The US naval victory over a Japanese fleet off Midway in 1942 was one of the turning points of World War II. The islands continued to serve as a naval station until closed in 1993. Today the islands are a NWR and are the site of the world's largest Laysan albatross colony.; Palmyra Atoll: The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now partly privately owned by the Nature Conservancy with the rest owned by the Federal government and managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. These organizations are managing the atoll as a wildlife refuge. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12-nm US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and designated a NWR in January 2001." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "text": "Oceania", - "Baker Island": { - "text": "atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,830 nm southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia" - }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "island in the North Pacific Ocean 1,815 nm southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "island in the South Pacific Ocean 1,305 nm south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Cook Islands" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 717 nm southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "reef in the North Pacific Ocean 930 nm south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,260 nm northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 960 nm south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa" - } + "text": "Oceania\nBaker Island: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 3,390 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; Howland Island: island in the North Pacific Ocean 3,360 km southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Australia; Jarvis Island: island in the South Pacific Ocean 2,415 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and Cook Islands; Johnston Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,330 km southwest of Honolulu, about one-third of the way from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands; Kingman Reef: reef in the North Pacific Ocean 1,720 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa; Midway Islands: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 2,335 km northwest of Honolulu near the end of the Hawaiian Archipelago, about one-third of the way from Honolulu to Tokyo; Palmyra Atoll: atoll in the North Pacific Ocean 1,780 km south of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "Baker Island": { - "text": "0 13 N, 176 28 W" - }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "0 48 N, 176 38 W" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "0 23 S, 160 01 W" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "16 45 N, 169 31 W" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "6 23 N, 162 25 W" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "28 12 N, 177 22 W" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "5 53 N, 162 05 W" - } + "text": "Baker Island: 0 13 N, 176 28 W; Howland Island: 0 48 N, 176 38 W; Jarvis Island: 0 23 S, 160 01 W; Johnston Atoll: 16 45 N, 169 31 W; Kingman Reef: 6 23 N, 162 25 W; Midway Islands: 28 12 N, 177 22 W; Palmyra Atoll: 5 53 N, 162 05 W" }, "Map references": { "text": "Oceania" }, "Area": { - "text": "total - 6,959.41 sq km; emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km", - "Baker Island": { - "text": "total - 129.1 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km" + "land": { + "text": "6,959.41 sq km (emergent land - 22.41 sq km; submerged - 6,937 sq km)" }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "total - 138.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km" + "note": { + "text": "Baker Island: total - 129.1 sq km; emergent land - 2.1 sq km; submerged - 127 sq km Howland Island: total - 138.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 136 sq km Jarvis Island: total - 152 sq km; emergent land - 5 sq km; submerged - 147 sq km Johnston Atoll: total - 276.6 sq km; emergent land - 2.6 sq km; submerged - 274 sq km Kingman Reef: total - 1,958.01 sq km; emergent land - 0.01 sq km; submerged - 1,958 sq km Midway Islands: total - 2,355.2 sq km; emergent land - 6.2 sq km; submerged - 2,349 sq km Palmyra Atoll: total - 1,949.9 sq km; emergent land - 3.9 sq km; submerged - 1,946 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "Baker Island": { - "text": "about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "about 4.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "a little more than 1.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "about 20 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" - } + "text": "Baker Island: about 2.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Howland Island: about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Johnston Atoll: about 4.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Kingman Reef: a little more than 1.5 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Midway Islands: about nine times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC; Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "Land boundaries": { - "text": "none" + "text": "0 km" }, "Coastline": { - "Baker Island": { - "text": "4.8 km" - }, - "Howland Island": { - "text": "6.4 km" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "8 km" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "34 km" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "3 km" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "15 km" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "14.5 km" + "note": { + "text": "Baker Island: 4.8 km Howland Island: 6.4 km Jarvis Island: 8 km Johnston Atoll: 34 km Kingman Reef: 3 km Midway Islands: 15 km Palmyra Atoll: 14.5 km" } }, "Maritime claims": { @@ -158,25 +42,17 @@ } }, "Climate": { - "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands": { - "text": "equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun" - }, - "Johnston Atoll and Kingman Reef": { - "text": "tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "subtropical with cool, moist winters (December to February) and warm, dry summers (May to October); moderated by prevailing easterly winds; most of the 107 cm of annual rainfall occurs during the winter" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "equatorial, hot; located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, it is extremely wet with between 400-500 cm of rainfall each year" - } + "text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun; Johnston Atoll and Kingman Reef: tropical, but generally dry; consistent northeast trade winds with little seasonal temperature variation; Midway Islands: subtropical with cool, moist winters (December to February) and warm, dry summers (May to October); moderated by prevailing easterly winds; most of the 107 cm of annual rainfall occurs during the winter; Palmyra Atoll: equatorial, hot; located within the low pressure area of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) where the northeast and southeast trade winds meet, it is extremely wet with between 400-500 cm of rainfall each year" }, "Terrain": { "text": "low and nearly flat sandy coral islands with narrow fringing reefs that have developed at the top of submerged volcanic mountains, which in most cases rise steeply from the ocean floor" }, "Elevation": { - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Baker Island, unnamed location - 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location - 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location - 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island - 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location - less than 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location - 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location - 3 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Baker Island, unnamed location 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location less than 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location 3 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -184,72 +60,33 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands": { - "text": "the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard" - }, - "Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls": { - "text": "NA" - } + "text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island poses a maritime hazard; Kingman Reef: wet or awash most of the time, maximum elevation of less than 2 m makes Kingman Reef a maritime hazard; Midway Islands, Johnston, and Palmyra Atolls: NA" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "no natural freshwater resources" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "none" - }, - "Midway Islands and Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "NA" - } + "text": "Baker Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in 1937 during a short-lived colonization effort, ravaged the avian population and were eradicated in 1965Howland Island: no natural freshwater resources; the island habitat has suffered from invasive exotic species; black rats, introduced in 1854, were eradicated by feral cats within a year of their introduction in 1937; the cats preyed on the bird population and were eliminated by 1985Jarvis Island: no natural freshwater resources; feral cats, introduced in the 1930s during a short-lived colonization venture, were not completely removed until 1990Johnston Atoll: no natural freshwater resources; the seven decades under US military administration (1934-2004) left the atoll environmentally degraded and required large-scale remediation efforts; a swarm of Anoplolepis (crazy) ants invaded the island in 2010 damaging native wildlife; eradication has been largely, but not completely, successfulMidway Islands:  many exotic species introduced, 75% of the roughly 200 plant species on the island are non-native; plastic pollution harms wildlife, via entanglement, ingestion, and toxic contamination Kingman Reef: nonePalmyra Atoll: black rats, believed to have been introduced to the atoll during the US military occupation of the 1940s, severely degraded the ecosystem outcompeting native species (seabirds, crabs); following a successful rat removal project in 2011, native flora and fauna have begun to recover" }, "Geography - note": { - "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands": { - "text": "scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public" - }, - "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "a coral atoll managed as a National Wildlife Refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "the high rainfall and resulting lush vegetation make the environment of this atoll unique among the US Pacific Island territories; supports a large undisturbed stand of Pisonia beach forest" - } + "text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands: scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public; Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in circumference; closed to the public; Kingman Reef: barren coral atoll with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public; Midway Islands: a coral atoll managed as a National Wildlife Refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of wildlife observation and photography; Palmyra Atoll: the high rainfall and resulting lush vegetation make the environment of this atoll unique among the US Pacific Island territories; supports a large undisturbed stand of Pisonia beach forest" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", "note": { - "text": "public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service" - }, - "Jarvis Island": { - "text": "Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied" - }, - "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island" - }, - "Midway Islands": { - "text": "approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll" - }, - "Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers" + "text": "note: public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service Jarvis Island: Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied Johnston Atoll: in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island Midway Islands: approximately 40 people make up the staff of US Fish and Wildlife Service and their services contractor living at the atoll Palmyra Atoll: four to 20 Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife staff, and researchers" } } }, @@ -259,23 +96,25 @@ "text": "none" }, "conventional short form": { - "text": "Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll" + "text": "Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Palmyra Atoll" }, "etymology": { "text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "unincorporated territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system", - "note on Palmyra Atoll": { - "text": "incorporated Territory of the US; partly privately owned and partly federally owned; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon" + "text": "with the exception of Palmyra Atoll, the constituent islands are unincorporated, unorganized territories of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System", + "note": { + "text": "note: Palmyra Atoll is partly privately owned and partly federally owned; the federally owned portion is administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as an incorporated, unorganized territory of the US; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of the US, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (territories of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territories of the US)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of the US is used" @@ -286,22 +125,27 @@ "text": "no economic activity" } }, + "Energy": { + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" + } + }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { "Baker Island": { - "text": "one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable" + "text": "one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2013)" }, "Howland Island": { - "text": "airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable" + "text": "airstrip constructed in 1937 for scheduled refueling stop on the round-the-world flight of Amelia EARHART and Fred NOONAN; the aviators left Lae, New Guinea, for Howland Island but were never seen again; the airstrip is no longer serviceable (2013)" }, "Johnston Atoll": { - "text": "one closed and not maintained" + "text": "one closed and not maintained (2013)" }, "Kingman Reef": { - "text": "lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938" + "text": "lagoon was used as a halfway station between Hawaii and American Samoa by Pan American Airways for flying boats in 1937 and 1938 (2013)" }, "Midway Islands": { - "text": "3 - one operational (2,377 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies" + "text": "3 - one operational (2,377 m paved); no fuel for sale except emergencies (2013)" }, "Palmyra Atoll": { "text": "1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2013)" @@ -309,17 +153,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 - Johnston Atoll; note - abandoned but usable (2016)" + "text": "1 - Johnston Atoll; (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note - abandoned but usable" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 - Palmyra Atoll (2016)" - } + "text": "1 - Palmyra Atoll (2016)" }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "" + "text": "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef" }, "Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef": { "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" diff --git a/australia-oceania/wf.json b/australia-oceania/wf.json index 476ebf2a..4d5b870e 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wf.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wf.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed this status in July 1961." + "text": "The Futuna island group was discovered by the Dutch in 1616 and Wallis by the British in 1767, but it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842, and took official control of them between 1886 and 1888. Notably, Wallis and Futuna was the only French colony to side with the Vichy regime during World War II, a phase that ended in May of 1942 with the arrival of 2,000 American troops. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory and officially assumed that status in 1961. In 2003, Wallis and Futuna's designation changed to that of an overseas collectivity." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets" + "text": "note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "volcanic origin; low hills" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 522 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "42.8% ++ arable land 7.1%; permanent crops 35.7%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "42.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.1% (2011 est.) / 35.7% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "41.9%" + "text": "41.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "15.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,18 +80,18 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "cyclones; tsunamis" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural freshwater resources" + "text": "deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural freshwater resources; lack of soil fertility on the islands of Uvea and Futuna negatively impacts agricultural producitivity" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "both island groups have fringing reefs" + "text": "both island groups have fringing reefs; Wallis contains several prominent crater lakes" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "15,664 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "15,854 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,57 +112,57 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.25% (male 1,819/female 1,667)" + "text": "20.58% (male 1,702/female 1,561)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.9% (male 1,395/female 1,252)" + "text": "14.72% (male 1,238/female 1,095)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.52% (male 3,266/female 3,237)" + "text": "43.55% (male 3,529/female 3,376)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.7% (male 746/female 773)" + "text": "9.92% (male 742/female 830)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.63% (male 721/female 788) (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.23% (male 856/female 925) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.6 years" + "text": "34 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.6 years" + "text": "33.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.33% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.28% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population", + "text": "-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia" } }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "0% of total population (2015)" + "text": "0% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)" + "text": "0% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MATA-UTU (capital) 1,000 (2014)" + "text": "1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -169,52 +172,60 @@ "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.7 years" + "text": "80.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.7 years" + "text": "77.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "rural": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017)" + } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 96% of population ++ total: 96% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ rural: 4% of population ++ total: 4% of population (2008 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -225,6 +236,20 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" + } + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -241,12 +266,15 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Wallis et Futuna" }, + "former": { + "text": "Hoorn Islands is the former name of the Futuna Islands" + }, "etymology": { - "text": "Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS who discovered it in 1767; Futuna is derived from the native word \"futu,\" which is the name of the fish-poison tree found on the island" + "text": "Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS, who discovered it in 1767; Futuna is derived from the native word \"futu,\" which is the name of the fish-poison tree found on the island" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "overseas territory of France" + "text": "overseas collectivity of France" }, "Government type": { "text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Assembly); overseas collectivity of France" @@ -266,29 +294,36 @@ "text": "3 administrative precincts (circonscriptions, singular - circonscription) Alo, Sigave, Uvea" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "French constitution amendment procedures apply" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Administrator Marcel RENOUF (since 26 January 2015)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by High Administrator Thierry QUEFFELEC (since 7 January 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Territorial Assembly Mikaele KULIMOETOKE (since 26 November 2014)" + "text": "President of the Territorial Assembly David VERGE (since 4 April 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of the Territory appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly" @@ -297,26 +332,23 @@ "text": "French president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly elected by assembly members" }, "note": { - "text": "there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers" + "text": "note: there are 3 traditional kings with limited powers" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Wallis and Futuna elects 1 senator to the French Senate and 1 deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - by-election last held on 24 March 2013 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - independent (backed by UMP) 1" + "text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats - Wallis 13, Futuna 7; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)Wallis and Futuna indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term, and directly elects 1 deputy to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote for a 5-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2017)" + "text": "Territorial Assembly - last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)French Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2020)French National Assembly - last held on 11 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PS 4, UMP 4, centrist, 3, other 9" + "text": "Territorial Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - 2 members are elected from the list Fia gaue fakatahi kihe kaha'u e lelei and 1 each from 18 other lists; composition - men 14, women 6, percent of women 30% French Senate - LR 1French National Assembly - independent 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases); note - appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel, located in Noumea, New Caledonia" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases); note - appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (in Noumea, New Caledonia)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "NA" @@ -326,24 +358,25 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) ++ Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG ++ Rally for the Republic or RPR (UMP) [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU] ++ Socialist Party or PS ++ Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA] ++ Union Populaire Locale or UPL [Falakiko GATA] ++ Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Left Radical Party or PRG [Guillaume LACROIX] (formerly Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG)Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) (leader NA)Rally for Wallis and Futuna-The Republicans (Rassemblement pour Wallis and Futuna) or RPWF-LR [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]Socialist Party or PSTaumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "PIF (observer), SPC, UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "unofficial, local flag has a red field with four white isosceles triangles in the middle, representing the three native kings of the islands and the French administrator; the apexes of the triangles are oriented inward and at right angles to each other; the flag of France, outlined in white on two sides, is in the upper hoist quadrant", "note": { - "text": "the design is derived from an original red banner with a white cross pattee that was introduced in the 19th century by French missionaries; the flag of France is used for official occasions" + "text": "note: the design is derived from an original red banner with a white cross pattee that was introduced in the 19th century by French missionaries; the flag of France is used for official occasions" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -351,35 +384,45 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: as a territory of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. However, roughly 70% of the labor force is employed in the public sector, although only about 20% of the population is in salaried employment. ++ ++ Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. France directly finances the public sector and healthcare and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and healthcare facilities. ++ ++ A key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live on the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government." + "text": "The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. However, roughly 70% of the labor force is employed in the public sector, although only about a third of the population is in salaried employment. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. France directly finances the public sector and health-care and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and health-care facilities. A key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live on the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$60 million (2004 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$195 million (2005) (2005)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$3,800 (2004 est.)" }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "26% (2005)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "54% (2005)" + } + }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -389,61 +432,61 @@ "text": "copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3,104 (2003)" + "text": "4,482 (2013)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "80%" + "text": "74%" }, "industry": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "3%" }, "services": { - "text": "16% (2001 est.)" + "text": "23% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.2% (2008 est.)" + "text": "8.8% (2013 est.) / 12.2% (2008 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$29,730" + "text": "32.54 million NA (2015 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$31,330 (2004)" + "text": "34.18 million NA (2015 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "16.7% (of GDP) NA (2015 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "-0.8% (of GDP) NA (2015 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "5.6% of GDP (2004 est.)", "note": { - "text": "offical data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" + "text": "note: offical data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.8% (2005)" + "text": "0.9% (2015) / 2.8% (2005)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$47,450 (2004 est.)" @@ -452,7 +495,7 @@ "text": "copra, chemicals, construction materials" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$61.17 million (2004)" + "text": "$61.17 million (2004 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, machinery, consumer goods" @@ -461,25 +504,34 @@ "text": "$3.67 million (2004)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)" + "text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - / 110.2 (2015 est.) / 89.8 (2014 est.) / 89.85 (2013 est.) / 90.56 (2012 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,132" + "text": "4,012" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "25.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "2G widespread; bandwidth is limited; mobile subscriber numbers are higher than fixed-line and better suited for islands; good mobile coverage in the capital cities and also reasonable coverage across more remote atolls; recent international interest in infrastructure development; increase in demand for mobile broadband as mobile services serve as primary source for Internet access; Kacific-1 broadband satellite launched in 2019 to improve costs and capability (2020)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line teledensity 25 per 100 persons (2019)" + }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 681" + "text": "country code - 681; landing point for the Tui-Samoa submarine cable network connecting Wallis & Futuna, Samoa and Fiji (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2008)" + "text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments, collectivities, and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".wf" @@ -489,7 +541,7 @@ "text": "3,450" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "22.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "22.1% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -499,13 +551,13 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Ports and terminals": { diff --git a/australia-oceania/wq.json b/australia-oceania/wq.json index 1caaf316..80b9a63c 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/wq.json +++ b/australia-oceania/wq.json @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 sq km" + "text": "7 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "6.5 sq km" @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 6 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location 8 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -74,10 +77,10 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "occasional typhoons" + "text": "subject to occasional typhoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "potable water obtained through a catchment rainwater system and a desalinization plant for brackish ground water; hazardous wastes moved to an accumulation site for storage and eventual transport off site via barge" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean; emergency landing location for transpacific flights" @@ -85,9 +88,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", + "text": "no indigenous inhabitants (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 150 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities (2009)" + "text": "note: approximately 100 military personnel and civilian contractors maintain and operate the airfield and communications facilities" } } }, @@ -100,17 +103,22 @@ "text": "Wake Island" }, "etymology": { - "text": "although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE who rediscovered the island in 1796" + "text": "although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE, who rediscovered the island in 1796" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the US Air Force" + "text": "unincorporated unorganized territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Department of the Interior; activities in the atoll are currently conducted by the 11th US Air Force and managed from Pacific Air Force Support Center" + }, + "Independence": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" }, "Legal system": { "text": "US common law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United States" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of the US is used" @@ -121,30 +129,37 @@ "text": "Economic activity is limited to providing services to military personnel and contractors located on the island. All food and manufactured goods must be imported." } }, + "Energy": { + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" + } + }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "satellite communications; 2 Defense Switched Network circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808" + "text": "satellite communications; 2 Defense Switched Network circuits off the Overseas Telephone System (OTS); located in the Hawaii area code - 808 (2018)" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/TV broadcasts (2009)" + "text": "American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/TV broadcasts (2018)" } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2018)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; two offshore anchorages for large ships" + "note": { + "text": "none; two offshore anchorages for large ships" + } }, "Transportation - note": { "text": "there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available" diff --git a/australia-oceania/ws.json b/australia-oceania/ws.json index d026ae1a..d600572d 100644 --- a/australia-oceania/ws.json +++ b/australia-oceania/ws.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the \"Western\" from its name in 1997." + "text": "New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the \"Western\" from its name in 1997.In the late 2000s, Samoa began making efforts to more closely align with Australia and New Zealand. In 2009, Samoa changed its driving orientation to the left side of the road, in line with other Commonwealth countries. In 2011, Samoa jumped forward one day - skipping December 30 - by moving to the west of the International Date Line so that it was one hour ahead of New Zealand and three hours ahead of the east coast of Australia, rather than 23 and 21 hours behind, respectively." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rugged mountains in interior" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Silisili 1,857 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "12.4% ++ arable land 2.8%; permanent crops 7.8%; permanent pasture 1.8%" + "text": "12.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.8% (2011 est.) / 7.8% (2011 est.) / 1.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "60.4%" + "text": "60.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "about three-quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "occasional typhoons; active volcanism", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Savai'I Island (elev. 1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active" - } + "text": "occasional cyclones; active volcanism\nvolcanism: Savai'I Island (1,858 m), which last erupted in 1911, is historically active" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing" @@ -99,10 +102,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "198,926", - "note": { - "text": "prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "203,774 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,78 +113,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians (persons of European and Polynesian blood) 7%, Europeans 0.4% (2001 census)" + "text": "Samoan 96%, Samoan/New Zealander 2%, other 1.9% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent the population by country of citizenship" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Samoan (Polynesian) (official), English" + "text": "Samoan (Polynesian) (official) 91.1%, Somoan/English 6.7%, English (official) 0.5%, other 0.2%, unspecified 1.6% (2006 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 57.4% (Congregationalist 31.8%, Methodist 13.7%, Assembly of God 8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%), Roman Catholic 19.4%, Mormon 15.2%, Worship Centre 1.7%, other Christian 5.5%, other 0.7%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 54.9% (Congregationalist 29%, Methodist 12.4%, Assembly of God 6.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, other Protestant 2.3%), Roman Catholic 18.8%, Mormon 16.9%, Worship Centre 2.8%, other Christian 3.6%, other 2.9% (includes Baha'i, Muslim), none 0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "32.04% (male 32,893/female 30,847)" + "text": "29.31% (male 30,825/female 28,900)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.89% (male 20,302/female 19,258)" + "text": "19.61% (male 20,519/female 19,439)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "35.95% (male 36,889/female 34,631)" + "text": "37.4% (male 39,011/female 37,200)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.52% (male 6,602/female 6,364)" + "text": "7.5% (male 7,780/female 7,505)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.6% (male 4,843/female 6,297) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.18% (male 5,513/female 7,082) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "74%" + "text": "73.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "64.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "8.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.9 years" + "text": "25.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.7 years" + "text": "25.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.59% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.61% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "20.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "about three-quarters of the population lives on the island of Upolu" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "19.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "17.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.24% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.47% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "APIA (capital) 37,000 (2014)" + "text": "36,000 APIA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,78 +200,84 @@ "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.6", + "text": "23.6 years (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "51 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.8 years" + "text": "71.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.7% (2009)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "26.9% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 99.3% of population ++ total: 99% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 0.7% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.34 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.3% of population ++ rural: 91.1% of population ++ total: 91.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.7% of population ++ rural: 8.9% of population ++ total: 8.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -278,39 +290,48 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "degree of risk": { + "text": "high (2020)" + }, + "food or waterborne diseases": { + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" + }, + "vectorborne diseases": { + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "41.6% (2014)" + "text": "47.3% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "3.2% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99%" - }, - "male": { "text": "99.1%" }, + "male": { + "text": "99%" + }, "female": { - "text": "98.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.2% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "31.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "25.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "43.4% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -331,8 +352,8 @@ "former": { "text": "Western Samoa" }, - "note": { - "text": "the name \"Samoa\" is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning sacred and \"moa\" meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology" + "etymology": { + "text": "the meaning of Samoa is disputed; some modern explanations are that the \"sa\" connotes  \"sacred\" and \"moa\" indicates \"center,\" so the name can mean \"Holy Center\"; alternatively, some assertions state that it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology; the name, however, may go back to Proto-Polynesian (PPn) times (before 1000 B.C.); a plausible PPn reconstruction has the first syllable as \"sa'a\" meaning \"tribe or people\" and \"moa\" meaning \"deep sea or ocean\" to convey the meaning \"people of the deep sea\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -346,7 +367,13 @@ "text": "13 49 S, 171 46 W" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) ++ +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" + "text": "UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the native village around which the capital was constructed in the 1850s; the village still exists within the larger modern capital" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -356,10 +383,15 @@ "text": "1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June" + "text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, but it is observed in June" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as an act by the Legislative Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership in the third reading - provided at least 90 days have elapsed since the second reading, and assent of the chief of state; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles on customary land or constitutional amendment procedures also requires at least two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen" @@ -386,48 +418,45 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi (since 20 June 2007)" + "text": "TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi II (since 21 July 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (since 1998); Deputy Prime Minister FONOTOE Pierre Lauofo (since 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister TUILA'EPA Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi (since 23 November 1998); Deputy Prime Minister FIAME Naomi Mata’afa (since 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the chief of state on the prime minister's advice" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "chief of state indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 20 July 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state, approved by the Legislative Assembly" + "text": "chief of state indirectly elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a 5-year term (2- term limit); election last held on 4 July 2017 (next to be held in 2022); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state, approved by the Legislative Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "TUI ATUA Tupua Tamasese Efi unanimously elected by the Legislative Assembly" + "text": "TUIMALEALI'IFANO Va’aletoa Sualauvi unanimously elected by the Legislative Assembly on 5 July 2017" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats; 47 members - traditional family chiefs or matai and 2 members - part-Samoan or non-Samoan - directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (50 seats for 2016-2021 term); members from 49 single-seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote and 1 seat for a woman, added for the 2016 election to meet the mandated 10% representation of women in the Assembly; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "election last held on 4 March 2016 (next election to be held no later than March 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 44, Tautua Samoa 3, independents 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - HRPP 89.8%, Tautua Samoa 4.1%, independent 6.1%; seats by party – initial election results - HRPP 44, Tautua Samoa 2, independents 3; post-election party affiliation – HRPP 47, (informal) opposition 3; composition - men 45, women 5, percent of women 10%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 2 Supreme Court judges and meets once or twice a year); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and several judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the head of state upon the advice of the prime minister; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general and an appointee of the Minister of Justice; judges normally appointed until retirement at age 68" + "text": "chief justice appointed by the chief of state upon the advice of the prime minister; other Supreme Court judges appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body chaired by the chief justice and includes the attorney general and an appointee of the Minister of Justice; judges normally serve until retirement at age 68" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "District Court; Magistrates' Courts; Land and Titles Courts; village fono or village chief councils" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP [Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA] ++ Samoa Christian Party or TCP [Tuala Tiresa MALIETOA] ++ Samoa Progressive Political Party or SPPP [Toalepaiali'i Toesulusulu S'iueva POSE II] ++ Tautua Samoa [Leatinu'u Salole LESA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP [TUILA'EPA Sailele Malielegaoi]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -451,7 +480,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Samoa; the US Ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Samoa" + "text": "the US Ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Samoa" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[685] 21-631 (2018)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Accident Corporation Building, 5th Floor, Matafele, Apia" @@ -459,15 +491,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 3430, Matafele, Apia" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[685] 21436/21631/21452/22696" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[685] 22030" + "text": "[685] 22-030 (2018)" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue represents freedom, and white signifies purity" + "text": "red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white, five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation; red stands for courage, blue represents freedom, and white signifies purity", + "note": { + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Taiwan" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Southern Cross constellation (five, five-pointed stars); national colors: red, white, blue" @@ -480,41 +512,61 @@ "text": "Sauni Liga KURESA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962; also known as \"Samoa Tula'i\" (Samoa Arise)" + "text": "note: adopted 1962; also known as \"Samoa Tula'i\" (Samoa Arise)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $780 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 1,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and accounts for 65% of total exports. Industry accounts for nearly 15% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. ++ ++ The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes on Samoa's Upolu Island. ++ ++ The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the country's financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are relatively healthy and inflation is low, but external debt is approximately 55% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014." + "text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $844 million. Agriculture, including fishing, furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. Industry accounts for nearly 22% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly two-thirds of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes on Samoa's Upolu Island. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the country's financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are relatively healthy and inflation is low, but external debt is approximately 45% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country status in January 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.046 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.015 billion (2015 est.) ++ $999.1 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.137 billion (2017 est.) / $1.11 billion (2016 est.) / $1.036 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$876 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$841 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 7.1% (2016 est.) / 1.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,400 (2016 est.) ++ $5,300 (2015 est.) ++ $5,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5,700 (2017 est.) / $5,700 (2016 est.) / $5,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" + } + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "27.2% (2015 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-50.5% (2015 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "10.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "23.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "65.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "66% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -524,229 +576,233 @@ "text": "food processing, building materials, auto parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "49,180 (2013 est.)" + "text": "50,700 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "65%" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "6%" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "29% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "5.2% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$233 million" + "text": "237.3 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$271.8 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "276.8 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "49.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 52.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "June 1 - May 31" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 0.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.39% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$129.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $116.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$352 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $334.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$382.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $360.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / 0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$29 million (2016 est.) ++ -$31 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$19 million (2017 est.) / -$37 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$24 million (2013 est.) ++ $27.5 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$27.5 million (2014 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Australia 22.9%, NZ 22.8%, American Samoa 22.1%, Afghanistan 14.9%, US 5.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish, coconut oil and cream, nonu, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "American Samoa 57.1%, Australia 17.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$325.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $341.3 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "$89.29 billion (2018 est.) / $312.6 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Fiji 22.6%, NZ 18.8%, China 15.8%, South Korea 7.9%, Australia 6%, US 5.6%, Singapore 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "NZ 22%, Singapore 20.7%, US 12.5%, China 10.1%, Australia 8.6%, Fiji 5.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$139.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $140.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$133 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $122.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $450.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.575 (2016 est.) ++ 2.5609 (2015 est.) ++ 2.5609 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - / 2.566 (2017 est.) / 2.565 (2016 est.) / 2.565 (2015 est.) / 2.5609 (2014 est.) / 2.3318 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "132 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "122.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "45,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "45,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "71.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "48% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "28.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,688 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,363 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "341,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10,886" + "text": "8,770" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.33 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "113,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "128,776" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "57 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "63.58 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate" + "text": "most households have at least one mobile phone; all businesses in the greater Apia area have access to broadband and Wi-Fi, which is reasonably reliable and fast; in rural Upolu and on Savaii Island there is now readily available high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi; due to the establishment of a regulatory infrastructure, liberalization and competition of the mobile market the telecom market has increased coverage and reduced cost; 4G LTE services accessible to about 95% of residents; working to increase speed, reliability and connectivity (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 60 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 64 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 685; landing points for the Tui-Samo, Manatua, SAS, and Southern Cross NEXT submarine cables providing connectivity to Samoa, Fiji, Wallis & Futuna, Cook Islands, Niue, French Polynesia, American Samoa, Australia, New Zealand, Kiribati, Los Angeles (US), and Tokelau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately owned television broadcast stations; about a half-dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available (2009)" + "text": "state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately owned television broadcast stations; about a half-dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ws" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "50,000" + "text": "67,662" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "25.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.61% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,692" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "4" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "270,908" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "137,770 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -757,15 +813,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -773,24 +829,15 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,337 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "332 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "2,005 km (2001)" + "text": "1,150 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "13" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (NZ 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 5, oil tanker 1, other 7 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -800,8 +847,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json index 2f152f9d..a52759bf 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/aa.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990." + "text": "Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, semi-autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990." } }, "Geography": { @@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" + }, + "exclusive economic zone": { + "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -46,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "flat with a few hills; scant vegetation" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Ceru Jamanota 188 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Ceru Jamanota 188 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -58,26 +61,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.1% ++ arable land 11.1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "11.1% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.1% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "2.3% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "86.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "86.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlments tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "difficulty in properly disposing of waste produced by large numbers of tourists; waste burning that occurs in the landfill causes air pollution and poses an environmental and health risk; ocean environmental damage due to plastic pollution" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)" @@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "113,648 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "119,428 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -96,7 +102,10 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Dutch 82.1%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 2.2%, Dominican 2.2%, Haitian 1.2%, other 5.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Aruban 66%, Colombian 9.1%, Dutch 4.3%, Dominican 4.1%, Venezuelan 3.2%, Curacaoan 2.2%, Haitian 1.5%, Surinamese 1.2%, Peruvian 1.1%, Chinese 1.1%, other 6.2% (2010 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by country of birth" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)" @@ -106,71 +115,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.66% (male 10,068/female 9,999)" + "text": "17.55% (male 10,524/female 10,437)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.03% (male 7,441/female 7,366)" + "text": "12.06% (male 7,231/female 7,175)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.16% (male 23,068/female 24,847)" + "text": "40.54% (male 23,387/female 25,029)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.01% (male 7,398/female 8,525)" + "text": "14.79% (male 8,285/female 9,383)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13.14% (male 5,853/female 9,083) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.05% (male 7,064/female 10,913) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "44%" + "text": "47" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.4%" + "text": "25.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "21.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.1 years" + "text": "39.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.3 years" + "text": "38.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "40.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.19% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in or around Oranjestad and San Nicolaas; most settlments tend to be located on the less mountainous western side of the island" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "41.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "43.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.28% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.67% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ORANJESTAD (capital) 29,000 (2014)" + "text": "30,000 ORANJESTAD (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -186,54 +195,60 @@ "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.65 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.8 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.1% of population ++ rural: 98.1% of population ++ total: 98.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.9% of population ++ rural: 1.9% of population ++ total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.9% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.7% of population ++ rural: 97.7% of population ++ total: 97.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.3% of population ++ rural: 2.3% of population ++ total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.3% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -245,26 +260,21 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "97.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "97.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -277,36 +287,31 @@ "female": { "text": "14 years (2012)" } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "28.9%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "29.9%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "27.5% (2010 est.)" - } } }, "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "none" + "text": "Country of Aruba" }, "conventional short form": { "text": "Aruba" }, + "local long form": { + "text": "Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)" + }, + "local short form": { + "text": "Aruba" + }, "etymology": { - "text": "the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase \"oro huba\" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word \"oruba,\" which means \"well situated\"" + "text": "the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase \"oro huba\" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word \"oruba,\" which means \"well-situated\"" } }, "Dependency status": { "text": "constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Legislature); part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + "text": "parliamentary democracy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -317,47 +322,54 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: translates as \"orange town\" in Dutch; the city is named after William I (1533-1584), Prince of Orange, the first ruler of the Netherlands" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", "note": { - "text": "Aruba is one of four constituent parts (countries) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three parts are the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten" + "text": "note: Aruba is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three are the Netherlands, Curacao, and Sint Maarten" } }, "Independence": { "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Flag Day, 18 March (1976)" + "text": "National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba, but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, following dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); in 1986, Aruba became a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Dutch civil code" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see the Netherlands" + "note": { + "text": "see the Netherlands" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor General Fredis REFUNJOL (since 11 May 2004)" + "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor General Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Michiel \"Mike\" Godfried EMAN (since 30 October 2009)" + "text": "Prime Minister Evelyn WEVER-CROES (since 17 November 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers elected by the Legislature (Staten)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Staten for 4-year tern; election last held on 25 September 2009 (next to be held by September 2013)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Staten for 4-year term; election last held on 27 September 2013 (next to be held by September 2017)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Michiel \"Mike\" Godfried EMAN (AVP) elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA" + "text": "Evelyn WEVER-CROES (MEP) elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -365,36 +377,34 @@ "text": "unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 27 September 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 22 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AVP 13, MEP 8" + "text": "percent of vote by party AVP 39.8%, MEP 37.6%, POR 9.4%, RED 7.1%, other 6.1%; seats by party - AVP 9, MEP 9, POR 2, RED 1; composition as of October 2018 - men 14, women 7, percent of women 33.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life" + "text": "Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts in First Instance" + "text": " Court in First Instance" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Aruban People's Party or AVP [Michiel \"Mike\" EMAN] ++ People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Evelyn WEVER-CROES] ++ Real Democracy or PDR [Andin BIKKER]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "environmental groups" - } + "text": "Aruban People's Party or AVP [Michiel \"Mike\" EMAN]Democratic Electoral Network or RED [L.R. CROES]People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Evelyn WEVER-CROES]Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta or POR [O.E. ODUBER]Real Democracy or PDR [Andin BIKKER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - there is a Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - Guillfred BESARIL (since 20 November 2017) is Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba, seated with his cabinet in the Aruba House (Arubahuis) in The Hague", + "note": { + "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note - there is a Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba, Rendolf \"Andy\" LEE,  at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Aruba" @@ -413,52 +423,55 @@ "text": "Juan Chabaya 'Padu' LAMPE/Rufo Inocencio WEVER" }, "note": { - "text": "local anthem adopted 1986; as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, \"Het Wilhelmus\" is official (see Netherlands)" + "text": "note: local anthem adopted 1986; as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, \"Het Wilhelmus\" is official (see Netherlands)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism, petroleum bunkering, hospitality, and financial and business services are the mainstays of the small open Aruban economy. ++ ++ Tourist arrivals have rebounded strongly following a dip after the 2008 global financial crisis. Tourism now accounts for a majority of economic activity. Over 1 million tourists per year visit Aruba, with the large majority of those from the US. The rapid growth of the tourism sector has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction continues to boom with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. ++ ++ Aruba is heavily dependent on imports and is making efforts to expand exports to achieve a more desirable trade balance. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Panama being the major suppliers. ++ ++ Aruba weathered two major shocks in recent years: fallout from the global financial crisis, which had its largest impact on tourism, and the closure of its oil refinery in 2009. However, tourism and related industries have continued to grow, and the Aruban government is working to attract more diverse industries. Aruba's banking sector withstood the recession well, and unemployment has significantly decreased." + "text": "Tourism, petroleum bunkering, hospitality, and financial and business services are the mainstays of the small open Aruban economy. Tourism accounts for a majority of economic activity; as of 2017, over 2 million tourists visited Aruba annually, with the large majority (80-85%) of those from the US. The rapid growth of the tourism sector has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction continues to boom, especially in the hospitality sector. Aruba is heavily dependent on imports and is making efforts to expand exports to improve its trade balance. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands, and Panama being the major suppliers. In 2016, Citgo Petroleum Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petroleos de Venezuela SA, and the Government of Aruba signed an agreement to restart Valero Energy Corp.'s former 235,000-b/d refinery. Tourism and related industries have continued to grow, and the Aruban Government is working to attract more diverse industries. Aruba's banking sector continues to be a strong sector; unemployment has significantly decreased." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.516 billion (2009 est.) ++ $2.258 billion (2005 est.) ++ $2.205 billion (2004 est.)" + "text": "$4.158 billion (2017 est.) / $4.107 billion (2016 est.) / $4.112 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.516 billion (2009 est.)" + "text": "$2.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2005 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / -0.1% (2016 est.) / -0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,300 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$37,500 (2017 est.) / $37,300 (2016 est.) / $37,700 (2015 est.)" + }, + "Gross national saving": { + "text": "17% of GDP (2017 est.) / 17.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.3%" + "text": "60.3% (2014 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "26.2%" + "text": "25.3% (2015 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "22.3% (2014 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2015 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "70.2%" + "text": "70.5% (2015 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-79% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-76.6% (2015 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.4% (2002 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.3%" + "text": "33.3% (2002 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "66.3% (2002 est.)" @@ -471,246 +484,256 @@ "text": "tourism, petroleum transshipment facilities, banking" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "51,610", + "text": "51,610 (2007 est.)", "note": { - "text": "of the 51,610 workers aged 15 and over in the labor force, 32,252 were born in Aruba and 19,353 came from abroad; foreign workers are 38% of the employed population (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: of the 51,610 workers aged 15 and over in the labor force, 32,252 were born in Aruba and 19,353 came from abroad; foreign workers are 38% of the employed population" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "note": { - "text": "most employment is in wholesale and retail trade, followed by hotels and restaurants" + "text": "note: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade, followed by hotels and restaurants" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2005 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$696.5 million" + "text": "681.6 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$751.8 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "755.5 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "67% of GDP (2013) ++ 55% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "86% of GDP (2017 est.) / 84.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (2017 est.) / -0.9% (2016 est.)" }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.25% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.151 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.126 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.942 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.768 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.768 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$22 million (2017 est.) / $133 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$299.9 million (2016 est.) ++ $333.2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$137.1 million (2017 est.) / $283.1 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 20.2%, Colombia 17.6%, Venezuela 13%, Netherlands 9.1%, Thailand 8.4%, Panama 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Colombia 28.2%, Netherlands Antilles 18.1%, US 14.3%, Netherlands 10.1%, Mexico 6.5%, Venezuela 6.3%, Panama 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.294 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.269 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.122 billion (2017 est.) / $1.142 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment, refined oil for bunkering and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 55.4%, Netherlands 11.2% (2015)" + "text": "US 53.7%, Netherlands 13.1% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$921.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $828 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$693.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) / $666.4 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2016 est.) ++ 1.79 (2015 est.) ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - / 1.79 (2017 est.) / 1.79 (2016 est.) / 1.79 (2015 est.) / 1.79 (2014 est.) / 1.79 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "11,364 (2012)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "95.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "92.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "939 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "873.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "300,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "296,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "7,661 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,891 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "900,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.266 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "35,000" + "text": "39,582" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.54 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "141,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "159,471" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "135.13 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern fully automatic telecommunications system" + "text": "modern fully automatic telecommunications system; increased competition through privatization has increased mobile-cellular teledensity; three mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed; MNO (mobile network operator) launched island-wide LTE services; MNP (mobile number portability) introduced (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "increased competition through privatization has increased mobile-cellular teledensity to over 125 per 100 persons; 3 mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed" + "text": "ongoing changes in regulations and competition improving teledensity; 34 per 100 fixed-line, 135 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio rela (2015)" + "text": "country code - 297; landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, Deep Blue Cable, and Alonso de Ojeda submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from Trinidad and Tobago, Florida, Puerto Ricco, Jamaica, Guyana, Sint Eustatius & Saba, Suriname, Dominican Republic, BVI, USVI, Haiti, Cayman Islands, the Netherlands Antilles,  through Aruba to Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 commercial TV stations; cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels; about 20 commercial radio stations broadcast (2007)" + "text": "2 commercial TV stations; cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels; about 19 commercial radio stations broadcast (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".aw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "99,000" + "text": "113,277" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "97.17% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "19" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,120,578" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "274,280 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "P4 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" + } + }, + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "1,000 km (2010)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -726,7 +749,7 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces (2011)" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json index e7cbd001..6365fe05 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ac.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981." + "text": "The Siboney were the first people to inhabit the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in 2400 B.C., but Arawak Indians populated the islands when COLUMBUS landed on his second voyage in 1493. Early Spanish and French settlements were succeeded by an English colony in 1667. Slavery, established to run the sugar plantations on Antigua, was abolished in 1834. The islands became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Barbuda devastating the island and forcing the evacuation of the population to Antigua. Almost all the structures on Barbuda were destroyed and the vegetation stripped, but Antigua was spared the worst." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "442.6 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)" + "text": "443 sq km (Antigua 280 sq km; Barbuda 161 sq km)" }, "land": { "text": "442.6 sq km" @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km" + "text": "note: includes Redonda, 1.6 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ "text": "mostly low-lying limestone and coral islands, with some higher volcanic areas" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Obama 402 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Obama 402 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -70,19 +70,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "20.5% ++ arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 9.1%" + "text": "20.5% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.1% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 9.1% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "22.3% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "57.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "57.3% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "1.3 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "93,581 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "98,179 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -116,7 +119,10 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, hispanic 2.7%, white 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)" + "text": "African descent 87.3%, mixed 4.7%, hispanic 2.7%, white 1.6%, other 2.7%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by ethnic group" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Antiguan creole" @@ -126,71 +132,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "23.36% (male 11,107/female 10,754)" + "text": "22.52% (male 11,243/female 10,871)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17% (male 7,918/female 7,992)" + "text": "16.15% (male 7,891/female 7,961)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.31% (male 18,085/female 21,509)" + "text": "41.68% (male 18,757/female 22,167)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.53% (male 4,021/female 4,894)" + "text": "10.74% (male 4,693/female 5,848)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.8% (male 3,136/female 4,165) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.91% (male 3,736/female 5,012) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "45.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "35.2%" + "text": "31.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "13.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.6 years" + "text": "32.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.8 years" + "text": "30.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.23% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.18% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the island of Antigua is home to approximately 97% of the population; nearly the entire population of Barbuda lives in Codrington" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "23.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "24.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.95% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAINT JOHN'S (capital) 22,000 (2014)" + "text": "21,000 SAINT JOHN'S (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -203,84 +209,76 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.5 years" + "text": "77.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.4 years" + "text": "75.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.9% of population ++ rural: 97.9% of population ++ total: 97.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.1% of population ++ rural: 2.1% of population ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.4% of population ++ rural: 91.4% of population ++ total: 91.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.6% of population ++ rural: 8.6% of population ++ total: 8.6% of population (2011 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1.1% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<1000 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "31% (2014)" + "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2009)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2009)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -293,18 +291,18 @@ "text": "98.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "99.4% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2012)" + "text": "16 years (2012)" } } }, @@ -317,11 +315,11 @@ "text": "Antigua and Barbuda" }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"antiguo\" is Spanish for \"ancient\" or \"old\"; the island was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and, according to tradition, named by him after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua (Old Saint Mary's) in Seville; \"barbuda\" is Spanish for \"bearded\" and the adjective may refer to the alleged beards of the indigenous people or to the island's bearded-fig trees" + "text": "\"antiguo\" is Spanish for \"ancient\" or \"old\"; the island was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and, according to tradition, named by him after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua (Old Saint Mary's) in Seville; \"barbuda\" is Spanish for \"bearded\" and the adjective may refer to the alleged beards of the indigenous people or to the island's bearded fig trees" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -332,6 +330,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint John the Apostle" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -341,10 +342,15 @@ "text": "1 November 1981 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 1 November (1981)" + "text": "Independence Day, 1 November (1981)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (Antigua and Barbuda Constitutional Order 1981); amended 2009, 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest presented 31 July 1981, effective 31 October 1981 (The Antigua and Barbuda Constitution Order 1981)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either house of Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, the establishment, power, and authority of the executive and legislative branches, the Supreme Court Order, and the procedure for amending the constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership of both houses, approval by at least two-thirds majority in a referendum, and assent to by the governor general; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by both houses; amended 2009, 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" @@ -356,7 +362,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -385,18 +391,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general) and the House of Representatives (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (17 seats; members appointed by the governor general)House of Representatives (18 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 12 June 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "Senate - last appointed on 26 March 2018 (next NA)House of Representatives - last held on 21 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - ALP 56.4% UPP 42%; seats by party - ALP 14, UPP 3" + "text": "Senate -  composition - men 8, women 9, percent of women 52.9%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - ABLP 59.4%, UPP 37.2%, BPM 1.4%, other 1.9% ; seats by party - ABLP 15, UPP 1, BPM 1; composition - men 16, women 2, percent of women 11.1%; note - total Parliament percent of women 31.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Antigua and Barbuda; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 19 judges; 2 High Court judges reside on Antigua and Barbuda" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, travelling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 assigned to Antigua and Barbuda" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" @@ -406,10 +412,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Antigua Labor Party or ALP [Gaston BROWNE] ++ Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Trevor WALKER] ++ Barbuda People's Movement for Change [Arthur NIBBS] ++ Barbudans for a Better Barbuda [Ordrick SAMUEL] ++ United Progressive Party or UPP [W. Baldwin SPENCER] (a coalition of three parties - Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLM, Progressive Labor Movement or PLM, United National Democratic Party or UNDP)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Antigua Trades and Labor Union or ATLU [Wigley GEORGE] ++ People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Hugh MARSHALL]" + "text": "Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement or ACLMAntigua Labor Party or ABLP [Gaston BROWNE]Antigua Barbuda True Labor Party or ABTLP [Sharlene SAMUEL]Barbuda People's Movement or BPM [Trevor WALKER]Barbuda People's Movement for Change [Arthur NIBBS]Barbudans for a Better Barbuda [Ordrick SAMUEL]Democratic National Alliance or DNA [Joanne MASSIAH]Go Green for Life [Owen GEORGE]Progressive Labor Movement or PLMUnited National Democratic Party or UNDPUnited Progressive Party or UPP [Harold LOVELL] (a coalition of ACLM, PLM, UNDP)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -419,7 +422,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Sir Ronald SANDERS (since 17 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" + "text": "3234 Prospect Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 362-5122" @@ -442,70 +445,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee\"" + "text": "Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Novelle Hamilton RICHARDS/Walter Garnet Picart CHAMBERS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1967; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1967; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. ++ ++ After taking office in 2004, the SPENCER government adopted an ambitious fiscal reform program and was successful in reducing its public debt-to-GDP ratio from approximately 130% in 2010 to 89% in 2012. In 2009, the country's economy was severely hit by the global economic crisis and suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. The country has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels. ++ ++ Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and potential damages from natural disasters." + "text": "Tourism continues to dominate Antigua and Barbuda's economy, accounting for nearly 60% of GDP and 40% of investment. The dual-island nation's agricultural production is focused on the domestic market and constrained by a limited water supply and a labor shortage stemming from the lure of higher wages in tourism and construction. Manufacturing comprises enclave-type assembly for export with major products being bedding, handicrafts, and electronic components. Like other countries in the region, Antigua's economy was severely hit by effects of the global economic recession in 2009. The country suffered from the collapse of its largest private sector employer, a steep decline in tourism, a rise in debt, and a sharp economic contraction between 2009 and 2011. Antigua has not yet returned to its pre-crisis growth levels. Barbuda suffered significant damages after hurricanes Irma and Maria passed through the Caribbean in 2017. Prospects for economic growth in the medium term will continue to depend on tourist arrivals from the US, Canada, and Europe and could be disrupted by potential damage from natural disasters. The new government, elected in 2014 and led by Prime Minister Gaston Browne, continues to face significant fiscal challenges. The government places some hope in a new Citizenship by Investment Program, to both reduce public debt levels and spur growth, and a resolution of a WTO dispute with the US." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.171 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.128 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.084 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.398 billion (2017 est.) / $2.334 billion (2016 est.) / $2.215 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.303 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.524 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 5.3% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,100 (2016 est.) ++ $23,900 (2015 est.) ++ $23,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$26,400 (2017 est.) / $25,900 (2016 est.) / $24,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 30.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65%" + "text": "53.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.2%" + "text": "73.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-66.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "80% (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -515,7 +518,7 @@ "text": "tourism, construction, light manufacturing (clothing, alcohol, household appliances)" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "30,000 (1991)" @@ -528,232 +531,248 @@ "text": "11%" }, "services": { - "text": "82% (1983)" + "text": "82% (1983 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "11% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$279.1 million" + "text": "298.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$301.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "334 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "89% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 130% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "86.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 86.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$275.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $257.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.183 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.149 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$888.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $888.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / -0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$122 million (2016 est.) ++ -$129 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$112 million (2017 est.) / $2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$61.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $61 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$86.7 million (2017 est.) / $56.5 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Poland 62.2%, Cameroon 9.5%, US 5.1%, UK 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, bedding, handicrafts, electronic components, transport equipment, food and live animals" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$482.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $482.5 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$560 million (2017 est.) / $503.4 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and live animals, machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, oil" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "US 48%, Spain 4.2% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$441.2 million (31 December 2012) ++ $458 million (June 2010)" + "text": "$441.2 million (31 December 2012) / $458 million (June 2010)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "9,358 (2012)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "97.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "331 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "307.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "84,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "124,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "97% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "90.55 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "91 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,884 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,065 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "740,300 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12,000" + "text": "24,403" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "13 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "25.15 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "126,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "187,095" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "136 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "192.82 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good automatic telephone system" + "text": "good automatic telephone system with fiber-optic lines; telecom sector contributes heavily to GDP; numerous mobile network competitors licensed, but small and local; govt. to spend EC80 million in 2019 to improve state-owned telecom market competitiveness; legislative amendments extend jurisdiction of its telecom regulator in Barbuda to include mobile services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 135 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 25 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 193 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; sate (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-268; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable systems with links to other islands in the eastern Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 15 radio stations, some broadcasting on multiple frequencies (2007)" + "text": "state-controlled Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service (ABS) operates 1 TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; ABS operates 1 radio station; roughly 15 radio stations, some broadcasting on multiple frequencies" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ag" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "60,000" + "text": "72,870" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "9,261" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "10 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "10" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,039,809" + "text": "580,174 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "526,545 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "290,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "V2 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -761,10 +780,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,170 km" + "text": "1,170 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "386 km" + "text": "386 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "784 km (2011)" @@ -772,13 +791,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,257" + "text": "780" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 49, cargo 753, carrier 6, chemical tanker 4, container 407, liquefied gas 12, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 17, vehicle carrier 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1,215 (Albania 1, Colombia 1, Denmark 20, Estonia 10, Germany 1094, Greece 4, Iceland 10, Latvia 16, Lithuania 3, Mexico 1, Netherlands 17, Norway 9, NZ 2, Poland 2, Russia 3, Switzerland 7, Turkey 7, UK 1, US 7) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 32, container ship 151, general cargo 534, oil tanker 2, other 61 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -788,8 +804,14 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ministry of National Security, Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (includes Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF): Coast Guard and the Antigua and Barbuda Regiment (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) has approximately 200 active personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the ABDF's equipment inventory is limited to small arms, light weapons, and soft-skin vehicles; the Coast Guard maintains ex-US patrol vessels and some smaller boats (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; Governor-General has powers to call up men for national service and set the age at which they could be called up (2012)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json index 048bac10..7496bae3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/av.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency." + "text": "Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency. On 7 September 2017, the island suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Irma, particularly to communications and residential and business infrastructure." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Crocus Hill 73 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,19 +61,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "61.1% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)" + "text": "38.9% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "16,752 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "18,090 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,136 +102,133 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "African/black 85.3%, hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, white 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "African/Black 85.3%, Hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, White 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by ethnic origin" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbytarian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbyterian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.48% (male 1,924/female 1,842)" + "text": "21.63% (male 1,991/female 1,922)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.05% (male 1,176/female 1,178)" + "text": "13.9% (male 1,269/female 1,246)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.32% (male 3,340/female 4,084)" + "text": "42.27% (male 3,428/female 4,218)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.51% (male 834/female 926)" + "text": "12.42% (male 993/female 1,254)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.64% (male 719/female 729) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.78% (male 874/female 895) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.6 years" + "text": "35.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.7 years" + "text": "33.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.86% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "11.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.9% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "THE VALLEY (capital) 1,000 (2014)" + "text": "1,000 THE VALLEY (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.4 years" + "text": "81.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.8 years" + "text": "79.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "43%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-45 (2003)" - } + "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.6% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 94.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.4% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 5.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "2.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.9% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 97.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.1% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -240,13 +240,8 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -276,6 +271,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the capital's location between several hills" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -288,45 +286,52 @@ "text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended 1990" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Tim FOY (since August 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010)" + "text": "Premier Dr. Ellis WEBSTER (since 30 June 2020); note -  starting in 2019, the title of head of government was changed to premier from chief minister of Anguilla" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed premier by the governor" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; seven members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, two appointed by the governor, and two ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 2 appointed by the governor, and 2 ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2015)" + "text": "last held on 29 June 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - APM 7, AUF 4; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Anguilla; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; High Court judges reside in 7 member states, though none resides on Anguilla" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, travelling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, though none on Anguilla" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" @@ -336,16 +341,26 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Anguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA) ++ Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER] ++ Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]" + "text": "Anguilla Democratic Party or ADPAnguilla National Alliance or ANAAnguilla Progressive Movement or APM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER]; prior to 2019, it was known as the Anguilla United Movement or AUMAnguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (alliance includes ADP, ANA)Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "telephone": { + "text": "[34] (93) 280-2227" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Spain" + }, + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength" @@ -355,22 +370,22 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Bless Anguilla\"" + "text": "God Bless Anguilla" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Alex RICHARDSON" }, "note": { - "text": "local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions." + "text": "Anguilla has few natural resources, is unsuited for agriculture, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the recovery of the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.) ++ $191.7 million (2008 est.) ++ $108.9 million (2004 est.)" + "text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.) / $191.7 million (2008 est.) / $108.9 million (2004 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.)" @@ -383,33 +398,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.8%" + "text": "74.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "18.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "26.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.1%" + "text": "48.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-48.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-67.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "10.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "86.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -419,29 +434,35 @@ "text": "tourism, boat building, offshore financial services" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "6,049 (2001)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": { - "text": "4%" + "agriculture": { + "text": "74.1%" }, - "manufacturing": { + "industry": { "text": "3%" }, - "construction": { + "services": { "text": "18%" }, + "agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": { + "text": "4% (2000 est.)" + }, + "manufacturing": { + "text": "3% (2000 est.)" + }, + "construction": { + "text": "18% (2000 est.)" + }, "transportation and utilities": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "10% (2000 est.)" }, "commerce": { - "text": "36%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "29% (2000 est.)" + "text": "36% (2000 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { @@ -452,157 +473,148 @@ }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$95.07 billion" + "text": "81.92 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$86.63 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.32 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "54,202.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "4,814.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "20.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.1% of GDP (2015 est.) / 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.1% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$28.38 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.98 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$409.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$427.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $422.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / -0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$50.1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$46.9 million (2014 est.)" + "text": "-$23.2 million (2017 est.) / -$25.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $6 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.9 million (2017 est.) / $3.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$128.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $128.6 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$186.2 million (2017 est.) / $170.1 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles" }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$76.38 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $48.14 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.8 million (1998) ++ $41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$41.04 million (31 December 2013) / $8.8 million (1998)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,000" + "text": "7,461" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "37 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "42.02 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "26,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "32,332" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "158 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "182.09 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern internal telephone system" + "text": "modern internal telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized; major growth sectors include the mobile telephony and data segments (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 160 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 42 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 182 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maa (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-264; landing points for the SSCS, ECFS, GCN and Southern Caribbean Fiber with submarine cable links to Caribbean islands and to the US; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2007)" + "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ai" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12,000" + "text": "14,211" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "76% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.57% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3 (2015)" + "text": "4" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "VP-A (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" - } - }, - "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "total": { "text": "1" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "175 km" + "text": "175 km (2004)" }, "paved": { - "text": "82 km" + "text": "82 km (2004)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "93 km (2004)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "2" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 2 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Blowing Point, Road Bay" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json index f67d8662..a8b63379 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bb.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island until 1834 when slavery was abolished. The economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance." + "text": "The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on the island, which initially dominated the Caribbean sugar industry. By 1720 Barbados was no longer a dominant force within the sugar industry, having been surpassed by the Leeward Islands and Jamaica. Slavery was abolished in 1834. The Barbadian economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. The gradual introduction of social and political reforms in the 1940s and 1950s led to complete independence from the UK in 1966. In the 1990s, tourism and manufacturing surpassed the sugar industry in economic importance. Barbados plans to remove the British monarch as its head of state by November 2021 and transition to a republic." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "relatively flat; rises gently to central highland region" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Hillaby 336 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Hillaby 336 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,19 +61,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.6% ++ arable land 25.6%; permanent crops 2.3%; permanent pasture 4.7%" + "text": "32.6% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "25.6% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 4.7% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "19.4% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "48% (2011 est.)" + "text": "48% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "50 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "291,495 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "294,560 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 92.4%, white 2.7%, mixed 3.1%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "African descent 92.4%, mixed 3.1%, white 2.7%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Bajan (English-based creole language, widely spoken in informal settings)" @@ -117,71 +120,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.13% (male 26,421/female 26,434)" + "text": "17.49% (male 25,762/female 25,764)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.03% (male 18,888/female 19,083)" + "text": "12.34% (male 18,024/female 18,330)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.35% (male 64,430/female 64,842)" + "text": "42.69% (male 62,655/female 63,093)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.18% (male 18,036/female 20,396)" + "text": "13.91% (male 19,533/female 21,430)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.31% (male 13,216/female 19,749) (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.57% (male 16,398/female 23,571) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.4%" + "text": "50.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "25.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "25.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.3 years" + "text": "39.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.2 years" + "text": "38.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "39.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.23% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most densely populated country in the eastern Caribbean; approximately one-third live in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "31.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "31.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.2% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BRIDGETOWN (capital) 90,000 (2014)" + "text": "89,000 BRIDGETOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -191,96 +194,102 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.3 years" + "text": "76 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73 years" + "text": "73.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.68 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.81 physicians/1,000 population (2005)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "59.2% (2012)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 99.7% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 0.3% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.2% of population ++ rural: 96.2% of population ++ total: 96.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.8% of population ++ rural: 3.8% of population ++ total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.57% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,700 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "33.2% (2014)" + "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "3.5% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "99.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "99.6%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "99.6% (2014)" + } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -298,10 +307,10 @@ "text": "29.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "27.7%" + "text": "27.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "31.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.5% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -314,11 +323,11 @@ "text": "Barbados" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name derives from the Portuguese \"as barbadas,\" which means \"the bearded ones\" and can refer either to the long, hanging roots of the island's bearded-fig trees or to the alleged beards of the native Carib inhabitants" + "text": "the name derives from the Portuguese \"as barbadas,\" which means \"the bearded ones\" and can refer either to the long, hanging roots of the island's bearded fig trees or to the alleged beards of the native Carib inhabitants" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -329,6 +338,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after a bridge constructed over the swampy area (known as the Careenage) around the Constitution River that flows through the center of Bridgetown" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -338,10 +350,15 @@ "text": "30 November 1966 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Emancipation Day, 1 August (1834); Independence Day, 30 November (1966)" + "text": "Independence Day, 30 November (1966)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966; amended several times, last in 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 22 November 1966, effective 30 November 1966" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as citizenship, fundamental rights and freedoms, and the organization and authorities of the branches of government requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of Parliament; passage of other amendments only requires a majority vote of both houses; amended several times, last in 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; no judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -353,7 +370,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -368,10 +385,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Elliot BELGRAVE (since 1 June 2012)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sandra MASON (since 8 January 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Freundel STUART (since 23 October 2010)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mia MOTTLEY (since 25 May 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister" @@ -382,38 +399,38 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 at the discretion of the governor general) and the House of Assembly (30 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the opposition leader, and 7 at the discretion of the governor general) House of Assembly (30 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Assembly - last held on 21 February 2013 (next to be called in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 5 June 2018 (next appointments NA)House of Assembly - last held on 24 May 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - DLP 51.3%, BLP 48.3%, other 0.4%; seats by party - DLP 16, BLP 14" + "text": "Senate - appointed; composition - men 16, women 5, percent of women 23.8% House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - BLP 74.6%, DLP 22.6%, other 2.8%; seats by party - BLP 30; composition - men 24, women 6, percent of women 20%; note - total Parliament percent of women 21.6%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: tradition dictates that the election is held within 5 years of the last election, but constitutionally it is 5 years from the first seating of Parliament plus a 90-day grace period" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - Barbados, a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice, replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the High Court with 8 justices) and the Court of Appeal (consists of the High Court chief justice and president of the court and 4 justices; note - in 2005, Barbados acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor-general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and opposition leader of Parliament; other justices appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, a 5-member independent body consisting of the Supreme Court chief justice, the commission head, and governor general appointees recommended by the prime minister; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrates' Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Mia MOTTLEY] ++ Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Freundel STUART] ++ People's Empowerment Party or PEP [David COMISSIONG]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Barbados Secondary Teachers' Union or BSTU [Mary REDMAN] ++ Barbados Union of Teachers or BUT [Karen BEST] ++ Barbados Workers Union or BWU [Linda BROOKS] ++ Clement Payne Labor Union [David COMISSIONG] ++ Congress of Trade Unions and Staff Associations of Barbados or CTUSAB, (includes the BWU, NUPW, BUT, and BSTU) [Leroy TROTMAN] ++ National Union of Public Workers or NUPW [Walter MALONEY]" + "text": "Bajan Free Party [Alex MITCHELL]Barbados Integrity Movement [Neil HOLDER]Barbados Labor Party or BLP [Mia MOTTLEY]Democratic Labor Party or DLP [Freundel STUART]People’s Democratic Congress [Mark ADAMSON]People's Empowerment Party or PEP [David COMISSIONG]Solutions Barbados [Grenville PHILLIPS II]United Progressive Party or UPP [Lynette EASTMOND]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Jane E. BRATHWAITE" + "text": "Ambassador Noel Anderson LYNCH (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2144 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -426,100 +443,97 @@ }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Miami, New York" - }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Los Angeles" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Linda S. TAGLIALATELA (since 1 February 2016) note - also accredited to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (246) 227-4000" + }, "embassy": { - "text": "U.S. Embassy Road, Bridgetown 14006, Barbados" + "text": "Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael BB 14006, W.I." }, "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 302, Bridgetown BB 11000; (Department Name) Unit 3120, DPO AA 34055" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (246) 227-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (246) 431-0179" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold, and blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)" + "text": "three equal vertical bands of ultramarine blue (hoist side), gold, and ultramarine blue with the head of a black trident centered on the gold band; the band colors represent the blue of the sea and sky and the gold of the beaches; the trident head represents independence and a break with the past (the colonial coat of arms contained a complete trident)" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Neptune's trident, pelican, Red Bird of Paradise flower (also known as Pride of Barbados); national colors: blue, yellow, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"The National Anthem of Barbados\"" + "text": "The National Anthem of Barbados" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Irving BURGIE/C. Van Roland EDWARDS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as \"In Plenty and In Time of Need\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1966; the anthem is also known as \"In Plenty and In Time of Need\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Barbados is the wealthiest and most developed country in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism with about four-fifths of GDP and of exports being attributed to services. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners and thrive from having the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and a relatively highly educated workforce. Barbados' tourism, financial services, and construction industries have been hard hit since the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008. Barbados' public debt-to-GDP ratio rose from 56% in 2008 to 101% in 2015. Growth prospects are limited because of a weak tourism outlook and planned austerity measures." + "text": "Barbados is the wealthiest and one of the most developed countries in the Eastern Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region. Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified into light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services are important foreign exchange earners, boosted by being in the same time zone as eastern US financial centers and by a relatively highly educated workforce. Following the 2008-09 recession, external vulnerabilities such as fluctuations in international oil prices have hurt economic growth, raised Barbados' already high public debt to GDP ratio - which stood at 105% of GDP in 2016 - and cut into its international reserves." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.804 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.724 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.682 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5.218 billion (2017 est.) / $5.227 billion (2016 est.) / $5.111 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.473 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.99 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 2.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,200 (2016 est.) ++ $16,900 (2015 est.) ++ $16,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18,600 (2017 est.) / $18,700 (2016 est.) / $18,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 11.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.5%" + "text": "84.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "13.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "17.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "31.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-49.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.8%" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "9.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "85.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "88.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -529,10 +543,10 @@ "text": "tourism, sugar, light manufacturing, component assembly for export" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "142,500 (2016 est.)" + "text": "144,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -546,205 +560,203 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11% (2016 est.) ++ 11.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.) / 9.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.2 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.466 billion (2013 est.) (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.5 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.664 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "108.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 106.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "157.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 149.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2010) ++ 7% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.1% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.888 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.831 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.669 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.377 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.495 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.571 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.366 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 1.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$238 million (2016 est.) ++ -$315 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$189 million (2017 est.) / -$206 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$466.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $482.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$485.4 million (2017 est.) / $516.9 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 38%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.2%, Guyana 5.5%, Jamaica 5%, China 4.8%, St. Lucia 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures, sugar, molasses, rum, other foodstuffs and beverages, chemicals, electrical components" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 22.5%, US 11.8%, St. Lucia 9.2%, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 5.7%, Antigua and Barbuda 4.7%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.4%, Guyana 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.575 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.618 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.52 billion (2017 est.) / $1.541 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery, foodstuffs, construction materials, chemicals, fuel, electrical components" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 39%, US 31.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 38.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.6%, China 7.1%, UK 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$608.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $657.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$264.5 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $341.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.49 billion (2010 est.) ++ $668 million (2003 est.)" + "text": "$4.49 billion (2010 est.) / $668 million (2003 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2016 est.) ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.)", + "text": "Barbadian dollars (BBD) per US dollar - / 2 (2017 est.) / 2 (2016 est.) / 2 (2015 est.) / 2 (2014 est.) / 2 (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Barbadian dollar is pegged to the US dollar" + "text": "note: the Barbadian dollar is pegged to the US dollar" } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.01 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "990 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "200,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "269,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "93% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "764.5 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "674 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.53 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.534 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "11,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "11,490 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.16 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.82 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.653 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "113.3 million cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "141.6 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.76 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "156,857" + "text": "141,618" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "54 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.19 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "335,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "319,177" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "115 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "108.61 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "island-wide automatic telephone system" + "text": "island-wide automatic telephone system; telecom sector across the Caribbean region remains one of the key growth areas and contributors to the overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity of roughly 55 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density about 115 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity of roughly 48 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone density about 109 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-246; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat - Atlantic (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-246; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cable with links to 15 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Puerto Ricco; satellite earth stations - 1 (Intelsat - Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside p (2007)" + "text": "government-owned Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) operates the lone terrestrial TV station; CBC also operates a multi-channel cable TV subscription service; roughly a dozen radio stations, consisting of a CBC-operated network operating alongside privately owned radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bb" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "221,000" + "text": "239,664" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "76.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.76% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "89,340" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "30 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -753,36 +765,33 @@ "text": "8P (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 33 km; oil 64 km; refined products 6 km (2013)" + "text": "33 km gas, 64 km oil, 6 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,600 km" + "text": "1,700 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,600 km (2011)" + "text": "1,700 km (2015)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "109" + "text": "132" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 23, cargo 52, chemical tanker 13, container 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "83 (Canada 11, Greece 14, Iran 5, Lebanon 2, Norway 38, Sweden 4, Syria 1, Turkey 1, UAE 1, UK 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 25general cargo 90, other 17 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -792,14 +801,17 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Barbados Defense Force: Troops Command, Barbados Coast Guard (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Barbados Defense Force: The Barbados Regiment, The Barbados Coast Guard (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Royal Barbados Defense Force (RBDF) has approximately 550 active personnel (450 Barbados Regiment; 100 Coast Guard) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the RBDF's major equipment inventory - maritime patrol boats - is supplied by the Netherlands (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service, or earlier with parental consent; no conscription (2013)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "the Royal Barbados Defense Force includes a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is island defense against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part-time battalion with a small regular cadre deployed throughout the island; the cadre increasingly supports the police in patrolling the coastline for smuggling and other illicit activities" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json index 024dd907..f9bb7263 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bf.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management. Because of its location, the country is a major transshipment point for illegal drugs, particularly shipments to the US and Europe, and its territory is used for smuggling illegal migrants into the US." + "text": "Lucayan Indians inhabited the islands when Christopher COLUMBUS first set foot in the New World on San Salvador in 1492. British settlement of the islands began in 1647; the islands became a colony in 1783. Piracy thrived in the 17th and 18th centuries because of The Bahamas close proximity to shipping lanes. Since attaining independence from the UK in 1973, The Bahamas has prospered through tourism, international banking, and investment management, which comprise up to 85% of GDP. Because of its proximity to the US - the nearest Bahamian landmass being only 80 km (50 mi) from Florida - the country is a major transshipment point for illicit trafficking, particularly to the US mainland, as well as Europe. US law enforcement agencies cooperate closely with The Bahamas, and the US Coast Guard assists Bahamian authorities in coastal defense through Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, or OPBAT." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "long, flat coral formations with some low rounded hills" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 63 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Alvernia on Cat Island 64 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,19 +61,22 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1.4% ++ arable land 0.8%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 0.2%" + "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.) / 0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "51.4%" + "text": "51.4% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "47.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "47.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -96,9 +99,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "327,316", + "text": "337,721 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,81 +113,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 90.6%, white 4.7%, black and white 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "black 90.6%, white 4.7%, black and white 2.1%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by racial group" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Creole (among Haitian immigrants)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 69.9% (includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Brethren 1.6%), Roman Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%, none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 69.9% (includes Baptist 34.9%, Anglican 13.7%, Pentecostal 8.9% Seventh Day Adventist 4.4%, Methodist 3.6%, Church of God 1.9%, Brethren 1.6%, other Protestant .9%), Roman Catholic 12%, other Christian 13% (includes Jehovah's Witness 1.1%), other 0.6%, none 1.9%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.75% (male 37,779/female 36,691)" + "text": "22.04% (male 37,758/female 36,668)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.79% (male 27,843/female 27,116)" + "text": "15.39% (male 26,332/female 25,650)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.12% (male 72,295/female 72,107)" + "text": "43.86% (male 74,485/female 73,647)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.87% (male 13,023/female 15,998)" + "text": "10.04% (male 15,648/female 18,250)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.47% (male 9,399/female 15,065) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.67% (male 11,326/female 17,957) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.2%" + "text": "41.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "30.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "11" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.8 years" + "text": "32.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.6 years" + "text": "31.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.83% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.75% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives in urban areas, with two-thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is located" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "82.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "83.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.53% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.13% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NASSAU (capital) 267,000 (2014)" + "text": "280,000 NASSAU (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,95 +203,89 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.63 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "80 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "70 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.4 years" + "text": "73.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70 years" + "text": "70.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.82 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.92 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.4% of population ++ rural: 98.4% of population ++ total: 98.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.6% of population ++ rural: 1.6% of population ++ total: 1.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92% of population ++ rural: 92% of population ++ total: 92% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8% of population ++ rural: 8% of population ++ total: 8% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.22% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "6,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "36.6% (2014)" + "text": "31.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "25.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "20.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "32.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "31.6% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after William III (1650-1702), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was a member of the House of Nassau" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -328,7 +331,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 10 July (1973)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1964 (preindependence); latest adopted 20 June 1973, effective 10 July 1973" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as an \"Act\" by Parliament; passage of amendments to articles such as the organization and composition of the branches of government requires approval by at least two-thirds majority of the membership of both houses of Parliament and majority approval in a referendum; passage of amendments to constitutional articles such as fundamental rights and individual freedoms, the powers, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, or changes to the Bahamas Independence Act 1973 requires approval by at least three-fourths majority of the membership of both houses and majority approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -355,58 +363,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Marguerite PINDLING (since 8 July 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Cornelius A. SMITH (since 28 June 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Perry CHRISTIE (since 8 May 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Hubert MINNIS (since 11 May 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by governor general on recommendation of prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; the prime minister recommends the deputy prime minister" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Prime Minister Hubert MINNIS is only the fourth prime minister in Bahamian history following its independence from the UK; he is also the first prime minister in 25 years besides Perry CHRISTIE and Hubert INGRAHAM, who repeatedly traded the premiership from 1992 to 2017" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (16 seats; members appointed by the governor general upon the advice of the prime minister and the opposition leader to serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (38 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (16 seats; members appointed by the governor general upon the advice of the prime minister and the opposition leader to serve 5-year terms)House of Assembly (39 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 May 2012 (next to be held by May 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 24 May 2017 (next appointments in 2022)House of Assembly - last held on 10 May 2017 (next to be held by May 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PLP 48.6%, FNM 42.1%, DNA 8.5%, other.8%; seats by party - PLP 29, FNM 9" + "text": "Senate - appointed; composition - men 9, women 7, percent of women 43.8%House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - FNM 57%, PLP 36.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - FNM 35, PLP 4; composition - men 34, women 5, percent of women 12.8%; note - total Parliament percent of women 21.8%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the government may dissolve the parliament and call elections at any time" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 4 justices, organized in 3-member panels); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 9 justices – as of 2015)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "as of 2008, the Bahamas was not a party to the agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice as the highest appellate court for the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM); the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal for The Bahamas" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 4 justices, organized in 3-member panels); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and a maximum of 11 and a minimum of 2 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal president and Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition party; other Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body headed by the chief justice; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 68, but can be extended until age 70; Supreme Court justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65, but can be extended until age 67" + "text": "Court of Appeal president and Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister after consultation with the leader of the opposition party; other Court of Appeal and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body headed by the chief justice; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 68 but can be extended until age 70; Supreme Court justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65 but can be extended until age 67" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Industrial Tribunal; Stipendiary and Magistrates' Courts; Family Island Administrators" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the Bahamas is a member of the 15-member Caribbean Community but is not party to the agreement establishing the Caribbean Court of Justice as its highest appellate court;  the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) serves as the final court of appeal for The Bahamas" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic National Alliance [Branville MCCARTNEY] ++ Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS] ++ Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Perry CHRISTIE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Friends of the Environment", - "other": { - "text": "trade unions" - } + "text": "Democratic National Alliance or DNA [Christopher MORTIMER, interim leader]Free National Movement or FNM [Hubert MINNIS]Progressive Liberal Party or PLP [Philip \"Brave\" DAVIS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dr. Eugene Glenwood NEWRY (since 3 December 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Sidney Stanley COLLIE (since 29 November 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2220 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -418,12 +426,18 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 319-2668" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Miami, New York" + "text": "Atlanta, Miami, New York, Washington, DC" + }, + "honorary consulate(s)": { + "text": "Aurora (CO), Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires Lisa A. JOHNSON (since 9 July 2014" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires Stephanie BOWERS (since 1 March 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (242) 322-1181, 328-2206 (after hours)" }, "embassy": { "text": "42 Queen Street, Nassau, New Providence" @@ -431,9 +445,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "local or express mail address: P. O. Box N-8197, Nassau; US Department of State, 3370 Nassau Place, Washington, DC 20521-3370" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (242) 322-1181, 328-2206 (after hours)" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (242) 356-7174" } @@ -446,80 +457,80 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"March On, Bahamaland!\"" + "text": "March On, Bahamaland!" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Timothy GIBSON" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1973; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1973; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Bahamas is one of the wealthiest Caribbean countries with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and offshore banking. Tourism together with tourism-driven construction and manufacturing accounts for approximately 60% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy and, when combined with business services, account for about 35% of GDP. Manufacturing and agriculture combined contribute less than one 10th of GDP and show little growth, despite government incentives aimed at those sectors. The economy of The Bahamas shrank at an average pace of 0.8% annually between 2007 and 2011, and tourism, financial services, and construction - pillars of the national economy - remain subdued. Conditions are improving in the tourism sector, however, due to steady foreign investment led activity. New resort and marina developments are likely to provide sustained employment opportunities." + "text": "The Bahamas has the second highest per capita GDP in the English-speaking Caribbean with an economy heavily dependent on tourism and financial services. Tourism accounts for approximately 50% of GDP and directly or indirectly employs half of the archipelago's labor force. Financial services constitute the second-most important sector of the Bahamian economy, accounting for about 15% of GDP. Manufacturing and agriculture combined contribute less than 7% of GDP and show little growth, despite government incentives aimed at those sectors. The new government led by Prime Minister Hubert MINNIS has prioritized addressing fiscal imbalances and rising debt, which stood at 75% of GDP in 2016. Large capital projects like the Baha Mar Casino and Hotel are driving growth. Public debt increased in 2017 in large part due to hurricane reconstruction and relief financing. The primary fiscal balance was a deficit of 0.4% of GDP in 2016. The Bahamas is the only country in the Western Hemisphere that is not a member of the World Trade Organization." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$9.066 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.042 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.195 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12.06 billion (2017 est.) / $11.89 billion (2016 est.) / $12.09 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$9.047 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.16 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1.7% (2015 est.) ++ -0.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / -1.7% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,600 (2016 est.) ++ $24,800 (2015 est.) ++ $25,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$32,400 (2017 est.) / $32,300 (2016 est.) / $33,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.7%" + "text": "68% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.3%" + "text": "13% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "26.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.9%" + "text": "33.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-41.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.6%" + "text": "7.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "90.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "90% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "citrus, vegetables; poultry" + "text": "citrus, vegetables; poultry; seafood" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, banking, oil bunkering, maritime industries, transshipment, salt, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals" + "text": "tourism, banking, oil bunkering, maritime industries, transshipment and logistics, salt, aragonite, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "196,900 (2013 est.)" @@ -531,15 +542,15 @@ "industry": { "text": "11%" }, - "tourism": { + "services": { "text": "49%" }, - "other services": { + "tourism": { "text": "37% (2011 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15% (2014 est.) ++ 15.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.) / 12.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "9.3% (2010 est.)" @@ -554,237 +565,235 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.9 billion" + "text": "2.139 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.3 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.46 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "64.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 64.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 50.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.5% (1 January 2014) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.061 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.051 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.952 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.546 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$9.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.922 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.78 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / -0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.029 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.415 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.909 billion (2017 est.) / -$868 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$880 million (2016 est.) ++ $800 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "crawfish, aragonite, crude salt, polystyrene products" + "text": "$550 million (2017 est.) / $444.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Poland 26.3%, Cote dIvoire 20.9%, US 15.9%, Dominican Republic 14.3% (2015)" + "text": "US 63.9%, Namibia 19.3% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "Rock lobster, aragonite, crude salt, polystyrene products" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.495 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.18 billion (2017 est.) / $2.594 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactures, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and live animals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 22.3%, China 14.8%, Japan 9.5%, Poland 7.7%, South Korea 7.3%, Colombia 6.8%, Brazil 5.6%, Singapore 5.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 83.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $895.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.522 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.002 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$17.56 billion (31 December 2013 est.) / $16.35 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Bahamian dollars (BSD) per US dollar - / 1 (2017 est.) / 1 (2016 est.) / 1 (2015 est.) / 1 (2014 est.) / 1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.778 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.654 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "600,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "577,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,040 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "922.7 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,020 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "48,020 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2009 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "4.1 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.089 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "120,925" + "text": "78,439" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "37 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "311,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "366,217" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "96 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "109.25 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern facilities" + "text": "the telecom sector across the Caribbean continues to be a growth area, contributing to the country's overall GDP; totally automatic system; highly developed; operators focus investment on mobile networks; the activation of (mobile number portability) MNP in April 2017, allowing mobile subscribers to port their numbers between competing MNO (mobile network operators) has contributed to the competition and liberalization of the market (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) privatized in 2011, but the government reacquired 51% share in 2014" + "text": "23 per 100 fixed-line, 109 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-242; landing points for the ARCOS-1, BICS, Bahamas 2-US, and BDSN fiber-optic submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links all of the major islands; (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV stations operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB); multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; about 15 radio stations operating with BCB operating a multi-channel radio broadcasting n (2007)" + "text": "The Bahamas has 4 major TV providers that provide service to all major islands in the archipelago; 1 TV station is operated by government-owned, commercially run Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas (BCB) and competes freely with 4 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is widely available; there are 32 licensed broadcast (radio) service providers, 31 are privately owned FM radio stations operating on New Providence, Grand Bahama Island, Abaco Island, and on smaller islands in the country; the BCB operates a multi-channel radio broadcasting network that has national coverage; the sector is regulated by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bs" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "253,000" + "text": "282,739" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "85% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "87,067" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "26 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "16" + "text": "35" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "587,516" + "text": "1,197,116 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "172,730 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "160,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "C6 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "61 (2013)" + "text": "54 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "37" + "text": "37 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "17 (2013)" @@ -795,10 +804,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,700 km" + "text": "2,700 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,620 km" + "text": "1,620 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "1,080 km (2011)" @@ -806,33 +815,33 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,160" + "text": "1,401" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 238, cargo 170, carrier 2, chemical tanker 87, combination ore/oil 8, container 57, liquefied gas 71, passenger 102, passenger/cargo 26, petroleum tanker 225, refrigerated cargo 97, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 61" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1,069 (Angola 6, Australia 1, Belgium 6, Bermuda 15, Brazil 1, Canada 96, Croatia 1, Cyprus 23, Denmark 69, Finland 8, France 15, Germany 30, Greece 225, Guernsey 6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Ireland 3, Italy 1, Japan 88, Jordan 2, Kuwait 1, Malaysia 13, Monaco" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "6 (Panama 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 333, container ship 49, general cargo 78, oil tanker 268, other 673 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point" }, - "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Freeport (1,116,272)(2011)" - }, "cruise port(s)": { "text": "Nassau" + }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Freeport (1,116,272)(2011)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Bahamas Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Bahamas Defense Force: Patrol Squadron, Commando Squadron, and Air Wing (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) has approximately 1,300 total personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "most of the RBDF's major equipment inventory is supplied by the Netherlands (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female service; no conscription (2012)" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json index 251c274c..4e76e9ae 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1854. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high unemployment, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, high crime rates, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America." + "text": "Belize was the site of several Mayan city states until their decline at the end of the first millennium A.D. The British and Spanish disputed the region in the 17th and 18th centuries; it formally became the colony of British Honduras in 1862. Territorial disputes between the UK and Guatemala delayed the independence of Belize until 1981. Guatemala refused to recognize the new nation until 1992 and the two countries are involved in an ongoing border dispute. Both nations have voted to send the dispute for final resolution to the International Court of Justice. Tourism has become the mainstay of the economy. Current concerns include the country's heavy foreign debt burden, high crime rates, high unemployment combined with a majority youth population, growing involvement in the Mexican and South American drug trade, and one of the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence rates in Central America." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "173 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Doyle's Delight 1,160 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Doyle's Delight 1,124 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "6.9% ++ arable land 3.3%; permanent crops 1.4%; permanent pasture 2.2%" + "text": "6.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.3% (2011 est.) / 1.4% (2011 est.) / 2.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "60.6%" + "text": "60.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "32.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "35 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "approximately 25 to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent, devastating hurricanes (June to November) and coastal flooding (especially in south)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; water pollution from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; solid and sewage waste disposal" + "text": "deforestation; water pollution, including pollution of Belize's Barrier Reef System, from sewage, industrial effluents, agricultural runoff; inability to properly dispose of solid waste" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "353,858 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "399,598 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,90 +118,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, white 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3%", + "text": "mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, white 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak)", + "text": "English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak) (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Morman, Muslim, Rastafarian), unknown 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Mormon, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Migration continues to transform Belize's population. About 16% of Belizeans live abroad, while immigrants constitute approximately 15% of Belize's population. Belizeans seeking job and educational opportunities have preferred to emigrate to the United States rather than former colonizer Great Britain because of the United States' closer proximity and stronger trade ties with Belize. Belizeans also emigrate to Canada, Mexico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries. The emigration of a large share of Creoles (Afro-Belizeans) and the influx of Central American immigrants, mainly Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, has changed Belize's ethnic composition. Mestizos have become the largest ethnic group, and Belize now has more native Spanish speakers than English or Creole speakers, despite English being the official language. In addition, Central American immigrants are establishing new communities in rural areas, which contrasts with the urbanization trend seen in neighboring countries. Recently, Chinese, European, and North American immigrants have become more frequent. Immigration accounts for an increasing share of Belize's population growth rate, which is steadily falling due to fertility decline. Belize's declining birth rate and its increased life expectancy are creating an aging population. As the elderly population grows and nuclear families replace extended households, Belize's government will be challenged to balance a rising demand for pensions, social services, and healthcare for its senior citizens with the need to reduce poverty and social inequality and to improve sanitation." + "text": "Migration continues to transform Belize's population. About 16% of Belizeans live abroad, while immigrants constitute approximately 15% of Belize's population. Belizeans seeking job and educational opportunities have preferred to emigrate to the United States rather than former colonizer Great Britain because of the United States' closer proximity and stronger trade ties with Belize. Belizeans also emigrate to Canada, Mexico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries. The emigration of a large share of Creoles (Afro-Belizeans) and the influx of Central American immigrants, mainly Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Hondurans, has changed Belize's ethnic composition. Mestizos have become the largest ethnic group, and Belize now has more native Spanish speakers than English or Creole speakers, despite English being the official language. In addition, Central American immigrants are establishing new communities in rural areas, which contrasts with the urbanization trend seen in neighboring countries. Recently, Chinese, European, and North American immigrants have become more frequent.\nImmigration accounts for an increasing share of Belize's population growth rate, which is steadily falling due to fertility decline. Belize's declining birth rate and its increased life expectancy are creating an aging population. As the elderly population grows and nuclear families replace extended households, Belize's government will be challenged to balance a rising demand for pensions, social services, and healthcare for its senior citizens with the need to reduce poverty and social inequality and to improve sanitation." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "34.41% (male 62,139/female 59,611)" + "text": "32.57% (male 66,454/female 63,700)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.71% (male 37,333/female 35,960)" + "text": "19% (male 39,238/female 36,683)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.26% (male 64,968/female 63,346)" + "text": "37.72% (male 73,440/female 77,300)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.84% (male 8,445/female 8,666)" + "text": "6.18% (male 12,235/female 12,444)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.78% (male 6,291/female 7,099) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.53% (male 8,781/female 9,323) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.8%" + "text": "52" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "44.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "7.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.4 years" + "text": "23.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.2 years" + "text": "23 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.84% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.72% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "approximately 25 to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east" + "text": "approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "44% of total population (2015)" + "text": "46% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.93% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.32% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BELMOPAN (capital) 17,000 (2014)" + "text": "23,000 BELMOPAN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,108 +211,100 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "28 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "68.7 years" + "text": "75.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67.2 years" + "text": "73.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "70.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "55.2% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "51.4% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.9% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.1% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.5% of population ++ rural: 88.2% of population ++ total: 90.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.5% of population ++ rural: 11.8% of population ++ total: 9.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.52% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,900 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<200 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.6% (2014)" + "text": "24.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "6.2% (2011)" + "text": "4.6% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2017)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -316,26 +314,18 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "27,751" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "40% (2001 est.)" + "text": "13 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "15.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "9.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "35.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.8% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -366,6 +356,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the decision to move the capital of the country inland to higher and more stable land was made in the 1960s; the name chosen for the new city was formed from the union of two words: \"Belize,\" the name of the longest river in the country, and \"Mopan,\" one of the rivers in the area of the new capital that empties into the Belize River" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -375,10 +368,15 @@ "text": "21 September 1981 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), September 10, 1798; Independence Day, 21 September (1981)" + "text": "Battle of St. George's Caye Day (National Day), 10 September (1798); Independence Day, 21 September (1981)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1954, 1963 (preindependence); latest signed and entered into force 21 September 1981" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed and adopted by two-thirds majority vote of the National Assembly House of Representatives except for amendments relating to rights and freedoms, changes to the Assembly, and to elections and judiciary matters, which require at least three-quarters majority vote of the House; both types of amendments require assent of the governor general; amended several times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -405,10 +403,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Colville YOUNG, Sr. (since 17 November 1993)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Colville Norbert YOUNG, Sr. (since 17 November 1993)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Dean Oliver BARROW (since 8 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar VEGA (since 12 February 2008)" + "text": "Prime Minister Dean Oliver BARROW (since 8 February 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Patrick FABER (since 7 June 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister from among members of the National Assembly" @@ -419,38 +417,38 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (12 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 6 on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 1 each on the advice of the Belize Council of Churches and Evangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Better Business Bureau, and the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (31 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of:Senate (14 seats, including the president); members appointed by the governor general - 6 on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 1 each on the advice of the Belize Council of Churches and Evangelical Association of Churches, the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Belize Better Business Bureau, non-governmental organizations in good standing, and the National Trade Union Congress and the Civil Society Steering Committee; Senate president elected from among the Senate members or from outside the Senate; term of appointment NAHouse of Representatives (31 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2015 (next to be held in or before 2020)" + "text": "Senate -  last appointed 13 November 2015 (next appointments on 11 November 2020)House of Representatives - last held on 4 November 2015 (next to be held on 11 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UDP 50.52%, PUP 47.77%, other 1.71%; seats by party - UDP 19, PUP 12" + "text": "Senate - composition as of December 2019 - men 11, women 3, percent of women 21.4%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - UDP 50%, PUP 47.3%, other 2.7%; seats by party - UDP 19, PUP 12; composition - men 29, women 2; percent of women 6.5%; note - total National Assembly percent of women as of June 2019 - 11.1%" + }, + "note": { + "text": " " } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with the court president and 3 justices, and the Supreme Court with the chief justice and 2 judges); in 2005, Belize ceased final appeals in civil and criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London), replacing it with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the Caribbean Community" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with the court president and 3 justices, and the Supreme Court with the chief justice and 10 justices); note - in 2010, Belize acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal president and justices appointed by the governor general upon advice of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; justices' tenures vary by terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the prime minister and the National Assembly opposition leader; other judges appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Section of the Public Services Commission and with the concurrence of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; judges can be appointed beyond age 65 but must retire by age 75; in 2013, the Supreme Court chief justice overturned a constitutional amendment that had restricted Court of Appeal judge appointments to as short as 1 year" + "text": "Court of Appeal president and justices appointed by the governor-general upon advice of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; justices' tenures vary by terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the prime minister and the National Assembly opposition leader; other judges appointed by the governor-general upon the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Section of the Public Services Commission and with the concurrence of the prime minister after consultation with the National Assembly opposition leader; judges can be appointed beyond age 65 but must retire by age 75; in 2013, the Supreme Court chief justice overturned a constitutional amendment that had restricted Court of Appeal judge appointments to as short as 1 year" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Summary Jurisdiction Courts (criminal) and district courts (civil)" + "text": "Magistrates' Courts; Family Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Belize Progressive Party or BPP [Patrick ROGERS] (formed in 2015 from a merger of the People's National Party, elements of the VIP, and other smaller political groups) ++ People's United Party or PUP [vacant] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [Dean Oliver BARROW]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "National Trade Union Congress of Belize or NTUC/B [Marvin MORA]" + "text": "Belize Progressive Party or BPP [Patrick ROGERS] (formed in 2015 from a merger of the People's National Party, elements of the Vision Inspired by the People, and other smaller political groups)People's United Party or PUP [Johnny BRICENO]United Democratic Party or UDP [Dean Oliver BARROW]Vision Inspired by the People or VIP [Hubert ENRIQUEZ]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Patrick ANDREWS (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Francisco Daniel GUTIEREZ (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2535 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -463,11 +461,17 @@ }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Los Angeles" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Miami" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos Roberto MORENO (since 24 June 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d’Affaires Keith R. GILGES (since 24 July 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[011] (501) 822-4011" }, "embassy": { "text": "Floral Park Road, Belmopan City, Cayo District" @@ -475,17 +479,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 497, Belmopan City, Cayo District, Belize" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[501] 822-4011" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[501] 822-4012" + "text": "[011] (501) 822-4012" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland of 50 mahogany leaves; the colors are those of the two main political parties: blue for the PUP and red for the UDP; various elements of the coat of arms - the figures, the tools, the mahogany tree, and the garland of leaves - recall the logging industry that led to British settlement of Belize", + "text": "royal blue with a narrow red stripe along the top and the bottom edges; centered is a large white disk bearing the coat of arms; the coat of arms features a shield flanked by two workers in front of a mahogany tree with the related motto SUB UMBRA FLOREO (I Flourish in the Shade) on a scroll at the bottom, all encircled by a green garland of 50 mahogany leaves; the colors are those of the two main political parties: blue for the PUP and red for the UDP; various elements of the coat of arms - the figures, the tools, the mahogany tree, and the garland of leaves - recall the logging industry that led to British settlement of Belize", "note": { - "text": "Belize's flag is the only national flag that depicts human beings; two British overseas territories, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands, also depict humans" + "text": "note: Belize's flag is the only national flag that depicts human beings; two British overseas territories, Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands, also depict humans" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -493,70 +494,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Land of the Free\"" + "text": "Land of the Free" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Samuel Alfred HAYNES/Selwyn Walford YOUNG" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1981; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1981; as a Commonwealth country, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of crude oil, marine products, sugar, citrus, and bananas. ++ ++ The government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth averaging nearly 4% in 1999-2007. Oil discoveries in 2006 bolstered this growth and oil exploration continues, but production has fallen in recent years and future oil revenues remain uncertain. Growth slipped to 0% in 2009, due to the global economic slowdown, natural disasters, and a temporary drop in the price of oil, but growth grew to 2.2% in 2015. ++ ++ Although Belize has the third highest per capita income in Central America, the average income figure masks a huge income disparity between rich and poor, and a key government objective remains reducing poverty and inequality with the help of international donors. High unemployment, a growing trade deficit and heavy foreign debt burden continue to be major concerns." + "text": "Tourism is the number one foreign exchange earner in this small economy, followed by exports of sugar, bananas, citrus, marine products, and crude oil. The government's expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, initiated in September 1998, led to GDP growth averaging nearly 4% in 1999-2007, but GPD growth has averaged only 2.1% from 2007-2016, with 2.5% growth estimated for 2017. Belize’s dependence on energy imports makes it susceptible to energy price shocks. Although Belize has the third highest per capita income in Central America, the average income figure masks a huge income disparity between rich and poor, and a key government objective remains reducing poverty and inequality with the help of international donors. High unemployment, a growing trade deficit and heavy foreign debt burden continue to be major concerns. Belize faces continued pressure from rising sovereign debt, and a growing trade imbalance." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.088 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.088 billion (2015 est.) ++ $3.056 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.218 billion (2017 est.) / $3.194 billion (2016 est.) / $3.21 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.77 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.854 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / -0.5% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,200 (2016 est.) ++ $8,400 (2015 est.) ++ $8,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,300 (2017 est.) / $8,500 (2016 est.) / $8,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "7.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.1%" + "text": "75.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.2%" + "text": "15.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "22.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52.6%" + "text": "49.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-63% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-63.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "10.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "68% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,12 +567,12 @@ "text": "garment production, food processing, tourism, construction, oil" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "120,500", + "text": "120,500 (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -586,218 +587,222 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.9% (2014 est.) ++ 14.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9% (2017 est.) / 8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "41% (2013 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$500 million" + "text": "553.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$650 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "572 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "86.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 82.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "99% of GDP (2017 est.) / 95.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.) ++ -0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "18% (31 December 2010) ++ 12% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.32% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$765.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $764.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.785 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.437 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.174 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$220 million (2016 est.) ++ -$172 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$143 million (2017 est.) / -$163 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$519.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $537.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$457.5 million (2017 est.) / $442.7 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UK 33.9%, US 22%, Jamaica 6.7%, Italy 6.4%, Barbados 5.9%, Ireland 5.5%, Netherlands 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses, wood, crude oil" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UK 30.8%, US 18.7%, Nigeria 6.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.8%, Ireland 4.2%, Jamaica 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$895.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $961.3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$845.9 million (2017 est.) / $916.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods; fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals; food, beverages, tobacco" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 26.6%, Mexico 11.7%, Cuba 10.2%, Guatemala 9%, China 7.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.6% (2015)" + "text": "US 35.6%, China 11.2%, Mexico 11.2%, Guatemala 6.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$409.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $437.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$312.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $376.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.309 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.315 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.338 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - ++ 2 (2016 est.) ++ 2 (2015 est.) ++ 2 (2014 est.) ++ 2 (2013 est.) ++ 2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Belizean dollars (BZD) per US dollar - / 2 (2017 est.) / 2 (2016 est.) / 2 (2015 est.) / 2 (2014 est.) / 2 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "92.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "97.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "88.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "280 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "453 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "243 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "200,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "198,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "46.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "27.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "27% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "25.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.7 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.7 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "33.05 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "36 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,638 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,161 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "700,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "556,700 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,000" + "text": "18,617" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.74 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "170,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "256,479" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "49 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "65.3 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "above-average system; trunk network depends primarily on microwave radio relay" + "text": "govt. telecom company, Belize Telemedia Ltd., continues to hold a monopoly in fixed-line services, mobile and broadband fixed-line teledensity; it is a small market; fixed-line teledensity and mobile penetration below regional average; lack of competition and underinvestment in telecom system, make it pricey for consumer (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity of only about 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 50 per 100 persons" + "text": "5 per 100 fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 65 per 100 persons; mobile sector accounting for over 90% of all phone subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 501; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Int (2015)" + "text": "country code - 501; landing points for the ARCOS and SEUL fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 8 (Intelsat - 2, unknown - 6) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "8 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2007)" + "text": "8 privately owned TV stations; multi-channel cable TV provides access to foreign stations; about 25 radio stations broadcasting on roughly 50 different frequencies; state-run radio was privatized in 1998 (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "144,000" + "text": "181,660" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "41.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.08% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "24,658" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "6 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "28" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "935,603" + "text": "1,297,533 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,463,420 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3.78 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -808,27 +813,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "41" + "text": "41 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "29 (2013)" @@ -836,13 +841,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,870 km" + "text": "3,281 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "488 km" + "text": "601 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "2,382 km (2011)" + "text": "2,680 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -850,13 +855,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "247" + "text": "786" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 33, cargo 156, chemical tanker 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 10, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "152 (Bulgaria 1, China 61, Croatia 1, Estonia 1, Greece 2, Iceland 1, Italy 3, Latvia 9, Lithuania 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 2, Russia 30, Singapore 4, Switzerland 1, Syria 4, Thailand 1, Turkey 16, UAE 3, UK 4, Ukraine 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 56, container ship 4, general cargo 398, oil tanker 65, other 263 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -866,30 +868,36 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, BDF Air Wing (includes Special Boat Unit), BDF Volunteer Guard (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Belize Defense Force (BDF): Army, Air Wing; Belize Coast Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.6% of GDP (2017) / 1.2% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Belize Defense Force (BDF) has approximately 1,300 active Army personnel; 150 Belize Coast Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the BDF's inventory is limited and consists mostly of equipment from the UK and US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1; initial service obligation 12 years (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 1.08% of GDP (2011) ++ NA% (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Guatemala persists in its territorial claim to half of Belize, but agrees to the Line of Adjacency to keep Guatemalan squatters out of Belize's forested interior; both countries agreed in April 2012 to hold simultaneous referenda, scheduled for 6 October 2013, to decide whether to refer the dispute to the ICJ for binding resolution, but this vote was suspended indefinitely; Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty" + "text": "Guatemala persists in its territorial claim to approximately half of Belize, but agrees to the Line of Adjacency to keep Guatemalan squatters out of Belize's forested interior; both countries agreed in April 2012 to hold simultaneous referenda, scheduled for 6 October 2013, to decide whether to refer the dispute to the ICJ for binding resolution, but this vote was suspended indefinitely; Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { "text": "Belize is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the coerced prostitution of women and children by family members has not led to arrests; child sex tourism, involving primarily US citizens, is on the rise; sex trafficking and forced labor of Belizean and foreign women and LGBT individuals occurs in bars, nightclubs, brothels, and domestic service; workers from Central America, Mexico, and Asia may fall victim to forced labor in restaurants, shops, agriculture, and fishing" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 3 – Belize does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; authorities did not initiate any new trafficking investigations of prosecutions, and cases from previous years remain pending; law enforcement efforts to use informal means to identify and refer victims were ineffective and draft procedures for referring victims to services are still not finalized; trafficking victims were more commonly arrested, detained, or deported based on immigration violations than provided with assistance; the government did not make progress in implementing the 2012-2014 anti-trafficking national strategic plan (2015)" + "text": "Tier 3 – Belize does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; authorities did not initiate any new trafficking investigations of prosecutions, and cases from previous years remain pending; law enforcement efforts to use informal means to identify and refer victims were ineffective and draft procedures for referring victims to services are still not finalized; trafficking victims were more commonly arrested, detained, or deported based on immigration violations than provided with assistance; the government did not make progress in implementing the 2012-14 anti-trafficking national strategic plan (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; offshore sector money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and other crimes (2008)" + "text": "major transshipment point for cocaine; small-scale illicit producer of cannabis, primarily for local consumption; offshore sector money-laundering activity related to narcotics trafficking and other crimes" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json index 3c799675..f858513f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/bq.json @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "5.4 sq km" + "text": "5 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "5.4 sq km" @@ -49,22 +49,25 @@ "text": "raised flat to undulating coral and limestone plateau; ringed by vertical white cliffs (9 to 15 m high)" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on southwest side 77 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "200 m NNW of lighthouse 85 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "guano" + "text": "guano (mining discontinued in 1898)" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ "text": "hurricanes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "some coral bleaching" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "strategic location 160 km south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes (limestone sinkholes) but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus" @@ -82,10 +85,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "uninhabited", - "note": { - "text": "transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island" - } + "text": "uninhabited; transient Haitian fishermen and others camp on the island" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -97,14 +100,14 @@ "text": "Navassa Island" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the flat island was named \"Navaza\" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailers in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term \"nava\" meaning \"flat land, plain, or field\"" + "text": "the flat island was named \"Navaza\" by some of Christopher COLUMBUS' sailors in 1504; the name derives from the Spanish term \"nava\" meaning \"flat land, plain, or field\"" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; there has also been a private claim advanced against the island" + "text": "unorganized, unincorporated territory of the US; administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior from the Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge in Boqueron, Puerto Rico; in September 1996, the Coast Guard ceased operations and maintenance of the Navassa Island Light, a 46-meter-tall lighthouse on the southern side of the island; Haiti has claimed the island since the 19th century" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of the US, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of the US apply where applicable" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US)" @@ -120,7 +123,9 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json index cb3ba49a..e02aef27 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cc.json @@ -1,583 +1,2 @@ { - "Introduction": { - "Background": { - "text": "Originally settled by Arawak Indians, Curacao was seized by the Dutch in 1634 along with the neighboring island of Bonaire. Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, Curacao was hard hit economically by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of the Isla Refineria to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. In 1954, Curacao and several other Dutch Caribbean possessions were reorganized as the Netherlands Antilles, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In referenda in 2005 and 2009, the citizens of Curacao voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in October 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles." - } - }, - "Geography": { - "Location": { - "text": "Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, 30 nm off the coast of Venezuela" - }, - "Geographic coordinates": { - "text": "12 10 N, 69 00 W" - }, - "Map references": { - "text": "Central America and the Caribbean" - }, - "Area": { - "total": { - "text": "444 sq km" - }, - "land": { - "text": "444 sq km" - }, - "water": { - "text": "0 sq km" - } - }, - "Area - comparative": { - "text": "more than twice the size of Washington, DC" - }, - "Land boundaries": { - "text": "0 km" - }, - "Coastline": { - "text": "364 km" - }, - "Maritime claims": { - "territorial sea": { - "text": "12 nm" - }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "12 nm" - } - }, - "Climate": { - "text": "tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in mild temperatures; semiarid with average rainfall of 60 cm/year" - }, - "Terrain": { - "text": "generally low, hilly terrain" - }, - "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mt. Christoffel 372 m" - } - }, - "Natural resources": { - "text": "calcium phosphates, aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit" - }, - "Land use": { - "agricultural land": { - "text": "10% ++ arable land 10%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" - }, - "forest": { - "text": "0%" - }, - "other": { - "text": "90% (2011 est.)" - } - }, - "Irrigated land": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "largest concentration on the island is Willemstad; smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest" - }, - "Natural hazards": { - "text": "Curacao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened" - }, - "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Geography - note": { - "text": "Curacao is a part of the Windward Islands (southern) group" - } - }, - "People and Society": { - "Population": { - "text": "149,035 (July 2016 est.)" - }, - "Nationality": { - "noun": { - "text": "Curacaoan" - }, - "adjective": { - "text": "Curacaoan; 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smaller settlements near the coast can be found throughout the island, particularly in the northwest" - }, - "Urbanization": { - "urban population": { - "text": "89.3% of total population (2015)" - }, - "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" - } - }, - "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "WILLEMSTAD (capital) 145,000 (2014)" - }, - "Sex ratio": { - "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Infant mortality rate": { - "total": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "male": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "female": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Life expectancy at birth": { - "total population": { - "text": "78.3 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "76 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "80.7 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.06 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2013)" - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "18 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "18 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "19 years (2013)" - } - } - }, - "Government": { - "Country name": { - "Dutch long form": { - "text": "Land Curacao" - }, - "Dutch short form": { - "text": "Curacao" - }, - "Papiamentu long form": { - "text": "Pais Korsou" - }, - "Papiamentu short form": { - "text": "Korsou" - }, - "former": { - "text": "Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies" - }, - "etymology": { - "text": "the most plausible name derivation is that the island was designated Isla de la Curacion (Spanish meaning \"Island of the Cure\" or \"Island of Healing\") or Ilha da Curacao (Portuguese meaning the same) to reflect the locale's function as a recovery stop for sick crewmen" - } - }, - "Dependency status": { - "text": "constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs" - }, - "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary" - }, - "Capital": { - "name": { - "text": "Willemstad" - }, - "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "12 06 N, 68 55 W" - }, - "time difference": { - "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - } - }, - "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", - "note": { - "text": "Curacao is one of four constituent parts (countries) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three parts are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Sint Maarten" - } - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "King's Day, 27 April 1967" - }, - "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 5 September 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Curacao but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" - }, - "Legal system": { - "text": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence" - }, - "Citizenship": { - "text": "see the Netherlands" - }, - "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" - }, - "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor Lucille A. GEORGE-WOUT (since 4 November 2013)" - }, - "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Bernard WHITEMAN (1 September 2015); Prime Minister Ivar ASJES resigned 31 August 2015" - }, - "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor" - }, - "elections": { - "text": "the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the parliament" - } - }, - "Legislative branch": { - "description": { - "text": "unicameral Estates of Curacao or Staten van Curacao (21 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "elections": { - "text": "last held 5 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2020)" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - MAN 16.2%, MFK 16%, PAR 15.1%, KdnT 10.4%, PNP 8.8%, PS 6.7%, Un Korsou Hustu 6.1%, Movementu Progresivo 5.2%; seats by party - MAN 4, MFK 4, PAR 4, KdnT 3, PNP 2, PS 2, Un Korsou Hustu 1, Movementu Progresivo 1" - } - }, - "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (consists of judges from the subordinate courts)" - }, - "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "subordinate courts": { - "text": "first instance courts, appeals court; specialized courts" - } - }, - "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Korsou di Nos Tur or KdnT [Amparo dos SANTOS] ++ Movementu Futuro Korsou or MFK [Gerrit SCHOTTE] ++ Movementu Progresivo [Marylin MOSES] ++ Movishon Antia Nobo or MAN [Hensley KOEIMAN] ++ Partido Antia Restruktura or PAR [Zita JESUS-LEITO] ++ Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal or PAIS [Alex ROSARIA] ++ Partido Nashonal di Pueblo or PNP [Humphrey DAVELAAR] ++ Pueblo Soberano or PS [Ivar ASJES] ++ Un Korsou Hustu [Omayra LEEFLANG]" - }, - "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" - }, - "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Consul General James R. Moore (since June 2013); note - also accredited to Aruba and Sint Martin" - }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "J. B. Gorsiraweg " - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[599] (9) 4613066" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[599] (9) 4616489" - } - }, - "Flag description": { - "text": "on a blue field a horizontal yellow band somewhat below the center divides the flag into proportions of 5:1:2; two five-pointed white stars - the smaller above and to the left of the larger - appear in the canton; the blue of the upper and lower sections symbolizes the sky and sea respectively; yellow represents the sun; the stars symbolize Curacao and its uninhabited smaller sister island of Klein Curacao; the five star points signify the five continents from which Curacao's people derive" - }, - "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "laraha (citrus tree); national colors: blue, yellow, white" - }, - "National anthem": { - "name": { - "text": "Himmo di Korsou (Anthem of Curacao)" - }, - "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Guillermo ROSARIO, Mae HENRIQUEZ, Enrique MULLER, Betty DORAN/Frater Candidus NOWENS, Errol \"El Toro\" COLINA" - }, - "note": { - "text": "adapted 1978; the lyrics, originally written in 1899, were rewritten in 1978 to make them less colonial in nature" - } - } - }, - "Economy": { - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Most of Curacao’s GDP results from services. Tourism, petroleum refining and bunkering, offshore finance, and transportation and communications are the mainstays of this small island economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Curacao has limited natural resources, poor soil, and inadequate water supplies, and budgetary problems complicate reform of the health and education systems. Although GDP grew only slightly during the past decade, Curacao enjoys a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. ++ ++ Curacao has an excellent natural harbor that can accommodate large oil tankers, and the port of Willemstad hosts a free trade zone and a dry dock. Venezuelan state oil company PdVSA, under a contract in effect until 2019, leases the single refinery on the island from the government, directly employing some 1,000 people; most of the oil for the refinery is imported from Venezuela; most of the refined products are exported to the US and Asia. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with the US, the Netherlands and Venezuela being the major suppliers. ++ ++ The government is attempting to diversify its industry and trade and has signed an Association Agreement with the EU to expand business there. In 2013, the government implemented changes to the sales tax and reformed the public pension and health care systems, including increasing the sales tax from 5% to as high as 9% on some products, raising the age for public pension withdrawals to 65, and requiring citizens to pay higher premiums." - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.128 billion (2012 est.) ++ $3.02 billion (2011 est.) ++ $2.96 billion (2010 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" - } - }, - "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.6 billion (2012 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2012 est.) ++ 2% (2011 est.) ++ 0.1% (2010 est.)" - }, - "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,000 (2004 est.)" - }, - "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "15.5%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "83.8% (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "aloe, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit" - }, - "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, petroleum refining, petroleum transshipment, light manufacturing, financial and business services" - }, - "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Labor force": { - "text": "73,010 (2013)" - }, - "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "1.2%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "16.9%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "81.8% (2008 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13% (2013 est.) ++ 9.8% (2011 est.)" - }, - "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16.6% of GDP (2012 est.)" - }, - "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2012 est.)" - }, - "Public debt": { - "text": "33.2% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 40.6% of GDP (2011 est.)" - }, - "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.6% (2013 est.) ++ 2.8% (2012 est.)" - }, - "Exports": { - "text": "$1.607 billion (2011 est.) ++ $1.44 billion (2010 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "petroleum products" - }, - "Imports": { - "text": "$1.285 billion (2011 est.) ++ $1.275 billion (2010 est.)" - }, - "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "crude petroleum, food, manufactures" - }, - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2015 est.) ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Energy": { - "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.785 billion kWh (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "968 million kWh (2008 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2009 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2009 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2011 es)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "531.1 bbl/day (2010 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "72,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "211,100 bbl/day (2009 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "291,700 bbl/day (2009 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2009 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2009 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2009 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2009 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2011 es)" - } - }, - "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { - "international": { - "text": "country code - 599" - } - }, - "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government-run Telecuracao operates a TV station and a radio station; several privately owned radio stations" - }, - "Internet country code": { - "text": ".cw" - }, - "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "138,750" - }, - "percent of population": { - "text": "93.9% (July 2014 est.)" - } - } - }, - "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11 (2015)" - } - }, - "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { - "text": "PJ (2016)" - }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "550 km" - } - }, - "Ports and terminals": { - "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Willemstad" - }, - "oil terminal(s)": { - "text": "Bullen Baai (Curacao Terminal)" - }, - "bulk cargo port(s)": { - "text": "Fuik Bay (phosphate rock)" - } - } - }, - "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Dutch Government controls foreign and defense policy (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "no conscription (2010)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" - } - } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json index bcf1175e..4a410a31 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cj.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: The Bluff on Cayman Brac 43 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "1 km SW of The Bluff on Cayman Brac 50 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.2% ++ arable land 0.8%; permanent crops 2.1%; permanent pasture 8.3%" + "text": "11.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.8% (2011 est.) / 2.1% (2011 est.) / 8.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "52.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "35.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "majority of the population resides on Grand Cayman" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hurricanes (July to November)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants" + "text": "no natural freshwater resources; drinking water supplies are met by reverse osmosis desalination plants and rainwater catchment; trash washing up on the beaches or being deposited there by residents; no recycling or waste treatment facilities; deforestation (trees being cut down to create space for commercial use)" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "important location between Cuba and Central America" @@ -88,9 +91,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "57,268 (July 2013 est.)", + "text": "61,944 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -108,49 +111,49 @@ "text": "English (official) 90.9%, Spanish 4%, Filipino 3.3%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 67.8% (includes Church of God 22.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.4%, Presbyterian/United Church 8.6%, Baptist 8.3%,Pentecostal 7.1%, non-denominational 5.3%, Anglican 4.1%, Wesleyan Holiness 2.4%), Roman Catholic 14.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other 7%, none 9.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 67.8% (includes Church of God 22.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 9.4%, Presbyterian/United Church 8.6%, Baptist 8.3%, Pentecostal 7.1%, non-denominational 5.3%, Anglican 4.1%, Wesleyan Holiness 2.4%), Roman Catholic 14.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other 7%, none 9.3%, unspecified 0.7% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.13% (male 5,226/female 5,154)" + "text": "17.75% (male 5,535/female 5,457)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.59% (male 3,577/female 3,635)" + "text": "11.86% (male 3,673/female 3,675)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43% (male 12,010/female 12,615)" + "text": "41.37% (male 12,489/female 13,140)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.22% (male 3,872/female 4,272)" + "text": "14.78% (male 4,398/female 4,755)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "12.06% (male 3,231/female 3,676) (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.24% (male 4,053/female 4,769) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.9 years" + "text": "40.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.2 years" + "text": "39.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "40.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "14.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population", + "text": "13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US" } }, "Population distribution": { @@ -158,14 +161,14 @@ }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.27% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GEORGE TOWN (capital) 31,000 (2014)" + "text": "35,000 GEORGE TOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -175,60 +178,60 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.2 years" + "text": "81.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.5 years" + "text": "78.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.85 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.4% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 97.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.6% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 2.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.6% of population ++ total: 95.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.4% of population ++ total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "4.4% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -240,11 +243,6 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -259,18 +257,18 @@ "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2007 est.)" + "text": "99% (2007)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "13.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "16.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "16.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.4% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -290,7 +288,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -302,8 +300,8 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "a decision has been made to introduce DST in the archipelago for the first time beginning in 2016; a date for implementation is pending, though it seems likely it will match the date used in the US and Canada" + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after English King George III (1738-1820)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -313,29 +311,36 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, first Monday in July" + "text": "Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended several times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Helen KILPATRICK (since 6 September 2013)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Martyn ROPER (since 29 October 2018)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Premier Alden MCLAUGHLIN (since 29 May 2013)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "The Cabinet (6 members selected from the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier)" + "text": "Cabinet selected from the Legislative Assembly and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor" @@ -343,17 +348,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly (20 seats; 18 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly (21 seats; 19 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 May 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 24 May 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PPM 36.1%, UDP 27.8%, C4C 18.6%, PNA 5.7%, independent 11.9%; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 3, C4C 3, PNA 1, independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - independent 44.7%, PPM 31.2%, CDP 24.1%; seats by party - independent 9, PPM 7, CDP 3; composition - men 18, women 3, percent of women 14.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); Grand Court (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -364,86 +369,82 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Kurt TIBBETTS] ++ United Democratic Party or UDP [McKeeva BUSH]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Coalition for Cayman or C4C ++ National People's Alliance or PNA ++ National Trust", - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists" - } + "text": "People's Progressive Movement or PPM [Alden MCLAUGHLIN]Cayman Democratic Party or CDP [McKeeva BUSH]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a blue field with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a crest with a pineapple, representing the connection with Jamaica, and a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, above a shield bearing a golden lion, symbolizing Great Britain, below which are three green stars (representing the three islands) surmounting white and blue wavy lines representing the sea and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS" + "text": "a blue field with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a crest with a pineapple, representing the connection with Jamaica, and a turtle, representing Cayman's seafaring tradition, above a shield bearing a golden lion, symbolizing Great Britain, below which are three green stars (representing the three islands) surmounting white and blue wavy lines representing the sea; a scroll below the shield bears the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "green sea turtle" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Beloved Isle Cayman\"" + "text": "Beloved Isle Cayman" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Leila E. ROSS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1993; served as an unofficial anthem since 1930; as a territory of the United Kingdom, in addition to the local anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1993; served as an unofficial anthem since 1930; as a territory of the United Kingdom, in addition to the local anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 93,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2008, including almost 300 banks, 800 insurers, and 10,000 mutual funds. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Nearly 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of Switzerland. ++ ++ Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.9 million in 2008, with about half from the US." + "text": "With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 65,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 2017, including more than 280 banks, 700 insurers, and 10,500 mutual funds. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Nearly 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy a standard of living comparable to that of Switzerland. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 2.1 million in 2016, with more than three-quarters from the US." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.507 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.465 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.435 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$2.507 billion (2014 est.) / $2.465 billion (2013 est.) / $2.435 billion (2012 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$2.25 billion (2008 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) ++ 1.2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2014 est.) / 1.2% (2013 est.) / 1.6% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { "text": "$43,800 (2004 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "62.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.1%" + "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46.4%" + "text": "65.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-64.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.2%" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "92.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "92.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -453,12 +454,12 @@ "text": "tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "39,000", + "text": "39,000 (2007 est.)", "note": { - "text": "nearly 55% are non-nationals (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: nearly 55% are non-nationals" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -473,213 +474,217 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2008) ++ 4.4% (2004)" + "text": "4% (2008) / 4.4% (2004)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$859.5 million" + "text": "874.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$742 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "766.6 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ -2.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / -0.6% (2016 est.)" }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$334.3 million (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.564 billion (31 December 2008 est.) ++ " - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$315.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $183.5 million (31 December 2007) ++ $188.4 million (31 December 2006)" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "-$492.6 million (2017 est.) / -$493.5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$47.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $45 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$421.9 million (2017 est.) / $47.6 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "turtle products, manufactured consumer goods" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$585.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $579.5 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$787.3 million (2017 est.) / $810.1 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels" }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" - }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar - ++ 0.82 (2016 est.) ++ 0.82 (2015 est.) ++ 0.82 (2014 est.) ++ 0.83 (2013 est.) ++ 0.83 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Caymanian dollars (KYD) per US dollar - / 0.82 (2017 est.) / 0.82 (2016 est.) / 0.82 (2015 est.) / 0.82 (2014 est.) / 0.83 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "650 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "612 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "132,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,984 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,285 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "643,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "33,534" + "text": "33,338" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "60 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54.85 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "93,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "92,691" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "166 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "152.5 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "reasonably good overall telephone system with a high fixed-line teledensity" + "text": "reasonably good overall telephone system with a high fixed-line teledensity; given the high dependence of tourism and activities such as fisheries and offshore financial services, the telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; good competition in all sectors promotes advancement in mobile telephony and data segments (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "liberalization of telecom market in 2003; introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 boosted subscriptions dramatically" + "text": "introduction of competition in the mobile-cellular market in 2004 boosted subscriptions dramatically; 55 per 100 fixed-line, 153 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS), and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atl (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-345; landing points for the Maya-1, Deep Blue Cable, and the Cayman-Jamaica Fiber System submarine cables that provide links to the US and parts of Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "4 TV stations; cable and satellite subscription services offer a variety of international programming; government-owned Radio Cayman operates 2 networks broadcasting on 5 stations; 10 privately owned radio stations operate alongside Radio Cayman (2007)" + "text": "4 TV stations; cable and satellite subscription services offer a variety of international programming; government-owned Radio Cayman operates 2 networks broadcasting on 5 stations; 10 privately owned radio stations operate alongside Radio Cayman" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ky" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "43,000" + "text": "48,328" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "77% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.07% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "24,535" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "42 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "6 (2015)" + "text": "6" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "VP-C (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2012)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2012)" @@ -687,7 +692,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "785 km" + "text": "785 km (2007)" }, "paved": { "text": "785 km (2007)" @@ -695,13 +700,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "116" + "text": "170" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 19, cargo 3, chemical tanker 61, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 10, vehicle carrier 16" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "102 (Germany 3, Greece 9, Italy 7, Japan 23, Switzerland 1, UK 2, US 57) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 32general cargo 4, oil tanker 22, other 112 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -711,8 +713,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" @@ -723,7 +725,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe (2008)" + "text": "major offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json index 5250fb2f..21603465 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cs.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids. It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for some two and a half centuries. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence. Since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. In 1949, Costa Rica dissolved its armed forces. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism industries. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread." + "text": "Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to a combination of factors, including disease from mosquito-infested swamps, brutal heat, resistance by natives, and pirate raids. It was not until 1563 that a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. The area remained a colony for some two and a half centuries. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Two years later it joined the United Provinces of Central America, but this federation disintegrated in 1838, at which time Costa Rica proclaimed its sovereignty and independence. Since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred the country's democratic development. On 1 December 1948, Costa Rica dissolved its armed forces. Although it still maintains a large agricultural sector, Costa Rica has expanded its economy to include strong technology and tourism industries. The standard of living is relatively high. Land ownership is widespread." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "40 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Isla del Coco" + "text": "note: includes Isla del Coco" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "746 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro Chirripo 3,819 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "37.1% ++ arable land 4.9%; permanent crops 6.7%; permanent pasture 25.5%" + "text": "37.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.9% (2011 est.) / 6.7% (2011 est.) / 25.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "51.5%" + "text": "51.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "11.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,015 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Arenal (elev. 1,670 m), which erupted in 2010, is the most active volcano in Costa Rica; a 1968 eruption destroyed the town of Tabacon; Irazu (elev. 3,432 m), situated just east of San Jose, has the potential to spew ash over the capital city as it did between 1963 and 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Miravalles, Poas, Rincon de la Vieja, and Turrialba" - } + "text": "occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes\nvolcanism: Arenal (1,670 m), which erupted in 2010, is the most active volcano in Costa Rica; a 1968 eruption destroyed the town of Tabacon; Irazu (3,432 m), situated just east of San Jose, has the potential to spew ash over the capital city as it did between 1963 and 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Miravalles, Poas, Rincon de la Vieja, and Turrialba" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation and land use change, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching and agriculture; soil erosion; coastal marine pollution; fisheries protection; solid waste management; air pollution" @@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,872,543 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,097,988 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,84 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white or mestizo 83.6%, mulato 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%, black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "white or mestizo 83.6%, mulatto 6.7%, indigenous 2.4%, black of African descent 1.1%, other 1.1%, none 2.9%, unspecified 2.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official), English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 76.3%, Evangelical 13.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Protestant 0.7%, other 4.8%, none 3.2%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 71.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 12.3%, other Protestant 2.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.5%, other 2.4%, none 10.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Costa Rica's political stability, high standard of living, and well-developed social benefits system set it apart from its Central American neighbors. Through the government's sustained social spending - almost 20% of GDP annually - Costa Rica has made tremendous progress toward achieving its goal of providing universal access to education, healthcare, clean water, sanitation, and electricity. Since the 1970s, expansion of these services has led to a rapid decline in infant mortality, an increase in life expectancy at birth, and a sharp decrease in the birth rate. The average number of children born per women has fallen from about 7 in the 1960s to 3.5 in the early 1980s to below replacement level today. Costa Rica's poverty rate is lower than in most Latin American countries, but it has stalled at around 20% for almost two decades. Costa Rica is a popular regional immigration destination because of its job opportunities and social programs. Almost 9% of the population is foreign-born, with Nicaraguans comprising nearly three-quarters of the foreign population. Many Nicaraguans who perform unskilled seasonal labor enter Costa Rica illegally or overstay their visas, which continues to be a source of tension. Less than 3% of Costa Rica's population lives abroad. The overwhelming majority of expatriates have settled in the United States after completing a university degree or in order to work in a highly skilled field." + "text": "Costa Rica's political stability, high standard of living, and well-developed social benefits system set it apart from its Central American neighbors. Through the government's sustained social spending - almost 20% of GDP annually - Costa Rica has made tremendous progress toward achieving its goal of providing universal access to education, healthcare, clean water, sanitation, and electricity. Since the 1970s, expansion of these services has led to a rapid decline in infant mortality, an increase in life expectancy at birth, and a sharp decrease in the birth rate. The average number of children born per women has fallen from about 7 in the 1960s to 3.5 in the early 1980s to below replacement level today. Costa Rica's poverty rate is lower than in most Latin American countries, but it has stalled at around 20% for almost two decades.\nCosta Rica is a popular regional immigration destination because of its job opportunities and social programs. Almost 9% of the population is foreign-born, with Nicaraguans comprising nearly three-quarters of the foreign population. Many Nicaraguans who perform unskilled seasonal labor enter Costa Rica illegally or overstay their visas, which continues to be a source of tension. Less than 3% of Costa Rica's population lives abroad. The overwhelming majority of expatriates have settled in the United States after completing a university degree or in order to work in a highly skilled field." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.82% (male 568,738/female 543,312)" + "text": "22.08% (male 575,731/female 549,802)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.75% (male 416,046/female 399,931)" + "text": "15.19% (male 395,202/female 379,277)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.99% (male 1,078,000/female 1,065,327)" + "text": "43.98% (male 1,130,387/female 1,111,791)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.9% (male 211,670/female 222,183)" + "text": "9.99% (male 247,267/female 261,847)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.54% (male 169,646/female 197,690) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.76% (male 205,463/female 241,221) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.4%" + "text": "45.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.4%" + "text": "30.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "14.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.9 years" + "text": "32.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.4 years" + "text": "32.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.19% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.08% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "roughly half of the nation's population resides in urban areas; the capital of San Jose is the largest city and home to approximately one-fifth of the population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "76.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "80.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.5% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAN JOSE (capital) 1.17 million (2015)" + "text": "1.400 million SAN JOSE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -211,148 +214,140 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.6 years" + "text": "79.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.9 years" + "text": "76.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "76.2% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.11 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "70.9% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 91.9% of population ++ total: 97.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 8.1% of population ++ total: 2.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.95 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.2% of population ++ rural: 92.3% of population ++ total: 94.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.8% of population ++ rural: 7.7% of population ++ total: 5.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.33% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "10,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.1% (2009)" + "text": "25.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.6% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "7.4% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.8%" + "text": "97.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.7%" + "text": "97.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.9% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "39,082" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "5% (2002 est.)" + "text": "17 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "20.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "17.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "31.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.9% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -386,6 +381,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named in honor of Saint Joseph" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -398,7 +396,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1825; latest effective 8 November 1949; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest effective 8 November 1949" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals require the signatures of at least 10 Legislative Assembly members or petition of at least 5% of qualified voters; consideration of proposals requires two-thirds majority approval in each of three readings by the Assembly, followed by preparation of the proposal as a legislative bill and its approval by simple majority of the Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership; a referendum is required only if approved by at least two thirds of the Assembly; amended many times, last in 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -425,35 +428,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (since 8 May 2014); First Vice President Helio FALLAS Venega (since 8 May 2014); Second Vice President Ana Helena CHACON Echeverria (since 8 May 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (since 8 May 2018); First Vice President Epsy CAMPBELL Barr (since 8 May 2018); Second Vice President Marvin RODRIGUEZ Cordero (since 8 May 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (since 8 May 2014); First Vice President Helio FALLAS Venegas (since 8 May 2014); Second Vice President Ana Helena CHACON Echeverria (since 8 May 2014)" + "text": "President Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (since 8 May 2018); First Vice President Epsy CAMPBELL Barr (since 8 May 2018); Second Vice President Marvin RODRIGUEZ Cordero (since 8 May 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet selected by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice presidents directly elected on the same ballot by modified majority popular vote (40% threshold) for a 4-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); election last held on 2 February 2014 with a runoff on 6 April 2014 (next to be held in February 2018)" + "text": "president and vice presidents directly elected on the same ballot by modified majority popular vote (40% threshold) for a 4-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); election last held on 4 February 2018 with a runoff on 1 April 2018 (next to be held in February 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera elected president; percent of vote - Luis Guillermo SOLIS Rivera (PAC) 77.8%; Johnny ARAYA (PLN) 22.2%" + "text": "Carlos ALVARADO Quesada elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 25%; Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 21.6%; Antonio ALVAREZ (PLN) 18.6%; Rodolfo PIZA (PUSC) 16%; Juan Diego CASTRO (PIN) 9.5%; Rodolfo HERNANDEZ (PRS) 4.9%, other 4.4%; percent of vote in second round - Carlos ALVARADO Quesada (PAC) 60.7%; Fabricio ALVARADO Munoz (PRN) 39.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 7 provinces - by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (57 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 7 provinces - by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 2 February 2014 (next to be held in February 2018)" + "text": "last held on 4 February 2018 (next to be held in February 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLN 18, PAC 13, FA 9, PUSC 8, PML 4, other 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PLN 19.5%, PRN 18.2%, PAC 16.3%, PUSC 14.6%, PIN 7.7%, PRS 4.2%, PFA 4%, ADC 2.5%, ML 2.3%, PASE 2.3%, PNG 2.2%, other 6.2%; seats by party - PLN 17, PRN 14, PAC 10, PUSC 9, PIN 4, PRS 2, PFA 1; composition - men 31, women 26, percent of women 45.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges, and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 22 judges organized into 3 cassation chambers each with 5 judges and the Constitutional Chamber with 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice judges elected by the National Assembly for 8-year terms with renewal decided by the National Assembly" @@ -463,37 +466,37 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Accessibility Without Exclusion or PASE [Oscar Andres LOPEZ Arias] ++ Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or PFA [Ana Patricia MORA] ++ Citizen Action Party or PAC [Olivier PEREZ Gonzalez] ++ Costa Rican Renovation Party or PRC [Gerardo Justo OROZCO Alvarez] ++ Libertarian Movement Party or ML [Victor Danilo CUBERO Corrales] ++ National Integration Party or PIN [Walter MUNOZ Cespedes] ++ National Liberation Party or PLN [Bernal JIMENEZ] ++ National Restoration Party or PRN [Carlos AVENDANO] ++ Patriotic Alliance [Jorge ARAYA Westover] ++ Popular Vanguard [Humberto VARGAS] ++ Social Christian Unity Party or PUSC [Gerardo VARGAS]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Authentic Confederation of Democratic Workers or CATD (Communist Party affiliate) ++ Chamber of Coffee Growers ++ Confederated Union of Workers or CUT (Communist Party affiliate) ++ Confederation of Workers Rerum Novarum or CTRN (National Libertion Party affiliate) ++ Costa Rican Confederation of Democratic Workers or CCTD (National Libertion Party affiliate) ++ Costa Rican Exporter's Chamber or CADEXCO ++ Costa Rican Solidarity Movement ++ Costa Rican Union of Private Sector Enterprises or UCCAEP ++ Federation of Public Service Workers or FTSP ++ National Association for Economic Development or ANFE ++ National Association of Educators or ANDE ++ National Association of Public and Private Employees or ANEP" + "text": "Accessibility Without Exclusion or PASE [Oscar Andres LOPEZ Arias]Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or PFA [Ana Patricia MORA Castellanos]Christian Democratic Alliance or ADC [Mario REDONDO Poveda]Citizen Action Party or PAC [Marta Eugenia SOLANO Arias]Costa Rican Renewal Party or PRC [Justo OROZCO Alvarez]Libertarian Movement Party or ML [Victor Danilo CUBERO Corrales]National Integration Party or PIN [Walter MUNOZ Cespedes]National Liberation Party or PLN [Jorge Julio PATTONI Saenz]National Restoration Party or PRN [Carlos Luis AVENDANO Calvo]New Generation or PNG [Sergio MENA]Patriotic Alliance [Jorge ARAYA Westover]Social Christian Republican Party or PRS [Dragos DOLANESCU Valenciano]Social Christian Unity Party or PUSC [Pedro MUNOZ Fonseca]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Roman MACAYA Hayes (since 18 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Fernando LLORCA Castro (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2114 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 480-2200" + "text": "[1] (202) 499-2980" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-4795" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Juan (Puerto Rico), Tampa (FL), Washington DC" + "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington DC" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "San Francisco" + "text": "Saint Paul (MN), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Tucson (AZ)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Stafford Fitzgerald HANEY (since 30 June 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Sharon DAY (since 5 October 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[506] 2519-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Calle 98 Via 104, Pavas, San Jose" @@ -501,9 +504,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "APO AA 34020" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[506] 2519-2000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[506] 2519-2305" } @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "five horizontal bands of blue (top), white, red (double width), white, and blue, with the coat of arms in a white elliptical disk placed toward the hoist side of the red band; Costa Rica retained the earlier blue-white-blue flag of Central America until 1848 when, in response to revolutionary activity in Europe, it was decided to incorporate the French colors into the national flag and a central red stripe was added; today the blue color is said to stand for the sky, opportunity, and perseverance, white denotes peace, happiness, and wisdom, while red represents the blood shed for freedom, as well as the generosity and vibrancy of the people", "note": { - "text": "somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea; similar to the flag of Thailand but with the blue and red colors reversed" + "text": "note: somewhat resembles the flag of North Korea; similar to the flag of Thailand but with the blue and red colors reversed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -525,64 +525,64 @@ "text": "Jose Maria ZELEDON Brenes/Manuel Maria GUTIERREZ" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1949; the anthem's music was originally written for an 1853 welcome ceremony for diplomatic missions from the US and UK; the lyrics were added in 1903" + "text": "note: adopted 1949; the anthem's music was originally written for an 1853 welcome ceremony for diplomatic missions from the US and UK; the lyrics were added in 1903" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Prior to the global economic crisis, Costa Rica enjoyed stable economic growth. The economy contracted in 2009 but resumed growth at about 4% per year in 2010-15. While traditional agricultural exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are still the backbone of commodity export trade, a variety of industrial and specialized agricultural products have broadened export trade in recent years. High value-added goods and services, including medical devices, have further bolstered exports. Tourism continues to bring in foreign exchange, as Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity makes it a key destination for ecotourism. ++ ++ Foreign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on 1 January 2009 after significant delays within the Costa Rican legislature. CAFTA-DR has increased foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including the insurance and telecommunications sectors. However, poor infrastructure, high energy costs, bureaucracy, weak investor protection, and legal uncertainty due to the difficulty of enforcing contracts and overlapping and at times conflicting responsibilities between agencies, remain impediments to greater competitiveness. ++ ++ Costa Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints on government expenditures. Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances, which in 2014 represented 1% of GDP. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The estimated 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans in Costa Rica, legally and illegally, are an important source of mostly unskilled labor, but also place heavy demands on the social welfare system." + "text": "Since 2010, Costa Rica has enjoyed strong and stable economic growth - 3.8% in 2017. Exports of bananas, coffee, sugar, and beef are the backbone of its commodity exports. Various industrial and processed agricultural products have broadened exports in recent years, as have high value-added goods, including medical devices. Costa Rica's impressive biodiversity also makes it a key destination for ecotourism. Foreign investors remain attracted by the country's political stability and relatively high education levels, as well as the incentives offered in the free-trade zones; Costa Rica has attracted one of the highest levels of foreign direct investment per capita in Latin America. The US-Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which became effective for Costa Rica in 2009, helped increase foreign direct investment in key sectors of the economy, including insurance and telecommunication. However, poor infrastructure, high energy costs, a complex bureaucracy, weak investor protection, and uncertainty of contract enforcement impede greater investment. Costa Rica’s economy also faces challenges due to a rising fiscal deficit, rising public debt, and relatively low levels of domestic revenue. Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the government’s strong social safety net has eroded due to increased constraints on its expenditures. Costa Rica’s credit rating was downgraded from stable to negative in 2015 and again in 2017, upping pressure on lending rates - which could hurt small business, on the budget deficit - which could hurt infrastructure development, and on the rate of return on investment - which could soften foreign direct investment (FDI). Unlike the rest of Central America, Costa Rica is not highly dependent on remittances - which represented just 1 % of GDP in 2016, but instead relies on FDI - which accounted for 5.1% of GDP." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$79.26 billion (2016 est.) ++ $76.02 billion (2015 est.) ++ $73.33 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$83.94 billion (2017 est.) / $81.27 billion (2016 est.) / $77.96 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$57.69 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$58.27 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.) / 3.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,100 (2016 est.) ++ $15,700 (2015 est.) ++ $15,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$16,900 (2017 est.) / $16,600 (2016 est.) / $16,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.3%" + "text": "64.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "17.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "33.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-32.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "20.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,12 +592,12 @@ "text": "medical equipment, food processing, textiles and clothing, construction materials, fertilizer, plastic products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.295 million", + "text": "2.229 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: official estimate; excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -612,227 +612,216 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.3% (2016 est.) ++ 9.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.1% (2017 est.) / 9.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "24.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "1.5%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "39.5% (2009 est.)" + "text": "36.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "50.3 (2009) ++ 45.9 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.115 billion" + "text": "8.357 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.31 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.92 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "62.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 60.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "48.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "21.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 23% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.24% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.946 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.273 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$21.55 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$35.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.015 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.443 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.445 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.57 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.093 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.692 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.326 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$9.824 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.503 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.81 billion (2017 est.) / $10.15 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 40.9%, Belgium 6.3%, Panama 5.6%, Netherlands 5.6%, Nicaragua 5.1%, Guatemala 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar; beef; seafood; electronic components, medical equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 33.6%, China 6.2%, Mexico 4.6%, Nicaragua 4.3%, Netherlands 4.2%, Guatemala 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$14.76 billion (2016 est.) ++ $14.38 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.15 billion (2017 est.) / $14.53 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital equipment, petroleum, construction materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 45.3%, China 9.8%, Mexico 7.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 38.1%, China 13.1%, Mexico 7.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.834 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.574 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$24.91 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$31.86 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$3.354 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.154 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$26.83 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $24.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - ++ 543.4 (2016 est.) ++ 534.57 (2015 est.) ++ 534.57 (2014 est.) ++ 538.32 (2013 est.) ++ 502.9 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Costa Rican colones (CRC) per US dollar - / 573.5 (2017 est.) / 544.74 (2016 est.) / 544.74 (2015 est.) / 534.57 (2014 est.) / 538.32 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.79 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.812 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "643 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "807 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.584 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "30.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "55.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "51,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "51,320 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.2 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.653 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "859,514" + "text": "630,386" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.536 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,163,744" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "157 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "161.88 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage" + "text": "good domestic telephone service in terms of breadth of coverage; in recent years growth has been achieved from liberalization of the telecom sector and has seen substantial expansion in all sectors; Costa Rica's broadband market is the most advanced in Central America, with the highest broadband penetration for this sub-region; broadband penetration does lag behind many South American countries; with the implementation of number portability there is greater opportunity for increased competition in the future (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available" + "text": "13 per 100 fixed-line, 162 per 100 mobile-cellular; point-to-point and point-to-multi-point microwave, fiber-optic, and coaxial cable link rural areas; Internet service is available (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 506; landing points for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), MAYA-1, and the Pan American Crossing submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central Am (2015)" + "text": "country code - 506; landing points for the ARCOS-1, MAYA-1, and the PAC submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple privately owned TV stations and 1 publicly owned TV station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately owned radio stations and a public radio network (2007)" + "text": "multiple privately owned TV stations and 1 publicly owned TV station; cable network services are widely available; more than 100 privately owned radio stations and a public radio network (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.877 million" + "text": "3,694,974" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "59.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "74.09% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "834,784" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "17 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "39" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,617,075" + "text": "1,948,546 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "9,284,160 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "11.13 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -843,55 +832,49 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "47" + "text": "47 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "27" + "text": "27 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2013)" + "text": "16 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "114" + "text": "114 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "96 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "refined products 662 km (2013)" + "text": "662 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "278 km" + "text": "278 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "278 km 1.067-m gauge" + "text": "278 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)" + "text": "note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "39,018 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "10,133 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "28,885 km (2010)" + "text": "5,035 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -899,21 +882,33 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "11" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "other 11 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Puerto Limon; Pacific Ocean - Caldera" + "text": "Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Puerto Limon" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean - Caldera" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security, Government, and Police (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Public Security commands the Public Forces of Costa Rica, which includes the Public Force (National Police), Anti-Drug Police, and National Coast Guard Service (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Costa Rica's armed forces were constitutionally abolished in 1949" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Public Forces of Costa Rica have approximately 12,000 personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Public Forces' inventory includes mostly second-hand US equipment; since 2000, the only reported major equipment deliveries were from the US (light helicopters in 2012 and 2014 and second-hand coast guard cutters in 2018) (2019 est.)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -921,8 +916,11 @@ "text": "Costa Rica and Nicaragua regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the International Court of Justice (ICJ); in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "13,517 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,806 (2015)" + "text": "82 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -934,7 +932,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of amphetamines; seizures of smuggled cash in Costa Rica and at the main border crossing to enter Costa Rica from Nicaragua have risen in recent years (2008)" + "text": "transshipment country for cocaine and heroin from South America; illicit production of cannabis in remote areas; domestic cocaine consumption, particularly crack cocaine, is rising; significant consumption of amphetamines; seizures of smuggled cash in Costa Rica and at the main border crossing to enter Costa Rica from Nicaragua have risen in recent years" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json index 5700f20a..8811212b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/cu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from Spain in 1898 and, following three-and-a-half years of subsequent US military rule, Cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his authoritarian rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. ++ The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4-6 billion annually. Cuba at times portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source of its difficulties. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the US's southern border - is a continuing problem. In FY 2014, the US Coast Guard interdicted 2,111 Cuban nationals at sea, the highest number since FY 2008. Also in FY 2014, 24,289 Cuban migrants presented themselves at various land border ports of entry throughout the US. As a result of efforts begun in December 2014 by President OBAMA to re-establishment diplomatic relations with the Cuban government, which were severed in January 1961, the US and Cuba reopened embassies in their respective countries on 20 July 2015. Over the past decade, there has been growing communication with the Cuban Government to address national interests." + "text": "The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule eventually provoked an independence movement and occasional rebellions were harshly suppressed. US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 assisted the Cubans in overthrowing Spanish rule. The Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence from Spain in 1898 and, following three-and-a-half years of subsequent US military rule, Cuba became an independent republic in 1902 after which the island experienced a string of governments mostly dominated by the military and corrupt politicians. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his authoritarian rule held the subsequent regime together for nearly five decades. He stepped down as president in February 2008 in favor of his younger brother Raul CASTRO. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez, hand-picked by Raul CASTRO to succeed him, was approved as president by the National Assembly and took office on 19 April 2018. The country faced a severe economic downturn in 1990 following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies worth $4-6 billion annually. Cuba traditionally and consistently portrays the US embargo, in place since 1961, as the source of its difficulties. As a result of efforts begun in December 2014 to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Cuban Government, which were severed in January 1961, the US and Cuba reopened embassies in their respective countries in July 2015. The embargo remains in place, and the relationship between the US and Cuba remains tense.  Illicit migration of Cuban nationals to the US via maritime and overland routes has been a longstanding challenge. On 12 January 2017, the US and Cuba signed a Joint Statement ending the so-called \"wet-foot, dry-foot\" policy – by which Cuban nationals who reached US soil were permitted to stay. Illicit Cuban migration by sea has since dropped significantly, but land border crossings continue. In FY 2018, the US Coast Guard interdicted 312 Cuban nationals at sea. Also in FY 2018, 7,249 Cuban migrants presented themselves at various land border ports of entry throughout the US." } }, "Geography": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 28.5 km" }, "note": { - "text": "Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba" + "text": "note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "108 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Pico Turquino 1,974 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico Turquino 1,974 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "60.3% ++ arable land 33.8%; permanent crops 3.6%; permanent pasture 22.9%" + "text": "60.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "33.8% (2011 est.) / 3.6% (2011 est.) / 22.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "27.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "12.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "8,700 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation" + "text": "soil degradation and desertification (brought on by poor farming techniques and natural disasters) are the main environmental problems; biodiversity loss; deforestation; air and water pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,179,995 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,059,062 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,84 +124,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white 64.1%, mestizo 26.6%, black 9.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "white 64.1%, mulatto or mixed 26.6%, black 9.3% (2012 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent racial self-identification from Cuba's 2012 national census" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "nominally Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jewish, Santeria", + "text": "Christian 59.2%, folk 17.4%, other .4%, none 23% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "prior to CASTRO assuming power" + "text": "note: folk religion includes religions of African origin, spiritualism, and others intermingled with Catholicism or Protestantism; data is estimative because no authoritative source on religious affiliation exists in Cuba" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.7% (male 960,832/female 905,904)" + "text": "16.34% (male 929,927/female 877,035)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.44% (male 721,390/female 669,960)" + "text": "11.81% (male 678,253/female 627,384)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.95% (male 2,526,467/female 2,498,882)" + "text": "41.95% (male 2,335,680/female 2,303,793)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.27% (male 610,190/female 649,656)" + "text": "14.11% (male 760,165/female 799,734)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.64% (male 751,621/female 885,093) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.8% (male 794,743/female 952,348) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.4%" + "text": "46.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "23.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "23.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.1 years" + "text": "42.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40 years" + "text": "40.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.25% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "large population clusters found throughout the country, the more significant ones being in the larger towns and cities, particularly the capital of Havana" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "77.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "77.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.14% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HAVANA (capital) 2.137 million (2015)" + "text": "2.140 million HAVANA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -211,96 +220,99 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "39 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.7 years" + "text": "79.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.4 years" + "text": "76.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "74.3% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "6.72 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "73.7% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.4% of population ++ rural: 89.8% of population ++ total: 94.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.6% of population ++ rural: 10.2% of population ++ total: 5.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "11.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "8.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.4% of population ++ rural: 89.1% of population ++ total: 93.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.6% of population ++ rural: 10.9% of population ++ total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.31% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "21,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "32,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.2% (2014)" + "text": "24.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "12.8% of GDP (2010)" @@ -316,7 +328,7 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -327,7 +339,7 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -342,7 +354,7 @@ } }, "People - note": { - "text": "illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest border; the number of Cubans migrating to the US has surged since the beginning of improved US-Cuban relations in late December 2014" + "text": "illicit emigration is a continuing problem; Cubans attempt to depart the island and enter the US using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, direct flights, or falsified visas; Cubans also use non-maritime routes to enter the US including direct flights to Miami and overland via the southwest border; the number of Cubans migrating to the US surged after the announcement of normalization of US-Cuban relations in late December 2014 but has decreased since the end of the so-called \"wet-foot, dry-foot\" policy on 12 January 2017" } }, "Government": { @@ -378,6 +390,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November; note - Cuba has been known to alter the schedule of DST on short notice in an attempt to conserve electricity for lighting" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the sites of Spanish colonial cities often retained their original Taino names; Habana, the Spanish name for the city, may be based on the name of a local Taino chief, HABAGUANEX" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -390,7 +405,12 @@ "text": "Triumph of the Revolution (Liberation Day), 1 January (1959)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 February 1976, effective 24 February 1976; amended 1978, 1992, 2002 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest drafted 14 July 2018, approved by the National Assembly 22 December 2018, approved by referendum 24 February 2019" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly of People’s Power; passage requires approval of at least two-thirds majority of the National Assembly membership; amendments to constitutional articles on the authorities of the National Assembly, Council of State, or any rights and duties in the constitution also require approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on the Cuban political, social, and economic system cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on Spanish civil code" @@ -402,7 +422,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -417,51 +437,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 10 October 2019); Vice President Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (since 10 October 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Council of State and President of the Council of Ministers Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (president since 24 February 2008); First Vice President of the Council of State and First Vice President of the Council of Ministers Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (since 24 February 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Manuel MARRERO Cruz (since 21 December 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Ramiro VALDES Menendez, Roberto MORALES Ojeda, Ines Maria CHAPMAN Waugh, Jorge Luis TAPIA Fonseca, Alejandro GIL Fernandez, Ricardo CABRISAS Ruiz (since 21 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the president of the Council of State, appointed by the National Assembly or the 28-member Council of State, and elected by the assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session" + "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the president and appointed by the National Assembly; it is subordinate to the 21-member Council of State, which is elected by the Assembly to act on its behalf when it is not in session" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice presidents indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (no term limit); election last held on 24 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (may be reelected for another 5-year term); election last held on 10 October 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Gen. Raul CASTRO Ruz (PCC) reelected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 100%; Miguel DIAZ-CANEL (PCC) Bermudez elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote- 100%" + "text": "Miguel DIAZ-CANEL Bermudez (PCC) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.8%; Salvador Antonio VALDES Mesa (PCC) elected vice president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.1%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note - on 19 April 2018, DIAZ-CANEL succeeded Raul CASTRO as president of the Council of State; on 10 October 2019 he was elected to the newly created position of President of the Republic, which replaced the position of President of the Council of State" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asemblea Nacional del Poder Popular (614 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority in a modified two-round vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the National Candidature Commission submits a slate of approved candidates who must obtain 50-percent of valid votes to be elected; if not, a byelection may be held or the seat remains vacant" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly of People's Power or Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (605 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note 1 - the National Candidature Commission submits a slate of approved candidates; to be elected, candidates must receive more than 50% of valid votes otherwise the seat remains vacant or the Council of State can declare another election; note 2 - in july 2019, the National Assembly passed a law which reduces the number of members from 605 to 474, effective with the 2023 general election" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 3 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 11 March 2018 (next to be held in early 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed" + "text": "Cuba's Communist Party is the only legal party, and officially sanctioned candidates run unopposed; composition - men 283, women 322, percent of women 53.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "People's Supreme Court (consists of court president, vice president, 41 professional justices, and NA lay judges); organization includes the State Council, criminal, civil, administrative, labor, crimes against the state, and military courts)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "professional judges elected by the National Assembly to serve 2.5-year terms; lay judges nominated by workplace collectives and neighborhood associations and elected by municipal or provincial assemblies; lay judges appointed for 5-year terms and serve up to 30 days per year" + "text": "professional judges elected by the National Assembly are not subject to a specific term; lay judges nominated by workplace collectives and neighborhood associations and elected by municipal or provincial assemblies; lay judges appointed for 5-year terms and serve up to 30 days per year" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "People's Provincial Courts; People's Regional Courts; People's Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Raul CASTRO Ruz, first secretary]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation ++ Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White) ++ Patriotic Union of Cuba", - "other": { - "text": "political dissidents and bloggers" - } + "text": "Cuban Communist Party or PCC [Raul CASTRO Ruz]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ALBA, AOSIS, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, NAM, OAS (excluded from formal participation since 1962), OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -475,17 +492,14 @@ }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 797-8518" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "NA" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey DELAURENTIS (since 20 July 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mara TEKACH (since 20 June 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[53] (7) 839-4100" }, "embassy": { "text": "Calzada between L & M Streets, Vedado, Havana" @@ -493,9 +507,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[53] (7) 839-4100" - }, "FAX": { "text": "NA" } @@ -503,7 +514,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "five equal horizontal bands of blue (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; the blue bands refer to the three old divisions of the island: central, occidental, and oriental; the white bands describe the purity of the independence ideal; the triangle symbolizes liberty, equality, and fraternity, while the red color stands for the blood shed in the independence struggle; the white star, called La Estrella Solitaria (the Lone Star) lights the way to freedom and was taken from the flag of Texas", "note": { - "text": "design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" + "text": "note: design similar to the Puerto Rican flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -517,67 +528,67 @@ "text": "Pedro FIGUEREDO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed \"La Bayamesa\" in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising, FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just prior to the fusillade he is reputed to have shouted, \"Morir por la Patria es vivir\" (To die for the country is to live), a line from the anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1940; Pedro FIGUEREDO first performed \"La Bayamesa\" in 1868 during the Ten Years War against the Spanish; a leading figure in the uprising, FIGUEREDO was captured in 1870 and executed by a firing squad; just prior to the fusillade he is reputed to have shouted, \"Morir por la Patria es vivir\" (To die for the country is to live), a line from the anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic system against a desire for firm political control. In April 2011, the government held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. Since then, the government has slowly and incrementally implemented limited economic reforms, including allowing Cubans to buy electronic appliances and cell phones, stay in hotels, and buy and sell used cars. The government has cut state sector jobs as part of the reform process, and it has opened up some retail services to \"self-employment,\" leading to the rise of so-called \"cuentapropistas\" or entrepreneurs. Approximately 476,000 Cuban workers are currently registered as self-employed. ++ ++ The Cuban regime has updated its economic model to include permitting the private ownership and sale of real estate and new vehicles, allowing private farmers to sell agricultural goods directly to hotels, allowing the creation of non-agricultural cooperatives, adopting a new foreign investment law, and launching a “Special Development Zone” around the Mariel port. ++ ++ Since late 2000, Venezuela has provided petroleum products to Cuba on preferential terms, supplying nearly 100,000 barrels per day. Cuba has been paying for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela, including some 30,000 medical professionals." + "text": "The government continues to balance the need for loosening its socialist economic system against a desire for firm political control. In April 2011, the government held the first Cuban Communist Party Congress in almost 13 years, during which leaders approved a plan for wide-ranging economic changes. Since then, the government has slowly and incrementally implemented limited economic reforms, including allowing Cubans to buy electronic appliances and cell phones, stay in hotels, and buy and sell used cars. The government has cut state sector jobs as part of the reform process, and it has opened up some retail services to \"self-employment,\" leading to the rise of so-called \"cuentapropistas\" or entrepreneurs. More than 500,000 Cuban workers are currently registered as self-employed. The Cuban regime has updated its economic model to include permitting the private ownership and sale of real estate and new vehicles, allowing private farmers to sell agricultural goods directly to hotels, allowing the creation of non-agricultural cooperatives, adopting a new foreign investment law, and launching a \"Special Development Zone\" around the Mariel port. Since 2016, Cuba has attributed slowed economic growth in part to problems with petroleum product deliveries from Venezuela. Since late 2000, Venezuela provided petroleum products to Cuba on preferential terms, supplying at times nearly 100,000 barrels per day. Cuba paid for the oil, in part, with the services of Cuban personnel in Venezuela, including some 30,000 medical professionals." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$128.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $126.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $123.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$137 billion (2017 est.) / $134.8 billion (2016 est.) / $134.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2016 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$77.15 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$93.79 billion (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in Cuban Pesos at CUP 1 = US$ Official Exchange Rate" + "text": "note: data are in Cuban Pesos at 1 CUP = 1 US$; official exchange rate" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.7% (2013 est.) ++ 3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 0.5% (2016 est.) / 4.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,600 (2014 est.) ++ $11,500 (2013 est.) ++ $11,200 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$12,300 (2016 est.) / $12,200 (2015 est.) / $12,100 (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2016 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 13.3% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 12.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.9%" + "text": "57% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "31.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "9.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "14.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-17.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-12.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "22.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "72.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -587,12 +598,12 @@ "text": "petroleum, nickel, cobalt, pharmaceuticals, tobacco, construction, steel, cement, agricultural machinery, sugar" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.117 million", + "text": "4.691 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: state sector 72.3%, non-state sector 27.7%" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -603,296 +614,291 @@ "text": "10%" }, "services": { - "text": "72% (2013 est.)" + "text": "72% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "2.6% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "these are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double the official figures" + "text": "note: data are official rates; unofficial estimates are about double" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$52.37 billion" + "text": "54.52 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$58.59 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.64 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "67.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-10.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "47.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 42.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$19.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$43.92 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "5.5% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$145.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $1.996 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$985.4 million (2017 est.) / $2.008 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.428 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.903 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.63 billion (2017 est.) / $2.546 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Venezuela 17.8%, Spain 12.2%, Russia 7.9%, Lebanon 6.1%, Indonesia 4.5%, Germany 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, nickel, medical products, sugar, tobacco, fish, citrus, coffee" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Canada 17.7%, Venezuela 13.8%, China 13%, Netherlands 6.4%, Spain 5.4%, Belize 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.48 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.06 billion (2017 est.) / $10.28 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, food, machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Venezuela 31.8%, China 17.6%, Spain 10%, Brazil 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "China 22%, Spain 14%, Russia 5%, Brazil 5%, Mexico 4.9%, Italy 4.8%, US 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$13.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.35 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $12.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$26.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$4.138 billion (2006 est.)" + "text": "$30.06 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $29.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 22.7 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Cuban pesos (CUP) per US dollar - / 1 (2017 est.) / 1 (2016 est.) / 1 (2015 est.) / 1 (2014 est.) / 22.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.28 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "15 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.16 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.998 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "91% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "74,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "111,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "112,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "124 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "124 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "98,480 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "104,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "178,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "175,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "19,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,190 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26,560 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "52,750 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "900 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.189 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "900 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.189 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "70.79 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "70.79 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "26 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.94 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,295,857" + "text": "1,475,679" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.31 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.335 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,911,586" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "30 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "53.32 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile services still under the monopoly of state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; Cuban Government has opened Internet cafes around the island, which are expensive and offer" + "text": "lowest mobile phone and Internet penetration rates in the region, fixed-line teledensity is also low; fixed-line and mobile services run by the state-run ETESCA; mobile-cellular telephone service is expensive and must be paid in convertible pesos; the Cuban Government has opened several hundred Wi-Fi hotspots around the island, which are expensive, and launched a new residential Internet pilot in Havana and other provinces; as of 2018, 3G mobile service is available, if limited (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line density remains low at about 10 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service expanding but remains only about 30 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line density remains low at about 13 per 100 inhabitants; mobile-cellular service is expanding to about 53 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 53; the ALBA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable links Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela; fiber-optic cable laid to but not linked to US network; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 53; the ALBA-1, GTMO-1, and GTMO-PR fiber-optic submarine cables link Cuba, Jamaica, and Venezuela; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government owns and controls all broadcast media with private ownership of electronic media prohibited; government operates 4 national TV networks and many local TV stations; government operates 6 national radio networks, an international station, and man (2007)" + "text": "Government owns and controls all broadcast media: five national TV channels (Cubavision, Tele Rebelde, Multivision, Educational Channel 1 and 2,) 2 international channels (Cubavision Internacional and Caribe,) 16 regional TV stations, 6 national radio networks and multiple regional stations; the Cuban government beams over the Radio-TV Marti signal; although private ownership of electronic media is prohibited, several online independent news sites exist; those that are not openly critical of the government are often tolerated; the others are blocked by the government; there are no independent TV channels, but several outlets have created strong audiovisual content (El Toque, for example); a community of young Youtubers is also growing, mostly with channels about sports, technology and fashion; Christian denominations are creating original video content to distribute via social media (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.432 million" + "text": "6,353,020" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "57.15% (July 2018 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled \"intranet\" (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "note: private citizens are prohibited from buying computers or accessing the Internet without special authorization; foreigners may access the Internet in large hotels but are subject to firewalls; some Cubans buy illegal passwords on the black market or take advantage of public outlets to access limited email and the government-controlled \"intranet\"" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "98,838" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "18" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,294,458" + "text": "560,754 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "20,919,645 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "17.76 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "CU (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "133 (2013)" + "text": "133 (2017)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "64" + "text": "64 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "27 (2013)" + "text": "27 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "69" + "text": "69 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "58 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 41 km; oil 230 km (2013)" + "text": "41 km gas, 230 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "8,285 km" + "text": "8,367 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "8,125 km 1.435-m gauge (105 km electrified)" + "text": "8,195 km 1.435-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "160 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "172 km 1.000-m gauge (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use (2014)" + "text": "note: 82 km of standard gauge track is not for public use" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "60,858 km" + "text": "60,000 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "29,820 km (includes 639 km of expressways)" + "text": "20,000 km (2001)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "31,038 km (2001)" + "text": "40,000 km (2001)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -900,13 +906,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "52" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "5 (Curacao 1, Panama 2, unknown 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 12, oil tanker 3, other 37 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -916,14 +919,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER, includes Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT)), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR); Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Revolutionary Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, FAR): Revolutionary Army (Ejercito Revolucionario, ER), Revolutionary Navy (Marina de Guerra Revolucionaria, MGR, includes Marine Corps), Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Forces (Defensas Anti-Aereas y Fuerza Aerea Revolucionaria, DAAFAR); Paramilitary forces: Youth Labor Army (Ejercito Juvenil del Trabajo, EJT), Territorial Militia Troops (Milicia de Tropas de Territoriales, MTT), Civil Defense Force; Ministry of Interior: Border Guards, State Security (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018) / 2.9% of GDP (2017) / 3.1% of GDP (2016) / 3.1% of GDP (2015) / 3.5% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) of Cuba have approximately 50,000 active personnel (39,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Cuban military inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; the last recorded arms delivery to Cuba was by Russia in 2004 (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation; both sexes subject to military service (2012)" + "text": "17-28 years of age for compulsory military service; 2-year service obligation for males, optional for females (2017)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of Cuban equipment; the army remains well trained and professional in nature; the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities (2013)" + "text": "the FAR remains well trained and professional in nature, but the collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the Cuban military of its major economic and logistic support and had a significant impact on the state of equipment; the lack of replacement parts for its existing equipment has increasingly affected operational capabilities (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -939,7 +951,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999 (2008)" + "text": "territorial waters and air space serve as transshipment zone for US- and European-bound drugs; established the death penalty for certain drug-related crimes in 1999" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json index 8b2ecae5..dadd4091 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/do.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which colonized the island in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean." + "text": "Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which colonized the island in 1805. Slavery ended in 1833 and in 1835 the first three men of African descent were elected to the legislative assembly of Dominica. In 1871, Dominica became part first of the British Leeward Islands and then the British Windward Islands until 1958. In 1967 Dominica became an associated state of the UK, and formally took responsibility for its internal affairs. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. On 18 September 2017, Hurricane Maria passed over the island causing extensive damage to structures, roads, communications, and the power supply, and largely destroying critical agricultural areas." } }, "Geography": { @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ "text": "751 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "0 sq km" + "text": "NEGL" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "rugged mountains of volcanic origin" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Morne Diablotins 1,447 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Morne Diablotins 1,447 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "34.7% ++ arable land 8%; permanent crops 24%; permanent pasture 2.7%" + "text": "34.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8% (2011 est.) / 24% (2011 est.) / 2.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "59.2%" + "text": "59.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "6.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months" + "text": "flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months\nvolcanism: Dominica was the last island to be formed in the Caribbean some 26 million years ago, it lies in the middle of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from the island of Saba in the north to Grenada in the south; of the 16 volcanoes that make up this arc, five are located on Dominica, more than any other island in the Caribbean: Morne aux Diables (861 m), Morne Diablotins (1,430 m), Morne Trois Pitons (1,387 m), Watt Mountain (1,224 m), which last erupted in 1997, and Morne Plat Pays (940 m); the two best known volcanic features on Dominica, the Valley of Desolation and the Boiling Lake thermal areas, lie on the flanks of Watt Mountain and both are popular tourist destinations" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "water shortages a continuing concern; pollution from agrochemicals and from untreated sewage; forests endangered by the expansion of farming; soil erosion; pollution of the coastal zone by agricultural and industrial chemicals, and untreated sewage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "73,757 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "74,243 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)" + "text": "African descent 86.6%, mixed 9.1%, indigenous 2.9%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2001 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), French patois" @@ -120,57 +123,57 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.84% (male 8,239/female 7,871)" + "text": "21.41% (male 8,135/female 7,760)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.7% (male 5,960/female 5,618)" + "text": "13.15% (male 5,017/female 4,746)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.97% (male 15,693/female 15,264)" + "text": "42.79% (male 16,133/female 15,637)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.6% (male 3,787/female 3,294)" + "text": "10.53% (male 4,089/female 3,731)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.89% (male 3,561/female 4,470) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.12% (male 4,128/female 4,867) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33 years" + "text": "34.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.5 years" + "text": "34.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.13% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is mosly clustered along the coast, with roughly a third living in the parish of St. George, in or around the capital of Roseau; the volcanic interior is sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "69.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "71.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.84% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.94% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ROSEAU (capital) 15,000 (2014)" + "text": "15,000 ROSEAU (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -186,78 +189,71 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77 years" + "text": "77.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74 years" + "text": "74.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.3% of population" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 79.6% of population ++ rural: 84.3% of population ++ total: 81.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20.4% of population ++ rural: 15.7% of population ++ total: 18.9% of population (2007 est.)" - } + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.6% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.9% (2014)" + "text": "27.9% (2016)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "People - note": { + "text": "3,000-3,500 Kalinago (Carib) still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the Caribbean; only 70-100 may be \"pure\" Kalinago because of years of integration into the broader population" } }, "Government": { @@ -284,6 +280,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name is French for \"reed\"; the first settlement was named after the river reeds that grew in the area" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -293,10 +292,15 @@ "text": "3 November 1978 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Emancipation Day (First Monday), celebrated on first Monday in August (1834); Independence Day, 3 November (1978)" + "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1978)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1967 (preindependence); latest presented 25 July 1978, entered into force 3 November 1978" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional sections such as fundamental rights and freedoms, the government structure, and constitutional amendment procedures requires approval by three fourths of the Assembly membership in the final reading of the amendment bill, approval by simple majority in a referendum, and assent of the president; amended several times, last in 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on the English model" @@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -332,26 +336,26 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president nominated by the prime minister and leader of the opposition party and elected by the House of Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 September 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president nominated by the prime minister and leader of the opposition party and elected by the House of Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 1 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2023); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Charles A. SAVARIN (DLP) elected president by a vote of 19-0 on 30 September 2013" + "text": "Charles A. SAVARIN (DLP) reelected president unopposed" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (32 seats; 21 representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 9 senators appointed by the Assembly, and 2 ex-officio members - the House Speaker and the Clerk of the House; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (32 seats; 21 representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 9 senators appointed by the president - 5 on the advice of the prime minister, and 4 on the advice of the leader of the opposition party, plus 2 ex-officio members - the house speaker and the attorney general; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 December 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - tradition dictates that the election is held within five years of the last election, but technically it is five years from the first seating of parliament plus a 90-day grace period" + "text": "last held on 6 December 2019 (next to be held in 2024); note - tradition dictates that the election is held within 5 years of the last election, but technically it is 5 years from the first seating of parliament plus a 90-day grace period" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DLP 15, UWP 6" + "text": "percent of vote by party - DLP 59.0%, UWP 41.0%; seats by party - DLP 18, UWP 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Dominica; the ECSC - based on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 2 High Court judges reside in Dominica; note - Dominica is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 in Dominica; note - in 2015, Dominica acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as final court of appeal, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in London" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" @@ -361,17 +365,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Judith PESTAINA] ++ Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Roosevelt SKERRIT] ++ Dominica United Workers Party or UWP [Hector JOHN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Dominica Liberation Movement or DLM (a small leftist party)" + "text": "Dominica Freedom Party or DFP [Judith PESTAINA]Dominica Labor Party or DLP [Roosevelt SKERRIT]Dominica United Workers Party or UWP [Lennox LINTON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, Commonwealth of Nations, ECCU, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hubert J. CHARLES (since 16 July 2010)" + "text": "Ambassador Vince HENDERSON (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" @@ -397,83 +398,83 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Isle of Beauty\"" + "text": "Isle of Beauty" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Wilfred Oscar Morgan POND/Lemuel McPherson CHRISTIAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1967" + "text": "note: adopted 1967" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Dominican economy has been dependent on agriculture - primarily bananas - in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an \"ecotourism\" destination. Moreover, Dominica has an offshore medical education sector. In order to diversify the island's economy, the government is also attempting to foster an offshore financial industry and plans to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources. In 2003, the government began a comprehensive restructuring of the economy - including the elimination of price controls, privatization of the state banana company, and tax increases - to address an economic and financial crisis and to meet IMF requirements. In 2009 and 2013, the economy contracted as a result of the global recession; growth remains anemic. Although public debt levels continue to exceed pre-recession levels, the debt burden declined from 78% of GDP in 2011 to approximately 70% in 2012." + "text": "The Dominican economy was dependent on agriculture - primarily bananas - in years past, but increasingly has been driven by tourism, as the government seeks to promote Dominica as an \"ecotourism\" destination. However, Hurricane Maria, which passed through the island in September 2017, destroyed much of the country’s agricultural sector and caused damage to all of the country’s transportation and physical infrastructure. Before Hurricane Maria, the government had attempted to foster an offshore financial industry and planned to sign agreements with the private sector to develop geothermal energy resources. At a time when government finances are fragile, the government’s focus has been to get the country back in shape to service cruise ships. The economy contracted in 2015 and recovered to positive growth in 2016 due to a recovery of agriculture and tourism. Dominica suffers from high debt levels, which increased from 67% of GDP in 2010 to 77% in 2016. Dominica is one of five countries in the East Caribbean that have citizenship by investment programs whereby foreigners can obtain passports for a fee and revenue from this contribute to government budgets." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$812 million (2016 est.) ++ $799.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $814 million (2014 est.)", + "text": "$783 million (2017 est.) / $821.5 million (2016 est.) / $800.4 million (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$524 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$557 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ -1.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.7% (2017 est.) / 2.6% (2016 est.) / -3.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,400 (2016 est.) ++ $11,300 (2015 est.) ++ $11,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11,000 (2017 est.) / $11,600 (2016 est.) / $11,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "70.5%" + "text": "60.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "54.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-62.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.7%" + "text": "22.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "12.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "bananas, citrus, mangos, root crops, coconuts, cocoa", "note": { - "text": "forest and fishery potential not exploited" + "text": "note: forest and fishery potential not exploited" } }, "Industries": { "text": "soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-13% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "25,000 (2000 est.)" @@ -497,250 +498,231 @@ }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$148.1 million" + "text": "227.8 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$148.1 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "260.4 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "70% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 78% of GDP (2009 est.)" + "text": "82.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 71.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$114.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $96.59 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$504.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $480.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$296.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$69 million (2016 est.) ++ -$48 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$70 million (2017 est.) / $5 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$38.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $35.2 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$28 million (2017 est.) / $43.7 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Saudi Arabia 42.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 9.3%, Jamaica 8.1%, St. Kitts and Nevis 7.1%, Guyana 6.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 38.1%, Jamaica 19%, Antigua and Barbuda 10.4%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.2%, St. Lucia 4.8%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$186.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $182.9 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$206.6 million (2017 est.) / $188.4 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, food, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 42%, Trinidad and Tobago 17%, US 11.9%, China 6% (2015)" + "text": "US 61.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 9.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$100 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$212.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $221.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$288.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $275.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$280.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $314.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "97 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "111.4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "90.21 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "103.6 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "33,200 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,800 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "72% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "21.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,300 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "978.2 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,237 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "100,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "199,600 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "15,123" + "text": "2,751" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.71 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "77,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "78,437" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "105 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "105.79 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully automatic network" + "text": "fully automatic network; there are multiple competing operators licensed to provide services, most of them are small and localized; the telecom sector across the Caribbean region remains one of the key growth areas; (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections continued to decline slowly with the two active operators providing about 20 fixed-line connections per 100 persons; subscribership among the three mobile-cellular providers is about 105 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections continue to decline slowly with only two active operators providing about 4 fixed-line connections per 100 persons; subscribership among the three mobile-cellular providers is about 106 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-767; landing points for the East Caribbean Fiber Optic System (ECFS) and the Global Caribbean Network (GCN) submarine cables providing connectivity to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Tri (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-767; landing points for the ECFS and the Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing connectivity to other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad and to the US; microwave radio relay and SHF radiotelephone links to Martinique and Guadeloupe; VHF and UHF radiotelephone links to Saint Lucia (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no terrestrial TV service available; subscription cable TV provider offers some locally produced programming plus channels from the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean; state-operated radio broadcasts on 6 stations; privately owned radio broadcasts on ab (2007)" + "text": "no terrestrial TV service available; subscription cable TV provider offers some locally produced programming plus channels from the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean; state-operated radio broadcasts on 6 stations; privately owned radio broadcasts on about 15 stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".dm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "50,000" + "text": "51,538" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "67.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "69.62% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "11,514" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "16 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "J7 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,512 km" + "text": "1,512 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "762 km" + "text": "762 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "750 km (2010)" + "text": "750 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "43" + "text": "108" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 11, cargo 22, chemical tanker 2, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "32 (Australia 1, Estonia 6, Germany 5, Greece 4, India 2, Latvia 2, Norway 1, Russia 3, Saudi Arabia 2, Syria 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 29, oil tanker 29, other 50 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -750,8 +732,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "Dominica participates in the Regional Security System (RSS) an international agreement for the defense and security of the eastern Caribbean region (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -759,7 +744,7 @@ "text": "Dominica is the only Caribbean state to challenge Venezuela's sovereignty claim over Aves Island and joins the other island nations in challenging whether the feature sustains human habitation, a criterion under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ and continental shelf claims over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea" }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer (2008)" + "text": "transshipment point for narcotics bound for the US and Europe; minor cannabis producer" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json index f563de3c..3b4fd940 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/dr.json @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly more than twice the size of New Hampshire" + "text": "slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,18 +40,20 @@ "text": "1,288 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -64,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "424 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m ++ highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lago Enriquillo -46 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico Duarte 3,098 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -73,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "51.5% ++ arable land 16.6%; permanent crops 10.1%; permanent pasture 24.8%" + "text": "51.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16.6% (2011 est.) / 10.1% (2011 est.) / 24.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "40.8%" + "text": "40.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "7.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,070 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -103,12 +111,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds makes up the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti)" + "text": "shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti (eastern two-thirds makes up the Dominican Republic, western one-third is Haiti); the second largest country in the Antilles (after Cuba); geographically diverse with the Caribbean's tallest mountain, Pico Duarte, and lowest elevation and largest lake, Lago Enriquillo" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,606,865 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,499,707 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,233 +127,239 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%" + "text": "mixed 70.4% (mestizo/indio 58%, mulatto 12.4%), black 15.8%, white 13.5%, other 0.3% (2014 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: respondents self-identified their race; the term \"indio\" in the Dominican Republic is not associated with people of indigenous ancestry but people of mixed ancestry or skin color between light and dark" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 47.8%, Protestant 21.3%, other 2.2%, none 28%, don't know/no response .7% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.06% (male 1,460,389/female 1,410,226)" + "text": "26.85% (male 1,433,166/female 1,385,987)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.3% (male 989,020/female 952,375)" + "text": "18.15% (male 968,391/female 937,227)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.54% (male 2,146,082/female 2,047,860)" + "text": "40.54% (male 2,168,122/female 2,088,926)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.67% (male 409,166/female 403,977)" + "text": "8.17% (male 429,042/female 428,508)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.43% (male 363,791/female 423,979) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.29% (male 310,262/female 350,076) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "57.8%" + "text": "53.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.3%" + "text": "42.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "11.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years" + "text": "27.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.6 years" + "text": "27.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.21% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "coastal development is significant, especially in the southern coastal plains and the Cibao Valley, where population density is highest; smaller population clusters exist in the interior mountains (Cordillera Central)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "79% of total population (2015)" + "text": "82.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.06% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SANTO DOMINGO (capital) 2.945 million (2015)" + "text": "3.318 million SANTO DOMINGO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.3", + "text": "21.3 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "92 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "95 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "23.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "16.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.1 years" + "text": "72 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.9 years" + "text": "70.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.24 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "73% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "69.5% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.4% of population ++ rural: 81.9% of population ++ total: 84.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.6% of population ++ rural: 18.1% of population ++ total: 15.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.56 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.2% of population ++ rural: 75.7% of population ++ total: 84% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 13.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.8% of population ++ rural: 24.3% of population ++ total: 16% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.03% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "67,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "72,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,900 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23% (2014)" + "text": "27.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "4% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2007)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "91.8%" + "text": "93.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "91.2%" + "text": "93.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.8% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "13.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "9.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "46.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.7% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -379,6 +393,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221), founder of the Dominican Order" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -391,7 +408,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 February (1844)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 26 January 2010; note - the Dominican Republic Government has a practice of promulgating a \"new\" constitution whenever an amendment is ratified (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous (38 total); latest proclaimed 13 June 2015" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by a special session of the National Congress called the National Revisory Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority approval by at least one half of those present in both houses of the Assembly; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as fundamental rights and guarantees, territorial composition, nationality, or the procedures for constitutional reform, also requires approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the French civil code; Criminal Procedures Code modified in 2004 to include important elements of an accusatory system" @@ -414,7 +436,7 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age, universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote" + "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory; married persons regardless of age can vote; note - members of the armed forces and national police by law cannot vote" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { @@ -427,25 +449,25 @@ "text": "Cabinet nominated by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for consecutive terms); election last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a maximum of two consecutive terms); election last held on 15 May 2016 (rescheduled from 17 May to 5 July 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Danilo MEDINA Sanchez reelected president; percent of vote - Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (PLD) 61.7%, Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 35%, other 3.3%; Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (PLD) reelected vice president" + "text": "Danilo MEDINA Sanchez reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (PLD) 61.7%, Luis Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (PRM) 35%, other 3.3%; Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ (PLD) reelected vice president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (32 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (190 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:Senate or Senado (32 seats; note - electoral system changes by the Central Election Commission are being challenged by the ruling party and opposition) House of Representatives or Camara de Diputados (190 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 15 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 15 May 2016 (rescheduled from 17 May to 5 July 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic) House of Representatives - last held on 15 May 2016 (rescheduled from 17 May to 5 July 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 26, 2PRM, 1 BIS, 1 PLRD, 1 PRD, PRSC 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 106, PRM 42, PRSC 18, PRD 16, PLRD 3, other 5" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 26, PRM 2, BIS 1, PLRD 1, PRD 1, PRSC 1; composition as of 2018 - men 29, women 3, percent of women 9.4% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PLD 106, PRM 42, PRSC 18, PRD 16, PLRD 3, other 5; composition as of 2018 - men 139, women 51, percent of women 26.8%; note - total National Congress percent of women 24.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia (consists of a minimum of 16 magistrates); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges); note - the Constitutional Court was established in 2010 by constitutional amendment" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -456,23 +478,20 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Dominican Liberation Party or PLD [Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna] ++ Dominican Revolutionary Party or PRD [Miguel VARGAS Maldonado] ++ Institutional Social Democratic Bloc or BIS ++ Liberal Reformist Party or PLRD ++ Modern Revolutionary Party or PRM [Andres BAUTISTA Garcia] ++ National Progressive Front [Vinicio CASTILLO, Pelegrin CASTILLO] ++ Social Christian Reformist Party or PRSC [Carlos MORALES Troncoso]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Citizen Participation Group (Participacion Ciudadania) ++ Collective of Popular Organizations or COP ++ Foundation for Institution-Building and Justice or FINJUS" + "text": "Dominican Liberation Party or PLD [Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna]Dominican Revolutionary Party or PRD [Miguel VARGAS Maldonado]Institutional Social Democratic Bloc or BISLiberal Reformist Party or PRL (formerly the Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic or PLRD)Modern Revolutionary Party or PRM [Jose Ignacio PALIZA]National Progressive Front or FNP [Vinicio CASTILLO, Pelegrin CASTILLO]Social Christian Reformist Party or PRSC [Federico ANTUN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, BCIE, Caricom (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, MINUSMA, NAM, OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA (associated member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jose Tomas PEREZ (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Jose Tomas PEREZ Vazquez (since 23 February 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1715 22nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 332-6280" + "text": "[1] (202) 332-6280, 660-2263" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-8057" @@ -486,23 +505,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James Walter BREWSTER, Jr. (since 9 December 2013)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Av. Republica de Colombia " - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 5500, APO AA 34041-5500" + "text": "Ambassador Robin BERNSTEIN (since 6 September 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (809) 567-7775" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Av. Republica de Colombia # 57, Santo Domingo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Unit 5500, APO AA 34041-5500" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (809) 686-7437" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are blue (hoist side) and red, and the bottom ones are red (hoist side) and blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by a laurel branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon; in the shield a bible is opened to a verse that reads \"Y la verdad nos hara libre\" (And the truth shall set you free); blue stands for liberty, white for salvation, and red for the blood of heroes" + "text": "a centered white cross that extends to the edges divides the flag into four rectangles - the top ones are ultramarine blue (hoist side) and vermilion red, and the bottom ones are vermilion red (hoist side) and ultramarine blue; a small coat of arms featuring a shield supported by a laurel branch (left) and a palm branch (right) is at the center of the cross; above the shield a blue ribbon displays the motto, DIOS, PATRIA, LIBERTAD (God, Fatherland, Liberty), and below the shield, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA appears on a red ribbon; in the shield a bible is opened to a verse that reads \"Y la verdad nos hara libre\" (And the truth shall set you free); blue stands for liberty, white for salvation, and red for the blood of heroes" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "palmchat (bird); national colors: red, white, blue" @@ -515,61 +534,64 @@ "text": "Emilio PRUD'HOMME/Jose REYES" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1934; also known as \"Quisqueyanos valientes\" (Valient Sons of Quisqueye); the anthem never refers to the people as Dominican but rather calls them \"Quisqueyanos,\" a reference to the indigenous name of the island" + "text": "note: adopted 1934; also known as \"Quisqueyanos valientes\" (Valient Sons of Quisqueye); the anthem never refers to the people as Dominican but rather calls them \"Quisqueyanos,\" a reference to the indigenous name of the island" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Dominican Republic has long been viewed primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in construction, tourism, and free trade zones. The mining sector has also played a greater role in the export market since late 2012 with the commencement of the extraction phase of the Pueblo Viejo Gold and Silver mine. The country suffers from marked income inequality; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GDP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of GDP. High unemployment, a large informal sector, and underemployment remain important long-term challenges. ++ ++ The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for approximately half of exports. Remittances from the US amount to about 7% of GDP, equivalent to about a third of exports and two-thirds of tourism receipts. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) came into force in March 2007, boosting investment and exports and reducing losses to the Asian garment industry. ++ ++ The Dominican Republic's economy rebounded from the global recession in 2010-15, and the fiscal situation is improving. A tax reform package passed in November 2012, a reduction in government spending, and lower energy costs helped to narrow the central government budget deficit from 6.6% of GDP in 2012 to 2.6% in 2015. A liability management operation in January 2015, in which the government paid down over $4 billion of the country’s Petrocaribe debt at a discount of 52% with proceeds from the sale of $2.5 billion in global bonds, reduced the country’s debt load by approximately by 4% of GDP. Analysts project 6% GDP growth in 2016 and inflation within the Central Bank’s target of 4.0% � 1.0%, due to low oil prices, increased remittances, and continued expansion in the services sector based on growth in construction." + "text": "The Dominican Republic was for most of its history primarily an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but over the last three decades the economy has become more diversified as the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer, due to growth in construction, tourism, and free trade zones. The mining sector has also played a greater role in the export market since late 2012 with the commencement of the extraction phase of the Pueblo Viejo Gold and Silver mine, one of the largest gold mines in the world. For the last 20 years, the Dominican Republic has been one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America. The economy rebounded from the global recession in 2010-16, and the fiscal situation is improving. A tax reform package passed in November 2012, a reduction in government spending, and lower energy costs helped to narrow the central government budget deficit from 6.6% of GDP in 2012 to 2.6% in 2016, and public debt is declining. Marked income inequality, high unemployment, and underemployment remain important long-term challenges; the poorest half of the population receives less than one-fifth of GDP, while the richest 10% enjoys nearly 40% of GDP. The economy is highly dependent upon the US, the destination for approximately half of exports and the source of 40% of imports. Remittances from the US amount to about 7% of GDP, equivalent to about a third of exports and two-thirds of tourism receipts. The Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement came into force in March 2007, boosting investment and manufacturing exports." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$160.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $151.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $142 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$173 billion (2017 est.) / $165.4 billion (2016 est.) / $155.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$71.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$76.09 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 6.6% (2016 est.) / 7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,900 (2016 est.) ++ $15,200 (2015 est.) ++ $14,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,000 (2017 est.) / $16,400 (2016 est.) / $15,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, + "Gross national saving": { + "text": "21.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67.4%" + "text": "69.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "21.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "24.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.8%" + "text": "33% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -579,27 +601,27 @@ "text": "tourism, sugar processing, gold mining, textiles, cement, tobacco, electrical components, medical devices" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.113 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.732 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "14.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.8%" + "text": "20.8% (2014)" }, "services": { "text": "64.7% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.8% (2016 est.) ++ 14% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "41.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -609,211 +631,197 @@ "text": "37.4% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "47.1 (2013 est.) ++ 45.7 (2012 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$11.17 billion" + "text": "11.33 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$13 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.62 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "37.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 34.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.88% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.536 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.986 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$20.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$33.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.709 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.307 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$165 million (2017 est.) / -$815 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$9.822 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.523 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.12 billion (2017 est.) / $9.86 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 50.3%, Haiti 9.1%, Canada 8.2%, India 5.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, silver, cocoa, sugar, coffee, tobacco, meats, consumer goods" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 42.5%, Haiti 16.5%, Canada 8.1%, India 4.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.67 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.86 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.7 billion (2017 est.) / $17.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton and fabrics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 42%, China 9.2%, Venezuela 5.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.5%, Mexico 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 41.4%, China 13.9%, Mexico 4.5%, Brazil 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$5.566 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.266 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.873 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.134 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$26.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$33.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$372 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $272 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$29.16 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $27.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - ++ 46.2 (2016 est.) ++ 45.052 (2015 est.) ++ 45.052 (2014 est.) ++ 43.556 (2013 est.) ++ 39.34 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Dominican pesos (DOP) per US dollar - / 47.42 (2017 est.) / 46.078 (2016 est.) / 46.078 (2015 est.) / 45.052 (2014 est.) / 43.556 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.03 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "15.14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.64 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.8 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.839 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "77% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "27,660 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,980 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "25,390 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "16,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "116,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "134,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "54,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "108,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.069 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.161 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.069 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.161 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "22 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.79 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,304,968" + "text": "1,172,083" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.797 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,665,302" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "84 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "83.32 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "relatively efficient system based on island-wide microwave radio relay network" + "text": "there are multiple operators licensed to provide services, most of them are small and localized; the telecom sector across the Caribbean region remains one of the key growth areas; fixed-line teledensity well-below Latin America averages; development of LTE and HSPA (high speed packet access) services, mobile broadband has taken off; income inequalities seen in telephone accesses (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 10 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of nearly 85 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 11 per 100 persons; multiple providers of mobile-cellular service with a subscribership of 83 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-809; 1-829; 1-849; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), Antillas 1, AMX-1, and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite ear (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-809; 1-829; 1-849; landing point for the ARCOS-1, Antillas 1, AMX-1, SAm-1, East-West, Deep Blue Cable and the Fibralink submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations wi (2015)" + "text": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media; 1 state-owned TV network and a number of private TV networks; networks operate repeaters to extend signals throughout country; combination of state-owned and privately owned radio stations with more than 300 radio stations operating (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".do" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.442 million" + "text": "7,705,529" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "51.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "74.82% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "794,788" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "8 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "6" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "14,463" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -824,33 +832,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "18 (2013)" @@ -860,14 +868,14 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 27 km; oil 103 km (2013)" + "text": "27 km gas, 103 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "496 km" + "text": "496 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "354 km 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "354 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "142 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)" @@ -875,15 +883,23 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "19,705 km" + "text": "19,705 km (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "9,872 km" + "text": "9,872 km (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "9,833 km (2002)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "37" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 33 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Puerto Haina, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo" @@ -897,14 +913,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army (Ejercito Nacional, EN), Navy (Marina de Guerra, MdG; includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic: Army (Ejercito Nacional, EN), Navy (Marina de Guerra, MdG, includes naval infantry), Dominican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Dominicana, FAD) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: in addition to the military, the Ministry of Armed Forces directs the Airport Security Authority and Civil Aviation, Port Security Authority, and Border Security Corps" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.7% of GDP (2017) / 0.7% of GDP (2016) / 0.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic have approximately 62,000 active personnel (33,000 Army; 12,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the military's inventory consists mostly of older US equipment with limited quantities of Brazilian, European, and Israeli material; since 2010, Brazil and Israel are the leading suppliers of armaments to the Dominican Republic (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; recruits must have completed primary school and be Dominican Republic citizens; women may volunteer (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.61% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.63% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.61% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -912,15 +937,18 @@ "text": "Haitian migrants cross the porous border into the Dominican Republic to find work; illegal migrants from the Dominican Republic cross the Mona Passage each year to Puerto Rico to find better work" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "8,119 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2019)" + }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "133,770 (2015); note - a September 2013 Constitutional Court ruling revoked the citizenship of those born after 1929 to immigrants without proper documentation, even though the constitution at the time automatically granted citizenship to children born in the Dominican Republic and the 2010 constitution provides that constitutional provisions cannot be applied retroactively; the decision overwhelmingly affected people of Haitian descent whose relatives had come to the Dominican Republic since the 1940s as a cheap source of labor for sugar plantations; a May 2014 law passed by the Dominican Congress will regularize the status of those with birth certificates but will require those without them to prove they were born in the Dominican Republic and to apply for naturalization" + "text": "133,770 (2016); note - a September 2013 Constitutional Court ruling revoked the citizenship of those born after 1929 to immigrants without proper documentation, even though the constitution at the time automatically granted citizenship to children born in the Dominican Republic and the 2010 constitution provides that constitutional provisions cannot be applied retroactively; the decision overwhelmingly affected people of Haitian descent whose relatives had come to the Dominican Republic since the 1890s as a cheap source of labor for sugar plantations; a May 2014 law passed by the Dominican Congress regularizes the status of those with birth certificates but will require those without them to prove they were born in the Dominican Republic and to apply for naturalization; the government has issued documents to thousands of individuals who may claim citizenship under this law, but no official estimate has been released" }, "note": { - "text": "revised estimate includes only individuals born to parents who were both born abroad; it does not include individuals born in the country to one Dominican-born and one foreign-born parent or subsequent generations of individuals of foreign descent; the estimate, as such, does not include all stateless persons (2015)" + "text": "note: revised estimate includes only individuals born to parents who were both born abroad; it does not include individuals born in the country to one Dominican-born and one foreign-born parent or subsequent generations of individuals of foreign descent; the estimate, as such, does not include all stateless persons (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity in particular by Colombian narcotics traffickers; significant amphetamine consumption (2008)" + "text": "transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money laundering activity in particular by Colombian narcotics traffickers; significant amphetamine consumption" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json index 4d5cc107..28911b5d 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/es.json @@ -1,13 +1,10 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms." + "text": "El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that provided for military and political reforms. El Salvador is beset by one of the world's highest homicide rates and pervasive criminal gangs." } }, "Geography": { - "Geographic overview": { - "text": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" - }, "Location": { "text": "Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras" }, @@ -46,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -63,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "442 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Cerro El Pital 2,730 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro El Pital 2,730 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "74.7% ++ arable land 33.1%; permanent crops 10.9%; permanent pasture 30.7%" + "text": "74.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "33.1% (2011 est.) / 10.9% (2011 est.) / 30.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "13.6%" + "text": "13.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "11.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "452 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (elev. 1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (elev. 2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana" - } + "text": "known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity; San Salvador (1,893 m), which last erupted in 1917, has the potential to cause major harm to the country's capital, which lies just below the volcano's slopes; San Miguel (2,130 m), which last erupted in 2002, is one of the most active volcanoes in the country; other historically active volcanoes include Conchaguita, Ilopango, Izalco, and Santa Ana" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; contamination of soils from disposal of toxic wastes" @@ -102,12 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on Caribbean Sea" + "text": "smallest Central American country and only one without a coastline on the Caribbean Sea" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,156,670 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,481,102 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,78 +127,78 @@ "text": "Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 36%, other 2%, none 12% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It is well into its demographic transition, experiencing slower population growth, a decline in its number of youths, and the gradual aging of its population. The increased use of family planning has substantially lowered El Salvador's fertility rate, from approximately 6 children per woman in the 1970s to replacement level today. A 2008 national family planning survey showed that female sterilization remained the most common contraception method in El Salvador - its sterilization rate is among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean - but that the use of injectable contraceptives is growing. Fertility differences between rich and poor and urban and rural women are narrowing. Salvadorans fled during the 1979 to 1992 civil war mainly to the United States but also to Canada and to neighboring Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Emigration to the United States increased again in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of deteriorating economic conditions, natural disasters (Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and earthquakes in 2001), and family reunification. At least 20% of El Salvador's population lives abroad. The remittances they send home account for close to 20% of GDP, are the second largest source of external income after exports, and have helped reduce poverty." + "text": "El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It is well into its demographic transition, experiencing slower population growth, a decline in its number of youths, and the gradual aging of its population. The increased use of family planning has substantially lowered El Salvador's fertility rate, from approximately 6 children per woman in the 1970s to replacement level today. A 2008 national family planning survey showed that female sterilization remained the most common contraception method in El Salvador - its sterilization rate is among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean - but that the use of injectable contraceptives is growing. Fertility differences between rich and poor and urban and rural women are narrowing.\nSalvadorans fled during the 1979 to 1992 civil war mainly to the United States but also to Canada and to neighboring Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Emigration to the United States increased again in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of deteriorating economic conditions, natural disasters (Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and earthquakes in 2001), and family reunification. At least 20% of El Salvador's population lives abroad. The remittances they send home account for close to 20% of GDP, are the second largest source of external income after exports, and have helped reduce poverty." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.58% (male 839,392/female 797,323)" + "text": "25.83% (male 857,003/female 817,336)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.51% (male 635,100/female 627,648)" + "text": "18.82% (male 619,368/female 600,501)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.66% (male 1,098,619/female 1,281,822)" + "text": "40.51% (male 1,221,545/female 1,404,163)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.96% (male 190,386/female 238,206)" + "text": "7.23% (male 198,029/female 270,461)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.28% (male 197,945/female 250,229) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6% (male 214,717/female 277,979) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "54.3%" + "text": "54.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "41.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "12.6%" + "text": "13.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.6 years" + "text": "27.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "25.1 years" + "text": "26.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.25% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.83% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-8.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "73.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.57% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAN SALVADOR (capital) 1.098 million (2015)" + "text": "1.106 million SAN SALVADOR (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,163 +208,152 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.8", + "text": "20.8 years (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.7 years" + "text": "74.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.4 years" + "text": "71.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "72.3%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2008)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.6 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "71.9% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 86.5% of population ++ total: 93.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 13.5% of population ++ total: 6.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2015 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.57 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 82.4% of population ++ rural: 60% of population ++ total: 75% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 17.6% of population ++ rural: 40% of population ++ total: 25% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.51% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "19,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "27,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.1% (2014)" + "text": "24.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "5% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "88%" + "text": "88.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "90.4%" + "text": "90.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "86% (2015 est.)" + "text": "86.7% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "179,303" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "4%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2007 est.)" + "text": "12 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "9.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "11.8%" + "text": "8.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "13.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.7% (2018)" } } }, @@ -395,6 +387,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Spanish for \"Holy Savior\" (referring to Jesus Christ)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -407,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest drafted 16 December 1983, enacted 23 December 1983" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals require agreement by absolute majority of the Legislative Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; constitutional articles on basic principles, and citizen rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with minor common law influence; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -434,19 +434,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (since 1 June 2019); Vice President Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (since 1 June 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (since 1 June 2014); Vice President Salvador Oscar ORTIZ (since 1 June 2014)" + "text": "President Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (since 1 June 2019); Vice President Felix Augusto Antonio ULLOA Garay (since 1 June 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers selected by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 February 2014, with a runoff on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in February 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 5-year term; election last held on 3 February 2019 (next to be held on February 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN elected president; percent of vote: first-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN (FMLN) 48.9%, Norman QUIJANO (ARENA) 39%, Antonio SACA (CN) 11.4%, other 0.7%; second-round results - Salvador SANCHEZ CEREN 50.1%, Norman QUIJANO 49.9%" + "text": "Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez elected president - Nayib Armando BUKELE Ortez (GANA) 53.1%, Carlos CALLEJA Hakker (ARENA) 31.72%, Hugo MARTINEZ (FMLN) 14.41%, other 0.77%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -454,78 +454,70 @@ "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa (84 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2018)" + "text": "last held on 4 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ARENA 35, FMLN 31, GANA 11, PCN 6, PDC 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - ARENA 42.3%, FMLN 24.4%, GANA 11.5%, PCN 10.8%, PDC 3.2%, CD 0.9%, Independent 0.7%, other 6.2%; seats by party - ARENA 37, FMLN 23, GANA 11, PCN 8, PDC 3, CD 1, independent 1; composition -men 58, women 26, percent of women 31%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ) (consists of 15 judges assigned to constitutional, civil, penal, and administrative conflict divisions)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges and 16 substitutes judges organized into Constitutional, Civil, Penal, and Administrative Conflict Chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly; judges elected for a 9-year term, with renewal of one-third of judges every 3 years; consecutive re-election is allowed" + "text": "judges elected by the Legislative Assembly on the recommendation of both the National Council of the Judicature, an independent body elected by the Legislative Assembly, and the Bar Association; judges elected for 9-year terms, with renewal of one-third of membership every 3 years; consecutive reelection is allowed" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Appellate Courts; Courts of First Instance; Courts of Peace" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Rodolfo Antonio PARKER Soto] ++ Democratic Change (Cambio Democratico) or CD [Douglas AVILES] (formerly United Democratic Center or CDU) ++ Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or FMLN [Medardo GONZALEZ] ++ Great Alliance for National Unity or GANA [Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles] ++ National Conciliation Party or PCN [Manuel RODRIGUEZ] ++ Nationalist Republican Alliance or ARENA [Jorge VELADO]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "labor organizations": { - "text": " ++ Electrical Industry Union of El Salvador or SIES ++ Federation of the Construction Industry, Similar Transport and other activities, or FESINCONTRANS ++ National Confederation of Salvadoran Workers or CNTS ++ National Trade Union Federation of Salvadoran Workers or FENASTRAS ++ National Union of Salvadoran Workers or UNTS ++ Port Industry Union of El Salvador or SIPES ++ Salvadoran Workers Central or CTS ++ Union of Judiciary Workers or SITTOJ ++ Union of Workers of the Ministry of Treasury or SITRAMI ++ Workers Union of Electrical Corporation or STCEL ++ " - }, - "business organizations": { - "text": " ++ American Chamber of Commerce in El Salvador ++ National Association of Private Enterprise or ANEP ++ Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce ++ Salvadoran Chamber of the Construction Industry or CASALCO ++ Salvadoran Industrial Association or ASI" - } + "text": "Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Rodolfo Antonio PARKER Soto]Democratic Change (Cambio Democratico) or CD [Douglas AVILES] (formerly United Democratic Center or CDU)Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front or FMLN [Medardo GONZALEZ]Great Alliance for National Unity or GANA [Jose Andres ROVIRA Caneles]National Coalition Party or PCN [Manuel RODRIGUEZ]Nationalist Republican Alliance or ARENA [Mauricio INTERIANO]Nuevas Ideas [Federico Gerardo ANLIKER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Claudia Ivette CANJURA de Centeno (since 17 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Werner Matias ROMERO Guerra (since 9 June 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1400 16th Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20036" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 595-7517" + "text": "[1] (202) 595-7500" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 232-1928" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Brentwood (NY), Chicago, Coral Gables (FL), Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), New York, Nogales (AZ), San Francisco, Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Washington, DC, Woodbridge (VA), Woodstock (GA)" + "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Brentwood (NY), Chicago, Dallas, Doral (FL), Doraville (GA), Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), New York, Nogales (AZ), San Francisco, Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ), Washington, DC, Woodbridge (VA)" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Elizabeth (NJ), Newark (NJ)" + "text": "Elizabeth (NJ), Newark (NJ), Seattle, Woodbridge (VA)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jean MANES (since January 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Final Boulevard Santa Elena Sur, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, San Salvador" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 3450, APO AA 34023; 3450 San Salvador Place, Washington, DC 20521-3450" + "text": "Ambassador Ronald D. JOHNSON (since 6 September 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[503] 2501-2999" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Final Boulevard Santa Elena, Antiguo Cuscatlan, La Libertad, San Salvador" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Unit 3450, APO AA 34023; 3450 San Salvador Place, Washington, DC 20521-3450" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[503] 2501-2150" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperity", + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue (top), white, and cobalt blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water, as well as peace and prosperity", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band - it features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a different coat of arms centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -539,64 +531,64 @@ "text": "Juan Jose CANAS/Juan ABERLE" }, "note": { - "text": "officially adopted 1953, in use since 1879; at 4:20 minutes the anthem of El Salvador is one of the world's longest" + "text": "note: officially adopted 1953, in use since 1879; at 4:20 minutes, the anthem of El Salvador is one of the world's longest" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014, but recovered somewhat in 2015. Remittances accounted for 17% of GDP in 2014 and were received by about a third of all households. ++ ++ In 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. In September 2015, El Salvador kicked off a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets.. ++ ++ The Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during post-war reconstruction and rebuilding following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt, estimated at 65% of GDP in 2015, has been growing over the last several years. Total external debt was nearly 60% of GDP in 2015." + "text": "The smallest country in Central America geographically, El Salvador has the fourth largest economy in the region. With the global recession, real GDP contracted in 2009 and economic growth has since remained low, averaging less than 2% from 2010 to 2014, but recovered somewhat in 2015-17 with an average annual growth rate of 2.4%. Remittances accounted for approximately 18% of GDP in 2017 and were received by about a third of all households. In 2006, El Salvador was the first country to ratify the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement, which has bolstered the export of processed foods, sugar, and ethanol, and supported investment in the apparel sector amid increased Asian competition. In September 2015, El Salvador kicked off a five-year $277 million second compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation - a US Government agency aimed at stimulating economic growth and reducing poverty - to improve El Salvador's competitiveness and productivity in international markets. The Salvadoran Government maintained fiscal discipline during reconstruction and rebuilding following earthquakes in 2001 and hurricanes in 1998 and 2005, but El Salvador's public debt, estimated at 59.3% of GDP in 2017, has been growing over the last several years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$54.79 billion (2016 est.) ++ $53.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $52.22 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$51.17 billion (2017 est.) / $50.01 billion (2016 est.) / $48.75 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$26.61 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.81 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 2.6% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,900 (2016 est.) ++ $8,700 (2015 est.) ++ $8,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,000 (2017 est.) / $7,900 (2016 est.) / $7,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "91.5%" + "text": "84.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.3%" + "text": "15.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.2%" + "text": "27.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-44.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "27.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -606,10 +598,10 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, petroleum, chemicals, fertilizer, textiles, furniture, light metals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.788 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.774 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -623,232 +615,231 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2016 est.) ++ 5.5% (2015 est.)", + "text": "7% (2017 est.) / 6.9% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are official rates; but underemployment is high" + "text": "note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "36.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "32.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "37% (2009 est.)" + "text": "32.3% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.9 (2007) ++ 52.5 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.443 billion" + "text": "5.886 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$6.318 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.517 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "64.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 65.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "67.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt" + "text": "note: El Salvador's total public debt includes non-financial public sector debt, financial public sector debt, and central bank debt" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.13% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.377 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.253 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$11.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.61 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$14.35 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$10.74 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.474 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $4.227 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$549 million (2016 est.) ++ -$920 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$501 million (2017 est.) / -$500 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.556 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.381 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, gold, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures" + "text": "$4.662 billion (2017 est.) / $5.42 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 47.1%, Honduras 13.9%, Guatemala 13.6%, Nicaragua 6.6%, Costa Rica 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 45.7%, Honduras 13.9%, Guatemala 13.5%, Nicaragua 6.7%, Costa Rica 4.6% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, textiles and apparel, ethanol, chemicals, electricity, iron and steel manufactures" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.444 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.321 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.499 billion (2017 est.) / $8.954 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, consumer goods, capital goods, fuels, foodstuffs, petroleum, electricity" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 39.4%, Guatemala 9.6%, China 8.1%, Mexico 7.4%, Honduras 5.7% (2015)" + "text": "US 36.7%, Guatemala 10.5%, China 8.7%, Mexico 7.4%, Honduras 6.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.201 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.787 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.567 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.238 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$14.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$10.56 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$811.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $951.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.51 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $16.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "note": { - "text": "the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and circulates freely in the economy" - } + "text": "note: the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and circulates freely in the economy / 1 (2017 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "400,000 (2016)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "98.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "6.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.83 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.928 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "89.6 million kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.066 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.983 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "53.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "15.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "9,940 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "52,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "226.4 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "347 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "43,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.331 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "944,266" + "text": "882,498" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "15 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.73 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "9.334 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,442,667" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "152 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "146.91 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "multiple mobile-cellular providers are expanding services rapidly; growth in fixed-line services has slowed in the face of mobile-cellular competition" + "text": "multiple mobile-cellular operators began rolling out (Long Term Evolution) LTE data services in late-2016; Internet usage grew almost 400% between 2007 and 2015; 6% of phones are fixed-line, while 94% are mobile-cellular; as of March 2019, the regulator launched a public dialog that allowed mobile network operators to improve the reach and quality of service; telecom legislation encourages competition and foreign investment; only 1 DSL market leader retaining a monopoly; govt. increases tax on telecom services to 18% (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "nationwide microwave radio relay system" + "text": "growth in fixed-line services 14 per 100, has slowed in the face of mobile-cellular competition at 147 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2015)" + "text": "country code - 503; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple privately owned national terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by cable TV networks that carry international channels; hundreds of commercial radio broadcast stations and 1 government-owned radio broadcast station (2007)" + "text": "multiple privately owned national terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by cable TV networks that carry international channels; hundreds of commercial radio broadcast stations and 1 government-owned radio broadcast station; transition to digital transmission to begin in 2018 along with adaptation of the Japanese-Brazilian Digital Standard (ISDB-T)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sv" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.653 million" + "text": "2,153,776" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.82% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "492,265" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "8 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "36" + "text": "13" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,597,649" + "text": "2,545,105 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "13,873,884 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "10.73 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -859,30 +850,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "63" + "text": "63 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "51 (2013)" @@ -893,7 +884,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "12.5 km" + "text": "13 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "12.5 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)" @@ -901,17 +892,25 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "6,918 km" + "text": "9,012 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,247 km (includes 341 km of expressways)" + "text": "5,341 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "3,671 km (2010)" + "text": "3,671 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "(Rio Lempa is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)" + "text": "(Rio Lempa River is partially navigable by small craft) (2011)" + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "2" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 2 (2019)" + } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { @@ -923,14 +922,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Salvadoran Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Salvadoran Army (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Salvadoran Navy (Fuerza Naval de El Slavador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Force of El Salvador (Fuerza Armada de El Salvador, FAES): Army of El Salvador (Ejercito de El Salvador, ES), Navy of El Salvador (Fuerza Naval de El Salvador, FNES), Salvadoran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Salvadorena, FAS) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: supporting the National Police (Ministry of Interior) in countering gang violence and drug trafficking is a primary mission for the FAES" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.9% of GDP (2016) / 0.95% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Force of El Salvador (FAES) has approximately 22,000 active troops (18,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FAES is dependent on a mix of imported Cold War-era platforms, largely from the US; since 2000, the FAES has received limited amounts of equipment from Chile, Israel, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "200 Mali (MINUSMA) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for selective compulsory military service; 16-22 years of age for voluntary male or female service; service obligation is 12 months, with 11 months for officers and NCOs (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.99% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.11% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.99% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -939,7 +950,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "289,000 (2015)" + "text": "71,500 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json index 395f6106..36dc3931 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since then." + "text": "Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when Christopher COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. In 1979, a leftist New Jewel Movement seized power under Maurice BISHOP ushering in the Grenada Revolution. On 19 October 1983, factions within the revolutionary government overthrew and killed BISHOP and members of his party. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. The rule of law was restored and democratic elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since then." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,22 +49,25 @@ "text": "volcanic in origin with central mountains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Saint Catherine 840 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors" + "text": "timber, tropical fruit" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.3% ++ arable land 8.8%; permanent crops 20.6%; permanent pasture 2.9%" + "text": "32.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.8% (2011 est.) / 20.6% (2011 est.) / 2.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "50% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "17.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "20 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November" + "text": "lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November\nvolcanism: Mount Saint Catherine (840 m) lies on the island of Grenada; Kick 'em Jenny, an active submarine volcano (seamount) on the Caribbean Sea floor, lies about 8 km north of the island of Grenada; these two volcanoes are at the southern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends up to the Netherlands dependency of Saba in the north" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "deforestation causing habitat destruction and species loss; coastal erosion and contamination; pollution and sedimentation; inadequate solid waste management" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "111,219 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "113,094 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,184 +110,190 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "African descent 89.4%, mixed 8.2%, East Indian 1.6%, other 0.9% (includes indigenous) (2001 est.)" + "text": "African descent 82.4%, mixed 13.3%, East Indian 2.2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), French patois" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 44.6%, Protestant 43.5% (includes Anglican 11.5%, Pentecostal 11.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 10.5%, Baptist 2.9%, Church of God 2.6%, Methodist 1.8%, Evangelical 1.6%, other 1.3%), Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.2%, none 3.6%" + "text": "Protestant 49.2% (includes Pentecostal 17.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 13.2%, Anglican 8.5%, Baptist 3.2%, Church of God 2.4%, Evangelical 1.9%, Methodist 1.6%, other 1.2%), Roman Catholic 36%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, Rastafarian 1.2%, other 5.5%, none 5.7%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.15% (male 13,935/female 12,928)" + "text": "23.23% (male 13,709/female 12,564)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.55% (male 8,609/female 8,684)" + "text": "14.14% (male 8,034/female 7,959)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.36% (male 23,001/female 21,891)" + "text": "40.05% (male 23,104/female 22,187)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.1% (male 5,753/female 5,476)" + "text": "11.69% (male 6,734/female 6,490)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.84% (male 5,041/female 5,901) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.89% (male 5,774/female 6,539) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.7%" + "text": "50.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "39.9%" + "text": "35.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "14.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.9 years" + "text": "33.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.9 years" + "text": "33.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.46% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.38% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one-third of the population is found in the capital of St. George's; the island's population is concentrated along the coast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "35.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "36.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.33% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) 38,000 (2014)" + "text": "39,000 SAINT GEORGE'S (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.3 years" + "text": "75.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.7 years" + "text": "72.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2006)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99% of population ++ rural: 95.3% of population ++ total: 96.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1% of population ++ rural: 4.7% of population ++ total: 3.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.41 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 98% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 2% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.5% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.6% (2014)" + "text": "21.3% (2016)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "98.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "98.6%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "98.6% (2014 est.)" + } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "19 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2009)" + "text": "19 years (2018)" } } }, @@ -297,11 +306,11 @@ "text": "Grenada" }, "etymology": { - "text": "probably named for the Spanish city of Granada; in Spanish \"granada\" means \"pomegranate\"" + "text": "derivation of the name remains obscure; some sources attribute the designation to Spanish influence (most likely named for the Spanish city of Granada), with subsequent French and English interpretations resulting in the present-day Grenada; in Spanish \"granada\" means \"pomegranate\"" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament); a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -312,6 +321,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the 1763 Treaty of Paris transferred possession of Grenada from France to Great Britain; the new administration renamed Ville de Fort Royal (Fort Royal Town) to Saint George's Town, after the patron saint of England; eventually the name became simply Saint George's" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -324,7 +336,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 February (1974)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution, but restored in 1983; amended 1991 (Constitutional Judicature Act, 1991); note - in late 2015, as part of constitutional reform, Parliament completed its first reading of a package of amendments (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1967; latest presented 19 December 1973, effective 7 February 1974, suspended 1979 following a revolution but restored in 1983" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either house of Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the membership in both houses and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections, such as personal rights and freedoms, the structure, authorities, and procedures of the branches of government, the delimitation of electoral constituencies, or the procedure for amending the constitution, also requires two-thirds majority approval in a referendum; amended 1991, 1992" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law based on English model" @@ -336,7 +353,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -365,38 +382,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (13 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 10 on the advice of the prime minister and 3 on the advice of the opposition party leader; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (13 seats; members appointed by the governor general - 10 on the advice of the prime minister and 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) House of Representatives (15 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 19 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 27 April 2018 (next no later than2023) House of Representatives - last held on 13 March 2018 (next no later than 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 59%, NDC 41%; seats by party - NNP 15" + "text": "Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 11, women 2 percent of women 15.4% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 58.9%, NDC 40.5%; other 0.6% seats by party - NNP 15; composition - men 8, women 7, percent of women 46.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 32.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Grenada; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 19 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states" + "highest courts": { + "text": "regionally, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 in Grenada; appeals beyond the ECSC in civil and criminal matters are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" + "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts; Court of Magisterial Appeals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Wilfred HAYES] ++ National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS] ++ New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Committee for Human Rights in Grenada or CHRG ++ New Jewel Movement Support Group ++ The British Grenada Friendship Society ++ The New Jewel 19 Committee" + "text": "National Democratic Congress or NDC [Nazim BURKE]New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, ITUC, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ethelstan A. FRIDAY (since 3 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Yolande Yvonne SMITH (since 8 April 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -413,7 +427,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada" + "text": "the US does not have an official embassy in Grenada; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176" }, "embassy": { "text": "Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's" @@ -421,98 +438,95 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 54, Saint George's" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (473) 444-4820" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars stand for the seven administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St. George; yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the people, green stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red symbolizes harmony, unity, and courage" + "text": "a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is a leading nutmeg producer); the seven stars stand for the seven administrative divisions, with the central star denoting the capital, St. George's; yellow represents the sun and the warmth of the people, green stands for vegetation and agriculture, and red symbolizes harmony, unity, and courage" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Grenada dove, Bougainvillea flower; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "Grenada dove, bougainvillea flower; national colors: red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Hail Grenada\"" + "text": "Hail Grenada" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Irva Merle BAPTISTE/Louis Arnold MASANTO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1974" + "text": "note: adopted 1974" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of tourism and higher education - especially in medicine - contributed to growth in national output; however, economic growth remained stagnant in 2010-14, after a sizable contraction in 2009, because of the global economic slowdown's effects on tourism and remittances. Gross national saving – and wealth – has been declining since 2010. ++ ++ Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Emily (2005) severely damaged the agricultural sector - particularly nutmeg and cocoa cultivation - which had been a key driver of economic growth. Grenada has rebounded from the devastating effects of the hurricanes but is now saddled with the debt burden from the rebuilding process. Public debt-to-GDP is about 110%, leaving the MITCHELL administration limited room to engage in public investments and social spending. MITCHELL in 2013 announced a structural adjustment program that includes a plan to increase tax revenue." + "text": "Grenada relies on tourism and revenue generated by St. George’s University - a private university offering degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, the health sciences, nursing, arts and sciences, and business - as its main source of foreign exchange. In the past two years the country expanded its sources of revenue, including from selling passports under its citizenship by investment program. These projects produced a resurgence in the construction and manufacturing sectors of the economy. In 2017, Grenada experienced its fifth consecutive year of growth and the government successfully marked the completion of its five-year structural adjustment program that included among other things austerity measures, increased tax revenue and debt restructuring. Public debt-to-GDP was reduced from 100% of GDP in 2013 to 71.8% in 2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.511 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.467 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.381 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.634 billion (2017 est.) / $1.555 billion (2016 est.) / $1.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.028 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.119 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.) / 6.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,100 (2016 est.) ++ $13,700 (2015 est.) ++ $13,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$15,100 (2017 est.) / $14,500 (2016 est.) / $14,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 2.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 17% of GDP (2016 est.) / 13.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.3%" + "text": "63% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "60% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-36.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables" + "text": "bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, soursop, citrus, avocados, root crops, corn, vegetables, fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction" + "text": "food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction, education, call-center operations" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "59,900 (2013 est.)" + "text": "55,270 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -526,217 +540,210 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "33.5% (2013) ++ 25% (2008)" + "text": "24% (2017 est.) / 28.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "38% (2008 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$274.6 million" + "text": "288.4 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$308.9 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "252.3 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "110% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "70.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 82% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.96% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$209.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $201.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$797 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $786.1 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$575.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $567.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$130 million (2016 est.) ++ -$157 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$77 million (2017 est.) / -$34 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$44.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $43.8 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace" + "text": "$39.9 million (2017 est.) / $44.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Nigeria 44.7%, St. Lucia 10.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 7.3%, St. Kitts and Nevis 6.6%, Dominica 6.6%, US 5.8% (2015)" + "text": "US 25.3%, Japan 10.1%, Guyana 8.7%, Dominica 6.6%, St. Lucia 6.4%, Netherlands 4.7%, Barbados 4.1%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "nutmeg, bananas, cocoa, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace, chocolate, fish" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$313.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $310.4 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$316 million (2017 est.) / $314.7 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 49.6%, US 16.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 31.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 24.9%, China 6.7% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$199.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $198 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$679 million (2013 est.) ++ $538 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$793.5 million (2017 est.) / $682.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "92.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "92.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "92.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "202.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "185.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "50,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "51,100 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,259 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,886 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "283,600 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "27,034" + "text": "33,011" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "29.3 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "120,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "115,008" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "108 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "102.08 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate, automatic, island-wide telephone system" + "text": "adequate, island-wide telephone system; lack of local competition, but telecoms are a high contributors to overall GDP; growth sectors include the mobile telephony and data segments (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links" + "text": "interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links; 29 per 100 for fixed-line and 102 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-473; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago a (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-473; landing points for the ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber and CARCIP submarine cables with links to 13 Caribbean islands extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad & Tobago including Puerto Rico and Barbados; SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is available; a dozen private radio (2007)" + "text": "multiple publicly and privately owned television and radio stations; Grenada Information Service (GIS) is government-owned and provides television and radio services; the Grenada Broadcasting Network, jointly owned by the government and the Caribbean Communications Network of Trinidad and Tobago, operates a TV station and 2 radio stations; Meaningful Television (MTV) broadcasts island-wide and is part of a locally-owned media house, Moving Target Company, that also includes an FM radio station and a weekly newspaper; multi-channel cable TV subscription service is provided by Columbus Communications Grenada (FLOW GRENADA) and is available island wide; approximately 25 private radio stations also broadcast throughout the country (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gd" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "60,000" + "text": "66,281" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "53.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "59.07% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "22,235" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "20 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "J3 (2016)" }, @@ -745,27 +752,35 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,127 km" + "text": "1,127 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "687 km" + "text": "902 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "440 km (2001)" + "text": "225 km (2017)" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "6" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 3, other 3 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -775,8 +790,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force (includes Coast Guard) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json index fa348bff..431217ec 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/gt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict, which had left more than 200,000 people dead and had created, by some estimates, about 1 million refugees." + "text": "The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three centuries as a Spanish colony, Guatemala won its independence in 1821. During the second half of the 20th century, it experienced a variety of military and civilian governments, as well as a 36-year guerrilla war. In 1996, the government signed a peace agreement formally ending the internal conflict." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,14 +54,17 @@ "text": "tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau" + "text": "two east-west trending mountain chains divide the country into three regions: the mountainous highlands, the Pacific coast south of mountains, and the vast northern Peten lowlands" }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "759 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Volcan Tajumulco 4,211 m (highest point in Central America)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Volcan Tajumulco (highest point in Central America) 4,220 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "41.2% ++ arable land 14.2%; permanent crops 8.8%; permanent pasture 18.2%" + "text": "41.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "14.2% (2011 est.) / 8.8% (2011 est.) / 18.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "33.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,375 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (elev. 3,772 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pacaya (elev. 2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana" - } + "text": "numerous volcanoes in mountains, with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity in the Sierra Madre range; Santa Maria (3,772 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pacaya (2,552 m), which erupted in May 2010 causing an ashfall on Guatemala City and prompting evacuations, is one of the country's most active volcanoes with frequent eruptions since 1965; other historically active volcanoes include Acatenango, Almolonga, Atitlan, Fuego, and Tacana; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation in the Peten rainforest; soil erosion; water pollution" @@ -102,12 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "no natural harbors on west coast" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: despite having both eastern and western coastlines (Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean respectively), there are no natural harbors on the west coast note 2: Guatemala is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "15,189,958 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "17,153,288 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,87 +123,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) and European 59.4%, K'iche 9.1%, Kaqchikel 8.4%, Mam 7.9%, Q'eqchi 6.3%, other Mayan 8.6%, indigenous non-Mayan 0.2%, other 0.1% (2001 census)" + "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino) 56%, Maya 41.7%, Xinca (indigenous, non-Maya) 1.8%, African descent .2%, Garifuna (mixed West and Central African, Island Carib, and Arawak) .1%, foreign .2% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official) 60%, Amerindian languages 40%", + "text": "Spanish (official) 69.9%, Maya languages 29.7% (Q'eqchi' 8.3%, K'iche 7.8%, Mam 4.4%, Kaqchikel 3%, Q'anjob'al 1.2%, Poqomchi' 1%, other 4%), other 0.4% (includes Xinca and Garifuna) (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "there are 23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca" + "text": "note: the 2003 Law of National Languages officially recognized 23 indigenous languages, including 21 Maya languages, Xinca, and Garifuna" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs" + "text": "Roman Catholic, Protestant, indigenous Maya" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Guatemala is a predominantly poor country that struggles in several areas of health and development, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, literacy, and contraceptive awareness and use. The country's large indigenous population is disproportionately affected. Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and has the highest fertility rate in Latin America. It also has the highest population growth rate in Latin America, which is likely to continue because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala's population is under age 19, making it the youngest population in Latin America. Guatemala's total fertility rate has slowly declined during the last few decades due in part to limited government-funded health programs. However, the birth rate is still more than three children per woman and is markedly higher among its rural and indigenous populations. Guatemalans have a history of emigrating legally and illegally to Mexico, the United States, and Canada because of a lack of economic opportunity, political instability, and natural disasters. Emigration, primarily to the United States, escalated during the 1960 to 1996 civil war and accelerated after a peace agreement was signed. Thousands of Guatemalans who fled to Mexico returned after the war, but labor migration to southern Mexico continues." + "text": "Guatemala is a predominantly poor country that struggles in several areas of health and development, including infant, child, and maternal mortality, malnutrition, literacy, and contraceptive awareness and use. The country's large indigenous population is disproportionately affected. Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America and has the highest fertility rate in Latin America. It also has the highest population growth rate in Latin America, which is likely to continue because of its large reproductive-age population and high birth rate. Almost half of Guatemala's population is under age 19, making it the youngest population in Latin America. Guatemala's total fertility rate has slowly declined during the last few decades due in part to limited government-funded health programs. However, the birth rate is still more close to three children per woman and is markedly higher among its rural and indigenous populations.\nGuatemalans have a history of emigrating legally and illegally to Mexico, the United States, and Canada because of a lack of economic opportunity, political instability, and natural disasters. Emigration, primarily to the United States, escalated during the 1960 to 1996 civil war and accelerated after a peace agreement was signed. Thousands of Guatemalans who fled to Mexico returned after the war, but labor migration to southern Mexico continues." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "35.02% (male 2,711,683/female 2,608,295)" + "text": "33.68% (male 2,944,145/female 2,833,432)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.8% (male 1,663,484/female 1,647,749)" + "text": "19.76% (male 1,705,730/female 1,683,546)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.53% (male 2,425,931/female 2,666,790)" + "text": "36.45% (male 3,065,933/female 3,186,816)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.23% (male 377,642/female 416,939)" + "text": "5.41% (male 431,417/female 496,743)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.42% (male 311,165/female 360,280) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (male 363,460/female 442,066) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.9%" + "text": "62.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.6%" + "text": "54.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "8.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "12.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "21.7 years" + "text": "23.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "21 years" + "text": "22.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.79% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.68% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the populace resides in the southern half of the country, particularly in the mountainous regions; more than half of the population lives in rural areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "51.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "51.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.68% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GUATEMALA CITY (capital) 2.918 million (2015)" + "text": "2.935 million GUATEMALA CITY (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -211,108 +216,114 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, + "65 years and over": { + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.3", + "text": "21.2 years (2014/15 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008/09 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "88 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "95 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "21.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "23.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "24 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "19.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.3 years" + "text": "72.4 years" }, "male": { "text": "70.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.83 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.72 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "60.6% (2014/15)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.4% of population ++ rural: 86.8% of population ++ total: 92.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.6% of population ++ rural: 13.2% of population ++ total: 7.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77.5% of population ++ rural: 49.3% of population ++ total: 63.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 22.5% of population ++ rural: 50.7% of population ++ total: 36.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "38.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "23.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.57% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "54,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "36,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.4% (2014)" + "text": "21.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "12.6% (2015)" + "text": "12.4% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -325,7 +336,7 @@ "text": "87.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "76.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "76.3% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,29 +347,18 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "929,852" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "21%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2006 est.)" + "text": "11 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "5%" }, "male": { - "text": "6.5%" + "text": "3.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "5.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ "text": "Guatemala" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name derives from the Mayan word meaning \"land of trees\"" + "text": "the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called \"Quauhtemallan\" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means \"land of trees\" or \"forested land\", but which the Spanish pronounced \"Guatemala\"; the Spanish applied that name to a re founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country" } }, "Government type": { @@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Spanish conquistadors used many native Americans as allies in their conquest of Guatemala; the site of their first capital (established in 1524), a former Maya settlement, was called \"Quauhtemallan\" by their Nahuatl-speaking Mexican allies, a name that means \"land of trees\" or \"forested land\", but which the Spanish pronounced \"Guatemala\"; the Spanish applied that name to a re founded capital city three years later and eventually it became the name of the country" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -404,7 +407,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended, reinstated, and amended in 1994 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1986; suspended and reinstated in 1994" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by agreement of 10 or more deputies of Congress, by the Constitutional Court, or by public petition of at least 5,000 citizens; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Congress membership and approval by public referendum, referred to as \"popular consultation\"; constitutional articles such as national sovereignty, the republican form of government, limitations on those seeking the presidency, or presidential tenure cannot be amended; amended 1994" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -416,7 +424,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -431,55 +439,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (since 14 January 2016); Vice President Jafeth CABRERA Franco (since 14 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (since 14 January 2020); Vice President Cesar Guillermo CASTILLO Reyes (since 14 January 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (since 14 January 2016); Vice President Jafeth CABRERA Franco (since 14 January 2016)" + "text": "President Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (since 14 January 2020); Vice President Cesar Guillermo CASTILLO Reyes (since 14 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held in 2 rounds on 6 September and 25 October 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (not eligible for consecutive terms); election last held on 16 June 2019 with a runoff on 11 August 2019 (next to be held in June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) elected president; percent of vote in first round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 23.8%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 19.8%, Manuel BALDIZON (LIDER) 19.6%; percent of vote in second round - Jimmy Ernesto MORALES Cabrera (FNC) 67.4%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 32.6%" + "text": "Alejandro GIAMMATTEI elected president; percent of vote in first round - Sandra TORRES (UNE) 25.54%, Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (VAMOS) 13.95%, Edmond MULET (PHG) 11.21%, Thelma CABRERA (MLP) 10.37%, Roberto ARZU (PAN-PODEMOS) 6.08%; percent of vote in second round - Alejandro GIAMMATTEI (VAMOS) 58%, Sandra TORRES (UNE) 42%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; 127 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies within each of the country's 22 departments by simple majority vote and 31 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Congress of the Republic or Congreso de la Republica (158 seats; 127 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies in the country's 22 departments by simple majority vote and 31 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed-list, proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - two additional seats will be added to the new congress when it is seated in January 2020" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 September 2015 (next to be held in September 2019)" + "text": "last held on 16 June 2019 (next to be held on June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - LIDER 19.10%, UNE 14.83%, TODOS 9.74%, PP 9.43%, FCN 8.75%, EG 6.24%, PU 5.69%, UCN 5.43%, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 4.32%, Convergence 3.84%, VIVA 3.66%, PAN 3.42, FUERZA 2.07%, other 3.48%; seats by party - LIDER 44, UNE 36, TODOS 18, PP 17, FCN 11, EG 7, UCN 6, PU 5, Winaq-URNG-MAIZ 3, Convergence 3, VIVA 3, PAN 3, FUERZA 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNE 53, VAMOS 16, UCN 12, VALOR 9, BIEN 8, FCN-NACION 8, SEMILLA 7, TODOS 7, VIVA 7, CREO 6, PHG 6, VICTORIA 4, Winaq 4, PC 3, PU 3, URNG 3, PAN 2, MLP 1, PODEMOS 1" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: current seats by party as of 1 June 2019 - FCN 37, UNE 32, MR 20, TODOS 17, AC 12, EG 7, UCN 6, CREO 5, LIDER 5, VIVA 4, Convergence 3, PAN 3, PP 2, FUERZA 1, PU 1, URNG 1, Winaq 1, independent 1; composition - men 136, women 22, percent of women 13.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 13 magistrates including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - the court president also supervises trial judges countrywide; Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitucionalidad (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 13 magistrates, including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - the court president also supervises trial judges countrywide; Constitutional Court or Corte de Constitucionalidad (consists of 5 titular magistrates and 5 substitute magistrates)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court magistrates elected by the Congress of the Republic from candidates proposed by the Postulation Committee, an independent body of deans of the country's university law schools, representatives of the country's law associations, and representatives of the Courts of Appeal; magistrates elected for concurrent, renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges - 1 elected by the Congress of the Republic, 1 by the Supreme Court, 1 by the president of the republic, 1 by the (public) University of San Carlos, and 1 by the lawyers bar association; judges elected for concurrent, renewable 5-year terms; the presidency of the court rotates among the magistrates for a single 1-year term" + "text": "Supreme Court magistrates elected by the Congress of the Republic from candidates proposed by the Postulation Committee, an independent body of deans of the country's university law schools, representatives of the country's law associations, and representatives of the Courts of Appeal; magistrates elected for concurrent, renewable 5-year terms; Constitutional Court judges - 1 elected by the Congress of the Republic, 1 by the Supreme Court, 1 by the president of the republic, 1 by the (public) University of San Carlos, and 1 by the Assembly of the College of Attorneys and Notaries; judges elected for renewable, consecutive 5-year terms; the presidency of the court rotates among the magistrates for a single 1-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "numerous first instance and appellate courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Roberto GONZALEZ Diaz-Duran] ++ Convergence ++ Democratic Union or UD [Edwin Armando MARTINEZ Herrera] ++ Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO Cottom] ++ Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Felipe ALEJOS] ++ FUERZA [Maurico REDFORD] ++ Grand National Alliance or GANA [Jaime Antonio MARTINEZ Lohayza] ++ Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or Winaq-URNG [Angel SANCHEZ Viesca] ++ Institutional Republican Party (formerly the Guatemalan Republican Front) or PRI [Luis Fernando PEREZ] ++ National Advancement Party or PAN [Juan GUTIERREZ Strauss] ++ National Unity for Hope or UNE [Sandra TORRES] ++ Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA] ++ National Convergence Front or FCN [Edgar Justino OVALLE Maldonado] ++ New National Alternative or ANN [Pablo MONSANTO] ++ Patriot Party or PP [Ingrid Roxana BALDETTI Elias] ++ Renewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER [Manuel BALDIZON] ++ Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Irigoyen] ++ Victoria (Victory) [Amilcar RIVERA] ++ Vision with Values or VIVA [Harold CABALLEROS] (part of a coalition with EG during the last legislative election)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance Against Impunity or AI (includes among others Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), Family and Friends of the Disappeared of Guatemala (FAMDEGUA)) ++ Civic and Political Convergence of Women ++ Committee for Campesino Unity or CUC ++ Coordinating Committee of Agricultural, Commercial, Industrial, and Financial Associations or CACIF ++ Foundation for the Development of Guatemala or FUNDESA ++ Guatemala Visible ++ Mutual Support Group or GAM ++ Movimiento PRO-Justicia ++ National Union of Agriculture Workers or UNAGRO" + "text": "Bienestar Nacional or BIEN [Alfonso PORTILLO and Evelyn MORATAYA]Citizen Alliance or ACCitizen Prosperity or PC [Dami Anita Elizabeth KRISTENSON Sales]Commitment, Renewal, and Order or CREO [Roberto GONZALEZ Diaz-Duran]Convergence [Sandra MORAN]Encounter for Guatemala or EG [Nineth MONTENEGRO Cottom]Everyone Together for Guatemala or TODOS [Felipe ALEJOS]Force or FUERZA [Mauricio RADFORD]Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity or URNG-MAIZ or URNG [Gregorio CHAY Laynez]Humanist Party of Guatemala or PHG [Edmond MULET]Movement for the Liberation of Peoples or MLP [Thelma CABRERA]Movimiento Semilla or SEMILLA [Thelma ALDANA]National Advancement Party or PAN [Harald JOHANNESSEN]National Convergence Front or FCN-NACION or FCN [Jimmy MORALES]National Unity for Hope or UNE [Sandra TORRES]Nationalist Change Union or UCN [Mario ESTRADA]Patriotic Party or PPPODEMOS [Jose Raul VIRGIL Arias]Political Movement Winaq or Winaq [Sonia GUTIERREZ Raguay]Reform Movement or MRRenewed Democratic Liberty or LIDER (dissolved mid-February 2016)TODOS [Felipe ALEJOS]Unionista Party or PU [Alvaro ARZU Escobar]Value or VALOR [Zury RIOS]Vamos por una Guatemala Diferente or VAMOS [Alejandro GIAMMATTEI]Victory or VICTORIA [Amilcar RIVERA]Vision with Values or VIVA [Armando Damian CASTILLO Alvarado]", + "note": { + "text": "note: parties represented in the last election, but have since dissolved - FCN (2017), LIDER (2016), and PP (2017)" + } }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Gladys Marithza RUIZ SANCHEZ (since 2 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Alfonso Jose QUINONEZ LEMUS (since 17 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2220 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -490,16 +501,19 @@ "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 745-1908" }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Del Rio (TX), San Bernadino (CA), Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ)" - }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New York, Phoenix, Providence (RI), San Francisco, Silver Spring (MD), Tucson (AZ)" + "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Del Rio (TX), Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New York, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Providence (RI), Raleigh (NC), San Bernardino (CA), San Francisco, Seattle" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Lake Worth (FL), Tucson (AZ)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Todd D. ROBINSON (since 10 October 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Luis E. ARREAGA (since 4 October 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[502] 2326-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "7-01 Avenida Reforma, Zone 10, Guatemala City" @@ -507,15 +521,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "DPO AA 34024" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[502] 2326-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[502] 2326-4654" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea; the white band denotes peace and purity" + "text": "three equal vertical bands of light blue (hoist side), white, and light blue, with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms includes a green and red quetzal (the national bird) representing liberty and a scroll bearing the inscription LIBERTAD 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 1821 (the original date of independence from Spain) all superimposed on a pair of crossed rifles signifying Guatemala's willingness to defend itself and a pair of crossed swords representing honor and framed by a laurel wreath symbolizing victory; the blue bands represent the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea; the white band denotes peace and purity", + "note": { + "text": "note: one of only two national flags featuring a firearm, the other is Mozambique" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "quetzal (bird); national colors: blue, white" @@ -528,64 +542,64 @@ "text": "Jose Joaquin PALMA/Rafael Alvarez OVALLE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1897, modified lyrics adopted 1934; Cuban poet Jose Joaquin PALMA anonymously submitted lyrics to a public contest calling for a national anthem; his authorship was not discovered until 1911" + "text": "note: adopted 1897, modified lyrics adopted 1934; Cuban poet Jose Joaquin PALMA anonymously submitted lyrics to a public contest calling for a national anthem; his authorship was not discovered until 1911" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly half the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13.6% of GDP and 31% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include sugar, coffee, bananas, and vegetables. Guatemala is the top remittance recipient in Central America as a result of Guatemala's large expatriate community in the US. These inflows are a primary source of foreign income, equivalent to over one-half of the country's exports or one-tenth of its GDP. ++ ++ The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and since then Guatemala has pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006, spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers, and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. ++ ++ The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line, and 23% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up more than 40% of the population, averages 79%, with 39.8% of the indigenous population living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world. ++ ++ Guatemala is facing growing fiscal pressures exacerbated by multiple corruption scandals in 2015 that led to the resignation of the president, vice president, and numerous high-level economic officials." + "text": "Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America with a GDP per capita roughly half the average for Latin America and the Caribbean. The agricultural sector accounts for 13.5% of GDP and 31% of the labor force; key agricultural exports include sugar, coffee, bananas, and vegetables. Guatemala is the top remittance recipient in Central America as a result of Guatemala's large expatriate community in the US. These inflows are a primary source of foreign income, equivalent to two-thirds of the country's exports and about a tenth of its GDP. The 1996 peace accords, which ended 36 years of civil war, removed a major obstacle to foreign investment, and Guatemala has since pursued important reforms and macroeconomic stabilization. The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) entered into force in July 2006, spurring increased investment and diversification of exports, with the largest increases in ethanol and non-traditional agricultural exports. While CAFTA-DR has helped improve the investment climate, concerns over security, the lack of skilled workers, and poor infrastructure continue to hamper foreign direct investment. The distribution of income remains highly unequal with the richest 20% of the population accounting for more than 51% of Guatemala's overall consumption. More than half of the population is below the national poverty line, and 23% of the population lives in extreme poverty. Poverty among indigenous groups, which make up more than 40% of the population, averages 79%, with 40% of the indigenous population living in extreme poverty. Nearly one-half of Guatemala's children under age five are chronically malnourished, one of the highest malnutrition rates in the world." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$132.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $127.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $122.8 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$138.1 billion (2017 est.) / $134.4 billion (2016 est.) / $130.4 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$68.39 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$75.62 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,900 (2016 est.) ++ $7,900 (2015 est.) ++ $7,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,200 (2017 est.) / $8,100 (2016 est.) / $8,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 14.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 13.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.4%" + "text": "86.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "9.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "12.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "18.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-30% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-26.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "13.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "63.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -595,238 +609,242 @@ "text": "sugar, textiles and clothing, furniture, chemicals, petroleum, metals, rubber, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.623 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.664 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "31.2%" + "text": "31.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "12.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "59.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "42.4% (2006)" + "text": "38.4% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "53 (2014 est.) ++ 56 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.39 billion" + "text": "8.164 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.186 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.156 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "27.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "24.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.23% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$25.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$32.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 4.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$323 million (2016 est.) ++ -$202 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.134 billion (2017 est.) / $1.023 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.43 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.83 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.12 billion (2017 est.) / $10.58 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 33.8%, El Salvador 11.1%, Honduras 8.8%, Nicaragua 5.1%, Mexico 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, coffee, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom, manufacturing products, precious stones and metals, electricity" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 34.9%, El Salvador 8.4%, Honduras 7.3%, Nicaragua 5%, Canada 4.6%, Mexico 4.3%, Costa Rica 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$16.76 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.38 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.11 billion (2017 est.) / $15.77 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, grain, fertilizers, electricity, mineral products, chemical products, plastic materials and products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 38.3%, China 13.4%, Mexico 11.8%, El Salvador 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "US 39.8%, China 10.7%, Mexico 10.7%, El Salvador 5.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.803 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.746 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.77 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $9.156 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$19.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $21.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - ++ 7.648 (2016 est.) ++ 7.6548 (2015 est.) ++ 7.6548 (2014 est.) ++ 7.7322 (2013 est.) ++ 7.83 (2012 est.)" + "text": "quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - / 7.323 (2017 est.) / 7.5999 (2016 est.) / 7.5999 (2015 est.) / 7.6548 (2014 est.) / 7.7322 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "91.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "96.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "86.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.12 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.915 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.025 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.858 billion kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "664 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "747 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.73 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.605 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "29.1% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "31% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.9% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "28% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10,040 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,600 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "8,711 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,383 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "83.07 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "83.07 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1,228 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,162 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "87,840 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "89,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "12,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "10,810 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "100,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "97,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.96 billion cu m (1 January 2006 es)" + "text": "2.96 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "13 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.15 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,718,851" + "text": "1,894,179" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.23 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "18.121 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "20,026,347" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "121 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "118.73 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala" + "text": "network centered in the city of Guatemala; one of the lowest teledensities in the region especially in the country, rural areas have no fixed-line access so mobile services adopted as necessary; state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opened the way for competition; steady improvement of fixed-line which has also spurred growth in mobile-cellular and broadband; open regulatory framework coupled with competition and greater disposable household revenue spurs growth (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "state-owned telecommunications company privatized in the late 1990s opened the way for competition; fixed-line teledensity roughly 10 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are being concentrated on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensi" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 11 per 100 persons; fixed-line investments are concentrating on improving rural connectivity; mobile-cellular teledensity about 119 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 502; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the SAM-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connecte (2015)" + "text": "country code - 502; landing points for the ARCOS, AMX-1, American Movil-Texius West Coast Cable and the SAm-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that, together, provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2007)" + "text": "4 privately owned national terrestrial TV channels dominate TV broadcasting; multi-channel satellite and cable services are available; 1 government-owned radio station and hundreds of privately owned radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gt" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.043 million" + "text": "10,777,827" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "27.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "65% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "506,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "5" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "93,129" + "text": "145,795 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "455,520 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "110,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -837,33 +855,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "275" + "text": "275 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "77" + "text": "77 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "195 (2013)" @@ -873,30 +891,41 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 480 km (2013)" + "text": "480 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "800 km" + "text": "800 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "800 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "800 km 0.914-m gauge (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: despite the existence of a railway network, all rail service was suspended in 2007 and no passenger or freight train currently runs in the country (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "17,332 km" + "text": "17,621 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "7,483 km" + "text": "7,489 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "9,849 km (includes 4,795 km of rural roads) (2015)" + "text": "10,132 km (includes 4,960 km of rural roads) (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "990 km (260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during high-water season) (2012)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "9" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "oil tanker 1, other 8 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla" @@ -904,14 +933,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Army of Guatemala (Ejercito Nacional de Guatemala, ENG; includes Guatemalan Navy (Fuerza de Mar, including Marines) and Guatemalan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca, FAG)) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Army of Guatemala (Ejercito de Guatemala): Land Forces (Fuerzas de Tierra), Naval Forces (Fuerza de Mar), and Air Force (Fuerza de Aire); Ministry of Interior: National Civil Police (Policia Nacional Civil; includes paramilitary units) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019) / 0.4% of GDP (2018) / 0.4% of GDP (2017) / 0.4% of GDP (2016) / 0.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the Army of Guatemala vary; approximately 21,500 active personnel (19,000 Land Forces; 1,500 Naval Forces; 1,000 Air Forces); approximately 30,000 National Civil Police (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Guatemalan military inventory is small and mostly comprised of older US equipment; since 2010, Guatemala has received limited amounts of equipment from Canada, Colombia, Spain, Taiwan, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "150 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "all male citizens between the ages of 18 and 50 are eligible for military service; in practice, most of the force is volunteer, however, a selective draft system is employed, resulting in a small portion of 17-21 year-olds conscripted; conscript service obligation varies from 1 to 2 years; women can serve as officers (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.42% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.46% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.44% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.41% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.42% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -920,11 +958,11 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "251,000 (more than three decades of internal conflict that ended in 1996 displaced mainly the indigenous Maya population and rural peasants; ongoing drug cartel and gang violence) (2015)" + "text": "242,000 (more than three decades of internal conflict that ended in 1996 displaced mainly the indigenous Maya population and rural peasants; ongoing drug cartel and gang violence) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major transit country for cocaine and heroin; in 2005, cultivated 100 hectares of opium poppy after reemerging as a potential source of opium in 2004; potential production of less than 1 metric ton of pure heroin; marijuana cultivation for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem" + "text": "major transit country for cocaine and heroin; it is estimated that 1,000 mt of cocaine are smuggled through the country each year, primarily destined for the US market; in 2016, the Guatamalan government estimated that an average of 4,500 hectares of opium poppy were being cultivated; marijuana cultivation for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (particularly for cocaine); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json index 67f2dbb2..344bf416 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ha.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE. After a prolonged struggle, Haiti became the first post-colonial black-led nation in the world, declaring its independence in 1804. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has experienced political instability for most of its history. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. In October 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck southwestern Haiti causing widespread and devastating destruction, with an estimated 2.1 million people affected. President Michel MARTELLY completed his term in February 2016 with no successor in place. The National Assembly elected Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT to lead until new elections take place in 2017." + "text": "The native Taino - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when Christopher COLUMBUS first landed on it in 1492 - were virtually wiped out by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola. In 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island, which later became Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean but relied heavily on the forced labor of enslaved Africans and environmentally degrading practices. In the late 18th century, Toussaint L'OUVERTURE led a revolution of Haiti's nearly half a million slaves that ended France's rule on the island. After a prolonged struggle, and under the leadership of Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, Haiti became the first country in the world led by former slaves after declaring its independence in 1804, but it was forced to pay an indemnity to France for more than a century and was shunned by other countries for nearly 40 years. After the US occupied Haiti from 1915-1934, Francois \"Papa Doc\" DUVALIER and then his son Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” DUVALIER led repressive and corrupt regimes that ruled Haiti from 1957-1971 and 1971-1986, respectively. A massive magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 with an epicenter about 25 km (15 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Estimates are that over 300,000 people were killed and some 1.5 million left homeless. The earthquake was assessed as the worst in this region over the last 200 years. On 4 October 2016, Hurricane Matthew made landfall in Haiti, resulting in over 500 deaths and causing extensive damage to crops, houses, livestock, and infrastructure. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti continues to experience bouts of political instability.    " } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "to depth of exploitation" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "470 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Chaine de la Selle 2,680 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "66.4% ++ arable land 38.5%; permanent crops 10.2%; permanent pasture 17.7%" + "text": "66.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "38.5% (2011 est.) / 10.2% (2011 est.) / 17.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "3.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "30% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "970 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; inadequate supplies of potable water" + "text": "extensive deforestation (much of the remaining forested land is being cleared for agriculture and used as fuel); soil erosion; overpopulation leads to inadequate supplies of potable water and and a lack of sanitation; natural disasters" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,14 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic)" + "text": "shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic); it is the most mountainous nation in the Caribbean" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,485,800", + "text": "11,067,777 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -121,84 +127,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 95%, mulatto and white 5%" + "text": "black 95%, mixed and white 5%" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), Creole (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic (official) 54.7%, Protestant 28.5% (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), voodoo (official) 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2%", + "text": "Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 28.5% (Baptist 15.4%, Pentecostal 7.9%, Adventist 3%, Methodist 1.5%, other 0.7%), Vodou 2.1%, other 4.6%, none 10.2% (2003 est.)", "note": { - "text": "many Haitians practice elements of voodoo in addition to another religion, most often Roman Catholicism; voodoo was recognized as an official religion in 2003" + "text": "note: many Haitians practice elements of Vodou in addition to another religion, most often Roman Catholicism; Vodou was recognized as an official religion in 2003" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.39% (male 1,744,599/female 1,756,155)" + "text": "31.21% (male 1,719,961/female 1,734,566)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.35% (male 1,120,532/female 1,118,278)" + "text": "20.71% (male 1,145,113/female 1,146,741)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.24% (male 1,885,478/female 1,914,078)" + "text": "38.45% (male 2,110,294/female 2,145,209)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.94% (male 246,453/female 271,455)" + "text": "5.3% (male 280,630/female 305,584)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.09% (male 189,098/female 239,674) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.33% (male 210,451/female 269,228) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.3%" + "text": "60.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "54.8%" + "text": "52.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "8.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.6 years" + "text": "24.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.4 years" + "text": "23.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.71% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.26% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution; largest concentrations located near coastal areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "58.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.9% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) 2.44 million (2015)" + "text": "2.774 million PORT-AU-PRINCE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -211,129 +217,127 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.7", + "text": "22.8 years (2016/7 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "359 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "480 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "48.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "42.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "54.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "48.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "41.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "63.8 years" + "text": "65.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "61.2 years" + "text": "62.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "66.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.79 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.52 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.5% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2007)" + "text": "34.3% (2016/17)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 64.9% of population ++ rural: 47.6% of population ++ total: 57.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 35.1% of population ++ rural: 52.4% of population ++ total: 42.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "44.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "25% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2013)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 33.6% of population ++ rural: 19.2% of population ++ total: 27.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 19.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66.4% of population ++ rural: 80.8% of population ++ total: 72.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "60% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "37.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.71% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "133,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "160,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "8,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,700 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "10.7% (2014)" + "text": "22.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "11.6% (2012)" + "text": "9.5% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "60.7%" + "text": "61.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "64.3%" + "text": "65.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "57.3% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "2,587,205" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "21% (2006 est.)" + "text": "58.3% (2016)" } } }, @@ -352,7 +356,7 @@ "text": "Haiti/Ayiti" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the native Taino name means \"land of high mountains\" and was originally applied to the entire island of Hispaniola" + "text": "the native Taino name means \"Land of High Mountains\" and was originally applied to the entire island of Hispaniola" } }, "Government type": { @@ -369,7 +373,10 @@ "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "none in 2016" + "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: according to tradition, in 1706, a Captain de Saint-Andre named the bay and its surrounding area after his ship Le Prince; the name of the town that grew there means, \"the Port of The Prince\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -382,7 +389,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 January (1804)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous (23 total); latest adopted 10 March 1987; amended 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 10 March 1987" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the executive branch or by either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies; consideration of proposed amendments requires support by at least two-thirds majority of both houses; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the membership present and at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast; approved amendments enter into force after installation of the next president of the republic; constitutional articles on the democratic and republican form of government cannot be amended; amended 2011, 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system strongly influenced by Napoleonic Code" @@ -409,55 +421,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Interim President Jocelerme PRIVERT (since 14 February 2016); note - parliament elected Interim President PRIVERT after President Michel MARTELLY stepped down from office 7 February 2016" + "text": "President Jovenel MOISE (since 7 February 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Enex JEAN-CHARLES (since 25 March 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Joseph JOUTHE (since since 4 March 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president; parliament must ratify the Cabinet and Prime Minister's governing policy" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held 20 November 2016 (next to be held in October 2021); note - the previous election was last held on 25 October 2015, but a runoff scheduled for 24 April 2016 was postponed; on 6 June 2016, the Provisional Electoral Council announced that it had accepted a recommendation by an independent commission, which had found that fraud had marred the October 2015 vote, to formally annul the results; a repeat of the first round of the presidential election scheduled to take place 9 October 2016, with a second round to be held on 8 January 2017, was canceled becaused of Hurricane Matthew; the rescheduled election then took place on 20 November 2016" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a single non-consecutive term); last election originally scheduled for 9 October 2016 but postponed until 20 November 2016 due to Hurricane Matthew" }, "election results": { - "text": "2016 election - Jovenel MOISE elected president; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE (PHTK) 55.60%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.57%, Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11.04%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9.01%; other 0.75%; note - Jovenel MOISE will take office on 7 February 2017" + "text": "Jovenel MOISE elected president in first round; percent of vote - Jovenel MOISE (PHTK) 55.6%, Jude CELESTIN (LAPEH) 19.6%, Jean-Charles MOISE (PPD) 11%, Maryse NARCISSE (FL) 9%; other 4.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral legislature or \"le Corps Legislatif ou parlement\" consists of le Senat or Senate (30 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and la Chambre de deputes or Chamber of Deputies (118 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - when the two chambers meet collectively it is known as L'Assemblee Nationale or the National Assembly that is convened for specific purposes spelled out in the constitution" + "text": "bicameral legislature or le Corps l'egislatif ou le Parlement consists of:le S'enat or Senate (30 seats, 29 filled as of June 2019; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) la Chambre de deput'es or Chamber of Deputies (119 seats; 116 filled as of June 2019; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - when the 2 chambers meet collectively it is known as L'Assembl'ee nationale or the National Assembly and is convened for specific purposes spelled out in the constitution" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 (next possible election in 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 August 2015 with run-off election on 25 October 2015 (next regular election may be held in 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 20 November 2016 with runoff on 29 January 2017 (next scheduled for 27 October 2019) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 9 August 2015 with runoff on 25 October 2015 and 20 November 2016 (next scheduled for 27 October 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "2015 Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; 2015 Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; note - official results pending" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 27, women 1, percent of women 3.6% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 115, women 3, percent of women 2.5%; note - total legislature percent of women 2.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour de Cassation (consists of a chief judge and other judges); note - Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Cour de cassation (consists of a chief judge and other judges); note - Haiti is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly; note - Article 174 of the Haiti Constitution states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for 10 years, whereas Article 177 states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for life" + "text": "judges appointed by the president from candidate lists submitted by the Senate of the National Assembly; note - Article 174 of Haiti's constitution states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for 10 years, whereas Article 177 states that judges of the Supreme Court are appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrates' courts; special courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; magistrate's courts;  land, labor, and children's courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the Superior Council of the Judiciary or Conseil Superieur du Pouvoir Judiciaire is a 9-member body charged with the administration and oversight of the judicial branch of government" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Empowerment or LAPEH [Jude CELESTIN] ++ Assembly of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT] ++ Christian and Citizen For Haiti's Reconstruction or ACCRHA [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL] ++ Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY] ++ December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT] ++ Democratic Alliance or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition composed of KID and PPRH) ++ Democratic Centers's National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY] ++ Democratic Movement for the Liberation of Haiti-Revolutionary Party of Haiti or MODELH-PRDH ++ Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME] ++ Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE] ++ For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL] ++ Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats or FHSD [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] ++ Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER] ++ Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE] ++ Haitian Tet Kale Party or PHTK [Ann Valerie Timothee MILFORT] ++ Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE] ++ Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD] ++ Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBIT ++ Lavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN] ++ Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR] ++ Liberation Platform or PLATFORME LIBERATION ++ Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT and Camille LEBLANC] ++ Merging of Haitian Social Democratics or FUSION [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE] (coalition of Ayiti Capable, Haitian National Revolutionary Party, and National Congress of Democratic Movements) ++ Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY] ++ National Front for the Reconstruction of Haiti or FRN [Guy PHILIPPE] ++ New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU] ++ Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition or MOPOD ++ Patriotic Unity or IP [Marie Denise CLAUDE] ++ Peasant Platform or PP ++ Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY] ++ Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL] ++ Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE and Himmler REBU] ++ Platform Pitit Dessalines or PPD [Jean-Charles MOISE] ++ Pont ++ Popular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN] ++ PPG18 ++ Rally or RASAMBLE ++ Renmen Ayiti or RA [Jean-Henry CEANT] ++ Respect or RESPE ++ Socialist Action Movement or MAS ++ Strength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE] ++ Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Sauveur PIERRE-ETIENNE] ++ Truth (Verite) ++ Union [Chavannes JEUNE] ++ Union of Haitian Citizens for Democracy, Development, and Education or UCADDE [Jeantel JOSEPH] ++ Union of Nationalist and Progressive Haitians or UNPH [Edouard FRANCISQUE] ++ Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE] (coalition that includes Front for Hope or L'ESPWA) ++ Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN] ++ Youth for People's Power or JPP [Rene CIVIL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Autonomous Organizations of Haitian Workers or CATH [Fignole ST-CYR] ++ Confederation of Haitian Workers or CTH ++ Economic Forum of the Private Sector or EF [Reginald BOULOS] ++ Federation of Workers Trade Unions or FOS ++ General Organization of Independent Haitian Workers [Patrick NUMAS] ++ Grand-Anse Resistance Committee or KOREGA ++ Haitian Association of Industries or ADIH [Georges SASSINE] ++ National Popular Assembly or APN ++ Papaye Peasants Movement or MPP [Chavannes JEAN-BAPTISTE] ++ Popular Organizations Gathering Power or PROP ++ Protestant Federation of Haiti ++ Roman Catholic Church" + "text": "Alternative League for Haitian Progress and Empowerment or LAPEH [Jude CELESTIN]Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MCNH [Luc MESADIEU]Christian National Movement for the Reconstruction of Haiti or UNCRH [Chavannes JEUNE]Convention for Democratic Unity or KID [Evans PAUL]Cooperative Action to Rebuild Haiti or KONBA [Jean William JEANTY]December 16 Platform or Platfom 16 Desanm [Dr. Gerard BLOT]Democratic Alliance Party or ALYANS [Evans PAUL] (coalition includes KID and PPRH)Democratic Centers' National Council or CONACED [Osner FEVRY]Dessalinian Patriotic and Popular Movement or MOPOD [Jean Andre VICTOR]Effort and Solidarity to Create an Alternative for the People or ESKAMP [Joseph JASME]Fanmi Lavalas or FL [Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE]For Us All or PONT [Jean-Marie CHERESTAL]Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats or FHSD [Edmonde Supplice BEAUZILE]Grouping of Citizens for Hope or RESPE [Charles-Henri BAKER]Haitians for Haiti [Yvon NEPTUNE]Haitian Tet Kale Party or PHTK [Ann Valerie Timothee MILFORT]Haiti in Action or AAA [Youri LATORTUE]Independent Movement for National Reconstruction or MIRN [Luc FLEURINORD]Konbit Pou refe Ayiti or KONBITLavni Organization or LAVNI [Yves CRISTALIN]Liberal Party of Haiti or PLH [Jean Andre VICTOR]Love Haiti or Renmen Ayiti [Jean-Henry CEANT, Camille LEBLANC]Mobilization for National Development or MDN [Hubert de RONCERAY]New Christian Movement for a New Haiti or MOCHRENA [Luc MESADIEU]Organization for the Advancement of Haiti and Haitians or OLAHHParty for the Integral Advancement of the Haitian People or PAIPHPatriotic Unity or IP [Marie Denise CLAUDE]Peasant's Response or Repons Peyizan [Michel MARTELLY]Platform Alternative for Progress and Democracy or ALTENATIV [Victor BENOIT and Evans PAUL]Platform of Haitian Patriots or PLAPH [Dejean BELISAIRE, Himmler REBU]Platform Pitit Desaline or PPD [Jean-Charles MOISE]PontPopular Party for the Renewal of Haiti or PPRH [Claude ROMAIN]PPG18Rally of Progressive National Democrats or RDNP [Mirlande MANIGAT]Renmen Ayiti or RA [Jean-Henry CEANT]Reseau National Bouclier or BouclierRespect or RESPEStrength in Unity or Ansanm Nou Fo [Leslie VOLTAIRE]Struggling People's Organization or OPL [Jacques-Edouard ALEXIS]Truth (Verite)Union [Chavannes JEUNE]Unity or Inite [Levaillant LOUIS-JEUNE]Vigilance or Veye Yo [Lavarice GAUDIN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Paul Getty ALTIDOR (since 17 April 2012)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Herve DENIS (since 7 March 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2311 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -474,7 +486,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Peter MULREAN (since 6 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Michele SISON (since 21 February 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[509] 229-8000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Tabarre 41, Route de Tabarre, Port-au-Prince" @@ -482,9 +497,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "(in Haiti) P.O. Box 1634, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; (from abroad) 3400 Port-au-Prince, State Department, Washington, DC 20521-3400" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[509] 2229-8000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[509] 229-8028" } @@ -503,67 +515,67 @@ "text": "Justin LHERISSON/Nicolas GEFFRARD" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, a leader in the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti" + "text": "note: adopted 1904; named for Jean-Jacques DESSALINES, a leader in the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of an independent Haiti" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Haiti's economy suffered a severe setback in January 2010 when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with 80% of the population living under the poverty line and 54% in abject poverty, the earthquake further inflicted $7.8 billion in damage and caused the country's GDP to contract. In 2011, GDP growth rose to 5.5% as the Haitian economy began recovering from the earthquake. However, growth slowed in 2015 to 2% as political uncertainty, drought conditions, and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. ++ ++ Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters, exacerbated by the country's widespread deforestation. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population are among Haiti's most serious impediments to economic growth. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, in 2015 equaling over one-fifth of GDP, and nearly double the combined value of Haitian exports and foreign direct investment. ++ ++ US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) helped increase apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2015 reached $904 million and account for about 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP. ++ ++ Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure, including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to nearly $2 billion as of December 2015, the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection, it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support." + "text": "Haiti is a free market economy with low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Two-fifths of all Haitians depend on the agricultural sector, mainly small-scale subsistence farming, which remains vulnerable to damage from frequent natural disasters. Poverty, corruption, vulnerability to natural disasters, and low levels of education for much of the population represent some of the most serious impediments to Haiti’s economic growth. Remittances are the primary source of foreign exchange, equivalent to more than a quarter of GDP, and nearly double the combined value of Haitian exports and foreign direct investment. Currently the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with close to 60% of the population living under the national poverty line, Haiti’s GDP growth rose to 5.5% in 2011 as the Haitian economy began recovering from the devastating January 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital city, Port-au-Prince, and neighboring areas. However, growth slowed to below 2% in 2015 and 2016 as political uncertainty, drought conditions, decreasing foreign aid, and the depreciation of the national currency took a toll on investment and economic growth. Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, made landfall in Haiti on 4 October 2016, with 140 mile-per-hour winds, creating a new humanitarian emergency. An estimated 2.1 million people were affected by the category 4 storm, which caused extensive damage to crops, houses, livestock, and infrastructure across Haiti’s southern peninsula. US economic engagement under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) and the 2008 Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act (HOPE II) have contributed to an increase in apparel exports and investment by providing duty-free access to the US. The Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) Act of 2010 extended the CBTPA and HOPE II until 2020, while the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 extended trade benefits provided to Haiti in the HOPE and HELP Acts through September 2025. Apparel sector exports in 2016 reached approximately $850 million and account for over 90% of Haitian exports and more than 10% of the GDP. Investment in Haiti is hampered by the difficulty of doing business and weak infrastructure, including access to electricity. Haiti's outstanding external debt was cancelled by donor countries following the 2010 earthquake, but has since risen to $2.6 billion as of December 2017, the majority of which is owed to Venezuela under the PetroCaribe program. Although the government has increased its revenue collection, it continues to rely on formal international economic assistance for fiscal sustainability, with over 20% of its annual budget coming from foreign aid or direct budget support." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$19.36 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.07 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.85 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19.97 billion (2017 est.) / $19.74 billion (2016 est.) / $19.46 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$8.259 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.608 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / 1.5% (2016 est.) / 1.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,800 (2016 est.) ++ $1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1,800 (2017 est.) / $1,800 (2016 est.) / $1,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "29.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 29.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "97.1%" + "text": "99.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "10% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "32.6% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-5.3%" + "text": "-1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44%" + "text": "-60.3% (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "figure for household consumption also includes government consumption (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: figure for household consumption also includes government consumption" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "20.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -573,12 +585,12 @@ "text": "textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembly using imported parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.594 million", + "text": "4.594 million (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: shortage of skilled labor; unskilled labor abundant" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -595,7 +607,7 @@ "Unemployment rate": { "text": "40.6% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs" + "text": "note: widespread unemployment and underemployment; more than two-thirds of the labor force do not have formal jobs" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -609,202 +621,206 @@ "text": "47.7% (2001)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "60.8 (2012) ++ 59.2 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.563 billion" + "text": "1.567 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.819 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.65 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "26.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "12.4% (2016 est.) ++ 9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.9% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$988.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.073 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.818 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.793 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.61 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.404 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "14.7% (2017 est.) / 13.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$35 million (2016 est.) ++ -$219 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$348 million (2017 est.) / -$83 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$933.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.029 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$980.2 million (2017 est.) / $995 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 80.6%, Dominican Republic 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "apparel, manufactures, oils, cocoa, mangoes, coffee" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 85.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.149 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.445 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.618 billion (2017 est.) / $3.183 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Dominican Republic 35.3%, US 24.5%, Netherlands Antilles 9.4%, China 9.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 20.7%, China 18.8%, Netherlands Antilles 15.7%, Indonesia 8.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.936 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.919 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.361 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.022 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.969 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.384 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.269 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.762 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - ++ 63.16 (2016 est.) ++ 50.71 (2015 est.) ++ 50.71 (2014 est.) ++ 45.22 (2013 est.) ++ 41.95 (2012 est.)" + "text": "gourdes (HTG) per US dollar - / 65.21 (2017 est.) / 63.34 (2016 est.) / 63.34 (2015 est.) / 50.71 (2014 est.) / 45.22 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "8 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "38.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "65.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "0.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.023 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "406.2 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "300,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "332,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "77.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "82% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "22.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,030 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.1 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.595 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "41,000" + "text": "5,464" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.412 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,287,411" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "73 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications infrastructure is among the least-developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic cell service is functional" + "text": "telecommunications infrastructure is among the least-developed in Latin America and the Caribbean; domestic cell service is functional; Hurricane Matthew in 2016 caused $35 million worth of damage to telecoms infrastructure; some expansion of LTE services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular telephone services have expanded greatly in the last five years due to low-cost GSM phones and pay-as-you-go plans; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 70 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line is less than 1 per 100; mobile-cellular telephone services have expanded greatly in the last decade due to low-cost GSM (Global Systems for Mobile) phones and pay-as-you-go plans; mobile-cellular teledensity is 58 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 509; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 509; landing points for the BDSNi and Fibralink submarine cables to 14 points in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "130 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 495 radio stations (of them, only 135 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 250 private and community radio stations; o (2015)" + "text": "98 television stations throughout the country, including 1 government-owned; cable TV subscription service available; 850 radio stations (of them, only 346 are licensed), including 1 government-owned; more than 100 community radio stations; over 64 FM stations in Port-au-Prince alone; VOA Creole Service broadcasts daily on 30 affiliate stations (2016)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ht" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.233 million" + "text": "3,503,006" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "12.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.47% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "31,100" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1 (2015)" + "text": "1" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -815,21 +831,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" @@ -837,15 +853,23 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,266 km" + "text": "4,266 km (2009)" }, "paved": { - "text": "768 km" + "text": "768 km (2009)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "3,498 km (2009)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "4" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 3other 1 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Cap-Haitien, Gonaives, Jacmel, Port-au-Prince" @@ -853,8 +877,14 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces - small Coast Guard; a Ministry of National Defense established May 2012; the regular Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH) - Army, Navy, and Air Force - have been demobilized but still exist on paper until or unless they are constitutionally abolished (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "the Haitian Armed Forces (FAdH), disbanded in 1995, began to be reconstituted in 2017 to assist with natural disaster relief, border security, and combating transnational crime; it established an Army command in 2018; the small Coast Guard is not part of the military, but rather the Haitian National Police (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the country's army is planned to eventually number around 5,000 personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "N/A" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -863,13 +893,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "55,107 (includes only IDPs from the 2010 earthquake living in camps or camp-like situations; information is lacking about IDPs living outside camps or who have left camps) (2016)" + "text": "34,508 (includes only IDPs from the 2010 earthquake living in camps or camp-like situations; information is lacking about IDPs living outside of camps or who have left camps) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "977 (2015)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "stateless persons are individuals without a nationality who were born in the Dominican Republic prior to January 2010" + "text": "2,992 (2018); note - individuals without a nationality who were born in the Dominican Republic prior to January 2010" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json index d2b6d422..7a1ac21b 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/ho.json @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "natural extension of territory or to 200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "684 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "28.8% ++ arable land 9.1%; permanent crops 4%; permanent pasture 15.7%" + "text": "28.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.1% (2011 est.) / 4% (2011 est.) / 15.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "45.3%" + "text": "45.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "900 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -107,9 +113,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "8,893,259", + "text": "9,235,340 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -127,238 +133,233 @@ "text": "Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 46%, Protestant 41%, atheist 1%, other 2%, none 9% (2014 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has the world's highest murder rate. More than half of the population lives in poverty and per capita income is one of the lowest in the region. Poverty rates are higher among rural and indigenous people and in the south, west, and along the eastern border than in the north and central areas where most of Honduras' industries and infrastructure are concentrated. The increased productivity needed to break Honduras' persistent high poverty rate depends, in part, on further improvements in educational attainment. Although primary-school enrollment is near 100%, educational quality is poor, the drop-out rate and grade repetition remain high, and teacher and school accountability is low. Honduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s, but it remains high at nearly 2% annually because the birth rate averages approximately three children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Consequently, Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink. Population growth and limited job prospects outside of agriculture will continue to drive emigration. Remittances represent about a fifth of GDP." + "text": "Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has one of the world's highest murder rates. More than half of the population lives in poverty and per capita income is one of the lowest in the region. Poverty rates are higher among rural and indigenous people and in the south, west, and along the eastern border than in the north and central areas where most of Honduras' industries and infrastructure are concentrated. The increased productivity needed to break Honduras' persistent high poverty rate depends, in part, on further improvements in educational attainment. Although primary-school enrollment is near 100%, educational quality is poor, the drop-out rate and grade repetition remain high, and teacher and school accountability is low.\nHonduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s, but it remains high at nearly 2% annually because the birth rate averages approximately three children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Consequently, Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink. Population growth and limited job prospects outside of agriculture will continue to drive emigration. Remittances represent about a fifth of GDP." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.55% (male 1,524,195/female 1,459,679)" + "text": "30.2% (male 1,411,537/female 1,377,319)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.09% (male 956,315/female 918,925)" + "text": "21.03% (male 969,302/female 972,843)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.19% (male 1,627,072/female 1,591,025)" + "text": "37.79% (male 1,657,260/female 1,832,780)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.99% (male 207,821/female 235,776)" + "text": "5.58% (male 233,735/female 281,525)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.19% (male 161,734/female 210,717) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (male 221,779/female 277,260) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "57.8%" + "text": "55.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "47.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "7.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.6 years" + "text": "24.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.3 years" + "text": "23.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.64% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; unlike other Central American nations, Honduras is the only one with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers - the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "58.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.75% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TEGUCIGALPA (capital) 1.123 million; San Pedro Sula 852,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.444 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 903,000 San Pedro Sula (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.4", + "text": "20.4 years (2011/12 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12 est.)" + "text": "note: median age a first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "129 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "65 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "17.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "71.1 years" + "text": "74.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.5 years" + "text": "71.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "72.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.72 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "73.2% (2011/12)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2005)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.4% of population ++ rural: 83.8% of population ++ total: 91.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.6% of population ++ rural: 16.2% of population ++ total: 8.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.31 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.7% of population ++ rural: 77.7% of population ++ total: 82.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.3% of population ++ rural: 22.3% of population ++ total: 17.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "16.5% of population (2015 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.37% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "20,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "25,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "16.3% (2014)" + "text": "21.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "7.1% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "88.5%" + "text": "87.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "88.4%" + "text": "87.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "88.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "87.3% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "10 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "280,809" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "16% (2002 est.)" + "text": "11 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "7.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "13.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Tegucigalpa" + "text": "Tegucigalpa; note - article eight of the Honduran constitution states that the twin cities of Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela, jointly, constitute the capital of the Republic of Honduras; however, virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side, which in practical terms makes Tegucigalpa the capital" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "14 06 N, 87 13 W" @@ -393,8 +394,8 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)" }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "none scheduled for 2013" + "note": { + "text": "etymology: while most sources agree that Tegucigalpa is of Nahuatl derivation, there is no consensus on its original meaning" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -407,7 +408,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982; amended many times, last in 2012; note - in 2015, the Honduran Supreme Court struck down several constitutional articles on presidential term limits (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2015; note - the 2015 amendment struck down several constitutional articles on presidential term limits" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -419,7 +425,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -434,93 +440,90 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Maria RIVERA, and Olga ALVARADO (since 26 January 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Rossana GUEVARA, and Lorena HERRERA (since 27 January 2014)" + "text": "President Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (since 27 January 2014); Vice Presidents Ricardo ALVAREZ, Maria RIVERA, and Olga ALVARADO (since 26 January 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 4-year term; election last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term; election last held on 26 November 2017 (next to be held in November 2021); note - in 2015, the Constitutional Chamber of the Honduran Supreme Court struck down the constitutional provisions on presidential term limits" }, "election results": { - "text": "Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado elected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 36.9%, Xiomara CASTRO (LIBRE) 28.8%, Mauricio VILLEDA (PL) 20.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PAC) 13.4%, other 0.6%" + "text": "Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion conta la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other .9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 24 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)" + "text": "last held on 27 November 2017 (next to be held on 28 November 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PNH 33.6%, LIBRE 27.5%, PL 17.0%, PAC 15.2%, PINU 1.9%, UD 1.7%, DC 1.6%, other 1.5%; seats by party - PNH 48, LIBRE 37, PL 27, PAC 13, PINU 1, UD 1, DC 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PNH 47.7%, LIBRE 23.4%, PL 20.3%, AP 3.1%, PINU 3.1%, DC 0.8%, PAC 0.8%, UD 0.8%; seats by party - PNH 61, LIBRE 30, PL 26, AP 4, PINU 4, DC 1, PAC 1, UD 1; composition - men 101, women 27, percent of women 21.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges - including the court president - and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 7 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers); note - the court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials, other government and non-government officials selected by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms" + "text": "court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "courts of appeal; courts of first instance; peace courts" + "text": "courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Anti-Corruption Party or PAC [Salvador NASRALLA] ++ Christian Democratic Party or DC [Felicito AVILA Ordonez] ++ Democratic Unification Party or UD [Cesar HAM] ++ Freedom and Refounding Party or LIBRE [Jose Manuel ZELAYA Rosales] ++ Liberal Party or PL [Mauricio VILLEDA Bermudez] ++ National Party of Honduras or PNH [Gladys Aurora LOPEZ] ++ Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party or PINU [Jorge Rafael AGUILAR Paredes]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Beverage and Related Industries Syndicate or STIBYS ++ Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Honduras or CODEH ++ Commiittee of the Relatives of the Disappeared in Honduras or COFADEH ++ Confederation of Honduran Workers or CTH ++ Coordinating Committee of Popular Organizations or CCOP ++ General Workers Confederation or CGT ++ Honduran Council of Private Enterprise or COHEP ++ National Association of Honduran Campesinos or ANACH ++ National Union of Campesinos or UNC ++ Popular Bloc or BP ++ United Confederation of Honduran Workers or CUTH ++ United Farm Workers' Movement of the Aguan OR MUCA" + "text": "Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion conta la Dictadura [Salvador NASRALLA] (electoral coalition) Anti-Corruption Party or PAC [Marlene ALVARENGA] Christian Democratic Party or DC [Lucas AGUILERA] Democratic Unification Party or UD [Alfonso DIAZ] Freedom and Refoundation Party or LIBRE [Jose Manuel ZELAYA Rosales] Honduran Patriotic Alliance or AP [Romeo VASQUEZ Velasquez] Liberal Party or PL [Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano] National Party of Honduras or PNH [Reinaldo SANCHEZ Rivera] Innovation and Unity Party or PINU [Guillermo VALLE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jorge Alberto MILLA Reyes (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Luis Fernando SUAZO BARAHONA (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "Suite 4-M, 3007 Tilden Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "Suite 700, 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 966-2604" + "text": "[1] (202) 966-7702" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 966-9751" }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Dallas, McAllen (TX0" - }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Dallas, McAllen (TX)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James D. NEALON (since 21 August 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Avenida La Paz, Apartado Postal No. 3453, Tegucigalpa" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Colleen A. HOEY (since August 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[504] 2236-9320, 2238-5114" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C." + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy, APO AA 34022, Tegucigalpa" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[504] 2236-9037" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue, with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace and prosperity of its people", + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five cerulean, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water and the peace and prosperity of its people", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -534,77 +537,77 @@ "text": "Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung" + "text": "note: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. ++ ++ Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms. ++ ++ The economy registered modest economic growth of 2.6%-4.0% from 2010 to 2015, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. In 2015, Honduras faced rising public debt but its economy has performed better than expected due to low oil prices and improved investor confidence. The IMF continues to monitor the three-year standby arrangement signed in December 2014, aimed at easing Honduras’s poor fiscal position." + "text": "Honduras, the second poorest country in Central America, suffers from extraordinarily unequal distribution of income, as well as high underemployment. While historically dependent on the export of bananas and coffee, Honduras has diversified its export base to include apparel and automobile wire harnessing. Honduras’s economy depends heavily on US trade and remittances. The US-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement came into force in 2006 and has helped foster foreign direct investment, but physical and political insecurity, as well as crime and perceptions of corruption, may deter potential investors; about 15% of foreign direct investment is from US firms. The economy registered modest economic growth of 3.1%-4.0% from 2010 to 2017, insufficient to improve living standards for the nearly 65% of the population in poverty. In 2017, Honduras faced rising public debt, but its economy has performed better than expected due to low oil prices and improved investor confidence. Honduras signed a three-year standby arrangement with the IMF in December 2014, aimed at easing Honduras’s poor fiscal position." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$43.19 billion (2016 est.) ++ $41.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $40.22 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$46.3 billion (2017 est.) / $44.18 billion (2016 est.) / $42.58 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$20.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.98 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.) / 3.8% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,300 (2016 est.) ++ $5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5,600 (2017 est.) / $5,400 (2016 est.) / $5,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.3%" + "text": "77.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "23.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.1%" + "text": "43.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-63.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-58.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "14.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "28.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "bananas, coffee, citrus, corn, African palm; beef; timber; shrimp, tilapia, lobster, sugar, oriental vegetables" }, "Industries": { - "text": "sugar, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars" + "text": "sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.625 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.735 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -618,224 +621,228 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "about one-third of the people are underemployed" + "text": "note: about one-third of the people are underemployed" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "60% (2010 est.)" + "text": "29.6% (2014)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "1.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "42.4% (2009 est.)" + "text": "38.4% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "57.7 (2007) ++ 53.8 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.982 billion" + "text": "4.658 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.384 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.283 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "47.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 45.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.25% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "20.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 20.66% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.51 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.326 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.486 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.042 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$12.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.84 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.197 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.291 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$380 million (2017 est.) / -$587 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.165 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.041 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.675 billion (2017 est.) / $7.841 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 34.5%, Germany 8.9%, Belgium 7.7%, El Salvador 7.3%, Netherlands 7.2%, Guatemala 5.2%, Nicaragua 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "coffee, apparel, coffee, shrimp, automobile wire harnesses, cigars, bananas, gold, palm oil, fruit, lobster, lumber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 36%, Germany 8.7%, El Salvador 8.5%, Guatemala 6%, Nicaragua 5.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$11.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.32 billion (2017 est.) / $10.56 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "communications equipment, machinery and transport, industrial raw materials, chemical products, fuels, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 35.2%, China 13.6%, Guatemala 9.2%, Mexico 6.6%, El Salvador 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 40.3%, Guatemala 10.5%, China 8.5%, Mexico 6.2%, El Salvador 5.7%, Panama 4.4%, Costa Rica 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.846 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.755 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.708 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.814 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.042 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.649 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.625 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.852 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - ++ 23.07 (2016 est.) ++ 22.098 (2015 est.) ++ 22.098 (2014 est.) ++ 21.137 (2013 est.) ++ 19.64 (2012 est.)" + "text": "lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - / 23.74 (2017 est.) / 22.995 (2016 est.) / 22.995 (2015 est.) / 22.098 (2014 est.) / 21.137 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "2 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "87.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "72.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.501 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "536 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "195 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.546 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "40% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "28.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "34% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "59,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "13,160 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,870 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "64,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "56,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "10 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.436 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "497,072" + "text": "458,696" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.03 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.048 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,633,309" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "92 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72.74 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fixed-line connections are increasing but still limited; competition among multiple providers of mobile-cellular services is contributing to a sharp increase in subscribership" + "text": "fixed-line connections are increasing but still limited; competition among multiple providers of mobile-cellular services and international investment has contributed to a sharp increase in subscribership; demand for broadband increasing and some investment needed in network upgrades; mobile penetration below regional average; free access to the Internet in public schools (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "beginning in 2003, private sub-operators allowed to provide fixed lines in order to expand telephone coverage contributing to a small increase in fixed-line teledensity; mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 90 per 100 persons" + "text": "private sub-operators allowed to provide fixed lines in order to expand telephone coverage contributing to a small increase in fixed-line teledensity 5 per 100; mobile-cellular subscribership is roughly 73 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 504; landing point for both the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable system that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite (2015)" + "text": "country code - 504; landing points for both the ARCOS and the MAYA-1 fiber-optic submarine cable systems that together provide connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the lone government-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2007)" + "text": "multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the lone government-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".hn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.781 million" + "text": "2,853,505" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "20.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "31.7% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "354,861" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "26" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "251,149" + "text": "251,149 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "502,372 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "450,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -846,30 +853,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "90" + "text": "90 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "73 (2013)" @@ -877,24 +884,27 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "699 km" + "text": "699 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "164 km 1.067-m gauge; 115 km 1.057-m gauge; 420 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "164 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "115 km 1.057-m gauge420 km 0.914-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "14,742 km" + "text": "14,742 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,367 km" + "text": "3,367 km (2012)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "11,375 km (1,543 km summer only)" + "text": "11,375 km (1,543 km summer only) (2012)" }, "note": { - "text": "an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry (2012)" + "text": "note: an additional 8,951 km of non-official roads used by the coffee industry" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -902,13 +912,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "88" + "text": "527" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 5, cargo 39, carrier 2, chemical tanker 5, container 1, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 21, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "47 (Bahrain 5, Canada 1, Chile 1, China 2, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Israel 1, Japan 4, Lebanon 2, Montenegro 1, Panama 1, Singapore 11, South Korea 6, Taiwan 1, Thailand 2, UAE 1, UK 1, US 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 247, oil tanker 83, other 197 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -918,14 +925,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army, Honduran Naval Force (FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Public Order Military Police (PMOP); Ministry of Public Security and Defense: Public Security Forces (includes paramilitary units) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.7% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) have approximately 15,500 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,500 Navy; 2,500 Air Force; 4,000 Public Order Military Police) (2019 )" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FFAA's inventory is comprised of mostly older imported equipment from Israel, the UK, and the US; since 2010, Honduras has received limited amounts of military equipment from Colombia, Israel, Netherlands, Taiwan, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary 2- to 3-year military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.05% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.13% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.05% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -934,7 +947,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "174,000 (violence, extortion, threats, forced recruitment by urban gangs) (2015)" + "text": "247,000 (violence, extortion, threats, forced recruitment by urban gangs between 2004 and 2018) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json index ed2205f3..4d2a94e2 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/jm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica gained full independence when it withdrew from the Federation in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy." + "text": "The island - discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 - was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who had inhabited Jamaica for centuries, were gradually exterminated and replaced by African slaves. England seized the island in 1655 and established a plantation economy based on sugar, cocoa, and coffee. The abolition of slavery in 1834 freed a quarter million slaves, many of whom became small farmers. Jamaica gradually increased its independence from Britain. In 1958 it joined other British Caribbean colonies in forming the Federation of the West Indies. Jamaica withdrew from the Federation in 1961 and gained full independence in 1962. Deteriorating economic conditions during the 1970s led to recurrent violence as rival gangs affiliated with the major political parties evolved into powerful organized crime networks involved in international drug smuggling and money laundering. Violent crime, drug trafficking, and poverty pose significant challenges to the government today. Nonetheless, many rural and resort areas remain relatively safe and contribute substantially to the economy." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Connecticut" + "text": "about half the size of New Jersey; slightly smaller than Connecticut" }, "Land boundaries": { "text": "0 km" @@ -35,18 +35,20 @@ "text": "1,022 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to edge of the continental margin" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -59,19 +61,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "18 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "bauxite, gypsum, limestone" + "text": "bauxite, alumina, gypsum, limestone" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "41.4% ++ arable land 11.1%; permanent crops 9.2%; permanent pasture 21.1%" + "text": "41.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.1% (2011 est.) / 9.2% (2011 est.) / 21.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.1%" + "text": "31.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -80,14 +88,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "250 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hurricanes (especially July to November)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston from vehicle emissions" + "text": "heavy rates of deforestation; coastal waters polluted by industrial waste, sewage, and oil spills; damage to coral reefs; air pollution in Kingston from vehicle emissions; land erosion" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,12 +106,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal" + "text": "third largest island in the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola); strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,970,340 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,808,570 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,71 +132,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.56% (male 416,421/female 402,283)" + "text": "25.2% (male 360,199/female 347,436)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.13% (male 315,190/female 312,362)" + "text": "17.95% (male 255,102/female 248,927)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.59% (male 551,384/female 565,279)" + "text": "38.06% (male 518,583/female 550,410)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.78% (male 82,754/female 88,786)" + "text": "9.63% (male 133,890/female 136,442)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.94% (male 105,593/female 130,288) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.17% (male 121,969/female 135,612) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "48.6%" + "text": "48" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "35%" + "text": "34.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.6%" + "text": "13.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.6 years" + "text": "29.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "25.1 years" + "text": "28.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.68% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.07% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "56.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.82% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KINGSTON (capital) 588,000 (2015)" + "text": "591,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -198,105 +206,103 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.2", + "text": "21.2 years (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "89 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "80 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.6 years" + "text": "75.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72 years" + "text": "73.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.99 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "72.5% (2008/09)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.41 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.07 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 89.4% of population ++ total: 93.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 10.6% of population ++ total: 6.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.31 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 79.9% of population ++ rural: 84.1% of population ++ total: 81.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 20.1% of population ++ rural: 15.9% of population ++ total: 18.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.63% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "29,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "32,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,200 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "1,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.8% (2014)" + "text": "24.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.5% (2012)" + "text": "2.2% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -309,26 +315,29 @@ "text": "84%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.1% (2015)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "38,516" + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "12 years" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "6% (2005 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "11 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "13 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "37.8%" + "text": "24.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "20%" }, "female": { - "text": "48.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "29.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -341,7 +350,7 @@ "text": "Jamaica" }, "etymology": { - "text": "from the native Taino word \"haymaca\" meaning \"land of wood and water\" or possibly \"land of springs\"" + "text": "from the native Taino word \"haymaca\" meaning \"Land of Wood and Water\" or possibly \"Land of Springs\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -356,22 +365,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name is a blending of the words \"king's\" and \"town\"; the English king at the time of the city's founding in 1692 was William III (r. 1689-1702)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "14 parishes; Clarendon, Hanover, Kingston, Manchester, Portland, Saint Andrew, Saint Ann, Saint Catherine, Saint Elizabeth, Saint James, Saint Mary, Saint Thomas, Trelawny, Westmoreland", "note": { - "text": "for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation" + "text": "note: for local government purposes, Kingston and Saint Andrew were amalgamated in 1923 into the present single corporate body known as the Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation" } }, "Independence": { "text": "6 August 1962 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Emancipation Day, 1 August (1834); Independence Day, 6 August (1962)" + "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest drafted 1961-62, submitted to British Parliament 24 July 1962, entered into force 6 August 1962 (at independence)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments to \"non-entrenched\" constitutional sections, such as lowering the voting age, requires majority vote by the Parliament membership; passage of amendments to \"entrenched\" sections, such as fundamental rights and freedoms, requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament; passage of amendments to \"specially entrenched\" sections such as the dissolution of Parliament or the executive authority of the monarch requires two-thirds approval by Parliament and approval in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system based on the English model" @@ -383,7 +400,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -398,7 +415,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dr. Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Patrick L. ALLEN (since 26 February 2009)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Andrew HOLNESS (since 3 March 2016)" @@ -412,18 +429,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and the minority party leader, 13 seats allocated to the ruling party, and 8 seats allocated to the minority party; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives (63 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (21 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister and the opposition leader - 13 seats allocated to the ruling party and 8 to the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms or until Parliament is dissolved)House of Representatives (63 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms or until Parliament is dissolved)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 December 2011 (next to be held no later than December 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last full slate of appointments on 10 March 2016 (next full slate early on 3 September 2020, following dissolution in mid-August)House of Representatives - last held on 3 September 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PNP 53.3%, JLP 46.6%; seats by party - PNP 41, JLP 22" + "text": "Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 16, women 5, percent of women 23.8%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - JLP 57%, PNP 42.8%, independent 0.2%; seats by party - JLP 48, PNP 15; composition - men 45, women 18; percent of women 28.6%; note - total Parliament percent of women 27.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges; Supreme Court (40 judges organized in specialized divisions); note - appeals beyond Jamaica's highest courts are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) rather than to the Caribbean Court of Justice (the appellate court implemented for member states of the Caribbean Community)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of president of the court and a minimum of 4 judges); Supreme Court (40 judges organized in specialized divisions); note - appeals beyond Jamaica's highest courts are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) rather than to the Caribbean Court of Justice (the appellate court for member states of the Caribbean Community)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice of the Supreme Court and president of the Court of Appeal appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister; other judges of both courts appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission; judges of both courts serve till age 70" @@ -433,17 +450,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Jamaica Labor Party or JLP [Andrew HOLNESS] ++ People's National Party or PNP [Portia SIMPSON-MILLER] ++ National Democratic Movement or NDM [Michael WILLIAMS]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "New Beginnings Movement or NBM ++ Rastafarians" + "text": "Jamaica Labor Party or JLP [Andrew Michael HOLNESS]People's National Party or PNP [Dr. Peter David PHILLIPS]National Democratic Movement or NDM [Peter TOWNSEND]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ralph Samuel THOMAS (since 9 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Audrey Patrice MARKS (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1520 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -458,12 +472,15 @@ "text": "Miami, New York" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Concord (MA), Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia (PA), Richmond (VA), San Francisco, Seattle" + "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Concord (MA), Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Richmond (VA), San Francisco, Seattle" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Luis G. MORENO (since 13 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Donald R. TAPIA (since 11 September 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (876) 702-6000 (2018)" }, "embassy": { "text": "142 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6" @@ -471,11 +488,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P.O. Box 541, Kingston 5" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (876) 702-6000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (876) 702-6348" + "text": "[1] (876) 702-6001 (2018)" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -486,311 +500,303 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Jamaica, Land We Love\"" + "text": "Jamaica, Land We Love" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Hugh Braham SHERLOCK/Robert Charles LIGHTBOURNE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962" + "text": "note: adopted 1962" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Jamaican economy is heavily dependent on services, which accounts for more than 70% of GDP. The country continues to derive most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Remittances and tourism each account for 30% of GDP, while bauxite/alumina exports make up roughly 5% of GDP. The bauxite/alumina sector was most affected by the global downturn while the tourism industry and remittance flow remained resilient. ++ ++ Jamaica's economy faces many challenges to growth: high crime and corruption, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a debt-to-GDP ratio of about 130%. The attendant debt servicing cost consumes a large portion of the government's budget, limiting its ability to fund the critical infrastructure and social programs required to drive growth. Jamaica's economic growth rate in the recent past has been stagnant, averaging less than 1% per year for over 20 years. ++ ++ Jamaica's onerous public debt burden is largely the result of government bailouts to ailing sectors of the economy, most notably the financial sector. In early 2010, the Jamaican Government initiated the Jamaica Debt Exchange to retire high-priced domestic bonds and reduce annual debt servicing. Despite these efforts, debt continued to be a serious concern, forcing the government to negotiate and sign a new IMF agreement in May 2013 to gain access to approximately $1 billion in additional funds. As a precursor, the government instigated a second National Debt Exchange in 2012. The IMF deal requires the government to reform its tax system, eliminate discretionary tax exemptions and waivers, and achieve an annual surplus of 7.5%, excluding debt payments, to reduce its debt below 100% of GDP by 2020. The SIMPSON-MILLER administration now faces the difficult prospect of having to achieve fiscal discipline to maintain debt payments while simultaneously attacking a serious crime problem that is hampering economic growth. High unemployment exacerbates the crime problem, including gang violence, which is fueled by the drug trade." + "text": "The Jamaican economy is heavily dependent on services, which accounts for more than 70% of GDP. The country derives most of its foreign exchange from tourism, remittances, and bauxite/alumina. Earnings from remittances and tourism each account for 14% and 20% of GDP, while bauxite/alumina exports have declined to less than 5% of GDP. Jamaica's economy has grown on average less than 1% a year for the last three decades and many impediments remain to growth: a bloated public sector which crowds out spending on important projects; high crime and corruption; red-tape; and a high debt-to-GDP ratio. Jamaica, however, has made steady progress in reducing its debt-to-GDP ratio from a high of almost 150% in 2012 to less than 110% in 2017, in close collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The current IMF Stand-By Agreement requires Jamaica to produce an annual primary surplus of 7%, in an attempt to reduce its debt burden below 60% by 2025. Economic growth reached 1.6% in 2016, but declined to 0.9% in 2017 after intense rainfall, demonstrating the vulnerability of the economy to weather-related events. The HOLNESS administration therefore faces the difficult prospect of maintaining fiscal discipline to reduce the debt load while simultaneously implementing growth inducing policies and attacking a serious crime problem. High unemployment exacerbates the crime problem, including gang violence fueled by advanced fee fraud (lottery scamming) and the drug trade." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$25.39 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.01 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.78 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$26.06 billion (2017 est.) / $25.89 billion (2016 est.) / $25.51 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.78 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.77 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 1.5% (2016 est.) / 0.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$9,000 (2016 est.) ++ $8,900 (2015 est.) ++ $8,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,200 (2017 est.) / $9,200 (2016 est.) / $9,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "84.5%" + "text": "81.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "13.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "21.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "33.9%" + "text": "30.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.7%" + "text": "7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "72% (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; shellfish" + "text": "sugar cane, bananas, coffee, citrus, yams, ackees, vegetables; poultry, goats, milk; shellfish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, bauxite/alumina, agricultural-processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications" + "text": "agriculture, mining, manufacture, construction, financial and insurance services, tourism, telecommunications" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.312 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.348 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "16.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "16%" }, "services": { - "text": "64% (2006)" + "text": "67.9% (2017)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.8% (2016 est.) ++ 14% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.) / 12.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "16.5% (2009 est.)" + "text": "17.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.1%" + "text": "2.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "35.8% (2004)" + "text": "29.3% (2015)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.5 (2004) ++ 37.9 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.885 billion" + "text": "4.382 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.033 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.314 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "130.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 126.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "101% of GDP (2017 est.) / 113.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "16.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.98% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.567 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.542 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.182 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.995 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.881 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$6.39 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $7.223 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $6.626 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$456 million (2016 est.) ++ -$484 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$679 million (2017 est.) / -$381 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.278 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.261 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "alumina, bauxite, sugar, rum, coffee, yams, beverages, chemicals, apparel, mineral fuels" + "text": "$1.296 billion (2017 est.) / $1.195 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 24.4%, Canada 16.5%, Russia 9.3%, Netherlands 8.9%, Iceland 7.2%, UK 6.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 39.1%, Netherlands 12.3%, Canada 8.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "alumina, bauxite, chemicals, coffee, mineral fuels, waste and scrap metals, sugar, yams" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.772 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.414 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.151 billion (2017 est.) / $4.169 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and other consumer goods, industrial supplies, fuel, parts and accessories of capital goods, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 32.6%, Venezuela 12.4%, China 12%, Trinidad and Tobago 11.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 40.6%, Colombia 6.8%, Japan 5.8%, China 5.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.914 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.781 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.719 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.24 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - ++ 125.2 (2016 est.) ++ 116.898 (2015 est.) ++ 116.898 (2014 est.) ++ 110.935 (2013 est.) ++ 88.75 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Jamaican dollars (JMD) per US dollar - / 128.36 (2017 est.) / 125.14 (2016 est.) / 125.126 (2015 est.) / 116.898 (2014 est.) / 110.935 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.007 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.847 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.078 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "91.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "83% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "23,360 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "23,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,250 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "55,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,526 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "823 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "33,970 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "30,580 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "198.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "198.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "13 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.9 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "252,630" + "text": "379,420" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.137 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,882,469" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "102.56 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully automatic domestic telephone network" + "text": "good domestic and international service; mobile sector dominates, accounting for 82% of the Internet connections; extensive LTE networks providing coverage to 90% of the island population (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the 1999 agreement to open the market for telecommunications services resulted in rapid growth in mobile-cellular telephone usage while the number of fixed lines in use has declined; combined fixed-line and mobile cellular teledensity exceeds 110 per 100" + "text": "while the number of fixed-lines, 14 per 100, subscriptions has declined, cellular-mobile has grown 103 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-876; the Fibralink submarine cable network provides enhanced delivery of business and broadband traffic and is linked to the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) submarine cable in the Dominican Republic; the link to ARCOS-1 pr (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-876 and 1-658; landing points for the ALBA-1, CFX-1, Fibralink, East-West, and Cayman-Jamaican Fiber System submarine cables providing connections to South America, parts of the Caribbean, Central America and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 free-to-air TV stations, subscription cable services, and roughly 30 radio stations (2013)" + "text": "3 free-to-air TV stations, subscription cable services, and roughly 30 radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".jm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.274 million" + "text": "1,548,618" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "43.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "55.07% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "284,756" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "10 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "5" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "92,836" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "0 (2020)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -801,24 +807,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2013)" @@ -826,10 +832,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "22,121 km (includes 44 km of expressways)" + "text": "22,121 km (includes 44 km of expressways) (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "16,148 km" + "text": "16,148 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "5,973 km (2011)" @@ -837,13 +843,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "14" + "text": "39" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 5, container 4, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "14 (Denmark 1, Germany 10, Greece 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, container ship 8, general cargo 6, other 24 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -851,19 +854,25 @@ "text": "Discovery Bay (Port Rhoades), Kingston, Montego Bay, Port Antonio, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Rocky Point" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Kingston (1,724,928)" + "text": "Kingston (1,681,706) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Jamaica Defense Force: Ground Forces, Coast Guard, Air Wing (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Jamaica Defense Force (JDF): Jamaica Regiment (Ground Forces), Maritime-Air-Cyber Command (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1% of GDP (2017) / 1% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the the Jamaica Defense Forces vary; approximately 3,500 active personnel (3,000 Ground Forces; 300 Coast Guard; 200 Air Wing) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Jamaica Defense Force's inventory is limited and features mostly older equipment imported from a variety of foreign suppliers, including the UK and US; since 2010, Jamaica has received limited quantities of military equipment from Australia, Austria, the Netherlands, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 1/2 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.86% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.92% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.86% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json index 3dd44716..6dce4fa3 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/mh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid-19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003." + "text": "English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid-19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in 2013." } }, "Geography": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "200 nm" @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was 915 m; current lava dome is subject to periodic build up and collapse; estimated dome height was 1050 m in 2015" + "highest point": { + "text": "Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was 915 m; current lava dome is subject to periodic build up and collapse; estimated dome height was 1,050 m in 2015" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "30% ++ arable land 20%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 10%" + "text": "30% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "20% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 10% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "25% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "45% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November)", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Soufriere Hills volcano (elev. 915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable" - } + "text": "volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November)\nvolcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano (915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable; the island of Montserrat is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation" @@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,267", + "text": "5,373 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,53 +115,53 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.27% (male 442/female 415)" + "text": "16.02% (male 443/female 418)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "22.08% (male 605/female 558)" + "text": "20.55% (male 579/female 525)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "47.66% (male 1,202/female 1,308)" + "text": "47.09% (male 1,217/female 1,313)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.88% (male 188/female 227)" + "text": "9.79% (male 246/female 280)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.11% (male 193/female 129) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.55% (male 196/female 156) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.6 years" + "text": "34.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.1 years" + "text": "34.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.58% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "9.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.64% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Sex ratio": { @@ -169,63 +169,58 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.6 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.26 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.4 years" + "text": "75.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "76.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "72.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.36 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 82.9% of population ++ rural: 82.9% of population ++ total: 82.9% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 17.1% of population ++ rural: 17.1% of population ++ total: 17.1% of population (2007 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -242,13 +237,13 @@ }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "14 years" }, + "male": { + "text": "13 years" + }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2007)" + "text": "15 years (2019)" } } }, @@ -268,17 +263,20 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Legislative Council); self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK" }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat" + "text": "Plymouth; note - Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, the de facto capital, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "16 42 N, 62 13 W" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology and note: now entirely deserted because of volcanic activity, the city was originally named after Plymouth, England; de jure, Plymouth remains the capital city of Montserrat; it is therefore the only ghost town that serves as the capital of a political entity" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -288,26 +286,33 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)" + "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June (1926)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010; amended 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1960; latest effective 1 September 2010 (The Montserrat Constitution Order 2010)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Elizabeth CARRIERE (since 5 August 2015)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew PEARCE (since 1 February 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Donaldson ROMERO (since 12 September 2014); note - effective with the new Constitution Order of October 2010, the office of premier replaced the office of chief minister" + "text": "Premier Easton TAYLOR-FARRELL (since 19 November 2019); note - effective with The Constitution Order 2010, effective October 2010, the office of premier replaced the office of chief minister" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council consists of the governor, the premier, 3 other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary" @@ -318,18 +323,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Council (11 seats; 9 members directly elected in a single constituency by absolute majority vote in two rounds to serve 5-year terms and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and financial secretary)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly (11 seats; 9 members directly elected in a single constituency by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds to serve 5-year terms and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and financial secretary)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 September 2014 (next to be held by 2019)" + "text": "last held on 18 November 2019 (next scheduled for 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PDM 50%, MCAP 35.4%, other 14.6%; seats by party - PDM 7, MCAP 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - MCAP 42.7%, PDM 29.9%, other 17.1%; seats by party - MCAP 5, PDM 3, independent 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Montserrat; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 1 judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of Montserrat and presides over the High Court; note - Montserrat is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 1 assigned to Montserrat; Montserrat is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, and independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" @@ -339,74 +344,73 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Movement for Change and Prosperity or MCAP [Reuben MEADE] ++ People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Shirley OSBORNE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Movement for Change and Prosperity or MCAP [Easton Taylor FARRELL]People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Donaldson ROMERO]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom, CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "text": "None (overseas territory of the UK); alternate contact is the US Embassy in Barbados [1] (246) 227-4000; US Embassy in Bridgetown, Wildey Business Park, St. Michael BB 14006, Barbados, WI" }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the arms feature a woman in green dress, Erin, the female personification of Ireland, standing beside a yellow harp and embracing a large dark cross with her right arm; Erin and the harp are symbols of Ireland reflecting the territory's Irish ancestry; blue represents awareness, trustworthiness, determination, and righteousness" }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airport and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998 but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. ++ ++ Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcanic activity and on public sector construction activity. Half of the island remains uninhabitable. In January 2013, the EU announced the disbursement of a $55.2 million aid package to Montserrat in order to boost the country's economic recovery, with a specific focus on public finance management, public sector reform, and prudent economic management." + "text": "Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airport and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998 but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcanic activity and on public sector construction activity. Half of the island remains uninhabitable. In January 2013, the EU announced the disbursement of a $55.2 million aid package to Montserrat in order to boost the country's economic recovery, with a specific focus on public finance management, public sector reform, and prudent economic management. Montserrat is tied to the EU through the UK. Although the UK is leaving the EU, Montserrat’s aid will not be affected as Montserrat maintains a direct agreement with the EU regarding aid." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$43.78 million (2006 est.)" + "text": "$167.4 million (2011 est.) / $155.9 million (2010 est.) / $162.7 million (2009 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$167.4 million (2011 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2008 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2011 est.) / -4.2% (2010 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,500 (2006 est.)" + "text": "$34,000 (2011 est.) / $31,100 (2010 est.) / $32,300 (2009 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "88.7%" + "text": "90.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "50.2%" + "text": "50.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "17.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "29.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-79% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-88.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "7.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "76.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "90.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -416,177 +420,185 @@ "text": "tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-21% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4,521 (2012)" }, + "Labor force - by occupation": { + "agriculture": { + "text": "1.4%" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "12.7%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "85.9% (2017 est.)" + } + }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6% (1998 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 6% (1998 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$37.04 million" + "text": "66.67 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$37.04 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.04 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -1.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "10.99% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.82% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$18.91 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.64 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$97.44 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $88.59 million (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.185 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $5.185 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "-$15.4 million (2017 est.) / -$12.2 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.4 million (2017 est.) / $5.2 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 29%, France 23%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 22.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "electronic components, plastic bags, apparel; hot peppers, limes, live plants; cattle" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$31.75 million (2016 est.) ++ $30.76 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.44 million (2017 est.) / $36.1 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "US 72.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 6%, UK 4.1% (2017)" + }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$51.47 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $45.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$47.58 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $51.47 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { "text": "$8.9 million (1997)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "23 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "24 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "21.39 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.32 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "570 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "400 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "416.4 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "406 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "88,010 Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "57,180 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,000" + "text": "3,227" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "57 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "60.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,377" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "95 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100.66 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern and fully digitalized" + "text": "telecom market one of growth in Caribbean and fully digitalized; high dependency on tourism and offshore financial services; operators expand FttP (Fiber to Home) services; LTE launches and operators invest in mobile networks; effective competition in all sectors (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 150 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 60 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 101 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-664; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-664; landing point for the ECFS optic submarine cable with links to 14 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Radio Montserrat, a public radio broadcaster, transmits on 1 station and has a repeater transmission to a second station; repeater transmissions from the GEM Radio Network of Trinidad and Tobago provide another 2 radio stations; cable and satellite TV ava (2007)" + "text": "Radio Montserrat, a public radio broadcaster, transmits on 1 station and has a repeater transmission to a second station; repeater transmissions from the GEM Radio Network of Trinidad and Tobago provide another 2 radio stations; cable and satellite TV available (2007)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ms" @@ -596,17 +608,17 @@ "text": "2,860" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54.6% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3 (2015)" + "text": "3" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -617,15 +629,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "note": { - "text": "volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has been built on the north end of the island (2008)" + "text": "note: volcanic eruptions that began in 1995 destroyed most of the 227 km road system; a new road infrastructure has been built on the north end of the island" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -635,8 +647,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Defence Force (ceremonial, civil defense duties),  Montserrat Police Force (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json index 6fdefb1c..7220f499 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/nu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador prompted the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra was elected president in 2006 and reelected in 2011. The 2008 municipal elections, 2010 regional elections, 2011 presidential election, 2012 municipal elections, and 2013 regional elections were marred by widespread irregularities. Nicaragua's infrastructure and economy - hard hit by the earlier civil war and by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 - are slowly being rebuilt, but democratic institutions have been weakened under the ORTEGA administration." + "text": "The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838. Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades. Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought a civic-military coalition, spearheaded by the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas led by Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra to power in 1979. Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador prompted the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s. After losing free and fair elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, former Sandinista President Daniel ORTEGA was elected president in 2006, 2011, and most recently in 2016. Municipal, regional, and national-level elections since 2008 have been marred by widespread irregularities. Democratic institutions have weakened under the ORTEGA administration as the president has garnered full control over all branches of government, especially after cracking down on a nationwide antigovernment protest movement in 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "298 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mogoton 2,085 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "42.2% ++ arable land 12.5%; permanent crops 2.5%; permanent pasture 27.2%" + "text": "42.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "12.5% (2011 est.) / 2.5% (2011 est.) / 27.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "25.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "32.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,17 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,990 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity; Cerro Negro (elev. 728 m), which last erupted in 1999, is one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes; its lava flows and ash have been known to cause significant damage to farmland and buildings; other historically active volcanoes include Concepcion, Cosiguina, Las Pilas, Masaya, Momotombo, San Cristobal, and Telica" - } + "text": "destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity; Cerro Negro (728 m), which last erupted in 1999, is one of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes; its lava flows and ash have been known to cause significant damage to farmland and buildings; other historically active volcanoes include Concepcion, Cosiguina, Las Pilas, Masaya, Momotombo, San Cristobal, and Telica" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution; drought" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,966,798 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,203,441 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,84 +124,84 @@ "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5%", + "text": "Spanish (official) 95.3%, Miskito 2.2%, Mestizo of the Caribbean coast 2%, other 0.5% (2005 est.)", "note": { - "text": "English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast (2005 est.)" + "text": "note: English and indigenous languages found on the Caribbean coast" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.6%, none 15.7% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 50%, Evangelical 33.2%, other 2.9%, unspecified 13.2%, none 0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Despite being one of the poorest countries in Latin America, Nicaragua has improved its access to potable water and sanitation and has ameliorated its life expectancy, infant and child mortality, and immunization rates. However, income distribution is very uneven, and the poor, agriculturalists, and indigenous people continue to have less access to healthcare services. Nicaragua's total fertility rate has fallen from around 6 children per woman in 1980 to just above replacement level today, but the high birth rate among adolescents perpetuates a cycle of poverty and low educational attainment. Nicaraguans emigrate primarily to Costa Rica and to a lesser extent the United States. Nicaraguan men have been migrating seasonally to Costa Rica to harvest bananas and coffee since the early 20th century. Political turmoil, civil war, and natural disasters from the 1970s through the 1990s dramatically increased the flow of refugees and permanent migrants seeking jobs, higher wages, and better social and healthcare benefits. Since 2000, Nicaraguan emigration to Costa Rica has slowed and stabilized. Today roughly 300,000 Nicaraguans are permanent residents of Costa Rica - about 75% of the foreign population - and thousands more migrate seasonally for work, many illegally." + "text": "Despite being one of the poorest countries in Latin America, Nicaragua has improved its access to potable water and sanitation and has ameliorated its life expectancy, infant and child mortality, and immunization rates. However, income distribution is very uneven, and the poor, agriculturalists, and indigenous people continue to have less access to healthcare services. Nicaragua's total fertility rate has fallen from around 6 children per woman in 1980 to below replacement level today, but the high birth rate among adolescents perpetuates a cycle of poverty and low educational attainment.\nNicaraguans emigrate primarily to Costa Rica and to a lesser extent the United States. Nicaraguan men have been migrating seasonally to Costa Rica to harvest bananas and coffee since the early 20th century. Political turmoil, civil war, and natural disasters from the 1970s through the 1990s dramatically increased the flow of refugees and permanent migrants seeking jobs, higher wages, and better social and healthcare benefits. Since 2000, Nicaraguan emigration to Costa Rica has slowed and stabilized. Today roughly 300,000 Nicaraguans are permanent residents of Costa Rica - about 75% of the foreign population - and thousands more migrate seasonally for work, many illegally." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.88% (male 848,537/female 815,032)" + "text": "25.63% (male 811,731/female 777,984)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.78% (male 653,113/female 646,497)" + "text": "19.51% (male 609,962/female 600,567)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.42% (male 1,113,772/female 1,238,550)" + "text": "42.41% (male 1,254,683/female 1,376,052)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.79% (male 160,165/female 185,385)" + "text": "6.63% (male 188,591/female 222,766)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.12% (male 136,661/female 169,086) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.82% (male 159,140/female 201,965) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "54.1%" + "text": "54.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "46.3%" + "text": "45.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.8%" + "text": "8.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "12.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.2 years" + "text": "27.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24.3 years" + "text": "26.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.99% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "58.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "59% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MANAGUA (capital) 956,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.064 million MANAGUA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,149 +211,141 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.2", + "text": "19.2 years (2011/12 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011/12 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "150 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "198 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.2 years" + "text": "74.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.1 years" + "text": "72 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.92 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "80.4% (2011/12)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.9 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.3% of population ++ rural: 69.4% of population ++ total: 87% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.7% of population ++ rural: 30.6% of population ++ total: 13% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "37.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "16.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.01 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 76.5% of population ++ rural: 55.7% of population ++ total: 67.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 23.5% of population ++ rural: 44.3% of population ++ total: 32.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "33.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.27% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,600 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.5% (2014)" + "text": "23.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "5.7% (2007)" + "text": "4.6% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "82.8%" + "text": "82.6%" }, "male": { "text": "82.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "83.2% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "223,992" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "14%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2005 est.)" + "text": "82.8% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "8.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.8%" + "text": "6.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "12.9% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -384,6 +379,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: may derive from the indigenous Nahuatl term \"mana-ahuac,\" which translates as \"adjacent to the water\" or a site \"surrounded by water\"; the city is situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Managua" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -396,7 +394,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 15 September (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 19 November 1986, effective 9 January 1987" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or assent of at least half of the National Assembly membership; passage requires approval by 60% of the membership of the next elected Assembly and promulgation by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; Supreme Court may review administrative acts" @@ -408,7 +411,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -423,55 +426,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Moises Omar HALLESLEVENS Acevedo (since 10 January 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Moises Omar HALLESLEVENS Acevedo (since 10 January 2012)" + "text": "President Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (since 10 January 2007); Vice President Rosario MURILLO Zambrana (since 10 January 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 6 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2016)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified plurality vote for a 5-year term (no term limits as of 2014); election last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 62.5%, Fabio GADEA Mantilla (PLI) 31%, Arnoldo ALEMAN (PLC) 5.9%, other 0.6%" + "text": "Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra reelected president; percent of vote - Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 72.4%, Maximino RODRIGUEZ (PLC) 15%, Jose del Carmen ALVARADO (PLI) 4.5%, Saturnino CERRATO Hodgson (ALN) 4.3%, other 3.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by proportional representation vote; 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms;)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (92 seats; 70 members in multi-seat constituencies and 20 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by proportional representation vote; 2 seats reserved for the previous president and the runner-up candidate in the previous presidential election; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 November 2011 (next to be held by November 2016)" + "text": "last held on 6 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 62, PLI/MRS 26, PLC 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FSLN 71, PLC 14, ALN 2, PLI 2, APRE 1, PC 1, YATAMA 1; composition - men 50, women 42, percent of women 45.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 16 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and constitutional chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly to serve 5-year staggered terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Appeals Court; first instance civil, criminal, and military courts" + "text": "Appeals Court; first instance civil, criminal, and labor courts; military courts are independent of the Supreme Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for the Republic or APRE [Carlos CANALES] ++ Conservative Party or PC [Alejandro BOLANOS Davis] ++ Independent Liberal Party or PLI [Indalecio RODRIGUEZ] ++ Liberal Constitutionalist Party or PLC [Maria Haydee OSUNA] ++ Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance or ALN [Alejandro MEJIA Ferreti] ++ Sandinista National Liberation Front or FSLN [Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra] ++ Sandinista Renovation Movement or MRS [Ana Margarita VIJIL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "National Workers Front or FNT (a Sandinista umbrella group of eight labor unions including: Farm Workers Association or ATC, Health Workers Federation or FETASALUD, Heroes and Martyrs Confederation of Professional Associations or CONAPRO, National Association of Educators of Nicaragua or ANDEN, National Union of Employees or UNE, National Union of Farmers and Ranchers or UNAG, Sandinista Workers Central or CST, and Union of Journalists of Nicaragua or UPN) ++ Nicaraguan Workers' Central or CTN (an independent labor union) ++ Permanent Congress of Workers or CPT (an umbrella group of four non-Sandinista labor unions including: Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers Central or CTN-A, Confederation of Labor Unification or CUS, Independent General Confederation of Labor or CGT-I, and Labor Action and Unity Central or CAUS) ++ Superior Council of Private Enterprise or COSEP (a confederation of business groups)" + "text": "Alliance for the Republic or APRE [Carlos CANALES]Conservative Party or PC [Alfredo CESAR]Independent Liberal Party or PLI [Jose del Carmen ALVARADO]Liberal Constitutionalist Party or PLC [Maria Haydee OSUNA]Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance or ALN [Alejandro MEJIA Ferreti]Sandinista National Liberation Front or FSLN [Jose Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra]Sandinista Renovation Movement or MRS [Suyen BARAHONA]Sons of Mother Earth or YATAMA [Brooklyn RIVERA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "hief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Francisco Obadiah CAMPBELL Hooker (since 23 June 2010)" + "chief of mission": { + "text": "Ambassador Francisco Obadiah CAMPBELL Hooker (since 28 June 2010)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -488,7 +488,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Phyllis M. POWERS (since 24 April 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Kevin K. SULLIVAN (since 18 December 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[505] 2252-7100, 2252-7888; 2252-7100 or 8767-7100 (after hours)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kilometer 5.5 Carretera Sur, Managua" @@ -496,9 +499,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Managua, APO AA 34021" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[505] 2252-7100, 2252-7888; 2252-7634 (after hours)" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[505] 2252-7250" } @@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; the banner is based on the former blue-white-blue flag of the Federal Republic of Central America; the blue bands symbolize the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, while the white band represents the land between the two bodies of water", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -520,77 +520,77 @@ "text": "Salomon Ibarra MAYORGA/traditional, arranged by Luis Abraham DELGADILLO" }, "note": { - "text": "although only officially adopted in 1971, the music was approved in 1918 and the lyrics in 1939; the tune, originally from Spain, was used as an anthem for Nicaragua from the 1830s until 1876" + "text": "note: although only officially adopted in 1971, the music was approved in 1918 and the lyrics in 1939; the tune, originally from Spain, was used as an anthem for Nicaragua from the 1830s until 1876" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. ++ ++ The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many Nicaraguan agricultural and manufactured goods. ++ ++ In 2013, the government granted a 50-year concession to a newly formed Chinese-run company to finance and build an inter-oceanic canal and related projects, at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The canal construction has not started." + "text": "Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. GDP growth of 4.5% in 2017 was insufficient to make a significant difference. Textiles and agriculture combined account for nearly 50% of Nicaragua's exports. Beef, coffee, and gold are Nicaragua’s top three export commodities. The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many Nicaraguan agricultural and manufactured goods. In 2013, the government granted a 50-year concession with the option for an additional 50 years to a newly formed Chinese-run company to finance and build an inter-oceanic canal and related projects, at an estimated cost of $50 billion. The canal construction has not started." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$33.49 billion (2016 est.) ++ $32.04 billion (2015 est.) ++ $30.54 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$36.4 billion (2017 est.) / $34.71 billion (2016 est.) / $33.17 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.41 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.81 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 4.7% (2016 est.) / 4.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,300 (2016 est.) ++ $5,100 (2015 est.) ++ $4,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5,900 (2017 est.) / $5,600 (2016 est.) / $5,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "79.4%" + "text": "69.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "7.2%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "32.1%" + "text": "28.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.2%" + "text": "41.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-54.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, cotton, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products; shrimp, lobsters" + "text": "coffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, cotton, sesame, soya, beans, beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products, shrimp, lobsters, peanuts" }, "Industries": { "text": "food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.013 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.046 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,9 +604,9 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "6.4% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "underemployment was 46.5% in 2008" + "text": "note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -614,217 +614,212 @@ }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "1.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "41.8% (2005)" + "text": "47.1% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.5 (2010) ++ 60.3 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.454 billion" + "text": "3.871 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.738 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.15 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "46.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 45.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "33.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 31.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data; data cover general Government Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmen" + "text": "note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; Nicaragua rebased its GDP figures in 2012, which reduced the figures for debt as a percentage of GDP" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.05% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.228 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.093 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.453 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $4.136 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.732 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.677 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.077 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.045 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$694 million (2017 est.) / -$989 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.108 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.341 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel, cotton" + "text": "$3.819 billion (2017 est.) / $3.772 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 56.5%, Mexico 10.7%, Venezuela 5.4%, El Salvador 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "US 44.2%, El Salvador 6.4%, Venezuela 5.5%, Costa Rica 5.5% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "coffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.039 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.083 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.613 billion (2017 est.) / $6.384 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 19.9%, Mexico 14.9%, China 10.6%, Venezuela 7%, Costa Rica 7%, El Salvador 5.7%, Guatemala 5.6%, Netherlands Antilles 5.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 20.8%, China 14.3%, Mexico 11.1%, Costa Rica 7.9%, Guatemala 7%, El Salvador 5.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.442 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.492 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.758 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.448 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.31 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.87 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - ++ 28.68 (2016 est.) ++ 27.257 (2015 est.) ++ 27.257 (2014 est.) ++ 26.01 (2013 est.) ++ 23.55 (2012 est.)" + "text": "cordobas (NIO) per US dollar - / 30.11 (2017 est.) / 28.678 (2016 est.) / 28.678 (2015 est.) / 27.257 (2014 est.) / 26.01 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "81.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "56.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.438 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.454 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.412 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.59 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "48.98 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.87 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "22 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "205 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.331 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.551 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "54.4% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "56% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.2% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "35.4% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "13,440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,180 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "14,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "37,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "396 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2015 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2015 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "5.2 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.405 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "354,017" + "text": "215,055" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.264 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,433,530" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "88.43 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "system being upgraded by foreign investment; nearly all installed telecommunications capacity now uses digital technology, owing to investments since privatization of the formerly state-owned telecommunications company" + "text": "system being upgraded by foreign investment; new canal being built between Pacific and Caribbean with Chinese funding; nearly all installed telecommunications capacity now uses digital technology, owing to investments since privatization of the formerly state-owned telecommunications company; lowest fixed-line teledensity and mobile penetration in Central America; Internet cafe's provide access to Internet and email services; telecom is bigger in the cities and marginal in rural area; liberalization slow; a Russian state corporation is operating in the area; LTE service in 60 towns and cities (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "since privatization, access to fixed-line and mobile-cellular services has improved; fixed-line teledensity roughly 6 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased to over 120 per 100 persons" + "text": "since privatization, access to fixed-line and mobile-cellular services has improved; fixed-line teledensity roughly 4 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased to 88 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 505; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) a (2015)" + "text": "country code - 505; landing point for the ARCOS fiber-optic submarine cable which provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple terrestrial TV stations, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas; nearly all are government-owned or affiliated; more than 300 radio stations, both government-affiliated and privately owned (2016)" + "text": "multiple terrestrial TV stations, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas; nearly all are government-owned or affiliated; more than 300 radio stations, both government-affiliated and privately owned (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ni" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.164 million" + "text": "1,695,340" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "27.86% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "192,413" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "2" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "61,031" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -835,44 +830,44 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "135" + "text": "135 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "119 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 54 km (2013)" + "text": "54 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "23,897 km" + "text": "23,897 km (2014)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,346 km" + "text": "3,346 km (2014)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "20,551 km (2014)" @@ -881,6 +876,14 @@ "Waterways": { "text": "2,220 km (navigable waterways as well as the use of the large Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua; rivers serve only the sparsely populated eastern part of the country) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "6" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 2, oil tanker 1, other 3 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Bluefields, Corinto" @@ -888,24 +891,25 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito Nacional de Nicaragua, ENN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Army of Nicaragua (Ejercito de Nicaragua, EN; includes Navy, Air Force) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.63% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.53% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.63% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.6% of GDP (2018) / 0.6% of GDP (2017) / 0.6% of GDP (2016) / 0.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Army of Nicaragua has approximately 12,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 800 Navy; 1,200 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Nicaraguan military's inventory includes mostly Russian/Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading arms supplier to Nicaragua (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; tour of duty 18-36 months; requires Nicaraguan nationality and 6th-grade education (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific; Nicaragua and Costa Rica regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the ICJ; in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region" - }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "stateless persons": { - "text": "1 (2015)" - } + "text": "the 1992 ICJ ruling for El Salvador and Honduras advised a tripartite resolution to establish a maritime boundary in the Gulf of Fonseca, which considers Honduran access to the Pacific; Nicaragua and Costa Rica regularly file border dispute cases over the delimitations of the San Juan River and the northern tip of Calero Island to the ICJ; there is an ongoing case in the ICJ to determine Pacific and Atlantic ocean maritime borders as well as land borders; in 2009, the ICJ ruled that Costa Rican vessels carrying out police activities could not use the river, but official Costa Rican vessels providing essential services to riverside inhabitants and Costa Rican tourists could travel freely on the river; in 2011, the ICJ provisionally ruled that both countries must remove personnel from the disputed area; in 2013, the ICJ rejected Nicaragua's 2012 suit to halt Costa Rica's construction of a highway paralleling the river on the grounds of irreparable environmental damage; in 2013, the ICJ, regarding the disputed territory, ordered that Nicaragua should refrain from dredging or canal construction and refill and repair damage caused by trenches connecting the river to the Caribbean and upheld its 2010 ruling that Nicaragua must remove all personnel; in early 2014, Costa Rica brought Nicaragua to the ICJ over offshore oil concessions in the disputed region; Nicaragua filed a case against Colombia in 2013 over the delimitation of the Continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles from the Nicaraguan coast, as well as over the alleged violation by Colombia of Nicaraguan maritime space in the Caribbean Sea" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "transshipment point for cocaine destined for the US and transshipment point for arms-for-drugs dealing" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json index f25906ad..0e35da0f 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/pm.json @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm or edge of continental margin" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "360 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Volcan Baru 3,475 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Volcan Baru 3,475 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "30.5% ++ arable land 7.3%; permanent crops 2.5%; permanent pasture 20.7%" + "text": "30.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.3% (2011 est.) / 2.5% (2011 est.) / 20.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.6%" + "text": "43.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "321 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,705,246 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,894,082 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -120,86 +126,86 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official), indigenous languages (including Ngabere (or Guaymi), Buglere, Kuna, Embera, Wounaan, Naso (or Teribe), and Bri Bri), Panamanian English Creole (similar to Jamaican English Creole; a mixture of English and Spanish with elements of Ngabere; also known as Guari Guari and Colon Creole), English, Chinese (Yue and Hakka), Arabic, French Creole, other (Yiddish, Hebrew, Korean, Japanese)", "note": { - "text": "many Panamanians are bilingual" + "text": "note: many Panamanians are bilingual" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Panama is a country of demographic and economic contrasts. It is in the midst of a demographic transition, characterized by steadily declining rates of fertility, mortality, and population growth, but disparities persist based on wealth, geography, and ethnicity. Panama has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and dedicates substantial funding to social programs, yet poverty and inequality remain prevalent. The indigenous population accounts for a growing share of Panama's poor and extreme poor, while the non-indigenous rural poor have been more successful at rising out of poverty through rural-to-urban labor migration. The government's large expenditures on untargeted, indirect subsidies for water, electricity, and fuel have been ineffective, but its conditional cash transfer program has shown some promise in helping to decrease extreme poverty among the indigenous population. Panama has expanded access to education and clean water, but the availability of sanitation and, to a lesser extent, electricity remains poor. The increase in secondary schooling - led by female enrollment - is spreading to rural and indigenous areas, which probably will help to alleviate poverty if educational quality and the availability of skilled jobs improve. Inadequate access to sanitation contributes to a high incidence of diarrhea in Panama's children, which is one of the main causes of Panama's elevated chronic malnutrition rate, especially among indigenous communities." + "text": "Panama is a country of demographic and economic contrasts. It is in the midst of a demographic transition, characterized by steadily declining rates of fertility, mortality, and population growth, but disparities persist based on wealth, geography, and ethnicity. Panama has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America and dedicates substantial funding to social programs, yet poverty and inequality remain prevalent. The indigenous population accounts for a growing share of Panama's poor and extreme poor, while the non-indigenous rural poor have been more successful at rising out of poverty through rural-to-urban labor migration. The government's large expenditures on untargeted, indirect subsidies for water, electricity, and fuel have been ineffective, but its conditional cash transfer program has shown some promise in helping to decrease extreme poverty among the indigenous population.\nPanama has expanded access to education and clean water, but the availability of sanitation and, to a lesser extent, electricity remains poor. The increase in secondary schooling - led by female enrollment - is spreading to rural and indigenous areas, which probably will help to alleviate poverty if educational quality and the availability of skilled jobs improve. Inadequate access to sanitation contributes to a high incidence of diarrhea in Panama's children, which is one of the main causes of Panama's elevated chronic malnutrition rate, especially among indigenous communities." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.7% (male 504,990/female 484,338)" + "text": "25.56% (male 508,131/female 487,205)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.11% (male 323,034/female 311,099)" + "text": "16.59% (male 329,250/female 316,796)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.31% (male 756,400/female 737,205)" + "text": "40.31% (male 794,662/female 774,905)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.72% (male 141,582/female 144,414)" + "text": "8.54% (male 165,129/female 167,317)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.16% (male 138,922/female 163,262) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.01% (male 160,516/female 190,171) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.4%" + "text": "53.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "40.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11.7%" + "text": "13.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.9 years" + "text": "30.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.5 years" + "text": "29.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "68.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.06% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PANAMA CITY (capital) 1.673 million (2015)" + "text": "1.860 million PANAMA CITY (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" @@ -211,115 +217,115 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "94 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "52 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.6 years" + "text": "79.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "76.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.33 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.23 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.2% (2009)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.65 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "50.8% (2014/15)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.7% of population ++ rural: 86.6% of population ++ total: 94.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.3% of population ++ rural: 11.4% of population ++ total: 5.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.57 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 83.5% of population ++ rural: 58% of population ++ total: 75% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 16.5% of population ++ rural: 42% of population ++ total: 25% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.69% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "17,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "26,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.5% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.9% (2008)" + "text": "22.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2011)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "95.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "96%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "94.9% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -330,29 +336,18 @@ "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "59,294" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2010 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.6%" + "text": "10.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "14.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -371,7 +366,7 @@ "text": "Panama" }, "etymology": { - "text": "according to tradition, the name derives from a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach that were called \"Panama\" meaning \"an abundance of fish\"" + "text": "named after the capital city which was itself named after a former indigenous fishing village" } }, "Government type": { @@ -386,19 +381,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: according to tradition, the name derives from a former fishing area near the present capital - an indigenous village and its adjacent beach - that were called \"Panama\" meaning \"an abundance of fish\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous territories* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Kuna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas" + "text": "10 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 3 indigenous regions* (comarcas); Bocas del Toro, Chiriqui, Cocle, Colon, Darien, Embera-Wounaan*, Herrera, Guna Yala*, Los Santos, Ngobe-Bugle*, Panama, Panama Oeste, Veraguas" }, "Independence": { "text": "3 November 1903 (from Colombia; became independent from Spain on 28 November 1821)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 3 November (1903)" + "text": "Independence Day (Separation Day), 3 November (1903)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 October 1972; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 October 1972" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly, by the Cabinet, or by the Supreme Court of Justice; passage requires approval by one of two procedures: 1) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings and by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in a single reading without textual modifications; 2) absolute majority vote of the Assembly membership in each of three readings, followed by absolute majority vote of the next elected Assembly in each of three readings with textual modifications, and approval in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2004" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Justice" @@ -410,7 +413,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -425,22 +428,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Juan Carlos VARELA (since 1 July 2014); Vice President Isabel de SAINT MALO de Alvarado (since 1 July 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Laurentino \"Nito\" CORTIZO Cohen (since 1 July 2019); Vice President Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (since 1 July 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Juan Carlos VARELA (since 1 July 2014); Vice President Isabel de SAINT MALO de Alvarado (since 1 July 2014)" + "text": "President Laurentino \"Nito\" CORTIZO Cohen (since 1 July 2019); Vice President Jose Gabriel CARRIZO Jaen (since 1 July 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (president eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 4 May 2014; next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term; president eligible for a single non-consecutive term); election last held on 5 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Juan Carlos VARELA elected president; percent of vote - Juan Carlos VARELA (PP) 39.1%, Jose Domingo ARIAS (CD) 31.4%, Juan Carlos NAVARRO (PRD) 28.2%, other 1.3%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "an alliance between the Panamenista Party and Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) fractured after the 2014 election, but a loose coalition composed of Panamenista and moderate PRD and CD legislators generally work together to support the president’s agenda" + "text": "Laurentino \"Nito\" CORTIZO Cohen elected president; percent of vote - Laurentino CORTIZO Cohen (PRD) 33.3%, Romulo ROUX (CD) 31%, Ricardo LOMBANA (independent) 18.8%, Jose BLANDON (Panamenista Party) 10.8%, Ana Matilde GOMEZ Ruiloba (independent) 4.8%, other 1.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -448,14 +448,14 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (71 seats; 45 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - populous towns and cities - by proportional representation vote and 26 directly elected in single-seat constituencies - outlying rural districts - by plurality vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019)" + "text": "last held on 5 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRD 26, CD 25, Panamenista 16, MOLIRENA 2, PP 1, independent 1; note - only 57 deputies were officially installed because fourteen runners-up challenged the election" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRD 35, CD 18, Panamenista 8, MOLIRENA 5, independent 5; composition - men 55, women 16, percent of women 22.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 magistrates and 9 alternates and divided into civil, criminal, administrative, and general business chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -466,17 +466,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Change or CD [Ricardo MARTINELLI Berrocal] ++ Democratic Revolutionary Party or PRD [Carlos PEREZ Herrera] ++ Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement or MOLIRENA [Francisco \"Pancho\" ALEMAN] ++ Panamenista Party [Juan Carlos VARELA Rodriguez] (formerly the Arnulfista Party) ++ Popular Party or PP [Milton C. HENRIQUEZ] (formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Chamber of Commerce ++ Concertacion Nacional (mechanism for Government of Panama to formally dialogue with representatives of civil society) ++ National Council of Organized Workers or CONATO ++ National Council of Private Enterprise or CONEP ++ National Union of Construction and Similar Workers (SUNTRACS) ++ Panamanian Association of Business Executives or APEDE ++ Panamanian Industrialists Society or SIP ++ Workers Confederation of the Republic of Panama or CTRP" + "text": "Democratic Change or CD [Romulo ROUX]Democratic Revolutionary Party or PRD [Benicio ROBINSON]Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement or MOLIRENA [Francisco \"Pancho\" ALEMAN]Panamenista Party [Jose Luis \"Popi\" VARELA Rodriguez] (formerly the Arnulfista Party)Popular Party or PP [Juan Carlos ARANGO Reese] (formerly Christian Democratic Party or PDC)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BCIE, CAN (observer), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA, UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Emanuel Arturo GONZALEZ-REVILLA Lince (since 18 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Juan Ricardo DE DIANOUS HENRIQUEZ (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2862 McGill Terrace NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -488,24 +485,24 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 483-8413" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC" + "text": "Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Washington DC" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John D. FEELEY (since 15 February 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Edificio 783, Avenida Demetrio Basilio Lakas Panama, Apartado Postal 0816-02561, Zona 5, Panama City" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Panama, Unit 0945, APO AA 34002; American Embassy Panama, 9100 Panama City PL, Washington, DC 20521-9100" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant), Charge d'Affairs Roxanne CABRAL (since 9 March 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[507] 317-5000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Edificio 783, Avenida Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue, Clayton" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy Panama, Unit 0945, APO AA 34002; American Embassy Panama, 9100 Panama City PL, Washington, DC 20521-9100" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[507] 317-5568" + "text": "[507] 317-5445 (2018)" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -522,64 +519,64 @@ "text": "Jeronimo DE LA OSSA/Santos A. JORGE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1925" + "text": "note: adopted 1925" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism. Panama's transportation and logistics services sectors, along with infrastructure development projects, have boosted economic growth; however, public debt surpassed $32 billion in 2015 because of excessive government spending and public works projects. The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement was approved by Congress and signed into law in October 2011, and entered into force in October 2012. ++ ++ Growth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and is estimated to be completed by 2016 at a cost of $5.3 billion - about 10-15% of current GDP. The expansion project will more than double the Canal's capacity, enabling it to accommodate ships that are too large to traverse the existing canal. The US and China are the top users of the Canal. In 2014, Panama completed a metro system in Panama City, valued at $1.2 billion. ++ ++ Strong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second worst income distribution in Latin America. About one-fourth of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2012 poverty was reduced by 10 percentage points." + "text": "Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for more than three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Trade Zone, insurance, container ports, flagship registry, and tourism and Panama is a center for offshore banking. Panama's transportation and logistics services sectors, along with infrastructure development projects, have boosted economic growth; however, public debt surpassed $37 billion in 2016 because of excessive government spending and public works projects. The US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement was approved by Congress and signed into law in October 2011, and entered into force in October 2012. Future growth will be bolstered by the Panama Canal expansion project that began in 2007 and was completed in 2016 at a cost of $5.3 billion - about 10-15% of current GDP. The expansion project more than doubled the Canal's capacity, enabling it to accommodate high-capacity vessels such as tankers and neopanamax vessels that are too large to traverse the existing canal. The US and China are the top users of the Canal. Strong economic performance has not translated into broadly shared prosperity, as Panama has the second worst income distribution in Latin America. About one-fourth of the population lives in poverty; however, from 2006 to 2012 poverty was reduced by 10 percentage points." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$93.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $88.52 billion (2015 est.) ++ $83.69 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$104.1 billion (2017 est.) / $98.82 billion (2016 est.) / $94.12 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$55.23 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$61.84 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.8% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.) / 5% (2016 est.) / 5.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,800 (2016 est.) ++ $22,100 (2015 est.) ++ $21,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$25,400 (2017 est.) / $24,500 (2016 est.) / $23,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "41.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 37.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 39.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 36.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "45.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "10.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "43.9%" + "text": "42.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "41.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-44.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "15.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "83% (2016 est.)" + "text": "82% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,12 +586,12 @@ "text": "construction, brewing, cement and other construction materials, sugar milling" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.611 million", + "text": "1.633 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -609,230 +606,228 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "26% (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "1.1%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "40.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "38.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "51.9 (2010 est.) ++ 56.1 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$11.7 billion" + "text": "12.43 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$12.41 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.44 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "39.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 38.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "37.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.46% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.845 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.215 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$38.97 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$46.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.98 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$12.54 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $10.68 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $8.348 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.029 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$3.377 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$3.036 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.16 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$15.19 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.92 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$15.5 billion (2017 est.) / $14.7 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes the Colon Free Zone" + "text": "note: includes the Colon Free Zone" } }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 18.9%, Netherlands 16.6%, China 6.5%, Costa Rica 5.4%, India 5.1%, Vietnam 5% (2017)" + }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fruit and nuts, fish, iron and steel waste, wood" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 19.7%, Germany 13.2%, Costa Rica 7.7%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$22.08 billion (2016 est.) ++ $22.48 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$21.91 billion (2017 est.) / $20.51 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes the Colon Free Zone" + "text": "note: includes the Colon Free Zone" } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel rods, pharmaceuticals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 25.9%, China 9.6%, Mexico 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 24.4%, China 9.8%, Mexico 4.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.878 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.378 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.703 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.878 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$49.79 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$10.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.755 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$91.53 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $83.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "balboas (PAB) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "balboas (PAB) per US dollar - / 1 (2017 est.) / 1 (2016 est.) / 1 (2015 est.) / 1 (2014 est.) / 1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "93.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "81.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.708 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "99 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "139 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "30 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.4 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "38.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "61.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "136,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "146,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "66.08 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "66 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "127,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "129,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "17 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.08 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "620,436" + "text": "671,799" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "17 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.46 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "6.947 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,073,123" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "190 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "131.85 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "domestic and international facilities well-developed" + "text": "domestic and international facilities well-developed; investment from international operators; competition among operators helps reduce price of services; launch of LTE services; govt. fixed-line projects and popularity of mobile broadband connectivity see growth; Chinese company Huawei helps with G-fast technologies (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has increased rapidly" + "text": "fixed-line 17 per 100 and rapid subscribership of mobile-cellular telephone 132 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 507; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1), the MAYA-1, and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth (2015)" + "text": "country code - 507; landing points for the PAN-AM, ARCOS, SAC, AURORA, PCCS, PAC, and the MAYA-1 submarine cable systems that together provide links to the US and parts of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American Microwave System (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple privately owned TV networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations (2007)" + "text": "multiple privately owned TV networks and a government-owned educational TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; more than 100 commercial radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pa" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.873 million" + "text": "2,199,433" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "51.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.87% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "540,220" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "103" + "text": "122" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "12,018,103" + "text": "12,939,350 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "121,567,075 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "47.63 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -843,33 +838,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "57" + "text": "57 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "30 (2013)" + "text": "30 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "60" + "text": "60 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "51 (2013)" @@ -879,42 +874,25 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 128 km (2013)" + "text": "128 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "77 km" + "text": "77 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "77 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" } }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "15,137 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "6,351 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "8,786 km (2010)" - } - }, "Waterways": { "text": "800 km (includes the 82-km Panama Canal that is being widened) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "6,413" + "text": "7,860" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 2,525, cargo 1,115, carrier 27, chemical tanker 588, combination ore/oil 1, container 742, liquefied gas 205, passenger 42, passenger/cargo 51, petroleum tanker 545, refrigerated cargo 191, roll on/roll off 87, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 290" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5,157 (Albania 4, Argentina 5, Australia 4, Bahamas 6, Bangladesh 5, Belgium 1, Bermuda 27, Brazil 3, Bulgaria 6, Burma 3, Canada 6, Chile 14, China 534, Colombia 2, Croatia 2, Cuba 2, Cyprus 5, Denmark 41, Ecuador 3, Egypt 11, Finland 2, France 7, Gabon 1, Ger" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Honduras 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2,567, container ship 609, general cargo 1,325, oil tanker 798, other 2,561 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -922,16 +900,22 @@ "text": "Balboa, Colon, Cristobal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Balboa (3,232,265), Colon (2,390,976), Manzanillo (2,391,066)" + "text": "Balboa (2,905,049), Colon (3,891,209) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Panamanian Public Security Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security), comprising the National Police (PNP), National Air-Naval Service (SENAN), National Border Service (SENAFRONT) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Panamanian Public Security Forces (subordinate to the Ministry of Public Security), comprising the National Police (PNP), National Air-Naval Service (SENAN), National Border Service (SENAFRONT) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: on 10 February 1990, the government of then President Guillermo ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's National Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of \"external aggression\"" + } }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's Legislative Assembly approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the creation of a standing military force but allowing the temporary establishment of special police units to counter acts of \"external aggression\"" + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Panamanian Public Security Forces are comprised of approximately 26,000 personnel (20,000 National Police Force; 4,000 National Border Service; 2,000 National Air-Naval Service) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "Panama's security forces do not maintain heavy military equipment, instead focusing on light air transport, patrol, and surveillance capabilities; since 2010, Italy and the US have been the leading suppliers to the security forces (2019 est.)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -940,10 +924,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,593 (Colombia) (2015)" - }, - "stateless persons": { - "text": "2 (2015)" + "text": "15,614 (Colombia) (2016), 79,155 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json index d4a9cc27..106f5303 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it between themselves in 1648. Friction between the two sides caused the border to frequently fluctuate over the next two centuries, with the French eventually holding the greater portion of the island (about 57%). The cultivation of sugar cane introduced African slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern Dutch portion of the island became the independent nation of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands." + "text": "Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 to exploit its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it between themselves in 1648. Friction between the two sides caused the border to frequently fluctuate over the next two centuries, with the French eventually holding the greater portion of the island (about 61%). The cultivation of sugar cane introduced African slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848. The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s. In 2003, the populace of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern Dutch portion of the island became the independent nation of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the island of Saint Martin causing extensive damage to roads, communications, electrical power, and housing; the UN estimated that 90% of the buildings were damaged or destroyed." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "54.4 sq km" + "text": "54 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "54.4 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "NEGL" + "text": "negligible" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -43,72 +43,84 @@ "text": "temperature averages 27-29 degrees Celsius all year long; low humidity, gentle trade winds, brief, intense rain showers; hurricane season stretches from July to November" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pic du Paradis 424 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Pic du Paradis 424 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "salt" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around the capital Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "subject to hurricanes from July to November" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "freshwater supply is dependent on desalination of sea water" + "text": "excessive population pressure (increasing settlement); waste management; salinity intrusions into the main land of the island; fresh water supply is dependent on desalination of sea water; over exploitation of marine resources (reef fisheries, coral and shell); indiscriminate anchoring of boats damages coral reefs,causing underwater pollution and changes the sediment dynamics of Saint Martin's Island" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the island of Saint Martin is the smallest landmass in the world shared by two independent states, the French territory of Saint Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten" + "text": "the southern border is shared with Sint Maarten, a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "31,949 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "32,556 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), white, East Indian" + "text": "other Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia), white, East Indian" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), English, Dutch, French Patois, Spanish, Papiamento (dialect of Netherlands Antilles)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witnesses, Protestant, Hindu" + "text": "Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant, Hindu" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.38% (male 4,197/female 4,232)" + "text": "25.63% (male 4,148/female 4,197)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.43% (male 1,656/female 1,676)" + "text": "10.28% (male 1,647/female 1,701)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.87% (male 7,139/female 7,836)" + "text": "46.2% (male 7,201/female 7,841)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.67% (male 1,287/female 1,483)" + "text": "8.71% (male 1,328/female 1,508)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.65% (male 1,085/female 1,358) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.17% (male 1,305/female 1,680) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.3 years" + "text": "33.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31.3 years" + "text": "32.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, + "Population growth rate": { + "text": "0.4% (2020 est.)" + }, + "Birth rate": { + "text": "14.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Death rate": { + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "-6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" + "text": "most of the population is found along the coast, with a largest concentrations around the capital Marigot, Orleans, and Grand-Case" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -118,25 +130,54 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "Infant mortality rate": { + "total": { + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "male": { + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "female": { + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } + }, + "Life expectancy at birth": { + "total population": { + "text": "80.2 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "77 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "83.4 years (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Total fertility rate": { + "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -158,7 +199,13 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "overseas collectivity of France" + "text": "overseas collectivity of France", + "note": { + "text": "note: the only French overseas collectivity that is part of the EU" + } + }, + "Government type": { + "text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -169,68 +216,77 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: marigot is a French term referring to a body of water, a watercourse, a side-stream, or a tributary rivulet; the name likely refers to a stream at the site of the city's original founding" } }, "Independence": { "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is Schoalcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848)" + "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) 12 July (1848), as well as St. Martin's Day, 11 November (1985), which commemorates the discovery of the island by COLUMBUS on Saint Martin's Day, 11 November 1493; the latter holiday celebrated on both halves of the island" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amendment procedures of France's constitution apply" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Deputy Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Anne LAUBIES (since 8 June 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of Territorial Council Aline HANSON (since 17 April 2013)" + "text": "President of Territorial Council Daniel GIBBS (since 2 April 2017); First Vice President Valerie DAMASEAU (since 2 April 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory economic, social, and cultural council" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 17 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 26 March 2017" }, "election results": { - "text": "Aline HANSON elected president by the Territorial Council" + "text": "Daniel GIBBS (TDG) elected president; Territorial Council vote - 18 votes, 4 blank, 1 invalid" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate; election last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1; one seat (shared with Saint Barthelemy) was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 1" + "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (23 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms); Saint Martin elects 1 member to the French Senate and one member (shared with Saint Barthelemy) to the French National Assembly" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 18 and 25 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" + "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 18 and 25 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of seats by party - RRR 34.1%, Team Daniel Gibbs 2012 32%, UPP 13.3%, Saint-Martin pour tous 9.4%, other 11.2%; seats by party - NA; second round, percent of seats by party - RRR 56.9%, Team Daniel Gibbs 43.1%; seats by party - RRR 17, Team Daniel Gibbs 6" + "text": "Territorial Council - percent of vote by party (first round) - TDG 49.1%, MJP 13.7%, MVP 12.3%, HOPE 8.7%, Continuons pour Saint-Martin 6.5%, other 9.7%; seats by party - NA; percent of vote by party (second round) - TDG 64.3%, MJP 24.2%, MVP 11.5.5%; seats by party - TDG 18, MJP 4, MVP 1; composition - men 13, women 10, percent of women 43.5%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "French Senate - held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2020) French National Assembly - last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022) French Senate - 1 seat: UMP 1 French National Assembly - 1 seat: UMP 1" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Rally Responsibility Success (Rassemblement Responsabilite Reussite or RRR [Alain RICHARDSON] ++ Team Daniel Gibbs [Daniel GIBBS] ++ Union for Progress (Union Pour le Progres or UPP) [Louis-Constant FLEMING]; affiliated with UMP" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Continuons pour St. Martin [Aline HANSON]En marche vers le progres or MVP [Alain RICHARDSON]Gereration Hope or HOPE [Jules CHARVILLE]Movement for Justice and Prosperity or MJP [Louis MUSSINGTON]New Direction [Jeanne VANTERPOOL]Rally Responsibility Success (Rassemblement Responsabilite Reussite or RRR [Alain RICHARDSON]Team Daniel Gibbs 2017 or TDG [Daniel GIBBS]Union for Progress (Union Pour le Progres or UPP) [Louis-Constant FLEMING]; affiliated with UMP" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" @@ -243,19 +299,19 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"O Sweet Saint Martin's Land\"" + "text": "O Sweet Saint Martin's Land" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Gerard KEMPS" }, "note": { - "text": "the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" remains official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, \"Het Wilhelmus\" remains official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)" + "text": "note: the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" remains official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, \"Het Wilhelmus\" remains official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of Saint Martin centers on tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the US. Saint Martin is reported to have the highest per capita income in the Caribbean." + "text": "The economy of Saint Martin centers on tourism with 85% of the labor force engaged in this sector. Over one million visitors come to the island each year with most arriving through the Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten. The financial sector is also important to Saint Martin’s economy as it facilitates financial mediation for its thriving tourism sector. No significant agriculture and limited local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported, primarily from Mexico and the US. Saint Martin is reported to have one of the highest per capita income in the Caribbean. As with the rest of the Caribbean, Saint Martin’s financial sector is having to deal with losing correspondent banking relationships. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma destroyed 95% of the French side of Saint Martin. Along the coastline of Marigot, the nerve center of the economy, the storm wiped out restaurants, shops, banks and open-air markets impacting more than 36,000 inhabitants." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { "text": "$561.5 million (2005 est.)" @@ -268,10 +324,10 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1% (2000)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "15% (2000)" }, "services": { "text": "84% (2000)" @@ -284,29 +340,44 @@ "text": "17,300 (2008 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "text": "85% directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry" + "note": { + "text": "85 directly or indirectly employed in tourist industry" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude petroleum, food, manufactured items" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "72% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "89.8% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully integrated access" + "text": "fully integrated access; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes greatly to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems" + "text": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe (2009)" + "text": "country code - 590; landing points for the SMPR-1, Southern Caribbean Fiber and the SSCS submarine cables providing connectivity to numerous Caribbean islands (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 local TV station; access to about 20 radio stations, including RFO Guadeloupe radio broadcasts via repeater (2008)" + "text": "1 local TV station; access to about 20 radio stations, including RFO Guadeloupe radio broadcasts via repeater" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mf; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered" @@ -316,7 +387,7 @@ "text": "1,100" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "3.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -326,10 +397,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Transportation - note": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json index a28264c5..0d9c43b7 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/rq.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self-government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood. Economic recession on the island has led to a net population loss since about 2005, as large numbers of residents moved to the US mainland. The trend has accelerated since 2010; in 2014, Puerto Rico experienced a net population loss to the mainland of 64,000, more than double the net loss of 26,000 in 2010." + "text": "Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Christopher COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self-government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status with the US, but the results of a 2012 vote left open the possibility of American statehood. Economic recession on the island has led to a net population loss since about 2005, as large numbers of residents moved to the US mainland. The trend has accelerated since 2010; in 2014, Puerto Rico experienced a net population loss to the mainland of 64,000, more than double the net loss of 26,000 in 2010. Hurricane Maria struck the island on 20 September 2017 causing catastrophic damage, including destruction of the electrical grid that had been cripled by Hurricane Irma just two weeks before. It was the worst storm to hit the island in eight decades, and damage is estimated in the tens of billions of dollars." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "13,791 sq km" + "text": "9,104 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "8,870 sq km" + "text": "8,959 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "4,921 sq km" + "text": "145 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "261 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro de Punta 1,338 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "22% ++ arable land 6.6%; permanent crops 5.6%; permanent pasture 9.8%" + "text": "22% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.6% (2011 est.) / 5.6% (2011 est.) / 9.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "63.2%" + "text": "63.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "220 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is light" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; hurricanes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages" + "text": "soil erosion; occasional droughts cause water shortages; industrial pollution" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north" @@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,578,056 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,189,068 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,9 +105,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white 75.8%, black/African American 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3%", + "text": "white 75.8%, black/African American 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "99% of the population is Latino (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: 99% of the population is Latino" } }, "Languages": { @@ -112,137 +118,134 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.4% (male 317,875/female 304,601)" + "text": "14.22% (male 231,406/female 222,061)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.11% (male 258,956/female 245,801)" + "text": "12.78% (male 207,169/female 200,373)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.32% (male 657,713/female 713,511)" + "text": "37.73% (male 573,114/female 630,276)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.19% (male 197,379/female 238,725)" + "text": "13.5% (male 197,438/female 232,931)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "17.98% (male 276,608/female 366,887) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.77% (male 297,749/female 396,551) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "57.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "24.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "32.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.5 years" + "text": "43.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.5 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.54% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.59% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-14.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is light" + "text": "population clusters tend to be found along the coast, the largest of these is found in and around San Juan; an exception to this is a sizeable population located in the interior of the island immediately south of the capital around Caguas; most of the interior, particularly in the western half of the island, is dominated by the Cordillera Central mountains, where population density is low" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "93.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "93.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.14% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAN JUAN (capital) 2.463 million (2015)" + "text": "2.448 million SAN JUAN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "21 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.4 years" + "text": "81.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "78 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.24 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.6% of population ++ rural: 93.6% of population ++ total: 93.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.4% of population ++ rural: 6.4% of population ++ total: 6.4% of population (2001 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.06 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.3% of population ++ rural: 99.3% of population ++ total: 99.3% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.7% of population ++ rural: 0.7% of population ++ total: 0.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -254,37 +257,32 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.3%" + "text": "92.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "92.8%" + "text": "92.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "92.4% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2013)" + "text": "18 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -307,15 +305,21 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Puerto Rico" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "PR" + }, "etymology": { "text": "Christopher COLUMBUS named the island San Juan Bautista (Saint John the Baptist) and the capital city and main port Cuidad de Puerto Rico (Rich Port City); over time, however, the names were shortened and transposed and the island came to be called Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "unincorporated, organized territory of the US with commonwealth status; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President" + "text": "unincorporated organized territory of the US; policy relations between Puerto Rico and the US conducted under the jurisdiction of the Office of the President" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing commonwealth in political association with the US" + "text": "republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government", + "note": { + "text": "Note: reference Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, 2 March 1917, as amended by Public Law 600, 3 July 1950" + } }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -326,10 +330,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name dates to 1521 and the founding of the city under the name \"Ciudad de San Juan Bautista de Puerto Rico\" (City of Saint John the Baptist of Puerto Rico)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco" + "text": "none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco" }, "Independence": { "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" @@ -338,50 +345,57 @@ "text": "US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1900 (Organic Act, or Foraker Act); latest ratified 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1900 (Organic Act, or Foraker Act); latest ratified by referendum 3 March 1952, approved 3 July 1952, effective 25 July 1952" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by a concurrent resolution of at least two-thirds majority by the total Legislative Assembly membership; approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses and approval by a majority of voters in a special referendum; if passed by at least three-fourths Assembly vote, the referendum can be held concurrently with the next general election; constitutional articles such as the republican form of government or the bill of rights cannot be amended; amended 1952" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code and within the framework of the US federal system" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United States" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)" + "text": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Alejandro GARCIA Padilla (since 2 January 2013)" + "text": "Governor Wanda VAZQUEZ (since 7 August 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by governor with the consent of the Legislative Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of Puerto Rico do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held in November 2020)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of Puerto Rico do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in Democratic and Republican party presidential primary elections; governor directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { "text": "Ricardo ROSSELLO elected governor; percent of vote - Ricardo ROSSELLO (PNP) 41.8%, David BERNIER (PPD) 38.9%, Alexandra LUGARO (independent) 11.1%, Manuel CIDRE (independent) 5.7%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: on 24 July 2019, Governor Ricardo ROSSELLO announced his resignation effective 2 August 2019; as Secretary of State, Pedro PIERLUISI succeeded Governor Ricardo ROSSELLO; on 7 August 2019 the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled Pedro PIERLUISI accession was unconstitutional and Wanda VAZQUEZ is sworn in as governor" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa consists of the Senate or Senado (27 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 11 at-large members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); the House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (51 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa consists of:Senate or Senado (30 seats; 16 members directly elected in 8 2-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 14 at-large members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) House of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (51 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016); House of Representatives - last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020) House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPD 18, PNP 8, PIP 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPD 28, PNP 23" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Puerto Rico directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 4-year term as a commissioner to the US House of Representatives; the commissioner can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of commissioner last held on 6 November 2012 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNP 21, PPD 7, PIP 1, Independent 1; composition - men 23, women 7, percent of women 23.3% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PNP 34, PPD 16, PIP 1; composition - men 11, women 4, percent of women 26.7%; total Legislative Assembly percent of women 16% note: Puerto Rico directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 4-year term as a commissioner to the US House of Representatives; the commissioner can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House but not when legislation is submitted for a 'full floor' House vote; election of commissioner last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2022)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 8 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -392,16 +406,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Democratic Party [Roberto PRATS] ++ National Republican Party of Puerto Rico [Carlos MENDEZ] ++ New Progressive Party or PNP [Pedro PIERLUISI] (pro-US statehood) ++ Popular Democratic Party or PPD [Alejandro Garcia PADILLA] (pro-commonwealth) ++ Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP [Ruben BERRIOS Martinez] (pro-independence)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Boricua Popular Army or EPB (a revolutionary group also known as Los Macheteros)" + "text": "National Democratic Party [Charlie RODRIGUEZ]National Republican Party of Puerto Rico [Jenniffer GONZALEZ]New Progressive Party or PNP [Ricardo ROSSELLO] (pro-US statehood)Popular Democratic Party or PPD [Alejandro GARCIA Padillo] (pro-commonwealth)Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP [Ruben BERRIOS Martinez] (pro-independence)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AOSIS (observer), Caricom (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU (NGOs)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)" @@ -409,7 +422,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "five equal horizontal bands of red (top, center, and bottom) alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; the white star symbolizes Puerto Rico; the three sides of the triangle signify the executive, legislative and judicial parts of the government; blue stands for the sky and the coastal waters; red symbolizes the blood shed by warriors, while white represents liberty, victory, and peace", "note": { - "text": "design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" + "text": "note: design initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag, with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -423,61 +436,61 @@ "text": "Manuel Fernandez JUNCOS/Felix Astol ARTES" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1952, lyrics adopted 1977; the local anthem's name is a reference to the indigenous name of the island, Borinquen; the music was originally composed as a dance in 1867 and gained popularity in the early 20th century; there is some evidence that the music was written by Francisco RAMIREZ; as a commonwealth of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" + "text": "note: music adopted 1952, lyrics adopted 1977; the local anthem's name is a reference to the indigenous name of the island, Borinquen; the music was originally composed as a dance in 1867 and gained popularity in the early 20th century; there is some evidence that the music was written by Francisco RAMIREZ; as a commonwealth of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Puerto Rico had one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region until 2006; however, growth has been negative for each of the last nine years. The downturn coincided with the phaseout of tax preferences that had led US firms to invest heavily in the Commonwealth since the 1950s, and a steep rise in the price of oil, which generates most of the island's electricity. ++ ++ Diminished job opportunities prompted a sharp rise in outmigration, as many Puerto Ricans sought jobs on the US mainland. Unemployment reached 16% in 2011, but declined to 13.7% in December 2014. US minimum wage laws apply in Puerto Rico, hampering job expansion. Per capita income is about half that of the US mainland. ++ ++ The industrial sector greatly exceeds agriculture as the locus of economic activity and income. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income with estimated arrivals of more than 3.6 million tourists in 2008. Puerto Rico's merchandise trade surplus is exceptionally strong, with exports nearly 50% greater than imports, and its current account surplus about 10% of GDP. ++ ++ Closing the budget deficit while restoring economic growth and employment remain the central concerns of the government. The gap between revenues and expenditures narrowed to 0.2% of GDP in 2014, although analysts believe that not all expenditures have been accounted for in the budget and a better accounting of costs would yield an overall deficit of roughly 5% of GDP in 2014. Public debt rose to 105% of GDP in 2015, about $17,000 per person, or nearly three times the per capita debt of the State of Connecticut, the highest in the US. Much of that debt was issued by state-run schools and public corporations, including water and electric utilities. In June 2015, Governor Alejandro GARCIA Padilla announced that the island could not pay back at least $73 billion in debt and that it would seek a deal with its creditors." + "text": "Puerto Rico had one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region until 2006; however, growth has been negative for each of the last 11 years. The downturn coincided with the phaseout of tax preferences that had led US firms to invest heavily in the Commonwealth since the 1950s, and a steep rise in the price of oil, which generates most of the island's electricity. Diminished job opportunities prompted a sharp rise in outmigration, as many Puerto Ricans sought jobs on the US mainland. Unemployment reached 16% in 2011, but declined to 11.5% in December 2017. US minimum wage laws apply in Puerto Rico, hampering job expansion. Per capita income is about two-thirds that of the US mainland. The industrial sector greatly exceeds agriculture as the locus of economic activity and income. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income with estimated arrivals of more than 3.6 million tourists in 2008. Puerto Rico's merchandise trade surplus is exceptionally strong, with exports nearly 50% greater than imports, and its current account surplus about 10% of GDP. Closing the budget deficit while restoring economic growth and employment remain the central concerns of the government. The gap between revenues and expenditures amounted to 0.6% of GDP in 2016, although analysts believe that not all expenditures have been accounted for in the budget and a better accounting of costs would yield an overall deficit of roughly 5% of GDP. Public debt remained steady at 92.5% of GDP in 2017, about $17,000 per person, or nearly three times the per capita debt of the State of Connecticut, the highest in the US. Much of that debt was issued by state-run schools and public corporations, including water and electric utilities. In June 2015, Governor Alejandro GARCIA Padilla announced that the island could not pay back at least $73 billion in debt and that it would seek a deal with its creditors. Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico square on in September 2017, causing electrical power outages to 90% of the territory, as well as extensive loss of housing and infrastructure and contamination of potable water. Despite massive efforts, more than 40% of the territory remained without electricity as of yearend 2017. As a result of the destruction, many Puerto Ricans have emigrated to the US mainland." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$131 billion (2016 est.) ++ $133.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $133.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$130 billion (2017 est.) / $133.1 billion (2016 est.) / $134.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$100.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$104.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.) ++ -1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.4% (2017 est.) / -1.3% (2016 est.) / -1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,700 (2016 est.) ++ $38,400 (2015 est.) ++ $37,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39,400 (2017 est.) / $39,000 (2016 est.) / $38,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.7%" + "text": "87.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "116%" + "text": "117.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-131.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-129.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "50.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -487,10 +500,10 @@ "text": "pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.139 million (December 2014 est)" + "text": "1.139 million (December 2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -504,178 +517,193 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13.7% (December 2014 est.) ++ 15% (December 2013 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (2017 est.) / 11.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.086 billion" + "text": "9.268 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.684 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.974 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "92.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 96.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "51.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 50.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.) / -0.3% (2016 est.)" }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$0 (2017 est.) / $0 (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$70.41 billion (2016 est.) ++ $71.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$73.17 billion (2017 est.) / $73.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$47.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $49.71 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$49.01 billion (2017 est.) / $48.86 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) ++ $52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)" + "text": "$56.82 billion (31 December 2010 est.) / $52.98 billion (31 December 2009 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "20 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.95 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "19 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.48 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.294 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "96.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "94% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "133,700 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "98,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "6,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "150,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "127,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "1.663 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.303 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.663 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.303 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "19 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.85 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "813,106" + "text": "758,869" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.42 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.205 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,724,680" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "89 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "114.95 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system integrated with that of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed data capability" + "text": "modern system integrated with that of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed data capability; havoc caused by hurricane Maria in 2017 and earthquake in 2020, has left the island lagging behind the mainland US both economically and technologically; competition among network operators helps with growth; availability of LTE coverage increasing to 90%; operators expanding and securing 600 MHz spectrum, LTE reach and launching services based on 5G to majority of the population (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services" + "text": "digital telephone system; mobile-cellular services; fixed-line 23 per 100 and mobile-cellular 115 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-787, 939; submarine cables provide connectivity to the US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-787, 939; landing points for the GTMO-PR, AMX-1, BRUSA, GCN, PCCS, SAm-1, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Americas-II, Antillas, ARCOS, SMPR-1, and Taino-Carib submarine cables providing connectivity to the mainland US, Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "more than 30 TV stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations (2007)" + "text": "more than 30 TV stations operating; cable TV subscription services are available; roughly 125 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.86 million" + "text": "2,326,006" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "79.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70.6% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "609,027" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "18 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -685,33 +713,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "10 (2013)" @@ -727,7 +755,7 @@ "text": "Ensenada Honda, Mayaguez, Playa de Guayanilla, Playa de Ponce, San Juan" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "San Juan (1,484,595)" + "text": "San Juan (1,210,503) (2015)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Guayanilla Bay" @@ -735,8 +763,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; paramilitary National Guard, Police Force" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; National Guard, State Guard, Police Force" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the US" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json index d917ee14..23f34588 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British began settlement in 1623. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a referendum on Nevis to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority vote needed. Nevis continues in its efforts to separate from Saint Kitts." + "text": "Carib Indians occupied the islands of the West Indies for hundreds of years before the British and French began settlement in 1623. During the course of 17th century, Saint Kitts became the premier base for English and French expansion into the Caribbean. The French ceded the territory to the UK in 1713. At the turn of the 18th century, Saint Kitts was the richest British Crown Colony per capita in the Caribbean, a result of the sugar trade. Although small in size and separated by only 3 km (2 mi) of water, Saint Kitts and Nevis were viewed and governed as different states until the late-19th century, when the British forcibly unified them along with the island of Anguilla. In 1967, the island territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became an associated state of the UK with full internal autonomy. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. The remaining islands achieved independence in 1983 as Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1998, a referendum on Nevis to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority vote needed." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "volcanic with mountainous interiors" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.1% ++ arable land 19.2%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 3.5%" + "text": "23.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "19.2% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.) / 3.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "42.3%" + "text": "42.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "34.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "8 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "hurricanes (July to October)" + "text": "hurricanes (July to October)\nvolcanism: Mount Liamuiga (1,156 m) on Saint Kitts, and Nevis Peak (985 m) on Nevis, are both volcanoes that are part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles, which extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion and silting affects marine life on coral reefs; water pollution from uncontrolled dumping of sewage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,12 +100,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "smallest country in the Americas and Western Hemisphere; with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island" + "text": "smallest country in the Western Hemisphere both in terms of area and population; with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a 3-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "52,329 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "53,821 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,74 +116,74 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese" + "text": "African descent 92.5%, mixed 3%, white 2.1%, East Indian 1.5%, other .6%, unspecified .3% (2001 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic" + "text": "Protestant 74.4% (includes Anglican 20.6%, Methodist 19.1%, Pentecostal 8.2%, Church of God 6.8%, Moravian 5.5%, Baptist 4.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 4.7%, Evangelical 2.6%, Bretheren 1.8%, other .3%), Roman Catholic 6.7%, Rastafarian 1.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 7.6%, none 5.2%, unspecified 3.2% (2001 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.61% (male 5,408/female 5,379)" + "text": "19.87% (male 5,357/female 5,336)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.82% (male 3,767/female 3,987)" + "text": "13.46% (male 3,504/female 3,741)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.85% (male 12,028/female 11,443)" + "text": "43.64% (male 12,010/female 11,477)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.38% (male 2,972/female 2,983)" + "text": "13.03% (male 3,527/female 3,485)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.34% (male 2,000/female 2,362) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10% (male 2,540/female 2,844) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.5 years" + "text": "36.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "34.7 years" + "text": "36.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "34.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.75% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.67% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population clusters are found in the small towns located on the periphery of both islands" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "32% of total population (2015)" + "text": "30.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.92% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BASSETERRE (capital) 14,000 (2014)" + "text": "14,000 BASSETERRE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" @@ -189,86 +192,95 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.7 years" + "text": "76.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.3 years" + "text": "74.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.3% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 98.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.7% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.7% of population (2015 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.68 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87.3% of population ++ rural: 87.3% of population ++ total: 87.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 12.7% of population (2007 est.)" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12.7% of population ++ rural: 12.7% of population ++ total: 12.7% of population (2007 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.7% of population (2007 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "12.7% of population (2007 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.5% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<200 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.4% (2014)" + "text": "22.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2007)" + "text": "2.6% of GDP (2015)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "1,619 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -285,10 +297,13 @@ }, "etymology": { "text": "Saint Kitts was, and still is, referred to as Saint Christopher and this name was well established by the 17th century (although who first applied the name is unclear); in the 17th century a common nickname for Christopher was Kit or Kitt, so the island began to be referred to as \"Saint Kitt's Island\" or just \"Saint Kitts\"; Nevis is derived from the original Spanish name \"Nuestra Senora de las Nieves\" (Our Lady of the Snows) and refers to the white halo of clouds that generally wreathes Nevis Peak" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Nevis is pronounced neevis" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "federal parliamentary democracy (National Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -299,6 +314,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the French name translates as \"low land\" in English; the reference is to the city's low-lying location within a valley, as well as to the fact that the city is on the leeward (downwind) part of the island, and is thus a safe anchorage" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -311,7 +329,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 19 September (1983)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest presented 22 June 1983, effective 23 June 1983 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest presented 22 June 1983, effective 23 June 1983" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership and assent of the governor general; amendments to constitutional provisions such as the sovereignty of the federation, fundamental rights and freedoms, the judiciary, and the Nevis Island Assembly also require approval in a referendum by at least two thirds of the votes cast in Saint Kitts and in Nevis" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -323,7 +346,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -352,38 +375,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (14 seats; 11 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 3 appointed by the governor general; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (14 or 15 seats, depending on inclusion of attorney general; 11 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 3 appointed by the governor general - 2 on the advice of the prime minister and the third on the advice of the opposition leader; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 16 February 2015 (next to be held by 2020)" + "text": "last held on 5 June 2020 (next to be held on 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAM 4, SKNLP 3, CCM 2, PLP 1, NRP 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Team Unity (PAM, CCM,PLP) 56.4%, SKNLP 34.5%, NRP 9%; seats by party - PAM 4, SKNLP 2, CCM 3, PLP 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, which includes Saint Kitts and Nevis; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 2 High Court judges reside on Saint Kitts and Nevis; note - the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in 2003 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal on Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 assigned to Saint Kitts and Nevis; note - the ECSC in 2003 replaced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) as the final court of appeal on Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Kitts and Nevis is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" + "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY] ++ Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY] ++ People's Action Movement or PAM [Shawn RICHARDS] ++ People's Labour Party or PLP [Timothy HARRIS] ++ Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Mark BRANTLEY]Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]People's Action Movement or PAM [Shawn RICHARDS]People's Labour Party or PLP [Dr. Timothy HARRIS]Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Thelma Patricia PHILLIP-BROWNE (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Dr. Thelma Patricia PHILLIP-BROWNE (since 28 January 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" @@ -405,74 +425,74 @@ "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red; green signifies the island's fertility, red symbolizes the struggles of the people from slavery, yellow denotes year-round sunshine, and black represents the African heritage of the people; the white stars stand for the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, but can also express hope and liberty, or independence and optimism" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "brown pelican, Royal Poinciana (Flamboyant) tree; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white" + "text": "brown pelican, royal poinciana (flamboyant) tree; national colors: green, yellow, red, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Oh Land of Beauty!\"" + "text": "Oh Land of Beauty!" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Kenrick Anderson GEORGES" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1983" + "text": "note: adopted 1983" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s, tourism has replaced sugar as the economy’s traditional mainstay. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in 2009-2013, and the economy returned to growth only in 2014. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, St. Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand. ++ ++ Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. The government has made notable progress in reducing its public debt, from 154% of GDP in 2011 to 83% in 2013, although it still faces one of the highest levels in the world, largely attributable to public enterprise losses." + "text": "The economy of Saint Kitts and Nevis depends on tourism; since the 1970s, tourism has replaced sugar as the economy’s traditional mainstay. Roughly 200,000 tourists visited the islands in 2009, but reduced tourism arrivals and foreign investment led to an economic contraction in the 2009-2013 period, and the economy returned to growth only in 2014. Like other tourist destinations in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to damage from natural disasters and shifts in tourism demand. Following the 2005 harvest, the government closed the sugar industry after several decades of losses. To compensate for lost jobs, the government has embarked on a program to diversify the agricultural sector and to stimulate other sectors of the economy, such as export-oriented manufacturing and offshore banking. The government has made notable progress in reducing its public debt, from 154% of GDP in 2011 to 83% in 2013, although it still faces one of the highest levels in the world, largely attributable to public enterprise losses. Saint Kitts and Nevis is among other countries in the Caribbean that supplement their economic activity through economic citizenship programs, whereby foreigners can obtain citizenship from Saint Kitts and Nevis by investing there." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.427 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.378 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.313 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.55 billion (2017 est.) / $1.518 billion (2016 est.) / $1.476 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$955 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$964 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 2.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,500 (2016 est.) ++ $24,600 (2015 est.) ++ $23,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$28,200 (2017 est.) / $27,600 (2016 est.) / $27,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.7%" + "text": "41.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "25.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "30.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "34%" + "text": "62.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-60.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "30% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "71.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -482,7 +502,7 @@ "text": "tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "18,170 (June 1995 est.)" @@ -491,196 +511,197 @@ "text": "4.5% (1997)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$370.4 million" + "text": "307 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$333.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "291.1 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "83% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 144% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "62.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 61.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -2.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2008)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$250.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $231.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.222 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.121 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$777.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $740.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$598.4 million (31 December 2011) ++ $598.4 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $623.9 million (31 December 2010)" + "text": "0% (2017 est.) / -0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$164 million (2016 est.) ++ -$112 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$97 million (2017 est.) / -$102 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$60.7 million (2016 est.) ++ $61.3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$57.4 million (2017 est.) / $53.9 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 49.6%, Poland 15.2%, Turkey 11.6% (2016)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 44.4%, Poland 14.6%, Bangladesh 10.1%, Azerbaijan 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$244.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $240.3 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$335.3 million (2017 est.) / $307.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, manufactures, food, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 37.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 22.7%, Barbados 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 56.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.8%, Cyprus 6.2%, Japan 4% (2016)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$365.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $320.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$187.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $168.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$201.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $187.9 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "208 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "193.4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "64,200 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "64,200 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "94% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,900 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,907 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,743 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "248,100 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,748" + "text": "17,766" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "38 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.23 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "73,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "78,970" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "141 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "147.71 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good interisland and international connections" + "text": "good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes greatly to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "interisland links via ECFS; construction of enhanced wireless infrastructure launched in November 2004; fixed-line teledensity about 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 140 per 100 persons" + "text": "interisland links via ECFS; fixed-line teledensity about 33 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 148 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-869; connected internationally by the East ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-869; landing points for the ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber and the SSCS submarine cables providing connectivity for numerous Caribbean Islands (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the government operates a national TV network that broadcasts on 2 channels; cable subscription services provide access to local and international channels; the government operates a national radio network; a mix of government-owned and privately owned br (2007)" + "text": "the government operates a national TV network that broadcasts on 2 channels; cable subscription services provide access to local and international channels; the government operates a national radio network; a mix of government-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate roughly 15 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "39,000" + "text": "42,852" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "75.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.71% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "16,400" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -693,18 +714,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "50 km" + "text": "50 km (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts for tourists (2008)" @@ -712,10 +733,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "383 km" + "text": "383 km (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "163 km" + "text": "163 km (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "220 km (2002)" @@ -723,13 +744,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "152" + "text": "218" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 16, cargo 81, chemical tanker 4, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, liquefied gas 3, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 27, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "73 (Belgium 1, China 1, Egypt 1, Greece 2, India 2, Japan 2, Malaysia 1, Norway 3, Pakistan 1, Russia 13, Singapore 10, Turkey 18, UAE 8, UK 1, Ukraine 8, US 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 3, container ship 3, general cargo 31, oil tanker 51, other 130 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -739,7 +757,7 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Security, Labour, Immigration, and Social Security: Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (2013)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json index 263123c3..e02aef27 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/sk.json @@ -1,459 +1,2 @@ { - "Introduction": { - "Background": { - "text": "Although sighted by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and began exploiting its salt deposits. The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch. The Spanish finally relinquished the island of Saint Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648. The establishment of cotton, tobacco, and sugar plantations dramatically expanded African slavery on the island in the 18th and 19th centuries; the practice was not abolished in the Dutch half until 1863. The island's economy declined until 1939 when it became a free port; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded beginning in the 1950s. In 1954, Sint Maarten and several other Dutch Caribbean possessions became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands as the Netherlands Antilles. In a 2000 referendum, the citizens of Sint Maarten voted to become a self-governing country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The change in status became effective in October of 2010 with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles." - } - }, - "Geography": { - "Location": { - "text": "Caribbean, located in the Leeward Islands (northern) group; Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean Sea; Sint Maarten lies east of the US Virgin Islands" - }, - "Geographic coordinates": { - "text": "18 4 N, 63 4 W" - }, - "Map references": { - "text": "Central America and the Caribbean" - }, - "Area": { - "total": { - "text": "34 sq km" - }, - "land": { - "text": "34 sq km" - }, - "water": { - "text": "0 sq km" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin" - } - }, - "Area - comparative": { - "text": "one-fifth the size of Washington, DC" - }, - "Land boundaries": { - "total": { - "text": "16 km" - }, - "border countries": { - "text": "Saint Martin (France) 16 km" - } - }, - "Coastline": { - "text": "58.9 km (for entire island)" - }, - "Maritime claims": { - "territorial sea": { - "text": "12 nm" - }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "12 nm" - } - }, - "Climate": { - "text": "tropical marine climate, ameliorated by northeast trade winds, results in moderate temperatures; average rainfall of 150 cm/year; hurricane season stretches from July to November" - }, - "Terrain": { - "text": "low, hilly terrain, volcanic origin" - }, - "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Flagstaff 386 m" - } - }, - "Natural resources": { - "text": "fish, salt" - }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac" - }, - "Natural hazards": { - "text": "subject to hurricanes from July to November" - }, - "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Geography - note": { - "text": "the northern border is shared with the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin; together, these two entities make up the smallest landmass in the world shared by two self-governing states" - } - }, - "People and Society": { - "Population": { - "text": "41,486 (July 2016 est.)" - }, - "Languages": { - "text": "English (official) 67.5%, Spanish 12.9%, Creole 8.2%, Dutch (official) 4.2%, Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 2.2%, French 1.5%, other 3.5% (2001 census)" - }, - "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 41.9% (Pentecostal 14.7%, Methodist 10.0%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.6%, Baptist 4.7%, Anglican 3.1%, other Protestant 2.8%), Roman Catholic 33.1%, Hindu 5.2%, Christian 4.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, Evangelical 1.4%, Muslim/Jewish 1.1%, other 1.3% (includes Buddhist, Sikh, Rastafarian), none 7.9%, no response 2.4% (2011 est.)" - }, - "Age structure": { - "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.45% (male 4,000/female 3,655)" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.26% (male 3,127/female 3,204)" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.6% (male 8,628/female 9,045)" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "15.37% (male 3,057/female 3,319)" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.32% (male 1,667/female 1,784) (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Median age": { - "total": { - "text": "40.7 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "39.8 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "41.7 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.44% (2016 est.)" - }, - "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Death rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Net migration rate": { - "text": "6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Population distribution": { - "text": "most populous areas are Lower Prince's Quarter (north of Philipsburg), followed closely by Cul de Sac" - }, - "Urbanization": { - "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" - }, - "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" - } - }, - "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PHILIPSBURG (capital) 1,327 (2011)" - }, - "Sex ratio": { - "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Infant mortality rate": { - "total": { - "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "male": { - "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "female": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Life expectancy at birth": { - "total population": { - "text": "78.1 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "75.8 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "80.6 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.06 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - } - }, - "Government": { - "Country name": { - "Dutch long form": { - "text": "Land Sint Maarten" - }, - "Dutch short form": { - "text": "Sint Maarten" - }, - "English long form": { - "text": "Country of Sint Maarten" - }, - "English short form": { - "text": "Sint Maarten" - }, - "former": { - "text": "Netherlands Antilles; Curacao and Dependencies" - }, - "etymology": { - "text": "explorer Christopher COLUMBUS named the island after Saint MARTIN of Tours because the 11 November 1493 day of discovery was the saint's feast day" - } - }, - "Dependency status": { - "text": "constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 2010; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs" - }, - "Government type": { - "text": "" - }, - "Capital": { - "name": { - "text": "Philipsburg" - }, - "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "18 1 N, 63 2 W" - }, - "time difference": { - "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - } - }, - "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)", - "note": { - "text": "Sint Maarten is one of four constituent parts (countries) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three parts are the Netherlands, Aruba, and Curacao" - } - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967)" - }, - "Constitution": { - "text": "Staatsregeling, 10 October 2010; revised Kingdom Charter pending previous 1947, 1955; latest adopted 21 July 2010, entered into force 10 October 2010 (regulates governance of Sint Maarten but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - in October 2010, with the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Maarten became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands" - }, - "Legal system": { - "text": "based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence" - }, - "Citizenship": { - "text": "see the Netherlands" - }, - "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" - }, - "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Eugene HOLIDAY (since 10 October 2010)" - }, - "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister William MARLIN (since 19 November 2015)" - }, - "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the governor-general" - }, - "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the legislature" - } - }, - "Legislative branch": { - "description": { - "text": "unicameral Estates of Sint Maarten or Staten (15 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "elections": { - "text": "last held 26 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - UPP 28.5%, National Alliance 26.1%, US Party 19.3%, Democratic Party 12.5%; seats by party - National Alliance 5, UPP 5, US Party 3, Democratic Party 2" - } - }, - "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatitus, and Saba or \"Joint Court of Justice\" (consists of the presiding judge, other members, and their substitutes); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court, in The Hague, Netherlands; note - prior to 2010, the Joint Court of Justice was the Common Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba" - }, - "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Joint Court judges appointed by the monarch for life" - }, - "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts in First Instance" - } - }, - "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Concordia Political Alliance or CPA [Jeffery RICHARDSON] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS] ++ National Alliance or NA [William MARLIN] ++ United People's Party or UPP [Theodore HEYLIGER] ++ United Sint Maarten Party or US Party [Frans RICHARDSON]" - }, - "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)" - }, - "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Sint Maarten; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Sint Maarten" - }, - "Flag description": { - "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and blue with a white isosceles triangle based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays the Sint Maarten coat of arms; the arms consist of an orange-bordered blue shield prominently displaying the white court house in Philipsburg, as well as a bouquet of yellow sage (the national flower) in the upper left, and the silhouette of a Dutch-French friendship monument in the upper right; the shield is surmounted by a yellow rising sun in front of which is a brown pelican in flight; a yellow scroll below the shield bears the motto: SEMPER PROGREDIENS (Always Progressing); the three main colors are identical to those on the Dutch flag", - "note": { - "text": "the flag somewhat resembles that of the Philippines, but with the main red and blue bands reversed; the banner more closely evokes the wartime Philippine flag" - } - }, - "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "brown pelican, yellow sage (flower); national colors: red, white, blue" - }, - "National anthem": { - "name": { - "text": "\"O Sweet Saint Martin's Land\"" - }, - "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Gerard KEMPS" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the song, written in 1958, is used as an unofficial anthem for the entire island (both French and Dutch sides); as a collectivity of France, in addition to the local anthem, \"La Marseillaise\" is official on the French side (see France); as a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in addition to the local anthem, \"Het Wilhelmus\" is official on the Dutch side (see Netherlands)" - } - } - }, - "Economy": { - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of Sint Maarten centers around tourism with nearly four-fifths of the labor force engaged in this sector. Nearly 1.8 million visitors came to the island by cruise ship and roughly 500,000 visitors arrived through Princess Juliana International Airport in 2013. Cruise ships and yachts also call on Sint Maarten's numerous ports and harbors. Limited agriculture and local fishing means that almost all food must be imported. Energy resources and manufactured goods are also imported. Sint Maarten had the highest per capita income among the five islands that formerly comprised the Netherlands Antilles." - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$365.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $353.5 million (2013 est.) ++ $339.6 million (2012 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "datar are in 2014 US dollars" - } - }, - "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$304.1 billion (2014 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.9% (2012 est.)" - }, - "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$66,800 (2014 est.) ++ $65,500 (2013 est.) ++ $63,900 (2012 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2015 US dollars" - } - }, - "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "0.4%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "18.3%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "81.3% (2008 est.)" - } - }, - "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sugar" - }, - "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, light industry" - }, - "Labor force": { - "text": "23,200 (2008 est.)" - }, - "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "15.2%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "83.7% (2008 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12% (2012 est.) ++ 10.6% (2008 est.)" - }, - "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4% (2012 est.) ++ 0.7% (2009 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "sugar" - }, - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Netherlands Antillean guilders (ANG) per US dollar - ++ 1.79 (2014 est.) ++ 1.79 (2013) ++ 1.79 (2012) ++ 1.79 (2011)" - } - }, - "Energy": { - "Electricity - production": { - "text": "304.3 million kWh (2008 est.)" - } - }, - "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { - "general assessment": { - "text": "generally adequate facilities" - }, - "domestic": { - "text": "extensive interisland microwave radio relay links" - }, - "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-721; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the Americas-2 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Central America, parts of South America and the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atla (2010)" - } - }, - "Internet country code": { - "text": ".sx; note - IANA has designated .sx for Sint Maarten, but has not yet assigned it to a sponsoring organization" - } - }, - "Transportation": { - "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" - }, - "Airports - with paved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2012)" - } - }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "53 km" - } - }, - "Ports and terminals": { - "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Philipsburg" - }, - "oil terminals": { - "text": "Coles Bay oil terminal" - } - } - }, - "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces (2012)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" - } - } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json index f8b1cba0..9adde17a 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/st.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. Self-government was granted in 1967 and independence in 1979." + "text": "The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries and burgeoning sugar industry, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814 and became part of the British Windward Islands colony. Even after the abolition of slavery on its plantations in 1834, Saint Lucia remained an agricultural island, dedicated to producing tropical commodity crops. In the mid-20th century, Saint Lucia joined the West Indies Federation (1958–1962) and in 1967 became one of the six members of the West Indies Associated States, with internal self-government. In 1979, Saint Lucia gained full independence." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "volcanic and mountainous with broad, fertile valleys" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Gimie 950 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Gimie 948 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "17.4% ++ arable land 4.9%; permanent crops 11.5%; permanent pasture 1%" + "text": "17.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.9% (2011 est.) / 11.5% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "77%" + "text": "77% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "5.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,11 +82,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "30 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "hurricanes; volcanic activity" + "text": "hurricanes\nvolcanism: Mount Gimie (948 m), also known as Qualibou, is a caldera on the west of the island; the iconic twin pyramidal peaks of Gros Piton (771 m) and Petit Piton (743 m) are lava dome remnants associated with the Soufriere volcano; there have been no historical magmatic eruptions, but a minor steam eruption in 1766 spread a thin layer of ash over a wide area; Saint Lucia is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation; soil erosion, particularly in the northern region" @@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "164,464 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "166,487 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -123,71 +126,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.35% (male 17,225/female 16,237)" + "text": "19.24% (male 16,484/female 15,546)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.88% (male 13,257/female 12,867)" + "text": "13.6% (male 11,475/female 11,165)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.97% (male 33,974/female 36,697)" + "text": "42.83% (male 34,436/female 36,868)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.58% (male 7,278/female 8,478)" + "text": "11.23% (male 8,624/female 10,075)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.22% (male 8,352/female 10,099) (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.1% (male 9,894/female 11,920) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.3%" + "text": "39.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "34.1%" + "text": "25" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "14.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.2 years" + "text": "36.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33 years" + "text": "35.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "35.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.33% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.29% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on the periphery of the island, with a larger concentration in the north around the capital of Castries" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "18.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "18.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.89% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CASTRIES (capital) 22,000 (2014)" + "text": "22,000 CASTRIES (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -209,105 +212,109 @@ "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "48 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "117 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.8 years" + "text": "78.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75 years" + "text": "75.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.11 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "55.5% (2011/12)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 95.6% of population ++ total: 96.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 4.4% of population ++ total: 3.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.64 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.7% of population ++ rural: 91.9% of population ++ total: 90.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.3% of population ++ rural: 8.1% of population ++ total: 9.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.6% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<1000 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27% (2014)" + "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "2.8% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2018)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2007)" + "text": "13 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "46.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "42.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "35.2% (2007 est.)" + "text": "51% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -320,11 +327,14 @@ "text": "Saint Lucia" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named after Saint LUCY of Syracuse by French sailors who were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December 1502, the saint's feast day" + "text": "named after Saint LUCY of Syracuse by French sailors who were shipwrecked on the island on 13 December 1502, the saint's feast day; Saint Lucia is the only country named specifically after a woman" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced saynt-looshya" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -335,6 +345,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: in 1785, the village of Carenage was renamed Castries, after Charles Eugene Gabriel de La Croix de Castries (1727-1801), who was then the French Minister of the Navy and Colonies" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -347,7 +360,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 22 February (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979; note - in mid-2015, an amendment was proposed to replace the London-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice as the country's highest appellate court (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1958, 1960 (preindependence); latest presented 20 December 1978, effective 22 February 1979" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Assembly membership in the final reading and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to various constitutional sections, such as those on fundamental rights and freedoms, government finances, the judiciary, and procedures for amending the constitution, require at least three-quarters majority vote by the House and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments approved by the House but rejected by the Senate require a majority of votes cast in a referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -359,7 +377,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Lucia" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -374,7 +392,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Pearlette LOUISY (since September 1997)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Neville CENAC (since 12 January 2018)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Allen CHASTANET (since 7 June 2016)" @@ -388,41 +406,38 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; 6 members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 upon consultation with religious, economic, and social groups; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (11 seats; 6 members appointed on the advice of the prime minister, 3 on the advice of the leader of the opposition, and 2 upon consultation with religious, economic, and social groups; members serve 5-year terms) House of Assembly (17 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Assembly - last held on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 12 July 2016 (next in 2021) House of Assembly - last held on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP 54.8%, SLP 44.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 8, women 3, percent of women 27.3% House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - UWP 54.8%, SLP 44.1%, other 1.1%; seats by party - UWP 11, SLP 6; composition - men 14, women 3, percent of women 17.6%; note - total Parliament percent of women 21.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 3 High Court judges reside on Saint Lucia; note - Saint Lucia is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states with 4 on Saint Lucia; Saint Lucia is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" + "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrate's court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Lucian People's Movement or LPM [Therold PRUDENT] ++ Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Kenny ANTHONY] ++ United Workers Party or UWP [Allen CHASTANET]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Lucian People's Movement or LPM [Therold PRUDENT]Saint Lucia Labor Party or SLP [Philip J. PIERRE]United Workers Party or UWP [Allen CHASTANET]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OIF, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Elizabeth Darius CLARKE (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Anton Edsel EDMUNDS (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" + "text": "1628 K Street NW, Suite 1250, Washington, DC 20006" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 364-6792 through 6795" @@ -445,70 +460,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia\"" + "text": "Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Charles JESSE/Leton Felix THOMAS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1967" + "text": "note: adopted 1967" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia's once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition. ++ ++ Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. Furthermore, high public debt - 77% of GDP in 2012 - and high debt servicing obligations constrain the ANTHONY administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks. ++ ++ St. Lucia has experienced anemic growth since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, largely because of a slowdown in tourism - airlines cut back on their routes to St. Lucia in 2012. Also, St. Lucia introduced a value added tax in 2012 of 15%, becoming the last country in the Eastern Caribbean to do so. In 2013, the government introduced a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council to address St. Lucia's high public wages and lack of productivity." + "text": "The island nation has been able to attract foreign business and investment, especially in its offshore banking and tourism industries. Tourism is Saint Lucia's main source of jobs and income - accounting for 65% of GDP - and the island's main source of foreign exchange earnings. The manufacturing sector is the most diverse in the Eastern Caribbean area. Crops such as bananas, mangos, and avocados continue to be grown for export, but St. Lucia's once solid banana industry has been devastated by strong competition. Saint Lucia is vulnerable to a variety of external shocks, including volatile tourism receipts, natural disasters, and dependence on foreign oil. Furthermore, high public debt - 77% of GDP in 2012 - and high debt servicing obligations constrain the CHASTANET administration's ability to respond to adverse external shocks. St. Lucia has experienced anemic growth since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2008, largely because of a slowdown in tourism - airlines cut back on their routes to St. Lucia in 2012. Also, St. Lucia introduced a value added tax in 2012 of 15%, becoming the last country in the Eastern Caribbean to do so. In 2013, the government introduced a National Competitiveness and Productivity Council to address St. Lucia's high public wages and lack of productivity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.083 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.052 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.004 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.542 billion (2017 est.) / $2.469 billion (2016 est.) / $2.388 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.439 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.686 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.) / -0.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,000 (2016 est.) ++ $11,900 (2015 est.) ++ $11,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$14,400 (2017 est.) / $14,200 (2016 est.) / $13,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.9%" + "text": "66.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "11.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "62.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-56.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "83% (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -518,7 +533,7 @@ "text": "tourism; clothing, assembly of electronic components, beverages, corrugated cardboard boxes, lime processing, coconut processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "79,700 (2012 est.)" @@ -538,193 +553,203 @@ "text": "20% (2003 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$185.2 million" + "text": "398.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$222.2 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "392.8 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "77% of GDP (2012 est.) ++ 77% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "70.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 69.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.86% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$287.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $284.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.165 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.131 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.431 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.399 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.) / -3.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$96 million (2016 est.) ++ -$53 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$21 million (2017 est.) / -$31 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$205.2 million (2016 est.) ++ $207 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$185.1 million (2017 est.) / $188.2 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 67.6%, UK 5.9%, Trinidad and Tobago 5.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bananas 41%, clothing, cocoa, avocados, mangoes, coconut oil (2010 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Dominican Republic 25.1%, US 15.9%, Suriname 9.1%, Antigua and Barbuda 7%, Dominica 6.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 6.3%, Barbados 6.1%, UK 4.8%, Grenada 4.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$532 million (2016 est.) ++ $540.6 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$600 million (2017 est.) / $575.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, manufactured goods, machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals, fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 34.9%, US 25.7%, Trinidad and Tobago 14.4%, Colombia 10.9% (2015)" + "text": "US 53.3%, Trinidad and Tobago 10.8% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$321.8 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $320.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$523.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $517 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$570.6 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $529 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "97.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "94.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "369 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "343.2 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "88,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "89,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,100 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,058 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,113 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "400,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "437,900 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "34,874" + "text": "33,285" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.05 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "188,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "168,797" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "115 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "101.68 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "an adequate system that is automatically switched" + "text": "an adequate system that is automatically switched; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) and LTE markets; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 115 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 102 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-758; the East Caribbean Fiber System and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables, along with Intelsat from Martinique, carry calls internationally; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-758; landing points for the ECFS and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing connectivity to numerous Caribbean islands; direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations (2007)" + "text": "3 privately owned TV stations; 1 public TV station operating on a cable network; multi-channel cable TV service available; a mix of state-owned and privately owned broadcasters operate nearly 25 radio stations including repeater transmission stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lc" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "86,000" + "text": "84,112" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "52.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "50.82% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "32,265" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "19 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -737,21 +762,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,210 km" + "text": "1,210 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "847 km" + "text": "847 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "363 km (2011)" @@ -764,11 +789,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit, Marine Unit) (2018)" }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary security service; no national army (2012)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "St. Lucia is a member of the Regional Security System (RSS), an international agreement for the defense and security of the eastern Caribbean region." } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json index bff64ac5..c17098ff 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tb.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, Saint Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, which renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1877 and took control the following year. It was placed under the administration of Guadeloupe. Saint Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appellations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003 the islanders voted to secede from Guadeloupe, and in 2007 the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2012, it became an overseas territory of the EU, allowing it to exert local control over the permanent and temporary immigration of foreign workers including non-French European citizens. " + "text": "Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, Saint Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, which renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1877 and took control the following year. It was placed under the administration of Guadeloupe. Saint Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appellations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003, the islanders voted to secede from Guadeloupe, and in 2007, the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2012, it became an overseas territory of the EU, allowing it to exert local control over the permanent and temporary immigration of foreign workers including non-French European citizens." } }, "Geography": { @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ "text": "25 sq km" }, "water": { - "text": "NEGL" + "text": "negligible" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ "text": "hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with plentiful beaches" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Morne du Vitet 286 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Morne du Vitet 286 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "few natural resources; beaches foster tourism" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and provided by desalination of sea water, collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker" + "text": "land-based pollution; urbanization; with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and is provided by the desalination of sea water, the collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker; overfishing" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "a 1,200-hectare marine nature reserve, the Reserve Naturelle, is made up of five zones around the island that form a network to protect the island's coral reefs, seagrass, and endangered marine species" @@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,209 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "7,122 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)" + "text": "other white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (primary), English" @@ -73,32 +73,44 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.9% (male 626/female 592)" + "text": "15.16% (male 555/female 525)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "7.09% (male 268/female 243)" + "text": "7.34% (male 275/female 248)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.57% (male 1,748/female 1,465)" + "text": "41.86% (male 1,618/female 1,363)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "15.52% (male 607/female 512)" + "text": "16.29% (male 630/female 530)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.92% (male 575/female 573) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.35% (male 690/female 688) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.6 years" + "text": "45.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.5 years" + "text": "45.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, + "Population growth rate": { + "text": "-0.25% (2020 est.)" + }, + "Birth rate": { + "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Death rate": { + "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the populace concentrated in and around the capital of Gustavia, but scattered settlements exist around the island periphery" }, @@ -110,7 +122,7 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" @@ -122,13 +134,39 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.13 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "Infant mortality rate": { + "total": { + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "male": { + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "female": { + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } + }, + "Life expectancy at birth": { + "total population": { + "text": "80.2 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "77 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "83.4 years (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Total fertility rate": { + "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -155,6 +193,9 @@ "Dependency status": { "text": "overseas collectivity of France" }, + "Government type": { + "text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France" + }, "Capital": { "name": { "text": "Gustavia" @@ -164,29 +205,39 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named in honor of King Gustav III (1746-1792) of Sweden during whose reign the island was obtained from France in 1784; the name was retained when in 1878 the island was sold back to France" } }, "Independence": { "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)" + "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August (1572)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "a4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amendment procedures of France's constitution apply" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age, universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by Prefect Philippe CHOPIN (since 16 November 2011)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017), represented by Prefect Anne LAUBIES (since 8 June 2015)" }, "head of government": { "text": "President of Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007)" @@ -195,37 +246,39 @@ "text": "Executive Council elected by the Territorial Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council indirectly elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held in July 2012 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior; president of Territorial Council indirectly elected by its members for a 5-year term; election last held on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bruno MAGRAS (SBA) reelected president; Territorial Council vote NA" + "text": "Bruno MAGRAS (SBA) reelected president; Territorial Council vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Saint Barthelemy holds 1 seat in the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1; Saint Barthelemy elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" + "text": "unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members elected by absolute majority vote in the first round vote and proportional representation vote in the second round; members serve 5-year terms); Saint Barthelemy indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college for a 6-year term and directly elects 1 deputy (shared with Saint Martin) to the French National Assembly" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 18 March 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" + "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in September 2022) French Senate - election last held 24 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2020) French National Assembly - election last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SBA 73.8%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 15.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 10.3%; seats by party - SBA 16, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 2, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1" + "text": "Territorial Council - percent of vote by party - SBA 53.7%, United for Saint Barth 20.6%, Saint Barth Essential 18.1%, All for Saint Barth 7.7%; seats by party - SBA 14, United for Saint Barth 2, Saint Barth Essential 2, All for Saint Barth 1; composition - men 9, women 10, percent of women 52.6%; French Senate - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1 French National Assembly - percent of vote by party NA; seats by party UMP 1" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All for Saint-Barth (Tous pour Saint-Barth) [Benoit CHAUVIN] ++ Saint-Barth First! (Saint-Barth d'Abord!) or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]; affiliated with UMP ++ Saint-Barth in Motion (Saint-Barth en Mouvement) [Maxime DESOUCHES]" + "text": "All for Saint Barth (Tous pour Saint-Barth) [Bettina COINTRE]Saint Barth Essential (Saint-Barth Autrement) [Marie-Helene BERNIER]Saint Barth First! (Saint-Barth d'Abord!) or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]Saint Barth United (Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy) [Xavier LEDEE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France)" + "text": "none (overseas collectivity of France", + "note": { + "text": ")" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of France is used" @@ -241,32 +294,35 @@ "text": "Isabelle Massart DERAVIN/Michael VALENTI" }, "note": { - "text": "local anthem in use since 1999; as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: local anthem in use since 1999; as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. Employment is strong and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal." + "text": "The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. The tourism sector creates a strong employment demand and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal. The country’s currency is the euro." }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7489 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "2013 est.) / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully integrated access" + "text": "fully integrated access; 4G and LTE services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems" + "text": "direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems, 3 FM channels, no broadcasting (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe (2008)" + "text": "country code - 590; landing points for the SSCS and the Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing voice and data connectivity to numerous Caribbean Islands (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no local TV broadcasters; 3 FM radio channels (2 via repeater)" + "text": "no local TV broadcasters; 3 FM radio channels (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bl; note - .gp, the Internet country code for Guadeloupe, and .fr, the Internet country code for France, might also be encountered" @@ -278,10 +334,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" + } + }, + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "40 km" } }, "Ports and terminals": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json index b8357e18..7f373229 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/td.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is coping with a rise in violent crime." + "text": "First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834. Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export. Independence was attained in 1962. The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing. Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing. The government is struggling to reverse a surge in violent crime." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,18 +35,20 @@ "text": "362 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the outer edge of the continental margin" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -59,8 +61,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "83 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: El Cerro del Aripo 940 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "El Cerro del Aripo 940 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -68,10 +73,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.6% ++ arable land 4.9%; permanent crops 4.3%; permanent pasture 1.4%" + "text": "10.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.9% (2011 est.) / 4.3% (2011 est.) / 1.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "44%" + "text": "44% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "45.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -80,14 +88,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "70 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population on Trinidad concentrated in the western half of the island; on Tobago in the southern half" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion" + "text": "water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; widespread pollution of waterways and coastal areas; illegal dumping; deforestation; soil erosion; fisheries and wildlife depletion" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -103,7 +111,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,220,479 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,208,789 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -111,84 +119,87 @@ }, "adjective": { "text": "Trinidadian, Tobagonian" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Trinbagonian is used on occasion to describe a citizen of the country without specifying the island of origin" } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "East Indian 35.4%, African 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "East Indian 35.4%, African descent 34.2%, mixed - other 15.3%, mixed - African/East Indian 7.7%, other 1.3%, unspecified 6.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), French, Spanish, Chinese" + "text": "English (official), Trinidadian Creole English, Tobagonian Creole English, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Trinidadian Creole French, Spanish, Chinese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congretational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 32.1% (Pentecostal/Evangelical/Full Gospel 12%, Baptist 6.9%, Anglican 5.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.1%, Presbyterian/Congregational 2.5%, other Protestant 0.9%), Roman Catholic 21.6%, Hindu 18.2%, Muslim 5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 8.4%, none 2.2%, unspecified 11.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19.34% (male 120,214/female 115,821)" + "text": "19.01% (male 116,953/female 112,805)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.24% (male 77,738/female 71,629)" + "text": "11.28% (male 70,986/female 65,389)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.1% (male 292,819/female 269,855)" + "text": "43.77% (male 276,970/female 252,108)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.09% (male 73,457/female 74,062)" + "text": "13.83% (male 83,650/female 83,585)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.23% (male 54,334/female 70,550) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.11% (male 64,092/female 82,251) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.2%" + "text": "46.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "29.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.5%" + "text": "16.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "35.5 years" + "text": "37.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35 years" + "text": "37.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.17% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "8.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "53.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-1.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) 34,000 (2014)" + "text": "544,000 PORT-OF-SPAIN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -201,90 +212,85 @@ "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "63 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "67 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "23 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "24.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "21.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "21.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.9 years" + "text": "73.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.9 years" + "text": "70.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "42.5% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.18 physicians/1,000 population (2007)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "40.3% (2011)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.1% of population ++ rural: 95.1% of population ++ total: 95.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.9% of population ++ rural: 4.9% of population ++ total: 4.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.36 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.5% of population ++ rural: 91.5% of population ++ total: 91.5% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.5% of population ++ rural: 8.5% of population ++ total: 8.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.22% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "10,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "32.3% (2014)" + "text": "18.6% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "4.9% (2011)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -297,26 +303,18 @@ "text": "99.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.7% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,201" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "1% (2006 est.)" + "text": "98.7% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "8.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "8.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.4% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -344,22 +342,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name dates to the period of Spanish colonial rule (16th to late 18th centuries) when the city was referred to as \"Puerto de Espana\"; the name was anglicized following the British capture of Trinidad in 1797" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 regions, 3 boroughs, 2 cities, 1 ward", - "regions": { - "text": "Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco" - }, - "borough": { - "text": "Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "Port of Spain, San Fernando" - }, - "ward": { - "text": "Tobago" - } + "text": "9 regions, 3 boroughs, 2 cities, 1 ward regions: Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo, Diego Martin, Mayaro/Rio Claro, Penal/Debe, Princes Town, Sangre Grande, San Juan/Laventille, Siparia, Tunapuna/Piarco borough: Arima, Chaguanas, Point Fortin cities: Port of Spain, San Fernando ward: Tobago" }, "Independence": { "text": "31 August 1962 (from the UK)" @@ -368,7 +357,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1962)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1962; latest 1976; amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1962; latest 1976" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage of amendments affecting constitutional provisions, such as human rights and freedoms or citizenship, requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses and assent of the president; passage of amendments, such as the powers and authorities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, and the procedure for amending the constitution, requires at least three-quarters majority vote by the House membership, two-thirds majority vote by the Senate membership, and assent of the president; amended many times, last in 2007" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -380,7 +374,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -395,7 +389,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Anthony CARMONA (since 18 March 2013)" + "text": "President Paula-Mae WEEKES (since 19 March 2018)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Keith ROWLEY (since 9 September 2015)" @@ -404,49 +398,46 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed from among members of Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of selected Senate and House of Representatives members for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 February 2013 (next to be held by February 2018); the president usually appoints the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives as prime minister" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of selected Senate and House of Representatives members for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 19 January 2018 (next to be held by February 2023); the president usually appoints the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives as prime minister" }, "election results": { - "text": "Anthony CARMONA (independent) elected president; electoral college vote - 100%" + "text": "Paula-Mae WEEKES (independent) elected president; ran unopposed and was elected without a vote; she is Trinidad and Tabago's first female head of state" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the president, and 6 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms;) and the House of Representatives (41 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly (16 seats; 12 assemblymen directly elected by simple majority vote and 4 appointed councillors - 3 on the advice of the chief secretary and 1 on the advice of the minority leader; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (31 seats; 16 members appointed by the ruling party, 9 by the president, and 6 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms;)House of Representatives 42 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and the house speaker - usually designated from outside Parliament; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 7 September 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments on 23 September 2015 (next in 2020)House of Representatives - last held on 10 August 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote - NA; seats by party - PNM 23, UNC 18" + "text": "Senate - percent by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 21, women 10, percent of women 32.3%House of Representatives - percent by party - NA; seats by party - PNM 22, UNC 19; composition - NA" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Tobago has a unicameral House of Assembly (16 seats; 12 assemblymen directly elected by simple majority vote and 4 appointed councillors - 3 on the advice of the chief secretary and 1 on the advice of the minority leader; members serve 4-year terms)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of the Judicature (consists of a chief justice for both the Court of Appeal with 12 judges and the High Court with 24 judges); note - Trinidad and Tobago can file appeals beyond its Supreme Court to the Caribbean Court of Justice, with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the parliamentary leader of the opposition; other judges appointed by the Judicial Legal Services Commission, headed by the chief justice and 5 members with judicial experience; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the parliamentary leader of the opposition; other judges appointed by the Judicial Legal Services Commission, headed by the chief justice and 5 members with judicial experience; all judges serve for life with mandatory retirement normally at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Summary Criminal Jurisdiction; Petty Civil Courts; Family Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Congress of the People or COP [Prakash RAMADHAR] ++ Democratic Action Congress or DAC [Hochoy CHARLES] (only active in Tobago) ++ Democratic National Alliance or DNA [Charles CARSON] (coalition of NAR, DDPT, MND) ++ Movement for National Development or MND [Garvin NICHOLAS] ++ National Alliance for Reconstruction or NAR [Lennox SANKERSINGH] ++ People's National Movement or PNM [Keith ROWLEY] ++ Tobago Organization of the People or TOP [Ashworth JACK] ++ United National Congress or UNC [Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Jamaat-al Muslimeen [Yasin ABU BAKR]" + "text": "Congress of the People or COP [Carolyn SEEPERSAD-BACHAN]People's National Movement or PNM [Keith ROWLEY]Progressive Democratic Patriots (Tobago)United National Congress or UNC [Kamla PERSAD-BISSESSAR]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Anthony Wayne Jerome PHILLIPS SPENCER (since 27 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Anthony Wayne Jerome PHILLIPS-SPENCER, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) (since 27 June 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1708 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -463,7 +454,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John L. ESTRADA (since 19 April 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Joseph MONDELLO (since 22 October 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (868) 622-6371 through 6376" }, "embassy": { "text": "15 Queen's Park West, Port of Spain" @@ -471,9 +465,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 752, Port of Spain" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (868) 622-6371 through 6376" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (868) 822-5905" } @@ -486,317 +477,306 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Forged From the Love of Liberty\"" + "text": "Forged From the Love of Liberty" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Patrick Stanislaus CASTAGNE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1962; song originally created to serve as an anthem for the West Indies Federation; adopted by Trinidad and Tobago following the Federation's dissolution in 1962" + "text": "note: adopted 1962; song originally created to serve as an anthem for the West Indies Federation; adopted by Trinidad and Tobago following the Federation's dissolution in 1962" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago attracts considerable foreign direct investment from international businesses, particularly in energy, and has one of the highest per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic growth between 2000 and 2007 averaged slightly over 8% per year, significantly above the regional average of about 3.7% for that same period; however, GDP has slowed down since then, contracting during 2009-2012, making small gains in 2013 and contracting again in 2014-2015. ++ ++ Energy production and downstream industrial use dominate the economy. Trinidad and Tobago produces about nine times more natural gas than crude oil on an energy equivalent basis with gas contributing about two-thirds of energy sector government revenue. Oil and gas account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports but less than 5% of employment. In 2013, Trinidad and Tobago was the world’s sixth-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter and is home to one of the largest natural gas liquefaction facilities in the Western Hemisphere. The United States is the country’s largest trading partner, accounting for 33% of its total imports and taking 44% of its exports. ++ ++ Trinidad and Tobago is buffered by considerable foreign reserves and a sovereign wealth fund that equals about one-and-a-half times the national budget, but the country is in a recession and the government faces the dual challenge of gas shortages and a low price environment. A projected 70% decrease in energy revenue to the government in 2016 will likely force cuts to the government budget, which has increased by 35% over the past six years. ++ ++ Economic diversification is a longstanding government talking point, and Trinidad and Tobago has much potential due to its stable, democratic government and its educated, English speaking workforce. Although Trinidad and Tobago enjoys cheap electricity from natural gas, the renewable energy sector has recently garnered increased interest. The country is also a regional financial center with a well-regulated and stable financial system. Other sectors the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has targeted for increased investment and projected growth include tourism, agriculture, information and communications technology, and shipping. Unfortunately, a host of other factors, including low labor productivity, inefficient government bureaucracy, and corruption, have hampered economic development." + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago relies on its energy sector for much of its economic activity, and has one of the highest per capita incomes in Latin America. Economic growth between 2000 and 2007 averaged slightly over 8% per year, significantly above the regional average of about 3.7% for that same period; however, GDP has slowed down since then, contracting during 2009-12, making small gains in 2013 and contracting again in 2014-17. Trinidad and Tobago is buffered by considerable foreign reserves and a sovereign wealth fund that equals about one-and-a-half times the national budget, but the country is still in a recession and the government faces the dual challenge of gas shortages and a low price environment. Large-scale energy projects in the last quarter of 2017 are helping to mitigate the gas shortages. Energy production and downstream industrial use dominate the economy. Oil and gas typically account for about 40% of GDP and 80% of exports but less than 5% of employment. Trinidad and Tobago is home to one of the largest natural gas liquefaction facilities in the Western Hemisphere. The country produces about nine times more natural gas than crude oil on an energy equivalent basis with gas contributing about two-thirds of energy sector government revenue. The US is the country’s largest trading partner, accounting for 28% of its total imports and 48% of its exports. Economic diversification is a longstanding government talking point, and Trinidad and Tobago has much potential due to its stable, democratic government and its educated, English speaking workforce. The country is also a regional financial center with a well-regulated and stable financial system. Other sectors the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has targeted for increased investment and projected growth include tourism, agriculture, information and communications technology, and shipping. Unfortunately, a host of other factors, including low labor productivity, inefficient government bureaucracy, and corruption, have hampered economic development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$43.57 billion (2016 est.) ++ $44.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $45.78 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$42.85 billion (2017 est.) / $43.99 billion (2016 est.) / $46.83 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$22.81 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.78 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.8% (2016 est.) ++ -2.1% (2015 est.) ++ -1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.6% (2017 est.) / -6.1% (2016 est.) / 1.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$31,900 (2016 est.) ++ $33,000 (2015 est.) ++ $33,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$31,300 (2017 est.) / $32,200 (2016 est.) / $34,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 29% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "59.5%" + "text": "78.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "16.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.6%" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "45.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-37.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-48.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "47.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "85.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "cocoa, dasheen, pumpkin, cassava, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, hot pepper, pommecythere, coconut water, poultry" }, "Industries": { - "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas (LNG), methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles" + "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, food processing, cement, cotton textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "629,700 (2016 est.)" + "text": "629,400 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "3.1%" }, - "manufacturing, mining, and quarrying": { - "text": "11.2%" - }, - "construction and utilities": { - "text": "85.2%" + "industry": { + "text": "11.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "85.4% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "17% (2007 est.)" + "text": "20% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.311 billion" + "text": "5.581 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.369 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.446 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "51.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "41.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.75% (04 March 2016 est.) ++ 6.75% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.2% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.805 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.241 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$16.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.76 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.662 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.217 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$177.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $171.6 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.975 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.329 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.325 billion (2017 est.) / -$653 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.264 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.166 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, cocoa, fish, preserved fruits, , cosmetics, household cleaners, plastic packaging" + "text": "$9.927 billion (2017 est.) / $8.714 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 26.3%, Argentina 12%, Brazil 6.6%, Chile 5.3%, Dominican Republic 5.2%, Barbados 5% (2015)" + "text": "US 34.8%, Argentina 9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, urea, steel products, beverages, cereal and cereal products, cocoa, fish, preserved fruits, cosmetics, household cleaners, plastic packaging" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.398 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.105 billion (2017 est.) / $6.858 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, lubricants, machinery, transportation equipment, manufactured goods, food, chemicals, live animals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 35.6%, China 6.8%, Gabon 6.6% (2015)" + "text": "US 23.8%, Russia 15.3%, Colombia 11.1%, Gabon 10.5%, China 7.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$9.394 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.38 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.892 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $9.995 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.917 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.826 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$382.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $311.7 million (2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.266 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$8.238 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.746 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - ++ 6.709 (2016 est.) ++ 6.3756 (2015 est.) ++ 6.4041 (2014 est.) ++ 6.4041 (2013 est.) ++ 6.39 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TTD) per US dollar - / 6.78 (2017 est.) / 6.669 (2016 est.) / 6.669 (2015 est.) / 6.4041 (2014 est.) / 6.4041 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "9.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.07 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.867 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.353 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.608 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "78,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "63,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "30,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,030 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "78,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "80,860 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "700 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "243 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "139,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "134,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "56,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "51,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "113,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "106,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "31,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "41.59 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.73 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "24.67 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.24 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "17.41 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.49 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "325.7 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "447.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "48 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "48.92 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "270,872" + "text": "298,493" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "22 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "24.62 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.123 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,880,555" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "174 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "155.11 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent international service; good local service" + "text": "excellent international service; good local service; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launch; regulatory development; major growth in mobile telephony and data segments which attacks operation investment in fiber infrastructure; moves to end roaming charges (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 190 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 25 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity 155 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-868; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US and parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-868; landing points for the EC Link, ECFS, Southern Caribbean Fiber, SG-SCS and Americas II submarine cable systems provide connectivity to US, parts of the Caribbean and South America; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Barbados and Guyana (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "16 TV networks (11 commercial, 5 non-commercial), 2 of which are state-owned that broadcast on multiple stations; 9 TV subscription service providers (cable and satellite); 19 radio networks, 1 state-owned, broadcast over about 35 stations (2016)" + "text": "6 free-to-air TV networks, 2 of which are state-owned; 24 subscription providers (cable and satellite); over 36 radio frequencies (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tt" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "846,000" + "text": "939,967" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "69.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.33% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "341,045" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "28 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "17" + "text": "19" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,617,842" + "text": "2,525,130 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "43,198,176 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "41.14 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -807,56 +787,42 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 257 km; condensate/gas 11 km; gas 1,567 km; oil 587 km (2013)" - }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "9,592 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "5,524 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "4,068 km (2015)" - } + "text": "257 km condensate, 11 km condensate/gas, 1567 km gas, 587 km oil (2013)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "105" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2 (unknown 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 1, other 104 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port of Spain, Scarborough" }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Galeota Point terminal" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { @@ -865,17 +831,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Army, Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF): Trinidad and Tobago Regiment (Land Forces), Coast Guard, Air Guard, Defense Force Reserves (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.8% of GDP (2018) / 1% of GDP (2017) / 1% of GDP (2016) / 0.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force (TTDF) has approximately 4,000 active troops, including Army, Coast Guard, and Air Guard personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the TTDF's ground force inventory includes only light weapons; the Coast Guard and Air Guard field mostly second-hand equipment from a mix of countries, including Australia, China, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (16 years of age with parental consent); no conscription; Trinidad and Tobago citizenship and completion of secondary school required (2012)" + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service (some age variations between services, reserves); no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago abide by the April 2006 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision delimiting a maritime boundary and limiting catches of flying fish in Trinidad and Tobago's EEZ; in 2005, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to compulsory international arbitration under UN Convention on the Law of the Sea challenging whether the northern limit of Trinidad and Tobago's and Venezuela's maritime boundary extends into Barbadian waters; Guyana has expressed its intention to include itself in the arbitration, as the Trinidad and Tobago-Venezuela maritime boundary may also extend into its waters" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "18,587 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + } + }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { "text": "Trinidad and Tobago is a destination, transit, and possible source country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; women and girls from Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, and Colombia have been subjected to sex trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago’s brothels and clubs; some economic migrants from the Caribbean region and Asia are vulnerable to forced labor in domestic service and the retail sector; the steady flow of vessels transiting Trinidad and Tobago’s territorial waters may also increase opportunities for forced labor for fishing; international crime organizations are increasingly involved in trafficking, and boys are coerced to sell drugs and guns; corruption among police and immigration officials impedes anti-trafficking efforts" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json index a2d79a5b..672e8e68 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/tk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory." + "text": "The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate Crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory. Grand Turk island suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Maria on 22 September 2017 resulting in loss of power and communications as well as damage to housing and businesses." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Flamingo Hill 48 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Blue Hill on Providenciales and Flamingo Hill on East Caicos 48 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1.1% ++ arable land 1.1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "1.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "36.2%" + "text": "36.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "62.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -83,12 +86,12 @@ "text": "limited natural freshwater resources, private cisterns collect rainwater" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "about 40 islands (eight inhabited)" + "text": "include eight large islands and numerous smaller cays, islets, and reefs; only two of the Caicos Islands and six of the Turks group are inhabited" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "51,430 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "55,926 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,67 +102,67 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006)" + "text": "black 87.6%, white 7.9%, mixed 2.5%, East Indian 1.3%, other 0.7% (2006 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.8%, other 14%" + "text": "Protestant 72.8% (Baptist 35.8%, Church of God 11.7%, Anglican 10%, Methodist 9.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 6%), Roman Catholic 11.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.8%, other 14% (2006 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.87% (male 5,732/female 5,517)" + "text": "21.33% (male 6,077/female 5,852)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.31% (male 3,628/female 3,730)" + "text": "13.19% (male 3,689/female 3,687)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "53.31% (male 13,861/female 13,558)" + "text": "52.51% (male 14,729/female 14,637)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.1% (male 1,696/female 1,443)" + "text": "7.81% (male 2,297/female 2,069)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.4% (male 1,018/female 1,247) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.17% (male 1,364/female 1,525) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.9 years" + "text": "34.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33.2 years" + "text": "34.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.23% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "9.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "eight of the thirty islands are inhabited; the island of Providenciales is the most populated, but the most densely populated is Grand Turk" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "92.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "93.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.48% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.77% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GRAND TURK (capital) 5,000 (2014)" + "text": "5,000 GRAND TURK (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -169,52 +172,54 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.18 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.8 years" + "text": "80.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.1 years" + "text": "77.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.7% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 81.4% of population ++ rural: 81.4% of population ++ total: 81.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 18.6% of population ++ rural: 18.6% of population ++ total: 18.6% of population (2007 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 12% of population (2017)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -226,16 +231,22 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2018)" + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "9 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "female": { + "text": "NA (2015)" } }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2015)" - }, "People - note": { - "text": "destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US" + "text": "destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Bahamas and the US" } }, "Government": { @@ -257,7 +268,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -269,8 +280,8 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Sir Francis Cockburn, who served as governor of the Bahamas from 1837 to 1844" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -280,26 +291,33 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)" + "text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, usually celebrated the Monday after the second Saturday in June" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest signed 7 August 2012, effective 15 October 2012 (The Turks and Caicos Constitution Order 2011)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John FREEMAN (since 17 October 2016)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Nigel DAKIN (since 15 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Rufus EWING (since 13 November 2012)" + "text": "Premier Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON (since 20 December 2016); first female Premier of Turks and Caicos" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the governor from among members of the House of Assembly" @@ -313,37 +331,38 @@ "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (19 seats; 15 members in multi-seat constituencies and a single all-islands constituency directly elected by simple majority vote, 1 member nominated by the premier and appointed by the governor, 1 nominated by the opposition party leader and appointed by the governor, and 2 from the Turks and Caicos Islands Civic Society directly appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 November 2012 (next to be held in 2016)" + "text": "last held on 15 December 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - PNP 8, PDM 7" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - PDM 10, PNP 5; composition - men 15, women 6, percent of women 28.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and such number of other judges as determined by the governor); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and other judges, as determined by the governor); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and 2 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges appointed by the governor in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body of high level judicial officials; Supreme Court judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 65, but can be extended to age 70; Appeals Court judge tenure determined by individual terms of appointment" + "text": "Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges appointed by the governor in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission, a 3-member body of high-level judicial officials; Supreme Court judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65, but terms can be extended to age 70; Appeals Court judge tenure determined by individual terms of appointment" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Oswald SKIPPINGS] ++ People's Progressive Party ++ Progressive National Party or PNP [Rufus EWING]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Sharlene CARTWRIGHT-ROBINSON]Progressive National Party or PNP [Washington MISICK]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and displays a conch shell, a spiny lobster, and Turk's cap cactus - three common elements of the islands' biota" @@ -353,25 +372,25 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"This Land of Ours\"" + "text": "This Land of Ours" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Conrad HOWELL" }, "note": { - "text": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is the official anthem (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is the official anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, offshore financial services, and fishing. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the more than 1 million visitors that arrived in 2013. Three-quarters of the visitors came by ship. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts." + "text": "The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, offshore financial services, and fishing. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the more than 1 million visitors that arrive annually. Three-quarters of the visitors come by ship. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$632 million (2007 est.) ++ $568.3 million (2006 est.)" + "text": "$632 million (2007 est.) / $568.3 million (2006 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { "text": "11.2% (2007 est.)" @@ -381,33 +400,33 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.2%" + "text": "49% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "16.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.7%" + "text": "69.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-56.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "89.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "90.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -417,43 +436,43 @@ "text": "tourism, offshore financial services" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "4,848 (1990 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services" + "text": "note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services" } }, "Unemployment rate": { "text": "10% (1997 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$225.6 million" + "text": "247.3 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$187.2 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "224.3 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { "text": "$24.77 million (2008 est.)" @@ -468,97 +487,123 @@ "text": "food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "95.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "42.7% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "235 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "218.6 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "76,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "82,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,340 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,420 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,328 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,369 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "221,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telephones - fixed lines": { + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,096" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "11.12 (2019 est.)" + } + }, + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully digital system with international direct dialing" + "text": "fully digital system with international direct dialing; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE expansion points to investment and focus on data; regulatory development; telecommunication contributes to greatly to GDP (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available" + "text": "full range of services available; GSM wireless service available; fixed-line teledensity 11 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-649; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-649; landing point for the ARCOS fiber-optic telecommunications submarine cable providing connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no local terrestrial TV stations, broadcasts from the Bahamas can be received and multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; government-run radio network operates alongside private broadcasters with a total of about 15 stations (2007)" + "text": "no local terrestrial TV stations, broadcasts from the Bahamas can be received and multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; government-run radio network operates alongside private broadcasters with a total of about 15 stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tc" @@ -567,10 +612,10 @@ "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "16 (2015)" + "text": "22" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -581,16 +626,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -598,7 +643,7 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -606,15 +651,23 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "121 km" + "text": "121 km (2003)" }, "paved": { - "text": "24 km" + "text": "24 km (2003)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "97 km (2003)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "4" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1, other 3 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Cockburn Harbour, Grand Turk, Providenciales" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json index ca8f3f57..f87f84c6 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vc.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the UK for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979." + "text": "Resistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on Saint Vincent until 1719. Disputed between France and the UK for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783. The British prized Saint Vincent due to its fertile soil, which allowed for thriving slave-run plantations of sugar, coffee, indigo, tobacco, cotton, and cocoa. In 1834, the British abolished slavery. Immigration of indentured servants eased the ensuing labor shortage, as did subsequent Portuguese immigrants from Madeira and East Indian laborers. Conditions remained harsh for both former slaves and immigrant agricultural workers, however, as depressed world sugar prices kept the economy stagnant until the early 1900s. The economy then went into a period of decline with many landowners abandoning their estates and leaving the land to be cultivated by liberated slaves. Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies. Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "volcanic, mountainous" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: La Soufriere 1,234 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "La Soufriere 1,234 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "25.6% ++ arable land 12.8%; permanent crops 7.7%; permanent pasture 5.1%" + "text": "25.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "12.8% (2011 est.) / 7.7% (2011 est.) / 5.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "68.7%" + "text": "68.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "5.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is concentrated in and around Kingstown" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "hurricanes; Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat" + "text": "hurricanes; La Soufriere volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat\nvolcanism: La Soufriere (1,234 m) on the island of Saint Vincent last erupted in 1979; the island of Saint Vincent is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive" + "text": "pollution of coastal waters and shorelines from discharges by pleasure yachts and other effluents; in some areas, pollution is severe enough to make swimming prohibitive; poor land use planning; deforestation; watershed management and squatter settlement control" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "102,350 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "101,390 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,81 +116,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 66%, mixed 19%, East Indian 6%, European 4%, Carib Amerindian 2%, other 3%" + "text": "African descent 71.2%, mixed 23%, indigenous 3%, East Indian/Indian 1.1%, European 1.5%, other .2% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English, French patois" + "text": "English, Vincentian Creole English, French patois" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 75% (Anglican 47%, Methodist 28%), Roman Catholic 13%, other (includes Hindu, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Protestant) 12%" + "text": "Protestant 75% (Pentecostal 27.6%, Anglican 13.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.6%,  Baptist 8.9%, Methodist 8.7%, Evangelical 3.8%, Salvation Army .3%, Presbyterian/Congregational .3%), Roman Catholic 6.3%,  Rastafarian 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other 4.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 4.7% (2012 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.78% (male 11,246/female 11,050)" + "text": "20.15% (male 10,309/female 10,121)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.28% (male 8,407/female 8,258)" + "text": "14.83% (male 7,582/female 7,451)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.64% (male 22,668/female 20,975)" + "text": "42.63% (male 22,395/female 20,824)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.2% (male 5,363/female 5,076)" + "text": "11.68% (male 6,136/female 5,703)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.09% (male 4,347/female 4,960) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.72% (male 5,167/female 5,702) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "46.8%" + "text": "46.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "36%" + "text": "32.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "14.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33 years" + "text": "35.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33.2 years" + "text": "35.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.26% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.22% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is concentrated in and around Kingstown" + "text": "most of the population is concentrated in and around the capital of Kingstown" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "50.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "53% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.72% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.03% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KINGSTOWN (capital) 27,000 (2014)" + "text": "27,000 KINGSTOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -203,94 +206,86 @@ "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "98 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.3 years" + "text": "76.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.3 years" + "text": "74.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.1% of population ++ rural: 95.1% of population ++ total: 95.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.9% of population ++ rural: 4.9% of population ++ total: 4.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.66 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 76.1% of population ++ rural: 76.1% of population ++ total: 76.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 23.9% of population ++ rural: 23.9% of population ++ total: 23.9% of population (2007 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 9.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1.5% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,200 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.1% (2014)" + "text": "23.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2017)" }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "33.8%" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.8%" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.4% (2008 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -307,7 +302,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -318,6 +313,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: an earlier French settlement was renamed Kingstown by the British in 1763 when they assumed control of the island; the king referred to in the name is George III (r. 1760-1820)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -330,7 +328,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest passed by the House of Assembly 3 September 2009 (The Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Constitution Act, 2009) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1969, 1975; latest drafted 26 July 1979, effective 27 October 1979 (The Saint Vincent Constitution Order 1979)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the House of Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and assent of the governor general; passage of amendments to constitutional sections on fundamental rights and freedoms, citizen protections, various government functions and authorities, and constitutional amendment procedures requires approval by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum of at least two thirds of the votes cast, and assent of the governor general" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -342,7 +345,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -357,7 +360,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Fredrick Nathaniel BALLANTYNE (since 2 September 2002)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Susan DOUGAN (since 1 August 2019)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Ralph E. GONSALVES (since 29 March 2001)" @@ -371,47 +374,44 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats; 15 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 6 appointed by the governor general; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (23 seats; 15 representatives directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 6 senators appointed by the governor general, and 2 ex officio members - the speaker of the house and the attorney general; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 December 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 5 November 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - ULP 52.3%, NDP 47.4%, other 0.3%; seats by party - ULP 8, NDP 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - ULP 49.58%, NDP 50.34%, other 0.8%; seats by party - ULP 9, NDP 6" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the ECSC - with its headquarters on Saint Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the member states; 2 High Court judges reside on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; note - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 2 assigned to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; note - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is also a member of the Caribbean Court of Justice" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by the Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" + "text": "chief justice of Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an independent body of judicial officials; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "magistrates' courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Republican Party or DRP [Anesia BAPTISTE] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Arnhim EUSTACE] ++ Unity Labor Party or ULP [Ralph GONSALVES] (formed by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU) ++ SVG Green Party or SVGP [Ivan O'NEAL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Democratic Republican Party or DRP [Anesia BAPTISTE]New Democratic Party or NDP [Godwin L. FRIDAY]Unity Labor Party or ULP [Dr. Ralph GONSALVES] (formed in 1994 by the coalition of Saint Vincent Labor Party or SVLP and the Movement for National Unity or MNU)SVG Green Party or SVGP [Ivan O'NEAL]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, Petrocaribe, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Omari WILLIAMS" + "text": "Ambassador Lou-Anne Gaylene GILCHRIST (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" + "text": "1627 K Street, NW, Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20006" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 364-6730" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 364-6736" + "text": "[1] (202) 364-6730" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" @@ -421,77 +421,77 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern, which stands for Vincent; the diamonds recall the islands as the \"Gems of the Antilles\"; blue conveys the colors of a tropical sky and crystal waters, yellow signifies the golden Grenadine sands, and green represents lush vegetation" + "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), gold (double width), and green; the gold band bears three green diamonds arranged in a V pattern, which stands for Vincent; the diamonds recall the islands as \"the Gems of the Antilles\" and are set slightly lowered in the gold band to reflect the nation's position in the Antilles; blue conveys the colors of a tropical sky and crystal waters, yellow signifies the golden Grenadine sands, and green represents lush vegetation" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Saint Vincent parrot; national colors: blue, gold, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"St. Vincent! Land So Beautiful!\"" + "text": "St. Vincent! Land So Beautiful!" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Phyllis Joyce MCCLEAN PUNNETT/Joel Bertram MIGUEL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1967" + "text": "note: adopted 1967" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Success of the economy hinges upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, and construction activity as well as remittances. Much of the workforce is employed in banana production and tourism, but persistent high unemployment has prompted many to leave the islands. Saint Vincent is home to a small offshore banking sector and has moved to adopt international regulatory standards. ++ ++ This lower-middle-income country is vulnerable to natural disasters - tropical storms wiped out substantial portions of crops in 1994, 1995, and 2002. Floods and mudslides caused by unseasonable rainfall in 2013, caused substantial damage to infrastructure, homes, and crops, which the World Bank estimated at US$112 million. The government's ability to invest in social programs and respond to external shocks is constrained by its high public debt burden, which was 67% of GDP - one of the lowest levels in the Eastern Caribbean - at the end of 2013. ++ ++ In 2013, the islands had more than 200,000 tourist arrivals, mostly to the Grenadines. Arrivals represented a marginal increase from 2012 but remain 26% below St. Vincent's 2009 peak. Weak recovery in the tourism and construction sectors limited growth in 2015." + "text": "Success of the economy hinges upon seasonal variations in agriculture, tourism, and construction activity, as well as remittances. Much of the workforce is employed in banana production and tourism. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is home to a small offshore banking sector and continues to fully adopt international regulatory standards. This lower-middle-income country remains vulnerable to natural and external shocks. The economy has shown some signs of recovery due to increased tourist arrivals, falling oil prices and renewed growth in the construction sector. The much anticipated international airport opened in early 2017 with hopes for increased airlift and tourism activity. The government's ability to invest in social programs and respond to external shocks is constrained by its high public debt burden, which was 67% of GDP at the end of 2013." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.241 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.219 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.212 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.265 billion (2017 est.) / $1.256 billion (2016 est.) / $1.246 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$766 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$785 million (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.) / 0.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,300 (2016 est.) ++ $11,100 (2015 est.) ++ $11,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11,500 (2017 est.) / $11,400 (2016 est.) / $11,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -2.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -4.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 10.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.6%" + "text": "87.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "16.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "10.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "37.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-49.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-51.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.9%" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.2%" + "text": "17.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75% (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ "text": "tourism; food processing, cement, furniture, clothing, starch" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "57,520 (2007 est.)" @@ -521,206 +521,207 @@ "text": "18.8% (2008 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$222.2 million" + "text": "225.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$259.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "230 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "67% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 68% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "73.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 82.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$167.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $162.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$574.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $546.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$447.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $439 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$176 million (2016 est.) ++ -$194 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$116 million (2017 est.) / -$122 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$50.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $49.8 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.6 million (2017 est.) / $47.3 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Jordan 40.7%, France 12.5%, Barbados 7%, St. Lucia 6.8%, Antigua and Barbuda 5.7%, US 5.5%, Trinidad and Tobago 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "bananas, eddoes and dasheen (taro), arrowroot starch; tennis racquets" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 18.9%, St. Lucia 14.8%, Barbados 12.3%, Dominica 9.7%, Grenada 9.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.4%, Poland 7.1%, St. Kitts and Nevis 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$327.1 million (2016 est.) ++ $320.7 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$295.9 million (2017 est.) / $294.6 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, chemicals and fertilizers, minerals and fuels" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 29.3%, US 17.2%, Singapore 8.7%, China 8%, Barbados 6%, Poland 5.5%, Turkey 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 36.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 19.1%, UK 7%, China 5.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$165 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $166 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$182.1 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $192.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$321.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $327 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$362.2 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $330.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)" + "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - / 2.7 (2017 est.) / 2.7 (2016 est.) / 2.7 (2015 est.) / 2.7 (2014 est.) / 2.7 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "157 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "146 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "47,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "54,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,620 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,519 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,621 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "226,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "24,865" + "text": "11,889" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.7 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "113,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "94,367" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "110 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "92.87 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate islandwide, fully automatic telephone system" + "text": "adequate island-wide, fully automatic telephone system; broadband access; expanded FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launches; regulatory development; telecom sector contributes greatly to the overall GDP; telecom sector is a growth area (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity exceeds 20 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 110 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity exceeds 12 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 93 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-784; the East Caribbean Fiber System and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables carry international calls; connectivity also provided by VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and Saint Luc (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-784; landing points for the ECFS, CARCIP and Southern Caribbean Fiber submarine cables providing connectivity to US and Caribbean Islands; connectivity also provided by VHF/UHF radiotelephone from Saint Vincent to Barbados; SHF radiotelephone to Grenada and Saint Lucia; access to Intelsat earth station in Martinique through Saint Lucia (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation operates 1 TV station and 5 repeater stations that provide near total coverage to the multi-island state; multi-channel cable TV service available; a partially government-funded national radio servic (2007)" + "text": "St. Vincent and the Grenadines Broadcasting Corporation operates 1 TV station and 5 repeater stations that provide near total coverage to the multi-island state; multi-channel cable TV service available; a partially government-funded national radio service broadcasts on 1 station and has 2 repeater stations; about a dozen privately owned radio stations and repeater stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".vc" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "53,000" + "text": "22,803" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "51.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "22.39% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "24,613" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "24 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11 (2015)" + "text": "11" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -731,46 +732,32 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "829 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "580 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "249 km (2003)" - } - }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "412" + "text": "810" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 64, cargo 263, carrier 14, chemical tanker 4, container 18, liquefied gas 3, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 12, roll on/roll off 15, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "325 (Austria 1, Azerbaijan 1, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 7, Bermuda 1, Bulgaria 9, China 65, Croatia 8, Cyprus 3, Czech Republic 1, Denmark 9, Dominica 1, Egypt 2, Estonia 8, France 2, Germany 3, Greece 42, Guyana 2, Hong Kong 5, Israel 3, Italy 4, Japan 3, Kenya (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 19, container ship 12, general cargo 172, oil tanker 16, other 591 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -780,8 +767,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; the Special Services Unit (SSU) is the paramilitary arm of the Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVPF) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json index 5fbe69a3..bc64bca4 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency." + "text": "First inhabited by Arawak and later by Carib Indians, the Virgin Islands were settled by the Dutch in 1648 and then annexed by the English in 1672. The islands were part of the British colony of the Leeward Islands from 1872-1960; they were granted autonomy in 1967. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US Virgin Islands to the west; the US dollar is the legal currency. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma devastated the island of Tortola. An estimated 80% of residential and business structures were destroyed or damaged, communications disrupted, and local roads rendered impassable." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke" + "text": "note: comprised of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands; includes the islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Jost van Dyke" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "coral islands relatively flat; volcanic islands steep, hilly" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Sage 521 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Sage 521 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "46.7% ++ arable land 6.7%; permanent crops 6.7%; permanent pasture 33.3%" + "text": "46.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.7% (2011 est.) / 6.7% (2011 est.) / 33.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "29% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hurricanes and tropical storms (July to October)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola; most of the islands' water supply comes from desalination plants" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources except for a few seasonal streams and springs on Tortola; most of the islands' water supply comes from desalination plants; sewage and mining/industry waste contribute to water pollution, threatening coral reefs" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "strong ties to nearby US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico" @@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "34,232 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "37,381 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,57 +115,57 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.79% (male 2,826/female 2,920)" + "text": "16.59% (male 3,060/female 3,142)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.77% (male 2,257/female 2,456)" + "text": "12.53% (male 2,240/female 2,445)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "49.57% (male 7,987/female 8,983)" + "text": "48.27% (male 8,424/female 9,620)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.27% (male 1,881/female 1,977)" + "text": "12.51% (male 2,261/female 2,416)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.6% (male 1,431/female 1,514) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.09% (male 1,808/female 1,965) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.2 years" + "text": "37.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36 years" + "text": "37 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.28% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.14% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "16.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout the inhabited islands, with the largest islands of Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, and Jost Van Dyke having the largest populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "46.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "48.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ROAD TOWN (capital) 13,000 (2014)" + "text": "15,000 ROAD TOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -175,57 +178,57 @@ "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.6 years" + "text": "79.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.2 years" + "text": "77.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.28 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.33 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98% of population ++ rural: 98% of population ++ total: 98% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2% of population ++ rural: 2% of population ++ total: 2% of population (2010 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 97.5% of population ++ total: 97.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 2.5% of population ++ total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.5% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -238,17 +241,17 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "12 years NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2009)" + "text": "12 years NA (2018)" } } }, @@ -271,7 +274,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK; internal self-governing" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -282,6 +285,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name refers to the nautical term \"roadstead\" or \"roads,\" a body of water less sheltered than a harbor but where where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swells" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -294,23 +300,27 @@ "text": "Territory Day, 1 July (1956)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 15 June 2007 (The Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John DUNCAN (since 15 August 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Gus JASPERT (since 22 August 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Orlando SMITH (since 9 November 2011)" + "text": "Premier Andrew FAHIE (since 26 February 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from members of the House of Assembly" @@ -321,18 +331,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (13 seats; 9 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies and 4 at-large seats by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Assembly includes the attorney general, a non-voting ex officio member" + "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (15 seats; 13 members - 9 in single-seat constituencies and 4 at-large seats directly elected by simple majority vote and 2 ex-officio members - the attorney general and the speaker - chosen from outside the House; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 June 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "last held on 25 February 2019 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NDP 9, VIP 3, PEP 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - VIP 46.5%, NDP 28.2%, PVIM 17.4%, PU 8%; seats by party - VIP 8, NDP 3, PVIM 1, PU 1; composition - men 12, women 3, percent of women 20%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include the British Virgin Islands; the ECSC - with its headquarters on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; 3 High Court judges reside in member states; 3 High Court judges reside on the British Virgin Islands" + "highest courts": { + "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges; the Court of Appeal is itinerant, traveling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts; High Court judges reside in the member states, with 3 in the British Virgin Islands" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62" @@ -342,19 +352,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Democratic Party or NDP [Orlando SMITH];; Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Julian FRASER]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Family Support Network ++ Woman's Desk", - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists" - } + "text": "National Democratic Party or NDP [Myron WALWYN]People's Empowerment Party or PEP [Alvin CHRISTOPHER]Progressive Virgin Islands Movement or PVIM [Ronnie SKELTON]Progressives United or PU [Julian FRASER]Virgin Islands Party or VIP [Andrew FAHIE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" @@ -367,55 +373,55 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism generating an estimated 45% of the national income. More than 934,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2008. Because of traditionally close links with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959. ++ ++ Livestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic food requirements. ++ ++ In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, made the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business." + "text": "The economy, one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is highly dependent on tourism, which generates an estimated 45% of the national income. More than 934,000 tourists, mainly from the US, visited the islands in 2008. Because of traditionally close links with the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands has used the US dollar as its currency since 1959. Livestock raising is the most important agricultural activity; poor soils limit the islands' ability to meet domestic food requirements. In the mid-1980s, the government began offering offshore registration to companies wishing to incorporate in the islands, and incorporation fees now generate substantial revenues. Roughly 400,000 companies were on the offshore registry by yearend 2000. The adoption of a comprehensive insurance law in late 1994, which provides a blanket of confidentiality with regulated statutory gateways for investigation of criminal offenses, made the British Virgin Islands even more attractive to international business." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$500 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$500 million (2017 est.) / $490.2 million (2016 est.) / $481.1 million (2015 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.095 billion (2008)" + "text": "$1.028 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2010 est.) ++ -0.6% (2008 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.9% (2016 est.) / 1.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$42,300 (2010 est.)" + "text": "$34,200 (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68.9%" + "text": "25.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.9%" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "21.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "91.8%" + "text": "94.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-94.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-69.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "87.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "93.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -425,7 +431,7 @@ "text": "tourism, light industry, construction, rum, concrete block, offshore banking center" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "12,770 (2004)" @@ -442,50 +448,50 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$300 million" + "text": "400 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$300 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "400 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$362.6 million (2011 est.) ++ $279.8 million (2010 est.)" + "text": "$362.6 million (2011 est.) / $279.8 million (2010 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$23 million (2015 est.) ++ $23 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$23 million (2017 est.) / $23 million (2015 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$200 million (2015 est.) ++ $200 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$300 million NA (2017 est.) / $210 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "building materials, automobiles, foodstuffs, machinery" @@ -494,152 +500,157 @@ "text": "$36.1 million (1997)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "126.3 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "117.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "44,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "45,200 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "97% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1,200 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,209 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,227 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "183,300 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "12,000" + "text": "7,640" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "36 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.88 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "42,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "72,589" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "198.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good overall telephone service" + "text": "good overall telephone service; major expansion sectors include the mobile telephony and data segments, which continue to appeal to operator investment; several operators licensed to provide services within individual markets, most of them are small and localized; telecommunication contributes to overall GDP (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections exceed 35 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is roughly 125 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections exceed 21 per 100 persons and mobile cellular subscribership is roughly 198 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-284; connected via submarine cable to Bermuda; the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) submarine cable provides connectivity to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-284; landing points for PCCS, ECFS, CBUS, Deep Blue Cable, East-West, PAN-AM, Americas-1, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Columbus- IIb, St Thomas - St Croix System, Taino-Carib, and Americas I- North via submarine cable to Caribbean, Central and South America, and US (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half-dozen private radio stations (2007)" + "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel TV is available from cable and satellite subscription services; about a half-dozen private radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".vg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "14,600" + "text": "27,818" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "43.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.7% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,715" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "13 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3 (2015)" - } - }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "VP-L (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -647,12 +658,20 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "200 km" + "text": "200 km (2007)" }, "paved": { "text": "200 km (2007)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "29" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 3, other 26 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Road Harbor" diff --git a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json index a73182c6..2b840b56 100644 --- a/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json +++ b/central-america-n-caribbean/vq.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848." + "text": "The Danes secured control over the southern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix during the 17th and early 18th centuries. Sugarcane, produced by African slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish holdings, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848. On 6 September 2017, Hurricane Irma passed over the northern Virgin Islands of Saint Thomas and Saint John and inflicted severe damage to structures, roads, the airport on Saint Thomas, communications, and electricity. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Maria passed over the island of Saint Croix in the southern Virgin Islands, inflicting considerable damage with heavy winds and flooding rains." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,22 +49,25 @@ "text": "mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little flat land" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Crown Mountain 474 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Crown Mountain 474 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "sun, sand, sea, surf" + "text": "pleasant climate, beaches foster tourism" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.5% ++ arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 2.9%; permanent pasture 5.7%" + "text": "11.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.9% (2011 est.) / 2.9% (2011 est.) / 5.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "57.4%" + "text": "57.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "31.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "lack of natural freshwater resources" + "text": "lack of natural freshwater resources; protection of coral reefs; solid waste management; coastal development; increased boating and overfishing" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "102,951 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "106,235 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,9 +102,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 76%, white 15.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 4.9%, mixed 2.1%", + "text": "black 76%, white 15.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 4.9%, mixed 2.1% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "17.4% self-identify as latino (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: 17.4% self-identify as latino" } }, "Languages": { @@ -112,134 +115,128 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.2% (male 8,933/female 8,776)" + "text": "19.9% (male 10,820/female 10,322)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.32% (male 4,316/female 5,279)" + "text": "10.32% (male 5,329/female 5,632)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.51% (male 17,850/female 21,795)" + "text": "36.43% (male 18,127/female 20,576)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.72% (male 7,284/female 7,873)" + "text": "14.16% (male 7,177/female 7,864)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "20.25% (male 9,402/female 11,443) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.19% (male 9,153/female 11,235) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "61.2%" + "text": "66" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.8%" + "text": "32" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "34" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.6 years" + "text": "41.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "45.9 years" + "text": "40.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.62% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.37% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-7.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "while overall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "95.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "95.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.25% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.1% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) 52,000 (2014)" + "text": "52,000 CHARLOTTE AMALIE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80 years" + "text": "79.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77 years" + "text": "76.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.03 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.4% of population ++ rural: 96.4% of population ++ total: 96.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.6% of population ++ rural: 3.6% of population ++ total: 3.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 100% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -251,16 +248,14 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "United States Virgin Islands" + "text": "none" }, "conventional short form": { "text": "Virgin Islands" @@ -269,17 +264,17 @@ "text": "Danish West Indies" }, "abbreviation": { - "text": "USVI" + "text": "VI" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the myriad islets, cays, and rocks surrounding the major islands reminded Christopher COLUMBUS in 1493 of Saint Ursula and her 11,000 virgin followers (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes), which over time shortened to the Virgins (las Virgenes)" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" + "text": "unincorporated organized territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the federal government under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US" + "text": "republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches; unincorporated organized territory of the US with local self-government" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -290,6 +285,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: originally called Taphus in Danish - meaning \"tap house\" or \"beer house\" because of its many beer halls - the town received a more dignified name in 1691 when it was named Charlotte Amalie in honor of Danish King Christian V’s wife, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -302,131 +300,142 @@ "text": "Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 31 March (1917)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this territory of the US; revised 1962, 2000 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "22 July 1954 - the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands functions as a constitution for this US territory" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "revised 1962, 2000" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "US common law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United States" + "note": { + "text": "see United States" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; note - island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)" + "text": "President Donald J. TRUMP (since 20 January 2017); Vice President Michael R. PENCE (since 20 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Kenneth MAPP (since 5 January 2015), Lieutenant Governor Osbert POTTER (since 5 January 2015)" + "text": "Governor Albert BRYAN, Jr. (since 7 January 2019), Lieutenant Governor Tregenza ROACH (since 7 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Territorial Cabinet appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Virgin Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by an Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); under the US Constitution, residents of the Virgin Islands do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; however, they may vote in the Democratic and Republican presidential primary elections; governor and lieutenant governor directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 November 2018 with a runoff on 20 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Kenneth MAPP elected governor; percent of vote in runoff - Kenneth MAPP (independent) 63.9%, Donna CHRISTIAN-CHRISTIANSEN (Democratic Party) 36.1%" + "text": "Albert BRYAN, Jr. elected governor in the second round; percent of vote in first round - Albert BRYAN, Jr. (Democratic Party) 38.1%, Kenneth MAPP (independent) 33.5%, Adlah \"Foncie\" DONASTORG, Jr. (independent) 16.5%, other 11.9%; percent of vote in second round- Albert BRYAN, Jr. (Democratic Party) 54.5%, Kenneth MAPP (independent) 45.2%, other .3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Senate (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 2-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislature of the Virgin Islands (15 seats; senators directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 2-year terms)the Virgin Islands directly elects 1 delegate to the US House of Representatives by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "Legislature of the Virgin Islands last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)US House of Representatives last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" + "text": "Legislature of the Virgin Islands - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 13, independents 2; composition - men 11, women 4, percent of women 26.7%delegate to US House of Representatives - seat by party - Democratic Party 1; composition - 1 woman" }, "note": { - "text": "the Virgin Islands directly elects 1 member by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term as a delegate to the US House of Representatives; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegate last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 8 November 2016)" + "text": "note: the Virgin Islands to the US House of Representatives can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); note - court established by US Congress in 2004 and assumed appellate jurisdiction in 2007" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); note - court established by the US Congress in 2004 and assumed appellate jurisdiction in 2007" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Virgin Islands Senate; justices initially serve renewable 10-year terms; chief justice elected to position by peers for a 3-year term" + "text": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Virgin Islands Senate; justices serve initial 10-year terms and upon reconfirmation, during the extent of good behavior; chief justice elected to position by peers for a 3-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Superior Court (Territorial Court renamed in 2004); US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (has appellate jurisdiction over the District Court of the Virgin Islands; it is a territorial court and is not associated with a US federal judicial district); District Court of the Virgin Islands" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON] ++ Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS] ++ Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Democratic Party [Stacey PLASKELL]Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Dale BLYDEN]Republican Party [John CANEGATA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "AOSIS (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UPU, WFTU (NGOs)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (territory of the US)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territory of the US)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "white field with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in its right talon and three arrows in the left with a superimposed shield of seven red and six white vertical stripes below a blue panel; white is a symbol of purity, the letters stand for the Virgin Islands" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Virgin Islands March\"" + "text": "Virgin Islands March" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "multiple/Alton Augustus ADAMS, Sr." }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1963; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" + "text": "note: adopted 1963; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the US, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism, trade, and other services are the primary economic activities, accounting for nearly 60% of the Virgin Island's GDP and about half of total civilian employment. The islands host nearly 3 million tourists per year, mostly from visiting cruise ships. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms. The agriculture sector is small, with most food being imported. Industry and government each account for about one-fifth of GDP. The manufacturing sector consists of rum distilling, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. A refinery on St. Croix, one of the world’s largest, processed 350,000 barrels of crude oil a day until it was shut down in February 2012, after operating for 45 years. ++ ++ Federal programs and grants, totaling $241.4 million in 2013, contributed 19.7% of the territory’s total revenues. The economy declined in 2013, due to decreases in exports resulting from the loss of refined oil products. Nevertheless, the economy remains relatively diversified. Along with a vibrant tourism industry, rum exports, trade, and services will be major income sources in future years." + "text": "Tourism, trade, other services, and rum production are the primary economic activities of the US Virgin Islands (USVI), accounting for most of its GDP and employment. The USVI receives between 2.5 and 3 million tourists a year, mostly from visiting cruise ships. The islands are vulnerable to damage from storms, as evidenced by the destruction from two major hurricanes in 2017. Recovery and rebuilding have continued, but full recovery from these back-to-back hurricanes is years away. The USVI government estimates it will need $7.5 billion, almost twice the territory’s GDP, to rebuild the territory. The agriculture sector is small and most food is imported. In 2016, government spending (both federal and territorial together) accounted for about 27% of GDP while exports of goods and services, including spending by tourists, accounted for nearly 47%. Federal programs and grants, including rum tax cover-over totaling $482.3 million in 2016, contributed 32.2% of the territory’s total revenues. The economy picked up 0.9% in 2016 and had appeared to be progressing before the 2017 hurricanes severely damaged the territory’s infrastructure and the economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.792 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.143 billion (2012 est.) ++ $4.288 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$3.872 billion (2016 est.) / $3.759 billion (2015 est.) / $3.622 billion (2014 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2013 dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.075 billion (2013)" + "text": "$5.182 billion (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-5.4% (2013 est.) ++ -13.8% (2012 est.) ++ -7.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2016 est.) / 0.3% (2015 est.) / -1% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$36,100 (2013 est.) ++ $39,300 (2012 est.) ++ $40,500 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$37,000 (2016 est.) / $35,800 (2015 est.) / $34,500 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.6%" + "text": "68.2% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "28%" + "text": "26.8% (2016 est.)" }, - "investment in fixed assets": { - "text": "6.1%" + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "7.5% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "15% NA (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "69.3%" + "text": "46.7% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-66.9% (2013)" + "text": "-64.3% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "2% (2012 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "20% (2012 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "78% (2012 est.)" @@ -439,10 +448,10 @@ "text": "tourism, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "50,580 (2012 est.)" + "text": "48,550 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -456,164 +465,176 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "13% (2014)" + "text": "10.4% (2017 est.) / 11% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "28.9% (2002 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.223 billion" + "text": "1.496 billion (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.551 billion (2013)" + "text": "1.518 billion (2016 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "28.9% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "-0.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "45.9% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "53.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 45.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.1% (2012)" + "text": "1% (2016 est.) / 2.6% (2015 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.627 billion (2013) ++ $3.339 billion (2012)" + "text": "$1.81 billion (2016 est.) / $1.537 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "rum" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.694 billion (2013) ++ $3.056 billion (2012)" + "text": "$2.489 billion (2016 est.) / $1.549 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "704 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "654.7 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "300,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "325,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "111,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1,240 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,285 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "119,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "23,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "9.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.764 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "76,000" + "text": "77,212" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "73 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72.41 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay" + "text": "modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay; good interisland and international connections; broadband access; expansion of FttP (Fiber to the Home) markets; LTE launches; regulatory development and expansion in several markets point to investment and focus on data (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "full range of services available" + "text": "full range of services available; fixed-line 72 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular 75 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-340; submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-340; landing points for the BSCS, St Thomas-ST Croix System, Southern Caribbean Fiber, Americas II, GCN, MAC, PAN-AM and SAC submarine cable connections to US, the Caribbean, Central and South America; satellite earth stations - NA (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "about a dozen TV broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations (2009)" + "text": "about a dozen TV broadcast stations including 1 public TV station; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; 24 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".vi" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "57,000" + "text": "68,872" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.38% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -623,13 +644,13 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -637,6 +658,14 @@ "text": "1,260 km (2008)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1,868" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 91, container ship 39, general cargo 1,205, oil tanker 118, other 415 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, Frederiksted, Limetree Bay" diff --git a/central-asia/kg.json b/central-asia/kg.json index f33d7c94..c2279c4a 100644 --- a/central-asia/kg.json +++ b/central-asia/kg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of the territory of present-day Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former Prime Minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won reelection in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual flight to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, border security vulnerabilities, and potential terrorist threats. ++ Under the 2010 Constitution, ATAMBAEV is limited to one term, which will end in 2017. Constitutional amendments passed in a referendum in December 2016 include language that transfers some presidential powers to the prime minister. Disagreement over the constitutional amendments compelled ATAMBAEV’s ruling Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan to dissolve and create a new majority coalition in the Jogorku Kengesh that excluded opposition parties critical of the amendments." + "text": "A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of the territory of the present-day Kyrgyz Republic was formally annexed to the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. The Kyrgyz Republic became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in 2005 and 2010 resulted in the ouster of the country’s first two presidents, Askar AKAEV and Kurmanbek BAKIEV. Interim President Roza OTUNBAEVA led a transitional government and following a nation-wide election, President Almazbek ATAMBAEV was sworn in as president in 2011. In 2017, ATAMBAEV became the first Kyrgyzstani president to step down after serving one full six-year term as required in the country’s constitution. Former prime minister and ruling Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan member Sooronbay JEENBEKOV replaced him after winning an October 2017 presidential election that was the most competitive in the country’s history, although international and local election observers noted cases of vote buying and abuse of public resources. The president holds substantial powers as head of state even though the prime minister oversees the Kyrgyzstani Government and selects most cabinet members. The president represents the country internationally and can sign or veto laws, call for new elections, and nominate Supreme Court judges, cabinet members for posts related to security or defense, and numerous other high-level positions. Continuing concerns for the Kyrgyz Republic include the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, a history of tense, and at times violent, interethnic relations, border security vulnerabilities, and potential terrorist threats." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "4,573 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "China 1,063 km, Kazakhstan 1,212 km, Tajikistan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1,314 km" + "text": "China 1063 km, Kazakhstan 1212 km, Tajikistan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1314 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "dry continental to polar in high Tien Shan Mountains; subtropical in southwest (Fergana Valley); temperate in northern foothill zone" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "2,988 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m ++ highest point: Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Kara-Daryya (Karadar'ya) 132 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jengish Chokusu (Pik Pobedy) 7,439 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "55.4% ++ arable land 6.7%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 48.3%" + "text": "55.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.7% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.) / 48.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "5.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "39.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10,233 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "major flooding during snow melt; prone to earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices" + "text": "water pollution; many people get their water directly from contaminated streams and wells; as a result, water-borne diseases are prevalent; increasing soil salinity from faulty irrigation practices; air pollution due to rapid increase of traffic" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,727,553 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,964,897 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,81 +115,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kyrgyz 70.9%, Uzbek 14.3%, Russian 7.7%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.9% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2009 est.)" + "text": "Kyrgyz 73.5%, Uzbek 14.7%, Russian 5.5%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2019 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Kyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%" + "text": "Muslim 90% (majority Sunni), Christian 7% (Russian Orthodox 3%), other 3% (includes Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i) (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "30.12% (male 883,875/female 841,362)" + "text": "30.39% (male 930,455/female 882,137)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.47% (male 508,656/female 492,046)" + "text": "15.7% (male 475,915/female 460,604)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.68% (male 1,112,777/female 1,159,967)" + "text": "40.02% (male 1,172,719/female 1,214,624)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.59% (male 189,684/female 245,202)" + "text": "8.09% (male 210,994/female 271,480)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.13% (male 112,494/female 181,490) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (male 132,134/female 213,835) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.3%" + "text": "59.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "48.8%" + "text": "52.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.6%" + "text": "7.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.2 years" + "text": "27.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "25.2 years" + "text": "26.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "27.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.09% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains" + "text": "the vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "35.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "36.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.58% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.03% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BISHKEK (capital) 865,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.038 million BISHKEK (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,107 +202,113 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.3 (2013 est.)" + "text": "22.9 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "76 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "60 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "26.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "23.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "30.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "22.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.7 years" + "text": "71.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "66.5 years" + "text": "67.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.64 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.54 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "36.3% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.97 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "39.4% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.7% of population ++ rural: 86.2% of population ++ total: 90% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.3% of population ++ rural: 13.8% of population ++ total: 10% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "10.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.21 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.4 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.1% of population ++ rural: 95.6% of population ++ total: 93.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.9% of population ++ rural: 4.4% of population ++ total: 6.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.22% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "10,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "13.3% (2014)" + "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.8% (2014)" + "text": "1.8% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "7.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.5%" - }, - "male": { "text": "99.6%" }, + "male": { + "text": "99.7%" + }, "female": { - "text": "99.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.5% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -305,29 +319,18 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "563,920" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "40.3%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2007 est.)" + "text": "13 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "14.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "22.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -349,7 +352,7 @@ "text": "Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "a combination of the Turkic words \"kyrg\" (forty) and \"-yz\" (tribes) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) creating the meaning \"Land of the forty tribes\"; the name refers to the forty clans united by the legendary Kyrgyz hero, MANAS" + "text": "a combination of the Turkic words \"kyrg\" (forty) and \"-yz\" (tribes) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) creating the meaning \"Land of the Forty Tribes\"; the name refers to the 40 clans united by the legendary Kyrgyz hero, MANAS" } }, "Government type": { @@ -364,12 +367,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: founded in 1868 as a Russian settlement on the site of a previously destroyed fortress named \"Pishpek\"; the name was retained and overtime became \"Bishkek\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "7 provinces (oblustar, singular - oblus) and 2 cities* (shaarlar, singular - shaar); Batken Oblusu, Bishkek Shaary*, Chuy Oblusu (Bishkek), Jalal-Abad Oblusu, Naryn Oblusu, Osh Oblusu, Osh Shaary*, Talas Oblusu, Ysyk-Kol Oblusu (Karakol)", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" } }, "Independence": { @@ -379,10 +385,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 31 August (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1993; latest adopted 27 June 2010, effective 2 July 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1993; latest adopted by referendum 27 June 2010, effective 2 July 2010; note - constitutional amendments that bolstered some presidential powers and transferred others from the president to the prime minister passed in a referendum in December 2016, effective December 2017" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a draft law by the majority of the Supreme Council membership or by petition of 300,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Council membership in each of at least three readings of the draft two months apart; the draft may be submitted to a referendum if approved by two thirds of the Council membership; adoption requires the signature of the president; amended 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws" + "text": "civil law system, which includes features of French civil law and Russian Federation laws" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -406,34 +417,34 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Almazbek ATAMBAEV (since 1 December 2011)" + "text": "Acting President Talant MAMYTOV (since 14 November 2020); President Sooronbay JEENBEKOV resigned on 16 October 2020 following massive protests brought on by disputed legislative election results of 4 October 2020" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sooronbay JEENBEKOV (since 13 April 2016)" + "text": "Acting Prime Minister Artem NOVIKOV (since 14 November 2020); note - Prime Minister Kubatbek BORONOV resigned on 9 October 2020 following massive protests brought on by disputed legislative election results of 4 October 2020" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president; defense and security committee chairs appointed by the president" + "text": "Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president upon approval by the Supreme Council; defense and security committee chairs appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 6-year term; election last held on 30 October 2011 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister nominated by the majority party or majority coalition in the Supreme Council, appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 6-year term; election last held on 15 October 2017 (next to be held 10 January 2021); prime minister nominated by the majority party or majority coalition in the Supreme Council, appointed by the president upon approval by the Supreme Council" }, "election results": { - "text": "Almazbek ATAMBAEV elected president; percent of vote - Almazbek ATAMBAEV (SDPK) 63.2%, Adakhan MADUMAROV (All Kyrgyzstan) 14.7%, Kamchybek TASHIEV (Homeland) 14.3%, other 7.8%; Sooronbay JEENBEKOV elected prime minister; Supreme Council vote - 115 to 0" + "text": "Sooronbay JEENBEKOV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Sooronbay JEENBEKOV (SDPK) 54.2%, Omurbek BABANOV (Respublika) 33.5%, Adakhan MADUMAROV (Butun Kyrgyzstan) 6.6%, Temir SARIYEV (Akshumar) 2.5%, other 3.2%; note - JEENBEKOV resigned as president on 16 October 2020; BORONOV resigned as prime minister on 9 October 2020" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Jogorku Kengesh (120 seats; parties directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote; members selected from party lists to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 4 October 2020 (next to be held NA); note - the results of the 2020 election were annulled on 6 October 2020 following mass protests" }, "election results": { - "text": "Supreme Council - percent of vote by party - SDPK 27.4%, Respublika-Ata-Jurt 20.1%, Kyrgyzstan Party 12.9%, Onuguu-Progress 9.3%, Bir Bol 8.5%, Ata-Meken 7.8%, other 14%; seats by party - SDPK 38, Respublika-Ata-Jurt 28, Kyrgyzstan Party 18, Onuguu-Progress 13, Bir Bol 12, Ata-Meken 11" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 25 judges); Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (consists of the chairperson, deputy chairperson, and 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -444,34 +455,34 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ata-Jurt-Respublika (Homeland-Republic) [Omurbek BABANOV, Kamchybek TASHIEV] ++ Ata-Meken (Fatherland) [Omurbek TEKEBAEV] ++ Bir Bol (Stay United) [Altynbek SULAIMANOV] ++ Kyrgyzstan Party [Kanatbek ISAEV, Kanybek IMANALIEV] ++ Onuguu-Progress [Bakyt TOROBAEV] ++ Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan or SDPK [Almazbek ATAMBAEV]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Adilet (Justice) Legal Clinic [Cholpon JAKUPOVA] ++ Citizens Against Corruption [Tolekan ISMAILOVA] ++ Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society [Dinara OSHURAKHUNOVA] ++ Kylym Shamy (Torch of the Century) [Aziza ABDIRASULOVA] ++ Precedent Partnership Group [Nurbek TOKTAKUNOV] ++ Societal Analysis Public Association [Rita KARASARTOVA] ++ Union of True Muslims [Nurlan MOTUEV]" + "text": "Ata-Meken (Fatherland) [Almambet SHYKMAMATOV]Bir Bol (Stay United) [Altynbek SULAYMANOV]Kyrgyzstan Party [Almazbek BAATYRBEKOV]Onuguu-Progress (Development-Progress) [Bakyt TOROBAEV]Respublika-Ata-Jurt (Republic-Homeland) [Jyrgalbek TURUSKULOV] (parliamentary faction)Social-Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan or SDPK [Almazbek ATAMBAEV, Isa OMURKULOV]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kadyr TOKTOGULOV (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Bolot I. OTUNBAEV (since 8 April 2018)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2360 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2360 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 449-9822-23" + "text": "[1] (202) 449-9822" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 386-7550" + "text": "[1] (202) 449-8275" }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "New York" + "honorary consulate(s)": { + "text": "Maple Valley (WA)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Sheila GWALTNEY (14 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Donald LU (since 18 September 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[996] (312) 597-000" }, "embassy": { "text": "171 Prospect Mira, Bishkek 720016" @@ -479,18 +490,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[996] (312) 551-241, (517) 777-217" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[996] (312) 551-264" + "text": "[996] (312) 597-744" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "red field with a yellow sun in the center having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counterclockwise, on the reverse, clockwise; in the center of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of three lines, a stylized representation of a \"tunduk\" - the crown of a traditional Kyrgyz yurt; red symbolizes bravery and valor, the sun evinces peace and wealth" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "gyrfalcon; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "white falcon; national colors: red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -500,77 +508,77 @@ "text": "Djamil SADYKOV and Eshmambet KULUEV/Nasyr DAVLESOV and Kalyi MOLDOBASANOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1992" + "text": "note: adopted 1992" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. Cotton, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only cotton is exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity. The country has sought to attract foreign investment to expand its export base, including construction of hydroelectric dams, but a difficult investment climate and an ongoing legal battle with Canadian investors in the nation’s largest gold mine deter potential investors. Remittances from Kyrgyz migrant workers in Russia and Kazakhstan are equivalent to about a quarter of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP. ++ ++ Following independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly carried out market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has privatized much of its ownership shares in public enterprises. Despite these reforms, the country suffered a severe drop in production in the early 1990s and has again faced slow growth in recent years as the global financial crisis and declining oil prices have damaged economies across Central Asia. ++ ++ Kyrgyz leaders hope the country’s August 2015 accession to the Eurasian Economic Union will bolster trade and investment, but slowing economies in Russia and China, low commodity prices, and currency fluctuations continue to hamper economic growth. The keys to future growth include progress in fighting corruption, improving administrative transparency, restructuring domestic industry, and attracting foreign aid and investment." + "text": "Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked, mountainous, lower middle income country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. Cotton, wool, and meat are the main agricultural products, although only cotton is exported in any quantity. Other exports include gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, and - in some years - electricity. The country has sought to attract foreign investment to expand its export base, including construction of hydroelectric dams, but a difficult investment climate and an ongoing legal battle with a Canadian firm over the joint ownership structure of the nation’s largest gold mine deter potential investors. Remittances from Kyrgyz migrant workers, predominantly in Russia and Kazakhstan, are equivalent to more than one-quarter of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP. Following independence, Kyrgyzstan rapidly implemented market reforms, such as improving the regulatory system and instituting land reform. In 1998, Kyrgyzstan was the first Commonwealth of Independent States country to be accepted into the World Trade Organization. The government has privatized much of its ownership shares in public enterprises. Despite these reforms, the country suffered a severe drop in production in the early 1990s and has again faced slow growth in recent years as the global financial crisis and declining oil prices have dampened economies across Central Asia. The Kyrgyz government remains dependent on foreign donor support to finance its annual budget deficit of approximately 3 to 5% of GDP. Kyrgyz leaders hope the country’s August 2015 accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will bolster trade and investment, but slowing economies in Russia and China and low commodity prices continue to hamper economic growth. Large-scale trade and investment pledged by Kyrgyz leaders has been slow to develop. Many Kyrgyz entrepreneurs and politicians complain that non-tariff measures imposed by other EAEU member states are hurting certain sectors of the Kyrgyz economy, such as meat and dairy production, in which they have comparative advantage. Since acceding to the EAEU, the Kyrgyz Republic has continued harmonizing its laws and regulations to meet EAEU standards, though many local entrepreneurs believe this process as disjointed and incomplete. Kyrgyzstan’s economic development continues to be hampered by corruption, lack of administrative transparency, lack of diversity in domestic industries, and difficulty attracting foreign aid and investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$21.01 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.55 billion (2015 est.) ++ $19.87 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$23.15 billion (2017 est.) / $22.14 billion (2016 est.) / $21.22 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.794 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.565 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,500 (2016 est.) ++ $3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,700 (2017 est.) / $3,600 (2016 est.) / $3,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "77.9%" + "text": "85.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "18.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "33.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.6%" + "text": "39.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-79% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "14.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "31.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "56.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "cotton, potatoes, vegetables, grapes, fruits and berries; sheep, goats, cattle, wool" }, "Industries": { - "text": "small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals" + "text": "small machinery, textiles, food processing, cement, shoes, lumber, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, gold, rare earth metals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.778 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.841 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -584,227 +592,213 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8% (2013 est.) ++ 8.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.) / 7.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "33.7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.8%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "27.8% (2009 est.)" + "text": "22.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "33.4 (2007) ++ 29 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.04 billion" + "text": "2.169 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.354 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.409 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "69.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "56% of GDP (2017 est.) / 55.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "13.73% (22 December 2011) ++ 2.5% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "23.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 24.25% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.179 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $928.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.333 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.399 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$980.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $831.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$165 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $165 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $79 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$867 million (2016 est.) ++ -$692 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$306 million (2017 est.) / -$792 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.453 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.61 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.84 billion (2017 est.) / $1.544 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 59.1%, Uzbekistan 9.4%, Kazakhstan 5.1%, Russia 4.9%, UK 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gold, cotton, wool, garments, meat; mercury, uranium, electricity; machinery; shoes" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 26%, Uzbekistan 22.6%, Kazakhstan 20.8%, UAE 4.9%, Turkey 4.5%, Afghanistan 4.5%, Russia 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.146 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.648 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.187 billion (2017 est.) / $3.709 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil and gas, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 56.4%, Russia 17.1%, Kazakhstan 9.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 32.6%, Russia 24.8%, Kazakhstan 16.4%, Turkey 4.8%, US 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.838 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.778 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.177 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.97 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.728 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$4.897 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.347 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$331.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $331.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.164 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.182 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "soms (KGS) per US dollar - ++ 69.08 (2016 est.) ++ 64.462 (2015 est.) ++ 64.462 (2014 est.) ++ 53.654 (2013 est.) ++ 47.01 (2012 est.)" + "text": "soms (KGS) per US dollar - / 68.35 (2017 est.) / 69.914 (2016 est.) / 69.914 (2015 est.) / 64.462 (2014 est.) / 53.654 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.04 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.52 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "72 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "184 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "331 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.046 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "21.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "24% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "78.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "76% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "19.65 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "40 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "40 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1,571 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,996 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "37,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "37,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,070 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,290 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "35,710 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "34,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "34 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.32 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "429 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "186.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "395 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "169.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "9.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.02 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "408,037" + "text": "275,311" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.66 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.579 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,940,306" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "134 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.4 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications infrastructure is being upgraded; loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are being used to install a digital network, digital radio-relay stations, and fiber-optic links" + "text": "fixed-line phones declining quickly by roll-out of 4G LTE mobile networks; digital radio-relay stations, and fiber-optic links; low fixed-line and fixed-broadband penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration; international connectivity continues to grow; 4 mobile networks in operation; 4G networks cover over 50% of the nation, eventually 5G networks will be available (2020 )" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line penetration remains low and concentrated in urban areas; multiple mobile-cellular service providers with growing coverage; mobile-cellular subscribership up to about 130 per 100 persons in 2015" + "text": "fixed-line penetration 5 per 100 persons remains low and concentrated in urban areas; mobile-cellular subscribership up to over 134 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 996; connections with other CIS countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intersputnik, 1 Intelsa (2015)" + "text": "country code - 996; connections with other CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States, 9 members post-Soviet Republics in EU) countries by landline or microwave radio relay and with other countries by leased connections with Moscow international gateway switch and by satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intersputnik, 1 Intelsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV broadcaster operates 2 nationwide networks and 6 regional stations; roughly 20 private TV stations operating with most rebroadcasting other channels; state-run radio broadcaster operates 2 networks; about 20 private radio stations (2007)" + "text": "state-funded public TV broadcaster KTRK has nationwide coverage; also operates Ala-Too 24 news channel which broadcasts 24/7 and 4 other educational, cultural, and sports channels; ELTR and Channel 5 are state-owned stations with national reach; the switchover to digital TV in 2017 resulted in private TV station growth; approximately 20 stations are struggling to increase their own content up to 50% of airtime, as required by law, instead of rebroadcasting primarily programs from Russian channels or airing unlicensed movies and music; 3 Russian TV stations also broadcast; state-funded radio stations and about 10 significant private radio stations also exist (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.713 million" + "text": "2,222,732" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "30.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "38% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "355,640" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "6 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "17" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "625,294" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "69,290 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "709,198 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -815,49 +809,49 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 480 km; oil 16 km (2013)" + "text": "3566 km gas (2018), 16 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "470 km" + "text": "424 km (2018)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "470 km 1.520-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "424 km 1.520-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "34,000 km (2007)" + "text": "34,000 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -870,24 +864,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "State Committee on Defense Affairs (GKDO): Ground Forces, Air Force (includes Air Defense Forces) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation, with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Kyrgyz Armed Forces: Land Forces, Air Defense Forces, National Guard; State Border Service; Internal Troops (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.74% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.6% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Kyrgyz Armed Forces have approximately 11,000 active duty troops (8,500 Land Forces; 2,500 Air Force/Air Defense) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Kyrgyz Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; outside of a small delivery by China in 2019, Russia continues to be the only supplier of weapons systems to Kyrgyzstan (2020)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "contributes a battalion-sized unit to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary male military service in the Armed Forces or Interior Ministry; 1-year service obligation (9 months for university graduates), with optional fee-based 3-year service in the call-up mobilization reserve; women may volunteer at age 19; 16-17 years of age for military cadets, who cannot take part in military operations (2016)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan; disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of delimitation with Tajikistan; delimitation of 130 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes over enclaves and other areas" - }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "stateless persons": { - "text": "9,118 (2015); note - most stateless people were born in Kyrgyzstan, have lived there many years, or married Kyrgyz citizens; in 2009, Kyrgyzstan adopted a national action plan to speed up the exchange of old Soviet passports for Kyrgyz ones; stateless people are unable to register marriages and births, to travel within the country or abroad, to own property, or to receive social benefits" - } + "text": "disputes in Isfara Valley delay completion of delimitation with Tajikistan; delimitation of approximately 15% or 200 km of border with Uzbekistan is hampered by serious disputes over enclaves and other areas" }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "limited illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppy for CIS markets; limited government eradication of illicit crops; transit point for Southwest Asian narcotics bound for Russia and the rest of Europe; major consumer of opiates" diff --git a/central-asia/kz.json b/central-asia/kz.json index a29b8267..7ddf4888 100644 --- a/central-asia/kz.json +++ b/central-asia/kz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes who migrated to the region by the 13th century, were rarely united as a single nation. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th century, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1936. Soviet policies reduced the number of ethnic Kazakhs in the 1930s and enabled non-ethnic Kazakhs to outnumber natives. During the 1950s and 1960s agricultural \"Virgin Lands\" program, Soviet citizens were encouraged to help cultivate Kazakhstan's northern pastures. This influx of immigrants (mostly Russians, but also some other deported nationalities) further skewed the ethnic mixture. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs back to Kazakhstan. These trends have allowed Kazakhs to become the titular majority again. This dramatic demographic shift has also undermined the previous religious diversity and made the country more than 70% Muslim. Kazakhstan's economy is larger than those of all the other Central Asian states largely due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: developing a cohesive national identity, expanding the development of the country's vast energy resources and exporting them to world markets, diversifying the economy, enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness, and strengthening relations with neighboring states and foreign powers." + "text": "Ethnic Kazakhs, a mix of Turkic and Mongol nomadic tribes with additional Persian cultural influences, migrated to the region in the 15th century. The area was conquered by Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries, and Kazakhstan became a Soviet Republic in 1925. Repression and starvation associated with forced agricultural collectivization led to a massive number of deaths in the 1930s. During the 1950s and 1960s, the agricultural \"Virgin Lands\" program led to an influx of settlers (mostly ethnic Russians, but also other nationalities) and at the time of Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991, ethnic Kazakhs were a minority. Non-Muslim ethnic minorities departed Kazakhstan in large numbers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s and a national program has repatriated about a million ethnic Kazakhs (from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, and the Xinjiang region of China) back to Kazakhstan. As a result of this shift, the ethnic Kazakh share of the population now exceeds two-thirds.Kazakhstan's economy is the largest in the Central Asian states, mainly due to the country's vast natural resources. Current issues include: diversifying the economy, obtaining membership in global and regional international economic institutions, enhancing Kazakhstan's economic competitiveness, and strengthening relations with neighboring states and foreign powers." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "13,364 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "China 1,765 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,212 km, Russia 7,644 km, Turkmenistan 413 km, Uzbekistan 2,330 km" + "text": "China 1765 km, Kyrgyzstan 1212 km, Russia 7644 km, Turkmenistan 413 km, Uzbekistan 2330 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked); note - Kazakhstan borders the Aral Sea, now split into two bodies of water (1,070 km), and the Caspian Sea (1,894 km)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "continental, cold winters and hot summers, arid and semiarid" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "387 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Vpadina Kaundy -132 m ++ highest point: Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Vpadina Kaundy -132 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Khan Tangiri Shyngy (Pik Khan-Tengri) 6,995 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "77.4% ++ arable land 8.9%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 68.5%" + "text": "77.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.9% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 68.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "1.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "20,660 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes in the south; mudslides around Almaty" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices" + "text": "radioactive or toxic chemical sites associated with former defense industries and test ranges scattered throughout the country pose health risks for humans and animals; industrial pollution is severe in some cities; because the two main rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea have been diverted for irrigation, it is drying up and leaving behind a harmful layer of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then picked up by the wind and blown into noxious dust storms; pollution in the Caspian Sea; desertification; soil pollution from overuse of agricultural chemicals and salination from poor infrastructure and wasteful irrigation practices" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,12 +99,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's largest landlocked country; Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050" + "text": "world's largest landlocked country and one of only two landlocked countries in the world that extends into two continents (the other is Azerbaijan); Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the Baykonur Cosmodrome; in January 2004, Kazakhstan and Russia extended the lease to 2050" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "18,360,353 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "19,091,949 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,181 +115,190 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.9%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.4% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Kazakh (Qazaq) 68%, Russian 19.3%, Uzbek 3.2%, Ukrainian 1.5%, Uighur 1.5%, Tatar 1.1%, German 1%, other 4.4% (2019 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Kazakh (official, Qazaq) 74% (understand spoken language), Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the \"language of interethnic communication\") 94.4% (understand spoken language) (2009 est.)" + "text": "Kazakh (official, Qazaq) 83.1% (understand spoken language) and trilingual (Kazakh, Russian, English) 22.3% (2017 est.); Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the \"language of interethnic communication\") 94.4% (understand spoken language) (2009 est.)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.68% (male 2,336,444/female 2,378,769)" + "text": "26.13% (male 2,438,148/female 2,550,535)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.66% (male 1,371,133/female 1,319,938)" + "text": "12.97% (male 1,262,766/female 1,212,645)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.5% (male 3,808,164/female 3,994,781)" + "text": "42.23% (male 3,960,188/female 4,102,845)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.77% (male 784,035/female 1,008,935)" + "text": "10.25% (male 856,180/female 1,099,923)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.4% (male 470,485/female 887,669) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.43% (male 567,269/female 1,041,450) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.3%" + "text": "58.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.1%" + "text": "46.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.1%" + "text": "12.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.3 years" + "text": "31.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29 years" + "text": "30.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.09% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.89% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.86% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Almaty 1.523 million; ASTANA (capital) 759,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.896 million Almaty, 1.896 million NUR-SULTAN (capital), 1.058 million Shimkent (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.53 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.54 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25 (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.5 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "20.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.8 years" + "text": "72 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65.6 years" + "text": "66.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.28 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.16 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "51% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.62 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "7.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.4% of population ++ rural: 85.6% of population ++ total: 92.9% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.6% of population ++ rural: 14.4% of population ++ total: 7.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "text": "53% (2018)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97% of population ++ rural: 98.1% of population ++ total: 97.5% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3% of population ++ rural: 1.9% of population ++ total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "6.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6.1 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.21% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "23,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "33,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.5% (2014)" + "text": "21% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.7% (2011)" + "text": "2% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2009)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -294,37 +311,29 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2015)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "59,254" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "2% (2006 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "male": { "text": "3.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "4.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -346,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name \"Kazakh\" derives from the Turkic word \"kaz\" meaning \"to wander,\" recalling the Kazakh's nomadic lifestyle; the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Kazakhstan literally means \"Land of the wanderers\"" + "text": "the name \"Kazakh\" derives from the Turkic word \"kaz\" meaning \"to wander,\" recalling the Kazakh's nomadic lifestyle; the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Kazakhstan literally means \"Land of the Wanderers\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -354,7 +363,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Astana" + "text": "Nur-Sultan" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "51 10 N, 71 25 E" @@ -363,13 +372,13 @@ "text": "UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "note": { - "text": "Kazakhstan has two time zones" + "text": "note: Kazakhstan has two time zones etymology: on 20 March 2019, Kazakhstan changed the name of its capital city from Astana to Nur-Sultan in honor of its long-serving, recently retired president, Nursultan NAZARBAYEV; this was not the first time the city had its name changed; founded in 1830 as Akmoly, it became Akmolinsk in 1832, Tselinograd in 1961, Akmola (Aqmola) in 1992, and Astana in 1998" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 provinces (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 2 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty (Taldyqorghan), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Mangghystau (Aqtau), Ongtustik Qazaqstan [South Kazakhstan] (Shymkent), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Zhambyl (Taraz)", + "text": "14 provinces (oblyslar, singular - oblys) and 4 cities* (qalalar, singular - qala); Almaty (Taldyqorghan), Almaty*, Aqmola (Kokshetau), Aqtobe, Astana*, Atyrau, Batys Qazaqstan [West Kazakhstan] (Oral), Bayqongyr*, Mangghystau (Aqtau), Pavlodar, Qaraghandy, Qostanay, Qyzylorda, Shyghys Qazaqstan [East Kazakhstan] (Oskemen), Shymkent*, Soltustik Qazaqstan [North Kazakhstan] (Petropavl), Turkistan, Zhambyl (Taraz)", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baykonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baykonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); in 1995, the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Baikonur space launch facilities and the city of Bayqongyr (Baikonur, formerly Leninsk); in 2004, a new agreement extended the lease to 2050" } }, "Independence": { @@ -379,7 +388,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 16 December (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence); latest adopted 28 January 1993, approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995; amended several times, last in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1937, 1978 (preindependence), 1993; latest approved by referendum 30 August 1995, effective 5 September 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "introduced by a referendum initiated by the president of the republic, on the recommendation of Parliament, or by the government; the president has the option of submitting draft amendments to Parliament or directly to a referendum; passage of amendments by Parliament requires four-fifths majority vote of both houses and the signature of the president; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote by more than one half of the voters in at least two thirds of the oblasts, major cities, and the capital, followed by the signature of the president; amended several times, last in 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Roman-Germanic law and by the theory and practice of the Russian Federation" @@ -406,55 +420,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 22 February 1990, elected president 1 December 1991)" + "text": "President Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV (since 20 March 2019); note - Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, who was president since 24 April 1990 (and in power since 22 June 1989 under the Soviet period), resigned on 20 March 2019; NAZARBAYEV retained the title and powers of \"First President\"; TOKAYEV completed NAZARBAYEV's term, which was shortened due to the early election of 9 June 2019, and then continued as president following his election victory" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Bakytzhan SAGINTAYEV (since 9 September 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Askar MAMIN (since 13 September 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Askar MAMIN (since 25 February 2019); First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan SMAILOV (since 25 February 2019); Deputy Prime Ministers Berdibek SAPARBAYEV and Roman SKLYAR (since 18 September 2019)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "the president appoints ministers after consultations with the Chair of the Security Council (NAZARBAYEV) who has veto power over all appointments except for the ministers of defense, internal affairs, and foreign affairs; however, the president is required to discuss these three offices with the National Security Committee, which NAZARBAYEV chairs under a lifetime appointment" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis; note - constitutional amendments in May 2007 shortened the presidential term from 7 to 5 years and established a 2-consecutive-term limit; NAZARBAYEV has official status as the \"First President of Kazakhstan\" and is allowed unlimited terms" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 9 June 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Mazhilis" }, "election results": { - "text": "Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Nursultan Abishuly NAZARBAYEV (Nur Otan) 97.8%, other 2.2%" + "text": "Kasym-Zhomart TOKAYEV elected president; percent of vote - Kassym-Jomart TOKAYEV (Nur Otan) 71%, Amirzhan KOSANOV (Ult Tagdyry) 16.2%, Daniya YESPAYEVA (Ak Zhol) 5.1%, other 7.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (47 seats; 32 members indirectly elected by majority two-round vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the Mazhilis (107 seats; 98 members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 indirectly elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, a 350-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (49 seats; 34 members indirectly elected by majority 2-round vote by the oblast-level assemblies and 15 members appointed by decree of the president; members serve 6-year terms, with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years)Mazhilis (107 seats; 98 members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 9 indirectly elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, a 350-member, presidentially appointed advisory body designed to represent the country's ethnic minorities)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 1 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017); Mazhilis - last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held by 2021)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 12 August 2020 (next to be held in 2026)Mazhilis - last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held by 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Nur Otan 16; Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 82.2%, Ak Zhol 7.2%, Communist People's Party 7.1%, other 3.5%; seats by party - Nur Otan 84, Ak Zhol 7, Communist People's Party 7" + "text": " Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 42, women 5, percent of women 10.6%Mazhilis - percent of vote by party - Nur Otan 82.2%, Ak Zhol 7.2%, Communist People's Party 7.1%, other 3.5%; seats by party - Nur Otan 84, Ak Zhol 7, Communist People's Party 7; composition - men 78, women 29, percent of women 27.1%; note - total Parliament percent of women 22.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of 44 members); Constitutional Council (consists of 7 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of 44 members); Constitutional Council (consists of the chairman and 6 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the president of the republic on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council and confirmed by the Senate; judges normally serve until age 65 but can be extended to age 70; Constitutional Council - the president of the republic, the Senate chairperson, and the Majilis chairperson each appoints 1 member for a 3-year term and each appoints 1 member for a 6-year term; chairperson of the Constitutional Council appointed by the president of the republic for a 6-year term" + "text": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the president of the republic on recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council and confirmed by the Senate; judges normally serve until age 65 but can be extended to age 70; Constitutional Council - the president of the republic, the Senate chairperson, and the Mazhilis chairperson each appoints 2 members for a 6-year term; chairman of the Constitutional Council appointed by the president for a 6-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "regional and local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ak Zhol (Bright Path) Party or Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol [Azat PERUASHEV] ++ Auyl National Patriotic Party [Ali BEKTAYEV] (Auyl is a September 2015 merger of the Patriots’ Party and the Auyl Social Democratic Party) ++ Birlik (Unity) [Seril SULTANGALI] (Birlik is an April 2013 merger of Adilet (Justice; formerly Democratic Party of Kazakhstan) and Rukhaniyat (Spirituality)) ++ Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan [Vladislav KOSAREV] ++ National Social Democratic Party or NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY] ++ Nur Otan (Radiant Fatherland) Democratic People's Party [Nursultan NAZARBAYEV] (the Agrarian, Asar, and Civic parties merged with Otan)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Adil-Soz [Tamara KALEYEVA] ++ Confederation of Free Trade Unions [Larissa KHARKOVA] ++ Foundation for Support of Civil Initiatives [Nurul RAKHIMBEK] ++ International Legal Initiative [Aina SHORMANBAYEVA] ++ Kazakhstan International Bureau on Human Rights [Yevgeniy ZHOVTIS, Chairman of Bureau's Council, Roza AKYLBEKOVA, director] ++ Legal Media Centre (sometimes known as the North Kazakhstan Legal Media Centre) [Diana OKREMOVA] ++ Public Foundation for Parliamentary Development [Zauresh BATTALOVA] ++ Republican Network of International Monitors [Daniyar LIVAZOV] ++ Transparency International [Sergey ZLOTNIKOV]" + "text": "Ak Zhol (Bright Path) Party or Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol [Azat PERUASHEV]Birlik (Unity) Party [Serik SULTANGALI]Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan [informal leader Aikyn KONUROV]National Social Democratic Party or NSDP [Zharmakhan TUYAKBAY]Nur Otan (Radiant Fatherland) Democratic People's Party [Nursultan NAZARBAYEV]People's Democratic (Patriotic) Party \"Auyl\" [Ali BEKTAYEV]Ult Tagdyry (Conscience of the Nation)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC" + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kayrat UMAROV (since 14 January 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Yerzhan KAZYKHANOV (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1401 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -471,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador George KROL (since 18 March 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador William MOSER (since 27 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[7] (7172) 70-21-00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Rakhymzhan Koshkarbayev Ave. No 3, Astana 010010" @@ -479,18 +493,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[7] (7172) 70-21-00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[7] (7172) 54-09-14" }, - "Consulate(s) General": { + "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Almaty" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern \"koshkar-muiz\" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue color is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future; blue and yellow are the national colors" + "text": "a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern \"koshkar-muiz\" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue color is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "golden eagle; national colors: blue, yellow" @@ -503,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "Zhumeken NAZHIMEDENOV and Nursultan NAZARBAYEV/Shamshi KALDAYAKOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2006; President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV played a role in revising the lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 2006; President Nursultan NAZARBAYEV played a role in revising the lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kazakhstan, geographically the largest of the former Soviet republics, excluding Russia, possesses substantial fossil fuel reserves and other minerals and metals, such as uranium, copper, and zinc. It also has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. The government realizes that its economy suffers from an overreliance on oil and extractive industries and has embarked on an ambitious diversification program, aimed at developing targeted sectors like transport, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, petrochemicals and food processing. ++ ++ Kazakhstan's vast hydrocarbon and mineral reserves form the backbone of its economy. Kazakhstan is landlocked and depends on Russia to export its oil to Europe. In 2010, Kazakhstan joined Russia and Belarus to establish a Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade. The Customs Union evolved into a Single Economic Space in 2012 and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) in January 2015. ++ ++ The economic downturn of its EEU partner, Russia, and the decline in global commodity prices have contributed to an economic slowdown in Kazakhstan, which is experiencing its slowest economic growth since the financial crises of 2008-09. Kazakhstan devalued its currency, the tenge, by 19% in February 2014, and in November 2014, the government announced a stimulus package to cope with its economic challenges. In spring 2015, Kazakhstan embarked on an ambitious reform agenda to modernize its economy and improve its institutions. In the face of further decline in the ruble, oil prices, and the regional economic slowdown, Kazakhstan announced in August 2015 that it would cancel its currency band in favor of a floating exchange rate that sparked further devaluation of the tenge. In 2015, Kazakhstan's president signed into law a new Entrepreneurial Code and a new Labor Code, both aimed at improving the business environment. Despite some positive institutional and legislative changes, investors remain concerned about corruption, bureaucracy, and arbitrary law enforcement, especially at the regional and municipal levels." + "text": "Kazakhstan's vast hydrocarbon and mineral reserves form the backbone of its economy. Geographically the largest of the former Soviet republics, excluding Russia, Kazakhstan, g possesses substantial fossil fuel reserves and other minerals and metals, such as uranium, copper, and zinc. It also has a large agricultural sector featuring livestock and grain. The government realizes that its economy suffers from an overreliance on oil and extractive industries and has made initial attempts to diversify its economy by targeting sectors like transport, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, petrochemicals and food processing for greater development and investment. It also adopted a Subsoil Code in December 2017 with the aim of increasing exploration and investment in the hydrocarbon, and particularly mining, sectors. Kazakhstan's oil production and potential is expanding rapidly. A $36.8 billion expansion of Kazakhstan’s premiere Tengiz oil field by Chevron-led Tengizchevroil should be complete in 2022. Meanwhile, the super-giant Kashagan field finally launched production in October 2016 after years of delay and an estimated $55 billion in development costs. Kazakhstan’s total oil production in 2017 climbed 10.5%. Kazakhstan is landlocked and depends on Russia to export its oil to Europe. It also exports oil directly to China. In 2010, Kazakhstan joined Russia and Belarus to establish a Customs Union in an effort to boost foreign investment and improve trade. The Customs Union evolved into a Single Economic Space in 2012 and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in January 2015. Supported by rising commodity prices, Kazakhstan’s exports to EAEU countries increased 30.2% in 2017. Imports from EAEU countries grew by 24.1%. The economic downturn of its EAEU partner, Russia, and the decline in global commodity prices from 2014 to 2016 contributed to an economic slowdown in Kazakhstan. In 2014, Kazakhstan devalued its currency, the tenge, and announced a stimulus package to cope with its economic challenges. In the face of further decline in the ruble, oil prices, and the regional economy, Kazakhstan announced in 2015 it would replace its currency band with a floating exchange rate, leading to a sharp fall in the value of the tenge. Since reaching a low of 391 to the dollar in January 2016, the tenge has modestly appreciated, helped by somewhat higher oil prices. While growth slowed to about 1% in both 2015 and 2016, a moderate recovery in oil prices, relatively stable inflation and foreign exchange rates, and the start of production at Kashagan helped push 2017 GDP growth to 4%. Despite some positive institutional and legislative changes in the last several years, investors remain concerned about corruption, bureaucracy, and arbitrary law enforcement, especially at the regional and municipal levels. An additional concern is the condition of the country’s banking sector, which suffers from poor asset quality and a lack of transparency. Investors also question the potentially negative effects on the economy of a contested presidential succession as Kazakhstan’s first president, Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, turned 77 in 2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$460.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $464.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $458.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$478.6 billion (2017 est.) / $460.3 billion (2016 est.) / $455.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$128.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$159.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 1.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,700 (2016 est.) ++ $26,300 (2015 est.) ++ $26,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$26,300 (2017 est.) / $25,700 (2016 est.) / $25,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 27.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 25.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.7%" + "text": "53.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "11.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "22.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.8%" + "text": "35.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-27.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33%" + "text": "34.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -570,244 +581,233 @@ "text": "oil, coal, iron ore, manganese, chromite, lead, zinc, copper, titanium, bauxite, gold, silver, phosphates, sulfur, uranium, iron and steel; tractors and other agricultural machinery, electric motors, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.059 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.97 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.8%" + "text": "18.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "20.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.3% (2012)" + "text": "61.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.7% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "5.3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "2.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "23.7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "23.3% (2016)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "28.9 (2011) ++ 31.5 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$23.35 billion" + "text": "35.48 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$27.25 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.3 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "24.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "14.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "16% (31 December 2015) ++ 5.5% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.56% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.933 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$52.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $56.49 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$60.94 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $50.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$34.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.97 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $26.23 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.) / 14.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.785 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.436 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$5.353 billion (2017 est.) / -$8.874 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$35.28 billion (2016 est.) ++ $46.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$49.29 billion (2017 est.) / $37.26 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Italy 17.9%, China 11.9%, Netherlands 9.8%, Russia 9.3%, Switzerland 6.4%, France 5.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil and oil products, natural gas, ferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, grain, wool, meat, coal" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 15.1%, Russia 12.3%, France 9.2%, Germany 7.9%, Italy 6.7%, Greece 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$24.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $33.65 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.85 billion (2017 est.) / $28.07 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, metal products, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 32.9%, China 25.9%, Germany 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 38.9%, China 16.1%, Germany 5.1%, US 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$30.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.75 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $29.53 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$147.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $153.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$148.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $139.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$35.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$167.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $163.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "tenge (KZT) per US dollar - ++ 348.5 (2016 est.) ++ 221.73 (2015 est.) ++ 221.73 (2014 est.) ++ 179.19 (2013 est.) ++ 149.11 (2012 est.)" + "text": "tenge (KZT) per US dollar - / 326.3 (2017 est.) / 342.13 (2016 est.) / 342.13 (2015 est.) / 221.73 (2014 est.) / 179.19 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "99 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "100.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "91 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "94.23 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1 billion kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.318 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.15 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "87.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "12.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.653 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.856 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.466 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.409 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "142,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "30 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "30 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "300,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "290,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "267,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "274,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "140,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "105,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "53,780 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "39,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20.81 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.41 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "15.97 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "11.54 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.8 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "6.695 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.748 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "199 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "304.6 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,143,100" + "text": "3,275,584" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.31 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "31.39 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "26,223,595" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "173 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "138.58 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inherited an outdated telecommunications network from the Soviet era requiring modernization" + "text": "one of the most progressive telecoms sectors in Central Asia; vast 4G network; low fixed-line and fixed-broadband penetration, moderate mobile broadband penetration and high mobile penetration; mobile market highly competitive and slow growth due to saturation (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is inadequate; mobile-cellular usage has increased rapidly and the subscriber base now exceeds 170 per 100 persons" + "text": "intercity by landline and microwave radio relay; number of fixed-line connections is 17 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage increased rapidly and the subscriber base approaches 139 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Int (2015)" + "text": "country code - 7; international traffic with other former Soviet republics and China carried by landline and microwave radio relay and with other countries by satellite and by the TAE fiber-optic cable; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; nearly all nationwide TV networks are wholly or partly owned by the government; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized; households (2015)" + "text": "the state owns nearly all radio and TV transmission facilities and operates national TV and radio networks; there are 96 TV channels, many of which are owned by the government, and 4 state-run radio stations; some former state-owned media outlets have been privatized; households with satellite dishes have access to foreign media; a small number of commercial radio stations operate along with state-run radio stations; recent legislation requires all media outlets to register with the government and all TV providers to broadcast in digital format by 2018; broadcasts reach some 99% of the population as well as neighboring countries" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "13.23 million" + "text": "14,789,448" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "72.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "78.9% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,462,900" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "13 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "12 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "71" + "text": "84" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,081,631" + "text": "7,143,797 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "37,669,008 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "50.22 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -818,39 +818,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "63" + "text": "63 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2013)" + "text": "8 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "13 (2013)" @@ -860,25 +860,25 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 658 km; gas 12,432 km; oil 11,313 km; refined products 1,095 km; water 1,465 km (2013)" + "text": "658 km condensate, 15,256 km gas (2017), 8,013 km oil (2017), 1,095 km refined products, 1,975 km water (2016) (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "14,184 km" + "text": "16,614 km (2017)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "14,184 km 1.520-m gauge (4,056 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "16,614 km 1.520-m gauge (4,200 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "97,418 km" + "text": "95,409 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "87,140 km" + "text": "81,814 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "10,278 km (2012)" + "text": "13,595 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -886,13 +886,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "124" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 1, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (Austria 1, Ireland 1, Turkey 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 2, oil tanker 5, other 117 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -905,23 +902,32 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Kazakhstan Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years, but Kazakhstan is transitioning to a largely contract force; 19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force; Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard, Border Service (includes Coast Guard), State Security Service (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.21% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.97% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.21% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.9% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan vary; approximately 45,000 active duty personnel (25,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 14,000 Air and Air Defense; 3,000 other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Kazakh military's inventory is comprised of mostly older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia remains by far the leading supplier of weapons systems, but Kazakhstan has also received weapons systems from China, Germany, Israel, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "120 Lebanon (UNIFIL); as of mid-2019, Kazakhstan contributed a brigade to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "All men 18-27 are required to serve in the military for at least one year. (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Kyrgyzstan has yet to ratify the 2001 boundary delimitation with Kazakhstan; field demarcation of the boundaries commenced with Uzbekistan in 2004 and with Turkmenistan in 2005; ongoing demarcation with Russia began in 2007; demarcation with China was completed in 2002; creation of a seabed boundary with Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea remains under discussion; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea" + "text": "in January 2019, the Kyrgyz Republic ratified the demarcation agreement of the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border; the demarcation of the Kazakh-Uzbek borders is ongoing; the ongoing demarcation with Russia began in 2007; demarcation with China completed in 2002" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "7,909 (2015)" + "text": "7,690 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/central-asia/rs.json b/central-asia/rs.json index 3857d4e0..5a1aea78 100644 --- a/central-asia/rs.json +++ b/central-asia/rs.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the imperial household. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. After defeating Germany in World War II as part of an alliance with the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded its territory and influence in Eastern Europe and emerged as a global power. The USSR was the principal adversary of the US during the Cold War (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the decades following Stalin’s rule, until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 splintered the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent republics. ++ Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized authoritarian state under the leadership of President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present) in which the regime seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in Chechnya and some other surrounding regions, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus." + "text": "Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this policy of expansion across Siberia to the Pacific. Under PETER I (ruled 1682-1725), hegemony was extended to the Baltic Sea and the country was renamed the Russian Empire. During the 19th century, more territorial acquisitions were made in Europe and Asia. Defeat in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 contributed to the Revolution of 1905, which resulted in the formation of a parliament and other reforms. Devastating defeats and food shortages in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the ROMANOV Dynasty. The communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Iosif STALIN (1928-53) strengthened communist rule and Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. After defeating Germany in World War II as part of an alliance with the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded its territory and influence in Eastern Europe and emerged as a global power. The USSR was the principal adversary of the US during the Cold War (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated in the decades following Stalin's rule, until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) in an attempt to modernize communism, but his initiatives inadvertently released forces that by December 1991 led to the dissolution of the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent states. Following economic and political turmoil during President Boris YELTSIN's term (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralized authoritarian state under President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present) in which the regime seeks to legitimize its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing the country's geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Russia faces a largely subdued rebel movement in Chechnya and some other surrounding regions, although violence still occurs throughout the North Caucasus." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "22,408 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Azerbaijan 338 km, Belarus 1,312 km, China (southeast) 4,133 km, China (south) 46 km, Estonia 324 km, Finland 1,309 km, Georgia 894 km, Kazakhstan 7,644 km, North Korea 18 km, Latvia 332 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km, Mongolia 3,452 km, Norway 191 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Ukraine 1,944 km" + "text": "Azerbaijan 338 km, Belarus 1312 km, China (southeast) 4133 km, China (south) 46 km, Estonia 324 km, Finland 1309 km, Georgia 894 km, Kazakhstan 7644 km, North Korea 18 km, Latvia 332 km, Lithuania (Kaliningrad Oblast) 261 km, Mongolia 3452 km, Norway 191 km, Poland (Kaliningrad Oblast) 210 km, Ukraine 1944 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -63,22 +63,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "600 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m ++ highest point: Gora El'brus 5,633 m (highest point in Europe)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caspian Sea -28 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gora El'brus (highest point in Europe) 5,642 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, reserves of rare earth elements, timber", - "note": { - "text": "formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources" - } + "text": "wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, bauxite, reserves of rare earth elements, timber, note, formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "13.1% ++ arable land 7.3%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 5.7%" + "text": "13.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.3% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 5.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "49.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "37.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,17 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "43,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (elev. 4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky" - } + "text": "permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires throughout Siberia and parts of European Russia\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity on the Kamchatka Peninsula and Kuril Islands; the peninsula alone is home to some 29 historically active volcanoes, with dozens more in the Kuril Islands; Kliuchevskoi (4,835 m), which erupted in 2007 and 2010, is Kamchatka's most active volcano; Avachinsky and Koryaksky volcanoes, which pose a threat to the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Bezymianny, Chikurachki, Ebeko, Gorely, Grozny, Karymsky, Ketoi, Kronotsky, Ksudach, Medvezhia, Mutnovsky, Sarychev Peak, Shiveluch, Tiatia, Tolbachik, and Zheltovsky; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides" + "text": "air pollution from heavy industry, emissions of coal-fired electric plants, and transportation in major cities; industrial, municipal, and agricultural pollution of inland waterways and seacoasts; deforestation; soil erosion; soil contamination from improper application of agricultural chemicals; nuclear waste disposal; scattered areas of sometimes intense radioactive contamination; groundwater contamination from toxic waste; urban solid waste management; abandoned stocks of obsolete pesticides" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -108,12 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture; Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh water" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: largest country in the world in terms of area but unfavorably located in relation to major sea lanes of the world; despite its size, much of the country lacks proper soils and climates (either too cold or too dry) for agriculture note 2: Russia's far east, particularly the Kamchatka Peninsula, lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: Mount El'brus is Europe's tallest peak; Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is estimated to hold one fifth of the world's fresh surface waternote 4: Kaliningrad oblast is an exclave annexed from Germany following World War II (it was formerly part of East Prussia); its capital city of Kaliningrad - formerly Koenigsberg - is the only Baltic port in Russia that remains ice free in the winter" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "142,355,415 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "141,722,205 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,90 +126,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9%", + "text": "Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1%", + "text": "Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent native language spoken (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent native language spoken" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as traditional religions" + "text": "note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of official atheism under Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the country's traditional religions" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.94% (male 12,385,281/female 11,726,473)" + "text": "17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.71% (male 7,071,489/female 6,754,928)" + "text": "9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.16% (male 31,528,258/female 32,753,350)" + "text": "43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.27% (male 8,727,233/female 11,591,221)" + "text": "14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13.92% (male 6,152,252/female 13,664,930) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.1%" + "text": "51.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "27.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "23.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.3 years" + "text": "40.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.4 years" + "text": "37.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.06% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.16% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country extending from the Baltic Sea, south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable pockets are isolated and generally found in the south" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "74% of total population (2015)" + "text": "74.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.13% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.18% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MOSCOW (capital) 12.166 million; Saint Petersburg 4.993 million; Novosibirsk 1.497 million; Yekaterinburg 1.379 million; Nizhniy Novgorod 1.212 million; Samara 1.164 million (2015)" + "text": "12.538 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.468 million Saint Petersburg, 1.664 million Novosibirsk, 1.504 million Yekaterinburg, 1.272 million Kazan, 1.258 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -220,105 +222,114 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.45 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.47 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.6 (2009 est.)" + "text": "25.2 years (2013 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.8 years" + "text": "71.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65 years" + "text": "66.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "68%", + "text": "68% (2011)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2011)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 15-44" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.31 physicians/1,000 population (2006)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "9.7 beds/1,000 population (2006)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.9% of population ++ rural: 91.2% of population ++ total: 96.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.1% of population ++ rural: 8.8% of population ++ total: 3.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.01 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "8.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77% of population ++ rural: 58.7% of population ++ total: 72.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 23% of population ++ rural: 41.3% of population ++ total: 27.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "21.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1 million (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, tickborne encephalitis" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the Russia; as of 10 November 2020, Russia has reported a total of 1,774,334 cases of COVID-19 or 12,158 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 209 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.2% (2014)" + "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -331,29 +342,29 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "17%" }, "male": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "14.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -391,45 +402,32 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "does not observe daylight savings time" + }, "note": { - "text": "Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST was dropped" + "text": "note: Russia has 11 time zones, the largest number of contiguous time zones of any country in the world; in 2014, two time zones were added and DST droppedetymology: named after the Moskva River; the origin of the river's name is obscure but may derive from the appellation \"Mustajoki\" given to the river by the Finno-Ugric people who originally inhabited the area and whose meaning may have been \"dark\" or \"turbid\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "46 provinces (oblastey, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respublik, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnykh okrugov, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (krayev, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast')", - "oblasts": { - "text": "Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl'" - }, - "republics": { - "text": "Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk)" - }, - "autonomous okrugs": { - "text": "Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard)" - }, - "krays": { - "text": "Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm', Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol', Zabaykal'sk [Transbaikal] (Chita)" - }, - "federal cities": { - "text": "Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg]" - }, - "autonomous oblast": { - "text": "Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)" - }, - "note 1": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol" + "text": "46 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast), 21 republics (respubliki, singular - respublika), 4 autonomous okrugs (avtonomnyye okrugi, singular - avtonomnyy okrug), 9 krays (kraya, singular - kray), 2 federal cities (goroda, singular - gorod), and 1 autonomous oblast (avtonomnaya oblast') oblasts: Amur (Blagoveshchensk), Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', Belgorod, Bryansk, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Kemerovo, Kirov, Kostroma, Kurgan, Kursk, Leningrad, Lipetsk, Magadan, Moscow, Murmansk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan', Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk), Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk (Yekaterinburg), Tambov, Tomsk, Tula, Tver', Tyumen', Ul'yanovsk, Vladimir, Volgograd, Vologda, Voronezh, Yaroslavl' republics: Adygeya (Maykop), Altay (Gorno-Altaysk), Bashkortostan (Ufa), Buryatiya (Ulan-Ude), Chechnya (Groznyy), Chuvashiya (Cheboksary), Dagestan (Makhachkala), Ingushetiya (Magas), Kabardino-Balkariya (Nal'chik), Kalmykiya (Elista), Karachayevo-Cherkesiya (Cherkessk), Kareliya (Petrozavodsk), Khakasiya (Abakan), Komi (Syktyvkar), Mariy-El (Yoshkar-Ola), Mordoviya (Saransk), North Ossetia (Vladikavkaz), Sakha [Yakutiya] (Yakutsk), Tatarstan (Kazan'), Tyva (Kyzyl), Udmurtiya (Izhevsk) autonomous okrugs: Chukotka (Anadyr'), Khanty-Mansi-Yugra (Khanty-Mansiysk), Nenets (Nar'yan-Mar), Yamalo-Nenets (Salekhard) krays: Altay (Barnaul), Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy), Khabarovsk, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm', Primorskiy [Maritime] (Vladivostok), Stavropol', Zabaykal'sk [Transbaikal] (Chita) federal cities: Moscow [Moskva], Saint Petersburg [Sankt-Peterburg] autonomous oblast: Yevreyskaya [Jewish] (Birobidzhan)", + "note": { + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses) note: the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"" } }, "Independence": { - "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" + "text": "25 December 1991 (from the Soviet Union; Russian SFSR renamed Russian Federation); notable earlier dates: 1157 (Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal created); 16 January 1547 (Tsardom of Muscovy established); 22 October 1721 (Russian Empire proclaimed); 30 December 1922 (Soviet Union established)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Russia Day, 12 June (1990)" + "text": "Russia Day, 12 June (1990); note - commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet eras); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993; amended 2008, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (during Russian Empire and Soviet era); latest drafted 12 July 1993, adopted by referendum 12 December 1993, effective 25 December 1993" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the Russian Federation, by either house of the Federal Assembly, by the government of the Russian Federation, or by legislative (representative) bodies of the Federation's constituent entities; proposals to amend the government’s constitutional system, human and civil rights and freedoms, and procedures for amending or drafting a new constitution require formation of a Constitutional Assembly; passage of such amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of its total membership; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of valid votes; approval of proposed amendments to the government structure, authorities, and procedures requires approval by the legislative bodies of at least two thirds of the Russian Federation's constituent entities; amended 2008, 2014, 2020" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -459,64 +457,58 @@ "text": "President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN (since 7 May 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Dmitriy Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV (since 8 May 2012); First Deputy Premier Igor Ivanovich SHUVALOV (since 12 May 2008); Deputy Premiers Arkadiy Vladimirovich DVORKOVICH (since 21 May 2012), Olga Yuryevna GOLODETS (since 21 May 2012), Aleksandr Gennadiyevich KHLOPONIN (since 19 January 2010), Dmitriy Nikolayevich KOZAK (since 14 October 2008), Vitaliy Leontyevich MUTKO (since 19 October 2016), Dmitriy Olegovich ROGOZIN (since 23 December 2011), Sergey Eduardovich PRIKHODKO (since 22 May 2013), Yuriy Petrovich TRUTNEV (since 31 August 2013)" + "text": "Premier Mikhail MISHUSTIN (since 16 January 2020); First Deputy Premier Andrey Removich BELOUSOV (since 21 January 2020); Deputy Premiers Yuriy TRUTNEV (since 31 August 2013), Yuriy Ivanovich BORISOV, Tatiana Alekseyevna GOLIKOVA (since 18 May 2018), Dmitriy Yuriyevich GRIGORENKO, Viktoriya Valeriyevna ABRAMCHENKO, Aleksey Logvinovich OVERCHUK, Marat Shakirzyanovich KHUSNULLIN, Dmitriy Nikolayevich CHERNYSHENKO (since 21 January 2020), Aleksandr NOVAK (since 10 November 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "the \"Government\" is composed of the premier, his deputies, and ministers, all appointed by the president; the premier is also confirmed by the Duma" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 4 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2018); note - term length extended to 6 years from 4 years in late 2008, effective after the 2012 election; there is no vice president; premier appointed by the president with the approval of the Duma" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (2020 constitutional amendments allow a second consecutive term); election last held on 18 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2024); note - for the 2024 presidential election, previous presidential terms are discounted; there is no vice president; premier appointed by the president with the approval of the Duma" }, "election results": { - "text": "Vladimir PUTIN elected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (United Russia) 63.6%, Gennadiy ZYUGANOV (CPRF) 17.2%, Mikhail PROKHOROV(Civic Platform) 8%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 6.2%, Sergey MIRONOV (A Just Russia) 3.9%, other 1.1%; Dmitriy MEDVEDEV (United Russia) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 299 to 144" + "text": "Vladimir PUTIN reelected president; percent of vote - Vladimir PUTIN (independent) 77.5%, Pavel GRUDININ (CPRF) 11.9%, Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY (LDPR) 5.7%, other 5.8%; Mikhail MISHUSTIN (independent) approved as premier by Duma; vote - 383 to 0" }, "note": { - "text": "there is also a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and coordinates policy among government agencies; a Security Council also reports directly to the president" + "text": "note: there is also a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and coordinates policy among government agencies; a Security Council also reports directly to the president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (166 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and the federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) and the State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats; as of February 2014, the electoral system reverted to a mixed electoral system for the 2016 election in which one-half of the members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Federalnoye Sobraniye consists of:Federation Council or Sovet Federatsii (170 seats; 2 members in each of the 83 federal administrative units (see note below) - oblasts, krays, republics, autonomous okrugs and oblasts, and federal cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg - appointed by the top executive and legislative officials; members serve 4-year terms) State Duma or Gosudarstvennaya Duma (450 seats (see note below); as of February 2014, the electoral system reverted to a mixed electoral system for the 2016 election, in which one-half of the members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "State Duma - last held on 18 September 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "State Duma - United Russia 76.3%, CPRF 9.3%, LDPR 8.7%, A Just Russia 5.1%, Rodina 0.2%, CPI 0.2%, independent 0.2%; seats by party - United Russia 343, CPRF 42, LDPR 39, A Just Russia 23, Rodina 1, CPI 1, independent 1" + "text": "Federation Council (members appointed); composition - men 145, women 25, percent of women 14.7%State Duma - United Russia 54.2%, CPRF 13.3%, LDPR 13.1%, A Just Russia 6.2%, Rodina 1.5%, CP 0.2%, other minor parties 11.5%; seats by party - United Russia 343, CPRF 42, LDPR 39, A Just Russia 23, Rodina 1, CP 1, independent 1" }, "note": { - "text": "the State Duma now includes 2 representatives each from the Republic of Crimea and Federal City of Sevastopol, two annexed Ukrainian regions that the US does not recognize as part of Russia" + "text": "note 1: the State Duma now includes 3 representatives from the \"Republic of Crimea,\" while the Federation Council includes 2 each from the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol,\" both regions that Russia occupied and attempted to annex from Ukraine and that the US does not recognize as part of Russianote 2: seats by party as of December 2018 - United Russia 341, CPRF 43, LDPR 39, A Just Russia 23, independent 2, vacant 2; composition as of October 2018 - men 393, women 57, percent of women 12.7%; note - total Federal Assembly percent of women 13.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (consists of 170 members organized into the Judicial Panel for Civil Affairs, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Affairs, and the Military Panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 19 members); note - in February 2014, Russia’s Superior Court of Arbitration was abolished and its former authorities transferred to the Supreme Court, which in addition to being the country’s highest judicial authority for appeals, civil, criminal, administrative cases, and military cases, and the disciplinary judicial board, now has jurisdiction over economic disputes" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (consists of 170 members organized into the Judicial Panel for Civil Affairs, the Judicial Panel for Criminal Affairs, and the Military Panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 11 members, including the chairperson and deputy); note - in February 2014, Russia’s Higher Court of Arbitration was abolished and its former authorities transferred to the Supreme Court, which in addition is the country’s highest judicial authority for appeals, civil, criminal, administrative, and military cases, and the disciplinary judicial board, which has jurisdiction over economic disputes" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "all members of Russia's 3 highest courts nominated by the president and appointed by the Federation Council (the upper house of the legislature); members of all 3 courts appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Higher Arbitration Court; regional (kray) and provincial (oblast) courts; Moscow and St. Petersburg city courts; autonomous province and district courts; note - the 14 Russian Republics have court systems specified by their own constitutions" + "text": "regional (kray) and provincial (oblast) courts; Moscow and St. Petersburg city courts; autonomous province and district courts; note - the 21 Russian Republics have court systems specified by their own constitutions" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A Just Russia [Sergey MIRONOV] ++ Civic Platform or CPI [Rifat SHAYKHUTDINOV] ++ Communist Party of the Russian Federation or CPRF [Gennadiy ZYUGANOV] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR [Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY] ++ Rodina [Aleksei ZHURAVLYOV] ++ United Russia [Dmitriy MEDVEDEV]", + "text": "A Just Russia [Sergey MIRONOV]Civic Platform or CP [Rifat SHAYKHUTDINOV]Communist Party of the Russian Federation or CPRF [Gennadiy ZYUGANOV]Liberal Democratic Party of Russia or LDPR [Vladimir ZHIRINOVSKIY]Rodina [Aleksei ZHURAVLYOV]United Russia [Dmitriy MEDVEDEV]", "note": { - "text": "78 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of October 2015), but only six parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature, and two of these only have one deputy apiece" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Labor of Russia or KTR ++ Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia ++ Golos Association in Defense of Voters' Rights ++ Memorial ++ Movement Against Illegal Migration ++ Russkiye ++ Solidarnost ++ The World Russian People's Congress ++ Union of the Committees of Soldiers' Mothers ++ Union of Russian Writers", - "other": { - "text": "business associations; environmental organizations; religious groups (especially those with Orthodox or Muslim affiliation); veterans groups" + "text": "note: 64 political parties are registered with Russia's Ministry of Justice (as of September 2018), but only four parties maintain representation in Russia's national legislature" } }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, BSEC, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, BSEC, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Sergey Ivanovich KISLYAK (since 16 September 2008)" + "text": "Ambassador Anatoliy Ivanovich ANTONOV (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2650 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -528,12 +520,15 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 298-5735" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" + "text": "Houston, New York, Seattle" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John Francis TEFFT (since 19 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Jon M. HUNTSMAN, Jr. (since 3 October 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[7] (495) 728-5000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Bolshoy Deviatinskiy Pereulok No. 8, 121099 Moscow" @@ -541,9 +536,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "PSC-77, APO AE 09721" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[7] (495) 728-5000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[7] (495) 728-5090" }, @@ -554,7 +546,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red", "note": { - "text": "the colors may have been based on those of the Dutch flag; despite many popular interpretations, there is no official meaning assigned to the colors of the Russian flag; this flag inspired several other Slav countries to adopt horizontal tricolors of the same colors but in different arrangements, and so red, blue, and white became the Pan-Slav colors" + "text": "note: the colors may have been based on those of the Dutch flag; despite many popular interpretations, there is no official meaning assigned to the colors of the Russian flag; this flag inspired several other Slav countries to adopt horizontal tricolors of the same colors but in different arrangements, and so red, blue, and white became the Pan-Slav colors" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -568,77 +560,77 @@ "text": "Sergey Vladimirovich MIKHALKOV/Aleksandr Vasilyevich ALEKSANDROV" }, "note": { - "text": "in 2000, Russia adopted the tune of the anthem of the former Soviet Union (composed in 1939); the lyrics, also adopted in 2000, were written by the same person who authored the Soviet lyrics in 1943" + "text": "note: in 2000, Russia adopted the tune of the anthem of the former Soviet Union (composed in 1939); the lyrics, also adopted in 2000, were written by the same person who authored the Soviet lyrics in 1943" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a centrally planned economy towards a more market-based system. Both economic growth and reform have stalled in recent years, however, and Russia remains a predominantly statist economy with a high concentration of wealth in officials' hands. Economic reforms in the 1990s privatized most industry, with notable exceptions in the energy, transportation, banking, and defense-related sectors. The protection of property rights is still weak, and the state continues to interfere in the free operation of the private sector. ++ ++ Russia is one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Russia's reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. ++ ++ The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during 1998-2008 as oil prices rose rapidly, has seen diminishing growth rates since then due to the exhaustion of Russia’s commodity-based growth model. ++ ++ A combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations pushed Russia into a deep recession in 2015, with the GDP falling by close to 4%. Most economists expect this downturn will continue through 2016. Government support for import substitution has increased recently in an effort to diversify the economy away from extractive industries. Although the Russian Ministry of Economic Development is forecasting a modest growth of 0.7% for 2016 as a whole, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is more pessimistic and expects the recovery to begin later in the year and a decline of 0.5% to 1.0% for the full year. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices and the CBR estimates that if oil prices remain below $40 per barrel beyond 2016, the resulting shock would cause GDP to fall by up to 5%." + "text": "Russia has undergone significant changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union, moving from a centrally planned economy towards a more market-based system. Both economic growth and reform have stalled in recent years, however, and Russia remains a predominantly statist economy with a high concentration of wealth in officials' hands. Economic reforms in the 1990s privatized most industry, with notable exceptions in the energy, transportation, banking, and defense-related sectors. The protection of property rights is still weak, and the state continues to interfere in the free operation of the private sector. Russia is one of the world's leading producers of oil and natural gas, and is also a top exporter of metals such as steel and primary aluminum. Russia is heavily dependent on the movement of world commodity prices as reliance on commodity exports makes it vulnerable to boom and bust cycles that follow the volatile swings in global prices. The economy, which had averaged 7% growth during the 1998-2008 period as oil prices rose rapidly, has seen diminishing growth rates since then due to the exhaustion of Russia’s commodity-based growth model. A combination of falling oil prices, international sanctions, and structural limitations pushed Russia into a deep recession in 2015, with GDP falling by close to 2.8%. The downturn continued through 2016, with GDP contracting another 0.2%, but was reversed in 2017 as world demand picked up. Government support for import substitution has increased recently in an effort to diversify the economy away from extractive industries." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.745 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $3.774 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $3.92 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4.016 trillion (2017 est.) / $3.955 trillion (2016 est.) / $3.963 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.268 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.578 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 0.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.) / -2.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$26,100 (2016 est.) ++ $26,300 (2015 est.) ++ $27,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$27,900 (2017 est.) / $27,500 (2016 est.) / $27,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 26.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.8%" + "text": "52.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "18% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-3.2%" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "25.8%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-19.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.7%" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "32.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk" }, "Industries": { - "text": "complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries (including radar, missile production," + "text": "complete range of mining and extractive industries producing coal, oil, gas, chemicals, and metals; all forms of machine building from rolling mills to high-performance aircraft and space vehicles; defense industries (including radar, missile production, advanced electronic components), shipbuilding; road and rail transportation equipment; communications equipment; agricultural machinery, tractors, and construction equipment; electric power generating and transmitting equipment; medical and scientific instruments; consumer durables, textiles, foodstuffs, handicrafts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "77.41 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.53 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -648,237 +640,223 @@ "text": "27.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "63% (2014)" + "text": "63% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "11.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "42.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "32.2% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "42 (2014) ++ 41.7 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$186.5 billion" + "text": "258.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$236.6 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "281.4 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "15.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.1% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.2% (2016 est.) ++ 15.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "11% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 17% (31 December 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the so-called refinancing rate, but in Russia banks do not get refinancing at this rate; this is a reference rate used primarily for fiscal purposes" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.73% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$199.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $151.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$926.8 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $1.087 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$818.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $603.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$393.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $385.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $770.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 7.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$38.56 billion (2016 est.) ++ $69 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$35.44 billion (2017 est.) / $24.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$259.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $341.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$353 billion (2017 est.) / $281.9 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 10.9%, Netherlands 10%, Germany 7.1%, Belarus 5.1%, Turkey 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, metals, wood and wood products, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 11.9%, China 8.3%, Germany 7.4%, Italy 6.5%, Turkey 5.6%, Belarus 4.4%, Japan 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$165.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $193 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$238 billion (2017 est.) / $191.6 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, vehicles, pharmaceutical products, plastic, semi-finished metal products, meat, fruits and nuts, optical and medical instruments, iron, steel" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 19.2%, Germany 11.2%, US 6.4%, Belarus 4.8%, Italy 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 21.2%, Germany 10.7%, US 5.6%, Belarus 5%, Italy 4.5%, France 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$365.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $368.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$432.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $377.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$514.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $520.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$348 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $342.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$359.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $336.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$539.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $434.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar - ++ 68.06 (2016 est.) ++ 60.938 (2015 est.) ++ 60.938 (2014 est.) ++ 38.378 (2013 est.) ++ 30.84 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Russian rubles (RUB) per US dollar - / 58.39 (2017 est.) / 67.056 (2016 est.) / 67.056 (2015 est.) / 60.938 (2014 est.) / 38.378 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.064 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.031 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.065 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "909.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "8.12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.13 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "8.87 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.194 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "248 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "244.9 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "10.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "20.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10.25 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.759 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "4.888 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.921 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "29,650 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "76,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "80 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "80 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "6.053 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.076 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.693 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.65 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.308 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.671 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "44,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "41,920 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "603.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "665.6 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "453.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "467.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "184.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "210.2 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "33.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.77 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "47.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "47.8 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.726 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.847 billion Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "36,524,978" + "text": "31,171,043" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "26 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.96 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "227.288 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "233,342,795" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "160 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "164.39 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the telephone system is experiencing significant changes; more than 1,000 companies licensed to offer communication services; access to digital lines has improved, particularly in urban centers; progress made toward building the telecommunications infrast" + "text": "telecom sector impacted by sanctions related to the annexations in Ukraine; the estimated number of mobile subscribers jumped from fewer than 1 million in 1998 to 255 million in 2016; fixed-line service has improved but a large demand remains; Russia with low broadband penetration is one of Europe's fastest growing markets for fiber-based broadband and moving from DSL to fiber; use by the population of multiple SIM cards; regulator ended roaming charges and works to bring down prices; 4 major operators in the mobile market; deployment of LTE support mobile broadband and data services, mobile on the cusp of 5G (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in man" + "text": "cross-country digital trunk lines run from Saint Petersburg to Khabarovsk, and from Moscow to Novorossiysk; the telephone systems in 60 regional capitals have modern digital infrastructures; cellular services, both analog and digital, are available in many areas; in rural areas, telephone services are still outdated, inadequate, and low-density; 22 per 100 for fixed-line and mobile-cellular 164 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 7; connected internationally by undersea fiber -optic cables; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems (2011)" + "text": "country code - 7; landing points for the Far East Submarine Cable System, HSCS, Sakhalin-Kuril Island Cable, RSCN, BCS North-Phase 2, Kerch Strait Cable and the Georgia-Russian submarine cable system connecting Russia, Japan, Finland, Georgia and Ukraine; satellite earth stations provide access to Intelsat, Intersputnik, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Orbita systems (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "13 national TV stations with the federal government owning 1 and holding a controlling interest in a second; state-owned Gazprom maintains a controlling interest in 2 of the national channels; government-affiliated Bank Rossiya owns controlling interest i (2016)" + "text": "13 national TV stations with the federal government owning 1 and holding a controlling interest in a second; state-owned Gazprom maintains a controlling interest in 2 of the national channels; government-affiliated Bank Rossiya owns controlling interest in a fourth and fifth, while a sixth national channel is owned by the Moscow city administration; the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian military, respectively, own 2 additional national channels; roughly 3,300 national, regional, and local TV stations with over two-thirds completely or partially controlled by the federal or local governments; satellite TV services are available; 2 state-run national radio networks with a third majority-owned by Gazprom; roughly 2,400 public and commercial radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ru; note - Russia also has responsibility for a legacy domain \".su\" that was allocated to the Soviet Union and is being phased out" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "104.553 million" + "text": "114,920,477" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "73.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.86% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "32,062,780" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "23 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "32" + "text": "32 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "661" + "text": "958" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "76,846,126" + "text": "99,327,311 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,761,047,070 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "6,810,610,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -889,39 +867,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "594" + "text": "594 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "54" + "text": "54 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "197" + "text": "197 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "123" + "text": "123 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "95" + "text": "95 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "125 (2013)" + "text": "125 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "624" + "text": "624 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "69" + "text": "69 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "81" + "text": "81 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "457 (2013)" @@ -931,28 +909,28 @@ "text": "49 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 122 km; gas 163,872 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,378 km; oil 80,820 km; oil/gas/water 40 km; refined products 13,658 km; water 23 km (2013)" + "text": "177700 km gas, 54800 km oil, 19300 km refined products (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "87,157 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified)" + "text": "87,157 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island)" + "text": "957 km 1.067-m gauge (on Sakhalin Island) (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "86,200 km 1.520-m gauge (40,300 km electrified) (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries (2014)" + "text": "note: an additional 30,000 km of non-common carrier lines serve industries" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,283,387 km" + "text": "1,283,387 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "927,721 km (includes 39,143 km of expressways)" + "text": "927,721 km (includes 39,143 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "355,666 km (2012)" @@ -963,63 +941,74 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,143" + "text": "2,739" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 20, cargo 642, carrier 3, chemical tanker 57, combination ore/oil 42, container 13, passenger 15, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 244, refrigerated cargo 84, roll on/roll off 13, specialized tanker 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "155 (Belgium 4, Cyprus 13, Estonia 1, Ireland 1, Italy 14, Latvia 2, Netherlands 2, Romania 1, South Korea 1, Switzerland 3, Turkey 101, Ukraine 12)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "439 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Belgium 1, Belize 30, Bulgaria 2, Cambodia 50, Comoros 12, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 46, Dominica 3, Georgia 6, Hong Kong 1, Kiribati 1, Liberia 109, Malaysia 2, Malta 45, Marshall Islands 5, Moldova 5, Mongolia 2, Panama 49, Romania (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 16, container ship 13, general cargo 899, oil tanker 404, other 1,407 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Kaliningrad, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Vostochnyy" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Saint Petersburg (Neva River)" - }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Kavkaz oil terminal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Saint Petersburg (2,365,174)" + "text": "Saint Petersburg (1,848,700) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Sakhalin Island" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Saint Petersburg (Neva River)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Air Forces (Voyenno-Vozdushniye Sily, VVS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, and Aerospace Defense Troops (Voyska Vozdushno-Kosmicheskoy Oborony or Voyska VKO) are independent \"combat arms,\" not subordinate to any of the three branches; Russian Ground Troops include the following combat arms: motorized-rifle troops, tank troops, missile and artillery troops, air defense of the Ground Troops (2014)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces", - "note": { - "text": "the chief of the General Staff Mobilization Directorate announced in March 2015 that for health reasons, only 76% of draftees called up during the spring 2015 draft campaign were fit for military service (2015)" - } + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: Ground Troops (Sukhoputnyye Voyskia, SV), Navy (Voyenno-Morskoy Flot, VMF), Aerospace Forces (Vozdushno-Kosmicheskiye Sily, VKS); Airborne Troops (Vozdushno-Desantnyye Voyska, VDV), and Missile Troops of Strategic Purpose (Raketnyye Voyska Strategicheskogo Naznacheniya, RVSN) referred to commonly as Strategic Rocket Forces, are independent \"combat arms,\" not subordinate to any of the three branchesFederal National Guard Troops Service of the Russian Federation (National Guard, Russian Guard, or Rosgvardiya): created in 2016 as an independent agency for internal/regime security, combating terrorism and narcotics trafficking, protecting important state facilities and government personnel, and supporting border security; forces include Interior Troops that formerly belong to the Interior Ministry, special police units, rapid response units, and other air, ground, maritime, and police forcesFederal Security Services Border Troops (includes land and maritime forces) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.49% of GDP (2014) ++ 3.18% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.92% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.71% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2019) / 3.8% of GDP (2018) / 4.2% of GDP (2017) / 5.5% of GDP (2016) / 4.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation vary; approximately 900,000 total active duty troops (400,000 Ground Troops, including 40,000 Airborne Troops; 150,000 Navy; 200,000 Aerospace Forces; 60,000 Strategic Rocket Forces; 90,000 other uniformed personnel (special forces, command and control, support, etc.); est. 200,000 Federal National Guard Troops (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Russian Federation's military and paramilitary services are equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems, although since 2010 Russia has imported limited amounts of military hardware from Czechia, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey, and Ukraine; the Russian defense industry is capable of designing, developing, and producing a full range of advanced air, land, missile, and naval systems (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 3,000-5,000 Armenia; est. 7,000-10,000 Georgia; est. 500 Kyrgyzstan; est. 1,500 Moldova; est. 4,000-5,000 Syria; est. 5,000-7,000 Tajikistan; est. 25,000-30,000 Ukraine; contributes approximately 8,000 personnel to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2019 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "it is assessed that as many as 2,500 personnel from a Russian Government-backed private military company are present in Libya supporting Libyan National Army forces (June 2020)" + } + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; one-year service obligation (Russia offers the option of serving on a two-year contract instead of completing a one-year conscription period); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: in April of 2019, the Russian government pledged its intent to end conscription" + } + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Aum Shimrikyo (AUM/Aleph); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Caucasus Province (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with the 2004 Agreement, ending their centuries-long border disputes; the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the \"Northern Territories\" and in Russia as the \"Southern Kurils,\" occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea; Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010; various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia (Kareliya) and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union following World War II but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands; Russia and Estonia signed a technical border agreement in May 2005, but Russia recalled its signature in June 2005 after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia and Latvia ++ Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as an EU member state with an EU external border, where strict Schengen border rules apply; preparations for the demarcation delimitation of land boundary with Ukraine have commenced; the dispute over the boundary between Russia and Ukraine through the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov is suspended due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia; Kazakhstan and Russia boundary delimitation was ratified on November 2005 and field demarcation should commence in 2007; Russian Duma has not yet ratified 1990 Bering Sea Maritime Boundary Agreement with the US; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission" + "text": "Russia remains concerned about the smuggling of poppy derivatives from Afghanistan through Central Asian countries; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with the 2004 Agreement, ending their centuries-long border disputes; the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the \"Northern Territories\" and in Russia as the \"Southern Kurils,\" occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia, and claimed by Japan, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; Russia's military support and subsequent recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia independence in 2008 continue to sour relations with Georgia; Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia ratified Caspian seabed delimitation treaties based on equidistance, while Iran continues to insist on a one-fifth slice of the sea; Norway and Russia signed a comprehensive maritime boundary agreement in 2010; various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia (Kareliya) and other areas ceded to the Soviet Union following World War II but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands; Russia and Estonia signed a technical border agreement in May 2005, but Russia recalled its signature in June 2005 after the Estonian parliament added to its domestic ratification act a historical preamble referencing the Soviet occupation and Estonia's pre-war borders under the 1920 Treaty of Tartu; Russia contends that the preamble allows Estonia to make territorial claims on Russia in the future, while Estonian officials deny that the preamble has any legal impact on the treaty text; Russia demands better treatment of the Russian-speaking population in Estonia and Latvia; Russia remains involved in the conflict in eastern Ukraine while also occupying Ukraine’s territory of Crimea; Lithuania and Russia committed to demarcating their boundary in 2006 in accordance with the land and maritime treaty ratified by Russia in May 2003 and by Lithuania in 1999; Lithuania operates a simplified transit regime for Russian nationals traveling from the Kaliningrad coastal exclave into Russia, while still conforming, as an EU member state with an EU external border, where strict Schengen border rules apply; preparations for the demarcation delimitation of land boundary with Ukraine have commenced; the dispute over the boundary between Russia and Ukraine through the Kerch Strait and Sea of Azov is suspended due to the occupation of Crimea by Russia; Kazakhstan and Russia boundary delimitation was ratified on November 2005 and field demarcation should commence in 2007; Russian Duma has not yet ratified 1990 Bering Sea Maritime Boundary Agreement with the US; Denmark (Greenland) and Norway have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Russia is collecting additional data to augment its 2001 CLCS submission" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "311,407 (Ukraine) (2015)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "27,000 (armed conflict, human rights violations, generalized violence in North Caucasus, particularly Chechnya and North Ossetia) (2015)" + "text": "75,941 (Ukraine) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "101,813 (2015); note - Russia's stateless population consists of Roma, Meskhetian Turks, and ex-Soviet citizens from the former republics; between 2003 and 2010 more than 600,000 stateless people were naturalized; most Meskhetian Turks, followers of Islam with origins in Georgia, fled or were evacuated from Uzbekistan after a 1989 pogrom and have lived in Russia for more than the required five-year residency period; they continue to be denied registration for citizenship and basic rights by local Krasnodar Krai authorities on the grounds that they are temporary illegal migrants" + "text": "75,679 (2018); note - Russia's stateless population consists of Roma, Meskhetian Turks, and ex-Soviet citizens from the former republics; between 2003 and 2010 more than 600,000 stateless people were naturalized; most Meskhetian Turks, followers of Islam with origins in Georgia, fled or were evacuated from Uzbekistan after a 1989 pogrom and have lived in Russia for more than the required five-year residency period; they continue to be denied registration for citizenship and basic rights by local Krasnodar Krai authorities on the grounds that they are temporary illegal migrants" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/central-asia/ti.json b/central-asia/ti.json index 44407f10..11dbafba 100644 --- a/central-asia/ti.json +++ b/central-asia/ti.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Tajik people came under Russian rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. Bands of indigenous guerrillas (called \"basmachi\") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic in 1929 and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan, and ethnic Tajiks an even larger minority in Uzbekistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between regional factions from 1992 to 1997. Tajikistan has endured several domestic security incidents since 2010, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. In September 2015, government security forces rebuffed attacks led by a former high-ranking official in the Ministry of Defense. President Emomali RAHMON, who came to power during the civil war, used the attacks to ban the main opposition political party in Tajikistan. RAHMON further strengthened his position by having himself designated “Leader ofthe Nation” and removing term limits on himself through constitutional amendments in a referendum on May 2016. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the World Trade Organization in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistanis working in Russia, pervasive corruption, and the opiate trade in neighboring Afghanistan." + "text": "The Tajik people came under Russian imperial rule in the 1860s and 1870s, but Russia's hold on Central Asia weakened following the Revolution of 1917. At that time, bands of indigenous guerrillas (called \"basmachi\") fiercely contested Bolshevik control of the area, which was not fully reestablished until 1925. Tajikistan was first created as an autonomous republic within Uzbekistan in 1924, but in 1929 the USSR designated Tajikistan a separate republic and transferred to it much of present-day Sughd province. Ethnic Uzbeks form a substantial minority in Tajikistan, and ethnic Tajiks an even larger minority in Uzbekistan. Tajikistan became independent in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and experienced a civil war between political, regional, and religious factions from 1992 to 1997. Though the country holds general elections for both the presidency (once every seven years) and parliament (once every five years), observers note an electoral system rife with irregularities and abuse, with results that are neither free nor fair. President Emomali RAHMON, who came to power in 1994 during the civil war, used an attack planned by a disaffected deputy defense minister in 2015 to ban the last major opposition political party in Tajikistan. In December 2015, RAHMON further strengthened his position by having himself declared \"Founder of Peace and National Unity, Leader of the Nation,\" with limitless terms and lifelong immunity through constitutional amendments ratified in a referendum. The referendum also lowered the minimum age required to run for president from 35 to 30, which would make RAHMON's son Rustam EMOMALI, the current mayor of the capital city of Dushanbe, eligible to run for president in 2020. The country remains the poorest in the former Soviet sphere. Tajikistan became a member of the WTO in March 2013. However, its economy continues to face major challenges, including dependence on remittances from Tajikistani migrant laborers working in Russia and Kazakhstan, pervasive corruption, and the opiate trade and other destabilizing violence emanating from neighboring Afghanistan. Tajikistan has endured several domestic security incidents since 2010, including armed conflict between government forces and local strongmen in the Rasht Valley and between government forces and criminal groups in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. Tajikistan suffered its first ISIS-claimed attack in 2018, when assailants attacked a group of Western bicyclists with vehicles and knives, killing four." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "4,130 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 1,357 km, China 477 km, Kyrgyzstan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1,312 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 1357 km, China 477 km, Kyrgyzstan 984 km, Uzbekistan 1312 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "mid-latitude continental, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid to polar in Pamir Mountains" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "3,186 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m ++ highest point: Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) 300 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Qullai Ismoili Somoni 7,495 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "34.7% ++ arable land 6.1%; permanent crops 0.9%; permanent pasture 27.7%" + "text": "34.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.1% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.) / 27.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "2.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "62.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,18 +81,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "7,420 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the country's population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as much as 90% of the people living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes; floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate sanitation facilities; increasing levels of soil salinity; industrial pollution; excessive pesticides" + "text": "areas of high air pollution from motor vehicles and industry; water pollution from agricultural runoff and disposal of untreated industrial waste and sewage; poor management of water resources; soil erosion; increasing levels of soil salinity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "8,330,946 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "8,873,669 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,84 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tajik 84.3%, Uzbek 13.8% (includes Lakai, Kongrat, Katagan, Barlos, Yuz), other 2% (includes Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkmen, Tatar, Arab) (2010 est.)" + "text": "Tajik 84.3% (includes Pamiri and Yagnobi), Uzbek 13.8%, other 2% (includes Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkmen, Tatar, Arab) (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business", + "text": "Tajik (official) 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz .8%, Russian .5%, other 2.4% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "different ethnic groups speak Uzbek, Kyrgyz, and Pashto" + "text": "note: Russian widely used in government and business" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 98% (Sunni 95%, Shia 3%) other 2% (2014 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "32.56% (male 1,380,959/female 1,331,790)" + "text": "31.43% (male 1,420,271/female 1,368,445)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.04% (male 804,625/female 781,469)" + "text": "18.13% (male 816,658/female 792,231)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.79% (male 1,640,657/female 1,674,198)" + "text": "40.58% (male 1,789,271/female 1,811,566)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.37% (male 205,541/female 241,770)" + "text": "6.23% (male 253,862/female 299,378)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.24% (male 112,279/female 157,658) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.63% (male 132,831/female 189,156) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "60.9%" + "text": "67.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "56%" + "text": "62.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.8%" + "text": "5.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "18.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.2 years" + "text": "25.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.6 years" + "text": "24.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.66% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.52% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the country's population is concentrated at lower elevations, with perhaps as much as 90% of the people living in valleys; overall density increases from east to west" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "26.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "27.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.62% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DUSHANBE (capital) 822,000 (2015)" + "text": "916,000 DUSHANBE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,105 +205,111 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.8", + "text": "23.2 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "32 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "28.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "37.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "32.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "67.7 years" + "text": "69 years" }, "male": { - "text": "64.6 years" + "text": "65.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "71 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.67 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.51 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.9% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.92 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "29.3% (2017)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.1% of population ++ rural: 66.7% of population ++ total: 73.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.9% of population ++ rural: 33.3% of population ++ total: 26.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "21.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "16.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.8% of population ++ rural: 95.5% of population ++ total: 95% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.2% of population ++ rural: 4.5% of population ++ total: 5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.31% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "16,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "malaria (2016)" + "text": "malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "12% (2014)" + "text": "14.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "13.3% (2012)" + "text": "7.6% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "5.2% of GDP (2015)" @@ -311,7 +325,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -324,25 +338,6 @@ "female": { "text": "11 years (2013)" } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "164,432" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "10% (2005 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "16.7%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "19.2%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "13.7% (2009 est.)" - } } }, "Government": { @@ -378,12 +373,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: today's city was originally at the crossroads where a large bazaar occurred on Mondays, hence the name Dushanbe, which in Persian means Monday, i.e., the second day (du) after Saturday (shambe)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Qurghonteppa), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)", + "text": "2 provinces (viloyatho, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous province* (viloyati mukhtor), 1 capital region** (viloyati poytakht), and 1 area referred to as Districts Under Republic Administration***; Dushanbe**, Khatlon (Bokhtar), Kuhistoni Badakhshon [Gorno-Badakhshan]* (Khorugh), Nohiyahoi Tobei Jumhuri***, Sughd (Khujand)", "note": { - "text": "the administrative center name follows in parentheses" + "text": "note: the administrative center name follows in parentheses" } }, "Independence": { @@ -393,7 +391,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 9 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994; amended 1999, 2003, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 6 November 1994" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by at least one third of the total membership of both houses of the Supreme Assembly; adoption of any amendment requires a referendum, which includes approval of the president or approval by at least two-thirds majority of the Assembly of Representatives; passage in a referendum requires participation of an absolute majority of eligible voters and an absolute majority of votes; constitutional articles, including Tajikistan’s form of government, its territory, and its democratic nature, cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -429,39 +432,36 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by the Supreme Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for 2 terms); election last held on 6 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term for a maximum of two terms; however, as the \"Leader of the Nation\" President RAHMON can run an unlimited number of times; election last held on 11 October 2020 (next to be held in 2027); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON (PDPT) 83.9%, Ismoil TALBAKOV (CPT) 5%, other 11.1%" + "text": "Emomali RAHMON reelected president; percent of vote - Emomali RAHMON (PDPT) 92.1%, Rustam LATIFZODA (APT) 3.1%, Rustam RAHAMATZODA (PERT) 2.2%, Abduhalim GHAFFOROV (SPT) 1.5%, Miroj ABDULLOEV (CPT) 1.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of the National Assembly or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members indirectly elected by local representative assemblies or majlisi, 8 appointed by the president, and 1 reserved for the former president; members serve 5-year terms) and the Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by two-round absolute majority vote and 22 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Majlisi Oli consists of:National Assembly or Majlisi Milli (34 seats; 25 members indirectly elected by local representative assemblies or majlisi, 8 appointed by the president, and 1 reserved for each living former president; members serve 5-year terms) Assembly of Representatives or Majlisi Namoyandagon (63 seats; 41 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by 2-round absolute majority vote and 22 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020); Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "National Assembly - last held on 1 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025) Assembly of Representatives - last held on 1 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 65.4%, APT 11.7%, PERT 7.5%, SPT 5.5%, CPT 2.2%, DPT 1.7%, other 6%; seats by party - PDPT 51, APT 5, PERT 3, SPT 1, CPT 2, DPT 1" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 28, women 6, percent of women 17.6% Assembly of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDPT 50.4%, PERT 16.6%, APT 16.5%, SPT 5.2%, DPT 5.1%, CPT 3.1%, other 3.1%; seats by party - PDPT 47, APT 7, PERT 5, CPT 2, SPT 1, DPT 1; composition - men 50, women 13, percent of women 20.6%; note - total Supreme Assembly percent of women 19.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairmen, and 34 judges organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of the court chairman, vice-president, and 5 judges); High Economic Court (consists 16 judicial positions)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairmen, and 34 judges organized into civil, family, criminal, administrative offense, and military chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of the court chairman, deputy chairman, and 5 judges); High Economic Court (consists of 16 judicial positions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and High Economic Court judges nominated by the president of the republic and approved by the National Assembly; judges of all 3 courts appointed for 10-year renewable terms with no limit on terms, but last appointment must occur before the age of 65" + "text": "Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and High Economic Court judges nominated by the president and approved by the National Assembly; judges of all 3 courts appointed for 10-year renewable terms with no term limits, but the last appointment must occur before the age of 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "regional and district courts; Dushanbe City Court; viloyat (province level) courts; Court of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Rustam LATIFZODA] ++ Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT [Shodi SHABDOLOV] ++ Democratic Party of Tajikistan or DPT [Saidjafar ISMONOV] ++ Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan or PERT [Olimjon BOBOEV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON] ++ Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOIROV] ++ Socialist Party of Tajikistan or SPT [Abduhalim GHAFOROV]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Group 24 [Sharofiddin GADOEV] (banned) ++ New Tajikistan Party [Zayd SAIDOV] (unregistered, SAIDOV jailed since 2013) ++ Vatandor (Patriot) Movement [Dodojon ATOVULLOEV] ++ Youth for the Revival of Tajikistan [Maqsud IBROHIMOV] (banned, IBROHIMOV jailed in 2015) ++ Youth Party of Tajikistan [Izzat AMON] (unregistered) ++ Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan or IRPT [Muhiddin KABIRI] (banned)" + "text": "Agrarian Party of Tajikistan or APT [Rustam LATIFZODA]Communist Party of Tajikistan or CPT [Miroj ABDULLOEV]Democratic Party of Tajikistan or DPT [Saidjafar USMONZODA]Party of Economic Reform of Tajikistan or PERT [Rustam OUDRATOV]People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan or PDPT [Emomali RAHMON]Social Democratic Party of Tajikistan or SDPT [Rahmatullo ZOIROV]Socialist Party of Tajikistan or SPT [Abduhalim GHAFFOROV]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -482,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Elisabeth MILLARD (since 11 March 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador John Mark POMMERSHEIM (since 15 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[992] (37) 229-20-00" }, "embassy": { "text": "109-A Ismoili Somoni Avenue, Dushanbe 734019" @@ -490,9 +493,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "7090 Dushanbe Place, Dulles, VA 20189" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[992] (37) 229-20-00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[992] (37) 229-20-50" } @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ "text": "three horizontal stripes of red (top), a wider stripe of white, and green; a gold crown surmounted by seven gold, five-pointed stars is located in the center of the white stripe; red represents the sun, victory, and the unity of the nation, white stands for purity, cotton, and mountain snows, while green is the color of Islam and the bounty of nature; the crown symbolizes the Tajik people; the seven stars signify the Tajik magic number \"seven\" - a symbol of perfection and the embodiment of happiness" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "crown surmounted by seven, five-pointed stars; national colors: red, white, green" + "text": "crown surmounted by an arc of seven, five-pointed stars; snow leopard; national colors: red, white, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -511,311 +511,303 @@ "text": "Gulnazar KELDI/Sulaimon YUDAKOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1991; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet republic but adopted new lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tajikistan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, metals processing, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. The 1992-97 civil war severely damaged an already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production, and today, Tajikistan has one of the lowest per capita GDPs among the 15 former Soviet republics. Less than 7% of the land area is arable and cotton is the most important crop. Tajikistan imports approximately 60% of its food. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, antimony, and tungsten. Industry consists mainly of small obsolete factories in food processing and light industry, substantial hydropower facilities, and a large aluminum plant - currently operating well below its capacity. ++ ++ Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad - roughly 90% in Russia - supporting families back home through remittances that have been equivalent to nearly 50% of GDP. Some experts estimate the value of narcotics transiting Tajikistan is equivalent to 30-50% of GDP. ++ ++ Since the end of the devastating, five-year civil war, the country has pursued half-hearted reforms and privatizations, but the poor business climate remains a hurdle to attracting investment. Tajikistan has sought to develop its substantial hydroelectricity potential through partnership with Russian and Iranian investors, and is pursuing completion of the Roghun dam - which, if built according to plan, would be the tallest dam in the world. However, the project will take at least 8 to 11 years to construct and faces financing shortfalls and opposition from downstream Uzbekistan. ++ ++ Recent slowdowns in the Russian and Chinese economies, low commodity prices, and currency fluctuations are hampering economic growth in Tajikistan. By some estimates, the dollar value of remittances from Russia to Tajikistan dropped by more than 65% in 2015. The government faces challenges financing the public debt, which is equivalent to 35% of GDP, and the National Bank of Tajikistan has aggressively spent down reserves to bolster the weakening somoni, leaving little space for fiscal or monetary measures to counter any additional economic shocks." + "text": "Tajikistan is a poor, mountainous country with an economy dominated by minerals extraction, metals processing, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working abroad. Mineral resources include silver, gold, uranium, antimony, tungsten, and coal. Industry consists mainly of small obsolete factories in food processing and light industry, substantial hydropower facilities, and a large aluminum plant - currently operating well below its capacity. The 1992-97 civil war severely damaged an already weak economic infrastructure and caused a sharp decline in industrial and agricultural production. Today, Tajikistan is the poorest among the former Soviet republics. Because less than 7% of the land area is arable and cotton is the predominant crop, Tajikistan imports approximately 70% of its food. Since the end of the civil war, the country has pursued half-hearted reforms and privatizations in the economic sphere, but its poor business climate remains a hindrance to attracting foreign investment. Some experts estimate the value of narcotics transiting Tajikistan is equivalent to 30%-50% of GDP. Because of a lack of employment opportunities in Tajikistan, more than one million Tajik citizens work abroad - roughly 90% in Russia - supporting families back home through remittances that in 2017 were equivalent to nearly 35% of GDP. Tajikistan’s large remittances from migrant workers in Russia exposes it to monetary shocks. Tajikistan often delays devaluation of its currency for fear of inflationary pressures on food and other consumables. Recent slowdowns in the Russian and Chinese economies, low commodity prices, and currency fluctuations have hampered economic growth. The dollar value of remittances from Russia to Tajikistan dropped by almost 65% in 2015, and the government spent almost $500 million in 2016 to bail out the country’s still troubled banking sector. Tajikistan’s growing public debt – currently about 50% of GDP – could result in financial difficulties. Remittances from Russia increased in 2017, however, bolstering the economy somewhat. China owns about 50% of Tajikistan’s outstanding debt. Tajikistan has borrowed heavily to finance investment in the country’s vast hydropower potential. In 2016, Tajikistan contracted with the Italian firm Salini Impregilo to build the Roghun dam over a 13-year period for $3.9 billion. A 2017 Eurobond has largely funded Roghun’s first phase, after which sales from Roghun’s output are expected to fund the rest of its construction. The government has not ruled out issuing another Eurobond to generate auxiliary funding for its second phase." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$25.81 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.35 billion (2015 est.) ++ $22.97 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$28.43 billion (2017 est.) / $26.55 billion (2016 est.) / $24.83 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.612 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.144 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 6% (2015 est.) ++ 6.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.) / 6.9% (2016 est.) / 6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,000 (2016 est.) ++ $2,900 (2015 est.) ++ $2,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,200 (2017 est.) / $3,000 (2016 est.) / $2,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 11.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "116.1%" + "text": "98.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "13.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "10.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-71.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-36.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "28.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "25.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "cotton, grain, fruits, grapes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, goats" }, "Industries": { - "text": "aluminum, cement, vegetable oil" + "text": "aluminum, cement, coal, gold, silver, antimony, textile, vegetable oil" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.209 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.295 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "46.5%" + "text": "43%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "10.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "42.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "46.4% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.5% (2012 est.)", + "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) / 2.5% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official rates; actual unemployment is much higher" + "text": "note: official rate; actual unemployment is much higher" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "35.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2009 est.)" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA% (2009 est.)" + "text": "NA (2009 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.6 (2006) ++ 34.7 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.841 billion" + "text": "2.269 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.985 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.374 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ NA%" + "text": "50.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 42% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 10.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.8% (31 December 2013) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "26% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 25.84% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$653.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $773 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.085 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.778 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.241 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.401 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "7.3% (2017 est.) / 5.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$331 million (2016 est.) ++ -$470 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$35 million (2017 est.) / -$362 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$530.8 million (2016 est.) ++ $572 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$873.1 million (2017 est.) / $691.1 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Turkey 27.5%, China 17.7%, Russia 13.4%, Switzerland 12.5%, Algeria 8.2%, Iran 7.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "aluminum, electricity, cotton, fruits, vegetable oil, textiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 19.7%, Kazakhstan 17.6%, Switzerland 13.7%, Iran 8.7%, Afghanistan 7.5%, Russia 5.1%, China 4.9%, Italy 4.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.825 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.39 billion (2017 est.) / $2.554 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, aluminum oxide, machinery and equipment, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 42.3%, Russia 17.9%, Kazakhstan 13.1%, Iran 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 38%, Kazakhstan 19%, China 8.7%, Iran 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$416.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $494.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.292 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $652.8 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.976 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.938 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.272 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA ++ $16.3 billion (31 December 2009 est.)" + "text": "$5.75 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.495 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - ++ 8.364 (2016 est.) ++ 6.1631 (2015 est.) ++ 6.1631 (2014 est.) ++ 4.9348 (2013 est.) ++ 4.76 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Tajikistani somoni (TJS) per US dollar - / 8.764 (2017 est.) / 7.8358 (2016 est.) / 7.8358 (2015 est.) / 6.1631 (2014 est.) / 4.9348 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.03 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.96 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4 billion kWh NA (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "33 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "103 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "5.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.508 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "91% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "94% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "181.6 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "180 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "78.6 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "445 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "172 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "427.9 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "12 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.82 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "224 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.82 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "212 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.329 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "457,000" + "text": "471,090" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "5.39 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.489 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,747,803" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "104 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "111.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; conversion of the existing fixed network from analogue to digital was completed in 2012" + "text": "foreign investment in the telephone system has resulted in major improvements; an increase in mobile broadband penetration, but still in the early stages and remains low compared to those in the region; the country has endeavored to launch 4G/LTE services with mixed results; 7 major cities have 4G coverage; 5 major operators in the market (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns" + "text": "fixed line availability has not changed significantly since 1998, while mobile cellular subscribership, aided by competition among multiple operators, has expanded rapidly; coverage now extends to all major cities and towns; fixed-line 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular 112 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); satellite earth stat (2016)" + "text": "country code - 992; linked by cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; Dushanbe linked by Intelsat to international gateway switch in Ankara (Turkey); 3 satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat and 1 Orbita" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV broadcasters transmit nationally on 9 TV and 10 radio stations, and regionally on 4 stations; 31 independent TV and 20 radio stations broadcast locally and regionally; many households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via (2016)" + "text": "state-run TV broadcasters transmit nationally on 9 TV and 10 radio stations, and regionally on 4 stations; 31 independent TV and 20 radio stations broadcast locally and regionally; many households are able to receive Russian and other foreign stations via cable and satellite (2016)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tj" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.555 million" + "text": "1,889,632" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.96% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "6,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "802,470" + "text": "492,320 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "105,376 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2.34 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -826,19 +818,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -846,24 +838,24 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 549 km; oil 38 km (2013)" + "text": "549 km gas, 38 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "680 km" + "text": "680 km (2014)" }, "broad gauge": { "text": "680 km 1.520-m gauge (2014)" @@ -871,7 +863,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "27,767 km (2000)" + "text": "30,000 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -879,14 +871,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Mobile Forces (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; males required to undergo compulsory military training between ages 16 and 55; males can enroll in military schools from at least age 15 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan: Land Forces, Mobile Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Troops (reserves for Armed Forces in wartime); State Committee on National Security: Border Guard Forces (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2015) / 1.1% of GDP (2014) / 1% of GDP (2012) / 1.1% of GDP (2011)", + "note": { + "text": "note: no public data available for 2013, 2016-2018" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan have approximately 9,500 active troops (8,000 Land and Mobile Forces; 1,500 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Tajikistan Armed Forces' inventory is comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; it has received limited quantities of weapons systems since 2010, most of which was secondhand material from Russia, followed by Belarus and China (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "contributes troops to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; 12-18 month conscript service obligation (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -895,11 +907,11 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "19,469 (2015)" + "text": "4,616 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Western European markets; limited illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption; Tajikistan seizes roughly 80% of all drugs captured in Central Asia and stands third worldwide in seizures of opiates (heroin and raw opium); significant consumer of opiates" + "text": "Tajikistan sits on one of the world's highest volume illicit drug trafficking routes, between Afghan opiate production to the south and the illicit drug markets of Russia and Eastern Europe to the north; limited illicit cultivation of opium poppy for domestic consumption; significant consumer of opiates" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/central-asia/tx.json b/central-asia/tx.json index 2f060a37..073271e8 100644 --- a/central-asia/tx.json +++ b/central-asia/tx.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Present-day Turkmenistan covers territory that has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. The area was ruled in antiquity by various Persian empires, and was conquered by Alexander the Great, Muslim armies, the Mongols, Turkic warriors, and eventually the Russians. In medieval times, Merv (located in present-day Mary province) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia in the late 1800s, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic; it achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves, which have yet to be fully exploited, have begun to transform the country. The Government of Turkmenistan is moving to expand its extraction and delivery projects and has attempted to diversify its gas export routes beyond Russia's pipeline network. In 2010, new gas export pipelines that carry Turkmen gas to China and to northern Iran began operating, effectively ending the Russian monopoly on Turkmen gas exports. Subsequently, decreased Russian purchases, as well as limited purchases by Iran, have made China the dominant buyer of Turkmen gas. President for Life Saparmurat NYYAZOW died in December 2006, and Turkmenistan held its first multi-candidate presidential election in February 2007. Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a deputy cabinet chairman under NYYAZOW, emerged as the country's new president; he was reelected in February 2012 with 97% of the vote, in an election widely regarded as undemocratic." + "text": "Present-day Turkmenistan covers territory that has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. The area was ruled in antiquity by various Persian empires, and was conquered by Alexander the Great, Muslim armies, the Mongols, Turkic warriors, and eventually the Russians. In medieval times, Merv (located in present-day Mary province) was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by Russia in the late 1800s, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic; it achieved independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President for Life Saparmyrat NYYAZOW died in December 2006, and Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW, a deputy chairman under NYYAZOW, emerged as the country's new president. BERDIMUHAMEDOW won Turkmenistan's first multi-candidate presidential election in February 2007, and again in 2012 and in 2017 with over 97% of the vote in both instances, in elections widely regarded as undemocratic.Turkmenistan has sought new export markets for its extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves, which have yet to be fully exploited. As of late 2019, Turkmenistan exported the majority of its gas to China and small levels of gas were also being sent to Russia. Turkmenistan's reliance on gas exports has made the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in the global energy market, and economic hardships since the drop in energy prices in 2014 have led many Turkmenistanis to emigrate, mostly to Turkey." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than California" + "text": "slightly more than three times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than California" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,158 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 804 km, Iran 1,148 km, Kazakhstan 413 km, Uzbekistan 1,793 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 804 km, Iran 1148 km, Kazakhstan 413 km, Uzbekistan 1793 km" } }, "Coastline": { - "text": "0 km; note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea (1,768 km)" + "text": "0 km (landlocked); note - Turkmenistan borders the Caspian Sea (1,768 km)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "subtropical desert" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "230 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Vpadina Akchanaya -81 m (Sarygamysh Koli is a lake in northern Turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of Vpadina Akchanaya, the lake has dropped as low as -110 m) ++ highest point: Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Vpadina Akchanaya (Sarygamysh Koli is a lake in northern Turkmenistan with a water level that fluctuates above and below the elevation of Vpadina Akchanaya, the lake has dropped as low as -110 m) -81 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gora Ayribaba 3,139 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "72% ++ arable land 4.1%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 67.8%" + "text": "72% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.1% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 67.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "8.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "19,950 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the most densly populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "earthquakes; mudslides; droughts; dust storms; floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "contamination of soil and groundwater with agricultural chemicals, pesticides; salination, water logging of soil due to poor irrigation methods; Caspian Sea pollution; diversion of a large share of the flow of the Amu Darya into irrigation contributes to that river's inability to replenish the Aral Sea; desertification" + "text": "contamination of soil and groundwater with agricultural chemicals, pesticides; salination, water logging of soil due to poor irrigation methods; Caspian Sea pollution; diversion of a large share of the flow of the Amu Darya into irrigation contributes to that river's inability to replenish the Aral Sea; soil erosion; desertification" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,14 +104,17 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,291,317 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,528,627 (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "some sources suggest Turkmenistan's population could be as much as 1 to 2 million people lower than available estimates because of large-scale emigration during the last 10 years" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { - "text": "Turkmen(s)" + "text": "Turkmenistani(s)" }, "adjective": { - "text": "Turkmen" + "text": "Turkmenistani" } }, "Ethnic groups": { @@ -117,71 +128,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.95% (male 695,752/female 677,166)" + "text": "25.44% (male 713,441/female 693,042)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.04% (male 506,856/female 500,647)" + "text": "16.48% (male 458,566/female 452,469)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.86% (male 1,125,058/female 1,142,870)" + "text": "44.14% (male 1,214,581/female 1,226,027)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.59% (male 189,464/female 212,330)" + "text": "8.56% (male 221,935/female 251,238)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.56% (male 105,140/female 136,034) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.38% (male 129,332/female 167,996) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "55.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "47.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "7.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.5 years" + "text": "29.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27 years" + "text": "28.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.13% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most densly populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" + "text": "the most densely populated areas are the southern, eastern, and northeastern oases; approximately 50% of the population lives in and around the capital of Ashgabat" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "50% of total population (2015)" + "text": "52.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.94% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ASHGABAT (capital) 746,000 (2015)" + "text": "846,000 ASHGABAT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,72 +205,78 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.6 (2006 est.)" - }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "42 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "35.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "42.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "37.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "28.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.1 years" + "text": "71.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67.1 years" + "text": "68.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "73.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.08 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "48% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "50.2% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.1% of population ++ rural: 53.7% of population ++ total: 71.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.9% of population ++ rural: 46.3% of population ++ total: 28.9% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 98.2% of population ++ total: 99.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 1.8% of population ++ total: 0.9% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -272,13 +289,13 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.8% (2014)" + "text": "18.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "9.2% (2006)" + "text": "3.2% (2015)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2012)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -291,18 +308,18 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.6% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11 years (2014)" + "text": "13 years (2019)" } } }, @@ -328,7 +345,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential republic; highly authoritarian" + "text": "presidential republic; authoritarian" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -339,12 +356,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derived from the Persian words \"eshq\" meaning \"love\" and \"abad\" meaning \"inhabited place\" or \"city,\" and so loosely translates as \"the city of love\" " } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dashoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty", + "text": "5 provinces (welayatlar, singular - welayat) and 1 independent city*: Ahal Welayaty (Anew), Ashgabat*, Balkan Welayaty (Balkanabat), Dasoguz Welayaty, Lebap Welayaty (Turkmenabat), Mary Welayaty", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" } }, "Independence": { @@ -354,10 +374,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 27 October (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 18 May 1992; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 14 September 2016" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership or absolute majority approval in a referendum; amended 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system with Islamic law influences" + "text": "civil law system with Islamic (sharia) law influences" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -390,25 +415,25 @@ "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 12 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2017); note – presidential election is still planned for February 2017 despite a 2016 constitutional amendment that extends the presidential term from 5 to 7 years" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 12 February 2017 (next to be held in February 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW reelected president; percent of vote - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW 97.1%, Annageldi YAZMYRADOW 1.1%, other candidates 1.8%" + "text": "Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW reelected president in the first round; percent of vote - Gurbanguly BERDIMUHAMEDOW (DPT) 97.7%, other 2.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected from districts having about the same number of voters; members serve 5-year terms); note - in September 2008, a constitutional change abolished a second, 2,507-member People's Council and expanded the membership in the National Assembly to 125 from 65; the powers formerly held by the People's Council were divided between the president and the National Assembly" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected from single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 15 December 2013 (next to be held in December 2018)" + "text": "last held on 25 March 2018, although interim elections are held on an ad hoc basis to fill vacant sets" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 47, Organization of Trade and Unions of Turkmenistan 33, Women's Union of Turkmenistan 16, Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs 14, Magtymguly Youth Organization 8, independents 7; note - all of these parties support President BERDIMUHAMIDOW" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DPT 55, APT 11, PIE 11, independent 48 (individuals nominated by citizen groups); composition - men 94, women 31, percent of women 24.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Turkmenistan (consists of the court president and 21 associate judges and organized into civil, criminal, and military chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -419,20 +444,17 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan or APT [Rezhep BAZAROV] (government created in September 2014, like the PIE, but not represented in parliament) ++ Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT [Kasymguly BABAYEW] ++ Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs or PIE [Orazmammet MAMMEDOW]", + "text": "Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan or APT [Basim ANNAGURBANOW]Democratic Party of Turkmenistan or DPT [Ata SERDAROW]Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs or PIE [Saparmyrat OWGANOW]", "note": { - "text": "a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad" + "text": "note: all of these parties support President BERDIMUHAMEDOW; a law authorizing the registration of political parties went into effect in January 2012; unofficial, small opposition movements exist abroad" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, CIS (associate member, has not ratified the 1993 CIS charter although it participates in meetings and held the chairmanship of the CIS in 2012), EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mered Bairamovich ORAZOW (since 14 February 2001)" + "text": "Ambassador Meret ORAZOW (since 14 February 2001)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2207 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -446,7 +468,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Allan MUSTARD (since 20 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Matthew S. KLIMOW (since 26 June 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[993] (12) 94-00-45" }, "embassy": { "text": "No. 9 1984 Street (formerly Pushkin Street), Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 744000" @@ -454,17 +479,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "7070 Ashgabat Place, Washington, DC 20521-7070" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[993] (12) 94-00-45" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[993] (12) 94-26-14" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; five white stars and a white crescent moon appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe; the green color and crescent moon represent Islam; the five stars symbolize the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan; the guls reflect the national identity of Turkmenistan where carpet-making has long been a part of traditional nomadic life", + "text": "green field with a vertical red stripe near the hoist side, containing five tribal guls (designs used in producing carpets) stacked above two crossed olive branches; five white, five-pointed stars and a white crescent moon appear in the upper corner of the field just to the fly side of the red stripe; the green color and crescent moon represent Islam; the five stars symbolize the regions or welayats of Turkmenistan; the guls reflect the national identity of Turkmenistan where carpet-making has long been a part of traditional nomadic life", "note": { - "text": "the flag of Turkmenistan is the most intricate of all national flags" + "text": "note: the flag of Turkmenistan is the most intricate of all national flags" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -478,64 +500,64 @@ "text": "collective/Veli MUKHATOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1997, lyrics revised in 2008, following the death of President Saparmurat NYYAZOW, to eliminate references to him" + "text": "note: adopted 1997, lyrics revised in 2008, to eliminate references to deceased President Saparmurat NYYAZOW" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and significant natural gas and oil resources. The two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Although agriculture accounts for roughly 14% of GDP, it continues to employ nearly half of the country's workforce. Hydrocarbon exports (mainly natural gas) make up 31% of Turkmenistan’s GDP, with 60% of gas exports going to China and the remainder to Russia and Iran. Ashgabat has explored two initiatives to bring gas to new markets: a trans-Caspian pipeline that would carry gas to Europe and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. Both face major financing and security hurdles and are unlikely to be completed soon. ++ ++ Turkmenistan’s autocratic governments under presidents NIYAZOW (1991-2006) and BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 2007) have made little progress improving the business climate, privatizing state-owned industries, and combatting corruption, limiting economic development outside the energy sector. High energy prices in the mid-2000s allowed the government to undertake extensive development and social spending, including providing heavy utility subsidies. ++ ++ Low energy prices since mid-2014 are hampering Turkmenistan’s economic growth and reducing government revenues. The government has cut subsidies in several areas, and wage arrears have increased. In January 2014, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan devalued the manat by 19%, and downward pressure on the currency continues. Turkmenistan continues to report GDP growth of nearly 10% per year and claims substantial foreign currency reserves, but non-transparent data limit international institutions’ ability to verify this information." + "text": "Turkmenistan is largely a desert country with intensive agriculture in irrigated oases and significant natural gas and oil resources. The two largest crops are cotton, most of which is produced for export, and wheat, which is domestically consumed. Although agriculture accounts for almost 8% of GDP, it continues to employ nearly half of the country's workforce. Hydrocarbon exports, the bulk of which is natural gas going to China, make up 25% of Turkmenistan’s GDP. Ashgabat has explored two initiatives to bring gas to new markets: a trans-Caspian pipeline that would carry gas to Europe and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline. Both face major financing, political, and security hurdles and are unlikely to be completed soon. Turkmenistan’s autocratic governments under presidents NIYAZOW (1991-2006) and BERDIMUHAMEDOW (since 2007) have made little progress improving the business climate, privatizing state-owned industries, combatting corruption, and limiting economic development outside the energy sector. High energy prices in the mid-2000s allowed the government to undertake extensive development and social spending, including providing heavy utility subsidies. Low energy prices since mid-2014 are hampering Turkmenistan’s economic growth and reducing government revenues. The government has cut subsidies in several areas, and wage arrears have increased. In January 2014, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan devalued the manat by 19%, and downward pressure on the currency continues. There is a widening spread between the official exchange rate (3.5 TMM per US dollar) and the black market exchange rate (approximately 14 TMM per US dollar). Currency depreciation and conversion restrictions, corruption, isolationist policies, and declining spending on public services have resulted in a stagnate economy that is nearing crisis. Turkmenistan claims substantial foreign currency reserves, but non-transparent data limit international institutions’ ability to verify this information." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$94.77 billion (2016 est.) ++ $89.95 billion (2015 est.) ++ $84.46 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$103.7 billion (2017 est.) / $97.41 billion (2016 est.) / $91.72 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$36.57 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$37.93 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.4% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.) ++ 10.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.) / 6.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,300 (2016 est.) ++ $16,700 (2015 est.) ++ $15,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18,200 (2017 est.) / $17,300 (2016 est.) / $16,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -22.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "50% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "10% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "28.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "33.9%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-14.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "47.7%" + "text": "44.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "39.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -545,7 +567,7 @@ "text": "natural gas, oil, petroleum products, textiles, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "2.305 million (2013 est.)" @@ -562,7 +584,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11% (2014 est.) ++ 10.6% (2013)" + "text": "11% (2014 est.) / 10.6% (2013)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "0.2% (2012 est.)" @@ -575,205 +597,203 @@ "text": "31.7% (1998)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.8 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.765 billion" + "text": "5.657 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.753 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.714 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "10.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "11% (2016 est.) ++ 16% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2014) ++ 5% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.326 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.255 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$12.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.632 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$28.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $13.09 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "8% (2017 est.) / 3.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$6.78 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$3.695 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$4.359 billion (2017 est.) / -$7.207 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.756 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.38 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.458 billion (2017 est.) / $6.987 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 83.7%, Turkey 5.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "gas, crude oil, petrochemicals, textiles, cotton fiber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 68.6%, Turkey 4.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.467 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.198 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.571 billion (2017 est.) / $5.215 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 24.9%, Russia 12.3%, China 10.9%, UAE 9.1%, Kazakhstan 5.1%, Germany 4.6%, Iran 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Turkey 24.2%, Algeria 14.4%, Germany 9.8%, China 8.9%, Russia 8%, US 6.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$10.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.91 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $25.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$502.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $454.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.061 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.117 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$539.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $425.3 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Turkmen manat (TMM) per US dollar - ++ 4.25 (2016 est.) ++ 3.5 (2015 est.) ++ 3.5 (2014 est.) ++ 2.85 (2013 est.) ++ 2.85 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Turkmenistani manat (TMM) per US dollar - / 4.125 (2017 est.) / 3.5 (2016 est.) / 3.5 (2015 est.) / 3.5 (2014 est.) / 2.85 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "22.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.18 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.09 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.201 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.275 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.001 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "243,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "244,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "70,740 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "67,790 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "173,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "191,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "145,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "160,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "47,830 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "53,780 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "76 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "77.45 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "30.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.31 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "45.79 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.14 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "7.504 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "7.504 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "67 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "100.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "648,000" + "text": "648,223" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.85 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.842 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,908,821" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "150 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "162.86 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications network is gradually improving" + "text": "telecommunications network is gradually improving from the former Soviet republic; state control over most economic activities has not helped growth; in cooperation with foreign partners, the telecom sector has installed high-speed fiber-optic lines and has upgraded most of the country's telephone exchanges and switching centers with new digital technology; the mobile market will see slow growth; some rural areas are still without telephones; mobile broadband is in the early stages of development; in 2019 Russia-based operator said to be leaving the country and leaving only 1 public operator (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Turkmentelekom, in cooperation with foreign partners, has installed high-speed fiber-optic lines and has upgraded most of the country's telephone exchanges and switching centers with new digital technology; combined fixed-line and mobile teledensity is ab" + "text": "fixed-line 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is about 163 per 100 persons; first telecommunication satellite was launched in 2015 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 993; linked by fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; an exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey (2015)" + "text": "country code - 993; linked by fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay to other CIS republics and to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international gateway switch; an exchange in Ashgabat switches international traffic through Turkey via Intelsat; satellite earth stations - 1 Orbita and 1 Intelsat (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellit (2007)" + "text": "broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "785,000" + "text": "1,149,840" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "15% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "21.25% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "23" + "text": "27" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,138,389" + "text": "2,457,474 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "16.92 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -784,16 +804,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -801,10 +821,10 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2013)" @@ -814,36 +834,36 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 7,500 km; oil 1,501 km (2013)" + "text": "7500 km gas, 1501 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,980 km" + "text": "5,113 km (2017)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "2,980 km 1.520-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "5,113 km 1.520-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "58,592 km" + "text": "58,592 km (2002)" }, "paved": { - "text": "47,577 km" + "text": "47,577 km (2002)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "11,015 km (2002)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal are important inland waterways) (2011)" + "text": "1,300 km (Amu Darya River and Kara Kum Canal are important inland waterways) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "71" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 6, oil tanker 8, other 57 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -853,25 +873,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Turkmen Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Turkmenistan: National Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces; Federal Border Guard Service (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan have approximately 37,000 active troops (est. 33,000 National Army; 500 Navy, 3,500 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory for Turkmenistan's military is comprised almost entirely of older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems, although in recent years, Turkmenistan has opened itself up to Chinese and Western equipment; since 2010, China, Italy, Russia, and Turkey are the leading arms suppliers to Turkmenistan (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory male military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 20 years of age for voluntary service; males may enroll in military schools from age 15 (2015)" + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory male military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 20 years of age for voluntary service; males may enroll in military schools from age 15 (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005, but Caspian seabed delimitation remains stalled with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan due to Turkmenistan's indecision over how to allocate the sea's waters and seabed; bilateral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian" + "text": "cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005; bilateral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "7,125 (2015)" + "text": "4,714 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Turkmenistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Turkmen who migrate abroad are forced to work in the textile, agriculture, construction, and domestic service industries, while women and girls may also be sex trafficked; in 2014, men surpassed women as victims; Turkey and Russia are primary trafficking destinations, followed by the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and other parts of Europe; Turkmen also experience forced labor domestically in the informal construction industry; participation in the cotton harvest is still mandatory for some public sector employees" + "text": "Turkmenistan is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Turkmenistanis who migrate abroad are forced to work in the textile, agriculture, construction, and domestic service industries, while women and girls may also be sex trafficked; in 2014, men surpassed women as victims; Turkey and Russia are primary trafficking destinations, followed by the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and other parts of Europe; Turkmenistanis also experience forced labor domestically in the informal construction industry; participation in the cotton harvest is still mandatory for some public sector employees" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Turkmenistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Turkmenistan was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government made some progress in its law enforcement efforts in 2014, convicting more offenders than in 2013; authorities did not make adequate efforts to identify and protect victims and did not fund international organizations or NGOs that offered protective services; some victims were punished for crimes as a result of being trafficked (2015)" diff --git a/central-asia/uz.json b/central-asia/uz.json index 5002e0ee..133e6f50 100644 --- a/central-asia/uz.json +++ b/central-asia/uz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Russia conquered the territory of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of \"white gold\" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry. Independent since 1991 upon the dissolution of the USSR, the country has gradually lessened its dependence on the cotton monoculture by diversifying agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islom KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in August 2016. The political transition to his successor, then-Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV was peaceful, but sidelined the constitutional process where the chairman of the Senate would have served as the acting president. MIRZIYOYEV, who won the presidential election in December 2016, has sought to improve relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and proposed wide-ranging economic and judicial reforms." + "text": "Uzbekistan is the geographic and population center of Central Asia. The country has a diverse economy and a relatively young population. Russia conquered and united the disparate territories of present-day Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after the Bolshevik Revolution was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic established in 1924. During the Soviet era, intensive production of \"white gold\" (cotton) and grain led to the overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, leaving the land degraded and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half-dry. Independent since the dissolution of the USSR in 1991, the country has diversified agricultural production while developing its mineral and petroleum export capacity and increasing its manufacturing base, although cotton remains a major part of its economy. Uzbekistan’s first president, Islam KARIMOV, led Uzbekistan for 25 years until his death in September 2016. His successor, former Prime Minister Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV, has improved relations with Uzbekistan’s neighbors and introduced wide-ranging economic, judicial, and social reforms." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "6,893 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 144 km, Kazakhstan 2,330 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,314 km, Tajikistan 1,312 km, Turkmenistan 1,793 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 144 km, Kazakhstan 2330 km, Kyrgyzstan 1314 km, Tajikistan 1312 km, Turkmenistan 1793 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (doubly landlocked); note - Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (doubly landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (doubly landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "mostly mid-latitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sariqamish Kuli -12 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sariqamish Kuli -12 m ++ highest point: Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "62.6% ++ arable land 10.1%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 51.7%" + "text": "62.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.1% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 51.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "7.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "29.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +78,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "42,150 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "earthquakes; floods; landslides or mudslides; avalanches; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "shrinkage of the Aral Sea has resulted in growing concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and contribute to desertification and respiratory health problems; water pollution from industrial wastes and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many human health disorders; increasing soil salination; soil contamination from buried nuclear processing and agricultural chemicals, including DDT" @@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "29,473,614 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "30,565,411 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,12 +112,12 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)" + "text": "Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 4.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%", "note": { - "text": "in the Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status" + "text": "note: in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status  " } }, "Religions": { @@ -120,71 +125,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.22% (male 3,658,960/female 3,480,659)" + "text": "23.19% (male 3,631,693/female 3,456,750)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.22% (male 2,874,982/female 2,790,128)" + "text": "16.63% (male 2,601,803/female 2,481,826)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.95% (male 6,444,288/female 6,510,741)" + "text": "45.68% (male 6,955,260/female 7,006,172)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.54% (male 1,049,876/female 1,171,369)" + "text": "8.63% (male 1,245,035/female 1,392,263)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.06% (male 637,408/female 855,203) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.87% (male 768,769/female 1,025,840) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "50.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "42.7%" + "text": "43.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "7.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.1 years" + "text": "30.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.6 years" + "text": "29.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.93% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.88% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the fertile Fergana Valley in the easternmost arm of the country; the south has significant clusters of people, while the central and western deserts are sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "36.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "50.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TASHKENT (capital) 2.251 million (2015)" + "text": "2.517 million TASHKENT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,121 +199,124 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.4 (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.8 years" + "text": "74.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.7 years" + "text": "71.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "64.9% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.5% of population ++ rural: 80.9% of population ++ total: 87.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.5% of population ++ rural: 19.1% of population ++ total: 12.7% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.15% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "32,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "50,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.3% (2014)" + "text": "16.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "4.4% (2006)" + "text": "2.9% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "6.3% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.6%" + "text": "100%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "100%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "100% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2011)" + "text": "12 years (2019)" } } }, @@ -330,7 +338,7 @@ "text": "Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "a combination of the Turkic words \"uz\" (self) and \"bek\" (master) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) to give the meaning \"Land of the free\"" + "text": "a combination of the Turkic words \"uz\" (self) and \"bek\" (master) with the Persian suffix \"-stan\" (country) to give the meaning \"Land of the Free\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -345,12 +353,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: \"tash\" means \"stone\" and \"kent\" means \"city\" in Turkic languages, so the name simply denotes \"stone city\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati, Farg'ona Viloyati, Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati, Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)", + "text": "12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonom respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahar); Andijon Viloyati, Buxoro Viloyati [Bukhara Province], Farg'ona Viloyati [Fergana Province], Jizzax Viloyati, Namangan Viloyati, Navoiy Viloyati, Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi), Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi [Karakalpakstan Republic]* (Nukus), Samarqand Viloyati [Samarkand Province], Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston), Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri [Tashkent City]**, Toshkent Viloyati [Tashkent Province], Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" } }, "Independence": { @@ -360,10 +371,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 8 December 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Supreme Assembly or by referendum; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of both houses of the Assembly or passage in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2017 (2018)" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system" + "text": "civil law system; note - in early 2020, the president signed an amendment to the criminal code, criminal procedure code, and code of administrative responsibility" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -390,55 +406,52 @@ "text": "President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (interim president from 8 September 2016; formally elected president on 4 December 2016 to succeed longtime President Islom KARIMOV, who died on 2 September 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV (since 13 December 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam AZIMOV (since 2 January 2008)" + "text": "Prime Minister Abdulla ARIPOV (since 14 December 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Transport Achilbay RAMATOV (since 15 December 2016)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of both chambers of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)" + "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president with most requiring approval of the Senate chamber of the Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 4 December 2016; prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term; previously a 5-year term, extended by a 2002 constitutional amendment to 7 years, and reverted to 5 years in 2011); election last held on 4 December 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister nominated by majority party in legislature since 2011, but appointed along with the ministers and deputy ministers by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Khatamjon KETMONOV (NDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURADOV 2.4%, other 1.8%" + "text": "Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV elected president in first round; percent of vote - Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV (LDPU) 88.6%, Hotamjon KETMONOV (NDP) 3.7%, Narimon UMAROV (Adolat) 3.5%, Sarvar OTAMURODOV (Milliy Tiklanish/National Revival) 2.4%, other 1.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of the Senate (100 seats; 84 members indirectly elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) and the Legislative Chamber or Qonunchilik Palatasi (150 seats; 135 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 15 indirectly elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan; members serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV" + "text": "bicameral Supreme Assembly or Oliy Majlis consists of:Senate (100 seats; 84 members indirectly elected by regional governing councils and 16 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) Legislative Chamber or Qonunchilik Palatasi (150 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round, if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 21 December 2014 and 4 January 2015 (next to be held in December 2019)" + "text": "Senate - last held 13-14 January 2015 (next to be held in 2020) Legislative Chamber - last held on 22 December 2019 and 5 January 2020 (next to be held in December 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDPU 52, National Rebirth Party 36, NDP 27, Adolat 20, Ecological Movement 15" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 83, women 17, percent of women 17% Legislative Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDPU 53, National Revival Democratic Party 36, Adolat 24, PDP 22, Ecological Movement 15; composition - NA" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: all parties in the Supreme Assembly support President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 34 judges organized in civil, criminal, and military sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges); Higher Economic Court (consists of 19 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 67 judges organized into administrative, civil, criminal, and economic sections); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges of the 3 highest courts nominated by the president and confirmed by the Oliy Majlis; judges appointed for 5-year terms subject to reappointment" + "text": "judges of the highest courts nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate of the Oliy Majlis; judges appointed for initial 5-year term and can be reappointed for subsequent 10-year and lifetime terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "regional, district, city, and town courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Harakati) [Boriy ALIKHANOV] ++ Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV] ++ National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Sarvar OTAMURATOV] ++ People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or NDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "no significant opposition political parties or pressure groups in Uzbekistan" + "text": "Ecological Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Ekologik Partivasi) [Boriy ALIKHANOV]Justice (Adolat) Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan [Narimon UMAROV]Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Liberal-Demokratik Partiyasi) or LDPU [Aktam HAITOV]National Revival Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O'zbekiston Milliy Tiklanish Demokratik Partiyasi) [Sarvar OTAMURATOV]People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (Xalq Demokratik Partiyas) or PDP [Hotamjon KETMONOV] (formerly Communist Party)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, CSTO, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + "text": "ADB, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Baxtiyor GULOMOV (since 18 July 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Javlon VAHOBOV (since 29 November 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -455,7 +468,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Pamela L. SPRATLEN (since 21 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Daniel ROSENBLUM (since 24 May 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[998] (71) 120-5450" }, "embassy": { "text": "3 Moyqo'rq'on, 5th Block, Yunusobod District, Tashkent 100093" @@ -463,15 +479,12 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[998] (71) 120-5450" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[998] (71) 120-6335" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green separated by red fimbriations with a vertical, white crescent moon (closed side to the hoist) and 12 white, five-pointed stars shifted to the hoist on the top band; blue is the color of the Turkic peoples and of the sky, white signifies peace and the striving for purity in thoughts and deeds, while green represents nature and is the color of Islam; the red stripes are the vital force of all living organisms that links good and pure ideas with the eternal sky and with deeds on earth; the crescent represents Islam and the 12 stars the months and constellations of the Uzbek calendar" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "khumo (mythical bird); national colors: blue, white, red, green" @@ -484,64 +497,64 @@ "text": "Abdulla ARIPOV/Mutal BURHANOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1992; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet Republic but adopted new lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1992; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan kept the music of the anthem from its time as a Soviet Republic but adopted new lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Uzbekistan is a landlocked country with more than 60% of the population living in densely populated rural communities. Since its independence in September 1991, the government maintained its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production and prices. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify crops, Uzbekistani agriculture remains largely centered on cotton; Uzbekistan is the world's fifth largest cotton exporter and sixth largest producer. Uzbekistan's growth has been driven primarily by state-led investments, and export of natural gas, gold, and cotton provides a significant share of foreign exchange earnings. In 2015, Russia’s Gazprom announced it would reduce its natural gas imports from Uzbekistan but Tashkent continues to export natural gas to China and Chinese investments in the country have substantially increased. ++ ++ While aware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government continues to intervene in the business sector and has not addressed the impediments to foreign investment in the country. In the past, Uzbekistani authorities have accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbekistani laws and have frozen and seized their assets. At the same time, the Uzbekistani Government has actively courted several major US and international corporations, offering financing and tax advantages. ++ ++ In 2003, the government accepted Article VIII obligations under the IMF, providing for full currency convertibility. However, strict currency controls and tightening of borders have lessened the effects of convertibility and have also led to some shortages that have further stifled economic activity. Recently, lower global commodity prices and economic slowdown in neighboring Russia and China have been hurting Uzbekistan's trade and investment and worsening its problem of currency shortage." + "text": "Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in which 51% of the population lives in urban settlements; the agriculture-rich Fergana Valley, in which Uzbekistan’s eastern borders are situated, has been counted among the most densely populated parts of Central Asia. Since its independence in September 1991, the government has largely maintained its Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls on production, prices, and access to foreign currency. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify crops, Uzbek agriculture remains largely centered on cotton; Uzbekistan is the world's fifth-largest cotton exporter and seventh-largest producer. Uzbekistan's growth has been driven primarily by state-led investments, and export of natural gas, gold, and cotton provides a significant share of foreign exchange earnings. Recently, lower global commodity prices and economic slowdowns in neighboring Russia and China have hurt Uzbekistan's trade and investment and worsened its foreign currency shortage. Aware of the need to improve the investment climate, the government is taking incremental steps to reform the business sector and address impediments to foreign investment in the country. Since the death of first President Islam KARIMOV and election of President Shavkat MIRZIYOYEV, emphasis on such initiatives and government efforts to improve the private sector have increased. In the past, Uzbek authorities accused US and other foreign companies operating in Uzbekistan of violating Uzbek laws and have frozen and seized their assets. As a part of its economic reform efforts, the Uzbek Government is looking to expand opportunities for small and medium enterprises and prioritizes increasing foreign direct investment. In September 2017, the government devalued the official currency rate by almost 50% and announced the loosening of currency restrictions to eliminate the currency black market, increase access to hard currency, and boost investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$202.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $190.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $176.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$223 billion (2017 est.) / $211.8 billion (2016 est.) / $196.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$66.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.83 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 8% (2015 est.) ++ 8.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.) / 7.8% (2016 est.) / 7.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,500 (2016 est.) ++ $6,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,900 (2017 est.) / $6,700 (2016 est.) / $6,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 27.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.3%" + "text": "59.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.2%" + "text": "16.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.4%" + "text": "25.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "19% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "17.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.9%" + "text": "33.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "46.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -551,10 +564,10 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy, mining, hydrocarbon extraction, chemicals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.8 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.12 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -568,13 +581,13 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)", + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 5.1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data; another 20% are underemployed" + "text": "note: official data; another 20% are underemployed" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "17% (2011 est.)" + "text": "14% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -584,214 +597,206 @@ "text": "29.6% (2003)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.8 (2003) ++ 44.7 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$21.09 billion" + "text": "15.22 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$21.23 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.08 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 7.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 10.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "11.5% (2016 est.) ++ 10% (2015 est.)", + "text": "12.5% (2017 est.) / 8% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 22% in 2012" + "text": "note: official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 22% in 2012" } }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.44% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 11.2% (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.52 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.162 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$18.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$12.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.78 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA (31 December 2012) ++ $715.3 million (31 December 2006)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$64 million (2016 est.) ++ $93 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.713 billion (2017 est.) / $384 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.11 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.35 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.48 billion (2017 est.) / $11.2 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 38.7%, China 15.5%, Russia 10.7%, Turkey 8.6%, Kazakhstan 7.7%, Afghanistan 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "energy products, cotton, gold, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and nonferrous metals, textiles, foodstuffs, machinery, automobiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 25.8%, China 17.6%, Kazakhstan 14.2%, Turkey 9.9%, Russia 8.4%, Bangladesh 6.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$11.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.81 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.42 billion (2017 est.) / $10.92 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, ferrous and nonferrous metals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.8%, Russia 20.8%, South Korea 12%, Kazakhstan 10.8%, Turkey 4.6%, Germany 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 23.7%, Russia 22.5%, Kazakhstan 10.7%, South Korea 9.8%, Turkey 5.8%, Germany 5.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$16 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.75 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$16.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $16.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - ++ 2,963.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2,569.6 (2015 est.) ++ 2,569.6 (2014 est.) ++ 2,311.4 (2013 est.) ++ 1,890.1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - / 3,906.1 (2017 est.) / 2,966.6 (2016 est.) / 2,966.6 (2015 est.) / 2,569.6 (2014 est.) / 2,311.4 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "53 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "48 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.07 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.84 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "13 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.96 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "86.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "13.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "60,130 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "41,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "360 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "594 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "67,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "61,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "64,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "60,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "4,367 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,977 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "61.74 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.1 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "47.04 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.07 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "14.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.401 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.841 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "109 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "95.58 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,507,711" + "text": "3,262,896" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "10.77 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "21.783 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "30,662,740" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "75 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "101.21 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "digital exchanges in large cities and in rural areas" + "text": "digital exchanges in large cities and in rural areas; increased investment in infrastructure and growing subscriber base; fixed-line is underdeveloped due to preeminence of mobile market; introduction of prepaid Internet has contributed to home Internet usage; increase in mobile broadband penetration yet still early stages; Wi-Fi hotspot in the city of Tashkent in the future (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbektelecom, owner of the fixed-line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchange" + "text": "fixed-line 11 per 100 person and mobile-cellular 101 per 100; the state-owned telecommunications company, Uzbek Telecom, owner of the fixed-line telecommunications system, has used loans from the Japanese government and the China Development Bank to upgrade fixed-line services including conversion to digital exchanges; mobile-cellular services are provided by 2 private and 3 state-owned operators with a total subscriber base of 22.8 million as of January 2018 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; the country also has a link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic (2015)" + "text": "country code - 998; linked by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay with CIS member states and to other countries by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch; the country also has a link to the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic cable; Uzbekistan has supported the national fiber-optic backbone project of Afghanistan since 2008" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government controls media; 14 state-owned broadcasters - 10 TV and 4 radio - provide service to virtually the entire country; about 20 privately owned TV stations, overseen by local officials, broadcast to local markets; privately owned TV stations are re" + "text": "the government controls media; 17 state-owned broadcasters - 13 TV and 4 radio - provide service to virtually the entire country; about 20 privately owned TV stations, overseen by local officials, broadcast to local markets; privately owned TV stations are required to lease transmitters from the government-owned Republic TV and Radio Industry Corporation; in 2019, the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information was reorganized into the Agency of Information and Mass Communications and became part of the Uzbek Presidential Administration with recent appointment of the Uzbek President's elder daughter as it deputy director (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".uz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12.498 million" + "text": "15,705,402" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "42.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "52.31% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,123,508" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "29" + "text": "34" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,486,673" + "text": "3,056,558 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "114,334,520 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "89.43 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -802,19 +807,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2013)" @@ -822,32 +827,32 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "18 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 10,401 km; oil 944 km (2013)" + "text": "13,700 km gas, 944 km oil (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,645 km" + "text": "4,642 km (2018)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "3,645 km 1.520-m gauge (620 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "4,642 km 1.520-m gauge (1,684 km electrified) (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "86,496 km" + "text": "86,496 km (2000)" }, "paved": { - "text": "75,511 km" + "text": "75,511 km (2000)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "10,985 km (2000)" @@ -863,11 +868,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Uzbekistan: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces; National Guard; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Internal Security Troops (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2018) / 3.5% of GDP (2010)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments for the size of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan vary; approximately 55,000 total active troops (est. 45,000 Army; est. 10,000 Air and Air Defense Forces) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Uzbek Armed Forces use mainly Soviet-era equipment, although since 2010 they have received weapons and aircraft from a variety of sources, including China, France, Russia, Spain, Turkey, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-month or 1-year conscript service obligation for males; moving toward a professional military, but conscription in some form will continue; the military cannot accommodate everyone who wishes to enlist, and competition for entrance into the military is similar to the competition for admission to universities; note - widely considered to have one of the strongest militaries in Central Asia, although it is untested (2016)" + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; 1-year conscript service obligation for males (conscripts have the option of paying for a shorter service of one month while remaining in the reserves until the age of 27); Uzbek citizens who have completed their service terms in the armed forces have privileges in employment and admission to higher educational institutions (2016)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -876,7 +898,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "86,703 (2015)" + "text": "79,942 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json index db250a9a..73e26713 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. ++ Multiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing an unknown number of people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations. In early May 2008, Burma was struck by Cyclone Nargis, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. Legislative elections held in November 2010, which the NLD boycotted and were considered flawed by many in the international community, saw the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the contested seats. ++ The national legislature convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN were former or current military officers, the government initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, signing a nationwide cease-fire with several of the country's ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, AUNG SAN SUU KYI was elected to the national legislature in April 2012 and became chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Burma served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014. In a flawed but largely credible national legislative election in November 2015 featuring more than 90 political parties, the NLD again won a landslide victory. Using its overwhelming majority in both houses of parliament, the NLD elected HTIN KYAW, AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s confidant and long-time NLD supporter, as president. Burma's first credibly elected civilian government after more than five decades of military dictatorship was sworn into office on 30 March 2016." + "text": "Various ethnic Burman and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders through the 19th century, and several minority ethnic groups continue to maintain independent armies and control territory within the country today, in opposition to the central government. Over a period of 62 years (1824-1886), Britain conquered Burma and incorporated all the groups within the country into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; in 1948, following major battles on its territory during World War II, Burma attained independence from the British Commonwealth. Gen. NE WIN dominated the government from 1962 to 1988, first as military ruler, then as self-appointed president, and later as political kingpin. In response to widespread civil unrest, NE WIN resigned in 1988, but within months the military crushed student-led protests and took power. Since independence, successive Burmese governments have fought on-and-off conflicts with armed ethnic groups seeking autonomy in the country’s mountainous border regions. Multiparty legislative elections in 1990 resulted in the main opposition party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory. Instead of handing over power, the junta placed NLD leader (and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize recipient) AUNG SAN SUU KYI under house arrest from 1989 to 1995, 2000 to 2002, and from May 2003 to November 2010. In late September 2007, the ruling junta brutally suppressed protests over increased fuel prices led by prodemocracy activists and Buddhist monks, killing an unknown number of people and arresting thousands for participating in the demonstrations - popularly referred to as the Saffron Revolution. In early May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, which left over 138,000 dead and tens of thousands injured and homeless. Despite this tragedy, the junta proceeded with its May constitutional referendum, the first vote in Burma since 1990. The 2008 constitution reserves 25% of its seats to the military. Legislative elections held in November 2010, which the NLD boycotted and many in the international community considered flawed, saw the successor ruling junta's mass organization, the Union Solidarity and Development Party garner over 75% of the contested seats. The national legislature convened in January 2011 and selected former Prime Minister THEIN SEIN as president. Although the vast majority of national-level appointees named by THEIN SEIN were former or current military officers, the government initiated a series of political and economic reforms leading to a substantial opening of the long-isolated country. These reforms included releasing hundreds of political prisoners, signing a nationwide cease-fire with several of the country's ethnic armed groups, pursuing legal reform, and gradually reducing restrictions on freedom of the press, association, and civil society. At least due in part to these reforms, AUNG SAN SUU KYI was elected to the national legislature in April 2012 and became chair of the Committee for Rule of Law and Tranquility. Burma served as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2014. In a flawed but largely credible national legislative election in November 2015 featuring more than 90 political parties, the NLD again won a landslide victory. Using its overwhelming majority in both houses of parliament, the NLD elected HTIN KYAW, AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s confidant and long-time NLD supporter, as president. The new legislature created the position of State Counsellor, according AUNG SAN SUU KYI a formal role in the government and making her the de facto head of state. Burma's first credibly elected civilian government after more than five decades of military dictatorship was sworn into office on 30 March 2016. In March 2018, upon HTIN KYAW’s resignation, parliament selected WIN MYINT, another long-time ally of AUNG SAN SUU KYI’s, as president. Attacks in October 2016 and August 2017 on security forces in northern Rakhine State by members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), a Rohingya militant group, resulted in military crackdowns on the Rohingya population that reportedly caused thousands of deaths and human rights abuses. Following the August 2017 violence, over 740,000 Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh as refugees. In November 2017, the US Department of State determined that the August 2017 violence constituted ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas. The UN has called for Burma to allow access to a Fact Finding Mission to investigate reports of human rights violations and abuses and to work with Bangladesh to facilitate repatriation of Rohingya refugees, and in September 2018 the International Criminal Court (ICC) determined it had jurisdiction to investigate reported human rights abuses against Rohingyas. Burma has rejected charges of ethnic cleansing and genocide, and has chosen not to work with the UN Fact Finding Mission or the ICC. In March 2018, President HTIN KYAW announced his voluntary retirement; NLD parliamentarian WIN MYINT was named by the parliament as his successor. In February 2019, the NLD announced it would establish a parliamentary committee to examine options for constitutional reform ahead of national the elections planned for 2020." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "6,522 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Bangladesh 271 km, China 2,129 km, India 1,468 km, Laos 238 km, Thailand 2,416 km" + "text": "Bangladesh 271 km, China 2129 km, India 1468 km, Laos 238 km, Thailand 2416 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "702 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal 0 m ++ highest point: Gamlang Razi 5,870 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Andaman Sea/Bay of Bengal 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gamlang Razi 5,870 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "19.2% ++ arable land 16.5%; permanent crops 2.2%; permanent pasture 0.5%" + "text": "19.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16.5% (2011 est.) / 2.2% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "48.2%" + "text": "48.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "32.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,15 +90,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "22,950 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season (June to September); periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease" + "text": "deforestation; industrial pollution of air, soil, and water; inadequate sanitation and water treatment contribute to disease; rapid depletion of the country's natural resources" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -104,10 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "56,890,418", - "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "56,590,071 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,182 +124,194 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%" + "text": "Burman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%", + "note": { + "text": "note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Burmese (official)", "note": { - "text": "minority ethnic groups have their own languages" + "text": "note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1%", + "text": "Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith; as of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population since 2017" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.77% (male 7,476,436/female 7,183,049)" + "text": "25.97% (male 7,524,869/female 7,173,333)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.73% (male 5,109,120/female 4,978,572)" + "text": "17% (male 4,852,122/female 4,769,412)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.54% (male 12,326,900/female 12,442,398)" + "text": "42.76% (male 11,861,971/female 12,337,482)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.49% (male 2,003,593/female 2,256,146)" + "text": "8.22% (male 2,179,616/female 2,472,681)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.47% (male 1,353,723/female 1,760,481) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.04% (male 1,489,807/female 1,928,778) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.1%" + "text": "46.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.1%" + "text": "37.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8%" + "text": "9.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "12.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.6 years" + "text": "29.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28 years" + "text": "28.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.85% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "34.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "31.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.74% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "RANGOON (Yangon) (capital) 4.802 million; Mandalay 1.167 million; Nay Pyi Taw 1.03 million (2015)" + "text": "5.332 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.438 million Mandalay (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.8", + "text": "25 years (2015/16 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "178 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "250 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "42.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "48.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "66.6 years" + "text": "69.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "64.2 years" + "text": "67.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.07 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "46% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.61 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "52.2% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.7% of population ++ rural: 74.4% of population ++ total: 80.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.3% of population ++ rural: 25.6% of population ++ total: 19.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "23.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "18.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.86 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.3% of population ++ rural: 73.9% of population ++ total: 77.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 12.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.7% of population ++ rural: 26.1% of population ++ total: 22.6% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "32.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "26.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.76% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "224,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "240,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "9,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "7,700 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -301,42 +319,53 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis" }, - "water contact disease": { - "text": "leptospirosis" - }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014)" + "text": "5.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "22.6% (2010)" + "text": "18.5% (2016)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.1%" + "text": "75.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.2%" + "text": "80%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.8% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "8 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2007)" + "text": "11 years (2018)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "2%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "1.8%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "2.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -357,11 +386,11 @@ "former": { "text": "Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, Union of Myanmar" }, - "note": { - "text": "since 1989 the military authorities in Burma and the current parliamentary government have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; the US Government has not adopted the name" - }, "etymology": { - "text": "both \"Burma\" and \"Myanmar\" derive from the name of the majority Burmese Bamar ethnic group" + "text": "both \"Burma\" and \"Myanmar\" derive from the name of the majority Burman (Bamar) ethnic group" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: since 1989 the military authorities in Burma and the current parliamentary government have promoted the name Myanmar as a conventional name for their state; the US Government has not officially adopted the name" } }, "Government type": { @@ -376,19 +405,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Rangoon (Yangon) is a compound of \"yan\" signifying \"enemies\" and \"koun\" meaning \"to run out of\" and so denoting \"End of Strife\"; Nay Pyi Taw translates as: \"Great City of the Sun\" or \"Abode of Kings\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory", - "regions": { - "text": "Ayeyawady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Yangon (Rangoon)" - }, - "states": { - "text": "Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine (Arakan), Shan" - }, - "union territory": { - "text": "Nay Pyi Taw" - } + "text": "7 regions (taing-myar, singular - taing), 7 states (pyi ne-myar, singular - pyi ne), 1 union territory regions: Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy), Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Sagaing, Tanintharyi, Yangon (Rangoon) states: Chin, Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Mon, Rakhine, Shan union territory: Nay Pyi Taw" }, "Independence": { "text": "4 January 1948 (from the UK)" @@ -397,7 +420,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 4 January (1948); Union Day, 12 February (1947)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest approved by referendum 29 May 2008 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1947, 1974 (suspended until 2008); latest drafted 9 April 2008, approved by referendum 29 May 2008" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposals require at least 20% approval by the Assembly of the Union membership; passage of amendments to sections of the constitution on basic principles, government structure, branches of government, state emergencies, and amendment procedures requires 75% approval by the Assembly and approval in a referendum by absolute majority of registered voters; passage of amendments to other sections requires only 75% Assembly approval; amended 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law (as introduced in codifications designed for colonial India) and customary law" @@ -419,7 +447,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "note": { - "text": "an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen" + "text": "note: an applicant for naturalization must be the child or spouse of a citizen" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -427,40 +455,40 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President HTIN KYAW (since 30 March 2016); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 30 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President WIN MYINT (since 30 March 2018); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 16 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016); note - President HTIN KYAW (since 30 March 2016) resigned on 21 March 2018; the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President HTIN KYAW (since 30 March 2016); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 30 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "a parliamentary bill creating the position of \"state counselor\" was signed into law by President HTIN KYAW on 6 April 2016; a state counsellor serves the equivalent term of the president and is similar to a prime minister in that the holder acts as a link between the parliament and the executive branch" - }, - "state counsellor": { - "text": "State Counselor AUNG SAN SUU KYI (since 6 April 2016); she concurrently serves as minister of foreign affairs and minister for the office of the president" + "text": "President WIN MYINT (since 30 March 2018); Vice Presidents MYINT SWE (since 16 March 2016) and HENRY VAN THIO (since 30 March 2016" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointments shared by the president and the commander-in-chief" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the full Assembly of the Union from among 3 vice-presidential candidates nominated by the Presidential Electoral College (consists of members of the lower and upper houses and military members); the other 2 candidates become vice-presidents (president elected for a 5-year term); election last held on 15 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by simple majority vote by the full Assembly of the Union from among 3 vice-presidential candidates nominated by the Presidential Electoral College (consists of members of the lower and upper houses and military members); the other 2 candidates become vice-presidents (president elected for a 5-year term); election last held on 28 March 2018 (next to be held in November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "HTIN KYAW elected president; Assembly of the Union vote: HTIN KYAW 360, MYINT SWE 213, HENRY VAN THIO 79 (652 votes cast)" + "text": "WIN MYINT elected president; Assembly of the Union vote - WIN MYINT (NLD) 403, MYINT SWE (USDP) 211, HENRY VAN THIO (NLD) 18, 4 votes canceled (636 votes cast)" + }, + "state counsellor": { + "text": "State Counselor AUNG SAN SUU KYI (since 6 April 2016); she concurrently serves as minister of foreign affairs and minister for the office of the president" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: a parliamentary bill creating the position of \"state counsellor\" was signed into law by former President HTIN KYAW on 6 April 2016; a state counsellor serves the equivalent term of the president and is similar to a prime minister in that the holder acts as a link between the parliament and the executive branch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consists of an upper house - the House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw, (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms) and a lower house - the House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw, (440 seats; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Assembly of the Union or Pyidaungsu consists of:House of Nationalities or Amyotha Hluttaw, (224 seats; 168 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed and 56 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)House of Representatives or Pyithu Hluttaw, (440 seats, currently 433; 330 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 appointed by the military; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "House of Nationalities - last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held on 8 November 2020)House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2015 (next to be held on 8 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Upper House - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 135, USDP 11, ANP 10, SNLD 3, ZCD 2, TNP 2, independent 2, other 3, military appointees 56; Lower House - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NLD 255, USDP 30, ANP 12, SNLD 12, PNO 3, TNP 3, ZCD 2, LNDP 2, independent 1, other 3, canceled due to insurgence 7, military appointees 110" + "text": "House of Nationalities - percent of vote by party - NLD 60.3%, USDP 4.9%, ANP 4.5%, SNLD 1.3%, other 4%, military appointees 25%; seats by party - NLD 135, USDP 11, ANP 10, SNLD 3, TNP 2, ZCD 2, other 3, independent 2, military appointees 56; composition - men 201, women 23, percent of women 10.3%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NLD 58%, USDP 6.8%, ANP 2.7%, SNLD 2.7%, military 25%, other 4.8%; seats by party - NLD 255, USDP 30, ANP 12, SNLD 12, PNO 3, TNP 3, LNDP 2, ZCD 2, other 3, independent 1, canceled due to insurgence 7, military appointees 110; composition - men 392, women 41, percent of women 9.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of the Union (consists of the chief justice and 7-11 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -471,18 +499,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDP [NAING NGWE THEIN] ++ Arakan National Party or ANP [Dr. AYE MAUNG] (formed from the 2013 merger of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and the Arakan League for Democracy) ++ National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE] ++ National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI] ++ National Unity Party or NUP [THAN TIN] ++ Pa-O National Organization or PNO [AUNG KHAN HTI] ++ Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIK PAUNG] ++ Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD [KHUN HTUN OO] ++ Ta'ang National Party or TNP [AIK MONE] ++ Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [THAN HTAY] ++ Zomi Congress for Democracy or ZCD [PU CIN SIAN THANG] ++ numerous smaller parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "Thai border": { - "text": "Ethnic Nationalities Council or ENC ++ Federation of Trade Unions-Burma or FTUB (exile trade union and labor advocates) ++ United Nationalities Federal Council or UNFC" - }, - "inside Burma": { - "text": "Kachin Independence Organization ++ Karen National Union or KNU ++ Karenni National People's Party or KNPP ++ United Wa State Army or UWSA ++ 88 Generation Students (pro-democracy movement) ++ several other Chin, Karen, Mon, and Shan factions" - }, - "note": { - "text": "many restrictions on freedom of expression have been relaxed by the government; a limited number of political groups, other than parties, are approved by the government" - } + "text": "All Mon Region Democracy Party or AMRDPArakan National Party or ANP (formed from the 2013 merger of the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party and the Arakan League for Democracy)National Democratic Force or NDF [KHIN MAUNG SWE]National League for Democracy or NLD [AUNG SAN SUU KYI]National Unity Party or NUP [THAN TIN]Pa-O National Organization or PNO [AUNG KHAM HTI]People's Party [KO KO GYI]Shan Nationalities Democratic Party or SNDP [SAI AIK PAUNG]Shan Nationalities League for Democracy or SNLD [KHUN HTUN OO]Ta'ang National Party or TNP [AIK MONE]Union Solidarity and Development Party or USDP [THAN HTAY]Zomi Congress for Democracy or ZCD [PU CIN SIAN THANG]numerous smaller parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, CP, EAS, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), NAM, OPCW (signatory), SAARC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -508,17 +525,17 @@ "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Scot MARCIEL (since 27 April 2016)" }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[95] (1) 536-509, 535-756, 538-038" + }, "embassy": { "text": "110 University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Rangoon" }, "mailing address": { "text": "Box B, APO AP 96546" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[95] (1) 536-509, 535-756, 538-038" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[95] (1) 650-480" + "text": "[95] (1) 511-069" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -535,64 +552,64 @@ "text": "SAYA TIN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1948; Burma is among a handful of non-European nations that have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions; the beginning portion of the anthem is a traditional Burmese anthem before transitioning into a Western-style orchestrated work" + "text": "note: adopted 1948; Burma is among a handful of non-European nations that have anthems rooted in indigenous traditions; the beginning portion of the anthem is a traditional Burmese anthem before transitioning into a Western-style orchestrated work" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since the transition to a civilian government in 2011, Burma has begun an economic overhaul aimed at attracting foreign investment and reintegrating into the global economy. Economic reforms have included establishing a managed float of the Burmese kyat in 2012, re-writing the Foreign Investment Law in 2012 to allow more foreign investment participation, granting the Central Bank operational independence in July 2013, enacting a new Anti-corruption Law in September 2013, and granting licenses to nine foreign banks in 2014 and four more foreign banks in 2016. ++ ++ The government’s commitment to reform, and the subsequent easing of most Western sanctions, led to accelerated growth in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, growth slowed because of political uncertainty in an election year, summer floods, and external factors, including China’s slowdown and lower commodity prices. Burma’s abundant natural resources, young labor force, and proximity to Asia’s dynamic economies have attracted foreign investment in the energy sector, garment industry, information technology, and food and beverages. Pledged foreign direct investment grew from $4.1 billion in FY 2013 to $8.1 billion in FY 2014. ++ ++ Despite these improvements, living standards have not improved for the majority of the people residing in rural areas. Burma remains one of the poorest countries in Asia – approximately 26% of the country’s 51 million people live in poverty. The previous government’s isolationist policies and economic mismanagement have left Burma with poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, underdeveloped human resources, and inadequate access to capital, which will require a major commitment to reverse. The Burmese government has been slow to address impediments to economic development such as insecure land rights, a restrictive trade licensing system, an opaque revenue collection system, and an antiquated banking system. The newly elected government, led by AUNG SAN SUU KYI, will likely focus on accelerating agricultural productivity and land reforms, modernizing and opening the financial sector, and improving fiscal management." + "text": "Since Burma began the transition to a civilian-led government in 2011, the country initiated economic reforms aimed at attracting foreign investment and reintegrating into the global economy. Burma established a managed float of the Burmese kyat in 2012, granted the Central Bank operational independence in July 2013, enacted a new anti-corruption law in September 2013, and granted licenses to 13 foreign banks in 2014-16. State Counsellor AUNG SAN SUU KYI and the ruling National League for Democracy, who took power in March 2016, have sought to improve Burma’s investment climate following the US sanctions lift in October 2016 and reinstatement of Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in November 2016. In October 2016, Burma passed a foreign investment law that consolidates investment regulations and eases rules on foreign ownership of businesses. Burma’s economic growth rate recovered from a low growth under 6% in 2011 but has been volatile between 6% and 8% between 2014 and 2018. Burma’s abundant natural resources and young labor force have the potential to attract foreign investment in the energy, garment, information technology, and food and beverage sectors. The government is focusing on accelerating agricultural productivity and land reforms, modernizing and opening the financial sector, and developing transportation and electricity infrastructure. The government has also taken steps to improve transparency in the mining and oil sectors through publication of reports under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2016 and 2018. Despite these improvements, living standards have not improved for the majority of the people residing in rural areas. Burma remains one of the poorest countries in Asia – approximately 26% of the country’s 51 million people live in poverty. The isolationist policies and economic mismanagement of previous governments have left Burma with poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, underdeveloped human resources, and inadequate access to capital, which will require a major commitment to reverse. The Burmese Government has been slow to address impediments to economic development such as unclear land rights, a restrictive trade licensing system, an opaque revenue collection system, and an antiquated banking system." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$311.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $287.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $268.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$329.8 billion (2017 est.) / $308.7 billion (2016 est.) / $291.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$68.28 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$67.28 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "8.1% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 8.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.) / 5.9% (2016 est.) / 7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,000 (2016 est.) ++ $5,600 (2015 est.) ++ $5,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,300 (2017 est.) / $5,900 (2016 est.) / $5,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 17.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 17.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.9%" + "text": "59.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "37.7%" + "text": "33.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.4%" + "text": "21.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "35.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "46.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -602,10 +619,10 @@ "text": "agricultural processing; wood and wood products; copper, tin, tungsten, iron; cement, construction materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer; oil and natural gas; garments; jade and gems" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "12.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "37.15 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.3 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -619,10 +636,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "32.7% (2007 est.)" + "text": "25.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -634,203 +651,213 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.944 billion" + "text": "9.108 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$10.99 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.23 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "33.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 35.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.) ++ 10.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.95% (31 December 2010) ++ 12% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$18.37 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$21.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.01 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 6.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$5.665 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.879 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.9 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.475 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.49 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.135 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$9.832 billion (2017 est.) / $9.085 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh" + "text": "note: official export figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of timber, gems, narcotics, rice, and other products smuggled to Thailand, China, and Bangladesh" } }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 36.5%, Thailand 21.8%, Japan 6.6%, Singapore 6.4%, India 5.9% (2017)" + }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "natural gas; wood products; pulses and beans; fish; rice; clothing; minerals, including jade and gems" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 37.7%, Thailand 25.6%, India 7.7%, Japan 6.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$13.96 billion (2016 est.) ++ $12.49 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$15.78 billion (2017 est.) / $12.81 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India" + "text": "note: import figures are grossly underestimated due to the value of consumer goods, diesel fuel, and other products smuggled in from Thailand, China, Malaysia, and India" } }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "fabric; petroleum products; fertilizer; plastics; machinery; transport equipment; cement, construction materials; food products� edible oil" + "text": "fabric; petroleum products; fertilizer; plastics; machinery; transport equipment; cement, construction materials; food products‘ edible oil" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 42.2%, Thailand 18.5%, Singapore 11%, Japan 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "China 31.4%, Singapore 15%, Thailand 11.1%, Saudi Arabia 7.5%, Malaysia 6.2%, Japan 6%, India 5.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.913 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.463 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.924 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.63 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.041 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.407 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.594 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kyats (MMK) per US dollar - ++ 1,205.9 (2016 est.) ++ 1,162.62 (2015 est.) ++ 1,162.62 (2014 est.) ++ 984.35 (2013 est.) ++ 853.48 (2012 est.)" + "text": "kyats (MMK) per US dollar - / 1,361.9 (2017 est.) / 1,234.87 (2016 est.) / 1,234.87 (2015 est.) / 1,162.62 (2014 est.) / 984.35 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "57% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "89.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "39.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.32 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.93 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.205 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "24.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "39% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "75.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "11,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2,775 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,824 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "57 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "50 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "139 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "15,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,330 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "61,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "123,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "43,880 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "102,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "16.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.41 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.1 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.502 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "12.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.07 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "283.2 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "637.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "15 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.01 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "523,722" + "text": "544,283" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "41.529 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "63,877,526" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "74 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.84 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service for business and government" + "text": "use to claim to be one of the last underdeveloped telecom markets in Asia; the mobile market has recently experienced rapid growth, in 2014 foreign competition was allowed to compete in the market and now they have moved from 1 operator to 3; low compared to other nations in the region, but expanding nationally; moving past fixed broadband to mobile device access for Internet services; rollout of 4G to eventually 5G networks (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the government eased its monopoly on communications in 2013 and granted telecom licenses to two foreign operators, which has resulted in a dramatic expansion of the wireless network" + "text": "fixed-line is 1 per 100, while mobile-cellular is 114 per 100 and shows great potential for the future (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 95; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 95; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3, SeaMeWe-5, AAE-1 and Singapore-Myanmar optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2, Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and ShinSat (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled TV stations with 1 of the stations controlled by the armed forces; 2 pay-TV stations are joint state-private ventures; access to satellite TV is limited; 1 state-controlled domestic radi" + "text": "government controls all domestic broadcast media; 2 state-controlled TV stations with 1 of the stations controlled by the armed forces; 2 pay-TV stations are joint state-private ventures; access to satellite TV is limited; 1 state-controlled domestic radio station and 9 FM stations that are joint state-private ventures; transmissions of several international broadcasters are available in parts of Burma; the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), BBC Burmese service, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), and Radio Australia use shortwave to broadcast in Burma; VOA, RFA, and DVB produce daily TV news programs that are transmitted by satellite to audiences in Burma; in March 2017, the government granted licenses to 5 private broadcasters, allowing them digital free-to-air TV channels to be operated in partnership with government-owned Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) and will rely upon MRTV’s transmission infrastructure (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12.278 million" + "text": "17,064,985" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "30.68% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "129,050" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "11" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "45" + "text": "42" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,029,139" + "text": "3,407,788 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,365,967 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4.74 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -841,33 +868,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "36" + "text": "36 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "28" + "text": "28 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "13 (2013)" @@ -877,11 +904,11 @@ "text": "11 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 3,739 km; oil 551 km (2013)" + "text": "3739 km gas, 1321 km oil (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,031 km" + "text": "5,031 km (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "5,031 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)" @@ -889,7 +916,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "34,377 km (includes 358 km of expressways) (2010)" + "text": "157,000 km (2013)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "34,700 km (2013)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "122,300 km (2013)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -897,16 +930,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "29" + "text": "95" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 22, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 3, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Germany 1, Japan 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3 (Panama 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1general cargo 39, oil tanker 6, other 49 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -919,26 +946,38 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw): Army (Tatmadaw Kyi), Navy (Tatmadaw Yay), Air Force (Tatmadaw Lay), Directorate of People’s Militia and Border Guard Forces (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2018) / 3.2% of GDP (2017) / 3.7% of GDP (2016) / 4.1% of GDP (2015) / 3.6% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the Burmese Defense Service (Tatmadaw) vary widely; approximately 380,000 total active troops (est. 340,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 20,000 Air Force); est. 35,000 People’s Militia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Burmese Defense Service's inventory is comprised mostly of older Chinese and Russian/Soviet-era equipment with a smaller mix of more modern acquisitions; since 2010, China and Russia are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Burma; other suppliers include Belarus, India, Israel, and South Korea (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary military service; no conscription (a 2010 law reintroducing conscription has not yet entered into force); 2-year service obligation; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be stretched to 5 years in an officially declared emergency; Burma signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) on 15 August 1991; on 27 June 2012, the regime signed a Joint Action Plan on prevention of child recruitment; in February 2013, the military formed a new task force to address forced child conscription; approximately 600 children have been released from military service since the signing of the joint action plan (2015)" + "text": "18-35 years of age (men) and 18-27 years of age (women) for voluntary military service; no conscription (a 2010 law reintroducing conscription has not yet entered into force); 2-year service obligation; male (ages 18-45) and female (ages 18-35) professionals (including doctors, engineers, mechanics) serve up to 3 years; service terms may be stretched to 5 years in an officially declared emergency; Burma signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 15 August 1991; on 27 June 2012, the regime signed a Joint Action Plan on prevention of child recruitment; in February 2013, the military formed a new task force to address forced child conscription (2013)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "since the country's founding, the armed forces have been heavily involved in domestic politics and ran the country for five decades following a military coup in 1962; the military controls three key security ministries, one of two vice presidential appointments, and 25% of the parliamentary seats; its primary operational focus is internal security, particularly counterinsurgency operations against several insurgent groups in Kachin, Rakhine, and Shan states, such as the Arakan Army, the Kachin Independence Army, the Shan State Army, and the Tang National Liberation Army; these operations have resulted in numerous civilian casualties, human rights abuses, and internal displacement; the military is also engaged in small-scale operations against Naga insurgents along the northwestern border with India (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; the Naf River on the border with Bangladesh serves as a smuggling and illegal transit route; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 29,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants; over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of April 2016" + "text": "over half of Burma's population consists of diverse ethnic groups who have substantial numbers of kin in neighboring countries; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 912,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Rakhine State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border with Bangladesh in 2010; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; fencing along the India-Burma international border at Manipur's Moreh town is in progress to check illegal drug trafficking and movement of militants; over 100,000 mostly Karen refugees and asylum seekers fleeing civil strife, political upheaval, and economic stagnation in Burma were living in remote camps in Thailand near the border as of May 2017" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "644,000 (government offensives against armed ethnic minority groups near its borders with China and Thailand) (2015)" + "text": "457,000 (government offensives against armed ethnic minority groups near its borders with China and Thailand, natural disasters, forced land evictions) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "938,000 (2015); note - Rohingya Muslims, living in Rakhine State, are Burma's main group of stateless people; the Burmese Government does not recognize the Rohingya as a \"national race\" and stripped them of their citizenship under the 1982 Citizenship law, categorizing them as \"non-national\" or \"foreign residents\"; under the Rakhine State Action Plan drafted in October 2014, the Rohingya must demonstrate their family has lived in Burma for at least 60 years to qualify for a lesser naturalized citizenship and the classification of Bengali or be put in detention camps and face deportation; native-born but non-indigenous people, such as Indians, are also stateless; the Burmese Government does not grant citizenship to children born outside of the country to Burmese parents who left the country illegally or fled persecution, such as those born in Thailand" + "text": "495,939 (2018); note - Rohingya Muslims, living predominantly in Rakhine State, are Burma's main group of stateless people; the Burmese Government does not recognize the Rohingya as a \"national race\" and stripped them of their citizenship under the 1982 Citizenship Law, categorizing them as \"non-nationals\" or \"foreign residents\"; under the Rakhine State Action Plan drafted in October 2014, the Rohingya must demonstrate their family has lived in Burma for at least 60 years to qualify for a lesser naturalized citizenship and the classification of Bengali or be put in detention camps and face deportation; native-born but non-indigenous people, such as Indians, are also stateless; the Burmese Government does not grant citizenship to children born outside of the country to Burmese parents who left the country illegally or fled persecution, such as those born in Thailand; the number of stateless persons has decreased dramatically since late 2017 because hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since 25 August 2017 to escape violence" }, "note": { - "text": "estimate does not include stateless IDPs or stateless persons in IDP-like situations because they are included in estimates of IDPs (2015)" + "text": "note: estimate does not include stateless IDPs or stateless persons in IDP-like situations because they are included in estimates of IDPs (2017)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -950,7 +989,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "world's third largest producer of illicit opium with an estimated production in 2012 of 690 metric tons, an increase of 13% over 2011, and poppy cultivation in 2012 totaled 51,000 hectares, a 17% increase over 2011; production in the United Wa State Army's areas of greatest control remains low; Shan state is the source of 94.5% of Burma's poppy cultivation; lack of government will to take on major narcotrafficking groups and lack of serious commitment against money laundering continues to hinder the overall antidrug effort; major source of methamphetamine and heroin for regional consumption (2013)" + "text": "world's second largest producer of illicit opium with an estimated poppy cultivation totaling 41,000 hectares in 2017, a decrease of 25% from the last survey in 2015; Shan state is the source of 91% of Burma's poppy cultivation; lack of government will to take on major narcotrafficking groups and lack of serious commitment against money laundering continues to hinder the overall antidrug effort; Burma is one of the world’s largest producers of amphetamine-type stimulants, which are trafficked throughout the region, as far afield as Australia and New Zealand" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json index ec7709a1..c40dac67 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/bx.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the world." + "text": "The Sultanate of Brunei's influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of northwest Borneo and the southern Philippines. Brunei subsequently entered a period of decline brought on by internal strife over royal succession, colonial expansion of European powers, and piracy. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate; independence was achieved in 1984. The same family has ruled Brunei for over six centuries. Brunei benefits from extensive petroleum and natural gas fields, the source of one of the highest per capita GDPs in the world. In 2017, Brunei celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sultan Hassanal BOLKIAH’s accession to the throne." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "478 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Bukit Pagon 1,850 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Bukit Pagon 1,850 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.5% ++ arable land 0.8%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 0.6%" + "text": "2.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.8% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "71.8%" + "text": "71.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ "text": "typhoons, earthquakes, and severe flooding are rare" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia" + "text": "no major environmental problems, but air pollution control is becoming a concern; seasonal trans-boundary haze from forest fires in Indonesia" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,12 +99,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; almost an enclave within Malaysia" + "text": "close to vital sea lanes through South China Sea linking Indian and Pacific Oceans; two parts physically separated by Malaysia; the eastern part, the Temburong district, is an exclave and is almost an enclave within Malaysia" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "436,620 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "464,478 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,80 +115,80 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other indigenous 3.4%, other 20.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Malay 65.7%, Chinese 10.3%, other 24% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects" + "text": "Malay (Bahasa Melayu) (official), English, Chinese dialects" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official) 78.8%, Christian 8.7%, Buddhist 7.8%, other (includes indigenous beliefs) 4.7% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "23.46% (male 52,785/female 49,638)" + "text": "22.41% (male 53,653/female 50,446)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.11% (male 37,103/female 37,603)" + "text": "16.14% (male 37,394/female 37,559)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.8% (male 98,152/female 106,206)" + "text": "47.21% (male 103,991/female 115,291)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.09% (male 18,043/female 17,278)" + "text": "8.34% (male 19,159/female 19,585)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.54% (male 9,635/female 10,177) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (male 13,333/female 14,067) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "38%" + "text": "38.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.9%" + "text": "31" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "7.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.9 years" + "text": "31.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.5 years" + "text": "30.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.51% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "77.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "78.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-1.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.66% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) 241,000", + "text": "241,000 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (capital) (2011)", "note": { - "text": "the boundaries of the capital city were expanded in 2007, greatly increasing the city area; the population of the capital increased tenfold (2011)" + "text": "note: the boundaries of the capital city were expanded in 2007, greatly increasing the city area; the population of the capital increased tenfold" } }, "Sex ratio": { @@ -193,57 +199,62 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "31 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.2 years" + "text": "77.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.8 years" + "text": "75.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.79 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.4% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -255,37 +266,48 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.6% (2014)" + "text": "14.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "9.6% (2009)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2016)" + "text": "4.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96%" + "text": "97.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "98.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2019)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "28.9%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "28.4%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "29.5% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -308,7 +330,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "absolute monarchy or sultanate (locally known as Malay Islamic Monarchy)" + "text": "absolute monarchy or sultanate" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -319,25 +341,33 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named in 1970 after Sultan Omar Ali SAIFUDDIEN III (1914-1986; \"The Father of Independence\") who adopted the title of \"Seri Begawan\" (approximate meaning \"honored lord\") upon his abdication in 1967; \"bandar\" in Malay means \"town\" or \"city\"; the capital had previously been called Bandar Brunei (Brunei Town)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei-Muara, Temburong, Tutong" + "text": "4 districts (daerah-daerah, singular - daerah); Belait, Brunei dan Muara, Temburong, Tutong" }, "Independence": { "text": "1 January 1984 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection" + "text": "National Day, 23 February (1984); note - 1 January 1984 was the date of independence from the UK, 23 February 1984 was the date of independence from British protection; the Sultan's birthday, 15 June" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; amended 1984, 2004, 2011; note - some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a State of Emergency, others suspended since independence in 1984 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "drafted 1954 to 1959, signed 29 September 1959; note - some constitutional provisions suspended since 1962 under a State of Emergency, others suspended since independence in 1984" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the monarch; passage requires submission to the Privy Council for Legislative Council review and finalization takes place by proclamation; the monarch can accept or reject changes to the original proposal provided by the Legislative Council; amended several times" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; note - in May 2014, the first phase of a sharia-based penal codes was instituted, which applies to Muslims and non-Muslims and exists in parallel to the existing common law-based code" + "text": "mixed legal system based on English common law and Islamic law; note - in April 2019, the full sharia penal codes came into force and apply to Muslims and non-Muslims in parallel with present common law codes" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICC" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -372,32 +402,32 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "Legislative Council or Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei (36 seats; members appointed by the sultan including 3 ex-officio members - the speaker and first and second secretaries; meets annually for approximately two weeks)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or Majlis Mesyuarat Negara Brunei (36 seats; members appointed by the sultan including 3 ex-officio members - the speaker and first and second secretaries; members appointed for 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held in March 1962 (date of next election NA)" + "text": "appointed by the sultan" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "NA; composition - men 33, women 3, percent of women 8.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of Court of Appeal and High Court, each with a chief justice and 2 judges); Sharia Court of Appeal (consists of judges appointed by the monarch); note - Brunei has a dual judicial system of secular and sharia (religious) courts; the Judicial Committee of Privy Council in London serves as the final appellate court for civil cases only" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the Court of Appeal and the High Court, each with a chief justice and 2 judges); Sharia Court (consists the Court of Appeals and the High Court); note - Brunei has a dual judicial system of secular and sharia (religious) courts; the Judicial Committee of Privy Council (in London) serves as the final appellate court for civil cases only" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch to serve until age 65, and older if approved by the monarch; Sharia Court of Appeal judges appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch to serve until age 65, and older if approved by the monarch; Sharia Court judges appointed by the monarch for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Intermediate Court; Magistrate's Courts; Juvenile Court; small claims courts; lower sharia courts" + "text": "Intermediate Court; Magistrates' Courts; Juvenile Court; small claims courts; lower sharia courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "National Development Party or NDP [YASSIN Affendi]", "note": { - "text": "Brunei National Solidarity Party or PPKB [Abdul LATIF bin Chuchu] and People's Awareness Party or PAKAR [Awang Haji MAIDIN bin Haji Ahmad] were deregistered in 2007; parties are small and have limited activity" + "text": "note: Brunei National Solidarity Party or PPKB [Abdul LATIF bin Chuchu] and People's Awareness Party or PAKAR [Awang Haji MAIDIN bin Haji Ahmad] were deregistered in 2007; parties are small and have limited activity" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, C, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, @@ -420,17 +450,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Craig B. ALLEN (since 9 March 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Simpang 336-52-16-9, Jalan Datu, Bandar Seri Begawan, BC4115" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 4280, Box 40, FPO AP 96507; P.O. Box 2991, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8675, Negara Brunei Darussalam" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Scott E. WOODARD (since 20 May 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[673] 238-4616" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Simpang 336-52-16-9, Jalan Duta, Bandar Seri Begawan, BC4115" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Unit 4280, Box 40, FPO AP 96507; P.O. Box 2991, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8675, Negara Brunei Darussalam" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[673] 238-4604" } @@ -449,74 +479,74 @@ "text": "Pengiran Haji Mohamed YUSUF bin Pengiran Abdul Rahim/Awang Haji BESAR bin Sagap" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1951" + "text": "note: adopted 1951" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Brunei is an energy-rich sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei boasts a well-educated, largely English-speaking population; excellent infrastructure; and a stable government intent on attracting foreign investment. Crude oil and natural gas production account for approximately 65% of GDP and 95% of exports, with Japan as the primary export market. ++ ++ Per capita GDP is among the highest in the world, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic hydrocarbon production. Bruneian citizens do not pay personal income taxes, and the government provides free medical services and free education through the university level. ++ ++ The Bruneian Government wants to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbon exports to other industries such as information and communications technology and halal manufacturing. Brunei’s trade in 2016 is set to increase following its regional economic integration in the ASEAN Economic Community, and the expected ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement." + "text": "Brunei is an energy-rich sultanate on the northern coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Brunei boasts a well-educated, largely English-speaking population; excellent infrastructure; and a stable government intent on attracting foreign investment. Crude oil and natural gas production account for approximately 65% of GDP and 95% of exports, with Japan as the primary export market. Per capita GDP is among the highest in the world, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic hydrocarbon production. Bruneian citizens pay no personal income taxes, and the government provides free medical services and free education through the university level. The Bruneian Government wants to diversify its economy away from hydrocarbon exports to other industries such as information and communications technology and halal manufacturing, permissible under Islamic law. Brunei’s trade increased in 2016 and 2017, following its regional economic integration in the ASEAN Economic Community, and the expected ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$33.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $33.61 billion (2015 est.) ++ $33.79 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$33.87 billion (2017 est.) / $33.42 billion (2016 est.) / $34.27 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.13 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.6% (2015 est.) ++ -2.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / -2.5% (2016 est.) / -0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$79,700 (2016 est.) ++ $80,600 (2015 est.) ++ $82,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$78,900 (2017 est.) / $79,000 (2016 est.) / $82,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "44.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 55.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 60.5% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "47.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 50.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 51.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "25% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "24.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "37.6%" + "text": "32.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "8.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "45.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-36.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "60.4%" + "text": "56.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "38.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "rice, vegetables, fruits; chickens, water buffalo, cattle, goats, eggs" }, "Industries": { - "text": "petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, transportation" + "text": "petroleum, petroleum refining, liquefied natural gas, construction, agriculture, aquaculture, transportation" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "203,600 (2014 est.)" @@ -533,257 +563,261 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2014 est.) ++ 9.3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 6.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.958 billion" + "text": "2.245 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.618 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.345 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-15.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-17.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.467 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$10.29 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.909 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.323 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.) / -0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$452 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.556 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.021 billion (2017 est.) / $1.47 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$5.315 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.235 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.885 billion (2017 est.) / $5.023 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Japan 27.8%, South Korea 12.4%, Thailand 11.5%, Malaysia 11.3%, India 9.3%, Singapore 7.7%, Switzerland 5%, China 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, organic chemicals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 35.9%, South Korea 14.8%, Thailand 10.8%, India 9.8%, NZ 5.6%, Australia 5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.648 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.359 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.998 billion (2017 est.) / $2.658 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and mechanical appliance parts, mineral fuels, motor vehicles, electric machinery" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Singapore 27.9%, China 25.3%, Malaysia 12.4%, UK 10.6%, South Korea 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 19.6%, Singapore 19%, Malaysia 18.8%, US 9.2%, Germany 5.9%, Japan 4.1%, UK 4% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$3.488 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.366 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (2014) ++ $0 (2013)", + "text": "$0 (2014) / $0 (2013)", "note": { - "text": "public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" + "text": "note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - ++ 1.386 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3749 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3749 (2014 est.) ++ 1.267 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Bruneian dollars (BND) per US dollar - / 1.394 (2017 est.) / 1.3814 (2016 est.) / 1.3814 (2015 est.) / 1.3749 (2014 est.) / 1.267 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.014 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.766 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.771 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "777,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "821,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "115,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "100,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "117,600 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "127,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.1 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "10,910 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,310 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "189.1 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "6,099 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,948 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "10.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.74 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.936 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.268 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "390.8 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "260.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "8.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.04 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38,384" + "text": "91,415" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "19.98 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "463,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "588,616" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "108 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "128.65 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "service throughout the country is good; international service is good to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, and the US" + "text": "service throughout the country is excellent; international service is good to Southeast Asia, Middle East, Western Europe, and the US; lots of investment given the high GDP per capita; launch of 5G in 2021 anticipated; while fixed-line is slowing down, mobile broadband has taken over in the advancement in the telecoms access market; broadband penetration slow to moderate growth predicted over the next five years to 2023 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "every service available" + "text": "every service available; 20 per 100 fixed-line, 129 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 673; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable network provides new links to Asia and the US; satellite ea (2015)" + "text": "country code - 673; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3, SJC, AAG, Lubuan-Brunei Submarine Cable via optical telecommunications submarine cables that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-controlled Radio Television Brunei (RTB) operates 5 channels; 3 Malaysian TV stations are available; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite and cable systems; RTB operates 5 radio networks and broadcasts on multiple frequencies; British F (2009)" + "text": "state-controlled Radio Television Brunei (RTB) operates 5 channels; 3 Malaysian TV stations are available; foreign TV broadcasts are available via satellite systems; RTB operates 5 radio networks and broadcasts on multiple frequencies; British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides radio broadcasts on 2 FM stations; some radio broadcast stations from Malaysia are available via repeaters" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "306,000" + "text": "426,234" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "71.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.6% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "49,452" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "11 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "10" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,150,003" + "text": "1,234,455 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "115.147 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "129.35 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "V8 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 33 km; condensate/gas 86 km; gas 628 km; oil 492 km (2013)" + "text": "33 km condensate, 86 km condensate/gas, 628 km gas, 492 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,029 km" + "text": "2,976 km (2014)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,425 km" + "text": "2,559 km (2014)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "604 km (2010)" + "text": "417 km (2014)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m; the Belait, Brunei, and Tutong rivers are major transport links) (2012)" + "text": "209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m; the Belait, Brunei, and Tutong Rivers are major transport links) (2012)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "104" }, "by type": { - "text": "chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 8" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (UK 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 18, oil tanker 2, other 84 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -793,20 +827,29 @@ "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Lumut, Seria" }, - "LNG terminal (export)": { + "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Lumut" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Forces, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve; recruits from the army, navy, and air force all undergo 43-week initial training (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Brunei Armed Forces: Royal Brunei Land Force, Royal Brunei Navy, Royal Brunei Air Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.43% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.54% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.43% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2019) / 2.6% of GDP (2018) / 2.9% of GDP (2017) / 3.5% of GDP (2016) / 3.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Royal Brunei Armed Forces is comprised of approximately 6,800 total active troops (4,500 Army; 1,200 Navy; 1,100 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Royal Brunei Armed Forces imports nearly all of its military equipment and weapons systems; the top suppliers since 2010 are France, Germany, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; non-Malays are ineligible to serve; recruits from the army, navy, and air force all undergo 43-week initial training (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "Brunei has a long-standing defense relationship with the United Kingdom and hosts a British Army garrison, which includes a Gurkha battalion and a jungle warfare school; there is also a long-term Singaporean military presence (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -815,7 +858,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "20,524 (2015); note - thousands of stateless persons, often ethnic Chinese, are permanent residents and their families have lived in Brunei for generations; obtaining citizenship is difficult and requires individuals to pass rigorous tests on Malay culture, customs, and language; stateless residents receive an International Certificate of Identity, which enables them to travel overseas; the government is considering changing the law prohibiting non-Bruneians, including stateless permanent residents, from owning land" + "text": "20,863 (2018); note - thousands of stateless persons, often ethnic Chinese, are permanent residents and their families have lived in Brunei for generations; obtaining citizenship is difficult and requires individuals to pass rigorous tests on Malay culture, customs, and language; stateless residents receive an International Certificate of Identity, which enables them to travel overseas; the government is considering changing the law prohibiting non-Bruneians, including stateless permanent residents, from owning land" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json index c2d186a7..d3090da4 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/cb.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863, and it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a seven-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. ++ The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a cease-fire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders have been tried or are awaiting trial for crimes against humanity by a hybrid UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by international assistance. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK abdicated the throne and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. The most recent local (Commune Council) elections were held in Cambodia in 2012, with little of the preelection violence that preceded prior elections. National elections in July 2013 were disputed, with the opposition - the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) - boycotting the National Assembly. The political impasse was ended nearly a year later, with the CNRP agreeing to enter parliament in exchange for ruling party commitments to electoral and legislative reforms." + "text": "Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, descendants of the Angkor Empire that extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire, ushering in a long period of decline. The king placed the country under French protection in 1863, and it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia gained full independence from France in 1953. In April 1975, after a seven-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and evacuated all cities and towns. At least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, forced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, began a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off  20 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a cease-fire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy under a coalition government. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The remaining elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Some of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders were tried for crimes against humanity by a hybrid UN-Cambodian tribunal supported by international assistance. In 2018, the tribunal heard its final cases, but it remains in operation to hear appeals. Elections in July 2003 were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. In October 2004, King Norodom SIHANOUK abdicated the throne and his son, Prince Norodom SIHAMONI, was selected to succeed him. Local (Commune Council) elections were held in Cambodia in 2012, with little of the violence that preceded prior elections. National elections in July 2013 were disputed, with the opposition - the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) - boycotting the National Assembly. The political impasse was ended nearly a year later, with the CNRP agreeing to enter parliament in exchange for commitments by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to electoral and legislative reforms. The CNRP made further gains in local commune elections in June 2017, accelerating sitting Prime Minister Hun SEN’s efforts to marginalize the CNRP before national elections in 2018. Hun Sen arrested CNRP President Kem SOKHA in September 2017. The Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP in November 2017 and banned its leaders from participating in politics for at least five years. The CNRP’s seats in the National Assembly were redistributed to smaller, less influential opposition parties, while all of the CNRP’s 5,007 seats in the commune councils throughout the country were reallocated to the CPP. With the CNRP banned, the CPP swept the 2018 national elections, winning all 125 National Assembly seats and effectively turning the country into a one-party state." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Oklahoma" + "text": "one and a half times the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oklahoma" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "2,530 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1,158 km" + "text": "Laos 555 km, Thailand 817 km, Vietnam 1158 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "126 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m ++ highest point: Phnum Aoral 1,810 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Gulf of Thailand 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Phnum Aoral 1,810 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.1% ++ arable land 22.7%; permanent crops 0.9%; permanent pasture 8.5%" + "text": "32.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.7% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.) / 8.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "56.5%" + "text": "56.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "11.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,540 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "monsoonal rains (June to November); flooding; occasional droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing" + "text": "illegal logging activities throughout the country and strip mining for gems in the western region along the border with Thailand have resulted in habitat loss and declining biodiversity (in particular, destruction of mangrove swamps threatens natural fisheries); soil erosion; in rural areas, most of the population does not have access to potable water; declining fish stocks because of illegal fishing and overfishing; coastal ecosystems choked by sediment washed loose from deforested areas inland" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,10 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "15,957,223", - "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "16,926,984 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,72 +130,75 @@ "text": "Khmer (official) 96.3%, other 3.7% (2008 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist (official) 96.9%, Muslim 1.9%, Christian 0.4%, other 0.8% (2008 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist (official) 97.9%, Muslim 1.1%, Christian 0.5%, other 0.6% (2013 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "31.24% (male 2,515,435/female 2,468,855)" + "text": "30.18% (male 2,582,427/female 2,525,619)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.02% (male 1,501,070/female 1,533,500)" + "text": "17.28% (male 1,452,784/female 1,472,769)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.18% (male 3,139,851/female 3,271,077)" + "text": "41.51% (male 3,442,051/female 3,584,592)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.43% (male 342,063/female 524,114)" + "text": "6.44% (male 476,561/female 612,706)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.14% (male 248,454/female 412,804) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.59% (male 287,021/female 490,454) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.6%" + "text": "55.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.2%" + "text": "48.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "7.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "15.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.9 years" + "text": "26.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24.2 years" + "text": "25.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.56% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "20.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "24.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.25% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PHNOM PENH (capital) 1.731 million (2015)" + "text": "2.078 million PHNOM PENH (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,108 +208,114 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.65 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.59 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.9", + "text": "22.9 years (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "161 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "160 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "48.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "43.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "55.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "49.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "41.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.5 years" + "text": "65.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62 years" + "text": "63.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.56 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.39 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "50.5% (2010/11)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "56.3% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 69.1% of population ++ total: 75.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 30.9% of population ++ total: 24.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "22.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88.1% of population ++ rural: 30.5% of population ++ total: 42.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 11.9% of population ++ rural: 69.5% of population ++ total: 57.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "44.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "34.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.63% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "74,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "73,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,300 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014)" + "text": "3.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "23.9% (2014)" + "text": "24.1% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "1.9% of GDP (2014)" @@ -310,13 +325,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "77.2%" + "text": "80.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "84.5%" + "text": "86.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "70.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "75% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -332,16 +347,13 @@ }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "1.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "1%" }, "female": { - "text": "0.4%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "according to official statistics (2010 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -357,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "Preahreacheanachakr Kampuchea (phonetic transliteration)" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Kampuchea Kampuchea" + "text": "Kampuchea" }, "former": { "text": "Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia" @@ -378,16 +390,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Phnom Penh translates as \"Penh's Hill\" in Khmer; the city takes its name from the present Wat Phnom (Hill Temple), the tallest religious structure in the city, whose establishment, according to legend, was inspired in the 14th century by a pious nun, Daun PENH" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural)", - "provinces": { - "text": "Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum" - }, - "municipalities": { - "text": "Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)" - } + "text": "24 provinces (khett, singular and plural) and 1 municipality (krong, singular and plural) provinces: Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kampot, Kandal, Kep, Koh Kong, Kratie, Mondolkiri, Oddar Meanchey, Pailin, Preah Sihanouk, Preah Vihear, Prey Veng, Pursat, Ratanakiri, Siem Reap, Stung Treng, Svay Rieng, Takeo, Tbong Khmum municipalities: Phnom Penh (Phnum Penh)" }, "Independence": { "text": "9 November 1953 (from France)" @@ -396,7 +405,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 9 November (1953)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993; amended 1999, 2008, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1947; latest promulgated 21 September 1993" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the monarch, by the prime minister, or by the president of the National Assembly if supported by one fourth of the Assembly membership; passage requires two-thirds majority of the Assembly membership; constitutional articles on the multiparty democratic form of government and the monarchy cannot be amended; amended 1999, 2008, 2014, 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system (influenced by the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia) customary law, Communist legal theory, and common law" @@ -426,55 +440,46 @@ "text": "King Norodom SIHAMONI (since 29 October 2004)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister MEN SAM AN (since 25 September 2008); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 3 February 1992), SOK AN, TEA BANH, HOR NAMHONG (all since 16 July 2004), BIN CHHIN (since 5 September 2007), KEAT CHHON, YIM CHHAI LY (since 24 September 2008), KE KIMYAN (since 12 March 2009)" + "text": "Prime Minister HUN SEN (since 14 January 1985); Permanent Deputy Prime Minister MEN SAM AN (since 25 September 2008); Deputy Prime Ministers SAR KHENG (since 3 February 1992), TEA BANH, Gen., HOR NAMHONG, (since 16 July 2004), BIN CHHIN (since 5 September 2007), YIM CHHAI LY (since 24 September 2008), KE KIMYAN (since 12 March 2009), AUN PORNMONIROTH (since 24 September 2012), Prak SOKONN, CHEA SOPHARA (since 5 April 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and appointed by the monarch" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "monarch chosen by the 9-member, Royal Council of the Throne from among all eligible males of royal descent; following legislative elections, a member of the majority party or majority coalition named prime minister by the Chairman of the National Assembly and appointed by the monarch" + "text": "monarch chosen by the 9-member Royal Council of the Throne from among all eligible males of royal descent; following legislative elections, a member of the majority party or majority coalition named prime minister by the Chairman of the National Assembly and appointed by the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament of Cambodia consists of the Senate (61 seats; 57 indirectly elected by parliamentarians and commune councils, 2 indirectly elected by the National Assembly, and 2 appointed by the monarch; members serve 6-year terms) and the National Assembly (123 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "two seats will be added to the National Assembly in 2018, for a total of 125" + "text": "bicameral Parliament of Cambodia consists of:Senate (62 seats; 58 indirectly elected by parliamentarians and commune councils, 2 indirectly elected by the National Assembly, and 2 appointed by the monarch; members serve 6-year terms) National Assembly (125 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 4 February 2012 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly - last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held in July 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 25 February 2018 (next to be held in 2024); National Assembly - last held on 29 July 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 77.8%, SRP 22.2%; seats by party - CPP 46, SRP 11; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 48.8%, CNRP 44.5%, other 6.7%; seats by party - CPP 68, CNRP 55" + "text": "  Senate - percent of vote by party - CPP 96%, FUNCINPEC 2.4%, KNUP 1.6%; seats by party - CPP 58; composition - men 53, women 9, percent of women 14.5% National Assembly - percent of vote by party - CPP 76.9%, FUNCINPEC 5.9%, LDP 4.9%, Khmer Will Party 3.4%, other 8.9%; seats by party - CPP 125; composition - men 100, women 25, percent of women 20%; note - total Parliament of Cambodia percent of women 18.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Council (organized into 5- and 9-judge panels and includes a court chief and deputy chief); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); note - in 1997, the Cambodian Government requested UN assistance in establishing trials to prosecute former Khmer Rouge senior leaders for crimes against humanity committed during the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime; the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts in Cambodia (also called the Khmer Rouge Tribunal) were established and began hearings for the first case in 2009; court proceeding were ongoing in 2016" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Council (organized into 5- and 9-judge panels and includes a court chief and deputy chief); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); note - in 1997, the Cambodian Government requested UN assistance in establishing trials to prosecute former Khmer Rouge senior leaders for crimes against humanity committed during the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge regime; the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (also called the Khmer Rouge Tribunal) was established in 2006 and began hearings for the first case in 2009; court proceedings remain ongoing in 2019" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court and Constitutional Council judge candidates recommended by the Supreme Council of Magistracy, a 17-member body chaired by the monarch and includes other high-level judicial officers; judges of both courts appointed by the monarch; Supreme Court judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council judges appointed for 9-year terms with one-third of the court renewed every 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Appellate Court; provincial and municipal courts; Military Court" + "text": "Appellate Court; provincial and municipal courts; Military Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cambodian National Rescue Party or CNRP [SAM RANGSI, also spelled SAM RAINSY] (a July 2012 merger between the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA]) ++ Cambodian People's Party or CPP [HUN SEN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Partnership for Transparency Fund or PTF (anti-corruption organization) ++ Students Movement for Democracy ++ The Committee for Free and Fair Elections or Comfrel", - "other": { - "text": "human rights organizations; labor unions; youth groups" - } + "text": "Cambodia National Rescue Party or CNRP [KHEM SOKHA] (dissolved by the Cambodian Supreme Court in November 2017; formed from a 2012 merger of the Sam Rangsi Party or SRP and the former Human Rights Party or HRP [KHEM SOKHA, also spelled KEM SOKHA])Cambodian Nationality Party or CNP [SENG SOKHENG]Cambodian People's Party or CPP [HUN SEN]Khmer Economic Development Party or KEDP [HUON REACH CHAMROEUN]Khmer National Unity Party or KNUP [NHEK BUN CHHAY]Khmer Will Party [KONG MONIKA]League for Democracy Party or LDP [KHEM Veasna]National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia or FUNCINPEC [Prince NORODOM RANARIDDH]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, CICA (observer), EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MINUSMA, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CICA, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, MINUSMA, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador CHUM BUN RONG (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador CHUM SOUNRY (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4530 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011" @@ -488,25 +493,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador William A. HEIDT (since 2 December 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 8166, Box P, APO AP 96546" + "text": "Ambassador Patrick MURPHY (since 23 October 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[855] (23) 728-000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "#1, Street 96, Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Unit 8166, Box P, APO AP 96546" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[855] (23) 728-600" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white three-towered temple representing Angkor Wat outlined in black in the center of the red band; red and blue are traditional Cambodian colors", + "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (double width), and blue with a white, three-towered temple, representing Angkor Wat, outlined in black in the center of the red band; red and blue are traditional Cambodian colors", "note": { - "text": "only national flag to incorporate an actual building into its design" + "text": "note: only national flag to prominently incorporate an actual identifiable building into its design (a few other national flags - those of Afghanistan, San Marino, Portugal, and Spain - show small generic buildings as part of their coats of arms on the flag)" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -520,64 +525,64 @@ "text": "CHUON NAT/F. PERRUCHOT and J. JEKYLL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1941, restored 1993; the anthem, based on a Cambodian folk tune, was restored after the defeat of the Communist regime" + "text": "note: adopted 1941, restored 1993; the anthem, based on a Cambodian folk tune, was restored after the defeat of the Communist regime" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade; GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and at least 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 600,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 50,000 people in construction. Tourism has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year since 2007 and reaching around 4.5 million visitors in 2014. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems. ++ ++ Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by endemic corruption, limited human resources, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. As of 2012, approximately 2.66 million people live on less than $1.20 per day, and 37% of Cambodian children under the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure. ++ ++ The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 30% of the government budget comes from donor assistance. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance." + "text": "Cambodia has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade; GDP grew at an average annual rate of over 8% between 2000 and 2010 and about 7% since 2011. The tourism, garment, construction and real estate, and agriculture sectors accounted for the bulk of growth. Around 700,000 people, the majority of whom are women, are employed in the garment and footwear sector. An additional 500,000 Cambodians are employed in the tourism sector, and a further 200,000 people in construction. Tourism has continued to grow rapidly with foreign arrivals exceeding 2 million per year in 2007 and reaching 5.6 million visitors in 2017. Mining also is attracting some investor interest and the government has touted opportunities for mining bauxite, gold, iron and gems.   Still, Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in Asia, and long-term economic development remains a daunting challenge, inhibited by corruption, limited human resources, high income inequality, and poor job prospects. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the percentage of the population living in poverty decreased to 13.5% in 2016. More than 50% of the population is less than 25 years old. The population lacks education and productive skills, particularly in the impoverished countryside, which also lacks basic infrastructure.   The World Bank in 2016 formally reclassified Cambodia as a lower middle-income country as a result of continued rapid economic growth over the past several years. Cambodia’s graduation from a low-income country will reduce its eligibility for foreign assistance and will challenge the government to seek new sources of financing. The Cambodian Government has been working with bilateral and multilateral donors, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and IMF, to address the country's many pressing needs; more than 20% of the government budget will come from donor assistance in 2018. A major economic challenge for Cambodia over the next decade will be fashioning an economic environment in which the private sector can create enough jobs to handle Cambodia's demographic imbalance.   Textile exports, which accounted for 68% of total exports in 2017, have driven much of Cambodia’s growth over the past several years. The textile sector relies on exports to the United States and European Union, and Cambodia’s dependence on its comparative advantage in textile production is a key vulnerability for the economy, especially because Cambodia has continued to run a current account deficit above 9% of GDP since 2014." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$58.94 billion (2016 est.) ++ $55.09 billion (2015 est.) ++ $51.47 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$64.21 billion (2017 est.) / $60.09 billion (2016 est.) / $56.18 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$19.37 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.09 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.) ++ 7% (2015 est.) ++ 7.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.) / 7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,700 (2016 est.) ++ $3,500 (2015 est.) ++ $3,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,000 (2017 est.) / $3,800 (2016 est.) / $3,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 14.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 13.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "78.5%" + "text": "76% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "64.7%" + "text": "68.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-71.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-73% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "25.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "32.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "43.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -587,10 +592,10 @@ "text": "tourism, garments, construction, rice milling, fishing, wood and wood products, rubber, cement, gem mining, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "6.643 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.913 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,13 +609,13 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.2% (2012 est.)", + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.) / 0.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "according to official statistics; underemployment is high" + "text": "note: high underemployment, according to official statistics" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "17.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "16.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -620,211 +625,212 @@ "text": "28% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.9 (2008 est.) ++ 41.9 (2004 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.388 billion" + "text": "3.947 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.562 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.354 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "33.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 33.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2007)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "11.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.71% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.785 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.602 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$14.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.12 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.72 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.776 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.969 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.889 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.871 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.731 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$8.762 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.453 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.42 billion (2017 est.) / $10.07 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 21.5%, UK 9%, Germany 8.6%, Japan 7.6%, China 6.9%, Canada 6.7%, Spain 4.7%, Belgium 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, timber, rubber, rice, fish, tobacco, footwear" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 23.1%, UK 8.8%, Germany 8.2%, Japan 7.4%, Canada 6.7%, China 5.1%, Vietnam 5%, Thailand 4.9%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$12.32 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.92 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.37 billion (2017 est.) / $12.65 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, cigarettes, gold, construction materials, machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Thailand 28.7%, China 22.2%, Vietnam 16.4%, Hong Kong 6.1%, Singapore 5.7% (2015)" + "text": "China 34.1%, Singapore 12.8%, Thailand 12.4%, Vietnam 10.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.477 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.376 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $9.122 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.46 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.483 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$29.17 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$11.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "riels (KHR) per US dollar - ++ 4,066 (2016 est.) ++ 4,067.8 (2015 est.) ++ 4,067.8 (2014 est.) ++ 4,037.5 (2013 est.) ++ 4,033 (2012 est.)" + "text": "riels (KHR) per US dollar - / 4,055 (2017 est.) / 4,058.7 (2016 est.) / 4,058.7 (2015 est.) / 4,067.8 (2014 est.) / 4,037.5 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "6 (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "49.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "36.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.21 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.857 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.583 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.697 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "32.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "57.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "63% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "36,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "36,240 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "43,030 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "6.5 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.55 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "256,387" + "text": "56,749" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "20.851 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21,684,767" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "133 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "129.92 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate fixed-line and/or cellular service in Phnom Penh and other provincial cities; mobile-cellular phone systems are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line network; mobile-phone coverage is rapidly expanding in rural areas" + "text": "well on its way to rollout 5G services, Chinese company Huawei dealing with the infrastructure for the 5G rollout; mobile-cellular phone systems are widely used in urban areas to bypass deficiencies in the fixed-line network; mobile-phone coverage is rapidly spreading in rural areas; competition among mobile operators strong; about 50% of Cambodians own at least one smart phone; in 2018, the MPTC began a free Wi-Fi service for visitors and residents of Phnom Penh, in selected parks around the city customers can access free Wi-Fi services; fixed broadband penetration is predicted to reach over 2% by 2023; in 2021, Cambodia hopes to launch it first communications satellite into orbit (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections stand at about 2 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular usage, aided by competition among service providers, has increased to over 130 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line connections stand at about 1 per 100 persons and declining; mobile-cellular usage, aided by competition among service providers, has increased to about 130 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 855; adequate but expensive landline and cellular service available to all countries from Phnom Penh and major provincial cities; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 855; landing points for MCT and AAE-1 via submarine cables providing communication to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mixture of state-owned, joint public-private, and privately owned broadcast media; 9 TV broadcast stations with most operating on multiple channels, including 1 state-operated station broadcasting from multiple locations, 6 stations either jointly operate (2009)" + "text": "mixture of state-owned, joint public-private, and privately owned broadcast media; 27 TV broadcast stations with most operating on multiple channels, including 1 state-operated station broadcasting from multiple locations, 11 stations either jointly operated or privately owned with some broadcasting from several locations; multi-channel cable and satellite systems are available (2019); 84 radio broadcast stations - 1 state-owned broadcaster with multiple stations and a large mixture of public and private broadcasters; one international broadcaster is available (2019) as well as one Chinese joint venture television station with the Ministry of Interior; several television and radio operators broadcast online only (often via Facebook) (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kh" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.985 million" + "text": "6,579,808" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "19% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "40% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "166,200" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "25" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,103,880" + "text": "1,411,059 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,301,260 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "680,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -835,7 +841,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "3" @@ -844,18 +850,18 @@ "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -866,24 +872,24 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "642 km" + "text": "642 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "642 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "642 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "under restoration (2014)" + "text": "note: under restoration" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "44,709 km" + "text": "47,263 km (2013)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,607 km" + "text": "12,239 km (2013)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "41,102 km (2010)" + "text": "35,024 km (2013)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -891,13 +897,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "544" + "text": "268" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 38, cargo 459, carrier 7, chemical tanker 4, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "352 (Belgium 1, Canada 2, China 177, Cyprus 4, Egypt 4, Estonia 1, French Polynesia 1, Gabon 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 10, Indonesia 2, Ireland 1, Japan 1, Lebanon 5, Russia 50, Singapore 3, South Korea 10, Syria 22, Taiwan 1, Turkey 15, UAE 2, UK 1, Ukraine 35, (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, general cargo 176, oil tanker 19, other 71 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -910,19 +913,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force; the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie is the military police force responsible for internal security; the National Committee for Maritime Security performs Coast Guard functions and has representation from military and civilian agencies (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Cambodian Armed Forces: High Command Headquarters, Royal Cambodian Army, Royal Khmer Navy, Royal Cambodian Air Force; Gendarmerie Royale Khmer (military police force responsible for internal security under Ministry of Interior); the National Counter Terrorism Committee; the National Committee for Maritime Security (performs Coast Guard functions and has representation from military and civilian agencies) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019) / 2.2% of GDP (2018) / 2.1% of GDP (2017) / 2% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces vary; approximately 115,000 total active troops (110,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 1,000 Air Force); 10,000 Gendarmerie (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are armed largely with older Chinese and Russian-origin equipment; it has received limited amounts of newer equipment since 2010 with China as the principal provider, followed by Ukraine (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "210 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 180 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 290 Mali (MINUSMA) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.58% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.54% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.5% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Cambodia is concerned about Laos' extensive upstream dam construction; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary; in 2011 Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear Temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a UN World Heritage site; Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities; progress on a joint development area with Vietnam is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands" + "text": "Cambodia is concerned about Laos' extensive upstream dam construction; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary; in 2011 Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear Temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by an International Court of Justice decision in 1962 and part of a UN World Heritage site; Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities; progress on a joint development area with Vietnam is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json index f6eecc4d..7bc47461 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ch.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the communists under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically and the room for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations." + "text": "China's historical civilization dates from at least 1200 B.C.; from the 3rd century B.C. and for the next two millennia, China alternated between periods of unity and disunity under a succession of imperial dynasties. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. After World War II, the Chinese Communist Party under MAO Zedong established an autocratic socialist system that, while ensuring China's sovereignty, imposed strict controls over everyday life and cost the lives of tens of millions of people. After 1978, MAO's successor DENG Xiaoping and other leaders focused on market-oriented economic development and by 2000 output had quadrupled. For much of the population, living standards have improved dramatically but political controls remain tight. Since the early 1990s, China has increased its global outreach and participation in international organizations." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ "text": "22,457 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 91 km, Bhutan 477 km, Burma 2,129 km, India 2,659 km, Kazakhstan 1,765 km, North Korea 1,352 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,063 km, Laos 475 km, Mongolia 4,630 km, Nepal 1,389 km, Pakistan 438 km, Russia (northeast) 4,133 km, Russia (northwest) 46 km, Tajikistan 477 km, Vietnam 1,297 km" - }, - "regional borders": { - "text": "Hong Kong 33 km, Macau 3 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 91 km, Bhutan 477 km, Burma 2129 km, India 2659 km, Kazakhstan 1765 km, North Korea 1352 km, Kyrgyzstan 1063 km, Laos 475 km, Mongolia 4630 km, Nepal 1389 km, Pakistan 438 km, Russia (northeast) 4133 km, Russia (northwest) 46 km, Tajikistan 477 km, Vietnam 1297 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -66,19 +63,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,840 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Turpan Pendi -154 m ++ highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Turpan Pendi -154 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level) 8,848 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land" + "text": "coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest), arable land" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "54.7% ++ arable land 11.3%; permanent crops 1.6%; permanent pasture 41.8%" + "text": "54.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.3% (2011 est.) / 1.6% (2011 est.) / 41.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "22.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "23% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "690,070 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence", - "volcanism": { - "text": "China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries" - } + "text": "frequent typhoons (about five per year along southern and eastern coasts); damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence\nvolcanism: China contains some historically active volcanoes including Changbaishan (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu, or P'aektu-san), Hainan Dao, and Kunlun although most have been relatively inactive in recent centuries" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development; desertification; trade in endangered species" + "text": "air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain; China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution from untreated wastes; coastal destruction due to land reclamation, industrial development, and aquaculture; deforestation and habitat destruction; poor land management leads to soil erosion, landslides, floods, droughts, dust storms, and desertification; trade in endangered species" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -105,12 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: world's fourth largest country (after Russia, Canada, and US) and largest country situated entirely in Asia; Mount Everest on the border with Nepal is the world's tallest peak above sea levelnote 2: the largest cave chamber in the world is the Miao Room, in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park, which encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volumenote 3: China appears to have been the center of domestication for two of the world's leading cereal crops: millet in the north along the Yellow River and rice in the south along the lower or middle Yangtze River" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,373,541,278 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,394,015,977 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,195 +126,213 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai and other nationalities) 7.1%", + "text": "Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) 7.1% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: the Chinese Government officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups" } }, "Languages": { "text": "Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)", "note": { - "text": "Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)" + "text": "note: Zhuang is official in Guangxi Zhuang, Yue is official in Guangdong, Mongolian is official in Nei Mongol, Uighur is official in Xinjiang Uygur, Kyrgyz is official in Xinjiang Uygur, and Tibetan is official in Xizang (Tibet)" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.2%", + "text": "Buddhist 18.2%, Christian 5.1%, Muslim 1.8%, folk religion 21.9%, Hindu < 0.1%, Jewish < 0.1%, other 0.7% (includes Daoist (Taoist)), unaffiliated 52.2% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "officially atheist (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: officially atheist" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.1% (male 126,732,020/female 108,172,771)" + "text": "17.29% (male 129,296,339/female 111,782,427)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.27% (male 97,126,460/female 85,135,228)" + "text": "11.48% (male 86,129,841/female 73,876,148)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "48.42% (male 339,183,101/female 325,836,319)" + "text": "46.81% (male 333,789,731/female 318,711,557)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.87% (male 75,376,730/female 73,859,424)" + "text": "12.08% (male 84,827,645/female 83,557,507)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.35% (male 67,914,015/female 74,205,210) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.34% (male 81,586,490/female 90,458,292) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "36.6%" + "text": "42.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "25.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "17" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.9 (2020 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "data do not include Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.1 years" + "text": "38.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.2 years" + "text": "37.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.43% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.32% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "overwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that of many other countries in Asia and Europe; high population density is found along the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys, the Xi Jiang River delta, the Sichuan Basin (around Chengdu), in and around Beijing, and the industrial area around Shenyang" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "55.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "61.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data do not include Hong Kong and Macau" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Shanghai 23.741 million; BEIJING (capital) 20.384 million; Chongqing 13.332 million; Guangdong 12.458 million; Tianjin 11.21 million; Shenzhen 10.749 million (2015)" + "text": "27.058 million Shanghai, 20.463 million BEIJING (capital), 15.872 million Chongqing, 13.589 million Tianjin, 13.302 million Guangzhou, 12.357 million Shenzhen (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.16 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.5 years" + "text": "76.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.5 years" + "text": "74 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "84.6% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.49 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "84.5% (2017)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 93% of population ++ total: 95.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 7% of population ++ total: 4.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.6% of population ++ rural: 63.7% of population ++ total: 76.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.4% of population ++ rural: 36.3% of population ++ total: 23.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "18% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "780,000 (2012 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Japanese encephalitis" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis" }, - "soil contact disease": { - "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) (2016)" + "soil contact diseases": { + "text": "hantaviral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in China; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a do not travel advisory for China due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended against travel to China and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/novel-coronavirus-china; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in China to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures; as of 10 November 2020, China has reported 92,195 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 4,748 deaths to the World Health Organization" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "7.3% (2014)" + "text": "6.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.4% (2010)" + "text": "2.4% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -319,13 +342,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.4%" + "text": "96.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.2%" + "text": "98.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "95.2% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,11 +359,11 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2015)" } }, "People - note": { - "text": "in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children instead of just one, as mandated in 1979; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and economic needs" + "text": "in October 2015, the Chinese Government announced that it would change its rules to allow all couples to have two children, loosening a 1979 mandate that restricted many couples to one child; the new policy was implemented on 1 January 2016 to address China’s rapidly aging population and future economic needs" } }, "Government": { @@ -361,11 +384,11 @@ "text": "PRC" }, "etymology": { - "text": "English name derives from the Qin (Chin) rulers of the 3rd century B.C., who comprised the first imperial dynasty of ancient China; the Chinese name Zhongguo translates as \"Central Nation\"" + "text": "English name derives from the Qin (Chin) rulers of the 3rd century B.C., who comprised the first imperial dynasty of ancient China; the Chinese name Zhongguo translates as \"Central Nation\" or \"Middle Kingdom\"" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "communist state" + "text": "communist party-led state" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -378,35 +401,31 @@ "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "note": { - "text": "despite its size, all of China falls within one time zone; many people in Xinjiang Province observe an unofficial \"Xinjiang time zone\" of UTC+6, two hours behind Beijing" + "text": "note: China is the largest country (in terms of area) with just one time zone; before 1949 it was divided into fiveetymology: the Chinese meaning is \"Northern Capital\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural)", - "provinces": { - "text": "Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan)" - }, - "autonomous regions": { - "text": "Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uygur, Xizang (Tibet)" - }, - "municipalities": { - "text": "Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin" - }, + "text": "23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural) provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan) autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uyghur, Xizang (Tibet) municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin", "note": { - "text": "China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau" + "text": "note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau" } }, "Independence": { "text": "1 October 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, 1 October (1949)" + "text": "National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 4 December 1982; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 4 December 1982" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress or supported by more than one fifth of the National People’s Congress membership; passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the Congress membership; amended several times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes; note - criminal procedure law revised in early 2012" + "text": "civil law influenced by Soviet and continental European civil law systems; legislature retains power to interpret statutes; note - on 28 May 2020, the National People's Congress adopted the PRC Civil Code, which codifies personal relations and property relations" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -430,57 +449,54 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President LI Yuanchao (since 14 March 2013)" + "text": "President XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013); Vice President WANG Qishan (since 17 March 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier LI Keqiang (since 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers ZHANG Gaoli (since 16 March 2013), LIU Yandong (since 16 March 2013), MA Kai (since 16 March 2013), WANG Yang (since 16 March 2013)" + "text": "Premier LI Keqiang (since 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers HAN Zheng (since 19 March 2018), SUN Chunlan (since 19 March 2018), LIU He (since 19 March 2018), HU Chunhua (since 19 March 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "State Council appointed by National People's Congress" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (unlimited terms); election last held on 17 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress" }, "election results": { - "text": "XI Jinping elected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,952 ; LI Yuanchao elected vice president with 2,940 votes" + "text": "XI Jinping reelected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,970 (unanimously); WANG Qishan elected vice president with 2,969 votes" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (2,987 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected" + "text": "unicameral National People's Congress or Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui (maximum of 3,000 seats; members indirectly elected by municipal, regional, and provincial people's congresses, and the People's Liberation Army; members serve 5-year terms); note - in practice, only members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), its 8 allied independent parties, and CCP-approved independent candidates are elected" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held in December 2012-February 2013 (next to be held in late 2017 to early 2018)" + "text": "last held in December 2017-February 2018 (next to be held in late 2022 to early 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - 2,987" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 2,238, women 742, percent of women 24.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme People's Court (consists of over 340 judges including the chief justice, 13 grand justices organized into a civil committee and tribunals for civil, economic, administrative, complaint and appeal, and communication and transportation cases)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme People's Court (consists of over 340 judges, including the chief justice and 13 grand justices organized into a civil committee and tribunals for civil, economic, administrative, complaint and appeal, and communication and transportation cases)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the People's National Congress (NPC); term limited to 2 consecutive 5-year terms; other justices and judges nominated by the chief justice and appointed by the Standing Committee of the NPC; term of other justices and judges determined by the NPC" + "text": "chief justice appointed by the People's National Congress (NPC); limited to 2 consecutive 5-year-terms; other justices and judges nominated by the chief justice and appointed by the Standing Committee of the NPC; term of other justices and judges determined by the NPC" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Higher People's Courts; Intermediate People's Courts; District and County People's Courts; Autonomous Region People's Courts; Special People's Courts for military, maritime, transportation, and forestry issues" + "text": "Higher People's Courts; Intermediate People's Courts; District and County People's Courts; Autonomous Region People's Courts; International Commercial Courts; Special People's Courts for military, maritime, transportation, and forestry issues" }, "note": { - "text": "in late 2014, China unveiled planned judicial reforms" + "text": "note: in late 2014, China unveiled a multi-year judicial reform program; progress continued in 2018" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "Chinese Communist Party or CCP [XI Jinping]", "note": { - "text": "China has eight nominally independent small parties ultimately controlled by the CCP" + "text": "note: China has 8 nominally independent small parties controlled by the CCP" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "no substantial political opposition groups exist" - }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIS, BRICS, CDB, CICA, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-24 (observer), G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SCO, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -496,34 +512,34 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 495-2138" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco" + "text": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco; note - the US ordered closure of the Houston consulate in late July 2020" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Max Sieben BAUCUS (since 18 March 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Terry BRANSTAD (since 12 July 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[86] (10) 8531-3000" }, "embassy": { "text": "55 An Jia Lou Lu, 100600 Beijing" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 461, Box 50, FPO AP 96521-0002" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[86] (10) 8531-3000" + "text": "PO AP 96521" }, "FAX": { "text": "[86] (10) 8531-3300" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan" + "text": "Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang, Wuhan; note - the Chinese Government ordered closure of the US consulate in Chengdu in late July 2020" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a large yellow five-pointed star and four smaller yellow five-pointed stars (arranged in a vertical arc toward the middle of the flag) in the upper hoist-side corner; the color red represents revolution, while the stars symbolize the four social classes - the working class, the peasantry, the urban petty bourgeoisie, and the national bourgeoisie (capitalists) - united under the Communist Party of China" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "dragon; national colors: red, yellow" + "text": "dragon, giant panda; national colors: red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -533,329 +549,318 @@ "text": "TIAN Han/NIE Er" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1949; the anthem, though banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as \"Zhongguo Guoge\" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, \"Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1949; the anthem, though banned during the Cultural Revolution, is more commonly known as \"Zhongguo Guoge\" (Chinese National Song); it was originally the theme song to the 1935 Chinese movie, \"Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role; in 2010, China became the world's largest exporter. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. The restructuring of the economy and resulting efficiency gains have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2015 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average. ++ ++ After keeping its currency tightly linked to the US dollar for years, China in July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, cumulative appreciation of the renminbi against the US dollar was more than 20%, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing allowed resumption of a gradual appreciation. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket. ++ ++ The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic consumption; (b) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and increasing numbers of college graduates; (c) reducing corruption and other economic crimes; and (d) containing environmental damage and social strife related to the economy's rapid transformation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2014 more than 274 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of population control policy is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and economic development. The Chinese government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on nuclear and alternative energy development. ++ ++ Several factors are converging to slow China's growth, including debt overhang from its credit-fueled stimulus program, industrial overcapacity, inefficient allocation of capital by state-owned banks, and the slow recovery of China's trading partners. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in November 2015, emphasizes continued economic reforms and the need to increase innovation and domestic consumption in order to make the economy less dependent in the future on fixed investments, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made only marginal progress toward these rebalancing goals. The new government of President XI Jinping has signaled a greater willingness to undertake reforms that focus on China's long-term economic health, including giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources. In 2014, China agreed to begin limiting carbon dioxide emissions by 2030." + "text": "Since the late 1970s, China has moved from a closed, centrally planned system to a more market-oriented one that plays a major global role. China has implemented reforms in a gradualist fashion, resulting in efficiency gains that have contributed to a more than tenfold increase in GDP since 1978. Reforms began with the phaseout of collectivized agriculture, and expanded to include the gradual liberalization of prices, fiscal decentralization, increased autonomy for state enterprises, growth of the private sector, development of stock markets and a modern banking system, and opening to foreign trade and investment. China continues to pursue an industrial policy, state support of key sectors, and a restrictive investment regime. From 2013 to 2017, China had one of the fastest growing economies in the world, averaging slightly more than 7% real growth per year. Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, China in 2017 stood as the largest economy in the world, surpassing the US in 2014 for the first time in modern history. China became the world's largest exporter in 2010, and the largest trading nation in 2013. Still, China's per capita income is below the world average. In July 2005 moved to an exchange rate system that references a basket of currencies. From mid-2005 to late 2008, the renminbi (RMB) appreciated more than 20% against the US dollar, but the exchange rate remained virtually pegged to the dollar from the onset of the global financial crisis until June 2010, when Beijing announced it would resume a gradual appreciation. From 2013 until early 2015, the renminbi held steady against the dollar, but it depreciated 13% from mid-2015 until end-2016 amid strong capital outflows; in 2017 the RMB resumed appreciating against the dollar – roughly 7% from end-of-2016 to end-of-2017. In 2015, the People’s Bank of China announced it would continue to carefully push for full convertibility of the renminbi, after the currency was accepted as part of the IMF’s special drawing rights basket. However, since late 2015 the Chinese Government has strengthened capital controls and oversight of overseas investments to better manage the exchange rate and maintain financial stability. The Chinese Government faces numerous economic challenges including: (a) reducing its high domestic savings rate and correspondingly low domestic household consumption; (b) managing its high corporate debt burden to maintain financial stability; (c) controlling off-balance sheet local government debt used to finance infrastructure stimulus; (d) facilitating higher-wage job opportunities for the aspiring middle class, including rural migrants and college graduates, while maintaining competitiveness; (e) dampening speculative investment in the real estate sector without sharply slowing the economy; (f) reducing industrial overcapacity; and (g) raising productivity growth rates through the more efficient allocation of capital and state-support for innovation. Economic development has progressed further in coastal provinces than in the interior, and by 2016 more than 169.3 million migrant workers and their dependents had relocated to urban areas to find work. One consequence of China’s population control policy known as the \"one-child policy\" - which was relaxed in 2016 to permit all families to have two children - is that China is now one of the most rapidly aging countries in the world. Deterioration in the environment - notably air pollution, soil erosion, and the steady fall of the water table, especially in the North - is another long-term problem. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization. The Chinese Government is seeking to add energy production capacity from sources other than coal and oil, focusing on natural gas, nuclear, and clean energy development. In 2016, China ratified the Paris Agreement, a multilateral agreement to combat climate change, and committed to peak its carbon dioxide emissions between 2025 and 2030. The government's 13th Five-Year Plan, unveiled in March 2016, emphasizes the need to increase innovation and boost domestic consumption to make the economy less dependent on government investment, exports, and heavy industry. However, China has made more progress on subsidizing innovation than rebalancing the economy. Beijing has committed to giving the market a more decisive role in allocating resources, but the Chinese Government’s policies continue to favor state-owned enterprises and emphasize stability. Chinese leaders in 2010 pledged to double China’s GDP by 2020, and the 13th Five Year Plan includes annual economic growth targets of at least 6.5% through 2020 to achieve that goal. In recent years, China has renewed its support for state-owned enterprises in sectors considered important to \"economic security,\" explicitly looking to foster globally competitive industries. Chinese leaders also have undermined some market-oriented reforms by reaffirming the \"dominant\" role of the state in the economy, a stance that threatens to discourage private initiative and make the economy less efficient over time. The slight acceleration in economic growth in 2017—the first such uptick since 2010—gives Beijing more latitude to pursue its economic reforms, focusing on financial sector deleveraging and its Supply-Side Structural Reform agenda, first announced in late 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$21.27 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $19.95 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $18.67 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$25.36 trillion (2018) / $23.21 trillion (2017 est.) / $21.72 trillion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.39 trillion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$12.01 trillion (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "because China's exchange rate is determined by fiat rather than by market forces, the official exchange rate measure of GDP is not an accurate measure of China's output; GDP at the official exchange rate substantially understates the actual level of China" + "text": "note: because China's exchange rate is determined by fiat rather than by market forces, the official exchange rate measure of GDP is not an accurate measure of China's output; GDP at the official exchange rate substantially understates the actual level of China's output vis-a-vis the rest of the world; in China's situation, GDP at purchasing power parity provides the best measure for comparing output across countries" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.) ++ 7.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 6.7% (2016 est.) / 6.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,400 (2016 est.) ++ $14,500 (2015 est.) ++ $13,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18,200 (2018) / $16,700 (2017 est.) / $15,700 (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "46% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 47.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 49.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 45.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 47.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "38.7%" + "text": "39.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "42.3%" + "text": "42.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-17.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-18.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "7.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "40.7%" + "text": "40.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.7% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, apples, cotton, oilseed; pork; fish" + "text": "world leader in gross value of agricultural output; rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, tobacco, peanuts, tea, apples, cotton, pork, mutton, eggs; fish, shrimp" }, "Industries": { - "text": "world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products (including footwear" + "text": "world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizer; consumer products (including footwear, toys, and electronics); food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, railcars and locomotives, ships, aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "805.9 million", + "text": "806.7 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "by the end of 2012, China's population at working age (15-64 years) was 1.004 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: by the end of 2012, China's working age population (15-64 years) was 1.004 billion" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "27.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.3%" + "text": "28.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "36.1% ++ (2012 est.)" + "text": "43.5% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants" + "text": "note: data are for registered urban unemployment, which excludes private enterprises and migrants" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "6.1%", + "text": "3.3% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "in 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $400) ++ (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: in 2011, China set a new poverty line at RMB 2300 (approximately US $400)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "2.1%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "31.4% (2012)" }, "note": { - "text": "data are for urban households only (2009)" + "text": "note: data are for urban households only" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.9 (2014 est.) ++ 47.3 (2013 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.465 trillion" + "text": "2.553 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.897 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.008 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "20.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "47% of GDP (2017 est.) / 44.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data; data cover both central government debt and local government debt; data exclude policy bank bonds, Ministry of Railway debt, China Asset Management Company debt, and non-performing loans" + "text": "note: official data; data cover both central and local government debt, including debt officially recognized by China's National Audit Office report in 2011; data exclude policy bank bonds, Ministry of Railway debt, and China Asset Management Company debt" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.25% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 2.25% (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.35% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.802 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.176 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$22.89 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.45 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$23.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $20.53 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$8.188 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.005 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.499 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$270.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $330.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$164.9 billion (2017 est.) / $202.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.011 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.143 trillion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, furniture, textiles, integrated circuits" + "text": "$2.49 trillion (2018) / $2.216 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.99 trillion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 18%, Hong Kong 14.6%, Japan 6%, South Korea 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 19.2%, Hong Kong 12.2%, Japan 5.9%, South Korea 4.4% (2018)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "electrical and other machinery, including computers and telecommunications equipment, apparel, furniture, textiles" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.437 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.576 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.14 trillion (2018) / $1.74 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.501 trillion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels; nuclear reactor, boiler, and machinery components; optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles; soybeans" + "text": "electrical and other machinery, including integrated circuits and other computer components, oil and mineral fuels; optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles; soybeans" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Korea 10.9%, US 9%, Japan 8.9%, Germany 5.5%, Australia 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "South Korea 9.7%, Japan 8.6%, US 7.3%, Germany 5%, Australia 4.9% (2018)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.092 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.406 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.236 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.098 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$983.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $958.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.458 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.221 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.285 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.01 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.598 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.429 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar - ++ 6.626 (2016 est.) ++ 6.2275 (2015 est.) ++ 6.2275 (2014 est.) ++ 6.1958 (2013 est.) ++ 6.3123 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar - / 7.76 (2017 est.) / 6.6446 (2016 est.) / 6.2275 (2015 est.) / 6.1434 (2014 est.) / 6.1958 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.388 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.883 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.523 trillion kWh (2014)" + "text": "5.564 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "18.16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.91 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "6.75 billion kWh (2014)" + "text": "6.185 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.505 billion kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.653 billion kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.3% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "62% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "22.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4.278 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.773 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "57,310 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "6.167 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.71 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "25 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "25.63 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "10.35 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.51 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11.12 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.47 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "593,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "848,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "600,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.16 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "123.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "145.9 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "181.1 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "238.6 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.613 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "60.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "97.63 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.945 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.44 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "8.687 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "11.67 billion Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "230.996 million" + "text": "185,097,221" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "17 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.32 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1,305.738 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,672,545,161" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "95 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "120.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "domestic and international services are increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications infrastructure; China in th" + "text": "the largest Internet market in the world, with the majority, 98.6% of users accessing the Internet through mobile devices; moderate growth is predicted over the next five years in the fixed broadband segment; one of the biggest drivers of commercial growth is its increasing urbanization rate as rural residents move to cities; China will be the world's largest 5G market; the Chinese mobile market to reach penetration of 134% by 2024; maintains the largest M2M market in the world (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "interprovincial fiber-optic trunk lines and cellular telephone systems have been installed; mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; the number of Internet users now over 50% of the population; a domestic satellite system with several earth s" + "text": "13 per 100 fixed line and 120 per 100 mobile-cellular; a domestic satellite system with several earth stations has been in place since 2018 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 86; a number of submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacifi (2012)" + "text": "country code - 86; landing points for the RJCN, EAC-C2C, TPE, APCN-2, APG, NCP, TEA, SeaMeWe-3, SJC2, Taiwan Strait Express-1, AAE-1, APCN-2, AAG, FEA, FLAG and TSE submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean; 1 Intersputnik - Indian Ocean region; and 1 Inmarsat - Pacific and Indian Ocean regions) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Centra" + "text": "all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Communist Party of China or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations offer more than 2,000 channels; the Central Propaganda Department sends directives to all domestic media outlets to guide its reporting with the government maintaining authority to approve all programming; foreign-made TV programs must be approved prior to broadcast; increasingly, Chinese turn to online and satellite television to access Chinese and international films and television shows (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "687.845 million" + "text": "751,886,119" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "50.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54.3% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "407.382 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "29 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "56" + "text": "56 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "2,890" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "436,183,969" + "text": "436,183,969 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "19.806 billion mt-km (2015)" + "text": "611,439,830 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -866,73 +871,64 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "463" + "text": "510 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "71" + "text": "87" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "158" + "text": "187" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "123" + "text": "109" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "25" + "text": "43" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "86 (2013)" + "text": "84" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "44" + "text": "23 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "2" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "0" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "7" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2013)" + "text": "13" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "47 (2013)" + "text": "39 (2019)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 9 km; gas 48,502 km; oil 23,072 km; oil/gas/water 31 km; refined products 15,298 km; water 9 km (2013)" + "text": "76000 km gas, 30400 km crude oil, 27700 km refined petroleum products, 797000 km water (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "191,270 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "100 km 1.520-m gauge" - }, - "standard gauge": { - "text": "190,000 km 1.435-m gauge (92,000 km electrified)" - }, - "narrow gauge": { - "text": "670 km 1.000-m gauge; 500 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "131,000 km 1.435-m gauge (80,000 km electrified); 102,000 traditional, 29,000 high-speed (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,106,387 km" + "text": "4,960,600 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,453,890 km (includes 84,946 km of expressways)" + "text": "4,338,600 km (includes 136,500 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "652,497 km (2011)" + "text": "622,000 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -940,51 +936,57 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2,030" + "text": "5,594" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 7, bulk carrier 621, cargo 566, carrier 10, chemical tanker 140, container 206, liquefied gas 60, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 264, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "22 (Hong Kong 18, Indonesia 2, Japan 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1,559 (Bangladesh 1, Belize 61, Cambodia 177, Comoros 1, Cyprus 6, Georgia 10, Honduras 2, Hong Kong 500, India 1, Indonesia 1, Kiribati 26, Liberia 4, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 14, North Korea 3, Panama 534, Philippines 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincen (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1,231, container ship 262, general cargo 846, oil tanker 777, other 2,478 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Dalian, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Guangzhou (Pearl)" - }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Dalian (6,400,300), Guangzhou (14,260,400), Ningbo (14,719,200), Qingdao (13,020,100), Shanghai (31,739,000), Shenzhen (22,570,800), Tianjin (11,587,600)(2011)" + "text": "Dalian (9,707,000), Guangzhou (18,858,000), Ningbo (24,607,000), Qingdao (18,262,000), Shanghai (40,233,000), Shenzhen (25,208,000), Tianjin (15,040,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tangshan, Zhejiang" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Guangzhou (Pearl)" } + }, + "Transportation - note": { + "text": "seven of the world’s ten largest container ports are in China" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "People's Liberation Army (PLA): Army, Navy (PLAN; includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (Zhongguo Renmin Jiefangjun Kongjun, PLAAF; includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (space and cyber forces); People's Armed Police (Renmin Wuzhuang Jingcha Budui, PAP); PLA Reserve Force (2016)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs; a recent military decision allows women in combat roles; the first class of women warship commanders was in 2011 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "People's Liberation Army (PLA): Ground Forces, Navy (PLAN, includes marines and naval aviation), Air Force (PLAAF, includes airborne forces), Rocket Force (strategic missile force), and Strategic Support Force (information warfare, cyber, space forces); People's Armed Police (PAP, includes Coast Guard, Border Defense Force, Internal Security Forces); PLA Reserve Force (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2015) ++ 2% of GDP (2014) ++ 2% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.99% of GDP (2012) ++ 2% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 1.9% of GDP (2017) / 1.9% of GDP (2016) / 1.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vary; approximately 2 million total active duty troops (approximately 1.0 million Ground; 250,000 Navy/Marines; 350,000 Air Force; 120,000 Rocket Forces; 150,000 Strategic Support Forces); 650,000 People’s Armed Police (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the PLA is outfitted primarily with a mix of older and modern domestically-produced systems heavily influenced by technology derived from other countries; Russia is the top supplier of foreign military equipment since 2010, followed by France and Ukraine (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "425 Mali (MINUSMA); 220 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 360 Sudan (UNAMID); 410 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,050 South Sudan (UNMISS); est. 250 Djibouti (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-22 years of age for selective compulsory military service, with a 2-year service obligation; no minimum age for voluntary service (all officers are volunteers); 18-19 years of age for women high school graduates who meet requirements for specific military jobs (2018)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "continuing talks and confidence-building measures work toward reducing tensions over Kashmir that nonetheless remains militarized with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; China and India continue their security and foreign policy dialogue started in 2005 related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, and other matters; China claims most of India's Arunachal Pradesh to the base of the Himalayas; lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient; Burmese forces attempting to dig in to the largely autonomous Shan State to rout local militias tied to the drug trade, prompts local residents to periodically flee into neighboring Yunnan Province in China; Chinese maps show an international boundary symbol off the coasts of the littoral states of the South China Seas, where China has interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration; China asserts sovereignty over Scarborough Reef along with the Philippines and Taiwan, and over the Spratly Islands together with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brunei; the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea eased tensions in the Spratlys but is not the legally binding code of conduct sought by some parties; Vietnam and China continue to expand construction of facilities in the Spratlys and in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord on marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; ++ China occupies some of the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan; certain islands in the Yalu and Tumen Rivers are in dispute with North Korea; North Korea and China seek to stem illegal migration to China by North Koreans, fleeing privations and oppression, by building a fence along portions of the border and imprisoning North Koreans deported by China; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with their 2004 Agreement; China and Tajikistan have begun demarcating the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China has reconsidered construction of 13 dams on the Salween River, but energy-starved Burma, with backing from Thailand, remains intent on building five hydro-electric dams downstream despite regional and international protests ++ Chinese and Hong Kong authorities met in March 2008 to resolve ownership and use of lands recovered in Shenzhen River channelization, including 96-hectare Lok Ma Chau Loop" + "text": "China and India continue their security and foreign policy dialogue started in 2005 related to a number of boundary disputes across the 2,000 mile shared border; India does not recognize Pakistan's 1964 ceding to China of the Aksai Chin, a territory designated as part of the princely state of Kashmir by the British Survey of India in 1865; China claims most of the Indian state Arunachal Pradesh to the base of the Himalayas, but the US recognizes the state of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory; Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the most contentious of which lie in Bhutan's west along China's Chumbi salient; Chinese maps show an international boundary symbol (the so-called “nine-dash line”) off the coasts of the littoral states of the South China Sea, where China has interrupted Vietnamese hydrocarbon exploration; China asserts sovereignty over Scarborough Reef along with the Philippines and Taiwan, and over the Spratly Islands together with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Brunei; the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea eased tensions in the Spratlys, and in 2017 China and ASEAN began confidential negotiations for an updated Code of Conduct for the South China Sea designed not to settle territorial disputes but establish rules and norms in the region; this still is not the legally binding code of conduct sought by some parties; Vietnam and China continue to expand construction of facilities in the Spratlys and in early 2018 China began deploying advanced military systems to disputed Spratly outposts; China occupies some of the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands are also claimed by China and Taiwan; certain islands in the Yalu and Tumen Rivers are in dispute with North Korea; North Korea and China seek to stem illegal migration to China by North Koreans, fleeing privation and oppression; China and Russia have demarcated the once disputed islands at the Amur and Ussuri confluence and in the Argun River in accordance with their 2004 Agreement; China and Tajikistan have begun demarcating the revised boundary agreed to in the delimitation of 2002; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; citing environmental, cultural, and social concerns, China has reconsidered construction of 13 dams on the Salween River, but energy-starved Burma, with backing from Thailand, continues to consider building five hydro-electric dams downstream despite regional and international protests" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "300,896 (Vietnam); undetermined (North Korea) (2015)" + "text": "303,095 (Vietnam), undetermined (North Korea) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { "text": "undetermined (2014)" @@ -995,11 +997,11 @@ "text": "China is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; Chinese adults and children are forced into prostitution and various forms of forced labor, including begging and working in brick kilns, coal mines, and factories; women and children are recruited from rural areas and taken to urban centers for sexual exploitation, often lured by criminal syndicates or gangs with fraudulent job offers; state-sponsored forced labor, where detainees work for up to four years often with no remuneration, continues to be a serious concern; Chinese men, women, and children also may be subjected to conditions of sex trafficking and forced labor worldwide, particularly in overseas Chinese communities; women and children are trafficked to China from neighboring countries, as well as Africa and the Americas, for forced labor and prostitution" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List - China does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; official data for 2014 states that 194 alleged traffickers were arrested and at least 35 were convicted, but the government’s conflation of human trafficking with other crimes makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts to investigate and to prosecute trafficking offenses according to international law; despite reports of complicity, no government officials were investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for their roles in trafficking offenses; authorities did not adequately protect victims and did not provide the data needed to ascertain the number of victims identified or assisted or the services provided; the National People’s Congress ratified a decision to abolish “reform through labor” in 2013, but some continued to operate as state-sponsored drug detention or “custody and education” centers that force inmates to perform manual labor; some North Korean refugees continued to be forcibly repatriated as illegal economic migrants, despite reports that some were trafficking victims (2015)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List - China does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; official data for 2014 states that 194 alleged traffickers were arrested and at least 35 were convicted, but the government’s conflation of human trafficking with other crimes makes it difficult to assess law enforcement efforts to investigate and to prosecute trafficking offenses according to international law; despite reports of complicity, no government officials were investigated, prosecuted, or convicted for their roles in trafficking offenses; authorities did not adequately protect victims and did not provide the data needed to ascertain the number of victims identified or assisted or the services provided; the National People’s Congress ratified a decision to abolish \"reform through labor\" in 2013, but some continued to operate as state-sponsored drug detention or \"custody and education\" centers that force inmates to perform manual labor; some North Korean refugees continued to be forcibly repatriated as illegal economic migrants, despite reports that some were trafficking victims (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs, and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia; source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry; more people believed to be convicted and executed for drug offences than anywhere else in the world, according to NGOs (2008)" + "text": "major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Asia; growing domestic consumption of synthetic drugs, and heroin from Southeast and Southwest Asia; source country for methamphetamine and heroin chemical precursors, despite new regulations on its large chemical industry; more people believed to be convicted and executed for drug offences than anywhere else in the world, according to NGOs" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json index 88452ec9..ae6e3497 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/hk.json @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "33 km" }, - "regional border": { + "regional borders (1)": { "text": "China 33 km" } }, @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Tai Mo Shan 958 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Tai Mo Shan 958 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "5% ++ arable land 3.2%; permanent crops 0.9%; permanent pasture 0.9%" + "text": "5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.2% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "95% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,11 +78,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population fairly evenly distributed" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional typhoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air and water pollution from rapid urbanization" + "text": "air and water pollution from rapid urbanization; urban waste pollution; industrial pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -87,12 +93,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "composed of more than 200 islands" + "text": "consists of a mainland area (the New Territories) and more than 200 islands" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,167,403 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "7,249,907 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -103,132 +109,163 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chinese 93.1%, Indonesian 1.9%, Filipino 1.9%, other 3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Chinese 92%, Filipino 2.5%, Indonesian 2.1%, other 3.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Cantonese (official) 89.5%, English (official) 3.5%, Mandarin (official) 1.4%, other Chinese dialects 4%, other 1.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Cantonese (official) 88.9%, English (official) 4.3%, Mandarin (official) 1.9%, other Chinese dialects 3.1%, other 1.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "eclectic mixture of local religions 90%, Christian 10%" + "text": "Buddhist or Taoist 27.9%, Protestant 6.7%, Roman Catholic 5.3%, Muslim 4.2%, Hindu 1.4%, Sikh 0.2%, other or none 54.3% (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: many people practice Confucianism, regardless of their religion or not having a religious affiliation" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.12% (male 459,358/female 409,547)" + "text": "12.81% (male 490,477/female 437,971)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.85% (male 404,490/female 372,873)" + "text": "8.81% (male 334,836/female 303,897)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.34% (male 1,385,536/female 1,864,077)" + "text": "42.66% (male 1,328,529/female 1,763,970)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "15.76% (male 548,929/female 580,913)" + "text": "17.24% (male 582,047/female 668,051)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.93% (male 537,196/female 604,484) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.48% (male 625,453/female 714,676) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "37%" + "text": "44.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "18.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "26.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44 years" + "text": "45.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.2 years" + "text": "44.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.35% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.24% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population fairly evenly distributed" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.82% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Hong Kong 7.26 million (2014)" + "text": "7.548 million Hong Kong (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.8 (2008 est.)" + "text": "29.8 years (2008 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.9 years" + "text": "83.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.3 years" + "text": "80.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "86.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.19 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.21 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "79.5% (2007)" + "text": "66.7% (2017)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: -1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.96 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.4 beds/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.6% of population (2017)" + } + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { "text": "NA" @@ -237,28 +274,28 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "3.3% of GDP (2018)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "18 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "8.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "9.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "7.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -271,10 +308,10 @@ "text": "Hong Kong" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu (Hanyu Pinyin)" + "text": "Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball)" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball); Xianggang (Hanyu Pinyin)" + "text": "Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball)" }, "abbreviation": { "text": "HK" @@ -284,13 +321,13 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "special administrative region of China" + "text": "special administrative region of the People's Republic of China" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the PRC" + "text": "presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China" }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" + "text": "none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)" }, "Independence": { "text": "none (special administrative region of China)" @@ -299,13 +336,20 @@ "text": "National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 1 July (1997) is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, the PRC National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (governance documents while under British authority); latest drafted April 1988 to February 1989, approved March 1990, effective 1 July 1997 (Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as the constitution); note - since 1990, China's National People's Congress has interpreted specific articles of the Basic Law" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China State Council, and the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong; submittal of proposals to the NPC requires two-thirds majority vote by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, approval by two thirds of Hong Kong’s deputies to the NPC, and approval by the Hong Kong chief executive; final passage requires approval by the NPC" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and Chinese customary law (in matters of family and land tenure)" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see China" + "note": { + "text": "see China" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age in direct elections for half of the Legislative Council seats and all of the seats in 18 district councils; universal for permanent residents living in the territory of Hong Kong for the past 7 years; note - in indirect elections, suffrage is limited to about 220,000 members of functional constituencies for the other half of the legislature and a 1,200-member election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad sectoral groupings, central government bodies, municipal organizations, and elected Hong Kong officials" @@ -315,73 +359,55 @@ "text": "President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Executive LEUNG Chun-ying [C.Y. LEUNG] (since 1 July 2012)" + "text": "Chief Executive Carrie LAM (since 1 July 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council or ExCo appointed by the chief executive" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5-17 March 2013 (next to be held in March 2018); chief executive indirectly elected by the Election Committee and appointed by the PRC Government for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); LEUNG Chun-ying [C.Y.LEUNG] elected chief executive on 25 March 2012 and took office on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in March 2017)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023); chief executive indirectly elected by the Election Committee and appointed by the PRC Government for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "LEUNG Chun-ying elected chief executive; Election Committee vote - LEUNG Chun-ying 689, Henry TANG 285, Albert HO 76" + "text": "Carrie LAM elected chief executive; Election Committee vote - Carrie LAM 777, John TSANG 365, WOO Kwok-hing 21, invalid 23" }, "note": { - "text": "the Legislative Council voted in June 2010 to expand the electoral committee to 1,200 seats for the 2012 election" + "text": "note: the Legislative Council voted in June 2010 to expand the Election Committee to 1,200 members" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (70 seats; 35 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; 30 members indirectly elected by the approximately 220,000 members of various functional constituencies based on a variety of methods; five at large “super-seat” members directed elected by all of Hong Kong’s eligible voters who do not participate in a functional constituency; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or LegCo (70 seats; 35 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; 30 members indirectly elected by the approximately 220,000 members of various functional constituencies based on a variety of methods; 5 at large \"super-seat\" members directly elected by all of Hong Kong’s eligible voters who do not participate in a functional constituency; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 September 2016; (next general election to be in September 2020)" + "text": "last held on 4 September 2016; (scheduled for September 2020, but delayed until 2021); note - byelection held on 11 March and 25 November 2018 to fill 5 seats left vacant after 5 legislators were removed from office" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 36.0%; pro-Beijing 40.2%, localist 19.0%, other 4.8%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 40 (DAB 12, BPA 7, FTU 5, Liberal Party 4, NPP 3, other 9); pro-democracy 23 (Democratic Party 7, Civic Party 6, PP-LSD 2, Professional Commons 2, Labor 1, NWSC 1, PTU 1, other democrats 3), localists 6 (ALLin HK 2, CP-PPI-HKRO 1, Demosisto 1, Democracy Groundwork 1, other localist 1), non-aligned independent 1; note - 2 localists were barred from taking office" + "text": "percent of vote by block - pro-democracy 36%; pro-Beijing 40.2%, localist 19%, other 4.8%; seats by block/party - pro-Beijing 40 (DAB 12, BPA 7, FTU 5, Liberal Party 4, NPP 3, other 9); pro-democracy 23 (Democratic Party 7, Civic Party 6, PP-LSD 2, Professional Commons 2, Labor 1, NWSC 1, PTU 1, other democrats 3), localists 6 (ALLinHK 2, CP-PPI-HKRO 1, Demosisto 1, Democracy Groundwork 1, other localist 1), non-aligned independent 1; composition - men 59, women 11, percent of women 15.7%; note - 2 localists were barred from taking office in November 2016 and 4 pro-democracy legislators were removed in July 2017; two pan-democratic, two DAB, and one pro-establishment candidates won the byelections in 2018 to fill the seats vacated by the 5 legislators removed from office; one pro-democracy seat remains unfilled pending a court appeal; percent of vote by block as of March 2019 - pro-Beijing 62% pro-democracy 38%; seats by block/party as of March 2019 - pro-Beijing 43 (DAB 13, BPA 7, FTU 5, Liberal Party 4, NPP 3, other 11); pro-democracy 26 (Democratic Party 7, Civic Party 5, Professional Commons 2, Civic Passion 1, Labor 1 PTU 1, Council Front 6, independent 3); composition as of March 2019 - men 58, women 11; percent of women 15.7%  " } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Final Appeal (consists of the chief justice, 3 permanent judges and 20 non-permanent judges); note - a sitting bench consists of the chief justice and 3 permanent and 1 non-permanent judges" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Final Appeal (consists of the chief justice, 3 permanent judges, and 20 non-permanent judges); note - a sitting bench consists of the chief justice, 3 permanent judges, and 1 non-permanent judge" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "all judges appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive upon the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, an independent body consisting of the Secretary for Justice and other judges, judicial and legal professionals; permanent judges appointed until normal retirement at age 65, but can be extended; non-permanent judges appointed for renewable 3-year terms without age limit" + "text": "all judges appointed by the Hong Kong Chief Executive upon the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission, an independent body consisting of the Secretary for Justice, other judges, and judicial and legal professionals; permanent judges serve until normal retirement at age 65, but term can be extended; non-permanent judges appointed for renewable 3-year terms without age limit" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court (consists of the Court of Appeal and Court of First Instance); District Courts (includes Family and Land Courts); magistrates' courts; specialized tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "parties": { - "text": " ++ ALLinHK (alliance of 6 localist groups) ++ Business and Professional Alliance or BPA [Andrew LEUNG Kwan-yuen] ++ Civic Party [Alan LEONG Kah-kit] ++ Civic Passion or CP [CHENG Chung-tai] (part of Civic Passion-Proletariat Political Institute-Hong Kong Resurgence Order alliance or CP-PPI-HKRO that dissolved after the 2016 election) ++ Democracy Groundwork [LAU Siu-lai] ++ Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB [Starry LEE Wai-king] ++ Democratic Party [WU Chi-wai] ++ Demosisto [Nathan LAW] ++ Federation of Trade Unions or FTU [Stanley NG Chau-pei] ++ Labor Party [Suzanne WU Shui-shan] ++ League of Social Democrats or LSD [Avery NG Man-yuen] ++ Liberal Party [Felix CHUNG Kwok-pan] ++ Neighborhood and Workers Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yui-chung] ++ New People's Party or NPP [Regina IP Lau Su-yee] ++ People Power or PP [Erica YUEN Mi-ming] ++ Youngspiration [Sixtus \"Baggio\" LEUNG Chung-hang]" - }, - "others": { - "text": " ++ Professional Commons (think tank) [Charles Peter MOK] ++ Professional Teachers Union or PTU" - }, + "text": "parties: ALLinHK (alliance of 6 localist groups)Business and Professional Alliance or BPA [LO Wai-kwok]Civic Party [Alvin YEUNG]Civic Passion or CP [CHENG Chung-tai] (part of Civic Passion-Proletariat Political Institute-Hong Kong Resurgence Order alliance or CP-PPI-HKRO that dissolved after the 2016 election)Democracy Groundwork [LAU Siu-lai]Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong or DAB [Starry LEE Wai-king]Democratic Party [WU Chi-wai]Demosisto [Ivan LAM] (announced cessation of all operations, 30 June 2020)Federation of Trade Unions or FTU [Stanley NG Chau-pei]Labor Party [Steven KWOK Wing-kin]League of Social Democrats or LSD [Avery NG Man-yuen]Liberal Party [Felix CHUNG Kwok-pan]Neighborhood and Workers Service Center or NWSC [LEUNG Yui-chung]New People's Party or NPP [Regina IP Lau Su-yee]People Power or PP [Raymond CHAN]Youngspiration [Sixtus \"Baggio\" LEUNG Chung-hang]other: Professional Commons [Charles Peter MOK] (think tank)Professional Teachers Union or PTU", "note": { - "text": "political blocks include: pro-democracy - Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, NWSC, PP, Professional Commons, PTU; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, NPP, BPA; localist - ALLinHK, CP, Democracy Groundwork, Demosisto; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" + "text": "note: political blocks include: pro-democracy - Civic Party, Democratic Party, Labor Party, LSD, NWSC, PP, Professional Commons, PTU; pro-Beijing - DAB, FTU, Liberal Party, NPP, BPA; localist - ALLinHK, CP, Democracy Groundwork, Demosisto; there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Chinese General Chamber of Commerce (pro-China) ++ Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong ++ Civic Act-up [Cyd HO Sau-lan, Legislative Council of Hong Kong member] (pro-democracy) ++ Federation of Hong Kong Industries ++ Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic Democratic Movement in China [Albert HO, chairman] ++ Hong Kong and Kowloon Trade Union Council (pro-Taiwan) ++ Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce ++ Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union [FUNG Wai-wah, president]" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, BIS, FATF, ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITUC (NGOs), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China); Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) carries out normal liaison and communication with the US Government and other US entities", - "commissioner": { - "text": "Clement C.M. LEUNG" - }, - "office": { - "text": "1520 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] 202 331-8947" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] 202 331-8958" + "chief of mission": { + "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China); Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) carries out normal liaison activities and communication with the US Government and other US entities; Eddie MAK, JP (since 3 July 2018) is the Hong Kong Commissioner to the US Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; address: 1520 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036; telephone: [1] 202 331-8947; FAX: [1] 202 331-8958" }, "HKETO offices": { "text": "New York, San Francisco" @@ -389,19 +415,22 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Consul General Kurt W. TONG (since 27 August 2016); note - also accredited to Macau" - }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "26 Garden Road, Hong Kong" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 8000, Box 1, DPO AP 96521-0006" + "text": "Consul General Hanscom SMITH (since July 2019); note - also accredited to Macau" }, "telephone": { "text": "[852] 2523-9011" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "U. S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau26 Garden RoadCentral Hong Kong" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Unit 8000, Box 1, DPO AP 96521-0006" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[852] 2845-1598" + }, + "consulate(s) general": { + "text": "26 Garden Road, Hong Kong" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -412,323 +441,312 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)" + "text": "note: as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of re-exports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. ++ ++ Hong Kong's open economy left it exposed to the global economic slowdown that began in 2008. Although increasing integration with China through trade, tourism, and financial links helped it to make an initial recovery more quickly than many observers anticipated, its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment leaves it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. ++ ++ The Hong Kong Government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the site for Chinese renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts; RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong; and RMB trade settlement is allowed. The territory far exceeded the RMB conversion quota set by Beijing for trade settlements in 2010 due to the growth of earnings from exports to the mainland. RMB deposits grew to roughly 9.4% of total system deposits in Hong Kong by the end of 2015. The government is pursuing efforts to introduce additional use of RMB in Hong Kong financial markets and is seeking to expand the RMB quota. ++ ++ The mainland has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory has surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. Mainland visitors to Hong Kong declined 3% in 2015 to approximately 45.7 million, reflecting an overall drop of 2.5% in total visitors to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2015, mainland Chinese companies constituted about 51% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 62.1% of the Exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement, adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, effective from March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision, and will improve access to the mainland's service sector for Hong Kong-based companies. ++ ++ Credit expansion and a tight housing supply have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly; consumer prices increased 4.4% in 2014, but slowed to 2.9% in 2015. Lower- and middle-income segments of the population are increasingly unable to afford adequate housing. ++ ++ Hong Kong’s economic integration with the mainland continues to be most evident in the banking and finance sector. Initiatives like the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, the Mutual Recognition of Funds, and The Hong Kong Shanghai Gold Connect are all important steps towards opening up the Mainland’s capital markets and has reinforced Hong Kong’s leading role as China’s offshore RMB market. Additional connect schemes from bonds to commodities and other investment products are also under exploration by Hong Kong authorities." + "text": "Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP. Hong Kong has no tariffs on imported goods, and it levies excise duties on only four commodities, whether imported or produced locally: hard alcohol, tobacco, oil, and methyl alcohol. There are no quotas or dumping laws. Hong Kong continues to link its currency closely to the US dollar, maintaining an arrangement established in 1983. Excess liquidity, low interest rates and a tight housing supply have caused Hong Kong property prices to rise rapidly. The lower and middle-income segments of the population increasingly find housing unaffordable. Hong Kong's open economy has left it exposed to the global economic situation. Its continued reliance on foreign trade and investment makes it vulnerable to renewed global financial market volatility or a slowdown in the global economy. Mainland China has long been Hong Kong's largest trading partner, accounting for about half of Hong Kong's total trade by value. Hong Kong's natural resources are limited, and food and raw materials must be imported. As a result of China's easing of travel restrictions, the number of mainland tourists to the territory surged from 4.5 million in 2001 to 47.3 million in 2014, outnumbering visitors from all other countries combined. After peaking in 2014, overall tourist arrivals dropped 2.5% in 2015 and 4.5% in 2016. The tourism sector rebounded in 2017, with visitor arrivals rising 3.2% to 58.47 million. Travelers from Mainland China totaled 44.45 million, accounting for 76% of the total. The Hong Kong Government is promoting the Special Administrative Region (SAR) as the preferred business hub for renminbi (RMB) internationalization. Hong Kong residents are allowed to establish RMB-denominated savings accounts, RMB-denominated corporate and Chinese government bonds have been issued in Hong Kong, RMB trade settlement is allowed, and investment schemes such as the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) Program was first launched in Hong Kong. Offshore RMB activities experienced a setback, however, after the People’s Bank of China changed the way it set the central parity rate in August 2015. RMB deposits in Hong Kong fell from 1.0 trillion RMB at the end of 2014 to 559 billion RMB at the end of 2017, while RMB trade settlement handled by banks in Hong Kong also shrank from 6.8 trillion RMB in 2015 to 3.9 trillion RMB in 2017. Hong Kong has also established itself as the premier stock market for Chinese firms seeking to list abroad. In 2015, mainland Chinese companies constituted about 50% of the firms listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and accounted for about 66% of the exchange's market capitalization. During the past decade, as Hong Kong's manufacturing industry moved to the mainland, its service industry has grown rapidly. In 2014, Hong Kong and China signed a new agreement on achieving basic liberalization of trade in services in Guangdong Province under the Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), adopted in 2003 to forge closer ties between Hong Kong and the mainland. The new measures, which took effect in March 2015, cover a negative list and a most-favored treatment provision. On the basis of the Guangdong Agreement, the Agreement on Trade in Services signed in November 2015 further enhanced liberalization, including extending the implementation of the majority of Guangdong pilot liberalization measures to the whole Mainland, reducing the restrictive measures in the negative list, and adding measures in the positive lists for cross-border services as well as cultural and telecommunications services. In June 2017, the Investment Agreement and the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation (Ecotech Agreement) were signed under the framework of CEPA. Hong Kong’s economic integration with the mainland continues to be most evident in the banking and finance sector. Initiatives like the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock Connect, the Hong Kong- Shenzhen Stock Connect the Mutual Recognition of Funds, and the Bond Connect scheme are all important steps towards opening up the Mainland’s capital markets and have reinforced Hong Kong’s role as China’s leading offshore RMB market. Additional connect schemes such as ETF Connect (for exchange-traded fund products) are also under exploration by Hong Kong authorities. In 2017, Chief Executive Carrie LAM announced plans to increase government spending on research and development, education, and technological innovation with the aim of spurring continued economic growth through greater sector diversification." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$427.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $421.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $411.3 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$480.5 billion (2018) / $455.9 billion (2017 est.) / $439.2 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$316.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$341.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$58,100 (2016 est.) ++ $57,600 (2015 est.) ++ $56,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$64,500 (2018) / $61,500 (2017 est.) / $59,500 (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 25.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.5%" + "text": "67% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.9%" + "text": "9.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "192.6%" + "text": "188% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-189.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-187.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "7.2%" + "text": "7.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "92.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "92.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "fresh vegetables and fruit; poultry, pork; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "textiles, clothing, tourism, banking, shipping, electronics, plastics, toys, watches, clocks" + "text": "trading and logistics, financial services, professional services, tourism, cultural and creative, clothing and textiles, shipping, electronics, toys, clocks and watches" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.911 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.965 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { + "agriculture": { + "text": "3.8% (2013 est.)" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + }, + "services": { + "text": "54.5% (2016 est.)" + }, + "industry and services": { + "text": "12.5% (2013 est.)" + }, + "agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": { + "text": "10.1% (2013)" + }, "manufacturing": { - "text": "3.8%" - }, - "construction": { - "text": "2.8%" - }, - "wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels": { - "text": "53.3%" - }, - "financing, insurance, and real estate": { - "text": "12.5%" - }, - "transport and communications": { - "text": "10.1%" - }, - "community and social services": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "17.1% (2013 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "above data exclude public sector (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: above data exclude public sector" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "19.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "19.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "1.8% NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "38.1% NA (2016)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "53.7 (2011) ++ 53.3 (2007)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$59.09 billion" + "text": "79.34 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$59.07 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.64 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "38.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 37% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 0.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.5% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$270.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $254.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.576 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.42 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$601 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $655.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.185 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.233 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.101 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$8.895 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.631 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.75 billion (2017 est.) / $12.71 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$487.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $505.7 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material" + "text": "$530.6 billion (2018 est.) / $537.8 billion (2017 est.) / $460 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 53.7%, US 9.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 55%, US 8.6% (2018 est.)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, watches and clocks, toys, \"jewelry, goldsmiths' and silversmiths' wares, and other articles of precious or semi-precious materials\"; Hong Kong plays an important role as entrepot to the Chinese mainland; in 2017, 58% of Hong Kong’s re-exports originated in mainland China, and 54% were destined for the Chinese mainland" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$509.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $528.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$602.4 billion (2018 est.) / $561.8 billion (2017 est.) / $518.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is reexported)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 49%, Japan 6.4%, Singapore 6.1%, US 5.2%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "China 46.3%, Singapore 6.4%, South Korea 5.9%, Japan 5.5%, US 4.9% (2018 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$342.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $358.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$431.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $386.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$446 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $491.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.891 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.744 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.766 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.657 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$633.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.349 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per US dollar - ++ 7.779 (2016 est.) ++ 7.752 (2015 est.) ++ 7.752 (2014 est.) ++ 7.754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.756 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Hong Kong dollars (HKD) per US dollar - / 7.82 (2017 est.) / 7.76 (2016 est.) / 7.762 (2015 est.) / 7.752 (2014 est.) / 7.754 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "38 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "35.97 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "42 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.84 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.205 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.62 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "13 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.63 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "353,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "403,100 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,570 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "359,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "402,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.613 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.613 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "90 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "102.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,327,286" + "text": "3,942,605" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "61 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54.51 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "16.736 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "20,868,827" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "234 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "288.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern facilities provide excellent domestic and international services" + "text": "excellent domestic and international services; some of the highest peak average broadband speeds in the world; HK aims to be among the earliest adopters of 5G mobile technology; almost all households have access to high-speed broadband connectivity; HK broadband penetration rate is among the highest in the world; in the next five years the government has organized the development of 'smart cities' in six areas - \"smart mobility\", \"smart living\", \"smart environment\", \"smart people\", \"smart government\", and \"smart economy\"  by 2024 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network" + "text": "microwave radio relay links and extensive fiber-optic network; fixed-line is 55 per 100 and mobile-cellular is 289 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 852; multiple international submarine cables provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Western Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China (2015)" + "text": "country code - 852; landing points for the APG, ASE, EAC-C2C, HK-G, Bay-to-Bay Express Cable System, H2 Cable, HKA, SJC, SJC2, PLCN, SeaMeWe-3, TGN-IA, APCN-2, AAG, FLAG and FEA submarine cables that provide connections to Asia, US, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 commercial terrestrial TV networks each with multiple stations; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; 3 radio networks, one of which is government funded, operate about 15 radio stations (2012)" + "text": "4 commercial terrestrial TV networks each with multiple stations; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; 3 licensed broadcasters of terrestrial radio, one of which is government funded, operate about 12 radio stations; note - 4 digital radio broadcasters operated in Hong Kong from 2010 to 2017, but all digital radio services were terminated in September 2017 due to weak market demand (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".hk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.066 million" + "text": "6,450,167" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "89.42% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,714,679" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "38 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7 (registered in China)" + "text": "12 (registered in China) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "253 (registered in China)" + "text": "275 (registered in China)" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "41,867,157" + "text": "47,101,822 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11.294 billion mt-km (2015)" + "text": "12,676,720,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -739,13 +757,13 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -753,35 +771,32 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,100 km" + "text": "2,107 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,100 km (2015)" + "text": "2,107 km (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,644" + "text": "2,701" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 785, cargo 198, carrier 10, chemical tanker 149, container 288, liquefied gas 31, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 156, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 7" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "976 (Bangladesh 1, Belgium 26, Bermuda 20, Canada 77, China 500, Cyprus 3, Denmark 42, France 4, Germany 10, Greece 27, Indonesia 10, Iran 3, Japan 79, Libya 1, Norway 48, Russia 1, Singapore 13, South Korea 3, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 25, UAE 1, UK 33, US 44)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "341 (Bahamas 3, Bermuda 4, Cambodia 10, China 18, Curacao 1, Cyprus 2, Georgia 3, India 2, Kiribati 2, Liberia 48, Malaysia 8, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 3, NZ 1, Panama 144, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Seychelles 1, Sierra Leone 7, Singapore 46, Thail (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1,164, container ship 540, general cargo 201, oil tanker 377, other 419 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Hong Kong" + }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Hong Kong (20,770,000) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Army, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Southern Command (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Hong Kong Police Force; Hong Kong garrison of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) includes elements of the PLA Army, PLA Navy, and PLA Air Force; these forces are under the direct leadership of the Central Military Commission in Beijing and under administrative control of the adjacent Southern Theater Command (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of China" @@ -791,11 +806,6 @@ "Disputes - international": { "text": "Hong Kong plans to reduce its 2,800-hectare Frontier Closed Area (FCA) to 400 hectares by 2015; the FCA was established in 1951 as a buffer zone between Hong Kong and mainland China to prevent illegal migration from and the smuggling of goods" }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "stateless persons": { - "text": "1 (2015)" - } - }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "despite strenuous law enforcement efforts, faces difficult challenges in controlling transit of heroin and methamphetamine to regional and world markets; modern banking system provides conduit for money laundering; rising indigenous use of synthetic drugs, especially among young people" } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json index 10b9d81a..fa336716 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/id.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted \"Guided Democracy.\" After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1988, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his \"New Order\" government. After rioting toppled SUHARTO in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement." + "text": "The archipelago gradually adopted Islam between the 13th and 16th centuries. The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence shortly before Japan's surrender, but it required four years of sometimes brutal fighting, intermittent negotiations, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to transfer sovereignty in 1949. A period of sometimes unruly parliamentary democracy ended in 1957 when President SOEKARNO declared martial law and instituted \"Guided Democracy.\" After an abortive coup in 1965 by alleged communist sympathizers, SOEKARNO was gradually eased from power. From 1967 until 1998, President SUHARTO ruled Indonesia with his \"New Order\" government. After street protests toppled SUHARTO in 1998, free and fair legislative elections took place in 1999. Indonesia is now the world's third most populous democracy, the world's largest archipelagic state, and the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, improving education, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing economic and financial reforms, stemming corruption, reforming the criminal justice system, addressing climate change, and controlling infectious diseases, particularly those of global and regional importance. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in Aceh in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face low intensity armed resistance in Papua by the separatist Free Papua Movement." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,19 +33,21 @@ "text": "2,958 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Timor-Leste 253 km, Malaysia 1,881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km" + "text": "Malaysia 1881 km, Papua New Guinea 824 km, Timor-Leste 253 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "54,716 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -58,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "367 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Puncak Jaya 4,884 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Puncak Jaya 4,884 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "31.2% ++ arable land 13%; permanent crops 12.1%; permanent pasture 6.1%" + "text": "31.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "13% (2011 est.) / 12.1% (2011 est.) / 6.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "51.7%" + "text": "51.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "17.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "67,220 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (elev. 2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora" - } + "text": "occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires\nvolcanism: Indonesia contains the most volcanoes of any country in the world - some 76 are historically active; significant volcanic activity occurs on Java, Sumatra, the Sunda Islands, Halmahera Island, Sulawesi Island, Sangihe Island, and in the Banda Sea; Merapi (2,968 m), Indonesia's most active volcano and in eruption since 2010, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Agung, Awu, Karangetang, Krakatau (Krakatoa), Makian, Raung, and Tambora; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage; air pollution in urban areas; smoke and haze from forest fires" + "text": "large-scale deforestation (much of it illegal) and related wildfires cause heavy smog; over-exploitation of marine resources; environmental problems associated with rapid urbanization and economic development, including air pollution, traffic congestion, garbage management, and reliable water and waste water services; water pollution from industrial wastes, sewage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,12 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean; despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: according to Indonesia's National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping, the total number of islands in the archipelago is 13,466, of which 922 are permanently inhabited (Indonesia is the world's largest country comprised solely of islands); the country straddles the equator and occupies a strategic location astride or along major sea lanes from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean note 2: Indonesia is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: despite having the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is the most heavily forested region on earth after the Amazon" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "258,316,051 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "267,026,366 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,76 +128,79 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay), English, Dutch, local dialects (of which the most widely spoken is Javanese)", "note": { - "text": "more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia" + "text": "note: more than 700 languages are used in Indonesia" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 87.2%, Christian 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 87.2%, Protestant 7%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Hindu 1.7%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist and Confucian), unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.42% (male 33,435,020/female 32,224,706)" + "text": "23.87% (male 32,473,246/female 31,264,034)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.03% (male 22,397,086/female 21,604,985)" + "text": "16.76% (male 22,786,920/female 21,960,130)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.35% (male 55,857,415/female 53,543,682)" + "text": "42.56% (male 58,249,570/female 55,409,579)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.4% (male 9,918,897/female 11,790,016)" + "text": "8.99% (male 11,033,838/female 12,968,005)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.79% (male 7,630,251/female 9,913,993) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.82% (male 9,099,773/female 11,781,271) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "49%" + "text": "47.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.2%" + "text": "38.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "9.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.9 years" + "text": "31.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.3 years" + "text": "30.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.89% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.79% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "major concentration on the island of Java, which is considered one of the most densely populated places on earth; of the outer islands (those surrounding Java and Bali), Sumatra contains some of the most significant clusters, particularly in the south near the Selat Sunda, and along the northeastern coast near Medan; the cities of Makasar (Sulawesi), Banjarmasin (Kalimantan) are also heavily populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "56.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.27% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "JAKARTA (capital) 10.323 million; Surabaya 2.853 million; Bandung 2.544 million; Medan 2.204 million; Semarang 1.63 million; Makassar 1.489 million (2015)" + "text": "10.770 million JAKARTA (capital), 3.394 million Bekasi, 2.944 million Surabaya, 2.580 million Bandung, 2.339 million Tangerang, 2.338 million Medan (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,154 +213,149 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.8", + "text": "22.8 years (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "126 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "177 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "23.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "27.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "24 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "19.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.1 years" + "text": "71.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.13 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "61.9% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "55.5% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.2% of population ++ rural: 79.5% of population ++ total: 87.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.8% of population ++ rural: 20.5% of population ++ total: 12.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "16.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 72.3% of population ++ rural: 47.5% of population ++ total: 60.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 27.7% of population ++ rural: 52.5% of population ++ total: 39.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "23.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "14.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "692,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "640,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "35,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "38,000 (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.7% (2014)" + "text": "6.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "19.9% (2013)" + "text": "17.7% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.9%" + "text": "95.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "97.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "94% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "4,026,285" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2009 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "31.3%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "16.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "16.5% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -386,23 +394,28 @@ "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "note": { - "text": "Indonesia has three time zones" + "text": "note: Indonesia has three time zonesetymology: \"Jakarta\" derives from the Sanscrit \"Jayakarta\" meaning \"victorious city\" and refers to a successful defeat and expulsion of the Portuguese in 1527; previously the port had been named \"Sunda Kelapa\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "31 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta Raya***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta**", + "text": "31 provinces (provinsi-provinsi, singular - provinsi), 1 autonomous province*, 1 special region** (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - daerah istimewa), and 1 national capital district*** (daerah khusus ibukota); Aceh*, Bali, Banten, Bengkulu, Gorontalo, Jakarta***, Jambi, Jawa Barat (West Java), Jawa Tengah (Central Java), Jawa Timur (East Java), Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan), Kalimantan Selatan (South Kalimantan), Kalimantan Tengah (Central Kalimantan), Kalimantan Timur (East Kalimantan), Kalimantan Utara (North Kalimantan), Kepulauan Bangka Belitung (Bangka Belitung Islands), Kepulauan Riau (Riau Islands), Lampung, Maluku, Maluku Utara (North Maluku), Nusa Tenggara Barat (West Nusa Tenggara), Nusa Tenggara Timur (East Nusa Tenggara), Papua, Papua Barat (West Papua), Riau, Sulawesi Barat (West Sulawesi), Sulawesi Selatan (South Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi), Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi), Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi), Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Yogyakarta**", "note": { - "text": "following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services" + "text": "note: following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and municipalities have become the key administrative units responsible for providing most government services" } }, "Independence": { - "text": "17 August 1945 (declared)" + "text": "17 August 1945 (declared independence from the Netherlands)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 17 August (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted July to August 1945, effective 17 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions, 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959; amended several times, last in 2002; note - an amendment on \"national character building and national consciousness awareness\" was pending parliamentary review in early 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "drafted July to August 1945, effective 18 August 1945, abrogated by 1949 and 1950 constitutions; 1945 constitution restored 5 July 1959" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the People’s Consultative Assembly, with at least two thirds of its members present; passage requires simple majority vote by the Assembly membership; constitutional articles on the unitary form of the state cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2002" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Roman-Dutch model and influenced by customary law" @@ -429,37 +442,34 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014, reelected 17 April 2019, inauguration 19 October 2019); Vice President Ma'ruf AMIN (since 20 October 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government (2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Jusuf KALLA (since 20 October 2014)" + "text": "President Joko WIDODO (since 20 October 2014); Vice President Ma'ruf AMIN (since 20 October 2019) (2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 9 July 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 April 2019 (next election 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joko WiDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WIDODO (PDI-P) 53.2%, PRABOWO Subianto (GERINDRA) 46.8%" + "text": "Joko WIDODO elected president; percent of vote - Joko WIDODO (PDI-P) 55.5%, PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo (GERINDRA) 44.5%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral People's Consultative Assembly or Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat consists of the Regional Representative Council or Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (132 seats; non-partisan members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (560 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "29 other parties received less than the 2.5% vote threshold and failed to win so did not obtain any seats; because of election rules, the number of seats won does not always follow the percentage of votes received by parties" + "text": "bicameral People's Consultative Assembly or Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat consists of:Regional Representative Council or Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (136 seats; non-partisan members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - 4 each from the country's 34 electoral districts - by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the Regional Representative Council has no legislative authority House of Representatives or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat (575 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote to serve 5-year terms) (2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 April 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "Regional Representative Council - last held 17 April 2019 (next to be held 2024) House of Representatives - last held on 17 April 2019 (next to be held 2024) (2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDI-P 19%, Golkar 15%, Gerindra 12%, PD 10%, PKB 9%, PAN 8%, PKS 7%, NasDem 7%, PPP 7%, Hanura 5%; seats by party - PDI-P 109, Golkar 91, Gerindra 73, PD 61, PAN 49, PKB 47, PKS 40, NasDem 35, PPP 39, Hanura 16" + "text": "Regional Representative Council - all seats elected on a non-partisan basis; compostion - NA House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PDI-P 19.3%, Gerindra 12.6%, Golkar 12.3%,  PKB 9.7%, Nasdem 9.1%, PKS 8.2%, PD 7.8%, PAN 6.8%, PPP 4.5%, other 9.6%; seats by party - PDI-P 128, Golkar 85, Gerindra 78, Nasdem 59, PKB 58, PD 54, PKS 50, PAN 44, PPP 19; composition - men 475, women 100, percent of women 17.9%; total People's Consultative Assembly percent of women NA (2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Mahkamah Agung (51 judges divided into 8 chambers); Constitutional Court or Mahkamah Konstitusi (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -470,17 +480,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democrat Party or PD [Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO] ++ Functional Groups Party or GOLKAR [Aburizal BAKRIE] ++ Great Indonesia Movement Party or GERINDRA [PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo] ++ Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle or PDI-P [MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri] ++ National Awakening Party or PKB [Muhaiman ISKANDAR] ++ National Mandate Party or PAN [Hatta RAJASA] ++ People's Conscience Party or HANURA [WIRANTO] ++ Prosperous Justice Party or PKS [Anis MATTA] ++ United Development Party or PPP [NA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Commission for the \"Disappeared\" and Victims of Violence or KontraS ++ Indonesia Corruption Watch or ICW ++ Indonesian Forum for the Environment or WALHI" + "text": "Democrat Party or PD [Susilo Bambang YUDHOYONO]Functional Groups Party or GOLKAR [Airlangga HARTARTO]Great Indonesia Movement Party or GERINDRA [PRABOWO Subianto Djojohadikusumo]Indonesia Democratic Party-Struggle or PDI-P [MEGAWATI Sukarnoputri]National Awakening Party or PKB [Muhaiman ISKANDAR]National Democratic Party or NasDem [Surya PALOH]National Mandate Party or PAN [Zulkifli HASAN]Party of the Functional Groups or Golkar [Airlangga HARTARTO]People's Conscience Party or HANURA [Oesman Sapta ODANG]Prosperous Justice Party or PKS [Muhammad Sohibul IMAN]United Development Party or PPP [Muhammad ROMAHURMUZIY] (2019)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-11, G-15, G-20, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IORA, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, MSG (associate member), NAM, OECD (enhanced engagement), OIC, OPCW, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Budi BOWOLEKSONO (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Muhammad LUTFI (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2020 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -497,7 +504,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert O. BLAKE, Jr. (since 30 January 2014)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Heather VARIAVA (14 February 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[62] (21) 3435-9000 (2020)" }, "embassy": { "text": "Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan 3-5, Jakarta 10110" @@ -505,26 +515,20 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 8129, Box 1, FPO AP 96520" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[62] (21) 3435-9000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[62] (21) 386-2259" + "text": "[62] (21) 2395-1697 (2018)" }, - "consulate general": { + "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Surabaya" }, - "consulate": { + "consulate(s)": { "text": "Medan" - }, - "consular agency": { - "text": "Bali" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors derive from the banner of the Majapahit Empire of the 13th-15th centuries; red symbolizes courage, white represents purity", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -538,64 +542,64 @@ "text": "Wage Rudolf SOEPRATMAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1945" + "text": "note: adopted 1945" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has seen a slowdown in growth since 2012, mostly due to the end of the commodities export boom. During the global financial crisis, Indonesia outperformed its regional neighbors and joined China and India as the only G20 members posting growth. Indonesia’s annual budget deficit is capped at 3% of GDP, and the Government of Indonesia lowered its debt-to-GDP ratio from a peak of 100% shortly after the Asian financial crisis in 1999 to less than 25% today. Fitch and Moody's upgraded Indonesia's credit rating to investment grade in December 2011. ++ ++ Indonesia still struggles with poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among its regions. President Joko WIDODO - elected in July 2014 – seeks to develop Indonesia’s maritime resources and pursue other infrastructure development, including significantly increasing its electrical power generation capacity. Fuel subsidies were significantly reduced in early 2015, a move which has helped the government redirect its spending to development priorities. Indonesia, with the nine other ASEAN members, will continue to move towards participation in the ASEAN Economic Community, though full implementation of economic integration has not yet materialized." + "text": "Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has seen a slowdown in growth since 2012, mostly due to the end of the commodities export boom. During the global financial crisis, Indonesia outperformed its regional neighbors and joined China and India as the only G20 members posting growth. Indonesia’s annual budget deficit is capped at 3% of GDP, and the Government of Indonesia lowered its debt-to-GDP ratio from a peak of 100% shortly after the Asian financial crisis in 1999 to 34% today. In May 2017 Standard & Poor’s became the last major ratings agency to upgrade Indonesia’s sovereign credit rating to investment grade. Poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, a complex regulatory environment, and unequal resource distribution among its regions are still part of Indonesia’s economic landscape. President Joko WIDODO - elected in July 2014 – seeks to develop Indonesia’s maritime resources and pursue other infrastructure development, including significantly increasing its electrical power generation capacity. Fuel subsidies were significantly reduced in early 2015, a move which has helped the government redirect its spending to development priorities. Indonesia, with the nine other ASEAN members, will continue to move towards participation in the ASEAN Economic Community, though full implementation of economic integration has not yet materialized." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.028 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.885 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $2.753 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.25 trillion (2017 est.) / $3.093 trillion (2016 est.) / $2.945 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$941 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.015 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2017 est.) / 5% (2016 est.) / 4.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,700 (2016 est.) ++ $11,300 (2015 est.) ++ $10,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,400 (2017 est.) / $12,000 (2016 est.) / $11,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "32.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 32.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 31.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32% of GDP (2016 est.) / 32% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.5%" + "text": "57.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "9.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33%" + "text": "32.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-17.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-19.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "13.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "40.3%" + "text": "41% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "46% (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -605,27 +609,27 @@ "text": "petroleum and natural gas, textiles, automotive, electrical appliances, apparel, footwear, mining, cement, medical instruments and appliances, handicrafts, chemical fertilizers, plywood, rubber, processed food, jewelry, and tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "123.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "125 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "38.9%" + "text": "32%" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "21%" }, "services": { - "text": "47.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "47% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.3% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.) / 5.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "11.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -635,220 +639,212 @@ "text": "28.2% (2010)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.8 (2009) ++ 39.4 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$128.7 billion" + "text": "131.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$151.4 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "159.6 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "13% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "29.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 6.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.37% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.46% (31 December 2009)", - "note": { - "text": "this figure represents the 3-month SBI rate; the Bank of Indonesia has not employed the one-month SBI since September 2010" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.66% (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "these figures represent the average annualized rate on working capital loans" - } - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$86.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $76.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$348.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $305.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$403.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $354.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$353.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $422.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $346.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$21.28 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$17.65 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$17.33 billion (2017 est.) / -$16.95 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$136.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $148.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$168.9 billion (2017 est.) / $144.4 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 13.6%, US 10.6%, Japan 10.5%, India 8.4%, Singapore 7.6%, Malaysia 5.1%, South Korea 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, animal or vegetable fats (includes palm oil), electrical machinery, rubber, machinery and mechanical appliance parts" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 12%, US 10.8%, China 10%, Singapore 8.4%, India 7.8%, South Korea 5.1%, Malaysia 5.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$121.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $135.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$150.1 billion (2017 est.) / $129.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, boilers, machinery, and mechanical parts, electric machinery, iron and steel, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.6%, Singapore 12.6%, Japan 9.3%, Malaysia 6%, South Korea 5.9%, Thailand 5.7%, US 5.3% (2015)" + "text": "China 23.2%, Singapore 10.9%, Japan 10%, Thailand 6%, Malaysia 5.6%, South Korea 5.3%, US 5.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$106.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $105.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$130.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$344.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $316 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$292.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $271.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$42.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.32 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$344.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - ++ 13,483 (2016 est.) ++ 13,389.4 (2015 est.) ++ 13,389.4 (2014 est.) ++ 11,865.2 (2013 est.) ++ 9,386.63 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Indonesian rupiah (IDR) per US dollar - / 13,385 (2017 est.) / 13,308.3 (2016 est.) / 13,308.3 (2015 est.) / 13,389.4 (2014 est.) / 11,865.2 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "14 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "97.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "94.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "216 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "235.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "195 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "213.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "9 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "693 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "55 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.43 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "83.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "5.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "785,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "772,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "310,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "302,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "463,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "498,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.693 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3.31 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "926,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "950,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.688 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.601 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "81,950 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "79,930 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "691,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "591,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "73.45 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.09 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "41.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.32 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "31.78 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.78 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.8 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.875 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.866 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "442 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "540.7 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "22.386 million" + "text": "9,272,754" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "338.426 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "337,766,682" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "132 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "127.49 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "domestic service includes an interisland microwave system, an HF radio police net, and a domestic satellite communications system; international service good" + "text": "international service good; Indonesia has very low fixed line and fixed broadband penetration, high mobile penetration and moderate mobile broadband penetration; 4G mobile services are relatively advanced, 7 operators compete for revenue in the Indonesian market; Chinese company Huawei working on the development of 5G technology in the country; mobile broadband market still in early stages of development; data center market has experienced significant growth; Kacific-1 satellite launched in 2019 to significantly improve telecommunications (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly" + "text": "fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 per 100 persons; coverage provided by existing network has been expanded by use of over 200,000 telephone kiosks many located in remote areas; mobile-cellular subscribership growing rapidly (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 62; landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 62; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3 & 5, DAMAI, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, IGG, JIBA, Link 1, 3, 4,  & 5, PGASCOM, B3J2, Tanjung Pandam-Sungai Kakap Cable System, JAKABARE, JAYABAYA, INDIGO-West, Matrix Cable System, ASC, SJJK, Jaka2LaDeMa, S-U-B Cable System, JBCS, MKCS, BALOK, Palapa Ring East, West and Middle, SMPCS Packet-1 and 2, LTCS, TSCS, SEA-US and Kamal Domestic Submarine Cable System, 35 submarine cable networks that provide links throughout Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 2 public broadcasters, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operat (2008)" + "text": "mixture of about a dozen national TV networks - 1 public broadcaster, the remainder private broadcasters - each with multiple transmitters; more than 100 local TV stations; widespread use of satellite and cable TV systems; public radio broadcaster operates 6 national networks, as well as regional and local stations; overall, more than 700 radio stations with more than 650 privately operated (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".id" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "56.257 million" + "text": "104,563,108" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "22% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "39.79% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "8,874,116" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "29" + "text": "25 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "550" + "text": "611" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "88,685,767" + "text": "115,154,100 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "747,473,207 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,131,910,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -859,33 +855,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "186" + "text": "186 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "51" + "text": "51 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "72" + "text": "72 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "37 (2013)" + "text": "37 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "487" + "text": "487 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "460 (2013)" @@ -895,25 +891,25 @@ "text": "76 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 1,064 km; condensate/gas 150 km; gas 11,702 km; liquid petroleum gas 119 km; oil 7,767 km; oil/gas/water 77 km; refined products 728 km; unknown 53 km; water 44 km (2013)" + "text": "1064 km condensate, 150 km condensate/gas, 11702 km gas, 119 km liquid petroleum gas, 7767 km oil, 77 km oil/gas/water, 728 km refined products, 53 km unknown, 44 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "8,159 km" + "text": "8,159 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "8,159 km 1.067-m gauge (565 km electrified)" + "text": "8,159 km 1.067-m gauge (565 km electrified) (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "4,816 km operational (2014)" + "text": "note: 4,816 km operational" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "496,607 km" + "text": "496,607 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "283,102 km" + "text": "283,102 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "213,505 km (2011)" @@ -924,16 +920,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,340" + "text": "9,879" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 105, cargo 618, chemical tanker 69, container 120, liquefied gas 28, passenger 49, passenger/cargo 77, petroleum tanker 244, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 12, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 11" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "69 (China 1, France 1, Greece 1, Japan 8, Jordan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 3, Singapore 46, South Korea 2, Taiwan 1, UK 2, US 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "95 (Bahamas 2, Cambodia 2, China 2, Hong Kong 10, Liberia 4, Marshall Islands 1, Mongolia 2, Panama 10, Singapore 60, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 109, container ship 217, general cargo 2,198, oil tanker 622, other 6,733 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -941,7 +931,7 @@ "text": "Banjarmasin, Belawan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Tanjung Priok (5,617,562)" + "text": "Tanjung Perak (3,553,370), Tanjung Priok (6,090,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Bontang, Tangguh" @@ -949,33 +939,56 @@ "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Arun, Lampung, West Java" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks have increased yearly since 2009; in 2014, 100 commercial vessels were attacked and 90 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL); includes marines (Korps Marinir, KorMar), naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Kommando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service, with selective conscription authorized; 2-year service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers); Indonesian citizens only (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Indonesian National Armed Forces (Tentara Nasional Indonesia, TNI): Army (TNI-Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD)), Navy (TNI-Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL), includes marines (Korps Marinir, KorMar), naval air arm), Air Force (TNI-Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU)), National Air Defense Command (Komando Pertahanan Udara Nasional (Kohanudnas)), Armed Forces Special Operations Command (Koopssus), Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad)Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard (Kesatuan Penjagaan Laut dan Pantai, KPLP) is under the Ministry of Transportation (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  the Indonesian National Police includes a paramilitary Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB)" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.78% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.67% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.78% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.8% of GDP (2016) / 0.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Indonesian National Armed Forces have an estimated 395,000 active duty troops (300,000 Army; 65,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); the Police Mobile Brigade Corps (BRIMOB) has an estimated 14,000 personnel (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Indonesian military inventory is comprised of equipment from a wide variety of sources; since 2010, the top suppliers are China, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, the UK, and the US (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "200 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,025 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 1,240 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary military service, with selective conscription authorized; 2-year service obligation, with reserve obligation to age 45 (officers); Indonesian citizens only (2013)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "The International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; attacks declined for the third year in a row from 43 incidents in 2016 to 36 in 2018 due to aggressive maritime patrolling by regional authorities; in 2018, 29 commercial vessels were boarded and three crew members were taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia (2018)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (aka Jemaah Anshorut Daulah); Jemaah Islamiyah (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Indonesia has a stated foreign policy objective of establishing stable fixed land and maritime boundaries with all of its neighbors; three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries have been established between the countries; many refugees from Timor-Leste who left in 2003 still reside in Indonesia and refuse repatriation; all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and EEZ boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier Reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing and placed restrictions on certain catches; land and maritime negotiations with Malaysia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalizing their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; Indonesian secessionists, squatters, and illegal migrants create repatriation problems for Papua New Guinea; maritime delimitation talks continue with Palau; EEZ negotiations with Vietnam are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary" + "text": "Indonesia has a stated foreign policy objective of establishing stable fixed land and maritime boundaries with all of its neighbors; three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundaries have been established between the countries; all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and EEZ boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier Reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing and placed restrictions on certain catches; land and maritime negotiations with Malaysia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalizing their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; Indonesian secessionists, squatters, and illegal migrants create repatriation problems for Papua New Guinea; maritime delimitation talks continue with Palau; EEZ negotiations with Vietnam are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "6,098 (Afghanistan) (2018)" + }, "IDPs": { - "text": "6,100 (inter-communal, inter-faith, and separatist violence between 1998 and 2004 in Aceh and Papua; religious attacks and land conflicts in 2012 and 2013; most IDPs in Aceh, Maluku, East Nusa Tengarra) (2015) (2011)" + "text": "40,000 (inter-communal, inter-faith, and separatist violence between 1998 and 2004 in Aceh and Papua; religious attacks and land conflicts in 2007 and 2013; most IDPs in Aceh, Maluku, East Nusa Tengarra) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; producer of methamphetamine and ecstasy; President WIDODO's war on drugs has led to an increase in death sentences and executions, particularly of foreign drug traffickers (2015)" + "text": "illicit producer of cannabis largely for domestic use; producer of methamphetamine and ecstasy; President WIDODO's war on drugs has led to an increase in death sentences and executions, particularly of foreign drug traffickers" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json index 2b11773d..9cfaed43 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ja.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing." + "text": "In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. Prime Minister Shinzo ABE was reelected to office in December 2012, and has since embarked on ambitious economic and security reforms to improve Japan's economy and bolster the country's international standing. In November 2019, ABE became Japan's longest-serving post-war prime minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "13,430 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)" + "text": "note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -58,22 +58,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "438 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m ++ highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Hachiro-gata -4 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Fuji 3,776 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "negligible mineral resources, fish", - "note": { - "text": "with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil" - } + "text": "negligible mineral resources, fish, note, with virtually no natural energy resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "12.5% ++ arable land 11.7%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "12.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.7% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "68.5%" + "text": "68.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19% (2011 est.)" @@ -82,14 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "24,690 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons", - "volcanism": { - "text": "both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu" - } + "text": "many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors but occasional severe earthquakes) every year; tsunamis; typhoons\nvolcanism: both Unzen (1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere; following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards" + "text": "air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere; following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan originally planned to phase out nuclear power, but it has now implemented a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards; waste management is an ongoing issue; Japanese municipal facilities used to burn high volumes of trash, but air pollution issues forced the government to adopt an aggressive recycling policy" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -100,12 +103,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location in northeast Asia; composed of four main islands - from north Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu (the \"Home Islands\") - and 6,848 smaller islands and islets" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: strategic location in northeast Asia; composed of four main islands - from north: Hokkaido, Honshu (the largest and most populous), Shikoku, and Kyushu (the \"Home Islands\") - and 6,848 smaller islands and islets note 2: Japan annually records the most earthquakes in the world; it is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "126,702,133 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "125,507,472 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -116,84 +121,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%", + "text": "Japanese 98.1%, Chinese 0.5%, Korean 0.4%, other 1% (includes Filipino, Vietnamese, and Brazilian) (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)" + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality; up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil" } }, "Languages": { "text": "Japanese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Shintoism 79.2%, Buddhism 66.8%, Christianity 1.5%, other 7.1%", + "text": "Shintoism 70.4%, Buddhism 69.8%, Christianity 1.5%, other 6.9% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "total adherents exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: total adherents exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.97% (male 8,472,869/female 7,963,782)" + "text": "12.49% (male 8,047,183/female 7,623,767)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.67% (male 6,436,935/female 5,813,222)" + "text": "9.47% (male 6,254,352/female 5,635,377)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.68% (male 23,593,194/female 24,145,406)" + "text": "36.8% (male 22,867,385/female 23,317,140)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.4% (male 7,867,611/female 7,840,141)" + "text": "12.06% (male 7,564,067/female 7,570,732)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "27.28% (male 15,080,738/female 19,488,235) (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.18% (male 16,034,973/female 20,592,496) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.5%" + "text": "69" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.1%" + "text": "21" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.3%" + "text": "48" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "2.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.9 years" + "text": "48.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "45.6 years" + "text": "47.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "48.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "50 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.19% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "all primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one-third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "93.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "91.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.56% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.14% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TOKYO (capital) 38.001 million; Osaka-Kobe 20.238 million; Nagoya 9.406 million; Kitakyushu-Fukuoka 5.51 million; Shizuoka-Hamamatsu 3.369 million; Sapporo 2.571 million (2015)" + "text": "37.393 million TOKYO (capital), 19.165 million Osaka, 9.552 million Nagoya, 5.29 million Kitakyushu-Fukuoka, 2.922 million Shizuoka-Hamamatsu, 2.670 million Sapporo (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -212,91 +220,91 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.3 (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2015 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "1.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "85 years" + "text": "86 years" }, "male": { - "text": "81.7 years" + "text": "82.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "88.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "89.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.41 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "54.3%", + "text": "39.8% (2015)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 20-49 (2005)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 20-49" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.3 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "13.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "13.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est. est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "30,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<200 (2017 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: clusters of cases of respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) in Japan; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 10 November 2020, Japan has reported 107,086 confirmed cases of COVID19 with 1,812 deaths; the US Department of State has issued a Travel Advisory recommending increased caution in Japan due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended postponing nonessential international travel at this time and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/ ; on 25 May 2020, Japan ended its state of emergency" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2014)" + "text": "4.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "3.4% (2010)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -306,18 +314,18 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2013)" + "text": "15 years (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "3.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "4.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "5.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -336,7 +344,7 @@ "text": "Nihon/Nippon" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country \"Cipangu\"; both Nihon and Nippon mean \"where the sun originates\" and are frequently translated as \"Land of the rising sun\"" + "text": "the English word for Japan comes via the Chinese name for the country \"Cipangu\"; both Nihon and Nippon mean \"where the sun originates\" and are frequently translated as \"Land of the Rising Sun\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -351,19 +359,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: originally known as Edo, meaning \"estuary\" in Japanese, the name was changed to Tokyo, meaning \"eastern capital,\" in 1868" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi" }, "Independence": { - "text": "3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)" + "text": "3 May 1947 (current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution); notable earlier dates: 11 February 660 B.C. (mythological date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU); 29 November 1890 (Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)" + "text": "Birthday of Emperor NARUHITO, 23 February (1960); note - celebrates the birthday of the current emperor" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947 ; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1947 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1890; latest approved 6 October 1946, adopted 3 November 1946, effective 3 May 1947" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Diet; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority of both houses of the Diet and approval by majority in a referendum; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1947" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on German model; system also reflects Anglo-American influence and Japanese traditions; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court" @@ -390,10 +406,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)" + "text": "Emperor NARUHITO (since 1 May 2019); note - succeeds his father who abdicated on 30 April 2019" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (since 26 December 2012); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 December 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Yoshihide SUGA (since 16 September 2020 ); Deputy Prime Minister Taro ASO (since 26 December 2012)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister" @@ -404,20 +420,20 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected by majority vote and 96 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives or Shugi-in (475 seats; 295 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 180 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve maximum 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years) " + "text": "bicameral Diet or Kokkai consists of:House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats; 146 members directly elected in multi-seat districts by simple majority vote and 96 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with half the membership renewed every 3 years) House of Representatives or Shugi-in (465 seats; 289 members directly elected in single-seat districts by simple majority vote and 176 directly elected in multi-seat districts by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Councillors - last held on 10 July 2016 (next to be held in July 2019); House of Representatives - last held on 14 December 2014 (next to be held by 15 December 2016)" + "text": "House of Councillors - last held on 10 July 2016 (next to be held in July 2019) House of Representatives - last held on 22 October 2017 (next to be held by 21 October 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPD 123, DP 51, Komeito 25, JCP 14, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 12, Independents Club 5, The Party for Japanese Kokoro 3, independents 2; note: 7 seats are pending confirmation ++ House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 291, DPJ 71, Komeito 35, JCP 21, JIP 21, Osaka Ishin no Kai 13, Group of Reformists 5, SDP 2, PLPTYF 2, independents 13, 1 seat vacant" + "text": "House of Councillors - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 55, DP 32, Komeito 14, JCP 6, Osaka Ishin no Kai (Initiatives from Osaka) 7, PLPTYF 1, SDP 1, independent 5 House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LDP 284, CDP 55, Party of Hope 50, Komeito 29, JCP 12, JIP 11, SDP 2, independent 22" }, "note": { - "text": "the 2013 amended electoral law - effective for the December 2016 election - reduced to 475 the number of seats in the House of Representatives" + "text": "note: the Diet in June 2017 redrew Japan's electoral district boundaries and reduced from 475 to 465 seats in the House of Representatives; the amended electoral law, which cuts 6 seats in single-seat districts and 4 in multi-seat districts, was reportedly intended to reduce voting disparities between densely and sparsely populated voting districts" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Saiko saibansho (consists of the chief justice and 14 associate justices); note - the Supreme Court has jurisdiction in constitutional issues" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -428,19 +444,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party of Japan or DPJ [Renho MURATA] ++ Group of Reformists [Sakihito OZAWA] ++ Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII] ++ Japan Innovation Party or JIP [Yorihisa MATSUNO] ++ Komeito [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Shinzo ABE] ++ New Renaissance Party [Hiroyuki ARAI] ++ Osaka Ishin no Kai [Ichiro MATSUI] ++ Party for Future Generations or PFG [Kyoko NAKAYAMA] ++ People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends or PLPTYF [Ichiro OZAWA] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tadatomo YOSHIDA] ++ The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents [Kota MATSUDA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "business groups; trade unions" - } + "text": "Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan or CDP [Yukio EDANO]Democratic Party of Japan or DPJ [Kohei OTSUKA]Group of Reformists [Sakihito OZAWA]Initiatives from Osaka (Osaka Ishin no kai) [Ichiro MATSUI]Japan Communist Party or JCP [Kazuo SHII]Japan Innovation Party or JIP [Ichiro MATSUI]Party of Hope or Kibo no To [Yuichiro TAMAKI]Komeito [Natsuo YAMAGUCHI]Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Yoshihide SUGA]Liberal Party [Ichiro OZAWA] (formerly People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends or PLPTYF)New Renaissance Party [Hiroyuki ARAI]Party for Japanese Kokoro or PJK [Masashi NAKANO]Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tadatomo YOSHIDA]The Assembly to Energize Japan and the Independents [Kota MATSUDA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, CPLP (associate), EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kenichiro SASAE (since 19 November 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Shinsuke SUGIYAMA (since 28 March 2018) (2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -452,12 +463,15 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 328-2187" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Anchorage (AK), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver (CO), Detroit (MI), Honolulu (HI), Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville (TN), New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Philadelphia (PA), Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle, Saipan (Puerto Rico), Tamuning (Guam)" + "text": "Anchorage (AK), Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver (CO), Detroit (MI), Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville (TN), New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City (OK), Orlando (FL), Philadelphia, Phoenix (AZ), Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), Tamuning (Guam)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Caroline Bouvier KENNEDY (since 19 November 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Joseph M. YOUNG (since 22 July 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[81] (03) 3224-5000" }, "embassy": { "text": "1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8420" @@ -465,9 +479,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 9800, Box 300, APO AP 96303-0300" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[81] (03) 3224-5000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[81] (03) 3505-1862" }, @@ -492,77 +503,77 @@ "text": "unknown/Hiromori HAYASHI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1999; unofficial national anthem since 1883; oldest anthem lyrics in the world, dating to the 10th century or earlier; there is some opposition to the anthem because of its association with militarism and worship of the emperor" + "text": "note: adopted 1999; unofficial national anthem since 1883; oldest anthem lyrics in the world, dating to the 10th century or earlier; there is some opposition to the anthem because of its association with militarism and worship of the emperor" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Over the past 70 years, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (1% of GDP) have helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-World War II economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features are now eroding under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. ++ ++ Scarce in many natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported raw materials. Since the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors after the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than before on imported fossil fuels. A small agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While self-sufficient in rice production, Japan imports about 60% of its food on a caloric basis. ++ ++ For three decades, overall real economic growth had been impressive - a 10% average in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and an asset price bubble in the late 1980s, after which it took a considerable time for firms to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession four times since 2008. Government stimulus spending helped the economy recover in late 2009 and 2010, but the economy contracted again in 2011 as the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the ensuing tsunami in March of that year disrupted economic activity. The economy has largely recovered in the five years since the disaster, although output in the affected areas continues to lag behind the national average. ++ ++ Japan enjoyed a sharp uptick in growth in 2013 on the basis of Prime Minister Shinzo ABE’s “Three Arrows” economic revitalization agenda - dubbed “Abenomics” - of monetary easing, “flexible” fiscal policy, and structural reform. In 2015, ABE revised his “Three Arrows” to raise nominal GDP by 20% to 600 trillion yen by 2020, stem population decline by raising the fertility rate, and provide more support for workers with children and aging relatives. ABE’s government has replaced the preceding administration’s plan to phase out nuclear power with a new policy of seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards, and emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. Japan successfully restarted two nuclear reactors at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture. In October 2015, Japan and 11 trading partners reached agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a pact that promises to open Japan's economy to increased foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses. ++ ++ Measured on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2015 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. While seeking to stimulate and reform the economy, the government must also devise a strategy for reining in Japan's huge government debt, which amounts to more than 230% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate to 10% by 2015, beginning with a hike from 5% to 8%, implemented in April 2014. That increase had a contractionary effect on GDP, however, so PM ABE in late 2014 decided to postpone the final phase of the increase until April 2017 to give the economy more time to recover. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy." + "text": "Over the past 70 years, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation (slightly less than 1% of GDP) have helped Japan develop an advanced economy. Two notable characteristics of the post-World War II economy were the close interlocking structures of manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, known as keiretsu, and the guarantee of lifetime employment for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both features have significantly eroded under the dual pressures of global competition and domestic demographic change. Measured on a purchasing power parity basis that adjusts for price differences, Japan in 2017 stood as the fourth-largest economy in the world after first-place China, which surpassed Japan in 2001, and third-place India, which edged out Japan in 2012. For three postwar decades, overall real economic growth was impressive - averaging 10% in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, averaging just 1.7%, largely because of the aftereffects of inefficient investment and the collapse of an asset price bubble in the late 1980s, which resulted in several years of economic stagnation as firms sought to reduce excess debt, capital, and labor. Modest economic growth continued after 2000, but the economy has fallen into recession four times since 2008. Japan enjoyed an uptick in growth since 2013, supported by Prime Minister Shinzo ABE’s \"Three Arrows\" economic revitalization agenda - dubbed \"Abenomics\" - of monetary easing, \"flexible\" fiscal policy, and structural reform. Led by the Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing, Japan is making modest progress in ending deflation, but demographic decline – a low birthrate and an aging, shrinking population – poses a major long-term challenge for the economy. The government currently faces the quandary of balancing its efforts to stimulate growth and institute economic reforms with the need to address its sizable public debt, which stands at 235% of GDP. To help raise government revenue, Japan adopted legislation in 2012 to gradually raise the consumption tax rate. However, the first such increase, in April 2014, led to a sharp contraction, so Prime Minister ABE has twice postponed the next increase, which is now scheduled for October 2019. Structural reforms to unlock productivity are seen as central to strengthening the economy in the long-run. Scarce in critical natural resources, Japan has long been dependent on imported energy and raw materials. After the complete shutdown of Japan’s nuclear reactors following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011, Japan's industrial sector has become even more dependent than before on imported fossil fuels. However, ABE’s government is seeking to restart nuclear power plants that meet strict new safety standards and is emphasizing nuclear energy’s importance as a base-load electricity source. In August 2015, Japan successfully restarted one nuclear reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, and several other reactors around the country have since resumed operations; however, opposition from local governments has delayed several more restarts that remain pending. Reforms of the electricity and gas sectors, including full liberalization of Japan’s energy market in April 2016 and gas market in April 2017, constitute an important part of Prime Minister Abe’s economic program. Under the Abe Administration, Japan’s government sought to open the country’s economy to greater foreign competition and create new export opportunities for Japanese businesses, including by joining 11 trading partners in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Japan became the first country to ratify the TPP in December 2016, but the United States signaled its withdrawal from the agreement in January 2017. In November 2017 the remaining 11 countries agreed on the core elements of a modified agreement, which they renamed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Japan also reached agreement with the European Union on an Economic Partnership Agreement in July 2017, and is likely seek to ratify both agreements in the Diet this year." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.932 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $4.907 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $4.881 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5.443 trillion (2017 est.) / $5.35 trillion (2016 est.) / $5.299 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.73 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.873 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 0% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.) / 1.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$38,900 (2016 est.) ++ $38,600 (2015 est.) ++ $38,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$42,900 (2017 est.) / $42,100 (2016 est.) / $41,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 27.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.3%" + "text": "55.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "19.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "17.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-16.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-16.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.7%" + "text": "30.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "71.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "vegetables, rice, fish, poultry, fruit, dairy products, pork, beef, flowers, potatoes/taros/yams, sugar cane, tea, legumes, wheat and barley" + "text": "vegetables, rice, fish, poultry, fruit, dairy products, pork, beef, flowers, potatoes/taros/yams, sugarcane, tea, legumes, wheat and barley" }, "Industries": { "text": "among world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "65.93 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.01 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -572,11 +583,11 @@ "text": "26.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.9% (February 2015 est)" + "text": "70.9% (February 2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "16.1% (2013 est.)" @@ -589,214 +600,203 @@ "text": "24.8% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.9 (2011) ++ 24.9 (1993)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.696 trillion" + "text": "1.714 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.931 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.885 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "234.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 230% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "237.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 235.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.3% (31 December 2015) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "1.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.48% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.314 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.131 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$9.156 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.542 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.27 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.09 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.895 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.378 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.543 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / -0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$176.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $135.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$196.1 billion (2017 est.) / $194.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$641.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $622 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts 4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic materials 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "$688.9 billion (2017 est.) / $634.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 20.2%, China 17.5%, South Korea 7.1%, Hong Kong 5.6%, Thailand 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "US 19.4%, China 19%, South Korea 7.6%, Hong Kong 5.1%, Thailand 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "14.9 motor vehicles5.4 iron and steel products5 semiconductors4.8 auto parts3.5 power generating machinery3.3 plastic materials (2014 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$629.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $627.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$644.7 billion (2017 est.) / $584.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas 9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal 2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1 petroleum9.1 liquid natural gas3.8 clothing3.3 semiconductors2.4 coal1.4 audio and visual apparatus (2014 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 24.8%, US 10.5%, Australia 5.4%, South Korea 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 24.5%, US 11%, Australia 5.8%, South Korea 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.233 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.261 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.264 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.233 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.24 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $2.83 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$204.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $202.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.418 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.258 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.24 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $2.83 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "yen (JPY) per US dollar - ++ 107.1 (2016 est.) ++ 121.02 (2015 est.) ++ 121.02 (2014 est.) ++ 97.44 (2013 est.) ++ 79.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "yen (JPY) per US dollar - / 111.1 (2017 est.) / 108.76 (2016 est.) / 108.76 (2015 est.) / 121.02 (2014 est.) / 97.44 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "980 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "989.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "934 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "943.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "313 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "295.9 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "64.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "15.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4,247 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,200 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "3.433 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.208 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "541.6 million bbl (March, 2015 est.)" + "text": "44.12 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "3.527 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.467 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4.12 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.894 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "367,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "370,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1.067 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.1 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.757 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.058 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "131.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "127.2 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "169.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "124.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "116.6 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "20.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "20.9 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.257 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.268 billion Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "63,633,050" + "text": "62,775,494" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "50 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "49.88 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "158.591 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "175,187,425" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "125 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "139.2 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent domestic and international service" + "text": "excellent domestic and international service; exceedingly high mobile, mobile broadband and fixed broadband penetration; strong govt. policies for over a decade see over 90% of households with FttX; one of Japan's largest e-commerce companies planning to build its own nationwide stand-alone 5G mobile network; govt. to implement a telecom tax to pay for rural 5G network; FttH will continue to increase its share of total fixed broadband subscriptions as DSL is phased out; mature telecom system will show slow growth in the next few years to 2024 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind" + "text": "high level of modern technology and excellent service of every kind; 50 per 100 for fixed-line and 140 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 81; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian (2012)" + "text": "country code - 81; numerous submarine cables with landing points for HSCS, JIH, RJCN, APCN-2, JUS, EAC-C2C, PC-1, Tata TGN-Pacific, FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop, APCN-2, FASTER, SJC, SJC2, Unity/EAC-Pacific, JGA-N, APG, ASE, AJC, JUPITER, MOC, Okinawa Cellular Cable, KJCN, GOKI, KJCN, and SeaMeWE-3, submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and US; satellite earth stations - 7 Intelsat (Pacific and Indian Oceans), 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region), 2 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean regions), and 8 SkyPerfect JSAT (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provid (2012)" + "text": "a mixture of public and commercial broadcast TV and radio stations; 6 national terrestrial TV networks including 1 public broadcaster; the large number of radio and TV stations available provide a wide range of choices; satellite and cable services provide access to international channels (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".jp" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "118.453 million" + "text": "106,725,643" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "93.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "84.59% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "41,496,293" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "33 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "23" + "text": "22 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "627" + "text": "673" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "113.762 million" + "text": "126,387,527 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "8,868.745 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "9,420,660,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -807,30 +807,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "142" + "text": "142 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "45" + "text": "45 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "28" + "text": "28 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "25 (2013)" + "text": "25 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "28 (2013)" @@ -840,28 +840,31 @@ "text": "16 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 4,456 km; oil 174 km; oil/gas/water 104 km (2013)" + "text": "4456 km gas, 174 km oil, 104 km oil/gas/water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "27,311 km" + "text": "27,311 km (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "4,800 km 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified)" - }, - "dual gauge": { - "text": "132 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified)" + "text": "4,800 km 1.435-m gauge (4,800 km electrified) (2015)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "124 km 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified); 22,207 km 1.067-m gauge (15,430 km electrified); 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified) (2015)" + "text": "124 km 1.372-m gauge (124 km electrified) (2015)" + }, + "dual gauge": { + "text": "132 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (132 km electrified) (2015)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "22,207 km 1.067-m gauge (15,430 km electrified) 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,218,772 km" + "text": "1,218,772 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways)" + "text": "992,835 km (includes 8,428 km of expressways) (2015)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "225,937 km (2015)" @@ -872,13 +875,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "684" + "text": "5,017" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 168, cargo 34, carrier 3, chemical tanker 29, container 2, liquefied gas 58, passenger 11, passenger/cargo 117, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle carrier 54" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3,122 (Bahamas 88, Bermuda 2, Burma 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 23, China 2, Cyprus 16, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 79, Indonesia 8, Isle of Man 19, Liberia 110, Luxembourg 3, Malaysia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 59, Mongolia 2, Netherlands 1, Panama 2372, Philipp (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 158, container ship 37, general cargo 1,767, oil tanker 661, other 2,394 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -886,22 +886,42 @@ "text": "Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Kobe (2,725,304), Nagoya (2,471,821), Osaka (2,172,797), Tokyo (4,416,119), Yokohama (2,992,517)" + "text": "Kobe (2,924,179), Nagoya (2,784,109), Osaka (2,326,852), Tokyo (4,500,156), Yokohama (2,926,698) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi; Okinawa - Nakagusuku" + "text": "Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Okinawa - Nakagusuku" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF): Ground Self-Defense Force (Rikujou Jieitai, GSDF; includes aviation), Maritime Self-Defense Force (Kaijou Jieitai, MSDF; includes naval aviation), Air Self-Defense Force (Koukuu Jieitai, ASDF); Japan Coast Guard (Ministry of Land, Transport, Infrastructure and Tourism) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.93% of GDP (2019) / 0.93% of GDP (2018) / 0.93% of GDP (2017) / 0.94% of GDP (2016) / 0.94% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF) is comprised of approximately 240,000 active personnel (145,000 Ground; 45,000 Maritime; 45,000 Air; 4,000 Joint Forces); 14,000 Coast Guard; 56,000 reserves (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the JSDF is equipped with a mix of imported and domestically-produced equipment; Japan is capable of producing a wide range of air, ground, and naval weapons systems; the majority of its weapons imports are from the US and some domestically-produced weapons are US-origin and manufactured under license (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 170 Djibouti (2019 )" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; mandatory retirement at age 53 for senior enlisted personnel and at 62 years for senior service officers (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.97% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.01% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.99% of GDP (2010)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Aum Shinrikyo (AUM/Aleph) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -910,7 +930,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "603 (2015)" + "text": "709 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json index 0be1f148..75fe9e66 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/kn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic \"self-reliance\" as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM Il Sung's son, KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM's death in 1994. KIM Jong Un was publicly unveiled as his father's successor in 2010. ++ Following KIM Jong Il's death in 2011, KIM Jong Un quickly assumed power and has now taken on most of his father's former titles and duties. After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has faced chronic food shortages. In recent years, the North’s domestic agricultural production has increased, but still falls far short of producing sufficient food to provide for its entire population. The DPRK began to ease restrictions to allow semi-private markets, starting in 2002, but has made few other efforts to meet its goal of improving the overall standard of living. North Korea's history of regional military provocations; proliferation of military-related items; long-range missile development; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, and 2016; and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community and have limited the DPRK’s international engagement, particularly economically. The regime abides by a policy calling for the simultaneous development of its nuclear weapons program and its economy." + "text": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored communist control. After failing in the Korean War (1950-53) to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force, North Korea (DPRK), under its founder President KIM Il Sung, adopted a policy of ostensible diplomatic and economic \"self-reliance\" as a check against outside influence. The DPRK demonized the US as the ultimate threat to its social system through state-funded propaganda, and molded political, economic, and military policies around the core ideological objective of eventual unification of Korea under Pyongyang's control. KIM Il Sung's son, KIM Jong Il, was officially designated as his father's successor in 1980, assuming a growing political and managerial role until the elder KIM's death in 1994. Under KIM Jong Il's rein, the DPRK continued developing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. KIM Jong Un was publicly unveiled as his father's successor in 2010. Following KIM Jong Il's death in 2011, KIM Jong Un quickly assumed power and has since occupied the regime's highest political and military posts.  After decades of economic mismanagement and resource misallocation, the DPRK since the mid-1990s has faced chronic food shortages. In recent years, the North's domestic agricultural production has increased, but still falls far short of producing sufficient food to provide for its entire population. The DPRK began to ease restrictions to allow semi-private markets, starting in 2002, but has made few other efforts to meet its goal of improving the overall standard of living. North Korea's history of regional military provocations; proliferation of military-related items; long-range missile development; WMD programs including tests of nuclear devices in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017; and massive conventional armed forces are of major concern to the international community and have limited the DPRK's international engagement, particularly economically. In 2013, the DPRK declared a policy of simultaneous development of its nuclear weapons program and economy. In late 2017, KIM Jong Un declared the North's nuclear weapons development complete. In 2018, KIM announced a pivot towards diplomacy, including a re-prioritization of economic development, a pause in missile testing beginning in late 2017, and a refrain from anti-US rhetoric starting in June 2018. Since 2018, KIM has participated in four meetings with Chinese President XI Jinping, three with ROK President MOON Jae-in, and three with US President TRUMP. Since July 2019, North Korea has restarted its short-range missile tests and issued statements condemning the US." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "1,607 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "China 1,352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km" + "text": "China 1352 km, South Korea 237 km, Russia 18 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ "text": "200 nm" }, "note": { - "text": "military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned" + "text": "note: military boundary line 50 nm in the Sea of Japan and the exclusive economic zone limit in the Yellow Sea where all foreign vessels and aircraft without permission are banned" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,19 +60,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "600 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m ++ highest point: Paektu-san 2,744 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sea of Japan 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Paektu-san 2,744 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower" + "text": "coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, precious metals, hydropower" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "21.8% ++ arable land 19.5%; permanent crops 1.9%; permanent pasture 0.4%" + "text": "21.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "19.5% (2011 est.) / 1.9% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "46%" + "text": "46% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "32.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,600 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Changbaishan (elev. 2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active" - } + "text": "late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall\nvolcanism: Changbaishan (2,744 m) (also known as Baitoushan, Baegdu or P'aektu-san), on the Chinese border, is considered historically active" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "water pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water; waterborne disease; deforestation; soil erosion and degradation" @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "25,115,311 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "25,643,466 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -123,161 +129,173 @@ "Religions": { "text": "traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)", "note": { - "text": "autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom" + "text": "note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.97% (male 2,678,638/female 2,588,744)" + "text": "20.47% (male 2,677,578/female 2,571,118)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.88% (male 2,009,360/female 1,977,942)" + "text": "14.68% (male 1,894,091/female 1,869,799)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.22% (male 5,567,682/female 5,537,077)" + "text": "44% (male 5,659,446/female 5,624,034)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.19% (male 1,090,739/female 1,218,406)" + "text": "11.2% (male 1,369,199/female 1,503,086)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.74% (male 840,003/female 1,606,720) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.65% (male 859,151/female 1,615,964) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.3%" + "text": "41.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "30.5%" + "text": "28" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "13.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.8 years" + "text": "34.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.3 years" + "text": "33.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "35.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.51% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the plains and lowlands; least populated regions are the mountainous provinces adjacent to the Chinese border; largest concentrations are in the western provinces, particularly the municipal district of Pyongyang, and around Hungnam and Wonsan in the east" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "60.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "62.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.82% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PYONGYANG (capital) 2.863 million (2015)" + "text": "3.084 million PYONGYANG (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.53 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "82 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "89 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "25.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "20.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.4 years" + "text": "71.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "66.6 years" + "text": "67.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.92 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "70.6%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 20-49 (2010)" + "text": "70.2% (2017)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.8% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "9.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.68 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "13.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.9% of population ++ rural: 99.4% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.1% of population ++ rural: 0.6% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87.9% of population ++ rural: 72.5% of population ++ total: 81.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12.1% of population ++ rural: 27.5% of population ++ total: 18.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "15.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2014)" + "text": "6.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "15.2% (2012)" + "text": "9.3% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -293,18 +311,18 @@ "text": "100%" }, "female": { - "text": "100% (2015 est.)" + "text": "100% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2009)" + "text": "11 years (2015)" } } }, @@ -326,11 +344,11 @@ "text": "DPRK" }, "etymology": { - "text": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the North Korean name \"Choson\" means \"[land of the] morning calm\"" + "text": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the North Korean name \"Choson\" means \"[Land of the] Morning Calm\"" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "communist state" + "text": "dictatorship, single-party state; official state ideology of \"Juche\" or \"national self-reliance\"" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -340,22 +358,16 @@ "text": "39 01 N, 125 45 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+8.5 (13.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "note": { - "text": "on 15 August 2015, North Korea reverted to UTC+8.5, a time zone that had been observed during pre-colonial times" + "text": "note: on 5 May 2018, North Korea reverted to UTC+9, the same time zone as South Koreaetymology: the name translates as \"flat land\" in Korean" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 2 municipalities (si, singular and plural)", - "provinces": { - "text": "Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ranggang" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "P'yongyang, Rason" - }, + "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 cities (si, singular and plural) provinces: Chagang, Hambuk (North Hamgyong), Hamnam (South Hamgyong), Hwangbuk (North Hwanghae), Hwangnam (South Hwanghae), Kangwon, P'yongbuk (North Pyongan), P'yongnam (South Pyongan), Ryanggang major cities: Nampo, P'yongyang, Rason", "note": { - "text": "Rason is sometimes designated as a special city and P'yongyang as a capital city" + "text": "note: Nampo is sometimes designated as a metropolitan city, P'yongyang as a directly controlled city, and Rason as a city" } }, "Independence": { @@ -365,13 +377,18 @@ "text": "Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), 9 September (1948)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era); revised 2009, 2012, 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1948, 1972; latest adopted 1998 (during KIM Jong Il era)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA); passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the total SPA membership; revised 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Prussian model; system influenced by Japanese traditions and Communist legal theory" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICC" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -388,60 +405,52 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "17 years of age; universal" + "text": "17 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "KIM Jong Un (since 17 December 2011)" + "text": "Supreme People's Assembly President CHOE Ryong Hae (since 11 April 2019); note - functions as the technical head of state and performs related duties, such as receiving ambassadors' credentials" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier PAK Pong Ju (since 2 April 2013); Vice Premiers RI Ju O (since 29 June 2016), RI Ryong Nam (since 29 June 2016), KO In Ho (since 29 June 2016), IM Chol Ung (since 29 May 2014), KIM Tok Hun (since 19 June 2013), KIM Yong Jin (since 6 January 2012), RI Mu Yong (since 31 May 2011), RO Tu Chol (since 3 September 2003)" + "text": "State Affairs Commission Chairman KIM Jong Un (since 17 December 2011); note - functions as the commander-in-chief and chief executive" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet or Naegak members appointed by the Supreme People's Assembly except the Minister of People's Armed Forces" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "chief of state and premier indirectly elected by the Supreme People's Assembly; election last held on 9 March 2014 (next election NA)" + "text": "chief of state and premier indirectly elected by the Supreme People's Assembly; election last held on 10 March 2019 (next election March 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "KIM Jong Un elected unopposed" + "text": "KIM Jong In reelected unopposed" }, "note": { - "text": "the Korean Workers' Party continues to list deceased leaders KIM Il Sung and KIM Jong Il as Eternal President and Eternal General Secretary respectively" + "text": "note: the Korean Workers' Party continues to list deceased leaders KIM Il Sung and KIM Jong Il as Eternal President and Eternal General Secretary respectively" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve 5-year terms); note - the Korean Workers' Party selects all candidates" + "text": "unicameral Supreme People's Assembly or Ch'oego Inmin Hoeui (687 seats; members directly elected by majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms); note - the Korean Workers' Party selects all candidates" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019)" + "text": "last held on 10 March 2019 (next to be held March 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition; a token number of seats are reserved for minor parties" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KWP 607, KSDP 50, Chondoist Chongu Party 22, General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) 5, religious associations 3; ruling party approves a list of candidates who are elected without opposition; composition - men 575, women 112, percent of women 16.3%note: KWP, KSDP, Chondoist Chongu Party, and Chongryon are under the KWP's control; a token number of seats reserved for minor parties" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Central Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 \"People's Assessors\" and for some cases, 3 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Central Court (consists of one judge and 2 \"People's Assessors\" or, for some cases, 3 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges elected by the Supreme People's Assembly for 5-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "provincial, municipal, military, special courts; people' courts (lowest level)" + "text": "lower provincial courts as determined by the Supreme People's Assembly" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "major party": { - "text": "Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Un]" - }, - "minor parties": { - "text": "Chondoist Chongu Party [RYU Mi Yong] (under KWP control) ++ Social Democratic Party [KIM Yong Dae] (under KWP control)" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" + "text": "major parties:Korean Workers' Party or KWP [KIM Jong Un]General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) minor parties: Chondoist Chongu Party (under KWP control)Social Democratic Party or KSDP [KIM Yong Dae] (under KWP control)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ARF, FAO, G-77, ICAO, ICRM, IFAD, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, NAM, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO" @@ -450,7 +459,7 @@ "text": "none; North Korea has a Permanent Mission to the UN in New York" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none; note - Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power" + "text": "none; the Swedish Embassy in Pyongyang represents the US as consular protecting power" }, "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red five-pointed star; the broad red band symbolizes revolutionary traditions; the narrow white bands stand for purity, strength, and dignity; the blue bands signify sovereignty, peace, and friendship; the red star represents socialism" @@ -466,252 +475,273 @@ "text": "PAK Se Yong/KIM Won Gyun" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1947; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics; the North Korean anthem is also known as \"Ach'imun pinnara\" (Let Morning Shine)" + "text": "note: adopted 1947; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics; the North Korean anthem is also known as \"Ach'imun pinnara\" (Let Morning Shine)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "North Korea, one of the world's most centrally directed and least open economies, faces chronic economic problems. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment, shortages of spare parts, and poor maintenance. Large-scale military spending draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather-related crop failures aggravated chronic food shortages caused by on-going systemic problems, including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, poor soil quality, insufficient fertilization, and persistent shortages of tractors and fuel. ++ ++ The mid 1990s were marked by severe famine and widespread starvation. Significant food aid was provided by the international community through 2009. Since that time, food assistance has declined significantly. In the last few years, domestic corn and rice production has been somewhat better, although domestic production does not fully satisfy demand. A large portion of the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Since 2002, the government has allowed informal markets to begin selling a wider range of goods. It also implemented changes in the management process of communal farms in an effort to boost agricultural output. ++ ++ In December 2009, North Korea carried out a redenomination of its currency, capping the amount of North Korean won that could be exchanged for the new notes, and limiting the exchange to a one-week window. A concurrent crackdown on markets and foreign currency use yielded severe shortages and inflation, forcing Pyongyang to ease the restrictions by February 2010. In response to the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, South Korea’s government cut off most aid, trade, and bilateral cooperation activities, with the exception of operations at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. North Korea continued efforts to develop special economic zones and expressed willingness to permit construction of a trilateral gas pipeline that would carry Russian natural gas to South Korea. North Korea is also working with Russia to refurbish North Korea’s dilapidated rail network and jointly rebuilt a link between a North Korean port in the Rason Special Economic Zone and the Russian rail network. ++ ++ The North Korean government continues to stress its goal of improving the overall standard of living, but has taken few steps to make that goal a reality for its populace. In 2013-14, the regime rolled out 20 new economic development zones - now totaling 25 - set up for foreign investors, although the initiative remains in its infancy. Firm political control remains the government’s overriding concern, which likely will inhibit changes to North Korea’s current economic system." + "text": "North Korea, one of the world's most centrally directed and least open economies, faces chronic economic problems. Industrial capital stock is nearly beyond repair as a result of years of underinvestment, shortages of spare parts, and poor maintenance. Large-scale military spending and development of its ballistic missile and nuclear programs severely draws off resources needed for investment and civilian consumption. Industrial and power outputs have stagnated for years at a fraction of pre-1990 levels. Frequent weather-related crop failures aggravated chronic food shortages caused by on-going systemic problems, including a lack of arable land, collective farming practices, poor soil quality, insufficient fertilization, and persistent shortages of tractors and fuel.   The mid 1990s through mid-2000s were marked by severe famine and widespread starvation. Significant food aid was provided by the international community through 2009. Since that time, food assistance has declined significantly. In the last few years, domestic corn and rice production has improved, although domestic production does not fully satisfy demand. A large portion of the population continues to suffer from prolonged malnutrition and poor living conditions. Since 2002, the government has allowed semi-private markets to begin selling a wider range of goods, allowing North Koreans to partially make up for diminished public distribution system rations. It also implemented changes in the management process of communal farms in an effort to boost agricultural output.   In December 2009, North Korea carried out a redenomination of its currency, capping the amount of North Korean won that could be exchanged for the new notes, and limiting the exchange to a one-week window. A concurrent crackdown on markets and foreign currency use yielded severe shortages and inflation, forcing Pyongyang to ease the restrictions by February 2010. In response to the sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan and the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in 2010, South Korea’s government cut off most aid, trade, and bilateral cooperation activities. In February 2016, South Korea ceased its remaining bilateral economic activity by closing the Kaesong Industrial Complex in response to North Korea’s fourth nuclear test a month earlier. This nuclear test and another in September 2016 resulted in two United Nations Security Council Resolutions that targeted North Korea’s foreign currency earnings, particularly coal and other mineral exports. Throughout 2017, North Korea’s continued nuclear and missile tests led to a tightening of UN sanctions, resulting in full sectoral bans on DPRK exports and drastically limited key imports. Over the last decade, China has been North Korea’s primary trading partner.   The North Korean Government continues to stress its goal of improving the overall standard of living, but has taken few steps to make that goal a reality for its populace. In 2016, the regime used two mass mobilizations — one totaling 70 days and another 200 days — to spur the population to increase production and complete construction projects quickly. The regime released a five-year economic development strategy in May 2016 that outlined plans for promoting growth across sectors. Firm political control remains the government’s overriding concern, which likely will inhibit formal changes to North Korea’s current economic system." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$40 billion (2014 est.) ++ $40 billion (2013 est.) ++ $40 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$40 billion (2015 est.) / $40 billion (2014 est.) / $40 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars; ++ North Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates for North Korea that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was ex" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollarsNorth Korea does not publish reliable National Income Accounts data; the data shown are derived from purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP estimates that were made by Angus MADDISON in a study conducted for the OECD; his figure for 1999 was extrapolated to 2015 using estimated real growth rates for North Korea's GDP and an inflation factor based on the US GDP deflator; the results were rounded to the nearest $10 billion." } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$28 billion (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2015 est.) / 1% (2014 est.) / 1.1% (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$1,800 (2014 est.) ++ $1,800 (2013 est.) ++ $1,800 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$1,700 (2015 est.) / $1,800 (2014 est.) / $1,800 (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2014 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2014 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2014 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2014 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "5.9% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-11.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-11.1% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.1%" + "text": "22.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "47.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "33.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses, beef, pork, eggs" + "text": "rice, corn, potatoes, wheat, soybeans, pulses, beef, pork, eggs, fruit, nuts" }, "Industries": { "text": "military products; machine building, electric power, chemicals; mining (coal, iron ore, limestone, magnesite, graphite, copper, zinc, lead, and precious metals), metallurgy; textiles, food processing; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "14 million", + "text": "14 million (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates vary widely (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates vary widely" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "37%" }, - "industry and services": { + "industry": { "text": "63% (2008 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "25.6% (2013 est.) ++ 25.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "25.6% (2013 est.) / 25.5% (2012 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.2 billion" + "text": "3.2 billion (2007 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.3 billion (2007 est.)" + "text": "3.3 billion (2007 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP", + "text": "11.4% (of GDP) (2007 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes earnings from state-operated enterprises (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes earnings from state-operated enterprises" } }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2007 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (of GDP) (2007 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.152 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.152 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$222 million (2018) / $4.582 billion (2017 est.) / $2.908 billion (2015 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 86.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 75.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.819 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.819 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.32 billion (2018 est.) / $3.86 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 76.4%, Republic of the Congo 5.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 91.9% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { "text": "$5 billion (2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (average market rate) ++ 135 (2015 est.) ++ 129.9 (2014 est.) ++ 98.5 (2013 est.) ++ 155.5 (2012 est.)" + "text": "North Korean won (KPW) per US dollar (average market rate) / 135 (2017 est.) / 130 (2016 est.) / 130 (2015 est.) / 98.5 (2013 est.) / 155.5 (2012 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "19 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "26% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "36% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "11% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.57 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "15 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.89 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.01 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "47.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "45% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "52.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "55% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "70,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "11,310 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "11,270 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,678 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,260 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "44 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.83 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.18 million" + "text": "1,183,806" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "5 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.64 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.24 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,821,857" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "13 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "14.98 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate system; nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanding beyond Pyongyang" + "text": "nationwide fiber-optic network; mobile-cellular service expanded beyond Pyongyang; infrastructure underdeveloped yet growing mobile penetration by means of foreign investment; Chinese services being increasingly favored and FaceBook and Instagram actions dropped and now absent; low broadband penetration; mobile penetration in North Korea believed to stay well below other Asian nations due to government restrictions; 3G network deployed among universal population (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; Orascom Telecom Holding, an Egyptian company that launched mobile service in late 2008 for the Pyongyang area and made considerable progress in expanding to other par" + "text": "fiber-optic links installed down to the county level; telephone directories unavailable; mobile service launched in late 2008 for the Pyongyang area and considerable progress in expanding to other parts of the country since; fixed-lines are 5 per 100 and mobile-cellular 15 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing (2015)" + "text": "country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast (2008)" + "text": "no independent media; radios and TVs are pre-tuned to government stations; 4 government-owned TV stations; the Korean Workers' Party owns and operates the Korean Central Broadcasting Station, and the state-run Voice of Korea operates an external broadcast service; the government prohibits listening to and jams foreign broadcasts (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kp" @@ -720,16 +750,16 @@ "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "17" + "text": "4" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "223,418" + "text": "103,560 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,574,719 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "250,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -740,36 +770,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "39" + "text": "39 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "43" + "text": "43 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "8 (2013)" @@ -779,25 +809,25 @@ "text": "23 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 6 km (2013)" + "text": "6 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "7,435 km" + "text": "7,435 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "7,435 km 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified)" + "text": "7,435 km 1.435-m gauge (5,400 km electrified) (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists (2014)" + "text": "note: figures are approximate; some narrow-gauge railway also exists" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "25,554 km" + "text": "25,554 km (2006)" }, "paved": { - "text": "724 km" + "text": "724 km (2006)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "24,830 km (2006)" @@ -808,30 +838,30 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "158" + "text": "264" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 6, cargo 131, carrier 1, chemical tanker 1, container 4, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "13 (Belgium 1, China 3, Nigeria 1, Singapore 1, South Korea 1, Syria 4, UAE 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "6 (Mongolia 1, Sierra Leone 2, unknown 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 9, container ship 5, general cargo 188, oil tanker 33, other 29 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Namp'o, Senbong, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan" + "text": "Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam, Namp'o, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "North Korean People's Army: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force; civil security forces (2005)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Korean People's Army (KPA): KPA Ground Forces, KPA Navy, KPA Air Force (includes air defense), KPA Strategic Force (missile forces); Guard Command (protects the Kim family, other senior North Korean leadership figures, and government facilities in Pyongyang); Ministry of Public Security: Border Guards, civil security forces (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) vary widely; approximately 1.1-1.2 million active troops (950,000-1.0 million Army; 110-120,000 Air Force; 60,000 Navy; 10,000 Strategic Missile Forces); est. 200,000 Public Security forces (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the KPA is equipped mostly with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China; North Korea manufactures copies and provides some upgrades to these weapon systems; it also has a robust domestic ballistic missile program based largely on missiles acquired from the former Soviet Union; since 2010, there were no publicly-reported transfers of weapons to North Korea; between 2000 and 2010, Russia was the only recorded provider of arms (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is presumed to be the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 16-17 is the presumed legal minimum age for voluntary service (2012)" + "text": "17 years of age for compulsory male and female military service; service obligation 10 years for men, to age 23 for women (2015)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -840,7 +870,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "undetermined (periodic flooding and famine during mid-1990s) (2007)" + "text": "undetermined (periodic flooding and famine during mid-1990s) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -852,7 +882,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "for years, from the 1970s into the 2000s, citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many of them diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroad while trafficking in narcotics, including two in Turkey in December 2004; police investigations in Taiwan and Japan in recent years have linked North Korea to large illicit shipments of heroin and methamphetamine, including an attempt by the North Korean merchant ship Pong Su to deliver 150 kg of heroin to Australia in April 2003" + "text": "at present there is insufficient information to determine the current level of involvement of government officials in the production or trafficking of illicit drugs, but for years, from the 1970s into the 2000s, citizens of the Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea (DPRK), many of them diplomatic employees of the government, were apprehended abroad while trafficking in narcotics; police investigations in Taiwan and Japan in recent years have linked North Korea to large illicit shipments of heroin and methamphetamine" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json index 52250d9a..2f153f68 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/ks.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945. After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the Peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea. ++ South Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987, with former ROK Army general ROH Tae-woo winning a close race. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became the first civilian president of South Korea's new democratic era. President KIM Dae-jung (1998-2003) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his contributions to South Korean democracy and his \"Sunshine\" policy of engagement with North Korea. President PARK Geun-hye, daughter of former ROK President PARK Chung-hee, took office in February 2013 as South Korea's first female leader. In December 2016, the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President PARK over her alleged involvement in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, immediately suspending her presidential authorities and establishing Prime Minister HWANG Kyo-ahn as Acting President. The Constitutional Court is currently adjudicating the impeachment case. South Korea will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Discord with North Korea has permeated inter-Korean relations for much of the past decade, highlighted by the North's attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010, the exchange of artillery fire across the DMZ, and multiple nuclear and missile tests in 2016." + "text": "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the US in 1945. After World War II, a democratic government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by communist China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the Peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. PARK Chung-hee took over leadership of the country in a 1961 coup. During his regime, from 1961 to 1979, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea in 1979. South Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987, with former ROK Army general ROH Tae-woo winning a close race. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became the first civilian president of South Korea's new democratic era. President KIM Dae-jung (1998-2003) won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his contributions to South Korean democracy and his \"Sunshine\" policy of engagement with North Korea. President PARK Geun-hye, daughter of former ROK President PARK Chung-hee, took office in February 2013 as South Korea's first female leader. In December 2016, the National Assembly passed an impeachment motion against President PARK over her alleged involvement in a corruption and influence-peddling scandal, immediately suspending her presidential authorities. The impeachment was upheld in March 2017, triggering an early presidential election in May 2017 won by MOON Jae-in. South Korea hosted the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in February 2018, in which North Korea also participated. Discord with North Korea has permeated inter-Korean relations for much of the past decade, highlighted by the North's attacks on a South Korean ship and island in 2010, the exchange of artillery fire across the DMZ in 2015, and multiple nuclear and missile tests in 2016 and 2017. North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics, dispatch of a senior delegation to Seoul, and three inter-Korean summits in 2018 appear to have ushered in a temporary period of respite, buoyed by the historic US-DPRK summits in 2018 and 2019.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "not specified" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "282 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m ++ highest point: Halla-san 1,950 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Sea of Japan 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Halla-san 1,950 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.1% ++ arable land 15.3%; permanent crops 2.2%; permanent pasture 0.6%" + "text": "18.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.3% (2011 est.) / 2.2% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "63.9%" + "text": "63.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "7,780 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Halla (elev. 1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries" - } + "text": "occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest\nvolcanism: Halla (1,950 m) is considered historically active although it has not erupted in many centuries" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing" + "text": "air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing; solid waste disposal; transboundary pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,12 +108,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location on Korea Strait" + "text": "strategic location on Korea Strait; about 3,000 mostly small and uninhabited islands lie off the western and southern coasts" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "50,924,172 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "51,835,110 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,104 +127,110 @@ "text": "homogeneous" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Korean, English (widely taught in junior high and high school)" + "text": "Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 31.6% (Protestant 24.0%, Catholic 7.6%), Buddhist 24.2%, other or unknown 0.9%, none 43.3% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%, Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9% (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: many people also carry on at least some Confucian traditions and practices" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.45% (male 3,535,137/female 3,315,510)" + "text": "12.77% (male 3,401,815/female 3,219,589)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.08% (male 3,515,779/female 3,146,084)" + "text": "11.18% (male 3,030,027/female 2,764,860)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.93% (male 12,008,399/female 11,379,261)" + "text": "44.66% (male 12,043,626/female 11,106,927)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.01% (male 3,521,569/female 3,611,481)" + "text": "15.47% (male 3,927,496/female 4,089,033)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13.53% (male 2,918,156/female 3,972,796) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.92% (male 3,572,855/female 4,678,882) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "37.2%" + "text": "39.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "17.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "22" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.2 years" + "text": "43.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.7 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.39% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with approximately 70% of the country considered mountainous, the country's population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is quite high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "82.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "81.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SEOUL (capital) 9.774 million; Busan (Pusan) 3.216 million; Incheon (Inch'on) 2.685 million; Daegu (Taegu) 2.244 million; Daejon (Taejon) 1.564 million; Gwangju (Kwangju) 1.536 million (2015)" + "text": "9.963 million SEOUL (capital), 3.465 million Busan, 2.801 million Incheon, 2.199 million Daegu (Taegu), 1.566 million Daejon (Taejon), 1.522 million Gwangju (Kwangju) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "31 (2014 est.)" + "text": "31 years (2014 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -228,52 +240,46 @@ "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.4 years" + "text": "82.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.3 years" + "text": "79.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.25 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.29 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "80%", + "text": "82.3% (2018)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2009)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 20-49" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.14 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "10.3 beds/1,000 population (2009)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 87.9% of population ++ total: 97.8% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 12.1% of population ++ total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.36 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "12.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -285,14 +291,34 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: a novel coronavirus is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in South Korea; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; the US Department of State has issued a Travel Advisory recommending avoiding all international travel due to COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended against all international travel and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/warning/ ; as of 10 November 2020, South Korea has reported 27,427 confirmed cases of COVID19 with 478 deaths" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.3% (2014)" + "text": "4.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "0.6% (2011)" + "text": "0.7% (2010)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write (2019)" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "98% (2019)" + }, + "male": { + "text": "99.2%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "96.6%" + } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -302,18 +328,18 @@ "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2013)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "10.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "10.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -335,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "ROK" }, "etymology": { - "text": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the South Korean name \"Han'guk\" means \"land of the Han,\" where \"han\" may have its origins in the native root for \"great [leader]\" (similar to the title \"khan\")" + "text": "derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D.; the South Korean name \"Han'guk\" derives from the long form, \"Taehan-min'guk,\" which is itself a derivation from \"Daehan-je'guk,\" which means \"the Great Empire of the Han\"; \"Han\" refers to the \"Sam'han\" or the \"Three Han Kingdoms\" (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla from the Three Kingdoms Era, 1st-7th centuries A.D.)" } }, "Government type": { @@ -343,29 +369,20 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital" + "text": "Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is serving as an administrative capital for segments of the South Korean Government" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "37 33 N, 126 59 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name originates from the Korean word meaning \"capital city\" and which is believed to be derived from Seorabeol, the name of the capital of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Silla" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi)", - "provinces": { - "text": "Chungbuk (North Chungcheong), Chungnam (South Chungcheong), Gangwon, Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang), Jeju, Jeonbuk (North Jeolla), Jeonnam (South Jeolla)" - }, - "metropolitan cities": { - "text": "Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan" - }, - "special city": { - "text": "Seoul" - }, - "special self-governing city": { - "text": "Sejong" - } + "text": "9 provinces (do, singular and plural), 6 metropolitan cities (gwangyeoksi, singular and plural), 1 special city (teugbyeolsi), and 1 special self-governing city (teukbyeoljachisi) provinces: Chungbuk (North Chungcheong), Chungnam (South Chungcheong), Gangwon, Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang), Gyeonggi, Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang), Jeju, Jeonbuk (North Jeolla), Jeonnam (South Jeolla) metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejeon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Ulsan special city: Seoul special self-governing city: Sejong" }, "Independence": { "text": "15 August 1945 (from Japan)" @@ -374,7 +391,12 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 15 August (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "effective 17 July 1948; amended several times, last in 1987 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest passed by National Assembly 12 October 1987, approved in referendum 28 October 1987, effective 25 February 1988" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president or by majority support of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum by more than one half of the votes by more than one half of eligible voters, and promulgation by the president; amended several times, last in 1987" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system combining European civil law, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought" @@ -397,62 +419,56 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "19 years of age; universal" + "text": "18years of age; universal; note - the voting age was lowered from 19 to 18 beginning with the 2020 national election" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Acting President HWANG Kyo-ahn (since 9 December 2016); note - President PARK Geun-hye (since 25 February 2013) was impeached by the National Assembly on 9 December 2016 and awaits the final decision of the Constitutional Court" + "text": "President MOON Jae-in (since 10 May 2017); the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister CHUNG Sye-kyun (since 14 January 2020) serves as the principal executive assistant to the president, similar to the role of a vice president" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister HWANG Kyo-ahn (since 18 June 2015); Deputy Prime Ministers YOO Il-ho (since 13 January 2016), LEE Joon-sik (since 13 January 2016)" + "text": "President MOON Jae-in (since 10 May 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 19 December 2012 (next to be held in December 2017); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 9 May 2017 (next to be held in March 2022); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "PARK Geun-Hye elected president; percent of vote - PARK Geun-Hye (NFP) 51.6%, MOON Jae-In (DUP) 48%, other 0.4%" + "text": "MOON Jae-in elected president; percent of vote - MOON Jae-in (DP) 41.1%, HONG Joon-pyo (LKP) 25.5%, AHN Cheol-soo (PP) 21.4%, other 12%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Kuk Hoe (300 seats; 246 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 54 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Kuk Hoe (300 seats statutory); 253 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 47 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 15 April 2020 (next to be held in April 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Saenuri 33.5%, PP 26.7%, MPK 25.5%, Justice Party 7.2%, other 7.1%; seats by party - MPK 123, Saenuri 122, PP 38, Justice Party 6, independent 11" - }, - "note": { - "text": "seats by party as of December 2016 - DP 121, Saenuri 99, PP 38, New Conservative Party for Reform 30, Justice Party 6, independent 6; the tentatively named New Conservative Party for reform, which will be launched 24 January 2017" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - DP/TCP 180, UFP/FKP 103, JP 6, ODP 3, PP 3, independent 5; composition - men 249, women 51, percent of women 17%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of South Korea (consists of a chief justice and 13 justices); Constitutional Court (consists of a court head and 8 justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 13 justices); Constitutional Court (consists of a court head and 8 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; other justices appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the chief justice and consent of the National Assembly; position of the chief justice is a 6-year non-renewable term; other justices serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 3 by the president, 3 by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Supreme Court chief justice; court head serves until retirement at age 70, while other justices serve 6-year renewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; other justices appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the chief justice and consent of the National Assembly; position of the chief justice is a 6-year nonrenewable term; other justices serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 3 by the president, 3 by the National Assembly, and 3 by the Supreme Court chief justice; court head serves until retirement at age 70, while other justices serve 6-year renewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Courts; District Courts; Branch Courts (organized under the District Courts); specialized courts for family and administrative issues" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party or DP [CHOO Mi-ae] (renamed from Minjoo Party of Korea or MPK in October 2016; formerly New Politics Alliance for Democracy or NPAD, which was a merger of the Democratic Party or DP (formerly DUP) [KIM Han-gil] and the New Political Vision Party or NPVP [AHN Cheol-soo] in March 2014) ++ Justice Party [SIM Sang-jeong] ++ New Conservative Party for Reform [Joo Ho-young] (tentatively named new party to be launched 24 January 2017) ++ New Frontier Party (NFP) or Saenuri (formerly Grand National Party) [In Myung-jin, interim leader] ++ People's Party or PP [KIM Dong-cheol, interim leader]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Catholic Priests' Association for Justice ++ Christian Council of Korea ++ Citizen's Coalition for Economic Justice ++ Federation of Korean Industries ++ Federation of Korean Trade Unions ++ Korean Confederation of Trade Unions ++ Korean Veterans' Association ++ Lawyers for a Democratic Society ++ National Council of Churches in Korea ++ People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy" + "text": "Bareun Mirae Party or BMP [SOHN Hak-kyu] (merger of Bareun Party and People's Party)Democratic Party or DP [LEE Hae-chan] (renamed from Minjoo Party of Korea or MPK in October 2016; formerly New Politics Alliance for Democracy or NPAD, which was a merger of the Democratic Party or DP (formerly DUP) [KIM Han-gil] and the New Political Vision Party or NPVP [AHN Cheol-soo] in March 2014)Justice Party or JP [SIM Sang-jung]Minjung Party or MP (formed from the merger of the New People's Party (formerly the New People's Political Party or NPP) and the People's United Party or PUP)Open Democratic Pary or ODP [LEE Keun-shik] (formed in early 2020)Our Republic Party [CHO Won-jin and HONG Moon-jong] (formerly Korean Patriots' Party or KPP)Party for Democracy and Peace or PDP [CHUNG Dong-young]People Party or PP [AHN Cheol-soo] (formed in February 2020)Together Citizens' Party [WOO Hee-jong, ChOI Bae-geun] (formed in early 2020 in alliance with the Democratic Party)United Future Party or UFP (formed in early 2020 by the merger of Liberty Korea Party, New Conservative Party, Onward for Future 4.0, and several other minor parties; it has a sister relationship with the Future Korea Party" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador AHN Ho-young (since 7 June 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador LEE Soo-hyuck (since 6 January 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -469,17 +485,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Mark William LIPPERT (since 21 November 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "188 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "US Embassy Seoul, Unit " + "text": "Ambassador Harry HARRIS (since 10 July 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[82] (2) 397-4114" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "188 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03141" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "US Embassy Seoul, 9600 Seoul Place Washington, D.C., 20521-9600" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[82] (2) 725-0152" } @@ -488,7 +504,7 @@ "text": "white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field; the South Korean national flag is called Taegukki; white is a traditional Korean color and represents peace and purity; the blue section represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolizes the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "taegeuk (yin yang symbol), Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon); national colors: red, white, blue, black" + "text": "taegeuk (yin yang symbol), Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon), Siberian tiger; national colors: red, white, blue, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -498,311 +514,300 @@ "text": "YUN Ch'i-Ho or AN Ch'ang-Ho/AHN Eaktay" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1948, well-known by 1910; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1948, well-known by 1910; both North Korea's and South Korea's anthems share the same name and have a vaguely similar melody but have different lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "South Korea over the past four decades has demonstrated incredible economic growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion-dollar club of world economies. ++ ++ A system of close government and business ties, including directed credit and import restrictions, initially made this success possible. The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. ++ ++ The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model, including high debt/equity ratios and massive short-term foreign borrowing. GDP plunged by 7% in 1998, and then recovered by 9% in 1999-2000. South Korea adopted numerous economic reforms following the crisis, including greater openness to foreign investment and imports. Growth moderated to about 4% annually between 2003 and 2007. ++ ++ South Korea's export focused economy was hit hard by the 2008 global economic downturn, but quickly rebounded in subsequent years, reaching over 6% growth in 2010. The US-Korea Free Trade Agreement was ratified by both governments in 2011 and went into effect in March 2012. Between 2012 and 2015, the economy experienced slow growth – 2%-3% per year - due to sluggish domestic consumption and investment. The administration in 2015 faced the challenge of balancing heavy reliance on exports with developing domestic-oriented sectors, such as services. ++ ++ The South Korean economy's long-term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, dominance of large conglomerates (chaebols), and the heavy reliance on exports, which comprise about half of GDP. In an effort to address the long term challenges and sustain economic growth, the current government has prioritized structural reforms, deregulation, promotion of entrepreneurship and creative industries, and the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises." + "text": "After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected, high-technology society within decades. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In 2004, South Korea's GDP surpassed one trillion dollars. Beginning in the 1960s under President PARK Chung-hee, the government promoted the import of raw materials and technology, encouraged saving and investment over consumption, kept wages low, and directed resources to export-oriented industries that remain important to the economy to this day. Growth surged under these policies, and frequently reached double-digits in the 1960s and 1970s. Growth gradually moderated in the 1990s as the economy matured, but remained strong enough to propel South Korea into the ranks of the advanced economies of the OECD by 1997. These policies also led to the emergence of family-owned chaebol conglomerates such as Daewoo, Hyundai, and Samsung, which retained their dominant positions even as the government loosened its grip on the economy amid the political changes of the 1980s and 1990s. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98 hit South Korea’s companies hard because of their excessive reliance on short-term borrowing, and GDP ultimately plunged by 7% in 1998. South Korea tackled difficult economic reforms following the crisis, including restructuring some chaebols, increasing labor market flexibility, and opening up to more foreign investment and imports. These steps lead to a relatively rapid economic recovery. South Korea also began expanding its network of free trade agreements to help bolster exports, and has since implemented 16 free trade agreements covering 58 countries—including the United State and China—that collectively cover more than three-quarters of global GDP. In 2017, the election of President MOON Jae-in brought a surge in consumer confidence, in part, because of his successful efforts to increase wages and government spending. These factors combined with an uptick in export growth to drive real GDP growth to more than 3%, despite disruptions in South Korea’s trade with China over the deployment of a US missile defense system in South Korea. In 2018 and beyond, South Korea will contend with gradually slowing economic growth - in the 2-3% range - not uncommon for advanced economies. This could be partially offset by efforts to address challenges arising from its rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, continued dominance of the chaebols, and heavy reliance on exports rather than domestic consumption. Socioeconomic problems also persist, and include rising inequality, poverty among the elderly, high youth unemployment, long working hours, low worker productivity, and corruption." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.929 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.878 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.83 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.035 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.974 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.918 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.404 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.54 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 2.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,900 (2016 est.) ++ $37,100 (2015 est.) ++ $36,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39,500 (2017 est.) / $38,500 (2016 est.) / $37,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "36.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 35.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 36.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49%" + "text": "48.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.4%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "31.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.2%" + "text": "43.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-37% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-37.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.6%" + "text": "39.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "60.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "58.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish" + "text": "rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs, fish" }, "Industries": { "text": "electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "27.25 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.75 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "4.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "24.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "70.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "14.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "6.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "37.8% (Q4 2014)" + "text": "48.5% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.2 (2014 est.) ++ 35.8 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$304.3 billion" + "text": "357.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$321.4 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "335.8 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "46.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 39.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.5% (31 December 2015) ++ 2% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.53% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$733.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $604.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.093 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.917 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.641 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.427 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.231 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.213 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.235 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$101.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $105.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$78.46 billion (2017 est.) / $99.24 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$509 billion (2016 est.) ++ $548.8 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat display displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers" + "text": "$577.4 billion (2017 est.) / $512 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 26%, US 13.3%, Hong Kong 5.8%, Vietnam 5.3%, Japan 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 25.1%, US 12.2%, Vietnam 8.2%, Hong Kong 6.9%, Japan 4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$405.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $428.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$457.5 billion (2017 est.) / $393.1 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "crude oil/petroleum products, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemical, textiles" + "text": "crude oil/petroleum products, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemicals, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.7%, Japan 10.5%, US 10.1%, Germany 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 20.5%, Japan 11.5%, US 10.5%, Germany 4.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$372.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $367.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$389.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $371.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$385.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $381.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$179.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $174.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$318 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $286.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$384.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $384.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - ++ 1,167.6 (2016 est.) ++ 1,130.95 (2015 est.) ++ 1,130.95 (2014 est.) ++ 1,052.96 (2013 est.) ++ 1,126.47 (2012 est.)" + "text": "South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - / 1,130.48 (2017 est.) / 1,160.41 (2016 est.) / 1,160.77 (2015 est.) / 1,130.95 (2014 est.) / 1,052.96 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "513 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "526 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "495 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "507.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "111.2 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "69.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "26.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "6,510 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "2.815 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.057 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl" + "text": "NA (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "3.01 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.302 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.407 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.3 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.396 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "865,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "908,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "322 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "339.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "47.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.28 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "49.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.65 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "7.079 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "651 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "778.4 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "28,882,783" + "text": "24,924,607" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "59 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "58.935 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "69,445,005" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "120 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.49 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies" + "text": "excellent domestic and international services featuring rapid incorporation of new technologies; ranked 2nd out of 34 Asian telecom companies; exceedingly high mobile and mobile broadband penetration and very high fixed broadband penetration; highest number of broadband per capita; strong support from govt., savvy population has catapulted the nation into one of the world's most active telecommunication markets; 5G services live for enterprise customers in 2019, all 3 mobile operators offer 5G networks; slower growth predicted over the next five years to 2023 due to saturation and maturity of market; Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has partnered with other MNOs in South Korea (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available with the latter subscribership up to about 120 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce" + "text": "fixed-line 48 per 100 and mobile-cellular services 135 per 100 persons; rapid assimilation of a full range of telecommunications technologies leading to a boom in e-commerce (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 82; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 66 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 82; landing points for EAC-C2C, FEA, SeaMeWe-3, TPE, APCN-2, APG, FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop, KJCN, NCP, and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia and US; satellite earth stations - 66 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; pu (2010)" + "text": "multiple national TV networks with 2 of the 3 largest networks publicly operated; the largest privately owned network, Seoul Broadcasting Service (SBS), has ties with other commercial TV networks; cable and satellite TV subscription services available; publicly operated radio broadcast networks and many privately owned radio broadcasting networks, each with multiple affiliates, and independent local stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "44.153 million" + "text": "49,309,955" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "89.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "95.9% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "21,285,858" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "41 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "14 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "348" + "text": "424" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "65,482,307" + "text": "88,157,579 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11.297 billion mt-km (2015)" + "text": "11,929,560,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -813,30 +818,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "71" + "text": "71 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "23 (2013)" + "text": "23 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "40" + "text": "40 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "38 (2013)" @@ -846,25 +851,25 @@ "text": "466 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,216 km; oil 16 km; refined products 889 km (2013)" + "text": "3790 km gas, 16 km oil, 889 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,460 km" + "text": "3,979 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "3,460 km 1.435-m gauge (1,422 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "3,979 km 1.435-m gauge (2,727 km electrified) (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "104,983 km" + "text": "100,428 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "83,199 km (includes 3,779 km of expressways)" + "text": "92,795 km (includes 4,193 km of expressways) (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "21,784 km (2009)" + "text": "7,633 km (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -872,16 +877,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "786" + "text": "1,880" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 191, cargo 235, carrier 8, chemical tanker 130, container 72, liquefied gas 44, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 55, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 10, vehicle carrier 6" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "31 (China 6, France 2, Japan 14, Taiwan 1, US 8)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "457 (Bahamas 1, Cambodia 10, Ghana 1, Honduras 6, Hong Kong 3, Indonesia 2, Kiribati 1, Liberia 2, Malta 2, Marshall Islands 41, North Korea 1, Panama 373, Philippines 1, Russia 1, Singapore 3, Tuvalu 1, unknown 8) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 83, container ship 86, general cargo 368, oil tanker 187, other 1,156 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -889,7 +888,7 @@ "text": "Busan, Incheon, Gunsan, Kwangyang, Mokpo, Pohang, Ulsan, Yeosu" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Busan (16,163,842), Kwangyang (2,061,958), Incheon (1,924,644)" + "text": "Busan (20,493,000), Incheon (3,050,000), Kwangyang (2,230,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Incheon, Kwangyang, Pyeongtaek, Samcheok, Tongyeong, Yeosu" @@ -897,14 +896,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Republic of Korea Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2011)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-30 years of age for compulsory military service, with middle school education required; minimum conscript service obligation - 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, admitted to 7 service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps; HIV-positive individuals are exempt from military service (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea: Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), Navy (ROKN, includes Marine Corps, ROKMC), Air Force (ROKAF); Military reserves include Mobilization Reserve Forces (First Combat Forces) and Homeland Defense Forces (Regional Combat Forces); Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Korea Coast Guard (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.77% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.8% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2019) / 2.6% of GDP (2018) / 2.4% of GDP (2017) / 2.5% of GDP (2016) / 2.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Republic of Korea Armed Forces have approximately 600,000 active duty personnel (465,000 Army; 70,000 Navy/Marines; 65,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Republic of Korea Armed Forces are equipped with a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems; domestic production includes armored fighting vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and naval ships; the top foreign weapons supplier is the US and some domestically-produced systems are built under US license; Germany is the second largest supplier of armaments since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "280 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 170 United Arab Emirates; note - since 2009, the ROK has kept a naval flotilla with approximately 300 personnel in the waters of the Middle East (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-28 years of age for compulsory military service; minimum conscript service obligation varies by service- 21 months (Army, Marines), 23 months (Navy), 24 months (Air Force); 18-26 years of age for voluntary military service; women, in service since 1950, are able to serve in all branches (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  South Korea intends to reduce the length of military service to 18 – 22 months by 2022" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -913,7 +924,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "197 (2015)" + "text": "197 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json index 1a3068c4..39a9e1ac 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/la.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013." + "text": "Modern-day Laos has its roots in the ancient Lao kingdom of Lan Xang, established in the 14th century under King FA NGUM. For 300 years Lan Xang had influence reaching into present-day Cambodia and Thailand, as well as over all of what is now Laos. After centuries of gradual decline, Laos came under the domination of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century, when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the communist Pathet Lao took control of the government, ending a six-century-old monarchy and instituting a strict socialist regime closely aligned to Vietnam. A gradual, limited return to private enterprise and the liberalization of foreign investment laws began in 1988. Laos became a member of ASEAN in 1997 and the WTO in 2013." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Utah" + "text": "about twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly larger than Utah" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "5,274 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Burma 238 km, Cambodia 555 km, China 475 km, Thailand 1,845 km, Vietnam 2,161 km" + "text": "Burma 238 km, Cambodia 555 km, China 475 km, Thailand 1845 km, Vietnam 2161 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical monsoon; rainy season (May to November); dry season (December to April)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "710 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mekong River 70 m ++ highest point: Phu Bia 2,817 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mekong River 70 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Phu Bia 2,817 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "10.6% ++ arable land 6.2%; permanent crops 0.7%; permanent pasture 3.7%" + "text": "10.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.2% (2011 est.) / 0.7% (2011 est.) / 3.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "67.9%" + "text": "67.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,15 +81,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,100 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "floods, droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; most of the population does not have access to potable water" + "text": "unexploded ordnance; deforestation; soil erosion; loss of biodiversity; water pollution, most of the population does not have access to potable water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,019,073 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "7,447,396 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,78 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Lao 54.6%, Khmou 10.9%, Hmong 8%, Tai 3.8%, Phuthai 3.3%, Lue 2.2%, Katang 2.1%, Makong 2.1%, Akha 1.6%, other 10.4%, unspecified 1% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Lao 53.2%, Khmou 11%, Hmong 9.2%, Phouthay 3.4%, Tai 3.1%, Makong 2.5%, Katong 2.2%, Lue 2%, Akha 1.8%, other 11.6% (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Laos Government officially recognizes 49 ethnic groups, but the total number of ethnic groups is estimated to be well over 200" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Lao (official), French, English, various ethnic languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 66.8%, Christian 1.5%, other 31%, unspecified 0.7% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 64.7%, Christian 1.7%, none 31.4%, other/not stated 2.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.4% (male 1,184,344/female 1,159,731)" + "text": "31.25% (male 1,177,297/female 1,149,727)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.29% (male 742,073/female 751,983)" + "text": "20.6% (male 763,757/female 770,497)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.1% (male 1,250,108/female 1,283,834)" + "text": "38.29% (male 1,407,823/female 1,443,774)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.36% (male 184,183/female 192,298)" + "text": "5.73% (male 206,977/female 219,833)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.85% (male 122,485/female 148,034) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.13% (male 139,665/female 168,046) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.8%" + "text": "56.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.6%" + "text": "50.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "6.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.7 years" + "text": "24 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.4 years" + "text": "23.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.44% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "23.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most densely populated area is in and around the capital city of Vientiane; large communities are primarily found along the Mekong River along the southwestern border; overall density is considered one of the lowest in Southeast Asia" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "38.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "36.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.93% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VIENTIANE (capital) 997,000 (2015)" + "text": "683,000 VIENTIANE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -188,115 +205,121 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "197 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "185 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "51.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "45.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "56.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "50.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "64.3 years" + "text": "65.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "62.2 years" + "text": "63.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "66.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.76 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.53 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "49.8% (2011/12)" + "text": "54.1% (2017)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.6% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "23.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "17.9% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.5% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.6% of population ++ rural: 69.4% of population ++ total: 75.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.4% of population ++ rural: 30.6% of population ++ total: 24.3% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.5% of population ++ rural: 56% of population ++ total: 70.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.5% of population ++ rural: 44% of population ++ total: 29.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "33.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "22.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.26% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "11,100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "13,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "500 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3% (2014)" + "text": "5.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "26.5% (2012)" + "text": "21.1% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2014)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "79.9%" + "text": "84.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "87.1%" + "text": "90%" }, "female": { - "text": "72.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "79.4% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -307,15 +330,18 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2014)" + "text": "10 years (2019)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "175,138" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "18.2%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "11% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "20.8%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -349,19 +375,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the meaning in Pali, a Buddhist liturgical language, is \"city of sandalwood\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 capital city* (nakhon luang, singular and plural); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang" + "text": "17 provinces (khoueng, singular and plural) and 1 prefecture* (kampheng nakhon); Attapu, Bokeo, Bolikhamxai, Champasak, Houaphan, Khammouan, Louangnamtha, Louangphabang, Oudomxai, Phongsali, Salavan, Savannakhet, Viangchan (Vientiane)*, Viangchan, Xaignabouli, Xaisomboun, Xekong, Xiangkhouang" }, "Independence": { - "text": "19 July 1949 (from France)" + "text": "19 July 1949 (from France by the Franco-Lao General Convention); 22 October 1953 (Franco-Lao Treaty recognizes full independence)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 2 December (1975)" + "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 2 December (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1947 (preindependence); latest promulgated 13-15 August 1991; amended 2003, 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1947 (preindependence); latest promulgated 13-15 August 1991" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership and promulgation by the president of the republic; amended 2003, 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system similar in form to the French system" @@ -405,21 +439,21 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Sapha Heng Xat (132 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote from candidate lists provided by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Sapha Heng Xat (149 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote from candidate lists provided by the Lao People's Revolutionary Party; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20 April 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "last held on 20 March 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPRP 128, independent 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LPRP 144, independent 5; composition - men 108, women 41, percent of women 27.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "People's Supreme Court (consists of the court president and organized into criminal, civil, administrative, commercial, family, and juvenile chambers, each with a vice president and several judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "president of People's Supreme Court appointed by National Assembly on recommendation of the president of the republic for a 5-year term; vice presidents of People's Supreme Court appointed by the president of the republic on recommendation of the National Assembly; appointment of chamber judges NA; tenure of court vice-presidents and chamber judges NA" + "text": "president of People's Supreme Court appointed by the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the president of the republic for a 5-year term; vice presidents of the People's Supreme Court appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the National Assembly; appointment of chamber judges NA; tenure of court vice presidents and chamber judges NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "appellate courts; provincial, municipal, district, and military courts" @@ -428,18 +462,15 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "Lao People's Revolutionary Party or LPRP [BOUNNYANG Vorachit]", "note": { - "text": "other parties proscribed" + "text": "note: other parties proscribed" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, ARF, ASEAN, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador MAI Xaignavong (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador KHAMPHAN Anlavan (since January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2222 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -456,16 +487,16 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Rena BITTER (since 2 November 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Peter HAYMOND (since 7 February 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[856] 21-48-7000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Thadeua Road, Kilometer 9, Ban Somvang Tai, Hatsayfong District, Vientiane" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Vientiane, Unit 8165, APO AP 96546" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[856] 21-48-7000" + "text": "American Embassy Vientiane, Unit 46222, APO AP 96546-6222" }, "FAX": { "text": "[856] 21-48-7190" @@ -485,64 +516,64 @@ "text": "SISANA Sisane/THONGDY Sounthonevichit" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1945, lyrics adopted 1975; the anthem's lyrics were changed following the 1975 Communist revolution that overthrew the monarchy" + "text": "note: music adopted 1945, lyrics adopted 1975; the anthem's lyrics were changed following the 1975 Communist revolution that overthrew the monarchy" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The government of Laos, one of the few remaining one-party communist states, began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986. Economic growth averaged 6% per year from 1988-2008 except during the short-lived drop caused by the Asian financial crisis that began in 1997. Laos' growth has more recently been amongst the fastest in Asia and averaged nearly 8% per year for the last decade. ++ ++ Nevertheless, Laos remains a country with an underdeveloped infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. It has a basic, but improving, road system, and limited external and internal land-line telecommunications. Electricity is available to 83% of the population. Agriculture, dominated by rice cultivation in lowland areas, accounts for about 25% of GDP and 73% of total employment. ++ ++ Laos' economy is heavily dependent on capital-intensive natural resource exports. The economy has benefited from high-profile foreign direct investment in hydropower dams along the Mekong River, copper and gold mining, logging, and construction, although some projects in these industries have drawn criticism for their environmental impacts. ++ ++ Laos gained Normal Trade Relations status with the US in 2004 and applied for Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in 2013 after being admitted to the World Trade Organization earlier in the year. Laos began a one-year chairmanship of ASEAN in January 2016. Laos is in the process of implementing a value-added tax system. The government appears committed to raising the country's profile among foreign investors and has developed special economic zones replete with generous tax incentives, but a small labor pool remains an impediment to investment. Laos also has ongoing problems with the business environment, including onerous registration requirements, a gap between legislation and implementation, and unclear or conflicting regulations." + "text": "The government of Laos, one of the few remaining one-party communist states, began decentralizing control and encouraging private enterprise in 1986. Economic growth averaged more than 6% per year in the period 1988-2008, and Laos' growth has more recently been amongst the fastest in Asia, averaging more than 7% per year for most of the last decade. Nevertheless, Laos remains a country with an underdeveloped infrastructure, particularly in rural areas. It has a basic, but improving, road system, and limited external and internal land-line telecommunications. Electricity is available to 83% of the population. Agriculture, dominated by rice cultivation in lowland areas, accounts for about 20% of GDP and 73% of total employment. Recently, the country has faced a persistent current account deficit, falling foreign currency reserves, and growing public debt. Laos' economy is heavily dependent on capital-intensive natural resource exports. The economy has benefited from high-profile foreign direct investment in hydropower dams along the Mekong River, copper and gold mining, logging, and construction, although some projects in these industries have drawn criticism for their environmental impacts. Laos gained Normal Trade Relations status with the US in 2004 and applied for Generalized System of Preferences trade benefits in 2013 after being admitted to the World Trade Organization earlier in the year. Laos held the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2016. Laos is in the process of implementing a value-added tax system. The government appears committed to raising the country's profile among foreign investors and has developed special economic zones replete with generous tax incentives, but a limited labor pool, a small domestic market, and corruption remain impediments to investment. Laos also has ongoing problems with the business environment, including onerous registration requirements, a gap between legislation and implementation, and unclear or conflicting regulations." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$40.96 billion (2016 est.) ++ $38.11 billion (2015 est.) ++ $35.43 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$49.34 billion (2017 est.) / $46.16 billion (2016 est.) / $43.13 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$13.76 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.97 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.5% (2016 est.) ++ 7.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.) / 7.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,700 (2016 est.) ++ $5,400 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7,400 (2017 est.) / $7,000 (2016 est.) / $6,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 25.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.6%" + "text": "63.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "30.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.2%" + "text": "34.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-43.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "20.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.5%" + "text": "33.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "39.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,10 +583,10 @@ "text": "mining (copper, tin, gold, gypsum); timber, electric power, agricultural processing, rubber, construction, garments, cement, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.5 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.582 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -569,7 +600,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2012 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "22% (2013 est.)" @@ -582,211 +613,209 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.7 (2008) ++ 34.6 (2002)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.882 billion" + "text": "3.099 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.822 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.038 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "61.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 61.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "63.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 58.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "16.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18.2% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.161 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.132 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$7.782 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.196 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.135 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.231 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.012 billion (2012 est.) ++ $576.8 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.471 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.904 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.057 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.07 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.075 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.928 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.654 billion (2017 est.) / $2.705 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Thailand 42.6%, China 28.7%, Vietnam 10.4%, India 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "wood products, coffee, electricity, tin, copper, gold, cassava" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Thailand 30.4%, China 27%, Vietnam 17.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.936 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.058 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.976 billion (2017 est.) / $4.739 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, fuel, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Thailand 60.9%, China 18.6%, Vietnam 7.3% (2015)" + "text": "Thailand 59.1%, China 21.5%, Vietnam 9.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.024 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.058 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.27 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $940.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$15.14 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $12.44 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$14.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $12.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kips (LAK) per US dollar - ++ 8,190.2 (2016 est.) ++ 8,147.9 (2015 est.) ++ 8,147.9 (2014 est.) ++ 8,049 (2013 est.) ++ 8,007.3 (2012 est.)" + "text": "kips (LAK) per US dollar - / 8,231.1 (2017 est.) / 8,129.1 (2016 est.) / 8,129.1 (2015 est.) / 8,147.9 (2014 est.) / 8,049 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "87.1% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "97.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "80.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.74 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.471 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.469 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.94 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "1.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "28% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "98.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "72% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,480 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.42 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "962,497" + "text": "1,526,232" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.79 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.727 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,466,375" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "54 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "60.84 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "service to public is generally improving; the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas" + "text": "the government relies on a radiotelephone network to communicate with remote areas; the regulatory reform is below industry standards but is trying to strengthen its telecommunication infrastructure and subsequently attract foreign investment; low fixed-broadband penetration due to dominance of mobile platforms; strong boost in mobile broadband penetration but still low compared to other Asian markets; mobile sector growth held back by regulators trying to keep hold on pricing and open competition; development of mobile broadband Internet services given the expansion of 4G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile cellular usage has slowed as the regulator imposed a strict policy on pricing and competition is effectively discouraged; network performance has suffered because of insufficient maintenance and upgrades" + "text": "fixed-line 21 per 100 and 61 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and a second to be developed by China (2015)" + "text": "country code - 856; satellite earth station - 1 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) and a second to be developed by China" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "6 TV stations operating out of Vientiane - 3 government-operated and the others commercial; 17 provincial stations operating with nearly all programming relayed via satellite from the government-operated stations in Vientiane; Chinese and Vietnamese progr (2012)" + "text": "6 TV stations operating out of Vientiane - 3 government-operated and the others commercial; 17 provincial stations operating with nearly all programming relayed via satellite from the government-operated stations in Vientiane; Chinese and Vietnamese programming relayed via satellite from Lao National TV; broadcasts available from stations in Thailand and Vietnam in border areas; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems provide access to a wide range of foreign stations; state-controlled radio with state-operated Lao National Radio (LNR) broadcasting on 5 frequencies - 1 AM, 1 SW, and 3 FM; LNR's AM and FM programs are relayed via satellite constituting a large part of the programming schedules of the provincial radio stations; Thai radio broadcasts available in border areas and transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are also accessible" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".la" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.258 million" + "text": "1,845,437" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "18.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "25.51% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "45,379" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11" + "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,181,187" + "text": "1,251,961 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,356,497 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.53 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -797,41 +826,41 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "22 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "refined products 540 km (2013)" + "text": "540 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "39,586 km" + "text": "39,586 km (2009)" }, "paved": { - "text": "5,415 km" + "text": "5,415 km (2009)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "34,171 km (2009)" @@ -839,36 +868,50 @@ }, "Waterways": { "text": "4,600 km (primarily on the Mekong River and its tributaries; 2,900 additional km are intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m) (2012)" + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1 (2019)" + } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force (2011)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - minimum 18-months (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF): Lao People's Army (LPA, includes Riverine Force), Air Force, Self-Defense Militia Forces (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 0.23% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "0.2% of GDP (2013) / 0.2% of GDP (2012) / 0.2% of GDP (2011)", + "note": { + "text": "note: no public figures available for 2014-2019" + } }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "serving one of the world's least developed countries, the Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF) is small, poorly funded, and ineffectively resourced; its mission focus is border and internal security, primarily in countering ethnic Hmong insurgent groups; together with the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and the government, the Lao People's Army (LPA) is the third pillar of state machinery, and as such is expected to suppress political and civil unrest and similar national emergencies; there is no perceived external threat to the state and the LPA maintains strong ties with the neighboring Vietnamese military (2012)" + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "information is limited and estimates for the size of the Lao People’s Armed Forces (LPAF) vary; approximately 29,000 active duty troops (26,000 Army; 3500 Air Force); approximately 100,000 Self-Defense Militia Forces (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the LPAF is armed largely with weapons from the former Soviet Union with a smaller mix of more modern weapons from China, Russia, and Ukraine; since 2010, China and Russia are the top suppliers of military hardware to Laos (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; conscript service obligation - minimum 18 months (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; concern among Mekong River Commission members that China's construction of dams on the Mekong River and its tributaries will affect water levels; Cambodia and Vietnam are concerned about Laos' extensive upstream dam construction" + "text": "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Thailand but disputes remain over islands in the Mekong River; Cambodia and Laos have a longstanding border demarcation dispute; concern among Mekong River Commission members that China's construction of eight dams on the Upper Mekong River and construction of more dams on its tributaries will affect water levels, sediment flows, and fisheries; Cambodia and Vietnam are concerned about Laos' extensive plans for upstream dam construction for the same reasons" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Laos is a source and, to a lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Lao economic migrants may encounter conditions of forced labor or sexual exploitation in destination countries, most often Thailand; Lao women and girls are exploited in Thailand’s commercial sex trade, domestic service, factories, and agriculture; a small, possibly growing, number of Lao women and girls are sold as brides in China and South Korea and subsequently sex trafficked; Lao men and boys are victims of forced labor in the Thai fishing, construction, and agriculture industries; some Lao children, as well as Vietnamese and Chinese women and girls are subjected to sex trafficking in Laos; other Vietnamese and Chinese, and possibly Burmese, adults and girls transit Laos for sexual and labor exploitation in neighboring countries, particularly Thailand" + "text": "Laos is a source and, to a lesser extent, transit and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Lao economic migrants may encounter conditions of forced labor or sexual exploitation in destination countries, most often Thailand; Lao women and girls are exploited in Thailand’s commercial sex trade, domestic service, factories, and agriculture; a small, possibly growing, number of Lao women and girls are sold as brides in China and South Korea and subsequently sex trafficked; Lao men and boys are victims of forced labor in the Thai fishing, construction, and agriculture industries; some Lao children, as well as Vietnamese and Chinese women and girls, are subjected to sex trafficking in Laos; other Vietnamese and Chinese, and possibly Burmese, adults and girls transit Laos for sexual and labor exploitation in neighboring countries, particularly Thailand" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Laos does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; authorities sustained moderate efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict trafficking offenders; the government failed to make progress in proactively identifying victims exploited within the country or among those deported from abroad; the government continues to rely almost entirely on local and international organizations to provide and fund services to trafficking victims; although Lao men and boys are trafficked, most protective services are only available to women and girls, and long-term support is lacking; modest prevention efforts include the promotion of anti-trafficking awareness on state-controlled media (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "estimated opium poppy cultivation in 2008 was 1,900 hectares, about a 73% increase from 2007; estimated potential opium production in 2008 more than tripled to 17 metric tons; unsubstantiated reports of domestic methamphetamine production; growing domestic methamphetamine problem (2009)" + "text": "estimated opium poppy cultivation in 2015 was estimated to be 5,700 hectares, compared with 6,200 hectares in 2014; estimated potential production of between 84 and 176 mt of raw opium; unsubstantiated reports of domestic methamphetamine production; growing domestic methamphetamine problem" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json index 7149259e..7f1fe17e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mc.json @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "28.2 sq km" + "text": "28 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "28.2 sq km" @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ "total": { "text": "3 km" }, - "regional border (1)": { + "regional borders (1)": { "text": "China 3 km" } }, @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "41 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "not specified" + "note": { + "text": "not specified" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "generally flat" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Coloane Alto 172 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Alto Coloane 172 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,23 +63,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (urban area) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population fairly equally distributed" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "typhoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "air pollution; coastal waters pollution; insufficient policies in reducing and recycling solid wastes; increasing population density worsening noise pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -90,10 +98,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "597,425", - "note": { - "text": "Macau's statistical agency estimated the total population to be approximately 646,800 as of 31 December 2015 (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "614,458 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,77 +109,80 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chinese 92.4%, Portuguese 0.6%, mixed 1.1%, other 5.9% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2011 est.)" + "text": "Chinese 88.7%, Portuguese 1.1%, mixed 1.1%, other 9.2% (includes Macanese - mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry) (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Cantonese 83.3%, Mandarin 5%, Hokkien 3.7%, English 2.3%, other Chinese dialects 2%, Tagalog 1.7%, Portuguese 0.7%, other 1.3%", + "text": "Cantonese 80.1%, Mandarin 5.5%, other Chinese dialects 5.3%, Tagalog 3%, English 2.8%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 2.8% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Chinese and Portuguese are official languages (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: Chinese and Portuguese are official languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none or other 35% (1997 est.)" + "text": "folk religionist 58.9%, Buddhist 17.3%, Christian 7.2%, other 1.2%, none 15.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.22% (male 44,295/female 40,679)" + "text": "13.43% (male 42,449/female 40,051)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.36% (male 38,772/female 35,052)" + "text": "10.45% (male 33,845/female 30,354)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "50.41% (male 134,113/female 167,022)" + "text": "49% (male 134,302/female 166,762)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.97% (male 39,020/female 38,486)" + "text": "14.57% (male 44,512/female 45,007)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.04% (male 28,048/female 31,938) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.56% (male 36,223/female 40,953) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "35.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "19.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11.5%" + "text": "16.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.7 years" + "text": "40.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.1 years" + "text": "40.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.77% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.64% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population fairly equally distributed" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.63% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Sex ratio": { @@ -182,22 +190,22 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { @@ -205,25 +213,36 @@ "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "84.5 years" + "text": "84.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "81.6 years" + "text": "81.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "87.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "87.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "0.94 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.41 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -235,20 +254,31 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.2%" + "text": "96.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "98%" + "text": "98.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "95% (2016)" + } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "16 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "16 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "17 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -256,10 +286,10 @@ "text": "5.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "4.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -278,14 +308,14 @@ "text": "Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as \"Maa Gok\" and which in Portuguese became \"Macau\"; the Chinese name Aomen means \"inlet gates\"" + "text": "name is thought to derive from the A-Ma Temple - built in 1488 and dedicated to Mazu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen - which is referred to locally as \"Maa Gok\" - and in Portuguese became \"Macau\"; the Chinese name Aomen means \"inlet gates\"" } }, "Dependency status": { "text": "special administrative region of the People's Republic of China" }, "Government type": { - "text": "presidential limited democracy; a special administrative region of the PRC" + "text": "executive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China" }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (special administrative region of the People's Republic of China)" @@ -297,47 +327,54 @@ "text": "National Day (anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December (1999) is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution); amended 2005, 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China State Council, and the Macau Special Administrative Region; submittal of proposals to the NPC requires two-thirds majority vote by the Legislative Assembly of Macau, approval by two thirds of Macau's deputies to the NPC, and consent of the Macau chief executive; final passage requires approval by the NPC; amended 2005, 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see China" + "note": { + "text": "see China" + } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as \"corporate voters\" (973 were registered in the 2009 legislative elections) and a 400-member Election Committee for the Chief Executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials" + "text": "18 years of age in direct elections for some legislative positions, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past 7 years; note - indirect elections are limited to organizations registered as \"corporate voters\" and an election committee for the chief executive drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, central government bodies, and elected Macau officials" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { "text": "President of China XI Jinping (since 14 March 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Executive Fernando CHUI Sai On (since 20 December 2009)" + "text": "Chief Executive HO Iat Seng (since 20 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council appointed by the chief executive" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); chief executive chosen by a 400-member Election Committee for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 August 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - the Legislative Assembly in August 2012 voted to expand the Election Committee to 400 from 300 seats for the 2014 election" + "text": "president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023);chief executive chosen by a 400-member Election Committee for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 August 2019 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Fernando CHUI Sai On reelected chief executive; Election Committee vote count - 380 of 396" + "text": "Fernando CHUI Sai On reelected chief executive; Election Committee vote - 380 of 396; note - HO Iat Seng was elected chief executive (receiving 392 out of 400 votes) on 24 August 2019 and will take office on 20 December 2019" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Council or Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (33 seats; 14 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 12 indirectly elected by an electoral college of professional and commercial interest groups, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (33 seats; 14 members directly elected by proportional representation vote, 12 indirectly elected by an electoral college of professional and commercial interest groups, and 7 appointed by the chief executive; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 15 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)" + "text": "last held on 17 September 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - ACUM 18.0%, UMG 11.1%, UPP 10.8%, NE 9.0%, NUDM 8.9%, UPD 8.2%, APMD 7.5%, ANMD 6.0%, APM 6.0%, other 14.5%; seats by political group - ACUM 3, UMG 2, UPP 2, NE 2, NUDM 1, UPD 1, APMD 1, ANMD 1, APM 1; 12 seats filled by professional and business groups; 7 members appointed by the chief executive" + "text": "percent of vote - UMG 10%, UPD 9.7%, ACUM 8.6%, NE 8.3%, UPP 7.2, ANMD 6.6%, NUDM 6.1%, ACDM 5.9%, APMD 5.8%, Civic Watch 5.6%, ABL 5.5%, ANPM 5.3%, other 15.4%; seats by political group - UMG 2, UPD 2, ABL 1, ACDM 1, ACUM 1, ANMD 1, ANPM 1, APMD 1, Civic Watch 1, NE 1, NUDM 1, UPP 1; 12 seats filled by professional and business groups; 7 members appointed by the chief executive; composition - men 27, women 6, percent of women 18.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Final Appeal of Macau Special Administrative Region (consists of the court president and 2 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -348,19 +385,18 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Change or APM [Melinda CHAN Mei-yi] ++ Macau-Guangdong Union or UMG [MAK Soi-kun] ++ New Democratic Macau Association or ANMD (an electoral list of the New Macau Association) ++ New Hope or NE [Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO] ++ New Macau Association or ANM [Sulu SOU Ka-hou] ++ New Union for Macau's Development or NUDM [Angela LEONG On-kei] ++ Prosperous Democratic Macau Association or APMD (an electoral list of the New Macau Association) ++ Union for Development or UPD [KWAN Tsui-hang] ++ Union for Promoting Progress or UPP [HO Ion-sang] ++ United Citizens Association of Macau or ACUM [CHAN Meng-kam]", + "text": "Alliance for Change or APM [Melinda CHAN Mei-yi]Alliance for a Happy Home or ABL [WONG Kit-cheng] (an electoral list of UPP)Civic Watch or Civico [Agnes LAM Iok-fong]Macau-Guangdong Union or UMG [MAK Soi-kun]Macau Citizens' Development Association or ACDM [Becky SONG Pek-kei] (an electoral list of ACUM)New Democratic Macau Association or ANMD [AU Kam-san]New Hope or NE [Jose Maria Pereira COUTINHO]New Macau Association (New Macau Progressives) or AMN or ANPM [Sulu SOU Ka-hou]New Union for Macau's Development or NUDM [Angela LEONG On-kei]Prosperous Democratic Macau Association or APMD (an electoral list of AMN)Union for Development or UPD [Ella LEI Cheng-I]Union for Promoting Progress or UPP [HO Ion-sang]United Citizens Association of Macau or ACUM [CHAN Meng-kam]", "note": { - "text": "there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" + "text": "note: there is no political party ordinance, so there are no registered political parties; politically active groups register as societies or companies" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Bar-Bending Workers' Association [WONG Wai-Man] ++ Civic Power [Agnes LAM lok-fong] ++ Democratic Action [LEE Kin-yun] ++ Macau New Chinese Youth Association [LEONG Sin-man] ++ Macau Worker's Union [HO Heng-kuok] ++ New Macau Association [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong] ++ Workers' Self-Help Union [CHEONG Weng-fat]" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ICC (national committees), IHO, IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China)" + "note": { + "text": "none (Special Administrative Region of China)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "the US has no offices in Macau; US Consulate General in Hong Kong is accredited to Macau" @@ -373,58 +409,58 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)" + "text": "note: as a Special Administrative Region of China, \"Yiyongjun Jinxingqu\" is the official anthem (see China)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2015, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total government revenue. ++ ++ Macau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in 2010-13, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2015, this city of 646,800 hosted nearly 30.7 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export — primarily gaming — increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s ongoing anti-corruption campaign has brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt, with spending in casinos contracting 34.3% in 2015. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 20.3% from 2014, down from double-digit expansion rates in 2010-13. Non-inflation adjusted exports of goods and services dropped 1.8% from 2014, reflecting the slowdown in gaming exports. ++ ++ Macau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory." + "text": "Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2016, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total government revenue. Macau's economy slowed dramatically in 2009 as a result of the global economic slowdown, but strong growth resumed in the 2010-13 period, largely on the back of tourism from mainland China and the gaming sectors. In 2015, this city of 646,800 hosted nearly 30.7 million visitors. Almost 67% came from mainland China. Macau's traditional manufacturing industry has slowed greatly since the termination of the Multi-Fiber Agreement in 2005. Services export — primarily gaming — increasingly has driven Macau’s economic performance. Mainland China’s anti-corruption campaign brought Macau’s gambling boom to a halt in 2014, with spending in casinos contracting 34.3% in 2015. As a result, Macau's inflation-adjusted GDP contracted 21.5% in 2015 and another 2.1% in 2016 - down from double-digit expansion rates in the period 2010-13 - but the economy recovered handsomely in 2017. Macau continues to face the challenges of managing its growing casino industry, risks from money-laundering activities, and the need to diversify the economy away from heavy dependence on gaming revenues. Macau's currency, the pataca, is closely tied to the Hong Kong dollar, which is also freely accepted in the territory." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$63.22 billion (2016 est.) ++ $66.38 billion (2015 est.) ++ $83.33 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$77.33 billion (2018) / $71.82 billion (2017 est.) / $65.84 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$44.07 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$50.36 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-4.7% (2016 est.) ++ -20.3% (2015 est.) ++ -0.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.1% (2017 est.) / -0.9% (2016 est.) / -21.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$96,100 (2016 est.) ++ $102,600 (2015 est.) ++ $131,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "$122,000 (2018) / $110,000 (2017 est.) / $102,100 (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "24.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "9.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "18.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "73.7%" + "text": "79.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-32% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "6.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "88.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "93.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -434,262 +470,257 @@ "text": "tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "400,000 (2016 est.)" + "text": "400,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "manufacturing": { + "agriculture": { "text": "2.5%" }, - "construction": { + "industry": { "text": "9.8%" }, - "transport and communications": { + "services": { "text": "4.4%" }, - "wholesale and retail trade": { + "industry and services": { "text": "12.4%" }, - "restaurants and hotels": { + "agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": { "text": "15%" }, - "gambling": { + "manufacturing": { "text": "25.9%" }, - "public sector": { + "construction": { "text": "7.1%" }, - "financial services": { + "transportation and utilities": { "text": "2.6%" }, - "other services": { - "text": "20.3% (2013)" + "commerce": { + "text": "20.3% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35 (2013) ++ 38 (2008)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$12.12 billion" + "text": "14.71 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$7.004 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.684 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "11.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "10% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "0% of GDP (2017 est.) / 0% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.623 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$64.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $55.29 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$18.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$85.5 billion (2 March 2012 est.) ++ $46.1 billion (31 February 2011 est.) ++ $2.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$12.51 billion (2016 est.) ++ $12.92 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.75 billion (2017 est.) / $12.22 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.137 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.903 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.45 billion (2018)", "note": { - "text": "includes reexports" + "text": "note: includes reexports" } }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Hong Kong 62.1%, China 16.5%, US 1% (2018)" + }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, textiles, footwear, toys, electronics, machinery and parts" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Hong Kong 63.4%, China 18.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$14.2 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.13 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$11.1 billion (2018) / $9.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials and semi-manufactured goods, consumer goods (foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco, garments and footwear, motor vehicles), capital goods, mineral fuels and oils" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 33.8%, Hong Kong 8.8%, Japan 8.5%, Switzerland 8%, France 6.9%, Italy 6.7%, US 6.7% (2015)" + "text": "China 35%, Italy 8.6%, Hong Kong 7.8%, France 8.4%, Switzerland 7.7%, Japan 8.1%, US 4.1% (2018)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$18.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $16.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.)", + "text": "$20.17 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $18.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Fiscal Reserves Act that came into force on 1 January 2012 requires the fiscal reserves to be separated from the foreign exchange reserves and to be managed separately; the transfer of assets took place in February 2012" + "text": "note: the Fiscal Reserves Act that came into force on 1 January 2012 requires the fiscal reserves to be separated from the foreign exchange reserves and to be managed separately; the transfer of assets took place in February 2012" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (31 December 2013) ++ $0 (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$18.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $14.91 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.166 billion (2012 est.) ++ $667.8 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$0 (31 December 2013) / $0 (31 December 2012)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "patacas (MOP) per US dollar - ++ 8.01 (2016 est.) ++ 7.985 (2015 est.) ++ 7.985 (2014 est.) ++ 7.9871 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.)" + "text": "patacas (MOP) per US dollar - / 8 (2017 est.) / 7.9951 (2016 est.) / 7.9951 (2015 est.) / 7.985 (2014 est.) / 7.9871 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "929 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.077 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "4.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.306 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "500,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "472,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "11,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "12,700 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,750 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,180 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "355,000 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "178.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "371,000 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "175.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.8 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.563 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total": { - "text": "146,138" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "119,355" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "25 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "19.55 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.896 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,108,274" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "320 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "345.33 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services" + "text": "modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services; high mobile subscriber numbers and mobile penetration with 4 network operators; offering 4G, LTE services and 1st phase of 5G network rollout; possible synchronizing with neighboring regions; Macau's smart city project spans areas of transportation, medical services, tourism and 3-government (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "termination of monopoly over mobile-cellular telephone services in 2001 spurred sharp increase in subscriptions with mobile-cellular teledensity exceeding 300 per 100 persons; fixed-line subscribership appears to have peaked and is now in decline" + "text": "fixed-line 20 per 100 and mobile-cellular 345 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "local government dominates broadcast media; 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; 1 cable TV and 4 satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of w (2015)" + "text": "local government dominates broadcast media; 2 television stations operated by the government with one broadcasting in Portuguese and the other in Cantonese and Mandarin; 1 cable TV and 4 satellite TV services available; 3 radio stations broadcasting, of which 2 are government-operated (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mo" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "460,000" + "text": "508,052" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "77.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "83.79% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "193,057" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "32 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1 (registered in China)" + "text": "1 (registered in China) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "17 (registered in China)" + "text": "21 (registered in China)" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,276,436" + "text": "3,157,724 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "25.435 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "31.84 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -700,10 +731,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -711,10 +742,18 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "424 km" + "text": "428 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "424 km (2014)" + "text": "428 km (2017)" + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "1" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 1 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -724,11 +763,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular indigenous military forces" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of China" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of China and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) maintains a garrison in Macau" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json index e3669aeb..6c6da376 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/mg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAAN they established a huge Eurasian empire through conquest. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and in the late 17th century came under Chinese rule. Mongolia won its independence in 1921 with Soviet backing and a communist regime was installed in 1924. The modern country of Mongolia, however, represents only part of the Mongols' historical homeland; today, more ethnic Mongolians live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China than in Mongolia. Following a peaceful democratic revolution in 1990, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) - which took the name Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) in 2010 - has competed for political power with the Democratic Party (DP), the main opposition party, and several other smaller parties, including a new party formed by former President ENKHBAYAR, which confusingly adopted for itself the MPRP name. In its most recent Parliamentary elections in June 2016, Mongolians handed the MPP overwhelming control of Parliament, largely pushing out the DP, which had overseen a sharp decline in Mongolia’s economy during its control of Parliament in the preceding years. President ELBEGDORJ, a DP member, will finish his second term as president in 2017, and is not eligible to run for reelection." + "text": "The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAAN they established a huge Eurasian empire through conquest. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually retired to their original steppe homelands and in the late 17th century came under Chinese rule. Mongolia declared its independence from the Manchu-led Qing Empire in 1911 and achieved limited autonomy until 1919, when it again came under Chinese control. The Mongolian Revolution of 1921 ended Chinese dominance, and a communist regime, the Mongolian People’s Republic, took power in 1924. The modern country of Mongolia, represents only part of the Mongols' historical homeland; today, more ethnic Mongolians live in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China than in Mongolia. Since the country's peaceful democratic revolution in 1990, the ex-communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) - which took the name Mongolian People’s Party (MPP) in 2010 - has competed for political power with the Democratic Party (DP) and several other smaller parties, including a new party formed by former President ENKHBAYAR, which confusingly adopted for itself the MPRP name. In the country's most recent parliamentary elections in June 2016, Mongolians handed the MPP overwhelming control of Parliament, largely pushing out the DP, which had overseen a sharp decline in Mongolia’s economy during its control of Parliament in the preceding years. Mongolians elected a DP member, Khaltmaa BATTULGA, as president in 2017." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "8,082 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "China 4,630 km, Russia 3,452 km" + "text": "China 4630 km, Russia 3452 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,528 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Hoh Nuur 560 m ++ highest point: Nayramadlin Orgil (Huyten Orgil) 4,374 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Hoh Nuur 560 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Nayramadlin Orgil (Khuiten Peak) 4,374 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "73% ++ arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 72.6%" + "text": "73% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 72.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "840 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; \"zud,\" which is harsh winter conditions" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; the policies of former Communist regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws leads to air pollution in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation and overgrazing increase soil erosion from wind and rain; water pollution; desertification and mining activities have a deleterious effect on the environment" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,7 +104,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,031,330 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,168,026 (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Mongolia is one of the least densely populated countries in the world (2 people per sq km); twice as many ethnic Mongols (some 6 million) live in Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in neighboring China" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,78 +118,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Khalkh 81.9%, Kazak 3.8%, Dorvod 2.7%, Bayad 2.1%, Buryat-Bouriates 1.7%, Zakhchin 1.2%, Dariganga 1%, Uriankhai 1%, other 4.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Khalkh 84.5%, Kazak 3.9%, Dorvod 2.4%, Bayad 1.7%, Buryat-Bouriates 1.3%, Zakhchin 1%, other 5.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Khalkha Mongol 90% (official), Turkic, Russian (1999)" + "text": "Mongolian 90% (official) (Khalkha dialect is predominant), Turkic, Russian (1999)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 53%, Muslim 3%, Christian 2.2%, Shamanist 2.9%, other 0.4%, none 38.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 53%, Muslim 3%, Shamanist 2.9%, Christian 2.2%, other 0.4%, none 38.6% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.92% (male 416,053/female 399,954)" + "text": "26.96% (male 435,596/female 418,524)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.76% (male 256,897/female 251,160)" + "text": "14.93% (male 239,495/female 233,459)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.45% (male 667,509/female 710,116)" + "text": "45.29% (male 694,481/female 740,334)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.68% (male 92,781/female 109,768)" + "text": "8.04% (male 115,560/female 139,129)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.19% (male 51,691/female 75,401) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.78% (male 60,966/female 90,482) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.6%" + "text": "54.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "48.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "6.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.9 years" + "text": "29.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.1 years" + "text": "28.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.25% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "sparsely distributed population throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densities" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "72% of total population (2015)" + "text": "68.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.63% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ULAANBAATAR (capital) 1.377 million (2015)" + "text": "1.584 million ULAANBAATAR (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -185,100 +202,106 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.5", + "text": "20.5 years (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 20-24 (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 20-24" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "44 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "24.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "69.6 years" + "text": "70.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65.4 years" + "text": "66.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.13 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "54.9% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "48.1% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66.4% of population ++ rural: 59.2% of population ++ total: 64.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 33.6% of population ++ rural: 40.8% of population ++ total: 35.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "40.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "14.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.86 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 66.4% of population ++ rural: 42.6% of population ++ total: 59.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 33.6% of population ++ rural: 57.4% of population ++ total: 40.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "34.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "13.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.02% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.7% (2014)" + "text": "20.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.6% (2013)" + "text": "1.9% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -291,7 +314,7 @@ "text": "98.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -302,26 +325,18 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "106,203" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "18% (2005 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "16.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.7%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "19.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "18.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -340,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "Mongol Uls" }, "former": { - "text": "Outer Mongolia" + "text": "Outer Mongolia, Mongolian People's Republic" }, "etymology": { "text": "the name means \"Land of the Mongols\" in Latin; the Mongolian name Mongol Uls translates as \"Mongol State\"" @@ -363,20 +378,25 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Saturday in March; ends last Saturday in September" }, "note": { - "text": "Mongolia has two time zones - Ulaanbaatar Time (8 hours in advance of UTC) and Hovd Time (7 hours in advance of UTC)" + "text": "note: Mongolia has two time zones - Ulaanbaatar Time (8 hours in advance of UTC) and Hovd Time (7 hours in advance of UTC)etymology: the name means \"red hero\" in Mongolian and honors national hero Damdin Sukhbaatar, leader of the partisan army that with Soviet Red Army help, liberated Mongolia from Chinese occupation in the early 1920s" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "21 provinces (aymguud, singular - aymag) and 1 municipality* (singular - hot); Arhangay, Bayanhongor, Bayan-Olgiy, Bulgan, Darhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogovi, Dundgovi, Dzavhan (Zavkhan), Govi-Altay, Govisumber, Hentiy, Hovd, Hovsgol, Omnogovi, Orhon, Ovorhangay, Selenge, Suhbaatar, Tov, Ulaanbaatar*, Uvs" }, "Independence": { - "text": "11 July 1921 (from China)" + "text": "29 December 1911 (independence declared from China; in actuality, autonomy attained); 11 July 1921 (from China)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day/Revolution Day, 11 July (1921)" + "text": "Naadam (games) holiday (commemorates independence from China in the 1921 Revolution), 11-15 July; Constitution Day (marks the date that the Mongolian People's Republic was created under a new constitution), 26 November (1924)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 January 1992, effective 12 February 1992; amended 1999, 2001; legislation on amendments proposed in 2015 continued into 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 13 January 1992, effective 12 February 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the State Great Hural, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition submitted to the State Great Hural by the Constitutional Court; conducting referenda on proposed amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the State Great Hural; passage of amendments by the State Great Hural requires at least three-quarters majority vote; passage by referendum requires majority participation of qualified voters and a majority of votes; amended 1999, 2000, 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by Soviet and Romano-Germanic legal systems; constitution ambiguous on judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -403,49 +423,47 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (since 18 June 2009)" + "text": "President Khaltmaa BATTULGA (since 10 July 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Jargaltulga ERDENEBAT (since 7 July 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH (since 25 July 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH (since 4 October 2017; re-elected by the Parliament 2 July 2020); Deputy Prime Minister Ulziisaikhan ENKHTUVSHIN (since 18 October 2017); note - Prime Minister Jargaltulga ERDENEBAT (since 8 July 2016) was voted out of office by the Parliament on 7 September 2017" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president, confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)" + "text": "directly appointed by the prime minister following a constitutional amendment ratified in November 2019; prior to the amendment, the cabinet was nominated by the prime minister in consultation with the president and confirmed by the State Great Hural (parliament)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "presidential candidates nominated by political parties represented in the State Great Hural and directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 June 2013 (next to be held in June 2017); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the State Great Hural" + "text": "presidential candidates nominated by political parties represented in the State Great Hural and directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 June 2017 with a runoff held 7 July 2017 (next to be held in 2021); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the State Great Hural" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ reelected president; percent of vote - Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ (DP) 50.2%, Badmaanyambuu BAT-ERDENE (MPP) 42%, Natsag UDVAL (MPRP) 6.5%, other 1.3%" + "text": "Khaltmaa BATTULGA elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Khaltmaa BATTULGA (DP) 38.1%, Miyegombo ENKHBOLD (MPP) 30.3%, Sainkhuu GANBAATAR (MPRP) 30.2%, invalid 1.4%; percent of vote in second round - Khaltmaa BATTULGA 55.2%, Miyegombo ENKHBOLD 44.8%; on 2 July 2020, Prime Minister Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH was reelected prime minister by the State Great Hural" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral State Great Hural or Ulsyn Ikh Khural (76 seats; all members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral State Great Hural or Ulsyn Ikh Khural (76 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; each constituency requires at least 50% voter participation for the poll to be valid; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 June 2016 (next to be held in June 2020)" + "text": "last held on 24 June 2020 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "MPP 65, DP 9, MPRP 1, independent 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - MPP 44.9%, DP 24.5%, Our Coalition 8.1%, independent 8.7%, Right Person Electorate Coalition 5.2%, other 8.5%; seats by party - MPP 62, DP 11, Our Coalition 1, Right Person Electorate Coalition 1; independent 1; composition -  63 men, 13 women; percent of women 17.1%; note - the MPRP, Civil Will-Green Party, and Mongolian Traditionally United Party formed Our Coalition for the 2020 election; the Right Person Electorate Coalition was established in 2020 by the National Labor Party, Mongolian Social Democratic Party, and Justice Party" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the Chief Justice and 24 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tsets (consists of a chairman and 8 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the Chief Justice and 24 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tsets (consists of the chairman and 8 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice and judges appointed by the president upon recommendation to the State Great Hural by the General Council of Courts, a 14-member body of judges and judicial officials; term of appointment is for life; chairman of the Constitutional Court elected from among its members; members appointed by the State Great Hural upon nominations - 3 each by the president, the State Great Hural, and the Supreme Court; term of appointment is 6 years; chairmanship limited to a single renewable 3-year term" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice and judges appointed by the president upon recommendation by the General Council of Courts - a 14-member body of judges and judicial officials - to the State Great Hural; appointment is for life; chairman of the Constitutional Court elected from among its members; members appointed from nominations by the State Great Hural - 3 each by the president, the State Great Hural, and the Supreme Court; appointment is 6 years; chairmanship limited to a single renewable 3-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "aimag (provincial) and capital city appellate courts; soum, inter-soum, and district courts; Administrative Cases Courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Civil Will-Green Party or CWGP [Sanjaasuren OYUN, Sambuu DEMBEREL, Tserendorj GANKHUYAG] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Zandaakhuu ENKHBOLD] ++ Mongolian National Democratic Party or MNDP [Mendsaikhan ENKHSAIKHAN] ++ Mongolian People's Party or MPP [Miyegombo ENKHBOLD] ++ Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party or MPRP [Nambar ENKHBAYAR] ++ New Labor Party or XYH [S. GANBAATAR]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "human rights groups; women's rights groups; disability rights groups" + "text": "Democratic Party or DP [Sodnomzundui ERDENE; resigned June 2020]Mongolian National Democratic Party or MNDP [Bayanjargal TSOGTGEREL]Mongolian People's Party or MPP [Ukhnaa KHURELSUKH]Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party or MPRP [Nambar ENKHBAYAR]Civil Will-Green Party or CWGP [Tserendorjiin GANKHUYAG] Mongolian Traditionally United Party or MTUP [Batdelgeriin BATBOLD]National Labor Party or HUN [B. NAIDALAA] Mongolian Social Democratic Party or MSDP [A. GANBAATAR] Justice Party [B. NASANBILEG]", + "note": { + "text": "note - there are 36 total registered parties as of March 2020" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -453,7 +471,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bulgaa ALTANGEREL (since 8 January 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Yondon OTGONBAYAR (since 28 March 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2833 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -470,17 +488,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jennifer Zimdahl GALT (since 5 October 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Denver Street " - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 461, Box 300, FPO AP 96521-0002; P.O. Box 341, Ulaanbaatar-14192" + "text": "Ambassador Michael S. KLECHESKI (since 22 February 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[976] 7007-6001" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Denver Street #3, 11th Micro-District, Ulaanbaatar 14190" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 341, Ulaanbaatar 14192" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[976] 7007-6016" } @@ -499,64 +517,64 @@ "text": "Tsendiin DAMDINSUREN/Bilegiin DAMDINSUREN and Luvsanjamts MURJORJ" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1950, lyrics adopted 2006; lyrics altered on numerous occasions" + "text": "note: music adopted 1950, lyrics adopted 2006; lyrics altered on numerous occasions" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Foreign direct investment in Mongolia's extractive industries – which are based on extensive deposits of copper, gold, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, and tungsten - has transformed Mongolia's landlocked economy from its traditional dependence on herding and agriculture. Exports now account for more than half of GDP. Mongolia depends on China for more than 60% of its external trade - China receives some 90% of Mongolia's exports and supplies Mongolia with more than one-third of its imports. Mongolia also relies on Russia for 90% of its energy supplies, leaving it vulnerable to price increases. Remittances from Mongolians working abroad, particularly in South Korea, are significant. ++ ++ Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of GDP, disappeared almost overnight in 1990 and 1991 at the time of the dismantlement of the USSR. The following decade saw Mongolia endure both deep recession, because of political inaction, and natural disasters, as well as strong economic growth, because of market reforms and extensive privatization of the formerly state-run economy. The country opened a fledgling stock exchange in 1991. Mongolia joined the WTO in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade regimes. ++ ++ Growth averaged nearly 9% per year in 2004-08 largely because of high copper prices globally and new gold production. By late 2008, Mongolia was hit by the global financial crisis and Mongolia's real economy contracted 1.3% in 2009. In early 2009, the IMF reached a $236 million Stand-by Arrangement with Mongolia and it emerged from the crisis with a stronger banking sector and better fiscal management. In October 2009, Mongolia passed long-awaited legislation on an investment agreement to develop the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) mine, among the world's largest untapped copper-gold deposits. However, a dispute with foreign investors developing OT called into question the attractiveness of Mongolia as a destination for foreign investment. This caused a severe drop in FDI, and a slowing economy, leading to the dismissal of Prime Minister ALTANKHUYAG in November 2014. The economy had grown more than 10% per year between 2011 and 2013 - largely on the strength of commodity exports and high government spending - before slowing to 7.8% in 2014 and 2.3% in 2015. ++ ++ The current government has made restoring investor trust and reviving the economy its top priority, but has failed to invigorate the economy in the face of the large drop off in foreign direct investment. Mongolia's economy faces near-term economic risks from the government's loose fiscal and monetary policies, from uncertainties in foreign demand for Mongolian exports, and on Mongolia's ability to access financing. The May 2015 agreement with Rio Tinto to restart the OT mine and the subsequent $4.4 billion finance package signing in December 2015 have served to increase investor confidence but are unlikely to overcome the downward economic pressures in the short term." + "text": "Foreign direct investment in Mongolia's extractive industries – which are based on extensive deposits of copper, gold, coal, molybdenum, fluorspar, uranium, tin, and tungsten - has transformed Mongolia's landlocked economy from its traditional dependence on herding and agriculture. Exports now account for more than 40% of GDP. Mongolia depends on China for more than 60% of its external trade - China receives some 90% of Mongolia's exports and supplies Mongolia with more than one-third of its imports. Mongolia also relies on Russia for 90% of its energy supplies, leaving it vulnerable to price increases. Remittances from Mongolians working abroad, particularly in South Korea, are significant. Soviet assistance, at its height one-third of GDP, disappeared almost overnight in 1990 and 1991 at the time of the dismantlement of the USSR. The following decade saw Mongolia endure both deep recession, because of political inaction, and natural disasters, as well as strong economic growth, because of market reforms and extensive privatization of the formerly state-run economy. The country opened a fledgling stock exchange in 1991. Mongolia joined the WTO in 1997 and seeks to expand its participation in regional economic and trade regimes. Growth averaged nearly 9% per year in 2004-08 largely because of high copper prices globally and new gold production. By late 2008, Mongolia was hit by the global financial crisis and Mongolia's real economy contracted 1.3% in 2009. In early 2009, the IMF reached a $236 million Stand-by Arrangement with Mongolia and it emerged from the crisis with a stronger banking sector and better fiscal management. In October 2009, Mongolia passed long-awaited legislation on an investment agreement to develop the Oyu Tolgoi (OT) mine, among the world's largest untapped copper-gold deposits. However, a dispute with foreign investors developing OT called into question the attractiveness of Mongolia as a destination for foreign investment. This caused a severe drop in FDI, and a slowing economy, leading to the dismissal of Prime Minister Norovyn ALTANKHUYAG in November 2014. The economy had grown more than 10% per year between 2011 and 2013 - largely on the strength of commodity exports and high government spending - before slowing to 7.8% in 2014, and falling to the 2% level in 2015. Growth rebounded from a brief 1.6% contraction in the third quarter of 2016 to 5.8% during the first three quarters of 2017, largely due to rising commodity prices. The May 2015 agreement with Rio Tinto to restart the OT mine and the subsequent $4.4 billion finance package signing in December 2015 stemmed the loss of investor confidence. The current government has made restoring investor trust and reviving the economy its top priority, but has failed to invigorate the economy in the face of the large drop-off in foreign direct investment, mounting external debt, and a sizeable budget deficit. Mongolia secured a $5.5 billion financial assistance package from the IMF and a host of international creditors in May 2017, which is expected to improve Mongolia’s long-term fiscal and economic stability as long as Ulaanbaatar can advance the agreement’s difficult contingent reforms, such as consolidating the government’s off-balance sheet liabilities and rehabilitating the Mongolian banking sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$36.65 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.64 billion (2015 est.) ++ $35.79 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$43.54 billion (2018) / $39.73 billion (2017 est.) / $37.81 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$11.16 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.14 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 7.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2017 est.) / 1.2% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$12,200 (2016 est.) ++ $12,300 (2015 est.) ++ $12,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$13,700 (2018) / $13,000 (2017 est.) / $12,500 (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 22.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.6%" + "text": "49.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "12.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.9%" + "text": "23.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "12.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "40.1%" + "text": "59.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-37.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-57.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "12.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "38.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,241 +584,239 @@ "text": "construction and construction materials; mining (coal, copper, molybdenum, fluorspar, tin, tungsten, gold); oil; food and beverages; processing of animal products, cashmere and natural fiber manufacturing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.164 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.241 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "31.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "18.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "50.4% (2014)" + "text": "50.5% (2016)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.3% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.) / 7.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "21.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "13.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.4% (2008)" + "text": "5.7% (2017)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.5 (2008) ++ 32.8 (2002)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.868 billion" + "text": "2.967 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.035 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.681 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-10.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "72% of GDP (31 September 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 90% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 5.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "12% (14 January 2016 ) ++ 13% (15 January 2015)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "19.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 19.56% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$935 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $844.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.822 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.035 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.354 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.048 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$632.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $766.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.095 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.241 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$567 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.155 billion (2017 est.) / -$700 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.319 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.619 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.012 billion (2018) / $5.834 billion (2017 est.) / $4.916 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 93.3%, UK 2.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper, apparel, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides, fluorspar, other nonferrous metals, coal, crude oil" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 84%, Switzerland 9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.003 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.512 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.875 billion (2018) / $4.345 billion (2017 est.) / $3.466 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuel, cars, food products, industrial consumer goods, chemicals, building materials, cigarettes and tobacco, appliances, soap and detergent" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 39.9%, Russia 28.4%, Japan 6.4%, South Korea 6.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 32.6%, Russia 28.1%, Japan 8.4%, US 4.8%, South Korea 4.6% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$3.016 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.296 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$18.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.89 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$379.4 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $367.4 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$25.33 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $24.63 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - ++ 2,011 (2016 est.) ++ 1,970.3 (2015 est.) ++ 1,970.3 (2014 est.) ++ 1,817.9 (2013 est.) ++ 1,357.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "togrog/tugriks (MNT) per US dollar - / 2,378.1 (2017 est.) / 2,140.3 (2016 est.) / 2,140.3 (2015 est.) / 1,970.3 (2014 est.) / 1,817.9 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "81.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "95.8% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "44.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.339 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.932 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "33 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "51 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.446 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.134 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "23,180 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "14,360 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA bbl 0 bbl" + "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2017)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "28,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "25,620 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,190 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "14 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.86 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "255,634" + "text": "385,191" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.28 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.068 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,297,643" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "103 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "137.01 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "network is improving with international direct dialing available in many areas; a fiber-optic network has been installed that is improving broadband and communication services between major urban centers with multiple companies providing inter-city fiber-" + "text": "liberalized and competitive telecoms market; mobile broadband seen steady growth, but fixed-line broadband is an attractive option; a fiber-optic network has been installed that is improving broadband and communication services between major urban centers with multiple companies providing inter-city fiber-optic cable services; compared to other Asian countries, Mongolia's growth in telecommunications is moderate; mobile broadband is growing with 4 competitive MNOs (mobile network operators) along with better tariffs; 3G mobile broadband products are very popular, launch of 4G LTE services by all major operators; in May 2018 a South Korean company completed the sale of 40% stake back to Mongolian government (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "very low fixed-line teledensity; there are multiple mobile-cellular providers and subscribership is increasing" + "text": "very low fixed-line teledensity 12 per 100; there are four mobile-cellular providers and subscribership is increasing with 137 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 976; satellite earth stations - 7 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 976; satellite earth stations - 7 (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "following a law passed in 2005, Mongolia's state-run radio and TV provider converted to a public service provider; also available are private radio and TV broadcasters, as well as multi-channel satellite and cable TV providers; more than 100 radio station (2008)" + "text": "following a law passed in 2005, Mongolia's state-run radio and TV provider converted to a public service provider; also available are 68 radio and 160 TV stations, including multi-channel satellite and cable TV providers; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "642,000" + "text": "735,823" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "21.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.71% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "306,150" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "10 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "541,129" + "text": "670,360 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "7,130,148 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7.82 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -811,30 +827,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -845,24 +861,24 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,815 km" + "text": "1,815 km (2017)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,815 km 1.520-m gauge" + "text": "1,815 km 1.520-m gauge (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "national operator Ulannbaator Railway is jointly owned by the Mongolian Government and by the Russian State Railway (2016)" + "text": "note: national operator Ulaanbaatar Railway is jointly owned by the Mongolian Government and by the Russian State Railway" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "49,249 km" + "text": "113,200 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,800 km" + "text": "10,600 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "44,449 km (2013)" + "text": "102,600 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -870,30 +886,41 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "57" + "text": "271" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 21, cargo 25, chemical tanker 1, container 2, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 2, roll on/roll off 3, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "44 (Indonesia 2, Japan 2, North Korea 1, Russia 2, Singapore 3, Ukraine 1, Vietnam 33) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, container ship 3, general cargo 100, oil tanker 72, other 94 (2019)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army, Mongolian Air Force (2016)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation in land or air forces or police for males only; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for 2 or 4 years; citizens can also voluntarily join the armed forces (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Mongolian Armed Forces (Mongol ulsyn zevsegt huchin): Mongolian Army (includes Border Troops), Mongolian Air Force, National Center for Emergency and Disaster Relief (coordinates the military's efforts as first-responders for earthquakes, wildfires, and forest fires; contagious diseases; and snow and dust storms as well as severe winters (known as zud)); paramilitary forces: Internal Security Troops (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.98% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.99% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.8% of GDP (2017) / 0.9% of GDP (2016) / 0.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the the Mongolian Armed Forces (MAF) vary; approximately 8,000 active duty troops (7,000 Army; 800 Air Force); est. 6,000 Border Guard; est. 1,200 Internal Security Troops (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the MAF are armed with Soviet-era equipment supplemented by deliveries of second-hand Russian weapons; since 2010, Russia is the sole provider of armaments to Mongolia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "850 South Sudan (UNMISS); 230 Afghanistan (NATO) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; 1-year conscript service obligation in army or air forces or police for males only; after conscription, soldiers can contract into military service for 2 or 4 years; citizens can also voluntarily join the armed forces (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "none" + }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "stateless persons": { + "text": "17 (2018)" + } } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json index a8640548..d6cf2051 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/my.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR bin Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak (in office since April 2009) has continued these pro-business policies." + "text": "The adoption of Islam in the 14th century saw the rise of a number of powerful sultanates on the Malay Peninsula and island of Borneo. The Portuguese in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century were the first European colonial powers to establish themselves on the Malay Peninsula and Southeast Asia. However, it was the British who ultimately secured their hegemony across the territory and during the late 18th and 19th centuries established colonies and protectorates in the area that is now Malaysia. These holdings were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula except Singapore formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore, as well as Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo, joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's independence were marred by a communist insurgency, Indonesian confrontation with Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's withdrawal in 1965. During the 22-year term of Prime Minister MAHATHIR Mohamad (1981-2003), Malaysia was successful in diversifying its economy from dependence on exports of raw materials to the development of manufacturing, services, and tourism. Prime Minister MAHATHIR and a newly-formed coalition of opposition parties defeated Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Razak's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in May 2018, ending over 60 years of uninterrupted rule by UMNO. MAHATHIR resigned in February 2020 amid a political dispute. King ABDULLAH then selected Tan Sri MUHYIDDIN Yassin as the new prime minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,742 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Brunei 266 km, Indonesia 1,881 km, Thailand 595 km" + "text": "Brunei 266 km, Indonesia 1881 km, Thailand 595 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "419 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Gunung Kinabalu 4,100 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gunung Kinabalu 4,095 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.2% ++ arable land 2.9%; permanent crops 19.4%; permanent pasture 0.9%" + "text": "23.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.9% (2011 est.) / 19.4% (2011 est.) / 0.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "62%" + "text": "62% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,800 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding; landslides; forest fires" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires" + "text": "air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires; endangered species; coastal reclamation damaging mangroves and turtle nesting sites" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "30,949,962 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "32,652,083 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,12 +121,12 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Malay 50.1%, Chinese 22.6%, indigenous 11.8%, Indian 6.7%, other 0.7%, non-citizens 8.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Bumiputera 62% (Malays and indigenous peoples, including Orang Asli, Dayak, Anak Negeri), Chinese 20.6%, Indian 6.2%, other 0.9%, non-citizens 10.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai", "note": { - "text": "in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan" + "text": "note: Malaysia has 134 living languages - 112 indigenous languages and 22 non-indigenous languages; in East Malaysia, there are several indigenous languages; the most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan" } }, "Religions": { @@ -125,68 +134,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "28.16% (male 4,484,188/female 4,231,557)" + "text": "26.8% (male 4,504,562/female 4,246,681)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.86% (male 2,647,105/female 2,571,883)" + "text": "16.63% (male 2,760,244/female 2,670,186)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.06% (male 6,430,455/female 6,276,427)" + "text": "40.86% (male 6,737,826/female 6,604,776)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.06% (male 1,266,415/female 1,227,690)" + "text": "8.81% (male 1,458,038/female 1,418,280)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.86% (male 861,151/female 953,091) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (male 1,066,627/female 1,184,863) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.6%" + "text": "44.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "35.2%" + "text": "33.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.4%" + "text": "10.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.2 years" + "text": "29.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28 years" + "text": "28.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.29% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "a highly uneven distribution with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "74.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "77.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.13% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KUALA LUMPUR (capital) 6.837 million; Johor Bahru 912,000 (2015)" + "text": "7.997 million KUALA LUMPUR (capital), 1.024 million Johor Bahru, 814,000 Ipoh (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,74 +220,83 @@ "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "40 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75 years" + "text": "75.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.2 years" + "text": "73 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.53 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.43 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.2 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "52.2% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 93% of population ++ total: 98.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 7% of population ++ total: 1.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.54 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.1% of population ++ rural: 95.9% of population ++ total: 96% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.9% of population ++ rural: 4.1% of population ++ total: 4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "91,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "88,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "7,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,700 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" @@ -284,30 +305,30 @@ "text": "dengue fever" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "leptospirosis (2016)" + "text": "leptospirosis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "12.9% (2014)" + "text": "15.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "12.9% (2006)" + "text": "13.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.6%" + "text": "93.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.2%" + "text": "96.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "91.1% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -315,21 +336,21 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "9.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.4% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -355,9 +376,9 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "federal constitutional monarchy", + "text": "federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy", "note": { - "text": "nominally headed by paramount ruler (commonly referred to as the king) and a bicameral Parliament consisting of a nonelected upper house and an elected lower house; all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)" + "text": "note: all Peninsular Malaysian states have hereditary rulers (commonly referred to as sultans) except Melaka (Malacca) and Pulau Pinang (Penang); those two states along with Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia have governors appointed by government; powers of state governments are limited by the federal constitution; under terms of federation, Sabah and Sarawak retain certain constitutional prerogatives (e.g., right to maintain their own immigration controls)" } }, "Capital": { @@ -369,6 +390,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Malay word for \"river junction or estuary\" is \"kuala\" and \"lumpur\" means \"mud\"; together the words render the meaning of \"muddy confluence\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -378,13 +402,18 @@ "text": "31 August 1957 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia)" + "text": "Independence Day (or Merdeka Day), 31 August (1957) (independence of Malaya); Malaysia Day, 16 September (1963) (formation of Malaysia)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1948; latest drafted 21 February 1957, effective 27 August 1957; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1948; latest drafted 21 February 1957, effective 27 August 1957" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a bill by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Parliament membership in the bill’s second and third readings; a number of constitutional sections are excluded from amendment or repeal; amended many times, last in 2010" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation" + "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic (sharia) law, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Federal Court at request of supreme head of the federation" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -404,73 +433,56 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "21 years of age; universal" + "text": "18 years of age; universal (2019)" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King MUHAMMAD V (formerly known as Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra) (selected on 14 October 2016; installed on 13 December 2016); the position of the king is primarily ceremonial but he is the final arbiter on the appointment of the prime minister" + "text": "King Sultan ABDULLAH Sultan Ahmad Shah (since 24 January 2019); note - King MUHAMMAD V (formerly known as Tuanku Muhammad Faris Petra) (selected on 14 October 2016; installed on 13 December 2016) resigned on 6 January 2019; the position of the king is primarily ceremonial, but he is the final arbiter on the appointment of the prime minister" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib Razak (since 3 April 2009); Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad ZAHID Hamidi (since 29 July 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Tan Sri MUHYIDDIN Yassin (since 1 March 2020); note - Prime Minister MAHATHIR resigned on 24 February 2020 but King ABDULLAH asked that he stay on as interim prime minister until Malaysian's King ABDULLAH picked MUHYIDDIN to step in as Prime Minister; note - previous Deputy Prime Minister WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail (21 May 2018 - 24 February 2020) was the first female in this position (2019)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament with the consent of the king" + "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament with the consent of the king; note - cabinet dissolved 24 February 2020 with Prime Minister MAHATHIR resignation" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "king elected by and from the hereditary rulers of 9 states for a 5-year term; election is on a rotational basis among rulers of the 9 states; election last held on 14 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister designated from among members of the House of Representatives; following legislative elections, the leader who commands support of the majority of members in the House becomes prime minister" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "Mohamed NAJIB bin Abdul Najib Razak (UMNO) sworn in as prime minister for second term on 3 April 2009" + "text": "king elected by and from the hereditary rulers of 9 states for a 5-year term; election is on a rotational basis among rulers of the 9 states; election last held on 24 January 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister designated from among members of the House of Representatives; following legislative elections, the leader who commands support of the majority of members in the House becomes prime minister" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlimen consists of the Senate or Dewan Negara (70 seats; 44 members appointed by the king and 26 indirectly elected by 13 state legislatures; members serve 3-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament of Malaysia or Parlimen Malaysia consists of:Senate or Dewan Negara (70 seats; 44 members appointed by the king and 26 indirectly elected by 13 state legislatures; members serve 3-year terms) House of Representatives or Dewan Rakyat (222 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms) (2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 5 May 2013 (next to be held by May 2018)" + "text": "Senate - appointedHouse of Representatives - last held on 9 May 2018 (next to be held no later than May 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - BN 47.4%, People's Alliance (DAP, PAS, PKR) 50.9%, other 1.7%; seats by party/coalition - BN 133, People's Alliance (DAP, PAS, PKR) 89" + "text": "Senate - appointed; composition - men 54, women 14, percent of women 20.6%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - PH 45.6%, BN 33.8%, PAS 16.9%, WARISAN 2.3%, other 1.4%; seats by party/coalition - PH 113, BN 79, PAS 18, WARISAN 8, USA 1, independent 3; composition - men 199, women 23, percent of women 10.4%; note - total Parliament percent of women 12.8%" }, "note": { - "text": "seats by party/coalition as of October 2016 - BN 132, PH 72 (DAP 37, PKR 28, AMANAH 6, PPBM 1), PAS 14, WARISAN 2, PSM 1, independent 1" + "text": "note: as of 16 November 2019, seats by party - PH 129, BN 41, GS 18, GPS 18, WARISAN 9, GBS 3, UPKO 1, PSB 1, independent 1, vacant 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Court (consists of the chief justice, president of the Court of Appeal, chief justice of the High Court of Malaya, chief judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak and 7 judges); note - Malaysia has a dual judicial hierarchy of civil and religious (sharia) courts" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Court (consists of the chief justice, president of the Court of Appeal, chief justice of the High Court of Malaya, chief judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak, 8 judges, and 1 \"additional\" judge); note - Malaysia has a dual judicial hierarchy of civil and religious (sharia) courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Federal Court justices appointed by the monarch on advice of the prime minister; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Federal Court justices appointed by the monarch on advice of the prime minister; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 66 with the possibility of a single 6-month extension" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal; High Court; Sessions Court; Magistrates' Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN": { - "text": " ++ Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Party or GERAKAN [MAH Siew Keong] ++ Liberal Democratic Party (Parti Liberal Demokratik - Sabah) or LDP [TEO Chee Kang] ++ Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan China Malaysia) or MCA [LIOW Tiong Lai] ++ Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC [S. SUBRAMANIAM] ++ Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah or PBRS [Joseph KURUP] ++ Parti Bersatu Sabah or PBS [Joseph PAIRIN Kitingan] ++ Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu or PBB [Adenan SATEM] ++ Parti Rakyat Sarawak or PRS [James MASING] ++ Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party or SPDP [TIONG King Sing] ++ Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian] ++ United Malays National Organization or UMNO [NAJIB bin Abdul Razak] ++ United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu) or UPKO [Wilfred Madius TANGAU] ++ People's Progressive Party (Parti Progresif Penduduk Malaysia) or PPP [M. Kayveas] ++ " - }, - "Coalition of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) or PH": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP [TAN Kok Wai, Acting National Chairman] ++ National Trust Party (Parti Amanah Negara) or Amanah [Mohamad SABU] ++ People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR [WAN AZIZAH Wan Ismail] ++ Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia or PPBM [MAHATHIR Mohamad] ++ " - }, - "Other": { - "text": " ++ Islamic Party of Malaysia (Parti Islam se Malaysia) or PAS [Abdul HADI Awang] ++ Sabah Heritage Party or WARISAN [Shafie APDAL] ++ Socialist Party of Malaysia (Parti Sosialis Malaysia) or PSM [Mohd Nasir HASHIM]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Bar Council ++ BERSIH (electoral reform coalition) ++ ISMA (Muslim NGO) ++ PERKASA (defense of Malay rights)", - "other": { - "text": "religious groups; women's groups; youth groups" - } + "text": "National Front (Barisan Nasional) or BN: Malaysian Chinese Association (Persatuan China Malaysia) or MCA [LIOW Tiong Lai]Malaysian Indian Congress (Kongres India Malaysia) or MIC [S. SUBRAMANIAM]United Malays National Organization or UMNO [MOHAMAD Hasan, acting](Formerly - Coalition of Hope (Pakatan Harapan) or PH (formerly the People's Alliance, before former PM MAHATHIR resigns 24 February 2020): Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik) or DAP [TAN Kok Wai]Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia) or PPBM [Tan Sri MUHYIDDIN Yassin; note - former PM MAHATHIR steps down 24 Feb 2020]National Trust Party (Parti Amanah Negara) or AMANAH [Mohamad SABU]People's Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) or PKR [ANWAR Ibrahim]New - Fighters of the Nation Party (Parti Pejuang Tanah Air) or Pejuang [former PM MAHATHIR bin Mohamad; interim president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir note - started August 2020]  Other: Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Parti Islam se Malaysia) or PAS [Abdul HADI Awang]Progressive Democratic Party or PDP [TIONG King Sing]Sabah Heritage Party (Parti Warisan Sabah) or WARISAN [SHAFIE Apdal]Sarawak Parties Alliance (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) or GPS [ABANG JOHARI Openg] (includes PBB, SUPP, PRS, PDP)Sarawak People's Party (Parti Rakyat Sarawak) or PRS [James MASING]Sarawak United People's Party (Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sarawak) or SUPP [Dr. SIM Kui Hian]United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organization (Pertubuhan Pasko Momogun Kadazan Dusun Bersatu) or UPKO [Wilfred Madius TANGAU]United Sabah Alliance or USA (Gabungan Sabah)United Sabah Party (Parti Bersatu Sabah) or PBS [Maximus ONGKILI]United Sabah People's (Party Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah) or PBRS [Joseph KURUP]United Traditional Bumiputera Party (Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersata) or PBB; note - PBB is listed under GPS above" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, EAS, FAO, G-15, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador AWANG ADEK Bin Hussin (since 21 May 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Dato' AZMIL Zabidi (since February 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3516 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -487,7 +499,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Joseph Y. YUN (since 2 October 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Kamala Shirin LAKHDHIR (since 21 February 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[60] (3) 2168-5000" }, "embassy": { "text": "376 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur" @@ -495,21 +510,18 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "US Embassy Kuala Lumpur, APO AP 96535-8152" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[60] (3) 2168-5000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[60] (3) 2142-2207" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often referred to as Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government; the 14 points on the star represent the unity between these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people and yellow is the royal color of Malay rulers", + "text": "14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom); there is a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star; the flag is often referred to as Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory); the 14 stripes stand for the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government; the 14 points on the star represent the unity between these entities; the crescent is a traditional symbol of Islam; blue symbolizes the unity of the Malay people and yellow is the royal color of Malay rulers", "note": { - "text": "the design is based on the flag of the US" + "text": "note: the design is based on the flag of the US" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "tiger, hibiscus; national colors: red, white, blue, yellow" + "text": "tiger, hibiscus; national colors: gold, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -519,77 +531,77 @@ "text": "collective, led by Tunku ABDUL RAHMAN/Pierre Jean DE BERANGER" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1957; full version only performed in the presence of the king; the tune, which was adopted from a popular French melody titled \"La Rosalie,\" was originally the anthem of Perak, one of Malaysia's 13 states" + "text": "note: adopted 1957; full version only performed in the presence of the king; the tune, which was adopted from a popular French melody titled \"La Rosalie,\" was originally the anthem of Perak, one of Malaysia's 13 states" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Malaysia, a middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into an emerging multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move farther up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in Islamic finance, high technology industries, biotechnology, and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity. ++ ++ The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, palm oil, and rubber - remain a significant driver of the economy. Gross exports of goods and services constitute more than 80% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 29% of government revenue in 2014. As an oil and gas exporter, Malaysia has previously profited from higher world energy prices, although the rising cost of domestic gasoline and diesel fuel, combined with sustained budget deficits, has forced Kuala Lumpur to begin to address fiscal shortfalls, through initial reductions in energy and sugar subsidies and the announcement of the 2015 implementation of a 6% goods and services tax. Falling global oil prices in the second half of 2014 have strained government finances, shrunk Malaysia’s current account surplus and put downward pressure on the ringgit. The government is trying to lessen its dependence on state oil producer Petronas. ++ ++ Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains healthy foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments and the global financial crisis. In order to attract increased investment, NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program, policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays. ++ ++ Malaysia is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations and, with the nine other ASEAN members, will form the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015." + "text": "Malaysia, an upper middle-income country, has transformed itself since the 1970s from a producer of raw materials into a multi-sector economy. Under current Prime Minister NAJIB, Malaysia is attempting to achieve high-income status by 2020 and to move further up the value-added production chain by attracting investments in high technology, knowledge-based industries and services. NAJIB's Economic Transformation Program is a series of projects and policy measures intended to accelerate the country's economic growth. The government has also taken steps to liberalize some services sub-sectors. Malaysia is vulnerable to a fall in world commodity prices or a general slowdown in global economic activity. The NAJIB administration is continuing efforts to boost domestic demand and reduce the economy's dependence on exports. Domestic demand continues to anchor economic growth, supported mainly by private consumption, which accounts for 53% of GDP. Nevertheless, exports - particularly of electronics, oil and gas, and palm oil - remain a significant driver of the economy. In 2015, gross exports of goods and services were equivalent to 73% of GDP. The oil and gas sector supplied about 22% of government revenue in 2015, down significantly from prior years amid a decline in commodity prices and diversification of government revenues. Malaysia has embarked on a fiscal reform program aimed at achieving a balanced budget by 2020, including rationalization of subsidies and the 2015 introduction of a 6% value added tax. Sustained low commodity prices throughout the period not only strained government finances, but also shrunk Malaysia’s current account surplus and weighed heavily on the Malaysian ringgit, which was among the region’s worst performing currencies during 2013-17. The ringgit hit new lows following the US presidential election amid a broader selloff of emerging market assets. Bank Negara Malaysia (the central bank) maintains adequate foreign exchange reserves; a well-developed regulatory regime has limited Malaysia's exposure to riskier financial instruments, although it remains vulnerable to volatile global capital flows. In order to increase Malaysia’s competitiveness, Prime Minister NAJIB raised possible revisions to the special economic and social preferences accorded to ethnic Malays under the New Economic Policy of 1970, but retreated in 2013 after he encountered significant opposition from Malay nationalists and other vested interests. In September 2013 NAJIB launched the new Bumiputra Economic Empowerment Program, policies that favor and advance the economic condition of ethnic Malays. Malaysia signed the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement in February 2016, although the future of the TPP remains unclear following the US withdrawal from the agreement. Along with nine other ASEAN members, Malaysia established the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, which aims to advance regional economic integration." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$863.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $828.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $789 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$933.3 billion (2017 est.) / $881.3 billion (2016 est.) / $845.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$302.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$312.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.) / 5.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,200 (2016 est.) ++ $26,600 (2015 est.) ++ $25,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$29,100 (2017 est.) / $27,900 (2016 est.) / $27,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.2%" + "text": "55.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "25.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "66.5%" + "text": "71.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-60.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-64.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.2%" + "text": "8.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.8%" + "text": "37.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54% (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice; Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber; Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper" + "text": "Peninsular Malaysia - palm oil, rubber, cocoa, rice;Sabah - palm oil, subsistence crops; rubber, timber;Sarawak - palm oil, rubber, timber; pepper" }, "Industries": { - "text": "Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging" + "text": "Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, petroleum and natural gas, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics and semiconductors, timber processing;Sabah - logging, petroleum and natural gas production;Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum and natural gas production, logging" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "14.77 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.94 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -603,7 +615,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "3.8% (2009 est.)" @@ -616,220 +628,209 @@ "text": "34.7% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.2 (2009) ++ 49.2 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$52.66 billion" + "text": "51.25 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$63.01 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.63 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "55.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.5% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "54.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 56.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this figure is based on the amount of federal government debt; this includes Malaysian Treasury bills and other government securities, as well as loans raised externally and bonds and notes issued overseas; this figure excludes debt issued by non-financia" + "text": "note: this figure is based on the amount of federal government debt, RM501.6 billion ($167.2 billion) in 2012; this includes Malaysian Treasury bills and other government securities, as well as loans raised externally and bonds and notes issued overseas; this figure excludes debt issued by non-financial public enterprises and guaranteed by the federal government, which was an additional $47.7 billion in 2012" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled" + "text": "note: approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled" } }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3% (31 December 2011) ++ 2.83% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.57% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$91.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $83.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$478.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $440.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$437.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $390.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$383 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $459 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $500.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.646 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.874 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.296 billion (2017 est.) / $7.236 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$167.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $175.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$187.9 billion (2017 est.) / $165.3 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Singapore 15.1%, China 12.6%, US 9.4%, Japan 8.2%, Thailand 5.7%, Hong Kong 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "semiconductors and electronic equipment, palm oil, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals, solar panels" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Singapore 13.9%, China 13%, Japan 9.5%, US 9.4%, Thailand 5.7%, Hong Kong 4.7%, India 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$139.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $147.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$160.7 billion (2017 est.) / $141 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 18.8%, Singapore 12%, US 8.1%, Japan 7.8%, Thailand 6.1%, South Korea 4.5%, Indonesia 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 19.9%, Singapore 10.8%, US 8.4%, Japan 7.6%, Thailand 5.8%, South Korea 4.5%, Indonesia 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$97.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $95.29 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$102.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $94.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$187.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $186.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$154.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $144.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$155.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $145.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$217.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $195.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ringgits (MYR) per US dollar - ++ 4.079 (2016 est.) ++ 3.91 (2015 est.) ++ 3.91 (2014 est.) ++ 3.27 (2013 est.) ++ 3.09 (2012 est.)" + "text": "ringgits (MYR) per US dollar - / 4.343 (2017 est.) / 4.15 (2016 est.) / 4.15 (2015 est.) / 3.91 (2014 est.) / 3.27 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "139 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "148.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "131 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "136.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "12 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "23 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "33 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "30 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "33 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "87.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "78% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "654,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "647,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "299,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "326,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "180,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "166,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.6 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3.6 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "544,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "528,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "745,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "704,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "243,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "208,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "410,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "304,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "65.42 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.49 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "35.18 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.44 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "34.87 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.23 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.63 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.803 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.183 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.183 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "208 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "226.8 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,394,559" + "text": "6,530,410" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "20.26 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "44.111 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "44,997,299" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "145 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "139.6 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system featuring good intercity service on Peninsular Malaysia provided mainly by microwave radio relay and an adequate intercity microwave radio relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; international service excellent" + "text": "one of the most advanced telecom networks in the developing world; strong commitment to developing a technological society; Malaysia is promoting itself as an information tech hub in the Asian region; closing the urban rural divide; 4G and 5G networks with strong competition, mobile dominance over fixed-broadband; roll-out of a national broadband network (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 160 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 20 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 140 per 100 persons; domestic satellite system with 2 earth stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 60; landing point for several major international submarine cable networks that provide connectivity to Asia, Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 60; landing points for BBG, FEA, SAFE, SeaMeWe-3 & 4 & 5, AAE-1, JASUKA, BDM, Dumai-Melaka Cable System, BRCS, ACE, AAG, East-West Submarine Cable System, SEAX-1, SKR1M, APCN-2, APG, BtoBe,  BaSICS, and Labuan-Brunei Submarine and MCT submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean); launch of Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable, and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state- (2012)" + "text": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 2 TV networks with relays throughout the country, and the leading private commercial media group operates 4 TV stations with numerous relays throughout the country; satellite TV subscription service is available; state-owned radio broadcaster operates multiple national networks, as well as regional and local stations; many private commercial radio broadcasters and some subscription satellite radio services are available; about 55 radio stations overall (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".my" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "21.684 million" + "text": "25,829,444" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "71.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.2% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2.696 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "8 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "13 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "263" + "text": "270" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "50,347,149" + "text": "60,481,772 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,005,979,379 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,404,410,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -840,30 +841,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "39" + "text": "39 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2013)" + "text": "8 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "75" + "text": "75 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "69 (2013)" @@ -873,14 +874,14 @@ "text": "4 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 354 km; gas 6,439 km; liquid petroleum gas 155 km; oil 1,937 km; oil/gas/water 43 km; refined products 114 km; water 26 km (2013)" + "text": "354 km condensate, 6439 km gas, 155 km liquid petroleum gas, 1937 km oil, 43 km oil/gas/water, 114 km refined products, 26 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,849 km" + "text": "1,851 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "59 km 1.435-m gauge (59 km electrified)" + "text": "59 km 1.435-m gauge (59 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "1,792 km 1.000-m gauge (339 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -888,10 +889,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "144,403 km (excludes local roads)" + "text": "144,403 km (excludes local roads) (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "116,169 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways)" + "text": "116,169 km (includes 1,821 km of expressways) (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "28,234 km (2010)" @@ -902,16 +903,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "315" + "text": "1,748" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 11, cargo 83, carrier 2, chemical tanker 47, container 41, liquefied gas 34, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 86, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "26 (Denmark 1, Hong Kong 8, Japan 2, Russia 2, Singapore 13)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "82 (Bahamas 13, India 1, Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 6, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 11, Panama 12, Papua New Guinea 1, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Singapore 27, Thailand 3, US 2, unknown 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 15, container ship 22, general cargo 176, oil tanker 140, other 1,395 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -919,7 +914,7 @@ "text": "Bintulu, Johor Bahru, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang (Port Klang), Tanjung Pelepas" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "George Town (Penang)(1,202,180), Port Kelang (Port Klang)(9,435,403), Tanjung Pelepas (7,302,461)" + "text": "Port Kelang (Port Klang) (11,978,000), Tanjung Pelepas (8,260,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Bintulu (Sarawak)" @@ -927,32 +922,52 @@ "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Sungei Udang" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; 24 attacks were reported in 2014" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Malaysian Armed Forces (Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, ATM): Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia), Royal Malaysian Navy (Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, TLDM), Royal Malaysian Air Force (Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia, TUDM); Ministry of Home Affairs: the Royal Malaysian Police (PRMD, includes the General Operations Force, a paramilitary force with a variety of roles, including patrolling borders, counter-terrorism, maritime security, and counterinsurgency) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Malaysia created a National Special Operations Force in 2016 for combating terrorism threats; the force is comprised of personnel from the Armed Forces, the Royal Malaysian Police, and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Malaysian Coast Guard, MMEA)" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.5% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.55% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.67% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.55% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 1% of GDP (2018) / 1.1% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Malaysian Armed Forces have approximately 115,000 active duty troops (80,000 Army; 18,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force); approximately 18,000 General Operations Force (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Malaysian Armed Forces field a diverse mix of imported weapons systems; the chief suppliers since 2010 are Germany, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "820 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service (younger with parental consent and proof of age); mandatory retirement age 60; women serve in the Malaysian Armed Forces; no conscription (2017)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports that the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea remain high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; in the past, commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; 11 attacks were reported in 2018 including eight ships boarded and seven crew taken hostage" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Jemaah Islamiyah (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "while the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions over the Spratly Islands, it is not the legally binding \"code of conduct\" sought by some parties; Malaysia was not party to the March 2005 joint accord among the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam on conducting marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; disputes continue over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's land reclamation, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge; land and maritime negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea; separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompts measures to close and monitor border with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo; per Letters of Exchange signed in 2009, Malaysia in 2010 ceded two hydrocarbon concession blocks to Brunei in exchange for Brunei's sultan dropping claims to the Limbang corridor, which divides Brunei; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" + "text": "while the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions over the Spratly Islands, it is not the legally binding \"code of conduct\" sought by some parties, which is currently being negotiated between China and ASEAN; Malaysia was not party to the March 2005 joint accord among the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam on conducting marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; disputes continue over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's land reclamation, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge; land and maritime negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and disputed areas include the controversial Tanjung Datu and Camar Wulan border area in Borneo and the maritime boundary in the Ambalat oil block in the Celebes Sea; separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Muslim southern provinces prompts measures to close and monitor border with Malaysia to stem terrorist activities; Philippines retains a dormant claim to Malaysia's Sabah State in northern Borneo; per Letters of Exchange signed in 2009, Malaysia in 2010 ceded two hydrocarbon concession blocks to Brunei in exchange for Brunei's sultan dropping claims to the Limbang corridor, which divides Brunei; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "88,637 (Burma) (2015)" + "text": "114,227 (Burma) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "11,689 (2015); note - Malaysia's stateless population consists of Rohingya refugees from Burma, ethnic Indians, and the children of Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants; Burma stripped the Rohingya of their nationality in 1982; Filipino and Indonesian children who have not have been registered for birth certificates by their parents or who received birth certificates stamped \"foreigner\" are not eligible to attend government schools; these children are vulnerable to statelessness should they not be able to apply to their parents' country of origin for passports" + "text": "9,631 (2018); note - Malaysia's stateless population consists of Rohingya refugees from Burma, ethnic Indians, and the children of Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants; Burma stripped the Rohingya of their nationality in 1982; Filipino and Indonesian children who have not been registered for birth certificates by their parents or who received birth certificates stamped \"foreigner\" are not eligible to attend government schools; these children are vulnerable to statelessness should they not be able to apply to their parents' country of origin for passports" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json index 943c63d0..b3d09918 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pf.json @@ -16,17 +16,17 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "ca. 7.75 sq km" + "text": "8 sq km ca." }, "land": { - "text": "ca. 7.75 sq km" + "text": "7.75 sq km ca." }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "land area is about thirteen times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" + "text": "land area is about 13 times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC" }, "Land boundaries": { "text": "0 km" @@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ "text": "518 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical" @@ -44,11 +46,11 @@ "text": "mostly low and flat" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -56,10 +58,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -68,11 +73,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "a population of over 1,000 Chinese resides on Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "typhoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "China's use of dredged sand and coral to build artificial islands harms reef systems; ongoing human activities, including military operations, infrastructure construction, and tourism endangers local ecosystem including birds, fish, marine mammals, and marine reptiles" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group" @@ -80,10 +88,13 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", + "text": "1,440 (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "there are scattered Chinese garrisons" + "text": "note: Chinese activity has increased in recent years, particularly on Woody Island, where the population exceeds 1,000; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands" } + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "a population of over 1,000 Chinese resides on Woody Island, the largest of the Paracels; there are scattered Chinese garrisons on some other islands" } }, "Government": { @@ -110,19 +121,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island" + "note": { + "text": "small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island" + } } }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { - "text": "occupied by China" + "text": "occupied by China, which is assessed to maintain 20 outposts in the Paracels (Antelope, Bombay, and North reefs; Drummond, Duncan, Lincoln, Middle, Money, North, Pattle, Quanfu, Robert, South, Tree, Triton, Woody, and Yagong islands; South Sand and West Sand; Observation Bank); the outposts range in size from one or two buildings to bases with significant military infrastructure; Woody Island is the main base in the Paracels and includes an airstrip with fighter aircraft hangers, naval facilities, surveillance radars, and defenses such as surface-to-air missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles; fighter aircraft have deployed to the island (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json index 5a6cc44c..8713190c 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pg.json @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "less than 5 sq km" + "text": "5 sq km less than" }, "land": { - "text": "less than 5 sq km" + "text": "5 sq km less than" }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km (158,000 sq mi) of the central South China Sea" + "text": "note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km (158,000 sq mi) of the central South China Sea" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -38,20 +38,22 @@ "text": "926 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "tropical" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "flat" + "text": "small, flat islands, islets, cays, and reefs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "unnamed location on Southwest Cay 6 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -59,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ "text": "typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "China's use of dredged sand and coral to build artificial islands harms reef systems; illegal fishing practices indiscriminately harvest endangered species, including sea turtles and giant clams" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs" @@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", "note": { - "text": "there are scattered garrisons occupied by military personnel of several claimant states" + "text": "note: there are scattered garrisons occupied by military personnel of several claimant states" } } }, @@ -106,37 +111,42 @@ }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { + "text": "6 (2020)" + }, + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "3" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { - "text": "Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam" + "text": "Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and VietnamChina: assessed to have 7 outposts (Fiery Cross, Mischief, Subi, Cuarteron, Gavin, Hughes, and Johnson reefs); the outposts on Fiery Cross, Mischief, and Subi include air bases with helipads and dozens of fighter jet hangers, naval port facilities, surveillance radars, air defense sites, anti-ship cruise missiles, and other military infrastructure such as communications, barracks, maintenance facilities, and ammunition and fuel bunkers Malaysia:  assessed to have 5 outposts in the southern portion of the archipelago, closest to the Malaysian state of Sabah (Ardasier Reef, Eric Reef, Mariveles Reef, Shallow Reef, and Investigator Shoal); all the outposts have helicopter landing pads, while Shallow Reef also has an airstrip Philippines: assessed to occupy 9 features (Commodore Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Flat Island, Loaita Cay, Loaita Island, Nanshan Island, Northeast Cay, Thitu Island, and West York Island); Thitu Island has the only Philippine airstrip in the Spratlys Taiwan: maintains an outpost with an airstrip on Itu Aba Island Vietnam: assessed to occupy about 49 outposts spread across 27 features, including facilities on 21 rocks and reefs in the Spratlys, plus 14 platforms known as “economic, scientific, and technological service stations,” or Dịch vụ-Khoa (DK1), on six underwater banks to the southeast that Vietnam does not consider part of the disputed island chain, although China and Taiwan disagree; Spratly Islands outposts are on Alison Reef, Amboyna Cay, Barque Canada Reef, Central Reef, Collins Reef, Cornwallis South Reef, Discovery Great Reef, East Reef, Grierson Reef, Ladd Reef, Landsdowne Reef, Namyit Island, Pearson Reef, Petley Reef, Sand Cay, Sin Cowe Island, South Reef, Southwest Cay, Spratly Island, Tennent Reef, West Reef; Spratly Island includes an airstrip with aircraft hangers; the six underwater banks with outposts include Vanguard, Rifleman, Prince of Wales, Prince Consort, Grainger, and Alexandra (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json index 362f66c9..5b980060 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/pp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives. Since 2001, Bougainville has experienced autonomy. Under the terms of a peace accord, 2015 is the year that a five-year window opens for a referendum on the question of independence." + "text": "The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the world - was divided between Germany (north) and the UK (south) in 1885. The latter area was transferred to Australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during World War I and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. A nine-year secessionist revolt on the island of Bougainville ended in 1997 after claiming some 20,000 lives. Since 2001, Bougainville has experienced autonomy; a referendum asking the population if they would like independence or greater self rule occurred in November 2019, with almost 98% of voters choosing independence." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ "text": "5,152 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, @@ -49,6 +48,9 @@ }, "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -61,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "667 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Wilhelm 4,509 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -70,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.6% ++ arable land 0.7%; permanent crops 1.5%; permanent pasture 0.4%" + "text": "2.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.7% (2011 est.) / 1.5% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "63.1%" + "text": "63.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "34.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -82,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "active volcanism; situated along the Pacific \"Ring of Fire\"; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis", - "volcanism": { - "text": "severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (elev. 2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Rabaul (elev. 688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951 killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa" - } + "text": "active volcanism; the country is subject to frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis\nvolcanism: severe volcanic activity; Ulawun (2,334 m), one of Papua New Guinea's potentially most dangerous volcanoes, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Rabaul (688 m) destroyed the city of Rabaul in 1937 and 1994; Lamington erupted in 1951 killing 3,000 people; Manam's 2004 eruption forced the island's abandonment; other historically active volcanoes include Bam, Bagana, Garbuna, Karkar, Langila, Lolobau, Long Island, Pago, St. Andrew Strait, Victory, and Waiowa; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought" + "text": "rain forest loss as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; unsustainable logging practices result in soil erosion, water quality degredation, and loss of habitat and biodiversity; large-scale mining projects cause adverse impacts on forests and water quality (discharge of heavy metals, cyanide, and acids into rivers); severe drought; inappropriate farming practices accelerate land degradion (soil erosion, siltation, loss of soil fertility); destructive fishing practices and coastal pollution due to run-off from land-based activities and oil spills" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -100,12 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; generally east-west trending highlands break up New Guinea into diverse ecoregions; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: shares island of New Guinea with Indonesia; generally east-west trending highlands break up New Guinea into diverse ecoregions; one of world's largest swamps along southwest coast note 2: Papua New Guinea is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,791,317 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "7,259,456 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,78 +129,84 @@ "text": "Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 836 indigenous languages spoken (about 12% of the world's total); most languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers", + "text": "Tok Pisin (official), English (official), Hiri Motu (official), some 839 indigenous languages spoken (about 12% of the world's total); many languages have fewer than 1,000 speakers", "note": { - "text": "Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2%" + "text": "note: Tok Pisin, a creole language, is widely used and understood; English is spoken by 1%-2%; Hiri Motu is spoken by less than 2%" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 27%, Protestant 69.4% (Evangelical Lutheran 19.5%, United Church 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10%, Pentecostal 8.6%, Evangelical Alliance 5.2%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.5%, other Protestant 8.9%), Baha'i 0.3%, indigenous beliefs and other 3.3% (2000 census)" + "text": "Protestant 64.3% (Evangelical Lutheran 18.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.9%, Pentecostal 10.4%, United Church 10.3%, Evangelical Alliance 5.9%, Anglican 3.2%, Baptist 2.8%, Salvation Army .4%), Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 5.3%, non-Christian 1.4%, unspecified 3.1% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent only the citizen population; roughly .3% of the population are non-citizens, consisting of Christian 52% (predominantly Roman Catholic), other 10.7% , none 37.3%" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.93% (male 1,173,034/female 1,131,387)" + "text": "31.98% (male 1,182,539/female 1,139,358)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.86% (male 683,474/female 665,245)" + "text": "19.87% (male 731,453/female 711,164)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.65% (male 1,281,641/female 1,207,658)" + "text": "37.68% (male 1,397,903/female 1,337,143)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.39% (male 185,846/female 180,255)" + "text": "5.83% (male 218,529/female 204,717)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.16% (male 143,851/female 138,926) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.64% (male 164,734/female 171,916) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "67.1%" + "text": "63.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "62.1%" + "text": "57.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.9 years" + "text": "24 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23 years" + "text": "24 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.75% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the highlands and eastern coastal areas on the island of New Guinea; predominantly a rural distribution with only about one-fifth of the population residing in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "13% of total population (2015)" + "text": "13.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.51% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PORT MORESBY (capital) 345,000 (2015)" + "text": "383,000 PORT MORESBY (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -203,99 +219,102 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "215 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "145 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "37.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "33.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "40.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "36.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "33.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "67.2 years" + "text": "67.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65 years" + "text": "65.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "70 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.1 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.84 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "32.4% (2006/07)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.06 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" + "text": "36.7% (2016/18)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88% of population ++ rural: 32.8% of population ++ total: 40% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 10.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12% of population ++ rural: 67.2% of population ++ total: 60% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "63.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "57% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56.4% of population ++ rural: 13.3% of population ++ total: 18.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 44.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 43.6% of population ++ rural: 86.7% of population ++ total: 81.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "90.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "84.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.79% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "40,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "52,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.5% (2014)" + "text": "21.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "27.9% (2011)" + "text": "27.8% (2010)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -311,7 +330,18 @@ "text": "65.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "62.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "62.8% (2015)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "3.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "4.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "3% (2010 est.)" } }, "People - note": { @@ -340,7 +370,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -351,19 +381,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Papua New Guinea has two time zones, including Bougainville (UTC+11)etymology: named in 1873 by Captain John Moresby (1830-1922) in honor of his father, British Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby (1786-1877)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "20 provinces, 1 autonomous region*, and 1 district**; Bougainville*, Central, Chimbu, Eastern Highlands, East New Britain, East Sepik, Enga, Gulf, Hela, Jiwaka, Madang, Manus, Milne Bay, Morobe, National Capital**, New Ireland, Northern, Southern Highlands, Western, Western Highlands, West New Britain, West Sepik" }, "Independence": { - "text": "16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)" + "text": "16 September 1975 (from the Australia-administered UN trusteeship)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975; amended many times, last in 2013; note - in September 2015, the Supreme Court nullified the 2013 constitutional amendment that increased the grace period on motions of no confidence (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 15 August 1975, effective at independence 16 September 1975" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Parliament; passage has prescribed majority vote requirements depending on the constitutional sections being amended – absolute majority, two-thirds majority, or three-fourths majority; amended many times, last in 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law" @@ -390,10 +428,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Michael OGIO (since 25 February 2011)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Grand Chief Sir Bob DADAE (since 28 February 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Peter Paire O'NEILL (since 2 August 2011); Deputy Prime Minister Leo DION (since 9 August 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister James MARAPE (since 30 May 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Charles ABEL (since 4 August 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "National Executive Council appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister" @@ -402,49 +440,43 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general nominated by the National Parliament and appointed by the chief of state; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor general pending the outcome of a National Parliament vote" }, "election results": { - "text": "Peter Paire O'NEILL (PNC) elected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 94 to 12" + "text": "Peter Paire O'NEILL (PNC) reelected prime minister; National Parliament vote - 60 to 46" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Parliament (111 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies - 91 local and 20 provincial - by majority preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the constitution allows up to 126 seats" - }, - "note": { - "text": "14 other parties won 3 or fewer seats; association with political parties is fluid" + "text": "unicameral National Parliament (111 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies - 89 local, 20 provinicial, the autonomous province of Bouganville, and the National Capital District - by majority preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the constitution allows up to 126 seats" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held from 23 June 2012 to 27 July 2012 (next to be held in June 2017)" + "text": "last held from 24 June 2017 to 8 July 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - People's National Congress Party 27, Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party 12, PNG Party 8, National Alliance Party 7, United Resources Party 7, People's Party 6, People's Progress Party 6, other 22, independent 16" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PNC 37%; NA 13%; Pangu 14%; URP 11%; PPP 4%; SDP 4%; Independents 3%; and smaller parties 14%; seats by party - NA; composition - men 108, women 3, percent of women 3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, deputy chief justice, and 28 judges); National Courts (13 courts located in the province capitals, with a total of 19 resident judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, deputy chief justice, 35 justices, and 5 acting justices); National Courts (consists of 13 courts located in the provincial capitals, with a total of 19 resident judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor-general upon advice of the National Executive Council (cabinet) after consultation with the National Justice Administration Minister; deputy chief justice and other justices appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body to include the Supreme Court chief and deputy chief justices, the chief ombudsman, and a member of the National Parliament; full time citizen judges appointed for 10-year renewable terms; non-citizen judges initially appointed for 3-year renewable terms and after first renewal until age 70; appointment and tenure of National Court resident judges NA" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the governor general upon advice of the National Executive Council (cabinet) after consultation with the National Justice Administration minister; deputy chief justice and other justices appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, a 5-member body that includes the Supreme Court chief and deputy chief justices, the chief ombudsman, and a member of the National Parliament; full-time citizen judges appointed for 10-year renewable terms; non-citizen judges initially appointed for 3-year renewable terms and after first renewal can serve until age 70; appointment and tenure of National Court resident judges NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "district, village, and juvenile courts" + "text": "district, village, and juvenile courts, military courts, taxation courts, coronial courts, mining warden courts, land courts, traffic courts, committal courts, grade five courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Alliance Party or NA [Patrick PRUAITCHI] ++ Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Beldan NAMAH] ++ People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL] ++ People's Party or PP (merged with PNC) ++ People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN] ++ Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE ++ United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA]", + "text": "National Alliance Party or NAP [Patrick PRUAITCH]Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU [Sam BASIL]Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Belden NAMAH]People's National Congress Party or PNC [Peter Paire O'NEILL]People's Party or PP [Peter IPATAS]People's Progress Party or PPP [Sir Julius CHAN]Social Democratic Party or SDP [Powes PARKOP]Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party or THE [Don POLYE]United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA]", "note": { - "text": "as of 13 March 2012, 41 political parties were registered" + "text": "note: as of 8 July 2017, 45 political parties were registered" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Centre for Environment Law and Community Rights or Celcor [Damien ASE] ++ Community Coalition Against Corruption ++ National Council of Women ++ Transparency International Papau New Guinea or TI PNG (chapter of Transparency International)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (observer), C, CD, CP, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Rupa Abraham MALINA (since 10 March 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge D’Affaires Cephas KAYO (since 31 January 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -458,17 +490,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Catherine EBERT-GRAY (since 23 February 2016); note - also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Douglas Street, Port Moresby, N.C.D." - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "4240 Port Moresby Place, US Department of State, Washington DC 20521-4240" + "text": "Ambassador Erin Elizabeth MCKEE (since 27 November 2019); note - also accredited to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu" }, "telephone": { "text": "[675] 321-1455" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "P.O. Box 1492, Port Moresby" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "4240 Port Moresby Place, US Department of State, Washington DC 20521-4240" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[675] 321-3423" } @@ -481,97 +513,97 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"O Arise All You Sons\"" + "text": "O Arise All You Sons" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Thomas SHACKLADY" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1975" + "text": "note: adopted 1975" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The economy has a small formal sector, focused mainly on the export of those natural resources, and an informal sector, employing the majority of the population. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the people. The global financial crisis had little impact because of continued foreign demand for PNG's commodities. ++ ++ Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, and oil, account for nearly two-thirds of export earnings. Natural gas reserves amount to an estimated 155 billion cubic meters. A consortium led by a major American oil company is constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility that began exporting in April 2014. As the largest investment project in the country's history, it has the potential to double GDP in the near-term and triple Papua New Guinea's export revenue. An American-owned firm also opened PNG's first oil refinery in 2004 and is building a second LNG production facility. The government faces the challenge of ensuring transparency and accountability for revenues flowing from this and other large LNG projects. In 2011 and 2012, the National Parliament passed legislation that created an offshore Sovereign Wealth Fund to manage government surpluses from mineral, oil, and natural gas projects. In recent years, the government has opened up markets in telecommunications and air transport, making both more affordable to the people. ++ ++ Numerous challenges still face the government of Peter O'NEILL, including providing physical security for foreign investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring integrity to state institutions, promoting economic efficiency by privatizing moribund state institutions, and maintaining good relations with Australia, its former colonial ruler. Other socio-cultural challenges could upend the economy including chronic law and order and land tenure issues." + "text": "Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The economy has a small formal sector, focused mainly on the export of those natural resources, and an informal sector, employing the majority of the population. Agriculture provides a subsistence livelihood for 85% of the people. The global financial crisis had little impact because of continued foreign demand for PNG's commodities. Mineral deposits, including copper, gold, and oil, account for nearly two-thirds of export earnings. Natural gas reserves amount to an estimated 155 billion cubic meters. Following construction of a $19 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, PNG LNG, a consortium led by ExxonMobil, began exporting liquefied natural gas to Asian markets in May 2014. The project was delivered on time and only slightly above budget. The success of the project has encouraged other companies to look at similar LNG projects. French supermajor Total is hopes to begin construction on the Papua LNG project by 2020. Due to lower global commodity prices, resource revenues of all types have fallen dramatically. PNG’s government has recently been forced to adjust spending levels downward. Numerous challenges still face the government of Peter O'NEILL, including providing physical security for foreign investors, regaining investor confidence, restoring integrity to state institutions, promoting economic efficiency by privatizing moribund state institutions, and maintaining good relations with Australia, its former colonial ruler. Other socio-cultural challenges could upend the economy including chronic law and order and land tenure issues. In August, 2017, PNG launched its first-ever national trade policy, PNG Trade Policy 2017-2032. The policy goal is to maximize trade and investment by increasing exports, to reduce imports, and to increase foreign direct investment (FDI)." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$28.02 billion (2016 est.) ++ $27.33 billion (2015 est.) ++ $25.63 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$30.19 billion (2017 est.) / $29.44 billion (2016 est.) / $28.98 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$19.92 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.82 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.) / 5.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,500 (2016 est.) ++ $3,500 (2015 est.) ++ $3,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3,700 (2017 est.) / $3,600 (2016 est.) / $3,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "38.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -11.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38% of GDP (2016 est.) / 33.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "43.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "7.8%" + "text": "19.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "9.9%" + "text": "10% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "68.7%" + "text": "49.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-36.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-22.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.6%" + "text": "42.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "40.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "35% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "coffee, cocoa, copra, palm kernels, tea, sugar, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, vanilla; poultry, pork; shellfish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining (gold, silver, copper); crude oil and petroleum products; construction, tourism" + "text": "copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining (gold, silver, copper); crude oil and petroleum products; construction, tourism, livestock (pork, poultry, cattle), dairy products, spice products (turmeric, vanilla, ginger, cardamom, chili, pepper, citronella, and nutmeg), fisheries products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.365 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.681 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "85%" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA% (2005 est.)" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2008 est.) ++ 1.6% (2004)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 2.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "37% (2002 est.)" @@ -584,214 +616,209 @@ "text": "40.5% (1996)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "50.9 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.169 billion" + "text": "3.638 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.295 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.591 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "39.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "36.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "6.3% (2016 est.) ++ 6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "14% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.92% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.73% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.282 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.936 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.085 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.477 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.36 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.118 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$10.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $8.999 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $9.742 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.) / 6.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.484 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.134 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.859 billion (2017 est.) / $4.569 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.886 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.377 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "oil, gold, copper ore, logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, crayfish, prawns" + "text": "$8.522 billion (2017 est.) / $9.224 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 17.4%, Australia 15.9%, China 12.1% (2015)" + "text": "Australia 18.9%, Singapore 17.5%, Japan 13.8%, China 12.7%, Philippines 4.7%, Netherlands 4.2%, India 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "liquefied natural gas, oil, gold, copper ore, nickel, cobalt logs, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, copra, spice (turmeric, vanilla, ginger, and cardamom), crayfish, prawns, tuna, sea cucumber" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.83 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.267 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.876 billion (2017 est.) / $2.077 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, fuels, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Australia 25.9%, China 20%, Singapore 12.6%, Malaysia 7.2%, US 4.2%, Indonesia 4.1%, South Korea 4% (2015)" + "text": "Australia 30.1%, China 17.3%, Singapore 10.2%, Malaysia 8.2%, Indonesia 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.629 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.738 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.735 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.656 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$22.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $20.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$17.94 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $18.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kina (PGK) per US dollar - ++ 3.156 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7684 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7684 (2014 est.) ++ 2.4614 (2013 est.) ++ 2.08 (2012 est.)" + "text": "kina (PGK) per US dollar - / 3.179 (2017 est.) / 3.133 (2016 est.) / 3.133 (2015 est.) / 2.7684 (2014 est.) / 2.4614 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "22.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "72.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "15.5% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.481 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.237 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "900,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "900,900 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "63% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "52,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "25,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "55,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "14,880 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "183.8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "28,340 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,170 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "42,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "37,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "8,062 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "21,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,110 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.75 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.18 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "99.11 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "4.65 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.1 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "151.3 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "210.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.082 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "150,000" + "text": "133,593" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.87 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.56 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,401,971" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "53 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.62 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "services are minimal; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services" + "text": "services are minimal; Internet slow and expensive; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services; a great deal of the population is under served in telecommunications; terrain, living conditions and economic stability is not high; 2G still exists in rural areas, 3G and 4G LTE in urban areas; the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019, will improve most services in the region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "access to telephone services is not widely available although combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to roughly 55 per 100 persons" + "text": "access to telephone services is not widely available; fixed-line 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular 48 per 100 person, teledensity has increased (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 675; submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service (2015)" + "text": "country code - 675; landing points for the Kumul Domestic Submarine Cable System, PNG-LNG, APNG-2, CSCS and the PPC-1 submarine cables to Australia, Guam, PNG and Solomon Islands; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV stations, 1 commercial station operating since the late 1980s, and 1 state-run station launched in 2008; satellite and cable TV services are available; state-run National Broadcasting Corporation operates 3 radio networks with multiple repeaters and (2009)" + "text": "4 TV stations: 1 commercial station operating since 1987, 1 state-run station launched in 2008, 1 digital free-to-view network launched in 2014, and 1 satellite network Click TV (PNGTV) launched in 2015; the state-run National Broadcasting Corporation operates 3 radio networks with multiple repeaters and about 20 provincial stations; several commercial radio stations with multiple transmission points as well as several community stations; transmissions of several international broadcasters are accessible (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "527,000" + "text": "787,764" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "7.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.21% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "17,000" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "47" + "text": "48" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,062,584" + "text": "964,713 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "34,827,034 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "30.93 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -802,33 +829,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "540" + "text": "540 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" + "text": "53 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "476 (2013)" @@ -838,14 +865,14 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 264 km (2013)" + "text": "264 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "9,349 km" + "text": "9,349 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,000 km" + "text": "3,000 km (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "6,349 km (2011)" @@ -856,13 +883,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "31" + "text": "171" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 7, cargo 22, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (Germany 1, Malaysia 1, UAE 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 7, general cargo 76, oil tanker 3, other 85 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -875,14 +899,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF; includes Maritime Operations Element, Air Operations Element) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Papua New Guinea Defense Force (PNGDF, includes land, maritime, and air elements) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019) / 0.4% of GDP (2018) / 0.4% of GDP (2017) / 0.4% of GDP (2016) / 0.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Papau New Guinea Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active duty troops (2,700 Ground; 200 Maritime; 100 Air) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the PNGDF has a limited inventory consisting of a diverse mix of foreign-supplied weapons and equipment; Papau New Guinea receives most of its military assistance from Australia; since 2010, it has also received equipment from China and New Zealand (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "16 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; graduation from grade 12 required (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.54% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.6% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.54% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -891,10 +921,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,368 (Indonesia) (2015)" + "text": "9,368 (Indonesia) (2018)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "6,300 (natural disasters, tribal conflict, inter-communal violence, development projects) (2015)" + "text": "14,000 (natural disasters, tribal conflict, inter-communal violence, development projects) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json index b3cb74c9..3493ce6e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/rp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 20-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a \"people power\" movement in Manila (\"EDSA 1\") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another \"people power\" movement (\"EDSA 2\") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis, expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010 and was succeeded by Rodrigo DUTERTE in May 2016. ++ The Philippine Government faces threats from several groups, some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines, which has led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea." + "text": "The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected president and was tasked with preparing the country for independence after a 10-year transition. In 1942 the islands fell under Japanese occupation during World War II, and US forces and Filipinos fought together during 1944-45 to regain control. On 4 July 1946 the Republic of the Philippines attained its independence. A 21-year rule by Ferdinand MARCOS ended in 1986, when a \"people power\" movement in Manila (\"EDSA 1\") forced him into exile and installed Corazon AQUINO as president. Her presidency was hampered by several coup attempts that prevented a return to full political stability and economic development. Fidel RAMOS was elected president in 1992. His administration was marked by increased stability and by progress on economic reforms. In 1992, the US closed its last military bases on the islands. Joseph ESTRADA was elected president in 1998. He was succeeded by his vice-president, Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, in January 2001 after ESTRADA's stormy impeachment trial on corruption charges broke down and another \"people power\" movement (\"EDSA 2\") demanded his resignation. MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2004. Her presidency was marred by several corruption allegations but the Philippine economy was one of the few to avoid contraction following the 2008 global financial crisis, expanding each year of her administration. Benigno AQUINO III was elected to a six-year term as president in May 2010 and was succeeded by Rodrigo DUTERTE in May 2016. The Philippine Government faces threats from several groups, some of which are on the US Government's Foreign Terrorist Organization list. Manila has waged a decades-long struggle against ethnic Moro insurgencies in the southern Philippines, which led to a peace accord with the Moro National Liberation Front and a separate agreement with a break away faction, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. The decades-long Maoist-inspired New People's Army insurgency also operates through much of the country. In 2017, Philippine armed forces battled an ISIS-Philippines siege in Marawi City, driving DUTERTE to declare martial law in the region. The Philippines faces increased tension with China over disputed territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea." } }, "Geography": { @@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "442 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Philippine Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Apo 2,954 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Philippine Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Apo 2,954 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "41% ++ arable land 18.2%; permanent crops 17.8%; permanent pasture 5%" + "text": "41% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "18.2% (2011 est.) / 17.8% (2011 est.) / 5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "25.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "33.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "16,270 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo and Ragang" - } + "text": "astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity; Taal (311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo, and Ragang; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds" + "text": "uncontrolled deforestation especially in watershed areas; illegal mining and logging; soil erosion; air and water pollution in major urban centers; coral reef degradation; increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps that are important fish breeding grounds; coastal erosion; dynamite fishing; wildlife extinction" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -94,12 +100,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: for decades, the Philippine archipelago was reported as having 7,107 islands; in 2016, the national mapping authority reported that hundreds of new islands had been discovered and increased the number of islands to 7,641 - though not all of the new islands have been verified; the country is favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait note 2: Philippines is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: the Philippines sits astride the Pacific typhoon belt and an average of 9 typhoons make landfall on the islands each year - with about 5 of these being destructive; the country is the most exposed in the world to tropical storms" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "102,624,209 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "109,180,815 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,78 +118,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Tagalog 28.1%, Cebuano 13.1%, Ilocano 9%, Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%, Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%, Bikol 6%, Waray 3.4%, other 25.3% (2000 census)" + "text": "Tagalog 24.4%, Bisaya/Binisaya 11.4%, Cebuano 9.9%, Ilocano 8.8%, Hiligaynon/Ilonggo 8.4%, Bikol/Bicol 6.8%, Waray 4%, other local ethnicity 26.1%, other foreign ethnicity .1% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan" + "text": "unspecified Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 82.9% (Roman Catholic 80.9%, Aglipayan 2%), Muslim 5%, Evangelical 2.8%, Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.6%, none 0.1% (2000 census)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 80.6%, Protestant 8.2% (includes Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches 2.7%, National Council of Churches in the Philippines 1.2%, other Protestant 4.3%), other Christian 3.4%, Muslim 5.6%, tribal religions .2%, other 1.9%, none .1% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "33.71% (male 17,652,419/female 16,943,261)" + "text": "32.42% (male 18,060,976/female 17,331,781)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.17% (male 10,042,520/female 9,629,762)" + "text": "19.16% (male 10,680,325/female 10,243,047)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.86% (male 19,204,977/female 18,618,333)" + "text": "37.37% (male 20,777,741/female 20,027,153)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.89% (male 2,758,867/female 3,282,416)" + "text": "6.18% (male 3,116,485/female 3,633,301)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.38% (male 1,863,339/female 2,628,315) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.86% (male 2,155,840/female 3,154,166) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "57.6%" + "text": "55.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.3%" + "text": "46.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.2%" + "text": "8.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.4 years" + "text": "24.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.9 years" + "text": "23.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.59% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.52% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated where good farmlands lie; highest concentrations are northwest and south-central Luzon, the southeastern extension of Luzon, and the islands of the Visayan Sea, particularly Cebu and Negros; Manila is home to one-eighth of the entire national population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "44.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "47.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.32% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.99% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MANILA (capital) 12.946 million; Davao 1.63 million; Cebu City 951,000; Zamboanga 936,000 (2015)" + "text": "13.923 million MANILA (capital), 1.825 million Davao, 980,000 Cebu City, 917,000 Zamboanga, 881,000 Antipolo, 753,000 Cagayan de Oro City (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,89 +205,98 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23", + "text": "22.8 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "114 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "121 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "21.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "24.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "18.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "69.2 years" + "text": "70 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65.7 years" + "text": "66.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "72.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.06 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.92 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "48.9% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "54.1% (2017)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.7% of population ++ rural: 90.3% of population ++ total: 91.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.3% of population ++ rural: 9.7% of population ++ total: 8.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.6 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77.9% of population ++ rural: 70.8% of population ++ total: 73.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 22.1% of population ++ rural: 29.2% of population ++ total: 26.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.08% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "42,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "97,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,600 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -285,14 +305,17 @@ "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "leptospirosis (2016)" + "text": "leptospirosis" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note - on 8 October 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Travel Health Notice regarding a polio outbreak in the Philippines; CDC recommends that all travelers to the Philippines be vaccinated fully against polio; before traveling to the Philippines, adults who completed their routine polio vaccine series as children should receive a single, lifetime adult booster dose of polio vaccine" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014)" + "text": "6.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "19.9% (2014)" + "text": "19.1% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "2.7% of GDP (2009)" @@ -302,13 +325,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "98.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.8%" + "text": "98.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.2% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -316,22 +339,25 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2013)" + "text": "15 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "16.2%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "5.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "17.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.2% (2018 est.)" } + }, + "People - note": { + "text": "one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being Timor-Leste" } }, "Government": { @@ -349,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "Pilipinas" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named in honor of King Phillip II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543" + "text": "named in honor of King PHILLIP II of Spain by Spanish explorer Ruy LOPEZ de VILLALOBOS, who visited some of the islands in 1543" } }, "Government type": { @@ -364,16 +390,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derives from the Tagalog \"may-nila\" meaning \"where there is indigo\" and refers to the presence of indigo-yielding plants growing in the area surrounding the original settlement" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "80 provinces and 39 chartered cities", - "provinces": { - "text": "Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Compostela, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay" - }, - "chartered cities": { - "text": "Angeles, Antipolo, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caloocan, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Lucena, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Naga, Navotas, Olongapo, Ormoc, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, San Juan, Santiago, Tacloban, Taguig, Valenzuela, Zamboanga (2012)" - } + "text": "81 provinces and 38 chartered cities provinces: Abra, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Antique, Apayao, Aurora, Basilan, Bataan, Batanes, Batangas, Biliran, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Cagayan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Capiz, Catanduanes, Cavite, Cebu, Cotabato, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands, Eastern Samar, Guimaras, Ifugao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Isabela, Kalinga, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, La Union, Leyte, Maguindanao, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Mountain, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Palawan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Quezon, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Samar, Sarangani, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato, Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Tarlac, Tawi-Tawi, Zambales, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay; chartered cities: Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Caloocan, Cebu, Cotabato, Dagupan, Davao, General Santos, Iligan, Iloilo, Lapu-Lapu, Las Pinas, Lucena, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Mandaue, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Naga, Navotas, Olongapo, Ormoc, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Puerto Princesa, Quezon, San Juan, Santiago, Tacloban, Taguig, Valenzuela, Zamboanga" }, "Independence": { "text": "4 July 1946 (from the US)" @@ -382,13 +405,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 12 June (1898); note - 12 June 1898 was date of declaration of independence from Spain; 4 July 1946 was date of independence from the US" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest ratified 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Congress if supported by three fourths of the membership, by a constitutional convention called by Congress, or by public petition; passage by either of the three proposal methods requires a majority vote in a national referendum; note - the constitution has not been amended since its enactment in 1987" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic, and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, Islamic (sharia), and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; withdrew from the ICCt in March 2019" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -412,52 +440,49 @@ "text": "President Rodrigo DUTERTE (since 30 June 2016); Vice President Leni ROBREDO (since 30 June 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Rodrigo DUTERTE (since 30 June 2016)" + "text": "President Rodrigo DUTERTE (since 30 June 2016); Vice President Leni ROBREDO (since 30 June 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president with the consent of the Commission of Appointments, an independent body of 25 Congressional members including the Senate president (ex officio chairman), appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 9 May 2016 (next to be held on May 2022)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on separate ballots by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 9 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Rodrigo DUTERTE elected president; percent of vote - Rodrigo DUTERTE (PDP-Laban) 39%, Manuel \"Mar\" ROXAS (LP) 23.4%, Grace POE (independent) 21.4%, Jejomar BINAY (UNA) 12.7%, Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO (PRP) 3%; Leni ROBREDO elected vice president; percent of vote Leni ROBREDO (LP) 35.1%, Bongbong MARCOS (independent) 34.5%" + "text": "Rodrigo DUTERTE elected president; percent of vote - Rodrigo DUTERTE (PDP-Laban) 39%, Manuel \"Mar\" ROXAS (LP) 23.5%, Grace POE (independent) 21.4%, Jejomar BINAY (UNA) 12.7%, Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO (PRP) 3.4%; Leni ROBREDO elected vice president; percent of vote Leni ROBREDO (LP) 35.1%, Bongbong MARCOS (independent) 34.5%, Alan CAYETANO 14.4%, Francis ESCUDERO (independent) 12%, Antonio TRILLANES (independent) 2.1%, Gregorio HONASAN (UNA) 1.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate or Senado (24 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (292 seats; 234 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 representing minorities directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of:Senate or Senado (24 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) House of Representatives or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (297 seats; 238 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 59 representing minorities directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - elections last held on 13 May 2013 (next to be held in May 2016); House of Representatives - elections last held on 13 May 2013 (next to be held in May 2016)" + "text": "Senate - elections last held on 9 May 2016 (next to be held on 13 May 2019) House of Representatives - elections last held on 9 May 2016 (next to be held on 13 May 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party for 2013 election - UNA 26.94%, NP 15.3%, LP 11.32%, NPC 10.15%, LDP 5.38%, PDP-Laban 4.95%, others 9.72%, independents 16.24%; seats by party after 2013 election - UNA 5, NP 5, LP 4, Lakas 2, NPC 2, LDP 1, PDP-Laban 1, PRP 1, independents 3; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - LP 38.3%, NPC 17.4%, UNA 11.4%, NUP 8.7%, NP 8.5%, Lakas 5.3%, independents 6.0%, others 4.4%; seats by party - LP 110, NPC 43, NUP 24, NP 17, Lakas 14, UNA 8, independents 6, others 12; party-list 57" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - LP 31.3%, NPC 10.1%, UNA 7.6%, Akbayan 5.0%, other 30.9%, independent 15.1%; seats by party - LP 6, NPC 3, UNA 4, Akbayan 1, other 10; composition - men 18, women 6, percent of women 25% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - LP 41.7%, NPC 17.0%, UNA 6.6%, NUP 9.7%, NP 9.4%, independent 6.0%, others 10.1%; seats by party - LP 115, NPC 42, NUP 23, NP 24, UNA 11, other 19, independent 4, party-list 59; composition - men 210, women 87, percent of women 29.8%; note - total Congress percent of women 29.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 14 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council, a constitutionally-created, 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70" + "text": "justices are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council, a constitutionally created, 6-member body that recommends Supreme Court nominees; justices serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeals; Sandiganbayan (special court for corruption cases of government officials); Court of Tax Appeals; regional, metropolitan, and municipal trial courts; sharia courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Filipino Democrats) or LDP [Edgardo ANGARA] ++ Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD [Ferdinand Martin ROMUALDEZ, president] ++ Liberal Party or LP [Joseph Emilio ABAYA, president] ++ Nacionalista Party or NP [Manuel \"Manny\" VILLAR] ++ Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC [Eduardo COJUNGCO, Jr.] ++ PDP-Laban [Aquilino PIMENTEL III] ++ People's Reform Party or PRP [Miriam Defensor SANTIAGO] ++ Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Force of the Philippine Masses) or PMP [Joseph ESTRADA] ++ United Nationalist Alliance or UNA [Toby TIANGCO (acting)] - PDP-Laban and PMP coalition for the 2013 election" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Black and White Movement [Vicente ROMANO] ++ Kilosbayan [Jovito SALONGA]" + "text": "Akbayon [Machris CABREROS]Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Filipino Democrats) or LDP [Edgardo ANGARA]Lakas ng EDSA-Christian Muslim Democrats or Lakas-CMD [Ferdinand Martin ROMUALDEZ]Liberal Party or LP [Francis PANGILINAN]Nacionalista Party or NP [Manuel \"Manny\" VILLAR]Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC [Eduardo COJUNGCO, Jr.]National Unity Party or NUP [Albert GARCIA]PDP-Laban [Aquilino PIMENTEL III]People's Reform Party or PRP [Narcisco SANTIAGO]Puwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Force of the Philippine Masses) or PMP [Joseph ESTRADA]United Nationalist Alliance or UNA" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIS, CD, CICA (observer), CP, EAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim Patrick A. CHUASOTO" + "text": "Ambassador Jose Manuel del Gallego ROMUALDEZ (since 29 November 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -469,22 +494,22 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 328-7614" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New Yoek, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), San Francisco, Tamuning (Guam)" + "text": "Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands), San Francisco, Tamuning (Guam)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Sung KIM (since 6 December 2016)" }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[63] (2) 301-2000" + }, "embassy": { "text": "1201 Roxas Boulevard, Manila 1000" }, "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 500, FPO AP 96515-1000" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[63] (2) 301-2000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[63] (2) 301-2017" } @@ -492,7 +517,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red; a white equilateral triangle is based on the hoist side; the center of the triangle displays a yellow sun with eight primary rays; each corner of the triangle contains a small, yellow, five-pointed star; blue stands for peace and justice, red symbolizes courage, the white equal-sided triangle represents equality; the rays recall the first eight provinces that sought independence from Spain, while the stars represent the three major geographical divisions of the country: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao; the design of the flag dates to 1897", "note": { - "text": "in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top" + "text": "note: in wartime the flag is flown upside down with the red band at the top" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -506,314 +531,309 @@ "text": "Jose PALMA (revised by Felipe PADILLA de Leon)/Julian FELIPE" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1898, original Spanish lyrics adopted 1899, Filipino (Tagalog) lyrics adopted 1956; although the original lyrics were written in Spanish, later English and Filipino versions were created; today, only the Filipino version is used" + "text": "note: music adopted 1898, original Spanish lyrics adopted 1899, Filipino (Tagalog) lyrics adopted 1956; although the original lyrics were written in Spanish, later English and Filipino versions were created; today, only the Filipino version is used" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and a rapidly expanding outsourcing industry. The current account balance has recorded consecutive surpluses since 2003, international reserves remain at comfortable levels, and the banking system is stable. ++ ++ Efforts to improve tax administration and expenditures management have helped ease the Philippines' debt burden and tight fiscal situation. The Philippines has received investment-grade credit ratings on its sovereign debt under the AQUINO administration and has had little difficulty financing its budget deficits. However, weak absorptive capacity and implementation bottlenecks have prevented the government from maximizing its expenditure plans, which the administration has been working to address. Although it has improved, the low tax-to-GDP ratio remains a constraint to supporting increasingly higher spending levels and sustaining strong growth over the longer term. ++ ++ Economic growth has accelerated, averaging 6.0% per year from 2011 to 2015, compared with 4.5% under the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO government; and competitiveness rankings have improved. The Philippines has not sustained steady growth in foreign direct investment, which continues to lag regional peers. ++ ++ Although the economy has grown at a faster pace under the AQUINO government, challenges to achieving more inclusive growth remain. The unemployment rate has declined somewhat in recent years but remains high, hovering at around 6.5%; underemployment is also high, ranging from 18% to 19% of the employed. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector. Poverty afflicts about a quarter of the population. More than 60% of the poor reside in rural areas, a challenge to raising rural farm and non-farm incomes. The AQUINO administration has been working to boost expenditures for education, health, transfers to the poor, and other social spending programs. Infrastructure remains underfunded and the government is relying on the private sector to help with major projects under its Public-Private Partnership program. Continued efforts are needed to improve governance, the judicial system, the regulatory environment, and the overall ease of doing business. ++ ++ Notable achievements over the past year include passage of laws that liberalized the entry of foreign banks into the country; partially relaxed the cabotage law by allowing foreign vessels to ply import and export cargo within the archipelago; and passage of anti-trust legislation. Substantial progress has also been made towards passage of a Customs Tariff and Modernization Act to meet international standards and commitments, with strong prospects of enactment into law before President AQUINO steps down from office. However, the Philippine Constitution and other laws restrict foreign ownership in important activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities." + "text": "The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled international securities, lower dependence on exports, relatively resilient domestic consumption, large remittances from about 10 million overseas Filipino workers and migrants, and a rapidly expanding services industry. During 2017, the current account balance fell into the negative range, the first time since the 2008 global financial crisis, in part due to an ambitious new infrastructure spending program announced this year. However, international reserves remain at comfortable levels and the banking system is stable. Efforts to improve tax administration and expenditures management have helped ease the Philippines' debt burden and tight fiscal situation. The Philippines received investment-grade credit ratings on its sovereign debt under the former AQUINO administration and has had little difficulty financing its budget deficits. However, weak absorptive capacity and implementation bottlenecks have prevented the government from maximizing its expenditure plans. Although it has improved, the low tax-to-GDP ratio remains a constraint to supporting increasingly higher spending levels and sustaining high and inclusive growth over the longer term. Economic growth has accelerated, averaging over 6% per year from 2011 to 2017, compared with 4.5% under the MACAPAGAL-ARROYO government; and competitiveness rankings have improved. Although 2017 saw a new record year for net foreign direct investment inflows, FDI to the Philippines has continued to lag regional peers, in part because the Philippine constitution and other laws limit foreign investment and restrict foreign ownership in important activities/sectors - such as land ownership and public utilities. Although the economy grew at a rapid pace under the AQUINO government, challenges to achieving more inclusive growth remain. Wealth is concentrated in the hands of the rich. The unemployment rate declined from 7.3% to 5.7% between 2010 and 2017; while there has been some improvement, underemployment remains high at around 17% to 18% of the employed population. At least 40% of the employed work in the informal sector. Poverty afflicts more than a fifth of the total population but is as high as 75% in some areas of the southern Philippines. More than 60% of the poor reside in rural areas, where the incidence of poverty (about 30%) is more severe - a challenge to raising rural farm and non-farm incomes. Continued efforts are needed to improve governance, the judicial system, the regulatory environment, the infrastructure, and the overall ease of doing business. 2016 saw the election of President Rodrigo DUTERTE, who has pledged to make inclusive growth and poverty reduction his top priority. DUTERTE believes that illegal drug use, crime and corruption are key barriers to economic development. The administration wants to reduce the poverty rate to 17% and graduate the economy to upper-middle income status by the end of President DUTERTE’s term in 2022. Key themes under the government’s Ten-Point Socioeconomic Agenda include continuity of macroeconomic policy, tax reform, higher investments in infrastructure and human capital development, and improving competitiveness and the overall ease of doing business. The administration sees infrastructure shortcomings as a key barrier to sustained economic growth and has pledged to spend $165 billion on infrastructure by 2022. Although the final outcome has yet to be seen, the current administration is shepherding legislation for a comprehensive tax reform program to raise revenues for its ambitious infrastructure spending plan and to promote a more equitable and efficient tax system. However, the need to finance rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in the southern region of Mindanao following the 2017 Marawi City siege may compete with other spending on infrastructure." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$801.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $753.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $711.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$877.2 billion (2017 est.) / $822.2 billion (2016 est.) / $769.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$311.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$313.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2016 est.) ++ 5.9% (2015 est.) ++ 6.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 6.9% (2016 est.) / 6.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,700 (2016 est.) ++ $7,400 (2015 est.) ++ $7,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,400 (2017 est.) / $8,000 (2016 est.) / $7,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.9%" + "text": "73.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "11.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "25.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.3%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "31% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-30.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-40.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "9.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.5%" + "text": "30.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "59.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassava (manioc, tapioca), pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish" + "text": "rice, fish, livestock, poultry, bananas, coconut/copra, corn, sugarcane, mangoes, pineapple, cassava" }, "Industries": { - "text": "electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum refining, fishing" + "text": "semiconductors and electronics assembly, business process outsourcing, food and beverage manufacturing, construction, electric/gas/water supply, chemical products, radio/television/communications equipment and apparatus, petroleum and fuel, textile and garments, non-metallic minerals, basic metal industries, transport equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "42.8 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.78 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "25.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "56.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.) / 5.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "25.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.9%" + "text": "3.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "30.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.5% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46 (2012) ++ 46.4 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$45.54 billion" + "text": "49.07 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$48.76 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.02 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "42.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 44.8% of GDP (2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data cover debt issued by the national government, and excludes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by social security institutions," - } + "text": "39.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 39% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.13% (31 December 2015) ++ 6.13% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.58% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$66.03 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $56.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$187.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $171 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$187.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $166.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$238.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $261.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $217.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$5.542 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.396 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.518 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.199 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$38.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $43.28 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, fruits" + "text": "$48.2 billion (2017 est.) / $57.41 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 21.1%, US 15%, China 10.9%, Hong Kong 10.6%, Singapore 6.2%, Germany 4.5%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Japan 16.4%, US 14.6%, Hong Kong 13.7%, China 11%, Singapore 6.1%, Thailand 4.3%, Germany 4.1%, South Korea 4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "semiconductors and electronic products, machinery and transport equipment, wood manufactures, chemicals, processed food and beverages, garments, coconut oil, copper concentrates, seafood, bananas/fruits" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$60.95 billion (2016 est.) ++ $64.97 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$89.39 billion (2017 est.) / $78.28 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "electronic products, mineral fuels, machinery and transport equipment, iron and steel, textile fabrics, grains, chemicals, plastic" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.2%, US 10.8%, Japan 9.6%, Singapore 7%, South Korea 6.5%, Thailand 6.4%, Malaysia 4.8%, Indonesia 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 18.1%, Japan 11.4%, South Korea 8.8%, US 7.4%, Thailand 7.1%, Indonesia 6.7%, Singapore 5.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$79.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $80.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$81.57 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $80.69 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$77.46 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $77.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$62.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $59.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$44.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $41.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$76.18 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $74.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - ++ 47.08 (2016 est.) ++ 45.503 (2015 est.) ++ 45.503 (2014 est.) ++ 44.395 (2013 est.) ++ 42.23 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Philippine pesos (PHP) per US dollar - / 50.4 (2017 est.) / 47.493 (2016 est.) / 47.493 (2015 est.) / 45.503 (2014 est.) / 44.395 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "12 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "88% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "98% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "80% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "74 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "86.59 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "66 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "78.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.13 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "67% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "20.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "11.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "24,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "13,710 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,450 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.503 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "211,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "138.5 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.373 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "215,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "329,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "424,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "219,800 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "26,710 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1.577 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "211,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3.47 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.058 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.339 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.143 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "98.54 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "98.54 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "88 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "117.2 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3.039 million" + "text": "4,140,108" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.85 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "120.255 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "166,421,595" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "154.76 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate" + "text": "good international radiotelephone and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate; National Broadband Plan to improve connectivity in rural areas underway; dominance of mobile platform and mobile broadband over fixed broadband penetration; 4G available now in most areas with 5G roll outs soon; smart city pilot has begun; with more mobile services there is demand for data center services and iCloud; launch of the Kacific-1 satellite in 2019 will improve telecommunication for the region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), fiber-optic cable, and satellite for redundant international connectivity" + "text": "telecommunications infrastructure includes the following platforms: fixed line, mobile cellular, cable TV, over-the-air TV, radio and (very small aperture terminal) VSAT, fiber-optic cable, and satellite for redundant international connectivity; fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 155 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 63; a series of submarine cables together provide connectivity to the US, and to countries like Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Brunei, and Malaysia, among others; multiple international gateways (2015)" + "text": "country code - 63; landing points for the NDTN, TGN-IA, AAG, PLCN, EAC-02C, DFON, SJC, APCN-2, SeaMeWe, Boracay-Palawan Submarine Cable System, Palawa-Illoilo Cable System, NDTN, SEA-US, SSSFOIP, ASE and JUPITAR submarine cables that together provide connectivity to the US, Southeast Asia, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 350 TV stations - 6 major TV networks operating nationwide with 1 being government owned; about 1,300 cable TV providers with more than 2 mi (2015)" + "text": "multiple national private TV and radio networks; multi-channel satellite and cable TV systems available; more than 400 TV stations; about 1,500 cable TV providers with more than 2 million subscribers, and some 1,400 radio stations; the Philippines adopted Japan’s Integrated Service Digital Broadcast – Terrestrial standard for digital terrestrial television in November 2013 and is scheduled to complete the switch from analog to digital broadcasting by the end of 2023 (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ph" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "41.106 million" + "text": "63,588,975" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "40.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "60.05% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,919,713" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "11" + "text": "13 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "158" + "text": "200" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "32,230,986" + "text": "43,080,118 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "484,190,968 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "835.9 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -824,7 +844,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "89" + "text": "89 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "4" @@ -839,18 +859,18 @@ "text": "34" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "10" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "158" + "text": "158 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "56" + "text": "56 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "99 (2013)" @@ -860,22 +880,25 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 567 km; oil 138 km; refined products 185 km (2013)" + "text": "530 km gas, 138 km oil (non-operational), 185 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "995 km" + "text": "77 km (2017)" + }, + "standard gauge": { + "text": "49 km 1.435-m gauge (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "995 km 1.067-m gauge (484 km are in operation) (2015)" + "text": "28 km 1.067-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "216,387 km" + "text": "216,387 km (2014)" }, "paved": { - "text": "61,093 km" + "text": "61,093 km (2014)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "155,294 km (2014)" @@ -886,16 +909,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "446" + "text": "1,706" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 76, cargo 152, carrier 12, chemical tanker 27, container 17, liquefied gas 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum tanker 44, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "159 (Bermuda 47, China 4, Denmark 2, Germany 2, Greece 5, Japan 77, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 17, Singapore 1, South Korea 1, Taiwan 1, UAE 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "7 (Cyprus 1, Panama 5, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 54, container ship 46, general cargo 685, oil tanker 197, other 724 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -903,22 +920,42 @@ "text": "Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Manila (3,342,200)" + "text": "Manila (4,782,240) (2017)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-23 years of age (officers 20-24) for voluntary military service; no conscription; applicants must be single male or female Philippine citizens with either 72 college credit hours (enlisted) or a baccalaureate degree (officers) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP): Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Philippine Coast Guard is an armed and uniformed service under the Department of Transportation; it would be attached to the AFP in wartime; the Philippine National Police Force (PNP) falls under the Ministry of Interior and Local Government" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.19% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.21% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.19% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 1.3% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have approximately 130,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 24,000 Navy; 16,000 Air Force);  note - the Navy includes about 8,500 marines) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the AFP is equipped with a mix of imported weapons systems, particularly second-hand equipment from the US; since 2014, its top weapons suppliers are Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea, and the US (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-23 years of age (officers 21-29) for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; during 2018, 10 attacks were reported in and around the Philippines including six ships that were boarded, one fired upon, and three crewman kidnapped for ransom; an emerging threat area lies in the Celebes and Sulu Seas between the Philippines and Malaysia where it is believed the pirates involved are associated with the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorist organization; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-011-Sulu and Celebes Seas-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Terrorism) which states in part \"In 2018, there were at least 12 reported boardings, attempted boardings, attacks, hijackings, and kidnappings in the Sulu and Celebes Seas. Recent kidnapping incidents in this area were reportedly linked to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a violent Islamic separatist group operating in the southern Philippines...\" and advises ships to adhere to counter-piracy practices to minimize risk" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the AFP's primary operational focus is on internal security duties, particularly in the south, where several insurgent and terrorist groups operate and an estimated 60% of the armed forces were deployed as of 2019; the Philippines National Police (PNP) also has an active role in counterinsurgency and counter-terrorism operations alongside the AFP (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Abu Sayyaf Group; Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – East Asia (ISIS-EA) in the Philippines (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -927,10 +964,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "63,174 (government troops fighting the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and the New People's Army; clan feuds; natural disasters including Typhoon Bopha (December 2012), the Bohol earthquake (October 2013), Typhoon Haiyan (November 2013), and Typhoon Hagupit (December 2014)) (2015)" + "text": "182,000 (government troops fighting the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the Abu Sayyaf Group, and the New People's Army; clan feuds; armed attacks, political violence, and communal tensions in Mindanao) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "7,138 (2015); note - stateless persons are descendants of Indonesian migrants" + "text": "1,068 (2018); note - stateless persons are descendants of Indonesian migrants" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json index 682258a9..dd3496ba 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/sn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Singapore was founded as a British trading colony in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe." + "text": "A Malay trading port known as Temasek existed on the island of Singapore by the 14th century. The settlement changed hands several times in the ensuing centuries and was eventually burned in the 17th century and fell into obscurity. The British founded modern Singapore as a trading colony on the site in 1819. It joined the Malaysian Federation in 1963 but was ousted two years later and became independent. Singapore subsequently became one of the world's most prosperous countries with strong international trading links (its port is one of the world's busiest in terms of tonnage handled) and with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading nations of Western Europe." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "697 sq km" + "text": "719 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "687 sq km" + "text": "709.2 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "10 sq km" @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "lowlying, gently undulating central plateau" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Singapore Strait 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Singapore Strait 0 m ++ highest point: Bukit Timah 166 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Bukit Timah 166 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1% ++ arable land 0.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.9% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "3.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "95.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flash floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "industrial pollution; limited natural freshwater resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia" + "text": "water pollution; industrial pollution; limited natural freshwater resources; limited land availability presents waste disposal problems; air pollution; deforestation; seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in Indonesia" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -88,12 +94,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes" + "text": "focal point for Southeast Asian sea routes; consists of about 60 islands, by far the largest of which is Pulau Ujong; land reclamation has removed many former islands and created a number of new ones" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,781,728 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,209,660 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,78 +110,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chinese 74.2%, Malay 13.3%, Indian 9.2%, other 3.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Chinese 74.3%, Malay 13.4%, Indian 9%, other 3.2% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: individuals self-identify; the population is divided into four categories: Chinese, Malay (includes indigenous Malays and Indonesians), Indian (includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, or Sri Lankan), and other ethnic groups (includes Eurasians, Caucasians, Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese)" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Mandarin (official) 36.3%, English (official) 29.8%, Malay (official) 11.9%, Hokkien 8.1%, Cantonese 4.1%, Tamil (official) 3.2%, Teochew 3.2%, other Indian languages 1.2%, other Chinese dialects 1.1%, other 1.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "English (official) 36.9%, Mandarin (official) 34.9%, other Chinese dialects (includes Hokkien, Cantonese, Teochew, Hakka) 12.2%, Malay (official) 10.7%, Tamil (official) 3.3%, other 2% (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent language most frequently spoken at home" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist 33.9%, Muslim 14.3%, Taoist 11.3%, Catholic 7.1%, Hindu 5.2%, other Christian 11%, other 0.7%, none 16.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 33.2%, Christian 18.8%, Muslim 14%, Taoist 10%, Hindu 5%, other 0.6%, none 18.5% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.94% (male 382,479/female 365,595)" + "text": "12.8% (male 406,983/female 387,665)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.02% (male 484,355/female 499,940)" + "text": "15.01% (male 457,190/female 474,676)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "50.45% (male 1,420,833/female 1,496,125)" + "text": "50.73% (male 1,531,088/female 1,618,844)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.34% (male 299,446/female 298,562)" + "text": "10.58% (male 328,024/female 328,808)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.24% (male 243,418/female 290,975) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.89% (male 310,123/female 366,259) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "34.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "16.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "16.1%" + "text": "18" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "6.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.3 years" + "text": "35.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "34.2 years" + "text": "35.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "34.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.86% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.73% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "13.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the urbanization is along the southern coast, with relatively dense population clusters found in the central areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.39% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SINGAPORE (capital) 5.619 million (2015)" + "text": "5.935 million SINGAPORE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -185,7 +200,7 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" @@ -194,84 +209,82 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.5 ++ median age (2015 est.)" + "text": "30.5 years (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "median age" + } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "85 years" + "text": "86 years" }, "male": { - "text": "82.3 years" + "text": "83.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "87.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "88.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "0.82 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.95 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "0.87 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.29 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "7,900 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2014)" + "text": "6.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "2.9% of GDP (2013)" @@ -281,24 +294,35 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.8%" + "text": "97.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.6%" + "text": "98.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "95% (2015 est.)" + "text": "95.9% (2018)" + } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "17 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "16 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "6.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "9% (2013)" + "text": "12.5% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -317,7 +341,7 @@ "text": "Singapore" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name derives from the Sanskrit words \"singa\" (lion) and \"pura\" (city) to describe the city-state's leonine symbol" + "text": "name derives from the Sanskrit words \"simha\" (lion) and \"pura\" (city) to describe the city-state's leonine symbol" } }, "Government type": { @@ -332,10 +356,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Sanskrit words \"simha\" (lion) and \"pura\" (city), thus creating the city's epithet \"lion city\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none" + "text": "no first order administrative divisions; there are five community development councils: Central Singapore Development Council, North East Development Council, North West Development Council, South East Development Council, South West Development Council (2019)" }, "Independence": { "text": "9 August 1965 (from Malaysian Federation)" @@ -344,13 +371,18 @@ "text": "National Day, 9 August (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1965" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote in the second and third readings by the elected Parliament membership and assent of the president of the republic; passage of amendments affecting sovereignty or control of the Police Force or the Armed Forces requires at least two-thirds majority vote in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICC (2019)" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -371,55 +403,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tony TAN Keng Yam (since 1 September 2011)" + "text": "President HALIMAH Yacob (since 14 September 2017); note - President TAN's term ended on 31 August 2017; HALIMAH is Singapore's first female president; the head of the Council of Presidential Advisors, J.Y. PILLAY, served as acting president until HALIMAH was sworn in as president on 14 September 2017" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers TEO Chee Hean (since 1 April 2009) and Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM (since 21 May 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (since 12 August 2004, reelected 10 July 2020); Deputy Prime Ministers HENG Swee Keat (since 1 May 2019) (2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister; Cabinet responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 27 August 2011 (next to be held by August 2017); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a fixed term of 6-years (there are no term limits); election last held on 13 September 2017 (next to be held in 2023); following legislative elections, leader of majority party or majority coalition appointed prime minister by president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tony TAN Keng Yam elected president; percent of vote - Tony TAN Keng Yam (independent) 35.2% , TAN Cheng Bock (independent) 34.9%, TAN Jee Say (independent) 25%, TAN Kin Lian (PP) 4.9%" + "text": "HALIMAH Yacob was declared president on 13 September 2017, being the only eligible candidate; Tony TAN Keng Yam elected president in the previous contested election on 27 August 2011; percent of vote - Tony TAN Keng Yam (independent) 35.2% , TAN Cheng Bock (independent) 34.9%, TAN Jee Say (independent) 25%, TAN Kin Lian (independent) 4.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; 89 members directly elected by popular vote, 9 nominated by the president, and up to 9 - but currently 3 - non-constituency members from opposition parties to ensure political diversity; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (104 seats; 93 members directly elected by popular vote, up to 9 nominated by a parliamentary selection committee and appointed by the president, and up to 12 non-constituency members from opposition parties to ensure political diversity; members serve 5-year terms); note - the number of nominated members will increase to 12 for the 2020 election for the first time (2020)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 September 2015 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 10 July 2020 (next must be held by 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PAP 69.9%, WP 12.5%, other 17.6%; seats by party - PAP 83, WP 6" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PAP 61.2%, WP 11.2%, PSP 10.2%; seats by party - PAP 83, WP 10, PSP 2; composition - men 79, women 25, percent of women 24%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the president or chief justice and 16 justices and organized into an upper tier Appeal Court and a lower tier High Court)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (although the number of judges varies - as of April 2019, the court totaled 20 judges, 7 judicial commissioners, 4 judges of appeal, and 16 international judges); the court is organized into an upper tier Appeal Court and a lower tier High Court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "all judges appointed by the president from candidates recommended by the prime minister after consultation with the chief justice; justices appointed for life" + "text": "judges appointed by the president from candidates recommended by the prime minister after consultation with the chief justice; judges usually serve until retirement at age 65, but terms can be extended" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "district, magistrates', juvenile, family, community, and coroners' courts; small claims tribunals" + "text": "district, magistrates', juvenile, family, community, and coroners' courts; small claims tribunals; employment claims tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "National Solidarity Party or NSP [LIM Tean] ++ People's Action Party or PAP [LEE Hsien Loong] ++ Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [CHEE Soon Juan] ++ Workers' Party or WP [LOW Thia Khiang]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" + "text": "National Solidarity Party or NSP [Reno FONG]People's Action Party or PAP [LEE Hsien Loong]People's Power Party or (PPP) [Goh Meng SENG]People's Voice or PV [Lim TEAN]Progress Singapore Party or PSP [Tan Cheng Bock]Red Dot United or RDU [Ravi PHILEMON]Reform Party or RP [Kenneth JEYARETNAM]Singapore Democratic Alliance or SDA [Abu MOHAMED]Singapore Democratic Party or SDP [Dr. CHEE Soon Juan]Singapore People's Party or SPP [Steve Chia]Workers' Party or WP [Pritam SINGH] (2020)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AOSIS, APEC, Arctic Council (observer), ARF, ASEAN, BIS, C, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ashok Kumar MIRPURI (since 24 July 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Ashok KUMAR Mirpuri since 30 July 2012)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3501 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -439,7 +468,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kirk W. WAGAR (since 25 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Rafik MANSOUR (since July 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[65] 6476-9100" }, "embassy": { "text": "27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508" @@ -447,9 +479,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "FPO AP 96507-0001" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[65] 6476-9100" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[65] 6476-9340" } @@ -468,323 +497,312 @@ "text": "ZUBIR Said" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1965; first performed in 1958 at the Victoria Theatre, the anthem is sung only in Malay" + "text": "note: adopted 1965; first performed in 1958 at the Victoria Theatre, the anthem is sung only in Malay" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys a remarkably open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. Unemployment is very low. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly of consumer electronics, information technology products, medical and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, and on its vibrant transportation, business, and financial services sectors. ++ ++ The economy contracted 0.6% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but has continued to grow since 2010 on the strength of renewed exports. Growth in 2014-15 was slower at under 3%, largely a result of soft demand for exports amid a sluggish global economy and weak growth in Singapore’s manufacturing sector. ++ ++ The government is attempting to restructure Singapore’s economy by weaning its dependence on foreign labor, addressing weak productivity, and increasing Singaporean wages. Singapore has attracted major investments in pharmaceuticals and medical technology production and will continue efforts to strengthen its position as Southeast Asia's leading financial and high-tech hub. Singapore is a member of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, as well as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership negotiations with the nine other ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. In 2015, Singapore formed, with the other ASEAN members, the ASEAN Economic Community." + "text": "Singapore has a highly developed and successful free-market economy. It enjoys an open and corruption-free environment, stable prices, and a per capita GDP higher than that of most developed countries. Unemployment is very low. The economy depends heavily on exports, particularly of electronics, petroleum products, chemicals, medical and optical devices, pharmaceuticals, and on Singapore’s vibrant transportation, business, and financial services sectors. The economy contracted 0.6% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis, but has continued to grow since 2010. Growth from 2012-2017 was slower than during the previous decade, a result of slowing structural growth - as Singapore reached high-income levels - and soft global demand for exports. Growth recovered to 3.6% in 2017 with a strengthening global economy. The government is attempting to restructure Singapore’s economy to reduce its dependence on foreign labor, raise productivity growth, and increase wages amid slowing labor force growth and an aging population. Singapore has attracted major investments in advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and medical technology production and will continue efforts to strengthen its position as Southeast Asia's leading financial and technology hub. Singapore is a signatory of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and a party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations with nine other ASEAN members plus Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand. In 2015, Singapore formed, with the other ASEAN members, the ASEAN Economic Community." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$486.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $478.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $469.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$528.1 billion (2017 est.) / $509.7 billion (2016 est.) / $497.8 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$296.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$323.9 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.) / 2.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$87,100 (2016 est.) ++ $86,500 (2015 est.) ++ $85,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$94,100 (2017 est.) / $90,900 (2016 est.) / $89,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "46% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 46.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 46.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "46.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 46% of GDP (2016 est.) / 45.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "35.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "24.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "176.9%" + "text": "173.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-149.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-149.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "24.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "orchids, vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish" + "text": "vegetables; poultry, eggs; fish, ornamental fish, orchids" }, "Industries": { - "text": "electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, life sciences, entrepot trade" + "text": "electronics, chemicals, financial services, oil drilling equipment, petroleum refining, biomedical products, scientific instruments, telecommunication equipment, processed food and beverages, ship repair, offshore platform construction, entrepot trade" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.661 million", + "text": "3.657 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes non-residents (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes non-residents" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "0.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "25.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "83.9%" + "text": "73.7% (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "excludes non-residents (2014)" + "text": "note: excludes non-residents" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "1.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "11% (2014)" + "text": "27.5% (2017)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.4 (2014) ++ 46.3 (2013)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$46.86 billion" + "text": "50.85 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$44.83 billion" + "text": "51.87 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "expenditures include both operational and development expenditures (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: expenditures include both operational and development expenditures" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "110.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 104.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "111.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 106.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Singapore's public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tr" + "text": "note: Singapore's public debt consists largely of Singapore Government Securities (SGS) issued to assist the Central Provident Fund (CPF), which administers Singapore's defined contribution pension fund; special issues of SGS are held by the CPF, and are non-tradable; the government has not borrowed to finance deficit expenditures since the 1980s; Singapore has no external public debt" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.25% (2014) ++ 0.07% (2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.35% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$115.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $113.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$413.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $405.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$353.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $344.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$640 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $752.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $744.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.) / -0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$57.26 billion (2016 est.) ++ $57.92 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$60.99 billion (2017 est.) / $58.85 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$353.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $377.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$396.8 billion (2017 est.) / $338 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 14.7%, Hong Kong 12.6%, Malaysia 10.8%, US 6.6%, Indonesia 5.8%, Japan 4.7%, South Korea 4.6%, Thailand 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment (including electronics and telecommunications), pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, refined petroleum products, foodstuffs and beverages" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 13.7%, Hong Kong 11.5%, Malaysia 10.8%, Indonesia 8.2%, US 6.9%, Japan 4.4%, South Korea 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$271.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $294.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$312.1 billion (2017 est.) / $277.6 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, mineral fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 14.2%, US 11.2%, Malaysia 11.2%, Japan 6.3%, South Korea 6.1%, Indonesia 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "China 13.9%, Malaysia 12%, US 10.7%, Japan 6.3%, South Korea 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$249.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $247.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$279.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $271.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$467.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $465.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.041 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $978.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$673 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $625.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$566.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $464.1 billion (30 September 2017 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - ++ 1.379 (2016 est.) ++ 1.3748 (2015 est.) ++ 1.3748 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2671 (2013 est.) ++ 1.25 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Singapore dollars (SGD) per US dollar - / 1.3 (2017 est.) / 1.35 (2016 est.) / 1.3815 (2015 est.) / 1.3748 (2014 est.) / 1.2671 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "49.31 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.66 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "47.18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "47.69 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "13 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.35 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "95.3% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "98% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "11,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,780 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "895,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "783,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.02 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "755,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.292 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.322 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.697 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.82 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2.035 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.335 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "10.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.97 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "622.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "10.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.48 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "216 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "249.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,021,500" + "text": "2,003,594" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "36 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.83 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.211 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "9,543,773" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "145 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "156.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent service" + "text": "excellent service; world leader in telecommunications and perhaps the first 'Smart Nation' where a sensor network is implemented, for water and air, smart logistics and smart sensor in the home of elderly or chronically ill; roll out of 4G and 5G networks to ensure faster speeds; wireless and fiber broadband growing segments of telecommunications; roll out of 'Next Generation Network' (NGNBN) almost complete with FttH and wireless network fiber based services; mobile sector saturated, but with mobile operators competing to offer more to the consumer such as value-added services; 4 MNVO; demand for data storage in Singapore (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "excellent domestic facilities; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity more than 180 telephones per 100 persons; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity" + "text": "excellent domestic facilities; fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 156 per 100 teledensity; multiple providers of high-speed Internet connectivity (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 65; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 4; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2015)" + "text": "country code - 65; landing points for INDIGO-West, SeaMeWe -3,-4,-5, SIGMAR, SJC, i2icn, PGASCOM, BSCS, IGG, B3JS, SAEx2, APCN-2, APG, ASC, SEAX-1, ASE, EAC-C2C, Matrix Cable System and SJC2 submarine cables providing links throughout Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3, Bukit Timah, Seletar, and Sentosa; supplemented by VSAT coverage (2019 )" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state controls broadcast media; 8 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV service availabl" + "text": "state controls broadcast media; 6 domestic TV stations operated by MediaCorp which is wholly owned by a state investment company; broadcasts from Malaysian and Indonesian stations available; satellite dishes banned; multi-channel cable TV services available; a total of 19 domestic radio stations broadcasting, with MediaCorp operating 11, Singapore Press Holdings, also government-linked, another 5, 2 controlled by the Singapore Armed Forces Reservists Association and one owned by BBC Radio; Malaysian and Indonesian radio stations are available as is BBC; a number of Internet service radio stations are also available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.659 million" + "text": "5,286,665" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "82.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "88.17% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,610,500" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "27 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "197" + "text": "230" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "33,290,544" + "text": "40,401,515 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,154,365,275 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "5,194,900,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -795,47 +813,41 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 122 km; refined products 8 km (2013)" + "text": "3220 km domestic gas (2014), 1122 km cross-border pipelines (2017), 8 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,425 km" + "text": "3,500 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,425 km (includes 161 km of expressways) (2012)" + "text": "3,500 km (includes 164 km of expressways) (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,599" + "text": "3,433" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 247, cargo 109, carrier 6, chemical tanker 256, container 339, liquefied gas 131, petroleum tanker 436, refrigerated cargo 13, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 57" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "966 (Australia 12, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 1, Bermuda 25, Brazil 9, Chile 6, China 29, Cyprus 6, Denmark 149, France 3, Germany 32, Greece 22, Hong Kong 46, India 21, Indonesia 60, Italy 5, Japan 164, Malaysia 27, Netherlands 1, Norway 153, Russia 2, South Afr" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "344 (Australia 2, Bahamas 7, Bangladesh 7, Belize 4, Cambodia 3, Cyprus 1, France 3, Honduras 11, Hong Kong 13, Indonesia 46, Italy 1, Kiribati 9, Liberia 22, Malaysia 13, Maldives 4, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 30, Mongolia 3, North Korea 1, Panama 92, Philipp (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 585, container ship 492, general cargo 130, oil tanker 724, other 1,502 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -843,30 +855,46 @@ "text": "Singapore" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Singapore (31,649,400)" + "text": "Singapore (33,666,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Singapore" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; in 2014, 8 commercial vessels were attacked in the Singapore Straits" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force (includes Air Defense) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for volunteers; 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Singapore Armed Forces: Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Navy, Republic of Singapore Air Force (includes air defense);  Police Coast Guard (subordinate to the Singapore Police Force) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.52% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.47% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.52% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2019) / 3.1% of GDP (2018) / 3.1% of GDP (2017) / 3.2% of GDP (2016) / 3.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) have approximately 62,000 active duty troops (45,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 10,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SAF has a diverse and largely modern mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons; Singapore has the most developed arms industry in Southeast Asia and is also the largest importer of weapons; the chief suppliers since 2010 are France, Germany, Spain, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "maintains permanent training bases and detachments of military personnel in Australia, France, and the US (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-21 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 1/2 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); 2-year conscript service obligation, with a reserve obligation to age 40 (enlisted) or age 50 (officers) (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the Singapore Straits saw three attacks against commercial vessels in 2018, a slight decrease from the four attacks in 2017 (2018)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" + "text": "disputes with Malaysia over territorial waters, airspace, the price of fresh water delivered to Singapore from Malaysia, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge construction, and maritime boundaries in the Johor and Singapore Straits; in 2008, ICJ awarded sovereignty of Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh/Horsburgh Island) to Singapore, and Middle Rocks to Malaysia, but did not rule on maritime regimes, boundaries, or disposition of South Ledge; Indonesia and Singapore continue to work on finalization of their 1973 maritime boundary agreement by defining unresolved areas north of Indonesia's Batam Island; piracy remains a problem in the Malacca Strait" + }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "stateless persons": { + "text": "1,303 (2018)" + } }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "drug abuse limited because of aggressive law enforcement efforts, including carrying out death sentences; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering" diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json index 44b69b71..7961bd2e 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/th.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been colonized by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. In alliance with Japan during World War II, Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the US in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government. A blanket amnesty bill for individuals involved in street protests, altered at the last minute to include all political crimes - including all convictions against THAKSIN - triggered months of large-scale anti-government protests in Bangkok beginning in November 2013. In early May 2014 YINGLAK was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and in late May 2014 the Royal Thai Army staged a coup against the caretaker government. Then head of the Royal Thai Army, Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha, was appointed prime minister in August 2014. The interim military government created several interim institutions to promote reform and draft a new constitution. Elections are tentatively set for mid-2017. King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet passed away in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne; his only son, WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun, ascended the throne in December 2016. Thailand has also experienced violence associated with the ethno-nationalist insurgency in its southern Malay-Muslim majority provinces. Since January 2004, thousands have been killed and wounded in the insurgency." + "text": "A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been colonized by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy. After the Japanese invaded Thailand in 1941, the government split into a pro-Japan faction and a pro-Ally faction backed by the King. Following the war, Thailand became a US treaty ally in 1954 after sending troops to Korea and later fighting alongside the US in Vietnam. Thailand since 2005 has experienced several rounds of political turmoil including a military coup in 2006 that ousted then Prime Minister THAKSIN Chinnawat, followed by large-scale street protests by competing political factions in 2008, 2009, and 2010. THAKSIN's youngest sister, YINGLAK Chinnawat, in 2011 led the Puea Thai Party to an electoral win and assumed control of the government. In early May 2014, after months of large-scale anti-government protests in Bangkok beginning in November 2013, YINGLAK was removed from office by the Constitutional Court and in late May 2014 the Royal Thai Army, led by Royal Thai Army Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha, staged a coup against the caretaker government. PRAYUT was appointed prime minister in August 2014. PRAYUT also serves as the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), a military-affiliated body that oversees the interim government. This body created several interim institutions to promote reform and draft a new constitution, which was passed in a national referendum in August 2016. In late 2017, PRAYUT announced elections would be held by November 2018; he has subsequently suggested they might occur in February 2019. As of mid-December 2018, a previoulsy held ban on campaigning and political activity has been lifted and per parliamentary laws, an election must be held within 150 days. King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet passed away in October 2016 after 70 years on the throne; his only son, WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun, ascended the throne in December 2016. He signed the new constitution in April 2017. Thailand has also experienced violence associated with the ethno-nationalist insurgency in its southern Malay-Muslim majority provinces. Since January 2004, thousands have been killed and wounded in the insurgency." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "5,673 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Burma 2,416 km, Cambodia 817 km, Laos 1,845 km, Malaysia 595 km" + "text": "Burma 2416 km, Cambodia 817 km, Laos 1845 km, Malaysia 595 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "287 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Gulf of Thailand 0 m ++ highest point: Doi Inthanon 2,576 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Gulf of Thailand 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Doi Inthanon 2,565 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "41.2% ++ arable land 30.8%; permanent crops 8.8%; permanent pasture 1.6%" + "text": "41.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "30.8% (2011 est.) / 8.8% (2011 est.) / 1.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "37.2%" + "text": "37.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "64,150 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting" + "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from organic and factory wastes; water scarcity; deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by illegal hunting; hazardous waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,15 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore" + "text": "controls only land route from Asia to Malaysia and Singapore; ideas for the construction of a canal across the Kra Isthmus that would create a bypass to the Strait of Malacca and shorten shipping times around Asia continue to be discussed" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "68,200,824", - "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "68,977,400 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +121,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Thai 95.9%, Burmese 2%, other 1.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <.1% (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Thai (official) 90.7%, Burmese 1.3%, other 8%", + "text": "Thai (official) only 90.7%, Thai and other languages 6.4%, only other languages 2.9% (includes Malay, Burmese) (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "English is a secondary language of the elite (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent population by language(s) spoken at home; English is a secondary language of the elite" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Buddhist (official) 93.6%, Muslim 4.9%, Christian 1.2%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Buddhist 94.6%, Muslim 4.3%, Christian 1%, other (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.18% (male 6,000,434/female 5,714,464)" + "text": "16.45% (male 5,812,803/female 5,533,772)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.47% (male 5,030,930/female 4,839,931)" + "text": "13.02% (male 4,581,622/female 4,400,997)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.5% (male 15,678,250/female 16,038,155)" + "text": "45.69% (male 15,643,583/female 15,875,353)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.64% (male 3,728,028/female 4,208,624)" + "text": "13.01% (male 4,200,077/female 4,774,801)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.21% (male 3,047,938/female 3,914,070) (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.82% (male 3,553,273/female 4,601,119) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "39.2%" + "text": "41.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "24.7%" + "text": "23.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "18.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "6.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.2 years" + "text": "39 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.2 years" + "text": "37.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.32% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.25% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "highest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters found througout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "50.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "51.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BANGKOK (capital) 9.27 million; Samut Prakan 1.814 million (2015)" + "text": "10.539 million BANGKOK (capital), 1.399 Chon Buri, 1.307 million Samut Prakan, 1.167 million Chiang Mai, 967,000 Songkla, 963,000 Nothaburi (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,102 +214,108 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.3 (2009 est.)" + "text": "23.3 years (2009 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "20 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "37 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.7 years" + "text": "75.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.5 years" + "text": "72.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "79.3% (2012)" + "text": "78.4% (2015/16)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.7% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.39 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "0.81 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.6% of population ++ rural: 98% of population ++ total: 97.8% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.4% of population ++ rural: 2% of population ++ total: 2.2% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.9% of population ++ rural: 96.1% of population ++ total: 93% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.1% of population ++ rural: 3.9% of population ++ total: 7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.12% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "438,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "480,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "14,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "9.2% (2014)" + "text": "10% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "9.2% (2012)" + "text": "6.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "4.1% of GDP (2013)" @@ -307,43 +325,35 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.7%" + "text": "92.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.6%" + "text": "94.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "91.2% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "818,399" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "8% (2006 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "3.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "2.8%" + "text": "3%" }, "female": { - "text": "4.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -365,11 +375,11 @@ "text": "Siam" }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"Land of the Tai [People]\"; the meaning of \"tai\" is uncertain, but may originally have meant \"human beings\" or \"people\"" + "text": "Land of the Tai [People]\"; the meaning of \"tai\" is uncertain, but may originally have meant \"human beings,\" \"people,\" or \"free people" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "constitutional monarchy; note - interim military-affiliated government since May 2014" + "text": "constitutional monarchy" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -380,19 +390,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Bangkok was likely originally a colloquial name, but one that was widely adopted by foreign visitors; the name may derive from \"bang ko,\" where \"bang\" is the Thai word for \"village on a stream\" and \"ko\" means \"island,\" both referencing the area's landscape, which was carved by rivers and canals; alternatively, the name may come from \"bang makok,\" where \"makok\" is the name of the Java plum, a plant bearing olive-like fruit; this possibility is supported by the former name of Wat Arun, a historic temple in the area, that used to be called Wat Makok; Krung Thep, the city's Thai name, means \"City of the Deity\" and is a shortening of the full ceremonial name: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit; translated the meaning is: City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest; it holds the world's record as the longest place name (169 letters)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (maha nakhon); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Bueng Kan, Buriram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep* (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Sara Buri, Satun, Sing Buri, Sisaket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon" + "text": "76 provinces (changwat, singular and plural) and 1 municipality* (maha nakhon); Amnat Charoen, Ang Thong, Bueng Kan, Buri Ram, Chachoengsao, Chai Nat, Chaiyaphum, Chanthaburi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chon Buri, Chumphon, Kalasin, Kamphaeng Phet, Kanchanaburi, Khon Kaen, Krabi, Krung Thep* (Bangkok), Lampang, Lamphun, Loei, Lop Buri, Mae Hong Son, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Nayok, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Sawan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Narathiwat, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Pattani, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phayao, Phetchabun, Phetchaburi, Phichit, Phitsanulok, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Phrae, Phuket, Prachin Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Ranong, Ratchaburi, Rayong, Roi Et, Sa Kaeo, Sakon Nakhon, Samut Prakan, Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram, Saraburi, Satun, Sing Buri, Si Sa Ket, Songkhla, Sukhothai, Suphan Buri, Surat Thani, Surin, Tak, Trang, Trat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Uthai Thani, Uttaradit, Yala, Yasothon" }, "Independence": { "text": "1238 (traditional founding date; never colonized)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of King PHUMIPHON (BHUMIBOL), 5 December (1927)" + "text": "Birthday of King WACHIRALONGKON, 28 July (1952)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; interim constitution - replacing the 2007 permanent constitution - signed by the king 22 July 2014; first draft of new constitution completed 17 April 2015, rejected by drafting committee 6 September 2015; final draft completed by new drafting committee 29 March 2016, passed by referendum 7 August 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest drafted and presented 29 March 2016, approved by referendum 7 August 2016, signed into law by the king 6 April 2017" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a joint resolution by the Council of Ministers and the National Council for Peace and Order (the junta that has ruled Thailand since the 2014 coup) and submitted as a draft to the National Legislative Assembly; passage requires majority vote of the existing Assembly members and presentation to the monarch for assent and countersignature of the prime minister" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with common law influences" @@ -419,55 +437,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King WACHIRALONGKON Bodinthrathepphayawarangkun (since 1 December 2016); note - King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (since 9 June 1946) died 13 October 2016" + "text": "King WACHIRALONGKON, also spelled Vajiralongkorn, (since 1 December 2016); note - King PHUMIPHON Adunyadet, also spelled BHUMIBOL Adulyadej (since 9 June 1946) died 13 October 2016" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Interim Prime Minister Gen. PRAYUT Chan-ocha (since 25 August 2014) Deputy Prime Ministers PRAWIT Wongsuwan, Gen. (since 31 August 2014), THANASAK Patimaprakon, Gen. (since 31 August 2014), WISSANU Kruea-ngam (since 31 August 2014), SOMKHIT Chatusiphithak (since 20 August 2015), PRACHIN Chantong, Air Chief Mar. (since 20 August 2015), NARONG Phiphatthanasai, Adm. (since 20 August 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister PRAYUT Chan-ocha (since 25 August 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers PRAWIT Wongsuwan (since 31 August 2014), WITSANU Kruea-ngam (since 31 August 2014), SUPHATTHANAPHONG Phanmichao (since August 2020), CHURIN Laksanawisit (since November 2019), ANUTHIN Chanwirakun (since November 2019), DON Pramudwinai (since August 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the king; a Privy Council advises the king" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch with a resolution of the National Legislative Assembly (as stated in the 2014 interim constitution)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; the House of Representatives and Senate approves a person for Prime Minister who must then be appointed by the King (as stated in the transitory provision of the 2017 constitution); the office of prime minister can be held for up to a total of 8 years" }, "note": { - "text": "Prime Minister YINGLAK Chinnawat, also spelled YINGLUCK Shinawatra, was removed from office on 7 May 2014 after the Constitutional Court ruled she illegally transferred a government official; Thai army declared martial law on 20 May 2014 followed by a coup on 22 May 2014" + "text": "note:  PRAYUT Chan-ocha was appointed interim prime minister in August 2014, three months after he staged the coup that removed the previously elected government of Prime Minister YINGLAK Chinnawat; on 5 June 2019 PRAYUT (independent) was approved as prime minister by the parliament - 498 votes to 244 for THANATHON Chuengrungrueangkit (FFP)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "in transition; following the May 2014 military coup, a National Legislative Assembly or Sapha Nitibanyat of no more than 220 members replaced the bicameral National Assembly; expanded to 250 members in September 2016; elections for a permanent legislative body are currently unscheduled and probably will not occur until late 2017" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Rathhasapha consists of:Senate or Wuthissapha (250 seats; members appointed by the Royal Thai Army to serve 5-year terms)House of Representatives or Saphaphuthan Ratsadon (500 seats; 375 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 150 members elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 30 March 2014; House of Representatives - last held on 2 February 2014, but later declared invalid by the Constitutional Court" + "text": "Senate - last held on 14 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024) House of Representatives - last held on 24 March 2019 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 224, women 26, percent of women 10.4%House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - PPRP 23.7%, PTP 22.2%, FFP 17.8%, DP 11.1%, PJT 10.5%, TLP 2.3%, CTP 2.2%, NEP 1.4%, PCC 1.4%, ACT 1.2%, PCP 1.2%,  other 5.1%; seats by party - PTP 136, PPRP 116, FFP 81, DP 53, PJT 51, CTP 10, TLP 10, PCC 7, PCP 5, NEP 6, ACT 5, other 20; composition - men 421, women 79, percent of women 15.8%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 14%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of court president, 6 vice-presidents, and 60-70 judges, and organized into 10 divisions); Constitutional Court (consists of court president and 8 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (number of judges determined by Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president, 6 vice presidents, 60-70 judges, and organized into 10 divisions); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 8 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (number of judges determined by Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Courts of Justice and approved by the monarch; judge term determined by the monarch; Constitutional Court justices - 3 judges drawn from the Supreme Court, 2 judges drawn from the Administrative Court, and 4 judge candidates selected by the Selective Committee for Judges of the Constitutional Court and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed by the monarch to serve single 9-year terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts and appointed by the monarch; judges appointed for life" + "text": "Supreme Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Courts of Justice and approved by the monarch; judge term determined by the monarch; Constitutional Court justices - 3 judges drawn from the Supreme Court, 2 judges drawn from the Administrative Court, and 4 judge candidates selected by the Selective Committee for Judges of the Constitutional Court, and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed by the monarch serve single 9-year terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the Judicial Commission of the Administrative Courts and appointed by the monarch; judges serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "courts of first instance and appeals courts within both the judicial and administrative systems; military courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Chat Patthana Party or CPN (National Development Party) [WANNARAT Channukun] ++ Chat Thai Phatthana Party or CTP (Thai Nation Development Party) [THEERA Wongsamut] ++ Mahachon Party or Mass Party [APHIRAT Sirinawin] ++ Matuphum Party (Motherland Party) [Gen. SONTHI Bunyaratkalin] ++ Phalang Chon Party (People Chonburi Power Party) [SONTHAYA Khunpluem] ++ Phumchai (Bhumjai) Thai Party or PJT (Thai Pride) [ANUTHIN Chanwirakun] ++ Prachathipat Party or DP (Democrat Party) [ABHISIT Wechachiwa, also spelled ABHISIT Vejjajiva] ++ Prachathipatai Mai Party (New Democracy Party) [SURATIN Phichan] ++ Puea Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP [acting leader VIROT Paoin] ++ Rak Prathet Thai Party (Love Thailand Party) [CHUWIT Kamonwisit] ++ Rak Santi Party (Peace Conservation Party) [Pol. Lt. Gen. THAWIN Surachetphong]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Multicolor Group ++ People's Democratic Reform Committee or PDRC ++ Student and People Network for Thailand's Reform or STR ++ United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship or UDD" + "text": "Action Coalition of Thailand Party or ACT [TAWEESAK Na Takuathung (acting); CHATUMONGKHON Sonakun resigned June 2020]Anakhot Mai Party (Future Forward Party) or FFP [THANATHON Chuengrungrueangkit] (dissolved, February 2020)Chat Phatthana Party (National Development Party) [THEWAN Liptaphanlop]Chat Thai Phatthana Party (Thai Nation Development Party) or CTP [KANCHANA Sinlapa-acha]New Economics Party or NEP [MINGKHWAN Sangsuwan]Phalang Pracharat Party or PPP [UTTAMA Sawanayon]Phumchai Thai Party (Thai Pride Party) or PJT [ANUTHIN Chanwirakun]Prachachat Party of PCC [WAN Muhamad NOOR Matha]Prachathipat Party (Democrat Party) or DP [CHURIN Laksanawisit]Puea Chat Party (For Nation Party) or PCP [SONGKHRAM Kitletpairot]Puea Thai Party (For Thais Party) or PTP [WIROT Paoin]Puea Tham Party (For Dharma Party) [NALINI Thawisin]Seri Ruam Thai Party (Thai Liberal Party) or TLP [SERIPHISUT Temiyawet]Thai Forest Conservation Party or TFCP [DAMRONG Phidet]Thai Local Power Party or TLP [collective leadership]Thai Raksa Chat Party (Thai National Preservation Party) [PRICHAPHON Phongpanit]", + "note": { + "text": "note: as of 5 April 2018, 98 new parties applied to be registered with the Election Commission in accordance with the provisions of the new organic law on political parties" + } }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, APEC, ARF, ASEAN, BIMSTEC, BIS, CD, CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador PHISAN Manawaphat (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador THANI Thongphakdi (since 6 January 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1024 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -484,28 +502,28 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Glyn T. DAVIES (since 27 November 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael HEATH (since August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[66] 2-205-4000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "120-122 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330" + "text": "95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330" }, "mailing address": { "text": "APO AP 96546" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[66] (2) 205-4000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[66] (2) 254-2990, 205-4131" + "text": "[66] 2-205-4306" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Chiang Mai" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life; white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism; blue stands for the monarchy", + "text": "five horizontal bands of red (top), white, blue (double width), white, and red; the red color symbolizes the nation and the blood of life, white represents religion and the purity of Buddhism, and blue stands for the monarchy", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Costa Rica but with the blue and red colors reversed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -519,94 +537,94 @@ "text": "Luang SARANUPRAPAN/Phra JENDURIYANG" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1932, lyrics adopted 1939; by law, people are required to stand for the national anthem at 0800 and 1800 every day; the anthem is played in schools, offices, theaters, and on television and radio during this time; \"Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami\" (A Salute to the Monarch) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies" + "text": "note: music adopted 1932, lyrics adopted 1939; by law, people are required to stand for the national anthem at 0800 and 1800 every day; the anthem is played in schools, offices, theaters, and on television and radio during this time; \"Phleng Sanlasoen Phra Barami\" (A Salute to the Monarch) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "With a well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand historically has had a strong economy, but it experienced slow growth in 2013-15 as a result of domestic political turmoil and sluggish global demand, which curbed Thailand’s traditionally strong exports - mostly electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. Following the May 2014 coup d'etat, tourism decreased 6-7% but is beginning to recover. The Thai baht depreciated more than 8% during 2015. ++ ++ Thailand faces labor shortages, and has attracted an estimated 2-4 million migrant workers from neighboring countries. The Thai Government in 2013 implemented a nationwide 300 baht (roughly $10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners. The household debt to GDP ratio is over 80%." + "text": "With a relatively well-developed infrastructure, a free-enterprise economy, and generally pro-investment policies, Thailand is highly dependent on international trade, with exports accounting for about two thirds of GDP. Thailand’s exports include electronics, agricultural commodities, automobiles and parts, and processed foods. The industry and service sectors produce about 90% of GDP. The agricultural sector, comprised mostly of small-scale farms, contributes only 10% of GDP but employs about one third of the labor force. Thailand has attracted an estimated 3.0-4.5 million migrant workers, mostly from neighboring countries. Over the last few decades, Thailand has reduced poverty substantially. In 2013, the Thai Government implemented a nationwide 300 baht (roughly $10) per day minimum wage policy and deployed new tax reforms designed to lower rates on middle-income earners. Thailand’s economy is recovering from slow growth during the years since the 2014 coup. Thailand’s economic fundamentals are sound, with low inflation, low unemployment, and reasonable public and external debt levels. Tourism and government spending - mostly on infrastructure and short-term stimulus measures – have helped to boost the economy, and The Bank of Thailand has been supportive, with several interest rate reductions. Over the longer-term, household debt levels, political uncertainty, and an aging population pose risks to growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.161 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.125 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.094 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.236 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.19 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.152 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$390.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$455.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.8% (2015 est.) ++ 0.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 3.3% (2016 est.) / 3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,800 (2016 est.) ++ $16,300 (2015 est.) ++ $15,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,900 (2017 est.) / $17,200 (2016 est.) / $16,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "34.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 30.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "48.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "16.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "23.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.4%" + "text": "-0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "65.4%" + "text": "68.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-54.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.9%" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.9%" + "text": "36.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "55.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "55.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "rice, cassava (manioc, tapioca), rubber, corn, sugarcane, coconuts, palm oil, pineapple, livestock, fish products" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts, agricultural" + "text": "tourism, textiles and garments, agricultural processing, beverages, tobacco, cement, light manufacturing such as jewelry and electric appliances, computers and parts, integrated circuits, furniture, plastics, automobiles and automotive parts, agricultural machinery, air conditioning and refrigeration, ceramics, aluminum, chemical, environmental management, glass, granite and marble, leather, machinery and metal work, petrochemical, petroleum refining, pharmaceuticals, printing, pulp and paper, rubber, sugar, rice, fishing, cassava, world's second-largest tungsten producer and third-largest tin producer" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "38.45 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.37 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32.2%" + "text": "31.8%" }, "industry": { "text": "16.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "51.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.5% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "12.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -616,217 +634,206 @@ "text": "31.5% (2009 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "48.4 (2011) ++ 49 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$76.69 billion" + "text": "69.23 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$86.94 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.12 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 46% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "41.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2014) ++ 2.25% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.56% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$50.36 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$517.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $524.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$501.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $486.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$348.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $430.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $354.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / 0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$37.69 billion (2016 est.) ++ $30.99 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$51.08 billion (2017 est.) / $48.24 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$190 billion (2016 est.) ++ $212.1 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "automobiles and parts, computer and parts, jewelry and precious stones, polymers of ethylene in primary forms, refine fuels, electronic integrated circuits, chemical products, rice, fish products, rubber products, sugar, cassava, poultry, machinery and pa" + "text": "$235.1 billion (2017 est.) / $214.3 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 11.2%, China 11.1%, Japan 9.4%, Hong Kong 5.5%, Malaysia 4.8%, Australia 4.6%, Vietnam 4.2%, Singapore 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 12.4%, US 11.2%, Japan 9.5%, Hong Kong 5.2%, Vietnam 4.9%, Australia 4.5%, Malaysia 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "automobiles and parts, computer and parts, jewelry and precious stones, polymers of ethylene in primary forms, refine fuels, electronic integrated circuits, chemical products, rice, fish products, rubber products, sugar, cassava, poultry, machinery and parts, iron and steel and their products" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$171.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $177.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$203.2 billion (2017 est.) / $177.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and parts, crude oil, electrical machinery and parts, chemicals, iron & steel and product, electronic integrated circuit, automobile’s parts, jewelry including silver bars and gold, computers and parts, electrical household appliances, soybean," + "text": "machinery and parts, crude oil, electrical machinery and parts, chemicals, iron & steel and product, electronic integrated circuit, automobile’s parts, jewelry including silver bars and gold, computers and parts, electrical household appliances, soybean, soybean meal, wheat, cotton, dairy products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 20.3%, Japan 15.4%, US 6.9%, Malaysia 5.9%, UAE 4% (2015)" + "text": "China 20%, Japan 14.5%, US 6.8%, Malaysia 5.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$181.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $156.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$202.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $171.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$137.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $134.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$190.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $186.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$88.18 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $78.68 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$132 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $130.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "baht per US dollar - ++ 35.4 (2016 est.) ++ 34.248 (2015 est.) ++ 34.248 (2014 est.) ++ 32.48 (2013 est.) ++ 31.08 (2012 est.)" + "text": "baht per US dollar - / 34.34 (2017 est.) / 35.296 (2016 est.) / 35.296 (2015 est.) / 34.248 (2014 est.) / 32.48 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "164 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "181.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "164 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "187.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.267 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.83 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "40 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.89 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "76% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "6.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "248,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "228,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "30,010 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "790 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "897,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "875,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "400 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "349.4 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.273 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.328 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.231 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.326 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "241,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "278,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "75,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "134,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "42.15 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.59 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "53.75 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.64 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "11.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.41 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "219.5 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "193.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "301 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "355 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5.309 million" + "text": "2,580,166" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.75 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "84.797 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "128,086,321" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "125 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "186.16 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok" + "text": "high quality system, especially in urban areas like Bangkok; mobile and mobile broadband penetration are on the increase; Fiber-to-the-home (FttH) has seen strong growth in the major cities; 4G TD-LTE available and moving to 5G services; seven smart cities with the hope of 100 smart cities within its borders in the next two decades; one of the biggest e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia; fixed broadband remains relative compared to other developed Asian telecom markets and with the dominance of the mobile platform (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly" + "text": "fixed-line system provided by both a government-owned and commercial provider; wireless service expanding rapidly; fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 186 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 66; connected to major submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 66; landing points for the AAE-1, FEA, SeaMeWe-3,-4, APG, SJC2, TIS, MCT and AAG submarine cable systems providing links throughout Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Europe, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean, 1 Pacific Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "6 terrestrial TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally via relay stations - 2 of the networks are owned by the military, the other 4 are government-owned or controlled, leased to private enterprise, and all are required to broadcast government-produced (2008)" + "text": "26 digital TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally, 6 terrestrial TV stations in Bangkok broadcast nationally via relay stations - 2 of the stations are owned by the military, the other 4 are government-owned or controlled, leased to private enterprise, and all are required to broadcast government-produced news programs twice a day; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services are available; radio frequencies have been allotted for more than 500 government and commercial radio stations; many small community radio stations operate with low-power transmitters (2017)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".th" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "26.726 million" + "text": "38,987,531" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "39.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "56.82% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "9.189 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "13 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "19" + "text": "15 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "276" + "text": "283" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "54,259,629" + "text": "76,053,042 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,134,149,001 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2,666,260,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -837,19 +844,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "63" + "text": "63 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2013)" @@ -857,16 +864,16 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "26 (2013)" @@ -876,17 +883,17 @@ "text": "7 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 2 km; gas 5,900 km; liquid petroleum gas 85 km; oil 1 km; refined products 1,097 km (2013)" + "text": "2 km condensate, 5900 km gas, 85 km liquid petroleum gas, 1 km oil, 1097 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,070.8 km" + "text": "4,127 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "28.8 km 1.435-m gauge (28.8 km electrified)" + "text": "84 km 1.435-m gauge (84 km electrified) (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "4,042 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "4,043 km 1.000-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -899,24 +906,18 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "363" + "text": "825" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 31, cargo 99, chemical tanker 28, container 18, liquefied gas 36, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 114, refrigerated cargo 24, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "13 (China 1, Hong Kong 1, Malaysia 3, Singapore 1, Taiwan 1, UK 6)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "46 (Bahamas 4, Belize 1, Honduras 2, Panama 6, Singapore 33) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 27, container ship 27, general cargo 89, oil tanker 243, other 439 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Map Ta Phut, Prachuap Port, Si Racha" }, - "container port(s) TEUs)": { - "text": "Bangkok (1,305,229), Laem Chabang (5,731,063)" + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Laem Chabang (7,227,431) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Map Ta Phut" @@ -924,32 +925,44 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN, includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Agard Thai, RTAF) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males register at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Thai Armed Forces (Kongthap Thai, RTARF): Royal Thai Army (Kongthap Bok Thai, RTA; includes Thai Rangers (Thahan Phrahan)), Royal Thai Navy (Kongthap Ruea Thai, RTN; includes Royal Thai Marine Corps), Royal Thai Air Force (Kongthap Akaat Thai, RTAF); Interior Ministry paramilitary forces: Volunteer Defense Corps (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Thai Rangers (aka Thahan Phrahan or 'Hunter Soldiers’) is a paramilitary force formed in 1978 to clear Communist Party of Thailand guerrillas from mountain strongholds in the country's northeast; it is a light infantry force led by regular officers and non-commissioned officers and comprised of both full‐ and part‐time personnel; it conducts counterinsurgency operations in the southern, predominantly Muslim, region; on the eastern border with Laos and Cambodia, the Rangers have primary responsibility for border surveillance and protection" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.6% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) / 1.4% of GDP (2018) / 1.6% of GDP (2017) / 1.6% of GDP (2016) / 1.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the size of the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) vary; approximately 360,000 active duty personnel (245,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 45,000 Air Force); est. 20,000 Thai Rangers (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the RTARF has a diverse array of foreign-supplied weapons systems, including a large amount of obsolescent or second-hand US equipment; since 2015, the top suppliers are China, South Korea, Ukraine, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "270 South Sudan (UNMISS) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "21 years of age for compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; males register at 18 years of age; 2-year conscript service obligation based on lottery (2018)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "including the most recent in 2014, the military has conducted 12 successful coups and attempted an additional seven since the fall of absolute monarchy in 1932; since 2004, the military has fought against separatist insurgents in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat, as well as parts of Songkhla; as of 2019, approximately 60,000 security forces, including large numbers of paramilitary troops such as the Thai Rangers, were stationed in the south (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Malay-Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem insurgent activities; Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Laos but disputes remain over several islands in the Mekong River; despite continuing border committee talks, Thailand must deal with Karen and other ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary; in 2011 Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a planned UN World Heritage site; Thailand is studying the feasibility of jointly constructing the Hatgyi Dam on the Salween river near the border with Burma; in 2004, international environmentalist pressure prompted China to halt construction of 13 dams on the Salween River that flows through China, Burma, and Thailand; 140,000 mostly Karen refugees fleeing civil strife, political upheaval and economic stagnation in Burma live in remote camps in Thailand near the border" + "text": "separatist violence in Thailand's predominantly Malay-Muslim southern provinces prompt border closures and controls with Malaysia to stem insurgent activities; Southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; talks continue on completion of demarcation with Laos but disputes remain over several islands in the Mekong River; despite continuing border committee talks, Thailand must deal with Karen and other ethnic rebels, refugees, and illegal cross-border activities; Cambodia and Thailand dispute sections of boundary; in 2011, Thailand and Cambodia resorted to arms in the dispute over the location of the boundary on the precipice surmounted by Preah Vihear temple ruins, awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962 and part of a planned UN World Heritage site; Thailand is studying the feasibility of jointly constructing the Hatgyi Dam on the Salween river near the border with Burma; in 2004, international environmentalist pressure prompted China to halt construction of 13 dams on the Salween River that flows through China, Burma, and Thailand; approximately 100,000 mostly Karen refugees fleeing civil strife, political upheaval and economic stagnation in Burma live in remote camps in Thailand near the border" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "106,349 (Burma) (2015)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "35,000 (resurgence in ethno-nationalist violence in south of country since 2004) (2015)" + "text": "93,269 (Burma) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "443,862 (2015); note - about half of Thailand's northern hill tribe people do not have citizenship and make up the bulk of Thailand's stateless population; most lack documentation showing they or one of their parents were born in Thailand; children born to Burmese refugees are not eligible for Burmese or Thai citizenship and are stateless; most Chao Lay, maritime nomadic peoples, who travel from island to island in the Andaman Sea west of Thailand are also stateless; stateless Rohingya refugees from Burma are considered illegal migrants by Thai authorities and are detained in inhumane conditions or expelled; stateless persons are denied access to voting, property, education, employment, healthcare, and driving" + "text": "478,883 (2018) (estimate represents stateless persons registered with the Thai Government; actual number may be as high as 3.5 million); note - about half of Thailand's northern hill tribe people do not have citizenship and make up the bulk of Thailand's stateless population; most lack documentation showing they or one of their parents were born in Thailand; children born to Burmese refugees are not eligible for Burmese or Thai citizenship and are stateless; most Chao Lay, maritime nomadic peoples, who travel from island to island in the Andaman Sea west of Thailand are also stateless; stateless Rohingya refugees from Burma are considered illegal migrants by Thai authorities and are detained in inhumane conditions or expelled; stateless persons are denied access to voting, property, education, employment, healthcare, and driving" }, "note": { - "text": "Thai nationality was granted to more than 18,000 stateless persons in the last 3 years (2015)" + "text": "note: Thai nationality was granted to more than 23,000 stateless persons between 2012 and 2016; in 2016, the Government of Thailand approved changes to its citizenship laws that could make 80,000 stateless persons eligible for citizenship, as part of its effort to achieve zero statelessness by 2024 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json index 33b989e9..4fb2e2f0 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died. In an August 1999 UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forced 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly all of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state. ++ In 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president and a successful transition of power in February 2015. In late 2012, the UN Security Council ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country." + "text": "Timor was actively involved in Southeast Asian trading networks for centuries and by the 14th century exported aromatic sandalwood, slaves, honey, and wax. A number of local chiefdoms ruled the island in the early 16th century when Portuguese traders arrived, chiefly attracted by the relative abundance of sandalwood on Timor; by mid century, the Portuguese had colonized the island. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island. Imperial Japan occupied Portuguese Timor from 1942 to 1945, but Portugal resumed colonial authority after the Japanese defeat in World War II. East Timor declared itself independent from Portugal on 28 November 1975 and was invaded and occupied by Indonesian forces nine days later. It was incorporated into Indonesia in July 1976 as the province of Timor Timur (East Timor). An unsuccessful campaign of pacification followed over the next two decades, during which an estimated 100,000 to 250,000 people died. In an August 1999 UN-supervised popular referendum, an overwhelming majority of the people of Timor-Leste voted for independence from Indonesia. However, in the next three weeks, anti-independence Timorese militias - organized and supported by the Indonesian military - commenced a large-scale, scorched-earth campaign of retribution. The militias killed approximately 1,400 Timorese and forced 300,000 people into western Timor as refugees. Most of the country's infrastructure, including homes, irrigation systems, water supply systems, and schools, and nearly all of the country's electrical grid were destroyed. On 20 September 1999, Australian-led peacekeeping troops deployed to the country and brought the violence to an end. On 20 May 2002, Timor-Leste was internationally recognized as an independent state. In 2006, internal tensions threatened the new nation's security when a military strike led to violence and a breakdown of law and order. At Dili's request, an Australian-led International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to Timor-Leste, and the UN Security Council established the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), which included an authorized police presence of over 1,600 personnel. The ISF and UNMIT restored stability, allowing for presidential and parliamentary elections in 2007 in a largely peaceful atmosphere. In February 2008, a rebel group staged an unsuccessful attack against the president and prime minister. The ringleader was killed in the attack, and most of the rebels surrendered in April 2008. Since the attack, the government has enjoyed one of its longest periods of post-independence stability, including successful 2012 elections for both the parliament and president and a successful transition of power in February 2015. In late 2012, the UN Security Council ended its peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste and both the ISF and UNMIT departed the country. Early parliamentary elections in the spring of 2017 finally produced a majority government after months of impasse. Currently, the government is a coalition of three parties and the president is a member of the opposition party. In 2018 and 2019, this configuration stymied nominations for key ministerial positions and slowed progress on certain policy issues." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Connecticut" + "text": "slightly larger than Connecticut; almost half the size of Maryland" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ "text": "mountainous" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Timor Sea, Savu Sea, and Banda Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Foho Tatamailau 2,963 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "25.1% ++ arable land 10.1%; permanent crops 4.9%; permanent pasture 10.1%" + "text": "25.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.1% (2011 est.) / 4.9% (2011 est.) / 10.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "49.1%" + "text": "49.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,11 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "350 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion" + "text": "air pollution and deterioration of air quality; greenhouse gas emissions; water quality, scarcity, and access; land and soil degradation; forest depletion; widespread use of slash and burn agriculture has led to deforestation and soil erosion; loss of biodiversity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,12 +102,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Timor comes from the Malay word for \"east\"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands" + "text": "Timor comes from the Malay word for \"east\"; the island of Timor is part of the Malay Archipelago and is the largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; the district of Oecussi is an exclave separated from Timor-Leste proper by Indonesia; Timor-Leste has the unique distinction of being the only Asian country located completely in the Southern Hemisphere" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,261,072 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,383,723 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,81 +118,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority" + "text": "Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) (includes Tetun, Mambai, Tokodede, Galoli, Kemak, Baikeno), Melanesian-Papuan (includes Bunak, Fataluku, Bakasai), small Chinese minority" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English", + "text": "Tetun Prasa 30.6%, Mambai 16.6%, Makasai 10.5%, Tetun Terik 6.1%, Baikenu 5.9%, Kemak 5.8%, Bunak 5.5%, Tokodede 4%, Fataluku 3.5%, Waima'a 1.8%, Galoli 1.4%, Naueti 1.4%, Idate 1.2%, Midiki 1.2%, other 4.5%", "note": { - "text": "there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by a significant portion of the population" + "text": "note: data represent population by mother tongue; Tetun and Portuguese are official languages; Indonesian and English are working languages; there are about 32 indigenous languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 96.9%, Protestant/Evangelical 2.2%, Muslim 0.3%, other 0.6% (2005)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 97.6%, Protestant/Evangelical 2%, Muslim 0.2%, other 0.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "41.43% (male 268,578/female 253,897)" + "text": "39.96% (male 284,353/female 268,562)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.11% (male 128,678/female 124,870)" + "text": "20.32% (male 142,693/female 138,508)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "29.79% (male 180,750/female 194,916)" + "text": "30.44% (male 202,331/female 218,914)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.88% (male 31,349/female 30,194)" + "text": "5.22% (male 34,956/female 37,229)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.79% (male 22,852/female 24,988) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.06% (male 27,153/female 29,024) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "92.3%" + "text": "90.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "81.5%" + "text": "83.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "6.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "15.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "18.8 years" + "text": "19.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18.2 years" + "text": "18.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.39% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "33.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "32 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population concentrated in the western third of the country, particularly around Dili" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "32.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "31.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.35% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DILI (capital) 228,000 (2014)" + "text": "281,000 DILI (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,121 +208,124 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.1", + "text": "22.1 years (2009/10 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009/10 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "215 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "142 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "39.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "34.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "33.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "68.1 years" + "text": "69.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "66.5 years" + "text": "67.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.44 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.3% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.9 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "26.1% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.2% of population ++ rural: 60.5% of population ++ total: 71.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.8% of population ++ rural: 39.5% of population ++ total: 28.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "19.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.75 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 69% of population ++ rural: 26.8% of population ++ total: 40.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 9.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 31% of population ++ rural: 73.2% of population ++ total: 59.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "49.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "57.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.2% (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,500 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever and malaria (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2014)" + "text": "3.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "37.7% (2013)" + "text": "37.5% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.9% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "67.5%" + "text": "68.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "71.5%" + "text": "71.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "63.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "64.2% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -327,24 +339,19 @@ "text": "13 years (2010)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "10,510" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "4% (2002 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "14.8%" + "text": "13.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "10.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "15.9% (2016 est.)" } + }, + "People - note": { + "text": "one of only two predominantly Christian nations in Southeast Asia, the other being the Philippines" } }, "Government": { @@ -355,9 +362,6 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Timor-Leste" }, - "note": { - "text": "pronounced TEE-mor LESS-tay" - }, "local long form": { "text": "Republika Demokratika Timor Lorosa'e [Tetum]; Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste [Portuguese]" }, @@ -368,7 +372,10 @@ "text": "East Timor, Portuguese Timor" }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"timor\" derives from the Indonesian and Malay word \"timur\" meaning \"east\"; \"leste\" is the Portuguese word for \"east\", so \"Timor-Leste\" literally means \"Eastern-East\"; the local [Tetum] name \"Timor Lorosa'e\" translates as \"East Rising Sun\"" + "text": "timor\" derives from the Indonesian and Malay word \"timur\" meaning \"east\"; \"leste\" is the Portuguese word for \"east\", so \"Timor-Leste\" literally means \"Eastern-East\"; the local [Tetum] name \"Timor Lorosa'e\" translates as \"East Rising Sun\"" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced TEE-mor LESS-tay" } }, "Government type": { @@ -386,9 +393,9 @@ } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "13 administrative districts; Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Cova-Lima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Los Palos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oecussi (Ambeno), Viqueque", + "text": "12 municipalities (municipios, singular municipio) and 1 special adminstrative region* (regiao administrativa especial); Aileu, Ainaro, Baucau, Bobonaro (Maliana), Covalima (Suai), Dili, Ermera (Gleno), Lautem (Lospalos), Liquica, Manatuto, Manufahi (Same), Oe-Cusse Ambeno* (Pante Macassar), Viqueque", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses)" } }, "Independence": { @@ -398,7 +405,12 @@ "text": "Restoration of Independence Day, 20 May (2002); Proclamation of Independence Day, 28 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "drafted 2001, approved 22 March 2002, entered into force 20 May 2002" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament and parliamentary groups; consideration of amendments requires at least four-fifths majority approval by Parliament; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by Parliament and promulgation by the president of the republic; passage of amendments to the republican form of government and the flag requires approval in a referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Portuguese model; note - penal and civil law codes to replace the Indonesian codes were passed by Parliament and promulgated in 2009 and 2011, respectively" @@ -425,19 +437,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Taur Matan RUAK, aka Jose Maria de VASCONCELOS (since 20 May 2012); note - the president plays a largely symbolic role but is the commander in chief of the military and is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections" + "text": "President Francisco GUTERRES (since 20 May 2017); note - the president is commander in chief of the military and is able to veto legislation, dissolve parliament, and call national elections" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO - formerly Jose Alexandre GUSMAO (since 8 August 2007); Vice Prime Minister Fernando \"Lasama\" de ARAUJO (since 8 August 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Taur Matan RUAK (since 22 June 2018); note - President GUTERRES dissolved parliament because of an impasse over passing the country's budget on 26 January 2018, with then Prime Minister Mari ALKATIRI assuming the role of caretaker prime minister until a new prime minister was appointed; note - on 25 February 2020, Prime Minister RUAK offered his resignation due to inability to pass 2020 budget in parliament, but the president refused his offer; on 8 April, RUAK withdrew his resignation" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president" + "text": "the governing coalition in the Parliament proposes cabinet member candidates to the Prime Minister, who presents these recommendations to the President of the Republic for swearing in" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 March 2012 with a runoff on 16 April 2012; following parliamentary elections, the president appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as the prime minister" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 March 2017 (next to be held in 2022); following parliamentary elections, the president appoints the leader of the majority party or majority coalition as the prime minister" }, "election results": { - "text": "Taur Matan RUAK elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Taur Matan RUAK (independent) 61.2%, Francisco GUTTERES (Frenti-Mudanca) 38.8%" + "text": "Francisco GUTERRES elected president; percent of vote - Francisco GUTERRES (FRETILIN) 57.1%, Antonio DA CONCEICAO (PD) 32.5%, Jose Luis GUTERRES (Frenti-Mudanca) 2.6%, Jose NEVES (independent) 2.3%, Luis Alves TILMAN (independent) 2.2%, other 3.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -445,38 +457,35 @@ "text": "unicameral National Parliament (65 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "elections were held on 7 July 2012 (next to be held in July 2017)" + "text": "last held on 12 May 2018 (next to be held in July 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - CNRT 36%, FRETILIN 30%, PD 10%, Frenti-Mudanca 3%, others 21%; seats by party - CNRT 30, FRETILIN 25, PD 8, Frenti-Mudanca 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - AMP - 49.6%, FRETILIN 34.2%, PD 8.1%, DDF 5.5%, other 2.6%; seats by party - AMP 34, FRETILIN 23, PD 5, DDF 3; composition - men 39, women 26, percent of women 40%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the court president and NA judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeals (consists of the court president and NA judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other Supreme Court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body presided by the Supreme Court president and includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other Supreme Court judges appointed for life" + "text": "court president appointed by the president of the republic from among the other court judges to serve a 4-year term; other court judges appointed - 1 by the Parliament and the others by the Supreme Council for the Judiciary, a body chaired by the court president and that includes mostly presidential and parliamentary appointees; other judges serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal; High Administrative, Tax, and Audit Court; district courts; magistrates' courts; military courts" }, "note": { - "text": "the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reform" + "text": "note: the UN Justice System Programme, launched in 2003 and being rolled out in 4 phases through 2018, is helping strengthen the country's justice system; the Programme is aligned with the country's long-range Justice Sector Strategic Plan, which includes legal reforms" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party or PD [Fernando \"Lasama\" de ARAUJO] ++ Frenti-Mudanca [Jose Luis GUTERRES] ++ National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction or CNRT [Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO] ++ Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste or FRETILIN [Mari ALKATIRI] ++ (only parties in Parliament are listed)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Alliance for Change and Progress or AMP [Xanana GUSMAO] (alliance includes CNRT, KHUNTO, PLP)Democratic Development Forum or DDFDemocratic Party or PDFrenti-Mudanca [Jose Luis GUTERRES]Kmanek Haburas Unidade Nasional Timor Oan or KHUNTONational Congress for Timorese Reconstruction or CNRT [Kay Rala Xanana GUSMAO]People's Liberation Party or PLP [Taur Matan RUAK]Revolutionary Front of Independent Timor-Leste or FRETILIN [Mari ALKATIRI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, ADB, AOSIS, ARF, ASEAN (observer), CPLP, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PIF (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WMO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Domingos Sarmento ALVES (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Isilio Antonio De Fatima COELHO DA SILVA (since 6 January 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 504, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -490,7 +499,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Karen STANTON (since 16 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Kathleen FITZPATRICK (since 19 January 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "(670) 332-4684" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida de Portugal, Praia dos Coqueiros, Dili" @@ -498,15 +510,12 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "US Department of State, 8250 Dili Place, Washington, DC 20521-8250" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "(670) 332-4684" - }, "FAX": { "text": "(670) 331-3206" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; a white star - pointing to the upper hoist-side corner of the flag - is in the center of the black triangle; yellow denotes the colonialism in Timor-Leste's past; black represents the obscurantism that needs to be overcome; red stands for the national liberation struggle; the white star symbolizes peace and serves as a guiding light" + "text": "red with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a slightly longer yellow arrowhead that extends to the center of the flag; a white star - pointing to the upper hoist-side corner of the flag - is in the center of the black triangle; yellow denotes the colonialism in Timor-Leste's past, black represents the obscurantism that needs to be overcome, red stands for the national liberation struggle; the white star symbolizes peace and serves as a guiding light" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Mount Ramelau; national colors: red, yellow, black, white" @@ -519,64 +528,64 @@ "text": "Fransisco Borja DA COSTA/Afonso DE ARAUJO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2002; the song was first used as an anthem when Timor-Leste declared its independence from Portugal in 1975; the lyricist, Fransisco Borja DA COSTA, was killed in the Indonesian invasion just days after independence was declared" + "text": "note: adopted 2002; the song was first used as an anthem when Timor-Leste declared its independence from Portugal in 1975; the lyricist, Francisco Borja DA COSTA, was killed in the Indonesian invasion just days after independence was declared" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since gaining independence in 1999, Timor-Leste has faced great challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the work force. The development of offshore oil and gas resources has greatly supplemented government revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has done little to create jobs in part because there are no production facilities in Timor-Leste. Gas is currently piped to Australia for processing, but Timor-Leste has expressed interest in developing a domestic processing capacity. ++ ++ In June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously approved the creation of the Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth for future generations. The Fund held assets of $16.5 billion, as of December 2014. Oil accounts for 90% of government revenues, and the drop in the price of oil in 2014 has led to concerns about the long-term sustainability of government spending. The Ministry of Finance maintains that the Petroleum Fund is sufficient to sustain government operations for the foreseeable future. ++ ++ Annual government budget expenditures increased markedly between 2009 and 2012 but dropped significantly in 2013-15. Historically, the government failed to spend as much as its budget allowed. The government has focused significant resources on basic infrastructure, including electricity and roads. Limited experience in procurement and infrastructure building has hampered these projects. The underlying economic policy challenge the country faces remains how best to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil economy onto a higher growth path and to reduce poverty." + "text": "Since independence in 1999, Timor-Leste has faced great challenges in rebuilding its infrastructure, strengthening the civil administration, and generating jobs for young people entering the work force. The development of offshore oil and gas resources has greatly supplemented government revenues. This technology-intensive industry, however, has done little to create jobs in part because there are no production facilities in Timor-Leste. Gas is currently piped to Australia for processing, but Timor-Leste has expressed interest in developing a domestic processing capability. In June 2005, the National Parliament unanimously approved the creation of the Timor-Leste Petroleum Fund to serve as a repository for all petroleum revenues and to preserve the value of Timor-Leste's petroleum wealth for future generations. The Fund held assets of $16 billion, as of mid-2016. Oil accounts for over 90% of government revenues, and the drop in the price of oil in 2014-16 has led to concerns about the long-term sustainability of government spending. Timor-Leste compensated for the decline in price by exporting more oil. The Ministry of Finance maintains that the Petroleum Fund is sufficient to sustain government operations for the foreseeable future. Annual government budget expenditures increased markedly between 2009 and 2012 but dropped significantly through 2016. Historically, the government failed to spend as much as its budget allowed. The government has focused significant resources on basic infrastructure, including electricity and roads, but limited experience in procurement and infrastructure building has hampered these projects. The underlying economic policy challenge the country faces remains how best to use oil-and-gas wealth to lift the non-oil economy onto a higher growth path and to reduce poverty." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$4.975 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.738 billion (2015 est.) ++ $4.545 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7.426 billion (2017 est.) / $7.784 billion (2016 est.) / $7.391 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.501 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$2.775 billion (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "non-oil GDP" + "text": "note: non-oil GDP" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-4.6% (2017 est.) / 5.3% (2016 est.) / 4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,200 (2016 est.) ++ $4,100 (2015 est.) ++ $4,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,000 (2017 est.) / $6,400 (2016 est.) / $6,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "43%" + "text": "33% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "30% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "10.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "70.8%" + "text": "78.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-52% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "9.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "68%" + "text": "56.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "24.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -586,27 +595,27 @@ "text": "printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "259,800 (2013 est.)" + "text": "286,700 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "64%" + "text": "41%" }, "industry": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "13%" }, "services": { - "text": "26% (2010)" + "text": "45.1% (2013)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11% (2013 est.) ++ 18.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2014 est.) / 3.9% (2010 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "37% (2011 est.)" + "text": "41.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -616,172 +625,207 @@ "text": "27% (2007)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "31.9 (2007 est.) ++ 38 (2002 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$300 million" + "text": "300 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.8 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.4 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "12% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-100% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-75.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$456.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$677.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $599.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$-200 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $-127 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.) / -1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$248 million (2016 est.) ++ $239 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$284 million (2017 est.) / -$544 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$18 million (2015 est.) ++ $18 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.7 million (2017 est.) / $18 million (2015 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil, coffee, sandalwood, marble", "note": { - "text": "potential for vanilla exports" + "text": "note: potential for vanilla exports" } }, "Imports": { - "text": "$647.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $647.7 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$681.2 million (2017 est.) / $558.6 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, gasoline, kerosene, machinery" }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$544.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $437.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: excludes assets of approximately $9.7 billion in the Petroleum Fund (31 December 2010)" + } + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$311.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $687 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$311.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) / $687 million (31 December 2013 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "63.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "91.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "49.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "349.4 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh NA (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "125.3 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "NA kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "600 kW NA (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "67,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "33,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "79,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "62,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,100 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,500 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,055 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,481 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.776 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "6.45 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.776 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 billion cu m (1 January 2006 es)" + "text": "200 billion cu m (1 January 2006 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "500,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "533,400 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,720" + "text": "2,164" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.377 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,490,966" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "110.22 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "rudimentary service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors" + "text": "service in urban and some rural areas, which is expanding with the entrance of new competitors; 4G LTE service, with about 97% of population having access, among 3 mobile operators; increase in mobile broadband penetration; govt. aims to boost e-govt. services with new national terrestrial optical fiber network; the launch in 2019 of the Kacific-1 satellite is important to the telecom sector for the entire region (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services; mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas" + "text": "system suffered significant damage during the violence associated with independence; limited fixed-line services, less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular services have been expanding and are now available in urban and most rural areas with teledensity of 110 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 670; international service is available (2015)" + "text": "country code - 670;  international service is available; partnership with Australia telecom companies for potential deployment of a submarine fiber-optic link (NWCS); geostationary earth orbit satellite" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 public TV broadcast station broadcasting nationally and 1 public radio broadcaster with stations in each of the 13 administrative districts; 1 commercial TV broadcast station, 3 commercial radio stations, and roughly 20 community radio stations (2012)" + "text": "7 TV stations (3 nationwide satellite coverage; 2 terrestrial coverage, mostly in Dili; 2 cable) and 21 radio stations (3 nationwide coverage) (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "165,000" + "text": "363,398" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "13.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "27.49% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "603" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { + "National air transport system": { + "number of registered air carriers": { + "text": "2 (2020)" + }, + "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { + "text": "2" + } + }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "4W (2016)" }, @@ -790,10 +834,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -801,10 +845,10 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -815,13 +859,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "6,040 km" + "text": "6,040 km (2008)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,600 km" + "text": "2,600 km (2008)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "3,440 km (2005)" + "text": "3,440 km (2008)" } }, "Merchant marine": { @@ -829,7 +873,7 @@ "text": "1" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 1 (2010)" + "text": "other 1 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -839,26 +883,32 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Army, Navy (Armada) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation; no conscription but, as of May 2013, introduction of conscription was under discussion (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force (Falintil-Forcas de Defesa de Timor-L'este, Falintil (F-FDTL)): Headquarters with Land and Naval components (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.5% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.8% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.92% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.6% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.92% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 1% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDLT) is comprised of approximately 2,000 troops (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "Timor-Leste Defense Force's limited inventory consists of equipment donated by other countries; the only known deliveries of major arms to Timor-Leste since 2010 are naval patrol craft from China and South Korea (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-month service obligation (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "three stretches of land borders with Timor-Leste have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Economic Exclusion Zone boundaries have been established between the countries; maritime boundaries with Indonesia remain unresolved; in 2007, Australia and Timor-Leste signed a 50-year development zone and revenue sharing agreement in lieu of a maritime boundary" + "text": "three stretches of land borders with Indonesia have yet to be delimited, two of which are in the Oecussi exclave area, and no maritime or Economic Exclusion Zone boundaries have been established between the countries; maritime boundaries with Indonesia remain unresolved; Timor-Leste and Australia reached agreement on a treaty delimiting a permanent maritime boundary in March 2018; the treaty will enter into force once ratified by the two countries' parliaments" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Timor Leste is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Timorese women and girls from rural areas are lured to the capital with promises of legitimate jobs or education prospects and are then forced into prostitution or domestic servitude, and other women and girls may be sent to Indonesia for domestic servitude; Timorese family members force children into bonded domestic or agricultural labor to repay debts; foreign migrant women are vulnerable to sex trafficking in Timor Leste, while men and boys from Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand are forced to work on fishing boats in Timorese waters under inhumane conditions" + "text": "Timor-Leste is a source and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; Timorese women and girls from rural areas are lured to the capital with promises of legitimate jobs or education prospects and are then forced into prostitution or domestic servitude, and other women and girls may be sent to Indonesia for domestic servitude; Timorese family members force children into bonded domestic or agricultural labor to repay debts; foreign migrant women are vulnerable to sex trafficking in Timor-Leste, while men and boys from Burma, Cambodia, and Thailand are forced to work on fishing boats in Timorese waters under inhumane conditions" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Timor Leste does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, legislation was drafted but not finalized or implemented that outlines procedures for screening potential trafficking victims; law enforcement made modest progress, including one conviction for sex trafficking, but efforts are hindered by prosecutors’ and judges’ lack of expertise in applying anti-trafficking laws effectively; the government rescued two child victims with support from an NGO but did not provide protective services (2015)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Timor-Leste does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, legislation was drafted but not finalized or implemented that outlines procedures for screening potential trafficking victims; law enforcement made modest progress, including one conviction for sex trafficking, but efforts are hindered by prosecutors’ and judges’ lack of expertise in applying anti-trafficking laws effectively; the government rescued two child victims with support from an NGO but did not provide protective services (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json index 201db98b..4b6eabfe 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/tw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which governed Taiwan for 50 years. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist control after World War II. In the four years leading to the communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government under the 1947 constitution drawn up for all of China. The Nationalist government established authoritarian rule under martial law in 1948. Beginning in the late 1970s, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population within the governing structure. This process expanded rapidly in the 1980s, with the founding of the first opposition party (the Democratic Progressive Party or DPP) in 1986 and the lifting of martial law in 1987. Taiwan held its first direct presidential election in 1996. In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT) to the DPP. Throughout this period, the island prospered and became one of East Asia's economic \"Tigers.\" The dominant political issues continue to be management of sensitive relations between Taiwan and China - specifically the question of Taiwan's sovereignty - as well as domestic priorities for economic reform and growth." + "text": "First inhabited by Austronesian people, Taiwan became home to Han immigrants beginning in the late Ming Dynasty (17th century). In 1895, military defeat forced China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan, which then governed Taiwan for 50 years. Taiwan came under Chinese Nationalist (Kuomintang, KMT) control after World War II. With the communist victory in the Chinese civil war in 1949, the Nationalist-controlled Republic of China government and 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and continued to claim to be the legitimate government for mainland China and Taiwan based on a 1947 Constitution drawn up for all of China. Until 1987, however, the Nationalist government ruled Taiwan under a civil war martial law declaration dating to 1948. Beginning in the 1970s, Nationalist authorities gradually began to incorporate the native population into the governing structure beyond the local level. The democratization process expanded rapidly in the 1980s, leading to the then illegal founding of Taiwan’s first opposition party (the Democratic Progressive Party or DPP) in 1986 and the lifting of martial law the following year. Taiwan held legislative elections in 1992, the first in over forty years, and its first direct presidential election in 1996. In the 2000 presidential elections, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power with the KMT loss to the DPP and afterwards experienced two additional democratic transfers of power in 2008 and 2016. Throughout this period, the island prospered, became one of East Asia's economic \"Tigers,\" and after 2000 became a major investor in mainland China as cross-Strait ties matured. The dominant political issues continue to be economic reform and growth as well as management of sensitive relations between Taiwan and China." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "3,720 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands" + "text": "note: includes the Pescadores, Matsu, and Quemoy islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,150 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Yu Shan 3,952 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Yu Shan 3,952 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +67,10 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "22.7% ++ arable land 16.9%; permanent crops 5.8%; permanent pasture NA" + "text": "22.7% (2011 est.)" }, - "forest": { - "text": "NA" + "arable land / permanent crops": { + "text": "16.9% (2011 est.) / 5.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "77.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,11 +79,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,820 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "distribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "earthquakes; typhoons", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Kueishantao Island (elev. 401 m), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries" - } + "text": "earthquakes; typhoons\nvolcanism: Kueishantao Island (401 m), east of Taiwan, is its only historically active volcano, although it has not erupted in centuries" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "air pollution; water pollution from industrial emissions, raw sewage; contamination of drinking water supplies; trade in endangered species; low-level radioactive waste disposal" @@ -96,118 +99,146 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "23,464,787 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "23,603,049 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { "text": "Taiwan (singular and plural)" }, - "note": { - "text": "example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan" - }, "adjective": { "text": "Taiwan (or Taiwanese)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: example - he or she is from Taiwan; they are from Taiwan" } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Taiwanese (including Hakka) 84%, mainland Chinese 14%, indigenous 2%" + "text": "Han Chinese (including Hoklo, who compose approximately 70% of Taiwan's population, Hakka, and other groups originating in mainland China) more than 95%, indigenous Malayo-Polynesian peoples 2.3%", + "note": { + "text": "note 1: there are 16 officially recognized indigenous groups: Amis, Atayal, Bunun, Hla'alua, Kanakaravu, Kavalan, Paiwan, Puyuma, Rukai, Saisiyat, Sakizaya, Seediq, Thao, Truku, Tsou, and Yami; Amis, Paiwan, and Atayal are the largest and account for roughly 70% of the indigenous populationnote 2: although not definitive, the majority of current genetic, archeological, and linguistic data support the theory that Taiwan is the ultimate source for the spread of humans across the Pacific to Polynesia; the expansion (ca. 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1200) took place via the Philippines and eastern Indonesia and reached Fiji and Tonga by about 900 B.C.; from there voyagers spread across all of the rest of the Pacific islands over the next two millennia" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min), Hakka dialects" + "text": "Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min Nan), Hakka dialects, approximately 16 indigenous languages" }, "Religions": { - "text": "mixture of Buddhist and Taoist 93%, Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%" + "text": "Buddhist 35.3%, Taoist 33.2%, Christian 3.9%, folk (includes Confucian) approximately 10%, none or unspecified 18.2% (2005 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.13% (male 1,588,679/female 1,493,419)" + "text": "12.42% (male 1,504,704/female 1,426,494)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.17% (male 1,585,222/female 1,505,004)" + "text": "11.62% (male 1,403,117/female 1,339,535)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.74% (male 5,477,446/female 5,490,829)" + "text": "45.51% (male 5,351,951/female 5,389,112)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.89% (male 1,593,024/female 1,665,354)" + "text": "14.73% (male 1,698,555/female 1,778,529)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13.07% (male 1,408,367/female 1,657,443) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.72% (male 1,681,476/female 2,029,576) (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Dependency ratios": { + "total dependency ratio": { + "text": "40" + }, + "youth dependency ratio": { + "text": "17.8" + }, + "elderly dependency ratio": { + "text": "22.2" + }, + "potential support ratio": { + "text": "4.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.2 years" + "text": "42.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.5 years" + "text": "41.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "40.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.11% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "distribution exhibits a peripheral coastal settlement pattern, with the largest populations on the north and west coasts" + }, + "Urbanization": { + "urban population": { + "text": "78.9% of total population (2020)" + }, + "rate of urbanization": { + "text": "0.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TAIPEI (capital) 2.666 million; Kaohsiung 1.523 million; Taichung 1.225 million; Tainan 815,000 (2015)" + "text": "4.398 million New Taipei City, 2.721 million TAIPEI (capital), 2.245 million Taoyuan, 1.538 million Kaohsiung, 1.321 million Taichung, 850,000 Tainan (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.1 years" + "text": "80.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.12 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.14 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -218,6 +249,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" @@ -229,7 +263,7 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "97.3% (2014)" } } }, @@ -266,28 +300,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Chinese meaning is \"Northern Taiwan,\" reflecting the city's position in the far north of the island" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan", - "counties": { - "text": "Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung" - }, - "special municipalities": { - "text": "Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)" - }, + "text": "includes main island of Taiwan plus smaller islands nearby and off coast of China's Fujian Province; Taiwan is divided into 13 counties (xian, singular and plural), 3 cities (shi, singular and plural), and 6 special municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan counties: Changhua, Chiayi, Hsinchu, Hualien, Kinmen, Lienchiang, Miaoli, Nantou, Penghu, Pingtung, Taitung, Yilan, Yunlin cities: Chiayi, Hsinchu, Keelung special municipalities: Kaohsiung (city), New Taipei (city), Taichung (city), Tainan (city), Taipei (city), Taoyuan (city)", "note": { - "text": "Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems" + "text": "note: Taiwan uses a variety of romanization systems; while a modified Wade-Giles system still dominates, the city of Taipei has adopted a Pinyin romanization for street and place names within its boundaries; other local authorities use different romanization systems" } }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day (Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution), 10 October (1911)" + "text": "Republic Day (National Day), 10 October (1911); note - celebrates the anniversary of the Chinese Revolution, also known as Double Ten (10-10) Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947; revised several times, last in 2005 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1912, 1931; latest adopted 25 December 1946, promulgated 1 January 1947, effective 25 December 1947" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by at least one fourth of the Legislative Yuan membership; passage requires approval by at least three-fourths majority vote of at least three fourths of the Legislative Yuan membership and approval in a referendum by more than half of eligible voters; revised several times, last in 2005" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -310,93 +343,80 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "20 years of age; universal" + "text": "20 years of age; universal; note - in mid-2016, the Legislative Yuan drafted a constitutional amendment to reduce the voting age to 18, but it has not passed as of December 2017" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President TSAI Ing-wen (since 20 May 2016); Vice President CHEN Chien-jen (since 20 May 2016)" + "text": "President TSAI Ing-wen (since 20 May 2016; re-elected on 11 Jan 2020); Vice President CHEN Chien-jen (since 20 May 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier LIN Chuan (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 20 May 2016); Vice Premier LIN Hsi-yao, Vice President of the Executive Yuan (since 20 May 2016)" + "text": "Premier SU Tseng-chang (President of the Executive Yuan) (since 11 January 2019); Vice Premier SHIH Jun-ji, Vice President of the Executive Yuan (since 8 September 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Yuan - ministers appointed by president on recommendation of premier" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 11 January 2024); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier" }, "election results": { - "text": "TSAI Ing-wen elected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 56.1%, Eric CHU Li-lun (KMT) 31.0%, James SOONG Chu-yu (PFP) 12.8%; note - TSAI is the first woman elected president of Taiwan" + "text": "TSAI Ing-wen elected president; percent of vote - TSAI Ing-wen (DPP) 57.1%, HAN Kuo-yu (KMT) 38.6%; note - TSAI is the first woman elected president of Taiwan" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats; 73 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 34 directly elected in a single islandwide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat aboriginal constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Yuan (113 seats; 73 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 34 directly elected in a single island-wide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat aboriginal constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Legislative Yuan - last held on 16 January 2016 (next to be held in January 2020)" + "text": "last held on 11 January 2020 (next to be held on 11 January 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Legislative Yuan - percent of vote by party - DPP 44.1%, KMT 26.9%, PFP 6.5%, NPP 6.1%, other 16.4%; seats by party - DPP 68, KMT 35, NPP 5, PFP 3, NPSU 1, independent 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 34.0%, Kuomintang (KMT) 33.4%, Taiwan People's Party (TPP) 11.2%; seats by party - DPP 61, KMT 38, TPP 5" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices appointed for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms with half the membership renewed every 4 years" + "text": "Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices serve for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [TSAI Ing-wen] ++ Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) [HUNG Hsiu-chu] ++ New Power Party or NPP [HUANG Kuo-chang] ++ Non-Partisan Solidarity Union or NPSU [LIN Pin-kuan] ++ People First Party or PFP [James SOONG Chu-yu] ++ Taiwan Solidarity Union or TSU [HUANG Kun-huei]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "environmental groups; independence movement; various business groups" - }, - "note": { - "text": "public opinion polls consistently show most Taiwanese support maintaining Taiwan's status quo; advocates of Taiwan independence oppose unification with mainland China; most advocates of eventual unification predicate their goal on the democratic transformation of the mainland" - } + "text": "Democratic Progressive Party or DPP [CHO Jung-tai]Kuomintang or KMT (Nationalist Party) [WU Den-yih]New Power Party or NPP [CHIU Hsien-chih]Non-Partisan Solidarity Union or NPSU [LIN Pin-kuan]People First Party or PFP [James SOONG Chu-yu]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (Taipei, China), APEC (Chinese Taipei), BCIE, ICC (national committees), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), SICA (observer), WTO (Taipei, China)" + "text": "ADB (Taipei, China), APEC (Chinese Taipei), BCIE, IOC, ITUC (NGOs), SICA (observer), WTO (Taipei, China);", + "note": { + "text": "note - separate customs territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu" + } }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none; commercial and cultural relations with the people in the United States are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts", - "representative": { - "text": "KAO Shuo-tai (a.k.a. Stanley KAO) (since 5 June 2016)" - }, - "office": { - "text": "4201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] 202 895-1800" + "chief of mission": { + "text": "none; commercial and cultural relations with its citizens in the US are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts, represented by Stanley KAO (since 5 June 2016); office: 4201 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016; telephone: [1] 202 895-1800" }, "Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices (branch offices)": { - "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver (CO), Hagatna (Guam), Houston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" + "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver (CO), Houston, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none; commercial and cultural relations with the people on Taiwan are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts", + "chief of mission": { + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Taiwan; commercial and cultural relations with the people of Taiwan are maintained through an unofficial instrumentality, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), a private nonprofit corporation that performs citizen and consular services similar to those at diplomatic posts; it is managed by Director William Brent CHRISTENSEN (since 11 August 2018); telephone [886] 7-335-5006; FAX [886] 7-338-0551" + }, "office": { - "text": "" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] [886] (02) 2162-2000" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] [886] (02) 2162-2251" + "text": "#7 Lane 134, Hsin Yi Road, Section 3, Taipei 10659, Taiwan" }, "other offices": { "text": "Kaohsiung (Branch Office)" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays; the blue and white design of the canton (symbolizing the sun of progress) dates to 1895; it was later adopted as the flag of the Kuomintang Party; blue signifies liberty, justice, and democracy; red stands for fraternity, sacrifice, and nationalism, white represents equality, frankness, and the people's livelihood; the 12 rays of the sun are those of the months and the twelve traditional Chinese hours (each ray equals two hours)" + "text": "red field with a dark blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white sun with 12 triangular rays; the blue and white design of the canton (symbolizing the sun of progress) dates to 1895; it was later adopted as the flag of the Kuomintang Party; blue signifies liberty, justice, and democracy, red stands for fraternity, sacrifice, and nationalism, and white represents equality, frankness, and the people's livelihood; the 12 rays of the sun are those of the months and the twelve traditional Chinese hours (each ray equals two hours)", + "note": { + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Samoa" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "white, 12-rayed sun on blue field; national colors: blue, white, red" @@ -409,64 +429,64 @@ "text": "HU Han-min, TAI Chi-t'ao, and LIAO Chung-k'ai/CHENG Mao-Yun" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1930; also the song of the Kuomintang Party; it is informally known as \"San Min Chu I\" or \"San Min Zhu Yi\" (Three Principles of the People); because of political pressure from China, \"Guo Qi Ge\" (National Banner Song) is used at international events rather than the official anthem of Taiwan; the \"National Banner Song\" has gained popularity in Taiwan and is commonly used during flag raisings" + "text": "note: adopted 1930; also the song of the Kuomintang Party; it is informally known as \"San Min Chu I\" or \"San Min Zhu Yi\" (Three Principles of the People); because of political pressure from China, \"Guo Qi Ge\" (National Banner Song) is used at international events rather than the official anthem of Taiwan; the \"National Banner Song\" has gained popularity in Taiwan and is commonly used during flag raisings" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy with gradually decreasing government guidance on investment and foreign trade. Exports, led by electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals have provided the primary impetus for economic development. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in world demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, and rapidly aging population are other major long-term challenges. ++ ++ Free trade agreements have proliferated in East Asia over the past several years. Following the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, Taiwan in July 2013 signed a free trade deal with New Zealand - Taipei’s first-ever with a country with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations - and, in November, inked a trade pact with Singapore. However, follow-on components of the ECFA, including a signed agreement on trade in services and negotiations on trade in goods and dispute resolution, have stalled. In early 2014, the government bowed to public demand and proposed a new law governing the oversight of cross-Strait agreements, before any additional deals with China are implemented; the legislature has yet to vote on such legislation, leaving the future of ECFA up in the air as of the conclusion of President MA's second and final term in May 2016. MA portrayed ECFA as Taiwan’s key to greater participation in East Asia’s free trade networks, and has also expressed interest in Taiwan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership. ++ ++ Taiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025. ++ ++ The island runs a trade surplus, largely because of its surplus with China, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind those of China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. In 2006 China overtook the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Taiwan since 2009 has gradually loosened rules governing Chinese investment on the island and has also secured greater market access for its investors in the mainland. In August 2012, the Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese Renminbi (RMB) and the New Taiwan Dollar across the Strait, which has helped Taiwan develop into a local RMB hub. ++ ++ Closer economic links with the mainland bring opportunities for Taiwan’s economy but also pose challenges as political differences remain unresolved and China’s economic growth is slowing. Domestic economic issues loomed large in public debate ahead of the 16 January 2016 presidential and legislative elections, including concerns about stagnant wages, high housing prices, youth unemployment, job security, and financial security in retirement." + "text": "Taiwan has a dynamic capitalist economy that is driven largely by industrial manufacturing, and especially exports of electronics, machinery, and petrochemicals. This heavy dependence on exports exposes the economy to fluctuations in global demand. Taiwan's diplomatic isolation, low birth rate, rapidly aging population, and increasing competition from China and other Asia Pacific markets are other major long-term challenges. Following the landmark Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) signed with China in June 2010, Taiwan in July 2013 signed a free trade deal with New Zealand - Taipei’s first-ever with a country with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations - and, in November of that year, inked a trade pact with Singapore. However, follow-on components of the ECFA, including a signed agreement on trade in services and negotiations on trade in goods and dispute resolution, have stalled. In early 2014, the government bowed to public demand and proposed a new law governing the oversight of cross-Strait agreements, before any additional deals with China are implemented; the legislature has yet to vote on such legislation, leaving the future of ECFA uncertain. President TSAI since taking office in May 2016 has promoted greater economic integration with South and Southeast Asia through the New Southbound Policy initiative and has also expressed interest in Taiwan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well as bilateral trade deals with partners such as the US. These overtures have likely played a role in increasing Taiwan’s total exports, which rose 11% during the first half of 2017, buoyed by strong demand for semiconductors. Taiwan's total fertility rate of just over one child per woman is among the lowest in the world, raising the prospect of future labor shortages, falling domestic demand, and declining tax revenues. Taiwan's population is aging quickly, with the number of people over 65 expected to account for nearly 20% of the island's total population by 2025. The island runs a trade surplus with many economies, including China and the US, and its foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest, behind those of China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Switzerland. In 2006, China overtook the US to become Taiwan's second-largest source of imports after Japan. China is also the island's number one destination for foreign direct investment. Taiwan since 2009 has gradually loosened rules governing Chinese investment and has also secured greater market access for its investors on the mainland. In August 2012, the Taiwan Central Bank signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cross-Strait currency settlement with its Chinese counterpart. The MOU allows for the direct settlement of Chinese renminbi (RMB) and the New Taiwan dollar across the Strait, which has helped Taiwan develop into a local RMB hub. Closer economic links with the mainland bring opportunities for Taiwan’s economy but also pose challenges as political differences remain unresolved and China’s economic growth is slowing. President TSAI’s administration has made little progress on the domestic economic issues that loomed large when she was elected, including concerns about stagnant wages, high housing prices, youth unemployment, job security, and financial security in retirement. TSAI has made more progress on boosting trade with South and Southeast Asia, which may help insulate Taiwan’s economy from a fall in mainland demand should China’s growth slow in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.125 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.115 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.107 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.189 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.156 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.14 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$519.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$572.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.) / 0.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$47,800 (2016 est.) ++ $47,400 (2015 est.) ++ $47,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$50,500 (2017 est.) / $49,100 (2016 est.) / $48,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 35.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 36.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.7%" + "text": "53% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.3%" + "text": "14.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "62.2%" + "text": "65.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-49.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-52.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "36% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -476,241 +496,225 @@ "text": "electronics, communications and information technology products, petroleum refining, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "11.68 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.78 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "4.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "36%" + "text": "35.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "59% (2015 est.)" + "text": "59.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 3.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "1.5% (2012 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "6.4% (2010)" }, "highest 10%": { "text": "40.3% (2010)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "33.6 (2014) ++ 32.6 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$80.8 billion" + "text": "91.62 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$83.95 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "92.03 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 32.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "35.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data for central government" + "text": "note: data for central government" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.63% (31 December 2015) ++ 1.88% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.83% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$477.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $462.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.246 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.206 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$743.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $734 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$741.1 billion (31 December 2015) ++ $847.8 billion (31 December 2014) ++ $818.7 billion (31 December 2013)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$77.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $76.17 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$82.88 billion (2017 est.) / $72.78 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$314.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $335.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$329.5 billion (2019)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 27.9%, US 14.1%, Hong Kong 12.3%, Japan 7.1%, Singapore 5.5%, South Korea 5.1% (2019)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "semiconductors, petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wireless communication equipment, flat display displays, steel, electronics, plastics, computers" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 27.1%, Hong Kong 13.2%, US 10.3%, Japan 6.4%, Singapore 4.4% (2012 est.)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$248.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $262.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$285.9 billion (2019)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil/petroleum, semiconductors, natural gas, coal, steel, computers, wireless communication equipment, automobiles, fine chemicals, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 17.6%, China 16.1%, US 9.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "China 20.1%, Japan 15.4%, US 12.3%, South Korea 6.2% (2019)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$456.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $430.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$456.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $439 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$155.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $159 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$74.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.34 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$346.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $336.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$181.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $172.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - ++ 32.85 (2016 est.) ++ 31.911 (2015 est.) ++ 31.911 (2014 est.) ++ 30.363 (2013 est.) ++ 29.62 (2012 est.)" + "text": "New Taiwan dollars (TWD) per US dollar - / 30.68 (2017 est.) / 32.325 (2016 est.) / 32.325 (2015 est.) / 31.911 (2014 est.) / 30.363 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "258 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "246.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "249.5 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "237.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "54 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.52 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "75.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "10.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "5.4% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.4% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "196 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "196 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "841,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "846,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "10.06 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.38 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.299 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "924,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "818,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "962,400 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "352,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "349,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "363,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "418,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.294 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "237.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "17.79 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.45 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "17.94 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.14 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.229 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.229 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "26.69 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "348.8 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "13,916,334" + "text": "12,863,860" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "59 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "54.56 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "29.681 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "29,049,784" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "127 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "123.21 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "provides telecommunications service for every business and private need" + "text": "good telecommunications infrastructure and competitive mobile market; Taiwan has a stable regulatory system and an educated workforce building on availability of fixed and mobile broadband networks; investors attracted to this excellent telecom infrastructure; fixed-line will decline in the next 5 years; 6 mobile network operators; 4G LTE service; regulator begins multi-spectrum auction for 5G services; govt. to release NT $20.5 billion to encourage development of 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "thoroughly modern; completely digitalized" + "text": "fixed-line 55 per 100 and mobile-cellular 123 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 886; roughly 15 submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 886; landing points for the EAC-C2C, APCN-2, FASTER, SJC2, TSE-1, TPE, APG, SeaMeWe-3, FLAG North Asia Loop/REACH North Asia Loop, HKA, NCP, and PLCN submarine fiber cables provide links throughout Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "5 nationwide television networks operating roughly 75 TV stations; about 85% of households utilize multi-channel cable TV; national and regional radio networks with about 170 radio stations (2008)" + "text": "5 nationwide television networks operating roughly 22 TV stations; more than 300 satellite TV channels are available; about 60% of households utilize multi-channel cable TV; 99.9% of households subscribe to digital cable TV; national and regional radio networks with about 171 radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "20.601 million" + "text": "21,845,944" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "92.78% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "5,725,022" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "24 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "221 (2015)" + "text": "216" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -721,19 +725,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "35" + "text": "35 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -741,10 +745,10 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -754,65 +758,68 @@ "text": "31 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 25 km; gas 802 km; oil 241 km (2013)" + "text": "25 km condensate, 2,200 km gas, 13,500 km oil (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,597 km" + "text": "1,613 km (2018)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "345 km 1.435-m gauge (345 km electrified)" + "text": "345 km 1.435-m gauge (345 km electrified) (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "1,102 km 1.067-m gauge (692 km electrified); 150 km 0.762-m gauge" + "text": "1,118.1 km 1.067-m gauge (793.9 km electrified) (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "the 0.762-gauge track belongs to three entities: the Forestry Bureau, Taiwan Cement, and TaiPower (2014)" + "text": "150 0.762-m gauge\nnote: the 0.762-gauge track belongs to three entities: the Forestry Bureau, Taiwan Cement, and TaiPower" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "42,520 km" + "text": "43,206 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "42,078 km (includes 1,348 km of highways and 737 km of expressways)" + "text": "42,793 km (includes 1,348 km of highways and 737 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "442 km (2013)" + "text": "413 km (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "112" + "text": "389" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 35, cargo 20, chemical tanker 1, container 31, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (France 2, Vietnam 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "579 (Argentina 2, Cambodia 1, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 25, Indonesia 1, Italy 10, Kiribati 2, Liberia 94, Marshall Islands 8, Panama 328, Philippines 1, Sierra Leone 7, Singapore 77, South Korea 1, Thailand 1, UK 11, Vanuatu 1, unknown 8) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 30, container ship 47, general cargo 56, oil tanker 32, other 224 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Chilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Hualian, Taichung" + "text": "Keelung (Chi-lung), Kaohsiung, Hualian, Taichung" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Chilung (Keelung) (1,749,388), Kaohsiung (9,363,289), Taichung (1,383,578)" + "text": "Kaohsiung (10,271,018), Taichung (1,660,663), Taipei (1,561,743) (2017)" }, - "LNG terminal (import)": { + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Yung An (Kaohsiung), Taichung" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Military Police Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command, Coast Guard Administration (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Taiwan Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps), Air Force, Military Police Command, Armed Forces Reserve Command; Taiwan Coast Guard Administration (a law enforcement organization with homeland security functions during peacetime and national defense missions during wartime) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019) / 1.7% of GDP (2018) / 1.8% of GDP (2017) / 1.8% of GDP (2016) / 1.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Taiwan military has approximately 170,000 active duty troops (90,000 Army; 40,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Taiwan military is armed mostly with second-hand weapons and equipment provided by the US; Taiwan also has a domestic defense industry capable of upgrading some weapons systems and building surface naval craft and submarines (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "starting with those born in 1994, males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); women may enlist; women in Air Force service are restricted to noncombat roles; for men born before December 1993, compulsory service (military or civil) is 1 year; for 8 years after discharge, men are subject to training recall four times for periods not to exceed 20 days (2016)" + "text": "starting with those born in 1994, males 18-36 years of age may volunteer for military service or must complete 4 months of compulsory military training (or substitute civil service in some cases); men born before December 1993 are required to complete compulsory service for 1 year (military or civil); men are subject to training recalls up to four times for periods not to exceed 20 days for 8 years after discharge; women may enlist, but are restricted to noncombat roles in most cases; as part of its transition to an all-volunteer military in December 2018, the last cohort of one-year military conscripts completed their service obligations (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json index 3020f71b..929a8846 100644 --- a/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json +++ b/east-n-southeast-asia/vm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's \"doi moi\" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, H'mong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region." + "text": "The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH. Under the Geneva Accords of 1954, Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants - and growing international isolation. However, since the enactment of Vietnam's \"doi moi\" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues, calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands, Hmong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta region." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "about three times the size of Tennesee; slightly larger than New Mexico" + "text": "about three times the size of Tennessee; slightly larger than New Mexico" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,616 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Cambodia 1,158 km, China 1,297 km, Laos 2,161 km" + "text": "Cambodia 1158 km, China 1297 km, Laos 2161 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,19 +63,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "398 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: South China Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Fan Si Pan 3,144 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "South China Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Fan Si Pan 3,144 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land" + "text": "antimony, phosphates, coal, manganese, rare earth elements, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, timber, hydropower, arable land" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "34.8% ++ arable land 20.6%; permanent crops 12.1%; permanent pasture 2.1%" + "text": "34.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "20.6% (2011 est.) / 12.1% (2011 est.) / 2.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "45%" + "text": "45% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,11 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "46,000 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional typhoons (May to January) with extensive flooding, especially in the Mekong River delta" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City" + "text": "logging and slash-and-burn agricultural practices contribute to deforestation and soil degradation; water pollution and overfishing threaten marine life populations; groundwater contamination limits potable water supply; air pollution; growing urban industrialization and population migration are rapidly degrading environment in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point note 2: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft); it connects to Thung cave (but not yet officially); when recognized, it will add an additional 1.6 million cu m in volume; Son Doong is so massive that it contains its own jungle, underground river, and localized weather system; clouds form inside the cave and spew out from its exits and two dolines (openings (sinkhole skylights) created by collapsed ceilings that allow sunlight to stream in)" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "95,261,021 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "98,721,275 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,9 +126,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3%", + "text": "Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Thai 1.8%, Muong 1.5%, Khmer 1.5%, Mong 1.2%, Nung 1.1%, Hoa 1%, other 4.3% (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "54 ethnic groups are recognized by the Vietnamese Government (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: 54 ethnic groups are recognized by the Vietnamese Government" } }, "Languages": { @@ -128,173 +139,182 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "23.84% (male 11,938,563/female 10,767,261)" + "text": "22.61% (male 11,733,704/female 10,590,078)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.69% (male 8,240,861/female 7,658,711)" + "text": "15.22% (male 7,825,859/female 7,202,716)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.22% (male 21,690,214/female 21,390,448)" + "text": "45.7% (male 22,852,429/female 22,262,566)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.24% (male 3,610,716/female 4,238,569)" + "text": "9.55% (male 4,412,111/female 5,016,880)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.01% (male 2,216,485/female 3,509,193) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.91% (male 2,702,963/female 4,121,969) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "42.5%" + "text": "45.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.9%" + "text": "33.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "11.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.1 years" + "text": "31.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.9 years" + "text": "30.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.95% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.84% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "though it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) having the largest concentrations of people" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "33.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "37.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.95% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.98% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Ho Chi Minh City 7.298 million; HANOI (capital) 3.629 million; Can Tho 1.175 million; Haiphong 1.075 million; Da Nang 952,000; Bien Hoa 834,000 (2015)" + "text": "8.602 million Ho Chi Minh City, 4.678 million HANOI (capital), 1.618 million Can Tho, 1.300 million Hai Phong, 1.125 million Da Nang, 1.013 million Bien Hoa (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.63 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "17.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.4 years" + "text": "74.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.9 years" + "text": "71.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "78.1% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "77.5% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.1% of population ++ rural: 96.9% of population ++ total: 97.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.9% of population ++ rural: 3.1% of population ++ total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.6 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.4% of population ++ rural: 69.7% of population ++ total: 78% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.6% of population ++ rural: 30.3% of population ++ total: 22% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "17.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "12.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "255,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "230,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "8,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2014)" + "text": "2.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "12.1% (2013)" + "text": "13.4% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "5.7% of GDP (2013)" @@ -304,32 +324,24 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "95%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "96.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.8% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "2,545,616" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "16% (2006 est.)" + "text": "93.6% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "6%" + "text": "6.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.3%" + "text": "6%" }, "female": { - "text": "6.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -351,7 +363,7 @@ "text": "SRV" }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"Viet nam\" translates as \"Viet south\" where \"Viet\" is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom and \"nam\" refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms" + "text": "\"Viet nam\" translates as \"Viet south,\" where \"Viet\" is an ethnic self identification dating to a second century B.C. kingdom and \"nam\" refers to its location in relation to other Viet kingdoms" } }, "Government type": { @@ -366,25 +378,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the city has had many names in its history going back to A.D. 1010 when it first became the capital of imperial Vietnam; in 1831, it received its current name of Ha Noi, meaning \"between the rivers,\" which refers to its geographic location" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural)", - "provinces": { - "text": "An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai" - }, - "municipalities": { - "text": "Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)" - } + "text": "58 provinces (tinh, singular and plural) and 5 municipalities (thanh pho, singular and plural) provinces: An Giang, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Bac Lieu, Bac Ninh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ben Tre, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Cao Bang, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Dien Bien, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hau Giang, Hoa Binh, Hung Yen, Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lam Dong, Lang Son, Lao Cai, Long An, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Ninh Binh, Ninh Thuan, Phu Tho, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Quang Ninh, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Son La, Tay Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien-Hue, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Long, Vinh Phuc, Yen Bai municipalities: Can Tho, Da Nang, Ha Noi (Hanoi), Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)" }, "Independence": { "text": "2 September 1945 (from France)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 2 September (1945)" + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 September (1945)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 15 April 1992, effective 1 January 1995; amended 2001, 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 28 November 2013, effective 1 January 2014" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president, by the National Assembly’s Standing Committee, or by at least two thirds of the National Assembly membership; a decision to draft an amendment requires approval by at least a two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly membership, followed by the formation of a constitutional drafting committee to write a draft and collect citizens’ opinions; passage requires at least two-thirds majority of the Assembly membership; the Assembly can opt to conduct a referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system; note - the civil code of 2005 reflects a European-style civil law" @@ -411,53 +425,47 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tran Dai QUANG (since 2 April 2016); Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc THINH (since 7 April 2016)" + "text": "President Nguyen Phu TRONG (since 23 October 2018); note - President Tran Dai QUANG (since 2 April 2016) died on 21 September 2018" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan PHUC (since 7 April 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Truong Hoa BINH (since 9 April 2016), Vuong Dinh HUE (since 9 April 2016), Vu Duc DAM (since 13 November 2013), Trinh Dinh DUNG (since 9 April 2016), Pham Binh MINH (since 13 November 2013)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet proposed by prime minister, appointed by the president, and confirmed by the National Assembly" + "text": "Cabinet proposed by prime minister confirmed by the National Assembly and appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by National Assembly from among its members for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 April 2016 (next to be held in spring 2021); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of the National Assembly, confirmed by National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister, confirmed by National Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by National Assembly from among its members for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 April 2016 (next to be held in spring 2021); prime minister recommended by the president and confirmed by National Assembly; deputy prime ministers confirmed by the National Assembly and appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tran Dai QUANG (CPV) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 98.9%; Nguyen Xuan PHUC elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - 91.0%" + "text": "Nguyen Phu TRONG (CPV) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 99.8%; Nguyen Xuan PHUC elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote - 91%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats; members directly elected by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Quoc Hoi (500 seats - number following 2016 election - 494; number of current serving members - 484; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { "text": "last held on 22 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CPV 475, non-party CPV-approved 19, self-nominated 2; note - 496 candidates were elected" + "text": "percent of vote by party -CPV 95.8%, non-party members 4.2%; seats by party - CPV 474, non-party CPV-approved 20, self-nominated 2; note - 494 candidates elected, 2 CPV candidates-elect were disqualified; composition - men 364, women 122, percent of women 26.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme People's Court (consists of the chief justice and 13 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president for a 5-year, renewable term; other judges appointed by the president for 5-year terms" + "text": "chief justice elected by the National Assembly upon the recommendation of the president for a 5-year, renewable term; deputy chief justice appointed by the president from among the judges for a 5-year term; judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly for 5-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeals; administrative, civil, criminal, economic, and labor courts; Central Military Court; People's Special Courts; note - the National Assembly can establish special tribunals" + "text": "High Courts (administrative, civil, criminal, economic, labor, family, juvenile); provincial courts; district courts; Military Court; note - the National Assembly Standing Committee can establish special tribunals upon the recommendation of the chief justice" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nguyen Phu TRONG] ++ ", + "text": "Communist Party of Vietnam or CPV [Nguyen Phu TRONG]", "note": { - "text": "other parties proscribed" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "8406 Bloc ++ Democratic Party of Vietnam or DPV ++ People's Democratic Party Vietnam or PDP-VN ++ Alliance for Democracy", - "note": { - "text": "these groups advocate democracy but are not recognized by the government" + "text": "note: other parties proscribed" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -465,7 +473,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Pham Quang VINH (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Ha Kim NGOC (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1233 20th Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -479,25 +487,25 @@ "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Houston, San Francisco" }, - "consulate": { + "consulate(s)": { "text": "New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ted G. OSIUS III (since 16 December 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Daniel KRITENBRINK (since 6 November 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[84] (24) 3850-5000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Rose Garden Building, 170 Ngoc Khanh St., Hanoi" + "text": "7 Lang Ha Street, Hanoi" }, "mailing address": { "text": "7 Lang Ha Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi; 4550 Hanoi Place, Washington, DC 20521-4550" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[84] (4) 3850-5000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[84] (4) 3850-5010" + "text": "[84] (24) 3850-5010" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Ho Chi Minh City" @@ -517,314 +525,312 @@ "text": "Nguyen Van CAO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; although it consists of two verses, only the first is used as the official anthem" + "text": "note: adopted as the national anthem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945; it became the national anthem of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976; although it consists of two verses, only the first is used as the official anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Vietnam is a densely populated developing country that has been transitioning from the rigidities of a centrally-planned economy since 1986. Agriculture's share of economic output has shrunk from about 25% in 2000 to 18% in 2014, while industry's share increased from 36% to 38% in the same period. State-owned enterprises now account for only about 40% of GDP. ++ ++ Vietnamese authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to economic modernization and a more open economy. Vietnam joined the WTO in January 2007, which has promoted more competitive, export-driven industries. Vietnam was one of 12-nations that concluded the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement negotiations in 2015. ++ ++ Hanoi has oscillated between promoting growth and emphasizing macroeconomic stability in recent years. During 2015, Vietnam's managed currency, the dong, depreciated about 5%. Poverty has declined significantly, and Vietnam is working to create jobs to meet the challenge of a labor force that is growing by more than one million people every year. ++ ++ Vietnam is trying to reform its economy by restructuring public investment, state-owned enterprises, and the banking sector, although Hanoi’s progress in meeting its goals is lagging behind the proposed schedule. Vietnam's economy continues to face challenges from an undercapitalized banking sector and nonperforming loans." + "text": "Vietnam is a densely populated developing country that has been transitioning since 1986 from the rigidities of a centrally planned, highly agrarian economy to a more industrial and market based economy, and it has raised incomes substantially. Vietnam exceeded its 2017 GDP growth target of 6.7% with growth of 6.8%, primarily due to unexpected increases in domestic demand, and strong manufacturing exports. Vietnam has a young population, stable political system, commitment to sustainable growth, relatively low inflation, stable currency, strong FDI inflows, and strong manufacturing sector. In addition, the country is committed to continuing its global economic integration. Vietnam joined the WTO in January 2007 and concluded several free trade agreements in 2015-16, including the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (which the EU has not yet ratified), the Korean Free Trade Agreement, and the Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement. In 2017, Vietnam successfully chaired the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference with its key priorities including inclusive growth, innovation, strengthening small and medium enterprises, food security, and climate change. Seeking to diversify its opportunities, Vietnam also signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Transpacific Partnership in 2018 and continued to pursue the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. To continue its trajectory of strong economic growth, the government acknowledges the need to spark a ‘second wave’ of reforms, including reforming state-owned-enterprises, reducing red tape, increasing business sector transparency, reducing the level of non-performing loans in the banking sector, and increasing financial sector transparency. Vietnam’s public debt to GDP ratio is nearing the government mandated ceiling of 65%. In 2016, Vietnam cancelled its civilian nuclear energy development program, citing public concerns about safety and the high cost of the program; it faces growing pressure on energy infrastructure. Overall, the country’s infrastructure fails to meet the needs of an expanding middle class. Vietnam has demonstrated a commitment to sustainable growth over the last several years, but despite the recent speed-up in economic growth the government remains cautious about the risk of external shocks." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$594.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $560.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $525.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$648.7 billion (2017 est.) / $607.4 billion (2016 est.) / $571.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$200.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$220.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.1% (2016 est.) ++ 6.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.) / 6.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,400 (2016 est.) ++ $6,100 (2015 est.) ++ $5,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,900 (2017 est.) / $6,600 (2016 est.) / $6,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 31.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 27.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.6%" + "text": "66.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.5%" + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "24.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "89.6%" + "text": "100% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-91.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-101% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "33.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "44% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; poultry; fish, seafood" + "text": "rice, coffee, rubber, tea, pepper, soybeans, cashews, sugar cane, peanuts, bananas; pork; poultry; seafood" }, "Industries": { "text": "food processing, garments, shoes, machine-building; mining, coal, steel; cement, chemical fertilizer, glass, tires, oil, mobile phones" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "54.93 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.8 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "48%" + "text": "40.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "25.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "31% (2012)" + "text": "34% (2017)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "11.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% (2017 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "30.2% (2008)" + "text": "26.8% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.6 (2008) ++ 36.1 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$48.04 billion" + "text": "54.59 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$57.21 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.37 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "54.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 54.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "58.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 59.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2012) ++ 15% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.12% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$74.94 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $62.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$300.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $256.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$285.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $239.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$51.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $46.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $40.06 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$770 million (2016 est.) ++ $906 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.401 billion (2017 est.) / $5.924 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$169.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $162.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$214.1 billion (2017 est.) / $176.6 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 20.1%, China 14.5%, Japan 8%, South Korea 6.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothes, shoes, electronics, seafood, crude oil, rice, coffee, wooden products, machinery" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 21.2%, China 13.3%, Japan 8.4%, South Korea 5.5%, Germany 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$161 billion (2016 est.) ++ $154.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$202.6 billion (2017 est.) / $162.6 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, steel products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, electronics, plastics, automobiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 34.1%, South Korea 14.3%, Singapore 6.5%, Japan 6.4%, Hong Kong 5.1%, Thailand 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 25.8%, South Korea 20.5%, Japan 7.8%, Thailand 4.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$34.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$49.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $36.91 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$78.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $73.33 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$114.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $102.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$7.7 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $5.3 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" + "text": "$96.58 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $84.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "dong (VND) per US dollar - ++ 22,347 (2016 est.) ++ 21,909 (2015 est.) ++ 21,909 (2014 est.) ++ 21,189 (2013 est.) ++ 20,859 (2012 est.)" + "text": "dong (VND) per US dollar - / 22,425 (2017 est.) / 22,159 (2016 est.) / 22,355 (2015 est.) / 21,909 (2014 est.) / 21,189 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "135 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "158.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "125 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "143.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "713 million kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "4.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.733 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "39 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.77 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "48.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "56% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "50.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "43% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "333,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "242,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "163,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "324,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "4.4 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "141,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "153,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "392,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "438,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "27,740 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "211,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "282,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "8.99 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.098 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.99 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.098 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "699.4 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "699.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "142 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "235.3 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5.9 million" + "text": "3,710,210" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.79 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "122 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "138,256,733" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "129 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "141.23 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system" + "text": "despite being a communist country there are plans to part privatize the state’s holdings in telecom companies as well as a large number of other enterprises; competition is thriving in the market place; mobile dominates over fixed-line; FttH market growing, as is e-commerce; govt. is the driving force for growth and moving towards commercializing 5G services with test licenses issued in 2019; 5 major operators; Ho Chi Minh City to become the first smart city in Vietnam with cloud computing infrastructure, big data, data centers and security-monitoring centers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly" + "text": "all provincial exchanges are digitalized and connected to Hanoi, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City by fiber-optic cable or microwave radio relay networks; main lines have been increased, and the use of mobile telephones is growing rapidly; fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 141 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 84; a landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3, the C2C, and Thailand-Vietnam-Hong Kong submarine cable systems; the Asia-America Gateway submarine cable system, completed in 2009, provided new access links to Asia and the US; satellite earth stat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 84; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3, APG, SJC2, AAE-1, AAG and the TGN-IA submarine cable system providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intersputnik (Indian Ocean region) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of 9 channels with several regional broadcas (2008)" + "text": "government controls all broadcast media exercising oversight through the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC); government-controlled national TV provider, Vietnam Television (VTV), operates a network of several channels with regional broadcasting centers; programming is relayed nationwide via a network of provincial and municipal TV stations; law limits access to satellite TV but many households are able to access foreign programming via home satellite equipment; government-controlled Voice of Vietnam, the national radio broadcaster, broadcasts on several channels and is repeated on AM, FM, and shortwave stations throughout Vietnam (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".vn" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "49.741 million" + "text": "68,267,875" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "52.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70.35% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "12,994,451" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "13 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "140" + "text": "224" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "29,944,771" + "text": "47,049,671 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "384,470,240 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "481.37 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -835,16 +841,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "9 (2013)" @@ -852,13 +858,13 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -868,14 +874,14 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 72 km; condensate/gas 398 km; gas 955 km; oil 128 km; oil/gas/water 33 km; refined products 206 km; water 13 km (2013)" + "text": "72 km condensate, 398 km condensate/gas, 955 km gas, 128 km oil, 33 km oil/gas/water, 206 km refined products, 13 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,600 km" + "text": "2,600 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "178 km 1.435-m gauge; 253 km mixed gauge" + "text": "178 km 1.435-m gauge; 253 km mixed gauge (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "2,169 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" @@ -883,10 +889,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "195,468 km" + "text": "195,468 km (2013)" }, "paved": { - "text": "148,338 km" + "text": "148,338 km (2013)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "47,130 km (2013)" @@ -897,48 +903,51 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "579" + "text": "1,863" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 142, cargo 335, chemical tanker 23, container 19, liquefied gas 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 48, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "86 (Cambodia 1, Kiribati 2, Mongolia 33, Panama 43, Taiwan 1, Tuvalu 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 83, container ship 38, general cargo 1266, oil tanker 114, other 362 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Cam Pha Port, Da Nang, Haiphong, Phu My, Quy Nhon" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Saigon (6,155,535), Cai Mep (3,065,014) (2017)" + }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Ho Chi Minh (Mekong)" - }, - "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Haiphong (1,018,794), Saigon New Port (3,071,777)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "People's Armed Forces: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; includes Vietnam People's Navy (with Naval Infantry), Vietnam People's Air and Air Defense Force, Border Defense Command, Coast Guard) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for male compulsory and voluntary military service; females may volunteer for active duty military service; conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 18 months (Army, Air Defense), 2 years (Navy and Air Force); 18-45 years of age (male) or 18-40 years of age (female) for Militia Force or Self Defense Force service; males may enroll in military schools at age 17 (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN): PAVN Ground Forces, PAVN Navy (includes naval infantry), PAVN Air Force and Air Defense, Border Defense Force, and Vietnam Coast Guard; Vietnam People's Public Security; Vietnam Civil Defense Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.37% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.17% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.37% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2018) / 2.3% of GDP (2017) / 2.5% of GDP (2016) / 2.4% of GDP (2015) / 2.3% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "information is limited and estimates of the size of the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) vary; approximately 475,000 active duty troops (405,000 ground; 40,000 naval; 30,000 air); est. 40,000 Border Defense Force and Coast Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the PAVN is armed largely with weapons and equipment from Russia and the former Soviet Union; Russia remains the main supplier of newer PAVN military equipment, although in recent years Vietnam has begun diversifying its procurement with purchases from other countries including Belarus, India, Israel, and Ukraine (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service (females eligible for conscription, but in practice only males are drafted); conscription typically takes place twice annually and service obligation is 2 years (Army, Air Defense) and 3 years (Navy and Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift; the number of reported incidents increased from two in 2017 to four in 2018, primarily near the port of Vung Tau" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of avian flu; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities; progress on a joint development area with Cambodia is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands; an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China; establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; Brunei claims a maritime boundary extending beyond as far as a median with Vietnam, thus asserting an implicit claim to Lousia Reef; the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding \"code of conduct\" desired by several of the disputants; Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; Economic Exclusion Zone negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary" + "text": "southeast Asian states have enhanced border surveillance to check the spread of Asian swine fever; Cambodia and Laos protest Vietnamese squatters and armed encroachments along border; Cambodia accuses Vietnam of a wide variety of illicit cross-border activities; progress on a joint development area with Cambodia is hampered by an unresolved dispute over sovereignty of offshore islands; an estimated 300,000 Vietnamese refugees reside in China; establishment of a maritime boundary with Cambodia is hampered by unresolved dispute over the sovereignty of offshore islands; the decade-long demarcation of the China-Vietnam land boundary was completed in 2009; China occupies the Paracel Islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; Brunei claims a maritime boundary extending beyond as far as a median with Vietnam, thus asserting an implicit claim to Lousia Reef; the 2002 \"Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea\" eased tensions but differences between the parties negotiating the Code of Conduct continue; Vietnam continues to expand construction of facilities in the Spratly Islands; in March 2005, the national oil companies of China, the Philippines, and Vietnam signed a joint accord to conduct marine seismic activities in the Spratly Islands; Economic Exclusion Zone negotiations with Indonesia are ongoing, and the two countries in Fall 2011 agreed to work together to reduce illegal fishing along their maritime boundary; in May 2018, Russia’s RosneftVietnam unit started drilling at a block southeast of Vietnam which is within the area outlined by China’s nine-dash line and Beijing issued a warning" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "11,000 (2015); note - Vietnam's stateless ethnic Chinese Cambodian population dates to the 1970s when thousands of Cambodians fled to Vietnam to escape the Khmer Rouge and were no longer recognized as Cambodian citizens; Vietnamese women who gave up their citizenship to marry foreign men have found themselves stateless after divorcing and returning home to Vietnam; the government addressed this problem in 2009, and Vietnamese women are beginning to reclaim their citizenship" + "text": "34,110 (2018); note - Vietnam's stateless ethnic Chinese Cambodian population dates to the 1970s when thousands of Cambodians fled to Vietnam to escape the Khmer Rouge and were no longer recognized as Cambodian citizens; Vietnamese women who gave up their citizenship to marry foreign men have found themselves stateless after divorcing and returning home to Vietnam; the government addressed this problem in 2009, and Vietnamese women are beginning to reclaim their citizenship" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/al.json b/europe/al.json index 6bea57f6..dba0fc54 100644 --- a/europe/al.json +++ b/europe/al.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. ++ Albania has made progress in its democratic development since first holding multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Most of Albania's post-communist elections were marred by claims of electoral fraud; however, international observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and in June 2014 became a candidate for EU accession. Albania in November 2016 received a European Commission recommendation to open EU accession negotiations conditioned upon implementation of a judicial reform package passed the same year. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and an inadequate energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles." + "text": "Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of isolated communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven challenging as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks, and combative political opponents. Albania has made progress in its democratic development since it first held multiparty elections in 1991, but deficiencies remain. Most of Albania's post-communist elections were marred by claims of electoral fraud; however, international observers judged elections to be largely free and fair since the restoration of political stability following the collapse of pyramid schemes in 1997. Albania joined NATO in April 2009 and in June 2014 became an EU candidate. Albania in April 2017 received a European Commission recommendation to open EU accession negotiations following the passage of historic EU-mandated justice reforms in 2016. Although Albania's economy continues to grow, it has slowed, and the country is still one of the poorest in Europe. A large informal economy and a weak energy and transportation infrastructure remain obstacles." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "708 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Adriatic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,26 +69,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.8% ++ arable land 22.7%; permanent crops 2.7%; permanent pasture 18.4%" + "text": "43.1% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.6% (2016 est.) / 3% (2016 est.) / 17.5% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "28.12% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "27.9% (2011 est.)" + "text": "28.75% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "3,310 sq km (2012)" + "text": "3,537 sq km (2014)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents; air pollution from industrial and power plants; loss of biodiversity due to lack of resources for sound environmental management" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,038,594 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,074,579 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,227 +118,228 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by ethnic and cultural affiliation" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Roma, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2%", + "text": "Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.37% (male 295,022/female 263,141)" + "text": "17.6% (male 284,636/female 256,474)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.09% (male 284,201/female 265,530)" + "text": "15.39% (male 246,931/female 226,318)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.73% (male 589,707/female 648,021)" + "text": "42.04% (male 622,100/female 670,307)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.23% (male 168,500/female 172,587)" + "text": "11.94% (male 178,419/female 188,783)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.58% (male 165,076/female 186,809) (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.03% (male 186,335/female 214,276) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.8%" + "text": "46.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "25.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "18%" + "text": "21.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.5 years" + "text": "34.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31.2 years" + "text": "32.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.31% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.28% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution, with somewhat higher concentrations of people in the western and central parts of the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "57.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "62.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.21% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.69% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TIRANA (capital) 454,000 (2015)" + "text": "494,000 TIRANA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25 (2010 est.)" + "text": "24.8 years (2017/18 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.3 years" + "text": "79 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.7 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "69.3% (2008/09)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.15 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "46% (2017/18)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 84.3% of population ++ rural: 81.8% of population ++ total: 83.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 15.7% of population ++ rural: 18.2% of population ++ total: 16.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.7% (2016)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.22 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2013)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.5% of population ++ rural: 90.2% of population ++ total: 93.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.5% of population ++ rural: 9.8% of population ++ total: 6.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.04% (2013 est.)" + "text": "<.1 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,400 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18.1% (2014)" + "text": "21.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "6.3% (2009)" + "text": "1.5% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.6%" + "text": "98.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "98.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "72,818" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "12% (2005 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "30.2%" + "text": "31.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "32.5%" + "text": "34.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "26.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.7% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -354,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "People's Socialist Republic of Albania" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the English-language country name seems to be derived from the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Albani; the native name \"Shqiperia\" is popularly interpreted to mean \"Land of the eagles\"" + "text": "the English-language country name seems to be derived from the ancient Illyrian tribe of the Albani; the native name \"Shqiperia\" is derived from the Albanian word \"Shqiponje\" (\"Eagle\") and is popularly interpreted to mean \"Land of the Eagles\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -372,6 +379,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name Tirana first appears in a 1418 Venetian document; the origin of the name is unclear, but may derive from Tirkan Fortress, whose ruins survive on the slopes of Dajti mountain and which overlooks the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -381,18 +391,18 @@ "text": "28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1912) also known as Flag Day" + "text": "Independence Day, 28 November (1912), also known as Flag Day" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by the Assembly 21 October 1998, adopted by referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998; amended several times, last in 2012" + "text": "several previous; latest approved by the Assembly 21 October 1998, adopted by referendum 22 November 1998, promulgated 28 November 1998" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Assembly members; approval required by at least two-thirds vote of members; referendum required only if approved by two-thirds of Assembly; amendments approved by referendum effective upon declaration by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of the Assembly membership; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; referendum required only if approved by two-thirds of the Assembly; amendments approved by referendum effective upon declaration by the president of the republic; amended several times, last in 2016" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" prevails" + "text": "civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the \"Code of Leke\" is still present" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -416,19 +426,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President of the Republic Bujar NISHANI (since 24 July 2012)" + "text": "President of the Republic Ilir META (since 24 July 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Edi RAMA (since 10 September 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Niko PELESHI" + "text": "Prime Minister Edi RAMA (since 10 September 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Senida MESI (since 13 September 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, nominated by the president, and approved by the Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); a candidate needs three-fifths majority vote of the Assembly in 1 of 3 rounds or a simple majority in 2 additional rounds to become president; election last held in 4 rounds during the period 30 May-11 June 2012 (next election to be held in 2017); prime minister appointed by the president on the proposal of the majority party or coalition of parties in the Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); a candidate needs three-fifths majority vote of the Assembly in 1 of 3 rounds or a simple majority in 2 additional rounds to become president; election last held in 4 rounds on 19, 20, 27, and 28 April 2017 (next election to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by the president on the proposal of the majority party or coalition of parties in the Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bujar NISHANI elected president; Assembly vote - 73 of 140 in fourth round" + "text": "Ilir META elected president; Assembly vote - 87 - 2 in fourth round" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -436,49 +446,35 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 23 June 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 25 June 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 41.36%, PD 30.63%, LSI 10.46%, PR 3.02%, PDIU 2.61%, other 11.92%; seats by party - PS 65, PD 50, LSI 16, PDIU 4, PR 3, other 2; seats by parliamentary group as of April 2015 - ASHE 88, APMI 50, 2 - outside of the majority and opposition groups" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 48.3%, PD 28.9%, LSI 14.3%, PDIU 4.8%, PSD 1%, other 2.7%; seats by party - PS 74, PD 43, LSI 19, PDIU 3, PSD 1; composition - men 108, women 32, percent of women 22.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Cour Supreme (consists of 150 judges organized into 4 divisions: civil and commercial; social security and labor; criminal; and administrative; Constitutional Council (consists of 9 members including the court president); note - Algeria's judicial system does not include sharia courts" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 19 judges, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges, including the chairman)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; chairman elected by the People's Assembly for a single 3-year term; Court of Cassation judges, including the chairman, appointed by the president with the consent of the Assembly to serve single 9-year terms)" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Judicial Council with the consent of the president to serve single 9-year terms; Supreme Court chairman is elected for a single 3-year term by the court members; appointments of Constitutional Court judges are rotated among the president, Parliament, and Supreme Court from a list of pre-qualified candidates (each institution selects 3 judges), to serve single 9-year terms; candidates are pre-qualified by a randomly selected body of experienced judges and prosecutors; Constitutional Court chairman is elected by the court members for a single, renewable 3-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; Courts of First Instance; specialized courts: Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, Appeals Court for Corruption and Organized Crime (responsible for corruption, organized crime, and crimes of high officials)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "Alliance for Employment, Welfare, and Integration or APMI (coalition of 24 centrist and center-right parties) [Sali BERISHA]": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party or PDK [Nard NDOKA] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Lulzim BASHA] ++ Movement for National Development of LZHK [Dashamir SHEHI] ++ Republican Party or PR [Fatmir MEDIU]" - }, - "Alliance for a European Albania or ASHE (coalition of 38 parties from far left to right wing) [Edi RAMA]": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Party of PKD [Mark FRROKU] ++ Party for Justice, Integration and Unity or PDIU [Shpetim IDRIZI] (formerly part of APMI) ++ Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI [Ilir META] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Edi RAMA] ++ Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNJ [Vangjel DULE]" - }, - "other parties": { - "text": " ++ New Democratic Spirit or FRD [Bamir TOPI]" - }, - "note": { - "text": "only the major parties of each coalition are listed" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Trade Unions of Albania or KSSH [Kol NIKOLLAJ] ++ Omonia [Vasil BOLLANO] ++ Union of Independent Trade Unions of Albania or BSPSH [Gezim KALAJA]" + "text": "Democratic Party or PD [Lulzim BASHA]Party for Justice, Integration and Unity or PDIU [Shpetim IDRIZI] (formerly part of APMI)Social Democratic Party or PSD [Paskal MILO]Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI [Monika KRYEMADHI]Socialist Party or PS [Edi RAMA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EITI (compliant country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Floreta FABER (since 18 May 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Yuri KIM (since 27 January 2020)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1312 18th Street NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036" + "text": "2100 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 223-4942" @@ -492,7 +488,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Donald LU (since 13 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Leyla MOSES-ONES (since August 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[355] (4) 2247-285" }, "embassy": { "text": "Rruga e Elbasanit, 103, Tirana" @@ -500,18 +499,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "US Department of State, 9510 Tirana Place, Dulles, VA 20189-9510" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[355] (4) 2247-285" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[355] (4) 2232-222" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero George Kastrioti SKANDERBEG, who led a successful uprising against the Ottoman Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-78); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as \"Shqiptare,\" which translates as \"sons of the eagle\"" + "text": "red with a black two-headed eagle in the center; the design is claimed to be that of 15th-century hero Georgi Kastrioti SKANDERBEG, who led a successful uprising against the Ottoman Turks that resulted in a short-lived independence for some Albanian regions (1443-78); an unsubstantiated explanation for the eagle symbol is the tradition that Albanians see themselves as descendants of the eagle; they refer to themselves as \"Shqiptare,\" which translates as \"sons of the eagle\"" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "double-headed eagle; national colors: red, black" + "text": "black double-headed eagle; national colors: red, black" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -521,93 +517,93 @@ "text": "Aleksander Stavre DRENOVA/Ciprian PORUMBESCU" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1912" + "text": "note: adopted 1912" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Albania, a formerly closed, centrally-planned state, is a developing country with a modern open-market economy. Albania managed to weather the first waves of the global financial crisis but, more recently, the negative effects of the crisis have caused a significant economic slowdown. Close trade, remittance, and banking sector ties with Greece and Italy make Albania vulnerable to spillover effects of debt crises and weak growth in the euro zone. ++ ++ Remittances, a significant catalyst for economic growth, declined from 12-15% of GDP before the 2008 financial crisis to 5.7% of GDP in 2014, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy. The agricultural sector, which accounts for almost half of employment but only about one-fifth of GDP, is limited primarily to small family operations and subsistence farming, because of a lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Complex tax codes and licensing requirements, a weak judicial system, endemic corruption, poor enforcement of contracts and property issues, and antiquated infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment making attracting foreign investment difficult. ++ ++ Albania’s electricity supply is uneven despite upgraded transmission capacities with neighboring countries. Technical and non-technical losses in electricity - including theft and non-payment - continue to undermine the financial viability of the entire system, although the government has taken steps to stem non-technical losses and has begun to upgrade the distribution grid. Also, with help from international donors, the government is taking steps to improve the poor national road and rail network, a long standing barrier to sustained economic growth. ++ ++ Inward FDI has increased significantly in recent years as the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. The government is focused on the simplification of licensing requirements and tax codes, and it entered into a new arrangement with the IMF for additional financial and technical support. Albania’s IMF program may be at risk, however, because the government has not collected sufficient tax revenue needed to reduce the budget deficit. The country continues to face increasing public debt, exceeding its former statutory limit of 60% of GDP in 2013 and reaching 73% in 2015." + "text": "Albania, a formerly closed, centrally planned state, is a developing country with a modern open-market economy. Albania managed to weather the first waves of the global financial crisis but, the negative effects of the crisis caused a significant economic slowdown. Since 2014, Albania’s economy has steadily improved and economic growth reached 3.8% in 2017. However, close trade, remittance, and banking sector ties with Greece and Italy make Albania vulnerable to spillover effects of possible debt crises and weak growth in the euro zone.   Remittances, a significant catalyst for economic growth, declined from 12-15% of GDP before the 2008 financial crisis to 5.8% of GDP in 2015, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy. The agricultural sector, which accounts for more than 40% of employment but less than one quarter of GDP, is limited primarily to small family operations and subsistence farming, because of a lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land. Complex tax codes and licensing requirements, a weak judicial system, endemic corruption, poor enforcement of contracts and property issues, and antiquated infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment making attracting foreign investment difficult. Since 2015, Albania has launched an ambitious program to increase tax compliance and bring more businesses into the formal economy. In July 2016, Albania passed constitutional amendments reforming the judicial system in order to strengthen the rule of law and to reduce deeply entrenched corruption.   Albania’s electricity supply is uneven despite upgraded transmission capacities with neighboring countries. However, the government has recently taken steps to stem non-technical losses and has begun to upgrade the distribution grid. Better enforcement of electricity contracts has improved the financial viability of the sector, decreasing its reliance on budget support. Also, with help from international donors, the government is taking steps to improve the poor road and rail networks, a long standing barrier to sustained economic growth.   Inward foreign direct investment has increased significantly in recent years as the government has embarked on an ambitious program to improve the business climate through fiscal and legislative reforms. The government is focused on the simplification of licensing requirements and tax codes, and it entered into a new arrangement with the IMF for additional financial and technical support. Albania’s three-year IMF program, an extended fund facility arrangement, was successfully concluded in February 2017. The Albanian Government has strengthened tax collection amid moderate public wage and pension increases in an effort to reduce its budget deficit. The country continues to face high public debt, exceeding its former statutory limit of 60% of GDP in 2013 and reaching 72% in 2016." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$34.21 billion (2016 est.) ++ $33.09 billion (2015 est.) ++ $32.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$36.01 billion (2017 est.) / $34.67 billion (2016 est.) / $33.55 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars ++ unreported output may be as large as 50% of official GDP" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars; unreported output may be as large as 50% of official GDP" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$12.14 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.07 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.) / 2.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,900 (2016 est.) ++ $11,500 (2015 est.) ++ $11,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,500 (2017 est.) / $12,100 (2016 est.) / $11,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "85.7%" + "text": "78.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "11.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "25.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "37.1%" + "text": "31.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-62.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "21.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "24.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63.5% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, sugar beets, grapes; meat, dairy products; sheep" + "text": "wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, olives and olive oil, grapes; meat, dairy products; sheep and goats" }, "Industries": { - "text": "food and tobacco products; textiles and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower" + "text": "food; footwear, apparel and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.179 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.198 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "41.8%" + "text": "41.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "46.8% (December 2014 est)" + "text": "40.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "17.3% (2015 est.) ++ 17.5% (2014 est.)", + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.) / 15.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming" + "text": "note: these official rates may not include those working at near-subsistence farming" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -618,264 +614,236 @@ "text": "4.1%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "20.5% (2012)" + "text": "19.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "29 (2012 est.) ++ 30 (2008 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.203 billion" + "text": "3.614 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.546 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.874 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "71% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 71.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 73.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.25% (31 December 2014) ++ 3% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.7% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.01 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.054 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.588 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.756 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.008 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.612 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.281 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$908 million (2017 est.) / -$899 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$810.5 million (2016 est.) ++ $854.7 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "textiles, footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco" + "text": "$900.7 million (2017 est.) / $789.1 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 43.4%, Kosovo 9.8%, US 7.7%, China 6.2%, Greece 5.3%, Spain 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 53.4%, Kosovo 7.7%, Spain 5.6%, Greece 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "apparel and clothing, footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; cement and construction materials, vegetables, fruits, tobacco" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.613 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.402 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.103 billion (2017 est.) / $3.67 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 33.5%, China 10.1%, Greece 9%, Turkey 6.7%, Germany 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 28.5%, Turkey 8.1%, Germany 8%, Greece 8%, China 7.9%, Serbia 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.213 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.139 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.59 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.109 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.797 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.716 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$5.557 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $4.994 billion (31 December 2012)" + "text": "$9.505 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.421 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leke (ALL) per US dollar - ++ 127.4 (2016 est.) ++ 125.96 (2015 est.) ++ 125.96 (2014 est.) ++ 105.48 (2013 est.) ++ 108.19 (2012 est.)" + "text": "leke (ALL) per US dollar - / 121.9 (2017 est.) / 124.14 (2016 est.) / 124.14 (2015 est.) / 125.96 (2014 est.) / 105.48 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.138 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.793 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.11 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "288.5 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.869 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.355 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.827 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.109 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "5.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "94.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "95% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "23,320 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "17,290 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "168.3 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "753.2 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,638 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "29,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "614.1 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,250 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "28,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,660 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "32 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.97 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "32 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.97 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "821.2 million cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "821.2 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "4.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "226,718" + "text": "258,474" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "7 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "8.43 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.401 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,799,066" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.29 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "despite new investment in fixed lines, teledensity remains low with roughly 10 fixed lines per 100 people; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective" + "text": "mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996 and dominates over fixed-line capacity; Internet broadband services initiated in 2005 and the government continues to supports the improvement of broadband availability and access conditions; Albania has received financial aid to build its infrastructure and works towards the EU accession process, an adherence to careful scrutiny of its regulatory regime helps the telecom sector advance; Internet cafes are popular in major urban areas; 1.3 million use mobile broadband services (3G/4G) (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "offsetting the shortage of fixed-line capacity, mobile-cellular phone service has been available since 1996; by 2011, multiple companies were providing mobile services, and mobile teledensity had reached 100 per 100 persons; Internet broadband services in" + "text": "fixed-line 8 per 100, teledensity continues to decline due to heavy use of mobile-cellular telephone services; mobile-cellular telephone use is widespread and generally effective, 91 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 355; submarine cable provides connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; the Trans-Balkan Line, a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international t (2015)" + "text": "country code - 355; submarine cables for the Adria 1 and Italy-Albania provide connectivity to Italy, Croatia, and Greece; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system, provides additional connectivity to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Turkey; international traffic carried by fiber-optic cable and, when necessary, by microwave radio relay from the Tirana exchange to Italy and Greece (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 public TV networks, one of which transmits by satellite to Albanian-language communities in neighboring countries; more than 60 private TV stations; many viewers can pick up Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; cable TV service is (2010)" + "text": "Albania has more than 65 TV stations, including several that broadcast nationally; Albanian TV broadcasts are also available to Albanian-speaking populations in neighboring countries; many viewers have access to Italian and Greek TV broadcasts via terrestrial reception; Albania's TV stations have begun a government-mandated conversion from analog to digital broadcast; the government has pledged to provide analog-to-digital converters to low-income families affected by this decision; cable TV service is available; 2 public radio networks and roughly 78 private radio stations; several international broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".al" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.916 million" + "text": "2,196,613" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "63.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "71.85% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "361,947" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "5" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "151,632" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "303,137 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "ZA (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "4 (2016)" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, - "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "1" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2012)" - } - }, - "Heliports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" - }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 331 km; oil 249 km (2013)" + "text": "498 km gas (a majority of the network is in disrepair and parts of it are missing), 249 km oil (2015)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "677 km" + "text": "677 km (447 km of major railway lines and 230 km of secondary lines) (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "677 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "677 km 1.435-m gauge (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "18,000 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "7,020 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "10,980 km (2002)" + "text": "3,945 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -883,16 +851,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "68" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 16, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Turkey 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "5 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 4) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 49, oil tanker 1, other 18 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -902,14 +864,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Land Forces Command, Navy Force Command, Air Forces Command (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Land Forces Command, Navy Force Command (includes Coast Guard), Air Forces Command, Support Command, Training and Doctrination Command (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.1% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Albanian military has approximately 10,000 total active duty personnel (8,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 500 Air Force; note - as many as 4,000 personnel are assigned to support forces) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Albanian military was previously equipped with mostly Soviet-era weapons that were sold or destroyed; its inventory now includes a mix of mostly donated and second-hand European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received equipment from France, Germany, Italy, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "100 Afghanistan (NATO) (June 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; 18 is the legal minimum age in case of general/partial compulsory mobilization (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.85% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.04% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.5% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.52% of GDP (2011)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,11 +897,14 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "7,442 (2015)" + "text": "4,160 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 11,052 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "increasingly active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium and expanding cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens" + "text": "active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant source country for cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/an.json b/europe/an.json index dcd84f54..0c543e50 100644 --- a/europe/an.json +++ b/europe/an.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The landlocked Principality of Andorra is one of the smallest states in Europe, nestled high in the Pyrenees between the French and Spanish borders. For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique coprincipality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Bishop of Urgell). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the introduction of a modern, constitution; the co-princes remained as titular heads of state, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. ++ Andorra has become a popular tourist destination visited by approximately 10 million people each year drawn by the winter sports, summer climate, and duty-free shopping. Andorra has also become a wealthy international commercial center because of its mature banking sector and low taxes. As part of its effort to modernize its economy, Andorra has opened to foreign investment, and engaged in other reforms, such as advancing tax initiatives aimed at supporting a broader infrastructure. Although not a member of the EU, Andorra enjoys a special relationship with the organization and uses the euro as its national currency." + "text": "The landlocked Principality of Andorra is one of the smallest states in Europe, nestled high in the Pyrenees between the French and Spanish borders. For 715 years, from 1278 to 1993, Andorrans lived under a unique coprincipality, ruled by French and Spanish leaders (from 1607 onward, the French chief of state and the Bishop of Urgell). In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the introduction of a modern constitution; the co-princes remained as titular heads of state, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Andorra has become a popular tourist destination visited by approximately 8 million people each year drawn by the winter sports, summer climate, and duty-free shopping. Andorra has also become a wealthy international commercial center because of its mature banking sector and low taxes. As part of its effort to modernize its economy, Andorra has opened to foreign investment, and engaged in other reforms, such as advancing tax initiatives aimed at supporting a broader infrastructure. Although not a member of the EU, Andorra enjoys a special relationship with the bloc that is governed by various customs and cooperation agreements and uses the euro as its national currency." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,996 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m ++ highest point: Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Riu Runer 840 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,20 +66,23 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.4% ++ arable land 5.5%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 37.9%" + "text": "40% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) / 0% (2016 est.) / 38.3% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34%" + "text": "34% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "22.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "26% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the 7 urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the seven urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "avalanches" @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "85,660 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "77,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,7 +115,10 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Andorran 49%, Spanish 24.6%, Portuguese 14.3%, French 3.9%, other 8.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Andorran 48.8%, Spanish 25.1%, Portuguese 12%, French 4.4%, other 9.7% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese" @@ -117,129 +128,135 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.74% (male 6,476/female 6,151)" + "text": "13.37% (male 5,901/female 5,551)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.52% (male 4,236/female 3,915)" + "text": "10.16% (male 4,474/female 4,227)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "47.01% (male 20,614/female 19,651)" + "text": "43.19% (male 18,857/female 18,131)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.59% (male 6,229/female 5,412)" + "text": "15.91% (male 7,184/female 6,443)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.15% (male 6,566/female 6,410) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.36% (male 7,544/female 7,323) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.7 years" + "text": "46.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.8 years" + "text": "46.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.06% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the 7 urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)" + "text": "population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the seven urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "85.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.31% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) 23,000 (2014)" + "text": "23,000 ANDORRA LA VELLA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.8 years" + "text": "83 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.6 years" + "text": "80.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.39 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.3% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "4 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "3.33 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2009)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -252,10 +269,24 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "32.1% (2014)" + "text": "25.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "3.2% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "100%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "100%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -273,11 +304,11 @@ "text": "Andorra" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the origin of the country's name is obscure; since the area served as part of the Spanish March (defensive buffer zone) against the invading Moors in the 8th century, the name may derive from the Arabic \"ad-darra\" meaning \"the forest\"" + "text": "the origin of the country's name is obscure; the name may derive from the Arabic \"ad-darra\" meaning \"the forest,\" a reference to its location as part of the Spanish March (defensive buffer zone) against the invading Moors in the 8th century" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains its chiefs of state in the form of a co-principality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain, who are represented in Andorra by the co-princes' representatives" + "text": "parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains its chiefs of state in the form of a co-principality; the two princes are the President of France and Bishop of Seu d'Urgell, Spain" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -291,6 +322,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: translates as \"Andorra the Old\" in Catalan" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -307,11 +341,11 @@ "text": "drafted 1991, approved by referendum 14 March 1993, effective 28 April 1993" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the coprinces jointly or by the General Council; approval required by two-thirds majority vote of the General Council, by ratification in a referendum, and by the sanctioning of the coprinces (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the coprinces jointly or by the General Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote by the General Council, ratification in a referendum, and sanctioning by the coprinces" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon law" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil and customary law with the influence of canon (religious) law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -335,47 +369,47 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "French Coprince Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Jean-Pierre HUGUES (since 15 June 2016) and Spanish Coprince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Josep Maria MAUN (since 20 July 2012)" + "text": "Co-prince Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Patrick STROZDA (since 14 May 2017); and Co-prince Archbishop Joan-Enric VIVES i Sicilia (since 12 May 2003); represented by Josep Maria MAURI (since 20 July 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Head of Government (or Cap de Govern) Antoni MARTI PETIT (since 12 May 2011)" + "text": "Head of Government (or Cap de Govern) Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (since 16 May 2019)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Executive Council designated by head of government" + "text": "Executive Council of 12 ministers designated by the head of government" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the coprinces for a 4-year term; election last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government" + "text": "head of government indirectly elected by the General Council (Andorran parliament), formally appointed by the coprinces for a 4-year term; election last held on 7 April 2019 (next to be held in April 2023); the leader of the majority party in the General Council is usually elected head of government" }, "election results": { - "text": "Antoni MARTI PETIT (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 79%" + "text": "Xaviar Espot ZAMORA (DA) elected head of government; percent of General Council vote - 60.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - each voter casts two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list" + "text": "unicameral General Council of the Valleys or Consell General de les Valls (a minimum of 28 seats; 14 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies (parishes) by simple majority vote and 14 directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - voters cast two separate ballots - one for a national list and one for a parish list" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in April 2019)" + "text": "last held on 7 April 2019 (next to be held on April 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "seats by party - percent of vote by party: DA 34.5%, PLA 25.0%, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 21.3%, SDP 9.6%, invalid votes 9.5%; seats by party: DA 15, PLA 8, PS-VA-IC-independent coalition 3, SDP 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - DA 35.1%, PS 30.6%, L'A 12.5%, Third Way/Lauredian Union 10.4%, other 22.4%; seats by party - DA 11, PS 7, L'A 4, Third Way/Lauredian Union 4, other 2; composition - men 14, women 14, percent of women 50%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra or Tribunal Superior de la Justicia d'Andorra (consists of the court president and 8 judges organized into civil, criminal, and administrative chambers); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 4 magistrates)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts; judges serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional magistrates appointed 2 by the coprinces and 2 by the General Council; magistrates' appointments limited to 2 consecutive 8-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court president and judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Justice, a 5-member judicial policy and administrative body appointed 1 each by the coprinces, 1 by the General Council, 1 by the executive council president, and 1 by the courts; judges serve 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional magistrates - 2 appointed by the coprinces and 2 by the General Council; magistrates' appointments limited to 2 consecutive 8-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Tribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of the Courts or Tribunal de Corts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizens' Initiative or IC [Sergi RICART] (including PS, VA, IC, and independents) ++ Democrats for Andorra or DA [Antoni MARTI PETIT] ++ Greens of Andorra or VA [Isabel LOZANO MUNOZ, Juli FERNANDEZ BLASI] ++ Liberal Party or PLA [Jordi GALLARDO] ++ Social Democratic Party or PS [Vincenc ALAY FERRER] ++ Social Democratic Progress Party or SDP [Victor NAUDI ZAMORA]", + "text": "Democrats for Andorra or DA [Xaviar ESPOT ZAMORA]Social Democratic Party or PS [Vicenc ALFY FERRER]Liberals of Andorra or L'A [Jordi GALLARDO FERNANDEZ]Third Way/Lauredian Union [Josep PINTAT FORNE]Social Democracy and Progress or SDP [Victor NAUDI ZAMORA]United for the Progress of Andorra or UPA [Alfons CLAVERA ARIZTI]", "note": { - "text": "there are also several smaller parties at the parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" + "text": "note: Andorra has several smaller parties at the parish level (one is Lauredian Union)" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -399,13 +433,13 @@ "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Andorra; the US ambassador to Spain is accredited to Andorra; US interests in Andorra are represented by the US Consulate General's office in Barcelona (Spain); mailing address: Paseo Reina Elisenda de Montcada, 23, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; telephone: [34] (93) 280-2227; FAX: [34] (93) 280-6175" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other two so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection", + "text": "three vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red, with the national coat of arms centered in the yellow band; the latter band is slightly wider than the other 2 so that the ratio of band widths is 8:9:8; the coat of arms features a quartered shield with the emblems of (starting in the upper left and proceeding clockwise): Urgell, Foix, Bearn, and Catalonia; the motto reads VIRTUS UNITA FORTIOR (Strength United is Stronger); the flag combines the blue and red French colors with the red and yellow of Spain to show Franco-Spanish protection", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem" + "text": "note: similar to the flags of Chad and Romania, which do not have a national coat of arms in the center, and the flag of Moldova, which does bear a national emblem" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "national colors: blue, yellow, red" + "text": "red cow (breed unspecified); national colors: blue, yellow, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -415,38 +449,38 @@ "text": "Joan BENLLOCH i VIVO/Enric MARFANY BONS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first person narrative" + "text": "note: adopted 1921; the anthem provides a brief history of Andorra in a first person narrative" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism, retail sales, and finance are the mainstays of Andorra's tiny, well-to-do economy, accounting for more than three-quarters of GDP. Andorra's duty-free status for some products and its summer and winter resorts attract millions of visitors annually, although the economic downturn in neighboring countries has curtailed the number of tourists. Agricultural production is limited - only about 5% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported, making the economy vulnerable to changes in fuel and food prices. The principal livestock is sheep. Manufacturing output and exports consist mainly of perfumes and cosmetic products, products of the printing industry, electrical machinery and equipment, clothing, tobacco products, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products. Andorra uses the euro and is effectively subject to the monetary policy of the European Central Bank. Andorra's comparative advantage as a tax haven eroded when the borders of neighboring France and Spain opened; its bank secrecy laws have been relaxed under pressure from the EU and OECD. ++ ++ Slower growth in Spain and France has dimmed Andorra's economic prospects. Since 2010, a drop in tourism contributed to a contraction in GDP and a sharp deterioration of public finances, prompting the government to begin implementing several austerity measures to reduce the budget deficit, including levying a special corporate tax. The Government is also planning to institute an income tax at the behest of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The new tax will apply to anyone who lives in the principality for at least 183 days in a calendar year. The first $30,000 of income will be tax free, with the next $20,000 taxed at 5%. The balance of income exceeding the initial $50,000 will be taxed at 10%, which is still less than in most West European countries. Andorra’s Government also relaxed its residency and investment laws in 2012 to make the country more attractive to foreign investors. A person now must spend 90 days a year in the principality to qualify for residency, compared with the previous 180-day requirement. Foreigners now have the same property ownership rights as citizens. In addition, three new categories of residency permits were introduced. Anyone who is retired or at least not working in Andorra can obtain a permit in the first category by making a financial investment in the country of at least €400,000, which can include a property purchase." + "text": "Andorra has a developed economy and a free market, with per capita income above the European average and above the level of its neighbors, Spain and France. The country has developed a sophisticated infrastructure including a one-of-a-kind micro-fiber-optic network for the entire country. Tourism, retail sales, and finance comprise more than three-quarters of GDP. Duty-free shopping for some products and the country’s summer and winter resorts attract millions of visitors annually. Andorra uses the euro and is effectively subject to the monetary policy of the European Central Bank. Andorra's comparative advantage as a tax haven eroded when the borders of neighboring France and Spain opened and the government eased bank secrecy laws under pressure from the EU and OECD. Agricultural production is limited - only about 5% of the land is arable - and most food has to be imported, making the economy vulnerable to changes in fuel and food prices. The principal livestock is sheep. Manufacturing output and exports consist mainly of perfumes and cosmetic products, products of the printing industry, electrical machinery and equipment, clothing, tobacco products, and furniture. Andorra is a member of the EU Customs Union and is treated as an EU member for trade in manufactured goods (no tariffs) and as a non-EU member for agricultural products. To provide incentives for growth and diversification in the economy, the Andorran government began sweeping economic reforms in 2006. The Parliament approved three laws to complement the first phase of economic openness: on companies (October 2007), on business accounting (December 2007), and on foreign investment (April 2008 and June 2012). From 2011 to 2015, the Parliament also approved direct taxes in the form of taxes on corporations, on individual incomes of residents and non-residents, and on capital gains, savings, and economic activities. These regulations aim to establish a transparent, modern, and internationally comparable regulatory framework, in order to attract foreign investment and businesses that offer higher value added." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.163 billion (2012 est.) ++ $3.214 billion (2011 est.) ++ $3.227 billion (2010 est.)", + "text": "$3.327 billion (2015 est.) / $3.363 billion (2014 est.) / $3.273 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2012 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.8 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$2.712 billion (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.6% (2012 est.) ++ -0.4% (2011 est.) ++ -1.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (2015 est.) / 1.4% (2014 est.) / -0.1% (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,200 (2011 est.) ++ $37,700 (2010 est.) ++ $37,900 (2009 est.)" + "text": "$49,900 (2015 est.) / $51,300 (2014 est.) / $50,300 (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "11.9% (2015 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "79%" + "text": "33.6% (2015 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "54.5% (2015 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -456,144 +490,190 @@ "text": "tourism (particularly skiing), banking, timber, furniture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "36,060 (2012)" + "text": "39,750 (2016)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "4.7%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "94.9% (2010)" + "text": "95.1% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4% (2012 est.) ++ 1.9% (2011 est.)" - }, - "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.029 billion" + "text": "1.872 billion (2016)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.041 billion (2012)" + "text": "2.06 billion (2016)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.4% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "69% (of GDP) (2016)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.3% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "-6.9% (of GDP) (2016)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41.1% of GDP (2012) ++ 37.7% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "41% of GDP (2014 est.) / 41.4% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2012 est.) ++ -2.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (2015 est.) / -0.1% (2014 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$70 million (2012 est.) ++ $72 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "$78.71 million (2015 est.) / $79.57 million (2014 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "tobacco products, furniture" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.43 billion (2012 est.) ++ $1.501 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$1.257 billion (2015 est.) / $1.264 billion (2014 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, food, fuel, electricity" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$0 (2016)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "91.24 million kWh (2011)" + "text": "99.48 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "562.4 million kWh (2012)" + "text": "221.6 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "6,000 kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "471.3 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { "text": "520,000 kW (2010 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "23.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2010 est.)" + }, + "Crude oil - production": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2016)" + }, + "Crude oil - exports": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Crude oil - imports": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Crude oil - proved reserves": { + "text": "0 bbl (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Refined petroleum products - production": { + "text": "0 bbl/day (2016)" + }, + "Natural gas - production": { + "text": "0 cu m (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Natural gas - consumption": { + "text": "0 cu m (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Natural gas - exports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Natural gas - imports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2016) (2016)" + }, + "Natural gas - proved reserves": { + "text": "0 cu m (2016)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38,850" + "text": "44,050" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "45 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "51.41 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "71,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "97,645" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "83 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.96 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern automatic telephone system" + "text": "modern automatic telephone system; broadband Internet and LTE mobile lines for both consumer and enterprise customers available (2019)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges" + "text": "51 per 100 fixed-line, 113 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain (2012)" + "text": "country code - 376; landline circuits to France and Spain; modern system with microwave radio relay connections between exchanges (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 public TV station and 2 public radio stations; about 10 commercial radio stations; good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain; upgraded to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in 2007; roughly 25 international TV channels (2012)" + "text": "1 public TV station and 2 public radio stations; about 10 commercial radio stations; good reception of radio and TV broadcasts from stations in France and Spain; upgraded to terrestrial digital TV broadcasting in 2007; roughly 25 international TV channels available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ad" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "83,000" + "text": "78,483" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "96.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.57% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "35,663" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "42 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -603,13 +683,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "320 km (2008)" + "text": "320 km (2019)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces, Police Service of Andorra (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Police Corps of Andorra" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of France and Spain" diff --git a/europe/ax.json b/europe/ax.json index 000b6b04..31413625 100644 --- a/europe/ax.json +++ b/europe/ax.json @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "123 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes a salt lake and wetlands" + "text": "note: includes a salt lake and wetlands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "approximately 15,700 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents" + "text": "approximately 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents (2020)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English, Greek" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -81,10 +84,18 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: \"Episkopi\" means \"episcopal\" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese" } }, "Constitution": { - "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended 1966" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters" @@ -94,14 +105,14 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases" + "text": "Administrator Major General Robert J. THOMSON (since 25 September 2019); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -112,7 +123,9 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" @@ -122,7 +135,7 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a UK area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: as a UK area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, @@ -132,13 +145,23 @@ }, "Exchange rates": { "note": { - "text": "uses the euro" + "text": "note: uses the euro" } } }, "Communications": { "Broadcast media": { - "text": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (2009)" + "text": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area" + } + }, + "Transportation": { + "Airports": { + "text": "1 (2020)" + }, + "Airports - with paved runways": { + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "text": "1 (2017)" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/europe/be.json b/europe/be.json index bae157f2..7e356849 100644 --- a/europe/be.json +++ b/europe/be.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemish of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led in recent years to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. Its capital, Brussels, is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO." + "text": "Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830; it was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. The country prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. In recent years, political divisions between the Dutch-speaking Flemish of the north and the French-speaking Walloons of the south have led to constitutional amendments granting these regions formal recognition and autonomy. The capital city of Brussels is home to numerous international organizations including the EU and NATO." } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "geographic coordinates define outer limit" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "median line with neighbors" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "181 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: North Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Botrange 694 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "North Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Botrange 694 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.1% ++ arable land 27.2%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 16.1%" + "text": "44.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "27.2% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 16.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "22.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "33.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "230 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "11,409,077 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,720,716 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,81 +124,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Flemish 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%" + "text": "Belgian 75.2%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 10.6% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 75%, other (includes Protestant) 25%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6% (2009 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.12% (male 1,000,155/female 952,529)" + "text": "17.22% (male 1,033,383/female 984,624)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.47% (male 667,760/female 640,364)" + "text": "11.2% (male 670,724/female 642,145)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.25% (male 2,315,256/female 2,277,308)" + "text": "39.23% (male 2,319,777/female 2,278,450)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.76% (male 720,823/female 735,225)" + "text": "13.14% (male 764,902/female 775,454)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.4% (male 911,199/female 1,188,458) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.21% (male 988,148/female 1,263,109) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "54.2%" + "text": "57" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "26.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "30.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.4 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.2 years" + "text": "40.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.73% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.63% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population concentrated in the northern two-thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world; approximately 97% live in urban areas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "97.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "98.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.48% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.62% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BRUSSELS (capital) 2.045 million; Antwerp 994,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.081 million BRUSSELS (capital), 1.042 million Antwerp (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,75 +214,78 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.2 (2010 est.)" + "text": "29 years (2018 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81 years" + "text": "81.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.4 years" + "text": "78.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "70.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2008/10)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.78 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "66.7% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 99.4% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 0.6% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -289,10 +298,10 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.1% (2014)" + "text": "22.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "6.5% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -302,18 +311,18 @@ "text": "19 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2014)" + "text": "21 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "15.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -350,26 +359,29 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: may derive from the Old Dutch \"bruoc/broek,\" meaning \"marsh\" and \"sella/zele/sel\" signifying \"home\" to express the meaning \"home in the marsh\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "3 regions (French: regions, singular - region; Dutch: gewesten, singular - gewest); Brussels-Capital Region, also known as Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (Dutch), Region de Bruxelles-Capitale (French long form), Bruxelles-Capitale (French short form); Flemish Region (Flanders), also known as Vlaams Gewest (Dutch long form), Vlaanderen (Dutch short form), Region Flamande (French long form), Flandre (French short form); Walloon Region (Wallonia), also known as Region Wallone (French long form), Wallonie (French short form), Waals Gewest (Dutch long form), Wallonie (Dutch short form)", "note": { - "text": "as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities" + "text": "note: as a result of the 1993 constitutional revision that furthered devolution into a federal state, there are now three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; the 2012 sixth state reform transferred additional competencies from the federal state to the regions and linguistic communities" } }, "Independence": { "text": "4 October 1830 (a provisional government declared independence from the Netherlands); 21 July 1831 (King LEOPOLD I ascended to the throne)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "21 July (1831) Ascension Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I)" + "text": "Belgian National Day (ascension to the throne of King LEOPOLD I), 21 July (1831)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "drafted 25 November 1830, approved 7 February 1831, entered into force 26 July 1831, revised 14 July 1993 (creating a federal state)" }, "amendments": { - "text": "\"revisions\" proposed as declarations by the federal government in accord with the king or by Parliament followed by dissolution of Parliament and new elections; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in both houses of the next elected Parliament; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "text": "\"revisions\" proposed as declarations by the federal government in accord with the king or by Parliament followed by dissolution of Parliament and new elections; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in both houses of the next elected Parliament; amended many times, last in 2014" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -397,10 +409,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH, daughter of the monarch" + "text": "King PHILIPPE (since 21 July 2013); Heir Apparent Princess ELISABETH (daughter of the monarch, born 25 October 2001)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Charles MICHEL (since 11 October 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander DE CROO (since 22 October 2012), Jan JAMBON (since 11 October 2014), Kris PEETERS, Didier REYNDERS (since 30 December 2008)" + "text": "Prime Minister Alexander DE CROO (since 1 October 2020); Deputy Prime Ministers Koen GEENS (27 October 2019), Didier REYNDERS (since 27 October 2019), David CLARINVAL (30 November 2019), Petra DE SUTTER (since 1 October 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers formally appointed by the monarch" @@ -411,49 +423,38 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate or Senaat in Dutch, Senat in French (60 seats; 50 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 10 indirectly elected by Community Parliaments; members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers in Dutch, Chambre des Representants in French (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the 1993 constitutional revision that further devolved Belgium into a federal state created three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments, each with its own legislative assembly; changes above occurred since the sixth state reform" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate or Senaat (in Dutch), Senat (in French) (60 seats; 50 members indirectly elected by the community and regional parliaments based on their election results, and 10 elected by the 50 other senators; members serve 5-year terms) Chamber of Representatives or Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers (in Dutch), Chambre des Representants (in French) (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 23 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019); note - elections will coincide with the EU's elections" + "text": "Senate - last held 26 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024) Chamber of Representatives - last held on 26 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024); note - elections coincided with the EU elections" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - N-VA 20.3%, PS 11.7%, CD&V 11.6%, Open VLD 9.8%, MR 9.6%, SP.A 8.8%, Groen! 5.3%, CDH 5.0% Workers' Party 3.7%, VB 3.7%, Ecolo 3.3%, Defi 1.8%, PP 1.5%, other 3.9%; seats by party - N-VA 33, PS 23, CD&V 18, Open VLD 14, MR 20, SP.A 13, Groen! 6, CDH 9, Workers' Party 2, VB 3, Ecolo 6, Defi 2, PP 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition men 32, women 28, percent of women 46.7%Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - N-VA 16.0%, VB 11.9%, PS 9.5%, CD&V 8.9%, PVDA+/PTB 8.62%, Open VLD 8.5%, MR 7.6%, SP.A 6.7%, Ecolo 6.1%, Groen 6.1%, CDH 3.7%, Defi 2.2%, PP 1.1%, other 20.1%; seats by party - N-VA 25, VB 18, PS 20, CD&V 12, PVDA+PTB 12, Open VLD 12, MR 14, SP.A 9, Ecolo 13, Groen 8, CDH 5, Defi 2; composition - men 86, women 64, percent of women 42.7%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the 1993 constitutional revision that further devolved Belgium into a federal state created three levels of government (federal, regional, and linguistic community) with a complex division of responsibilities; this reality leaves six governments, each with its own legislative assembly; changes above occurred since the sixth state reform" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "highest court(s): Constitutional Court or Grondwettelijk Hof in Dutch and Cour constitutionelle in French (consists of 12 judges - 6 Dutch-speaking and 6 French-speaking); Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie in Dutch and Cour de Cassation in French (court organized into 3 chambers: civil and commercial; criminal; social, fiscal, and armed forces; each chamber includes a Dutch division and a French division, each with a chairperson and 5-6 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Constitutional Court or Grondwettelijk Hof (in Dutch) and Cour Constitutionelle (in French) (consists of 12 judges - 6 Dutch-speaking and 6 French-speaking); Supreme Court of Justice or Hof van Cassatie (in Dutch) and Cour de Cassation (in French) (court organized into 3 chambers: civil and commercial; criminal; social, fiscal, and armed forces; each chamber includes a Dutch division and a French division, each with a chairperson and 5-6 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Constitutional Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by Parliament; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates submitted by the High Council of Justice, a 44-member independent body of judicial and non-judicial members; judges appointed for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; regional courts; specialized courts for administrative, commercial, labor, and audit issues; magistrate's courts; justices of the peace" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; regional courts; specialized courts for administrative, commercial, labor, immigration, and audit issues; magistrate's courts; justices of the peace" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "Flemish parties": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Wouter BEKE] ++ Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Gwendolyn RUTTEN] ++ Groen! [Meyrem ALMACI] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens) ++ New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER] ++ Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A [John CROMBEZ] ++ Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]" - }, - "Francophone parties": { - "text": " ++ Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Patrick DUPRIEZ and Zakia KHATTABI] ++ Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi [Olivier MAINGAIN] ++ Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Benoit LUTGEN] ++ People's Party or PP [Mischael MODRIKAMEN] ++ Reform Movement or MR [Olivier CHASTEL] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Elio DI RUPO] ++ Workers' Party [Peter MERTENS] ++ other minor parties" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Belgian General Federation of Labor [Rudy DE LEEUW, Marc GOBLET] ++ Confederation of Christan Trade Unions [Marc LEEMANS, Marie-Helene SKA] ++ Federation of Enterprises in Belgium [Pieter TIMMERMANS, Michele SIOEN]", - "other": { - "text": "numerous other associations representing bankers, manufacturers, middle-class artisans, and the legal and medical professions; trade unions; various organizations representing the cultural interests of Flanders and Wallonia; various peace groups such as Pax Christi and groups representing immigrants" - } + "text": "Flemish parties: Christian Democratic and Flemish or CD&V [Wouter BEKE]Flemish Liberals and Democrats or Open VLD [Gwendolyn RUTTEN]Groen [Meyrem ALMACI] (formerly AGALEV, Flemish Greens)New Flemish Alliance or N-VA [Bart DE WEVER]Social Progressive Alternative or SP.A [John CROMBEZ]Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) or VB [Tom VAN GRIEKEN]Francophone parties: Ecolo (Francophone Greens) [Jean-Marc NOLLET, Zakia KHATTABI]Francophone Federalist Democrats or Defi [Olivier MAINGAIN]Humanist and Democratic Center or CDH [Maxine PREVOT]People's Party or PP [Mischael MODRIKAMEN]Reform Movement or MR [Charles MICHEL]Socialist Party or PS [Elio DI RUPO]Workers' Party or PTB [Peter MERTENS]other minor parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dirk Jozef M. WOUTERS (since 16 September 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Jean Arthur REGIBEAU (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3330 Garfield Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -470,7 +471,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Denise Campbell BAUER (since 26 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Ronald GIDWITZ (since 4 July 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[32] (2) 811-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "27 Boulevard du Regent [Regentlaan], B-1000 Brussels" @@ -478,9 +482,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 82, Box 002, APO AE 09710" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[32] (2) 811-4000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[32] (2) 811-4500" } @@ -489,7 +490,7 @@ "text": "three equal vertical bands of black (hoist side), yellow, and red; the vertical design was based on the flag of France; the colors are those of the arms of the duchy of Brabant (yellow lion with red claws and tongue on a black field)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, black, yellow" + "text": "golden rampant lion; national colors: red, black, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -499,77 +500,77 @@ "text": "Louis-Alexandre DECHET[French] Victor CEULEMANS [Dutch]/Francois VAN CAMPENHOUT" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1830; according to legend, Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater in which the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe" + "text": "note: adopted 1830; according to legend, Louis-Alexandre DECHET, an actor at the theater in which the revolution against the Netherlands began, wrote the lyrics with a group of young people in a Brussels cafe" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This modern, open, and private-enterprise-based economy has capitalized on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Industry is concentrated mainly in the more heavily-populated region of Flanders in the north. With few natural resources, Belgium imports substantial quantities of raw materials and exports a large volume of manufactures, making its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly with Belgium’s EU trade partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries. ++ ++ In 2015, Belgian GDP grew by 1.4%, the unemployment rate stabilized at 8.6%, and the budget deficit was 2.7% of GDP. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL's center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to reduce Belgium's high public debt, which remains above 100% of GDP, but such efforts could also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and high unemployment promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption. ++ ++ The government has pledged to pursue a reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to tax policy, labor market rules, and welfare benefits. These changes risk worsening tensions with trade unions and triggering extended strikes." + "text": "Belgium’s central geographic location and highly developed transport network have helped develop a well-diversified economy, with a broad mix of transport, services, manufacturing, and high tech. Service and high-tech industries are concentrated in the northern Flanders region while the southern region of Wallonia is home to industries like coal and steel manufacturing. Belgium is completely reliant on foreign sources of fossil fuels, and the planned closure of its seven nuclear plants by 2025 should increase its dependence on foreign energy. Its role as a regional logistical hub makes its economy vulnerable to shifts in foreign demand, particularly with EU trading partners. Roughly three-quarters of Belgium's trade is with other EU countries, and the port of Zeebrugge conducts almost half its trade with the United Kingdom alone, leaving Belgium’s economy vulnerable to the outcome of negotiations on the UK’s exit from the EU. Belgium’s GDP grew by 1.7% in 2017 and the budget deficit was 1.5% of GDP. Unemployment stood at 7.3%, however the unemployment rate is lower in Flanders than Wallonia, 4.4% compared to 9.4%, because of industrial differences between the regions. The economy largely recovered from the March 2016 terrorist attacks that mainly impacted the Brussels region tourist and hospitality industry. Prime Minister Charles MICHEL's center-right government has pledged to further reduce the deficit in response to EU pressure to decrease Belgium's high public debt of about 104% of GDP, but such efforts would also dampen economic growth. In addition to restrained public spending, low wage growth and higher inflation promise to curtail a more robust recovery in private consumption. The government has pledged to pursue a reform program to improve Belgium’s competitiveness, including changes to labor market rules and welfare benefits. These changes have generally made Belgian wages more competitive regionally, but have raised tensions with trade unions, which have called for extended strikes. In 2017, Belgium approved a tax reform plan to ease corporate rates from 33% to 29% by 2018 and down to 25% by 2020. The tax plan also included benefits for innovation and SMEs, intended to spur competitiveness and private investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$508.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $501.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $494.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$529.2 billion (2017 est.) / $520.2 billion (2016 est.) / $513 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$470.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$493.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 1.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.) / 1.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$44,900 (2016 est.) ++ $44,700 (2015 est.) ++ $44,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$46,600 (2017 est.) / $46,000 (2016 est.) / $45,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.8%" + "text": "51.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "23.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "83.1%" + "text": "85.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-82.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-84.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "77.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "sugar beets, fresh vegetables, fruits, grain, tobacco; beef, veal, pork, milk" }, "Industries": { - "text": "engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, base metals, textiles, glass, petroleum" + "text": "engineering and metal products, motor vehicle assembly, transportation equipment, scientific instruments, processed food and beverages, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, base metals, textiles, glass, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.272 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.324 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -583,7 +584,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.4% (2016 est.) ++ 8.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.) / 7.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15.1% (2013 est.)" @@ -596,223 +597,206 @@ "text": "28.4% (2006)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "25.9 (2013 est.) ++ 28.7 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$232.3 billion" + "text": "253.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$245 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "258.6 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "49.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "106.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 106.1% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "103.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 106% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions; general government debt is defined by the Maastricht definition and calculated by the National Bank of Belgium as consolidated gross debt; the debt is defined in European Regulation EC479/2009 concerning the implementation of the protocol on the excessive deficit procedure annexed to the Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Maastricht) of 7 February 1992; the sub-sectors of consolidated gross debt are: federal government, communities and regions, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.46% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$193 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $181.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$606.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $630.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$646.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $660.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$414.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $378.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $374.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 1.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$585 million (2016 est.) ++ -$155 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$807 million (2017 est.) / $451 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$250.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $259.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$300.8 billion (2017 est.) / $277.7 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 16.6%, France 14.9%, Netherlands 12%, UK 8.4%, Italy 4.9%, US 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "chemicals, machinery and equipment, finished diamonds, metals and metal products, foodstuffs" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 16.9%, France 15.5%, Netherlands 11.4%, UK 8.8%, US 6%, Italy 5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$251.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $259.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$300.4 billion (2017 est.) / $273.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, machinery and equipment, chemicals, raw diamonds, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, transportation equipment, oil products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 16.7%, Germany 12.7%, France 9.6%, US 8.7%, UK 5.1%, Ireland 4.7%, China 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Netherlands 17.3%, Germany 13.8%, France 9.5%, US 7.1%, UK 4.9%, Ireland 4.2%, China 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$24.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $25.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$26.16 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $24.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.281 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $1.214 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.045 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.034 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.01 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.01 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.281 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $1.214 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "68 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.83 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "81 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.16 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "4.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.465 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "22 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.65 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "21 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.56 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "39.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "28.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "28% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "25.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "73,090 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "715,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "687,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "730,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "731,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "647,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "648,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "535,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "680,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "547,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "601,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "15.78 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.61 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "848 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "736.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "16.82 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.09 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "141 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "134.7 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,488,711" + "text": "3,967,054" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "40 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.06 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "12.938 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "11,616,970" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "114 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "99.74 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities" + "text": "highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely automated domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities; LTE availability is nearly universal in mobile sector; ongoing investments in developing applications and services for migration to 5G, operators are looking into repurposing 3G infrastructure and spectrum as they gear up for 5G; Europe-wide approach to simultaneous movement to 5G on going; 5G will be main motivation for growth and revenue in years to come; consumer are interested in quad-play/bundled services (broadband +television +telephone +wireless services) which will mean MNOs (mobile network operators) are enhancing their fixed-line offerings (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network" + "text": "34 per 100 fixed-line, 100 per 100 mobile-cellular; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay network (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 32; landing point for a number of submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 32; landing points for Concerto, UK-Belgium, Tangerine, and SeaMeWe-3, submarine cables that provide links to Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia; satellite earth stations - 7 (Intelsat - 3) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected (2007)" + "text": "a segmented market with the three major communities (Flemish, French, and German-speaking) each having responsibility for their own broadcast media; multiple TV channels exist for each community; additionally, in excess of 90% of households are connected to cable and can access broadcasts of TV stations from neighboring countries; each community has a public radio network coexisting with private broadcasters" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".be" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "9.631 million" + "text": "10,258,638" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "88.66% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,502,950" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "39 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "117" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11,193,023" + "text": "13,639,487 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,464,316,900 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,285,340,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -823,7 +807,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "6" @@ -838,12 +822,12 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2013)" + "text": "8" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "15 (2013)" @@ -853,11 +837,11 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 3,139 km; oil 154 km; refined products 535 km (2013)" + "text": "3139 km gas, 154 km oil, 535 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,592 km" + "text": "3,592 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "3,592 km 1.435-m gauge (2,960 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -865,13 +849,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "154,012 km" + "text": "118,414 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "120,514 km (includes 1,756 km of expressways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "33,498 km (2010)" + "text": "118,414 km (includes 1,747 km of expressways) (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -879,42 +860,59 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "87" + "text": "201" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 23, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, container 4, liquefied gas 23, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 7" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "15 (Denmark 4, France 7, Russia 1, UK 2, US 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "107 (Bahamas 6, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 3, France 7, Gibraltar 1, Greece 17, Hong Kong 26, Liberia 1, Luxembourg 11, Malta 7, Marshall Islands 1, Mozambique 2, North Korea 1, Panama 1, Portugal 8, Russia 4, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 21general cargo 17, oil tanker 26, other 137 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Oostende, Zeebrugge" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Antwerp, Gent (Schelde River); Brussels (Senne River); Liege (Meuse River)" - }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Antwerp (8,664,243), Zeebrugge (2,207,257) (2011)" + "text": "Antwerp (10,450,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Zeebrugge" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Antwerp, Gent (Schelde River)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Brussels (Senne River) Liege (Meuse River)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Belgian Armed Forces: Land Operations Command, Naval Operations Command, Air Operations Command (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Belgian Armed Forces: Land Component, Naval Component, Air Component, Medical Service (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.93% of GDP (2019) / 0.93% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.91% of GDP (2016) / 0.92% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Belgian Armed Forces have approximately 27,000 active duty personnel (10,500 Army; 1,500 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 1,200 Medical Service; 9,000 other, including joint staff, support, and training schools) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Belgian Armed Forces have a mix of weapons systems from European countries, Israel, and the US; since 2010, France, Germany, and Switzerland are the leading suppliers of armaments; Belgium has an advanced, export-focused defense industry that focuses on components and subcontracting (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "125 France (contributing member of EuroCorps); 100 Mali (EUTM/MINUSMA); est. 260 Baltic States (NATO) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 1994 (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.85% of GDP (2016) ++ 0.91% of GDP (2015) ++ 0.97% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.01% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.05% of GDP (2012)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "in 2018, the Defense Ministers of Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the creation of a Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC); C-SOCC is scheduled to be fully operational in 2021 (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -922,8 +920,11 @@ "text": "none" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "16,604 (Syria), 5,602 (Iraq), 5,070 (Afghanistan) (2019)" + }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "5,776 (2015)" + "text": "7,695 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/bk.json b/europe/bk.json index 6b1af446..031b2607 100644 --- a/europe/bk.json +++ b/europe/bk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a \"Greater Serbia.\" In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995). ++ The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called \"Bonn Powers.\" An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity." + "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a \"Greater Serbia.\" In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).\nThe Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called \"Bonn Powers.\" An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "20 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast" @@ -52,19 +54,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "500 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Maglic 2,386 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Adriatic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Maglic 2,386 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower" + "text": "coal, iron ore, antimony, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "42.2% ++ arable land 19.7%; permanent crops 2%; permanent pasture 20.5%" + "text": "42.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "19.7% (2011 est.) / 2% (2011 est.) / 20.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "42.8%" + "text": "42.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "15% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "30 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; water shortages and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife; deforestation" + "text": "air pollution; deforestation and illegal logging; inadequate wastewater treatment and flood management facilities; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; land mines left over from the 1992-95 civil strife are a hazard in some areas" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,861,912 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,835,586 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,9 +115,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1%", + "text": "Bosniak 50.1%, Serb 30.8%, Croat 15.4%, other 2.7%, not declared/no answer 1% (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the methodology remains disputed and Republika Srspka authorities refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: Republika Srpska authorities dispute the methodology and refuse to recognize the results; Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam" } }, "Languages": { @@ -120,71 +128,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.36% (male 266,389/female 249,425)" + "text": "13.18% (male 261,430/female 244,242)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.97% (male 238,682/female 223,599)" + "text": "10.83% (male 214,319/female 201,214)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.2% (male 896,760/female 887,407)" + "text": "44.52% (male 859,509/female 848,071)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.43% (male 267,628/female 289,464)" + "text": "15.24% (male 284,415/female 300,168)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.05% (male 212,574/female 329,984) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.22% (male 249,624/female 372,594) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.7%" + "text": "48" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "21.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.7%" + "text": "26.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.7 years" + "text": "43.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.2 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.14% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.19% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the northern and central areas of the country are the most densely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "39.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "49% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.14% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SARAJEVO (capital) 318,000 (2015)" + "text": "343,000 SARAJEVO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,88 +208,94 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.7 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.3 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.7 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.28 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.33 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "45.8% (2011/12)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 99.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.16 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.9% of population ++ rural: 92% of population ++ total: 94.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.1% of population ++ rural: 8% of population ++ total: 5.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "19.2% (2014)" + "text": "17.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.5% (2012)" + "text": "1.6% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -297,7 +311,7 @@ "text": "99.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.5% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -311,23 +325,15 @@ "text": "15 years (2014)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "24,722" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "5% (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "62.8%" + "text": "33.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "62.8%" + "text": "31.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "62.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "37.9% (2019 est.)" } } }, @@ -370,18 +376,21 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Turkish noun \"saray,\" meaning \"palace\" or \"mansion,\" and the term \"ova,\" signifying \"plain(s),\" to give a meaning of \"palace plains\" or \"the plains about the palace\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "2 first-order administrative divisions and 1 internationally supervised district* - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat), the Republika Srpska (predominately Serb), Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt)*; note - Brcko District is in northeastern Bosnia and is a self-governing administrative unit under the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina and formally held in condominium between the two entities" + "text": "3 first-order administrative divisions - Brcko District (Brcko Distrikt) (ethnically mixed), Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine) (predominantly Bosniak-Croat), Republika Srpska (predominantly Serb)" }, "Independence": { "text": "1 March 1992 (from Yugoslavia); note - referendum for independence completed on 1 March 1992; independence declared on 3 March 1992" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (Statehood Day), 25 November (1943); Independence Day, 1 March (1992); note - observed only in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ++ Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (2007); note - observed only in the Republika Srpska", + "text": "Independence Day, 1 March (1992) and Statehood Day, 25 November (1943) - both observed in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity; Victory Day, 9 May (1945) and Dayton Agreement Day, 21 November (1995) - both observed in the Republika Srpska entity", "note": { - "text": "there is no national-level holiday" + "text": "note: there is no national-level holiday" } }, "Constitution": { @@ -389,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "14 December 1995 (constitution included as part of the Dayton Peace Accords); note - each of the political entities has its own constitution" }, "amendments": { - "text": "decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2009 " + "text": "decided by the Parliamentary Assembly, including a two-thirds majority vote of members present in the House of Representatives; the constitutional article on human rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2009 (2016)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -417,60 +426,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Chairman of the Presidency Mladen IVANIC (chairman since 17 November 2016, presidency member since 17 November 2014 - Serb); Dragan COVIC (presidency member since 17 November 2014 - Croat); Bakir IZETBEGOVIC (presidency member since 10 November 2010 - Bosniak)" + "text": "Chairman of the Presidency Sefik DZAFEROVIC (chairman since 20 March 2020, presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Bosniak seat); Zeljko KOMSIC (presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Croat seat); Milorad DODIK (presidency member since 20 November 2018 - Serb seat)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chairman of the Council of Ministers Denis ZVIZDIC (since 11 February 2015)" + "text": "Chairman of the Council of Ministers Zoran TEGELTIJA  (since 5 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the council chairman, approved by the state-level House of Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months and resumes where it left off following each general election; election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives" + "text": "3-member presidency (1 Bosniak and 1 Croat elected from the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 Serb elected from the Republika Srpska) directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term, but then ineligible for 4 years); the presidency chairpersonship rotates every 8 months with the new member of the presidency elected with the highest number of votes starting the new mandate as chair; election last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022); the chairman of the Council of Ministers appointed by the presidency and confirmed by the state-level House of Representatives" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - Mladen IVANIC 48.7% - Serb seat; Dragan COVIC 52.2% - Croat seat; Bakir IZETBEGOVIC 32.9% - Bosniak seat" + "text": "percent of vote - Milorad DODIK (SNSD) 53.9% - Serb seat; Zeljko KOMSIC (DF) 52.6% - Croat seat; Sefik DZAFEROVIC (SDA) 36.6% - Bosniak seat" }, "note": { - "text": "President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marinko CAVARA (since 11 February 2015); Vice Presidents Melika MAHMUTBEGOVIC (since 11 February 2015), Milan DUNOVIC (since 11 February 2015); President of the Republika Srpska Milorad DODIK (since 15 November 2010); Vice Presidents Ramiz SALKIC (since 24 November 2014), Josip JERKOVIC (since 24 November 2014)" + "text": "note: President of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marinko CAVARA (since 11 February 2015); Vice Presidents Melika MAHMUTBEGOVIC (since 11 February 2015), Milan DUNOVIC (since 11 February 2015); President of the Republika Srpska Zeljka CVIJANOVIC (since 18 November 2018); Vice Presidents Ramiz SALKIC (since 24 November 2014), Josip JERKOVIC (since 24 November 2014)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstina consists of the House of Peoples or Dom Naroda (15 seats - 5 Bosniak, 5 Croat, 5 Serb; members designated by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly to serve 4-year terms) and the state-level House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats to include 28 seats allocated to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 to the Republika Srpska; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature that consists of the House of Peoples (58 seats - 17 Bosniak, 17 Croat, 17 Serb, 7 other) and the House of Representatives (98 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); Republika Srpska's unicameral legislature is the National Assembly (83 directly elected delegates serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliamentary Assembly or Skupstina consists of:House of Peoples or Dom Naroda (15 seats - 5 Bosniak, 5 Croat, 5 Serb; members designated by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's House of Peoples and the Republika Srpska's National Assembly to serve 4-year terms)House of Representatives or Predstavnicki Dom (42 seats to include 28 seats allocated to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 14 to the Republika Srpska; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has a bicameral legislature that consists of the House of Peoples (58 seats - 17 Bosniak, 17 Croat, 17 Serb, 7 other) and the House of Representatives (98 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); Republika Srpska's unicameral legislature is the National Assembly (83 directly elected delegates serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Peoples - last constituted in 11 February 2015 (next likely to be constituted in 2019); state-level House of Representatives - election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)" + "text": "House of Peoples - last held on 18 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)House of Representatives - last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - NA; state-level House of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - Federation votes: SDA 27.9%, DF 15.3%, SBB BiH 14.4%, Croat People's Assembly coalition or HNS (HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP BiH-HSP HB) 12.2%, SDP 9.5%, HDZ-1990 4.1%, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 3.7%, A-SDA 2.3%, other 10.6%; Republika Srpska votes: SNSD 38.5%, SDS 32.6%, PDP-NDP 7.8%, DNS 5.7%, SDA 4.9%, other 10.5%; seats by party/coalition - SDA 10, SNSD 6, SDS 5, DF 5, SBB BiH 4, Croat People's Assembly coalition or HNS (HDZ BiH-HSS-NHI-HKDU-HSP BiH-HSP HB) 4, SDP 3, PDP-NDP 1, HDZ-1990 1, BPS-Sefer Halilovic 1, DNS 1, A-SDA 1" + "text": "House of Peoples - percent of vote by coalition/party - NA; seats by coalition/party - NA; composition - men 13, women 2, percent of women 13.3%House of Representatives - percent of vote by coalition/party - SDA 17%, SNSD 16%, SDS/NDP/NS/SRS-VS 9.8%, SDP 9.1%, HDZ-BiH/HSS/HKDU/HSP-AS BiH/HDU BiH 9.1%, DF, 5.8%, PDP 5.1%, DNS 4.2%, SBB BiH 4.2%, NS/HC 2.9%, NB 2.5%, PDA 2.3%, SP 1.9%, A-SDA 1.8%, other 17.4%; seats by coalition/party - SDA 9, SNSD 6, SDP 5, HDZ-BiH/HSS/HKDU/HSP-AS BiH/HDU BiH 5, SDS/NDP/NS/SRS-VS 3, DF 3, PDP 2, SBB BiH 2, NS/HC 2, DNS 1, NB 1 PDA 1, SP 1, A-SDA 1; composition - men 33, women 9, percent of women 21.4%; note - total Parliamentary Assembly percent of women 19.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "BiH Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Court of BiH (consists of 44 national judges and 7 international judges organized into 3 divisions - Administrative, Appellate, and Criminal, which includes a War Crimes Chamber)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members); Court of BiH (consists of 44 national judges and 7 international judges organized into 3 divisions - Administrative, Appellate, and Criminal, which includes a War Crimes Chamber)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "BiH Constitutional Court judges - 4 selected by the Bosniak/Croat Federation's House of Representatives, 2 selected by the Republika Srpska's National Assembly, and 3 non-Bosnian judges selected by the president of the European Court of Human Rights; Court of BiH president and national judges appointed by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council; Court of BiH president appointed for renewable 6-year term; other national judges appointed to serve until age 70; international judges recommended by the president of the Court of BiH and appointed by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; international judges appointed to serve until age 70" + "text": "BiH Constitutional Court judges - 4 selected by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina House of Representatives, 2 selected by the Republika Srpska's National Assembly, and 3 non-Bosnian judges selected by the president of the European Court of Human Rights; Court of BiH president and national judges appointed by the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council; Court of BiH president appointed for renewable 6-year term; other national judges appointed to serve until age 70; international judges recommended by the president of the Court of BiH and appointed by the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina; international judges appointed to serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "the Federation has 10 cantonal courts plus a number of municipal courts; the Republika Srpska has a supreme court, 5 district courts, and a number of municipal courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for a Better Future of BiH or SBB BiH [Fahrudin RADONCIC] ++ Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD [Milorad DODIK] ++ Alternative Party for Democratic Activity or A-SDA [Nermin OGRESEVIC] ++ Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party-Sefer Halilovic or BPS-Sefer Halilovic [Sefer HALILOVIC] ++ Croat Peasants' Party or HSS [Mario KARAMATIC] ++ Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HKDU [Ivan MUSA] ++ Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH [Dragan COVIC] ++ Croatian Democratic Union 1990 or HDZ-1990 [acting president Ilija CVITANOVIC] ++ Croatian Party of Rights or HSP BiH [Stanko PRIMORAC] ++ Croatian Party of Rights of Herceg-Bosne or HSP HB [Vesna PINJUH] ++ Croatian People's Party-Liberal Democrats or HNS [Ivan VRDOLJAK] ++ Democratic Front of DF [Zeljko KOMSIC] ++ Democratic Peoples' Alliance or DNS [Marko PAVIC] ++ Party for Democratic Action or SDA [Bakir IZETBEGOVIC] ++ Party of Democratic Progress or PDP [Branislav BORENOVIC] ++ People's Democratic Movement or NDP [Dragan CAVIC] ++ Serb Democratic Party or SDS [Vukota GOVEDARICA] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Nermin NIKSIC]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "war veterans; displaced persons associations; family associations of missing persons; private media" - } + "text": "Alliance for a Better Future of BiH or SBB BiH [Fahrudin RADONCIC]Alliance of Independent Social Democrats or SNSD [Milorad DODIK]Alternative Party for Democratic Activity or A-SDA [Nermin OGRESEVIC]Croat Peasants' Party or HSS [Mario KARAMATIC]Croatian Christian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HKDU [Ivan MUSA]Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDU-BiH [Miro GRABOVAC-TITAN]Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina or HDZ-BiH [Dragan COVIC]Croatian Democratic Union 1990 or HDZ-1990 [Ilija CVITANOVIC]Croatian Party of Rights dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP-AS Bih [Karlo STARCEVIC]Democratic Alliance or DEMOS [Nedeljko CUBRILOVIC]Democratic Front of DF [Zeljko KOMSIC]Democratic Peoples' Alliance or DNS [Marko PAVIC]Independent Bloc or NB [Senad SEPIC]Movement for Democratic Action or PDA [Mirsad KUKIC]Progressive Srpska or NS [Goran DORDIC]Our Party or NS/HC [Predrag KOJOVIC]Party for Democratic Action or SDA [Bakir IZETBEGOVIC]Party of Democratic Progress or PDP [Branislav BORENOVIC]People's Democratic Movement or NDP [Dragan CAVIC]Serb Democratic Party or SDS [Vukota GOVEDARICA]Serb Radical Party-Dr. Vojislav Seselj or SRS-VS [Vojislav SESELJ] (members joined the PDP)Social Democratic Party or SDP [Nermin NIKSIC]Socialist Party or SP [Petar DOKIC]United Srpska or US [Nenad STEVANDIC]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIC (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Haris HRLE (since 23 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Bojan VUJIC (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2109 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -487,17 +491,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Maureen CORMACK (since 16 January 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "1 Roberta C. Frasurea Street, 71000 Sarajevo" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "use embassy street address" + "text": "Ambassador Eric NELSON (since 19 February 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[387] (33) 704-000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "1 Robert C. Frasure Street, 71000 Sarajevo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "use embassy street address" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[387] (33) 659-722" }, @@ -506,9 +510,9 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia", + "text": "a wide blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag; the remainder of the flag is blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle; the triangle approximates the shape of the country and its three points stand for the constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs; the stars represent Europe and are meant to be continuous (thus the half stars at top and bottom); the colors (white, blue, and yellow) are often associated with neutrality and peace, and traditionally are linked with Bosnia", "note": { - "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" + "text": "note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Brazil, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -522,64 +526,64 @@ "text": "none officially; Dusan SESTIC and Benjamin ISOVIC/Dusan SESTIC" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1999; lyrics accepted 2009 but not yet approved" + "text": "note: music adopted 1999; lyrics proposed in 2009 and others in 2016 were not approved; a parliamentary committee launched a new initiative for lyrics in February 2018" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bosnia has a transitional economy with limited market reforms. The economy relies heavily on the export of metals, energy, textiles, and furniture as well as on remittances and foreign aid. A highly decentralized government hampers economic policy coordination and reform, while excessive bureaucracy and a segmented market discourage foreign investment. Foreign banks, primarily from Austria and Italy, now control most of the banking sector. The konvertibilna marka (convertible mark or BAM) - the national currency introduced in 1998 - is pegged to the euro, and confidence in the currency and the banking sector has remained stable. ++ ++ Interethnic warfare in Bosnia and Herzegovina caused production to plummet by 80% from 1992 to 1995 and unemployment to soar, but the economy made progress until 2008, when the global economic crisis caused a downturn. Bosnia and Herzegovina became a full member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in September 2007. ++ ++ Bosnia's private sector is growing slowly, but foreign investment has dropped sharply since 2007. Government spending - including transfer payments - remains high, at roughly 40% of GDP, because of redundant government offices at the national, sub-national, and municipal level. High unemployment remains the most serious macroeconomic problem. Successful implementation of a value-added tax in 2006 provided a steady source of revenue for the government and helped rein in gray-market activity. National-level statistics have also improved over time but a large share of economic activity remains unofficial and unrecorded. ++ ++ Bosnia and Herzegovina's top economic priorities are: acceleration of integration into the EU; strengthening the fiscal system; public administration reform; World Trade Organization membership; and securing economic growth by fostering a dynamic, competitive private sector." + "text": "Bosnia and Herzegovina has a transitional economy with limited market reforms. The economy relies heavily on the export of metals, energy, textiles, and furniture as well as on remittances and foreign aid. A highly decentralized government hampers economic policy coordination and reform, while excessive bureaucracy and a segmented market discourage foreign investment. The economy is among the least competitive in the region. Foreign banks, primarily from Austria and Italy, control much of the banking sector, though the largest bank is a private domestic one. The konvertibilna marka (convertible mark) - the national currency introduced in 1998 - is pegged to the euro through a currency board arrangement, which has maintained confidence in the currency and has facilitated reliable trade links with European partners. Bosnia and Herzegovina became a full member of the Central European Free Trade Agreement in September 2007. In 2016, Bosnia began a three-year IMF loan program, but it has struggled to meet the economic reform benchmarks required to receive all funding installments. Bosnia and Herzegovina's private sector is growing slowly, but foreign investment dropped sharply after 2007 and remains low. High unemployment remains the most serious macroeconomic problem. Successful implementation of a value-added tax in 2006 provided a steady source of revenue for the government and helped rein in gray-market activity, though public perceptions of government corruption and misuse of taxpayer money has encouraged a large informal economy to persist. National-level statistics have improved over time, but a large share of economic activity remains unofficial and unrecorded. Bosnia and Herzegovina's top economic priorities are: acceleration of integration into the EU; strengthening the fiscal system; public administration reform; World Trade Organization membership; and securing economic growth by fostering a dynamic, competitive private sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$42.53 billion (2016 est.) ++ $41.29 billion (2015 est.) ++ $40.03 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$44.83 billion (2017 est.) / $43.54 billion (2016 est.) / $42.19 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$16.53 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.17 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.) / 3.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,000 (2016 est.) ++ $10,700 (2015 est.) ++ $10,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,800 (2017 est.) / $12,400 (2016 est.) / $11,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "11% of GDP (2017 est.) / 11.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.9%" + "text": "77.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "16.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.8%" + "text": "38.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.8%" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "28.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "65.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,244 +593,236 @@ "text": "steel, coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, manganese, bauxite, aluminum, motor vehicle assembly, textiles, tobacco products, wooden furniture, ammunition, domestic appliances, oil refining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.48 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.38 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "18%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "51% (2013)" + "text": "51.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "43.2% (2015 est.) ++ 43.2% (2015 est.)", + "text": "20.5% (2017 est.) / 25.4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy" + "text": "note: official rate; actual rate is lower as many technically unemployed persons work in the gray economy" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "17.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "16.9% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "27.3% (2007)" + "text": "25.8% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.2 (2007)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.681 billion" + "text": "7.993 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$7.975 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.607 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "46.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "44% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "46.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 46.1% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 44.1% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions." } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.79% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.008 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.554 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$9.223 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $10.72 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$9.367 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.389 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / -1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$847 million (2016 est.) ++ -$901 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$873 million (2017 est.) / -$821 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.93 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.95 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.205 billion (2017 est.) / $4.288 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 14.7%, Croatia 11.8%, Italy 11.1%, Serbia 10%, Slovenia 9%, Austria 8.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "metals, clothing, wood products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Slovenia 16.5%, Italy 15.9%, Germany 12.1%, Croatia 11.5%, Austria 11.1%, Turkey 5.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.765 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.173 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.547 billion (2017 est.) / $8.337 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Croatia 19.3%, Germany 13.9%, Slovenia 13.8%, Italy 10.9%, Austria 5.7%, Hungary 5.2%, Turkey 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 11.6%, Italy 11.3%, Serbia 11.1%, Croatia 10.1%, China 6.5%, Slovenia 5%, Russia 4.7%, Turkey 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.791 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.474 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.137 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$9.768 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.597 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$7.92 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.721 billion (2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$0 (2014)" + "text": "$10.87 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - ++ 1.806 (2016 est.) ++ 1.7626 (2015 est.) ++ 1.7626 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4718 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.)" + "text": "konvertibilna markas (BAM) per US dollar - / 1.729 (2017 est.) / 1.7674 (2016 est.) / 1.7674 (2015 est.) / 1.7626 (2014 est.) / 1.4718 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "15 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.99 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.87 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "6 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.007 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.084 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.676 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "54.8% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "43.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "20,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "20,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "32,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "5,342 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,603 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,230 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "169 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "226.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "169 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "226.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "17 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "22.07 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "771,684" + "text": "920,407" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "23.95 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.444 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,300,743" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "89 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "111.91 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "post-war reconstruction of the telecommunications network, aided by an internationally sponsored program, resulted in sharp increases in fixed-line telephone availability" + "text": "mobile services dominate fixed-line; integration with the EU has given stability to the present economy, as an EU candidate country, the regulatory framework and telecom market has been liberalized and the regulator has given LTE license to 3 MNOs; DSL and cable are the chief platforms for fixed-line connectivity, there is a small market presence of fiber broadband; new mobile roaming fees come into effect similar to other EU countries; rural areas still suffer from insufficient connectivity (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly and stands at roughly 90 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity roughly 24 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly and stands at roughly 112 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 387; no satellite earth stations (2015)" + "text": "country code - 387; no satellite earth stations" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 public TV broadcasters: Radio and TV of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation TV (operating 2 networks), and Republika Srpska Radio-TV; a local commercial network of 5 TV stations; 3 private, near-national TV stations and dozens of small independent TV bro (2010)" + "text": "3 public TV broadcasters: Radio and TV of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federation TV (operating 2 networks), and Republika Srpska Radio-TV; a local commercial network of 5 TV stations; 3 private, near-national TV stations and dozens of small independent TV broadcasting stations; 3 large public radio broadcasters and many private radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ba" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.516 million" + "text": "2,699,544" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70.12% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "693,554" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "18 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "1" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "7,070" + "text": "7,070 (2015)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "87 mt-km (2015)" @@ -840,27 +836,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "11 (2013)" @@ -870,11 +866,11 @@ "text": "6 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 147 km; oil 9 km (2013)" + "text": "147 km gas, 9 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "965 km" + "text": "965 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "965 km 1.435-m gauge (565 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -882,10 +878,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "22,926 km" + "text": "22,926 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "19,426 km (4,652 km of interurban roads)" + "text": "19,426 km (4,652 km of interurban roads) (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "3,500 km (2010)" @@ -901,14 +897,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Air Force and Air Defense (Brigada Zracnih Snaga i Protuzracne Odbrane, br ZSiPZO), Tactical Support Brigade (Brigada Takticke Podrske, br TP) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Oruzanih Snaga Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH): Operations Command (includes Army, Air, and Air Defense units), Support Command (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.9% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.9% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have approximately 9,200 active duty personnel (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory for the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina includes mainly Soviet-era weapons systems with a small mix of older European and US equipment (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 35 or after 15 years of service for E-1 through E-4, mandatory retirement at age 50 and 30 years of service for E-5 through E-9, mandatory retirement at age 55 and 30 years of service for all officers (2014)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.98% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.04% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.15% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2010)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -917,13 +927,16 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "6,679 (Croatia) (2015)" + "text": "5,116 (Croatia) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "98,324 (Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Bosniaks displaced by inter-ethnic violence, human rights violations, and armed conflict during the 1992-1995 war) (2015)" + "text": "99,000 (Bosnian Croats, Serbs, and Bosniaks displaced by inter-ethnic violence, human rights violations, and armed conflict during the 1992-95 war) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "58 (2015)" + "text": "90 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 68,087 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/bo.json b/europe/bo.json index dbeec0e3..e0402894 100644 --- a/europe/bo.json +++ b/europe/bo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. The situation was somewhat aggravated after security services cracked down on mass protests challenging election results in the capital, Minsk, following the 2010 presidential election, but little protest occurred after the 2015 election." + "text": "After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place and current negotiations on further integration have been contentious. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "3,642 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Latvia 161 km, Lithuania 640 km, Poland 418 km, Russia 1,312 km, Ukraine 1,111 km" + "text": "Latvia 161 km, Lithuania 640 km, Poland 418 km, Russia 1312 km, Ukraine 1111 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "cold winters, cool and moist summers; transitional between continental and maritime" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "160 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Nyoman River 90 m ++ highest point: Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Nyoman River 90 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Dzyarzhynskaya Hara 346 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,23 +66,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.7% ++ arable land 27.2%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 15.9%" + "text": "43.7% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "27.2% (2016 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.) / 15.9% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "42.7%" + "text": "42.7% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "13.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,140 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "large tracts of marshy land" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "soil pollution from pesticide use; southern part of the country contaminated with fallout from 1986 nuclear reactor accident at Chornobyl' in northern Ukraine" @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,570,376 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "9,477,918 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,71 +125,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.65% (male 770,014/female 727,338)" + "text": "16.09% (male 784,231/female 740,373)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.68% (male 525,704/female 496,414)" + "text": "9.59% (male 467,393/female 441,795)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.04% (male 2,118,447/female 2,191,694)" + "text": "43.94% (male 2,058,648/female 2,105,910)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.95% (male 589,288/female 745,815)" + "text": "14.45% (male 605,330/female 763,972)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.69% (male 448,135/female 957,527) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.93% (male 493,055/female 1,017,211) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43%" + "text": "48.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "25.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "23.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.8 years" + "text": "40.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.8 years" + "text": "38 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.21% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "76.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "79.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.44% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MINSK (capital) 1.915 million (2015)" + "text": "2.028 million MINSK (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,137 +202,135 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.46 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.48 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25.4 (2013 est.)" + "text": "26.5 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67.2 years" + "text": "68.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.48 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "63.1% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "11.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.9% of population ++ rural: 99.1% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.1% of population ++ rural: 0.9% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "text": "72.1% (2017)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.1% of population ++ rural: 95.2% of population ++ total: 94.3% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.9% of population ++ rural: 4.8% of population ++ total: 5.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "5.19 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "10.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "2.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.64% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "35,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "28,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.2% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.3% (2005)" + "text": "24.5% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "99.8%" }, "male": { "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "54,218" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "5% (2005 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "10.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "12.4%" + "text": "12.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "12.6% (2009 est.)" + "text": "8.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -361,12 +367,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origin of the name is disputed; Minsk may originally have been located 16 km to the southwest, on the banks of Menka River; remnants of a 10th-century settlement on the banks of the Menka have been found " } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 provinces (voblastsi, singular - voblasts') and 1 municipality* (horad); Brest, Homyel' (Gomel'), Horad Minsk* (Minsk City), Hrodna (Grodno), Mahilyow (Mogilev), Minsk, Vitsyebsk (Vitebsk)", "note": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian" + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers; Russian spelling provided for reference when different from Belarusian" } }, "Independence": { @@ -380,11 +389,11 @@ "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1991 and early 1994, signed 15 March 1994" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of the republic through petition to the National Assembly or by at least 150,000 eligible voters; approval required by at least two-thirds vote of members in both chambers or by simple majority of eligible voters in a referendum (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic through petition to the National Assembly or by petition of least 150,000 eligible voters; approval required by at least two-thirds majority vote in both chambers or by simple majority of votes cast in a referendum" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) have been revised and came into force in 1999 or 2000" + "text": "civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) were revised and came into force in 1999 and 2000" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -408,60 +417,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "president Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994)" + "text": "President Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (since 20 July 1994)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "prime minister Andrey KOBYAKOV (since 27 December 2014); first deputy prime minister Vasily MATYUSHEVSKIY (since 27 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Roman GOLOVCHENKO (since 4 June 2020); First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai SNOPKOV (since 4 June 2020); Deputy Prime Ministers Vladimir KUKHAREV, Igor PETRISHENKO (since 18 August 2018), Yury NAZAROV (since 3 March 2020), Aleksander Subbotin (since 4 June 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999, however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run in a third (19 March 2006), fourth (19 December 2010), and fifth election (11 October 2015); next election in 2020; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (no term limits); first election took place on 23 June and 10 July 1994; according to the 1994 constitution, the next election should have been held in 1999; however, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO extended his term to 2001 via a November 1996 referendum; subsequent election held on 9 September 2001; an October 2004 referendum ended presidential term limits and allowed the president to run and win in a third (19 March 2006), fourth (19 December 2010), fifth (11 October 2015), and sixth (9 August 2020); next election in 2025; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (independent) 83.5%, Tatsiana KARATKEVICH (Tell the Truth) 4.4%, Sergey GAYDUKEVICH (LDP) 3.3%, other 8.8%; note - election marred by electoral fraud" + "text": "Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president; percent of vote - Aleksandr LUKASHENKO (independent) 80.2%, Sviatana TSIKHANOUSKAYA (independent) 9.9%, other 9.9%; note - widespread street protests erupted following announcement of the election results amid allegations of voter fraud" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobraniye consists of the Council of the Republic or Sovet Respubliki (64 seats; 56 members indirectly elected by regional and Minsk city councils and 8 members appointed by the president; members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Palata Predstaviteley (110 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 4-year terms); note - the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Natsionalnoye Sobraniye consists of:Council of the Republic or Sovet Respubliki (64 seats; 56 members indirectly elected by regional and Minsk city councils and 8 members appointed by the president; members serve 4-year terms)House of Representatives or Palata Predstaviteley (110 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 11 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020); OSCE observers determined that the election was neither free nor impartial and that vote counting was problematic in a number of polling stations; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates won virtually every seat with only the UCP member and one independent forming opposition representation in the House; international observers determined that the previous elections, on 28 September 2008 and 23 September 2012, also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every seat" + "text": "Council of the Republic - indirect election last held on 7 November 2019House of Representatives - last held on 17 November 2019 (next to be held in 2023); OSCE observers determined that the election was neither free nor impartial and that vote counting was problematic in a number of polling stations; pro-LUKASHENKO candidates won every seat; international observers determined that the previous elections, on 28 September 2008, 23 September 2012, and 11 September 2016 also fell short of democratic standards, with pro-LUKASHENKO candidates winning every, or virtually every, seat" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 8, Belarusian Patriotic Party 3, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 3, LDP 1, UCP 1, independents 104" + "text": "Council of the Republic - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - NAHouse of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - KPB 11, Republican Party of Labor and Justice 6, Belarusian Patriotic Party 2, LDP 1, AP 1, independent 89; composition - men 66, women 44, percent of women 40%; note - total National Assembly percent of women - NA" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the US does not recognize the legitimacy of the National Assembly" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, deputy chairman, and organized into several specialized panels including economic and military; number of judges set by the president of the republic and the court chairman); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 judges including a chairman and deputy chairman)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman and deputy chairman and organized into several specialized panels, including economic and military; number of judges set by the president of the republic and the court chairman); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 judges, including a chairman and deputy chairman)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Council of the Republic; judges initially appointed for 5 years and evaluated for life appointment; Constitutional Court judges - 6 including the court chairman appointed by the president and 6 elected by the House of Representatives; judges can serve for 11 years with an age limit of 70" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president with the consent of the Council of the Republic; judges initially appointed for 5 years and evaluated for life appointment; Constitutional Court judges - 6 appointed by the president and 6 elected by the Council of the Republic; the presiding judge directly elected by the president and approved by the Council of the Republic; judges can serve for 11 years with an age limit of 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "provincial (including Minsk city) courts; first instance (district) courts; economic courts; military courts" + "text": "oblast courts; Minsk City Court; town courts; Minsk city and oblast economic courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "pro-government parties": { - "text": " ++ Belarusian Agrarian Party or AP [Mikhail SHIMANSKIY] ++ Belarusian Patriotic Party [Nikolai ULAKHOVICH] ++ Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party [Vladimir ALEKSANDROVICH] ++ Communist Party of Belarus or KPB [Igor KARPENKO] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Sergey GAYDUKEVICH] ++ Republican Party [Vladimir BELOZOR] ++ Republican Party of Labor and Justice [Vasiliy ZADNEPRYANIY]" - }, - "opposition parties": { - "text": " ++ Belarusian Christian Democracy Party [Pavel SEVERINETS] (unregistered) ++ Belarusian Liberal Party of Freedom and Progress [Vladimir NOVOSYAD] (unregistered) ++ Belarusian Party of the Green [Anastasiya DOROFEYEVA] ++ Belarusian Party of the Left \"Fair World\" [Sergey KALYAKIN] ++ Belarusian Popular Front or BPF [Aleksey YANUKEVICH] ++ Belarusian Social-Democratic Assembly [Stanislav SHUSHKEVICH] ++ Belarusian Social Democratic Party (\"Assembly\") or BSDPH [Irina VESHTARD] ++ Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) [Nikolay STATKEVICH] (unregistered) ++ Christian Conservative Party or BPF [Zyanon PAZNYAK] ++ United Civic Party or UCP [Anatoliy LEBEDKO]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Assembly of Pro-Democratic NGOs [Sergey MATSKEVICH] (unregistered) ++ Belarusian Association of Journalists [Andrei BASTUNETS] ++ Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions [Aleksandr YAROSHUK] ++ Belarusian Helsinki Committee [Aleh HULAK] ++ For Freedom Movement [Aleksandr Milinkevich] ++ Malady Front (Young Front) [Zmitser DASHKEVICH] (unregistered) ++ Vyasna (Spring) human rights center [Ales BELYATSKIY] (unregistered) ++ Perspektiva [Anatoliy SHUMCHENKO] (small business association) ++ \"Tell the Truth\" Movement [Tatsiana KARATKEVICH] (unregistered) ++ Women's Independent Democratic Movement [Ludmila PETINA]" + "text": "pro-government parties: Belarusian Agrarian Party or AP [Mikhail SHIMANSKY]Belarusian Patriotic Party [Nikolai ULAKHOVICH]Belarusian Social Sport Party [Vladimir ALEKSANDROVICH]Communist Party of Belarus or KPB [Aleksei SOKOL]Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Sergey GAYDUKEVICH]Republican Party [Vladimir BELOZOR]Republican Party of Labor and Justice [Vasiliy ZADNEPRYANIY]Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord [Sergei YERMAK]opposition parties: Belarusian Christian Democracy Party [Paval SEVIARYNETS, Volha KAVALKOVA, Vital RYMASHEWSKI] (unregistered)Belarusian Party of the Green [Anastasiya DOROFEYEVA]Belarusian Party of the Left \"Just World\" [Sergey KALYAKIN]Belarusian Popular Front or BPF [Ryhor KASTUSEU]Belarusian Social-Democratic Assembly [Sergei CHERECHEN]Belarusian Social Democratic Party (\"Assembly\") or BSDPH [Ihar BARYSAU]Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) [Mikalay STATKEVICH] (unregistered)Christian Conservative Party or BPF [Zyanon PAZNYAK]United Civic Party or UCP [Nikolay KOZLOV]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CEI, CIS, CSTO, EAEC, EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer), ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant; recalled by Belarus in 2008); Charge d'Affaires Pavel SHIDLOVSKIY (since 23 April 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant; recalled by Belarus in 2008); Charge d'Affaires Dmitriy BASIK (since July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1619 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -478,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant; left in 2008 upon insistence of Belarusian Government); Charge d'Affaires Robert RILEY (since 22 August 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant; left in 2008 upon insistence of Belarusian Government); Charge d'Affaires Jenifer MOORE (since August 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[375] (17) 210-1283" }, "embassy": { "text": "46 Starovilenskaya Street, Minsk 220002" @@ -486,11 +493,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 7010 Box 100, DPO AE 09769" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[375] (17) 210-12-83" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[375] (17) 334-7853" + "text": "[375] (17) 234-7853" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -507,97 +511,97 @@ "text": "Mikhas KLIMKOVICH and Uladzimir KARYZNA/Nester SAKALOUSKI" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1955, lyrics adopted 2002; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Belarus kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics; also known as \"Dziarzauny himn Respubliki Bielarus\" (State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus)" + "text": "note: music adopted 1955, lyrics adopted 2002; after the fall of the Soviet Union, Belarus kept the music of its Soviet-era anthem but adopted new lyrics; also known as \"Dziarzauny himn Respubliki Bielarus\" (State Anthem of the Republic of Belarus)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed, though aging industrial base; it retained this industrial base - which is now outdated, energy inefficient, and dependent on subsidized Russian energy and preferential access to Russian markets - following the breakup of the USSR. The country also has a broad agricultural base which is largely inefficient and dependent on government subsidies. After an initial burst of capitalist reform from 1991-94, including privatization of smaller state enterprises and some service sector businesses, creation of institutions of private property, and development of entrepreneurship, Belarus' economic development greatly slowed. About 80% of all industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has been hindered by a climate hostile to business. A few banks, which had been privatized after independence, were renationalized. State banks account for 75% of the banking sector. ++ ++ Economic output, which had declined for several years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, revived in the mid-2000s due to the boom in oil prices. Belarus has only small reserves of crude oil, though it imports most of its crude oil and natural gas from Russia at prices substantially below the world market. Belarus exported refined oil products at market prices produced from Russian crude oil purchased at a steep discount. In late 2006, Russia began a process of rolling back its subsidies on oil and gas to Belarus. Tensions over Russian energy reached a peak in 2010, when Russia stopped the export of all subsidized oil to Belarus save for domestic needs. In December 2010, Russia and Belarus reached a deal to restart the export of discounted oil to Belarus. In 2015, Belarus continued to import Russian crude oil at a discounted price. However, the plunge in global oil prices heavily reduced revenues. ++ ++ Little new foreign investment has occurred in recent years. In 2011, a financial crisis began, triggered by government directed salary hikes unsupported by commensurate productivity increases. The crisis was compounded by an increased cost in Russian energy inputs and an overvalued Belarusian ruble, and eventually led to a near three-fold devaluation of the Belarusian ruble in 2011. In November 2011, Belarus agreed to sell to Russia its remaining shares in Beltransgaz, the Belarusian natural gas pipeline operator, in exchange for reduced prices for Russian natural gas. Receiving part of a $3 billion loan from the Russian-dominated Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Bail-out Fund, a $1 billion loan from the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank, and the $2.5 billion sale of Beltransgaz to Russian state-owned Gazprom helped stabilize the situation in 2012; nevertheless, the Belarusian currency lost more than 60% of its value, as the rate of inflation reached new highs in 2011 and 2012, before calming in 2013. In December 2013, Russia announced a new loan for Belarus of up to $2 billion for 2014. Notwithstanding foreign assistance, the Belarusian economy continued to struggle under the weight of high external debt servicing payments and trade deficit. In mid-December 2014, structural economic shortcomings were aggravated by the devaluation of the Russian ruble and triggered a near 40% devaluation of the Belarusian ruble. Belarus entered 2015 with stagnant economic growth and reduced hard currency reserves, with under one month of import cover." + "text": "As part of the former Soviet Union, Belarus had a relatively well-developed industrial base, but it is now outdated, inefficient, and dependent on subsidized Russian energy and preferential access to Russian markets. The country’s agricultural base is largely dependent on government subsidies. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, an initial burst of economic reforms included privatization of state enterprises, creation of private property rights, and the acceptance of private entrepreneurship, but by 1994 the reform effort dissipated. About 80% of industry remains in state hands, and foreign investment has virtually disappeared. Several businesses have been renationalized. State-owned entities account for 70-75% of GDP, and state banks make up 75% of the banking sector. Economic output declined for several years following the break-up of the Soviet Union, but revived in the mid-2000s. Belarus has only small reserves of crude oil and imports crude oil and natural gas from Russia at subsidized, below market, prices. Belarus derives export revenue by refining Russian crude and selling it at market prices. Russia and Belarus have had serious disagreements over prices and quantities for Russian energy. Beginning in early 2016, Russia claimed Belarus began accumulating debt – reaching $740 million by April 2017 – for paying below the agreed price for Russian natural gas and Russia cut back its export of crude oil as a result of the debt. In April 2017, Belarus agreed to pay its gas debt and Russia restored the flow of crude. New non-Russian foreign investment has been limited in recent years, largely because of an unfavorable financial climate. In 2011, a financial crisis lead to a nearly three-fold devaluation of the Belarusian ruble. The Belarusian economy has continued to struggle under the weight of high external debt servicing payments and a trade deficit. In mid-December 2014, the devaluation of the Russian ruble triggered a near 40% devaluation of the Belarusian ruble. Belarus’s economy stagnated between 2012 and 2016, widening productivity and income gaps between Belarus and neighboring countries. Budget revenues dropped because of falling global prices on key Belarusian export commodities. Since 2015, the Belarusian government has tightened its macro-economic policies, allowed more flexibility to its exchange rate, taken some steps towards price liberalization, and reduced subsidized government lending to state-owned enterprises. Belarus returned to modest growth in 2017, largely driven by improvement of external conditions and Belarus issued sovereign debt for the first time since 2011, which provided the country with badly-needed liquidity, and issued $600 million worth of Eurobonds in February 2018, predominantly to US and British investors." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$165.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $170.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $177.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$179.4 billion (2017 est.) / $175.1 billion (2016 est.) / $179.7 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$48.13 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$54.44 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2016 est.) ++ -3.9% (2015 est.) ++ 1.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / -2.5% (2016 est.) / -3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,500 (2016 est.) ++ $17,900 (2015 est.) ++ $18,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18,900 (2017 est.) / $18,400 (2016 est.) / $19,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 30.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 28.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23% of GDP (2016 est.) / 25.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.6%" + "text": "54.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.8%" + "text": "14.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "24.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "57.2%" + "text": "67% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-60.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-67% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "8.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "40.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "grain, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, flax; beef, milk" }, "Industries": { - "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, televisions, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, radios, refrigerators" + "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, tractors, trucks, earthmovers, motorcycles, synthetic fibers, fertilizer, textiles, refrigerators, washing machines and other household appliances" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.546 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.381 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "9.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.7%" + "text": "23.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "58% (2014 est.)" + "text": "66.8% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2014 est.) ++ 0.5% (2013 est.)", + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers" + "text": "note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "6.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -607,214 +611,203 @@ "text": "21.9% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "26.5 (2011) ++ 21.7 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$21.21 billion" + "text": "22.15 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$20.92 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.57 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "44.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "60.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "53.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 53.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "14% (2016 est.) ++ 13.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "20% (13 August 2014) ++ 10.5% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 18.08% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.232 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.301 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$5.651 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.608 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$24.09 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 11.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.379 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.074 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$931 million (2017 est.) / -$1.669 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$22.65 billion (2016 est.) ++ $26.19 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$28.65 billion (2017 est.) / $22.98 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Russia 43.9%, Ukraine 11.5%, UK 8.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, mineral products, chemicals, metals, textiles, foodstuffs" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 39%, UK 11.2%, Ukraine 9.5%, Netherlands 4.3%, Germany 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$25.44 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.33 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.58 billion (2017 est.) / $25.61 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, metals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 56.6%, China 7.9%, Germany 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 57.2%, China 8%, Germany 5.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.206 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.176 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.315 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.927 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$34.75 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $34.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$10.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$39.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $37.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - ++ 18,500 (2016 est.) ++ 15,926 (2015 est.) ++ 15,926 (2014 est.) ++ 10,224.1 (2013 est.) ++ 8,336.9 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Belarusian rubles (BYB/BYR) per US dollar - / 1.9 (2017 est.) / 2 (2016 est.) / 2 (2015 est.) / 15,926 (2014 est.) / 10,224.1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "33 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.58 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "33 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.72 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "4.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.482 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.319 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.04 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "26,080 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "31,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "31,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "31,730 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "439,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "468,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "200 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "198 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "444,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "477,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "170,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "141,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "284,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "351,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1,334 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "30 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.46 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "20.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.7 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "20.05 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.53 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.832 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.832 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "70 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "56.07 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,540,678" + "text": "4,513,255" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "47 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.49 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.448 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "11,682,764" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "122.93 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Belarus lags behind its neighbors in upgrading telecommunications infrastructure; modernization of the network progressing with roughly two-thirds of switching equipment now digital" + "text": "govt. and telecom regulator have plans to develop the telecom sector for the migration to 5G; Chinese company Huawei have started 5G trials to deliver data at 2Gb/s; fiber network reaches two million establishments; 10,000km of fiber cabling laid; August 2018 almost two million GPON connections (Gigabit Passive Optical Network, point-to-multi point access mechanism); Belarus launched its first telecoms satellite in 2016; LTE use reaches 75% of mobile subscribers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "state-owned Beltelcom is the sole provider of fixed-line local and long distance service; fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved; multiple GSM mobile-cellular networks are experiencing rapid growth; mobile-cell" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is improving although rural areas continue to be underserved, 48 per 100 fixed-line; mobile-cellular teledensity now approaches 123 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 375; Belarus is a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwi (2015)" + "text": "country code - 375; Belarus is landlocked and therefore a member of the Trans-European Line (TEL), Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line, and has access to the Trans-Siberia Line (TSL); 3 fiber-optic segments provide connectivity to Latvia, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine; worldwide service is available to Belarus through this infrastructure; additional analog lines to Russia; Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik earth stations; almost 31,000 base stations in service in 2019 (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)" + "text": "7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".by" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.968 million" + "text": "7,539,145" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "62.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "79.13% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,201,519" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "34 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "30" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,489,035" + "text": "2,760,168 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1.807 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.9 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -825,36 +818,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "32" + "text": "32 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "28 (2013)" @@ -864,32 +857,34 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 5,386 km; oil 1,589 km; refined products 1,730 km (2013)" + "text": "5386 km gas, 1589 km oil, 1730 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,528 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)" + "text": "5,528 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "25 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "5,503 km 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "86,392 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "74,651 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "11,741 km (2010)" + "text": "86,600 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "2,500 km (major rivers are the west-flowing Western Dvina and Neman rivers and the south-flowing Dnepr River and its tributaries, the Berezina, Sozh, and Pripyat rivers) (2011)" + "text": "2,500 km (major rivers are the west-flowing Western Dvina and Neman Rivers and the south-flowing Dnepr River and its tributaries, the Berezina, Sozh, and Pripyat Rivers) (2011)" + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "4" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 4 (2019)" + } }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { @@ -898,14 +893,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Belarus Armed Forces: Land Force, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Belarus Armed Forces: Army, Air and Air Defense Force, Special Operations Force; Ministry of Interior: State Border Troops, Militia, Internal Troops (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.2% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.27% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Belarus Armed Forces have approximately 45,000 active troops (29,000 Army, including Special Operations Force; 16,000 Air and Air Defense) (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Belarus Armed Forces is comprised of Russian-origin equipment; Belarus's defense industry manufactures some equipment, including vehicles, guided weapons, and electronic warfare systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "contributes about 2,000 personnel to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory military or alternative service; conscript service obligation is 12-18 months, depending on academic qualifications, and 24-36 months for alternative service, depending on academic qualifications; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -913,11 +917,8 @@ "text": "boundary demarcated with Latvia and Lithuania; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland has implemented strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its border with Belarus" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "126,407 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)" - }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "5,635 (2015)" + "text": "6,025 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -925,11 +926,11 @@ "text": "Belarus is a source, transit, and destination country for women, men, and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor; more victims are exploited within Belarus than abroad; Belarusians exploited abroad are primarily trafficked to Germany, Poland, Russian, and Turkey but also other European countries, the Middle East, Japan, Kazakhstan, and Mexico; Moldovans, Russians, Ukrainians, and Vietnamese are exploited in Belarus; state-sponsored forced labor is a continuing problem; students are forced to do farm labor without pay and military conscripts are forced to perform unpaid non-military work; the government has retained a decree forbidding workers in state-owned wood processing factories from leaving their jobs without their employers’ permission" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 3 – Belarus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and was placed on Tier 3 after being on the Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years without making progress; government efforts to repeal state-sponsored forced labor policies and domestic trafficking were inadequate; no trafficking offenders were convicted in 2014, and the number of investigations progressively declined from 2005-2014; efforts to protect trafficking victims remain insufficient, with no identification and referral mechanism in place; care facilities were not trafficking-specific and were poorly equipped, leading most victims to seek assistance from private shelters (2015)" + "text": "Tier 3 – Belarus does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and was placed on Tier 3 after being on the Tier 2 Watch List for two consecutive years without making progress; government efforts to repeal state-sponsored forced labor policies and domestic trafficking were inadequate; no trafficking offenders were convicted in 2014, and the number of investigations progressively declined from 2005-14; efforts to protect trafficking victims remain insufficient, with no identification and referral mechanism in place; care facilities were not trafficking-specific and were poorly equipped, leading most victims to seek assistance from private shelters (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for the domestic market; transshipment point for illicit drugs to and via Russia, and to the Baltics and Western Europe; a small and lightly regulated financial center; anti-money-laundering legislation does not meet international standards and was weakened further when know-your-customer requirements were curtailed in 2008; few investigations or prosecutions of money-laundering activities (2008)" + "text": "limited cultivation of opium poppy and cannabis, mostly for the domestic market; transshipment point for illicit drugs to and via Russia, and to the Baltics and Western Europe; a small and lightly regulated financial center; anti-money-laundering legislation does not meet international standards and was weakened further when know-your-customer requirements were curtailed in 2008; few investigations or prosecutions of money-laundering activities" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/bu.json b/europe/bu.json index c70eecb4..3bdaeabb 100644 --- a/europe/bu.json +++ b/europe/bu.json @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Tennessee" + "text": "almost identical in size to Virginia; slightly larger than Tennessee" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "472 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Black Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Musala 2,925 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Black Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Musala 2,925 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "46.9% ++ arable land 29.9%; permanent crops 1.5%; permanent pasture 15.5%" + "text": "46.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "29.9% (2011 est.) / 1.5% (2011 est.) / 15.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "36.7%" + "text": "36.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "16.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,020 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,144,653 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "6,966,899 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +121,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Roma 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Bulgarian 76.9%, Turkish 8%, Romani 4.4%, other 0.7% (including Russian, Armenian, and Vlach), other (unknown) 10% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 9–11% of Bulgaria's population" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Roma 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Bulgarian (official) 76.8%, Turkish 8.2%, Romani 3.8%, other 0.7%, unspecified 10.5% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Eastern Orthodox 59.4%, Muslim 7.8%, other (including Catholic, Protestant, Armenian Apostolic Orthodox, and Jewish) 1.7%, none 3.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.54% (male 535,131/female 503,540)" + "text": "14.52% (male 520,190/female 491,506)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.73% (male 362,805/female 332,358)" + "text": "9.4% (male 340,306/female 314,241)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.33% (male 1,589,183/female 1,506,285)" + "text": "42.87% (male 1,538,593/female 1,448,080)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.38% (male 447,865/female 507,805)" + "text": "13.15% (male 433,943/female 482,474)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.03% (male 552,217/female 807,464) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.06% (male 562,513/female 835,053) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.9%" + "text": "56.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "23" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "30.4%" + "text": "33.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.4 years" + "text": "43.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.6 years" + "text": "41.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.65% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "73.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "75.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SOFIA (capital) 1.226 million (2015)" + "text": "1.281 million SOFIA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,94 +208,97 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.5 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.1 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "11 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.5 years" + "text": "75 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.2 years" + "text": "71.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "69.2%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women age 20-49 (2007)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.03 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "7.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.8% of population ++ rural: 83.7% of population ++ total: 86% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.2% of population ++ rural: 16.3% of population ++ total: 14% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "3,300 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.6% (2014)" + "text": "25% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "1.9% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "4.1% of GDP (2013)" @@ -302,29 +314,29 @@ "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.1% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "12.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "13.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "23.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -342,6 +354,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Bulgaria" }, + "former": { + "text": "Kingdom of Bulgaria, People's Republic of Bulgaria" + }, "etymology": { "text": "named after the Bulgar tribes who settled the lower Balkan region in the 7th century A.D." } @@ -361,6 +376,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after the Saint Sofia Church in the city, parts of which date back to the 4th century A.D." } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -377,7 +395,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest drafted between late 1990 and early 1991, adopted 13 July 1991" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic; passage requires three-fourths majority vote of National Assembly members in three ballots; signed by the National Assembly chairperson; note - under special circumstances, a \"Grand National Assembly\" is elected with the authority to write a new constitution and amend certain articles of the constitution, including those affecting basic civil rights and national sovereignty; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in each of several readings; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly or by the president of the republic; passage requires three-fourths majority vote of National Assembly members in three ballots; signed by the National Assembly chairperson; note - under special circumstances, a \"Grand National Assembly\" is elected with the authority to write a new constitution and amend certain articles of the constitution, including those affecting basic civil rights and national sovereignty; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in each of several readings; amended several times, last in 2015" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -405,19 +423,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Rosen PLEVNELIEV (since 22 January 2012); Vice President Margarita POPOVA (since 22 January 2012)" + "text": "President Rumen RADEV (since 22 January 2017); Vice President Iliana IOTOVA (since 22 January 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Boyko BORISOV (since 7 November 2014); Deputy Prime Ministers Tomislav DONCHEV (since 7 November 2014), Rumyana BACHVAROVA (since 7 November 2014), Meglena KUNEVA (since 7 November 2014); note - this is BORISOV's second term as prime minister, he first served between 27 July 2009 and 13 March 2013" + "text": "Prime Minister Boyko BORISOV (since 4 May 2017); note - BORISOV served 2 previous terms as prime minister (27 July 2009-13 March 2013 and 7 November 2014-27 January 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 and 13 November 2016 (next to be held fall 2021); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly" + "text": "president and vice president elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 and 13 November 2016 (next to be held in fall 2021); chairman of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) elected by the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Rumen RADEV elected president in runoff election; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, 4.5% neither; note - Rumen RADEV will assume office on 22 January 2017" + "text": "Rumen RADEV elected president in second round; percent of vote - Rumen RADEV (independent, supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party) 59.4%, Tsetska TSACHEVA (GERB) 36.2%, neither 4.5%; Boyko BORISOV (GERB) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 133 to 100" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -425,15 +443,15 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodno Sabranie (240 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 5 October 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 26 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - GERB 32.7%, CfB 15.4%, DPS 14.8%, RB 8.9%, PF 7.3%, BBTs 5.7%, Ataka 4.5%, ABV 4.2%, other 6.5%; seats by party - GERB 84, CfB 39, DPS 38, RB 23, PF 19, BBTs 15, Ataka 11, ABV 11" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - GERB 32.7%, BSP 27.2%, United Patriots 9.1%, DPS 9%, Volya 4.2%, other 17.8%; seats by party/coalition - GERB 95, BSP 80, United Patriots 27, DPS 26, Volya 12; composition - men 183, women 57, percent of women 23.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of a chairman and approximately 72 judges organized into penal, civil, and commercial colleges); Supreme Administrative Court (organized in 2 colleges with various panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 justices); note - Constitutional Court resides outside the judiciary" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of a chairman and approximately 72 judges organized into penal, civil, and commercial colleges); Supreme Administrative Court (organized into 2 colleges with various panels of 5 judges each); Constitutional Court (consists of 12 justices); note - Constitutional Court resides outside the judiciary" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation and Supreme Administrative judges elected by the Supreme Judicial Council or SJC (consists of 25 members with extensive legal experience) and appointed by the president; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court justices elected by the National Assembly and appointed by the president and the SJC; justices appointed for 9-year terms with renewal of 4 justices every 3 years" @@ -443,13 +461,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative for Bulgarian Revival or ABV [Georgi PARVANOV] ++ Attack (Ataka) [Volen Nikolov SIDEROV] ++ Bulgarian Socialist Party or BSP [Mihail MIKOV] ++ Bulgaria of the Citizens or DBG [Meglena KUNEVA] ++ Bulgaria Without Censorship or BBTs [Nikolay BAREKOV] ++ Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria or GERB [Boyko BORISOV] ++ Coalition for Bulgaria or CfB [Mikhail MIKOV] (coalition dominated by BSP) ++ Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria or DSB [Radan KANEV] ++ IMRO - Bulgarian National Movement or IMRO-BNM [Krasimir KARAKACHANOV] ++ Movement for Rights and Freedoms or DPS [Lyutvi MESTAN] ++ National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria or NFSB [Valeri SIMEONOV] ++ National Movement for Stability and Progress or NDSV [Hristina HRISTOVA] (formerly National Movement Simeon II or NMS2) ++ United Patriots Front (alliance of IMRO-BNM, NFSB, and Attack) ++ Union of Democratic Forces or SDS [Bozhidar LUKARSKI] ++ Reformist Bloc or RB (a five-party alliance including the DSB, DBG, and SDS)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria or CITUB ++ Podkrepa Labor Confederation", - "other": { - "text": "numerous regional, ethnic, and national interest groups with various agendas" - } + "text": "Alternative for Bulgarian Revival or ABV [Rumen PETKOV]Attack (Ataka) [Volen Nikolov SIDEROV]Bulgarian Agrarian People’s Union [Nikolay NENCHEV]Bulgarian Socialist Party or BSP [Korneliya NINOVA]Bulgaria of the Citizens or DBG [Dimiter DELCHEV]]Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria or GERB [Boyko BORISSOV]Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria or DSB [Atanas ATANASOV]Democrats for Responsibility, Solidarity, and Tolerance or DOST [Lyutvi MESTAN]IMRO - Bulgarian National Movement or IMRO-BNM [Krasimir KARAKACHANOV]Movement for Rights and Freedoms or DPS [Mustafa KARADAYI]National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria or NFSB [Valeri SIMEONOV]Reformist Bloc or RB (a four-party alliance including DBG and SDS)United Patriots (alliance of IMRO-BNM, NFSB, and Attack)Union of Democratic Forces or SDS [Bozhidar LUKARSKI]Yes! Bulgaria [Hristo IVANOV]Volya [Veselin MARESHKI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO (pending member), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -473,17 +485,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eric RUBIN (since February 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "16 Kozyak Street, Sofia 1407" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Sofia, US Department of State, 5740 Sofia Place, Washington, DC 20521-5740" + "text": "Ambassador Herro MUSTAFA (since 18 October 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[359] (2) 937-5100" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "16 Kozyak Street, Sofia 1408" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy Sofia, US Department of State, 5740 Sofia Place, Washington, DC 20521-5740" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[359] (2) 937-5320" } @@ -491,7 +503,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), green, and red; the pan-Slavic white-blue-red colors were modified by substituting a green band (representing freedom) for the blue", "note": { - "text": "the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed" + "text": "note: the national emblem, formerly on the hoist side of the white stripe, has been removed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -505,320 +517,306 @@ "text": "Tsvetan Tsvetkov RADOSLAVOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1964; composed in 1885 by a student en route to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War" + "text": "note: adopted 1964; composed in 1885 by a student en route to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian War" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bulgaria, a former communist country that entered the EU on 1 January 2007, averaged more than 6% annual growth from 2004 to 2008, driven by significant amounts of bank lending, consumption, and foreign direct investment. ++ ++ Successive governments have demonstrated a commitment to economic reforms and responsible fiscal planning, but the global downturn sharply reduced domestic demand, exports, capital inflows, and industrial production. GDP contracted by 5.5% in 2009, and has been slow to recover in the years since. ++ ++ Despite a favorable investment regime, including low, flat corporate income taxes, significant challenges remain. Corruption in public administration, a weak judiciary, and the presence of organized crime continue to hamper the country's investment climate and economic prospects." + "text": "Bulgaria, a former communist country that entered the EU in 2007, has an open economy that historically has demonstrated strong growth, but its per-capita income remains the lowest among EU members and its reliance on energy imports and foreign demand for its exports makes its growth sensitive to external market conditions. The government undertook significant structural economic reforms in the 1990s to move the economy from a centralized, planned economy to a more liberal, market-driven economy. These reforms included privatization of state-owned enterprises, liberalization of trade, and strengthening of the tax system - changes that initially caused some economic hardships but later helped to attract investment, spur growth, and make gradual improvements to living conditions. From 2000 through 2008, Bulgaria maintained robust, average annual real GDP growth in excess of 6%, which was followed by a deep recession in 2009 as the financial crisis caused domestic demand, exports, capital inflows and industrial production to contract, prompting the government to rein in spending. Real GDP growth remained slow - less than 2% annually - until 2015, when demand from EU countries for Bulgarian exports, plus an inflow of EU development funds, boosted growth to more than 3%. In recent years, strong domestic demand combined with low international energy prices have contributed to Bulgaria’s economic growth approaching 4% and have also helped to ease inflation. Bulgaria’s prudent public financial management contributed to budget surpluses both in 2016 and 2017. Bulgaria is heavily reliant on energy imports from Russia, a potential vulnerability, and is a participant in EU-backed efforts to diversify regional natural gas supplies. In late 2016, the Bulgarian Government provided funding to Bulgaria’s National Electric Company to cover the $695 million compensation owed to Russian nuclear equipment manufacturer Atomstroyexport for the cancellation of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant project, which the Bulgarian Government terminated in 2012. As of early 2018, the government was floating the possibility of resurrecting the Belene project. The natural gas market, dominated by state-owned Bulgargaz, is also almost entirely supplied by Russia. Infrastructure projects such as the Inter-Connector Greece-Bulgaria and Inter-Connector Bulgaria-Serbia, which would enable Bulgaria to have access to non-Russian gas, have either stalled or made limited progress. In 2016, the Bulgarian Government established the State eGovernment Agency. This new agency is responsible for the electronic governance, coordinating national policies with the EU, and strengthening cybersecurity. Despite a favorable investment regime, including low, flat corporate income taxes, significant challenges remain. Corruption in public administration, a weak judiciary, low productivity, lack of transparency in public procurements, and the presence of organized crime continue to hamper the country's investment climate and economic prospects." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$143.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $138.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $134.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$153.5 billion (2017 est.) / $148.2 billion (2016 est.) / $142.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$50.45 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$56.94 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.) / 3.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$20,100 (2016 est.) ++ $19,400 (2015 est.) ++ $18,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$21,800 (2017 est.) / $20,900 (2016 est.) / $19,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.8%" + "text": "61.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "16% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "19.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "69.1%" + "text": "66.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-66.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-64.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "4.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "28% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "vegetables, fruits, tobacco, wine, wheat, barley, sunflowers, sugar beets; livestock" }, "Industries": { - "text": "electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel" + "text": "electricity, gas, water; food, beverages, tobacco; machinery and equipment, automotive parts, base metals, chemical products, coke, refined petroleum, nuclear fuel; outsourcing centers" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.525 million", + "text": "3.357 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "number of employed persons (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: number of employed persons" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7%" + "text": "6.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.1%" + "text": "26.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.9% (2014)" + "text": "66.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.9% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2017 est.) / 7.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "21.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "1.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "35.2% (2007)" + "text": "31.2% (2017)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.4 (2013) ++ 31.2 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$18.44 billion" + "text": "20.35 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$19.18 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.35 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "26.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "23.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding f" + "text": "note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.7% (2016 est.) ++ -0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.01% (31 December 2015) ++ 0.03% (31 December 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has had no independent monetary policy since the introduction of the Currency Board regime in 1997; this is BNB's base interest rate" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.48% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$20.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $20.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$41.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $41.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$28.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.797 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $5.45 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.666 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / -1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$400 million (2016 est.) ++ $676 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.562 billion (2017 est.) / $1.207 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$26.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.62 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels" + "text": "$29.08 billion (2017 est.) / $25.37 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.5%, Italy 9.2%, Turkey 8.5%, Romania 8.2%, Greece 6.5%, France 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 13.5%, Italy 8.3%, Romania 8.2%, Turkey 7.7%, Greece 6.5%, Belgium 4.2%, France 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery and equipment, fuels, agriculture, tobacco, IT components" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$28.47 billion (2016 est.) ++ $26.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.43 billion (2017 est.) / $26.66 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment; metals and ores; chemicals and plastics; fuels, minerals, and raw materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.9%, Russia 12%, Italy 7.6%, Romania 6.8%, Turkey 5.7%, Greece 4.8%, Spain 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 12.3%, Russia 10.3%, Italy 7.3%, Romania 7.1%, Turkey 6.2%, Spain 5.3%, Greece 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$25.12 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.09 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$28.38 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $25.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$42.42 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$46.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $44.29 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$4.79 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$42.06 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $35.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "leva (BGN) per US dollar - ++ 1.802 (2016 est.) ++ 1.7644 (2015 est.) ++ 1.7644 (2014 est.) ++ 1.4742 (2013 est.) ++ 1.52 (2012 est.)" + "text": "leva (BGN) per US dollar - / 1.63 (2017 est.) / 1.86 (2016 est.) / 1.768 (2015 est.) / 1.7644 (2014 est.) / 1.4742 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "44 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.29 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "31 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.34 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "14.7 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.187 billion kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "4.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.568 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "11.84 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.75 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "41.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "39% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "16.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "8.5% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "32.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "129,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "133,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "139,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "144,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "84,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "97,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "92,350 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "92,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "41,320 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,260 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "180 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.28 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.86 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.313 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "31.15 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.725 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.256 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.663 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "43.61 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "46.31 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,654,535" + "text": "974,056" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.89 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "9.195 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,149,389" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "116.21 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inherited an extensive but antiquated telecommunications network from the Soviet era; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line now connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio r" + "text": "telecom sector has benefited from Bulgaria's adaptation of EU regulatory measures, more privatization and less govt. monopoly; population is moving to fiber networks for broadband; govt. investment in programs for broadband in rural areas; 5G trials by 2 operators; quality has improved with a modern digital trunk line connecting switching centers in most of the regions; remaining areas are connected by digital microwave radio relay; Bulgaria has a mature mobile market with active competition (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the Bulgaria Telecommunications Company's fixed-line monopoly terminated in 2005 in an effort to upgrade fixed-line services; mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, is over 125 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 14 per 100 persons, mobile-cellular teledensity, fostered by multiple service providers, is over 116 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 359; submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic (2015)" + "text": "country code - 359; Caucasus Cable System via submarine cable provides connectivity to Ukraine, Georgia and Russia; a combination submarine cable and land fiber-optic system provides connectivity to Italy, Albania, and Macedonia; satellite earth stations - 3 (1 Intersputnik in the Atlantic Ocean region, 2 Intelsat in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations bro (2010)" + "text": "4 national terrestrial TV stations with 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned; a vast array of TV stations are available from cable and satellite TV providers; state-owned national radio broadcasts over 3 networks; large number of private radio stations broadcasting, especially in urban areas" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bg" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.072 million" + "text": "4,571,851" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "56.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.78% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,903,946" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "27 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "44" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,118,689" + "text": "1,022,645 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,583,340 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.38 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -829,27 +827,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "57" + "text": "57 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "26 (2013)" + "text": "26 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "9 (2013)" @@ -859,14 +857,14 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,887 km; oil 346 km; refined products 378 km (2013)" + "text": "2765 km gas, 346 km oil, 378 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,114 km" + "text": "5,114 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "4,989 km 1.435-m gauge (2,880 km electrified)" + "text": "4,989 km 1.435-m gauge (2,880 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "125 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)" @@ -874,16 +872,16 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "19,512 km" + "text": "19,512 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "19,235 km (includes 458 km of expressways)" + "text": "19,235 km (includes 458 km of expressways) (2011)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "277 km" + "text": "277 km (2011)" }, "note": { - "text": "does not include Category IV local roads (2011)" + "text": "note: does not include Category IV local roads" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -891,16 +889,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "22" + "text": "83" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 9, cargo 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "14 (Germany 12, Russia 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "30 (Belize 1, Comoros 4, Georgia 1, Malta 8, Moldova 1, Panama 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5general cargo 16, oil tanker 8, other 54 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -910,14 +902,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bulgarian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Bulgarski Voennovazdyshni Sily, BVVS) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Bulgarian Armed Forces: Land Forces (aka Army), Naval Forces, Bulgarian Air Forces (Voennovazdushni Sili, VVS), Special Forces; Ministry of Interior: Border Guards (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "3.25% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.48% of GDP (2018) / 1.24% of GDP (2017) / 1.26% of GDP (2016) / 1.26% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Bulgarian Armed Forces have approximately 35,000 active duty personnel (17,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 7,000 Air Force; 7,000 Joint Service/Central Staff) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Bulgarian Armed Forces inventory consists primarily of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years, Bulgaria has attempted to procure more modern weapons systems from Western countries; since 2010, it has acquired limited quantities of military equipment from France, Israel, Italy, Norway, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "160 Afghanistan (NATO) (June 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription ended in January 2008; service obligation 6-9 months (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.6% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.46% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.55% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.46% of GDP (2010)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -926,13 +935,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,819 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "17,551 (Syria) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "67 (2015)" + "text": "92 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "46,457 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016)" + "text": "note: 58,073 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020); Bulgaria is predominantly a transit country and hosts approximately 992 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of September 2018; 2,576 migrant arrivals in 2018" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -944,7 +953,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and, to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; vulnerable to money laundering because of corruption, organized crime; some money laundering of drug-related proceeds through financial institutions (2008)" + "text": "major European transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and, to a lesser degree, South American cocaine for the European market; limited producer of precursor chemicals; vulnerable to money laundering because of corruption, organized crime; some money laundering of drug-related proceeds through financial institutions" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/cy.json b/europe/cy.json index aa8a1592..906d6ac9 100644 --- a/europe/cy.json +++ b/europe/cy.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued, forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot administered area declared itself the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. A UN-mediated agreement, the Annan Plan, failed to win approval by both communities in 2004. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. Talks were suspended in October 2014, but resumed in earnest in May 2015 following the election of a new Turkish Cypriot \"president.\" The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of EU states." + "text": "A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority communities came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued, forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to overthrow the elected president of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot administered area declared itself the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. An UN-mediated agreement, the Annan Plan, failed to win approval by both communities in 2004. In February 2014, after a hiatus of nearly two years, the leaders of the two communities resumed formal discussions under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The most recent round of negotiations to reunify the island were suspended in July 2017 after failure to achieve a breakthrough. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized government, and is suspended in the \"TRNC.\" However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of EU states." } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "91 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Olympus 1,951 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "13.4% ++ arable land 9.8%; permanent crops 3.2%; permanent pasture 0.4%" + "text": "13.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "9.8% (2011 est.) / 3.2% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "18.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "67.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "460 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "moderate earthquake activity; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization" + "text": "water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage, industrial wastes, and pesticides; coastal degradation; erosion; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)" + "text": "the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia); several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,205,575 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,266,676 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,90 +121,93 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2%", + "text": "Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent only the Greek-Cypriot citizens in the Republic of Cyprus" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6%", + "text": "Greek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent only the Republic of Cyprus" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6%", + "text": "Orthodox Christian 89.1%, Roman Catholic 2.9%, Protestant/Anglican 2%, Muslim 1.8%, Buddhist 1%, other (includes Maronite, Armenian Church, Hindu) 1.4%, unknown 1.1%, none/atheist 0.6% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent only the government-controlled area of Cyprus" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.58% (male 96,582/female 91,296)" + "text": "15.69% (male 102,095/female 96,676)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.37% (male 94,262/female 78,982)" + "text": "12.29% (male 84,832/female 70,879)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.99% (male 298,368/female 268,080)" + "text": "47.12% (male 316,710/female 280,167)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.26% (male 65,005/female 70,752)" + "text": "11.92% (male 72,476/female 78,511)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.8% (male 61,581/female 80,667) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.97% (male 71,053/female 93,277) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.6%" + "text": "44.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "24" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "20.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.8 (2020 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent the whole country" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.4 years" + "text": "37.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35.1 years" + "text": "36.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.38% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.15% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "9.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "66.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.89% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.75% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NICOSIA (capital) 251,000 (2014)" + "text": "269,000 NICOSIA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,94 +217,100 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.2 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.5", + "text": "29.2 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent only government-controlled areas (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent only government-controlled areas" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.7 years" + "text": "79.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "76.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.33 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.48 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.95 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.06% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "400 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2017 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.5% (2014)" + "text": "21.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "604% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6.4% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -308,29 +323,29 @@ "text": "99.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "35.9%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "25%" }, "female": { - "text": "34.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.2% (2018 est.)" } }, "People - note": { @@ -351,17 +366,17 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Kypros/Kibris" }, - "note": { - "text": "the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" or \"TRNC\" (\"Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti\" or \"KKTC\")" - }, "etymology": { "text": "the derivation of the name \"Cyprus\" is unknown, but the extensive mining of copper metal on the island in antiquity gave rise to the Latin word \"cuprum\" for copper" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" or \"TRNC\" (\"Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti\" or \"KKTC\")" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "Republic of Cyprus - presidential democracy; Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (self-declared) - semi-presidential democracy", + "text": "Republic of Cyprus - presidential republic; \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (self-declared) - parliamentary republic with enhanced presidency", "note": { - "text": "a separation of the two main ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified when a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt prompted the Turkish intervention in July 1974 that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government on the island; on 15 November 1983, then Turkish Cypriot \"President\" Rauf DENKTAS declared independence and the formation of a \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), which is recognized only by Turkey" + "text": "note: a separation of the two main ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified when a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt prompted the Turkish military intervention in July 1974 that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government on the island; on 15 November 1983, then Turkish Cypriot \"President\" Rauf DENKTAS declared independence and the formation of the \"TRNC,” which is recognized only by Turkey" } }, "Capital": { @@ -376,10 +391,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: a mispronunciation of the city's Greek name Lefkosia and its Turkish name Lefkosa, both of which mean \"White City\"; the Greek name may derive from the Greek phrase \"leuke ousia\" (\"white estate\")" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "6 districts; Ammochostos (Famagusta); (all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos); note - the 5 \"districts\" of the \"TRNC\" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosia (Nicosia)" + "text": "6 districts; Ammochostos (Famagusta); (all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Keryneia (Kyrenia; the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community), Larnaka (Larnaca; with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community), Lefkosia (Nicosia; a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots), Lemesos (Limassol), Pafos (Paphos); note - the 5 \"districts\" of the \"TRNC\" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta), Girne (Kyrenia), Guzelyurt (Morphou), Iskele (Trikomo), Lefkosa (Nicosia)" }, "Independence": { "text": "16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are recognized only by Turkey" @@ -388,13 +406,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as \"Republic Day\"" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "ratified 16 August 1960; amended 1996, 2013; note - in 1963, the constitution was partly suspended as Turkish Cypriots withdrew from the government; Turkish-held territory in 1983 was declared the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"); in 1985, the \"TRNC\" approved its own constitution (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "ratified 16 August 1960; note - in 1963, the constitution was partly suspended as Turkish Cypriots withdrew from the government; Turkish-held territory in 1983 was declared the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"); in 1985, the \"TRNC\" approved its own constitution" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "constitution of the Republic of Cyprus - proposed by the House of Representatives; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership of the \"Greek Community\" and the \"Turkish Community\"; however, all seats of Turkish Cypriot members have remained vacant since 1964; amended 10 times, last in 2016constitution of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” - proposed by at least 10 members of the \"Assembly of the Republic\"; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total Assembly membership and approval by referendum; amended 2014" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law with European law supremacy" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICC jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -415,7 +438,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; vice president (vacant); note - vice presidency reserved for Turkish Cypriot" + "text": "President  Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013); the president is both chief of state and head of government; note - vice presidency reserved for a Turkish Cypriot, but vacant since 1974 because Turkish Cypriots do not participate in the Republic of Cyprus Government" }, "head of government": { "text": "President Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013)" @@ -424,57 +447,46 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - under the 1960 constitution, 3 of the ministerial posts reserved for Turkish Cypriots, appointed by the vice president; positions currently filled by Greek Cypriots" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 17 and 24 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term; election last held on 28 January 2018 with a runoff on 4 February 2018 (next to be held in February 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Nikos ANASTASIADIS elected president; percent of vote in first round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS (DISY) 45.5%, Stavros MALAS (AKEL) 26.9%, Giorgos LILLIKAS (SP) 24.9%, other 2.7%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 57.5%, Savros MALAS 42.5%" + "text": "Nikos ANASTASIADIS reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS (DISY) 35.5%, Stavros MALAS (AKEL) 30.2%, Nicolas PAPADOPOULOS (DIKO) 25.7%, other 8.6%; percent of vote in second round - Nikos ANASTASIADIS 56%, Savros MALAS 44%" }, "note": { - "text": "Mustafa AKINCI assumed office as \"president\" of the \"TRNC\" on 30 April 2015; percent of vote in first round (19 April 2015) - Dervis EROGLU (UBP) 28.2%, Mustafa AKINCI (TDP) 26.9%, other 44.9%; percent of vote in runoff (26 April 2015) - AKINCI 60.5%, EROGLU 39.5%; Huseyin OZGURGUN is \"TRNC prime minister\" since 8 April 2016" + "text": "note: the first round of the TRNC presidential election, originally scheduled for 26 April 2020, was postponed to 11 October 202 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; results - Ersin TATAR (UBP) 32.4%, Mustafa AKINCI (independent) 29.8%, Tufan ERHURMAN (RTP) 21.7%, Kudret OZERSAY (independent) 5.7%, Erhan ARIKLI (YDP) 5.4%, Serdar DENKTAS (independent) 4.2%, other 0.8%; the second round to be held on 18 October " } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "area under government control: unicameral House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots, but only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members directly elected by both proportional representation and preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "area under government control: unicameral House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots, but only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members directly elected by both proportional representation and preferential vote; members serve 5-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: unicameral \"Assembly of the Republic\" or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members directly elected to 5-year terms by proportional representation system using a hybrid d'Hondt method with voter preferences for individual candidates" }, "elections": { - "text": "area under government control: last held on 22 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2021); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: last held on 28 July 2013 (next to be held on July 2018)" + "text": "area under government control: last held on 22 May 2016 (next to be held in May 2021); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: last held on 7 January 2018 (next to be held in 2023, unless early election called)" }, "election results": { - "text": "area under government control: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - DISY 30.7%, AKEL 25.7%, DIKO 14.5%, KS-EDEK 6.2%, Citizen's Alliance 5.0% Solidarity Movement 5.2%, other 11.7%; seats by party - DISY 18, AKEL 16, DIKO 9, KS-EDEK 3, Citizen's Alliance 3, Solidarity Movement 3, other 7; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: \"Assembly of the Republic\" - percent of vote by party - CTP-BG 38.4%, UBP 27.3%, DP-UG 23.2%, TDP 7.4%, other 3.7%; seats by party - CTP-BG 21, UBP 14, DP-UG 12, TDP 3" + "text": "area under government control: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - DISY 30.7%, AKEL 25.7%, DIKO 14.5%, KS-EDEK 6.2%, SP 6% Solidarity Movement 5.2%, other 11.7%; seats by party - DISY 18, AKEL 16, DIKO 9, KS-EDEK 3, Citizen's Alliance 3 (2 left the party in 2017 and 2018 due to disagreements over the party's policy regarding the presidential election campaign; one joined DIKO and the other became an independent MP), Solidarity Movement 3, other 4; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: \"Assembly of the Republic\" - percent of vote by party - UBP 35.6%, CTP 20.9%, HP 17.1%, TDP 8.6%, DP 7.8%, YDP 7%, 3%; seats by party - UBP 21, CTP 12, HP 9, DP 3, TDP 3, YDP 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Cyprus (consists of 13 judges including the court president); note - the highest court in the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)\" is the \"Supreme Court\" (consists of 8 \"judges\" including the \"court president\")" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Cyprus (consists of 13 judges, including the court president); note - the highest court in the \"TRNC\" is the \"Supreme Court\" (consists of 8 \"judges,\" including the \"court president\")" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Republic of Cyprus Supreme Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Supreme Court judges; judges can serve until age 68; \"TRNC Supreme Court\" judges appointed by the \"Supreme Council of Judicature,\" a 12-member body of judges, the attorney general, appointees - 1 each by the president of the \"TRNC\" and by the \"Legislative Assembly\" - and 1 member elected by the bar association; judge tenure NA" + "text": "Republic of Cyprus Supreme Court judges appointed by the president of the republic upon the recommendation of the Supreme Court judges; judges can serve until age 68; \"TRNC Supreme Court\" judges appointed by the \"Supreme Council of Judicature,\" a 12-member body of judges, the attorney general, appointees by the president of the \"TRNC,\" and by the \"Legislative Assembly,\" and members elected by the bar association; judge tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Republic of Cyprus district courts; Assize Courts; specialized courts for issues relating to family, industrial disputes, military, and rent control; \"TRNC Assize Courts\"; \"district and family courts\"" + "text": "Republic of Cyprus district courts; Assize Courts; Administrative Court; specialized courts for issues relating to family, industrial disputes, the military, and rent control; \"TRNC Assize Courts\"; \"district and family courts\"" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "area under government control": { - "text": " ++ Citizens' Alliance or SP [Giorgos LILLIKAS] ++ Democratic Party or DIKO [Nikolas PAPADOPOULOS] ++ Democratic Rally or DISY [Averof NEOPHYTOU (of Neofytou)] ++ Ecological and Environmental Movement or KOP (Green Party) [Giorgos PERDIKIS] ++ European Party or EVROKO [Dimitris SYLLOURIS] ++ Movement of Social Democrats-United Democratic Center Union or KS-EDEK [Marinos SIZOPOULOS] ++ National Popular Front or ELAM [Christos CHRISTOU] ++ Progressive Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist party) [Andros KYPRIANOU] ++ Solidarity Movement [Eleni THEOCHAROUS] ++ United Democrats or EDI [Praxoula ANTONIADOU]" - }, - "area administered by Turkish Cypriots": { - "text": " ++ Communal Democracy Party or TDP [Cemal OZYIGIT] ++ Cyprus Socialist Party or KSP [Mehmet BIRINCI] ++ Democrat Party- National Forces or DP-UG [Serdar DENKTAS] ++ National Justice Party or UAP [Fatma SOLMAZ] ++ National Unity Party or UBP [Huseyin OZGURGUN] ++ New Cyprus Party or YKP [Murat KANATLI] ++ People's Party or HP [Kudret OZERSAY] ++ Republican Turkish Party-United Forces or CTP-BG [Mehmet Ali TALAT] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Tozun TUNALI] ++ United Cyprus Party or BKP [Izzet IZCAN]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Cypriot Workers or SEK [Nikos MOYSEOS] (pro-West) ++ Pan-Cyprian Labor Federation or PEO [Pambis KYRITSIS] (Communist controlled)", - "area administered by Turkish Cypriots": { - "text": "Confederation of Revolutionary Labor Unions or Dev-Is ++ Federation of Turkish Cypriot Labor Unions or Turk-Sen [Asian BICAKLI]" - } + "text": "area under government control: Citizens' Alliance or SP [Giorgos LILLIKAS]Democratic Party or DIKO [Nicolas PAPADOPOULOS]Democratic Rally or DISY [Averof NEOPHYTOU]Movement of Ecologists and Environmentalists or KOP (Green party) [Giorgos PERDIKIS]I, the Citizen or EOP [Georgios KOUNTOURIS]Movement of Social Democrats EDEK [Marinos SIZOPOULOS]National Popular Front or ELAM [Christos CHRISTOU]Progressive Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist party) [Andros KYPRIANOU]Solidarity Movement [Eleni THEOCHAROUS]United Democrats or EDI [Praxoula ANTONIADOU]Democratic Front or DIPA [Marios GAROYIAN]Animal Party Cyprus or APC [Kyriacos KYRIACOU]area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Communal Democracy Party or TDP [Cemal OZYIGIT]Communal Liberation Party-New Forces or TKP-YG [Mehmet CAKICI]Cyprus Socialist Party or KSP [Mehmet BIRINCI]Democratic Party or DP [Serdar DENKTAS]National Democratic Party or NDP [Buray BUSKUVUTCU]National Unity Party or UBP [Ersin TATAR]New Cyprus Party or YKP [Murat KANATLI]People's Party or HP [Kudret OZERSAY]Rebirth Party or YDP [Erhan ARIKLI]Republican Turkish Party or CTP [Tufan ERHURMAN]United Cyprus Party or BKP [Izzet IZCAN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Leonidas PANTELIDIS (since 27 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Marios LYSIOTIS (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2211 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -489,12 +501,15 @@ "text": "New York" }, "note": { - "text": "representative of the Turkish Cypriot community in the US is Ismet KORUKOGLU; office at 1667 K Street NW, Washington, DC; telephone [1] (202) 887-6198" + "text": "note: representative of the Turkish Cypriot community in the US is Mustafa LAKADAMYALI; office at 1667 K Street NW, Washington, DC; telephone [1] (202) 887-6198" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kathleen Ann DOHERTY (since 7 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Judith Gail GARBER (since 18 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[357] (22) 393939" }, "embassy": { "text": "corner of Metochiou and Ploutarchou Streets, 2407 Engomi, Nicosia" @@ -502,17 +517,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 24536, 1385 Nicosia" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[357] (22) 393939" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[357] (22) 780944" + "text": "[357] (22) 393344" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the island has long been famous for its copper deposits) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities", + "text": "centered on a white field is a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the island has long been famous for its copper deposits) above two olive-green-colored, crossed olive branches; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities", "note": { - "text": "the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" flag retains the white field of the Cyprus national flag but displays narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges between which are centered a red crescent and a red five-pointed star; the banner is modeled after the Turkish national flag but with the colors reversed" + "text": "note: one of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Kosovo is the other\nnote: the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" flag retains the white field of the Cyprus national flag but displays narrow horizontal red stripes positioned a small distance from the top and bottom edges between which are centered a red crescent and a red five-pointed star; the banner is modeled after the Turkish national flag but with the colors reversed" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -526,178 +538,77 @@ "text": "Dionysios SOLOMOS/Nikolaos MANTZAROS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1960; Cyprus adopted the Greek national anthem as its own; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses the anthem of Turkey" + "text": "note: adopted 1960; Cyprus adopted the Greek national anthem as its own; the Turkish Cypriot community in Cyprus uses the anthem of Turkey" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The area of the Republic of Cyprus under government control has a market economy dominated by the service sector, which accounts for more than four-fifths of GDP. Tourism, financial services, shipping, and real estate have traditionally been the most important sectors. Cyprus has been a member of the EU since May 2004 and adopted the euro as its national currency in January 2008. ++ ++ During the first five years of EU membership, the Cyprus economy grew at an average rate of about 4%, with unemployment between 2004 and 2008 averaging about 4%. However, the economy tipped into recession in 2009 as the ongoing global financial crisis and resulting low demand hit the tourism and construction sectors. An overextended banking sector with excessive exposure to Greek debt added to the contraction. Cyprus’ biggest two banks were among the largest holders of Greek bonds in Europe and had a substantial presence in Greece through bank branches and subsidiaries. Following numerous downgrades of its credit rating, Cyprus lost access to international capital markets in May 2011. In July 2012, Cyprus became the fifth euro-zone government to request an economic bailout program from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - known collectively as the \"Troika.\" ++ ++ Shortly after the election of President Nikos ANASTASIADES in February 2013, Cyprus reached an agreement with the Troika on a $13 billion bailout that resulted in losses on uninsured bank deposits. The bailout triggered a two-week bank closure and the imposition of capital controls that remained partially in place until April 2015. Cyprus' two largest banks merged and the combined entity was recapitalized through conversion of some large bank deposits to shares and imposition of losses on bank bondholders. As with other EU countries, the Troika conditioned the bailout on passing financial and structural reforms and privatizing state-owned enterprises. Despite downsizing and restructuring, the Cypriot financial sector throughout 2015 remained burdened by the largest stock of non-performing loans in the euro zone, equal to nearly half of all loans. Since the bailout, Cyprus has received positive appraisals by the Troika and outperformed fiscal targets but has struggled to overcome political opposition to bailout-mandated legislation, particularly regarding privatizations. Cyprus emerged from recession in 2015 and its economy grew an estimated 1.6% for the year, setting a positive tone for the scheduled end of the bailout program in March 2016. ++ ++ In October 2013, a US-Israeli consortium completed preliminary appraisals of hydrocarbon deposits in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which revealed an estimated gross mean reserve of about 130 billion cubic meters. Though exploration continues in Cyprus’ EEZ, no additional commercially exploitable reserves were identified during the exploratory drilling in 2014/2015. Developing offshore hydrocarbon resources remains a critical component of the government’s economic recovery efforts, but development has been delayed as a result of regional developments and disagreements about exploitation methods.", - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Even though the whole of the island is part of the EU, implementation of the EU \"acquis communautaire\" has been suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, known locally as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), until political conditions permit the reunification of the island. The market-based economy of the \"TRNC\" is roughly one-fifth the size of its southern neighbor and is likewise dominated by the service sector with a large portion of the population employed by the government. In 2012 - the latest year for which data are available - the services sector, which includes the public sector, trade, tourism, and education, contributed 58.7% to economic output. In the same year, light manufacturing and agriculture contributed 2.7% and 6.2%, respectively. Manufacturing is limited mainly to food and beverages, furniture and fixtures, construction materials, metal and non-metal products, textiles and clothing. The “TRNC” maintains few economic ties with the Republic of Cyprus outside of trade in construction materials. Since its creation, the \"TRNC\" has heavily relied on financial assistance from Turkey, which supports the \"TRNC\" defense, telecommunications, water and postal services. The Turkish Lira is the preferred currency, though foreign currencies are widely accepted in business transactions. The \"TRNC\" remains vulnerable to the Turkish market and monetary policy because of its use of the Turkish Lira. The \"TRNC\" weathered the European financial crisis relatively unscathed - compared to the Republic of Cyprus - because of the lack of financial sector development, the health of the Turkish economy, and its separation from the rest of the island. The \"TRNC\" economy experienced growth estimated at 2.8% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow 3.8% in 2015. " - } - }, - "Economy of the area administered by Turkish Cypriots": { - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Even though the whole of the island is part of the EU, implementation of the EU \"acquis communautaire\" has been suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, known locally as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), until political conditions permit the reunification of the island. The market-based economy of the \"TRNC\" is roughly one-fifth the size of its southern neighbor and is likewise dominated by the service sector with a large portion of the population employed by the government. In 2012 - the latest year for which data are available - the services sector, which includes the public sector, trade, tourism, and education, contributed 58.7% to economic output. In the same year, light manufacturing and agriculture contributed 2.7% and 6.2%, respectively. Manufacturing is limited mainly to food and beverages, furniture and fixtures, construction materials, metal and non-metal products, textiles and clothing. The “TRNC” maintains few economic ties with the Republic of Cyprus outside of trade in construction materials. Since its creation, the \"TRNC\" has heavily relied on financial assistance from Turkey, which supports the \"TRNC\" defense, telecommunications, water and postal services. The Turkish Lira is the preferred currency, though foreign currencies are widely accepted in business transactions. The \"TRNC\" remains vulnerable to the Turkish market and monetary policy because of its use of the Turkish Lira. The \"TRNC\" weathered the European financial crisis relatively unscathed - compared to the Republic of Cyprus - because of the lack of financial sector development, the health of the Turkish economy, and its separation from the rest of the island. The \"TRNC\" economy experienced growth estimated at 2.8% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow 3.8% in 2015. " - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.829 billion (2007 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.)" - }, - "GDP - per capita": { - "text": "$11,700 (2007 est.)" - }, - "GDP - composition by sector": { - "text": "agriculture: 6.2%, industry: 35.1%, services: 58.7% (2012 est.)" - }, - "Labor force": { - "text": "95,030 (2007 est.)" - }, - "Labor force - by occupation": { - "text": "agriculture: 14.5%, industry: 29%, services: 56.5% (2004)" - }, - "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.4% (2005 est.)" - }, - "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "%NA" - }, - "Inflation rate": { - "text": "11.4% (2006)" - }, - "Budget": { - "text": "revenues: $2.5 billion, expenditures: $2.5 billion (2006)" - }, - "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "citrus fruit, dairy, potatoes, grapes, olives, poultry, lamb" - }, - "Industries": { - "text": "foodstuffs, textiles, clothing, ship repair, clay, gypsum, copper, furniture" - }, - "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2007 est.)" - }, - "Electricity production": { - "text": "998.9 million kWh (2005)" - }, - "Electricity consumption": { - "text": "797.9 million kWh (2005)" - }, - "Exports": { - "text": "$68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" - }, - "Export - commodities": { - "text": "citrus, dairy, potatoes, textiles" - }, - "Export - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 40%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited" - }, - "Imports": { - "text": "$1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" - }, - "Import - commodities": { - "text": "vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery" - }, - "Import - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 60%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited" - }, - "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Currency (code)": { - "text": "Turkish new lira (YTL)" - }, - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Turkish new lira per US dollar: 1.9 (2013) 1.8 (2012) 1.67 (2011) 1.5 (2010) 1.55 (2009)" - } + "text": "The area of the Republic of Cyprus under government control has a market economy dominated by a services sector that accounts for more than four-fifths of GDP. Tourism, finance, shipping, and real estate have traditionally been the most important services. Cyprus has been a member of the EU since May 2004 and adopted the euro as its national currency in January 2008. During the first five years of EU membership, the Cyprus economy grew at an average rate of about 4%, with unemployment between 2004 and 2008 averaging about 4%. However, the economy tipped into recession in 2009 as the ongoing global financial crisis and resulting low demand hit the tourism and construction sectors. An overextended banking sector with excessive exposure to Greek debt added to the contraction. Cyprus’ biggest two banks were among the largest holders of Greek bonds in Europe and had a substantial presence in Greece through bank branches and subsidiaries. Following numerous downgrades of its credit rating, Cyprus lost access to international capital markets in May 2011. In July 2012, Cyprus became the fifth euro-zone government to request an economic bailout program from the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund - known collectively as the \"Troika.\" Shortly after the election of President Nikos ANASTASIADES in February 2013, Cyprus reached an agreement with the Troika on a $13 billion bailout that triggered a two-week bank closure and the imposition of capital controls that remained partially in place until April 2015. Cyprus' two largest banks merged and the combined entity was recapitalized through conversion of some large bank deposits to shares and imposition of losses on bank bondholders. As with other EU countries, the Troika conditioned the bailout on passing financial and structural reforms and privatizing state-owned enterprises. Despite downsizing and restructuring, the Cypriot financial sector remains burdened by the largest stock of non-performing loans in the euro zone, equal to nearly half of all loans. Since the bailout, Cyprus has received positive appraisals by the Troika and outperformed fiscal targets but has struggled to overcome political opposition to bailout-mandated legislation, particularly regarding privatizations. The rate of non-performing loans (NPLs) is still very high at around 49%, and growth would accelerate if Cypriot banks could increase the pace of resolution of the NPLs. In October 2013, a US-Israeli consortium completed preliminary appraisals of hydrocarbon deposits in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which estimated gross mean reserves of about 130 billion cubic meters. Though exploration continues in Cyprus’ EEZ, no additional commercially exploitable reserves have been identified. Developing offshore hydrocarbon resources remains a critical component of the government’s economic recovery efforts, but development has been delayed as a result of regional developments and disagreements about exploitation methods." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$29.26 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.47 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.05 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$31.78 billion (2017 est.) / $30.59 billion (2016 est.) / $29.58 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.829 billion (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$19.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$21.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ -2.5% (2014 est.)", - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2014 est.)" - } + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.) / 2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$34,400 (2016 est.) ++ $33,600 (2015 est.) ++ $32,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$37,200 (2017 est.) / $36,100 (2016 est.) / $34,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 11.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.1%" + "text": "68.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "14.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "-0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "60.9%" + "text": "63.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-67.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "12.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "87.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables; poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese", - "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "citrus fruit, dairy, potatoes, grapes, olives, poultry, lamb" - } + "text": "citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables; poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products", - "Industries": { - "text": "foodstuffs, textiles, clothing, ship repair, clay, gypsum, copper, furniture" - } + "text": "tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)", - "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2007 est.)" - } + "text": "13.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "415,100 (2016 est.)", - "Labor force": { - "text": "95,030 (2007 est.)" - } + "text": "426,600 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -708,22 +619,13 @@ }, "services": { "text": "81% (2014 est.)" - }, - "Labor force - by occupation": { - "text": "agriculture: 14.5%, industry: 29%, services: 56.5% (2004)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.8% (2016 est.) ++ 14.9% (2015 est.)", - "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.4% (2005 est.)" - } + "text": "11.1% (2017 est.) / 13% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%", - "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "%NA" - } + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -733,241 +635,209 @@ "text": "28.8% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34.8 (2014 est.) ++ 32.4 (2013 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$7.588 billion" + "text": "8.663 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$7.809 billion (2016 est.)" - }, - "Budget": { - "text": "revenues: $2.5 billion, expenditures: $2.5 billion (2006)" + "text": "8.275 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "104.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 108.9% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "97.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 106.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -2.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.69% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.975 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.031 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$43.41 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.99 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$57.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $59.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.692 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.031 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.105 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.) / -1.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$184 million (2016 est.) ++ -$704 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.458 billion (2017 est.) / -$984 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.635 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.759 billion (2015 est.)", - "Exports": { - "text": "$68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" - } + "text": "$2.805 billion (2017 est.) / $2.7 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Libya 9.4%, Greece 7.7%, Norway 6.7%, UK 5.3%, Germany 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Greece 10.9%, Ireland 10.2%, UK 7.2%, Israel 6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.042 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.286 billion (2015 est.)", - "Imports": { - "text": "$1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.)" - } + "text": "$7.935 billion (2017 est.) / $7.153 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, machinery, transport equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Greece 25.7%, UK 9.1%, Italy 8%, Germany 7.5%, Israel 5.5%, China 4.8%, Netherlands 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Greece 19%, Italy 7.5%, China 7.4%, South Korea 7.3%, Germany 7%, Netherlands 5.1%, UK 5%, Israel 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$776.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $807.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)", - "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$NA" - } + "text": "$888.2 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $817.7 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)", - "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" - } - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$142.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $140.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$136.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $135.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$95.28 billion (31 December 2013 est.) / $103.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)", - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Turkish new lira per US dollar: 1.9 (2013) 1.8 (2012) 1.67 (2011) 1.5 (2010) 1.55 (2009)" - } + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" + }, + "": { + "text": "Economy - overview: Even though the whole of the island is part of the EU, implementation of the EU \"acquis communautaire\" has been suspended in the area administered by Turkish Cypriots, known locally as the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus\" (\"TRNC\"), until political conditions permit the reunification of the island. The market-based economy of the \"TRNC\" is roughly one-fifth the size of its southern neighbor and is likewise dominated by the service sector with a large portion of the population employed by the government. In 2012 - the latest year for which data are available - the services sector, which includes the public sector, trade, tourism, and education, contributed 58.7% to economic output. In the same year, light manufacturing and agriculture contributed 2.7% and 6.2%, respectively. Manufacturing is limited mainly to food and beverages, furniture and fixtures, construction materials, metal and non-metal products, textiles and clothing. The \"TRNC\" maintains few economic ties with the Republic of Cyprus outside of trade in construction materials. Since its creation, the \"TRNC\" has heavily relied on financial assistance from Turkey, which supports the \"TRNC\" defense, telecommunications, water and postal services. The Turkish Lira is the preferred currency, though foreign currencies are widely accepted in business transactions. The \"TRNC\" remains vulnerable to the Turkish market and monetary policy because of its use of the Turkish Lira. The \"TRNC\" weathered the European financial crisis relatively unscathed - compared to the Republic of Cyprus - because of the lack of financial sector development, the health of the Turkish economy, and its separation from the rest of the island. The \"TRNC\" economy experienced growth estimated at 2.8% in 2013 and 2.3% in 2014 and is projected to grow 3.8% in 2015.; GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.829 billion (2007 est.); GDP - real growth rate: 2.3% (2014 est.); 2.8% (2013 est.); GDP - per capita: $11,700 (2007 est.); GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 6.2%,; industry: 35.1%,; services: 58.7% (2012 est.); Labor force: 95,030 (2007 est.); Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 14.5%,; industry: 29%,; services: 56.5% (2004); Unemployment rate: 9.4% (2005 est.); Population below poverty line: %NA; Inflation rate: 11.4% (2006); Budget: revenues: $2.5 billion,; expenditures: $2.5 billion (2006); Agriculture - products: citrus fruit, dairy, potatoes, grapes, olives, poultry, lamb; Industries: foodstuffs, textiles, clothing, ship repair, clay, gypsum, copper, furniture; Industrial production growth rate: -0.3% (2007 est.); Electricity production: 998.9 million kWh (2005); Electricity consumption: 797.9 million kWh (2005); Exports: $68.1 million, f.o.b. (2007 est.); Export - commodities: citrus, dairy, potatoes, textiles; Export - partners: Turkey 40%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited; Imports: $1.2 billion, f.o.b. (2007 est.); Import - commodities: vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery; Import - partners: Turkey 60%; direct trade between the area administered by Turkish Cypriots and the area under government control remains limited; Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: NA; Debt - external: NA; Currency (code): Turkish new lira (YTL); Exchange rates: Turkish new lira per US dollar:; 1.9 (2013); 1.8 (2012); 1.668 (2011); 1.5026 (2010); 1.55 (2009);" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.618 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.355 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.77 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "49,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "46,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,240 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "141.6 billion cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "141.6 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "9.1 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.72 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "323,707" + "text": "469,305" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "27 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "37.48 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.111 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,801,213" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "93 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "143.85 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots" + "text": "broadband market steadily developing with one of the highest penetrations rates in the region; despite the growth of Cyprus's telecom sector, the market overall continues to be dominated by the incumbent, Cyprus Telecommunications Authority (CyTA), which is still fully-owned by the state, but it is losing ground to its competition annually; improved regulatory circumstances, especially in relation to network interconnection and access, has given competing operators the certainty to invest in network infrastructure, and to launch competing services; fiber infrastructure in the early days and DSL remains the dominate access platform (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay" + "text": "fixed-line is 37 per 100, and  144 per 100 for mobile-cellular; open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); a number of submarine cables, including the SEA-ME-WE-3, combine to provide connectivity to Western Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; tropospheric scatter; s" + "text": "country code - 357 (area administered by Turkish Cypriots uses the country code of Turkey - 90); a number of submarine cables, including the SEA-ME-WE-3, CADMOS, MedNautilus Submarine System, POSEIDON, TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medes, UGARIT, Aphrodite2, Hawk, Lev Submarine System, and Tamares combine to provide connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Southeast Asia; Turcyos-1 and Turcyos-2 submarine cable in Turkish North Cyprus link to Turkey; tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 8 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mixture of state and privately run TV and radio services; the public broadcaster operates 2 TV channels and 4 radio stations; 6 private TV broadcasters, satellite and cable TV services including telecasts from Greece and Turkey, and a number of private ra (2007)" + "text": "mixture of state and privately run TV and radio services; the public broadcaster operates 2 TV channels and 4 radio stations; 6 private TV broadcasters, satellite and cable TV services including telecasts from Greece and Turkey, and a number of private radio stations are available; in areas administered by Turkish Cypriots, there are 2 public TV stations, 4 public radio stations, and 7 privately owned TV and 21 radio broadcast stations plus 6 radio and 4 TV channels of local universities, plus 1 radio station of military, security forces and 1 radio station of civil defense cooperation, as well as relay stations from Turkey (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cy" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "853,000" + "text": "1,044,473" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "71.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "84.43% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "313,462" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "25 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "23,404" + "text": "401,408 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "230,600 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "20,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -978,24 +848,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -1004,18 +874,21 @@ "Heliports": { "text": "9 (2013)" }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "0 km oil" + }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "20,006 km" + "text": "19,901 km (2016)" }, "government control": { - "text": "13,006 km (includes 2,277 km of expressways)" + "text": "12,901 km (includes 272 km of expressways) (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "8,564 km" + "text": "8,631 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "4,442 km" + "text": "4,270 km (2016)" }, "Turkish Cypriot control": { "text": "7,000 km (2011)" @@ -1023,33 +896,39 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "838" + "text": "1,039" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 278, cargo 163, chemical tanker 77, container 201, liquefied gas 11, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 25, petroleum tanker 62, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 4" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "622 (Angola 1, Austria 1, Belgium 3, Bermuda 1, Canada 2, China 6, Denmark 6, Estonia 6, France 16, Germany 192, Greece 201, Hong Kong 2, India 4, Iran 10, Ireland 3, Italy 6, Japan 16, Netherlands 23, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 24, Portugal 2, Russia 4" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "152 (Bahamas 23, Cambodia 4, Comoros 2, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Liberia 9, Malta 32, Marshall Islands 40, Norway 1, Panama 5, Russia 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 2, Singapore 6, unknown 4) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 304, container ship 190, general cargo 183, oil tanker 42, other 320 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "area under government control: Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia" + "text": "area under government control: Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos" + }, + "note": { + "text": "area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF; includes naval and air elements); Northern Cyprus: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) (2014)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 14-month service obligation (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot National Guard (Ethniki Froura, EF, includes Army Land Forces, Naval Command, Air Command) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.05% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.14% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.05% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.8% of GDP (2018) / 1.6% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Cypriot National Guard has approximately 13-15,000 total active duty personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Cypriot National Guard is a mix of Soviet-era and some more modern weapons systems; since 2010, it has received equipment from France, Israel, Italy, Oman, and Russia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "Cypriot National Guard (CNG): 18-50 years of age for compulsory military service for all Greek Cypriot males; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 12-month service obligation (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNICYP) was set up in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on the island and bring about a return to normal conditions; as of March 2020, the UNICYP mission consisted of about 830 personnel (2020)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -1057,12 +936,18 @@ "text": "hostilities in 1974 divided the island into two de facto autonomous entities, the internationally recognized Cypriot Government and a Turkish-Cypriot community (north Cyprus); the 1,000-strong UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has served in Cyprus since 1964 and maintains the buffer zone between north and south; on 1 May 2004, Cyprus entered the EU still divided, with the EU's body of legislation and standards (acquis communitaire) suspended in the north; Turkey protests Cypriot Government creating hydrocarbon blocks and maritime boundary with Lebanon in March 2007" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "7,372 (Syria) (2019)" + }, "IDPs": { - "text": "272,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2015)" + "text": "228,000 (both Turkish and Greek Cypriots; many displaced since 1974) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 10,690 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "minor transit point for heroin and hashish via air routes and container traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey; some cocaine transits as well; despite a strengthening of anti-money-laundering legislation, remains vulnerable to money laundering; reporting of suspicious transactions in offshore sector remains weak (2008)" + "text": "minor transit point for heroin and hashish via air routes and container traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey; some cocaine transits as well; despite a strengthening of anti-money-laundering legislation, remains vulnerable to money laundering; reporting of suspicious transactions in offshore sector remains weak" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/da.json b/europe/da.json index c2df3646..4ceda9bd 100644 --- a/europe/da.json +++ b/europe/da.json @@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ "text": "660 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland" + "text": "note: includes the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and the rest of metropolitan Denmark (the Jutland Peninsula, and the major islands of Sjaelland and Fyn), but excludes the Faroe Islands and Greenland" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts" + "text": "slightly less than twice the size of Massachusetts; about two-thirds the size of West Virginia" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "34 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lammefjord -7 m ++ highest point: Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lammefjord -7 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mollehoj/Ejer Bavnehoj 171 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,29 +78,32 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "63.4% ++ arable land 58.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 4.4%" + "text": "63.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "58.9% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 4.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "12.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "23.7% (2011 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "highest percentage of arable land for any country in the world (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: highest percentage of arable land for any country in the world" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "4,350 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding is a threat in some areas of the country (e.g., parts of Jutland, along the southern coast of the island of Lolland) that are protected from the sea by a system of dikes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides" + "text": "air pollution, principally from vehicle and power plant emissions; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution of the North Sea; drinking and surface water becoming polluted from animal wastes and pesticides; much of country's household and industrial waste is recycled" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -108,15 +114,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen" + "text": "composed of the Jutland Peninsula and a group of more than 400 islands (Danish Archipelago); controls Danish Straits (Skagerrak and Kattegat) linking Baltic and North Seas; about one-quarter of the population lives in greater Copenhagen" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,593,785", - "note": { - "text": "Statistics Denmark estimates the country's total population to be 5,724,456 as of 2016 Q3 (July 2016 est.)" - } + "text": "5,869,410 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -127,46 +130,49 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German, Turkish, Iranian, Somali" + "text": "Danish (includes Greenlandic (who are predominantly Inuit) and Faroese) 86.3%, Turkish 1.1%, other 12.6% (largest groups are Polish, Syrian, German, Iraqi, and Romanian) (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by ancestry" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect), German (small minority)", "note": { - "text": "English is the predominant second language" + "text": "note: English is the predominant second language" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Evangelical Lutheran (official) 80%, Muslim 4%, other (denominations of less than 1% each, includes Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, and Buddhist) 16% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Evangelical Lutheran (official) 74.7%, Muslim 5.5%, other/none/unspecified (denominations of less than 1% each in descending order of size include Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Serbian Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Baptist, Buddhist, Mormon, Pentecostal, and nondenominational Christian) 19.8% (2019 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.58% (male 475,763/female 451,557)" + "text": "16.42% (male 494,806/female 469,005)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.12% (male 374,806/female 359,344)" + "text": "12.33% (male 370,557/female 352,977)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.88% (male 1,082,404/female 1,092,672)" + "text": "38.71% (male 1,149,991/female 1,122,016)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.45% (male 346,371/female 350,093)" + "text": "12.63% (male 370,338/female 371,149)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.96% (male 475,330/female 585,445) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.91% (male 538,096/female 630,475) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.9%" + "text": "57.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "25.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "31.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { @@ -174,152 +180,158 @@ "text": "42 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.1 years" + "text": "40.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.22% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.48% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "with excellent access to the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the Baltic Sea, population centers tend to be along coastal areas, particularly in Copenhagen and the eastern side of the country's mainland" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "87.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "88.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.51% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "COPENHAGEN (capital) 1.268 million (2015)" + "text": "1.346 million COPENHAGEN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.2 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.4 years" + "text": "81.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77 years" + "text": "79.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.01 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.16% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "6,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,200 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21% (2014)" + "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "7.6% of GDP (2014)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "18 years" }, + "male": { + "text": "19 years" + }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2014)" + "text": "19 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.6%" + "text": "9.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "10.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -355,30 +367,27 @@ "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; note - applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components" }, "note": { - "text": "applies to continental Denmark only, not to its North Atlantic components" + "text": "etymology: name derives from the city's Danish appellation Kobenhavn, meaning \"Merchant's Harbor\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)", - "note": { - "text": "an extensive local government reform merged 271 municipalities into 98 and 13 counties into five regions, effective 1 January 2007" - } + "text": "metropolitan Denmark - 5 regions (regioner, singular - region); Hovedstaden (Capital), Midtjylland (Central Jutland), Nordjylland (North Jutland), Sjaelland (Zealand), Syddanmark (Southern Denmark)" }, "Independence": { - "text": "ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormson); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)" + "text": "ca. 965 (unified and Christianized under HARALD I Gormsson); 5 June 1849 (became a parliamentary constitutional monarchy)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "none designated; Constitution Day, 5 June (1849) is generally viewed as National Day" + "text": "Constitution Day, 5 June (1849); note - closest equivalent to a national holiday" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 5 June 1953" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the Folketing with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election, approval by simple majority vote of at least 40 percent of voters in a referendum, and assent by the chief of state; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession) (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the Folketing with consent of the government; passage requires approval by the next Folketing following a general election, approval by simple majority vote of at least 40% of voters in a referendum, and assent of the chief of state; changed several times, last in 2009 (Danish Act of Succession)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -406,10 +415,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK, elder son of the monarch (born on 26 May 1968)" + "text": "Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972); Heir Apparent Crown Prince FREDERIK (elder son of the monarch, born on 26 May 1968)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Lars LOEKKE RASMUSSEN (since 28 June 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mette FREDERIKSEN (since 27 June 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of State appointed by the monarch" @@ -420,41 +429,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 representing Greenland and 2 representing the Faroe Islands; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)" + "text": "unicameral People's Assembly or Folketing (179 seats, including 2 each representing Greenland and the Faroe Islands; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms unless the Folketing is dissolved earlier)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 18 June 2015 (next to be held by June 2019)" + "text": "last held on 5 June 2019 (next to be held on June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SDP 26.3%, DF 21.1%, V 19.5%, EL 7.8%, LA 7.5%, AP 4.8%, SLP 4.6%, SF 4.2%, C 3.4%, other 0.9%; seats by party - SDP 47, DF 37, V 34, EL 14, LA 13, AP 9, SLP 8, SF 7, C 6; note - does not include each of the two seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SDP 25.9%, V 23.4%, DF 8.7%, SLP 8.6%, SF 7.7%, EL 6.9%, C 6.6%, A 3.0%, NB 2.4%, LA 2.3%; seats by party - SDP 48, V 43, DF 16, SLP 16, SF 14, EL 13, C 12, A 5, NB 4, LA 4; composition - men 109, women 70 (includes 2 from Greenland), percent of women 39.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 18 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70" + "text": "judges appointed by the monarch upon the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, with the advice of the Judicial Appointments Council, a 6-member independent body of judges and lawyers; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Special Court of Indictment and Revision; 2 High Courts; Maritime and Commercial Court; county courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative Party or AP [Uffe ELBAEK] ++ Conservative People's Party or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN] ++ Danish People's Party or DF [Kristian THULESEN DAHL] ++ Liberal Alliance or LA [Anders SAMUELSEN] ++ Liberal Party or V [Lars LOEKKE RAMUSSEN] ++ Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, spokesperson Johanne SCHMIDT-NIELSEN] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Mette FREDERIKSEN] ++ Social Liberal Party or SLP [Morten OSTERGAARD] ++ Socialist People's Party or SF [Pia OLSEN DYHR]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Danish Employers or DA [CEO Jacob HOLBRAAD] ++ Confederation of Danish Industries or DI [CEO Karsten DYBVAD] ++ Confederation of Danish Labor Unions (Landsorganisationen) or LO [President Lizette RISGAARD] ++ DaneAge Association [President Bjarne HASTRUP] ++ Danish Shipowners' Association [Director General and CEO Anne STEFFENSEN]] ++ Danish Bankers Association [CEO Ulrik NODGAARD] ++ Danish Society for Nature Conservation or DN [President Ella Maria BISSCHOP-LARSEN]", - "other": { - "text": "environmental groups; humanitarian relief; development assistance; human rights NGOs" - } + "text": "The Alternative A or AP (vacant)Conservative People's Party or DKF or C [Soren PAPE POULSEN]Danish People's Party or DF or O [Kristian THULESEN DAHL]Liberal Alliance or LA [Alex VANOPSLAGH]Liberal Party (Venstre) or V [Jakob ELLEMAN-JENSEN]New Right Party or D or NB [Pernille VERMUND]Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) or EL [collective leadership, Pernille SKIPPER, spokesperson]Social Democrats or A or SDP [Mette FREDERIKSEN]Social Liberal Party or B or SLP [Sofie CARSTEN]Socialist People's Party or SF [Pia OLSEN DYHR]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lars Gert LOSE (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lone Dencker WISBORG (since 17 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3200 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -466,21 +469,21 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 328-1470" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, New York" + "text": "Chicago, Houston, New York, Palo Alto (CA)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Rufus GIFFORD (since 13 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Carla SANDS (since 15 December 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[45] 33 41 71 00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Dag Hammarskjolds Alle 24, 2100 Copenhagen 0" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 5280, DPO, AE 09716" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[45] 33 41 71 00" + "text": "Unit 5280 ODC, DPO AE 09716" }, "FAX": { "text": "[45] 35 43 02 23" @@ -489,7 +492,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "red with a white cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side; the banner is referred to as the Dannebrog (Danish flag) and is one of the oldest national flags in the world; traditions as to the origin of the flag design vary, but the best known is a legend that the banner fell from the sky during an early-13th century battle; caught up by the Danish king before it ever touched the earth, this heavenly talisman inspired the royal army to victory; in actuality, the flag may derive from a crusade banner or ensign", "note": { - "text": "the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden" + "text": "note: the shifted cross design element was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -497,317 +500,309 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Der er et yndigt land\" (There is a Lovely Land); \"Kong Christian\" (King Christian)" + "text": "\"Der er et yndigt land\" (There is a Lovely Country); \"Kong Christian\" (King Christian)" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Adam Gottlob OEHLENSCHLAGER/Hans Ernst KROYER; Johannes EWALD/unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "Denmark has two national anthems with equal status; \"Der er et yndigt land,\" adopted 1844, is a national anthem, while \"Kong Christian,\" adopted 1780, serves as both a national and royal anthem; \"Kong Christian\" is also known as \"Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast\" (King Christian Stood by the Lofty Mast) and \"Kongesangen\" (The King's Anthem); within Denmark, the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the national anthem; when royalty is not present, only the national anthem is performed; outside Denmark, the royal anthem is played, unless the national anthem is requested" + "text": "note: Denmark has two national anthems with equal status; \"Der er et yndigt land,\" adopted 1844, is a national anthem, while \"Kong Christian,\" adopted 1780, serves as both a national and royal anthem; \"Kong Christian\" is also known as \"Kong Christian stod ved hojen mast\" (King Christian Stood by the Lofty Mast) and \"Kongesangen\" (The King's Anthem); within Denmark, the royal anthem is played only when royalty is present and is usually followed by the national anthem; when royalty is not present, only the national anthem is performed; outside Denmark, the royal anthem is played, unless the national anthem is requested" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This thoroughly modern market economy features a high-tech agricultural sector, advanced industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping and renewable energy, and a high dependence on foreign trade. Denmark is a net exporter of food, oil, and gas and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus, but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Danes enjoy a high standard of living and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. An aging population will be a major long-term issue. ++ ++ Denmark is a member of the EU; Danish legislation and regulations conform to EU standards on almost all issues. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union, Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Within the EU, Denmark is among the strongest supporters of trade liberalization. ++ ++ After a long consumption-driven upswing, Denmark's economy began slowing in 2007 with the end of a housing boom. Housing prices dropped markedly in 2008-09 but, with significant regional differences, have since recovered. Household indebtedness is still relatively high at more than 305% of net disposable income in 2014, while household net worth - from private pension schemes and other assets - amounted to 546% of net disposable income. ++ ++ The global financial crisis exacerbated this cyclical slowdown by increasing domestic borrowing costs and lowering foreign demand for Danish exports. Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008, but the budget balance swung into deficit in 2009. The structural budget deficit has remained below 1% and is estimated at -0.4% in 2016. Denmark is experiencing a lackluster economic recovery, having still not regained the GDP level of 2008. GDP contracted in 2012 and 2013, followed by real growth of 1.3% in 2014, and 1.2% in 2015. The government projects 1.9% growth in 2016, while private sector estimates are about 1% growth. A historically low level of unemployment rose with the economic downturn but the labor market has strengthened since 2013, and unemployment stood at about 4.5% in early 2016, based on the national measure. Productivity growth was significantly below the OECD average in 2012–2014." + "text": "This thoroughly modern market economy features advanced industry with world-leading firms in pharmaceuticals, maritime shipping, and renewable energy, and a high-tech agricultural sector. Danes enjoy a high standard of living, and the Danish economy is characterized by extensive government welfare measures and an equitable distribution of income. An aging population will be a long-term issue. Denmark’s small open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, and the government strongly supports trade liberalization. Denmark is a net exporter of food, oil, and gas and enjoys a comfortable balance of payments surplus, but depends on imports of raw materials for the manufacturing sector. Denmark is a member of the EU but not the eurozone. Despite previously meeting the criteria to join the European Economic and Monetary Union, Denmark has negotiated an opt-out with the EU and is not required to adopt the euro. Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion. The economy grew by 2.0% in 2016 and 2.1% in 2017. The expansion is expected to decline slightly in 2018. Unemployment stood at 5.5% in 2017, based on the national labor survey. The labor market was tight in 2017, with corporations experiencing some difficulty finding appropriately-skilled workers to fill billets. The Danish Government offers extensive programs to train unemployed persons to work in sectors that need qualified workers. Denmark maintained a healthy budget surplus for many years up to 2008, but the global financial crisis swung the budget balance into deficit. Since 2014 the balance has shifted between surplus and deficit. In 2017 there was a surplus of 1.0%. The government projects a lower deficit in 2018 and 2019 of 0.7%, and public debt (EMU debt) as a share of GDP is expected to decline to 35.6% in 2018 and 34.8% in 2019. The Danish Government plans to address increasing municipal, public housing and integration spending in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$264.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $262.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $259.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$287.8 billion (2017 est.) / $281.4 billion (2016 est.) / $276 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$302.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$325.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 2% (2016 est.) / 1.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$46,600 (2016 est.) ++ $46,300 (2015 est.) ++ $46,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$50,100 (2017 est.) / $49,300 (2016 est.) / $48,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "47.5%" + "text": "48% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.6%" + "text": "25.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "54.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "22.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products, shipbuilding and refurbishment, windmills, pharmaceuticals, medical eq" + "text": "wind turbines, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, shipbuilding and refurbishment, iron, steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals, food processing, machinery and transportation equipment, textiles and clothing, electronics, construction, furniture and other wood products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.825 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.998 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "18.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "77.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "79.3% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "13.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "13.4% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: excludes students" + } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.7% (2007)" + "text": "23.4% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "24.8 (2011 est.) ++ 24.7 (1992)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$156.9 billion" + "text": "172.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$164.5 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "168.9 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "51.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "53% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "39.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 40.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "35.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.4% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.75% (31 December 2011) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.42% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$148.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $151.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$181.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $189.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$619.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $632.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$224.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $179.5 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $231.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$20.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.75 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.82 billion (2017 est.) / $22.47 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$93.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $95.97 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, pharmaceuticals, furniture, windmills" + "text": "$113.6 billion (2017 est.) / $103.6 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 17.8%, Sweden 11.6%, US 8.4%, Norway 6.3%, UK 6.3%, Netherlands 4.4%, China 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 15.5%, Sweden 11.6%, UK 8.2%, US 7.5%, Norway 6%, China 4.4%, Netherlands 4.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "wind turbines, pharmaceuticals, machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairy products, fish, furniture and design" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$82.29 billion (2016 est.) ++ $85.02 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$94.93 billion (2017 est.) / $86.81 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, raw materials and semimanufactures for industry, chemicals, grain and foodstuffs, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 20.4%, Sweden 12.3%, Netherlands 8.1%, China 7.3%, Norway 6.1%, UK 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 21.3%, Sweden 11.9%, Netherlands 7.8%, China 7.1%, Norway 6.3%, Poland 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$61.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $65.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$75.25 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $64.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$484.8 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $519.8 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$135.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $133.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$242.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $239.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$484.8 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $519.8 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 6.865 (2016 est.) ++ 6.7236 (2015 est.) ++ 6.7236 (2014 est.) ++ 5.6125 (2013 est.) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - / 6.586 (2017 est.) / 6.7309 (2016 est.) / 6.7309 (2015 est.) / 6.7236 (2014 est.) / 5.6125 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "31 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.84 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "32 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.02 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "9.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.919 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.98 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "14 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.34 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "56.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "46% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "43.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "156,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "115,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "98,430 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "82,980 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "86,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "98,240 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "611 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "439 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "189,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "183,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "154,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "158,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "167,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "133,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "182,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "109,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4.634 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.842 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.182 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.115 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.093 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.237 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "625 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "509.7 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "29.93 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12.86 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "42 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.45 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,694,051" + "text": "1,017,009" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "30 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.41 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.266 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,331,110" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "125.5 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent telephone and Internet services" + "text": "excellent telephone and Internet services; Denmark's competitive telecom market has led to the country having the second highest broadband penetration rate in Europe; the fixed-line sector continues to see a decline in revenue while customers move to VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile alternatives; comprehensive LTE coverage and a fast-developing 5G segment; the government is able to offer broadband coverage in rural areas (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "buried and submarine cables and microwave radio relay form trunk network; multiple mobile-cellular communications systems" + "text": "fixed-line 17 per 100, 126 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 45; a series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaava (2015)" + "text": "country code - 45; landing points for the NSC, COBRAcable, CANTAT-3, DANICE, Havfrue/AEC-2, TAT-14m Denmark-Norway-5 & 6, Skagenfiber West & East, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC-KPN, Kattegat 1 & 2 & 3, Energinet Lyngsa-Laeso, Energinet Laeso-Varberg, Fehmarn Balt, Baltica, German-Denmark 2 & 3, Ronne-Rodvig, Denmark-Sweden 15 & 16 & 17 & 18, IP-Only Denmark-Sweden, Scandinavian South, Scandinavian Ring North, Danica North, 34 series of fiber-optic submarine cables link Denmark with Canada, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, US and UK; satellite earth stations - 18 (6 Intelsat, 10 Eutelsat, 1 Orion, 1 Inmarsat (Blaavand-Atlantic-East)); note - the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) share the Danish earth station and the Eik, Norway, station for worldwide Inmarsat access (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and publicly owned TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; broadcasts of privately owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nat" + "text": "strong public-sector TV presence with state-owned Danmarks Radio (DR) operating 6 channels and publicly owned TV2 operating roughly a half-dozen channels; broadcasts of privately owned stations are available via satellite and cable feed; DR operates 4 nationwide FM radio stations, 10 digital audio broadcasting stations, and 14 web-based radio stations; 140 commercial and 187 community (non-commercial) radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".dk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.377 million" + "text": "5,672,398" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "96.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "97.64% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,534,348" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "44 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "76" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "582,011" + "text": "582,011 (2015)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" @@ -821,52 +816,52 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "28" + "text": "28 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "52" + "text": "52 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "47 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 11 km; gas 4,377 km; oil 647 km; oil/gas/water 2 km (2013)" + "text": "1536 km gas, 330 km oil (2015)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,633 km" + "text": "3,476 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "2,633 km 1.435-m gauge (642 km electrified) (2015)" + "text": "3,476 km 1.435-m gauge (1,756 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "74,497 km" + "text": "74,558 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "74,497 km (includes 1,188 km of expressways) (2016)" + "text": "74,558 km (includes 1,205 km of expressways) (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -874,21 +869,18 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "367" + "text": "682" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 48, carrier 1, chemical tanker 125, container 94, liquefied gas 4, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 40, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 8, specialized tanker 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "27 (Germany 9, Greenland 1, Norway 2, Sweden 15)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "582 (Antigua and Barbuda 20, Bahamas 69, Belgium 4, Brazil 3, Curacao 1, Cyprus 6, Egypt 1, France 11, Gibraltar 7, Hong Kong 42, Isle of Man 30, Italy 4, Jamaica 1, Liberia 8, Lithuania 8, Luxembourg 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 34, Marshall Islands 7, Moldova 1, Ne (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 7, container ship 149, general cargo 59, oil tanker 77, other 390 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Baltic Sea - Aarhus, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Kalundborg; North Sea - Esbjerg," + "text": "Baltic Sea - Aarhus, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Kalundborg" + }, + "cruise port(s)": { + "text": "Copenhagen" }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Aalborg (Langerak)" @@ -896,20 +888,43 @@ "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { "text": "Ensted (coal)" }, - "cruise port(s)": { - "text": "Copenhagen" + "note": { + "text": "North Sea - Esbjerg," } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Defense Command: Army Operational Command, Admiral Danish Fleet, Arctic Command, Tactical Air Command, Home Guard (2010)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months according to specialization; reservists are assigned to mobilization units following completion of their conscript service; women eligible to volunteer for military service (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Danish Army, Royal Danish Navy, Royal Danish Air Force, Danish Home Guard (Reserves) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Danish military also maintains a Joint Arctic Command" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.17% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.37% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.41% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.32% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.15% of GDP (2017) / 1.15% of GDP (2016) / 1.11% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Danish military has approximately 16,000 active duty personnel (8,500 Army; 2,500 Navy; 3,000 Air Force; 2,000 joint service, other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Danish military inventory is comprised of a mix of modern European, US, and domestically-produced equipment; the US is the largest supplier of military equipment to Denmark since 2010, followed by Germany and the Netherlands; the Danish defense industry is mainly active in the production of naval vessels, defense electronics, and subcomponents of larger weapons systems, such as the US F-35 fighter aircraft (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "110 Afghanistan (NATO); 130 Middle East/Iraq (NATO/Operation Inherent Resolve) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscripts serve an initial training period that varies from 4 to 12 months depending on specialization; former conscripts are assigned to mobilization units; women eligible to volunteer for military service; in addition to full time employment, the Danish Military offers reserve contracts in all three branches (2016)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "in 2018, the Defense Ministers of Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the creation of a Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC); C-SOCC is scheduled to be fully operational in 2021 (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,10 +933,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "12,988 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "20,046 (Syria), 5,320 (Eritrea) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "6,580 (2015)" + "text": "8,236 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/europe/dx.json b/europe/dx.json index fb5bd356..b14af2e9 100644 --- a/europe/dx.json +++ b/europe/dx.json @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "130.8 sq km" + "text": "131 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves" + "text": "note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -43,15 +43,18 @@ "text": "netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land" + "text": "British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA); of the SBA land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 service and UK based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents" + "text": "approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents" }, "Languages": { "text": "English, Greek" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -78,10 +81,15 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: \"Episkopi\" means \"episcopal\" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese" } }, "Constitution": { - "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters" @@ -91,14 +99,14 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshall Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense" + "text": "Administrator Major General Robert J. THOMSON (since 25 September 2019); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -109,17 +117,21 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of the UK is used" }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, @@ -132,15 +144,17 @@ }, "Exchange rates": { "note": { - "text": "uses the euro" + "text": "note: uses the euro" } } }, "Communications": { "Broadcast media": { - "text": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base (2009)" + "text": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base" } }, + "Transportation": { + }, "Military and Security": { "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway" diff --git a/europe/ee.json b/europe/ee.json index 7b2fd79f..88492659 100644 --- a/europe/ee.json +++ b/europe/ee.json @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ { "Introduction": { - "Preliminary statement": { - "text": "The evolution of what is today the European Union (EU) from a regional economic agreement among six neighboring states in 1951 to today's hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 28 countries across the European continent stands as an unprecedented phenomenon in the annals of history. Dynastic unions for territorial consolidation were long the norm in Europe; on a few occasions even country-level unions were arranged - the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were examples. But for such a large number of nation-states to cede some of their sovereignty to an overarching entity is unique. ++ Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN, NAFTA, or Mercosur, and it has certain attributes associated with independent nations: its own flag, currency (for some members), and law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy in its dealings with external partners. ++ Thus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the EU has been deemed appropriate as a separate entity in The World Factbook. However, because of the EU's special status, this description is placed after the regular country entries." + "": { + "text": "The evolution of what is today the European Union (EU) from a regional economic agreement among six neighboring states in 1951 to today's hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization of 27 countries across the European continent stands as an unprecedented phenomenon in the annals of history. Dynastic unions for territorial consolidation were long the norm in Europe; on a few occasions even country-level unions were arranged - the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were examples. But for such a large number of nation-states to cede some of their sovereignty to an overarching entity is unique. Although the EU is not a federation in the strict sense, it is far more than a free-trade association such as ASEAN or Mercosur, and it has certain attributes associated with independent nations: its own flag, currency (for some members), and law-making abilities, as well as diplomatic representation and a common foreign and security policy in its dealings with external partners. Thus, inclusion of basic intelligence on the EU has been deemed appropriate as a separate entity in The World Factbook. However, because of the EU's special status, this description is placed after the regular country entries." }, "Background": { - "text": "Following the two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century, a number of far-sighted European leaders in the late 1940s sought a response to the overwhelming desire for peace and reconciliation on the continent. In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed pooling the production of coal and steel in Western Europe and setting up an organization for that purpose that would bring France and the Federal Republic of Germany together and would be open to other countries as well. The following year, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when six members - Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris. ++ The ECSC was so successful that within a few years the decision was made to integrate other elements of the countries' economies. In 1957, envisioning an \"ever closer union,\" the Treaties of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the six member states undertook to eliminate trade barriers among themselves by forming a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities were formally merged into the European Community (EC), creating a single Commission, a single Council of Ministers, and the body known today as the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and have been held every five years since. ++ In 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the UK. The 1980s saw further membership expansion with Greece joining in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986. The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht laid the basis for further forms of cooperation in foreign and defense policy, in judicial and internal affairs, and in the creation of an economic and monetary union - including a common currency. This further integration created the European Union (EU), at the time standing alongside the EC. In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU/EC, raising the membership total to 15. ++ A new currency, the euro, was launched in world money markets on 1 January 1999; it became the unit of exchange for all EU member states except Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. In 2002, citizens of those 12 countries began using euro banknotes and coins. Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007 and Croatia in 2013, bringing the current membership to 28. (Seven of these new countries - Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have now adopted the euro, bringing total euro-zone membership to 19.) ++ In an effort to ensure that the EU could function efficiently with an expanded membership, the Treaty of Nice (concluded in 2000; entered into force in 2003) set forth rules to streamline the size and procedures of EU institutions. An effort to establish a \"Constitution for Europe,\" growing out of a Convention held in 2002-2003, foundered when it was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A subsequent effort in 2007 incorporated many of the features of the rejected draft Constitutional Treaty while also making a number of substantive and symbolic changes. The new treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon, sought to amend existing treaties rather than replace them. The treaty was approved at the EU intergovernmental conference of the then 27 member states held in Lisbon in December 2007, after which the process of national ratifications began. In October 2009, an Irish referendum approved the Lisbon Treaty (overturning a previous rejection) and cleared the way for an ultimate unanimous endorsement. Poland and the Czech Republic ratified soon after. The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 and the EU officially replaced and succeeded the EC. The Treaty's provisions are part of the basic consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) now governing what remains a very specific integration project. ++ Frustrated by a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” will take years to carry out, but could embolden skeptics of EU membership in other member states." + "text": "Following the two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century, a number of far-sighted European leaders in the late 1940s sought a response to the overwhelming desire for peace and reconciliation on the continent. In 1950, the French Foreign Minister Robert SCHUMAN proposed pooling the production of coal and steel in Western Europe and setting up an organization for that purpose that would bring France and the Federal Republic of Germany together and would be open to other countries as well. The following year, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was set up when six members - Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands - signed the Treaty of Paris. The ECSC was so successful that within a few years the decision was made to integrate other elements of the countries' economies. In 1957, envisioning an \"ever closer union,\" the Treaties of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), and the six member states undertook to eliminate trade barriers among themselves by forming a common market. In 1967, the institutions of all three communities were formally merged into the European Community (EC), creating a single Commission, a single Council of Ministers, and the body known today as the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament were initially selected by national parliaments, but in 1979 the first direct elections were undertaken and have been held every five years since. In 1973, the first enlargement of the EC took place with the addition of Denmark, Ireland, and the UK. The 1980s saw further membership expansion with Greece joining in 1981 and Spain and Portugal in 1986. The 1992 Treaty of Maastricht laid the basis for further forms of cooperation in foreign and defense policy, in judicial and internal affairs, and in the creation of an economic and monetary union - including a common currency. This further integration created the European Union (EU), at the time standing alongside the EC. In 1995, Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the EU/EC, raising the membership total to 15. A new currency, the euro, was launched in world money markets on 1 January 1999; it became the unit of exchange for all EU member states except Denmark, Sweden, and the UK. In 2002, citizens of those 12 countries began using euro banknotes and coins. Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004 - Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Bulgaria and Romania joined in 2007 and Croatia in 2013, but the UK withdrew in 2020. Current membership stands at 27. (Seven of the new countries - Cyprus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia - have now adopted the euro, bringing total euro-zone membership to 19.) In an effort to ensure that the EU could function efficiently with an expanded membership, the Treaty of Nice (concluded in 2000; entered into force in 2003) set forth rules to streamline the size and procedures of EU institutions. An effort to establish a \"Constitution for Europe,\" growing out of a Convention held in 2002-2003, foundered when it was rejected in referenda in France and the Netherlands in 2005. A subsequent effort in 2007 incorporated many of the features of the rejected draft Constitutional Treaty while also making a number of substantive and symbolic changes. The new treaty, referred to as the Treaty of Lisbon, sought to amend existing treaties rather than replace them. The treaty was approved at the EU intergovernmental conference of the then 27 member states held in Lisbon in December 2007, after which the process of national ratifications began. In October 2009, an Irish referendum approved the Lisbon Treaty (overturning a previous rejection) and cleared the way for an ultimate unanimous endorsement. Poland and the Czech Republic ratified soon after. The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 and the EU officially replaced and succeeded the EC. The Treaty's provisions are part of the basic consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) now governing what remains a very specific integration project. UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU; the formal exit took place on 31 January 2020. The EU and UK have negotiated and ratified a Withdrawal Agreement that includes a status quo transition period through December 2020, which can be extended if both sides agree." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "4,324,782 sq km" + "text": "4,236,351 sq km" + }, + "note": { + "text": "rank by area (sq km):1. France (includes five overseas regions) 643,801 2. Spain 505,370 3. Sweden 450,295 4. Germany 357,022 5. Finland 338,145 6. Poland 312,685 7. Italy 301,3408. Romania 238,391 9. Greece 131,957 10. Bulgaria 110,879 11. Hungary 93,028 12. Portugal 92,090 13. Austria 83,871 14. Czechia 78,867 15. Ireland 70,273 16. Lithuania 65,300 17. Latvia 64,589 18. Croatia 56,594 19. Slovakia 49,035 20. Estonia 45,228 21. Denmark 43,094 22. Netherlands 41,543 23. Belgium 30,528 24. Slovenia 20,273 25. Cyprus 9,251 26. Luxembourg 2,586 27. Malta 316" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -24,17 +27,17 @@ }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { - "text": "13,271 km" + "text": "13,770 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Albania 212 km, Andorra 118 km, Belarus 1,176 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Holy See 3 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Macedonia 396 km, Moldova 683 km, Monaco 6 km, Montenegro 19 km, Norway 2,375 km, Russia 2,435 km, San Marino 37 km, Serbia 1,353 km, Switzerland 1,729 km, Turkey 415 km, Ukraine 1,324 km" + "text": "Albania 212 km, Andorra 118 km, Belarus 1176 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 956 km, Holy See 3 km, Liechtenstein 34 km, Macedonia 396 km, Moldova 683 km, Monaco 6 km, Montenegro 19 km, Norway 2375 km, Russia 2435 km, San Marino 37 km, Serbia 1353 km, Switzerland 1729 km, Turkey 415 km, United Kingdom 499 km, Ukraine 1324 km; note - the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (2020) commits the United Kingdom (UK) to maintain an open border in Ireland, so the border between Northern Ireland (UK) and the Republic of Ireland is only de jure and is not a hard border; the de facto border is the Irish Sea between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain" }, "note": { - "text": "data for European continent only" + "text": "note: data for European continent only" } }, "Coastline": { - "text": "65,992.9 km" + "text": "53,563.9 km" }, "Climate": { "text": "cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south" @@ -43,11 +46,11 @@ "text": "fairly flat along Baltic and Atlantic coasts; mountainous in the central and southern areas" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "about 300 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Zuidplaspolder, Netherlands -7 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lammefjord, Denmark -7 m; Zuidplaspolder, Netherlands -7 m ++ highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Blanc, France 4,810 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -56,8 +59,8 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "154,539.82 sq km (2011 est.)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population distribution varies considerably from country to country, but tends to follow a pattern of coastal and river settlement, with urban agglomerations forming large hubs facilitating large scale housing, industry, and commerce" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population distribution varies considerably from country to country, but tends to follow a pattern of coastal and river settlement, with urban agglomerations forming large hubs facilitating large scale housing, industry, and commerce; the area in and around the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg (known collectively as Benelux), is the most densely populated area in the EU" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic" @@ -76,12 +79,15 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "515,052,778 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "453,007,803", + "note": { + "text": "rank by population: Germany - 80,159,662;  France - 67,848,156;  Italy - 62,402,659;  Spain - 50,015,792;  Poland - 38,282,325;  Romania - 21,302,893;  Netherlands - 17,280,397;  Belgium - 11,720,716;  Czechia - 10,702,498;  Greece - 10,607,051;  Portugal - 10,302,674;  Sweden - 10,202,491;  Hungary - 9,771,827;  Austria - 8,859,449;  Bulgaria - 6,966,899;  Denmark - 5,869,410;  Finland - 5,571,665;  Slovakia - 5,440,602;  Ireland - 5,176,569;  Croatia - 4,227,746;  Lithuania - 2,731,464;  Slovenia - 2,102,678;  Latvia - 1,881,232;  Cyprus - 1,266,676;  Estonia - 1,228,624;  Luxembourg - 628,381;  Malta - 457,267 (July 2020 est.)" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish", "note": { - "text": "only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 38% of the EU population is conversant with it (2012)" + "text": "note: only the 24 official languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - about 16% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken foreign language - about 29% of the EU population is conversant with it (2020)" } }, "Religions": { @@ -89,46 +95,46 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.5% (male 40,853,366/female 38,783,889)" + "text": "15.05% (male 34,978,216/female 33,217,600)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.9% (male 28,680,885/female 27,396,922)" + "text": "10.39% (male 24,089,260/female 22,990,579)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.8% (male 108,312,731/female 106,407,509)" + "text": "40.54% (male 92,503,000/female 91,144,596)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.9% (male 32,287,068/female 34,128,099)" + "text": "13.52% (male 29,805,200/female 31,424,172)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.1% (male 42,074,448/female 56,127,861) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.5% (male 39,834,507/female 53,020,673) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.7 years" + "text": "44 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.3 years" + "text": "42.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.23% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.10% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population distribution varies considerably from country to country, but tends to follow a pattern of coastal and river settlement, with urban agglomerations forming large hubs facilitating large scale housing, industry, and commerce" + "text": "population distribution varies considerably from country to country, but tends to follow a pattern of coastal and river settlement, with urban agglomerations forming large hubs facilitating large scale housing, industry, and commerce; the area in and around the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg (known collectively as Benelux), is the most densely populated area in the EU" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -141,7 +147,7 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" @@ -150,36 +156,36 @@ "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.2 years" + "text": "80.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.4 years" + "text": "78 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.62 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.9% (2016)" }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "note - see individual entries of member states" @@ -189,23 +195,37 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "note - see individual entries of member states" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring regionally; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the European Union’s Schengen Area (comprised of the following 26 European states: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + } + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "17.1%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "17.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "16.9% (2018 est.)" + } } }, "Government": { - "Union name": { - "conventional long form": { - "text": "European Union" - }, - "abbreviation": { - "text": "EU" + "": { + "text": "27 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden; note - candidate countries: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey there are 13 overseas countries and territories (OCTs) (1 with Denmark [Greenland], 6 with France [French Polynesia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; New Caledonia; Saint Barthelemy; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Wallis and Futuna], and 6 with the Netherlands [Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten]), all are part of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA)", + "note": { + "text": "note: there are non-European OCTs having special relations with Denmark, France, and the Netherlands (list is annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), that are associated with the EU to promote their economic and social development; member states apply to their trade with OCTs the same treatment as they accord each other pursuant to the treaties; OCT nationals are in principle EU citizens, but these countries are neither part of the EU, nor subject to the EU" } }, - "Political structure": { - "text": "a hybrid and unique intergovernmental and supranational organization" - }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg; note - the European Council, a gathering of the EU heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a ministerial-level body of ten formations, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany" + "text": "Brussels (Belgium), Strasbourg (France), Luxembourg, Frankfurt (Germany); note - the European Council, a gathering of the EU heads of state and/or government, and the Council of the European Union, a ministerial-level body of ten formations, meet in Brussels, Belgium, except for Council meetings held in Luxembourg in April, June, and October; the European Parliament meets in Brussels and Strasbourg, France, and has administrative offices in Luxembourg; the Court of Justice of the European Union is located in Luxembourg; and the European Central Bank is located in Frankfurt, Germany" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "(Brussels) 50 50 N, 4 20 E" @@ -215,86 +235,71 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" - } - }, - "Member states": { - "text": "28 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK; note - candidate countries: Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey", + }, "note": { - "text": "there are non-European overseas countries and territories (OCTs) having special relations with Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and the UK (list is annexed to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union), that are associated with the Union to promote their economic and social development; member states apply to their trade with OCTs the same treatment as they accord each other pursuant to the treaties; OCT nationals are in principle EU citizens, but these countries are neither part of the EU, nor subject to the EU ++ there are 25 OCTs (1 with Denmark [Greenland], 6 with France [French Polynesia; French Southern and Antarctic Lands; New Caledonia; Saint Barthelemy; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Wallis and Futuna], 6 with the Netherlands [Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten], and 12 with the UK [Anguilla; Bermuda; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands]), of which 22 have joined the Overseas Countries and Territories Association (OCTA); the 3 OCTs that are not part of OCTA (British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands) do not have a permanent population" + "text": "note: the 27 European Union countries spread across three time zones; a proposal has been put forward to do away with daylight savings time in all EU countries" } }, "Independence": { "text": "7 February 1992 (Maastricht Treaty signed establishing the European Union); 1 November 1993 (Maastricht Treaty entered into force)", "note": { - "text": "the Treaties of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 and subsequently entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; a series of subsequent treaties have been adopted to increase efficiency and transparency, to prepare for new member states, and to introduce new areas of cooperation - such as a single currency; the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on 1 December 2009 is the most recent of these treaties and is intended to make the EU more democratic, more efficient, and better able to address global problems with one voice" + "text": "note: the Treaties of Rome, signed on 25 March 1957 and subsequently entered into force on 1 January 1958, created the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community; a series of subsequent treaties have been adopted to increase efficiency and transparency, to prepare for new member states, and to introduce new areas of cooperation - such as a single currency; the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and entered into force on 1 December 2009 is the most recent of these treaties and is intended to make the EU more democratic, more efficient, and better able to address global problems with one voice" } }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day) 9 May (1950); note - the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union, with the aim of achieving a united Europe" + "text": "Europe Day (also known as Schuman Day), 9 May (1950); note - the day in 1950 that Robert SCHUMAN proposed the creation of what became the European Coal and Steel Community, the progenitor of today's European Union, with the aim of achieving a united Europe" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "none; note - the EU legal order relies primarily on two consolidated texts encompassing all provisions as amended from a series of past treaties: the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as modified by the Lisbon Treaty states in Article 1 that \"the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION ... on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common\"; Article 1 of the TEU states further that the EU is \"founded on the present Treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as 'the Treaties'),\" both possessing the same legal value; Article 6 of the TEU provides that a separately adopted Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \"shall have the same legal value as the Treaties\"" + "text": "none; note - the EU legal order relies primarily on two consolidated texts encompassing all provisions as amended from a series of past treaties: the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as modified by the 2009 Lisbon Treaty states in Article 1 that \"the HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES establish among themselves a EUROPEAN UNION ... on which the Member States confer competences to attain objectives they have in common\"; Article 1 of the TEU states further that the EU is \"founded on the present Treaty and on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as 'the Treaties'),\" both possessing the same legal value; Article 6 of the TEU provides that a separately adopted Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union \"shall have the same legal value as the Treaties\"" }, "amendments": { - "text": "European Union treaties can be amended in several ways: 1) Ordinary Revision Procedure (for key amendments to the treaties); initiated by an EU country’s government, by the EU Parliament, or by the EU Commission; following adoption of the proposal by the European Council, a convention is formed of national government representatives to review the proposal and subsequently a conference of government representatives also reviews the proposal; passage requires ratification by all EU countries; 2) Simplified Revision Procedure (for amendment of EU internal policies and actions); passage of a proposal requires unanimous European Council vote following European Council consultation with the EU Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament, and requires ratification by all EU countries; 3) Passerelle Clause (allows the alteration of a legislative procedure without a formal amendment of the treaties); 4) Flexibility Clause (permits the EU to decide in subject areas not covered by the EU treaties); note - the Treaty of Lisbon (signed in December 2007 and effective in December 2009) amended the two treaties that formed the EU - the Maastricht Treaty (1993) and the Treaty of Rome (1958), known in updated form as the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (2007) (2016)" + "text": "European Union treaties can be amended in several ways: 1) Ordinary Revision Procedure (for key amendments to the treaties); initiated by an EU country’s government, by the European Parliament, or by the European Commission; following adoption of the proposal by the European Council, a convention is formed of national government representatives to review the proposal and subsequently a conference of government representatives also reviews the proposal; passage requires ratification by all EU countries; 2) Simplified Revision Procedure (for amendment of EU internal policies and actions); passage of a proposal requires unanimous European Council vote following European Council consultation with the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Central Bank (if the amendment concerns monetary matters) and requires ratification by all EU countries; 3) Passerelle Clause (allows the alteration of a legislative procedure without a formal amendment of the treaties); 4) Flexibility Clause (permits the EU to decide in subject areas where EU competences have not been explicitly granted in the Treaties but are necessary to the attainment of the objectives set out in the Treaty); note - the Treaty of Lisbon (signed in December 2007 and effective in December 2009) amended the two treaties that formed the EU - the Maastricht Treaty (1993) and the Treaty of Rome (1958), known in updated form as the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "unique supranational law system in which, according to an interpretive declaration of member-state governments appended to the Treaty of Lisbon, \"the Treaties and the law adopted by the Union on the basis of the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States\" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and as resulting from constitutional traditions common to the EU's states; EU law is divided into 'primary' and 'secondary' legislation; primary legislation is derived from the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and are the basis for all EU action; secondary legislation - which includes directives, regulations, and decisions - is derived from the principles and objectives set out in the treaties" + "text": "unique supranational law system in which, according to an interpretive declaration of member-state governments appended to the Treaty of Lisbon, \"the Treaties and the law adopted by the Union on the basis of the Treaties have primacy over the law of Member States\" under conditions laid down in the case law of the Court of Justice; key principles of EU law include fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and as resulting from constitutional traditions common to the EU's 27-member states; EU law is divided into 'primary' and 'secondary' legislation; primary legislation is derived from the consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and are the basis for all EU action; secondary legislation - which includes directives, regulations, and decisions - is derived from the principles and objectives set out in the treaties" }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age (16 years in Austria); universal; voting for the European Parliament is permitted in each member state" }, "Executive branch": { - "text": "under the EU treaties there are three distinct institutions, each of which conducts functions that may be regarded as executive in nature:", - "the European Council": { - "text": "brings together heads of state and government, along with the president of the European Commission, and meets at least four times a year; its aim is to provide the impetus for the development of the Union and to issue general policy guidelines; the Treaty of Lisbon established the position of \"permanent\" (full-time) president of the European Council; leaders of the EU member states appoint the president for a 2 1/2 year term, renewable once; the president's responsibilities include chairing the EU summits and providing policy and organizational continuity; the current president is Donald TUSK (Poland), since 1 December 2014, succeeding Herman VAN ROMPUY (Belgian; 2009-14)" - }, - "the Council of the European Union": { - "text": "consists of ministers of each EU member state and meets regularly in 10 different configurations depending on the subject matter; it conducts policymaking and coordinating functions as well as legislative functions; ministers of EU member states chair meetings of the Council of the EU based on a 6-month rotating presidency except for the meetings of EU Foreign Ministers in the Foreign Affairs Council that are chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy" - }, - "the European Commission": { - "text": "headed by a College of Commissioners comprised of 28 members (one from each member country) including the president; each commissioner is responsible for one or more policy areas; the Commission's main responsibilities include the sole right to initiate EU legislation (except for foreign and security/defense policy), promoting the general interest of the EU, acting as \"guardian of the Treaties\" by monitoring the application of EU law, implementing/executing the EU budget, managing programs, negotiating on the EU's behalf in core policy areas such as trade, and ensuring the Union's external representation in some policy areas; its current president is Jean-Claude JUNCKER (Luxembourg) elected on 15 July 2014 (took office on 1 November 2014); the president of the European Commission is nominated by the European Council and formally \"elected\" by the European Parliament; the Commission president allocates specific responsibilities among the members of the College (appointed by common accord of the member state governments in consultation with the president-elect); the European Parliament confirms the entire Commission for a 5-year term; President JUNCKER reorganized the structure of the College around clusters or project teams coordinated by 7 vice presidents in line with the current Commission's main political priorities and appointed Frans TIMMERMANS (Netherlands) to act as his first vice president; the confirmation process for the next Commission expected be held in the fall of 2019" - }, + "text": "under the EU treaties there are three distinct institutions, each of which conducts functions that may be regarded as executive in nature:European Council - brings together heads of state and government, along with the president of the European Commission, and meets at least four times a year; its aim is to provide the impetus for the development of the Union and to issue general policy guidelines; the Treaty of Lisbon established the position of \"permanent\" (full-time) president of the European Council; leaders of the EU member states appoint the president for a 2 1/2 year term, renewable once; the president's responsibilities include chairing the EU summits and providing policy and organizational continuity; the current president is Donald TUSK (Poland), since 1 December 2014, succeeding Herman VAN ROMPUY (Belgian; 2009-14)Council of the European Commission - consists of ministers of each EU member state and meets regularly in 10 different configurations depending on the subject matter; it conducts policymaking and coordinating functions as well as legislative functions; ministers of EU member states chair meetings of the Council of the EU based on a 6-month rotating presidency except for the meetings of EU Foreign Ministers in the Foreign Affairs Council that are chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyEuropean Commission - headed by a College of Commissioners comprised of 28 members (one from each member country) including the president; each commissioner is responsible for one or more policy areas; the Commission's main responsibilities include the sole right to initiate EU legislation (except for foreign and security/defense policy), promoting the general interest of the EU, acting as \"guardian of the Treaties\" by monitoring the application of EU law, implementing/executing the EU budget, managing programs, negotiating on the EU's behalf in core policy areas such as trade, and ensuring the Union's external representation in some policy areas; its current president is Jean-Claude JUNCKER (Luxembourg) elected on 15 July 2014 (took office on 1 November 2014); the president of the European Commission is nominated by the European Council and formally \"elected\" by the European Parliament; the Commission president allocates specific responsibilities among the members of the College (appointed by common accord of the member state governments in consultation with the president-elect); the European Parliament confirms the entire Commission for a 5-year term; President JUNCKER reorganized the structure of the College around clusters or project teams coordinated by 7 vice presidents in line with the current Commission's main political priorities and appointed Frans TIMMERMANS (Netherlands) to act as his first vice president; the confirmation process for the next Commission expected be held in the fall of 2019", "note": { - "text": "for external representation and foreign policy making, leaders of the EU member states appointed Federica MOGHERINI (Italy) as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; MOGHERINI took office on 1 November 2014, succeeding Catherine ASHTON (UK) (2009-14); the High Representative's concurrent appointment as Vice President of the European Commission endows her position with the policymaking influence of the Council of the EU and the budgetary influence (subject to Council's approval) of the Council of the EU and the budgetary/management influence of the European Commission; the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy component, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, represents and acts for the Union in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the diplomatic corps of the EU, established on 1 December 2010" + "text": "note: for external representation and foreign policy making, leaders of the EU member states appointed Federica MOGHERINI (Italy) as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; MOGHERINI took office on 1 November 2014, succeeding Catherine ASHTON (UK) (2009-14); the High Representative's concurrent appointment as Vice President of the European Commission was meant to bring more coherence to the EU’s foreign policy (horizontally, between policies managed by the Commission that are particularly relevant for EU external relations, such as trade, humanitarian aid and crisis management, neighborhood policy and enlargement; and vertically, between national capitals and the EU); the High Representative helps develop and implement the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defense Policy components, chairs the Foreign Affairs Council, represents and acts for the Union in many international contexts, and oversees the European External Action Service, the diplomatic corps of the EU, established on 1 December 2010" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "two legislative bodies consisting of the Council of the European Union (28 seats; ministers representing the 28 member states) and the European Parliament (751 seats; seats allocated among member states roughly in proportion to population size; members elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms); note - the European Parliament President, currently Martin SCHULZ (German Socialist) is elected by a majority of fellow members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally; the Council of the EU and the MEPs share responsibilities for adopting the bulk of EU legislation, normally acting in co-decision on Commission proposals (but not in the area of Common Foreign and Security Policy, which is governed by consensus of the EU member state governments)" + "text": "two legislative bodies consisting of the Council of the European Union (27 seats; ministers representing the 27 member states) and the European Parliament (705 seats; seats allocated among member states roughly in proportion to population size; members elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms); note - the European Parliament President, Antonio TAJANI (Italian center-right), was elected in January 2017 by a majority of fellow members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and represents the Parliament within the EU and internationally; the Council of the EU and the MEPs share responsibilities for adopting the bulk of EU legislation, normally acting in co-decision on Commission proposals (but not in the area of Common Foreign and Security Policy, which is governed by consensus of the EU member state governments)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22-25 May 2014 (next to be held May-June 2019)" + "text": "last held on 23-26 May 2019 (next to be held May 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - EPP 29.4%, S&D 25.4%, ECR 9.3%, ALDE 8.9%, GUE/NGL 6.9%, Greens/EFA 6.7%, EFD 6.4%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - EPP 221, S&D 191, ECR 70, ALDE 67, GUE/NGL 52, Greens/EFA 50, EFD 48, independent 52" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats by party (as of 31 January 2020) - EPP 187, S&D 148, ALDE/EDP 97, ID 76, Greens/EFA 67, ECR 59, GUE-NGL 40, non-inscripts 31; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "note": { - "text": "the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the judicial authority in matters of European Union law; the ECJ ensures that EU law is interpreted and applied uniformly throughout the EU, resolves disputed issues among the EU institutions and with member states, issues opinions on questions of EU law referred by member state courts" - }, - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "European Court of Justice (consists of 28 judges - 1 from each member state); the court may sit as a full court, in a \"Grand Chamber\" of 13 judges in special cases, but usually in chambers of 3 to 5 judges" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Justice of the European Union, which includes the Court of Justice (informally known as the European Court of Justice or ECJ) and the General Court (consists of 27 judges, one drawn from each member state; the ECJ includes 11 Advocates General while the General Court can include additional judges; both the ECJ and the General Court may sit in a \"Grand Chamber\" of 15 judges in special cases but usually in chambers of 3 to 5 judges" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges appointed by the common consent of the member states to serve 6-year renewable terms" }, - "subordinate courts": { - "text": "General Court; Civil Service Tribunal" + "note": { + "text": "note: the ECJ is the supreme judicial authority of the EU; it ensures that EU law is interpreted and applied uniformly throughout the EU, resolves disputed issues among the EU institutions and with member states, and reviews issues and opinions regarding questions of EU law referred by member state courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe or ALDE [Guy VERHOFSTADT] ++ European United Left-Nordic Green Left or GUE/NGL [Gabriele ZIMMER] ++ Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy or EFDD [Nigel FARAGE and David BORRELLI] ++ Europe of Nations and Freedom or ENF [Marine LE PEN and Marcel DE GRAAFF] ++ European Conservatives and Reformists or ECR [Syed KAMALL] ++ European Greens/European Free Alliance or Greens/EFA [Rebecca HARMS and Philippe LAMBERTS] ++ European People's Party or EPP [Manfred WEBER] ++ Group of the Alliance of Socialists and Democrats or S&D [Gianni PITELLA]" + "text": "Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe or ALDE [Guy VERHOFSTADT]European United Left-Nordic Green Left or GUE/NGL [Gabriele ZIMMER]Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy or EFDD [Nigel FARAGE]Europe of Nations and Freedom or ENF or ENL [Nicolas BAY and Marcel DE GRAAFF]European Conservatives and Reformists or ECR [Syed KAMALL and Ryszard LEGUTKO]European Greens/European Free Alliance or Greens/EFA [Ska KELLER, Philippe LAMBERTS]European People's Party or EPP [Manfred WEBER]Identity and Democracy Party [Marco ZANNI]Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats or S&D [Udo BULLMANN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ARF, ASEAN (dialogue member), Australian Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CERN, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-8, G-10, G-20, IDA, IEA, IGAD (partners), LAIA (observer), NSG (observer), OAS (observer), OECD, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), UN (observer), UNRWA (observer), WCO, WTO, ZC (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David O'SULLIVAN (since 19 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador David O'SULLIVAN (since 18 November 2014)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2175 K Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -308,7 +313,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Anthony Luzzatto GARDNER (since 18 March 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Gordon SONDLAND (since 9 July 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[32] (2) 811-4100" }, "embassy": { "text": "13 Zinnerstraat/Rue Zinner, B-1000 Brussels" @@ -316,9 +324,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[32] (2) 811-4100" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[32] (2) 811-5154" } @@ -331,83 +336,83 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Ode to Joy\"" + "text": "Ode to Joy" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "no lyrics/Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN, arranged by Herbert VON KARAJAN" }, "note": { - "text": "official EU anthem since 1985; the music is meant to represent all of Europe rather than just the organization, conveying ideas of peace, freedom, and unity" + "text": "note: official EU anthem since 1985; the anthem is meant to represent all of Europe rather than just the organization, conveying ideas of peace, freedom, and unity" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Internally, the 28 EU member states have adopted the framework of a single market with free movement of goods, services and capital. Internationally, the EU aims to bolster Europe's trade position and its political and economic weight. ++ ++ Despite great differences in per capita income among member states (from $13,000 to $82,000) and in national attitudes toward issues like inflation, debt, and foreign trade, the EU has achieved a high degree of coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. A common currency – the euro – circulates among 19 of the member states, under the auspices of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Eleven member states introduced the euro as their common currency on 1 January 1999 (Greece did so two years later). Since 2004, 13 states acceded to the EU. Of the 13, Slovenia (2007), Cyprus and Malta (2008), Slovakia (2009), Estonia (2011), Latvia (2014), and Lithuania (2015) have adopted the euro; 7 other member states - not including the UK nor Denmark, which have formal opt-outs - are required by EU treaties to adopt the common currency upon meeting fiscal and monetary convergence criteria. ++ ++ The EU economy is slowly recovering from the 2008-09 global economic crisis and the ensuing sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone in 2011. The bloc posted moderate GDP growth in 2014 and 2015, but the recovery has been uneven. Some EU member states (Czech Republic, Ireland and Spain) have recorded strong growth while others (Finland, Greece) are struggling to shake off recession. The recovery has been buoyed by lower commodities prices and accommodative monetary policy, which has lowered interest rates and the euro’s foreign exchange value. Despite EU/IMF rescue programs in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Cyprus, significant drags on growth remain, including high public and private debt loads, low domestic demand that discourages investment, aging populations, onerous regulations, and high unemployment. These factors - in combination with low oil prices - have subdued inflation in the euro zone despite the European Central Bank’s (ECB) efforts to spur more lending and investment through its asset-buying program and negative interest rates. The ECB in December 2015 stated it would widen its asset-buying program and extend it until March 2017 to fend off deflation and improve borrowing conditions in the euro zone. ++ ++ Beyond the risk of deflation, the EU economy is vulnerable to a slowdown of global trade that would shrink the EU’s ample external trade surplus. Another round of financial market turmoil because of disagreements between bailed-out Greece and its euro-zone creditor could also be detrimental to a stronger EU recovery if it hurts consumer and investor confidence. To bolster economic growth and create jobs, EU leaders have moved forward with plans to use $28 (€21) billion in public money as seed capital to attract private investors to fund $421 [€315] billion in infrastructure projects from 2015 to 2017, focusing on energy, broadband, transport, education, and research and innovation. They also are forging ahead on creating a capital markets union to ease the burdens of cross-border investment in the bloc. Externally, the EU continues to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive free trade agreement with the US, the goal of which is to expand already large trade and investment flows." + "text": "The 27 member states that make up the EU have adopted an internal single market with free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor. The EU, which is also a customs union, aims to bolster Europe's trade position and its political and economic weight in international affairs.   Despite great differences in per capita income among member states (from $28,000 to $109,000) and in national attitudes toward issues like inflation, debt, and foreign trade, the EU has achieved a high degree of coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. A common currency – the euro – circulates among 19 of the member states that make up the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Eleven member states introduced the euro as their common currency on 1 January 1999 (Greece did so two years later). Since 2004, 13 states acceded to the EU. Of the 13, Slovenia (2007), Cyprus and Malta (2008), Slovakia (2009), Estonia (2011), Latvia (2014), and Lithuania (2015) have adopted the euro; seven other member states - excluding Denmark, which has a formal opt-out - are required by EU treaties to adopt the common currency upon meeting fiscal and monetary convergence criteria.   The EU economy posted moderate GDP growth for 2014 through 2017, capping five years of sustained growth since the 2008-09 global economic crisis and the ensuing sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone in 2011. However, the bloc’s recovery was uneven. Some EU member states (Czechia, Ireland, Malta, Romania, Sweden, and Spain) recorded strong growth, others (Italy) experienced modest expansion, and Greece finally ended its EU rescue program in August 2018. Overall, the EU’s recovery was buoyed by lower commodities prices and accommodative monetary policy, which lowered interest rates and stimulated demand. The euro zone, which makes up about 70% of the total EU economy, performed well, achieving a growth rate not seen in a decade. In October 2017 the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it would extend its bond-buying program through September 2018, and possibly beyond that date, to keep the euro zone recovery on track. The ECB’s efforts to spur more lending and investment through its asset-buying program, negative interest rates, and long-term loan refinancing programs have not yet raised inflation in line with the ECB’s statutory target of just under 2%.   Despite its performance, high unemployment in some member states, high levels of public and private debt, muted productivity, an incomplete single market in services, and an aging population remain sources of potential drag on the EU’s future growth. Moreover, the EU economy remains vulnerable to a slowdown of global trade and bouts of political and financial turmoil. In June 2016, the UK voted to withdraw from the EU, the first member country ever to attempt to secede. Continued uncertainty about the implications of the UK’s exit from the EU (concluded January 2020) could hurt consumer and investor confidence and dampen EU growth, particularly if trade and cross-border investment significantly declines. Political disagreements between EU member states on reforms to fiscal and economic policy also may impair the EU’s ability to bolster its crisis-prevention and resolution mechanisms. International investors’ fears of a broad dissolution of the single currency area have largely dissipated, but these concerns could resurface if elected leaders implement policies that contravene euro-zone budget or banking rules. State interventions in ailing banks, including rescue of banks in Italy and resolution of banks in Spain, have eased financial vulnerabilities in the European banking sector even though some banks are struggling with low profitability and a large stock of bad loans, fragilities that could precipitate localized crises. Externally, the EU has continued to pursue comprehensive free trade agreements to expand EU external market share, particularly with Asian countries; EU and Japanese leaders reached a political-level agreement on a free trade agreement in July 2017, and agreement with Mexico in April 2018 on updates to an existing free trade agreement." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$19.18 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $18.64 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $18.08 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$20.85 trillion (2017 est.) / $20.38 trillion (2016 est.) / $19.98 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$16.27 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.11 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 2% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,800 (2016 est.) ++ $36,900 (2015 est.) ++ $35,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$40,900 (2017 est.) / $39,400 (2016 est.) / $38,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "22.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 22.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 22% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "58.2%" + "text": "54.4% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "20.4% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "19.8% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "44.9%" + "text": "43.9% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-40.5% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "25.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "wheat, barley, oilseeds, sugar beets, wine, grapes; dairy products, cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "among the world's largest and most technologically advanced regions, the EU industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportat" + "text": "among the world's largest and most technologically advanced regions, the EU industrial base includes: ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and processing, metal products, petroleum, coal, cement, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, rail transportation equipment, passenger and commercial vehicles, construction equipment, industrial equipment, shipbuilding, electrical power equipment, machine tools and automated manufacturing systems, electronics and telecommunications equipment, fishing, food and beverages, furniture, paper, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "232.9 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "238.9 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -421,164 +426,128 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.5% (2015 est.) ++ 9.4% (2015)" + "text": "8.6% (2016 est.) / 9.4% (2015 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "9.8% note - see individual country entries of member states" + "text": "9.8% (2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: see individual country entries of member states" + } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "2.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "23.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.8% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.9 (2014 est.) ++ 30.5 (2013 est.)" - }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "45.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.2% (of GDP) (2014)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2014)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "86.8% of GDP (2014) ++ 85.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "86.8% of GDP (2014) / 85.5% of GDP (2013)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "NA" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "0.32% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 0.56% (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$7.165 trillion (31 December 2013) ++ $7.422 trillion (31 December 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the quantity of money, M1, for the euro area, converted into US dollars at the exchange rate for the date indicated; it excludes the stock of money carried by non-euro-area members of the European Union, e.g., UK pounds, Danish kroner, and Czech k" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$12.49 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $12.29 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the quantity of broad money for the euro area, converted into US dollars at the exchange rate for the date indicated; it excludes the stock of broad money carried by non-euro-area members of the European Union" - } - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$21.71 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $21.29 trillion (31 December 2011 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "this figure refers to the euro area only; it excludes credit data for non-euro-area members of the EU" - } - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.185 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.932 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $10.4 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$351.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $88.12 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "$404.9 billion (2017 est.) / $359.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.259 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.306 trillion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$1.929 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.985 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "external exports, excluding intra-EU trade" + "text": "note: external exports, excluding intra-EU trade" } }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "United States 20.7%, China 9.6%, Switzerland 8.1%, Turkey 4.4%, Russia 4.1% (2016 est.)" + }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, motor vehicles, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, fuels, aircraft, plastics, iron and steel, wood pulp and paper products, alcoholic beverages, furniture" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "United States 17.1%, China 8.5%, Switzerland 7.8%, Russia 7.2%, Turkey 4.4% (2013 est.)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.244 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $2.238 trillion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$1.895 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.92 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "external imports, excluding intra-EU trade" + "text": "note: external imports, excluding intra-EU trade" } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels and crude oil, machinery, vehicles, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals, precious gemstones, textiles, aircraft, plastics, metals, ships" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 16.1%, United States 11.4%, Russia 11%, Switzerland 5.9%, Norway 4.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "China 20.1%, United States 14.5%, Switzerland 7.1%, Russia 6.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$740.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)", + "text": "$740.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) / $746.9 billion (31 December 2013)", "note": { - "text": "$746.9 billion (31 December 2013)" + "text": "note: data are for the European Central Bank" } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$13.05 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.14 trillion (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA $5.148 trillion (2012) ++ $4.828 trillion (2011)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$9.121 trillion (2012) ++ $8.721 trillion (2011)" + "text": "$29.27 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) / $28.68 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.166 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.043 trillion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.771 trillion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.845 trillion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "336.2 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "390 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "349.5 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "397 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "947 million kW (2012 est.)" + "text": "975 million kW (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "44% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "12.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "10.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "22.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "44% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.411 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.488 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.789 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.1 billion bbl (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "11.12 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.66 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "12.53 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.89 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.196 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.196 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "8.613 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.613 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "132.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "118.2 billion cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "386.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "428.8 billion cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { "text": "93.75 billion cu m (2010 est.)" @@ -587,74 +556,98 @@ "text": "420.6 billion cu m (2010 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.492 billion cu m (1 January 2015 es)" + "text": "1.3 trillion cu m (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.705 billion Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.475 billion Mt (2015 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total": { - "text": "213.8 million (July 2015 est.)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "210,621,546" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2017 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "632.5 million (July 2015 est.)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "625,000,799" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "121 (2017 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { - "text": "note - see individual country entries of member states" + "Telecommunication systems": { + "note": { + "text": "note - see individual country entries of member states" + } }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".eu; note - see country entries of member states for individual country codes" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "398.1 million (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "398.1 million (2018 est.)" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "85%" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "174,634,171" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2017)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "Airports": { - "text": "3,102 (2013)" + "National air transport system": { + "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "636,860,155 (2018)" + }, + "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "31,730,660,000 (2018)" + } }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1,882" + "text": "1,882 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "120" + "text": "120 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "341" + "text": "341 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "507" + "text": "507 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "425" + "text": "425 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "489 (2015)" + "text": "489 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1,244" + "text": "1,244 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, - "2,437 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "2,438 to 3,047 m": { + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "245" + "text": "245 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "982 (2013)" @@ -678,16 +671,27 @@ }, "Ports and terminals": { "major port(s)": { - "text": "Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Split (Croatia), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)" + "text": "Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Split (Croatia), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)" } } }, "Military and Security": { "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.66% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.65% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2018) / 1.49% of GDP (2017) / 1.48% of GDP (2016) / 1.48% of GDP (2015) / 1.5% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "180 Central African Republic (EUTM); 600 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUTM); 700 Mali (EUTM); 200 Somalia (EUTM) (2020)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the five-nation Eurocorps - created in 1992 by France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Luxembourg - has deployed troops and police on peacekeeping missions to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and assumed command of the ISAF in Afghanistan in August 2004; Eurocorps directly commands the 5,000-man Franco-German Brigade, the Multinational Command Support Brigade, and EUFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina; in November 2004, the EU Council of Ministers formally committed to creating 13 1,500-man battle groups by the end of 2007, to respond to international crises on a rotating basis; 22 of the EU's 28 nations have agreed to supply troops; France, Italy, and the UK formed the first of three battle groups in 2005; Norway, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland established the Nordic Battle Group effective 1 January 2008; nine other groups are to be formed; a rapid-reaction naval EU Maritime Task Group was stood up in March 2007 (2007)" + "text": "the current five-nation Eurocorps, formally established in 1992 and activated the following year, began in 1987 as a French-German Brigade; Belgium (1993), Spain (1994), and Luxembourg (1996) joined over the next few years; five additional countries participate in Eurocorps as associated nations: Greece, Poland, and Turkey (since 2002), Italy and Romania (joined in 2009 and 2016 respectively); Eurocorps consists of approximately 1,000 troops at its headquarters in Strasbourg, France and the 5,000-man Franco-German Brigade; Eurocorps has deployed troops and police on NATO peacekeeping missions to Bosnia-Herzegovina (1998-2000), Kosovo (2000), and Afghanistan (2004-05 and 2012); Eurocorps has been involved in EU operations to Mali (2015) and the Central African Republic (2016-17) (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); al-Qa'ida (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/ei.json b/europe/ei.json index c2d2e4fa..2099cdab 100644 --- a/europe/ei.json +++ b/europe/ei.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century saw the population of the island drop by one third through starvation and emigration. For more than a century after that the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU. The modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. Unresolved issues in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the \"Troubles\" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker what is known as The Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals." + "text": "Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600 and 150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. Norman invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than seven centuries of Anglo-Irish struggle marked by fierce rebellions and harsh repressions. The Irish famine of the mid-19th century was responsible for a drop in the island's population by more than one quarter through starvation, disease, and emigration. For more than a century afterward, the population of the island continued to fall only to begin growing again in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years, Ireland's high birthrate has made it demographically one of the youngest populations in the EU.\nThe modern Irish state traces its origins to the failed 1916 Easter Monday Uprising that touched off several years of guerrilla warfare resulting in independence from the UK in 1921 for 26 southern counties; six northern (Ulster) counties remained part of the UK. Deep sectarian divides between the Catholic and Protestant populations and systemic discrimination in Northern Ireland erupted into years of violence known as the \"Troubles\" that began in the 1960s. The Government of Ireland was part of a process along with the UK and US Governments that helped broker the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland in 1998. This initiated a new phase of cooperation between the Irish and British Governments. Ireland was neutral in World War II and continues its policy of military neutrality. Ireland joined the European Community in 1973 and the euro-zone currency union in 1999. The economic boom years of the Celtic Tiger (1995-2007) saw rapid economic growth, which came to an abrupt end in 2008 with the meltdown of the Irish banking system. Today the economy is recovering, fueled by large and growing foreign direct investment, especially from US multi-nationals." } }, "Geography": { @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { - "text": "443 km" + "text": "490 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "UK 443 km" + "text": "UK 490 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "118 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Carrauntoohil 1,041 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Carrauntoohil 1,041 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "66.1% ++ arable land 15.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 50.7%" + "text": "66.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 50.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "10.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "23% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest agglomeration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "rare extreme weather events" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff" + "text": "water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff; acid rain kills plants, destroys soil fertility, and contributes to deforestation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,952,473 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,176,569 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,81 +118,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Irish 84.5%, other white 9.8%, Asian 1.9%, black 1.4%, mixed and other 0.9%, unspecified 1.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Irish 82.2%, Irish travelers 0.7%, other white 9.5%, Asian 2.1%, black 1.4%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 38.7% of the population as a first or second language in 2011; mainly spoken in areas along the western coast)" + "text": "English (official, the language generally used), Irish (Gaelic or Gaeilge) (official, spoken by approximately 39.8% of the population as of 2016; mainly spoken in areas along Ireland's western coast known as gaeltachtai, which are officially recognized regions where Irish is the predominant language)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 84.7%, Church of Ireland 2.7%, other Christian 2.7%, Muslim 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 1.5%, none 5.7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 78.3%, Church of Ireland 2.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Orthodox 1.3%, Muslim 1.3%, other 2.4%, none 9.8%, unspecified 2.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.51% (male 544,506/female 520,934)" + "text": "21.15% (male 560,338/female 534,570)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.8% (male 297,025/female 287,512)" + "text": "12.08% (male 316,239/female 308,872)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.52% (male 1,082,577/female 1,072,721)" + "text": "42.19% (male 1,098,058/female 1,085,794)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.33% (male 256,353/female 255,155)" + "text": "10.77% (male 278,836/female 278,498)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "12.84% (male 293,577/female 342,113) (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.82% (male 331,772/female 383,592) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.7%" + "text": "54.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.5%" + "text": "32.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "22.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.4 years" + "text": "37.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.1 years" + "text": "37.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest agglomeration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities" + "text": "population distribution is weighted to the eastern side of the island, with the largest concentration being in and around Dublin; populations in the west are small due to mountainous land, poorer soil, lack of good transport routes, and fewer job opportunities" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "63.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "63.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.58% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.14% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DUBLIN (capital) 1.169 million (2015)" + "text": "1.228 million DUBLIN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -196,7 +202,7 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" @@ -208,106 +214,112 @@ "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.9 (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.5 years (2018 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.8 years" + "text": "81.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.5 years" + "text": "78.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.98 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "64.8%", + "text": "73.3% (2010)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2004/05)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-45" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.67 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.9% of population ++ rural: 97.8% of population ++ total: 97.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.1% of population ++ rural: 2.2% of population ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.29 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 89.1% of population ++ rural: 92.9% of population ++ total: 90.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 10.9% of population ++ rural: 7.1% of population ++ total: 9.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.28% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,000 (2014 est.)" + "text": "7,500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27% (2014)" + "text": "25.3% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "19 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { "text": "19 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19 years (2012)" + "text": "20 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.9%" + "text": "13.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "14.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "20.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -344,23 +356,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derived from Irish \"dubh\" and \"lind\" meaning respectively \"black, dark\" and \"pool\" and which referred to the dark tidal pool where the River Poddle entered the River Liffey; today the area is the site of the castle gardens behind Dublin Castle" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "28 counties and 3 cities*; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Cork*, Donegal, Dublin*, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Galway*, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo , Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow" + "text": "28 counties and 3 cities*; Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Cork*, Donegal, Dublin*, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Galway*, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow" }, "Independence": { - "text": "6 December 1921 (from the UK by treaty)" + "text": "6 December 1921 (from the UK by the Anglo-Irish Treaty, which ended British rule); 6 December 1922 (Irish Free State established); 18 April 1949 (Republic of Ireland Act enabled)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March" + "text": "Saint Patrick's Day, 17 March; note - marks the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, during the latter half of the fifth century A.D. (most commonly cited years are c. 461 and c. 493); although Saint Patrick's feast day was celebrated in Ireland as early as the ninth century, it only became an official public holiday in Ireland in 1903" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1922; latest drafted 14 June 1937, adopted by plebiscite 1 July 1937, effective 29 December 1937" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed as bills in Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both the Senate and House of Representatives, majority vote in a referendum, and presidental signature; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed as bills by Parliament; passage requires majority vote by both the Senate and House of Representatives, majority vote in a referendum, and presidential signature; amended many times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -371,9 +386,9 @@ }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { - "text": "yes" + "text": "no, unless a parent of a child born in Ireland has been legally resident in Ireland for at least three of the four years prior to the birth of the child" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -391,31 +406,31 @@ "text": "President Michael D. HIGGINS (since 11 November 2011)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda KENNY (since 9 March 2011); reelected prime minister on 6 May 2016" + "text": "Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál MARTIN (since 27 June 2020); note - MARTIN will serve through December 2022 and will then be succeeded by Leo VARADKAR" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, approved by the Dali Eireann (lower house of Parliament)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 October 2011 (next to be held in October 2018); taoiseach (prime minister) nominated by the House of Representatives (Dail Eireann), appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 October 2018 (next to be held no later than November 2025); taoiseach (prime minister) nominated by the House of Representatives (Dail Eireann), appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Michael D. HIGGINS elected president; percent of vote - Michael D. HIGGINS (Labor Party) 39.6%, Sean GALLAGHER (independent) 28.5%, Martin MCGUINNESS (Sinn Fein) 13.7%, Gay MITCHELL (Fine Gael) 6.4%, David NORRIS (independent) 6.2%, other 5.6%" + "text": "Michael D. HIGGINS reelected president; percent of vote - Michael D. HIGGINS (independent) 55.8%, Peter CASEY (independent) 23.3%, Sean GALLAGHER (independent) 6.4%, Liadh NI RIADA (Sinn Fein) 6.4%, Joan FREEMAN (independent) 6%, Gavin DUFFY (independent) 2.2%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of the Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats; 43 members indirectly elected by panels of various vocational interests, 11 appointed by the prime minister, and 6 elected by graduates of the University of Dublin and the National University of Ireland; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (158 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Oireachtas consists of:Senate or Seanad Eireann (60 seats; 43 members indirectly elected from 5 vocational panels of nominees by an electoral college consisting of members from the House of Representatives, outgoing Senate members, and city and county council members, 11 appointed by the prime minister, and 6 elected by 2 university constituencies - 3 each from the University of Dublin (Trinity College) and the National University of Ireland) House of Representatives or Dail Eireann (158 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; all Parliament members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held in April and May 2016 (next to be held no later than 2021); House of Representatives - last held on 26 February 2016 (next to be held no later than 2021)" + "text": "Senate - last held in April and May 2016 (next to be held no later than 2021) House of Representatives - last held on 8 February 2020 (next to be held no later than 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Fine Gael 19, Fianna Fail 14, Sinn Fein 7, Labor Party 5, Sinn Fein 3, Green Party 1, independent 14; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Fine Gael 25.5%, Fianna Fail 24.4%, Sinn Fein 13.8%, Labor Party 6.6%, AAA-PBD 4.0%, Social Democrats 3.0%, Green Party 2.7%, Renua Ireland 2.2% independents 17.8%; seats by party - Fine Gael 50, Fianna Fail 44, Sinn Fein 23, Labor Party 7, AAA-PBP 6, Social Democrats 3, Green Party 2, independent 23" + "text": "  Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Fine Gael 19, Fianna Fail 14, Sinn Fein 7, Labor Party 5, Green Party 1, independent 14; composition - men 42, women 18, percent of women 30%   House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Sinn Fein 23%, Fianna Fail 23%, Fine Gael 22%, Green Party 8%, Labor Party 4%, Social Democrats 4%, AAA-PBD 3%, Aontu 0.6%, Independents for Change 0.6%, Ceann Comhairle 0.6%, Independents 12%; seats by party - Sinn Fein 37, Fianna Fail 37, Fine Gael 35, Green Party 12, Labor Party 6, Social Democrats 6, AAA-PBD 5, Aontu l, Independents for Change 1, Ceann Comhairle 1, Independents 19; composition - men 123, women 35, percent of women 22.2%; note - total Parliament percent of women 24.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Ireland (consists of the chief justice, 9 judges, 2 ex-officio members - the presidents of the High Court and Court of Appeal - and organized in 3-, 5-, or 7-judge panels, depending on the importance or complexity of an issue of law)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -426,17 +441,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Anti-Austerity Alliance-People Before Profit or AAA-PBP [collective leadership] ++ Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN] ++ Fine Gael [Enda KENNY] ++ Green Party [Eamon RYAN] ++ Labor (Labour) Party [Brendan HOWLIN] ++ Renua Ireland [John LEAHY] ++ Sinn Fein [Gerry ADAMS] ++ Social Democratic Party [Stephen DONNELLY, Catherine MURPHY, Roisin SHORTALL] ++ Socialist Party [collective leadership] ++ The Workers' Party [Michael DONNELLY]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Continuity IRA (terrorist group) ++ Families Acting for Innocent Relatives or FAIR [Brian MCCONNELL] (seek compensation for victims of violence) ++ Iona Institute [David QUINN] (a conservative Catholic think tank) ++ Irish Anti-War Movement [Richard BOYD BARRETT] (campaigns against wars around the world) ++ Keep Ireland Open (environmental group) ++ Oglaigh na hEireann (terrorist group) ++ Midland Railway Action Group or MRAG [Willie ALLEN] (transportation promoters) ++ New Irish Republican Army (terrorist group combining elements of the former Real IRA and Republican Action Against Drugs) ++ Peace and Neutrality Alliance [Roger COLE] (campaigns to protect Irish neutrality) ++ Rail Users Ireland (formerly the Platform 11 - transportation promoters) ++ 32 Country Sovereignty Movement or 32CSM (supports unifying Northern Ireland with the rest of the island under Irish government sovereignty)" + "text": "Solidarity-People Before Profit or AAAS-PBP [collective leadership]Fianna Fail [Micheal MARTIN]Fine Gael [Leo VARADKAR]Green Party [Eamon RYAN]Labor (Labour) Party (vacant)Renua Ireland (vacant)Sinn Fein [Mary Lou MCDONALD]Social Democrats [Catherine MURPHY, Roisin SHORTALL]Socialist Party [collective leadership]The Workers' Party [Michael DONNELLY]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Anne Colette ANDERSON (since 28 August 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Daniel Gerard MULHALL (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2234 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -453,7 +465,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kevin F. O'MALLEY (since 8 October 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Edward F. CRAWFORD (since 1 July 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[353] (1) 668-8777" }, "embassy": { "text": "42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4" @@ -461,17 +476,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[353] (1) 668-8777" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[353] (1) 668-9946" + "text": "[353] (1) 688-9946" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and orange; officially the flag colors have no meaning, but a common interpretation is that the green represents the Irish nationalist (Gaelic) tradition of Ireland; orange represents the Orange tradition (minority supporters of William of Orange); white symbolizes peace (or a lasting truce) between the green and the orange", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Cote d'Ivoire, which is shorter and has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green; also similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter and has colors of green (hoist side), white, and red" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -485,64 +497,64 @@ "text": "Peadar KEARNEY [English], Liam O RINN [Irish]/Patrick HEENEY and Peadar KEARNEY" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1926; instead of \"Amhran na bhFiann,\" the song \"Ireland's Call\" is often used at athletic events where citizens of Ireland and Northern Ireland compete as a unified team" + "text": "note: adopted 1926; instead of \"Amhran na bhFiann,\" the song \"Ireland's Call\" is often used at athletic events where citizens of Ireland and Northern Ireland compete as a unified team" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. Ireland was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002. ++ ++ GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply during the world financial crisis and the subsequent collapse of its domestic property market and construction industry. Faced with sharply reduced revenues and a burgeoning budget deficit from efforts to stabilize its fragile banking sector, the Irish Government introduced the first in a series of draconian budgets in 2009. These measures were not sufficient to stabilize Ireland’s public finances. In 2010, the budget deficit reached 32.4% of GDP - the world's largest deficit, as a percentage of GDP. In late 2010, the former COWEN government agreed to a $92 billion loan package from the EU and IMF to help Dublin recapitalize Ireland’s banking sector and avoid defaulting on its sovereign debt. In March 2011, the KENNY government intensified austerity measures to meet the deficit targets under Ireland's EU-IMF bailout program. ++ ++ In late 2013, Ireland formally exited its EU-IMF bailout program, benefiting from its strict adherence to deficit-reduction targets and success in refinancing a large amount of banking-related debt. In 2014, the economy rapidly picked up and GDP grew by 5.2%. The recovering economy assisted lowering the deficit to 2.5% of GDP. In late 2014, the government introduced a fiscally neutral budget, marking the end of the austerity program. Continued growth of tax receipts has allowed the government to lower some taxes and increase public spending while keeping to its deficit-reduction targets. In 2015, GDP growth reached 7.8%, the highest growth in the EU for the second consecutive year. ++ ++ In the wake of the collapse of the construction sector and the downturn in consumer spending and business investment, the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, has become an even more important component of Ireland's economy. Ireland’s low corporation tax of 12.5% and a talented pool of high-tech laborers have been key factors in encouraging business investment. Loose tax residency requirements made Ireland a common destination for international firms seeking to avoid taxation. Amid growing international pressure, the government announced it would phase in more stringent tax laws, effectively closing a loophole." + "text": "Ireland is a small, modern, trade-dependent economy. It was among the initial group of 12 EU nations that began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002. GDP growth averaged 6% in 1995-2007, but economic activity dropped sharply during the world financial crisis and the subsequent collapse of its domestic property market and construction industry during 2008-11. Faced with sharply reduced revenues and a burgeoning budget deficit from efforts to stabilize its fragile banking sector, the Irish Government introduced the first in a series of draconian budgets in 2009. These measures were not sufficient to stabilize Ireland’s public finances. In 2010, the budget deficit reached 32.4% of GDP - the world's largest deficit, as a percentage of GDP. In late 2010, the former COWEN government agreed to a $92 billion loan package from the EU and IMF to help Dublin recapitalize Ireland’s banking sector and avoid defaulting on its sovereign debt. In March 2011, the KENNY government intensified austerity measures to meet the deficit targets under Ireland's EU-IMF bailout program. In late 2013, Ireland formally exited its EU-IMF bailout program, benefiting from its strict adherence to deficit-reduction targets and success in refinancing a large amount of banking-related debt. In 2014, the economy rapidly picked up. In late 2014, the government introduced a fiscally neutral budget, marking the end of the austerity program. Continued growth of tax receipts has allowed the government to lower some taxes and increase public spending while keeping to its deficit-reduction targets. In 2015, GDP growth exceeded 26%. The magnitude of the increase reflected one-off statistical revisions, multinational corporate restructurings in intellectual property, and the aircraft leasing sector, rather than real gains in the domestic economy, which was still growing. Growth moderated to around 4.1% in 2017, but the recovering economy assisted lowering the deficit to 0.6% of GDP. In the wake of the collapse of the construction sector and the downturn in consumer spending and business investment during the 2008-11 economic crisis, the export sector, dominated by foreign multinationals, has become an even more important component of Ireland's economy. Ireland’s low corporation tax of 12.5% and a talented pool of high-tech laborers have been some of the key factors in encouraging business investment. Loose tax residency requirements made Ireland a common destination for international firms seeking to pay less tax or, in the case of U.S. multinationals, defer taxation owed to the United States. In 2014, amid growing international pressure, the Irish government announced it would phase in more stringent tax laws, effectively closing a commonly used loophole. The Irish economy continued to grow in 2017 and is forecast to do so through 2019, supported by a strong export sector, robust job growth, and low inflation, to the point that the Government must now address concerns about overheating and potential loss of competitiveness. The greatest risks to the economy are the UK’s scheduled departure from the European Union (\"Brexit\") in March 2019, possible changes to international taxation policies that could affect Ireland’s revenues, and global trade pressures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$324.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $309 billion (2015 est.) ++ $244.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$353.3 billion (2017 est.) / $329.5 billion (2016 est.) / $314.1 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$307.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$331.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 26.3% (2015 est.) ++ 8.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2017 est.) / 4.9% (2016 est.) / 25% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$69,400 (2016 est.) ++ $66,700 (2015 est.) ++ $53,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$73,200 (2017 est.) / $69,100 (2016 est.) / $66,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "31.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 29% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "36.7%" + "text": "34% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "23.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "124.1%" + "text": "119.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-92.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-89.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "41.3%" + "text": "38.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "57.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -552,10 +564,10 @@ "text": "pharmaceuticals, chemicals, computer hardware and software, food products, beverages and brewing; medical devices" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.181 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.226 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -569,7 +581,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 9.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 8.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8.2% (2013 est.)" @@ -582,223 +594,206 @@ "text": "27.2% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "31.3 (2013 est.) ++ 35.9 (1987 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$78.47 billion" + "text": "86.04 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$80.86 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "87.19 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "77.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 78.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "68.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 73.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2015) ++ 0.15% (31 August 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.36% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$144.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $146.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$255.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $267.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$285.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $305 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$128 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $143.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$29.11 billion (2016 est.) ++ $29.02 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$28.14 billion (2017 est.) / -$12.59 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$160.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $160.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$219.7 billion (2017 est.) / $206 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 27.1%, UK 13.4%, Belgium 11%, Germany 8.1%, Switzerland 5.1%, Netherlands 4.9%, France 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals; foodstuffs, animal products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 23.7%, UK 13.8%, Belgium 13.2%, Germany 6.6%, Switzerland 5.5%, Netherlands 4.4%, France 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$88.01 billion (2016 est.) ++ $87.79 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$98.13 billion (2017 est.) / $92.09 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "data processing equipment, other machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, textiles, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "UK 32.5%, US 14%, France 10.2%, Germany 9.3%, Netherlands 4.9%, China 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "UK 29%, US 18.9%, France 12.1%, Germany 9.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.203 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.748 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.412 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.203 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.47 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $2.35 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.057 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $963.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.435 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.321 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.47 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $2.35 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "25 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.53 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "25 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.68 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.583 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "871 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.945 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "72.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "74,690 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "66,210 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "68,050 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "64,970 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "147,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "153,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "34,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "37,040 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "115,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "126,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "152 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.511 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.387 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.238 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.246 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.642 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "9.911 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "9.911 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "34 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "36.91 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,932,059" + "text": "1,854,605" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "39 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "36.2 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.902 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,398,848" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "100 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "105.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern digital system using cable and microwave radio relay" + "text": "a previous depressed economic climate has changed to one with Ireland having one of the highest GDP growth rates in Europe, which translates to mean spending among telecom consumers; introduction of flat-rate plans; upgraded LTE technologies in rural areas; govt. intends to spend millions on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) initiative to change the broadband landscape; plans to auction spectrum suitable for 5G services; broadband market seen steady development; 20 towns see commercial 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "system privatized but dominated by former state monopoly operator; increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas" + "text": "increasing levels of broadband access particularly in urban areas; fixed-line 36 per 100 and mobile-cellular 105 per 100 subscriptions; digital system using cable and microwave radio relay (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 353; landing point for the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, and UK; satellite earth stations - 81 (2014)" + "text": "country code - 353; landing point for the AEConnect -1, Celtic-Norse, Havfrue/AEC-2, GTT Express, Celtic, ESAT-1, IFC-1, Solas, Pan European Crossing, ESAT-2, CeltixConnect -1 & 2, GTT Atlantic, Sirius South, Emerald Bridge Fibres and Geo Eirgrid submarine cable with links to the US, Canada, Norway, Isle of Man and UK; satellite earth stations - 81 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "publicly owned broadcaster Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) operates 2 TV stations; commercial TV stations are available; about 75% of households utilize multi-channel satellite and TV services that provide access to a wide range of stations; RTE operates 4 na (2014)" + "text": "publicly owned broadcaster Radio Telefis Eireann (RTE) operates 4 TV stations; commercial TV stations are available; about 75% of households utilize multi-channel satellite and TV services that provide access to a wide range of stations; RTE operates 4 national radio stations and has launched digital audio broadcasts on several stations; a number of commercial broadcast stations operate at the national, regional, and local levels (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ie" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.92 million" + "text": "4,283,516" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "80.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "84.52% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,430,160" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "28 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "431" + "text": "450" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "113,144,501" + "text": "167,598,633 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "138.58 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "168.71 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -809,7 +804,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -824,43 +819,43 @@ "text": "5" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "21 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,147 km (2013)" + "text": "2,427 km gas (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,237 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,872 km 1.600-m gauge (49 km electrified)" + "text": "4,301 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "1,365 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2014)" + "text": "1,930 km 0.914-m gauge (operated by the Irish Peat Board to transport peat to power stations and briquetting plants) (2018)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "2,371 km 1.600-m gauge (53 km electrified) (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "96,036 km" + "text": "99,830 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "96,036 km (includes 1,224 km of expressways) (2014)" + "text": "99,830 km (includes 2,717 km of expressways) (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -868,39 +863,53 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "31" + "text": "93" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 28, chemical tanker 2, container 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5 (France 2, Spain 1, US 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "33 (Bahamas 3, Bermuda 1, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 3, Isle of Man 1, Kazakhstan 1, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Netherlands 8, Panama 1, Russia 1, Slovakia 1, Sweden 1, UK 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 9general cargo 37, oil tanker 1, other 46 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Dublin, Shannon Foynes" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Cork (Lee), Waterford (Suir)" + "cruise port(s)": { + "text": "Cork, Dublin" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Dublin (1,931,001)" + "text": "Dublin (529,563) (2016)" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Cork (Lee), Waterford (Suir)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn), Permanent Defence Forces (PDF): Army, Naval Service, Air Corps; Reserve Defence Forces (RDF): Army, Naval Service Reserves (2014)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service recruits to the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF; 18-27 years of age for the Naval Service); 18-28 for cadetship (officer) applicants; 18-35 years of age for the Reserve Defence Forces (RDF); maximum obligation 12 years (PDF officers), 5 years (PDF enlisted), 3 years RDF (4 years for Naval Service Reserves); EU citizenship, refugee status, or 5-year residence in Ireland required (2014)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Irish Defence Forces (Oglaigh na h-Eireannn): Army (includes Army Reserve), Naval Service (includes Naval Service Reserves), Air Corps (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.49% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.51% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.55% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.59% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.55% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2019) / 0.3% of GDP (2018) / 0.3% of GDP (2017) / 0.3% of GDP (2016) / 0.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Irish Defence Forces have approximately 8,700 active duty personnel (7,000 Army; 1,000 Navy; 700 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Irish Defense Forces have a small inventory of imported weapons systems from a variety of European countries, as well as South Africa and the US; the UK is the leading supplier of military hardware to Ireland since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "130 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 290 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service recruits to the Defence Forces (18-27 years of age for the Naval Service); 18-26 for cadetship (officer) applicants; 12-year service (5 active, 7 reserves); Irish citizen, European Economic Area citizenship, or refugee status (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Continuity Irish Republican Army; New Irish Republican Army (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -909,7 +918,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "99 (2015)" + "text": "99 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/en.json b/europe/en.json index 3f02911b..9c95603b 100644 --- a/europe/en.json +++ b/europe/en.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011." + "text": "After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "2,840 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea" + "text": "note: includes 1,520 islands in the Baltic Sea" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "61 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Suur Munamagi 318 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Baltic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Suur Munamagi 318 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "22.2% ++ arable land 14.9%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 7.2%" + "text": "22.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "14.9% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 7.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.1%" + "text": "52.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "40 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "sometimes flooding occurs in the spring" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically; the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations" + "text": "air polluted with sulfur dioxide from oil-shale burning power plants in northeast; however, the amounts of pollutants emitted to the air have fallen dramatically and the pollution load of wastewater at purification plants has decreased substantially due to improved technology and environmental monitoring; Estonia has more than 1,400 natural and manmade lakes, the smaller of which in agricultural areas need to be monitored; coastal seawater is polluted in certain locations" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,258,545 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,228,624 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,75 +127,75 @@ "text": "Estonian (official) 68.5%, Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6%, other 1.2%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Lutheran 9.9%, Orthodox 16.2%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox 16.2%, Lutheran 9.9%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 2.2%, other 0.9%, none 54.1%, unspecified 16.7% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.12% (male 104,011/female 98,809)" + "text": "16.22% (male 102,191/female 97,116)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.3% (male 60,714/female 56,291)" + "text": "8.86% (male 56,484/female 52,378)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.64% (male 263,762/female 260,334)" + "text": "40.34% (male 252,273/female 243,382)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.47% (male 76,063/female 93,479)" + "text": "13.58% (male 76,251/female 90,576)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.47% (male 82,968/female 162,114) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21% (male 89,211/female 168,762) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.5%" + "text": "58.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "24.7%" + "text": "26.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.8%" + "text": "32.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.4 years" + "text": "43.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39 years" + "text": "40.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "47 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.54% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.65% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "67.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "69.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.45% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.01% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TALLINN (capital) 391,000 (2015)" + "text": "445,000 TALLINN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,102 +208,102 @@ "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.51 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.53 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.5 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.4 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "male": { "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, + "male": { + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.7 years" + "text": "77.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.9 years" + "text": "72.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "63.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2004/05)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.24 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.46 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 96.6% of population ++ total: 97.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 3.4% of population ++ total: 2.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "8,600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,400 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.5% (2014)" + "text": "21.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -310,29 +316,29 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2013)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "11.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "12.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "10% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ "text": "Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the country name may be derived from the Aesti, an ancient people who lived along the eastern Baltic Sea in the first centuries A.D." + "text": "the country name may derive from the Aesti, an ancient people who lived along the eastern Baltic Sea in the first centuries A.D." } }, "Government type": { @@ -372,26 +378,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Estonian name is generally believed to be derived from \"Taani-linn\" (originally meaning \"Danish castle\", now \"Danish town\") after a stronghold built in the area by the Danes; it could also have come from \"tali-linn\" (\"winter castle\" or \"winter town\") or \"talu-linn\" (\"home castle\" or \"home town\")" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "15 counties (maakonnad, singular - maakond); Harjumaa (Tallinn), Hiiumaa (Kardla), Ida-Virumaa (Johvi), Jarvamaa (Paide), Jogevamaa (Jogeva), Laanemaa (Haapsalu), Laane-Virumaa (Rakvere), Parnumaa (Parnu), Polvamaa (Polva), Raplamaa (Rapla), Saaremaa (Kuressaare), Tartumaa (Tartu), Valgamaa (Valga), Viljandimaa (Viljandi), Vorumaa (Voru)", - "note": { - "text": "counties have the administrative center name following in parentheses" - } + "text": "15 urban municipalities (linnad, singular - linn), 64 rural municipalities (vallad, singular vald) urban municipalities: Haapsalu, Keila, Kohtla-Jarve, Loksa, Maardu, Narva, Narva-Joesuu, Paide, Parnu, Rakvere, Sillamae, Tallinn, Tartu, Viljandi, Vorurural municipalities: Alutaguse, Anija, Antsla, Elva, Haademeeste, Haljala, Harku, Hiiumaa, Jarva, Joelahtme, Jogeva, Johvi, Kadrina, Kambja, Kanepi, Kastre, Kehtna, Kihnu, Kiili, Kohila, Kose, Kuusalu, Laane-Harju, Laane-Nigula, Laaneranna, Luganuse, Luunja, Marjamaa, Muhu, Mulgi, Mustvee, Noo, Otepaa, Peipsiaare, Pohja-Parnumaa, Pohja-Sakala, Poltsamaa, Polva, Raasiku, Rae, Rakvere, Räpina, Rapla, Rouge, Ruhnu, Saarde, Saaremaa, Saku, Saue, Setomaa, Tapa, Tartu, Toila, Tori, Torva, Turi, Vaike-Maarja, Valga, Viimsi, Viljandi, Vinni, Viru-Nigula, Vormsi, Voru" }, "Independence": { - "text": "20 August 1991 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" + "text": "24 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 20 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union" + "text": "Independence Day, 24 February (1918); note - 24 February 1918 was the date Estonia declared its independence from Soviet Russia and established its statehood; 20 August 1991 was the date it declared its independence from the Soviet Union restoring its statehood" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 28 June 1992" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Parliament members or by the president of the republic; passage requires three readings of the proposed amendment and a simple majority vote in two successive memberships of Parliament; passage of amendments to the “General Provisions” and “Amendment of the Constitution” chapters requires three-fifths majority vote of Parliament for a referendum and majority vote in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Parliament members or by the president of the republic; passage requires three readings of the proposed amendment and a simple majority vote in two successive memberships of Parliament; passage of amendments to the \"General Provisions\" and \"Amendment of the Constitution\" chapters requires at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament to conduct a referendum and majority vote in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2015" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -415,7 +421,7 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal for all Estonian citizens" + "text": "18 years of age; universal; age 16 for local elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { @@ -428,7 +434,7 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister, approved by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; election last held on 29-30 August 2016 but three rounds were inconclusive; two electoral college votes on 24 September 2016 were also indecisive, so the election passed back to Parliament; on 3 October the Parliament elected Kersti KALJULAID as president; prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); if a candidate does not secure two-thirds of the votes after 3 rounds of balloting, then an electoral college consisting of Parliament members and local council members elects the president, choosing between the 2 candidates with the highest number of votes; election last held on 29-30 August 2016, but three rounds were inconclusive; two electoral college votes on 24 September 2016 were also indecisive, so the election passed back to Parliament; on 3 October the Parliament elected Kersti KALJULAID as president; prime minister nominated by the president and approved by Parliament" }, "election results": { "text": "Kersti KALJULAID elected president; Parliament vote - Kersti KALJULAID (independent) 81 of 98 votes; note - KALJULAID is Estonia's first female president" @@ -439,15 +445,15 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament or Riigikogu (101 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2019)" + "text": "last held on 3 March 2019 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 27.7%, K 24.8%, SDE 15.2%, IRL 13.7%, EV 8.7%, EKRE 8.1%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RE 30, K 27, SDE 15, IRL 14, EV 8, EKRE 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - RE 28.9%, K 23.1%, EKRE 17.8%, Pro Patria 11.4%, SDE 9.8%, other 9%; seats by party - RE 34, K 26, EKRE 19, Pro Patria 12, SDE 10; composition - men 72, women 29, percent of women 28.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 19 justices including the chief justice and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 19 justices, including the chief justice, and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and constitutional review chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "the chief justice is proposed by the president of the republic and appointed by the Riigikogu; other justices proposed by the chief justice and appointed by the Riigikogu; justices appointed for life" @@ -457,14 +463,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party of Estonia (Keskerakond) or K [Edgar SAVISAAR] ++ Estonian Conservative People's Party (Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond) or EKRE [Mart HELME] ++ Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) or RE [Taavi ROIVAS] ++ Free Party or EV [Andres HERKEL] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDE [Jevgeni OSSINOVSKI] ++ Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica (Isamaa je Res Publica Liit) or IRL [Margus TSAHKNA]" + "text": "Center Party of Estonia (Keskerakond) or K [Juri RATAS]Estonia 200 [Kristina KALLAS]Estonian Conservative People's Party (Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond) or EKRE [Mart HELME]Estonian Reform Party (Reformierakond) or RE [Kaja KALLAS]Free Party or EV [Andres HERKEL]Pro Patria (Isamaa) [Helir-Valdor SEEDER]Social Democratic Party or SDE [Jevgeni OSSINOVSKI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Eerik MARMEI (since 18 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Jonatan VSEVIOV (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2131 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -481,7 +487,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James D. MELVILLE Jr. (since 8 December 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Brian RORAFF (since July 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[372] 668-8100" }, "embassy": { "text": "Kentmanni 20, 15099 Tallinn" @@ -489,11 +498,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[372] 668-8100" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[372] 668-8134" + "text": "[372] 668-8265" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -510,64 +516,64 @@ "text": "Johann Voldemar JANNSEN/Fredrik PACIUS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1920, though banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; the anthem, used in Estonia since 1869, shares the same melody as Finland's but has different lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1920, though banned between 1940 and 1990 under Soviet occupation; the anthem, used in Estonia since 1869, shares the same melody as Finland's but has different lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Estonia, a member of the EU since 2004 and the euro zone since 2011, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda, and sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt. ++ ++ The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, and Germany. After two years of robust recovery in 2011 and 2012, the Estonian economy faltered in 2013 with only 1.6% GDP growth, mainly due to continuing recession in much of the EU. GDP growth in 2014 was 2.9% but dropped to 1.2% in 2015 due to lower demand in key Scandinavian export markets. GDP growth is expected to be about 2.2% in 2016. ++ ++ Estonia is challenged by a shortage of labor, both skilled and unskilled, although the government has amended its immigration law to allow easier hiring of highly qualified foreign workers." + "text": "Estonia, a member of the EU since 2004 and the euro zone since 2011, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region, but its economy is highly dependent on trade, leaving it vulnerable to external shocks. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda, and sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the EU. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, Germany, and Russia. The economy’s 4.9% GDP growth in 2017 was the fastest in the past six years, leaving the Estonian economy in its best position since the financial crisis 10 years ago. For the first time in many years, labor productivity increased faster than labor costs in 2017. Inflation also rose in 2017 to 3.5% alongside increased global prices for food and energy, which make up a large share of Estonia’s consumption. Estonia is challenged by a shortage of labor, both skilled and unskilled, although the government has amended its immigration law to allow easier hiring of highly qualified foreign workers, and wage growth that outpaces productivity gains. The government is also pursuing efforts to boost productivity growth with a focus on innovations that emphasize technology start-ups and e-commerce." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$38.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $38.12 billion (2015 est.) ++ $37.72 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$41.65 billion (2017 est.) / $39.72 billion (2016 est.) / $38.92 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$23.48 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$25.97 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.) / 1.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$29,500 (2016 est.) ++ $29,000 (2015 est.) ++ $28,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$31,700 (2017 est.) / $30,200 (2016 est.) / $29,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 25.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.2%" + "text": "50.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.9%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1%" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "79.2%" + "text": "77.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-74% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "29.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "68.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -577,250 +583,233 @@ "text": "food, engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "651,200 (2016 est.)" + "text": "670,200 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.7% (2014)" + "text": "76.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.) / 6.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "21.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "27.7% (2004)" + "text": "25.6% (2015)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.6 (2014) ++ 37 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.559 billion" + "text": "10.37 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$9.596 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.44 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "40.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.48% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$12.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.96 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$14.71 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.05 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$21.29 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.034 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.591 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $2.332 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$136 million (2016 est.) ++ $487 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$809 million (2017 est.) / $443 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $12.24 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 34%, food products and beverages 9%, mineral fuels 9%, wood and wood products 10%, metals 7%, furniture 9%, vehicles and parts 6%, chemicals 5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.44 billion (2017 est.) / $12.36 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Sweden 18.8%, Finland 16%, Latvia 10.4%, Russia 6.7%, Lithuania 5.9%, Germany 5.2%, Norway 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Finland 16.2%, Sweden 13.5%, Latvia 9.2%, Russia 7.3%, Germany 6.9%, Lithuania 5.9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 30%, food products and beverages 9%, mineral fuels 6%, wood and wood products 14%, articles of base metals 7%, furniture and bedding 11%, vehicles and parts 3%, chemicals 4% (2016 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$13.46 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.19 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$14.42 billion (2017 est.) / $13.23 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 28 %, mineral fuels 11%, food and food products 10%, vehicles 9%, chemical products 8%, metals 8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 28%, mineral fuels 11%, food and food products 10%, vehicles 9%, chemical products 8%, metals 8% (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Finland 14.5%, Germany 11%, Lithuania 9%, Sweden 8.5%, Latvia 8.3%, Poland 7.4%, Russia 6.1%, Netherlands 5.5%, China 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "Finland 14%, Germany 10.7%, Lithuania 8.9%, Sweden 8.5%, Latvia 8.2%, Poland 7.2%, Russia 6.7%, Netherlands 5.9%, China 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$475.5 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $414.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$345 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $352.2 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$19.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$22.86 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $22.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$9.414 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.164 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) / $18.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kroon (EEK) per US dollar - ++ 0.8985 (2016 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2015 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.92 (2017 est.) / 0.9 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.55 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "8.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.795 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "6.484 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.613 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.73 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.577 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.138 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.578 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "72% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "15,190 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "27,710 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "28,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "6,954 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "27,150 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "32,610 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "35,520 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "530 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "481.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "530 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "481.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "5.8 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.306 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "387,607" + "text": "302,606" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "24.47 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.904 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,820,088" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "150 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "147.18 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high-quality voice, data, and Internet services available" + "text": "a range of regulatory measures, competition and foreign investment in the form of joint business ventures has greatly improved telephone service with a wide range of high-quality voice, data, and Internet services; one of the most advanced mobile markets in Europe; one of the highest broadband penetration in Europe; govt. commits 20 million euro to rural broadband program; regulator auctions spectrum in the 2.6GHz band for LTE and 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income tax returns on" + "text": "25 per 100 for fixed-line and 147 per 100 for mobile-cellular; substantial fiber-optic cable systems carry telephone, TV, and radio traffic in the digital mode; Internet services are widely available; schools and libraries are connected to the Internet, a large percentage of the population files income tax returns online, and online voting - in local and parliamentary elections - has climbed steadily since first being introduced in 2005; a large percent of Estonian households have broadband access (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 372; fiber-optic cables to Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Russia provide worldwide packet-switched service; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2015)" + "text": "country code - 372; landing points for the EE-S-1, EESF-3, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, FEC and EESF-2 fiber-optic submarine cables to other Estonia points, Finland, and Sweden; 2 international switches are located in Tallinn (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 2 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2 (2008)" + "text": "the publicly owned broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhaaling (ERR), operates 3 TV channels and 5 radio networks; growing number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting nationally, regionally, and locally; fully transitioned to digital television in 2010; national private TV channels expanding service; a range of channels are aimed at Russian-speaking viewers; in 2016, there were 42 on-demand services available in Estonia, including 19 pay TVOD and SVOD services; roughly 85% of households accessed digital television services" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ee" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.119 million" + "text": "1,111,896" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "89.36% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "441,167" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "35 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "14" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "512,388" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "870,362 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "31,981 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -831,30 +820,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -864,45 +853,39 @@ "text": "1 (2012)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 868 km (2013)" + "text": "2360 km gas (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,196 km" + "text": "2,146 km (2016)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,196 km 1.520-m and 1.524-m gauge (133 km electrified)" + "text": "2,146 km 1.520-m and 1.524-m gauge (132 km electrified) (2016)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 277 km of private rail (2014)" + "text": "note: includes 1,510 km public and 636 km non-public railway" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "58,412 km (includes urban roads)" + "text": "58,412 km (includes urban roads) (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "10,427 km (includes 115 km of expressways)" + "text": "10,427 km (includes 115 km of expressways) (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "47,985 km (2011)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "335 km (320 km are navigable year round) (2011)" + "text": "335 km (320 km are navigable year-round) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "25" + "text": "69" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 4, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 18, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (Germany 1, Norway 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "63 (Antigua and Barbuda 10, Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Canada 1, Cook Islands 1, Cyprus 6, Dominica 6, Finland 2, Latvia 3, Malta 16, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8, Sierra Leone 2, Sweden 3, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 62 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -912,14 +895,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Estonian Defense Forces (Eesti Kaitsevagi): Land Force (Maavagi), Navy (Merevagi), Air Force (Ohuvagi), Defense League (Kaitseliit) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service, conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; NCOs, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Estonian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Estonian Defence League (Reserves); Ministry of Interior: Border Guards (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2015) ++ 2% of GDP (2014) ++ 2% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.92% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.69% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.92% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.14% of GDP (2019 est.) / 2% of GDP (2018) / 2.03% of GDP (2017) / 2.07% of GDP (2016) / 2.02% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Estonian Defense Forces have approximately 6,000 active duty personnel (5,000 Army; 400 Navy; 500 Air Force); est. 15,000 Estonian Defense League (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Estonian Defense Forces have a limited inventory of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems; France and the Netherlands are the leading suppliers of armaments to Estonia since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "approximately 100 Mali (Operation Barkhane/MINUSMA/EUTM) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 for compulsory military or governmental service, conscript service requirement 8-11 months depending on education; NCOs, reserve officers, and specialists serve 11 months (2016)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -928,7 +920,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "85,301 (2015); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old" + "text": "77,877 (2018); note - following independence in 1991, automatic citizenship was restricted to those who were Estonian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants; thousands of ethnic Russians remained stateless when forced to choose between passing Estonian language and citizenship tests or applying for Russian citizenship; one reason for demurring on Estonian citizenship was to retain the right of visa-free travel to Russia; stateless residents can vote in local elections but not general elections; stateless parents who have been lawful residents of Estonia for at least five years can apply for citizenship for their children before they turn 15 years old" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ez.json b/europe/ez.json index e8f2ab5b..adb836c9 100644 --- a/europe/ez.json +++ b/europe/ez.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia, and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. The country changed its short-form name to Czechia in 2016." + "text": "At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the territory that today comprises Czechia, and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004. The country added the short-form name Czechia in 2016, while continuing to use the full form name, Czech Republic." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than South Carolina" + "text": "about two-thirds the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than South Carolina" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "433 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Labe (Elbe) River 115 m ++ highest point: Snezka 1,602 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Labe (Elbe) River 115 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Snezka 1,602 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "54.8% ++ arable land 41%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 12.8%" + "text": "54.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "41% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.) / 12.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "34.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "10.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "320 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution" + "text": "air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; land pollution caused by industry, mining, and agriculture" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,12 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europenote 2: the Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world's deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft); its survey is not complete and it could end up being some 800-1,200 m deep" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,644,842 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,702,498 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -117,100 +127,100 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.09% (male 826,005/female 782,470)" + "text": "15.17% (male 834,447/female 789,328)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.89% (male 542,433/female 511,941)" + "text": "9.2% (male 508,329/female 475,846)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.79% (male 2,396,550/female 2,271,974)" + "text": "43.29% (male 2,382,899/female 2,249,774)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.73% (male 658,784/female 698,782)" + "text": "12.12% (male 636,357/female 660,748)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.5% (male 817,550/female 1,154,443) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.23% (male 907,255/female 1,257,515) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.5%" + "text": "56" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "24.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "27%" + "text": "31.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.7 years" + "text": "43.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.4 years" + "text": "42 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.14% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.06% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, but the northern and eastern regions tend to have larger urban concentrations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "73% of total population (2015)" + "text": "74.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.35% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.21% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PRAGUE (capital) 1.314 million (2015)" + "text": "1.306 million PRAGUE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.1 (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.4 years (2018 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -220,68 +230,68 @@ "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.6 years" + "text": "79.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.7 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "86.3%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2008)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.71 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.48 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.07 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.1% of population ++ rural: 99.2% of population ++ total: 99.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.9% of population ++ rural: 0.8% of population ++ total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.05% (2013 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,400 (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,400 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "29.1% (2014)" + "text": "26% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -294,29 +304,29 @@ "text": "99%" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2011 est.)" + "text": "99% (2011)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "6.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "17.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -335,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "Cesko" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D." + "text": "name derives from the Czechs, a West Slavic tribe who rose to prominence in the late 9th century A.D.; the country officially adopted the English short-form name of Czechia on 1 July 2016" } }, "Government type": { @@ -353,6 +363,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name may derive from an old Slavic root \"praga\" or \"prah\", meaning \"ford\", and refer to the city's origin at a crossing point of the Vltava (Moldau) River" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -369,7 +382,7 @@ "text": "previous 1960; latest ratified 16 December 1992, effective 1 January 1993" }, "amendments": { - "text": "passage requires three-fifths concurrence by members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "text": "passage requires at least three-fifths concurrence of members present in both houses of Parliament; amended several times, last in 2013" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -383,7 +396,7 @@ "text": "no" }, "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Czech Republic" + "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Czechia" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { "text": "no" @@ -400,57 +413,49 @@ "text": "President Milos ZEMAN (since 8 March 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Bohuslav SOBOTKA (since 17 January 2014); First Deputy Prime Minister Andrej BABIS and Deputy Prime Minister Pavel BELOBRADEK (both since 29 January 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Andrej BABIS (since 13 December 2017); First Deputy Prime Minister Jan HAMACEK (since 27 June 2018), Deputy Prime Minister Alena SCHILLEROVA (since 30 April 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 11-12 January 2013 with a runoff on 25-26 January 2013 (next to be held in January 2018); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); elections last held on 12-13 January 2018 with a runoff on 26-27 January 2018 (next to be held in January 2023); prime minister appointed by the president for a 4-year term" }, "election results": { - "text": "Milos ZEMAN elected president; percent of popular vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 54.8%, Karel SCHWARZENBERG (TOP 09) 45.2%" + "text": "Milos ZEMAN reelected president in the second round; percent of vote - Milos ZEMAN (SPO) 51.4%, Jiri DRAHOS (independent) 48.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:Senate or Senat (81 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years)Chamber of Deputies or Poslanecka Snemovna (200 seats; members directly elected in 14 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote with a 5% threshold required to fill a seat; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held in two rounds on 7-8 and 14-15 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25-26 October 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held in 2 rounds on 2-3 and 9-10 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2022)Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20-21 October 2017 (next to be held by October 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party as of 15 October 2016 - CSSD 25, KDU-CSL 14, ODS 9, ANO 2011 7, STAN 5, SZ 4, TOP 09 2, SLK 2, S.cz. 2, KSCM 1, Nestranici 1, Citizens Together 1, SsCR 1, Pirate 1, Patriotic Citizens 1, Movement for Prague 1, SPO 1, Ostravak 1, independent 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - CSSD 20.5%, ANO 2011 18.7%, KSCM 14.9%, TOP 09 12%, ODS 7.7%, Usvit 6.9%, KDU-CSL 6.8% other 12.5%; seats by party - CSSD 50, ANO 2011 47, KSCM 33, TOP 09 + STAN 26, ODS 16, KDU-CSL 14, Usvit 8, independent 6" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - STAN 19, ODS 18, KDU-CSL 12, ANO 5, TOP 09 5, CSSD 3, SEN 21 3, Pirates 2, SZ 1, minor parties with one seat each 9, independents 4Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - ANO 29.6%, ODS 11.3%, Pirates 10.8%, SPD 10.6%, KSCM 7.8%, CSSD 7.3%, KDU-CSL 5.8%, TOP 09 5.3%, STAN 5.2%, other 6.3%; seats by party - ANO 78, ODS 25, Pirates 22, SPD 22, CSSD 15, KSCM 15, KDU-CSL 10, TOP 09 7, STAN 6; composition - men 155, women 45, percent of women 24%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (organized into Civil Law and Commercial Division, and Criminal Division each with a court chief justice, vice justice, and several judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 28 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (organized into Civil Law and Commercial Division, and Criminal Division each with a court chief justice, vice justice, and several judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 justices); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 36 judges, including the court president and vice president, and organized into 6-, 7-, and 9-member chambers)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year, renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; judge term unlimited" + "text": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the Chamber of Deputies and appointed by the president; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate; judges appointed for 10-year, renewable terms; Supreme Administrative Court judges selected by the president of the Court; unlimited terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Court; superior, regional, and district courts" + "text": "High Court; regional and district courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "parties in parliament": { - "text": "ANO 2011 or ANO [Andrej BABIS] ++ Citizens Together ++ Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Pavel BELOBRADEK] ++ Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA] ++ Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP] ++ Czech Pirate Party [Ivan BARTOS] ++ Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Bohuslav SOBOTKA] ++ Freeholder or SsCR [Petr BAJER] ++ Green Party or SZ [Matej STROPNICKY] ++ Liberal Reform Party or Ostravak [Eva SCHWARZOVA] ++ Mayors and Independents or STAN [Petr GAZDIK] ++ Mayors for Liberec Region or SLK [Marek PIETER] ++ Movement for Prague ++ Nestranici (Independents) or NK [Vera RYBOVA] ++ North Bohemians or S.cz [Bronislav SCHWARZ] ++ Ostravak [Magdalena KOZUBOVA, sec.] ++ Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Jan VELEBA] ++ Patriotic Citizens ++ Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Miroslav KALOUSEK]" - }, - "parties outside parliament": { - "text": "Dawn - National Coalition or Usvit [Miroslav LIDINSKY] ++ Free Citizens Party or Svobodni [Petr MACH] ++ Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD [Tomio OKAMURA]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions or CMKOS [Josef STREDULA]" + "text": "Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party or KDU-CSL [Pavel BELOBRADEK]Civic Democratic Party or ODS [Petr FIALA]Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia or KSCM [Vojtech FILIP]Czech Social Democratic Party or CSSD [Jan HAMACEK]Freedom and Direct Democracy or SPD [Tomio OKAMURA]Green Party or SZ [Petr STEPANEK]Mayors and Independents or STAN [Petr GAZDIK]Movement of Dissatisfied Citizens or ANO [Andrej BABIS]Party of Civic Rights or SPO [Lubomir NECAS]Pirate Party or Pirates [Ivan BARTOS]Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 or TOP 09 [Jiri POSPISIL]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Petr GANDALOVIC (since 23 May 2011)" + "text": "Ambassador Hynek KMONICEK (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -467,7 +472,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Andrew H. SCHAPIRO (since 30 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Stephen B. KING (since 6 December 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[420] 257 022 000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Trziste 15, 118 01 Prague 1 - Mala Strana" @@ -475,9 +483,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[420] 257 022 000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[420] 257 022 809" } @@ -485,11 +490,11 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side", "note": { - "text": "is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia" + "text": "note: combines the white and red colors of Bohemia with blue from the arms of Moravia; is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "double-tailed lion; national colors: white, red, blue" + "text": "silver (or white), double-tailed, rampant lion; national colors: white, red, blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -499,64 +504,64 @@ "text": "Josef Kajetan TYL/Frantisek Jan SKROUP" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music to the play \"Fidlovacka\" (1834), it soon became very popular as an unofficial anthem of the Czech nation; its first verse served as the official Czechoslovak anthem beginning in 1918, while the second verse (Slovak) was dropped after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993" + "text": "note: adopted 1993; the anthem was originally written as incidental music to the play \"Fidlovacka\" (1834), it soon became very popular as an unofficial anthem of the Czech nation; its first verse served as the official Czechoslovak anthem beginning in 1918, while the second verse (Slovak) was dropped after the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Czechia is a stable and prosperous market economy that is closely integrated with the EU, especially since the country's EU accession in 2004. The auto industry is the largest single industry, and, together with its upstream suppliers, accounts for nearly 24% of Czech manufacturing. Czechia produced more than a million cars for the first time in 2010, over 80% of which were exported. ++ ++ While the conservative, inward-looking Czech financial system has remained relatively healthy, the small, open, export-driven Czech economy remains sensitive to changes in the economic performance of its main export markets, especially Germany. When Western Europe and Germany fell into recession in late 2008, demand for Czech goods plunged, leading to double digit drops in industrial production and exports. As a result, real GDP fell sharply in 2009. The economy slowly recovered in the second half of 2009 and registered weak growth in the next two years. In 2012 and 2013, however, the economy fell into a recession again, due both to a slump in external demand in the EU and to the government’s austerity measures, returning to weak growth in 2014, and stronger growth in 2015. ++ ++ Foreign and domestic businesses alike voice concerns about corruption, especially in public procurement. Other long term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population, funding an unsustainable pension and health care system, and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech, services-based, knowledge economy." + "text": "Czechia is a prosperous market economy that boasts one of the highest GDP growth rates and lowest unemployment levels in the EU, but its dependence on exports makes economic growth vulnerable to contractions in external demand. Czechia’s exports comprise some 80% of GDP and largely consist of automobiles, the country’s single largest industry. Czechia acceded to the EU in 2004 but has yet to join the euro-zone. While the flexible koruna helps Czechia weather external shocks, it was one of the world’s strongest performing currencies in 2017, appreciating approximately 16% relative to the US dollar after the central bank (Czech National Bank - CNB) ended its cap on the currency’s value in early April 2017, which it had maintained since November 2013. The CNB hiked rates in August and November 2017 - the first rate changes in nine years - to address rising inflationary pressures brought by strong economic growth and a tight labor market. Since coming to power in 2014, the new government has undertaken some reforms to try to reduce corruption, attract investment, and improve social welfare programs, which could help increase the government’s revenues and improve living conditions for Czechs. The government introduced in December 2016 an online tax reporting system intended to reduce tax evasion and increase revenues. The government also plans to remove labor market rigidities to improve the business climate, bring procurement procedures in line with EU best practices, and boost wages. The country's low unemployment rate has led to steady increases in salaries, and the government is facing pressure from businesses to allow greater migration of qualified workers, at least from Ukraine and neighboring Central European countries. Long-term challenges include dealing with a rapidly aging population, a shortage of skilled workers, a lagging education system, funding an unsustainable pension and health care system, and diversifying away from manufacturing and toward a more high-tech, services-based, knowledge economy." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$350.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $342.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $327.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$375.9 billion (2017 est.) / $360.5 billion (2016 est.) / $351.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$193.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$215.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2017 est.) / 2.5% (2016 est.) / 5.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$33,200 (2016 est.) ++ $32,500 (2015 est.) ++ $31,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$35,500 (2017 est.) / $34,200 (2016 est.) / $33,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 28.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "47.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.7%" + "text": "19.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "24.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "81.5%" + "text": "79.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-74.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-72.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.5%" + "text": "36.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "60% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,247 +571,233 @@ "text": "motor vehicles, metallurgy, machinery and equipment, glass, armaments" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.494 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.427 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "38%" }, "services": { - "text": "60% (2012)" + "text": "59.2% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "8.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "9.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "4.1%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "29.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "21.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "24.9 (2012) ++ 25.4 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$73.74 billion" + "text": "87.37 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$74.75 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.92 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "40.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "34.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.05% (31 December 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the two-week repo, the main rate CNB uses" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.28% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$137.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $124.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$155.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $144.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$129.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $127.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$54.92 billion (30 December 3013 est.) ++ $59.88 billion (28 December 2012 est.) ++ $53.2 billion (30 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.976 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.682 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.317 billion (2017 est.) / $3.037 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$141.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $131 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$144.8 billion (2017 est.) / $131.1 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 32.8%, Slovakia 7.8%, Poland 6.1%, France 5.1%, UK 4.9%, Austria 4.4%, Italy 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, raw materials, fuel, chemicals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 32.4%, Slovakia 9%, Poland 5.8%, UK 5.3%, France 5.1%, Austria 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$132.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $122.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$134.7 billion (2017 est.) / $120.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, raw materials and fuels, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 30%, Poland 9%, China 8.3%, Slovakia 6.6%, Netherlands 5%, Austria 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 29.8%, Poland 9.1%, China 7.4%, Slovakia 5.8%, Netherlands 5.3%, Italy 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$78.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $64.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$148 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $85.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$128.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$139.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $136.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$45.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $41.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$205.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $138 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "koruny (CZK) per US dollar - ++ 25.02 (2016 est.) ++ 24.599 (2015 est.) ++ 24.599 (2014 est.) ++ 20.758 (2013 est.) ++ 19.59 (2012 est.)" + "text": "koruny (CZK) per US dollar - / 23.34 (2017 est.) / 24.44 (2016 est.) / 24.44 (2015 est.) / 24.599 (2014 est.) / 20.758 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "80 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "77.39 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "60 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.34 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "28 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.79 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.82 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "22 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.63 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "55.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "60% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "18.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "5.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "14.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2,836 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "520.1 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "446 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "142,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "155,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "15 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "164,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "177,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "193,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "213,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "53,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "52,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "82,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "83,860 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "259 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "229.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "7.522 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.721 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "7.249 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.891 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.964 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3.964 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "103 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "115.8 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,949,800" + "text": "1,473,846" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.78 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "13.925 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "13,213,279" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "131 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "123.54 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good telephone and Internet service; competition among the three major mobile phone services has driven down prices" + "text": "good telephone and Internet service; the Czech Republic has a sophisticated telecom market; mobile sector showing steady growth, but perhaps without enough competition, regulator makes progress for 5G services; the govt. trying to stimulate competition, improve end-users pricing and step up quality; strong growth in cable and fiber sectors; fixed wireless broadband remains strong, with penetration among the highest in the EU (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "access to the fixed-line telephone network expanded throughout the 1990s, but the number of fixed line connections has been dropping since then; mobile telephone usage increased sharply beginning in the mid-1990s, and the number of cellular telephone subs" + "text": "14 per 100 fixed-line and mobile telephone usage increased to 124 per 100 mobile-cellular, the number of cellular telephone subscriptions now greatly exceeds the population (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2 Intersputnik - Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions, 1 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 1 Globalstar) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 420; satellite earth stations - 6 (2 Intersputnik - Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions, 1 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 1 Globalstar) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "roughly 130 TV broadcasters operating some 350 channels with 4 publicly operated and the remainder in private hands; 16 TV stations have national coverage with 4 being publicly operated; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; 63 radio (2008)" + "text": "22 TV stations operate nationally, with 17 of them in private hands; publicly operated Czech Television has 5 national channels; throughout the country, there are some 350 TV channels in operation, many through cable, satellite, and IPTV subscription services; 63 radio broadcasters are registered, operating over 80 radio stations, including 7 multiregional radio stations or networks; publicly operated broadcaster Czech Radio operates 4 national, 14 regional, and 4 Internet stations; both Czech Radio and Czech Television are partially financed through a license fee (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cz" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8.654 million" + "text": "8,622,750" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "81.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.69% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,222,835" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "30 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "48" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,971,616" + "text": "5,727,200 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "26,619,650 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "25.23 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -817,33 +808,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "41" + "text": "41 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "16 (2013)" + "text": "16 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "87" + "text": "87 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "61 (2013)" @@ -853,63 +844,67 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 7,160 km; oil 536 km; refined products 94 km (2013)" + "text": "7,160 km gas, 675 km oil, 94 km refined products (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "9,621.5 km" + "text": "9,408 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "9,519.5 km 1.435-m gauge (3,240.5 km electrified)" + "text": "9,385 km 1.435-m gauge (3,218 km electrified) (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "102 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "23 km 0.760-m gauge (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "130,661 km (includes urban roads)" + "text": "55,744 km (includes urban and category I, II, III roads) (2019)" }, "paved": { - "text": "130,661 km (includes 730 km of expressways) (2011)" + "text": "55,744 km (includes 1,252 km of expressways) (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and other navigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2010)" }, - "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)" - } - }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { - "text": "Prague (Vltava); Decin, Usti nad Labem (Elbe)" + "text": "Prague (Vltava)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Decin, Usti nad Labem (Elbe)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army of the Czech Republic (Armada Ceske Republiky): General Staff (Generalni Stab; includes Land Forces (Pozemni Sily) and Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily)) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces: Land Forces; Air Forces; Cyber Forces; Special Forces Directorate (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.19% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.13% of GDP (2018) / 1.04% of GDP (2017) / 0.96% of GDP (2016) / 1.03% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Czech military has approximately 25,000 active personnel (20,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Czech military has a mix of Soviet-era and more modern equipment, mostly of European origin; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military equipment to Czechia are Austria and Spain (2019 )" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.04% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.08% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.06% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.13% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.15% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "while threats of international legal action never materialized in 2007, 915,220 Austrians, with the support of the popular Freedom Party, signed a petition in January 2008, demanding that Austria block the Czech Republic's accession to the EU unless Prague closes its controversial Soviet-style nuclear plant in Temelin, bordering Austria" + "text": "none" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,502 (2015)" + "text": "1,502 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy (2008)" + "text": "transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and minor transit point for Latin American cocaine to Western Europe; producer of synthetic drugs for local and regional markets; susceptible to money laundering related to drug trafficking, organized crime; significant consumer of ecstasy" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/fi.json b/europe/fi.json index df3bccc3..08f59045 100644 --- a/europe/fi.json +++ b/europe/fi.json @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,563 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1,309 km" + "text": "Norway 709 km, Sweden 545 km, Russia 1309 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ "contiguous zone": { "text": "24 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden, Estonia, and Russia" - }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation" + }, + "exclusive fishing zone": { + "text": "12 nm; extends to continental shelf boundary with Sweden, Estonia, and Russia" } }, "Climate": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "164 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Baltic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Halti (alternatively Haltia, Haltitunturi, Haltiatunturi) 1,328 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "7.5% ++ arable land 7.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.1%" + "text": "7.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "72.9%" + "text": "72.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "690 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "severe winters in the north" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from manufacturing and power plants contributing to acid rain; water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations" + "text": "limited air pollution in urban centers; some water pollution from industrial wastes, agricultural chemicals; habitat loss threatens wildlife populations" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,498,211 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,571,665 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,81 +124,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Finn 93.4%, Swede 5.6%, Russian 0.5%, Estonian 0.3%, Roma 0.1%, Sami 0.1% (2006)" + "text": "Finn, Swede, Russian, Estonian, Romani, Sami" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Finnish (official) 89%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "Finnish (official) 87.6%, Swedish (official) 5.2%, Russian 1.4%, other 5.8% (2018 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Lutheran 73.8%, Orthodox 1.1%, other or none 25.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "Lutheran 69.8%, Greek Orthodox 1.1%, other 1.7%, unspecified 27.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.42% (male 461,432/female 441,244)" + "text": "16.41% (male 467,220/female 447,005)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.6% (male 325,919/female 312,045)" + "text": "10.95% (male 312,179/female 297,717)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.9% (male 1,063,494/female 1,020,194)" + "text": "37.37% (male 1,064,326/female 1,017,545)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.42% (male 362,788/female 374,985)" + "text": "13.02% (male 357,687/female 367,610)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "20.66% (male 492,143/female 643,967) (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.26% (male 543,331/female 697,045) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "58.3%" + "text": "62.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "25.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.4%" + "text": "36.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.4 years" + "text": "42.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.8 years" + "text": "41.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.38% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of people are found in the south; the northern interior areas remain sparsely poplulated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "84.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "85.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HELSINKI (capital) 1.18 million (2015)" + "text": "1.305 million HELSINKI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,26 +208,26 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.5 (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.2 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -231,83 +237,95 @@ "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.9 years" + "text": "81.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.9 years" + "text": "78.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.74 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.91 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "85.5% (2015)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.4% of population ++ rural: 88% of population ++ total: 97.6% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.6% of population ++ rural: 12% of population ++ total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.81 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.1% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "4,000 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.8% (2014)" + "text": "22.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6.9% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "19 years" }, "male": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2014)" + "text": "20 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "17%" }, "male": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "17.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "18.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -344,6 +362,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name may derive from the Swedish \"helsing,\" an archaic name for \"neck\" (\"hals\"), and which may refer to a narrowing of the Vantaa River that flows into the Gulf of Finland at Helsinki; \"fors\" refers to \"rapids,\" so \"helsing fors\" meaning becomes \"the narrows' rapids\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -360,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "previous 1906, 1919; latest drafted 17 June 1997, approved by Parliament 11 June 1999, entered into force 1 March 2000" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage normally requires simple majority vote in two readings in the first parliamentary session and at least two-thirds majority vote in a single reading by the newly elected Parliament; proposals declared “urgent” by five-sixths of Parliament members can be passed by at least two-thirds majority vote in the first parliamentary session only; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage normally requires simple majority vote in two readings in the first parliamentary session and at least two-thirds majority vote in a single reading by the newly elected Parliament; proposals declared \"urgent\" by five-sixths of Parliament members can be passed by at least two-thirds majority vote in the first parliamentary session only; amended several times, last in 2012" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -391,49 +412,49 @@ "text": "President Sauli NIINISTO (since 1 March 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Juha SIPILA (since 28 May 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Sanna MARIN (since 10 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of State or Valtioneuvosto appointed by the president, responsible to Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 February 2012 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister appointed by Parliament in 2015" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 January 2018 (next to be held in January 2024); prime minister appointed by Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote in first round - Sauli NIINISTO (Kok) 37%, Pekka HAAVISTO (Vihr) 18.8%, Paavo VAYRYNEN (Kesk) 17.5%, Timo SOINI (TF) 9.4%, Paavo LIPPONEN (SDP) 6.7%, Paavo ARHINMAKI (Vas) 5.5%, Eva BIAUDET (SFP) 2.7%, Sari ESSAYAH (KD) 2.5%; Sauli NIINISTO elected president in second round held on 5 February 2012 - NIINISTO 62.6%, HAAVISTO 37.4%; Juha SIPILA appointed prime minister" + "text": "Sauli NIINISTO reelected president; percent of vote Sauli NIINISTO (independent) 62.7%, Pekka HAAVISTO (Vihr) 12.4%, Laura HUHTASAARI (PS) 6.9%, Paavo VAYRYNEN (independent) 6.2%, Matti VANHANEN (Kesk) 4.1%, other 7.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member in the province of Aland directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Eduskunta (200 seats; 199 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member in the province of Aland directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) (e.g. 2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 19 April 2015 (next to be held by April 2019)" + "text": "last held on 14 April 2019 (next to be held on April 2023) (e.g. 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Kesk 21.1%, PS 17.6%, Kok 18.2%, SDP 16.5%, Vihr 8.5%, Vas 7.1%, SFP 4.9%, KD 3.5%, other 2.6%; seats by party - Kesk 49, PS 38, Kok 37, SDP 34, Vihr 15, Vas 12, SFP 9, KD 5, other 1 (Aland Coalition)" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - SDP 17.7%, Finn Party 17.5%, Kok 17.0%. Centre Party  13.8%, Green League 11.5%, Left Alliance 8.2%; seats by party/coalition -SDP 40, Finn Party 39, Kok 38, Centre Party 31, Green League 20, Left Alliance 16; composition men 107, women 93, percent of women 46.5% (e.g. 2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Korkein Oikeus (consists of the court president and 18 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 21 judges including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - Finland has a dual judicial system - courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction, and administrative courts with jurisdiction for litigation between individuals and administrative organs of the state and communities" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Korkein Oikeus (consists of the court president and 18 judges); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 21 judges, including the court president and organized into 3 chambers); note - Finland has a dual judicial system - courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with jurisdiction for litigation between individuals and administrative organs of the state and communities" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court judges appointed by the president of the republic; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court judges appointed by the president of the republic; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 68" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "6 Courts of Appeal; 8 regional administrative courts; 27 district courts; special courts for issues relating to markets, labor, insurance, impeachment, land, tenancy, and water rights" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party or Kesk [Juha SIPILA] ++ Christian Democrats or KD [Sari ESSAYAH] ++ Finns Party or PS [Timo SOINI] ++ Green League or Vihr [Ville NIINISTO] ++ Left Alliance or Vas [Paavo ARHINMAKI] ++ National Coalition Party or Kok [Petteri ORPO] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Antti RINNE] ++ Swedish People's Party or SFP [Carl HAGLUND]" + "text": "Aland Coalition (a coalition of several political parties on the Aland Islands)Center Party or Kesk [Katri KULMUNI]Christian Democrats or KD [Sari ESSAYAH]Finns Party or PS [Jussi HALLA-AHO]Green League or Vihr [Pekka HAAVISTO]Left Alliance or Vas [Li ANDERSSON]National Coalition Party or Kok [Petteri ORPO]Social Democratic Party or SDP [Antti RINNE]Swedish People's Party or SFP [Anna-Maja HENRIKSSON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kirsti KAUPPI (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Mikko Tapani HAUTALA (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3301 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -450,7 +471,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Charles C. ADAMS, Jr. (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert \"Bob\" Frank PENCE (since 24 May 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[358] (9) 6162-50" }, "embassy": { "text": "Itainen Puistotie 14B, 00140 Helsinki" @@ -458,11 +482,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "APO AE 09723" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[358] (9) 616250" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[358] (9) 6162 5800" + "text": "[358] (9) 6162-5135" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -479,64 +500,64 @@ "text": "Johan Ludvig RUNEBERG/Fredrik PACIUS" }, "note": { - "text": "in use since 1848; although never officially adopted by law, the anthem has been popular since it was first sung by a student group in 1848; Estonia's anthem uses the same melody as that of Finland" + "text": "note: in use since 1848; although never officially adopted by law, the anthem has been popular since it was first sung by a student group in 1848; Estonia's anthem uses the same melody as that of Finland" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost as high as that of Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, or Sweden. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. ++ ++ Finland is historically competitive in manufacturing - principally the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Finland excels in export of technology for mobile phones as well as promotion of startups in the information and communications technology, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the cold climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export industry, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. ++ ++ Finland had been one of the best performing economies within the EU before 2009 and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year, causing Finland’s economy to contract from 2012-14. The recession affected general government finances and the debt ratio. ++ ++ Finland's main challenges will be reducing high labor costs and boosting demand for its exports. In the long term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth. The depreciating ruble and Russia’s general economic slowdown will dampen exports to Russia." + "text": "Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with per capita GDP almost as high as that of Austria and the Netherlands and slightly above that of Germany and Belgium. Trade is important, with exports accounting for over one-third of GDP in recent years. The government is open to, and actively takes steps to attract, foreign direct investment. Finland is historically competitive in manufacturing, particularly in the wood, metals, engineering, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Finland excels in export of technology as well as promotion of startups in the information and communications technology, gaming, cleantech, and biotechnology sectors. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. Because of the cold climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency in basic products. Forestry, an important export industry, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Finland had been one of the best performing economies within the EU before 2009 and its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in that year, causing Finland’s economy to contract from 2012 to 2014. The recession affected general government finances and the debt ratio. The economy returned to growth in 2016, posting a 1.9% GDP increase before growing an estimated 3.3% in 2017, supported by a strong increase in investment, private consumption, and net exports. Finnish economists expect GDP to grow a rate of 2-3% in the next few years. Finland's main challenges will be reducing high labor costs and boosting demand for its exports. In June 2016, the government enacted a Competitiveness Pact aimed at reducing labor costs, increasing hours worked, and introducing more flexibility into the wage bargaining system. As a result, wage growth was nearly flat in 2017. The Government was also seeking to reform the health care system and social services. In the long term, Finland must address a rapidly aging population and decreasing productivity in traditional industries that threaten competitiveness, fiscal sustainability, and economic growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$230 billion (2016 est.) ++ $227.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $227.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$244.9 billion (2017 est.) / $238.2 billion (2016 est.) / $232.4 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$239.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$252.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.) ++ 0.2% (2015 est.) ++ -0.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 2.5% (2016 est.) / 0.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$41,800 (2016 est.) ++ $41,600 (2015 est.) ++ $41,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$44,500 (2017 est.) / $43,400 (2016 est.) / $42,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "54.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "22.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "38.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-34.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-38.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "28.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "70.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,268 +567,239 @@ "text": "metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.675 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.473 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture and forestry": { - "text": "4.4%" + "agriculture": { + "text": "4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "20.7%" }, - "construction": { - "text": "7.1%" - }, - "commerce": { - "text": "21.3%" - }, - "finance, insurance, and business services": { - "text": "13.3%" - }, - "transport and communications": { - "text": "9.9%" - }, - "public services": { - "text": "28.5% (2011)" + "services": { + "text": "75.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.1% (2016 est.) ++ 9.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "8.5% (2017 est.) / 8.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "6.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "24.7% (2007)" + "text": "45.2% (2013)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "26.8 (2008) ++ 25.6 (1991)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$127.6 billion" + "text": "134.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$132.7 billion" + "text": "135.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "Central Government Budget (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: Central Government Budget data; these numbers represent a significant reduction from previous official reporting" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "53.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "64.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 62.5% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "61.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 62.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.4% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "1.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$130.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $121.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$179.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$355.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $357.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$158.7 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $143.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $118.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$199 million (2016 est.) ++ $316 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.806 billion (2017 est.) / -$819 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$57.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $61.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$67.73 billion (2017 est.) / $51.9 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 14.2%, Sweden 10.1%, US 7%, Netherlands 6.8%, China 5.7%, Russia 5.7%, UK 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 13.9%, Sweden 10.1%, US 7%, Netherlands 6.6%, Russia 5.9%, UK 5.2%, China 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$53.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $58.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$65.26 billion (2017 est.) / $58.18 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 17%, Sweden 16%, Russia 11%, Netherlands 9.1%, Denmark 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 17.7%, Sweden 15.8%, Russia 13.1%, Netherlands 8.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$10.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.51 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $11.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$544.7 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $524.7 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$153.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $135.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$140.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $141.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$150.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) / $147.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "66 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "66.54 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "81 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.79 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.159 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "22 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.11 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.27 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "51.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "16.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "13.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "226,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "236,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "257,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "310,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "192,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "217,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "134,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "166,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "109,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "122,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "4 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.063 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.063 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.322 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "NA cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "48 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "46.01 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "537,000" + "text": "269,980" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.86 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.399 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,179,481" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "129.24 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system with excellent service" + "text": "excellent service; one of the most progressive in Europe; one of the highest broadband and mobile penetrations rates in the region; for 2025 and 2030 FttP (fiber to the home) and DOCSIS3.1 (new generation of cable services for high speed connections) technologies; subscribers are migrating from 3G to LTE and 5G networks; astute regulatory measures have encouraged market competition and company investment (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "digital fiber-optic, fixed-line network and an extensive mobile-cellular network provide domestic needs" + "text": "fixed-line 5 per 100 subscription and 129 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 358; submarine cables provide links to Estonia and Sweden; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Finland shares the I (2015)" + "text": "country code - 358; landing points for Botnia, BCS North-1 & 2, SFL, SFS-4, C-Lion1, Eastern Lights, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, FEC, and EESF-2 & 3 submarine cables that provide links to many Finland points, Estonia, Sweden, Germany, and Russia; satellite earth stations - access to Intelsat transmission service via a Swedish satellite earth station, 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Finland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mix of publicly operated TV stations and privately owned TV stations; in 2008, the 2 publicly owned TV stations expanded services and the largest private TV station has introduced several special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-chann (2008)" + "text": "a mix of 3 publicly operated TV stations and numerous privately owned TV stations; several free and special-interest pay-TV channels; cable and satellite multi-channel subscription services are available; all TV signals are broadcast digitally; Internet television, such as Netflix and others, is available; public broadcasting maintains a network of 13 national and 25 regional radio stations; a large number of private radio broadcasters and access to Internet radio" }, "Internet country code": { - "text": ".fi; note - Aland Islands assigned .ax" + "text": ".fi  ", + "note": { + "text": "note - Aland Islands assigned .ax" + } }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.074 million" + "text": "4,922,163" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "88.89% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1.737 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "73" + "text": "77" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "9,972,333" + "text": "13,364,839 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "713.484 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "957.64 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -818,58 +810,58 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "74" + "text": "74 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2013)" + "text": "14 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "74" + "text": "74 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "71 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,689 km (2010)" + "text": "1288 km gas transmission pipes, 1976 km distribution pipes (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,919 km" + "text": "5,926 km (2016)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "5,919 km 1.524-m gauge (3,067 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "5,926 km 1.524-m gauge (3,270 km electrified) (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "454,000 km" + "text": "454,000 km (2012)" }, "highways": { - "text": "78,000 km (50,000 paved, including 700 km of expressways; 28,000 unpaved)" - }, - "urban roads": { - "text": "26,000 km" + "text": "78,000 km (50,000 paved, including 700 km of expressways; 28,000 unpaved) (2012)" }, "private and forest roads": { "text": "350,000 km (2012)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "26,000 km (2012)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -877,16 +869,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "97" + "text": "269" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 2, cargo 25, carrier 1, chemical tanker 6, container 3, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 16, petroleum tanker 5, roll on/roll off 31, vehicle carrier 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5 (Cyprus 1, Estonia 2, Iceland 1, Sweden 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "47 (Bahamas 8, Germany 3, Gibraltar 2, Malta 3, Netherlands 13, Panama 2, Sweden 16) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 79, oil tanker 4, other 177 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -896,14 +882,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Puolustusvoimat), Navy (Merivoimat; includes Coastal Defense Forces), Air Force (Ilmavoimat) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for male voluntary and compulsory - and female voluntary - national military and nonmilitary service; service obligation 6-12 months; military obligation to age 60 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Finnish Defense Forces (FDF): Army (Maavoimat), Navy (Merivoimat), Air Force (Ilmavoimat); Ministry of the Interior: Border Guard (Rajavartiolaitos) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Border Guard becomes part of the FDF in wartime" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.37% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.29% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.41% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.42% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.4% of GDP (2018) / 1.4% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the size of the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) vary; approximately 23,000 total active duty personnel (16,000 Army; 4,000 Navy; 3,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Finnish Defense Forces consists of a wide mix of mostly modern Western and domestically-produced weapons systems, as well as a limited quantity of Soviet-era equipment, particularly artillery and armored personnel carriers; since 2010, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and the US are the leading foreign suppliers of armaments to Finland; the Finish defense industry produces a variety of military equipment, including wheeled armored vehicles and naval vessels (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "at age 18, all Finnish men are obligated to serve 6-12 months of service within a branch of the military or the Border Guard, and women may volunteer for service; after completing their initial conscript obligation, individuals enter the reserves and remain eligible for mobilization until the age of 60 (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -911,8 +909,11 @@ "text": "various groups in Finland advocate restoration of Karelia and other areas ceded to the former Soviet Union, but the Finnish Government asserts no territorial demands" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "8,862 (Iraq) (2019)" + }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "2,427 (2015)" + "text": "2,759 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/europe/fo.json b/europe/fo.json index 36910d4a..7d4c59df 100644 --- a/europe/fo.json +++ b/europe/fo.json @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line" @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Slaettaratindur 882 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,23 +64,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.1% ++ arable land 2.1%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "2.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "97.8% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have less than 100 people" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer than 100 people" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "strong winds and heavy rains can occur throughout the year" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "coastal erosion, landslides and rockfalls, flash flooding, wind storms; oil spills" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "50,456 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "51,628 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,70 +107,73 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Faroese 89.2% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 7.1%, other 3.7% (includes Icelander, Norwegian, Greenlander, Filipino, Thai, British)", + "text": "Faroese 87.6% (Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon descent), Danish 7.8%, other Nordic 1.4%, other 3.2% (includes Filipino, Thai, British) (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent respondents by country of birth (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent respondents by country of birth" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Faroese 93.8% (derived from Old Norse), Danish 3.2%, other 3% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  data represent population by primary language" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 89.3% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 0.7%, more than one religion 0.2%, none 3.8%, unspecified 6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Christian 89.3% (predominantly Evangelical Lutheran), other 1%, none 3.8%, unspecified 6% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19.98% (male 5,212/female 4,870)" + "text": "19.69% (male 5,247/female 4,920)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.62% (male 3,784/female 3,592)" + "text": "13.89% (male 3,708/female 3,465)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.25% (male 10,191/female 8,605)" + "text": "37.01% (male 10,277/female 8,828)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.66% (male 3,032/female 2,851)" + "text": "12% (male 3,199/female 2,996)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.49% (male 4,023/female 4,296) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.41% (male 4,352/female 4,636) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.7 years" + "text": "37.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.1 years" + "text": "36.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have less than 100 people" + "text": "the island of Streymoy is by far the most populous with over 40% of the population; it has approximately twice as many inhabitants as Eysturoy, the second most populous island; seven of the inhabited islands have fewer than 100 people" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "42% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.74% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TORSHAVN (capital) 21,000 (2014)" + "text": "21,000 TORSHAVN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -177,48 +183,61 @@ "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.18 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.16 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.4 years" + "text": "80.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.8 years" + "text": "78.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.36 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.31 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.62 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" }, "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "4.1 beds/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -245,7 +264,7 @@ "text": "Foroyar" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the archipelgo's name may derive from the Old Norse word \"faer,\" meaning sheep" + "text": "the archipelago's name may derive from the Old Norse word \"faer,\" meaning sheep" } }, "Dependency status": { @@ -266,92 +285,94 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the meaning in Danish is Thor's harbor" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 30 municipalities" + "text": "part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark; there are 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur, singular - kommuna) Eidhis, Eystur, Famjins, Fuglafjardhar, Fugloyar, Hovs, Husavikar, Hvalbiar, Hvannasunds, Klaksvikar, Kunoyar, Kvivik, Nes, Porkeris, Runavikar, Sands, Sjovar, Skalavikar, Skopunar, Skuvoyar, Sorvags, Sumbiar, Sunda, Torshavnar, Tvoroyrar, Vaga, Vags, Vestmanna, Vidhareidhis" }, "Independence": { "text": "none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Olaifest (Olavsoka), 29 July" + "text": "Olaifest (Olavsoka) (commemorates the death in battle of King OLAF II of Norway, later St. OLAF), 29 July (1030)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm" + "text": "5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands' constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm" }, "amendments": { - "text": "see entry for Denmark (2016)" + "text": "see entry for Denmark" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of Denmark apply where applicable" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Denmark" + "note": { + "text": "see Denmark" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Dan Michael KNUDSEN, chief administrative officer (since 1 January 2008)" + "text": "Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief administrative officer (since 15 May 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN (since 15 September 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Bardhur A STEIG NIELSEN (since 16 September 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 1 September 2015" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 31 August 2019 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Aksel V. JOHANNESEN elected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA" + "text": "Bardhur A STEIGNIELSEN elected prime minister; Parliament vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 18 June 2015 (next to be held no later than June 2019); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, Republic 1" + "text": "unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)the Faroe Islands elect 2 members to the Danish Parliament to serve 4-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 September 2015 (next to be held no later than October 2019)" + "text": "Faroese Parliament - last held on 31 August 2019 (next to be held in 2023)Faroese seats in the Danish Parliament last held on 5 June 2019 (next to be held no later than June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Social Democratic Party 25.1%, Republic 20.7%, People's Party, 18.9%, Union Party 18.7%, Progressive Party 7.0%, Center Party 5.5%, Self-Government Party 4.1%; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 8, Republic 7, People's Party 6, Union Party 6, Center Party 2, Progressive Party 2, Self-Government Party 2" + "text": "Faroese Parliament percent of vote by party - People's Party 24.5%, JF 22.1%, Union Party 20.3%, Republic 18.1%, Center Party 5.4%, Progressive Party 4.6%, New Self-Government Party 3.4%, other 1.4%, seats by party - People's Party 8, JF 7, Union Party 7, Republic 6, Center Party 2, Progressive Party 2, New Self-Government Party 1, composition - men 25, women 8; percent of women 24.2% Faroese seats in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Social Democratic Party 1, Republican Party 1; composition - 2 men" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; the Court is part of the Danish legal system" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif; Mixed Commercial Court; Land Court - expected to begin in 2016" + "text": "Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif; Mixed Commercial Court; Land Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA] ++ Independence (or Self-Govenment) Party (Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM] ++ People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN] ++ Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN] ++ Republic (Tjodveldi) (formerly the Republican Party) [Hogni HOYDAL] ++ Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN] ++ Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardur a STEIG NIELSEN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "conservationists" - } + "text": "Center Party (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA]Self-Government Party (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Jogvan SKORHEIM]People's Party (Folkaflokkurin) [Jorgen NICLASEN]Progressive Party (Framsokn) [Poul MICHELSEN]Republic (Tjodveldi) [Hogni HOYDAL] (formerly the Republican Party)Social Democratic Party (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN]Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardhur A STEIG NIELSEN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UNESCO (associate), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" + "note": { + "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); referred to as Merkid, meaning \"the banner\" or \"the mark,\" the flag resembles those of neighboring Iceland and Norway, and uses the same three colors - but in a different sequence; white represents the clear Faroese sky as well as the foam of the waves; red and blue are traditional Faroese colors" + "text": "white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag); referred to as Merkid, meaning \"the banner\" or \"the mark,\" the flag resembles those of neighboring Iceland and Norway, and uses the same three colors - but in a different sequence; white represents the clear Faroese sky, as well as the foam of the waves; red and blue are traditional Faroese colors", + "note": { + "text": "note: the blue on the flag is a lighter blue (azure) than that found on the flags of Iceland or Norway" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "ram; national colors: red, white, blue" @@ -364,39 +385,53 @@ "text": "Simun av SKAROI/Peter ALBERG" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1948; the anthem is also known as \"Tu alfagra land mitt\" (Thou Fairest Land of Mine); as a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark, the Faroe Islands are permitted their own national anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1948; the anthem is also known as \"Tu alfagra land mitt\" (Thou Fairest Land of Mine); as a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark, the Faroe Islands are permitted their own national anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Faroese economy has experienced a period of significant growth since 2011, due to increases in fish prices, salmon farming, and catches in the pelagic fisheries. Nominal GDP growth was an estimated 7.5% in 2013 and 5.9% in 2014. The fisheries sector accounts for about 95% of exports and half of GDP. Unemployment is low, estimated at 2.9% in mid-2015. ++ ++ The public budget has exhibited deficits since 2008, which were financed through increased borrowing. Public debt reached 38% of GDP in 2015. Aided by an annual subsidy from Denmark amounting to about 4% of Faroese GDP, the Faroese have a standard of living equal to that of Denmark. ++ ++ Dependence on fishing makes the economy vulnerable to price fluctuations. Projections for fish prices are favorable and increasing public infrastructure investments are likely to lead to continued growth in the short term." + "text": "The Faroese economy has experienced a period of significant growth since 2011, due to higher fish prices and increased salmon farming and catches in the pelagic fisheries. Fishing has been the main source of income for the Faroe Islands since the late 19th century, but dependence on fishing makes the economy vulnerable to price fluctuations. Nominal GDP, measured in current prices, grew 5.6% in 2015 and 6.8% in 2016. GDP growth was forecast at 6.2% in 2017, slowing to 0.5% in 2018, due to lower fisheries quotas, higher oil prices and fewer farmed salmon combined with lower salmon prices. The fisheries sector accounts for about 97% of exports, and half of GDP. Unemployment is low, estimated at 2.1% in early 2018. Aided by an annual subsidy from Denmark, which amounts to about 11% of Faroese GDP , Faroese have a standard of living equal to that of Denmark. The Faroe Islands have bilateral free trade agreements with the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey. For the first time in 8 years, the Faroe Islands managed to generate a public budget surplus in 2016, a trend which continued in 2017. The local government intends to use this to reduce public debt, which reached 38% of GDP in 2015. A fiscal sustainability analysis of the Faroese economy shows that a long-term tightening of fiscal policy of 5% of GDP is required for fiscal sustainability. Increasing public infrastructure investments are likely to lead to continued growth in the short term, and the Faroese economy is becoming somewhat more diversified. Growing industries include financial services, petroleum-related businesses, shipping, maritime manufacturing services, civil aviation, IT, telecommunications, and tourism." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.831 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.729 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.471 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.001 billion (2014 est.) / $1.89 billion (2013 est.) / $1.608 billion (2012 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.32 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$2.765 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2014 est.) ++ 7.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2017 est.) / 7.5% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$36,600 (2014 est.)" + "text": "$40,000 (2014 est.)" + }, + "Gross national saving": { + "text": "25.7% of GDP (2012 est.) / 25.2% of GDP (2011 est.) / 25.9% of GDP (2010 est.)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "52% (2013)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "29.6% (2013)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "18.4% (2013)" + } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "18% (2013 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "39% (2013 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "55% (2007 est.)" + "text": "43% (2013 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, herring, mackerel and other fish" + "text": "milk, potatoes, vegetables, sheep, salmon, herring, mackerel and other fish" }, "Industries": { "text": "fishing, fish processing, tourism, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts" @@ -405,232 +440,257 @@ "text": "3.4% (2009 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "25,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "27,540 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "15%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "15%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.3% (November 2010)" + "text": "70% (December 2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "10% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.025 billion" + "text": "835.6 million (2014 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.301 billion" + "text": "883.8 million (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "Denmark supplies the Faroe Islands with almost one-third of their public funds (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: Denmark supplies the Faroe Islands with almost one-third of its public funds" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "44.2% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "30.2% (of GDP) (2014 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-11.9% of GDP (2010 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% (of GDP) (2014 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "35% of GDP (2014 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.3% (2011) ++ 0.4% (2010)" + "text": "-0.3% (2016) / -1.7% (2015)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$824 million (2010) ++ $767 million (2009)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish and fish products 95%, ships (2009 est.)" + "text": "$1.184 billion (2016 est.) / $1.019 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 20.2%, UK 16.6%, Denmark 16.3%, Nigeria 11.6%, China 9.3%, US 7.2%, Netherlands 5.6%, Norway 4% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 26.4%, UK 14.1%, Germany 8.4%, China 7.9%, Spain 6.8%, Denmark 6.2%, US 4.7%, Poland 4.4%, Norway 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "fish and fish products (97%) (2017 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$776 million (2010) ++ $786 million (2009)" + "text": "$978.4 million (2016 est.) / $906.1 million (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "goods for household consumption, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, raw materials and semi-manufactures, cars" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Denmark 43.9%, Turkey 12.3%, Norway 10%, China 6.2%, Netherlands 4.9%, Germany 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Denmark 33%, China 10.7%, Germany 7.6%, Poland 6.8%, Norway 6.7%, Ireland 5%, Chile 4.3% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$888.8 million (2010) ++ $68.1 million (2006)" + "text": "$387.6 million (2012) / $274.5 million (2010)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 6.865 (2016 est.) ++ 6.7236 (2015 est.) ++ 5.6183 (2014 est.) ++ 5.6125 (2013 est.) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - / 6.586 (2017 est.) / 6.7269 (2016 est.) / 6.7269 (2015 est.) / 6.7236 (2014 est.) / 5.6125 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "307 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "285.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "128,300 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "60.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "36.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "31% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "4,400 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,600 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,295 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,555 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "800,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "739,300 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,000" + "text": "19,137" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "37.29 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "63,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "59,771" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "116.47 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good international communications; good domestic facilities" + "text": "good international and domestic communications; telecommunications network of high standards with excellent coverage throughout most parts of the country and at competitive prices (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "conversion to digital system completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed" + "text": "37 per 100 for fixed-line and 116 per 100 for mobile-cellular; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable (2015)" + "text": "country code - 298; landing points for the SHEFA-2, FARICE-1, and CANTAT-3 fiber-optic submarine cables from the Faeroe Islands, to Denmark, Germany, UK and Iceland; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 publicly owned TV station; the Faroese telecommunications company distributes local and international channels through its digital terrestrial network; publicly owned radio station supplemented by 3 privately owned stations broadcasting over multiple fr (2015)" + "text": "1 publicly owned TV station; the Faroese telecommunications company distributes local and international channels through its digital terrestrial network; publicly owned radio station supplemented by 3 privately owned stations broadcasting over multiple frequencies" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".fo" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "47,000" + "text": "49,783" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "94.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "97.58% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "18,181" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "36 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1 (registered in Denmark)" + "text": "1 (registered in Denmark) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3 (registered in Denmark) (2015)" + "text": "3 (registered in Denmark)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "OY-H (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "960 km (2015)" + "text": "960 km (2017)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "500 km (2017)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "460 km (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: those islands not connected by roads (bridges or tunnels) are connected by seven different ferry links operated by the nationally owned company SSL; 28 km of tunnels" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "37" + "text": "107" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 20, chemical tanker 7, container 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "28 (Iceland 4, Norway 13, Sweden 11) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 6, general cargo 46, oil tanker 1, other 54 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -640,8 +700,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces or conscription; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such, the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland is responsible for territorial defense of the Faroe Islands; the Joint Arctic Command has a contact element in the capital of Torshavn (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of Denmark" @@ -649,7 +709,7 @@ }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "because anticipated offshore hydrocarbon resources have not been realized, earlier Faroese proposals for full independence have been deferred; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm" + "text": "because anticipated offshore hydrocarbon resources have not been realized, earlier Faroese proposals for full independence have been deferred; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim to UNCLOS that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/fr.json b/europe/fr.json index 40ab4b4a..1f5b41f5 100644 --- a/europe/fr.json +++ b/europe/fr.json @@ -1,205 +1,115 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU, and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to withdraw French forces from NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper." + "text": "France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-7, the G-20, the EU, and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to withdraw French forces from NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper." } }, "Geography": { "Location": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname" - }, - "Guadeloupe": { - "text": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico" - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": "Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago" - }, - "Mayotte": { - "text": "Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique" - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": "Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain; French Guiana: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname; Guadeloupe: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico; Martinique: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago; Mayotte: Southern Indian Ocean, island in the Mozambique Channel, about halfway between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique; Reunion: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "46 00 N, 2 00 E" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "4 00 N, 53 00 W" - }, - "Guadeloupe": { - "text": "16 15 N, 61 35 W" - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": "14 40 N, 61 00 W" - }, - "Mayotte": { - "text": "12 50 S, 45 10 E" - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": "21 06 S, 55 36 E" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: 46 00 N, 2 00 E; French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W; Guadeloupe: 16 15 N, 61 35 W; Martinique: 14 40 N, 61 00 W; Mayotte: 12 50 S, 45 10 E; Reunion: 21 06 S, 55 36 E" }, "Map references": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "Europe" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "South America" - }, - "Guadeloupe": { - "text": "Central America and the Caribbean" - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": "Central America and the Caribbean" - }, - "Mayotte": { - "text": "Africa" - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": "World" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: Europe; French Guiana: South America; Guadeloupe: Central America and the Caribbean; Martinique: Central America and the Caribbean; Mayotte: Africa; Reunion: World" }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "643,801 sq km; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France)" + "text": "643,801 sq km ; 551,500 sq km (metropolitan France)" }, "land": { - "text": "640,427 sq km; 549,970 sq km (metropolitan France)" + "text": "640,427 sq km ; 549,970 sq km (metropolitan France)" }, "water": { - "text": "3,374 sq km; 1,530 sq km (metropolitan France)" + "text": "3,374 sq km ; 1,530 sq km (metropolitan France)" }, "note": { - "text": "the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion" + "text": "note: the first numbers include the overseas regions of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion" } }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "slightly more than four times the size of Georgia; slightly less than the size of Texas" }, "Land boundaries": { - "metropolitan France - total": { - "text": "2,751 km" - }, "border countries": { - "text": "Brazil 649 km, Suriname 556 km" + "text": "Andorra 55 km, Belgium 556 km, Germany 418 km, Italy 476 km, Luxembourg 69 km, Monaco 6 km, Spain 646 km, Switzerland 525 km" + }, + "metropolitan France - total": { + "text": "2751" }, "French Guiana - total": { - "text": "1,205 km" + "text": "1205" } }, "Coastline": { - "total": { - "text": "4,853 km" - }, - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "3,427 km" + "text": "4,853 km", + "note": { + "text": "metropolitan France: 3,427 km" } }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm (does not apply to the Mediterranean Sea)" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } }, "Climate": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation" - }, - "Guadeloupe and Martinique": { - "text": "subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average" - }, - "Mayotte": { - "text": "tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)" - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": "tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as the mistral; French Guiana: tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation; Guadeloupe and Martinique: subtropical tempered by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; Mayotte: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November); Reunion: tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April)" }, "Terrain": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains" - }, - "Guadeloupe": { - "text": "Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin" - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": "mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano" - }, - "Mayotte": { - "text": "generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks" - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": "mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east; French Guiana: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains; Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grande-Terre is low limestone formation; most of the seven other islands are volcanic in origin; Martinique: mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano; Mayotte: generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks; Reunion: mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast" }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "375 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m ++ highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Rhone River delta -2 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Blanc 4,810" }, "note": { - "text": "to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit" + "text": "note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit" } }, "Natural resources": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, arable land, fish" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, arable land, fish, French Guiana, gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "52.7% ++ arable land 33.4%; permanent crops 1.8%; permanent pasture 17.5%" + "text": "52.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "33.4% (2011 est.) / 1.8% (2011 est.) / 17.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "29.2%" + "text": "29.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18.1% (2011 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "total": { - "text": "26,420 sq km 26,950 sq km" - }, - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "26,000 sq km (2012)" + "text": "26,420 sq km 26,950 sq km (2012)", + "note": { + "text": "metropolitan France: 26,000 sq km (2012)" } }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second" }, "Natural hazards": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean" - }, - "overseas departments": { - "text": "hurricanes (cyclones); flooding; volcanic activity (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion)" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: flooding; avalanches; midwinter windstorms; drought; forest fires in south near the Mediterranean; overseas departments: hurricanes (cyclones); flooding; volcanism: Montagne Pelee (1,394 m) on the island of Martinique in the Caribbean is the most active volcano of the Lesser Antilles arc, it last erupted in 1932; a catastrophic eruption in May 1902 destroyed the city of St. Pierre, killing an estimated 30,000 people;; La Soufriere (1,467 m) on the island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean last erupted from July 1976 to March 1977;; these volcanoes are part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "some forest damage from acid rain; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from urban wastes, agricultural runoff" @@ -218,9 +128,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "66,836,154", + "text": "67,848,156 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -233,89 +143,89 @@ }, "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities", - "overseas departments": { - "text": "black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian" + "note": { + "text": "note: overseas departments: black, white, mulatto, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "French (official) 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish)", - "overseas departments": { - "text": "French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)" + "text": "French (official) 100%, declining regional dialects and languages (Provencal, Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Flemish, Occitan, Picard)", + "note": { + "text": "note: overseas departments: French, Creole patois, Mahorian (a Swahili dialect)" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28%", + "text": "Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) 63-66%, Muslim 7-9%, Buddhist 0.5-0.75%, Jewish 0.5-0.75%, other 0.5-1.0%, none 23-28% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: France maintains a tradition of secularism and has not officially collected data on religious affiliation since the 1872 national census, which complicates assessments of France's religious composition; an 1872 law prohibiting state authorities from collecting data on individuals' ethnicity or religious beliefs was reaffirmed by a 1978 law emphasizing the prohibition of the collection or exploitation of personal data revealing an individual's race, ethnicity, or political, philosophical, or religious opinions; a 1905 law codified France's separation of church and state" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.59% (male 6,354,241/female 6,070,971)" + "text": "18.36% (male 6,368,767/female 6,085,318)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.8% (male 4,035,407/female 3,853,153)" + "text": "11.88% (male 4,122,981/female 3,938,938)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.04% (male 12,799,923/female 12,625,781)" + "text": "36.83% (male 12,619,649/female 12,366,120)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.44% (male 4,011,853/female 4,303,261)" + "text": "12.47% (male 4,085,564/female 4,376,272)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.12% (male 5,510,337/female 7,271,227) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.46% (male 6,029,303/female 7,855,244) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "60.3%" + "text": "62.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "28.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "30.6%" + "text": "33.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.2 years" + "text": "41.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.5 years" + "text": "40 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.41% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.35% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "much of the population is concentrated in the north and southeast; although there are many urban agglomerations throughout the country, Paris is by far the largest city, with Lyon ranked a distant second" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "79.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "81% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.84% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.72% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PARIS (capital) 10.843 million; Lyon 1.609 million; Marseille-Aix-en-Provence 1.605 million; Lille 1.027 million; Nice-Cannes 967,000; Toulouse 938,000 (2015)" + "text": "11.017 million PARIS (capital), 1.719 million Lyon, 1.608 million Marseille-Aix-en-Provence, 1.063 million Lille, 1.024 million Toulouse, 969,000 Bordeaux (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -328,94 +238,102 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "28.7 years (2018 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.8 years" + "text": "82.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.7 years" + "text": "79.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.07 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.06 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "76.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 20-49 (2008)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "78.4% (2010/11)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "11.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.26 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.6% of population ++ rural: 98.9% of population ++ total: 98.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.4% of population ++ rural: 1.1% of population ++ total: 1.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "190,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,500 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout France; as of 10 November 2020, France has reported a total of 1,714,361 cases of COVID-19 or 26,264 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 610 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.7% (2014)" + "text": "21.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -425,18 +343,18 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "20.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "24.1%" + "text": "21.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "20% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -475,19 +393,19 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "applies to metropolitan France only, not to its overseas departments, collectivities, or territories" + "text": "note: applies to metropolitan France only; for its overseas regions the time difference is UTC-4 for Guadeloupe and Martinique, UTC-3 for French Guiana, UTC+3 for Mayotte, and UTC+4 for Reunionetymology: name derives from the Parisii, a Celtic tribe that inhabited the area from the 3rd century B.C., but who were conquered by the Romans in the 1st century B.C.; the Celtic settlement became the Roman town of Lutetia Parisiorum (Lutetia of the Parisii); over subsequent centuries it became Parisium and then just Paris" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 regions (regions, singular - region); Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte (Burgundy-Free County), Bretagne (Brittany), Centre-Val de Loire (Center-Loire Valley), Corse (Corsica), Grand Est (Grand East), Guadeloupe, Guyane (French Guiana), Hauts-de-France (Upper France), Ile-de-France, Martinique, Mayotte, Normandie (Normandy), Nouvelle-Aquitaine (New Aquitaine), Occitanie (Occitania), Pays de la Loire (Lands of the Loire), Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Reunion", "note": { - "text": "France is divided into 13 metropolitan regions (including the \"territorial collectivity\" of Corse or Corsica) and 5 overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion) and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 5 overseas departments (which are the same as the overseas regions)" + "text": "note: France is divided into 13 metropolitan regions (including the \"collectivity\" of Corse or Corsica) and 5 overseas regions (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion) and is subdivided into 96 metropolitan departments and 5 overseas departments (which are the same as the overseas regions)" } }, "Dependent areas": { "text": "Clipperton Island, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, New Caledonia, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna", "note": { - "text": "the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledonia has been considered a \"sui generis\" collectivity of France since 1998, a unique status falling between that of an independent country and a French overseas department" + "text": "note: the US Government does not recognize claims to Antarctica; New Caledonia has been considered a \"sui generis\" collectivity of France since 1998, a unique status falling between that of an independent country and a French overseas department" } }, "Independence": { @@ -501,7 +419,7 @@ "text": "many previous; latest effective 4 October 1958" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of the republic (upon recommendation of the prime minister and Parliament) or by members of Parliament; proposals submitted by Parliament members require passage by both houses followed by approval in a referendum; passage of proposals submitted by the government can bypass a referendum if submitted by the president to Parliament and passed by at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament’s National Assembly; amended many times, last in 2008 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic (upon recommendation of the prime minister and Parliament) or by Parliament; proposals submitted by Parliament members require passage by both houses followed by approval in a referendum; passage of proposals submitted by the government can bypass a referendum if submitted by the president to Parliament and passed by at least three-fifths majority vote by Parliament’s National Assembly; amended many times, last in 2008; note - in May 2018, the prime minister submitted a bill to the National Assembly to amend several provisions of the constitution" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -529,67 +447,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Bernard CAZENEUVE (since 6 December 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Jean CASTEX (since 3 July 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president at the suggestion of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 April and 6 May 2012 (next to be held in the spring of 2017); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 April with a runoff on 7 May 2017 (next to be held in April 2022); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Francois HOLLANDE elected president; percent of vote in first round - Francois HOLLANDE (PS) 28.6%, Nicolas SARKOZY (UMP) 27.2%, Marine LE PEN (FN) 17.9%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (PG) 11.1%, Francois BAYROU (moDem) 9.1%, other 6.1%; percent of vote in second round - HOLLANDE 51.6%, SARKOZY 48.4%" + "text": "Emmanuel MACRON elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Emmanuel MACRON (EM) 24.%, Marine LE PEN (FN) 21.3%, Francois FILLON (LR) 20.%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (FI) 19.6%, Benoit HAMON (PS) 6.4%, other 8.7%; percent of vote in second round - MACRON 66.1%, LE PEN 33.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (348 seats - 328 for metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions of Guadeloupe, Martinque, French Guiana, Reunion, and Mayotte, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for French Polynesia, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 1 for Wallis and Futuna, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members indirectly elected by departmental electoral colleges using absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed for departments with 1-3 members and proportional representation vote in departments with 4 or more members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 556 for metropolitan France, 10 for overseas departments, and 11 for citizens abroad; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate or Senat (348 seats - 328 for metropolitan France and overseas departments and regions of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Reunion, and Mayotte, 2 for New Caledonia, 2 for French Polynesia, 1 for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, 1 for Saint-Barthelemy, 1 for Saint-Martin, 1 for Wallis and Futuna, and 12 for French nationals abroad; members indirectly elected by departmental electoral colleges using absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for departments with 1-3 members and proportional representation vote in departments with 4 or more members; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (577 seats - 556 for metropolitan France, 10 for overseas departments, and 11 for citizens abroad; members directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2017); National Assembly - last held on 10 and 17 June 2012 (next to be held in June 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 24 September 2017 (next to be held on 24 September 2020) National Assembly - last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held in June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 187, PS 152, other 9; National Assembly - percent of vote by party - PS 48.5%, UMP 33.6%, miscellaneous left wing parties 3.8%, Greens 3.0%, miscellaneous right wing parties 2.6%, NC 2.1%, PRG 2.1%, FDG 1.7%, other 2.6%; seats by party - PS 280, UMP 194, miscellaneous left wing parties 22, Greens 17, miscellaneous right wing parties 15, NC 12, PRG 12, FDG 10, other 15" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by political caucus (party or group of parties)  - LR 144, PS 73, UC 51. LREM 23, RDSE 22, CRCE 16, RTLI 13, other 6; composition - men 246, women 102, percent of women 29.3% National Assembly - percent of vote by party first round - LREM 28.2%, LR 15.8%. FN 13.2%, FI 11%, PS 7.4%, other 24.4%; percent of vote by party second round - LREM 43.1%, LR 22.2%, FN 8.8%, MoDEM 6.1%, PS 5.7%. FI 4.9%, other 9.2%; seats by political caucus (party or group of parties) - LREM 306, LR 104, MoDEM 46, UDI/Agir 29, PS 29, UDI 18, FI 17, Liberties and Territories 16, PCF 16, other 14; composition - men 349, women 228, percent of women 39.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 35.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation (consists of the court president, 6 divisional presiding judges, 120 trial judges, and 70 deputy judges organized into 6 divisions - 3 civil, 1 commercial, 1 labor, and 1 criminal); Constitutional Council (consists of 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by the president of the republic from nominations from the High Council of the Judiciary, presided by the Court of Cassation and 15 appointed members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members appointed - 3 by the president of the republic and 3 each by the National Assembly and Senate presidents; members serve 9-year, non-renewable terms with one third of the membership renewed every 3 years" + "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by the president of the republic from nominations from the High Council of the Judiciary, presided over by the Court of Cassation and 15 appointed members; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Council members - 3 appointed by the president of the republic and 3 each by the National Assembly and Senate presidents; members serve 9-year, non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "appellate courts or Cour d'Appel; regional courts or Tribunal de Grande Instance; first instance courts or Tribunal d'instance" + "text": "appellate courts or Cour d'Appel; regional courts or Tribunal de Grande Instance; first instance courts or Tribunal d'instance; administrative courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: in April 2018, the French Government announced its intention to reform the country's judicial system" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Europe Ecology - The Greens or EELV [David CORMAND] ++ French Communist Party or PCF [Pierre LAURENT] ++ Left Front Coalition or FDG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON] ++ Left Party or PG [Jean-Luc MELENCHON and Martine BILLARD] ++ Left Radical Party or PRG [Sylvia PINEL] (previously Radical Socialist Party or PRS and the Left Radical Movement or MRG) ++ Movement for France or MPF [Philippe DE VILLIERS] ++ National Front or FN [Marine LE PEN] ++ New Anticapitalist Party or NPA [collective leadership; main spokesperson Christine POUPIN] ++ New Center or NC [Herve MORIN] ++ Radical Party [Jean-Louis BORLOO] ++ Rally for France or RPF [Igor KUREK] ++ Republican and Citizen Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Jean-Christophe CAMBADELIS] ++ The Republicans (formerly Union for a Popular Movement or UMP) [Francois FILLON] ++ Union des Democrates et Independants or UDI [Jean-Christohe LAGARDE] and Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU] (previously Union for French Democracy or UDF); together known as UDI-Modem ++ United Republic or RS [Dominique DE VILLEPIN] ++ Worker's Struggle (Lutte Ouvriere) or LO [collective leadership; spokespersons Nathalie ARTHAUD and Arlette LAQUILLER]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation francaise de l'encadrement - Confederation generale des cadres (French Confederation of Management - General Confederation of Executives) or CFE-CGC [Francois HOMMERIL, president] (independent white-collar union with 140,000 members) ++ Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail (French Democratic Confederation of Labor) or CFDT [Laurent BERGER, secretary general] (left-leaning labor union with approximately 875,000 members) ++ Confederation francaise des travailleurs chretiens (French Confederation of Christian Workers) or CFTC [Philippe LOUIS, president] (independent labor union founded by Catholic workers that claims 142,000 members) ++ Confederation generale du travail (General Confederation of Labor) or CGT [Philippe MARTINEZ, secretary general] (historically communist labor union with approximately 710,000 members) ++ Confederation generale du travail - Force ouvriere (General Confederation of Labor - Worker's Force) or FO [Jean-Claude MAILLY, secretary general] (independent labor union with an estimated 300,000 members) ++ Mouvement des entreprises de France or MEDEF [Pierre GATTAZ, president] (employers' union with claimed 750,000 companies as members) ++ ", - "French Guiana": { - "text": " ++ conservationists; gold mining pressure groups; hunting pressure groups ++ " - }, - "Guadeloupe": { - "text": " ++ Christian Movement for the Liberation of Guadeloupe or KLPG ++ General Federation of Guadeloupe Workers or CGT-G ++ General Union of Guadeloupe Workers or UGTG ++ Movement for an Independent Guadeloupe or MPGI ++ The Socialist Renewal Movement ++ " - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": " ++ Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC ++ Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM ++ Frantz Fanon Circle ++ League of Workers and Peasants ++ Proletarian Action Group or GAP ++ " - }, - "Reunion": { - "text": " ++ NA" - } + "text": "Presidential majority Parties [Edouard PHILIPPE]     Democratic Movement or MoDem [Francois BAYROU]     La Republique en Marche! or LREM [Richard FERRAND]     Movement of Progressives or MDP  Robert HUE]Parliamentary right Parties [Francois BAROIN]     Hunting, Fishing, Nature and Tradition or CPNT [Eddie PUYJAION]     The Republicans or LR [Annie GENEVARD]     Union of Democrats and Independents or UDI [Jean-Christophe    CAMBADELIS]      Parliamentary left Parties [Bernard CAZENEUVE]     Sociatlist Party or PS [Jean-Christophe CAMBADEMAND]     Radical Party of the Left or PRG [Sylvia PINEL]     Citizen and Republican Movement or MRC [Jean-Luc LAURENT]     Martinican Progressive Party or PPM [Aiem CESAIRE]Debout la France or DLF [Nicolas DUPONT-AIGNAN]Ecology Democracy Solidarity or EDS [Paula FORTEZA, Matthieu ORPHELIN (splinter party formed in May 2020 by defectors of LREM)Europe Ecologists - the Greens or EELV [David CORMAND]French Communist Party or PCF [Pierre LAURENT]La France Insoumise or FI [Jean-Luc MELENCHONLIS]National Front or FN [Marine LE PEN]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BDEAC, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, FZ, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Gerard ARAUD (since 18 September 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Philippe ETIENNE (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4101 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -601,33 +507,36 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 944-6166" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC" + "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Washington, DC" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jane D. HARTLEY (since 5 November 2014); note - also accredited to Monaco" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "2 Avenue Gabriel, 75382 Paris Cedex 08" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 116, APO AE 09777" + "text": "Ambassador Jamie D. McCOURT (since 18 December 2017); note - also accredited to Monaco" }, "telephone": { "text": "[33] (1) 43-12-22-22" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PSC 116, APO AE 09777" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[33] (1) 42 66 97 83" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Marseille, Strasbourg" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Bordeaux, Lyon, Rennes" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), white, and red; known as the \"Le drapeau tricolore\" (French Tricolor), the origin of the flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the \"ancient French color\" of white was combined with the blue and red colors of the Parisian militia; the official flag for all French dependent areas", "note": { - "text": "the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands" + "text": "note: the design and/or colors are similar to a number of other flags, including those of Belgium, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -641,64 +550,64 @@ "text": "Claude-Joseph ROUGET de Lisle" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1795, restored 1870; originally known as \"Chant de Guerre pour l'Armee du Rhin\" (War Song for the Army of the Rhine), the National Guard of Marseille made the song famous by singing it while marching into Paris in 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars" + "text": "note: adopted 1795, restored 1870; originally known as \"Chant de Guerre pour l'Armee du Rhin\" (War Song for the Army of the Rhine), the National Guard of Marseille made the song famous by singing it while marching into Paris in 1792 during the French Revolutionary Wars" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. With more than 84 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that mitigate economic inequality. ++ ++ France's real GDP increased by 1.1% in 2015. The unemployment rate (including overseas territories) increased from 7.8% in 2008 to 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2014. Youth unemployment in metropolitan France decreased from a high of 25.4% in the fourth quarter of 2012 to 24.3% in the fourth quarter of 2014. ++ ++ Lower-than-expected growth and high spending have strained France's public finances. The budget deficit rose sharply from 3.3% of GDP in 2008 to 7.5% of GDP in 2009 before improving to 4% of GDP in 2014 and 2015, while France's public debt rose from 68% of GDP to more than 98% in 2015, and may hit 100% in 2016. ++ ++ Elected on a conventionally leftist platform, President Francois HOLLANDE surprised and angered many supporters with a January 2014 speech announcing a sharp change in his economic policy, recasting himself as a liberalizing reformer. The government's budget for 2014 shifted the balance of fiscal consolidation from taxes to a total of $24 billion in spending cuts. In December 2014, HOLLANDE announced additional reforms, including a plan to extend commercial business hours, liberalize professional services, and sell off $6.2-12.4 billion in state owned assets. France’s tax burden remains well above the EU average and income tax cuts over the past decade are being partly reversed, particularly for higher earners. The top rate of income tax is 41%. The government is allowing a 75% payroll tax on salaries over $1.24 million to lapse." + "text": "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence in some sectors, particularly power, public transport, and defense industries. France is the most visited country in the world with 89 million foreign tourists in 2017. France's leaders remain committed to a capitalism in which they maintain social equity by means of laws, tax policies, and social spending that mitigate economic inequality. France's real GDP grew by 1.9% in 2017, up from 1.2% the year before. The unemployment rate (including overseas territories) increased from 7.8% in 2008 to 10.2% in 2015, before falling to 9.0% in 2017. Youth unemployment in metropolitan France decreased from 24.6% in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 20.6% in the fourth quarter of 2017. France’s public finances have historically been strained by high spending and low growth. In 2017, the budget deficit improved to 2.7% of GDP, bringing it in compliance with the EU-mandated 3% deficit target. Meanwhile, France's public debt rose from 89.5% of GDP in 2012 to 97% in 2017. Since entering office in May 2017, President Emmanuel MACRON launched a series of economic reforms to improve competitiveness and boost economic growth. President MACRON campaigned on reforming France’s labor code and in late 2017 implemented a range of reforms to increase flexibility in the labor market by making it easier for firms to hire and fire and simplifying negotiations between employers and employees. In addition to labor reforms, President MACRON’s 2018 budget cuts public spending, taxes, and social security contributions to spur private investment and increase purchasing power. The government plans to gradually reduce corporate tax rate for businesses from 33.3% to 25% by 2022." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.737 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.701 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $2.667 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.856 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.791 trillion (2016 est.) / $2.761 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.488 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.588 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.3% (2015 est.) ++ 0.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$42,400 (2016 est.) ++ $42,000 (2015 est.) ++ $41,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$44,100 (2017 est.) / $43,200 (2016 est.) / $42,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 22.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54.8%" + "text": "54.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "23.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "22.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.9%" + "text": "30.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-32% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "78.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -708,30 +617,30 @@ "text": "machinery, chemicals, automobiles, metallurgy, aircraft, electronics; textiles, food processing; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "30.48 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.68 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "2.8% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "20% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "77.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.7% (2016 est.) ++ 10.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "9.4% (2017 est.) / 10.1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes overseas territories" + "text": "note: includes overseas territories" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "8.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -741,226 +650,209 @@ "text": "25.4% (2013)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.1 (2013) ++ 30.5 (2012)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.288 trillion" + "text": "1.392 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.369 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.459 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "51.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "96.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 96.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "96.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 96.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.93% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.144 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.079 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.541 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.771 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.64 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.528 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.088 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.086 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.301 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$11.52 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.832 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$14.83 billion (2017 est.) / -$18.55 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$505.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $510.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$549.9 billion (2017 est.) / $507 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 14.8%, Spain 7.7%, Italy 7.5%, US 7.2%, Belgium 7%, UK 6.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 15.9%, Spain 7.3%, US 7.2%, Italy 7.1%, UK 7.1%, Belgium 6.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$525.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $537.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$601.7 billion (2017 est.) / $536.7 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, vehicles, crude oil, aircraft, plastics, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 19.5%, Belgium 10.7%, Italy 7.7%, Netherlands 7.5%, Spain 6.8%, US 5.5%, China 5.4%, UK 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 18.5%, Belgium 10.2%, Netherlands 8.3%, Italy 7.9%, Spain 7.1%, UK 5.3%, US 5.2%, China 5.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$138.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $143.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$156.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $138.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.36 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $5.25 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$796.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $773.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.339 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.316 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.36 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $5.25 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "534 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "529.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "431 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "450.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "75 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.41 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "129 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "130.8 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "20.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "48.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "50% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "11.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "16,670 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "21,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.174 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.147 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "84.08 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "65.97 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.277 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.311 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.691 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.705 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "444,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "440,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "866,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "886,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "17 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.99 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "36.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.88 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "7.077 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.031 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "45.13 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "48.59 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.75 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "8.41 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "385.6 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "341.2 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "38.929 million" + "text": "39,234,941" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "58 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.03 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "66.681 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "74,791,818" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "100 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "110.62 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed" + "text": "one of the largest mobile phone markets in Europe, worth 13 billion annually; LTE has universal coverage with extensive 5G launching any day, one of the largest broadband subscriber bases in Europe; regional govt. and telecom companies have invested in higher bandwidth w/ fiber infrastructure improvements, an investment more than 20 billion euros (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "extensive cable and microwave radio relay; extensive use of fiber-optic cable; domestic satellite system" + "text": "58 per 100 persons for fixed-line and 111 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 33; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsa" + "text": "country code - 33; landing points for Circe South, TAT-14, INGRID, FLAG Atlantic-1, Apollo, HUGO, IFC-1, ACE, SeaMeWe-3 & 4, Dunant, Africa-1, AAE-1, Atlas Offshore, Hawk, IMEWE, Med Cable, PEACE Cable, and TE North/TGN-Eurasia/SEACOM/Alexandros/Medex submarine cables providing links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa and US; satellite earth stations - more than 3 (2 Intelsat (with total of 5 antennas - 2 for Indian Ocean and 3 for Atlantic Ocean), NA Eutelsat, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean region); HF radiotelephone communications with more than 20 countries (2019)" }, "overseas departments": { - "text": "country codes: French Guiana - 594; Guadeloupe - 590; Martinique - 596; Mayotte - 262; Reunion - 262 (2015)" + "text": "country codes: French Guiana - 594; landing points for Ella Link, Kanawa, Americas II to South America, Europe, Caribbean and US; Guadeloupe - 590; landing points for GCN, Southern Caribbean Fiber, and ECFS around the Caribbean and US; Martinique - 596; landing points for Americas II, ECFS, and Southern Caribbean Fiber to South America, US and around the Caribbean;  Mayotte - 262; landing points for FLY-LION3 and LION2 to East Africa and East African Islands in Indian Ocean; Reunion - 262; landing points for SAFE, METISS, and LION submarine cables to Asia, South and East Africa, Southeast Asia and nearby Indian Ocean Island countries of Mauritius, and Madagascar (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France television stations operate 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and internationa (2008)" + "text": "a mix of both publicly operated and privately owned TV stations; state-owned France television stations operate 4 networks, one of which is a network of regional stations, and has part-interest in several thematic cable/satellite channels and international channels; a large number of privately owned regional and local TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable services provide a large number of channels; public broadcaster Radio France operates 7 national networks, a series of regional networks, and operates services for overseas territories and foreign audiences; Radio France Internationale, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is a leading international broadcaster; a large number of commercial FM stations, with many of them consolidating into commercial networks" }, "Internet country code": { "text": "metropolitan France - .fr; French Guiana - .gf; Guadeloupe - .gp; Martinique - .mq; Mayotte - .yt; Reunion - .re" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "56.367 million" + "text": "55,265,718" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "84.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.04% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "29.1 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "43 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "30" + "text": "19 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "485" + "text": "553" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "65,039,503" + "text": "70,188,028 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,098.31 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4,443,790,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -971,33 +863,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "294" + "text": "294 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "97" + "text": "97 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "83" + "text": "83 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "75 (2013)" + "text": "75 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "170" + "text": "170 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "64" + "text": "64 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "105 (2013)" @@ -1007,14 +899,14 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 15,322 km; oil 2,939 km; refined products 5,084 km (2013)" + "text": "15322 km gas, 2939 km oil, 5084 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "29,640 km" + "text": "29,640 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "29,473 km 1.435-m gauge (15,561 km electrified)" + "text": "29,473 km 1.435-m gauge (15,561 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "167 km 1.000-m gauge (63 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -1022,61 +914,81 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,028,446 km (metropolitan France)" + "text": "1,053,215 km (2011)" }, - "paved": { - "text": "1,028,446 km (includes 11,416 km of expressways)" + "urban": { + "text": "654,201 km (2011)" }, - "note": { - "text": "not included are 5,100 km of roadways in overseas departments (2010)" + "non-urban": { + "text": "399,014 km (2011)" } }, "Waterways": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)" + "note": { + "text": "metropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km navigable by craft up to 3,000 metric tons) (2010)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "162" + "text": "552" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, cargo 7, chemical tanker 34, container 27, liquefied gas 12, passenger 10, passenger/cargo 41, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 11" + "text": "bulk carrier 25, general cargo 53, oil tanker 29, other 445 (2019)" }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "50 (Belgium 7, Bermuda 5, Denmark 11, French Polynesia 11, Germany 1, New Caledonia 3, Singapore 3, Sweden 4, Switzerland 5)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "151 (Bahamas 15, Belgium 7, Bermuda 1, Canada 1, Cyprus 16, Egypt 1, Hong Kong 4, Indonesia 1, Ireland 2, Italy 2, Luxembourg 15, Malta 8, Marshall Islands 7, Mexico 1, Morocco 3, Netherlands 2, Norway 5, Panama 7, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Singapor (2010)" + "note": { + "text": "note: includes Monaco" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Brest, Calais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes," }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Paris, Rouen (Seine); Strasbourg (Rhine); Bordeaux (Garronne)" + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Le Havre (2,870,000) (2017)" }, - "container port(s)": { - "text": "Le Havre (2,215,262)(2011)" + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { + "text": "Fos Cavaou, Fos Tonkin, Montoir de Bretagne" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Paris, Rouen (Seine)" }, "cruise/ferry port(s)": { "text": "Calais, Cherbourg, Le Havre" }, - "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Fos Cavaou, Fos Tonkin, Montoir de Bretagne" + "note": { + "text": "Strasbourg (Rhine) Bordeaux (Garronne)" } + }, + "Transportation - note": { + "text": "begun in 1988 and completed in 1994, the Channel Tunnel (nicknamed the Chunnel) is a 50.5-km (31.4-mi) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover that runs from Folkestone, Kent, England to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais in northern France; it is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and mainland Europe" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army (Armee de Terre; includes Marines, Foreign Legion, Army Light Aviation), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Army (Armee de Terre; includes Foreign Legion), Navy (Marine Nationale), Air Force (Armee de l'Air (AdlA); includes Air Defense), National Guard (Reserves), National Gendarmerie (paramilitary police force that is a branch of the Armed Forces but under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior; also has additional duties to the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Justice) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.84% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.82% of GDP (2018) / 1.78% of GDP (2017) / 1.79% of GDP (2016) / 1.78% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the French military has approximately 205,000 active duty troops (114,500 Army; 35,000 Navy; 40,500 Air Force; 15,000 other, such as joint staffs, medical service, etc.); approximately 100,000 National Gendarmerie (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the French military's inventory consists almost entirely of domestically-produced weapons systems, including some jointly-produced with other European countries; there is a limited mix of armaments from other Western countries, particularly the US; since 2010, the US is the leading foreign supplier of military hardware to France; France has a defense industry capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "5,100 Burkina Faso/Chad/Mali/Niger (Operation Barkhane); 950 Cote D'Ivoire; 1,450 Djibouti; 300 Baltics (NATO); 2,000 French Guiana; 1,200 French Polynesia; 1,000 French West Indies; 350 Gabon; 500-1,000 Middle East; 630 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,600 New Caledonia; 1,600 Reunion Island; 350 Senegal; 650 United Arab Emirates; note - France has been a contributing member of the EuroCorps since 1992 (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; 1-year service obligation; women serve in noncombat posts (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.8% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.9% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.9% of GDP (2012)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; al-Qa'ida (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -1085,22 +997,14 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "24,220 (Sri Lanka); 14,195 (Russia); 14,182 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); 12,500 (Serbia and Kosovo); 11,824 (Cambodia); 10,652 (Turkey); 8,132 (Vietnam); 6,944 (Laos); 6,005 (Guinea); 5,179 (Syria); 5,006 (Mauritania) (2015)" + "text": "24,293 (Afghanistan), 23,821 (Sri Lanka), 18,473 (Sudan), 18,244 (Syria), 17,512 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 16,412 (Russia), 14,141 (Serbia and Kosovo), 11,863 (Turkey), 11,038 (Guinea), 11,021 (Cambodia), 8,829 (Iraq), 7,735 (Vietnam), 6,918 (China), 6,464 (Laos), 6,372 (Eritrea), 6,156 (Bangladesh), 5,675 (Mauritania), 5,652 (Cote d'Ivoire), 5,169 (Mali) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,326 (2015)" + "text": "1,493 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "metropolitan France": { - "text": "transshipment point for South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics" - }, - "French Guiana": { - "text": "small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe" - }, - "Martinique": { - "text": "transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe" - } + "text": "metropolitan France: transshipment point for South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and European synthetics; French Guiana: small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe; Martinique: transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/gi.json b/europe/gi.json index be32a7c4..93d12564 100644 --- a/europe/gi.json +++ b/europe/gi.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led Spain to close the border and sever all communication links. Between 1997 and 2002, the UK and Spain held a series of talks on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government called a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since late 2004, Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar have held tripartite talks with the aim of cooperatively resolving problems that affect the local population, and work continues on cooperation agreements in areas such as taxation and financial services; communications and maritime security; policy, legal and customs services; environmental protection; and education and visa services. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. A new noncolonial constitution came into effect in 2007, and the European Court of First Instance recognized Gibraltar's right to regulate its own tax regime in December 2008. The UK retains responsibility for defense, foreign relations, internal security, and financial stability." + "text": "Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. The subsequent granting of autonomy in 1969 by the UK led Spain to close the border and sever all communication links. Between 1997 and 2002, the UK and Spain held a series of talks on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltar Government called a referendum in late 2002 in which the majority of citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since late 2004, Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar have held tripartite talks with the aim of cooperatively resolving problems that affect the local population, and work continues on cooperation agreements in areas such as taxation and financial services; communications and maritime security; policy, legal and customs services; environmental protection; and education and visa services. A new noncolonial constitution came into force in 2007, and the European Court of First Instance recognized Gibraltar's right to regulate its own tax regime in December 2008. The UK retains responsibility for defense, foreign relations, internal security, and financial stability. Spain and the UK continue to spar over the territory. Throughout 2009, a dispute over Gibraltar's claim to territorial waters extending out three miles gave rise to periodic non-violent maritime confrontations between Spanish and UK naval patrols and in 2013, the British reported a record number of entries by Spanish vessels into waters claimed by Gibraltar following a dispute over Gibraltar's creation of an artificial reef in those waters. Spain renewed its demands for an eventual return of Gibraltar to Spanish control after the UK’s June 2016 vote to leave the EU, but London has dismissed any connection between the vote and its continued sovereignty over Gibraltar. The EU has said that Gibraltar will be ouside the territorial scope of any future UK-EU trade deal and that separate agreements between the EU and UK regarding Gibraltar would require Spain's prior approval." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "6.5 sq km" + "text": "7 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "6.5 sq km" @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Rock of Gibraltar 426 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,18 +79,20 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional droughts; no streams or large bodies of water on the peninsula (all potable water comes from desalination)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources: more than 90% of drinking water supplied by desalination, the remainder from stored rainwater; a separate supply of saltwater used for sanitary services" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea note 2: one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "29,328 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "29,581 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -98,112 +103,131 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans" + "text": "Gibraltarian 79%, other British 13.2%, Spanish 2.1%, Moroccan 1.6%, other EU 2.4%, other 1.6% (2012 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, Muslim 4%, other Christian 3.2%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 72.1%, Church of England 7.7%, other Christian 3.8%, Muslim 3.6%, Jewish 2.4%, Hindu 2%, other 1.1%, none 7.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.12% (male 3,024/female 2,878)" + "text": "20.24% (male 3,080/female 2,907)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.02% (male 2,305/female 2,101)" + "text": "13.07% (male 2,000/female 1,866)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "38.94% (male 5,804/female 5,617)" + "text": "41.28% (male 6,289/female 5,922)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.15% (male 1,328/female 1,649)" + "text": "8.71% (male 1,082/female 1,495)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.76% (male 2,276/female 2,346) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.7% (male 2,378/female 2,562) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.5 years" + "text": "35.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33.6 years" + "text": "34.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.24% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GIBRALTAR (capital) 29,000 (2014)" + "text": "35,000 GIBRALTAR (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.4 years" + "text": "80 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.6 years" + "text": "77.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.91 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -248,6 +272,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: from the Spanish derivation of the Arabic \"Jabal Tariq,\" which means \"Mountain of Tariq\" and which refers to the Rock of Gibraltar" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -264,14 +291,16 @@ "text": "previous 1969; latest passed by referendum 30 November 2006, entered into effect 14 December 2006, entered into force 2 January 2007" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by Parliament and require prior consent of the British monarch (through the Secretary of State); passage requires three-quarters majority vote in Parliament followed by simple majority vote in a referendum; note – only sections 1 through 15 in Chapter 1 (Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) can be amended by Parliament (2016)" + "text": "proposed by Parliament and require prior consent of the British monarch (through the Secretary of State); passage requires at least three-fourths majority vote in Parliament followed by simple majority vote in a referendum; note – only sections 1 through 15 in Chapter 1 (Protection of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) can be amended by Parliament" } }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal; and British citizens with six months residence or more" @@ -292,37 +321,36 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (18 seats; 17 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by majority vote and 1 appointed by Parliament as speaker; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (18 seats; 17 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by majority vote and 1 appointed by Parliament as speaker; members serve 4-year terms) (e.g. 2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 November 2015 (next to be held not later than December 2019)" + "text": "last held on 17 October 2019 (next to be held in 2023) (e.g. 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - GSLP 68.4%, GSD 31.6%; seats by party - GSLP 10, GSD 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - GSLP-Liberal Alliance 52.5% (GSLP 37.0%, LPG 15.5%), GSD 25.6%; seats by party - GSLP-Liberal Alliance 10 (GSLP 7, LPG 3), GSD 6; composition of elected members - men 15, women 2, percent of women 11.8% (e.g. 2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of at least 3 judges, including the court president); Supreme Court of Gibraltar (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges appointed by the governor upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 7-member body of judges and appointees of the governor; tenure of the Court of Appeal president based on terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice and judge normally appointed until retirement at age 67, but can be extended 3 years" + "text": "Court of Appeal and Supreme Court judges appointed by the governor upon the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 7-member body of judges and appointees of the governor; tenure of the Court of Appeal president based on terms of appointment; Supreme Court chief justice and judges normally appointed until retirement at age 67 but tenure can be extended 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of First Instance; Magistrates' Court; specialized tribunals for issues relating to social security, taxes, and employment" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA] ++ Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Daniel FEETHAM] ++ Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Fabian PICARDO] ++ Progressive Democratic Party [Nick CRUZ]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Chamber of Commerce ++ Gibraltar Representatives Organization ++ Women's Association" + "text": "Gibraltar Liberal Party or Liberal Party of Gibraltar or LPG [Joseph GARCIA]Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Keith AZOPARDI]Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Fabian PICARDO]GSLP-Liberal Alliance (includes GSLP and LPG)Together Gibraltar or TG [Marlene HASSAN-NAHON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" @@ -335,41 +363,41 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Gibraltar Anthem\"" + "text": "Gibraltar Anthem" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Peter EMBERLEY" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" remains official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1994; serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. Tax rates are low to attract foreign investment. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment. ++ ++ The financial sector, tourism (over 11 million visitors in 2012), gaming revenues, shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, tourism, and the shipping sector contribute 30%, 30%, and 25%, respectively, of GDP. Telecommunications, e-commerce, and e-gaming account for the remaining 15%." + "text": "Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. Tax rates are low to attract foreign investment. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment. The financial sector, tourism (over 11 million visitors in 2012), gaming revenues, shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, tourism, and the shipping sector contribute 30%, 30%, and 25%, respectively, of GDP. Telecommunications, e-commerce, and e-gaming account for the remaining 15%." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.85 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2 billion (2012 est.) ++ $1.106 billion (2006 est.)" + "text": "$2.044 billion (2014 est.) / $1.85 billion (2013 est.) / $2 billion (2012 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2014 dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.85 billion (2013 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2008 est.) ++ 8.8% (2007 est.) ++ 0% (2006 est.)" + "text": "$2.044 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$43,000 (2008 est.) ++ $41,200 (2007 est.) ++ $38,400 (2006 est.)" + "text": "$61,700 (2014 est.) / $43,000 (2008 est.) / $41,200 (2007 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2008 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "100% (2008 est.)" + "text": "100% (2016 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -379,61 +407,64 @@ "text": "tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "22,910 (2013 est.)" + "text": "24,420 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "NEGL" }, "industry": { - "text": "40%" + "text": "1.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "60% (2001)" + "text": "98.2% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3% (2005 est.)" + "text": "1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$475.8 million" + "text": "475.8 million (2008 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$452.3 million (2008 est.)" + "text": "452.3 million (2008 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.7% of GDP (2008 est.)" + "text": "23.3% (of GDP) (2008 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP (2008 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (of GDP) (2008 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2008 est.) ++ 9.3% of GDP (2006 est.)" + "text": "7.5% of GDP (2008 est.) / 8.4% of GDP (2006 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2013 est.) / 2.2% (2012 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$271 million (2004 est.)" + "text": "$202.3 million (2014 est.) / $271 million (2004 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 27.1%, Germany 20.4%, Netherlands 10.8%, Poland 8.6%, France 6.6%, Italy 5.7%, Cote dIvoire 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods (2010 est.)" @@ -444,124 +475,137 @@ "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, manufactured goods, foodstuffs" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 15.6%, Italy 13.4%, US 13.3%, Netherlands 10.9%, Greece 8.5%, Russia 6.6%, UK 5.8%, Belgium 4.4% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Gibraltar pounds (GIP) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.64 (2012)" + "text": "Gibraltar pounds (GIP) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "238.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "230.8 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "43,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "43,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "80,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "78,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "76,680 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "74,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.6 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "13.34 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "23,400" + "text": "14,865" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "80 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "50.35 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "38,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "35,510" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "120.28 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities" + "text": "adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "automatic exchange facilities" + "text": "automatic exchange facilities; 50 per 100 fixed-line and 120 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 350; landing point for the EIG to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East via submarine cables; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) provides TV and radio broadcasting services via 1 TV station and 4 radio stations; British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates 1 radio station; broadcasts from Spanish radio and TV stations are accessible (2008)" + "text": "Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) provides TV and radio broadcasting services via 1 TV station and 4 radio stations; British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) operates 1 radio station; broadcasts from Spanish radio and TV stations are accessible" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gi" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "24,000" + "text": "27,823" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "82% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.44% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "19,232" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "65 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -574,15 +618,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "29 km" + "text": "29 km (2007)" }, "paved": { "text": "29 km (2007)" @@ -590,16 +634,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "267" + "text": "232" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, cargo 146, chemical tanker 64, container 28, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 8" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "254 (Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 7, Finland 2, Germany 123, Greece 8, Iceland 1, Italy 4, Jersey 1, Morocco 4, Netherlands 34, Norway 46, Sweden 11, UAE 5, UK 6)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "6 (Liberia 5, Panama 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 10, container ship 24, general cargo 71, oil tanker 24, other 103 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -609,11 +647,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Gibraltar Regiment (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Gibraltar Regiment (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; the Royal Gibraltar Regiment replaced the last British regular infantry forces in 1992" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; the Royal Gibraltar Regiment replaced the last British regular infantry forces in 1991 (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/gk.json b/europe/gk.json index 8d12aa84..c3a75e4c 100644 --- a/europe/gk.json +++ b/europe/gk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." + "text": "Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a self-governing British Crown dependency that is not part of the United Kingdom. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. The Bailiwick of Guernsey consists of the main island of Guernsey and a number of smaller islands including Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, and Lihou." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands" + "text": "note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "mostly flat with low hills in southwest" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "English Channel 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Sark 114 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Le Moulin on Sark 114 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "very large tidal variation and fast currents can make local waters dangerous" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "coastal erosion, coastal flooding; declining biodiversity due to land abandonment and succession to scrub or woodland" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port" @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "66,297 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "67,052 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries" + "text": "Guernsey 52%, UK and Ireland 23.7%, Portugal 2.1%, Latvia 1.5%, other 6.7%, unspecified 14.1%", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by country of birth; the native population is of British and Norman-French descent" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts" @@ -98,78 +101,81 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.46% (male 4,956/female 4,630)" + "text": "14.5% (male 5,008/female 4,712)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.45% (male 3,877/female 3,715)" + "text": "10.58% (male 3,616/female 3,476)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.89% (male 14,009/female 13,760)" + "text": "40.73% (male 13,821/female 13,492)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.93% (male 4,267/female 4,304)" + "text": "13.96% (male 4,635/female 4,728)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.28% (male 5,797/female 6,982) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.23% (male 6,229/female 7,335) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47%" + "text": "49" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "22.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "26.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "3.7 (2020 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent the Channel Islands (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.6 years" + "text": "44.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "42.3 years" + "text": "43 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.32% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.26% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "31.4% of total population (2014)" + "text": "31% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data are for the Channel Islands" + "text": "note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey" } }, + "Major urban areas - population": { + "text": "16,000 SAINT PETER PORT (capital) (2018)" + }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" @@ -178,39 +184,55 @@ "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.5 years" + "text": "82.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.9 years" + "text": "80.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.56 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.57 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: includes data for Jersey" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.2% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -220,6 +242,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -230,6 +255,9 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Guernsey" }, + "former": { + "text": "Norman Isles" + }, "etymology": { "text": "the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root \"Guern(s)\" is uncertain; the \"-ey\" ending means \"island\"" } @@ -238,7 +266,7 @@ "text": "British crown dependency" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (States of Deliberation); a Crown dependency of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy (States of Deliberation)" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -252,13 +280,19 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Saint Peter Port is the name of the town and its surrounding parish; the \"port\" distinguishes this parish from that of Saint Peter on the other side of the island" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale" + "text": "none (British Crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes: Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale", + "note": { + "text": "note: two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed - Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and Saint Peter on the island of Sark - but they are generally not included in the enumeration of parishes" + } }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" @@ -268,33 +302,35 @@ "text": "unwritten; includes royal charters, statutes, and common law and practice" }, "amendments": { - "text": "new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote (2016)" + "text": "new laws or changes to existing laws are initiated by the States of Deliberation; passage requires majority vote" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "customary legal system based on Norman customary law, and includes elements of the French civil code and English common law" + "text": "customary legal system based on Norman customary law; includes elements of the French civil code and English common law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "16 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (since 14 March 2016)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant-Governor Vice Admiral Ian CORDER (since 14 March 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Minister Gavin ST.PIER (since 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (since 23 March 2012); note - Chief Minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto head of government; The Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the five members all have equal voting rights" + "text": "Chief Minister Gavin ST PIER (since 6 May 2016); Bailiff Sir Richard COLLAS (since 23 March 2012); note - the chief minister is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee and is the de facto head of government; the Policy and Resources Committee, elected by the States of Deliberation, functions as the executive; the 5 members all have equal voting rights" }, "cabinet": { "text": "none" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by States of Deliberation; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch; chief minister, who is the president of the Policy and Resources Committee indirectly elected by the States of Deliberation for a 4-year term; last held on 6 May 2016 (next to be held in June 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Gavin ST.PIER (independent) elected as president of the Policy and Resources Committee and Chief Minister" + "text": "Gavin ST PIER (independent) elected president of the Policy and Resources Committee and chief minister" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -302,40 +338,39 @@ "text": "unicameral States of Deliberation (40 seats; 38 People's Deputies and 2 representatives of the States of Alderney; members directly elected by majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - non-voting members include the bailiff (presiding officer), attorney-general, and solicitor-general" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 27 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 27 April 2016 (next to be held in June 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - all independent" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 38; composition - men 27, women 13, percent of women 32.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Guernsey Court of Appeal (consists of the Bailiff of Guernsey, who is the ex-officio president of the Guernsey Court of Appeal, and at least 12 judges); Royal Court (organized into 3 divisions - Full Court sits with 1 judge and 7 to 12 jurats acting as judges of fact, Ordinary Court sits with 1 judge and normally 3 jurats, and Matrimonial Causes Division sits with a 1 judge and 4 jurats); note - appeals beyond Guernsey courts are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Guernsey Court of Appeal (consists of the Bailiff of Guernsey, who is the ex-officio president of the Guernsey Court of Appeal, and at least 12 judges); Royal Court (organized into 3 divisions - Full Court sits with 1 judge and 7 to 12 jurats acting as judges of fact, Ordinary Court sits with 1 judge and normally 3 jurats, and Matrimonial Causes Division sits with 1 judge and 4 jurats); note - appeals beyond Guernsey courts are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Royal Court Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff, and Court of Appeal justices appointed by the British Crown and hold office at Her Majesty's pleasure; jurats elected by the States of Election, a body chaired by the Bailiff and a number of jurats" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Alderney; Court of the Seneschal of Sark; Magistrate's Court (includes Juvenile Court); Contracts Court; Ecclesiastical Court; Court of Chief Pleas" + "text": "Court of Alderney; Court of the Seneschal of Sark; Magistrates' Court (includes Juvenile Court); Contracts Court; Ecclesiastical Court; Court of Chief Pleas" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none; all independents" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Stop Traffic Endangering Pedestrian Safety or STEPS" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + "note": { + "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (British crown dependency)" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red cross represents the old ties with England and the fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings" + "text": "white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red cross represents the old ties with England and the fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings in 1066" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Guernsey cow, donkey; national colors: red, white, yellow" @@ -348,32 +383,35 @@ "text": "George DEIGHTON/Domencio SANTANGELO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1911; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" remains official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1911; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Financial services account for about 40% of employment and about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Guernsey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion." + "text": "Financial services accounted for about 21% of employment and about 32% of total income in 2016 in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Construction, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, professional services, tourism, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular offshore financial center." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.451 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.42 billion (2013 est.) ++ $3.36 billion (2012 est.)" + "text": "$3.465 billion (2015 est.) / $3.451 billion (2014 est.) / $3.42 billion (2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2015 dollars" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$2.742 billion (2005 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 1.2% (2013 est.) ++ 4.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2015 est.) / 1.2% (2014 est.) / 4.2% (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$52,300 (2014 est.)" + "text": "$52,500 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "3% (2000)" }, "industry": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "10% (2000)" }, "services": { "text": "87% (2000)" @@ -386,38 +424,38 @@ "text": "tourism, banking" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { "text": "31,470 (March 2006)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.9% (March 2006 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$563.6 million" + "text": "563.6 million (2005)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$530.9 million (2005)" + "text": "530.9 million (2005 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "20.6% of GDP (2005)" + "text": "20.6% (of GDP) (2005)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.2% of GDP (2005)" + "text": "1.2% (of GDP) (2005)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -426,51 +464,70 @@ "text": "3.4% (June 2006 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "coal, gasoline, oil, machinery, and equipment" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guernsey pound per US dollar ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2014) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012)" + "text": "Guernsey pound per US dollar / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.738 (2016 est.) / 0.738 (2015) / 0.6542 (2014) / 0.607 (2013)" + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45,100" + "text": "36,547" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "69 (July 2010 est.)" + "text": "60 (July 2016 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "67,500" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "71,249" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "103 (July 2013 est.)" + "text": "113 (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "high performance global connections with quality service; connections to major cities around the world to rival and attract future investment and future needs of islanders and businesses (2018)" + }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available" + "text": "fixed-line 60 per 100 and mobile-cellular 113 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 44; 1 submarine cable (2015)" + "text": "country code - 44; landing points for Guernsey-Jersey, HUGO, INGRID, Channel Islands -9 Liberty and UK-Channel Islands-7 submarine cable to UK and France (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey with relays in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney; satellite packages are available; BBC Radio Guernsey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)" + "text": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey with relays in Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney; satellite packages are available; BBC Radio Guernsey and 1 other radio station operating" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gg" @@ -480,17 +537,17 @@ "text": "55,050" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "83.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "83.3% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2 (registered in UK)" + "text": "1 (registered in UK) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11 (registered in UK) (2015)" + "text": "9 (registered in UK)" } }, "Airports": { @@ -498,13 +555,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" + } + }, + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "260 km (2017)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { diff --git a/europe/gm.json b/europe/gm.json index 7be6eb29..d9a90267 100644 --- a/europe/gm.json +++ b/europe/gm.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring eastern productivity and wages up to western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro." + "text": "As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation (after Russia), Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating world wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key western economic and security organizations, the EC (now the EU) and NATO, while the communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German reunification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring eastern productivity and wages up to western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro." } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "263 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m ++ highest point: Zugspitze 2,963 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.5 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Zugspitze 2,963 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "48% ++ arable land 34.1%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 13.3%" + "text": "48% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "34.1% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 13.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "31.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "6,500 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -99,12 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea; most major rivers in Germany - the Rhine, Weser, Oder, Elbe - flow northward; the Danube, which originates in the German Alps, flows eastward" + "text": "strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea; most major rivers in Germany - the Rhine, Weser, Oder, Elbe - flow northward; the Danube, which originates in the Black Forest, flows eastward" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "80,722,792 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "80,159,662 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,187 +121,196 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)" + "text": "German 87.2%, Turkish 1.8%, Polish 1%, Syrian 1%, other 9% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  data represent population by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "German (official)", "note": { - "text": "Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romany are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romany are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" + "text": "note: Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romani are official minority languages; Low German, Danish, North Frisian, Sater Frisian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian, and Romani are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 27.7%, Protestant 25.5%, Muslim 5.1%, Orthodox 1.9%, other Christian 1.1%, other .9%, none 37.8% (2018 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.83% (male 5,317,183/female 5,040,664)" + "text": "12.89% (male 5,302,850/female 5,025,863)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.22% (male 4,203,985/female 4,044,789)" + "text": "9.81% (male 4,012,412/female 3,854,471)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.96% (male 16,721,667/female 16,345,911)" + "text": "38.58% (male 15,553,328/female 15,370,417)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.23% (male 5,695,117/female 5,788,493)" + "text": "15.74% (male 6,297,886/female 6,316,024)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "21.76% (male 7,709,799/female 9,855,184) (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.99% (male 8,148,873/female 10,277,538) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.8%" + "text": "55.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "21.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.2%" + "text": "33.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "46.8 years" + "text": "47.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "45.7 years" + "text": "46.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "47.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.16% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.19% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphalia" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "75.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "77.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.16% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.27% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BERLIN (capital) 3.563 million; Hamburg 1.831 million; Munich 1.438 million; Cologne 1.037 million (2015)" + "text": "3.562 million BERLIN (capital), 1.790 million Hamburg, 1.538 million Munich, 1.119 million Cologne (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.7 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.4 years" + "text": "78.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.44 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "66.2%", + "text": "80.3% (2011)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2005)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.89 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "8.2 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "11.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.25 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.3% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.7% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.15% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "77,500 (2013 est.)" + "text": "87,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "400 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.7% (2014)" + "text": "22.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.1% (2006)" + "text": "0.5% (2014/17)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -305,18 +320,18 @@ "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "7.7%" + "text": "6.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "7.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "7.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -335,7 +350,7 @@ "text": "Deutschland" }, "former": { - "text": "German Empire, German Republic, German Reich" + "text": "German Reich" }, "etymology": { "text": "the Gauls (Celts) of Western Europe may have referred to the newly arriving Germanic tribes who settled in neighboring areas east of the Rhine during the first centuries B.C. as \"Germani,\" a term the Romans adopted as \"Germania\"; the native designation \"Deutsch\" comes from the Old High German \"diutisc\" meaning \"of the people\"" @@ -356,23 +371,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origin of the name is unclear but may be related to the old West Slavic (Polabian) word \"berl\" or \"birl,\" meaning \"swamp\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Hamburg prides itself on being a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)" + "text": "16 states (Laender, singular - Land); Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen (Hesse), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Saarland, Sachsen (Saxony), Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt), Schleswig-Holstein, Thueringen (Thuringia); note - Bayern, Sachsen, and Thueringen refer to themselves as free states (Freistaaten, singular - Freistaat), while Bremen calls itself a Free Hanseatic City (Freie Hansestadt) and Hamburg considers itself a Free and Hanseatic City (Freie und Hansestadt)" }, "Independence": { "text": "18 January 1871 (establishment of the German Empire); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed on 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed on 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; West Germany and East Germany unified on 3 October 1990; all four powers formally relinquished rights on 15 March 1991; notable earlier dates: 10 August 843 (Eastern Francia established from the division of the Carolingian Empire); 2 February 962 (crowning of OTTO I, recognized as the first Holy Roman Emperor)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Unity Day, 3 October (1990)" + "text": "German Unity Day, 3 October (1990)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10 to 23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949" + "text": "previous 1919 (Weimar Constitution); latest drafted 10-23 August 1948, approved 12 May 1949, promulgated 23 May 1949, entered into force 24 May 1949" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage and enactment into law require two-thirds majority vote by both the Bundesrat (upper house) and the Bundestag (lower house) of Parliament; articles including those on basic human rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage and enactment into law require two-thirds majority vote by both the Bundesrat (upper house) and the Bundestag (lower house) of Parliament; articles including those on basic human rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2017" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -396,11 +414,11 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" + "text": "18 years of age; universal; age 16 for some state and municipal elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Joachim GAUCK (since 23 March 2012)" + "text": "President Frank-Walter STEINMEIER (since 19 March 2017)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Chancellor Angela MERKEL (since 22 November 2005)" @@ -409,48 +427,43 @@ "text": "Cabinet or Bundesminister (Federal Ministers) recommended by the chancellor, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term) by a Federal Convention consisting of the 630-member Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and 630 delegates indirectly elected by the state parliaments; election last held on 19 February 2012 (next to be held 12 February 2017); chancellor indirectly elected by absolute majority by the Federal Parliament for a 4-year term; Federal Parliament vote for chancellor last held on 17 December 2013 (next to be held following the general election, no later than autumn 2017)" + "text": "president indirectly elected by a Federal Convention consisting of all members of the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) and an equivalent number of delegates indirectly elected by the state parliaments; president serves a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 February 2017 (next to be held in February 2022); following the most recent Federal Parliament election, the party or coalition with the most representatives usually elects the chancellor (Angela Merkel since 2005) and appointed by the president to serve a renewable 4-year term; Federal Parliament vote for chancellor last held on 14 March 2018 (next to be held after the Bundestag elections in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Joachim GAUCK elected president; Federal Convention vote count - Joachim GAUCK (independent) 991, Beate KLARSFELD (independent) 126, Olaf ROSE (National People's Union) 3; Angela MERKEL (CDU) reelected chancellor; Federal Parliament vote - 462 for, 150 against, 49 abstentions" + "text": "Frank-Walter STEINMEIER elected president; Federal Convention vote count - Frank-Walter STEINMEIER (SPD) 931, Christopher BUTTERWEGGE (The Left) 128, Albrecht GLASER (Alternative for Germany AfD) 42, Alexander HOLD (BVB/FW) 25, Engelbert SONNEBORN (Pirates) 10; Angela MERKEL (CDU) reelected chancellor; Federal Parliament vote - 364 to 315" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 seats; members appointed by each of the 16 state governments or landtags) and the Federal Diet or Bundestag (631 seats - total seats can vary each electoral term; approximately one-half of members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and approximately one-half directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:Federal Council or Bundesrat (69 seats; members appointed by each of the 16 state governments) Federal Diet or Bundestag (709 seats - total seats can vary each electoral term; approximately one-half of members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and approximately one-half directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Bundestag - last held on 22 September 2013 (next to be held no later than autumn 2017); most all postwar German governments have been coalitions; note - there are no elections for the Bundesrat; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election" + "text": "Bundesrat - none; composition is determined by the composition of the state-level governments; the composition of the Bundesrat has the potential to change any time one of the 16 states holds an election Bundestag - last held on 24 September 2017 (next to be held in 2021 at the latest); most postwar German governments have been coalitions" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bundestag - percent of vote by party - CDU/CSU 41.5%, SPD 25.7%, Left 8.6%, Greens 8.4%, FDP 4.8%, other 10.9%; seats by party - CDU/CSU 311, SPD 193, Left 64, Greens 63" + "text": "Bundesrat - composition - men 50, women 19, percent of women 27.5%Bundestag - percent of vote by party - CDU/CSU 33%, SPD 20.5%, AfD 12.6%, FDP 10.7%, The Left 9.2%, Alliance '90/Greens 8.9%, other 5%; seats by party - CDU/CSU 246, SPD 152, AfD 91, FDP 80, The Left 69, Alliance '90/Greens 67; composition - men 490, women 219, percent of women 30.5%; note - total Parliament percent of women 30.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Court of Justice (court consists of 127 judges including the court president, vice-presidents, presiding judges, and other judges, and organized into 25 Senates subdivided into 12 civil panels, 5 criminal panels, and 8 special panels; Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (consists of 2 Senates each subdivided into 3 chambers, each with a chairman and 8 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Court of Justice (court consists of 127 judges, including the court president, vice presidents, presiding judges, other judges and organized into 25 Senates subdivided into 12 civil panels, 5 criminal panels, and 8 special panels); Federal Constitutional Court or Bundesverfassungsgericht (consists of 2 Senates each subdivided into 3 chambers, each with a chairman and 8 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Federal Court of Justice judges selected by the Judges Election Committee, which consists of the Secretaries of Justice from each of the 16 federated States and 16 members appointed by the Federal Parliament; judges appointed by the president of Germany; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Federal Constitutional Court judges - one-half elected by the House of Representatives and one-half by the Senate; judges appointed for 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 68" + "text": "Federal Court of Justice judges selected by the Judges Election Committee, which consists of the Secretaries of Justice from each of the 16 federated states and 16 members appointed by the Federal Parliament; judges appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Federal Constitutional Court judges - one-half elected by the House of Representatives and one-half by the Senate; judges appointed for 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 68" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Federal Administrative Court; Federal Finance Court; Federal Labor Court; Federal Social Court; each of the 16 German states or Land has its own constitutional court and a hierarchy of ordinary (civil, criminal, family) and specialized (administrative, finance, labor, social) courts" + "text": "Federal Administrative Court; Federal Finance Court; Federal Labor Court; Federal Social Court; each of the 16 federated states or Land has its own constitutional court and a hierarchy of ordinary (civil, criminal, family) and specialized (administrative, finance, labor, social) courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER] ++ Alternative for Germany or AfD [Frauke PETRY and Joerg MEUTHEN] ++ Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL] ++ Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER] ++ Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER] ++ Left Party or Die Linke [Katja KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER] ++ Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "business associations and employers' organizations ++ trade unions; religious, immigrant, expellee, and veterans groups" - } + "text": "Alliance '90/Greens [Annalena BAERBOCK and Robert HABECK]Alternative for Germany or AfD [Alexander GAULAND and Joerg MEUTHEN]Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Annegret KRAMP-KARRENBAUER]Christian Social Union or CSU [Markus SOEDER]Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER]The Left or Die Linke [Katja KIPPING and Bernd RIEXINGER]Social Democratic Party or SPD [Andrea NAHLES]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hans Peter WITTIG (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Emily Margarethe HABER (since 22 June 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -467,29 +480,29 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John B. EMERSON (since 26 August 2013)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Pariser Platz 2" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin" + "text": "Ambassador Richard GRENELL (since 8 May 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[49] (30) 8305-0" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "Clayallee 170, 14191 Berlin" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[49] (30) 8305-1215" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Duesseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich" + "text": "Dusseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and gold; these colors have played an important role in German history and can be traced back to the medieval banner of the Holy Roman Emperor - a black eagle with red claws and beak on a gold field" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "golden eagle; national colors: black, red, yellow" + "text": "eagle; national colors: black, red, yellow" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -499,64 +512,64 @@ "text": "August Heinrich HOFFMANN VON FALLERSLEBEN/Franz Joseph HAYDN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1922; the anthem, also known as \"Deutschlandlied\" (Song of Germany), was originally adopted for its connection to the March 1848 liberal revolution; following appropriation by the Nazis of the first verse, specifically the phrase, \"Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles\" (Germany, Germany above all) to promote nationalism, it was banned after 1945; in 1952, its third verse was adopted by West Germany as its national anthem; in 1990, it became the national anthem for the reunited Germany" + "text": "note: adopted 1922; the anthem, also known as \"Deutschlandlied\" (Song of Germany), was originally adopted for its connection to the March 1848 liberal revolution; following appropriation by the Nazis of the first verse, specifically the phrase, \"Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles\" (Germany, Germany above all) to promote nationalism, it was banned after 1945; in 1952, its third verse was adopted by West Germany as its national anthem; in 1990, it became the national anthem for the reunited Germany" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and a large increase in net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. ++ ++ Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II. The new German Government introduced a minimum wage of about $11.60 (8.50 euros) per hour that took effect in 2015. ++ ++ Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2015 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.9%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016, though the target was already reached in 2012. ++ ++ The German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros during 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power largely with renewable energy, which accounted for 27.8% of gross electricity consumption in 2014, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. Domestic consumption, bolstered by low energy prices and a weak euro, are likely to drive German GDP growth again in 2016." + "text": "The German economy - the fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest - is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment. Germany benefits from a highly skilled labor force, but, like its Western European neighbors, faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and a large increase in net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and necessitate structural reforms. Reforms launched by the government of Chancellor Gerhard SCHROEDER (1998-2005), deemed necessary to address chronically high unemployment and low average growth, contributed to strong economic growth and falling unemployment. These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II. The German Government introduced a minimum wage in 2015 that increased to $9.79 (8.84 euros) in January 2017. Stimulus and stabilization efforts initiated in 2008 and 2009 and tax cuts introduced in Chancellor Angela MERKEL's second term increased Germany's total budget deficit - including federal, state, and municipal - to 4.1% in 2010, but slower spending and higher tax revenues reduced the deficit to 0.8% in 2011 and in 2017 Germany reached a budget surplus of 0.7%. A constitutional amendment approved in 2009 limits the federal government to structural deficits of no more than 0.35% of GDP per annum as of 2016, though the target was already reached in 2012. Following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Chancellor Angela MERKEL announced in May 2011 that eight of the country's 17 nuclear reactors would be shut down immediately and the remaining plants would close by 2022. Germany plans to replace nuclear power largely with renewable energy, which accounted for 29.5% of gross electricity consumption in 2016, up from 9% in 2000. Before the shutdown of the eight reactors, Germany relied on nuclear power for 23% of its electricity generating capacity and 46% of its base-load electricity production. The German economy suffers from low levels of investment, and a government plan to invest 15 billion euros during 2016-18, largely in infrastructure, is intended to spur needed private investment. Domestic consumption, investment, and exports are likely to drive German GDP growth in 2018, and the country’s budget and trade surpluses are likely to remain high." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.979 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $3.911 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $3.854 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4.199 trillion (2017 est.) / $4.099 trillion (2016 est.) / $4.012 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.495 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.701 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 1.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 1.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$48,200 (2016 est.) ++ $47,600 (2015 est.) ++ $47,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$50,800 (2017 est.) / $49,800 (2016 est.) / $49,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.7%" + "text": "53.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1%" + "text": "-0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "47.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-39.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.3%" + "text": "30.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69.1% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,27 +579,27 @@ "text": "among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, automobiles, food and beverages, shipbuilding, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "45.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.9 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "24.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.8% ++ (2011)" + "text": "74.3% (2016)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "15.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "16.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -596,223 +609,206 @@ "text": "24% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "27 (2006) ++ 30 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.507 trillion" + "text": "1.665 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.484 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.619 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "45% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "69% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 71.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "63.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 67.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and" + "text": "note: general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises the sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government and social security funds; the series are presented as a percentage of GDP and in millions of euros; GDP used as a denominator is the gross domestic product at current market prices; data expressed in national currency are converted into euro using end-of-year exchange rates provided by the European Central Bank" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.4% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "1.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.84% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.049 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.923 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$4.347 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.451 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$4.327 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.452 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.716 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.739 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.936 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$301.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $284.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$291 billion (2017 est.) / $297.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.283 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.309 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.434 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.322 trillion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 8.8%, France 8.2%, China 6.8%, Netherlands 6.7%, UK 6.6%, Italy 5.1%, Austria 4.9%, Poland 4.7%, Switzerland 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles, machinery, chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 9.6%, France 8.6%, UK 7.5%, Netherlands 6.6%, China 6%, Italy 4.9%, Austria 4.8%, Poland 4.4%, Switzerland 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$987.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.017 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.135 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.022 trillion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, agricultural products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 13.7%, France 7.6%, China 7.3%, Belgium 6%, Italy 5.2%, Poland 5%, US 4.7%, Czech Republic 4.5%, UK 4.2%, Austria 4.2%, Switzerland 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Netherlands 13.8%, China 7%, France 6.6%, Belgium 5.9%, Italy 5.4%, Poland 5.4%, Czechia 4.8%, US 4.5%, Austria 4.3%, Switzerland 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$173.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $173.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$200.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $173.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.326 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $5.21 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.416 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.36 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.08 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.972 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$5.326 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $5.21 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "591 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "612.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "533 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "536.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "74 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "78.86 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "40 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.34 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "198 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "208.5 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "45.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "6.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "41.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "52% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "48,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "41,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "6,569 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "6,569 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.844 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.836 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "129.6 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "2.175 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.158 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.372 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.46 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "462,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "494,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "785,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "883,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "9.469 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.9 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "79.21 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "93.36 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "22.27 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.61 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "89.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "119.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "47.4 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "39.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "805 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "847.6 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "45.352 million" + "text": "38,847,530" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "56 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.37 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "96.36 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "103,090,116" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "128.36 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been moderniz" + "text": "one of the world's most technologically advanced telecommunications systems; as a result of intensive capital expenditures since reunification, the formerly backward system of the eastern part of the country, dating back to World War II, has been modernized and integrated with that of the western part; universal 3G infrastructure available and LTE networks; mobile market the largest in Europe 107.5 million as of 2019; available reach of 5G services in 5 cities; 98% LTE coverage; penetration in broadband and mobile sectors average for region; Hamburg develops smart city concept (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roa" + "text": "extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable, coaxial cable, microwave radio relay, and a domestic satellite system; cellular telephone service is widely available, expanding rapidly, and includes roaming service to many foreign countries; 48 per 100 for fixed-line and 128 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 49; Germany's international service is excellent worldwide, consisting of extensive land and undersea cable facilities as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems (2015)" + "text": "country code - 49; landing points for SeaMeWe-3, TAT-14, AC-1, CONTACT-3, Fehmarn Balt, C-Lion1, GC1, GlobalConnect-KPN, and Germany-Denmark 2 & 3 - submarine cables to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia; as well as earth stations in the Inmarsat, Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds (2008)" + "text": "a mixture of publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; 70 national and regional public broadcasters compete with nearly 400 privately owned national and regional TV stations; more than 90% of households have cable or satellite TV; hundreds of radio stations including multiple national radio networks, regional radio networks, and a large number of local radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".de" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "70.82 million" + "text": "72,202,773" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "87.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "89.74% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "34,174,900" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "42 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "1,113" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "115,540,886" + "text": "109,796,202 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,985,007,915 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7,969,860,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -823,33 +819,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "318" + "text": "318 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "49" + "text": "49 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "60" + "text": "60 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "70" + "text": "70 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "125 (2013)" + "text": "125 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "221" + "text": "221 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "35" + "text": "35 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "185 (2013)" @@ -859,28 +855,31 @@ "text": "23 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 37 km; gas 26,985 km; oil 2,826 km; refined products 4,479 km; water 8 km (2013)" + "text": "37 km condensate, 26985 km gas, 2400 km oil, 4479 km refined products, 8 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "43,468.3 km" + "text": "33,590 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "43,209.3 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified)" + "text": "33,331 km 1.435-m gauge (19,973 km electrified) (2015)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified); 15 km 0.900-m gauge; 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "220 km 1.000-m gauge (79 km electrified)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "15 km 0.900-m gauge, 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "645,000 km" + "text": "625,000 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "645,000 km (includes 12,800 km of expressways)" + "text": "625,000 km (includes 12,996 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes local roads (2010)" + "text": "note: includes local roads" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -888,45 +887,59 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "427" + "text": "609" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 6, cargo 51, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, container 298, liquefied gas 6, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 24, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "6 (Finland 3, Netherlands 1, Switzerland 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3,420 (Antigua and Barbuda 1094, Australia 2, Bahamas 30, Bermuda 14, Brazil 6, Bulgaria 12, Burma 1, Cayman Islands 3, Cook Islands 1, Curacao 25, Cyprus 192, Denmark 9, Dominica 5, Estonia 1, France 1, Gibraltar 123, Hong Kong 10, Isle of Man 56, Jamaica 10, (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, container ship 87, general cargo 83, oil tanker 36, other 402 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Baltic Sea - Rostock; North Sea - Wilhelmshaven" - }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Bremen (Weser); Bremerhaven (Geeste); Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine); Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe); Lubeck (Wakenitz)" + "text": "Baltic Sea - Rostock" }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Brunsbuttel Canal terminals" }, - "container port(s)": { - "text": "Bremen/Bremerhaven (5,915,487), Hamburg (9,014,165) (2011)" + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Bremen/Bremerhaven (5,510,000), Hamburg (8,860,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Hamburg" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Bremen (Weser)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "North Sea - Wilhelmshaven Bremerhaven (Geeste) Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine) Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe) Lubeck (Wakenitz)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe), Joint Support Services (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr): Army (Heer), Navy (Deutsche Marine, includes naval air arm), Air Force (Luftwaffe, includes air defense), Joint Support Service (Streitkraeftebasis, SKB), Central Medical Service (Zentraler Sanitaetsdienst, ZSanDstBw), Cyber and Information Space Command (Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum, Kdo CIR) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.38% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.24% of GDP (2018) / 1.23% of GDP (2017) / 1.19% of GDP (2016) / 1.18% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the German Federal Armed Forces have approximately 180,000 active duty personnel (62,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 28,000 Air Force; 27,000 Joint Support Service; 20,000 Medical Service, 13,000 Cyber and Information Space Command; 14,000 other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the German Federal Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of weapons systems produced domestically or jointly with other European countries; since 2010, the US is the leading foreign supplier of armaments to Germany, followed by the Netherlands and Switzerland; Germany's defense industry is capable of manufacturing the full spectrum of air, land, and naval military weapons systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,300 Afghanistan (NATO); approximately 100-200 Middle East (NATO/Counter-ISIS campaign); 110 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 550 Lithuania (NATO); 350 Mali (MINUSMA); 350 Mali (EUTM); note - Germany is a contributing member of the EuroCorps (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001 (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.18% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.34% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2010)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -935,10 +948,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "115,604 (Syria); 51,396 (Iraq); 30,026 (Afghanistan); 20,281 (Turkey); 19,763 (Iran); 10,980 (Eritrea); 9,157 (Serbia and Kosovo) (2015)" + "text": "572,818 (Syria), 141,650 (Iraq), 140,366 (Afghanistan), 58,569 (Eritrea), 43,244 (Iran), 28,470 (Turkey), 26,015 (Somalia), 8,722 (Russia), 8,639 (Serbia and Kosovo), 8,125 (Pakistan), 7,828 (Nigeria) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "12,569 (2015)" + "text": "14,779 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/gr.json b/europe/gr.json index 02565400..e25dc377 100644 --- a/europe/gr.json +++ b/europe/gr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 2001. Greece has suffered a severe economic crisis since late 2009, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Since 2010, Greece has entered three bailout agreements with the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), the IMF, and with the third, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The Greek Government agreed to its current, $96 billion bailout in August 2015, which will conclude in August 2018." + "text": "Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974 following the collapse of the dictatorship, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) in 2001. Greece has suffered a severe economic crisis since late 2009, due to nearly a decade of chronic overspending and structural rigidities. Beginning in 2010, Greece entered three bailout agreements - with the European Commission, the European Central Bank (ECB), the IMF, and the third in 2015 with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - worth in total about $300 billion. The Greek Government formally exited the third bailout in August 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "498 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Olympus 2,917" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Mount Olympus actually has 52 peaks but its highest point, Mytikas (meaning \"nose\"), rises to 2,917 meters; in Greek mythology, Olympus' Mytikas peak was the home of the Greek gods" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "63.4% ++ arable land 19.7%; permanent crops 8.9%; permanent pasture 34.8%" + "text": "63.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "19.7% (2011 est.) / 8.9% (2011 est.) / 34.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "30.5%" + "text": "30.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "6.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,17 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "15,550 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable pockets of urban agglomeration" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clusters" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "severe earthquakes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Santorini (elev. 367 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; although there have been very few eruptions in recent centuries, Methana and Nisyros in the Aegean are classified as historically active" - } + "text": "severe earthquakes\nvolcanism: Santorini (367 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; although there have been very few eruptions in recent centuries, Methana and Nisyros in the Aegean are classified as historically active" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution; water pollution" + "text": "air pollution; air emissions from transport and electricity power stations; water pollution; degradation of coastal zones; loss of biodiversity in terrestrial and marine ecosystems; increasing municipal and industrial waste" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,773,253 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,607,051 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,172 +121,184 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census)", + "text": "Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011)", "note": { - "text": "data represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity" + "text": "note: data represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicity" } }, "Languages": { "text": "Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%" + "text": "Greek Orthodox (official) 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.93% (male 772,973/female 727,720)" + "text": "14.53% (male 794,918/female 745,909)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.68% (male 533,112/female 510,133)" + "text": "10.34% (male 577,134/female 519,819)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.71% (male 2,291,355/female 2,309,664)" + "text": "39.6% (male 2,080,443/female 2,119,995)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13% (male 686,182/female 713,821)" + "text": "13.1% (male 656,404/female 732,936)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "20.68% (male 975,819/female 1,252,474) (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.43% (male 1,057,317/female 1,322,176) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.2%" + "text": "56.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.8%" + "text": "21.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.4%" + "text": "34.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.2 years" + "text": "45.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.1 years" + "text": "43.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.03% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.31% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable pockets of urban agglomeration" + "text": "one-third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clusters" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "78% of total population (2015)" + "text": "79.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ATHENS (capital) 3.052 million (2015)" + "text": "3.153 million ATHENS (capital), 812,000 Thessaloniki (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "31.2 (2010 est.)" + "text": "29.9 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.5 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.9 years" + "text": "78.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.42 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "1.38 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "5.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.2% of population ++ rural: 98.1% of population ++ total: 99% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.8% of population ++ rural: 1.9% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.26% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "16,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2017 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.1% (2014)" + "text": "24.9% (2016)" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -293,29 +311,29 @@ "text": "98.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96.9% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2013)" + "text": "20 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "39.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "47.4%" + "text": "36.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "58.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -355,6 +373,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Athens is the oldest European capital city; according to tradition, the city is named after Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom; in actuality, the appellation probably derives from a lost name in a pre-Hellenic language" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -371,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least 50 members of Parliament and agreed by three-fifths majority vote in two separate ballots at least 30 days apart; passage requires absolute majority vote by the next elected Parliament; entry into force finalized through a “special parliamentary resolution”; articles on human rights and freedoms and the form of government cannot be amended; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least 50 members of Parliament and agreed by three-fifths majority vote in two separate ballots at least 30 days apart; passage requires absolute majority vote by the next elected Parliament; entry into force finalized through a \"special parliamentary resolution\"; articles on human rights and freedoms and the form of government cannot be amended; amended 1986, 2001, 2008" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -395,52 +416,49 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" + "text": "17 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Prokopios (Prokopis) PAVLOPOULOS (since 13 March 2015)" + "text": "President Ekaterini SAKELLAROPOULOU (since 13 March 2020)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Alexios TSIPRAS (since 21 September 2015); note - Vasiliki THANOU-CHRISTOFILOU served as interim prime minister beginning on 27 August 2015 after the resignation of Alexios TSIPRAS on 20 August 2015; she was Greece's first female prime minister" + "text": "Prime Minister Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS (since 8 July 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president elected by Hellenic Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 February 2015 (next to be held by February 2020); president appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party or coalition in the Hellenic Parliament" + "text": "president elected by Hellenic Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 January 2020 (next to be held by February 2025); president appoints as prime minister the leader of the majority party or coalition in the Hellenic Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Prokopios PAVLOPOULOS (ND) elected president by Parliament - 233 of 300 votes" + "text": "Katerina SAKELLAROPOULOU (independent) elected president by Parliament - 261 of 300 votes; note - SAKELLAROPOULOU is Greece's first woman president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Hellenic Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats; 288 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 12 seats are filled from nationwide party lists; 50 seats allocated to the party with the highest total valid vote count and remaining seats are apportioned according to each party's or coalition's vote percentage; members serve up to 4 years)" + "text": "unicameral Hellenic Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats; 280 members in multi-seat constituencies and 12 members in a single nationwide constituency directly elected by open party-list proportional representation vote; 8 members in single-seat constituencies elected by simple majority vote; members serve up to 4 years);  note - only parties surpassing a 3% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats; parties need 10 seats to become formal parliamentary groups but can retain that status if the party participated in the last election and received the minimum 3% threshold" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20 September 2015 (next to be held by 2019); note - snap elections were called because of upheaval in the governing SYRIZA party over a new bailout deal with international creditors" + "text": "last held on 7 July 2019 (next to be held by July 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SYRIZA 35.5%, ND 28.1%, Golden Dawn 7.0%, PASOK-DIMAR 6.3%, KKE 5.6%, To Potami (The River) 4.1%, ANEL 3.7%, EK 3.4%, other 6.3%; seats by party - SYRIZA 145, ND 75, Golden Dawn 18, PASOK-DIMAR 17, KKE 15, To Potami 11, ANEL 10, EK 9; note - only parties surpassing a 3% threshold are entitled to parliamentary seats; parties need 10 seats to become formal parliamentary groups but can retain that status if the party participated in the last election and received the minimum 3% threshold" + "text": "percent of vote by party - ND 39.9%, SYRIZA 31.5%, KINAL 8.1%, KKE 5.3%, Greek Solution 3.7%, MeRA25 3.4%, other 8.1%; seats by party - ND 158, SYRIZA 86, KINAL 22, KKE 15, Greek Solution 10, MeRA25 9; composition - men 244, women 56, percent of women 18.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Areios Pagos, the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court (consists of 56 judges); Council of State (supreme administrative court); Court of Auditors" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Civil and Criminal Court or Areios Pagos (consists of 56 judges, including the court presidents); Council of State (supreme administrative court) (consists of the president, 7 vice presidents, 42 privy councilors, 48 associate councilors and 50 reporting judges, organized into six 5- and 7-member chambers; Court of Audit (government audit and enforcement) consists of the president, 5 vice presidents, 20 councilors, and 90 associate and reporting judges" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges selected by the Supreme Judicial Council, which includes the president of the Supreme Court, other judges, and the prosecutor of the Supreme Court; judges appointed for life following a 2-year probationary period" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by presidential decree on the advice of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which includes the president of the Supreme Court, other judges, and the prosecutor of the Supreme Court; judges appointed for life following a 2-year probationary period; Council of State president appointed by the Greek Cabinet to serve a 4-year term; other judge appointments and tenure NA; Court of Audit president appointed by decree of the president of the republic on the advice of the SJC; court president serves a 4-year term or until age 67; tenure of vice presidents, councilors, and judges NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal and Courts of First Instance(district courts)" + "text": "Courts of Appeal and Courts of First Instance (district courts)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow or ANTARSYA [collective leadership] ++ Coalition of the Radical Left or SYRIZA [Alexios (Alexis) TSIPRAS] ++ Communist Party of Greece or KKE [Dimitrios KOUTSOUMBAS] ++ Democratic Left or DIMAR [Athanasios (Thanasis) THEOCHAROPOULOS] ++ Independent Greeks or ANEL [Panagiotis (Panos) KAMMENOS] ++ Movement of Democratic Socialists or KIDISO [Georgios PAPANDREOU] ++ New Democracy or ND [Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS] ++ Panhellenic Socialist Movement or PASOK [Foteini (Fofi) GENIMMATA] ++ People's Association-Golden Dawn [Nikolaos MICHALOLIAKOS] ++ Popular Unity [Panagiotis LAFAZANIS] ++ To Potami (The River) [Stavros THEODORAKIS] ++ Union of Centrists or EK [Vasilis LEVENTIS]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Supreme Administration of Civil Servants Unions or ADEDY [Spyros PAPASPYROS] ++ Federation of Greek Industries or SEV [Dimitris DASKALOPOULOS] ++ General Confederation of Greek Workers or GSEE [Ioannis PANAGOPOULOS]" + "text": "Anticapitalist Left Cooperation for the Overthrow or ANTARSYA [collective leadership]Coalition of the Radical Left or SYRIZA [Alexios (Alexis) TSIPRAS]Communist Party of Greece or KKE [Dimitrios KOUTSOUMBAS]Democratic Left or DIMAR [Athanasios (Thanasis) THEOCHAROPOULOS]European Realistic Disobedience Front or MeRA25 [Yanis VAROUFAKIS]Greek Solution [Kyriakos VELOPOULOS]Independent Greeks or ANEL [Panagiotis (Panos) KAMMENOS]Movement for Change or KINAL [Foteini (Fofi) GENIMMATA] New Democracy or ND [Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS]People's Association-Golden Dawn [Nikolaos MICHALOLIAKOS]Popular Unity or LAE [Panagiotis LAFAZANIS]The River (To Potami) [Stavros THEODORAKIS]Union of Centrists or EK [Vasileios (Vasilis) LEVENTIS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -469,24 +487,27 @@ "chief of mission": { "text": "Ambassador Geoffrey R. PYATT (since 24 October 2016)" }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[30] (210) 721-2951" + }, "embassy": { "text": "91 Vasillisis Sophias Avenue, 10160 Athens" }, "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 108, APO AE 09842-0108" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[30] (210) 721-2951" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[30] (210) 645-6282" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Thessaloniki (2012)" + "text": "Thessaloniki" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the nine stripes or for the colors; the exact shade of blue has never been set by law and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time" + "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the nine stripes or for the colors", + "note": { + "text": "note: Greek legislation states that the flag colors are cyan and white, but cyan can mean \"blue\" in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time; in general, the hue of blue normally encountered is a form of azure" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Greek cross (white cross on blue field, arms equal length); national colors: blue, white" @@ -499,64 +520,64 @@ "text": "Dionysios SOLOMOS/Nikolaos MANTZAROS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1864; the anthem is based on a 158-stanza poem by the same name, which was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottomans (only the first two stanzas are used); Cyprus also uses \"Hymn to Liberty\" as its anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1864; the anthem is based on a 158-stanza poem by the same name, which was inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821 against the Ottomans (only the first two stanzas are used); Cyprus also uses \"Hymn to Liberty\" as its anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Greece has a capitalist economy with a public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP about two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 18% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in agricultural and unskilled jobs. Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. ++ ++ The Greek economy averaged growth of about 4% per year between 2003 and 2007, but the economy went into recession in 2009 as a result of the world financial crisis, tightening credit conditions, and Athens' failure to address a growing budget deficit. By 2013 the economy had contracted 26%, compared with the pre-crisis level of 2007. Greece met the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criterion of no more than 3% of GDP in 2007-08, but violated it in 2009, with the deficit reaching 15% of GDP. Deteriorating public finances, inaccurate and misreported statistics, and consistent underperformance on reforms prompted major credit rating agencies to downgrade Greece's international debt rating in late 2009 and led the country into a financial crisis. Under intense pressure from the EU and international market participants, the government accepted a bailout program that called on Athens to cut government spending, decrease tax evasion, overhaul the civil-service, health-care, and pension systems, and reform the labor and product markets. Austerity measures reduced the deficit to 3% in 2015. Successive Greek governments, however, failed to push through many of the most unpopular reforms in the face of widespread political opposition, including from the country's powerful labor unions and the general public. ++ ++ In April 2010, a leading credit agency assigned Greek debt its lowest possible credit rating, and in May 2010, the International Monetary Fund and euro-zone governments provided Greece emergency short- and medium-term loans worth $147 billion so that the country could make debt repayments to creditors. In exchange for the largest bailout ever assembled, the government announced combined spending cuts and tax increases totaling $40 billion over three years, on top of the tough austerity measures already taken. Greece, however, struggled to meet the targets set by the EU and the IMF, especially after Eurostat - the EU's statistical office - revised upward Greece's deficit and debt numbers for 2009 and 2010. European leaders and the IMF agreed in October 2011 to provide Athens a second bailout package of $169 billion. The second deal called for holders of Greek government bonds to write down a significant portion of their holdings to try to alleviate Greece’s government debt burden. However, Greek banks, saddled with a significant portion of sovereign debt, were adversely affected by the write down and $60 billion of the second bailout package was set aside to ensure the banking system was adequately capitalized. In exchange for the second bailout, Greece promised to step up efforts to increase tax collection, to reduce the size of government, and to rein in health spending. These austerity measures were designed to generate $7.8 billion in savings during 2013-15, but in fact prolonged Greece's economic recession and depressed tax revenues. ++ ++ In 2014, the Greek economy began to turn the corner on the recession. Greece achieved three significant milestones: balancing the budget - not including debt repayments; issuing government debt in financial markets for the first time since 2010; and generating 0.7% GDP growth — the first economic expansion since 2007. ++ ++ Despite the nascent recovery, widespread discontent with austerity measures helped propel the far-left Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party into government in national legislative elections in January 2015. Between January and July 2015, frustrations between the SYRIZA-led government and Greece’s EU and IMF creditors over the implementation of bailout measures and disbursement of funds led the Greek government to run up significant arrears to suppliers and Greek banks to rely on emergency lending, and also called into question Greece’s future in the euro zone. To stave off a collapse of the banking system, Greece imposed capital controls in June 2015 shortly before rattling international financial markets by becoming the first developed nation to miss a loan payment to the IMF. Unable to reach an agreement with creditors, Prime Minister Alexios TSIPRAS held a nationwide referendum on 5 July on whether to accept the terms of Greece’s bailout, campaigning for the ultimately successful “no” vote. The TSIPRAS government subsequently agreed, however, to a new $96 billion bailout in order to avert Greece’s exit from the monetary bloc. On 20 August, Greece signed its third bailout which allowed it to cover significant debt payments to its EU and IMF creditors and ensure the banking sector retained access to emergency liquidity. The TSIPRAS government — which retook office on 20 September after calling new elections in late August — successfully secured disbursal of two delayed tranches of bailout funds. Despite the economic turmoil, Greek GDP did not contract as sharply as feared, with official source estimates of a -0.2% contraction in 2015, boosted in part by a strong tourist season." + "text": "Greece has a capitalist economy with a public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP about two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 18% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in agricultural and unskilled jobs. Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. The Greek economy averaged growth of about 4% per year between 2003 and 2007, but the economy went into recession in 2009 as a result of the world financial crisis, tightening credit conditions, and Athens' failure to address a growing budget deficit. By 2013, the economy had contracted 26%, compared with the pre-crisis level of 2007. Greece met the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criterion of no more than 3% of GDP in 2007-08, but violated it in 2009, when the deficit reached 15% of GDP. Deteriorating public finances, inaccurate and misreported statistics, and consistent underperformance on reforms prompted major credit rating agencies to downgrade Greece's international debt rating in late 2009 and led the country into a financial crisis. Under intense pressure from the EU and international market participants, the government accepted a bailout program that called on Athens to cut government spending, decrease tax evasion, overhaul the civil-service, health-care, and pension systems, and reform the labor and product markets. Austerity measures reduced the deficit to 1.3% in 2017. Successive Greek governments, however, failed to push through many of the most unpopular reforms in the face of widespread political opposition, including from the country's powerful labor unions and the general public. In April 2010, a leading credit agency assigned Greek debt its lowest possible credit rating, and in May 2010, the IMF and euro-zone governments provided Greece emergency short- and medium-term loans worth $147 billion so that the country could make debt repayments to creditors. Greece, however, struggled to meet the targets set by the EU and the IMF, especially after Eurostat - the EU's statistical office - revised upward Greece's deficit and debt numbers for 2009 and 2010. European leaders and the IMF agreed in October 2011 to provide Athens a second bailout package of $169 billion. The second deal called for holders of Greek government bonds to write down a significant portion of their holdings to try to alleviate Greece’s government debt burden. However, Greek banks, saddled with a significant portion of sovereign debt, were adversely affected by the write down and $60 billion of the second bailout package was set aside to ensure the banking system was adequately capitalized. In 2014, the Greek economy began to turn the corner on the recession. Greece achieved three significant milestones: balancing the budget - not including debt repayments; issuing government debt in financial markets for the first time since 2010; and generating 0.7% GDP growth — the first economic expansion since 2007. Despite the nascent recovery, widespread discontent with austerity measures helped propel the far-left Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party into government in national legislative elections in January 2015. Between January and July 2015, frustrations grew between the SYRIZA-led government and Greece’s EU and IMF creditors over the implementation of bailout measures and disbursement of funds. The Greek government began running up significant arrears to suppliers, while Greek banks relied on emergency lending, and Greece’s future in the euro zone was called into question. To stave off a collapse of the banking system, Greece imposed capital controls in June 2015, then became the first developed nation to miss a loan payment to the IMF, rattling international financial markets. Unable to reach an agreement with creditors, Prime Minister Alexios TSIPRAS held a nationwide referendum on 5 July on whether to accept the terms of Greece’s bailout, campaigning for the ultimately successful \"no\" vote. The TSIPRAS government subsequently agreed, however, to a new $96 billion bailout in order to avert Greece’s exit from the monetary bloc. On 20 August 2015, Greece signed its third bailout, allowing it to cover significant debt payments to its EU and IMF creditors and to ensure the banking sector retained access to emergency liquidity. The TSIPRAS government — which retook office on 20 September 2015 after calling new elections in late August — successfully secured disbursal of two delayed tranches of bailout funds. Despite the economic turmoil, Greek GDP did not contract as sharply as feared, boosted in part by a strong tourist season. In 2017, Greece saw improvements in GDP and unemployment. Unfinished economic reforms, a massive non-performing loan problem, and ongoing uncertainty regarding the political direction of the country hold the economy back. Some estimates put Greece’s black market at 20- to 25% of GDP, as more people have stopped reporting their income to avoid paying taxes that, in some cases, have risen to 70% of an individual’s gross income." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$290.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $290.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $291 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$299.3 billion (2017 est.) / $295.3 billion (2016 est.) / $296 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$195.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$200.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.) ++ 0.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.) / -0.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$26,800 (2016 est.) ++ $26,700 (2015 est.) ++ $26,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$27,800 (2017 est.) / $27,400 (2016 est.) / $27,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 9.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 10.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 9.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.1%" + "text": "69.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "20.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "12.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-2.3%" + "text": "-1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "33.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-34.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.1%" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "80.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,10 +587,10 @@ "text": "tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.761 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.769 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -579,11 +600,11 @@ "text": "15%" }, "services": { - "text": "72.4% (30 October 2015 e)" + "text": "72.4% (30 October 2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "24.6% (2016 est.) ++ 25% (2015 est.)" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.) / 23.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "36% (2014 est.)" @@ -596,220 +617,203 @@ "text": "26.7% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "36.7 (2012 est.) ++ 35.7 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$93.34 billion" + "text": "97.99 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$102.1 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "96.35 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "47.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "181.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 177.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "181.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 183.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -1.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 March 2016) ++ 0.15% (11 June 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.89% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$85.68 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $86.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$260.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $264.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$250 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$42.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $55.15 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $82.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$70 million (2016 est.) ++ -$90 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.596 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.072 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$21.93 billion (2016 est.) ++ $27.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.54 billion (2017 est.) / $27.1 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Italy 10.6%, Germany 7.1%, Turkey 6.8%, Cyprus 6.5%, Bulgaria 4.9%, Lebanon 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 11.2%, Germany 7.3%, Turkey 6.6%, Cyprus 5.9%, Bulgaria 5.2%, US 4.8%, UK 4.2%, Egypt 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$42.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ $46.62 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$52.27 billion (2017 est.) / $45.45 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 10.7%, Italy 8.4%, Russia 7.9%, Iraq 7%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 5.5%, France 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 10.4%, Italy 8.2%, Russia 6.8%, Iraq 6.3%, South Korea 6.1%, China 5.4%, Netherlands 5.3%, France 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.026 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $6.212 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$7.807 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.026 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$506.6 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $468.2 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$22.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$29.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$506.6 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $468.2 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "48 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "52.05 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "53 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.89 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.037 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "9.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.833 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.17 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "70.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "57% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "15.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1,077 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,100 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,667 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,229 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "549,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "484,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "10 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "10 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "587,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "655,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "297,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "304,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "316,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "371,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "83,020 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "192,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.924 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.927 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.931 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.984 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "991.1 million cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "78 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "69.37 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "5,177,090" + "text": "5,080,386" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "48 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.75 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "12.682 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "12,070,571" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "118 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.45 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate, modern networks reach all areas; good mobile telephone and international service" + "text": "good mobile telephone and international services; 3 mobile network operators; broadband penetration developing steadily despite rough economic conditions; plans to repurpose 3G network for LTE and 5G by 2022 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay trunk system; extensive open-wire connections; submarine cable to offshore islands" + "text": "microwave radio relay trunk system; extensive open-wire connections; submarine cable to offshore islands; 48 per 100 for fixed-line and 114 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 30; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Europe, Middle East, and Asia; a number of smaller submarine cables provide connectivity to various parts of Europe, the Middle East, an (2015)" + "text": "country code - 30; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3, Adria-1, Italy-Greece 1, OTEGLOBE, MedNautilus Submarine System, Aphrodite 2, AAE-1 and Silphium optical telecommunications submarine cable that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, Asia and Australia;  tropospheric scatter; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat - Indian Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Broadcast media dominated by the private sector; roughly 150 private TV channels, about ten of which broadcast nationwide; 1 government-owned terrestrial TV channel with national coverage; 3 privately owned satellite channels; multi-channel satellite and (2014)" + "text": "broadcast media dominated by the private sector; roughly 150 private TV channels, about 10 of which broadcast nationwide; 1 government-owned terrestrial TV channel with national coverage; 3 privately owned satellite channels; multi-channel satellite and cable TV services available; upwards of 1,500 radio stations, all of them privately owned; government-owned broadcaster has 2 national radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.202 million" + "text": "7,783,381" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "66.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72.95% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,961,864" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "37 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "11 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "93" + "text": "97" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "12,583,541" + "text": "15,125,933 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "27,452,961 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "21.91 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -820,30 +824,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "68" + "text": "68 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "10 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -853,28 +857,25 @@ "text": "9 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,329 km; oil 94 km (2013)" + "text": "1329 km gas, 94 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,548 km" + "text": "2,548 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)" + "text": "1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "961 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "22 0.750-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "116,960 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "41,357 km (includes 1,091 km of expressways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "75,603 km (2010)" + "text": "117,000 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -882,16 +883,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "860" + "text": "1,308" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 262, cargo 49, carrier 1, chemical tanker 68, container 35, liquefied gas 13, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 109, petroleum tanker 302, roll on/roll off 14" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "42 (Belgium 17, Bermuda 3, Cyprus 3, Italy 5, UK 6, US 8)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2,459 (Antigua and Barbuda 4, Bahamas 225, Barbados 14, Belize 2, Bermuda 8, Brazil 1, Cabo Verde 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman Islands 9, Comoros 4, Curacao 1, Cyprus 201, Dominica 4, Egypt 8, Gibraltar 8, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 27, Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 62, Italy 7 (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 180, container ship 6, general cargo 95, oil tanker 375, other 652 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -901,38 +896,55 @@ "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Agioi Theodoroi" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Piraeus (4,145,079) (2017)" + }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Revithoussa" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Hellenic Armed Forces: Hellenic Army (Ellinikos Stratos, ES; includes National Guard reserves), Hellenic Navy (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN), Hellenic Air Force (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA; includes air defense) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.28% of GDP (2019 est.) / 2.48% of GDP (2018) / 2.34% of GDP (2017) / 2.38% of GDP (2016) / 2.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Hellenic Armed Forces have approximately 141,000 active duty personnel (90,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 25,000 Air Force; 10,000 joint service, support, staff); approximately 35,000 National Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Hellenic Armed Forces consists mostly of a mix of imported weapons from Europe and the US, as well as a limited number of domestically produced systems, particularly naval vessels; Germany is the leading supplier of weapons systems to Greece since 2010, followed by France and the US; Greece's defense industry is capable of producing naval vessels and associated subsystems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 1,000 Cyprus; 110 Kosovo (NATO); 140 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "19-45 years of age for compulsory military service; during wartime the law allows for recruitment beginning January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 18 years of age for volunteers; conscript service obligation is 1 year for the Army and 9 months for the Air Force and Navy; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2014)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.46% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.19% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.26% of GDP (2012)", + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Revolutionary Struggle (2019)", "note": { - "text": "based on 2010 prices" + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Greece and Turkey continue discussions to resolve their complex maritime, air, territorial, and boundary disputes in the Aegean Sea; Greece rejects the use of the name Macedonia or Republic of Macedonia; the mass migration of unemployed Albanians still remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy" + "text": "Greece and Turkey continue discussions to resolve their complex maritime, air, territorial, and boundary disputes in the Aegean Sea; the mass migration of unemployed Albanians still remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "9,101 (Syria); 5,411 (Tanzania); 5,223 (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "26,696 (Syria), 17,685 (Afghanistan), 9,614 (Afghanistan) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "198 (2015)" + "text": "198 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "1,033,169 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (2015 - November 2016)" + "text": "note: 1,203,437 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2020); as of the end of December 2019, an estimated 112,300 migrants and refugees were stranded in Greece since 2015-16; 50,215 migrant arrivals in 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/hr.json b/europe/hr.json index c93c97c8..9a5237cd 100644 --- a/europe/hr.json +++ b/europe/hr.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013." + "text": "The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent communist state consisting of six socialist republics under the strong hand of Marshal Josip Broz, aka TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Yugoslav forces, dominated by Serb officers, were mostly cleared from Croatian lands, along with a majority of Croatia's ethnic Serb population. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998. The country joined NATO in April 2009 and the EU in July 2013." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "331 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Dinara 1,831 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Adriatic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Dinara 1,831 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.7% ++ arable land 16%; permanent crops 1.5%; permanent pasture 6.2%" + "text": "23.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16% (2011 est.) / 1.5% (2011 est.) / 6.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "34.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "41.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "240 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife" + "text": "air pollution improving but still a concern in urban settings and in emissions arriving from neighboring countries; surface water pollution in the Danube River Basin" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,313,707 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "4,227,746 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,10 +115,13 @@ }, "adjective": { "text": "Croatian" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the French designation of \"Croate\" to Croatian mercenaries in the 17th century eventually became \"Cravate\" and later came to be applied to the soldiers' scarves - the cravat; Croatia celebrates Cravat Day every 18 October" } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Roma), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Croat 90.4%, Serb 4.4%, other 4.4% (including Bosniak, Hungarian, Slovene, Czech, and Romani), unspecified 0.8% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Croatian (official) 95.6%, Serbian 1.2%, other 3% (including Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Albanian), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -122,71 +131,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.22% (male 315,971/female 297,339)" + "text": "14.16% (male 308,668/female 289,996)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.4% (male 252,285/female 239,634)" + "text": "10.76% (male 233,602/female 221,495)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.75% (male 878,971/female 878,707)" + "text": "39.77% (male 841,930/female 839,601)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.83% (male 312,621/female 326,929)" + "text": "14.24% (male 290,982/female 310,969)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.81% (male 320,418/female 490,832) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.06% (male 364,076/female 526,427) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.1%" + "text": "55.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "22.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "33.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.7 years" + "text": "43.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.8 years" + "text": "42 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "more of the population lives in the northern half of the country, with approximately a quarter of the populace residing in and around the capital of Zagreb; many of the islands are sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "59% of total population (2015)" + "text": "57.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.11% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ZAGREB (capital) 687,000 (2015)" + "text": "685,000 ZAGREB (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,90 +211,96 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28 (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.9 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.9 years" + "text": "76.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "73.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.39 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.9 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + "text": "1.42 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 99.7% of population ++ total: 99.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 0.3% of population ++ total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.8% of population ++ rural: 95.8% of population ++ total: 97% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.2% of population ++ rural: 4.2% of population ++ total: 3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,600 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.6% (2014)" + "text": "24.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "4.6% of GDP (2013)" @@ -301,7 +316,7 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.9% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -312,18 +327,18 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "45.5%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "44.9%" + "text": "19.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "46.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -363,13 +378,16 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name seems to be related to \"digging\"; archeologists suggest that the original settlement was established beyond a water-filled hole or \"graba\" and that the name derives from this; \"za\" in Slavic means \"beyond\"; the overall meaning may be \"beyond the trench (fault, channel, ditch)\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular) with special county status; Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska(Bjelovar-Bilogora), Brodsko-Posavska (Brod-Posavina), Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva), Istarska (Istria), Karlovacka (Karlovac), Koprivnicko-Krizevacka (Koprivnica-Krizevci), Krapinsko-Zagorska (Krapina-Zagorje), Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj), Medimurska (Medimurje), Osjecko-Baranjska (Osijek-Baranja), Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia), Primorsko-Goranska (Primorje-Gorski Kotar), Sibensko-Kninska (Sibenik-Knin), Sisacko-Moslavacka (Sisak-Moslavina), Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia), Varazdinska (Varazdin), Viroviticko-Podravska (Virovitica-Podravina), Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Vukovar-Syrmia), Zadarska (Zadar), Zagreb*, Zagrebacka (Zagreb county)" + "text": "20 counties (zupanije, zupanija - singular) and 1 city* (grad - singular) with special county status; Bjelovarsko-Bilogorska (Bjelovar-Bilogora), Brodsko-Posavska (Brod-Posavina), Dubrovacko-Neretvanska (Dubrovnik-Neretva), Istarska (Istria), Karlovacka (Karlovac), Koprivnicko-Krizevacka (Koprivnica-Krizevci), Krapinsko-Zagorska (Krapina-Zagorje), Licko-Senjska (Lika-Senj), Medimurska (Medimurje), Osjecko-Baranjska (Osijek-Baranja), Pozesko-Slavonska (Pozega-Slavonia), Primorsko-Goranska (Primorje-Gorski Kotar), Sibensko-Kninska (Sibenik-Knin), Sisacko-Moslavacka (Sisak-Moslavina), Splitsko-Dalmatinska (Split-Dalmatia), Varazdinska (Varazdin), Viroviticko-Podravska (Virovitica-Podravina), Vukovarsko-Srijemska (Vukovar-Syrmia), Zadarska (Zadar), Zagreb*, Zagrebacka (Zagreb county)" }, "Independence": { - "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)" + "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia); notable earlier dates: ca. 925 (Kingdom of Croatia established); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 8 October (1991) and Statehood Day, 25 June (1991); note - 25 June 1991 was the day the Croatian parliament voted for independence; following a three-month moratorium to allow the European Community to solve the Yugoslav crisis peacefully, parliament adopted a decision on 8 October 1991 to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia" @@ -379,7 +397,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 December 1990" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of the members in the Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the Government of Croatia, or by petition of 10 percent of total number of voters; proceedings to amend require majority vote of all Assembly members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of all Assembly members; passage of amendments by petition requires a majority vote in a popular referendum; promulgation by the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one fifth of the Assembly membership, by the president of the republic, by the Government of Croatia, or through petition by at least 10% of the total electorate; proceedings to amend require majority vote by the Assembly; passage requires two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; passage by petition requires a majority vote in a referendum and promulgation by the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2014" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -403,64 +421,59 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal" + "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (since 19 February 2015)" + "text": "President Zoran MILANOVIC (since 18 February 2020)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIC (since 19 October 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Davor Ivo STIER, Damir KRSTICEVIC, Martina DALIC, Ivan KOVACIC (since 19 October 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Andrej PLENKOVIC (since 19 October 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Damir KRSTICEVIC (since 19 October 2016), Predrag STROMAR (since 9 June 2017), Marija Pejcinovic BURIC (since 19 June 2017), and Tomislav TOLUSIC (since 25 May 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers named by the prime minister and approved by the Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 December 2014 and 11 January 2015 (next to be held in 2019); the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president and approved by the Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 December 2019 with a runoff on 5 January 2020 (next to be held in 2024); the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president and approved by the Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC elected president; percent of vote in the second round - Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (HDZ) 50.7%, Ivo JOSIPOVIC (Forward Croatia Progressive Alliance) 49.3%" + "text": "Zoran MILANOVIC elected president in second round; percent of vote - Zoran MILANOVIC (SDP) 52.7%, Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC (HDZ) 47.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly or Hrvatski Sabor (151 seats; members directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method with a 5% threshold: 14 seats in each of 10 districts; 8 seats in a single nationwide district for minorities; 3 seats in a single special district for the Croatian diaspora, members elected for 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly or Hrvatski Sabor (151 seats; 140 members in 10 multi-seat constituencies and 3 members in a single constituency for Croatian diaspora directly elected by proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method with a 5% threshold; an additional 8 members elected from a nationwide constituency by simple majority by voters belonging to minorities recognized by Croatia; the Serb minority elects 3 Assembly members, the Hungarian and Italian minorities elect 1 each, the Czech and Slovak minorities elect 1 jointly, and all other minorities elect 2; all members serve 4-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 September 2016 (next to be held in September 2020) - Assembly voted on 20 June 2016 to dissolve on 15 July 2016, resulting in snap elections" + "text": "early election held on 5 July 2020 (next to be held by 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; number of seats by party/coalition - HDZ coalition 61, People's Coalition 54, Most-NL 13, Only Option 8, minorities 8 (includes SDSS 3), other 7" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - HDZ-led coalition 37.3%, Restart coalition 24.9%, DPMS-led coalition 10.9%, MOST 7.4%, Green-Left coalition 7%, P-F-SSIP 4%, HNS-LD 1.3%, People's Party - Reformists 1%, other 6.2%; number of seats by coalition/party - HDZ-led coalition 66, Restart coalition 41, DPMS-led coalition 16, MOST 8, Green-Left coalition 7, P-F-SSIP 3, HNS-LD 1, People's Party - Reformists - 1, national minorities 8; composition - men 116, women 35, percent of women 23.2%" }, "note": { - "text": "as of December 2016, seats by party - HDZ 56, SDP 37, MOST-NL 14, HNS 9, HSS 5, IDS 3, SDSS 3, HDS 2, PH 2, Human Blockade 2, other 7" + "text": "note: seats by party as of June 2019 - HDZ 55, SDP 29, MOST-NL 10, HNS 4, HSS 4, GLAS 4, IDS 3, SDSS 3, BM365-SRS 3, Human Shield 2, HDS 2, NHR 2, other 8, independent 21" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and vice president, 25 civil department justices, and 16 criminal department justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "president of Supreme Court nominated by president of Croatia and elected by Croatian Sabor for a 4-year term; other Supreme Court justices appointed by National Judicial Council; all judges serve until age 70" + "text": "president of Supreme Court nominated by the president of Croatia and elected by the Sabor for a 4-year term; other Supreme Court justices appointed by the National Judicial Council; all judges serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Administrative Court; county, municipal, and specialized courts; note - there is an 11-member Constitutional Court with jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues but is outside Croatia's judicial system" + "text": "Administrative Court; county, municipal, and specialized courts; note - there is an 11-member Constitutional Court with jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues but is outside of the judicial system" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bloc of Pensioners Together or BUZ [Milivoj SPIKA] ++ Bridge of Independent Lists or Most-NL [Bozo PETROV] ++ Croatian Christian Democratic Party or HDS [Goran DODIG] ++ Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Dragan VULIN] ++ Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Andrej PLENKOVIC] ++ Croatian Laborists - Labor Party or HL [Tomislav KONCEVSKI] ++ Croatian Party of Rights - dr. Ante Starcevic or HSP AS [Ivan TEPES] ++ Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Kreso BELJAK] ++ Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA] ++ Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS [Ivan VRDOLJAK] ++ Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS [Darinko KOSOR] ++ Forward Croatia Progressive Alliance [Ivo JOSIPOVIC] ++ HDZ Coalition [Andrej PLENKOVIC] (includes HDZ, HSLS, HDS) (temporary electoral coalition) ++ Human Blockade [Ivan SINCIC] ++ Independent Democratic Serb Party or SDSS [Vojislav STANIMIROVIC] ++ Independent List of Stipe Petrina or NLSP [Stipe PETRINA] ++ Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC] ++ Istrian Democrats [Damir KAJIN] ++ Let's Change Croatia or PH [Ivan LOVRINOVIC] ++ Milan Bandic 365 - Party of Labor and Solidarity or BM365-SRS [Milan BANDIC] ++ Movement for Successful Croatia or HRAST [Ladislav ILCIC] ++ People's Coalition [Zoran MILANOVIC] (includes SDP, HNS, HSU, HSS] (temporary electoral coalition) ++ People's Party - Reformists Party [Radimir CACIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zoran MILANOVIC] ++ The Only Option Coalition (includes Human Blockade, PH, Always Frankers, Youth Action, Alphabet of Democracy)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "human rights groups" - } + "text": "Bloc for Croatia or BZH [Zlatko HASANBEGOVIC]Bridge of Independent Lists or Most [Bozo PETROV]Civic Liberal Alliance or GLAS [Ankar Mrak TARITAS]Croatian Christian Democratic Party or HDS [Goran DODIG]Croatian Conservative Party or HKS [Marijan PAVLICEK]Croatian Democratic Congress of Slavonia and Baranja or HDSSB [Branimir GLAVAS]Croatian Democratic Union or HDZ [Andrej PLENKOVIC]Croatian Democratic Union-led coalition (includes HSLS, HDS, HDSSB)Croatian Peasant Party or HSS [Kreso BELJAK]Croatian Pensioner Party or HSU [Silvano HRELJA]Croatian People's Party - Liberal Democrats or HNS-LD [Ivan VRDOLJAK]Croatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS [Dario HREBAK]Croatian Sovereignists coalition (includes HK, HRAST)FOKUS [Davor NADI]Green-Left coalition (includes MOZEMO!, RF, NL)Homeland Movement or DPMS [Miloslav SKORO]Homeland Movement-led coalition (includes DPMS, Croatian Sovereignists coalition, BZH)Istrian Democratic Assembly or IDS [Boris MILETIC]Movement for Successful Croatia or HRAST [Ladislav ILCIC]New Left or NL [Dragan MARKOVINA]Pametno [Marijana PULJAK]Pametno, FOKUS, SSIP coalitionParty with a First and Last Name or SSIP [Ivan KOVACIC]People's Party - Reformists [Radimir CACIC]Restart Coalition (includes HSLS, HDS, HDSSB)Social Democratic Party of Croatia or SDP [Zlatko KOMADINA, acting leader]We Can! or MOZEMO! [collective leadership]Workers' Front or RF [collective leadership]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EMU, EU, FAO, G-11, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (observer), NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMOGIP, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Josip \"Josko\" PARO (since 20 April 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Pjer SIMUNOVIC (since 8 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2343 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -477,7 +490,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Julieta Valls NOYES (since 5 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador W. Robert KOHORST (since 12 January 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[385] (1) 661-2200" }, "embassy": { "text": "2 Thomas Jefferson Street, 10010 Zagreb" @@ -485,9 +501,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[385] (1) 661-2200" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[385] (1) 661-2373" } @@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue - the Pan-Slav colors - superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms; the coat of arms consists of one main shield (a checkerboard of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields) surmounted by five smaller shields that form a crown over the main shield; the five small shields represent five historic regions (from left to right): Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia", "note": { - "text": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" + "text": "note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -509,64 +522,64 @@ "text": "Antun MIHANOVIC/Josip RUNJANIN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1972; \"Lijepa nasa domovino,\" whose lyrics were written in 1835, served as an unofficial anthem beginning in 1891" + "text": "note: adopted in 1972 while still part of Yugoslavia; \"Lijepa nasa domovino,\" whose lyrics were written in 1835, served as an unofficial anthem beginning in 1891" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Though still one of the wealthiest of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia's economy suffered badly during the 1991-95 war. The country's output during that time collapsed, and Croatia missed the early waves of investment in Central and Eastern Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between 2000 and 2007, however, Croatia's economic fortunes began to improve with moderate but steady GDP growth between 4% and 6% led by a rebound in tourism and credit-driven consumer spending. Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable. ++ ++ Croatia experienced an abrupt slowdown in the economy in 2008 and has yet to recover; economic growth was stagnant or negative in each year since 2009. Difficult problems still remain including a stubbornly high unemployment rate, uneven regional development, and a challenging investment climate. Croatia continues to face reduced foreign investment. ++ ++ On 1 July 2013, Croatia joined the EU, following a decade-long application process. Croatia will be a member of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism until it meets the criteria for joining the Economic and Monetary Union and adopts the euro as its currency. EU accession has increased pressure on the government to reduce Croatia’s relatively high public debt, which triggered the EU’s excessive deficit procedure for fiscal consolidation. Zagreb has cut spending since 2012, and the government also raised additional revenues through more stringent tax collection and by raising the value-added tax. The government has also sought to accelerate privatization of non-strategic assets, with mixed success." + "text": "Though still one of the wealthiest of the former Yugoslav republics, Croatia’s economy suffered badly during the 1991-95 war. The country's output during that time collapsed, and Croatia missed the early waves of investment in Central and Eastern Europe that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall. Between 2000 and 2007, however, Croatia's economic fortunes began to improve with moderate but steady GDP growth between 4% and 6%, led by a rebound in tourism and credit-driven consumer spending. Inflation over the same period remained tame and the currency, the kuna, stable. Croatia experienced an abrupt slowdown in the economy in 2008; economic growth was stagnant or negative in each year between 2009 and 2014, but has picked up since the third quarter of 2014, ending 2017 with an average of 2.8% growth. Challenges remain including uneven regional development, a difficult investment climate, an inefficient judiciary, and loss of educated young professionals seeking higher salaries elsewhere in the EU. In 2016, Croatia revised its tax code to stimulate growth from domestic consumption and foreign investment. Income tax reduction began in 2017, and in 2018 various business costs were removed from income tax calculations. At the start of 2018, the government announced its economic reform plan, slated for implementation in 2019. Tourism is one of the main pillars of the Croatian economy, comprising 19.6% of Croatia’s GDP. Croatia is working to become a regional energy hub, and is undertaking plans to open a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal by the end of 2019 or early in 2020 to import LNG for re-distribution in southeast Europe. Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2013, following a decade-long accession process. Croatia has developed a plan for Eurozone accession, and the government projects Croatia will adopt the Euro by 2024. In 2017, the Croatian government decreased public debt to 78% of GDP, from an all-time high of 84% in 2014, and realized a 0.8% budget surplus - the first surplus since independence in 1991. The government has also sought to accelerate privatization of non-strategic assets with mixed success. Croatia’s economic recovery is still somewhat fragile; Croatia’s largest private company narrowly avoided collapse in 2017, thanks to a capital infusion from an American investor. Restructuring is ongoing, and projected to finish by mid-July 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$94.24 billion (2016 est.) ++ $92.48 billion (2015 est.) ++ $90.98 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$102.1 billion (2017 est.) / $99.37 billion (2016 est.) / $95.97 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$49.86 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$54.76 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.) ++ -0.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,400 (2016 est.) ++ $21,900 (2015 est.) ++ $21,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$24,700 (2017 est.) / $23,800 (2016 est.) / $22,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "59.1%" + "text": "57.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.4%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "51.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-47.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-48.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.6%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -576,244 +589,233 @@ "text": "chemicals and plastics, machine tools, fabricated metal, electronics, pig iron and rolled steel products, aluminum, paper, wood products, construction materials, textiles, shipbuilding, petroleum and petroleum refining, food and beverages, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.61 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.559 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "1.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "27.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.4% (2014)" + "text": "70.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15.8% (2016 est.) ++ 17.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.4% (2017 est.) / 15% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "19.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.5% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "2.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "27.5% (2008 est.)" + "text": "23% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32 (2010) ++ 29 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$21.47 billion" + "text": "25.24 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$22.72 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.83 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "88.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 86.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "77.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 82.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2013) ++ 7% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.83% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$42.36 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $41.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$40.07 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $42.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$36.29 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $33.75 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $33.44 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / -1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$1.514 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.551 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.15 billion (2017 est.) / $1.338 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.41 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.91 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$13.15 billion (2017 est.) / $13.88 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Italy 13.4%, Germany 12.2%, Slovenia 10.6%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.8%, Austria 6.2%, Serbia 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 13.4%, Slovenia 12.5%, Germany 11.4%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 9.9%, Austria 6.6%, Serbia 4.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$19.98 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.28 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.34 billion (2017 est.) / $19.76 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, transport and electrical equipment; chemicals, fuels and lubricants; foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 15.5%, Italy 13.1%, Slovenia 10.7%, Austria 9.2%, Hungary 7.8% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 15.7%, Italy 12.9%, Slovenia 10.7%, Hungary 7.5%, Austria 7.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.46 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.82 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $14.24 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$48.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $50.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$41.17 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $39.74 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$8.484 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $46.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "kuna (HRK) per US dollar - ++ 6.971 (2016 est.) ++ 6.8583 (2015 est.) ++ 6.8583 (2014 est.) ++ 5.7482 (2013 est.) ++ 5.85 (2012 est.)" + "text": "kuna (HRK) per US dollar - / 6.62 (2017 est.) / 6.8 (2016 est.) / 6.806 (2015 est.) / 6.8583 (2014 est.) / 5.7482 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16.97 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.93 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.866 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "6.592 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.702 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.921 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "37.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "45% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "7.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "48.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "40% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "6.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "12,420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "37,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "55,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "71 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "71 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "56,650 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "74,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "70,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "73,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "29,060 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "40,530 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "32,890 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "35,530 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.363 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.048 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.81 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.577 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "422 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "172.7 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.089 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.841 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "24.92 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "24.92 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "19 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.96 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,476,506" + "text": "1,371,999" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.29 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.416 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,531,122" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "99 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "106.64 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the telecommunications network has improved steadily since the mid-1990s, covering much of what were once inaccessible areas; local lines are digital" + "text": "the mobile market has one of the highest penetration rates in the Balkans region; covering much of what were once inaccessible areas; local lines are digital; telecom market in Croatia has been shaped by Croatia becoming part of the European Union in 2013, a process which opened up the market and the creation of a regulatory environment leading to competition in mobile and broadband; investment among operators has led to a relatively high broadband penetration in the region; trials for 5G technologies underway (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity has droped somewhat to about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions now even with the population" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity has dropped somewhat to about 32 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions 107 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 385; digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic project, which consists of 2 fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk lin (2015)" + "text": "country code - 385;  the ADRIA-1 submarine cable provides connectivity to Albania and Greece; digital international service is provided through the main switch in Zagreb; Croatia participates in the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic project, which consists of 2 fiber-optic trunk connections with Slovenia and a fiber-optic trunk line from Rijeka to Split and Dubrovnik (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the national state-owned public broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision, operates 4 terrestrial TV networks, a satellite channel that rebroadcasts programs for Croatians living abroad, and 6 regional TV centers; 2 private broadcasters operate national terre (2012)" + "text": "the national state-owned public broadcaster, Croatian Radiotelevision, operates 4 terrestrial TV networks, a satellite channel that rebroadcasts programs for Croatians living abroad, and 6 regional TV centers; 2 private broadcasters operate national terrestrial networks; 29 privately owned regional TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; state-owned public broadcaster operates 4 national radio networks and 23 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks and 117 local radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".hr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.117 million" + "text": "3,104,212" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "69.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72.69% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,127,591" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "26 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "46" + "text": "18" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,782,666" + "text": "2,093,577 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "775,320 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "530,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -824,33 +826,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "10 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "45" + "text": "45 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "38 (2013)" @@ -860,14 +862,14 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,410 km; oil 610 km (2011)" + "text": "2410 km gas, 610 km oil (2011)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,722 km" + "text": "2,722 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "2,722 km 1.435-m gauge (985 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "2,722 km 1.435-m gauge (980 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -880,55 +882,55 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "77" + "text": "336" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 24, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, passenger/cargo 27, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Norway 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "31 (Bahamas 1, Belize 1, Liberia 1, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 12, Panama 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 15, general cargo 32, oil tanker 20, other 269 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Ploce, Rijeka, Sibernik, Split" - }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Vukovar (Danube)" + "text": "Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Split" }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Omisalj" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Vukovar (Danube)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH) consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM; includes coast guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; 6-month service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia (Oruzane Snage Republike Hrvatske, OSRH) consists of five major commands directly subordinate to a General Staff: Ground Forces (Hrvatska Kopnena Vojska, HKoV), Naval Forces (Hrvatska Ratna Mornarica, HRM, includes Coast Guard), Air Force and Air Defense Command (Hrvatsko Ratno Zrakoplovstvo I Protuzracna Obrana), Joint Education and Training Command, Logistics Command; Military Police Force supports each of the three Croatian military forces (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.38% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.41% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.7% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.77% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.68% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.59% of GDP (2018) / 1.67% of GDP (2017) / 1.62% of GDP (2016) / 1.78% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia have approximately 15,000 active duty personnel (10,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 Air force; 2,000 other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Croatian Armed Forces consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment, although in recent years, it has attempted to acquire more modern weapon systems from Western suppliers; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military equipment to Croatia are Finland, Germany, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement; since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" + "text": "dispute remains with Bosnia and Herzegovina over several small sections of the boundary related to maritime access that hinders ratification of the 1999 border agreement; since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piranski Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "2,873 (2015)" + "text": "2,886 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "658,036 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - March 2016)" + "text": "note: 713,772 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020); flows slowed considerably in 2017; Croatia is predominantly a transit country and hosts about 340 asylum seekers as of the end of June 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transit point along the Balkan route for Southwest Asian heroin to Western Europe; has been used as a transit point for maritime shipments of South American cocaine bound for Western Europe (2008)" + "text": "primarily a transit country along the Balkan route for maritime shipments of South American cocaine bound for Western Europe and other illicit drugs and chemical precursors to and from Western Europe; no significant domestic production of illicit drugs" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/hu.json b/europe/hu.json index f04d8cf0..9a45c2d2 100644 --- a/europe/hu.json +++ b/europe/hu.json @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "143 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Tisza River 78 m ++ highest point: Kekes 1,014 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Tisza River 78 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kekes 1,014 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "58.9% ++ arable land 48.5%; permanent crops 2%; permanent pasture 8.4%" + "text": "58.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "48.5% (2011 est.) / 2% (2011 est.) / 8.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "22.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,721 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "the upgrading of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution to meet EU requirements will require large investments" + "text": "air and water pollution are some of Hungary's most serious environmental problems; water quality in the Hungarian part of the Danube has improved but is still plagued by pollutants from industry and large-scale agriculture; soil pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,874,784 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "9,771,827 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,87 +112,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Hungarian 85.6%, Roma 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1%", + "text": "Hungarian 85.6%, Romani 3.2%, German 1.9%, other 2.6%, unspecified 14.1% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic group; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–10% of Hungary's population" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2%", + "text": "Hungarian (official) 99.6%, English 16%, German 11.2%, Russian 1.6%, Romanian 1.3%, French 1.2%, other 4.2% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 98.9% of Hungarian speakers (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Hungarian is the mother tongue of 98.9% of Hungarian speakers" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, unspecified 27.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 37.2%, Calvinist 11.6%, Lutheran 2.2%, Greek Catholic 1.8%, other 1.9%, none 18.2%, no response 27.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.76% (male 750,516/female 706,780)" + "text": "14.54% (male 731,542/female 689,739)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.19% (male 570,097/female 534,856)" + "text": "10.43% (male 526,933/female 492,388)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.74% (male 2,071,865/female 2,049,939)" + "text": "42.17% (male 2,075,763/female 2,044,664)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.66% (male 620,362/female 728,387)" + "text": "12.17% (male 552,876/female 636,107)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.65% (male 693,609/female 1,148,373) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.69% (male 773,157/female 1,248,658) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "46.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "22" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "30.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.8 years" + "text": "43.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.9 years" + "text": "41.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.24% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.28% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "71.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "71.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.47% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BUDAPEST (capital) 1.714 million (2015)" + "text": "1.768 million BUDAPEST (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,96 +205,102 @@ "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.6 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.2 (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.9 years" + "text": "76.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.2 years" + "text": "73 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.44 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "7.2 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.8% of population ++ rural: 98.6% of population ++ total: 98% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.2% of population ++ rural: 1.4% of population ++ total: 2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "3,700 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2016)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26% (2014)" + "text": "26.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -299,29 +313,29 @@ "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "10.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "9.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "20.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -339,8 +353,11 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Magyarorszag" }, + "former": { + "text": "Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian People's Republic, Hungarian Soviet Republic, Hungarian Republic" + }, "etymology": { - "text": "the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the \"Oungroi,\" a name that was later Latinized to \"Ungri\" and which became \"Hungari\"; the name originally meant an \"[alliance of] ten tribes\"; the Hungarian name \"Magyarorszag\" means \"Land of the Magyars\"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer" + "text": "the Byzantine Greeks refered to the tribes that arrived on the steppes of Eastern Europe in the 9th century as the \"Oungroi,\" a name that was later Latinized to \"Ungri\" and which became \"Hungari\"; the name originally meant an \"[alliance of] ten tribes\"; the Hungarian name \"Magyarorszag\" means \"Country of the Magyars\"; the term may derive from the most prominent of the Hungarian tribes, the Megyer" } }, "Government type": { @@ -358,39 +375,33 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Hungarian capital city was formed in 1873 from the merger of three cities on opposite banks of the Danube: Buda and Obuda (Old Buda) on the western shore and Pest on the eastern; the origins of the original names are obscure, but according to the second century A.D. geographer, Ptolemy, the settlement that would become Pest was called \"Pession\" in ancient times; \"Buda\" may derive from either a Slavic or Turkic personal name" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros)", - "counties": { - "text": "Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala" - }, - "cities with county rights": { - "text": "Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg" - }, - "capital city": { - "text": "Budapest" - } + "text": "19 counties (megyek, singular - megye), 23 cities with county rights (megyei jogu varosok, singular - megyei jogu varos), and 1 capital city (fovaros) counties: Bacs-Kiskun, Baranya, Bekes, Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Csongrad, Fejer, Gyor-Moson-Sopron, Hajdu-Bihar, Heves, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, Komarom-Esztergom, Nograd, Pest, Somogy, Szabolcs-Szatmar-Bereg, Tolna, Vas, Veszprem, Zala cities with county rights: Bekescsaba, Debrecen, Dunaujvaros, Eger, Erd, Gyor, Hodmezovasarhely, Kaposvar, Kecskemet, Miskolc, Nagykanizsa, Nyiregyhaza, Pecs, Salgotarjan, Sopron, Szeged, Szekesfehervar, Szekszard, Szolnok, Szombathely, Tatabanya, Veszprem, Zalaegerszeg capital city: Budapest" }, "Independence": { "text": "16 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 25 December 1000 (crowning of King STEPHEN I, traditional founding date); 30 March 1867 (Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy established)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August; note - commemorates the date when his remains were transferred to Buda (now Budapest)" + "text": "Saint Stephen's Day, 20 August (1083); note - commemorates his canonization and the transfer of his remains to Buda (now Budapest) in 1083" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1949 (heavily amended in 1989 following the collapse of communism); latest approved 18 April 2011, signed 25 April 2011, effective 1 January 2012" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by parliamentary committee, or by Parliament members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament members and approval by the president; amended several times, last in 2018" } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil legal system influenced by the German model" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICC jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -407,11 +418,11 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age, 16 if married; universal" + "text": "18 years of age, 16 if married and marriage is registered in Hungary; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Janos ADER (since 10 May 2012)" + "text": "President Janos ADER (since 10 May 2012)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Viktor ORBAN (since 29 May 2010)" @@ -420,10 +431,10 @@ "text": "Cabinet of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 May 2012 (next to be held by May 2017); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in first round or simple majority vote in second round for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 March 2017 (next to be held spring 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president; election last held on 10 May 2018 (next to be held by spring 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Janos ADER (Fidesz) elected president; National Assembly vote - 262 to 40; Viktor ORBAN (Fidesz) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 130 to 57 (in 2014)" + "text": "Janos ADER (Fidesz) reelected president; National Assembly vote - 131 to 39; Viktor ORBAN (Fidesz) reelected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 134 to 28" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -431,38 +442,32 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Orszaggyules (199 seats; 106 members directly elected in single-member constituencies by simple majority vote and 93 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 April 2014 (next to be held by April 2018)" + "text": "last held on 8 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Fidesz-KDNP 44.5%, Unity 26%, Jobbik 20.5%, LMP 5.3%, other 3.7%; seats by party - Fidesz-KDNP 133, Unity 38, Jobbik 23, LMP 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party list - Fidesz-KDNP 49.3%, Jobbik 19.1%, MSZP-PM 11.9%, LMP 7.1%, DK 5.4%, Momentum Movement 3.1%, Together 0.7%, LdU 0.5%, other 2.9%; seats by party - Fidesz 117, Jobbik 26, KDNP 16, MSZP 15,  DK 9, LMP 8, PM 5, Together 1, LdU 1, independent 1; composition - men 174, women 25, percent of women 12.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the Curia president, vice president, and approximately 76 judges organized into 16 civil chambers, 3 criminal chambers, and 4 administrative chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges including the court president and 2 vice-presidents)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Curia or Supreme Judicial Court (consists of the president, vice president, department heads, and approximately 91 judges and is organized into civil, criminal, and administrative-labor departments; Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Curia president elected from among its members for 9 years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement age; Constitutional Court judges elected by two-thirds vote of the National Assembly; members serve single renewable 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 70" + "text": "Curia president elected by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the president of the republic; other Curia judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, a separate 15-member administrative body; judge tenure based on interim evaluations until normal retirement at age 62; Constitutional Court judges, including the president of the court, elected by the National Assembly; court vice president elected by the court itself; members serve 12-year terms with mandatory retirement at age 62" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative and labor courts; 111 district or local courts" + "text": "5 regional courts of appeal; 19 regional or county courts (including Budapest Metropolitan Court); 20 administrative-labor courts; 111 district or local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP [Zsolt SEMJEN] ++ Democratic Coalition or DK [Ferenc GYURCSANY] ++ Dialogue for Hungary or PM [Javor BENEDEK, Timea SZABO, co-chairs] ++ Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz [Viktor ORBAN] ++ Hungarian Liberal Party or MLP [Gabor FODOR] ++ Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP [Jozsef TOBIAS] ++ Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik [Gabor VONA] ++ Politics Can Be Different or LMP [Andras SCHIFFER, Bernadett SZEL] ++ Together 2014 or Egyutt [Peter JUHASZ, Peter KONYA, Viktor SZIGETVARI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Civil Osszefogas Forum (\"Civil Unity Forum,\" nominally independent organization that serves as the steering committee for the pro-government mass organization Bekemenet (Peace March), supporting ORBAN government's policies) ++ Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (Tarsasag a Szabadsagjogokert) or TASZ (freedom of expression, information privacy) ++ Hungarian Helsinki Committee (asylum seekers' rights, human rights in law enforcement and the judicial system) ++ MigSzol (Migrant Solidarity Group of Hungary) (independent advocacy group on migration crisis) ++ MostMi (\"Now Us\") [Bori TAKACS, Zsolt VARADY](Facebook group that was a major participant at anti-government demonstrations in late 2014-early 2015; pro-Europe, anti-establishment movement that blames Fidesz for the state of the country, but also blames all established political parties for perceived political and economic failures since the fall of communism) ++ Okotars (empowerment of civil society in Hungary) ++ ", - "other": { - "text": " ++ Energy Club (Energia Klub) ++ Greenpeace Hungary (Greenpeace Magyarorszag)" - } + "text": "Christian Democratic People's Party or KDNP [Zsolt SEMJEN]Democratic Coalition or DK [Ferenc GYURCSANY]Dialogue for Hungary (Parbeszed) or PM [Gergely KARACSONY, Timea SZABO]Fidesz-Hungarian Civic Alliance or Fidesz [Viktor ORBAN]Hungarian Socialist Party or MSZP [Bertalan TOTH]Momentum Movement (Momentum Mozgalom) [Andras FEKETE-GYOR]Movement for a Better Hungary or Jobbik [Tamas SNEIDER]National Self-Government of Germans in Hungary or LdU [Olivia SCHUBERT]Politics Can Be Different or LMP [Marta DEMETER, Laszlo LORANT-KERESZTES]Together (Egyutt)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Reka SZEMERKENYI (since 23 February 2015)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Dora ZOMBORI (since 14 April 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3910 Shoemaker Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -474,15 +479,15 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 966-8135" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Los Angeles, New York" - }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Boston" + "text": "Chicago, Los Angeles, New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Colleen Bradley BELL (since 21 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador David B. CORNSTEIN (since 25 June 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[36] (1) 475-4400" }, "embassy": { "text": "Szabadsag ter 12, H-1054 Budapest" @@ -490,11 +495,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "pouch: American Embassy Budapest, 5270 Budapest Place, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5270" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[36] (1) 475-4400" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[36] (1) 475-4764" + "text": "[36] (1) 475-4248" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -511,64 +513,64 @@ "text": "Ferenc KOLCSEY/Ferenc ERKEL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1844" + "text": "note: adopted 1844" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Hungary has made the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, with a per capita income nearly two-thirds that of the EU-28 average. ++ ++ In late 2008, Hungary's impending inability to service its short-term debt - brought on by the global financial crisis - led Budapest to obtain an IMF/EU/World Bank-arranged financial assistance package worth over $25 billion. The global economic downturn, declining exports, and low domestic consumption and investment, dampened by government austerity measures, resulted in a severe economic contraction in 2009. In 2010, the new government implemented a number of changes including cutting business and personal income taxes, but imposed \"crisis taxes\" on financial institutions, energy and telecom companies, and retailers. The IMF/EU bailout program lapsed at the end of 2010 and was replaced by Post Program Monitoring and Article IV Consultations on overall economic and fiscal processes. At the end of 2011 the government turned to the IMF and the EU to obtain a financial backstop to support its efforts to refinance foreign currency debt and bond obligations in 2012 and beyond, but Budapest's rejection of EU and IMF economic policy recommendations led to a breakdown in talks with the lenders in late 2012. Global demand for high yield has since helped Hungary to obtain funds on international markets. ++ ++ Hungary’s progress reducing its deficit to under 3% of GDP led the European Commission in 2013 to permit Hungary for the first time since joining the EU in 2004 to exit the Excessive Deficit Procedure. The government remains committed to keeping the budget deficit in check and lowering public debt by using sectoral taxes, while relying on state interventionist measures to lower utility prices and boost growth and employment." + "text": "Hungary has transitioned from a centrally planned to a market-driven economy with a per capita income approximately two thirds of the EU-28 average; however, in recent years the government has become more involved in managing the economy. Budapest has implemented unorthodox economic policies to boost household consumption and has relied on EU-funded development projects to generate growth.   Following the fall of communism in 1990, Hungary experienced a drop-off in exports and financial assistance from the former Soviet Union. Hungary embarked on a series of economic reforms, including privatization of state-owned enterprises and reduction of social spending programs, to shift from a centrally planned to a market-driven economy, and to reorient its economy towards trade with the West. These efforts helped to spur growth, attract investment, and reduce Hungary’s debt burden and fiscal deficits. Despite these reforms, living conditions for the average Hungarian initially deteriorated as inflation increased and unemployment reached double digits. Conditions slowly improved over the 1990s as the reforms came to fruition and export growth accelerated. Economic policies instituted during that decade helped position Hungary to join the European Union in 2004. Hungary has not yet joined the euro-zone. Hungary suffered a historic economic contraction as a result of the global economic slowdown in 2008-09 as export demand and domestic consumption dropped, prompting it to take an IMF-EU financial assistance package.   Since 2010, the government has backpedaled on many economic reforms and taken a more populist approach towards economic management. The government has favored national industries and government-linked businesses through legislation, regulation, and public procurements. In 2011 and 2014, Hungary nationalized private pension funds, which squeezed financial service providers out of the system, but also helped Hungary curb its public debt and lower its budget deficit to below 3% of GDP, as subsequent pension contributions have been channeled into the state-managed pension fund. Hungary’s public debt (at 74.5% of GDP) is still high compared to EU peers in Central Europe. Real GDP growth has been robust in the past few years due to increased EU funding, higher EU demand for Hungarian exports, and a rebound in domestic household consumption. To further boost household consumption ahead of the 2018 election, the government embarked on a six-year phased increase to minimum wages and public sector salaries, decreased taxes on foodstuffs and services, cut the personal income tax from 16% to 15%, and implemented a uniform 9% business tax for small and medium-sized enterprises and large companies. Real GDP growth slowed in 2016 due to a cyclical decrease in EU funding, but increased to 3.8% in 2017 as the government pre-financed EU funded projects ahead of the 2018 election.   Systemic economic challenges include pervasive corruption, labor shortages driven by demographic declines and migration, widespread poverty in rural areas, vulnerabilities to changes in demand for exports, and a heavy reliance on Russian energy imports." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$267.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $262.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $254.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$289.6 billion (2017 est.) / $278.5 billion (2016 est.) / $272.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$117.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$139.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 2.9% (2015 est.) ++ 3.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 3.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,200 (2016 est.) ++ $26,600 (2015 est.) ++ $25,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$29,600 (2017 est.) / $28,300 (2016 est.) / $27,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 25.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 25.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.3%" + "text": "49.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "94.3%" + "text": "90.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-85.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-82.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "31.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -578,250 +580,236 @@ "text": "mining, metallurgy, construction materials, processed foods, textiles, chemicals (especially pharmaceuticals), motor vehicles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.564 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.599 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "4.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "30.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.2% (2011)" + "text": "64.5% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 5.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "14.9% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.1%" + "text": "3.3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "22.6% (2009)" + "text": "22.4% (2015)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.6 (2013 est.) ++ 24.7 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$57.32 billion" + "text": "61.98 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$60.08 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.7 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "49% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP", + "text": "-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Hungary has been under the EU Excessive Deficit Procedure since it joined the EU in 2004; in March 2012 the EU elevated its Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary and proposed freezing 30% of the country's Cohesion Funds because 2011 deficit reductio (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: Hungary has been under the EU Excessive Deficit Procedure since it joined the EU in 2004; in March 2012, the EU elevated its Excessive Deficit Procedure against Hungary and proposed freezing 30% of the country's Cohesion Funds because 2011 deficit reductions were not achieved in a sustainable manner; in June 2012, the EU lifted the freeze, recognizing that steps had been taken to reduce the deficit; the Hungarian deficit increased above 3% both in 2013 and in 2014 due to sluggish growth and the government's fiscal tightening" } }, "Public debt": { - "text": "75.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 75.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "73.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 76% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities o" + "text": "note: general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and national, state, and local government and social security funds." } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.35% (22 July 2015) ++ 2.1% (23 July 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.9% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$48.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $46.14 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$68.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $66.91 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$68.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $69.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$17.69 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $14.51 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $19.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$5.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.291 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.39 billion (2017 est.) / $7.597 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$91.78 billion (2016 est.) ++ $89.44 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and equipment 53.5%, other manufactures 31.2%, food products 8.7%, raw materials 3.4%, fuels and electricity 3.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "$98.74 billion (2017 est.) / $91.6 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 28%, Romania 5.4%, Slovakia 5.1%, Austria 5%, Italy 4.8%, France 4.7%, UK 4%, Czech Republic 4% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 27.7%, Romania 5.4%, Italy 5.1%, Austria 5%, Slovakia 4.8%, France 4.4%, Czech Republic 4.4%, Poland 4.3% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "machinery and equipment (55.8%), other manufactures (32.7%), food products (6.8%), raw materials (2.4%), fuels and electricity (2.3%) (2017 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$86.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $84.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$96.3 billion (2017 est.) / $83.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment 45.4%, other manufactures 34.3%, fuels and electricity 12.6%, food products 5.3%, raw materials 2.5% (2012)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 25.8%, China 6.7%, Austria 6.6%, Poland 5.5%, Slovakia 5.3%, France 5%, Czech Republic 4.8%, Netherlands 4.6%, Italy 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 26.2%, Austria 6.3%, China 5.9%, Poland 5.5%, Slovakia 5.3%, Netherlands 5%, Czech Republic 4.8%, Italy 4.7%, France 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$31.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.13 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$28 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $25.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$131.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $127.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$240.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $236.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$168.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $165.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$138.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $131.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "forints (HUF) per US dollar - ++ 287.7 (2016 est.) ++ 279.33 (2015 est.) ++ 279.33 (2014 est.) ++ 232.6 (2013 est.) ++ 225.1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "forints (HUF) per US dollar - / 279.5 (2017 est.) / 281.52 (2016 est.) / 281.52 (2015 est.) / 279.33 (2014 est.) / 232.6 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "28 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "21.55 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "39.37 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "5.378 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.24 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "18.15 billion kWh (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.95 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "9.289 million kW (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.639 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "6.8% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "12,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,713 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "134,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "121,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "27.19 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "24 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "159,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "152,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "154,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "167,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "47,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "58,720 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "52,310 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "82,110 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "1.505 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.812 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "8.46 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.39 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "226.6 million cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.52 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "8.167 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.37 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.268 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.598 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "47 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "51.28 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,094,228" + "text": "3,084,836" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "31.48 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.786 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,394,172" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "106.07 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern telephone system is digital and highly automated; trunk services are carried by fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay" + "text": "telephone system is digital and highly automated; broadband penetration is the highest in Eastern Europe; replacement of all copper infrastructure with fiber nationally; govt. expands e-payment systems; regulator makes preparations for 5G service (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "competition among mobile-cellular service providers has led to a sharp increase in the use of mobile-cellular phones since 2000 and a decrease in the number of fixed-line connections" + "text": "competition among mobile-cellular service providers has led to a sharp increase in the use of mobile-cellular phones, and a decrease in the number of fixed-line connections, 31 per 100 persons, while mobile-cellular is 106 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 36; Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 very small aperture termin (2015)" + "text": "country code - 36; Hungary has fiber-optic cable connections with all neighboring countries; the international switch is in Budapest; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean regions), 1 Inmarsat, 1 (very small aperture terminal) VSAT system of ground terminals" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mixed system of state-supported public service broadcast media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; a large number of special interest channels; highly d (2016)" + "text": "mixed system of state-supported public service broadcast media and private broadcasters; the 5 publicly owned TV channels and the 2 main privately owned TV stations are the major national broadcasters; a large number of special interest channels; highly developed market for satellite and cable TV services with about two-thirds of viewers utilizing their services; 4 state-supported public-service radio networks; a large number of local stations including commercial, public service, nonprofit, and community radio stations; digital transition completed at the end of 2013; government-linked businesses have greatly consolidated ownership in broadcast and print media" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".hu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.209 million" + "text": "7,474,413" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "72.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76.07% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,079,549" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "75" + "text": "145" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "20,042,185" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "31,226,848 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -832,33 +820,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "11 (2013)" @@ -868,28 +856,28 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 19,028 km; oil 1,007 km; refined products 842 km (2013)" + "text": "5874 km gas (high-pressure transmission system), 83732 km gas (low-pressure distribution network), 850 km oil, 1200 km refined products (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "8,049 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "36 km 1.524-m gauge" + "text": "8,049 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified)" + "text": "7,794 km 1.435-m gauge (2,889 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "219 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "36 km 1.524-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "203,601 km" + "text": "203,601 km (2014)" }, "paved": { - "text": "77,087 km (includes 1,582 km of expressways)" + "text": "77,087 km (includes 1,582 km of expressways) (2014)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "126,514 km (2014)" @@ -905,14 +893,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Hungarian Defense Forces: Land Forces, Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Legiero, ML) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Hungarian Defense Forces: Ground Forces and Hungarian Air Force (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Hungarian Defense Forces are organized into a joint force structure with ground, air, and logistic components" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.21% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.15% of GDP (2018) / 1.05% of GDP (2017) / 1.02% of GDP (2016) / 0.92% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Hungarian Defense Forces have approximately 29,000 active duty troops (18,000 Army; 5,000 Air Force; 6,000 other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Hungarian Defense Forces consists largely of Soviet-era weapons, with a smaller mix of more modern European and US equipment; since 2010, Hungary has received limited quantities of equipment from Czechia, Finland, France, Germany, Russia, Sweden, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "160 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR stabilization force); 160 Iraq (counter-ISIS coalition); 500 Kosovo (NATO) (June 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 6-month service obligation (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.8% of GDP (2015) ++ 0.83% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.99% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.83% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ "text": "5,950 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "132 (2015)" + "text": "144 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "410,338 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016)" + "text": "note: 432,744 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-December 2018); Hungary is predominantly a transit country and hosts 137 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of June 2018; 1,626 migrant arrivals in 2017" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ic.json b/europe/ic.json index 53c6bf49..ad865511 100644 --- a/europe/ic.json +++ b/europe/ic.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althingi, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards." + "text": "Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althingi, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Denmark granted limited home rule in 1874 and complete independence in 1944. The second half of the 20th century saw substantial economic growth driven primarily by the fishing industry. The economy diversified greatly after the country joined the European Economic Area in 1994, but Iceland was especially hard hit by the global financial crisis in the years following 2008. The economy is now on an upward trajectory, fueled primarily by a tourism and construction boom. Literacy, longevity, and social cohesion are first rate by world standards." } }, "Geography": { @@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "557 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,110 m (at Vatnajokull Glacier)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Hvannadalshnukur (at Vatnajokull Glacier) 2,110 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.7% ++ arable land 1.2%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 17.5%" + "text": "18.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.2% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 17.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "81% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,17 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller agglomerations are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "earthquakes and volcanic activity", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (elev. 1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (elev. 1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar" - } + "text": "earthquakes and volcanic activity\nvolcanism: Iceland, situated on top of a hotspot, experiences severe volcanic activity; Eyjafjallajokull (1,666 m) erupted in 2010, sending ash high into the atmosphere and seriously disrupting European air traffic; scientists continue to monitor nearby Katla (1,512 m), which has a high probability of eruption in the very near future, potentially disrupting air traffic; Grimsvoetn and Hekla are Iceland's most active volcanoes; other historically active volcanoes include Askja, Bardarbunga, Brennisteinsfjoll, Esjufjoll, Hengill, Krafla, Krisuvik, Kverkfjoll, Oraefajokull, Reykjanes, Torfajokull, and Vestmannaeyjar" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment" + "text": "water pollution from fertilizer runoff" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "335,878 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "350,734 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,175 +116,184 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 94%, population of foreign origin 6%" + "text": "homogeneous mixture of descendants of Norse and Celts 81%, population with foreign background 19% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: population with foreign background includes immigrants and persons having at least one parent who was born abroad" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German widely spoken" + "text": "Icelandic, English, Nordic languages, German" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 73.8%, Roman Catholic 3.6%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.9%, Hafnarfjorour Free Church 2%, The Independent Congregation 1%, other religions 3.9% (includes Pentecostal and Asatru Association), none 5.6%, other or unspecified 7.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (official) 67.2%, Roman Catholic 3.9%, Reykjavik Free Church 2.8%, Hafnarfjordur Free Church 2%, Asatru Association 1.2%, The Independent Congregation .9%, other religions 4% (includes Zuist and Pentecostal), none 6.7%, other or unspecified 11.3% (2018 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.4% (male 35,009/female 33,495)" + "text": "20.31% (male 36,394/female 34,837)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.77% (male 23,452/female 22,789)" + "text": "12.85% (male 22,748/female 22,317)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.99% (male 67,878/female 66,428)" + "text": "39.44% (male 70,227/female 68,095)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.75% (male 19,848/female 19,622)" + "text": "11.94% (male 20,762/female 21,111)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.1% (male 22,130/female 25,227) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.47% (male 25,546/female 28,697) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.6%" + "text": "54" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "29.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.8%" + "text": "24.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years" + "text": "37.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35.7 years" + "text": "36.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.17% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller agglomerations are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" + "text": "Iceland is almost entirely urban with half of the population located in and around the capital of Reykjavik; smaller clusters are primarily found along the coast in the north and west" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "94.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "93.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.25% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.81% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "REYKJAVIK (capital) 184,000 (2014)" + "text": "216,000 REYKJAVIK (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, + "25-54 years": { + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27 (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "1.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "83 years" + "text": "83.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.9 years" + "text": "81 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.48 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.97 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "mproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.7% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 98.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.3% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 1.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.1% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.9% (2014)" + "text": "21.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "7.5% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -291,18 +303,18 @@ "text": "18 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2012)" + "text": "20 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.8%" + "text": "6.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "6.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "6.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -321,11 +333,11 @@ "text": "Island" }, "etymology": { - "text": "Floki VILGERDARSON, an early explorer of the island (9th century), applied the name \"land of ice\" after spotting a fjord full of drift ice to the north and spending a bitter winter on the island; he eventually settled on the island, however, after he saw how it greened up in the summer and that it was in fact habitable" + "text": "Floki VILGERDARSON, an early explorer of the island (9th century), applied the name \"Land of Ice\" after spotting a fjord full of drift ice to the north and spending a bitter winter on the island; he eventually settled on the island, however, after he saw how it greened up in the summer and that it was, in fact, habitable" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary republic" + "text": "unitary parliamentary republic" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -336,13 +348,16 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name means \"smoky bay\" in Icelandic and refers to the steamy, smoke-like vapors discharged by hot springs in the area" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 regions; Austurland, Hofudhborgarsvaedhi, Nordhurland Eystra, Nordhurland Vestra, Sudhurland, Sudhurnes, Vestfirdhir, Vesturland" + "text": "72 municipalities (sveitarfelog, singular - sveitarfelagidh); Akrahreppur, Akraneskaupstadhur, Akureyrarkaupstadhur, Arneshreppur, Asahreppur, Blaskogabyggdh, Blonduosbaer, Bolungarvikurkaupstadhur, Borgarbyggdh, Borgarfjardharhreppur, Dalabyggdh, Dalvikurbyggdh, Djupavogshreppur, Eyjafjardharsveit, Eyja-og Miklaholtshreppur, Fjallabyggdh, Fjardhabyggdh, Fljotsdalsheradh, Fljotsdalshreppur, Floahreppur, Gardhabaer, Grimsnes-og Grafningshreppur, Grindavikurbaer, Grundarfjardharbaer, Grytubakkahreppur, Hafnarfjardharkaupstadhur, Helgafellssveit, Horgarsveit, Hrunamannahreppur, Hunathing Vestra, Hunavatnshreppur, Hvalfjardharsveit, Hveragerdhisbaer, Isafjardharbaer, Kaldrananeshreppur, Kjosarhreppur, Kopavogsbaer, Langanesbyggdh, Mosfellsbaer, Myrdalshreppur, Nordhurthing, Rangarthing Eystra, Rangarthing Ytra, Reykholahreppur, Reykjanesbaer, Reykjavikurborg, Seltjarnarnesbaer, Seydhisfjardharkaupstadhur, Skaftarhreppur, Skagabyggdh, Skeidha-og Gnupverjahreppur, Skorradalshreppur, Skutustadhahreppur, Snaefellsbaer, Strandabyggdh, Stykkisholmsbaer, Sudhavikurhreppur, Sudhurnesjabaer, Svalbardhshreppur, Svalbardhsstrandarhreppur, Sveitarfelagidh Arborg, Sveitarfelagidh Hornafjordhur, Sveitarfelagidh Olfus, Sveitarfelagidh Skagafjordhur, Sveitarfelagidh Skagastrond, Sveitarfelagidh Vogar, Talknafjardharhreppur, Thingeyjarsveit, Tjorneshreppur, Vestmannaeyjabaer, Vesturbyggdh, Vopnafjardharhreppur" }, "Independence": { - "text": "1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement)" + "text": "1 December 1918 (became a sovereign state under the Danish Crown); 17 June 1944 (from Denmark; birthday of Jon SIGURDSSON, leader of Iceland's 19th Century independence movement)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 17 June (1944)" @@ -352,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest ratified 16 June 1944, effective 17 June 1944 (at independence)" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the Althingi; passage requires approval by the Althingi and by the next elected Althingi, and confirmation by the president of the republic; proposed amendments to Article 62 of the constitution – that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the state church of Iceland – also require passage by referendum; amended many times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the Althingi; passage requires approval by the Althingi and by the next elected Althingi, and confirmation by the president of the republic; proposed amendments to Article 62 of the constitution – that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the state church of Iceland – also require passage by referendum; amended many times, last in 2013" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -383,16 +398,16 @@ "text": "President Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (since 1 August 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Sigurdur Ingi JOHANNSSON (since 7 April 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Katrin JAKOBSDOTTIR (since 30 November 2017)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister" + "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 June 2016 (next to be held in June 2020); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition becomes prime minister" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 June 2020 (next to be held in 2024); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition becomes prime minister" }, "election results": { - "text": "Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON elected president; percent of vote - Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (IP) 39.1%, Halla TOMASDOTTIR (independent) 27.9%, Andri Snaer MAGNASON (independent) 14.3%, Davio ODDSSON (IP) 13.7%, Sturla JONSSON (Sturla JONSSON Party) 3.5%, invalid 1.5%" + "text": "Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON reelected president; percent of vote - Gudni Thorlacius JOHANNESSON (independent) 92.2%, Gudmundur Franklin JONSSON (independent) 7.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -400,25 +415,25 @@ "text": "unicameral Althingi or Parliament (63 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 29 October 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 28 October 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - IP 29%, LGM 15.9%, Pirate Party 14.5%, PP 11.5%, Vioreisn 10.5%, BF 7.2%, SDA 5.7%, other 2.3%; seats by party - IP 21, LGM 10, Pirate Party 10, PP 8, Vioreisn 7, BF 4, SDA 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - IP 25.2%, LGM 16.9%, SDA 12.1%, CP 10.9%, PP 10.7%, Pirate Party 9.2%, People's Party 6.9%, Reform Party 6.7%. other 1.5%; seats by party - IP 16, LGM 11, SDA 7, CP 7, PP 8, Pirate Party 6, Reform Party 4, People's Party 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Haestirettur (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges proposed by Ministry of Interior selection committee and appointed by the president; judges appointed for an indefinite period" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "8 district courts; Labor Court" + "text": "Appellate Court or Landsrettur; 8 district courts; Labor Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bright Future (Bjort framtid) or BF [Ottarr PROPPE] ++ Independence Party (Sjalfstaedisflokkurinn) or IP [Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON] ++ Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin-graent frambod) or LGM [Katrin JAKOBSDOTTIR] ++ Pirate Party (Piratar) or PIP [Birgitta JONSDOTTIR] ++ Progressive Party (Framsoknarflokkurinn) or PP [Sigmundur David GUNNLAUGSSON] ++ Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) or SDA [Arni Pall ARNASON]" + "text": "Centrist Party (Midflokkurinn) or CP [Sigmundur David GUNNLAUGSSON]Independence Party (Sjalfstaedisflokkurinn) or IP [Bjarni BENEDIKTSSON]Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin-graent frambod) or LGM [Katrin JAKOBSDOTTIR]People's Party (Flokkur Folksins) [Inga SAELAND]Pirate Party (Piratar) [rotating leadership]Progressive Party (Framsoknarflokkurinn) or PP [Sigurdur Ingi JOHANNSSON]Reform Party (Vidreisn) [Thorgerdur Katrin GUNNARSDOTTIR]Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) or SDA [Logi Mar EINARSSON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -428,7 +443,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Geir Hilmar HAARDE (since 23 February 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW " + "text": "House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, #509, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 265-6653" @@ -442,7 +457,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert C. BARBER (since 23 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Jeffrey Ross GUNTER (since 2 July 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[354] 595-2200" }, "embassy": { "text": "Laufasvegur 21, 101 Reykjavik" @@ -450,9 +468,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "US Department of State, 5640 Reykjavik Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-5640" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[354] 595-22-00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[354] 562-9118" } @@ -471,77 +486,77 @@ "text": "Matthias JOCHUMSSON/Sveinbjorn SVEINBJORNSSON" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1944; also known as \"O, Gud vors lands\" (O, God of Our Land), the anthem was originally written and performed in 1874" + "text": "note: adopted 1944; also known as \"O, Gud vors lands\" (O, God of Our Land), the anthem was originally written and performed in 1874" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Iceland's Scandinavian-type social-market economy combines a capitalist structure and free-market principles with an extensive welfare system. Except for a brief period during the 2008 crisis, Iceland has achieved high growth, low unemployment, and a remarkably even distribution of income. The economy depends heavily on the fishing industry, which provides 40% of merchandise export earnings, more than 12% of GDP, and employs nearly 5% of the work force. It remains sensitive to declining fish stocks as well as to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports: fish and fish products, aluminum, and ferrosilicon. Since 2010, tourism has become the main pillar of Icelandic economic growth, with the number of tourists expected to reach or exceed 4.5 times the Icelandic population in 2016. ++ ++ Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, particularly within the fields of tourism, software production, and biotechnology. In fall 2013, the Icelandic Government approved a joint application by Icelandic, Chinese, and Norwegian energy firms to conduct oil exploration off Iceland’s northeast coast, although no exploration has yet taken place. Abundant geothermal and hydropower sources have attracted substantial foreign investment in the aluminum sector, boosted economic growth, and sparked some interest from high-tech firms looking to establish data centers using cheap green energy, although the financial crisis has put several investment projects on hold. ++ ++ Following the privatization of the banking sector in the early 2000s, domestic banks expanded aggressively in foreign markets, and consumers and businesses borrowed heavily in foreign currencies. Worsening global financial conditions throughout 2008 resulted in a sharp depreciation of the krona vis-a-vis other major currencies. The foreign exposure of Icelandic banks, whose loans and other assets totaled more than 10 times the country's GDP, became unsustainable. Iceland's three largest banks collapsed in late 2008. The country secured over $10 billion in loans from the IMF and other countries to stabilize its currency and financial sector, and to back government guarantees for foreign deposits in Icelandic banks. GDP fell 6.8% in 2009, and unemployment peaked at 9.4% in February 2009. Three new banks were established to take over the domestic assets of the collapsed banks. Two of them have majority ownership by the State, which intends to re-privatize them. ++ ++ Since the collapse of Iceland's financial sector, government economic priorities have included stabilizing the krona, implementing capital controls, reducing Iceland's high budget deficit, containing inflation, addressing high household debt, restructuring the financial sector, and diversifying the economy. Iceland’s financial woes prompted an initial increase in public support to join the EU and the euro zone, with accession negotiations beginning in July 2010, but negotiations were suspended under the 2013 center-right government. Most macroeconomic indicators and employment have rebounded to pre-crisis levels, driven primarily by the unprecedented growth in tourism – averaging over 20% annually – following the well publicized volcanic eruption in 2010." + "text": "Iceland's economy combines a capitalist structure and free-market principles with an extensive welfare system. Except for a brief period during the 2008 crisis, Iceland has in recent years achieved high growth, low unemployment, and a remarkably even distribution of income. Iceland's economy has been diversifying into manufacturing and service industries in the last decade, particularly within the fields of tourism, software production, and biotechnology. Abundant geothermal and hydropower sources have attracted substantial foreign investment in the aluminum sector, boosted economic growth, and sparked some interest from high-tech firms looking to establish data centers using cheap green energy. Tourism, aluminum smelting, and fishing are the pillars of the economy. For decades the Icelandic economy depended heavily on fisheries, but tourism has now surpassed fishing and aluminum as Iceland’s main export industry. Tourism accounted for 8.6% of Iceland’s GDP in 2016, and 39% of total exports of merchandise and services. From 2010 to 2017, the number of tourists visiting Iceland increased by nearly 400%. Since 2010, tourism has become a main driver of Icelandic economic growth, with the number of tourists reaching 4.5 times the Icelandic population in 2016. Iceland remains sensitive to fluctuations in world prices for its main exports, and to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the Icelandic Krona. Following the privatization of the banking sector in the early 2000s, domestic banks expanded aggressively in foreign markets, and consumers and businesses borrowed heavily in foreign currencies. Worsening global financial conditions throughout 2008 resulted in a sharp depreciation of the krona vis-a-vis other major currencies. The foreign exposure of Icelandic banks, whose loans and other assets totaled nearly nine times the country's GDP, became unsustainable. Iceland's three largest banks collapsed in late 2008. GDP fell 6.8% in 2009, and unemployment peaked at 9.4% in February 2009. Three new banks were established to take over the domestic assets of the collapsed banks. Two of them have majority ownership by the state, which intends to re-privatize them. Since the collapse of Iceland's financial sector, government economic priorities have included stabilizing the krona, implementing capital controls, reducing Iceland's high budget deficit, containing inflation, addressing high household debt, restructuring the financial sector, and diversifying the economy. Capital controls were lifted in March 2017, but some financial protections, such as reserve requirements for specified investments connected to new inflows of foreign currency, remain in place." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$16.15 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.38 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.8 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$18.18 billion (2017 est.) / $17.48 billion (2016 est.) / $16.29 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$19.44 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.48 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 7.4% (2016 est.) / 4.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$48,100 (2016 est.) ++ $46,200 (2015 est.) ++ $45,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$52,200 (2017 est.) / $51,700 (2016 est.) / $48,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "49.3%" + "text": "50.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "23.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "47% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "19.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "potatoes, carrots, green vegetables; mutton, chicken, pork, beef, dairy products; fish" + "text": "potatoes, carrots, green vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers; mutton, chicken, pork, beef, dairy products; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, fish processing; aluminum smelting, ferrosilicon production; geothermal power, hydropower, tourism" + "text": "tourism, fish processing; aluminum smelting;; geothermal power, hydropower; medical/pharmaceutical products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "195,000 (2016 est.)" + "text": "198,700 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -555,230 +570,219 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%", + "text": "NA", "note": { - "text": "332,100 families (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: 332,100 families (2011 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "28 (2006) ++ 25 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.35 billion" + "text": "10.39 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$7.911 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.02 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "53.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "12.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "56.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 67.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "40% of GDP (2017 est.) / 51.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.4% (31 January 2012) ++ 5.75% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.61% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.327 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.314 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.368 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $8.12 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$18.93 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.825 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.021 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.996 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$567 million (2016 est.) ++ $710 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$857 million (2017 est.) / $1.556 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$4.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.653 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "fish and fish products 40%, aluminum, animal products, ferrosilicon, diatomite (2010 est.)" + "text": "$4.957 billion (2017 est.) / $4.483 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Netherlands 26.1%, UK 11.6%, Spain 11.5%, Germany 7.4%, France 5.7%, US 5.7%, Norway 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "Netherlands 25.5%, Spain 13.6%, UK 9.4%, Germany 7.6%, US 7%, France 6.3%, Norway 4.9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "fish and fish products (42%), aluminum (38%), agricultural products, medicinal and medical products, ferro-silicon (2015)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.024 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.924 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.525 billion (2017 est.) / $5.315 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, petroleum products, foodstuffs, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Norway 10.1%, Germany 8.6%, US 7.9%, China 7.9%, Denmark 7.1%, Netherlands 5.9%, Brazil 5.8%, UK 5% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 10.7%, Norway 9.2%, China 7%, Netherlands 6.7%, US 6.4%, Denmark 6.2%, UK 5.7%, Sweden 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$4.412 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.041 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.567 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.226 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$27.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.19 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.72 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$15.44 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$21.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $25.02 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - ++ 129.3 (2016 est.) ++ 131.92 (2015 est.) ++ 131.92 (2014 est.) ++ 116.77 (2013 est.) ++ 125.08 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Icelandic kronur (ISK) per US dollar - / 111.7 (2017 est.) / 120.81 (2016 est.) / 120.81 (2015 est.) / 131.92 (2014 est.) / 116.77 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.17 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.68 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.8 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.772 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "4.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "70.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "25.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,250 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "20,850 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,866 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,530 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,550 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "20,220 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.228 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "168,149" + "text": "128,597" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "51 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "37.04 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "384,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "423,390" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "116 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "121.95 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network" + "text": "telecommunications infrastructure is modern and fully digitized, with satellite-earth stations, fiber-optic cables, and an extensive broadband network; LTE licenses providing 99% population coverage; small but most progressive telecom market in Europe; good competition among mobile and broadband markets (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market" + "text": "liberalization of the telecommunications sector beginning in the late 1990s has led to increased competition especially in the mobile services segment of the market; 37 per 100 for fixed line and 122 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 354; the CANTAT-3 and FARICE-1 submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, UK, Denmark, and Germany; a planned new section of the Hibernia-Atlantic submarine cable will provide additional connectivity to Canad (2015)" + "text": "country code - 354; landing points for the CANTAT-3, FARICE-1, Greenland Connect and DANICE submarine cable system that provides connectivity to Canada, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, UK, Denmark, and Germany; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Iceland shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned public TV broadcaster operates 1 TV channel nationally; several privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another half-dozen operate locally; about one-half the households utilize multi-channel cable or satellite TV services (2007)" + "text": "state-owned public TV broadcaster (RUV) operates 21 TV channels nationally (RUV and RUV 2, though RUV 2 is used less frequently);  RUV broadcasts nationally, every household in Iceland is required to have RUV as it doubles as the emergency broadcast network; RUV also operates stringer offices in the north (Akureyri) and the east (Egilsstadir) but operations are all run out of RUV headquarters in Reykjavik;  there are 3 privately owned TV stations;  Stod 2 (Channel 2) is owned by Syn, following 365 Media and Vodafone merger, and is headquartered in Reykjavik;  Syn also operates 4 sports channels under Stod 2;  N4 is the only television station headquartered outside of Reykjavik, in Akureyri, with local programming for the north, south, and east of Iceland;  Hringbraut is the newest station and is headquartered in Reykjavik;  all of these television stations have nationwide penetration as 100% of households have multi-channel services though digital and/or fiber-optic connections RUV operates 3 radio stations (RAS 1, RAS2, and Rondo) as well as 4 regional stations (but they mostly act as range extenders for RUV radio broadcasts nationwide);  there is 1 privately owned radio conglomerate, Syn (4 stations), that broadcasts nationwide, and 3 other radio stations that broadcast to the most densely populated regions of the country.  In addition there are upwards of 20 radio stations that operate regionally (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".is" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "326,000" + "text": "340,117" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "98.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "99.01% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "136,556" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "40 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "43" + "text": "63" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,413,950" + "text": "7,819,740 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "102,356,809 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "163.65 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -789,27 +793,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "89" + "text": "89 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "60 (2013)" @@ -817,24 +821,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "12,890 km" + "text": "12,898 km (2012)" }, "paved/oiled gravel": { - "text": "4,782 km (excludes urban roads)" + "text": "5,647 km (excludes urban roads) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "8,108 km (2012)" + "text": "7,251 km (2012)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "37" }, "by type": { - "text": "passenger/cargo 2" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "19 (Antigua and Barbuda 10, Belize 1, Faroe Islands 4, Finland 1, Gibraltar 1, Norway 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 5, oil tanker 2, other 30 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -844,14 +845,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Icelandic National Police; Icelandic Coast Guard (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Icelandic Coast Guard; Icelandic National Police (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.13% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.14% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.13% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.3% of GDP (2018) / 0.3% of GDP (2017) / 0.3% of GDP (2016) / 0.3% of GDP (2015) / 0.5% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Icelandic Coast Guard has approximately 250 personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Icelandic Coast Guard's inventory consists of equipment from European suppliers (2019 est.)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; all US military forces in Iceland were withdrawn as of October 2006; defense of Iceland remains a NATO commitment and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU)" + "text": "Iceland is the only NATO member that has no standing military force; defense of Iceland remains a NATO commitment and NATO maintains an air policing presence in Icelandic airspace; Iceland participates in international peacekeeping missions with the civilian-manned Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -860,7 +867,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "131 (2015)" + "text": "69 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/europe/im.json b/europe/im.json index bdb2a4d0..e55a74ec 100644 --- a/europe/im.json +++ b/europe/im.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British Crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." + "text": "Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. The Isle of Man is a British Crown dependency, which makes it a self-governing possession of the British Crown that is not part of the UK. The UK Government, however, remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." } }, "Geography": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "hills in north and south bisected by central valley" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Irish Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Snaefell 621 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Snaefell 621 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "74.7% ++ arable land 43.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 30.9%" + "text": "74.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "43.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 30.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "6.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional high winds and rough seas" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution" + "text": "air pollution, marine pollution; waste disposal (both household and industrial)" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest and is a bird sanctuary" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "88,195 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "90,499 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,105 +112,110 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.31% (male 7,526/female 6,855)" + "text": "16.28% (male 7,688/female 7,046)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.61% (male 5,354/female 4,886)" + "text": "11.02% (male 5,328/female 4,642)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.04% (male 17,212/female 17,222)" + "text": "37.8% (male 17,080/female 17,131)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.93% (male 5,752/female 5,649)" + "text": "13.82% (male 6,284/female 6,219)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "20.11% (male 8,287/female 9,452) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.08% (male 9,023/female 10,058) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.9 years" + "text": "44.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.2 years" + "text": "43.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.72% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.59% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people concentrated in cities and large towns of which Douglas, in the southeast, is the largest" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "52.1% of total population (2014)" + "text": "52.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.89% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DOUGLAS (capital) 29,000 (2014)" + "text": "27,000 DOUGLAS (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.2 years" + "text": "81.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.5 years" + "text": "79.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -218,6 +226,9 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "10.1%" @@ -246,10 +257,10 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "British Crown dependency" + "text": "British crown dependency" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Tynwald); a Crown dependency of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy (Tynwald)" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -263,13 +274,16 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Dhoo and Glass Rivers, which flow through the valley in which the town is located and which in Manx mean the \"dark\" and the \"light\" rivers respectively" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Tynwald Day, 5 July (1417); date Tynwald Day was first recorded" @@ -279,14 +293,16 @@ "text": "development of the Isle of Man constitution dates to at least the 14th century" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed as bills in the House of Keys by the “Government,” by a “Member of the House,” or by outside bodies or private individuals through petition to the House or Council; passage normally requires three separate readings and approval of at least 13 House members; following both House and Legislative Council agreement, assent is required by the lieutenant governor acting on behalf of the Crown; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed as a bill in the House of Keys, by the \"Government,\" by a \"Member of the House,\" or through petition to the House or Legislative Council; passage normally requires three separate readings and approval of at least 13 House members; following both House and Council agreement, assent is required by the lieutenant governor on behalf of the Crown; the constitution has been expanded and amended many times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and include Manx statutes" + "text": "the laws of the UK apply where applicable and include Manx statutes" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "16 years of age; universal" @@ -305,22 +321,25 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister indirectly elected by the Tynwald for a 5-year term (eligible for second term); election last held on 4 October 2016 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Howard QUAYLE (independent) elected chief minister; Tynwald vote count - 21 of 33" + "text": "Howard QUAYLE (independent) elected chief minister; Tynwald vote - 21 of 33" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general (non-voting) - and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) and the House of Keys (24 seats; 2 members directly elected by simple majority vote from 12 constituencies to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Tynwald or the High Court of Tynwald consists of:Legislative Council (11 seats; includes the President of Tynwald, 2 ex-officio members - the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and the attorney general (non-voting) - and 8 members indirectly elected by the House of Keys with renewal of 4 members every 2 years; elected members serve 4-year terms) House of Keys (24 seats; 2 members directly elected by simple majority vote from 12 constituencies to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Keys - last held on 22 September 2016 (next to be held in September 2021)" + "text": "Legislative Council - last held 28 February 2018 (next to be held 12 March 2020) House of Keys - last held on 22 September 2016 (next to be held on 23 September 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 6.4%, independent 91.7%; seats by party - Liberal Vannin 3, independent 21" + "text": "  Legislative Council - composition - men 6, women 5, percent of women 45.5%House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Liberal Vannin 6.4%, independent 92.3%, other 1.3%; seats by party - Liberal Vannin 3, independent 21; composition - men 19, women 5, percent of women 20.8%; note - total Tynwald percent of women 28.6%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: as of January 2019, seats by party - Liberal Vannin 2, independent 22" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Isle of Man High Court of Justice (consists of 3 permanent judges or \"deemsters\" and 1 judge of appeal; organized into the Staff of Government Division or Court of Appeal and the Civil Division); the Court of General Gaol Delivery is not formally part of the High Court but is administered as though part of the High Court and deals with serious criminal cases; note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -331,25 +350,24 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Liberal Vannin Party [Kate BEECROFT] ++ Manx Labor Party ++ Mec Vannin [Bernard MOFFATT]; (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party; advocates a sovereign state and environment policies)", + "text": "Liberal Vannin Party [Kate BEECROFT]Manx Labor PartyMec Vannin [Mark KERMODE] (sometimes referred to as the Manx Nationalist Party)", "note": { - "text": "most members sit as independents" + "text": "note: most members sit as independents" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Progressive Government or APG (a government watchdog)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + "note": { + "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + "text": "none (British crown dependency); +(44)(20) 7499-9000; US Embassy London, 33 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW11 7US, United Kingdom" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used; the flag is based on the coat-of-arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III (r. 1252-65); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol" + "text": "red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (triskelion), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used; the flag is based on the coat of arms of the last recognized Norse King of Mann, Magnus III (r. 1252-65); the triskelion has its roots in an early Celtic sun symbol" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "triskelion (a motif of three legs); national colors: red, white" @@ -362,35 +380,35 @@ "text": "William Henry GILL [English], John J. KNEEN [Manx]/traditional" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2003, in use since 1907; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom) and is played when the sovereign, members of the royal family, or the lieutenant governor are present" + "text": "note: adopted 2003, in use since 1907; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom) and is played when the sovereign, members of the royal family, or the lieutenant governor are present" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Financial services, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their contributions to GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Online gambling sites provided about 10% of the islands income in 2014. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. In October 2014, the Isle of Man signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion." + "text": "Financial services, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers low taxes and other incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their contributions to GDP. The Isle of Man also attracts online gambling sites and the film industry. Online gambling sites provided about 10% of the islands income in 2014. The Isle of Man currently enjoys free access to EU markets and trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man’s trade relationship with the EU derives from the United Kingdom’s EU membership and will need to be renegotiated in light of the United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from the bloc. A transition period is expected to allow the free movement of goods and agricultural products to the EU until the end of 2020 or until a new settlement is negotiated." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.298 billion (FY12/13 est.) ++ $5.85 billion (FY11/12 est.) ++ $5.621 billion (FY10/11 est.)", + "text": "$6.792 billion (2015 est.) / $7.428 billion (2014 est.) / $6.298 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2013 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2014 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.076 billion (2007 est.)" + "text": "$6.792 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2012) ++ 3.4% (2011) ++ 2.1% (2010)" + "text": "-8.6% (2015 est.) / 17.9% (2014 est.) / 2.1% (2010 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$83,100 (2007 est.) ++ $35,000 (2005 est.)" + "text": "$84,600 (2014 est.) / $86,200 (2013 est.) / $73,700 (2012 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1% (FY12/13 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "13% (FY12/13 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "86% (FY12/13 est.)" @@ -406,110 +424,123 @@ "text": "41,790 (2006)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture, forestry, and fishing": { - "text": "2%" - }, "manufacturing": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5% (2006 est.)" }, "construction": { - "text": "8%" - }, - "gas, electricity, and water": { - "text": "1%" - }, - "transport and communication": { - "text": "9%" - }, - "wholesale and retail distribution": { - "text": "11%" - }, - "professional and scientific services": { - "text": "20%" - }, - "public administration": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "banking and finance": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "8% (2006 est.)" }, "tourism": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1% (2006 est.)" + }, + "transport and communications": { + "text": "9% (2006 est.)" + }, + "agriculture, forestry, and fishing": { + "text": "2% (2006 est.)" + }, + "gas, electricity, and water": { + "text": "1% (2006 est.)" + }, + "wholesale and retail distribution": { + "text": "11% (2006 est.)" + }, + "professional and scientific services": { + "text": "20% (2006 est.)" + }, + "public administration": { + "text": "7% (2006 est.)" + }, + "banking and finance": { + "text": "23% (2006 est.)" }, "entertainment and catering": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5% (2006 est.)" }, "miscellaneous services": { - "text": "8% (2006)" + "text": "8% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2% (April 2011 est.) ++ 1.8% (October 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 2% (April 2011 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$965 million" + "text": "965 million (FY05/06 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$943 million (FY05/06 est.)" + "text": "943 million (FY05/06 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.7% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)" + "text": "14.2% (of GDP) (FY05/06 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (of GDP) (FY05/06 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5% (2010 est.) ++ 3.1% (2006)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 1% (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "timber, fertilizers, fish" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2014) ++ 0.6472 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6241 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Manx pounds (IMP) per US dollar - / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.738 (2016 est.) / 0.738 (2015) / 0.6542 (2014) / 0.6472 (2013 est.)" + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "domestic": { "text": "landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system" }, "international": { "text": "country code - 44; fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "national public radio broadcasts over 3 FM stations and 1 AM station; 2 commercial broadcasters operating with 1 having multiple FM stations; receives radio and TV services via relays from British TV and radio broadcasters (2008)" + "text": "national public radio broadcasts over 3 FM stations and 1 AM station; 2 commercial broadcasters operating with 1 having multiple FM stations; receives radio and TV services via relays from British TV and radio broadcasters" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".im" @@ -524,21 +555,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "63 km" + "text": "63 km (2008)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "6 km 1.076-m gauge (6 km electrified); 57 km 0.914-m gauge (29 km electrified)" + "text": "6 km 1.076-m gauge (6 km electrified) (2008)" }, "note": { - "text": "primarily summer tourist attractions (2008)" + "text": "57 0.914-m gauge (29 km electrified)\nnote: primarily summer tourist attractions" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -546,17 +577,6 @@ "text": "500 km (2008)" } }, - "Merchant marine": { - "total": { - "text": "321" - }, - "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 59, cargo 55, chemical tanker 52, container 7, liquefied gas 43, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 93, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 5" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "223 (Bermuda 7, Chile 9, Denmark 30, Germany 56, Greece 62, Ireland 1, Japan 19, Malaysia 6, Norway 30, South Africa 2, US 1) (2010)" - } - }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Douglas, Ramsey" diff --git a/europe/it.json b/europe/it.json index b7eb1c28..548306c5 100644 --- a/europe/it.json +++ b/europe/it.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north." + "text": "Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC) and its subsequent successors the EC and the EU. It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "7,200 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Sardinia and Sicily" + "text": "note: includes Sardinia and Sicily" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -60,19 +60,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "538 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur 4,748 m (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco) de Courmayeur (a secondary peak of Mont Blanc) 4,748 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land" + "text": "coal, antimony, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "47.1% ++ arable land 22.8%; permanent crops 8.6%; permanent pasture 15.7%" + "text": "47.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.8% (2011 est.) / 8.6% (2011 est.) / 15.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "31.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "39,500 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity; Etna (elev. 3,330 m), which is in eruption as of 2010, is Europe's most active volcano; flank eruptions pose a threat to nearby Sicilian villages; Etna, along with the famous Vesuvius, which remains a threat to the millions of nearby residents in the Bay of Naples area, have both been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Stromboli, on its namesake island, has also been continuously active with moderate volcanic activity; other historically active volcanoes include Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Larderello, Pantelleria, Vulcano, and Vulsini" - } + "text": "regional risks include landslides, mudflows, avalanches, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, flooding; land subsidence in Venice\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity; Etna (3,330 m), which is in eruption as of 2010, is Europe's most active volcano; flank eruptions pose a threat to nearby Sicilian villages; Etna, along with the famous Vesuvius, which remains a threat to the millions of nearby residents in the Bay of Naples area, have both been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Stromboli, on its namesake island, has also been continuously active with moderate volcanic activity; other historically active volcanoes include Campi Flegrei, Ischia, Larderello, Pantelleria, Vulcano, and Vulsini" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "air pollution from industrial emissions such as sulfur dioxide; coastal and inland rivers polluted from industrial and agricultural effluents; acid rain damaging lakes; inadequate industrial waste treatment and disposal facilities" @@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "62,007,540 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "62,402,659 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,169 +127,187 @@ "text": "Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 80% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim (about 800,000 to 1 million), atheist and agnostic 20%" + "text": "Christian 83.3% (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic with very small groups of Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestants), Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated 12.4%, other 0.6% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.69% (male 4,337,792/female 4,151,901)" + "text": "13.45% (male 4,292,431/female 4,097,732)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.74% (male 3,026,359/female 3,012,882)" + "text": "9.61% (male 3,005,402/female 2,989,764)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.46% (male 13,003,171/female 13,326,901)" + "text": "40.86% (male 12,577,764/female 12,921,614)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.73% (male 3,826,630/female 4,069,855)" + "text": "14% (male 4,243,735/female 4,493,581)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "21.37% (male 5,696,612/female 7,555,437) (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.08% (male 5,949,560/female 7,831,076) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.5%" + "text": "57" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "20.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "35.1%" + "text": "36.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "2.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.1 years" + "text": "46.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "44 years" + "text": "45.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "46.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "47.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.23% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.11% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "despite a distinctive pattern with an industrial north and an agrarian south, a fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples), attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "69% of total population (2015)" + "text": "71% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.39% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ROME (capital) 3.718 million; Milan 3.099 million; Naples 2.202 million; Turin 1.765 million; Palermo 853,000; Bergamo 840,000 (2015)" + "text": "4.257 million ROME (capital), 3.140 million Milan, 2.187 million Naples, 1.792 million Turin, 892,000 Bergamo, 851,000 Palermo (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.3 (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.1 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.2 years" + "text": "82.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.6 years" + "text": "79.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.47 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "65.1% (2013)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.2% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "1.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.37% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "136,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "130,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Italy; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 10 November 2020, Italy has reported a total of 902,490 cases of COVID-19 or 14,927 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 679 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; the US Department of State has issued a Travel Advisory to reconsider travel to Italy due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has also recommended postponing nonessential travel to Italy at this time and published additional guidance at https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/alert/coronavirus-italy; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Italy to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.7% (2014)" + "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -299,7 +320,7 @@ "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -310,18 +331,18 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2013)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "42.7%" + "text": "32.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "41.3%" + "text": "30.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "44.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -343,7 +364,7 @@ "text": "Kingdom of Italy" }, "etymology": { - "text": "derivation is unclear, but the Latin \"Italia\" may come from the Oscan \"Viteliu\" meaning \"[land] of young cattle\" (the bull was a symbol of southern Italic tribes)" + "text": "derivation is unclear, but the Latin \"Italia\" may come from the Oscan \"Viteliu\" meaning \"[Land] of Young Cattle\" (the bull was a symbol of southern Italic tribes)" } }, "Government type": { @@ -361,16 +382,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: by tradition, named after Romulus, one of the legendary founders of the city and its first king" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma)", - "regions": { - "text": "Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto (Venetia)" - }, - "autonomous regions": { - "text": "Friuli-Venezia Giulia; Sardegna (Sardinia); Sicilia (Sicily); Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German); Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)" - } + "text": "15 regions (regioni, singular - regione) and 5 autonomous regions (regioni autonome, singular - regione autonoma) regions: Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio (Latium), Liguria, Lombardia, Marche, Molise, Piemonte (Piedmont), Puglia (Apulia), Toscana (Tuscany), Umbria, Veneto; autonomous regions: Friuli Venezia Giulia, Sardegna (Sardinia), Sicilia (Sicily), Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol) or Trentino-Suedtirol (German), Valle d'Aosta (Aosta Valley) or Vallee d'Aoste (French)" }, "Independence": { "text": "17 March 1861 (Kingdom of Italy proclaimed; Italy was not finally unified until 1871)" @@ -383,7 +401,7 @@ "text": "previous 1848 (originally for the Kingdom of Sardinia and adopted by the Kingdom of Italy in 1861); latest enacted 22 December 1947, adopted 27 December 1947, entered into force 1 January 1948" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by both houses of Parliament; passage requires two successive debates and approval by absolute majority of each house on the second vote; a referendum is only required when requested by one-fifth of the members of either house, by voter petition, or by five Regional Councils (elected legislative assemblies of the 15 first-level administrative regions and 5 autonomous regions of Italy); amended many times, last in 2012; note - a referendum held on 4 December 2016 on constitutional amendments was defeated (2016)" + "text": "proposed by both houses of Parliament; passage requires two successive debates and approval by absolute majority of each house on the second vote; a referendum is only required when requested by one fifth of the members of either house, by voter petition, or by five Regional Councils (elected legislative assemblies of the 15 first-level administrative regions and 5 autonomous regions of Italy); referendum not required if an amendment has been approved by a two-thirds majority in each house in the second vote; amended many times, last in 2012; note - a referendum held on 4 December 2016 on constitutional amendments was defeated" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -414,68 +432,45 @@ "text": "President Sergio MATTARELLA (since 3 February 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Paolo GENTILONI (since 12 December 2016); note - Prime Minister Matteo RENZI (since 22 February 2014) resigned 12 December 2016; the prime minister's official title is President of the Council of Ministers" + "text": "Prime Minister Giuseppe CONTE (since 1 June 2018); the prime minister's official title is President of the Council of Ministers; note - CONTE resigned on 20 August 2019 but returned as prime minister after PD and M5S agreed to form a new coalition government on 28 August 2019" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister and nominated by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, known officially as the President of the Council of Ministers and locally as the Premier; nominated by the president; the current deputy prime ministers, known officially as vice-presidents of the Council of Ministers, are Matteo Salvini (L) and Luigi Di Maio (M5S) (since 1 June 2018)" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 January 2015 (next scheduled for 2020); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of both houses of Parliament and 58 regional representatives for a 7-year term (no term limits); election last held on 31 January 2015 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Georgio MATTARELLA (PD) elected president; electoral college vote count in fourth round - 665 out of 1,009 (505-vote threshold); Paolo GENTILONI (PD) sworn in as prime minister on 12 December 2016" + "text": "Sergio MATTARELLA (independent) elected president; electoral college vote count in fourth round - 665 out of 1,009 (505-vote threshold)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of the Senate or Senato della Repubblica (322 seats; 315 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 7 ex-officio members appointed by the president of the Republic to serve for life) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; 629 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member from Valle d'Aosta elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlamento consists of:Senate or Senato della Repubblica (321 seats; 116 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 193 members in multi-seat constituencies and 6 members in multi-seat constituencies abroad directly elected by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms and 6 ex-officio members appointed by the president of the Republic to serve for life) Chamber of Deputies or Camera dei Deputati (630 seats; 629 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 1 member from Valle d'Aosta elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 29 March 2020 referendum on the proposed reduction of Parliament membership has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 24-25 February 2013 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 4 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 4 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 123 (PD 111, SEL 7, SVP 2, other 3), center-right coalition 117 (PdL 98, LN 18, other 1), M5S 54, centrist coalition 19, other 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - center-left coalition 345 (PD 297, SEL 37, CD 6 SVP 5), center-right coalition 125 (PdL 98, LN 18, FdI 9), M5S 109, centrist coalition 47, other 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - center-right coalition 37.5% (L 17.6%, FI 14.4%, FdI 4.3%, UdC 1.2%), M5S 32.2%, center-left coalition (PD 19.1%, +E 2.3%, I 0.5%, CP 0.5%, SVP-PATT 0.4%), LeU 3.3%; seats by party - center-right coalition 77(L 37, FI 33, FdI 7), M5S 68, center-left coalition 44(PD 43, SVP-PATT 1), LeU 4; composition - men 208, women 113, percent of women 35.2% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - center-right coalition 37% (L 17.4%, FI 14%, FdI 4.4%, UdC 1.3%), M5S 33%, center-left coalition 22.9% (PD 18.8%, E+ 2.6%, I 0.6%, CP 0.5%, SVP-PATT 0.4%); seats by party - center-right coalition 151 (L73, FI 59, FdI 19), M5S 133, center-left coalition 88 (PD 86, SVP 2), LeU 14; composition - men 405, women 225, percent of women 35.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 35.5%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Note: in October 2019, Italy's Parliament voted to reduce the number of Senate seats from 315 to 200 and the number of Chamber of Deputies seats from 630 to 400; the law is subject to a referendum to be held between 15 April and 15 June 2020; changes will be effective for the 2023 election if the law is adopted" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation or Corte Suprema di Cassazione consists of the first president (chief justice), deputy president, 54 justices presiding over 6 civil and 7 criminal divisions, and 288 judges; an additional 30 judges of lower courts serve as supporting judges; cases normally heard by 5-judge panels; more complex cases heard by 9-judge panels; Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (consists of the court president and 14 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation or Corte Suprema di Cassazione (consists of the first president (chief justice), deputy president, 54 justices presiding over 6 civil and 7 criminal divisions, and 288 judges; an additional 30 judges of lower courts serve as supporting judges; cases normally heard by 5-judge panels; more complex cases heard by 9-judge panels); Constitutional Court or Corte Costituzionale (consists of the court president and 14 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of the Judiciary, headed by the president of the republic; judges may serve for life; Constitutional Court judges - 5 appointed by the president, 5 elected by parliament, 5 elected by select higher courts; judges serve up to 9 years" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the High Council of the Judiciary, headed by the president of the republic; judges may serve for life; Constitutional Court judges - 5 appointed by the president, 5 elected by Parliament, 5 elected by select higher courts; judges serve up to 9 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "various lower civil and criminal courts (primary and secondary tribunals, courts, and courts of appeal)" + "text": "various lower civil and criminal courts (primary and secondary tribunals and courts of appeal)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "Ruling left-center-right coalition": { - "text": " ++ Civic Choice or SC [Enrico ZANETTI] ++ Democratic Centre or CD [Bruno TABACCI] ++ Democratic Party or PD [Matteo RENZI] ++ The New Center-Right or NCD [Angelino ALFANO] ++ " - }, - "Center-right opposition": { - "text": " ++ Brothers of Italy-National Alliance or FdI-AN [Giorgia MELONI, Ignazio LA RUSSA, and Guido CROSETTO] ++ Forza Italia [Silvio BERLUSCONI] (formerly PdL) ++ Northern League or LN [Matteo SALVINI] ++ other minor parties ++ " - }, - "Center-left opposition": { - "text": " ++ Left Ecology Freedom [Nichi VENDOLA] ++ " - }, - "Other parties": { - "text": " ++ Civil Revolution or RC [Antonio INGROIA] ++ Five Star Movment or M5S [Beppe GRILLO] ++ South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER] ++ Union of the Center or UdC [Pier Fernando CASINI]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "", - "manufacturers and merchants associations": { - "text": "Confcommercio ++ Confindustria" - }, - "organized farm groups": { - "text": "Confcoltivatori ++ Confagricoltura" - }, - "major trade union confederations": { - "text": "Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro or CGIL [Susanna CAMUSSO] (left wing) ++ Confederazione Italiana dei Sindacati Lavoratori or CISL [Raffaele BONANNI] (Roman Catholic centrist) ++ Unione Italiana del Lavoro or UIL [Luigi ANGELETTI] (lay centrist)" - }, - "other": { - "text": "Roman Catholic Church" - } + "text": "Governing Coalition: Northern League (Lega Nord) or Lega [Matteo SALVINI]Five Star Movement or M5S [Vito CRIMI, acting leader] Left-center-right opposition: Democratic Party or PD [Nicola ZINGARETTI]Forza Italia or FI [Silvio BERLUSCONI]Brothers of Italy [Giorgia MELONI] Free and Equal (Liberi e Uguali) or LeU [Pietro GRASSO]More Europe or +EU [Emma BONINO]Popular Civic List or CP [Beatrice LORENZIN] Other parties and parliamentary groups:Possible [Beatrice BRIGNONE]Us with Italy [Raffaele FITTO]South Tyrolean People's Party or SVP [Philipp ACHAMMER] Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party (Partito Autonomista Trentino Tirolese) or PATT [Franco PANIZZA, secretary] Article One or Art.1-MDP [Roberto SPERANZA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -498,14 +493,14 @@ }, "consulate(s)": { "text": "Charlotte (NC), Cleveland (OH), Detroit (MI), Hattiesburg (MS), Honolulu (HI), New Orleans, Newark (NJ), Norfolk (VA), Pittsburgh (PA), Portland (OR), Seattle" - }, - "consular agency(ies)": { - "text": "Anchorage (AL), Charleston (SC), Worcester (MA)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John R. PHILLIPS (since 3 October 2013); note - also accredited to San Marino" + "text": "Ambassador Lewis EISENBERG (since 4 October 2017); note - also accredited to San Marino" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[39] 06-4674-1" }, "embassy": { "text": "Via Vittorio Veneto 121, 00187-Rome" @@ -513,23 +508,17 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 59, Box 100, APO AE 09624" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[39] (06) 46741" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[39] (06) 4674-2244" + "text": "[39] 06-488-2672" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Florence, Milan, Naples" - }, - "consular agency(ies)": { - "text": "Anchorage (AK), Charleston (SC), Worcester (MA)" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; design inspired by the French flag brought to Italy by Napoleon in 1797; colors are those of Milan (red and white) combined with the green uniform color of the Milanese civic guard", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Mexico, which is longer, uses darker shades of red and green, and has its coat of arms centered on the white band; Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Mexico, which is longer, uses darker shades of green and red, and has its coat of arms centered on the white band; Ireland, which is longer and is green (hoist side), white, and orange; also similar to the flag of the Cote d'Ivoire, which has the colors reversed - orange (hoist side), white, and green" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -543,64 +532,64 @@ "text": "Goffredo MAMELI/Michele NOVARO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1946; the anthem, originally written in 1847, is also known as \"L'Inno di Mameli\" (Mameli's Hymn), and \"Fratelli D'Italia\" (Brothers of Italy)" + "text": "note: adopted 1946; the anthem, originally written in 1847, is also known as \"L'Inno di Mameli\" (Mameli's Hymn), and \"Fratelli D'Italia\" (Brothers of Italy)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Italy has a diversified economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is higher. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors. ++ ++ Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro zone, but its exceptionally high public debt and structural impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to scrutiny by financial markets. Public debt has increased steadily since 2007, topping 135% of GDP in 2015, but investor concerns about Italy and the broader euro-zone crisis eased in 2013, bringing down Italy's borrowing costs on sovereign government debt from euro-era records. The government still faces pressure from investors and European partners to sustain its efforts to address Italy's longstanding structural impediments to growth, such as labor market inefficiencies and tax evasion. In 2014, economic growth and labor market conditions continued to deteriorate, with overall unemployment rising to 12.7% and youth unemployment around 40%, but Italy began to recover in 2015, with marginal growth and a slight reduction in unemployment." + "text": "Italy’s economy comprises a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, with a legacy of unemployment and underdevelopment. The Italian economy is driven in large part by the manufacture of high-quality consumer goods produced by small and medium-sized enterprises, many of them family-owned. Italy also has a sizable underground economy, which by some estimates accounts for as much as 17% of GDP. These activities are most common within the agriculture, construction, and service sectors. Italy is the third-largest economy in the euro zone, but its exceptionally high public debt and structural impediments to growth have rendered it vulnerable to scrutiny by financial markets. Public debt has increased steadily since 2007, reaching 131% of GDP in 2017. Investor concerns about Italy and the broader euro-zone crisis eased in 2013, bringing down Italy's borrowing costs on sovereign government debt from euro-era records. The government still faces pressure from investors and European partners to sustain its efforts to address Italy's longstanding structural economic problems, including labor market inefficiencies, a sluggish judicial system, and a weak banking sector. Italy’s economy returned to modest growth in late 2014 for the first time since 2011. In 2015-16, Italy’s economy grew at about 1% each year, and in 2017 growth accelerated to 1.5% of GDP. In 2017, overall unemployment was 11.4%, but youth unemployment remained high at 37.1%. GDP growth is projected to slow slightly in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.221 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.204 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $2.187 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.317 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.282 trillion (2016 est.) / $2.263 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.852 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.939 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.) ++ -0.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 0.9% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$36,300 (2016 est.) ++ $36,300 (2015 est.) ++ $36,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$38,200 (2017 est.) / $37,600 (2016 est.) / $37,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.9%" + "text": "61% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "18.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "17.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "31.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-26.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.9%" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -610,10 +599,10 @@ "text": "tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, textiles, motor vehicles, clothing, footwear, ceramics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "25.6 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.94 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -627,7 +616,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.4% (2016 est.) ++ 11.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.3% (2017 est.) / 11.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "29.9% (2012 est.)" @@ -640,223 +629,206 @@ "text": "26.8% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "31.9 (2012 est.) ++ 27.3 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$842.5 billion" + "text": "903.3 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$889.8 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "948.1 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "45.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "132.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 132.8% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "131.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 132% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Italy reports its data on public debt according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty; general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the" + "text": "note: Italy reports its data on public debt according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty; general government gross debt is defined in the Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year, in the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); the general government sector comprises central, state, and local government and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.25% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.13% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.069 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.026 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.134 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.284 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.97 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.053 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$480.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $587.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $615.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / -0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$40.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ $39.91 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$53.42 billion (2017 est.) / $47.64 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$436.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $450.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$496.3 billion (2017 est.) / $454.1 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 12.5%, France 10.3%, US 9%, Spain 5.2%, UK 5.2%, Switzerland 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "engineering products, textiles and clothing, production machinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; foodstuffs, beverages, and tobacco; minerals, nonferrous metals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.3%, France 10.3%, US 8.7%, UK 5.4%, Spain 4.8%, Switzerland 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$372.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $391.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$432.9 billion (2017 est.) / $389.8 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "engineering products, chemicals, transport equipment, energy products, minerals and nonferrous metals, textiles and clothing; food, beverages, tobacco" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 15.4%, France 8.7%, China 7.7%, Netherlands 5.6%, Spain 5%, Belgium 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 16.3%, France 8.8%, China 7.1%, Netherlands 5.6%, Spain 5.3%, Belgium 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$130.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $142.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$151.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $130.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.444 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $2.3 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$472.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $463.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$610.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $594.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.444 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $2.3 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "267 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "275.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "291 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "293.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.155 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "47 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.18 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "122 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "114.2 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "58.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "11.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "23.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "32% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "100,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "90,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "24,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "13,790 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.395 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.341 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "544.5 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "487.8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.578 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.607 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.266 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.236 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "533,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "615,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "261,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "422,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "7.149 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.55 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "61.91 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "75.15 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "237 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "271.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "55.76 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "69.66 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "53.72 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "38.11 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "362 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "351 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "20,236,305" + "text": "20,196,475" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "92.52 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "82,955,151" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "150 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "133.08 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern, well-developed, fast; fully automated telephone, telex, and data services" + "text": "well-developed, fully automated telephone, and data services; highest mobile penetration rates in Europe, benefitted from progressive govt. programs aimed at developing fiber in broadband sector; leading edge of development with 5G in 6 cities; regulator consults on extending 3.5 Gz licensing; fiber network reaches 60% of population (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks" + "text": "high-capacity cable and microwave radio relay trunks; 32 per 100 for fixed-line and 133 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 39; a series of submarine cables provide links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean (2015)" + "text": "country code - 39; landing points for Italy-Monaco, Italy-Libya, Italy-Malta, Italy-Greece-1, Italy-Croatia, BlueMed, Janna, FEA, SeaMeWe-3 & 4 & 5, Trapani-Kelibia, Columbus-III, Didon, GO-1, HANNIBAL System, MENA, Bridge International, Malta-Italy Interconnector, Melita1, IMEWE, VMSCS, AAE-1, and OTEGLOBE, submarine cables that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia and US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (with a total of 5 antennas - 3 for Atlantic Ocean and 2 for Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite (2007)" + "text": "two Italian media giants dominate - the publicly owned Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) with 3 national terrestrial stations and privately owned Mediaset with 3 national terrestrial stations; a large number of private stations and Sky Italia - a satellite TV network; RAI operates 3 AM/FM nationwide radio stations; about 1,300 commercial radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".it" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "40.559 million" + "text": "46,305,301" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "74.39% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "17,060,505" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "27 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "382" + "text": "180" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "26,036,010" + "text": "27,630,435 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "945,433,732 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.418 billion mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -867,33 +839,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "98" + "text": "98 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "31" + "text": "31 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2013)" + "text": "11 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "31" + "text": "31 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "20 (2013)" @@ -903,22 +875,25 @@ "text": "5 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 20,223 km; oil 1,393 km; refined products 1,574 km (2013)" + "text": "20223 km gas, 1393 km oil, 1574 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "20,181.7 km" + "text": "20,182 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "18,770.1 km 1.435-m gauge (12,893.6 km electrified)" + "text": "18,770.1 km 1.435-m gauge (12,893.6 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "122.3 km 1.000-m gauge (122.3 km electrified); 1,289.3 km 0.950-m gauge (151.3 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "122.3 km 1.000-m gauge (122.3 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "1289.3 0.950-m gauge (151.3 km electrified)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "487,700 km" + "text": "487,700 km (2007)" }, "paved": { "text": "487,700 km (includes 6,700 km of expressways) (2007)" @@ -929,27 +904,21 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "681" + "text": "1,353" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 105, cargo 42, carrier 1, chemical tanker 164, container 21, liquefied gas 28, passenger 25, passenger/cargo 154, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 39, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier 30" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "90 (Denmark 4, France 2, Greece 7, Luxembourg 14, Netherlands 2, Nigeria 1, Norway 6, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 13, Taiwan 10, Turkey 4, UK 2, US 23)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "201 (Bahamas 1, Belize 3, Cayman Islands 7, Cyprus 6, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 4, Greece 5, Liberia 47, Malta 45, Marshall Islands 1, Morocco 1, Netherlands 6, Panama 25, Portugal 12, Russia 14, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4, Singapore 5, Slovakia 2, Spain 1 (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 48, container ship 9, general cargo 116, oil tanker 120, other 1,060 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Augusta, Cagliari, Genoa, Livorno, Taranto, Trieste, Venice" }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal, Sarroch oil terminal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Genoa (1,847,648), Gioia Tauro (2,264,798), La Spezia (1,307,274)" + "text": "Genoa (2,622,200), Gioia Tauro (2,448,600) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "La Spezia, Panigaglia, Porto Levante" @@ -957,14 +926,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Italian Armed Forces: Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC), Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Italian Armed Forces: Army (Esercito Italiano, EI), Navy (Marina Militare Italiana, MMI; includes aviation, marines), Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana, AMI), Carabinieri Corps (Arma dei Carabinieri, CC) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note(s): the Financial Guard (Guardia di Finanza) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance is a force with military status and nationwide remit for financial crime investigations, including narcotics trafficking, smuggling, and illegal immigration" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.22% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.21% of GDP (2018) / 1.21% of GDP (2017) / 1.18% of GDP (2016) / 1.07% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Italian Armed Forces have approximately 271,000 active personnel, including the Carabinieri (96,000 Army; 28,000 Navy; 40,000 Air Force; 107,000 Carabinieri) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Italian Armed Forces' inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced, jointly-produced, and imported European and US weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of weapons to Italy since 2010, followed by Germany; the Italian defense industry is capable of producing equipment across all the military domains with particular strengths in naval vessels and aircraft; it also participates in joint development and production of advanced weapons systems with other European countries and the US (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "900 Afghanistan (NATO); 100 Djibouti; 1,100 Middle East/Iraq/Kuwait (NATO, counter-ISIS campaign, European Assistance Mission Iraq); 540 Kosovo (NATO); 160 Latvia (NATO); 900 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 400 Libya; 290 Niger; 120 Somalia (EUTM); 120 United Arab Emirates (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in any military branch; Italian citizenship required; 1-year service obligation (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.2% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2012)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -973,13 +954,13 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,068 (Somalia); 12,203 (Afghanistan); 11,962 (Eritrea); 9,931 (Nigeria); 9,202 (Pakistan); 8,334 (Mali); 5,079 (Cote d'Ivoire) (2015)" + "text": "25,241 (Nigeria), 20,063 (Pakistan), 17,849 (Afghanistan), 15,842 (Mali), 14,029 (Somalia), 12,968 (Gambia), 8,974 (Bangladesh), 7,659 (Cote d'Ivoire), 7,644 (Senegal), 7,118 (Eritrea), 6,995 (Iraq), 6,353 (Ukraine), 5,953 (Ghana) (2019); note - estimate for Ukraine represents asylum applicants since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis in 2014 to July 2018" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "747 (2015)" + "text": "732 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "327,030 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (2015 - November 2016)" + "text": "note: 520,474 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015-November 2020); hosts an estimated 96,862 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of October 2019; 23,370 arrivals in 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/je.json b/europe/je.json index 26daee5c..5b120831 100644 --- a/europe/je.json +++ b/europe/je.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." + "text": "Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency, which means that it is not part of the UK but is rather a self-governing possession of the British Crown. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation." } }, "Geography": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "12 nm" @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "English Channel 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation 143 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Les Platons 136 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "66% ++ arable land 66%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "66% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "66% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "34% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "habitat and species depletion due to human encroachment; water pollution; improper solid waste disposal" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "98,069 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "101,073 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -102,82 +105,88 @@ "text": "Jersey 46.4%, British 32.7%, Portuguese/Madeiran 8.2%, Polish 3.3%, Irish, French, and other white 7.1%, other 2.4% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)" + "text": "English (official) 94.5%, Portuguese 4.6%, other .9% (includes French (official) and Jerriais) (2001 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent main spoken language; the traditional language of Jersey is Jerriais or Jersey French (a Norman language), which was spoken by fewer than 3,000 people as of 2001;  two-thirds of Jerriais speakers are aged 60 and over " + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Protestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.1% (male 8,169/female 7,616)" + "text": "16.63% (male 8,689/female 8,124)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.23% (male 7,187/female 6,768)" + "text": "12.98% (male 6,764/female 6,354)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.18% (male 20,215/female 20,170)" + "text": "40.12% (male 20,499/female 20,054)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.38% (male 5,931/female 6,209)" + "text": "13.22% (male 6,515/female 6,844)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.12% (male 6,731/female 9,073) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.05% (male 7,324/female 9,906) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47%" + "text": "49" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "22.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "26.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.9%" + "text": "3.7 (2020 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent the Channel Islands (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38.5 years" + "text": "37.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.2 years" + "text": "36 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.79% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.72% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "31.4% of total population (2014)" + "text": "31% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data are for the Channel Islands" + "text": "note: data represent Guernsey and Jersey" } }, + "Major urban areas - population": { + "text": "34,000 SAINT HELIER (capital) (2018)" + }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" @@ -189,42 +198,55 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.9 years" + "text": "82.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.4 years" + "text": "79.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.66 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.67 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.9% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: includes data for Guernsey" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -234,6 +256,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -244,6 +269,9 @@ "conventional short form": { "text": "Jersey" }, + "former": { + "text": "Norman Isles" + }, "etymology": { "text": "the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root \"Jer(s)\" is uncertain; the \"-ey\" ending means \"island\"" } @@ -252,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "British crown dependency" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey); a Crown dependency of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey)" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -266,13 +294,16 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint Helier, the patron saint of Jersey, who was reputedly martyred on the island in A.D. 555" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (British crown dependency)" + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)" @@ -282,67 +313,70 @@ "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposals introduced to the Assembly of the States of Jersey by a government minister, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval by the British monarch (Royal Assent) (2016)" + "text": "proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval of the British monarch (Royal Assent)" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; local statutes" + "text": "the laws of the UK apply where applicable; includes local statutes" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "16 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor (currently vacant); Sir Stephen DALTON will take office in Marach 2017" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen DALTON (since 13 March 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Minister Ian GORST (since 18 November 2011); Bailiff William BAILHACHE (since 29 January 2015)" + "text": "Chief Minister John LE FONDRE (since 8 June 2018); Bailiff William BAILHACHE (since 29 January 2015)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers including the chief minister indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers, including the chief minister, indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (49 elected members; 8 senators to serve 6-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 connetables, or heads of parishes, to serve 3-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (49 elected members; 8 senators to serve 4-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 connetables, or heads of parishes, to serve 4-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 16 May 2018 (next to be held on 16 May 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49; composition - men 36, women 13, percent of 26.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges and organized into Heritage, Family, Probate, and Civil and Criminal Divisions); Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges); Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats, and is organized into Heritage, Family, Probate, and Samedi Divisions); appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; bailiffs and judges appointed for extent of good behavior; Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; commissioners appointed by the bailiff; jurats appointed by the Electoral College; bailiffs and commissioners appointed for extent of good behavior; jurats appointed until retirement at age 72" + "text": "Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; bailiffs and judges appointed for \"extent of good behavior;\" Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; commissioners appointed by the bailiff; jurats appointed by the Electoral College; bailiffs and commissioners appointed for \"extent of good behavior;\" jurats appointed until retirement at age 72" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Magistrate's Court; Youth Court; Petty Debts Court; Parish Hall Enquires (a process of preliminary investigation into youth and minor adult offenses to determine need for presentation before a court)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "one registered party": { - "text": " ++ Reform Jersey [Sam MEZEC] ++ " - }, + "text": "one registered party: Reform Jersey [Sam MEZEC]", "note": { - "text": "most senators and deputies sit as independents" + "text": "note: most senators and deputies sit as independents" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Institute of Directors, Jersey branch (provides business support) ++ Jersey Hospitality Association [Ian BARNES] (trade association) ++ Jersey Rights Association [David ROTHERHAM] (human rights) ++ La Societe Jersiaise (education and conservation group) ++ Progress Jersey [Daren O'TOOLE, Gino RISOLI] (human rights) ++ Royal Jersey Agriculture and Horticultural Society or RJA&HS (development and management of the Jersey breed of cattle) ++ Save Jersey's Heritage (protects heritage through building preservation)" + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)", + "note": { + "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (British Crown dependency)" @@ -361,35 +395,35 @@ "text": "Gerard LE FEUVRE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2010, the financial services sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. Living standards come close to those of the UK. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Jersey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion." + "text": "Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2016, the financial services sector accounted for about 41% of the island's output. Agriculture represented about 1% of Jersey’s economy in 2016. Potatoes are an important export crop, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle originated on the island and is known worldwide. The dairy industry remains important to the island with approximately $8.8 million gallons of milk produced in 2015. Tourism accounts for a significant portion of Jersey’s economy, with more than 700,000 total visitors in 2015. Living standards come close to those of the UK. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular offshore financial center. Jersey maintains its relationship with the EU through the UK. Therefore, in light of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, Jersey will also need to renegotiate its ties to the EU." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.771 billion (FY12/13 est.) ++ $5.786 billion (FY11/12)", + "text": "$5.569 billion (2016 est.) / $5.514 billion (2015 est.) / $4.98 billion (2014)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2013 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.771 billion (FY 2012/13 est.)" + "text": "$5.004 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (FY12/13 est.)" + "text": "1% (2016 est.) / 10.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$57,000 (2005 est.)" + "text": "$56,600 (2016 est.) / $49,500 (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "2% (2010)" }, "industry": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "2% (2010)" }, "services": { "text": "96% (2010)" @@ -402,38 +436,49 @@ "text": "tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "53,380 (June 2012)" + "text": "59,950 (2017 est.)" + }, + "Labor force - by occupation": { + "agriculture": { + "text": "3%" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "12%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "85% (2014 est.)" + } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2012 est.) ++ 2.2% (2006 est.)" + "text": "4% (2015 est.) / 4.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$829 million" + "text": "829 million (2005)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$851 million (2005)" + "text": "851 million (2005)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "14.4% of GDP (2005)" + "text": "16.6% (of GDP) (2005)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2005)" + "text": "-0.4% (of GDP) (2005)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" @@ -441,63 +486,80 @@ "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { "text": "3.7% (2006)" }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" - }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles, flowers" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.6542 (2012) ++ 0.6391 (2011 est.)" + "text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.738 (2016 est.) / 0.738 (2015) / 0.6542 (2012) / 0.6391 (2011 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, + "Electricity - production": { + "text": "NA (2017)" + }, "Electricity - consumption": { "text": "630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)" + }, + "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { + "text": "450,000 Mt (2012 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "73,800" + "text": "55,938" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "80 (July 2010 est.)" + "text": "58 (July 2016 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "112,400" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "122,668" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "117 (July 2013 est.)" + "text": "119 (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system with broadband access" + "text": "good system with broadband access (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available" + "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; fixed-line 58 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 per 100 subscriptions (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2015)" + "text": "country code - 44; landing points for the INGRID, UK-Channel Islands-8, and Guernsey-Jersey-4, submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)" + "text": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".je" @@ -507,17 +569,17 @@ "text": "58,000" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "59.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "59.6% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2 (registered in UK)" + "text": "1 (registered in UK) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "11 (registered in UK) (2015)" + "text": "4 (registered in UK)" } }, "Airports": { @@ -525,10 +587,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { @@ -536,11 +598,6 @@ "text": "576 km (2010)" } }, - "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "14 (Gibraltar 1, India 2, Marshall Islands 11) (2010)" - } - }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier" diff --git a/europe/jn.json b/europe/jn.json index 1df4f3ff..8873fdd9 100644 --- a/europe/jn.json +++ b/europe/jn.json @@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "4 nm" - }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "10 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ "text": "volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Norwegian Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277" }, "note": { - "text": "Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905" + "text": "note: Beerenberg volcano has numerous peaks; the highest point on the volcano rim is named Haakon VII Toppen, after Norway's first king following the reestablishment of Norwegian independence in 1905" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -70,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -83,23 +86,20 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "dominated by the volcano Beerenberg", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985" - } + "text": "dominated by the volcano Beerenberg\nvolcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "pollutants transported from southerly latitudes by winds, ocean currents, and rivers accumulate in the food chains of native animals; climate change" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "barren volcanic island with some moss and grass" + "text": "barren volcanic spoon-shaped island with some moss and grass flora; island consists of two parts: a larger northeast Nord-Jan (the spoon \"bowl\") and the smaller Sor-Jan (the \"handle\"), linked by a 2.5 km-wide isthmus (the \"stem\") with two large lakes, Sorlaguna (South Lagoon) and Nordlaguna (North Lagoon)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", "note": { - "text": "personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station" + "text": "note: military personnel operate the the weather and coastal services radio station" } } }, @@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service; in 2010 Norway designated the majority of Jan Mayen as a nature reserve" + "text": "territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service; in 2010, Norway designated the majority of Jan Mayen as a nature reserve" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of Norway apply where applicable " }, "Flag description": { "text": "the flag of Norway is used" @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ }, "Communications": { "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a coastal radio station has been remotely operated since 1994 (2008)" + "text": "a coastal radio station has been remotely operated since 1994" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -141,14 +141,16 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/europe/kv.json b/europe/kv.json index d98775bb..eb9119df 100644 --- a/europe/kv.json +++ b/europe/kv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The central Balkans were part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before ethnic Serbs migrated to the territories of modern Kosovo in the 7th century. During the medieval period, Kosovo became the center of a Serbian Empire and saw the construction of many important Serb religious sites, including many architecturally significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries. The defeat of Serbian forces at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 led to five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced Serbs as the dominant ethnic group in Kosovo. Serbia reacquired control over the region from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War of 1912. After World War II, Kosovo's present-day boundaries were established when Kosovo became an autonomous province of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.). Despite legislative concessions, Albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for Kosovo's independence. The Serbs - many of whom viewed Kosovo as their cultural heartland - instituted a new constitution in 1989 revoking Kosovo's autonomous status. Kosovo's Albanian leaders responded in 1991 by organizing a referendum declaring Kosovo independent. Serbia undertook repressive measures against the Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s, provoking a Kosovar Albanian insurgency. ++ Beginning in 1998, Serbia conducted a brutal counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians (some 800,000 ethnic Albanians were forced from their homes in Kosovo). After international attempts to mediate the conflict failed, a three-month NATO military operation against Serbia beginning in March 1999 forced the Serbs to agree to withdraw their military and police forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) placed Kosovo under a transitional administration, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. A UN-led process began in late 2005 to determine Kosovo's final status. The 2006-07 negotiations ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, though the UN issued a comprehensive report on Kosovo's final status that endorsed independence. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, over 100 countries have recognized Kosovo, and it has joined numerous international organizations. In October 2008, Serbia sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ released the advisory opinion in July 2010 affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate general principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances. ++ Serbia continues to reject Kosovo's independence, but the two countries reached an agreement to normalize their relations in April 2013 through EU-facilitated talks and are currently engaged in the implementation process. Kosovo seeks full integration into the international community, and has pursued bilateral recognitions and eventual membership in international organizations, such as the UN, EU, and NATO." + "text": "The central Balkans were part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before ethnic Serbs migrated to the territories of modern Kosovo in the 7th century. During the medieval period, Kosovo became the center of a Serbian Empire and saw the construction of many important Serb religious sites, including many architecturally significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries. The defeat of Serbian forces at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 led to five centuries of Ottoman rule during which large numbers of Turks and Albanians moved to Kosovo. By the end of the 19th century, Albanians replaced Serbs as the dominant ethnic group in Kosovo. Serbia reacquired control over the region from the Ottoman Empire during the First Balkan War of 1912. After World War II, Kosovo's present-day boundaries were established when Kosovo became an autonomous province of Serbia in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (S.F.R.Y.). Despite legislative concessions, Albanian nationalism increased in the 1980s, which led to riots and calls for Kosovo's independence. The Serbs - many of whom viewed Kosovo as their cultural heartland - instituted a new constitution in 1989 revoking Kosovo's autonomous status. Kosovo's Albanian leaders responded in 1991 by organizing a referendum declaring Kosovo independent. Serbia undertook repressive measures against the Kosovar Albanians in the 1990s, provoking a Kosovar Albanian insurgency. Beginning in 1998, Serbia conducted a brutal counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians (some 800,000 ethnic Albanians were forced from their homes in Kosovo). After international attempts to mediate the conflict failed, a three-month NATO military operation against Serbia beginning in March 1999 forced the Serbs to agree to withdraw their military and police forces from Kosovo. UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) placed Kosovo under a transitional administration, the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), pending a determination of Kosovo's future status. A UN-led process began in late 2005 to determine Kosovo's final status. The 2006-07 negotiations ended without agreement between Belgrade and Pristina, though the UN issued a comprehensive report on Kosovo's final status that endorsed independence. On 17 February 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo independent. Since then, over 100 countries have recognized Kosovo, and it has joined numerous international organizations. In October 2008, Serbia sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality under international law of Kosovo's declaration of independence. The ICJ released the advisory opinion in July 2010 affirming that Kosovo's declaration of independence did not violate general principles of international law, UN Security Council Resolution 1244, or the Constitutive Framework. The opinion was closely tailored to Kosovo's unique history and circumstances. Demonstrating Kosovo’s development into a sovereign, multi-ethnic, democratic country the international community ended the period of Supervised Independence in 2012. Kosovo held its most recent national and municipal elections in 2017. Serbia continues to reject Kosovo's independence, but the two countries agreed in April 2013 to normalize their relations through EU-facilitated talks, which produced several subsequent agreements the parties are engaged in implementing, though they have not yet reached a comprehensive normalization of relations. Kosovo seeks full integration into the international community, and has pursued bilateral recognitions and memberships in international organizations. Kosovo signed a Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU in 2015, and was named by a 2018 EU report as one of six Western Balkan countries that will be able to join the organization once it meets the criteria to accede. Kosovo also seeks memberships in the UN and in NATO." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December" @@ -50,10 +52,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "450 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim 297 m (located on the border with Albania) ++ highest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim (located on the border with Albania) 297 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "52.8% ++ arable land 27.4%; permanent crops 1.9%; permanent pasture 23.5%" + "text": "52.8% (2001 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "27.4% (2001 est.) / 1.9% (2001 est.) / 23.5% (2001 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "41.7% (2001 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "5.5% (2001 est.)" @@ -73,8 +81,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" + }, + "Environment - current issues": { + "text": "air pollution (pollution from power plants and nearby lignite mines take a toll on people's health); water scarcity and pollution; land degradation" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "the 41-km long Nerodimka River divides into two branches each of which flows into a different sea: the northern branch flows into the Sitnica River, which via the Ibar, Morava, and Danube Rivers ultimately flows into the Black Sea; the southern branch flows via the Lepenac and Vardar Rivers into the Aegean Sea" @@ -82,67 +93,79 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,883,018 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,932,774 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { - "text": "Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovac (Serbian)" + "text": "Kosovar (Albanian)" }, "adjective": { - "text": "Kosovar (Albanian), Kosovski (Serbian)" + "text": "Kosovo" }, "note": { - "text": "Kosovan, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective" + "text": "note: Kosovo, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective as in Kosovo Albanian, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo minority, or Kosovo citizen" } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Roma 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2%", + "text": "Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "these estimates may under-represent Serb, Roma, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Roma communities in southern Kosovo (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%", + "text": "Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.07%, none 0.07%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.39% (male 248,366/female 229,732)" + "text": "24.07% (male 241,563/female 223,568)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.38% (male 171,363/female 155,928)" + "text": "16.95% (male 170,566/female 157,063)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.43% (male 421,620/female 377,362)" + "text": "42.56% (male 433,914/female 388,595)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.65% (male 72,444/female 71,659)" + "text": "8.67% (male 85,840/female 81,782)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.15% (male 56,407/female 78,137) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.75% (male 63,943/female 85,940) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28.7 years" + "text": "30.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "28.3 years" + "text": "30.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, + "Population growth rate": { + "text": "0.66% (2020 est.)" + }, + "Birth rate": { + "text": "15.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Death rate": { + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" + "text": "population clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristina" }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PRISTINA (capital) 207,062 (2014)" + "text": "214,688 PRISTINA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -152,44 +175,67 @@ "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, - "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "91.9%" + "Infant mortality rate": { + "total": { + "text": "30.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "96.6%" + "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "87.5% (2003 est.)" + "text": "28.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, + "Life expectancy at birth": { + "total population": { + "text": "72.7 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "70.5 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "75.1 years (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Total fertility rate": { + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "55.3%" + "text": "55.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "51.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "63.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "64.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -205,7 +251,7 @@ "text": "Republika e Kosoves (Republika Kosovo)" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Kosova (Kosovo)" + "text": "Kosove (Kosovo)" }, "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the Serbian \"kos\" meaning \"blackbird,\" an ellipsis (linguistic omission) for \"kosove polje\" or \"field of the blackbirds\"" @@ -222,14 +268,17 @@ "text": "42 40 N, 21 10 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name may derive from a Proto-Slavic word reconstructed as \"pryshchina,\" meaning \"spring (of water)\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jug (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" + "text": "38 municipalities (komunat, singular - komuna (Albanian); opstine, singular - opstina (Serbian)); Decan (Decani), Dragash (Dragas), Ferizaj (Urosevac), Fushe Kosove (Kosovo Polje), Gjakove (Dakovica), Gjilan (Gnjilane), Gllogovc (Glogovac), Gracanice (Gracanica), Hani i Elezit (Deneral Jankovic), Istog (Istok), Junik, Kacanik, Kamenice (Kamenica), Kline (Klina), Kllokot (Klokot), Leposaviq (Leposavic), Lipjan (Lipljan), Malisheve (Malisevo), Mamushe (Mamusa), Mitrovice e Jugut (Juzna Mitrovica) [South Mitrovica], Mitrovice e Veriut (Severna Mitrovica) [North Mitrovica], Novoberde (Novo Brdo), Obiliq (Obilic), Partesh (Partes), Peje (Pec), Podujeve (Podujevo), Prishtine (Pristina), Prizren, Rahovec (Orahovac), Ranillug (Ranilug), Shterpce (Strpce), Shtime (Stimlje), Skenderaj (Srbica), Suhareke (Suva Reka), Viti (Vitina), Vushtrri (Vucitrn), Zubin Potok, Zvecan" }, "Independence": { "text": "17 February 2008 (from Serbia)" @@ -239,14 +288,14 @@ }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 9 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008; note - amendment 24, passed by the Assembly in August 2015, established the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Institution, a court established to try war crimes allegedly committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army in the late 1990s" + "text": "previous 1974, 1990; latest (postindependence) draft finalized 2 April 2008, signed 7 April 2008, ratified 9 April 2008, entered into force 15 June 2008; note - amendment 24, passed by the Assembly in August 2015, established the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Institution, referred to as the Kosovo Specialist Chamber or \"Specialist Court,\" to try war crimes allegedly committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the late 1990s" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the government, by the president of the republic, or by one-fourth of Assembly deputies; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, including two-thirds majority vote of deputies representing non-majority communities, followed by a favorable Constitutional Court assessment; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the government, by the president of the republic, or by one fourth of Assembly deputies; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, including two-thirds majority vote of deputies representing non-majority communities, followed by a favorable Constitutional Court assessment; amended several times, last in 2016" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system; note- the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) retains limited executive powers related to the investigation of such issues as war crimes" + "text": "civil law system; note - the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) retained limited executive powers within the Kosovo judiciary for complex cases from 2008 to 2018" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -270,51 +319,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Hashim THACI (since 7 April 2016)" + "text": "Acting President Vjosa OSMANI (since 5 November 2020); note: President Hashim THACI (since 7 April 2016) resigned 5 November 2020" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Isa MUSTAFA (since 9 December 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Avdullah HOTI (since 3 June 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet elected by the Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly for a 5-year term; if a candidate does not receive a two-third majority in the first two ballots, the candidate receiving a simple majority of votes in the third ballot is elected (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister indirectly elected by the Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly for a 5-year term; if a candidate does not attain a two-thirds threshold in the first two ballots, the candidate winning a simple majority vote in the third ballot is elected (eligible for a second term); election last held on 26 February 2016 (next to be held in 2021); prime minister indirectly elected by the Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hashim THACI elected president; Assembly vote - Hashim THACI (PDK) 71, Rafet RAMA (PDK) 0 in the third round (10 votes invalid); Isa MUSTAFA (LDK) selected prime minister by the President in consultation with the LDK/PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK coalition" + "text": "Hashim THACI elected president in the third ballot; Assembly vote - Hashim THACI (PDK) 71, Rafet RAMA (PDK) 0, invalid 10; Avdullah HOTI (LDK) elected prime minister; Assembly vote - 61 of 85" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi i Kosoves/Skupstina Kosova (120 seats; 100 members directly elected by proportional representation vote with 20 seats reserved for ethnic minorities - 10 for Serbs and 10 for other ethnic minorities; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi i Kosoves/Skupstina Kosova (120 seats; 100 members directly elected by open-list proportional representation vote with 20 seats reserved for ethnic minorities - 10 for Serbs and 10 for other ethnic minorities; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 June 2014 (next expected to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held in 2023); note - early elections were held on 6 October 2019 following the dissolution of parliament on 22 August 2019, as a result of political deadlock since the resignation of Prime Minister HARADINAJ on 19 July 2019" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK 30.4%, LDK 25.2%, VV 13.6%, AAK 9.5%, Serb List 5.2%, NISMA 5.2%, KDTP 1.0%, other 9.9%; seats by party/coalition - PDK/PD/LB/PSHDK/PK 37, LDK 30, VV 16, AAK 11, Serb List 9, NISMA 6, KDTP 2, VAKAT 2, other 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - VV 25.5%, LDK 24.8%, PDK 21.2%, AAK-PSD 11.6%, Serb List 6.6%, other 10.3%; seats by party/coalition - VV 31, LDK 30, PDK 25, AAK-PSD 14, Serb List 10, Vakat 2, KDTP 2, other 6; composition - men NA, women NA, percent of women NA%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 18 judges and organized into Appeals Panel of the Kosovo Property Agency and Special Chamber); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Kosovo Judicial Council, a 13-member independent body staffed by judges and lay members, and also responsible for overall administration of Kosovo's judicial system; judges appointed by the president of the Republic of Kosovo; judges appointed until mandatory retirement age; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the Kosovo Assembly and appointed by the president of the republic to serve single, 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "subordinate courts: Court of Appeals (organized into 4 departments: General, Serious Crime, Commercial Matters, and Administrative Matters; Basic Court (located in 7 municipalities, each with several branches)" + "text": "Court of Appeals (organized into 4 departments: General, Serious Crime, Commercial Matters, and Administrative Matters); Basic Court (located in 7 municipalities, each with several branches)" }, "note": { - "text": "in August 2015, the Kosovo Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that establishes the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution; the court - to be located at the Hague in the Netherlands and expected to be in operation by early 2017 - will try alleged crimes by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the late 1990s; the court will be attached to each level of the Kosovo court system and consist of 4 Specialist Chambers with international judges and the Prosecutor's Office" + "text": "note: in August 2015, the Kosovo Assembly approved a constitutional amendment that establishes the Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution, also referred to as the Kosovo Specialist Chambers or \"Special Court\"; the court, located at the Hague in the Netherlands, began operating in late 2016 and has jurisdiction to try crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other crimes under Kosovo law that occurred in the 1998-2000 period" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Albanian Christian Democratic Party of Kosovo or PSHDK [Uke BERISHA] ++ Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK [Ramush HARADINAJ] ++ Conservative Party of Kosovo or PK [Munir BASHA] ++ Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK [Isa MUSTAFA] ++ Democratic Party of Kosovo or PDK [Kadri VESELI] ++ Initiative for Kosovo or NISMA [Fatmir LIMAJ] ++ Justice Party of Kosovo or PD [Ferid AGANI] ++ Movement for Self-Determination (Vetevendosje) or VV [Visar YMERI] ++ Movement for Unification or LB [Valon MURATI] ++ Serb List [Slavko SIMIC] ++ Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo or KDTP [Mahir YAGCILAR] ++ Vakat Coalition or VAKAT [Rasim DEMIRI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "CiviKos Platform [Valdete IDRIZI] ++ Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedom (human rights) [Behxhet SHALA] ++ Group for Political and Legal Studies [Fisnik KORENICA] ++ KLA War Veterans Organization [Muharrem XHEMAJLI] ++ Kosova Women's Network [Igballe ROGOVA] ++ Kosovar Civil Society Foundation [Venera HAJRULLAHU] ++ Kosovo Democratic Institute [Ismet KRYEZIU] ++ Organization for Democracy, Anti-Corruption and Dignity Rise! [Arton DEMHASAJ, acting chairman] ++ Serb National Council (SNV) ++ Speak Up [Petrit ZOGAJ, executive director]" + "text": "Alliance for the Future of Kosovo or AAK [Ramush HARADINAJ]Alternativa [Mimoza KUSARI-LILA]Democratic League of Kosovo or LDK [Isa MUSTAFA]Democratic Party of Kosovo or PDK [Kadri VESELI]Independent Liberal Party or SLS [Slobodan PETROVIC]Initiative for Kosovo or NISMA [Fatmir LIMAJ]Movement for Self-Determination (Vetevendosje) or VV [Albin KURTI]New Kosovo Alliance or AKR [Behgjet PACOLLI]Serb List [Goran RAKIC]Social Democratic Party of Kosovo or PSD [Shpend AHMETI]Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo or KDTP [Mahir YAGCILAR]Vakat Coalition or VAKAT [Rasim DEMIRI]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "IBRD, IDA, IFC, IMF, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF (observer)" @@ -324,13 +370,13 @@ "text": "Ambassador Vlora CITAKU (since 17 September 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2175 K Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037" + "text": "2175 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037" }, "telephone": { - "text": "202-450-2130" + "text": "[1] (202) 450-2130" }, "FAX": { - "text": "202-735-0609" + "text": "[1] (202) 735-0609" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" @@ -341,93 +387,96 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Gregory T. DELAWIE (since 21 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Philip KOSNETT (since 3 December 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[383] 38 59 59 3000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Arberia/Dragodan, Nazim Hikmet 30, Pristina, Kosovo" + "text": "Arberia/Dragodan, Nazim Hikmet 30, Pristina" }, "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[381] 38 59 59 3000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[381] 38 549 890" + "text": "[383] 38 549 890" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "centered on a dark blue field is the geographical shape of Kosovo in a gold color surmounted by six white, five-pointed stars arrayed in a slight arc; each star represents one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks" + "text": "centered on a dark blue field is a gold-colored silhouette of Kosovo surmounted by six white, five-pointed stars arrayed in a slight arc; each star represents one of the major ethnic groups of Kosovo: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks", + "note": { + "text": "note: one of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of Cyprus is the other" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "six, five-pointed, white stars; national colors: blue, gold, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Europe\"" + "text": "Europe" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "no lyrics/Mendi MENGJIQI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2008; Kosovo chose to exclude lyrics in its anthem so as not to offend the country's minority ethnic groups" + "text": "note: adopted 2008; Kosovo chose to exclude lyrics in its anthem so as not to offend the country's minority ethnic groups" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kosovo's economy has shown progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance. Remittances from the diaspora - located mainly in Germany, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries - are estimated to account for about 15% of GDP and international donor assistance accounts for approximately 10% of GDP. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize a majority of its state-owned enterprises. ++ ++ Kosovo's citizens are the poorest in Europe with a per capita GDP (PPP) of $8,000 in 2014. An unemployment rate of 31%, and a youth unemployment rate near 60%, in a country where the average age is 26, encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal, unreported economy. Most of Kosovo's population lives in rural towns outside of the capital, Pristina. Inefficient, near-subsistence farming is common - the result of small plots, limited mechanization, and a lack of technical expertise. Kosovo enjoys lower labor costs than the rest of the region. However, high levels of corruption, little contract enforcement, and unreliable electricity supply have discouraged potential investors. ++ ++ Minerals and metals production - including lignite, lead, zinc, nickel, chrome, aluminum, magnesium, and a wide variety of construction materials - once the backbone of industry, has declined because of ageing equipment and insufficient investment. A limited and unreliable electricity supply is a major impediment to economic development, but Kosovo has received technical assistance to help improve the sector’s performance. In 2012, Kosovo privatized its electricity supply and distribution network. The US Government is cooperating with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the World Bank to conclude a commercial tender for the construction of a new power plant, Kosovo C. MED also has plans for the rehabilitation of an older coal power plant, Kosovo B, and the development of a coal mine that could supply both plants. ++ ++ In June 2009, Kosovo joined the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and began servicing its share of the former Yugoslavia's debt. In order to help integrate Kosovo into regional economic structures, UNMIK signed (on behalf of Kosovo) its accession to the Central Europe Free Trade Area (CEFTA) in 2006. Serbia and Bosnia previously had refused to recognize Kosovo's customs stamp or extend reduced tariff privileges for Kosovo products under CEFTA, but both countries resumed trade with Kosovo in 2011. Kosovo joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2012 and the Council of Europe Development Bank in 2013. In 2014, Kosovo concluded the Stabilization and Association Agreement negotiations (SAA) with the EU, focused on trade liberalization, and signed it into law in 2015. In 2015, Kosovo negotiated a $185 million Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF following the conclusion of its previous SBA in 2014. The official currency of Kosovo is the euro, but the Serbian dinar is also used illegally in Serb majority communities. Kosovo's tie to the euro has helped keep core inflation low. ++ ++ Kosovo experienced its first federal budget deficit in 2012, when government expenditures climbed sharply. In May 2014, the government introduced a 25% salary increase for public sector employees and an equal increase in certain social benefits. Central revenues could not sustain these increases, and the government was forced to reduce its planned capital investments. The government, led by Prime Minister MUSTAFA - a trained economist - recently made several changes to its fiscal policy, expanding the list of duty-free imports, decreasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) for basic food items and public utilities, and increasing the VAT for all other goods. In August 2015, as part of its EU-facilitated normalization process with Serbia, Kosovo signed agreements on telecommunications and energy distribution, but disagreements over who owns economic assets within Kosovo continue." + "text": "Kosovo's economy has shown progress in transitioning to a market-based system and maintaining macroeconomic stability, but it is still highly dependent on the international community and the diaspora for financial and technical assistance. Remittances from the diaspora - located mainly in Germany, Switzerland, and the Nordic countries - are estimated to account for about 17% of GDP and international donor assistance accounts for approximately 10% of GDP. With international assistance, Kosovo has been able to privatize a majority of its state-owned enterprises. Kosovo's citizens are the second poorest in Europe, after Moldova, with a per capita GDP (PPP) of $10,400 in 2017. An unemployment rate of 33%, and a youth unemployment rate near 60%, in a country where the average age is 26, encourages emigration and fuels a significant informal, unreported economy. Most of Kosovo's population lives in rural towns outside of the capital, Pristina. Inefficient, near-subsistence farming is common - the result of small plots, limited mechanization, and a lack of technical expertise. Kosovo enjoys lower labor costs than the rest of the region. However, high levels of corruption, little contract enforcement, and unreliable electricity supply have discouraged potential investors. The official currency of Kosovo is the euro, but the Serbian dinar is also used illegally in Serb majority communities. Kosovo's tie to the euro has helped keep core inflation low. Minerals and metals production - including lignite, lead, zinc, nickel, chrome, aluminum, magnesium, and a wide variety of construction materials - once the backbone of industry, has declined because of aging equipment and insufficient investment, problems exacerbated by competing and unresolved ownership claims of Kosovo’s largest mines. A limited and unreliable electricity supply is a major impediment to economic development. The US Government is cooperating with the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the World Bank to conclude a commercial tender for the construction of Kosovo C, a new lignite-fired power plant that would leverage Kosovo’s large lignite reserves. MED also has plans for the rehabilitation of an older bituminous-fired power plant, Kosovo B, and the development of a coal mine that could supply both plants. In June 2009, Kosovo joined the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the Central Europe Free Trade Area (CEFTA) in 2006, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2012, and the Council of Europe Development Bank in 2013. In 2016, Kosovo implemented the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) negotiations with the EU, focused on trade liberalization. In 2014, nearly 60% of customs duty-eligible imports into Kosovo were EU goods. In August 2015, as part of its EU-facilitated normalization process with Serbia, Kosovo signed agreements on telecommunications and energy distribution, but disagreements over who owns economic assets, such as the Trepca mining conglomerate, within Kosovo continue. Kosovo experienced its first federal budget deficit in 2012, when government expenditures climbed sharply. In May 2014, the government introduced a 25% salary increase for public sector employees and an equal increase in certain social benefits. Central revenues could not sustain these increases, and the government was forced to reduce its planned capital investments. The government, led by Prime Minister MUSTAFA - a trained economist - recently made several changes to its fiscal policy, expanding the list of duty-free imports, decreasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) for basic food items and public utilities, and increasing the VAT for all other goods. While Kosovo’s economy continued to make progress, unemployment has not been reduced, nor living standards raised, due to lack of economic reforms and investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.49 billion (2016 est.) ++ $17.77 billion (2015 est.) ++ $17.09 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19.6 billion (2017 est.) / $18.89 billion (2016 est.) / $18.16 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.56 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.094 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 4.1% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,000 (2016 est.) ++ $9,500 (2015 est.) ++ $9,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$10,900 (2017 est.) / $10,600 (2016 est.) / $10,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2016 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 12.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "90.5%" + "text": "84.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "13.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "29% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "27% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-43.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-53.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "11.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "17.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.5% (2009 est.)" + "text": "70.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -436,182 +485,222 @@ "Industries": { "text": "mineral mining, construction materials, base metals, leather, machinery, appliances, foodstuffs and beverages, textiles" }, + "Industrial production growth rate": { + "text": "1.2% (2016 est.)" + }, "Labor force": { - "text": "483,200", + "text": "500,300 (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes those estimated to be employed in the grey economy (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: includes those estimated to be employed in the gray economy" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "4.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "17.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "77.3% (2013)" + "text": "78.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "35.3% (2014 est.) ++ 30.9% (2013 est.)", + "text": "30.5% (2017 est.) / 27.5% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" + "text": "note: Kosovo has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "30% (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.6% (2015 est.)" }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30 (FY05/06)" + "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { + "lowest 10%": { + "text": "3.8%" + }, + "highest 10%": { + "text": "22% (2015 est.)" + } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.396 billion" + "text": "2.054 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.61 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.203 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "29% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "10.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "21.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.8% (30 June 2013 est.) ++ 13.7% (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.511 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.773 billion (2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.02 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.505 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$629 million (2016 est.) ++ -$560 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$467 million (2017 est.) / -$533 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$349 million (2014 est.) ++ $408 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$428 million (2017 est.) / $340 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Albania 16%, India 14%, North Macedonia 12.1%, Serbia 10.6%, Switzerland 5.6%, Germany 5.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "mining and processed metal products, scrap metals, leather products, machinery, appliances, prepared foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco, vegetable products, textiles and apparel" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 25.8%, Albania 14.6%, Macedonia 9.6%, China 5.5%, Germany 5.4%, Switzerland 5.4%, Turkey 4.1% (2012 est.)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.687 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.398 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$3.223 billion (2017 est.) / $2.876 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, livestock, wood, petroleum, chemicals, machinery, minerals, textiles, stone, ceramic and glass products, electrical equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 11.9%, Macedonia 11.5%, Serbia 11.1%, Italy 8.5%, Turkey 9%, China 6.4%, Albania 4.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Germany 12.4%, Serbia 12.3%, Turkey 9.6%, China 9.1%, Italy 6.4%, North Macedonia 5.1%, Albania 5%, Greece 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$683.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) / $708.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$411.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $448.2 million (2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$21.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$506 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $448 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5.324 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.638 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.887 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.957 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "474.8 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "885.7 million kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "875 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "557 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.573 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "97% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl NA (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "16.6 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "192 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,160 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,040 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2007)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2007)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - exports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" + }, + "Natural gas - imports": { + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA cu m" + "text": "0 cu m NA (2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.576 million Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "10.05 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total": { - "text": "110,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "117,317" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (2006)" + "text": "6.11 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "562,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "620,186" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "31 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.3 (2019 est.)" + } + }, + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { + "text": "Kosovo being part of the EU pre-accession process has helped with their progress in the telecom industry, following a regulatory framework, European standards, and a market of new players encourages development in its telecommunications; 2 MNOs dominate the sector; poor telecom infrastructure means low fixed-line penetration; little expansion of fiber networks for broadband; expansion of LTE services (2020)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line stands at 6 per 100 and mobile-cellular 32 per 100 persons (2019)" + }, + "international": { + "text": "country code - 383" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" + } + }, + "Internet country code": { + "text": ".xk", + "note": { + "text": "note: assigned as a temporary code under UN Security Council resolution 1244/99" + } + }, + "Internet users": { + "total": { + "text": "1,706,150" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "89.44% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { + "National air transport system": { + "number of registered air carriers": { + "text": "0 (2020)" + } + }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "Z6 (2016)" }, @@ -620,7 +709,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -629,12 +718,12 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -645,36 +734,48 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "333 km" + "text": "333 km (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "333 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "333 km 1.435-m gauge (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,003 km" + "text": "2,012 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,883 km (includes 38 km of expressways)" + "text": "1,921 km (includes 78 km of expressways) (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "120 km (2014)" + "text": "91 km (2015)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Kosovo does not have a military force; the Kosovo Security Force was established in 2009 and maintains a non-military mandate in four core competencies: search-and-rescue, firefighting, demining, and hazardous material response (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Kosovo Security Force (KSF): Land Force Command; National Guard Command; Logistic Command and Doctrine and Training Command (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.8% of GDP (2019) / 0.8% of GDP (2018) / 0.8% of GDP (2017) / 0.8% of GDP (2016) / 0.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) has approximately 3-4,000 personnel; note: Kosovo plans for the KSF to eventually number around 5,000 troops (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Kosovo Security Force is equipped with small arms and light vehicles only; its only recorded delivery since 2010 was light-armored patrol vehicles from Turkey (2019 est.)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Serbia with several other states protest the US and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaration of its status as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary; several thousand NATO-led Kosovo Force peacekeepers under UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo authority continue to keep the peace within Kosovo between the ethnic Albanian majority and the Serb minority in Kosovo; Kosovo and Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008" + "text": "Serbia with several other states protest the US and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaration of its status as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary; NATO-led Kosovo Force peacekeepers under UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo authority continue to ensure a safe and secure environment and freedom of movement for all Kosovo citizens; Kosovo and North Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008; Kosovo ratified the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro in March 2018, but the actual demarcation has not been completed" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "17,000 (primarily ethnic Serbs displaced during the 1998-1999 war fearing reprisals from the majority ethnic-Albanian population; a smaller number of ethnic Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians fled their homes in 2004 as a result of violence) (2015)" + "text": "16,000 (primarily ethnic Serbs displaced during the 1998-1999 war fearing reprisals from the majority ethnic-Albanian population; a smaller number of ethnic Serbs, Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptians fled their homes in 2,004 as a result of violence) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 5,639 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020)" } } } diff --git a/europe/lg.json b/europe/lg.json index 4085ac10..21f18d57 100644 --- a/europe/lg.json +++ b/europe/lg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Several eastern Baltic tribes merged in medieval times to form the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 26% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone in 2014." + "text": "Several eastern Baltic tribes merged in medieval times to form the ethnic core of the Latvian people (ca. 8th-12th centuries A.D.). The region subsequently came under the control of Germans, Poles, Swedes, and finally, Russians. A Latvian republic emerged following World War I, but it was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 26% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow. Latvia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016. A dual citizenship law was adopted in 2013, easing naturalization for non-citizen children." } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "87 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Gaizina Kalns 312 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Baltic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gaizina Kalns 312 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,29 +72,32 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "29.2% ++ arable land 18.6%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 10.5%" + "text": "29.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "18.6% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 10.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "54.1%" + "text": "54.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "16.7% (2011 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "12 sq km", + "text": "12 sq km (2012)", "note": { - "text": "land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not irrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural land has been improved by drainage (2012)" + "text": "note: land in Latvia is often too wet and in need of drainage not irrigation; approximately 16,000 sq km or 85% of agricultural land has been improved by drainage" } }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "largest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "large percentage of agricultural fields can become waterlogged and require drainage" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to service industries after the country regained independence; improvements have occurred in drinking water quality, sewage treatment, household and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution" + "text": "while land, water, and air pollution are evident, Latvia's environment has benefited from a shift to service industries after the country regained independence; improvements have occurred in drinking water quality, sewage treatment, household and hazardous waste management, as well as reduction of air pollution; concerns include nature protection and the management of water resources and the protection of the Baltic Sea" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,965,686 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,881,232 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,186 +124,192 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Latvian 61.1%, Russian 26.2%, Belarusian 3.5%, Ukrainian 2.3%, Polish 2.2%, Lithuanian 1.3%, other 3.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Latvian 62.2%, Russian 25.2%, Belarusian 3.2%, Ukrainian 2.2%, Polish 2.1%, Lithuanian 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.3% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4%", + "text": "Latvian (official) 56.3%, Russian 33.8%, other 0.6% (includes Polish, Ukrainian, and Belarusian), unspecified 9.4% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents lanugage usually spoken at home (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent language usually spoken at home" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Lutheran 19.6%, Orthodox 15.3%, other Christian 1%, other 0.4%, unspecified 63.7% (2006)" + "text": "Lutheran 36.2%, Roman Catholic 19.5%, Orthodox 19.1%, other Christian 1.6%, other 0.1%, unspecified/none 23.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.01% (male 151,290/female 143,710)" + "text": "15.32% (male 148,120/female 140,028)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.9% (male 100,416/female 94,244)" + "text": "9% (male 87,372/female 81,965)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.07% (male 409,921/female 417,074)" + "text": "40.41% (male 380,817/female 379,359)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.77% (male 119,844/female 150,860)" + "text": "14.77% (male 125,401/female 152,548)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.25% (male 123,467/female 254,860) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.5% (male 128,151/female 257,471) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.2%" + "text": "59" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "26.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "32.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.3 years" + "text": "44.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.5 years" + "text": "40.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "46.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "48 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.12% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "largest concentration of people is found in and around the port and capital city of Riga; small agglomerations are scattered throughout the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "67.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "68.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.67% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.93% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "RIGA (capital) 621,000 (2015)" + "text": "631,000 RIGA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.48 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.5 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.9 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "18 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.5 years" + "text": "75.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.9 years" + "text": "70.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.58 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.8% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 99.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.2% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 0.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.19 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 90.8% of population ++ rural: 81.5% of population ++ total: 87.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 9.2% of population ++ rural: 18.5% of population ++ total: 12.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.67% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "6,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,600 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.6% (2014)" + "text": "23.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -310,7 +322,7 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.9% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -321,18 +333,18 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "12.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "12.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "20% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -372,29 +384,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: of the several theories explaining the name's origin, the one relating to the city's role in Baltic and North Sea commerce is the most probable; the name is likely related to the Latvian word \"rija,\" meaning \"warehouse,\" where the 'j' became a 'g' under the heavy German influence in the city from the late Middle Ages to the early 20th century" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "110 municipalities (novadi, singular - novads) and 9 cities", - "municipalities": { - "text": "Adazu Novads, Aglonas Novads, Aizkraukles Novads, Aizputes Novads, Aknistes Novads, Alojas Novads, Alsungas Novads, Aluksnes Novads, Amatas Novads, Apes Novads, Auces Novads, Babites Novads, Baldones Novads, Baltinavas Novads, Balvu Novads, Bauskas Novads, Beverinas Novads, Brocenu Novads, Burtnieku Novads, Carnikavas Novads, Cesu Novads, Cesvaines Novads, Ciblas Novads, Dagdas Novads, Daugavpils Novads, Dobeles Novads, Dundagas Novads, Durbes Novads, Engures Novads, Erglu Novads, Garkalnes Novads, Grobinas Novads, Gulbenes Novads, Iecavas Novads, Ikskiles Novads, Ilukstes Novads, Incukalna Novads, Jaunjelgavas Novads, Jaunpiebalgas Novads, Jaunpils Novads, Jekabpils Novads, Jelgavas Novads, Kandavas Novads, Karsavas Novads, Keguma Novads, Kekavas Novads, Kocenu Novads, Kokneses Novads, Kraslavas Novads, Krimuldas Novads, Krustpils Novads, Kuldigas Novads, Lielvardes Novads, Ligatnes Novads, Limbazu Novads, Livanu Novads, Lubanas Novads, Ludzas Novads, Madonas Novads, Malpils Novads, Marupes Novads, Mazsalacas Novads, Mersraga Novads, Nauksenu Novads, Neretas Novads, Nicas Novads, Ogres Novads, Olaines Novads, Ozolnieku Novads, Pargaujas Novads, Pavilostas Novads, Plavinu Novads, Preilu Novads, Priekules Novads, Priekulu Novads, Raunas Novads, Rezeknes Novads, Riebinu Novads, Rojas Novads, Ropazu Novads, Rucavas Novads, Rugaju Novads, Rujienas Novads, Rundales Novads, Salacgrivas Novads, Salas Novads, Salaspils Novads, Saldus Novads, Saulkrastu Novads, Sejas Novads, Siguldas Novads, Skriveru Novads, Skrundas Novads, Smiltenes Novads, Stopinu Novads, Strencu Novads, Talsu Novads, Tervetes Novads, Tukuma Novads, Vainodes Novads, Valkas Novads, Varaklanu Novads, Varkavas Novads, Vecpiebalgas Novads, Vecumnieku Novads, Ventspils Novads, Viesites Novads, Vilakas Novads, Vilanu Novads, Zilupes Novads" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "Daugavpils, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Valmiera, Ventspils" - } + "text": "110 municipalities (novadi, singular - novads) and 9 cities municipalities: Adazi, Aglona, Aizkraukle, Aizpute, Akniste, Aloja, Alsunga, Aluksne, Amata, Ape, Auce, Babite, Baldone, Baltinava, Balvi, Bauska, Beverina, Broceni, Burtnieki, Carnikava, Cesis, Cesvaine, Cibla, Dagda, Daugavpils, Dobele, Dundaga, Durbe, Engure, Ergli, Garkalne, Grobina, Gulbene, Iecava, Ikskile, Ilukste, Incukalns, Jaunjelgava, Jaunpiebalga, Jaunpils, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Kandava, Karsava, Kegums, Kekava, Koceni, Koknese, Kraslava, Krimulda, Krustpils, Kuldiga, Lielvarde, Ligatne, Limbazi, Livani, Lubanas, Ludza, Madona, Malpils, Marupe, Mazsalaca, Mersrags, Naukseni, Nereta, Nica, Ogre, Olaine, Ozolnieki, Pargauja, Pavilosta, Plavinas, Preili, Priekule, Priekuli, Rauna, Rezekne, Riebini, Roja, Ropazi, Rucava, Rugaji, Rujiena, Rundale, Salacgriva, Sala, Salaspils, Saldus, Saulkrasti, Seja, Sigulda, Skriveri, Skrunda, Smiltene, Stopini, Strenci, Talsi, Tervete, Tukums, Vainode, Valka, Varaklani, Varkava, Vecpiebalga, Vecumnieki, Ventspils, Viesites, Vilaka, Vilani, Zilupe cities: Daugavpils, Jekabpils, Jelgava, Jurmala, Liepaja, Rezekne, Riga, Valmiera, Ventspils" }, "Independence": { - "text": "4 May 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" + "text": "18 November 1918 (from Soviet Russia); 4 May 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Latvian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" + "text": "Independence Day (Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day), 18 November (1918); note - 18 November 1918 was the date Latvia established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia; 4 May 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Latvian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous (pre-1991 independence); note - following the restoration of independence in 1991, parts of the 1922 constitution were reintroduced 4 May 1990 and fully reintroduced 6 July 1993" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by two-thirds of Parliament members or by petition of one-tenth of qualified voters submitted through the president; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of three readings; amendment of constitutional articles including national sovereignty, language, the parliamentary electoral system, and constitutional amendment procedure requires passage by majority vote of at least half of the electorate in a referendum; amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by two thirds of Parliament members or by petition of one tenth of qualified voters submitted through the president; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of three readings; amendment of constitutional articles, including national sovereignty, language, the parliamentary electoral system, and constitutional amendment procedures, requires passage in a referendum by majority vote of at least one half of the electorate; amended several times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -422,35 +431,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Raimonds VEJONIS (since 8 July 2015)" + "text": "President Egils LEVITS (since 8 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Maris KUCINSKIS (since 11 February 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Arvils ASERADENS (since 11 February 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Krisjanis KARINS (since 23 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2015 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by Parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 29 May 2019 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister appointed by the president, confirmed by Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Raimonds VEJONIS elected president; Parliament vote - Raimonds VEJONIS 55 of 100" + "text": "Egils LEVITS elected president; Parliament vote - Egils LEVITS 61 votes, Didzis SMITS 24, Juris JANSONS 8; Krisjanis KARINS confirmed prime minister 61-39" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Saeima (100 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)" + "text": "last held on 6 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SC 23%, Unity 21.9%, ZZS 19.5%, NA 16.6%, NSL 6.9%, LRA 6.7%, other 5.4%; seats by party - SC 24, Unity 23, ZZS 21, NA 17, LRA 8, NSL 7" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SDPS 19.8%, KPV LV 14.3%, JKP 13.6%, AP! 12%, NA 11%, ZZS 9.9%, V 6.7%, other 12.7%; seats by party - SDPS 23, KPV LV 16, JKP 16, AP! 13, NA 13, ZZS 11, V 8; composition - men 69, women 31, percent of women 31%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the Senate with 27 judges and Supreme Court of Chambers with 22 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the Senate with 36 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by chief justice and confirmed by the Saeima; judges serve until age 70, but term can be extended 2 years; Constitutional Court judges - 3 nominated by Saeima members, 2 by Cabinet ministers, and 2 by plenum of Supreme Court; all judges confirmed by Saeima majority vote; Constitutional Court president and vice president serve in their positions for 3 years; all judges serve 10-year terms; mandatory retirement at age 70" @@ -460,10 +469,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Regions or LRA [Martins BONDARS] ++ For Latvia from the Heart or NSL [Inguna SUDRABA] ++ Social Democratic Party \"Harmony\" or SC [Nils USAKOVS] ++ National Alliance \"All For Latvia!\"-\"For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK\" or NA [Gaidis BERZINS, Raivis DZINTARS] ++ Union of Greens and Farmers or ZZS [Augusts BRIGMANIS] ++ Unity [Solvita ABOLTINA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Employers' Confederation of Latvia [Vitalijs GAVRILOVS] ++ Farmers' Parliament [Juris LAZDINS] ++ Free Trade Union Confederation of Latvia [Peteris KRIGERS]" + "text": "Development/For! or AP! [Daniels PAVLUTS, Juris PUCE]National Alliance \"All For Latvia!\"-\"For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK\" or NA [Raivis DZINTARS] New Conservative Party or JKP [Janis BORDANS]Social Democratic Party \"Harmony\" or SDPS [Nils USAKOVS] Union of Greens and Farmers or ZZS [Armands KRAUZE] Unity or V [Arvils ASERADENS]Who Owns the State? or KPV LV [Artuss KAIMINS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -473,7 +479,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Andris TEIKMANIS (since 16 September 2016)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2306 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2306 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 328-2840" @@ -484,16 +490,16 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Nancy Bikoff PETTIT (since 8 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador John Leslie CARWILE (since 5 November 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[371] 6710-7000" }, "embassy": { "text": "1 Samnera Velsa St, Riga LV-1510" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "Embassy of the United States of America, 1 Samnera Velsa St, Riga, LV-1510, Latvia" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[371] 6710-7000" + "text": "Embassy of the United States of America, 1 Samnera Velsa St, Riga, LV-1510" }, "FAX": { "text": "[371] 6710-7050" @@ -513,64 +519,64 @@ "text": "Karlis BAUMANIS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1920, restored 1990; first performed in 1873 while Latvia was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990" + "text": "note: adopted 1920, restored 1990; first performed in 1873 while Latvia was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Latvia is a small, open economy with exports contributing nearly a third of GDP. Due to its geographical location, transit services are highly-developed, along with timber and wood-processing, agriculture and food products, and manufacturing of machinery and electronics industries. Corruption continues to be an impediment to attracting foreign direct investment and Latvia's low birth rate and decreasing population are major challenges to its long-term economic vitality. ++ ++ Latvia's economy experienced GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006-07, but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure amid the softening world economy. Triggered by the collapse of the second largest bank, GDP plunged 18% in 2009. The economy has not returned to pre-crisis levels despite strong growth, especially in the export sector in 2011-14. ++ ++ The IMF, EU, and other international donors provided substantial financial assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the euro in exchange for the government's commitment to stringent austerity measures. The IMF/EU program successfully concluded in December 2011. The majority of companies, banks, and real estate have been privatized, although the state still holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises, including 99.8% ownership of the Latvian national airline. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999 and the EU in May 2004. Latvia joined the euro zone in 2014." + "text": "Latvia is a small, open economy with exports contributing more than half of GDP. Due to its geographical location, transit services are highly-developed, along with timber and wood-processing, agriculture and food products, and manufacturing of machinery and electronics industries. Corruption continues to be an impediment to attracting foreign direct investment and Latvia's low birth rate and decreasing population are major challenges to its long-term economic vitality. Latvia's economy experienced GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006-07, but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure amid the slowing world economy. Triggered by the collapse of the second largest bank, GDP plunged by more than 14% in 2009 and, despite strong growth since 2011, the economy took until 2017 return to pre-crisis levels in real terms. Strong investment and consumption, the latter stoked by rising wages, helped the economy grow by more than 4% in 2017, while inflation rose to 3%. Continued gains in competitiveness and investment will be key to maintaining economic growth, especially in light of unfavorable demographic trends, including the emigration of skilled workers, and one of the highest levels of income inequality in the EU. In the wake of the 2008-09 crisis, the IMF, EU, and other international donors provided substantial financial assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the euro in exchange for the government's commitment to stringent austerity measures. The IMF/EU program successfully concluded in December 2011, although, the austerity measures imposed large social costs. The majority of companies, banks, and real estate have been privatized, although the state still holds sizable stakes in a few large enterprises, including 80% ownership of the Latvian national airline. Latvia officially joined the World Trade Organization in February 1999 and the EU in May 2004. Latvia also joined the euro zone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$50.87 billion (2016 est.) ++ $49.61 billion (2015 est.) ++ $48.29 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$54.02 billion (2017 est.) / $51.67 billion (2016 est.) / $50.55 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$27.95 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.33 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$25,700 (2016 est.) ++ $25,000 (2015 est.) ++ $24,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$27,700 (2017 est.) / $26,200 (2016 est.) / $25,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.2%" + "text": "61.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "19.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "56.7%" + "text": "60.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-58.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-61.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "22.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -580,247 +586,236 @@ "text": "processed foods, processed wood products, textiles, processed metals, pharmaceuticals, railroad cars, synthetic fibers, electronics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "968,700 (2016 est.)" + "text": "990,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "7.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "24.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "68.1% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.6% (2016 est.) ++ 9.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.7% (2017 est.) / 9.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "25.5% (2015)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "27.6% (2008)" + "text": "26.3% (2015)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.2 (2010) ++ 32 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.766 billion" + "text": "11.39 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$10.11 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.53 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "38.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 36.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "36.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.4% (2016 est.) ++ 0.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$11.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$13.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$16.03 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.115 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.076 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.252 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$560 million (2016 est.) ++ -$332 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$231 million (2017 est.) / $378 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.22 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.84 billion (2017 est.) / $11.35 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Lithuania 15.8%, Russia 14%, Estonia 10.9%, Germany 6.9%, Sweden 5.7%, UK 4.9%, Poland 4.3%, Denmark 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, wood and wood products, metals, machinery and equipment, textiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Lithuania 17.8%, Russia 11.5%, Estonia 11.1%, Germany 6.3%, Poland 5.6%, Sweden 5.2%, UK 5%, Denmark 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$13.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.79 billion (2017 est.) / $13.61 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, fuels, vehicles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Lithuania 16.9%, Germany 11.2%, Poland 10.5%, Russia 8.1%, Estonia 7.7%, Finland 5.2%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" + "text": "Lithuania 17.6%, Germany 11.7%, Poland 8.7%, Estonia 7.6%, Russia 7.1%, Netherlands 4.2%, Finland 4.2%, Italy 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.507 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.893 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$4.614 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.514 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$40.02 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $38.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$16.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.651 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.391 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$40.02 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $38.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lati (LVL) per US dollar - ++ 0.9129 (2016 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2015 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.) ++ 0.55 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.241 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.798 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.795 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "5.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.828 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.932 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "26.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "39% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "70.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "53% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "58.95 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "60 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "35,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "44,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "15,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,180 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "49,220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "54,370 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "950 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "950 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.246 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.6 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.632 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "395,602" + "text": "227,149" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.94 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.579 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,067,174" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "108.66 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed lines is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands" + "text": "recent efforts focused on bringing competition to the telecommunications sector; the number of fixed-line is decreasing as mobile-cellular telephone service expands; EU regulatory policies, and framework provide guidelines for growth; govt. adopted measures to build a national fiber broadband network, part-funded by European Commission; new competition in mobile markets with extensive LTE-A technologies and 5G service growth (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "number of telecommunications operators has grown rapidly since the fixed-line market opened to competition in 2003; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 150 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular 109 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber-optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden (2015)" + "text": "country code - 371; the Latvian network is now connected via fiber-optic cable to Estonia, Finland, and Sweden" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly owned; system supplemented by privately owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and forei (2007)" + "text": "several national and regional commercial TV stations are foreign-owned, 2 national TV stations are publicly owned; system supplemented by privately owned regional and local TV stations; cable and satellite multi-channel TV services with domestic and foreign broadcasts available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 4 radio networks with dozens of stations throughout the country; dozens of private broadcasters also operate radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lv" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.573 million" + "text": "1,607,711" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "79.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "83.58% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "525,995" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "27 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "47" + "text": "53" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,527,368" + "text": "4,058,762 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,277,996 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4.01 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -831,27 +826,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "24" + "text": "24 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "24 (2013)" @@ -861,45 +856,39 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 928 km; refined products 415 km (2013)" + "text": "1,213 km gas, 417 km refined products (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,239 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "2,206 km 1.520-m gauge" + "text": "1,860 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "33 km 0.750-m gauge (2008)" + "text": "34 km 0.750-m gauge (2018)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "1,826 km 1.520-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "72,440 km" + "text": "70,244 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "14,707 km" + "text": "15,158 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "57,733 km (2013)" + "text": "55,086 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "300 km (navigable year round) (2010)" + "text": "300 km (navigable year-round) (2010)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "58" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "3 (Estonia 3)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "79 (Antigua and Barbuda 16, Belize 9, Comoros 2, Dominica 2, Georgia 1, Liberia 5, Malta 8, Marshall Islands 19, Russia 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 11, oil tanker 8, other 39 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -909,14 +898,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze) (2011)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "National Armed Forces (Nacionalie Brunotie Speki): Land Forces (Latvijas Sauszemes Speki), Naval Force (Latvijas Juras Speki, includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flote)), Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), National Guard (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.91% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.99% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.92% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.05% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.92% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.01% of GDP (2019 est.) / 2.08% of GDP (2018) / 1.59% of GDP (2017) / 1.45% of GDP (2016) / 1.04% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the National Armed Forces of Latvia have approximately 6,000 active duty troops (5,000 Land Forces, inc. joint service personnel and active duty National Guard; 500 Naval Force/Coast Guard; 500 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Latvian military's inventory is limited and consists of a European, Israeli, and US weapons systems; since 2010, it has received mostly second-hand equipment from Austria, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, the UK, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; no conscription; under current law, every citizen is entitled to serve in the armed forces for life (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -925,11 +920,11 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "252,195 (2015); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem" + "text": "224,844 (2018); note - individuals who were Latvian citizens prior to the 1940 Soviet occupation and their descendants were recognized as Latvian citizens when the country's independence was restored in 1991; citizens of the former Soviet Union residing in Latvia who have neither Latvian nor other citizenship are considered non-citizens (officially there is no statelessness in Latvia) and are entitled to non-citizen passports; children born after Latvian independence to stateless parents are entitled to Latvian citizenship upon their parents' request; non-citizens cannot vote or hold certain government jobs and are exempt from military service but can travel visa-free in the EU under the Schengen accord like Latvian citizens; non-citizens can obtain naturalization if they have been permanent residents of Latvia for at least five years, pass tests in Latvian language and history, and know the words of the Latvian national anthem" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment and destination point for cocaine, synthetic drugs, opiates, and cannabis from Southwest Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and neighboring Balkan countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime (including counterfeiting, corruption, extortion, stolen cars, and prostitution) accounts for most laundered proceeds" + "text": "transshipment and destination point for cocaine, synthetic drugs, opiates, and cannabis from Southwest Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and neighboring Baltic countries; despite improved legislation, vulnerable to money laundering due to nascent enforcement capabilities and comparatively weak regulation of offshore companies and the gaming industry; CIS organized crime (including counterfeiting, corruption, extortion, stolen cars, and prostitution) accounts for most laundered proceeds" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/europe/lh.json b/europe/lh.json index cd6b4f71..e0d7773d 100644 --- a/europe/lh.json +++ b/europe/lh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In January 2014, Lithuania assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2014-15 term; in January 2015, Lithuania joined the euro zone." + "text": "Lithuanian lands were united under MINDAUGAS in 1236; over the next century, through alliances and conquest, Lithuania extended its territory to include most of present-day Belarus and Ukraine. By the end of the 14th century Lithuania was the largest state in Europe. An alliance with Poland in 1386 led the two countries into a union through the person of a common ruler. In 1569, Lithuania and Poland formally united into a single dual state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This entity survived until 1795 when its remnants were partitioned by surrounding countries. Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US and many other countries. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently restructured its economy for integration into Western European institutions; it joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004. In 2015, Lithuania joined the euro zone, and it joined the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "110 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Aukstojas 294 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Baltic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Aukstojas 294 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.8% ++ arable land 34.9%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 9.4%" + "text": "44.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "34.9% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.) / 9.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34.6%" + "text": "34.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "20.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "44 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional floods, droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases" + "text": "water pollution; air pollution; deforestation; threatened animal and plant species; chemicals and waste materials released into the environment contaminate soil and groundwater; soil degradation and erosion" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,854,235 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,731,464 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,71 +125,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.93% (male 218,453/female 207,643)" + "text": "15.26% (male 213,802/female 202,948)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.55% (male 170,494/female 159,283)" + "text": "10.23% (male 144,679/female 134,822)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.36% (male 566,159/female 585,862)" + "text": "38.96% (male 528,706/female 535,485)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.73% (male 172,987/female 218,955)" + "text": "15.1% (male 183,854/female 228,585)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.42% (male 187,340/female 367,059) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.45% (male 190,025/female 368,558) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "56.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "24.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "32.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.4 years" + "text": "44.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.5 years" + "text": "40.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "46.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.06% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.13% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "fairly even population distribution throughout the country, but somewhat greater concentrations in the southern cities of Vilnius and Kaunas, and the western port of Klaipeda" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "68% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.53% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.31% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VILNIUS (capital) 517,000 (2015)" + "text": "539,000 VILNIUS (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -196,102 +202,102 @@ "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.51 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.52 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.8 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.5 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.9 years" + "text": "75.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.5 years" + "text": "70.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "62.9%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2006)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.12 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 90.4% of population ++ total: 96.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 9.6% of population ++ total: 3.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "7.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.83 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.2% of population ++ rural: 82.8% of population ++ total: 92.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.8% of population ++ rural: 17.2% of population ++ total: 7.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "3,400 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" + "text": "tickborne encephalitis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.5% (2014)" + "text": "26.3% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -304,7 +310,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -315,18 +321,18 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "11.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "12%" }, "female": { - "text": "18.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -366,27 +372,30 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after the Vilnia River, which flows into the Neris River at Vilnius; the river name derives from the Lithuanian word \"vilnis\" meaning \"a surge\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "60 municipalities (savivaldybe, singular - savivaldybe); Akmene, Alytaus Miestas, Alytus, Anksciai, Birstono, Birzai, Druskininkai, Elektrenai, Ignalina, Jonava, Joniskis, Jurbarkas, Kaisiadorys, Kalvarijos, Kauno Miestas, Kaunas, Kazlu Rudos, Kedainiai, Kelme, Klaipedos Miestas, Klaipeda, Kretinga, Kupiskis, Lazdijai, Marijampole, Mazeikiai, Moletai, Neringa, Pagegiai, Pakruojis, Palangos Miestas, Panevezio Miestas, Panevezys, Pasvalys, Plunge, Prienai, Radviliskis, Raseiniai, Rietavo, Rokiskis, Sakiai, Salcininkai, Siauliu Miestas, Siauliai, Silale, Silute, Sirvintos, Skuodas, Svencionys, Taurage, Telsiai, Trakai, Ukmerge, Utena, Varena, Vilkaviskis, Vilniaus Miestas, Vilnius, Visaginas, Zarasai" }, "Independence": { - "text": "11 March 1990 (declared); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created), 16 February 1918 (independence from Soviet Russia)" + "text": "16 February 1918 (from Soviet Russia and Germany); 11 March 1990 (declared from the Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (recognized by the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 6 July 1253 (coronation of MINDAUGAS, traditional founding date); 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" + "text": "Independence Day (or National Day), 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 was the date Lithuania established its statehood and its concomitant independence from Soviet Russia and Germany; 11 March 1990 was the date it declared the restoration of Lithuanian statehood and its concomitant independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 25 October 1992, entered into force 2 November 1992" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-fourth of all Parliament members or by petition of at least 300,000 voters; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of two readings three months apart and a presidential signature; amendments to constitutional articles on national sovereignty and constitutional amendment procedure also require three-fourths voter approval in a referendum; amended 1996, 2003, 2006 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one fourth of all Parliament members or by petition of at least 300,000 voters; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament in each of two readings three months apart and a presidential signature; amendments to constitutional articles on national sovereignty and constitutional amendment procedure also require three-fourths voter approval in a referendum; amended 1996, 2003, 2006" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court" + "text": "civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the Constitutional Court" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -410,7 +419,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE (since 12 July 2009)" + "text": "President Gitanas NAUSEDA (since 12 July 2019)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Saulius SKVERNELIS (since 13 December 2016)" @@ -419,10 +428,10 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 and 25 May 2014 (next to be held in May 2019); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 and 26 May 2019 (next to be held in May 2024); prime minister appointed by the president, approved by Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE reelected president; percent of vote - Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE (independent) 59%, Zigmantas BALCYTIS (LSDP) 41%; Saulius SKVERNELIS (LVZS) approved as prime minister by Parliament vote - 90 to 4" + "text": "Gitanas NAUSEDA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Gitanas NAUSEDA (independent) 66.7%, Ingrida SIMONYTE (independent) 33.3%; Saulius SKVERNELIS (LVZS) approved as prime minister by Parliament vote - 90 to 4" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -430,28 +439,28 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats; 71 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote and 70 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 and 23 October 2016 (next to be held in October 2020)" + "text": "last held on11 and 25 October 2020 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - LVLS 22.5%, TS-LKD 22.6%, LSDP 15%, LS 9.5%, LCP-LPP 6.3%, LLRA 5.7%, TT 5.6%, DP 4.9%, LZP 2%, Lithuanian List 1.8%, other 4.1%; seats by party - LVLS 54, TS-LKD 31, LSDP 17, LS 14, LLRA 8, TT 8, DP 2, LCP-LPP 1, LZP 1, Lithuanian List 1, independent 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - TS-LKD 50, LVZS 32, LSDP 13, LRLS 13, Freedom 11, DP 10, AWPL 3, LSDDP 3, LT 1, Greens 1, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 37 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges selected by the Seimas from among nominations by the president, by the Seimas chairperson, and Supreme Court chairperson; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Seimas; judges serve 5-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Seimas from nominations - 3 each by the president of the republic, the Seimas chairperson, and the Supreme Court president; judges serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms; one-third of membership reconstituted every 3 years" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeals; district and local courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Anti-Corruption Coalition or LCP-LPP ++ Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles or LLRA [Valdemar TOMASEVSKI] ++ Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats or TS-LKD [Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS] ++ Labor Party or DP [Valentinas MAZURONIS] ++ Liberal Movement or LS or LRLS [Eligijus MASIULIS] ++ Lithuanian Green Party or LZP [Linas BALSYS] ++ Lithuanian List ++ Lithuanian Social Democratic Party or LSDP [Algirdas BUTKEVICIUS] ++ Order and Justice Party or TT [Rolandas PAKSAS] ++ Peasant and Greens Union or LVZS [Ramunas KARBAUSKIS] ++ Way of Courage or DK [Jonas VARKALA]" + "text": "Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles or LLRA [Valdemar TOMASEVSKI]Farmers and Greens Union or LVZS [Ramunas KARBAUSKIS]Freedom Party or LP [Ausrine ARMONAITE]Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats or TS-LKD [Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS]Labor Party or DP [Viktor USPASKICH]Lithuanian Center Party or LCP [Naglis PUTEIKIS]Lithuanian Green Party or LZP [Remigijus LAPINSKAS]]Lithuanian Liberal Movement or LS or LRLS [Viktorija CMILYTE]Lithuanian List or LL [Darius KUOLYS]Lithuanian Social Democratic Party or LSDP [Gintautas PALUCKAS]Lithuanian Social Democratic Labor Party or LSDDP [Gediminas KIRKILAS]Freedom and Justice Party or LT [Remigijus ZEMAITAITIS]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UN Security Council (non-permanent), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "Australia Group, BA, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -472,7 +481,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Deborah A. MCCARTHY (since 5 February 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert S. GILCHRIST (since 4 February 2010)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[370] (5) 266-5500" }, "embassy": { "text": "Akmenu gatve 6, Vilnius, LT-03106" @@ -480,9 +492,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy, Akmenu Gatve 6, Vilnius LT-03106" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[370] (5) 266-5500" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[370] (5) 266-5510" } @@ -501,314 +510,300 @@ "text": "Vincas KUDIRKA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1918, restored 1990; written in 1898 while Lithuania was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990" + "text": "note: adopted 1918, restored 1990; written in 1898 while Lithuania was a part of Russia; banned during the Soviet occupation from 1940 to 1990" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Lithuania gained membership in the WTO in May 2001 and joined the EU in May 2004. Lithuania's trade with the EU and CIS countries accounts for approximately 87.3% of total trade. Foreign investment and EU funding have aided in the transition from the former planned economy to a market economy. The three former Soviet Baltic republics were severely hit by the 2008-09 financial crisis, but Lithuania has rebounded and become one of the fastest growing economies in the EU. Lithuania’s ongoing recovery hinges on export growth, which is being hampered by economic slowdowns in the EU and Russia. Lithuania joined the euro zone on 1 January 2015 and is under review for membership in the OECD." + "text": "After the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990, Lithuania faced an initial dislocation that is typical during transitions from a planned economy to a free-market economy. Macroeconomic stabilization policies, including privatization of most state-owned enterprises, and a strong commitment to a currency board arrangement led to an open and rapidly growing economy and rising consumer demand. Foreign investment and EU funding aided in the transition. Lithuania joined the WTO in May 2001, the EU in May 2004, and the euro zone in January 2015, and is now working to complete the OECD accession roadmap it received in July 2015. In 2017, joined the OECD Working Group on Bribery, an important step in the OECD accession process. The Lithuanian economy was severely hit by the 2008-09 global financial crisis, but it has rebounded and become one of the fastest growing in the EU. Increases in exports, investment, and wage growth that supported consumption helped the economy grow by 3.6% in 2017. In 2015, Russia was Lithuania’s largest trading partner, followed by Poland, Germany, and Latvia; goods and services trade between the US and Lithuania totaled $2.2 billion. Lithuania opened a self-financed liquefied natural gas terminal in January 2015, providing the first non-Russian supply of natural gas to the Baltic States and reducing Lithuania’s dependence on Russian gas from 100% to approximately 30% in 2016. Lithuania’s ongoing recovery hinges on improving the business environment, especially by liberalizing labor laws, and improving competitiveness and export growth, the latter hampered by economic slowdowns in the EU and Russia. In addition, a steady outflow of young and highly educated people is causing a shortage of skilled labor, which, combined with a rapidly aging population, could stress public finances and constrain long-term growth." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$85.79 billion (2016 est.) ++ $83.62 billion (2015 est.) ++ $82.29 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$91.47 billion (2017 est.) / $88.07 billion (2016 est.) / $86.05 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$42.78 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$47.26 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.) / 2.3% (2016 est.) / 2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$29,900 (2016 est.) ++ $28,800 (2015 est.) ++ $28,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$32,400 (2017 est.) / $30,700 (2016 est.) / $29,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 17.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.7%" + "text": "63.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.3%" + "text": "16.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "18.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "-1.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "72.9%" + "text": "81.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-75.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-79.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.4%" + "text": "29.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "66.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs, pork, cheese; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic com" + "text": "metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, televisions, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizer, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry, information technology, video game development, app/software development, biotechnology" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.459 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.467 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.9%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "25.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "72.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "65.8% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.2% (2016 est.) ++ 9.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2017 est.) / 7.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "4% (2008 est.)" + "text": "22.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "2.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "29.1% (2008)" + "text": "28.8% (2015)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.5 (2009) ++ 34 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$14.68 billion" + "text": "15.92 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$15.12 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.7 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 45.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "39.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 40.1% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data; data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ -0.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$21.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$25.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $23.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$27.58 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $24.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.964 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $4.075 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $5.661 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$676 million (2016 est.) ++ -$710 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$364 million (2017 est.) / -$479 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$23.52 billion (2016 est.) ++ $24.81 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$29.12 billion (2017 est.) / $24.23 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Russia 15%, Latvia 9.9%, Poland 8.1%, Germany 7.3%, US 5.2%, Estonia 5%, Sweden 4.8% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "refined fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles, foodstuffs, plastics" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 13.7%, Latvia 9.8%, Poland 9.7%, Germany 7.8%, Estonia 5.3%, Belarus 4.6%, UK 4.5%, US 4.4%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$25.92 billion (2016 est.) ++ $26.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.56 billion (2017 est.) / $26.21 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "oil, natural gas, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, chemicals, textiles and clothing, metals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 16.9%, Germany 11.5%, Poland 10.3%, Latvia 7.6%, Netherlands 5.1%, Italy 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 13%, Germany 12.3%, Poland 10.6%, Latvia 7.1%, Italy 5.2%, Netherlands 5.1%, Sweden 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.697 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $8.728 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$4.45 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.697 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$34.48 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $31.6 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$16.33 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.63 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$3.727 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.427 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$34.48 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $31.6 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "litai (LTL) per US dollar - ++ 0.9129 (2016 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2015 est.) ++ 0.9012 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2013 est.) ++ 2.69 (2012 est.)" + "text": "litai (LTL) per US dollar - / 0.884 (2017 est.) / 0.9037 (2016 est.) / 0.9037 (2015 est.) / 0.9012 (2014 est.) / 0.7525 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.131 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "730 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "8.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.11 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.71 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "73% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "3.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,316 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,002 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "191,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "182,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "202,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "196,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "54,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "58,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "173,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "174,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "23,960 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "42,490 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.78 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.492 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.78 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.492 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "17 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "13.49 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "561,919" + "text": "368,515" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "19 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.34 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.184 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,663,627" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "145 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "168.82 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate; being modernized to provide improved international capability and better residential access" + "text": "adequate; improved international capability and better residential access; SIM card penetration is high for the region; prepaid sector accounts for most subscribers; postpaid subscribers is increasing; LTE networks available to more than 99% of the population; Lithuanian FttP (fiber to the home cable connections for Internet) penetration ranked third highest in Europe; govt. and telecoms invest in fiber, fiber accounts for most new broadband connections; effective competition with 3 network operators in mobile sector and all investing in LTE and mobile data services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services has resulted in a steady decline in the number of fixed-line connections; mobile-cellular teledensity stands at about 145 per 100 persons" + "text": "13 per 100 for fixed-line subscriptions; rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services has resulted in a steady decline in the number of fixed-line connections; mobile-cellular teledensity stands at about 169 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 370; major international connections to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by submarine cable for further transmission by satellite; landline connections to Latvia and Poland (2015)" + "text": "country code - 370; landing points for the BCS East, BCS East-West Interlink and NordBalt connecting Lithuania to Sweden, and Latvia ; further transmission by satellite; landline connections to Latvia and Poland (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "public broadcaster operates 3 channels with the third channel - a satellite channel - introduced in 2007; various privately owned commercial TV broadcasters operate national and multiple regional channels; many privately owned local TV stations; multi-cha (2007)" + "text": "public broadcaster operates 3 channels with the third channel - a satellite channel - introduced in 2007; various privately owned commercial TV broadcasters operate national and multiple regional channels; many privately owned local TV stations; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services available; publicly owned broadcaster operates 3 radio networks; many privately owned commercial broadcasters, with repeater stations in various regions throughout the country" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lt" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.059 million" + "text": "2,226,806" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "71.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "79.72% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "788,743" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "28 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "52" + "text": "50" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,363,950" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "565,642 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "26,031 (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -819,85 +814,79 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "9 (2013)" + "text": "9 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "39" + "text": "39 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "36 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,921 km; refined products 121 km (2013)" + "text": "1921 km gas, 121 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,768 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified)" + "text": "1,768 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "22 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "1,746 km 1.520-m gauge (122 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "84,166 km" + "text": "84,166 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "72,297 km (includes 312 km of expressways)" + "text": "72,297 km (includes 312 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "11,869 km (2012)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "441 km (navigable year round) (2007)" + "text": "441 km (navigable year-round) (2007)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "38" + "text": "58" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 20, container 1, passenger/cargo 6, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (Denmark 8)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "22 (Antigua and Barbuda 3, Belize 1, Comoros 1, Cook Islands 1, Norway 1, Panama 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, unknown 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 3, general cargo 21, oil tanker 2, other 32 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Klaipeda" }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Butinge oil terminal" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { @@ -906,14 +895,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos), Special Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos); Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for military service; 9-month service obligation; Lithuania converted to a professional military in the fall of 2008, although the decision continues under judicial review; a new law passed in March 2015 restored conscription on a limited, 5-year basis; in March 2016, Lithuania's National Security and Defense Council recommended permanently restoring conscription service (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Lithuanian Armed Forces (Lietuvos Ginkluotosios Pajegos): Land Forces (Sausumos Pajegos), Naval Forces (Karines Juru Pajegos), Air Forces (Karines Oro Pajegos), Special Operations Forces (Specialiuju Operaciju Pajegos); National Defense Volunteer Forces (Savanoriu Pajegos); National Riflemen's Union (paramilitary force that acts as an additional reserve force) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.48% of GDP (2016) ++ 1.11% of GDP (2015) ++ 0.9% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.8% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.97% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "2.03% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.98% of GDP (2018) / 1.72% of GDP (2017) / 1.48% of GDP (2016) / 1.14% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the Lithuanian Armed Forces vary; approximately 17,000 active duty personnel (12,500 Army, including about 5,000 National Defense Voluntary Forces; 700 Navy; 1,000 Air Force; 3,000 other, including special operations forces, logistics support, training, etc); est. 11,000 Riflemen Union (2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Lithuanian Armed Forces' inventory is mostly a mix of Western weapons systems and Soviet-era equipment (primarily aircraft and helicopters); Germany and the UK are the leading suppliers of armaments to Lithuania since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "contributes about 350 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Warsaw and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "19-26 years of age for conscripted military service (males); 9-month service obligation; in 2015, Lithuania reinstated conscription after having converted to a professional military in 2008; 18-38 for voluntary service (male and female) (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -922,7 +920,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "3,466 (2015)" + "text": "3,039 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/lo.json b/europe/lo.json index 2fd69c38..699bc5e5 100644 --- a/europe/lo.json +++ b/europe/lo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Slovakia's roots can be traced to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. Following the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) resulted in a strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who were under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009." + "text": "Slovakia traces its roots to the 9th century state of Great Moravia. Subsequently, the Slovaks became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, where they remained for the next 1,000 years. After the formation of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy in 1867, backlash to language and education policies favoring the use of Hungarian (Magyarization) encouraged the strengthening of Slovak nationalism and a cultivation of cultural ties with the closely related Czechs, who fell administratively under the Austrian half of the empire. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the close of World War I, the Slovaks joined the Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. The new state was envisioned as a nation with Czech and Slovak branches. During the interwar period, Slovak nationalist leaders pushed for autonomy within Czechoslovakia, and in 1939 Slovakia became an independent state created by and allied with Nazi Germany. Following World War II, Czechoslovakia was reconstituted and came under communist rule within Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of Czechoslovakia's leaders to liberalize communist rule and create \"socialism with a human face,\" ushering in a period of repression known as \"normalization.\" The peaceful \"Velvet Revolution\" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, Czechoslovakia underwent a nonviolent \"velvet divorce\" into its two national components, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Slovakia joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004 and the euro zone on 1 January 2009." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "about twice the size of New Hampshire" + "text": "about one and a half times the size of Maryland; about twice the size of New Hampshire" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "458 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m ++ highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Bodrok River 94 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "40.1% ++ arable land 28.9%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 10.8%" + "text": "40.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "28.9% (2011 est.) / 0.4% (2011 est.) / 10.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "40.2%" + "text": "40.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "869 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests" + "text": "air pollution and acid rain present human health risks and damage forests; land erosion caused by agricultural and mining practices; water pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,445,802 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,440,602 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,7 +115,10 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 2%, other and unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Slovak 80.7%, Hungarian 8.5%, Romani 2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 7% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 7–11% of Slovakia's population" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Slovak (official) 78.6%, Hungarian 9.4%, Roma 2.3%, Ruthenian 1%, other or unspecified 8.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -117,165 +128,171 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.14% (male 422,797/female 401,718)" + "text": "15.13% (male 423,180/female 400,128)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.32% (male 317,775/female 298,954)" + "text": "10.06% (male 280,284/female 266,838)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.13% (male 1,241,212/female 1,216,596)" + "text": "44.61% (male 1,228,462/female 1,198,747)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.52% (male 349,089/female 387,394)" + "text": "13.15% (male 342,124/female 373,452)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.88% (male 312,042/female 498,225) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.05% (male 366,267/female 561,120) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.8%" + "text": "47.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "23" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "24.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.1 years" + "text": "41.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "38.4 years" + "text": "40.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.01% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.05% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country; slightly larger concentration in the west in proximity to the Czech border" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "53.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.31% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BRATISLAVA (capital) 401,000 (2015)" + "text": "435,000 BRATISLAVA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.65 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27.4 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.8 years (2014 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.1 years" + "text": "77.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.5 years" + "text": "74.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.4 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.32 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.44 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.42 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.4% of population ++ rural: 98.2% of population ++ total: 98.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.6% of population ++ rural: 1.8% of population ++ total: 1.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.02% (2014 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,200 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.4% (2014)" + "text": "20.5% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -285,18 +302,18 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "14.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "14.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "30.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -315,7 +332,7 @@ "text": "Slovensko" }, "etymology": { - "text": "related to the Slavic autonym (self-designation) \"Slovenin,\" a derivation from \"slovo\" (word), denoting \"people who speak (the same language)\" (i.e., people who understand each other)" + "text": "may derive from the medieval Latin word \"Slavus\" (Slav), which had the local form \"Sloven\", used since the 13th century to refer to the territory of Slovakia and its inhabitants" } }, "Government type": { @@ -329,10 +346,13 @@ "text": "48 09 N, 17 07 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC,. during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name was adopted in 1919 after Czechoslovakia gained its independence and may derive from later transliterations of the 9th century military commander, Braslav, or the 11th century Bohemian Duke Bretislav I; alternatively, the name may derive from the Slovak words \"brat\" (brother) and \"slava\" (glory)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -349,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "several previous (preindependence); latest passed by the National Council 1 September 1992, signed 3 September 1992, effective 1 October 1992" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the National Council; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of Council members; amended many times, last in 2017" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -377,60 +397,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Andrej KISKA (since 15 June 2014)" + "text": "President Zuzana CAPUTOVA (since 15 June 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Robert FICO (since 4 April 2012); Deputy Prime Ministers Robert KALINAK, Peter KAZIMIR, Miroslav LAJCAK (since 4 April 2012), Lubomir VAZNY (since 26 November 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Peter PELLIGRINI (since 22 March 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Richard RASI (since 22 March 2018), Laszlo SOLYMOS (since 22 March 2018), Gabriela MATECNA (since 29 November 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held in 2 rounds on 15 and 29 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2019); following National Council elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 March and 30 March 2019 (next to be held March 2024); following National Council elections (every 4 years), the president designates a prime minister candidate, usually the leader of the party or coalition that wins the most votes, who must win a vote of confidence in the National Council" }, "election results": { - "text": "Andrej KISKA elected president; percent of vote in second round - Andrej KISKA (independent) 59.4%, Robert FICO (Smer-SD) 40.6%" + "text": "Zuzana CAPUTOVA elected president in second round; percent of vote - Zuzana CAPUTOVA (PS) 58.4%, Maros SEFCOVIC (independent) 41.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Council or Narodna Rada (150 seats; members directly elected in a single- and multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 5 March 2016 (next to be held in March 2020)" + "text": "last held on 29 February 2020 (next to be held March 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Smer-SD 28.3%, SaS 12.1%, OLaNO-NOVA 11%, SNS 8.6%, LSNS 8%, SME-Rodina 6.6%, Most-Hid 6.5%, Siet 5.6%, other 13.3%; seats by party - Smer-SD 49, SaS 21, OLaNO-NOVA 19, SNS 15, LSNS 14, SME-Rodina 11, Most-Hid 11, Siet 10" + "text": "percent of vote by party - OLaNO-NOVA 25%, Smer-SD 18.3%, Sme-Rodina 8.2%, LSNS 8%, PS-SPOLU 7%, SaS 6.2%, Za Ludi 5.8%, other 21.5%; seats by party - OLaNO-NOVA 53, Smer-SD 38, Sme-Rodina 17, LSNS 17, SaS 13, Za Ludi 12, PS-SPOLU 0; composition - men 120, women 30, percent of women 20%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and 84 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court (consists of 13 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 80 judges organized into criminal, civil, commercial, and administrative divisions with 3- and 5-judge panels); Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic (consists of 13 judges organized into 3-judge panels)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judge candidates proposed by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, a 17-member independent body to include the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential and governmental appointees; judges appointed by the president for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges appointed for 12-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judge candidates nominated by the Judicial Council of the Slovak Republic, an 18-member self-governing body that includes the Supreme Court chief justice and presidential, governmental, parliamentary, and judiciary appointees; judges appointed by the president serve for life subject to removal by the president at age 65; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Council of the Republic and appointed by the president; judges serve 12-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "regional and district civil courts; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit" + "text": "regional and district civil courts; Special Criminal Court; Higher Military Court; military district courts; Court of Audit;" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "parties in the Parliament": { - "text": " ++ Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO] ++ Bridge or Most-Hid [Bela BUGAR] ++ Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK] ++ Network or Siet [Radoslav PROCHAZKA] ++ Ordinary People and Independent Personalities - New Majority or OLaNO-NOVA [Igor MATOVIC] ++ People's Party - Our Slovakia or LSNS [Marian KOTLEBA] ++ Slovak National Party or SNS [Andrej DANKO] ++ We Are Family or SME-Rodina [Boris KOLLAR] ++ " - }, - "selected parties outside the Parliament": { - "text": " ++ Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Jan FIGEL] ++ JUMP! or SKOK! [Juraj MISKOV] ++ Party of the Hungarian Coalition or SMK [Jozsef BERENYI] ++ Slovak Democratic and Christian Union-Democratic Party or SDKU-DS [Pavol FRESO]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Companies Employing 500 or More Employees or Klub500 ++ Association of Towns and Villages or ZMOS ++ Confederation of Trade Unions or KOZ ++ Entrepreneurs Association of Slovakia or ZPS ++ Federation of Employers' Associations of the Slovak Republic or AZZZ ++ Medical Trade Association or LOZ ++ National Union of Employers or RUZ ++ Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry or SOPK ++ The Business Alliance of Slovakia or PAS" + "text": "Christian Democratic Movement or KDH [Alojz HLINA]Bridge or Most-Hid [Bela BUGAR]Direction-Social Democracy or Smer-SD [Robert FICO]For the People or Za Ludi [Andrej KISKA]Freedom and Solidarity or SaS [Richard SULIK]Kotleba-People's Party Our Slovakia or LSNS [Marian KOTLEBA]Ordinary People and Independent Personalities - New Majority or OLaNO-NOVA [Igor MATOVIC]Party of the Hungarian Community or SMK [Jozsef MENYHART]Progressive Slovakia or PS [Michal TRUBAN]Slovak National Party or SNS [Andrej DANKO]Together or SPOLU [Miroslav BEBLAVY]We Are Family or Sme-Rodina [Boris KOLLAR]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Peter KMEC (since 17 September 2012)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Josef POLAKOVIC (since 7 April 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3523 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -447,25 +459,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Charge d’Affaires J. Liam WASLEY (since September 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Hviezdoslavovo Namestie 4, 81102 Bratislava" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava" + "text": "Ambassador Bridget A. BRINK (since 20 August 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[421] (2) 5443-3338" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 309, 814 99 Bratislava" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[421] (2) 5441-8861" + "text": "[421] (2) 5441-5148" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red derive from the Pan-Slav colors; the Slovakian coat of arms (consisting of a red shield bordered in white and bearing a white double-barred cross of St. Cyril and St. Methodius surmounting three blue hills) is centered over the bands but offset slightly to the hoist side", "note": { - "text": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" + "text": "note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -479,320 +491,297 @@ "text": "Janko MATUSKA/traditional" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1993, in use since 1844; music based on the Slovak folk song \"Kopala studienku\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1993, in use since 1844; music based on the Slovak folk song \"Kopala studienku\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Slovakia has made significant economic reforms since its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy, with exports, at about 93% of GDP, serving as the main driver of GDP growth. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and the euro zone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound. ++ ++ Slovakia has led the region garnering FDI, because of its relatively low-cost, highly-skilled labor force, reasonable tax rates, and favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. However, recent increases in corporate taxes, as well as changes to the Labor Code, slow dispute resolution, and ongoing corruption potentially threaten the attractiveness of the Slovak market. Moreover, the energy sector is characterized by high costs, unpredictable regulatory oversight, and growing government interference." + "text": "Slovakia’s economy suffered from a slow start in the first years after its separation from the Czech Republic in 1993, due to the country’s authoritarian leadership and high levels of corruption, but economic reforms implemented after 1998 have placed Slovakia on a path of strong growth. With a population of 5.4 million, the Slovak Republic has a small, open economy driven mainly by automobile and electronics exports, which account for more than 80% of GDP. Slovakia joined the EU in 2004 and the euro zone in 2009. The country’s banking sector is sound and predominantly foreign owned. Slovakia has been a regional FDI champion for several years, attractive due to a relatively low-cost yet skilled labor force, and a favorable geographic location in the heart of Central Europe. Exports and investment have been key drivers of Slovakia’s robust growth in recent years. The unemployment rate fell to historical lows in 2017, and rising wages fueled increased consumption, which played a more prominent role in 2017 GDP growth. A favorable outlook for the Eurozone suggests continued strong growth prospects for Slovakia during the next few years, although inflation is also expected to pick up. Among the most pressing domestic issues potentially threatening the attractiveness of the Slovak market are shortages in the qualified labor force, persistent corruption issues, and an inadequate judiciary, as well as a slow transition to an innovation-based economy. The energy sector in particular is characterized by unpredictable regulatory oversight and high costs, in part driven by government interference in regulated tariffs. Moreover, the government’s attempts to maintain low household energy prices could harm the profitability of domestic energy firms while undercutting energy efficiency initiatives." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$169.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $163.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $157.8 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$179.7 billion (2017 est.) / $173.8 billion (2016 est.) / $168.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$90.26 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$95.96 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 3.3% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$31,200 (2016 est.) ++ $30,200 (2015 est.) ++ $29,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$33,100 (2017 est.) / $32,000 (2016 est.) / $31,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 22.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.9%" + "text": "54.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "19.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "21.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "1.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "94.8%" + "text": "96.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-91.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-92.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.6%" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "31.6%" + "text": "35% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "grains, potatoes, sugar beets, hops, fruit; pigs, cattle, poultry; forest products" }, "Industries": { - "text": "automobiles; metal and metal products; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals, synthetic fibers, wood and paper products; machinery; earthenware and ceramics; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products; food and beverages; p" + "text": "automobiles; metal and metal products; electricity, gas, coke, oil, nuclear fuel; chemicals, synthetic fibers, wood and paper products; machinery; earthenware and ceramics; textiles; electrical and optical apparatus; rubber products; food and beverages; pharmaceutical" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.724 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.758 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "3.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "22.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.2% (2015)" + "text": "73.4% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.8% (2016 est.) ++ 11.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.1% (2017 est.) / 9.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "12.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "4.4%" + "text": "3.3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "26% (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.3% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "26 (2013) ++ 25.7 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$34.87 billion" + "text": "37.79 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$37.04 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.79 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "52.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 52.9% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "50.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 51.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general Government Gross Debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" + "text": "note: data cover general Government Gross Debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities, including sub-sectors of central, state, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (9 December 2015) ++ 0.05% (10 September 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on 1 January 2009" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.78% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$42.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $43 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$58.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $58.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$66.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $67.67 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.634 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.732 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.801 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / -0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$885 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.128 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.005 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.309 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$74.35 billion (2016 est.) ++ $73.12 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$80.8 billion (2017 est.) / $75.53 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 20.7%, Czech Republic 11.6%, Poland 7.7%, France 6.3%, Italy 6.1%, UK 6%, Hungary 6%, Austria 6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vehicles and related parts 27%, machinery and electrical equipment 20%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, iron and steel 4%, mineral oils and fuels 5% (2015 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 22.7%, Czech Republic 12.5%, Poland 8.5%, Austria 5.7%, Hungary 5.7%, France 5.6%, UK 5.5%, Italy 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$71.47 billion (2016 est.) ++ $71.09 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$80.07 billion (2017 est.) / $72.51 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and electrical equipment 20%, vehicles and related parts 14%, nuclear reactors and furnaces 12%, fuel and mineral oils 9% (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 19.4%, Czech Republic 17.4%, Austria 9.1%, Hungary 6.3%, Poland 6.3%, South Korea 5.5%, Russia 5.2%, China 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 19.1%, Czech Republic 16.3%, Austria 10.3%, Poland 6.5%, Hungary 6.4%, South Korea 4.5%, Russia 4.5%, France 4.3%, China 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.657 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.892 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.622 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.892 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$75.04 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $74.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$59.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $56.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$12.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$75.04 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $74.19 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "27.25 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.32 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "28.36 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.64 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "11.86 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12.96 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.25 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.076 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.644 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "33.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "36% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "24% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "27% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "31.4% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "11.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "200 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "501.5 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,022 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "119,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "111,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "9 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "9 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "142,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "131,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "82,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "85,880 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "83,390 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "81,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "28,870 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "38,340 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "104.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.535 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.672 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "3 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.757 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.984 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "33 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "34.86 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "866,630" + "text": "673,341" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.37 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "6.676 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,381,164" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "135.6 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a modern telecommunications system that has expanded dramatically in recent years with the growth of cellular services" + "text": "a modern telecommunications system; near monopoly of fixed-line market; competition in mobile and fixed broadband market; broadband growth in recent years; competition among DSL, cable and fiber platforms; FttP growth in cities; mid-2019 launched 1G cable broadband service in 3 cities and 200,000 premises; EU funds development and improvement of e-govt. and online services; regulator prepares groundwork for 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "analog system is now receiving digital equipment and is being enlarged with fiber-optic cable, especially in the larger cities; 3 companies provide nationwide cellular services" + "text": "four companies have a license to operate cellular networks and provide nationwide cellular services; a few other companies provide services but do not have their own networks; fixed-line 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular 136 per 100 teledensity (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 421; 3 international exchanges (1 in Bratislava and 2 in Banska Bystrica) are available; Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services (2011)" + "text": "country code - 421; 3 international exchanges (1 in Bratislava and 2 in Banska Bystrica) are available; Slovakia is participating in several international telecommunications projects that will increase the availability of external services; connects to DREAM cable (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 2 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 50 privately owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of (2016)" + "text": "state-owned public broadcaster, Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS), operates 2 national TV stations and multiple national and regional radio networks; roughly 50 privately owned TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 40% of households are connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 32 privately owned radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.629 million" + "text": "4,391,969" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "85% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.66% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,507,998" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "28 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "23" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11,100" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "45" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -803,7 +792,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "19 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" @@ -818,59 +807,48 @@ "text": "3" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "11 (2013)" + "text": "9" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "14" + "text": "15 (2019)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "10" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 6,774 km; oil 419 km (2013)" + "text": "2270 km gas transmission pipelines, 6278 km high-pressure gas distribution pipelines, 27023 km mid- and low-pressure gas distribution pipelines (2016), 510 km oil (2015)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,624 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "99 km 1.520-m gauge" + "text": "3,580 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "3,475 km 1.435-m gauge (1,616 km electrified)" + "text": "3,435 km 1.435-m gauge (1,587 km electrified) (2016)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "50 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "46 km 1.000-m or 0.750-m gauge (2016)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "99 km 1.520-m gauge (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "54,869 km (includes local roads, national roads, and 420 km of highways) (2012)" + "text": "56,926 km (includes local roads, national roads, and 464 km of highways) (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "172 km (on Danube River) (2012)" }, - "Merchant marine": { - "total": { - "text": "11" - }, - "by type": { - "text": "cargo 9, refrigerated cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "11 (Germany 3, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Montenegro 1, Slovenia 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 2) (2010)" - } - }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { "text": "Bratislava, Komarno (Danube)" @@ -878,23 +856,32 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces (Pozemne Sily), Air Forces (Vzdusne Sily) (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic (Ozbrojene Sily Slovenskej Republiky): Land Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, and a Joint Training and Support Command (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.74% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.22% of GDP (2018) / 1.1% of GDP (2017) / 1.12% of GDP (2016) / 1.12% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic have approximately 15,000 active duty personnel (6,000 Land Forces; 4,000 Air and Air Defense; 5,000 other, including central staff, support, and training duties) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Slovakian military consists mostly of Soviet-era platforms; since 2010, it has imported limited quantities of equipment from China, Czechia, Italy, Russia, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "240 Cyprus (UNFICYP); up to 150 Latvia (NATO) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription in peacetime suspended in 2006; women are eligible to serve (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.03% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.01% of GDP (2014) ++ 1% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued in 2006 between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules" + "text": "bilateral government, legal, technical and economic working group negotiations continued between Slovakia and Hungary over Hungary's completion of its portion of the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam project along the Danube; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovakia has implemented strict Schengen border rules" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,523 (2015)" + "text": "1,523 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ls.json b/europe/ls.json index 520c82f6..629e6d80 100644 --- a/europe/ls.json +++ b/europe/ls.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the Germanic Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003." + "text": "The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719. Occupied by both French and Russian troops during the Napoleonic Wars, it became a sovereign state in 1806 and joined the German Confederation in 1815. Liechtenstein became fully independent in 1866 when the Confederation dissolved. Until the end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. In 2000, shortcomings in banking regulatory oversight resulted in concerns about the use of financial institutions for money laundering. However, Liechtenstein implemented anti-money laundering legislation and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the US that went into effect in 2003." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (doubly landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Ruggeller Riet 430 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m ++ highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "37.6% ++ arable land 18.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 18.8%" + "text": "37.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "18.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 18.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.1%" + "text": "43.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "19.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +78,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "avalanches, landslides" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "some air pollution generated locally, some transfered from surrounding countries" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +101,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "37,937 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "39,137 (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: immigrants make up 65% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,115 +115,131 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Liechtensteiner 66.3%, other 33.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Liechtensteiner 66%, Swiss 9.6%, Austrian 5.8%, German 4.3%, Italian 3.1%, other 11.2% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "German 94.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.1%, other 4.3% (2010 est.)" + "text": "German 91.5% (official) (Alemannic is the main dialect), Italian 1.5%, Turkish 1.3%, Portuguese 1.1%, other 4.6% (2015 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic (official) 75.9%, Protestant Reformed 6.5%, Muslim 5.4%, Lutheran 1.3%, other 2.9%, none 5.4%, unspecified 2.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic (official) 73.4%, Protestant Reformed 6.3%, Muslim 5.9%,  Christian Orthodox 1.3%, Lutheran 1.2%, other Protestant .7%, other Christian .3%, other .8%, none 7%, unspecified 3.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.38% (male 3,141/female 2,694)" + "text": "15.2% (male 3,259/female 2,688)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.71% (male 2,214/female 2,229)" + "text": "11.29% (male 2,238/female 2,181)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.13% (male 7,983/female 8,001)" + "text": "40.22% (male 7,869/female 7,872)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.82% (male 2,553/female 2,690)" + "text": "14.41% (male 2,711/female 2,930)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.95% (male 2,954/female 3,478) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.88% (male 3,403/female 3,986) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.9 years" + "text": "43.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.7 years" + "text": "42 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.82% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.75% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "14.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "14.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.48% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.81% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VADUZ (capital) 5,000 (2014)" + "text": "5,000 VADUZ (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.26 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.21 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, + "Mother's mean age at first birth": { + "text": "31.3 years (2017)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.9 years" + "text": "82.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.7 years" + "text": "79.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -237,7 +261,7 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } } }, @@ -256,7 +280,7 @@ "text": "Liechtenstein" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named after the Liechtenstein dynasty that purchased and united the counties of Schellenburg and Vaduz and that were allowed by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1719 to rename the new property after their family; the name in German means \"light (bright) stone\"" + "text": "named after the Liechtenstein dynasty that purchased and united the counties of Schellenburg and Vaduz and that was allowed by the Holy Roman Emperor in 1719 to rename the new property after their family; the name in German means \"light (bright) stone\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -274,6 +298,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: may be a conflation from the Latin \"vallis\" (valley) and the High German \"diutisk\" (meaning \"German\") to produce \"Valdutsch\" (German valley), which over time simplified and came to refer specifically to Vaduz, the town" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -283,14 +310,14 @@ "text": "23 January 1719 (Principality of Liechtenstein established); 12 July 1806 (independence from the Holy Roman Empire); 24 August 1866 (independence from the German Confederation)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Assumption Day, 15 August, and National Day, 15 August (1940)" + "text": "National Day, 15 August (1940); note - a National Day was originally established in 1940 to combine celebrations for the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) with those honoring the birthday of former Prince FRANZ JOSEF II (1906-1989) whose birth fell on 16 August; after the prince's death, National Day became the official national holiday by law in 1990" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1862; latest adopted 5 October 1921" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed as bills by Parliament, by the reigning prince (in the form of “Government” proposals), by petition of at least 1,500 qualified voters, or by at least four communes; passage requires unanimous approval of Parliament members in one sitting or three-quarters majority vote in two successive sittings; referendum required only if petitioned by at least 1,500 voters or by at least four communes; passage by referendum requires absolute majority of all eligible voters; amended many times, last in 2011 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by Parliament, by the reigning prince (in the form of \"Government\" proposals), by petition of at least 1,500 qualified voters, or by at least four communes; passage requires unanimous approval of Parliament members in one sitting or three-quarters majority vote in two successive sittings; referendum required only if petitioned by at least 1,500 voters or by at least four communes; passage by referendum requires absolute majority of votes cast; amended many times, last in 2018(2019)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -318,7 +345,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent Prince ALOIS, son of the monarch (born 11 June 1968); note - on 15 August 2004, HANS ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS ADAM II retains status of chief of state" + "text": "Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989, assumed executive powers on 26 August 1984); Heir Apparent and Regent of Liechtenstein Prince ALOIS (son of the monarch, born 11 June 1968); note - 15 August 2004, HANS-ADAM II transferred the official duties of the ruling prince to ALOIS, but HANS-ADAM II retains status of chief of state" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)" @@ -332,17 +359,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members directly elected in two multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Landtag (25 seats; members directly elected in 2 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 3 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2017)" + "text": "last held on 5 February 2017 (next to be held on 7 February 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - FBP 40.0%, VU 33.5%, DU 15.3% FL 11.1%; seats by party - FBP 10, VU 8, DU 4, FL 3" + "text": "percent of vote by party - FBP 35.2%, VU 33.7%, DU 18.4% FL 12.6%; seats by party - FBP 9, VU 8, DU 5, FL 3; composition - men 22, women 3, percent of women 12%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Oberster Gerichtshof (consists of 5 judges); Constitutional Court or Verfassungsgericht (consists of 5 judges and 5 alternates)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -353,17 +380,17 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Fatherland Union (Vaterlaendische Union) or VU [Jakob BUECHEL] ++ Progressive Citizens' Party (Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei) or FBP [Thomas BANZER] ++ The Free List (Die Freie Liste) or FL [Pepo FRICK] ++ The Independents (Die Unabhaengigen) or DU [Harry QUADERER]" + "text": "Fatherland Union (Vaterlaendische Union) or VU [Guenther FRITZ]Progressive Citizens' Party (Fortschrittliche Buergerpartei) or FBP [Thomas BANZER]The Free List (Die Freie Liste) or FL [Pepo FRICK and Conny BUECHEL BRUEHWILER]The Independents (Die Unabhaengigen) or DU [Harry QUADERER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CD, CE, EBRD, EFTA, IAEA, ICCt, ICRM, IFRCS, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UPU, WIPO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kurt JAEGER (since 16 December 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Kurt JAEGER (since 16 September 2016)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2900 K Street, NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007" + "text": "2900 K Street NW, Suite 602B, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 331-0590" @@ -373,7 +400,12 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein" + "telephone": { + "text": "EMER: +(41) (031) 357-7011" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Liechtenstein; the US Ambassador to Switzerland is accredited to Liechtenstein" + } }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with a gold crown on the hoist side of the blue band; the colors may derive from the blue and red livery design used in the principality's household in the 18th century; the prince's crown was introduced in 1937 to distinguish the flag from that of Haiti" @@ -389,35 +421,35 @@ "text": "Jakob Joseph JAUCH/Josef FROMMELT" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1850, revised 1963; uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen\"" + "text": "note: adopted 1850, revised 1963; uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Liechtenstein has developed into a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial service sector and the third highest per capita income in the world, after Qatar and Luxembourg. The Liechtenstein economy is widely diversified with a large number of small businesses. Low business taxes - the maximum tax rate is 20% - and easy incorporation rules have induced many holding companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state revenues. ++ ++ The country participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. It imports more than 90% of its energy requirements. Liechtenstein has been a member of the European Economic Area (an organization serving as a bridge between the European Free Trade Association and the EU) since May 1995. The government is working to harmonize its economic policies with those of an integrated Europe. ++ ++ Since 2008, Liechtenstein has faced renewed international pressure - particularly from Germany and the US - to improve transparency in its banking and tax systems. In December 2008, Liechtenstein signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the US. Upon Liechtenstein's conclusion of 12 bilateral information-sharing agreements, the OECD in October 2009 removed the principality from its \"grey list\" of countries that had yet to implement the organization's Model Tax Convention. By the end of 2010, Liechtenstein had signed 25 Tax Information Exchange Agreements or Double Tax Agreements. In 2011, Liechtenstein joined the Schengen area, which allows passport-free travel across 26 European countries." + "text": "Despite its small size and lack of natural resources, Liechtenstein has developed into a prosperous, highly industrialized, free-enterprise economy with a vital financial services sector and one of the highest per capita income levels in the world. The Liechtenstein economy is widely diversified with a large number of small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in the services sector. Low business taxes - a flat tax of 12.5% on income is applied - and easy incorporation rules have induced many holding companies to establish nominal offices in Liechtenstein, providing 30% of state revenues. The country participates in a customs union with Switzerland and uses the Swiss franc as its national currency. It imports more than 90% of its energy requirements. Liechtenstein has been a member of the European Economic Area (an organization serving as a bridge between the European Free Trade Association and the EU) since May 1995. The government is working to harmonize its economic policies with those of an integrated EU. As of 2015, 54% of Liechtenstein’s workforce consisted of cross-border commuters, largely from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Since 2008, Liechtenstein has faced renewed international pressure - particularly from Germany and the US - to improve transparency in its banking and tax systems. In December 2008, Liechtenstein signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the US. Upon Liechtenstein's conclusion of 12 bilateral information-sharing agreements, the OECD in October 2009 removed the principality from its \"grey list\" of countries that had yet to implement the organization's Model Tax Convention. By the end of 2010, Liechtenstein had signed 25 Tax Information Exchange Agreements or Double Tax Agreements. In 2011, Liechtenstein joined the Schengen area, which allows passport-free travel across 26 European countries. In 2015, Liechtenstein and the EU agreed to clamp down on tax fraud and evasion and in 2018 will start automatically exchanging information on the bank accounts of each other’s residents." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.2 billion (2009 est.) ++ $3.216 billion (2008 est.) ++ $3.159 billion (2007 est.)" + "text": "$4.978 billion (2014 est.) / $3.2 billion (2009 est.) / $3.216 billion (2008 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.113 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$6.672 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2012 est.) ++ -0.5% (2009 est.) ++ 3.1% (2007 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2012 est.) / -0.5% (2011 est.) / 3.1% (2007 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$89,400 (2009 est.) ++ $90,600 (2008 est.) ++ $89,700 (2007 est.)" + "text": "$139,100 (2009 est.) / $90,100 (2008 est.) / $91,300 (2007 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8%" + "text": "7% (2014)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37%" + "text": "41% (2014)" }, "services": { - "text": "55% (2009)" + "text": "52% (2014)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -427,12 +459,12 @@ "text": "electronics, metal manufacturing, dental products, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, food products, precision instruments, tourism, optical instruments" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "35,830 (2012)", + "text": "38,520 (2012) (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: 51% of the labor force in Liechtenstein commute daily from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -440,128 +472,144 @@ "text": "0.8%" }, "industry": { - "text": "39.4%" + "text": "36.9%" }, "services": { - "text": "59.9% (2012)" + "text": "62.3% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2014) ++ 2.3% (2012)" + "text": "2.4% (2015) / 2.4% (2014)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$995.3 million" + "text": "995.3 million (2012 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$890.4 million (2012 est.)" + "text": "890.4 million (2011 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.5% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (of GDP) (2012 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (of GDP) (2012 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2013) ++ -0.7% (2012)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "-0.4% (2016 est.) / -0.2% (2013)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.801 billion (2012 est.) ++ $3.757 billion (2011 est.)", + "text": "$3.217 billion (2015 est.) / $3.774 billion (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" + "text": "note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "small specialty machinery, connectors for audio and video, parts for motor vehicles, dental products, hardware, prepared foodstuffs, electronic equipment, optical products" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.09 billion (2012 est.) ++ $2.218 billion (2011 est.)", + "text": "NA (2015 est.) / $2.23 billion (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" + "text": "note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, raw materials, energy products, machinery, metal goods, textiles, foodstuffs, motor vehicles" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$0 (2001)", + "text": "$0 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" + "text": "note: public external debt only; private external debt unavailable" } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9992 (2016 est.) ++ 0.9377 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - / 0.9875 (2017 est.) / 0.9852 (2016 est.) / 0.9852 (2015 est.) / 0.9627 (2014 est.) / 0.9152 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "145.3 million kWh (2012)" + "text": "68.43 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.36 billion kWh (2012)" + "text": "393.6 million kWh (2015 est.)" + }, + "Electricity - exports": { + "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.) (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.214 billion kWh (2012)" + "text": "325.2 million kWh (2015 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "17,184" + "text": "14,337" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "46 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "36.91 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "41,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "49,355" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "108 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "127.06 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "automatic telephone system" + "text": "automatic telephone system; 44 Internet service providers in Liechtenstein and Switzerland combined; FttP (fiber to the home) penetration marketed 3rd highest in EU; fiber network reaches 3/4 of the population (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; combined telephone service subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 37 per 100 and mobile-cellular services 127 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 423; linked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay (2015)" + "text": "country code - 423; linked to Swiss networks by cable and microwave radio relay" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services; first Liechtenstein-based TV station established August 2008; Radio Liechtenstein operates multiple radio stations; a Swiss-based broadcaster operates several radi (2008)" + "text": "relies on foreign terrestrial and satellite broadcasters for most broadcast media services; first Liechtenstein-based TV station established August 2008; Radio Liechtenstein operates multiple radio stations; a Swiss-based broadcaster operates one radio station in Liechtenstein" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".li" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "36,000" + "text": "37,815" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "96.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.1% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "16,712" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "43 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -570,25 +618,22 @@ "text": "HB (2016)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 20 km (2013)" + "text": "434.5 km gas (2018)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "9 km" + "text": "9 km (2018)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified)" + "text": "9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified) (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland (2008)" + "text": "note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "380 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "380 km (2012)" + "text": "630 km (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -596,11 +641,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces (2013)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "Liechtenstein has no military forces, but the modern National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; National Police maintain close relations with neighboring forces (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/europe/lu.json b/europe/lu.json index ddd31692..2bebd9d3 100644 --- a/europe/lu.json +++ b/europe/lu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area." + "text": "Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839 but gained a larger measure of autonomy. In 1867, Luxembourg attained full independence under the condition that it promise perpetual neutrality. Overrun by Germany in both world wars, it ended its neutrality in 1948 when it entered into the Benelux Customs Union and when it joined NATO the following year. In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the EEC (later the EU), and in 1999 it joined the euro currency zone." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Rhode Island" + "text": "slightly smaller than Rhode Island; about half the size of Delaware" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "modified continental with mild winters, cool summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "325 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Moselle River 133 m ++ highest point: Buurgplaatz 559 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Moselle River 133 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Buurgplaatz 559 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "50.7% ++ arable land 24%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 26.1%" + "text": "50.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "24% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 26.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "33.5%" + "text": "33.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "15.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the south, on or near the border with France" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland" + "text": "air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland; unsustainable patterns of consumption (transport, energy, recreation, space) threaten biodiversity and landscapes" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "582,291 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "628,381 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,84 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Luxembourger 54.1%, Portuguese 16.4%, French 7%, Italian 3.5%, Belgian 3.3%, German 2.3%, British 1.1%, other 12.3%", + "text": "Luxembourger 51.1%, Portuguese 15.7%, French 7.5%, Italian 3.6%, Belgian 3.3%, German 2.1%, Spanish 1.1%, British 1%, other 14.6% (2019 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents population by nationality (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent population by nationality" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 88.8%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 4.2%, Portuguese 2.3%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 1.1%, other 3.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Luxembourgish (official administrative and judicial language and national language (spoken vernacular)) 55.8%, Portuguese 15.7%, French (official administrative, judicial, and legislative language) 12.1%, German (official administrative and judicial language) 3.1%, Italian 2.9%, English 2.1%, other 8.4% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13% (2000)" + "text": "Christian (predominantly Roman Catholic) 70.4%, Muslim 2.3%, other (includes Buddhist, folk religions, Hindu, Jewish) 0.5%, none 26.8% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.82% (male 50,445/female 47,525)" + "text": "16.73% (male 54,099/female 51,004)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.26% (male 36,578/female 34,788)" + "text": "11.78% (male 37,946/female 36,061)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.34% (male 132,434/female 125,748)" + "text": "43.93% (male 141,535/female 134,531)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.63% (male 34,321/female 33,379)" + "text": "12.19% (male 39,289/female 37,337)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.95% (male 38,614/female 48,459) (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.37% (male 43,595/female 52,984) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "42.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "22.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "20.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.2 years" + "text": "39.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "38.6 years" + "text": "38.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "39.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "16.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most people live in the south, on or near the border with France" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "90.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "91.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.55% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LUXEMBOURG (capital) 107,000 (2014)" + "text": "120,000 LUXEMBOURG (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,85 +208,91 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.3 years" + "text": "82.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.8 years" + "text": "80.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.61 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.9 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.4 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.62 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.01 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 98.5% of population ++ total: 97.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 1.5% of population ++ total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.3% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1,200 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.8% (2014)" + "text": "22.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.1% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2015)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { @@ -288,18 +302,18 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2012)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "14.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "18.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -312,13 +326,13 @@ "text": "Luxembourg" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Grand Duchee de Luxembourg" + "text": "Grand Duche de Luxembourg" }, "local short form": { "text": "Luxembourg" }, "etymology": { - "text": "from the Celtic \"lucilem\" (little) and the German \"burg\" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the \"little castle\"" + "text": "the name derives from the Celtic \"lucilem\" (little) and the German \"burg\" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the \"little castle\"; the name is actually ironic, since for centuries the Fortress of Luxembourg was one of Europe's most formidable fortifications; the name passed to the surrounding city and then to the country itself" } }, "Government type": { @@ -336,6 +350,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Celtic \"lucilem\" (little) and the German \"burg\" (castle or fortress) to produce the meaning of the \"little castle\"; the name is actually ironic, since for centuries the Fortress of Luxembourg was one of Europe's most formidable fortifications; the name passed to the city that grew around the fortress" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -345,14 +362,14 @@ "text": "1839 (from the Netherlands)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day (birthday of Grand Duke Henri) 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the festivities were shifted to allow observance during a more favorable time of year" + "text": "National Day (birthday of Grand Duke HENRI), 23 June; note - this date of birth is not the true date of birth for any of the Royals, but the national festivities were shifted in 1962 to allow observance during a more favorable time of year" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1842 (heavily amended 1848, 1856); latest effective 17 October 1868" }, "amendments": { - "text": "adoption requires at least two-thirds vote by the Chamber of Deputies in two successive readings three months apart; a referendum can be substituted for the second reading if voted for by more than one-quarter of the Chamber members or by 25,000 valid voters; adoption by referendum requires a majority of all valid voters; amended many times, last in 2009 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the Chamber of Deputies or by the monarch to the Chamber; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Chamber in two successive readings three months apart; a referendum can be substituted for the second reading if approved by more than a quarter of the Chamber members or by 25,000 valid voters; adoption by referendum requires a majority of all valid voters; amended many times, last in 2009" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -365,7 +382,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "limited to situations where the parents are either unknown, stateless, or when the nationality law of the parents' state of origin does not permit acquisition of citizenship by descent when the birth occurs outside of national territory" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Luxembourg" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -383,7 +400,7 @@ "text": "Grand Duke HENRI (since 7 October 2000); Heir Apparent Prince GUILLAUME (son of the monarch, born 11 November 1981)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Etienne SCHNEIDER (since 4 December 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Xavier BETTEL (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Etienne SCHNEIDER (since 4 December 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Felix BRAZ (since 5 December 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the monarch" @@ -394,31 +411,28 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 21-member Council of State appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies" + "text": "unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - a 21-member Council of State appointed by the Grand Duke on the advice of the prime minister serves as an advisory body to the Chamber of Deputies" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20 October 2013 (next to be held by June 2018)" + "text": "last held on 14 October 2018 (next to be held by October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - CSV 33.7%, LSAP 20.3%, DP 18.3%, Green Party 10.1%, ADR 6.6%, The Left 4.9%, other 6.1%; seats by party - CSV 23, LSAP 13, DP 13, Green Party 6, ADR 3, The Left 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - CSV 28.3%, LSAP 17.6%, DP 16.9%, Green Party 15.1%, ADR 8.3%, Pirate Party 6.4%, The Left 5.5%, other 1.9%; seats by party - CSV 21, DP 12, LSAP 10, Green Party 9, ADR 4, Pirate Party 2, The Left 2; composition - men 46, women 14, percent of women 23.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Superior Court of Justice includes Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation (consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice includes Court of Appeal and Court of Cassation (consists of 27 judges on 9 benches); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges of both courts appointed by the monarch for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "district and local tribunals and courts" + "text": "Court of Accounts; district and local tribunals and courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR [Jean SCHOOS] ++ Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Marc SPAUTZ] ++ Democratic Party or DP [Corinne CAHEN] ++ Green Party [Francoise FOLMER and Christian KMIOTEK] ++ Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Claude HAAGEN] ++ The Left (dei Lenk/la Gauche) [Central Committee] ++ other minor parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Business Federation Luxembourg or FEDIL [Nicolas BUCK, chairman] ++ Centrale Paysanne [Marc FISCH] (federation of agricultural producers) ++ Chamber of Artisans (Chambre des Metiers) [Roland KUHN] ++ Chamber of Commerce (Chambre de Commerce) [Carlo THELEN] ++ Chambre des Salaries or CSL [Jean-Claude REDING] ++ General Association of Officials (Confederation Generale de la Fonction Publique or CGFP [Romain WOLFF] (trade union representing civil service) ++ Greenpeace [Kumi NAIDOO] ++ LCGP [Patrick DURY] (center-right trade union) ++ Luxembourg Association of Bankers and Insurance Employees or ALEBA [Roberto SCOLATI] ++ Luxembourg Bankers Association or ABBL [Yves MAAS] ++ Mouvement Ecologique [Blanche WEBER] (environment protection) ++ OGB-L [Andre ROELTGEN] (center-left trade union)" + "text": "Alternative Democratic Reform Party or ADR [Jean SCHOOS]Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Marc SPAUTZ]Democratic Party or DP [Corinne CAHEN]Green Party [Francoise FOLMER, Christian KMIOTEK]Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Claude HAAGEN]The Left (dei Lenk/la Gauche) [collective leadership, Central Committee]other minor parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -431,7 +445,7 @@ "text": "2200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 265-4171 through 72" + "text": "[1] (202) 265-4171" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 328-8270" @@ -441,17 +455,17 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "US chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David MCKEAN (since 14 April 2016)" + "chief of mission": { + "text": "Ambassador James Randolph \"Randy\" EVANS (since 19 June 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[352] 46-01-23 00" }, "embassy": { "text": "22 Boulevard Emmanuel Servais, L-2535 Luxembourg City" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Luxembourg, Unit 1410, APO AE 09126-1410 (official mail); American Embassy Luxembourg, PSC 9, Box 9500, APO AE 09123 (personal mail)" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[352] 46-01-23" + "text": "Unit 3560, APO AE 09126-3560 (official mail)" }, "FAX": { "text": "[352] 46-14-01" @@ -461,7 +475,7 @@ "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; the coloring is derived from the Grand Duke's coat of arms (a red lion on a white and blue striped field)" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "lion; national colors: red, white, light blue" + "text": "red, rampant lion; national colors: red, white, light blue" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -471,64 +485,64 @@ "text": "Michel LENTZ/Jean-Antoine ZINNEN; Nikolaus WELTER/unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "\"Ons Heemecht,\" adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while \"De Wilhelmus,\" adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg" + "text": "note: \"Ons Heemecht,\" adopted 1864, is the national anthem, while \"De Wilhelmus,\" adopted 1919, serves as a royal anthem for use when members of the grand ducal family enter or exit a ceremony in Luxembourg" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, machinery and equipment, rubber, automotive components, and other products. The financial sector, which accounts for about 36% of GDP, is the leading sector in the economy. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for about 39% of its labor force. ++ ++ Luxembourg experienced uneven economic growth in the aftermath of the global economic crisis that began in late 2008. Luxembourg's GDP contracted 3.6% in 2009, rebounded in 2010-12, fell again in 2013-14, but recovered in 2015. Unemployment has remained below the EU average despite having increased from a historically low rate of 4% in the 2000s to 7.1% in 2014. ++ ++ The country continues to enjoy an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks among the highest in the world and is the highest in the euro zone. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position and the lowest public debt level in the region. ++ ++ Luxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure. In 2015, the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has depressed banking activity and dampened GDP growth. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-commerce has cut Luxembourg’s tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits." + "text": "This small, stable, high-income economy has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. Luxembourg, the only Grand Duchy in the world, is a landlocked country in northwestern Europe surrounded by Belgium, France, and Germany. Despite its small landmass and small population, Luxembourg is the fifth-wealthiest country in the world when measured on a gross domestic product (PPP) per capita basis. Luxembourg has one of the highest current account surpluses as a share of GDP in the euro zone, and it maintains a healthy budgetary position, with a 2017 surplus of 0.5% of GDP, and the lowest public debt level in the region. Since 2002, Luxembourg’s government has proactively implemented policies and programs to support economic diversification and to attract foreign direct investment. The government focused on key innovative industries that showed promise for supporting economic growth: logistics, information and communications technology (ICT); health technologies, including biotechnology and biomedical research; clean energy technologies, and more recently, space technology and financial services technologies. The economy has evolved and flourished, posting strong GDP growth of 3.4% in 2017, far outpacing the European average of 1.8%. Luxembourg remains a financial powerhouse – the financial sector accounts for more than 35% of GDP - because of the exponential growth of the investment fund sector through the launch and development of cross-border funds (UCITS) in the 1990s. Luxembourg is the world’s second-largest investment fund asset domicile, after the US, with $4 trillion of assets in custody in financial institutions. Luxembourg has lost some of its advantage as a favorable tax location because of OECD and EU pressure, as well as the \"LuxLeaks\" scandal, which revealed advantageous tax treatments offered to foreign corporations. In 2015, the government’s compliance with EU requirements to implement automatic exchange of tax information on savings accounts - thus ending banking secrecy - has constricted banking activity. Likewise, changes to the way EU members collect taxes from e-commerce has cut Luxembourg’s sales tax revenues, requiring the government to raise additional levies and to reduce some direct social benefits as part of the tax reform package of 2017. The tax reform package also included reductions in the corporate tax rate and increases in deductions for families, both intended to increase purchasing power and increase competitiveness." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$58.74 billion (2016 est.) ++ $56.75 billion (2015 est.) ++ $54.13 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$62.11 billion (2017 est.) / $60.71 billion (2016 est.) / $58.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$60.98 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$62.53 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.) / 2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$102,000 (2016 est.) ++ $100,800 (2015 est.) ++ $98,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$105,100 (2017 est.) / $105,400 (2016 est.) / $104,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 23% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "27.9%" + "text": "30.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "16.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.5%" + "text": "16.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "210.3%" + "text": "230% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-172.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-194% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.2%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "12.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "88.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "86.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -538,12 +552,12 @@ "text": "banking and financial services, construction, real estate services, iron, metals, and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation and logistics, chemicals, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism, biotechnology" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "272,000", + "text": "282,800 (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data exclude foreign workers; in addition to the figure for domestic labor force, about 150,000 workers commute daily from France, Belgium, and Germany" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -558,10 +572,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.7% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.) / 6.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -571,220 +585,206 @@ "text": "23.8% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.4 (2013 est.) ++ 26 (2005 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$25.85 billion" + "text": "27.75 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$25.52 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.8 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "21.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "23% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$232.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $218.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circul" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$281.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $271 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$110.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $108.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$47.13 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $63.17 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $78.64 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.) / 0% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$2.711 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.189 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.112 billion (2017 est.) / $2.988 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$17.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $17.81 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.99 billion (2017 est.) / $16.37 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 25.6%, Belgium 17.6%, France 14%, Netherlands 5.1%, Italy 4.1%, UK 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber products, glass" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 22.1%, Belgium 16.7%, France 16.6%, UK 4.7%, Italy 4.6%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$18.33 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.22 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$20.66 billion (2017 est.) / $20.41 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "commercial aircraft, minerals, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs, luxury consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Belgium 27.6%, Germany 22.9%, China 11.7%, France 9.5%, US 8.4%, Netherlands 4.2%, Mexico 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Belgium 32%, Germany 24.9%, France 11.1%, US 5.7%, Netherlands 4.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $771 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$878 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $974 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$3.781 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $3.806 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA ++ $11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$3.781 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $3.806 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "334.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.475 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.42 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.718 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.709 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "27.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "67% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "56,030 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "59,850 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "55,040 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "59,020 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "978 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "792.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "973 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "792.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "11 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.72 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "276,900" + "text": "268,043" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "49 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "43.43 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "807,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "837,890" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "141 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "135.76 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables" + "text": "highly developed; by 2020 the government is to provide a 1Gb/s service to all citizens, and to make Luxembourg the first fully fibered country in Europe; new law requiring SIM cards be registered has slowed down growth for mobile subscribers; regulator planning a multi-spectrum auction for 5G use by mid-2020 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity about 50 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity about 43 per 100 persons; nationwide mobile-cellular telephone system with market for mobile-cellular phones virtually saturated with 136 per 100 mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 352 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 352" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services for pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL Group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to (2008)" + "text": "Luxembourg has a long tradition of operating radio and TV services for pan-European audiences and is home to Europe's largest privately owned broadcast media group, the RTL Group, which operates 46 TV stations and 29 radio stations in Europe; also home to Europe's largest satellite operator, Societe Europeenne des Satellites (SES); domestically, the RTL Group operates TV and radio networks; other domestic private radio and TV operators and French and German stations available; satellite and cable TV services available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lu" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "555,000" + "text": "587,955" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "97.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "97.06% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "224,300" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "37 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "119" + "text": "66" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,830,972" + "text": "2,099,102 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,309,473,324 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "7,323,040,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -795,15 +795,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -813,11 +813,11 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 142 km; refined products 27 km (2013)" + "text": "142 km gas, 27 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "275 km" + "text": "275 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "275 km 1.435-m gauge (275 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -825,10 +825,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "2,899 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "2,899 km (includes 152 km of expressways) (2011)" + "text": "2,875 km (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -836,16 +833,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "49" + "text": "143" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 20, container 10, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 12" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "48 (Belgium 11, Denmark 1, France 15, Germany 9, Japan 3, Netherlands 3, Switzerland 1, UK 5)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "18 (Italy 14, Malta 3, Panama 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, general cargo 14, oil tanker 3, other 118 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -855,14 +846,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Luxembourg Army (Armee Luxembourgeoise) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Luxembourg Army (l'Armée Luxembourgeoise) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.44% of GDP (2016) ++ 0.43% of GDP (2015) ++ 0.39% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.38% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.38% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "0.56% of GDP (2019 est.) / 0.51% of GDP (2018) / 0.52% of GDP (2017) / 0.4% of GDP (2016) / 0.44% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Luxembourg Army has approximately 900 active personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of Luxembourg's Army is a small mix of European and US equipment; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Germany, Norway, and Sweden (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with 3-year residence in Luxembourg (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -871,7 +868,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "82 (2015)" + "text": "83 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/europe/md.json b/europe/md.json index dd54f52e..b5dad29d 100644 --- a/europe/md.json +++ b/europe/md.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Part of Romania during the interwar period, Moldova was incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the breakaway region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizable ethnic Moldovan minority. Europe's poorest economy, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009. Four Moldovan opposition parties then formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which acted as Moldova's governing coalitions over the next several years. In May 2013, two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third re-formed a ruling coalition called the Pro-European Coalition. The Moldovan Government in summer 2014 signed and ratified an Association Agreement with the EU, advancing the Coalition's policy priority of EU integration. Following the country's most recent legislative election in November 2014, the three pro-European parties that entered Parliament won a total of 55 of the body's 101 seats. Infighting among coalition members led to prolonged legislative gridlock and political instability, as well as the collapse of two governments, all ruled by pro-European coalitions centered around the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Democratic Party (PDM). A political impasse ended in January 2016 when a new parliamentary majority led by PDM, joined by defectors from the Communists and PLDM, supported Pavel FILIP as prime minister." + "text": "A large portion of present day Moldovan territory became a province of the Russian Empire in 1812 and then unified with Romania in 1918 in the aftermath of World War I. This territory was then incorporated into the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although Moldova has been independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River in the breakaway region of Transnistria, whose population is roughly equally composed of ethnic Ukrainians, Russians, and Moldovans. Years of Communist Party rule in Moldova from 2001-2009 ultimately ended with election-related violent protests and a rerun of parliamentary elections in 2009. Since then, a series of pro-European ruling coalitions have governed Moldova. As a result of the country's most recent legislative election in February 2019, parliamentary seats are split among the left-leaning Socialist Party (35 seats), the former ruling Democratic Party (30 seats), and the center-right ACUM bloc (26 seats). Parliament voted in Prime Minister Ion CHICU and his cabinet on 14 November 2019, two days after voting to remove his predecessor, ACUM co-leader Maia SANDU, who had been in office since June 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "1,885 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Romania 683 km, Ukraine 1,202 km" + "text": "Romania 683 km, Ukraine 1202 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "moderate winters, warm summers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "139 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Dniester (Nistru) 2 m ++ highest point: Dealul Balanesti 430 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Dniester (Nistru) 2 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Dealul Balanesti 430 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "74.9% ++ arable land 55.1%; permanent crops 9.1%; permanent pasture 10.7%" + "text": "74.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "55.1% (2011 est.) / 9.1% (2011 est.) / 10.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "11.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "13.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,283 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "landslides" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "heavy use of agricultural chemicals, including banned pesticides such as DDT, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion from poor farming methods" + "text": "heavy use of agricultural chemicals, has contaminated soil and groundwater; extensive soil erosion and declining soil fertility from poor farming methods" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,510,485 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,364,496 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,87 +115,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Moldovan 75.8%, Ukrainian 8.4%, Russian 5.9%, Gagauz 4.4%, Romanian 2.2%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 1%, unspecified 0.4% (2004 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "internal disputes with ethnic Slavs in the Transnistrian region" - } + "text": "Moldovan 75.1%, Romanian 7%, Ukrainian 6.6%, Gagauz 4.6%, Russian 4.1%, Bulgarian 1.9%, other 0.8% (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2004 est.)", + "text": "Moldovan/Romanian 80.2% (official) (56.7% identify their mother tongue as Moldovan, which is virtually the same as Romanian; 23.5% identify Romanian as their mother tongue), Russian 9.7%, Gagauz 4.2% (a Turkish language), Ukrainian 3.9%, Bulgarian 1.5%, Romani 0.3%, other 0.2% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents language usually spoken" + "text": "note: data represent mother tongue" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox 93.3%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 1.2%, other 0.9%, atheist 0.4%, none 1%, unspecified 2.2% (2004 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox 90.1%, other Christian 2.6%, other 0.1%, agnostic (2014 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.03% (male 326,244/female 306,543)" + "text": "18.31% (male 317,243/female 298,673)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.87% (male 233,694/female 218,189)" + "text": "11.27% (male 196,874/female 182,456)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.55% (male 768,933/female 760,002)" + "text": "43.13% (male 738,103/female 712,892)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.36% (male 214,852/female 254,224)" + "text": "13.26% (male 205,693/female 240,555)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "12.19% (male 165,811/female 261,993) (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.03% (male 186,949/female 285,058) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "34.6%" + "text": "39.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "22.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "17.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "36.3 years" + "text": "37.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "34.5 years" + "text": "36.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.04% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.08% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "pockets of agglomeration exist throughout the country, the largest being in the center of the country around the capital of Chisinau, followed by Tiraspol and Balti" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "45% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.73% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CHISINAU (capital) 725,000 (2015)" + "text": "499,000 CHISINAU (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,97 +202,103 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24 (2013 est.)" + "text": "24.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "23 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.7 years" + "text": "71.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "66.9 years" + "text": "68 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.56 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "67.8% (2005)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "59.5% (2012)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.9% of population ++ rural: 81.4% of population ++ total: 88.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.1% of population ++ rural: 18.6% of population ++ total: 11.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.21 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.8 beds/1,000 population (2013)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87.8% of population ++ rural: 67.1% of population ++ total: 76.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12.2% of population ++ rural: 32.9% of population ++ total: 23.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "21.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "12.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.64% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "18,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "15,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.7% (2014)" + "text": "18.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "2.2% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "6.7% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -300,37 +311,29 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.1% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "72,364" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "16% (2009 est.)" + "text": "12 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.8%" + "text": "7.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "7.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "10.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,10 +363,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Chisinau in Romanian (Kishinev in Russian)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov)" + "text": "Chisinau in Moldovan (Kishinev in Russian)" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "47 00 N, 28 51 E" @@ -373,22 +373,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced KEE-shee-now (KIH-shi-nyov) etymology: origin unclear but may derive from the archaic Romanian word \"chisla\" (\"spring\" or \"water source\") and \"noua\" (\"new\") because the original settlement was built at the site of a small spring" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala)", - "raions": { - "text": "Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan-Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni" - }, - "municipalities": { - "text": "Balti, Bender, Chisinau" - }, - "autonomous territorial unit": { - "text": "Gagauzia" - }, - "territorial unit": { - "text": "Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)" - } + "text": "32 raions (raioane, singular - raion), 3 municipalities (municipii, singular - municipiul), 1 autonomous territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala autonoma), and 1 territorial unit (unitatea teritoriala) raions: Anenii Noi, Basarabeasca, Briceni, Cahul, Cantemir, Calarasi, Causeni, Cimislia, Criuleni, Donduseni, Drochia, Dubasari, Edinet, Falesti, Floresti, Glodeni, Hincesti, Ialoveni, Leova, Nisporeni, Ocnita, Orhei, Rezina, Riscani, Singerei, Soldanesti, Soroca, Stefan Voda, Straseni, Taraclia, Telenesti, Ungheni municipalities: Balti, Bender, Chisinau autonomous territorial unit: Gagauzia territorial unit: Stinga Nistrului (Transnistria)" }, "Independence": { "text": "27 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" @@ -401,7 +392,7 @@ "text": "previous 1978; latest adopted 29 July 1994, effective 27 August 1994" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by voter petition (at least 200,000 eligible voters), by one-third of Parliament members, or by the government; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament within one year of initial proposal; revisions to constitutional articles on sovereignty, independence, and neutrality require majority vote by referendum; articles on fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2010; note – in early 2016, a Moldovan Constitutional Court decision allowed for direct presidential elections, reversing a constitutional amendment allowing Parliament to select the president (2016)" + "text": "proposed by voter petition (at least 200,000 eligible voters), by at least one third of Parliament members, or by the government; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Parliament within one year of initial proposal; revisions to constitutional articles on sovereignty, independence, and neutrality require majority vote by referendum; articles on fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2010; note – in early 2016, the Moldovan Constitutional Court decision returned the country to direct presidential elections, reversing a 2000 constitutional amendment that allowed Parliament to select the president" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -429,60 +420,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Igor DODON (since 23 December 2016)" + "text": "President Igor DODON (since 23 December 2016); note – in 2017-19, DODON was temporarily suspended several times by the Moldovan Constitutional Court for rejecting ministerial appointments and for refusing to sign legislation" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Pavel FILIP (since 20 January 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ion CHICU (since 14 November 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet proposed by the prime minister-designate, nominated by the president, approved through a vote of confidence in Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 November 2016 (next to be held in fall 2020); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 November 2020 (next to be held in fall 2024); prime minister designated by the president upon consultation with Parliament; within 15 days from designation, the prime minister-designate must request a vote of confidence for his/her proposed work program from the Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Igor DODON elected president; percent of vote - Igor DODON (Socialist Party) 52.2%, Maia SANDU (Action and Solidarity Party) 47.8%; Pavel FILIP (Democratic Party) designated prime minister; Parliament vote - 57 of 101" + "text": "Maia SANDU elected president; percent of vote - Maia SANDU (PAS) 57.8%, Igor DODON (PSRM) 42.2%; Ion CHICU designated prime minister; Parliament vote - 62 of 101" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (101 seats; 51 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 50 members directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by closed party-list proportional representation vote; all members serve 4-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 30 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)" + "text": "last held on 24 February 2019 (next scheduled for February 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PSRM 20.5%, PLDM 20.2%, PCRM 17.5%, PDM 15.8%, PL 9.7%, other 16.3%; seats by party - PSRM 25, PLDM 23, PCRM 21, PDM 19, PL 13" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PSRM 31.2%, ACUM (PPDA + PAS) 26.8%, PDM 23.6%, PS 8.3%, other 10.1%; seats by party - PSRM 35, ACUM (PPDA + PAS) 26, PDM 30, PS 7, independent 3; composition - men 78, women 23, percent of women 22.8%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of a chief judge, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); note - the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of the chief judge, 3 deputy-chief judges, 45 judges, and 7 assistant judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president and 6 judges); note - the Constitutional Court is autonomous to the other branches of government; the Court interprets the Constitution and reviews the constitutionality of parliamentary laws and decisions, decrees of the president, and acts of the government" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice judges appointed by Parliament upon the recommendation of the Supreme Council of the Magistracy; all judges serve 4-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed 2 each by Parliament, the Moldovan president, and the Higher Council of Magistracy; court president elected by other court judges for a 3-year term; other judges appointed for 6-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Superior Council of Magistracy, an 11-member body of judicial officials; all judges serve 4-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed 2 each by Parliament, the president, and the Higher Council of Magistracy for 6-year terms; court president elected by other court judges for a 3-year term" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; Court of Business Audit; municipal courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "represented in Parliament": { - "text": " ++ Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PCRM [Vladimir VORONIN] ++ Democratic Party of Moldova or PDM [Marian LUPU] ++ Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova or PLDM [Valeriu STRELET, acting] ++ Liberal Party or PL [Mihai GHIMPU] ++ Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PSRM [Zinaida GRECEANII, acting]" - }, - "not represented in Parliament": { - "text": " ++ Action and Solidarity Party or PAS [Maia SANDU] ++ Anti-Mafia Movement or MPA [Sergiu MOCANU] ++ Centrist Union of Moldova or UCM [Mihai PETRACHE] ++ Christian Democratic People's Party or PPCD [Iurie ROSCA] ++ Conservative Party or PC [Natalia NIRCA] ++ Democracy at Home Party or PPDA [Vasile COSTIUC] ++ Democratic Action Party or PAD [Mihai GODEA] ++ Dignity and Truth Platform or PDA [Andrei NASTASE] ++ Ecologist Green Party or PVE [Anatolie PROHNITCHI] ++ European People’s Party of Moldova or EPPM [Iurie LEANCA] ++ Popular Democratic Party of Moldova or PPDM [Valeriu PASAT] ++ Labor Party or PM [Marcel DARIE] ++ Liberal Reformers Party or PLR [Ion HADARCA] ++ “Motherland” Party or PP [Emilian CIOBU] ++ National Liberal Party or PNL [Vitalia PAVLICENKO] ++ Our Home Moldova or PCNM [Grigore PETRENCO] ++ Our Party or PN [Renato USATII] ++ People’s Party of Moldova or PPRM [Alexandru OLEINIC] ++ Progressive Society Party or PSP [Oleg MATVEI] ++ Regions Party of Moldova or PRM [Alexandr KALININ] ++ “Right” Party or PD [Ana GUTU] ++ Russian-Slavean Party of Moldova or PRSM [Oleg TOPOLNITKI] ++ Shor Party or PS [Ilan SHOR] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Victor SELIN] ++ Social-Political Movement “New Force” or MFN [Valeriu PLESCA] ++ Socialist People’s Party of Moldova or PPSM [Victor STEPANIUC] ++ United Moldova Party or PMUEM [Vladimir TURCAN]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "represented in Parliament: Action and Solidarity Party or PAS [Maia SANDU]Democratic Party of Moldova or PDM [Vladimir PLAHOTNIUC]Dignity and Truth Platform or PPDA [Andrei NASTASE]NOW Platform or ACUM (PPDA + PAS)Shor Party or PS [Ilan SHOR]Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PSRM [Zinaida GRECEANII]not represented in Parliament, participated in recent elections (2014-2019): Anti-Mafia Movement or MPA [Sergiu MOCANU]Centrist Union of Moldova or UCM [Mihai PETRACHE]Christian Democratic People's Party or PPCD [Victor CIOBANU]Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova or PCRM [Vladimir VORONIN]Conservative Party or PC [Natalia NIRCA]Democracy at Home Party or PDA [Vasile COSTIUC]Democratic Action Party or PAD [Mihai GODEA]Ecologist Green Party or PVE [Anatolie PROHNITCHI]European People’s Party of Moldova or EPPM [Iurie LEANCA]Law and Justice Party or PLD [Nicolae ALEXEI]Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova or PLDM [Tudor DELIU]Liberal Party or PL [Dorin CHIRTOACA]\"Motherland\" Party or PP [Sergiu BIRIUCOV]National Liberal Party or PNL [Vitalia PAVLICENKO]Our Home Moldova or PCNM [Grigore PETRENCO]Our Party or PN [Renato USATII]Party of National Unity [Anatol SALARU]People’s Party of Moldova or PPRM [Alexandru OLEINIC]Regions Party of Moldova or PRM [Alexandr KALININ]Socialist People’s Party of Moldova or PPSM [Victor STEPANIUC]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, CIS, EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Veaceslav PITUSCAN (since 26 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Eugen CARAS (since 17 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2101 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -496,7 +479,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James D. PETTIT (since 29 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Dereck J. HOGAN (since 15 October 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[373] (22) 40-8300" }, "embassy": { "text": "103 Mateevici Street, Chisinau MD-2009" @@ -504,17 +490,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[373] (22) 40-8300" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[373] (22) 23-3044" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of gold outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; based on the color scheme of the flag of Romania - with which Moldova shares a history and culture - but Moldova's blue band is lighter; the reverse of the flag does not display any coat of arms", + "text": "three equal vertical bands of Prussian blue (hoist side), chrome yellow, and vermilion red; emblem in center of flag is of a Roman eagle of dark gold (brown) outlined in black with a red beak and talons carrying a yellow cross in its beak and a green olive branch in its right talons and a yellow scepter in its left talons; on its breast is a shield divided horizontally red over blue with a stylized aurochs head, star, rose, and crescent all in black-outlined yellow; based on the color scheme of the flag of Romania - with which Moldova shares a history and culture - but Moldova's blue band is lighter; the reverse of the flag displays a mirrored image of the coat of arms", "note": { - "text": "one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Paraguay and Saudi Arabia" + "text": "note: one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Paraguay and Saudi Arabia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -528,326 +511,312 @@ "text": "Alexei MATEEVICI/Alexandru CRISTEA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1994" + "text": "note: adopted 1994" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Despite recent progress, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. With a moderate climate and productive farmland, Moldova's economy relies heavily on its agriculture sector, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, and tobacco. Moldova also depends on annual remittances of about $1.12 billion from the roughly one million Moldovans working in Europe, Russia, and other former Soviet Bloc countries. ++ ++ With few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies from Russia and Ukraine. Moldova's dependence on Russian energy is underscored by a more than $5 billion debt to Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom, largely the result of unreimbursed natural gas consumption in the breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova and Romania inaugurated the Ungheni-Iasi natural gas interconnector project in August 2014. The 43-kilometer pipeline between Moldova and Romania, allows for both the import and export of natural gas. Several technical and regulatory delays kept gas from flowing into Moldova until March 2015. Romanian gas exports to Moldova are largely symbolic. Moldova hopes to build a pipeline connecting Ungheni to Chisinau, bringing the gas to Moldovan population centers. ++ ++ The government's stated goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. Moldova experienced better than expected economic growth in 2014 due to increased agriculture production, to economic policies adopted by the Moldovan government since 2009, and to the receipt of EU trade preferences. Moldova signed an Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU during fall 2014, connecting Moldovan products to the world’s largest market. Still, a $1 billion asset-stripping heist of Moldovan banks in late 2014 delivered a significant shock to the economy in 2015; a subsequent bank bailout increased inflationary pressures and contributed to the depreciation of the leu. Moldova’s growth has also been hampered by endemic corruption and a Russian import ban on Moldova’s agricultural products. ++ ++ Over the longer term, Moldova's economy remains vulnerable to corruption, political uncertainty, weak administrative capacity, vested bureaucratic interests, higher fuel prices, Russian political and economic pressure, and unresolved separatism in Moldova's Transnistria region." + "text": "Despite recent progress, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe. With a moderate climate and productive farmland, Moldova's economy relies heavily on its agriculture sector, featuring fruits, vegetables, wine, wheat, and tobacco. Moldova also depends on annual remittances of about $1.2 billion - almost 15% of GDP - from the roughly one million Moldovans working in Europe, Israel, Russia, and elsewhere. With few natural energy resources, Moldova imports almost all of its energy supplies from Russia and Ukraine. Moldova's dependence on Russian energy is underscored by a more than $6 billion debt to Russian natural gas supplier Gazprom, largely the result of unreimbursed natural gas consumption in the breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova and Romania inaugurated the Ungheni-Iasi natural gas interconnector project in August 2014. The 43-kilometer pipeline between Moldova and Romania, allows for both the import and export of natural gas. Several technical and regulatory delays kept gas from flowing into Moldova until March 2015. Romanian gas exports to Moldova are largely symbolic. In 2018, Moldova awarded a tender to Romanian Transgaz to construct a pipeline connecting Ungheni to Chisinau, bringing the gas to Moldovan population centers. Moldova also seeks to connect with the European power grid by 2022. The government's stated goal of EU integration has resulted in some market-oriented progress. Moldova experienced better than expected economic growth in 2017, largely driven by increased consumption, increased revenue from agricultural exports, and improved tax collection. During fall 2014, Moldova signed an Association Agreement and a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU (AA/DCFTA), connecting Moldovan products to the world’s largest market. The EU AA/DCFTA has contributed to significant growth in Moldova’s exports to the EU. In 2017, the EU purchased over 65% of Moldova’s exports, a major change from 20 years previously when the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) received over 69% of Moldova’s exports. A $1 billion asset-stripping heist of Moldovan banks in late 2014 delivered a significant shock to the economy in 2015; the subsequent bank bailout increased inflationary pressures and contributed to the depreciation of the leu and a minor recession. Moldova’s growth has also been hampered by endemic corruption, which limits business growth and deters foreign investment, and Russian restrictions on imports of Moldova’s agricultural products. The government’s push to restore stability and implement meaningful reform led to the approval in 2016 of a $179 million three-year IMF program focused on improving the banking and fiscal environments, along with additional assistance programs from the EU, World Bank, and Romania. Moldova received two IMF tranches in 2017, totaling over $42.5 million. Over the longer term, Moldova's economy remains vulnerable to corruption, political uncertainty, weak administrative capacity, vested bureaucratic interests, energy import dependence, Russian political and economic pressure, heavy dependence on agricultural exports, and unresolved separatism in Moldova's Transnistria region." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.54 billion (2016 est.) ++ $18.18 billion (2015 est.) ++ $18.26 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$23.72 billion (2017 est.) / $22.69 billion (2016 est.) / $21.75 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.65 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.556 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.5% (2015 est.) ++ 4.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / -0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,200 (2016 est.) ++ $5,100 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6,700 (2017 est.) / $6,400 (2016 est.) / $6,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "89.5%" + "text": "85.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "19% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "21.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43%" + "text": "42.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-78.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-70.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "17.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "20.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "62% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "vegetables, fruits, grapes, grain, sugar beets, sunflower seeds, tobacco; beef, milk; wine" }, "Industries": { - "text": "sugar, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles" + "text": "sugar processing, vegetable oil, food processing, agricultural machinery; foundry equipment, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines; hosiery, shoes, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.253 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.295 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "30.5%" + "text": "32.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.2%" + "text": "12%" }, "services": { - "text": "57.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.3% (2016 est.) ++ 5.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 4.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "20.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.6% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "26% (2010 est.)" + "text": "22.1% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "28.5 (2013) ++ 33.2 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.297 billion" + "text": "2.886 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.456 billion" + "text": "2.947 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "National Public Budget (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: National Public Budget" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 35.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.4% (2016 est.) ++ 9.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "19.5% (31 December 2015) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2014)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the basic rate on short-term operations" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.2% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.095 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.188 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.402 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $4.685 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.003 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.162 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$9.723 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.47 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $51.46 million (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2017 est.) / 6.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$189 million (2016 est.) ++ -$304 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$602 million (2017 est.) / -$268 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.45 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.507 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.858 billion (2017 est.) / $2.045 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Romania 24.6%, Russia 13.7%, Italy 9.1%, Germany 6.2%, Ukraine 5.3%, UK 4.6%, Poland 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, textiles, machinery" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Romania 23.1%, Italy 10.2%, Turkey 9.4%, Russia 8%, Germany 6.6%, Belarus 6.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.45 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.595 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.427 billion (2017 est.) / $3.635 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 22.7%, Romania 18.1%, Ukraine 11.5%, Germany 7%, Italy 4.8%, Turkey 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Romania 15.5%, Ukraine 11.4%, Russia 10.6%, China 10.4%, Germany 8.9%, Italy 6.9%, Turkey 6.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.757 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.803 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.206 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$6.362 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.207 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.647 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.615 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$108.2 million (31 December 2012) ++ $88.42 million (31 December 2011)" + "text": "$6.549 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.138 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - ++ 20.4 (2016 est.) ++ 19.83 (2015 est.) ++ 19.83 (2014 est.) ++ 14.036 (2013 est.) ++ 12.11 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - / 18.49 (2017 est.) / 19.924 (2016 est.) / 19.924 (2015 est.) / 19.83 (2014 est.) / 14.036 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.49 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "4.305 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "731 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "500,000 kW", + "text": "515,000 kW (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Transnistria (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes Transnistria" } }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "96.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "86% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "20 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "354.3 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "232 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "586.1 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "275 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "16,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "18,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.33 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.15 billion cu m", + "text": "2.52 billion cu m (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Transnistria; excluding Transnistria, consumption amounted to 2.92 billion cu m in 2015 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes breakaway Transnistria" } }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.15 billion cu m", + "text": "2.52 billion cu m (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Transnistria; excluding Transnistria, imports amounted to 2.92 billion cu m in 2015 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes breakaway Transnistria" } }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "NA cu m (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "9.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.653 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,202,466" + "text": "901,317" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "34 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "26.5 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.713 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,039,990" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "105 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "89.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the mobile market has extended the reach of service to outside the cities and across most of the country" + "text": "the mobile market has extended the reach of services to outside the cities and across most of the country; endeavors to join the EU have promoted regulatory issues to be in line with EU principles and standards; LTE services available; market is competitive with 94 ISPs active; by mid-2019 fiber accounted for about 62% of all fixed broadband connections; most telecom revenue is from the mobile market (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service; mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 100 per 100 persons" + "text": "competition among mobile telephone providers has spurred subscriptions; little interest in expanding fixed-line service 27 per 100; mobile-cellular teledensity sits at 89 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 (Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 373; service through Romania and Russia via landline; satellite earth stations - at least 3 - Intelsat, Eutelsat, and Intersputnik" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio stations; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2016)" + "text": "state-owned national radio-TV broadcaster operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; a total of nearly 70 terrestrial TV channels and some 50 radio stations are in operation; Russian and Romanian channels also are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".md" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.768 million" + "text": "2,616,792" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "49.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76.12% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "623,135" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "18 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "21" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,005,942" + "text": "1,135,999 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "489,630 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "640,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -858,78 +827,84 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,906 km (2013)" + "text": "1916 km gas (2014)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,171 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,157 km 1.520-m gauge" + "text": "1,171 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "14 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "1,157 km 1.520-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "9,352 km" + "text": "9,352 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "8,835 km" + "text": "8,835 km (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "517 km (2012)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "558 km (in public use on Danube, Dniester and Prut rivers) (2011)" + "text": "558 km (in public use on Danube, Dniester and Prut Rivers) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "121" + "text": "142" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 7, cargo 88, carrier 1, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 11, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "63 (Bulgaria 1, Denmark 1, Egypt 5, Greece 1, Israel 2, Lebanon 1, Pakistan 1, Romania 2, Russia 5, Syria 5, Turkey 18, UK 3, Ukraine 14, Yemen 4) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 4, general cargo 98, oil tanker 8, other 28 (2019)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit); Carabinieri Troops: a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces (2016)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "National Army: Land Forces Command, Air Forces Command (includes air defense unit); Carabinieri Troops (a component of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that also has official status as a service of the Armed Forces during wartime) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.3% of GDP (2016) ++ 0.3% of GDP (2015) ++ 0.3% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.3% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.3% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "0.4% of GDP (2019) / 0.4% of GDP (2018) / 0.4% of GDP (2017) / 0.45% of GDP (2016) / 0.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of the Moldovan National Army vary; approximately 6,000 active troops (5,000 Land Forces; 1,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Moldovan military's inventory is limited and almost entirely comprised of older Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2000, it has received small amounts of donated material from other nations, including the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; male registration required at age 16; 1-year service obligation (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Moldova intends to abolish military conscription by 2021" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -941,7 +916,7 @@ "text": "6,779 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "5,014 (2015)" + "text": "4,451 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/mj.json b/europe/mj.json index cd654bcd..da79152d 100644 --- a/europe/mj.json +++ b/europe/mj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries, Montenegro managed to maintain a level of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929; at the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro federated with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006." + "text": "The use of the name Crna Gora or Black Mountain (Montenegro) began in the 13th century in reference to a highland region in the Serbian province of Zeta. The later medieval state of Zeta maintained its existence until 1496 when Montenegro finally fell under Ottoman rule. Over subsequent centuries, Montenegro managed to maintain a level of autonomy within the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro was a theocracy ruled by a series of bishop princes; in 1852, it transformed into a secular principality. Montenegro was recognized as an independent sovereign principality at the Congress of Berlin in 1878. After World War I, during which Montenegro fought on the side of the Allies, Montenegro was absorbed by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which became the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929. At the conclusion of World War II, it became a constituent republic of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. When the latter dissolved in 1992, Montenegro joined with Serbia, creating the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and, after 2003, shifting to a looser State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. In May 2006, Montenegro invoked its right under the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro to hold a referendum on independence from the two-state union. The vote for severing ties with Serbia barely exceeded 55% - the threshold set by the EU - allowing Montenegro to formally restore its independence on 3 June 2006. In 2017, Montenegro joined NATO and is currently completing its EU accession process, having officially applied to join the EU in December 2008." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Connecticut" + "text": "slightly smaller than Connecticut; slightly larger than twice the size of Delaware" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,086 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Adriatic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "38.2% ++ arable land 12.9%; permanent crops 1.2%; permanent pasture 24.1%" + "text": "38.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "12.9% (2011 est.) / 1.2% (2011 est.) / 24.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "40.4%" + "text": "40.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "24 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor" + "text": "pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; serious air pollution in Podgorica, Pljevlja and Niksie; air pollution in Pljevlja is caused by the nearby lignite power plant and the domestic use of coal and wood for household heating" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "644,578 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "609,859 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Roma 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Serbian 42.9%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5.3%, Albanian 5.3%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 4% (2011 est.)" @@ -122,148 +128,182 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.13% (male 47,983/female 49,527)" + "text": "18.14% (male 57,402/female 53,217)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.92% (male 29,003/female 34,907)" + "text": "12.78% (male 40,220/female 37,720)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.83% (male 163,055/female 138,792)" + "text": "39.65% (male 120,374/female 121,461)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.37% (male 42,998/female 43,168)" + "text": "13.41% (male 40,099/female 41,670)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.76% (male 38,014/female 57,131) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.02% (male 42,345/female 55,351) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.7%" + "text": "51.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "27.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "23.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.2 years" + "text": "39.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.3 years" + "text": "38.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.35% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.37% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Net migration rate": { + "text": "-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "64% of total population (2015)" + "text": "67.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.54% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PODGORICA (capital) 165,000 (2014)" + "text": "177,000 PODGORICA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.77 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.3 (2010 est.)" + "text": "26.3 years (2010 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "39.4% (2005/06)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.11 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 99.2% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" + "Infant mortality rate": { + "total": { + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0.8% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + }, + "female": { + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98% of population ++ rural: 92.2% of population ++ total: 95.9% of population" + "Life expectancy at birth": { + "total population": { + "text": "77.3 years" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2% of population ++ rural: 7.8% of population ++ total: 4.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "74.8 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "79.8 years (2020 est.)" + } + }, + "Total fertility rate": { + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "20.7% (2018)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.6% (2016)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "6.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (2016)" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.4% (2014)" + "text": "23.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "1% (2013)" @@ -276,13 +316,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.7%" + "text": "98.8%" }, "male": { "text": "99.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "98% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.3% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -293,26 +333,18 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2010)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "8,520" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "10% (2005 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "41.1%" + "text": "29.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "42.3%" + "text": "33.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "39.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -352,30 +384,33 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1 hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name translates as \"beneath Gorica\"; the meaning of Gorica is \"hillock\"; the reference is to the small hill named Gorica that the city is built around" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Gusinje, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Petnijica, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Ulcinj, Zabljak" + "text": "24 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina); Andrijevica, Bar, Berane, Bijelo Polje, Budva, Cetinje, Danilovgrad, Gusinje, Herceg Novi, Kolasin, Kotor, Mojkovac, Niksic, Petnijica, Plav, Pljevlja, Pluzine, Podgorica, Rozaje, Savnik, Tivat, Tuzi, Ulcinj, Zabljak" }, "Independence": { - "text": "3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)" + "text": "3 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 13 March 1852 (Principality of Montenegro established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Montenegrin independence); 28 August 1910 (Kingdom of Montenegro established)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against Nazi occupiers and sided with the partisan Communist movement)" + "text": "National Day, 13 July (1878, the day the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the 27th independent state in the world, and 1941, the day the Montenegrins staged an uprising against fascist occupiers and sided with the partisan communist movement)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 22 October 2007" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of Montenegro, by the government, or by at least 25 members of the Assembly; passage of draft proposals requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, followed by a public hearing; passage of draft amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; changes to certain constitutional articles such as sovereignty, state symbols, citizenship, and constitutional change procedures require three-fifths majority vote in a referendum; amended 2013, 2014 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of Montenegro, by the government, or by at least 25 members of the Assembly; passage of draft proposals requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, followed by a public hearing; passage of draft amendments requires two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly; changes to certain constitutional articles, such as sovereignty, state symbols, citizenship, and constitutional change procedures, require three-fifths majority vote in a referendum; amended 2013, 2014" } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -396,19 +431,19 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Filip VUJANOVIC (since 6 April 2008)" + "text": "President Milo DJUKANOVIC (since 20 May 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Dusko MARKOVIC (since 28 November 2016); note - Prime Minister Milo DJUKANOVIC resigned 26 October 2016" + "text": "Prime Minister Dusko MARKOVIC (since 28 November 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Ministers act as cabinet" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the president, approved by the Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 15 April 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister nominated by the president, approved by the Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Filip VUJANOVIC reelected president; percent of vote - Filip VUJANOVIC (DPS) 51.2%, Miodrag LEKIC (independent) 48.8%%" + "text": "Milo DJUKANOVIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Milo DJUKANOVIC (DPS) 53.9%, Mladen BOJANIC (independent) 33.4%, Draginja VUKSANOVIC (SDP) 8.2%, Marko MILACIC (PRAVA) 2.8%, other 1.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -416,35 +451,32 @@ "text": "unicameral Assembly or Skupstina (81 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 16 October 2016 (next to be held by October 2020)" + "text": "last held on 30 August 2020 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - DPS 41.4%, DF 20.3%, Key Coalition, 11.1%, DCG 10.0%, SDP 5.2%, SD 3.3%, BS, 3.2%, Albanians Decisively 1.3%, HGI .5%, other 3.7%; seats by party/coalition - DPS 36, DF 18, Key Coalition 9, DCG 8, SDP 4, SD 2, BS 2, Albanians Decisively 1, HGI 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - DPS 35.1%, ZBCG 32.6%, MNIM 12.5%, URA 5.5%, SD 4.1%, BS 3.9%, SDP 3.1%, AL 1.6%, AK 1.1%, other 0.4%; seats by party/coalition - DPS 30, ZBCG 27, MNIM 10, URA 4, BS 3, SD 3, SDP 2, AL 1, AK 1.; composition - men 57, women 24, percent of women 29.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Vrhovni Sud (consists of the court president, deputy president, and 15 judges); Constitutional Court or Ustavni Sud (consists of the court president and 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president proposed by general session of the Supreme Court and elected by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body consisting of judges, lawyers designated by the Assembly, and the minister of judicial affairs; Supreme Court president elected for a single renewable, 5-year term; other judges elected by the Judicial Council for life; Constitutional Court judges - 2 proposed by the president of Montenegro and 5 by the Assembly, and elected by the Assembly; court president elected from among the court members; court president elected for 3 years, other judges 9 years" + "text": "Supreme Court president proposed by general session of the Supreme Court and elected by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body consisting of judges, lawyers designated by the Assembly, and the minister of judicial affairs; Supreme Court president elected for a single renewable, 5-year term; other judges elected by the Judicial Council for life; Constitutional Court judges - 2 proposed by the president of Montenegro and 5 by the Assembly, and elected by the Assembly; court president elected from among the court members; court president elected for a 3-year term, other judges serve 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Administrative Courts; Appellate Court; Commercial Courts; High Courts; basic courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Albanians Decisively [Genci NIMANBEGU] (includes FORCA, AA, DUA) ++ Albanian Alternative or AA [Nik DJELOSAJ] ++ Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC] ++ Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC] ++ Democratic Alliance or DEMOS [Miodrag LEKIC] ++ Democratic Front or DF [collective leadership] (includes NOVA, PZP, DNP, RP) ++ Democratic Montenegro or DCG [Aleksa BECIC] ++ Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC] ++ Democratic Union of Albanians or DUA [Mehmet ZENKA] ++ Key Coalition [Miodrag LEKIC] (includes DEMOS, SNP, URA] ++ Movement for Change or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC] ++ New Democratic Power or FORCA [Nazif CUNGU] ++ New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC] ++ Social Democrats or SD [Ivan BRAJOVIC] ++ Socialist People's Party or SNP [Srdjan MILIC] ++ United Reform Action or URA [Zarko RAKCEVIC] ++ Workers' Party or RP [Janko VUCINIC]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Albanian Alternative or AA [Nik DJELOSAJ]Albanian Coalition (includes DP, DSCG, DUA)Albanian Coalition Perspective or AKPAlbanian List (coalition includes AA, Forca, AKP, DSA)Bosniak Party or BS [Rafet HUSOVIC]Croatian Civic Initiative or HGI [Marija VUCINOVIC]Croatian Reform Party [Marija VUCINOVIC]Democratic Alliance or DEMOS [Miodrag LEKIC]Democratic Front or DF [collective leadership] (coalition includes NOVA, PZP, DNP, RP)Democratic League in Montenegro or DSCG [Mehmet BARDHI]Democratic League of Albanians or DSADemocratic Montenegro or DCG [Alexsa BECIC]Democratic Party or DP [Fatmir GJEKA]Democratic Party of Socialists or DPS [Milo DJUKANOVIC]Democratic Party of Unity or DSJ [Nebojsa JUSKOVIC]Democratic People's Party or DNP [Milan KNEZEVIC]Democratic Serb Party or DSS [Dragica PEROVIC]Democratic Union of Albanians or DUA [Mehmet ZENKA]For the Future of Montenegro or ZBCG [Zdravko KRIVOKAPIC] (electoral coalition includes SNP and 2 alliances - DF, NP)Liberal Party or LP [Andrija POPOVIC]Movement for Change or PZP [Nebojsa MEDOJEVIC]New Democratic Power or FORCA [Nazif CUNGU]New Serb Democracy or NOVA [Andrija MANDIC]Party of Pensioners, Disabled, and Restitution or PUPI [Momir JOKSIMOVIC]Peace is Our Nation or MNIM [Alexa BECIC] (coalition includes Democrats, DEMOS, New Left, PUPI)Popular Movement or NP [Miodrag DAVIDOVIC] (coalition includes DEMOS, RP, UCG, and several minor parties)Social Democratic Party or SDP [Ranko KRIVOKAPIC]Social Democrats or SD [Ivan BRAJOVIC]Socialist People's Party or SNP [Vladimir JOKOVIC]True Montenegro or PRAVA [Marko MILACIC]United Montenegro or UCG [Goran DANILOVIC] (split from DEMOS)United Reform Action or URA [Dritan ABAZOVIC]Workers' Party or RP [Janko VUCINIC]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant)" + "text": "Ambassador Nebojsa KALUDEROVIC (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009" @@ -461,19 +493,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Margaret UYEHARA (since 19 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Judy Rising REINKE (since 20 December 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "+382 (0)20 410 500" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Dzona Dzeksona 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro" + "text": "Dzona Dzeksona 2, 81000 Podgorica" }, "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[382] (0) 20 410 500" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[382] (0) 20 241 358" + "text": "[382]  20-241-358" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -490,297 +522,291 @@ "text": "Sekula DRLJEVIC/unknown, arranged by Zarko MIKOVIC" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2004; music based on a Montenegrin folk song" + "text": "note: adopted 2004; music based on a Montenegrin folk song" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Montenegro's economy is transitioning to a market system. From the beginning of the privatization process in 1999 through 2015, around 85% of Montenegrin state-owned companies have been privatized, including 100% of banking, telecommunications, and oil distribution. Tourism brings in twice as many visitors as Montenegro’s total population every year. Several new luxury tourism complexes are in various stages of development along the coast, and a number are being offered in connection with nearby boating and yachting facilities. ++ ++ Montenegro uses the euro as its domestic currency, though it is not an official member of the euro zone. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF, and in December 2011, the WTO. Montenegro began negotiations to join the EC in June, 2012, having met the conditions set down by the European Council, which called on Montenegro to take steps to fight corruption and organized crime. ++ ++ The government recognizes the need to remove impediments in order to remain competitive and open the economy to foreign investors. The biggest foreign investors in Montenegro are Italy, Norway, Austria, Russia, Hungary and the UK. Net foreign direct investment in 2014 reached $483 million and investment per capita is one of the highest in Europe. ++ ++ Montenegro is currently planning major overhauls of its road and rail networks, and possible expansions of its air transportation system. In 2014, the Government of Montenegro selected two Chinese companies to construct a 41 km-long section of the country’s highway system. Construction will cost around $1.1 billion. Montenegro first instituted a value-added tax (VAT) in April 2003, and introduced differentiated VAT rates of 17% and 7% (for tourism) in January 2006. In May 2013, the Montenegrin Government raised the higher level VAT rate to 19%." + "text": "Montenegro's economy is transitioning to a market system. Around 90% of Montenegrin state-owned companies have been privatized, including 100% of banking, telecommunications, and oil distribution. Tourism, which accounts for more than 20% of Montenegro’s GDP, brings in three times as many visitors as Montenegro’s total population every year. Several new luxury tourism complexes are in various stages of development along the coast, and a number are being offered in connection with nearby boating and yachting facilities. In addition to tourism, energy and agriculture are considered two distinct pillars of the economy. Only 20% of Montenegro’s hydropower potential is utilized. Montenegro plans to become a net energy exporter, and the construction of an underwater cable to Italy, which will be completed by the end of 2018, will help meet its goal. Montenegro uses the euro as its domestic currency, though it is not an official member of the euro zone. In January 2007, Montenegro joined the World Bank and IMF, and in December 2011, the WTO. Montenegro began negotiations to join the EU in 2012, having met the conditions set down by the European Council, which called on Montenegro to take steps to fight corruption and organized crime. The government recognizes the need to remove impediments in order to remain competitive and open the economy to foreign investors. Net foreign direct investment in 2017 reached $848 million and investment per capita is one of the highest in Europe, due to a low corporate tax rate. The biggest foreign investors in Montenegro in 2017 were Norway, Russia, Italy, Azerbaijan and Hungary. Montenegro is currently planning major overhauls of its road and rail networks, and possible expansions of its air transportation system. In 2014, the Government of Montenegro selected two Chinese companies to construct a 41 km-long section of the country’s highway system, which will become part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Cheaper borrowing costs have stimulated Montenegro’s growing debt, which currently sits at 65.9% of GDP, with a forecast, absent fiscal consolidation, to increase to 80% once the repayment to China’s Ex/Im Bank of a €800 million highway loan begins in 2019. Montenegro first instituted a value-added tax (VAT) in April 2003, and introduced differentiated VAT rates of 17% and 7% (for tourism) in January 2006. The Montenegrin Government increased the non-tourism Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 21% as of January 2018, with the goal of reducing its public debt." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$10.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.789 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11.08 billion (2017 est.) / $10.63 billion (2016 est.) / $10.32 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.242 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.784 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 3.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,000 (2016 est.) ++ $16,200 (2015 est.) ++ $15,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,800 (2017 est.) / $17,100 (2016 est.) / $16,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 5.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 9.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.8%" + "text": "76.8% (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "19.6% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "23.2% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "2.9% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.1%" + "text": "40.5% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-64.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-63% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "7.5% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "15.9% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "70.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "76.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives, grapes; sheep" + "text": "tobacco, potatoes, citrus fruits, olives and related products, grapes; sheep, wine" }, "Industries": { "text": "steelmaking, aluminum, agricultural processing, consumer goods, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "263,200 (2014 est.)" + "text": "273,200 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.3%" + "text": "7.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.9%" + "text": "17.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "76.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "75% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "18.5% (2014 est.) ++ 19.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "16.1% (2017 est.) / 17.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "8.6% (2013 est.)" }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "26.2 (2013 est.) ++ 24.3 (2010)" + "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { + "lowest 10%": { + "text": "3.5%" + }, + "highest 10%": { + "text": "25.7% (2014 est.)" + } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.56 billion" + "text": "1.78 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.63 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.05 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "59.5% of GDP (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 57.9% of GDP (2013 est.)", + "text": "67.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 66.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as int" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.22% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.36% (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$749 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $783.3 million (31 December 2010 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.982 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $2.01 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.63 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.682 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.532 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.827 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $3.322 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / -0.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$437 million (2016 est.) ++ -$387 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$780 million (2017 est.) / -$710 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$370.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $489.2 million (2012 est.)" - }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Croatia 22.7%, Serbia 22.7%, Slovenia 7.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "$422.2 million (2017 est.) / $362 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.982 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.4 billion (2012 est.)" - }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Serbia 29.3%, Greece 8.7%, China 7.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "$2.618 billion (2017 est.) / $2.29 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$599.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$1.077 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $846.5 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.576 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.433 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$483 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $446.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$133 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$2.516 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.224 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.045 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.808 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "914 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.21 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "900,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "890,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "24.6% of total installed capacity (20113 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "75.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "69% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "622 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "357 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "5,987 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,448 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "18 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.287 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "154,448" + "text": "183,387" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "29.96 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1.008 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,121,870" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "156 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "183.28 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites" + "text": "modern telecommunications system with access to European satellites; telecom sector in-line with EU norms which means competition, access and tariff structures; DSL, cable, leased line, fiber and wireless available; seasonal tourist have boosted mobile penetration; wide availability of LTE technologies has made mobile broadband a viable alternative to fixed-line broadband in rural areas; 5G services anticipated in the future (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "GSM mobile-cellular service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing" + "text": "GSM mobile-cellular service, available through multiple providers with national coverage growing; fixed-line 30 per 100 and mobile-cellular 183 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 382; 2 international switches connect the national system (2015)" + "text": "country code - 382; 2 international switches connect the national system" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-funded national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial TV networks, 1 satellite TV channel, and 2 radio networks; 4 public TV stations and some 20 private TV stations; 14 local public radio stations and more than 40 private radio stations (2007)" + "text": "state-funded national radio-TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial TV networks, 1 satellite TV channel, and 2 radio networks; 4 local public TV stations and 14 private TV stations; 14 local public radio stations, 35 private radio stations, and several on-line media (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".me" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "418,000" + "text": "439,311" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "64.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "71.52% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "159,029" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "26 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "4" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "526,980" + "text": "565,522 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "130,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -791,7 +817,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2" @@ -803,7 +829,7 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -811,18 +837,18 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "250 km" + "text": "250 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "250 km 1.435-m gauge (169 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "250 km 1.435-m gauge (224 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "7,762 km" + "text": "7,762 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "7,141 km" + "text": "7,141 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "621 km (2010)" @@ -830,13 +856,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "12" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "4 (Bahamas 2, Honduras 1, Slovakia 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, other 8 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -846,23 +869,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army of Montenegro (includes Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro: Army of Montenegro (includes Ground Troops (Kopnena Vojska), Montenegrin Navy (Mornarica Crne Gore, MCG)), Air Force (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.66% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.39% of GDP (2018) / 1.35% of GDP (2017) / 1.42% of GDP (2016) / 1.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of the Republic of Montenegro have approximately 2,400 total active duty troops (1,400 Army; 400 Navy; 200 Air Force; 400 other) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Armed Forces of Montenegro is small and consists mostly of equipment inherited from the former Yugoslavia military, with a limited mix of other imported systems, such as French-made helicopters; since 2010, it has received small quantities of equipment from Austria, Turkey, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.65% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.74% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.59% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.69% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.75% of GDP (2011)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "none" + "text": "Kosovo ratified the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro in March 2018, but the actual demarcation has not been completed" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "3,262 (2015)" + "text": "145 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 17,051 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2020)" } } } diff --git a/europe/mk.json b/europe/mk.json index 6b21c771..c5cbe4a9 100644 --- a/europe/mk.json +++ b/europe/mk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991. Greek objection to Macedonia’s name, insisting it implies territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of the same name, and democratic backsliding have stalled the country’s movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block Macedonian efforts to gain UN membership if the name “Macedonia” was used. Macedonia was eventually admitted to the UN in 1993 as “The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,” and at the same time it agreed to UN-sponsored negotiations on the name dispute. In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution are ongoing. Since 2004, the US and over 130 other nations have recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into an insurgency in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA), which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. Relations between Macedonians and ethnic Albanians remain fragile, however. ++ Macedonia has been engulfed in a political crisis that began after the 2014 legislative and presidential election, and which escalated in 2015 when opposition party began releasing wiretap content that it alleged showed widespread government corruption. Although Macedonia became an EU candidate in 2005, the country still faces challenges, including overcoming the political crisis, fully implementing OFA, resolving the outstanding name dispute with Greece, improving relations with Bulgaria, halting democratic backsliding, and stimulating economic growth and development. At the 2008 NATO Summit in Bucharest, Romania, the Allies agreed that Macedonia would be invited to join the Alliance as soon as a mutually acceptable resolution to the name dispute was reached with Greece." + "text": "North Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in 1991 under the name of \"Macedonia.\" Greek objection to the new country’s name, insisting it implied territorial pretensions to the northern Greek province of Macedonia, and democratic backsliding for several years stalled the country’s movement toward Euro-Atlantic integration. Immediately after Macedonia declared independence, Greece sought to block Macedonian efforts to gain UN membership if the name \"Macedonia\" was used. The country was eventually admitted to the UN in 1993 as \"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,\" and at the same time it agreed to UN-sponsored negotiations on the name dispute. In 1995, Greece lifted a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize relations, but the issue of the name remained unresolved and negotiations for a solution continued. Over time, the US and over 130 other nations recognized Macedonia by its constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian grievances over perceived political and economic inequities escalated into a conflict in 2001 that eventually led to the internationally brokered Ohrid Framework Agreement, which ended the fighting and established guidelines for constitutional amendments and the creation of new laws that enhanced the rights of minorities. In January 2018, the government adopted a new law on languages, which elevated the Albanian language to an official language at the national level, with the Macedonian language remaining the sole official language in international relations. Relations between ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians remain complicated, however. North Macedonia's pro-Western government has used its time in office since 2017 to sign a historic deal with Greece in June 2018 to end the name dispute and revive Skopje's NATO and EU membership prospects. This followed a nearly three-year political crisis that engulfed the country but ended in June 2017 following a six-month-long government formation period after a closely contested election in December 2016. The crisis began after the 2014 legislative and presidential election, and escalated in 2015 when the opposition party began releasing wiretapped material that revealed alleged widespread government corruption and abuse. Although an EU candidate since 2005, North Macedonia has yet to open EU accession negotiations. The country still faces challenges, including fully implementing reforms to overcome years of democratic backsliding and stimulating economic growth and development. In June 2018, Macedonia and Greece signed the Prespa Accord whereby the Republic of Macedonia agreed to change its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. Following ratification by both countries, the agreement went in to force on 12 February 2019. North Macedonia signed an accession protocol to become a NATO member state in February 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Vermont" + "text": "slightly larger than Vermont; almost four times the size of Delaware" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "741 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Vardar River 50 m ++ highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Vardar River 50 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.3% ++ arable land 16.4%; permanent crops 1.4%; permanent pasture 26.5%" + "text": "44.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16.4% (2011 est.) / 1.4% (2011 est.) / 26.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "39.8%" + "text": "39.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "15.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,280 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "high seismic risks" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from metallurgical plants" + "text": "air pollution from metallurgical plants; Skopje has severe air pollution problems every winter as a result of industrial emissions, smoke from wood-buring stoves, and exhaust fumes from old cars" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,100,025 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,125,971 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,85 +115,91 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Roma (Gypsy) 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Macedonian 64.2%, Albanian 25.2%, Turkish 3.9%, Romani 2.7%, Serb 1.8%, other 2.2% (2002 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: North Macedonia has not conducted a census since 2002; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 6.5–13% of North Macedonia’s population" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian (official) 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Roma 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other 1.8% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Macedonian (official) 66.5%, Albanian 25.1%, Turkish 3.5%, Romani 1.9%, Serbian 1.2%, other (includes Aromanian (Vlach) and Bosnian) 1.8% (2002 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: minority languages are co-official with Macedonian in municipalities where they are spoken by at least 20% of the population; Albanian is co-official in Tetovo, Brvenica, Vrapciste, and other municipalities; Turkish is co-official in Centar Zupa and Plasnica; Romani is co-official in Suto Orizari; Aromanian is co-official in Krusevo; Serbian is co-official in Cucer Sandevo" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Macedonian Orthodox 64.8%, Muslim 33.3%, other Christian 0.4%, other and unspecified 1.5% (2002 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.27% (male 187,752/female 174,935)" + "text": "16.16% (male 177,553/female 165,992)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.69% (male 148,340/female 139,195)" + "text": "12.65% (male 139,250/female 129,770)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.65% (male 465,622/female 451,028)" + "text": "44.47% (male 480,191/female 465,145)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.3% (male 126,548/female 131,749)" + "text": "12.55% (male 131,380/female 135,407)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "13.09% (male 117,787/female 157,069) (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.17% (male 131,674/female 169,609) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.4%" + "text": "44.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "23.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "17.4%" + "text": "20.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.5 years" + "text": "39 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.4 years" + "text": "38 years" }, "female": { - "text": "38.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.15% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "57.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "58.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.11% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.45% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SKOPJE (capital) 503,000 (2015)" + "text": "595,000 SKOPJE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" @@ -197,89 +211,98 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.6 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.2 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.2 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.6 years" + "text": "74.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "40.2% (2011)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.62 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.8% of population ++ rural: 98.9% of population ++ total: 99.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.2% of population ++ rural: 1.1% of population ++ total: 0.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.87 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.2% of population ++ rural: 82.6% of population ++ total: 90.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.8% of population ++ rural: 17.4% of population ++ total: 9.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "17.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "9.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.01% (2013 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "200 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "300 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.8% (2014)" + "text": "22.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "1.3% (2011)" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" @@ -291,59 +314,48 @@ "text": "98.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2012)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "16,782" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "6% (2005 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "53.1%" + "text": "45.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "52%" + "text": "46.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "55% (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, "Government": { "Country name": { "conventional long form": { - "text": "Republic of Macedonia" + "text": "Republic of North Macedonia" }, "conventional short form": { - "text": "Macedonia" + "text": "North Macedonia" }, "local long form": { - "text": "Republika Makedonija" + "text": "Republika Severna Makedonija" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Makedonija" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the provisional designation used by the UN, EU, and NATO is the \"former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia\" (FYROM)" + "text": "Severna Makedonija" }, "former": { - "text": "People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia" + "text": "Democratic Federal Macedonia, People's Republic of Macedonia, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia" }, "etymology": { "text": "the country name derives from the ancient kingdom of Macedon (7th to 2nd centuries B.C.)" @@ -364,6 +376,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Skopje derives from its ancient name Scupi, the Latin designation of a classical era Greco-Roman frontier fortress town; the name may go back even further to a pre-Greek, Illyrian name" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -373,14 +388,14 @@ "text": "8 September 1991 (referendum by registered voters endorsed independence from Yugoslavia)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 8 September (1991); also known as National Day" + "text": "Independence Day, 8 September (1991), also known as National Day" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 17 November 1991, effective 20 November 1991" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by at least 30 members of the Assembly, or by petition of at least 150,000 citizens; draft amendments require approval by majority vote of Assembly members, followed by public debate; final passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Assembly members; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic, by the government, by at least 30 members of the Assembly, or by petition of at least 150,000 citizens; final approval requires a two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; amended several times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -394,7 +409,7 @@ "text": "no" }, "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Macedonia" + "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of North Macedonia" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { "text": "no" @@ -408,35 +423,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Gjorge IVANOV (since 12 May 2009)" + "text": "President Stevo PENDAROVSKI (since 12 May 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Interim Prime Minister Emil DIMITRIEV (since 18 January 2016); Prime Minister Nikola GRUEVSKI (since 26 August 2006) resigned on 15 January 2016" + "text": "Prime Minister Zoran ZAEV (since 31 August 2020); note - Prime Minister ZAEV resigned on 3 January 2019 but was reelected by the Assembly on 31 August 2020 (62-51) following the delayed Assembly general election on 15 July 2020" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers elected by the Assembly by simple majority vote; note - the 2014 cabinet formed by the government coalition parties VMRO-DPMNE, DUI, and several small parties; as a result of an agreement reached in July 2015 between the largest parties to resolve a 16-month opposition boycott of the Assembly, several minister and deputy minister positions were also given to the opposition SDSM" + "text": "Council of Ministers elected by the Assembly by simple majority vote" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 13 and 27 April 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected using a modified 2-round system; a candidate can only be elected in the first round with an absolute majority from all registered voters; in the second round, voter turnout must be at least 40% for the result to be deemed valid; president elected for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 April and 5 May 2019 (next to be held in 2024); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Assembly; Zoran ZAEV reelected prime minister by the Assembly on 31 August 2020; Assembly vote - 62 for, 51 against" }, "election results": { - "text": "Gjorge IVANOV reelected president in second round; percent of vote - Gjorge IVANOV (independent) 55.3%, Stevo PENDAROVSKI (SDSM) 41.1%, other 3.6%" + "text": "Stevo PENDAROVSKI elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Stevo PENDAROVSKI (SDSM) 44.8%, Gordana SILJANOVSKA-DAVKOVA (VMRO-DPMNE) 44.2%, Blenim REKA (independent) 11.1%; percent of vote in second round - Stevo PENDAROVSKI 53.6%, Gordana SILJANOVSKA-DAVKOVA 46.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly or Sobranie (123 seats; 120 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 3 directly elected in diaspora constituencies worldwide by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly - Sobraine in Macedonian, Kuvend in Albanian (between 120 and 140 seats, currently 120; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote; possibility of 3 directly elected in diaspora constituencies by simple majority vote provided there is sufficient voter turnout; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last election was to be held on 12 April 2020 but was postponed until 15 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - VMRO-DPMNE 39.4%, SDSM coalition 37.9%, BDI 7.5%, Besa Movement 5.0%, Alliance for Albanians 3.1%, PDSh 2.7%, other 4.4%; seats by party - VMRO-DPMNE 51, SDSM coalition 49, BDI 10, Besa Movement 5, Alliance for Albanians 3, PDSh 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - We Can 35.9%, Renewal 34.6%, BDI 11.5%, AfA-Alternative 9%, The Left 4.1%, PDSh 1.5%, other 3.4%; seats by party/coalition - We Can 46, Renewal 44, BDI 15, AfA-Alternative 12, The Left 2, PDSh 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consist of NA judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 22 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial Council, a 7-member body of legal professionals, and appointed by the Assembly; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the Assembly for nonrenewable, 9-year terms" @@ -446,16 +461,10 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Albanians ++ Besa Movement [Bilal KASAMI] ++ Citizens Option for Macedonia or GROM [Stevco JAKIMOVSKI] ++ Democratic Party of Albanians or PDSh [Menduh THACI] ++ Democratic Union for Integration or BDI [Ali AHMETI] ++ Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity or VMRO-DPMNE [Nikola GRUEVSKI] ++ National Democratic Revival or RDK [Vesel MEMEDI] ++ Social Democratic Union of Macedonia or SDSM [Zoran ZAEV]", - "note": { - "text": "during the 2016 parliamentary elections VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM each led coalitions" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Federation of Free Trade Unions [Mirjana ANDREVSKA] ++ Federation of Trade Unions [Zivko MITREVSKI] ++ Trade Union of Education, Science and Culture or SONK [Jakim NEDELKOV] ++ Student Plenum ++ Eco Guerilla [Arianit XHAFERI]" + "text": "Alliance for Albanians or AfA [Ziadin SELA]Alternative (Alternativa) [Afrim GASHI]Besa Movement [Bilal KASAMI]Democratic Party of Albanians or PDSh [Menduh THACI]Democratic Union for Integration or BDI [Ali AHMETI]Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity or VMRO-DPMNE [Hristijan MICKOSKI]Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - People's Party or VMRO-NP [Ljubco GEORGIEVSKI]Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Goran MILEVSKI]Renewal (VMRO-DPMNE coalition)Social Democratic Union of Macedonia or SDSM [Zoran ZAEV]The Left (Levica) [Dimitar APASIEV]Turkish Democratic Party of DPT [Beycan ILYAS]We Can (coalition includes SDSM/Besa/VMRO-NP, DPT, LDP)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -476,17 +485,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jess L. BAILY (since 12 February 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Str. Samolilova, Nr. 21, 1000 Skopje" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Skopje, US Department of State, 7120 Skopje Place, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)" + "text": "Ambassador Kate Marie BYRNES (since 12 July 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[389] (2) 310-2000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Str. Samoilova, Nr. 21, 1000 Skopje" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy Skopje, US Department of State, 7120 Skopje Place, Washington, DC 20521-7120 (pouch)" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[389] (2) 310-2499" } @@ -505,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "Vlado MALESKI/Todor SKALOVSKI" }, "note": { - "text": "written in 1943 and adopted in 1991 , the song previously served as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia while part of Yugoslavia" + "text": "note: written in 1943 and adopted in 1991, the song previously served as the anthem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia while part of Yugoslavia" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Since its independence in 1991, Macedonia has made progress in liberalizing its economy and improving its business environment, but has lagged the Balkan region in attracting foreign investment. Corruption and weak rule of law remain significant problems. Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law. ++ ++ Macedonia’s economy is closely linked to Europe as a customer for exports and source of investment, and has suffered as a result of prolonged weakness in the euro zone. Unemployment has remained consistently high at about 30% since 2008, but may be overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to be between 20% and 45% of GDP, which is not captured by official statistics. ++ ++ Macedonia maintained macroeconomic stability through the global financial crisis by conducting prudent monetary policy, which keeps the domestic currency pegged against the euro, and by limiting fiscal deficits. The government has been loosening fiscal policy, however, and the budget deficit was 4.2% of GDP in both 2013 and 2014, gradually falling to 3.7% in 2015. By yearend 2015, public debt was 40.3%, which although low by regional comparison, is significant for a small economy." + "text": "Since its independence in 1991, Macedonia has made progress in liberalizing its economy and improving its business environment. Its low tax rates and free economic zones have helped to attract foreign investment, which is still low relative to the rest of Europe. Corruption and weak rule of law remain significant problems. Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law.   Macedonia’s economy is closely linked to Europe as a customer for exports and source of investment, and has suffered as a result of prolonged weakness in the euro zone. Unemployment has remained consistently high at about 23% but may be overstated based on the existence of an extensive gray market, estimated to be between 20% and 45% of GDP, which is not captured by official statistics.   Macedonia is working to build a country-wide natural gas pipeline and distribution network. Currently, Macedonia receives its small natural gas supplies from Russia via Bulgaria. In 2016, Macedonia signed a memorandum of understanding with Greece to build an interconnector that could connect to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline that will traverse the region once complete, or to an LNG import terminal in Greece.   Macedonia maintained macroeconomic stability through the global financial crisis by conducting prudent monetary policy, which keeps the domestic currency pegged to the euro, and inflation at a low level. However, in the last two years, the internal political crisis has hampered economic performance, with GDP growth slowing in 2016 and 2017, and both domestic private and public investments declining. Fiscal policies were lax, with unproductive public expenditures, including subsidies and pension increases, and rising guarantees for the debt of state owned enterprises, and fiscal targets were consistently missed. In 2017, public debt stabilized at about 47% of GDP, still relatively low compared to its Western Balkan neighbors and the rest of Europe." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$30.13 billion (2016 est.) ++ $29.48 billion (2015 est.) ++ $28.44 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$31.03 billion (2017 est.) / $31.02 billion (2016 est.) / $30.15 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars; Macedonia has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars; Macedonia has a large informal sector that may not be reflected in these data" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.49 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.37 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,500 (2016 est.) ++ $14,200 (2015 est.) ++ $13,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$14,900 (2017 est.) / $15,000 (2016 est.) / $14,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 30.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68%" + "text": "65.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "15.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "13.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "12.8%" + "text": "20.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50%" + "text": "54% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-65.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-69% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "26.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -572,230 +581,221 @@ "text": "food processing, beverages, textiles, chemicals, iron, steel, cement, energy, pharmaceuticals, automotive parts" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "957,400 (2016 est.)" + "text": "950,800 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "18.3%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "29.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "52.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "54.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "24.9% (2016 est.) ++ 26.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.4% (2017 est.) / 23.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "30.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.5% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.2%" + "text": "1.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "34.5% (2009 est.)" + "text": "25% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "43.6 (2013) ++ 39.2 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.063 billion" + "text": "3.295 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.44 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.605 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "50.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "39.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 39.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official data from Ministry of Finance; data cover central government debt; this data exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; include treasury debt held by foreign entitites; exclude debt issued by sub-na" + "text": "note: official data from Ministry of Finance; data cover central government debt; this data excludes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; includes treasury debt held by foreign entitites; excludes debt issued by sub-national entities; there are no debt instruments sold for social funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3.25% (31 December 2014) ++ 3.25% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "series discontinued in January 2010; the discount rate has been replaced by a referent rate for calculating the penalty rate" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.08% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.899 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.797 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$6.129 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $6.282 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.534 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.308 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$2.084 billion (31 December 2014) ++ $2.302 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $2.423 billion (31 December 2012)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$194 million (2016 est.) ++ -$141 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$151 million (2017 est.) / -$293 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.166 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.372 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.601 billion (2017 est.) / $3.75 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 46.7%, Bulgaria 6.1%, Serbia 4.4%, Belgium 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "foodstuffs, beverages, tobacco; textiles, miscellaneous manufactures, iron, steel; automotive parts" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 33.2%, Kosovo 11.5%, Bulgaria 5.1%, Greece 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.011 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.393 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.63 billion (2017 est.) / $5.805 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, automobiles, chemicals, fuels, food products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 15.9%, UK 13.6%, Greece 10.9%, Serbia 8.7%, Bulgaria 6.7%, Turkey 5.5%, Italy 4.7% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 11.9%, UK 10%, Greece 8%, Serbia 7.1%, China 5.9%, Italy 5.5%, Turkey 4.5%, Bulgaria 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.576 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.471 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.802 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.755 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.68 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.029 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$6.373 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.123 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$749.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $599.6 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.79 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.685 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Macedonian denars (MKD) per US dollar - ++ 56.82 (2016 est.) ++ 55.537 (2015 est.) ++ 55.537 (2014 est.) ++ 46.437 (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 47.89 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Macedonian denars (MKD) per US dollar - / 55.8 (2017 est.) / 55.733 (2016 est.) / 55.733 (2015 est.) / 55.537 (2014 est.) / 46.437 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.569 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.396 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "6.96 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.42 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "112.9 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.073 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.191 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.011 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.828 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "64.5% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "60% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "37% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "142 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "146 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1,719 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,616 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,065 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "17,950 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "23,560 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "134.7 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "198.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "134.7 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "198.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (31 December 2014 )" + "text": "0 cu m (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.9 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.459 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "372,557" + "text": "402,250" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "18.95 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.223 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,094,037" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.65 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "competition from the mobile-cellular segment of the telecommunications market has led to a drop in fixed-line telephone subscriptions" + "text": "being part of the EU pre-accession process has led to stronger teledensity with a closer regulatory framework and independent regulators; administrative ties with the European Union have led to progress; broadband services are widely available; more customers moving to fiber networks; 2 mobile network operators; end of roaming tariffs (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 120 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 19 per 100 and mobile-cellular 99 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 389 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 389" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "public TV broadcaster operates 3 national channels and a satellite network; 5 privately owned TV channels broadcast nationally using terrestrial transmitters and about 15 broadcast on national level via satellite; roughly 75 local commercial TV stations; (2012)" + "text": "public service TV broadcaster Macedonian Radio and Television operates 3 national terrestrial TV channels and 2 satellite TV channels; additionally, there are 10 regional TV stations that broadcast nationally using terrestrial transmitters, 54 TV channels with concession for cable TV, 9 regional TV stations with concessions for cable TV; 4 satellite TV channels broadcasting on a national level, 21 local commercial TV channels, and a large number of cable operators that offer domestic and international programming; the public radio broadcaster operates over 3 stations; there are 4 privately owned radio stations that broadcast nationally; 17 regional radio stations, and 49 local commercial radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mk" }, "Internet users": { - "text": "1.475 million ++ 70.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "1,677,569" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "79.17% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "427,964" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "20 (2018 est.)" + } } }, "Transportation": { @@ -807,70 +807,79 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "6 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 268 km; oil 120 km (2013)" + "text": "262 km gas, 120 km oil (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "699 km" + "text": "925 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "699 km 1.435-m gauge (223 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "925 km 1.435-m gauge (313 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "14,182 km (includes 242 km of expressways)" + "text": "14,182 km (includes 290 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "9,633 km" + "text": "9,633 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "4,549 km (2014)" + "text": "4,549 km (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army of the Republic of Macedonia (ARM; includes General Staff and subordinate Joint Operational Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Special Operations Regiment) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM; includes a General Staff and subordinate Operations Command, Logistic Support Command, Training and Doctrine Command, and Center for Electronic Reconnaissance) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Operations Command includes air, ground, special operations, support, and reserve forces" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 1% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia (ARSM) has approximately 8,000 active duty personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of North Macedonia's Army consists mostly of Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, it has received small amounts of equipment from Ireland and Turkey (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2008 (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.08% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.17% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.14% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.2% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Kosovo and Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008; Greece continues to reject the use of the name Macedonia or Republic of Macedonia" + "text": "Kosovo and North Macedonia completed demarcation of their boundary in September 2008" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "667 (2015)" + "text": "571 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "478,004 refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: 506,774 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-August 2020); North Macedonia is predominantly a transit country and hosts fewer than 50 refugees and asylum seekers as of October 2017; 3,132 migrant arrivals in 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/mn.json b/europe/mn.json index 7422e71c..bd5c37ce 100644 --- a/europe/mn.json +++ b/europe/mn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling GRIMALDI family first seized temporary control in 1297, and again in 1331, but was not able to permanently secure its holding until 1419. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center." + "text": "The Genoese built a fortress on the site of present day Monaco in 1215. The current ruling GRIMALDI family first seized control in 1297 but was not able to permanently secure its holding until 1419. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ "text": "hilly, rugged, rocky" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Agel 140 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Chemin des Revoires on Mont Agel 162 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "1% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "99% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated country in the world; its entire population living on 2 square km" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the second most densely populated country in the world (after Macau); its entire population living on 2 square km" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "none" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "no serious issues; actively monitors pollution levels in air and water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "30,581 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "39,000 (2019 est.)", "note": { - "text": "immigrants make up more than 55% of the total population, according to UN data (2015)" + "text": "note: immigrants make up almost 68% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "French (official) 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%" + "text": "Monegasque 32.1%, French 19.9%, Italian 15.3%, British 5%, Belgian 2.3%, Swiss 2%, German 1.9%, Russian 1.8%, American 1.1%, Dutch 1.1%, Moroccan 1%, other 16.6%note: data represent population by country of birthFrench 24.9%, Monegasque 22.5%, Italian 21.9%, British 7.5%, Swiss 3.2%, Belgian 2.9%, German 2.4%, Russian 2%, Dutch 1.5%, Portuguese 1.4%, Greek 1.1%, American 1%, other 7.7%note: data represent population by nationality (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque" @@ -125,129 +128,129 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "11.08% (male 1,744/female 1,644)" + "text": "9.41% (male 1,497/female 1,415)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.13% (male 1,439/female 1,352)" + "text": "9.52% (male 1,538/female 1,406)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.68% (male 5,162/female 5,137)" + "text": "30.46% (male 4,779/female 4,644)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.79% (male 2,253/female 2,270)" + "text": "15.47% (male 2,370/female 2,417)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "31.33% (male 4,269/female 5,311) (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.15% (male 4,817/female 6,057) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "52.4 years" + "text": "55.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "51.1 years" + "text": "53.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "53.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "57 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.37% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "6.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated country in the world; its entire population living on 2 square km" + "text": "the second most densely populated country in the world (after Macau); its entire population living on 2 square km" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.51% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MONACO (capital) 38,000 (2014)" + "text": "39,000 MONACO (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "1.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { "text": "2.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "89.5 years" + "text": "89.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "85.6 years" + "text": "85.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "93.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "93.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "1.8% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "7.17 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "7.51 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "13.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -260,7 +263,18 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "26.6%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "25.7%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "27.9% (2016 est.)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -312,7 +326,7 @@ "text": "previous 1911 (suspended 1959); latest adopted 17 December 1962" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by joint agreement of the chief of state (the prince) and the National Council; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of National Council members; amended 2002 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by joint agreement of the chief of state (the prince) and the National Council; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of National Council members; amended 2002" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -357,14 +371,14 @@ "text": "unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 8 directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018)" + "text": "last held on 11 February 2018 (next to be held in February 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Horizon Monaco 50.3%, Union Monegasque 39%, Renaissance 10.7%; seats by party - Horizon Monaco 20, Union Monegasque 3, Renaissance 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Priorite Monaco 57.7%, Horizon Monaco 26.1%, Union Monegasque 16.2%; seats by party - Priorite Monaco 21, Horizon Monaco 2, Union Monegasque 1; composition - men 16, women 8, percent of women 33.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 permanent members and 2 substitutes)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -375,10 +389,7 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Horizon Monaco [Laurent NOUVION] ++ Renaissance [SBM (public corporation)] ++ Union Monegasque [Jean-Francois ROBILLON]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Horizon Monaco [Laurent NOUVION]Priorite Monaco [Stephane VALERI]Renaissance [SBM (public corporation)]Union Monegasque [Jean-Francois ROBILLON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CD, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ITSO, ITU, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO" @@ -401,12 +412,12 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US ambassador to France, handles diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco" + "text": "US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Ambassador to France is accredited to Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France), under the authority of the US Ambassador to France, handles diplomatic and consular matters concerning Monaco; +(33)(1) 43-12-22-22, enter zero \"0\" after the automated greeting; US Embassy Paris, 2 Avenue Gabriel, 75008 Paris, France" }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; the colors are those of the ruling House of Grimaldi and have been in use since 1339, making the flag one of the world's oldest national banners", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -420,35 +431,35 @@ "text": "Louis NOTARI/Charles ALBRECHT" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1867, lyrics adopted 1931; although French is commonly spoken, only the Monegasque lyrics are official; the French version is known as \"Hymne Monegasque\" (Monegasque Anthem); the words are generally only sung on official occasions" + "text": "note: music adopted 1867, lyrics adopted 1931; although French is commonly spoken, only the Monegasque lyrics are official; the French version is known as \"Hymne Monegasque\" (Monegasque Anthem); the words are generally only sung on official occasions" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas. ++ ++ The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. Monaco, however, is not a tax-free shelter; it charges nearly 20% value-added tax, collects stamp duties, and companies face a 33% tax on profits unless they can show that three-quarters of profits are generated within the principality. Monaco was formally removed from the OECD's \"grey list\" of uncooperative tax jurisdictions in late 2009, but continues to face international pressure to abandon its banking secrecy laws and help combat tax evasion. In October 2014, Monaco officially became the 84th jurisdiction participating in the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, an effort to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion. ++ ++ Monaco's reliance on tourism and banking for its economic growth has left it vulnerable to a downturn in France and other European economies which are the principality's main trade partners. In 2009, Monaco's GDP fell by 11.5% as the euro-zone crisis precipitated a sharp drop in tourism and retail activity and home sales. A modest recovery ensued in 2010 and intensified in 2013, with GDP growth of more than 9%, but Monaco's economic prospects remain uncertain, and tied to future euro-zone growth." + "text": "Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The principality also is a banking center and has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. Monaco, however, is not a tax-free shelter; it charges nearly 20% value-added tax, collects stamp duties, and companies face a 33% tax on profits unless they can show that three-quarters of profits are generated within the principality. Monaco was formally removed from the OECD's \"grey list\" of uncooperative tax jurisdictions in late 2009, but continues to face international pressure to abandon its banking secrecy laws and help combat tax evasion. In October 2014, Monaco officially became the 84th jurisdiction participating in the OECD’s Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, an effort to combat offshore tax avoidance and evasion. Monaco's reliance on tourism and banking for its economic growth has left it vulnerable to downturns in France and other European economies which are the principality's main trade partners. In 2009, Monaco's GDP fell by 11.5% as the euro-zone crisis precipitated a sharp drop in tourism and retail activity and home sales. A modest recovery ensued in 2010 and intensified in 2013, with GDP growth of more than 9%, but Monaco's economic prospects remain uncertain." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.79 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.213 billion (2012 est.) ++ $5.748 billion (2011 est.)", + "text": "$7.672 billion (2015 est.) / $7.279 billion (2014 est.) / $6.79 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2012 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$6.063 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.006 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "9.3% (2013 est.) ++ 1.2% (2012 est.) ++ 7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2015 est.) / 7.2% (2014 est.) / 9.6% (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$78,700 (2013 est.) ++ $73,200 (2012 est.) ++ $72,600 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$115,700 (2015 est.) / $109,200 (2014 est.) / $101,900 (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2013)" }, "industry": { - "text": "14%" + "text": "14% (2013)" }, "services": { "text": "86% (2013)" @@ -461,12 +472,12 @@ "text": "banking, insurance, tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "20% (2013)" + "text": "6.8% (2015)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "52,000", + "text": "52,000 (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes all foreign workers (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: includes all foreign workers" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -484,29 +495,29 @@ "text": "2% (2012)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$914.5 million" + "text": "896.3 million (2011 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$973 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "953.6 million (2011 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "17.7% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "14.9% (of GDP) (2011 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2011 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" @@ -514,74 +525,85 @@ "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { "text": "1.5% (2010)" }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" - }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.115 billion (2011) ++ $684.9 million (2010)", + "text": "$964.6 million (2017 est.) / $1.115 billion (2011)", "note": { - "text": "full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" + "text": "note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" } }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Europe 73.2%, Africa 14.6%, America 5.2%, Asia 4.9% (2013 est.)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.162 billion (2011) ++ $850.2 million (2010)", + "text": "$1.371 billion (2017 est.) / $1.162 billion (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" + "text": "note: full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France" } }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Europe 70.4%, Asia 20.8%, America 4.4%, Africa 4.1% (2013 est.)" - }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": " NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "49,085" + "text": "34,903" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "130 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.23 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "34,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "26,725" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "90 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "86.7 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers" + "text": "modern automatic telephone system; the country's sole fixed-line operator offers a full range of services to residential and business customers; competitive mobile telephony market; 4G LTE widely available (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 200 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 113 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 87 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system (2015)" + "text": "country code - 377; landing points for the EIG and Italy-Monaco submarine cables connecting Monaco to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "TV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network; cable TV available; Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s; (2012)" + "text": "TV Monte-Carlo operates a TV network; cable TV available; Radio Monte-Carlo has extensive radio networks in France and Italy with French-language broadcasts to France beginning in the 1960s and Italian-language broadcasts to Italy beginning in the 1970s; other radio stations include Riviera Radio and Radio Monaco" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mc" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "35,000" + "text": "29,821" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "93.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "97.05% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "19,822" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "65 (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -592,28 +614,20 @@ "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2012)" }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "77 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "77 km (2010)" - } - }, - "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "64 (Bahamas 8, Bermuda 2, Liberia 8, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 30, Panama 11, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2) (2010)" + "Railways": { + "note": { + "text": "note: Monaco has a single railway station but does not operate its own train service;  the French operator SNCF operates rail services in Monaco" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Monaco" + "text": "Hercules Port" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; Directorate of Public Security (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; Ministry of Interior: Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Prince’s Company of Carabiniers (Palace Guard)), Corps des Sapeurs-pompiers de Monaco (Fire and Emergency), Police Department (2019)" }, "Military - note": { "text": "defense is the responsibility of France" diff --git a/europe/mt.json b/europe/mt.json index 545d47e5..d0b26d45 100644 --- a/europe/mt.json +++ b/europe/mt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Great Britain formally acquired Malta in 1814. The island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars and remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964; a decade later it declared itself a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination while its key industries moved toward more service-oriented activities. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008." + "text": "With a civilization that dates back thousands of years, Malta boasts some of the oldest megalithic sites in the world. Situated in the center of the Mediterranean, Malta’s islands have long served as a strategic military asset, with the islands at various times having come under control of the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans,\nByzantines, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights of St. John, and the French. Most recently a British colony (since 1814), Malta gained its independence in 1964 and declared itself a republic ten years later. While under British rule, the island staunchly supported the UK through both world wars. Since about the mid-1980s, the island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a financial center, and a tourist destination while its key industries moved toward more service-oriented activities. Malta became an EU member in May 2004 and began using the euro as currency in 2008." } }, "Geography": { @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "mostly low, rocky, flat to dissected plains; many coastal cliffs" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Ta'Dmejrek 253 m (near Dingli)" + "highest point": { + "text": "Ta'Dmejrek on Dingli Cliffs 253 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.3% ++ arable land 28.4%; permanent crops 3.9%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "32.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "28.4% (2011 est.) / 3.9% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.9%" + "text": "0.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "66.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "35 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; increasing reliance on desalination" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; increasing reliance on desalination; deforestation; wildlife preservation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,12 +100,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing the commercial exploitation of the continental shelf between their countries, particularly for oil exploration" + "text": "the country comprises an archipelago, with only the three largest islands (Malta, Ghawdex or Gozo, and Kemmuna or Comino) inhabited; numerous bays provide good harbors; Malta and Tunisia are discussing oil exploration on the continental shelf between their countries, although no commercially viable reserves have been found as of 2017" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "415,196 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "457,267 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -119,207 +122,213 @@ "text": "Maltese (official) 90.1%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other 0.9% (2005 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic (official) more than 90% (2006 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.01% (male 31,978/female 30,361)" + "text": "14.38% (male 33,934/female 31,823)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.84% (male 25,276/female 23,890)" + "text": "10.33% (male 24,445/female 22,811)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.1% (male 85,151/female 81,346)" + "text": "41.1% (male 97,685/female 90,264)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.98% (male 28,797/female 29,251)" + "text": "12.88% (male 29,533/female 29,353)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.06% (male 35,614/female 43,532) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.3% (male 44,644/female 52,775) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "55.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "22.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "33.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.5 years" + "text": "42.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.4 years" + "text": "41.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.29% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.87% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population lives on the eastern half of Malta, the largest of the three inhabited islands" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "95.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "94.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.46% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VALLETTA (capital) 197,000 (2014)" + "text": "213,000 VALLETTA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "26.9", + "text": "28.9 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: data refer to the average of the different childbearing ages of first-order births" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.4 years" + "text": "82.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78 years" + "text": "80.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.49 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.86 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2016 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.7% (2014)" + "text": "28.9% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.4%" + "text": "94.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "93.1%" + "text": "93%" }, "female": { - "text": "95.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "11.8%" + "text": "9.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "11.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -356,6 +365,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named in honor of Jean de Valette, the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (crusader knights), who successfully led a defense of the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -372,11 +384,11 @@ "text": "many previous; latest adopted 21 September 1964" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposals (Acts of Parliament) require at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Representatives; passage of \"Acts\" requires majority vote by referendum, followed by final majority vote by the House of Representatives and assent by the president of the republic; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposals (Acts of Parliament) require at least two-thirds majority vote by the House of Representatives; passage of Acts requires majority vote by referendum, followed by final majority vote by the House and assent of the president of the republic; amended many times, last in 2016" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law (based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes)" + "text": "mixed legal system of English common law and civil law based on the Roman and Napoleonic civil codes; subject to European Union law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -400,58 +412,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (since 4 April 2014)" + "text": "President George VELLA (since 4 April 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Joseph MUSCAT (since 11 March 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Robert ABELA (13 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the House of Representatives for a 5-year term (1-term limit); election last held on 4 April 2014 (next to be held by April 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president for a 5-year term; deputy prime minister appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the House of Representatives for a single 5-year term; election last held on 2 April 2019 (next to be held by April 2024); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the president for a 5-year term; deputy prime minister appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister" }, "election results": { - "text": "Marie-Louise Coleiro PRECA (PL) elected president; House of Representatives vote - unanimous; Joseph MUSCAT (PL) appointed prime minister" + "text": "George VELLA (PL) elected president; House of Representatives vote - unanimous; Joseph MUSCAT (PL) reappointed prime minister" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats, but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 has 69 seats" + "text": "unicameral House of Representatives or Il-Kamra Tad-Deputati, a component of the Parliament of Malta (normally 65 seats but can include at-large members; members directly elected in 5 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - the parliament elected in 2013 had 69 seats; an additional two seats were added in 2016 by the Constitutional Court to correct for mistakes made in the 2013 vote-counting process" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 March 2013 (next to be held by mid-summer 2018)" + "text": "last held on 3 June 2017 (next to be held in 2022); note - Prime Minister MUSCAT called for early elections amid corruption allegations" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - PL 54.8%, PN 43.3%, other 1.9%; seats by party - PL 39, PN 30" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PL 55%, PN 43.7%, other 1.3%; seats by party - PL 37 PN 30; note - PN was awarded two additional seats for a total of 30 in accordance with the proportionality provisions specified in the constitution; PD candidates ran under the PN list; composition - men 57, women 10, percent of women 14.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 3 judges); Court of Criminal Appeal (consists of either 1 or 3 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president, usually upon the advice of the prime minister; judges of both courts serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Civil Court (divided into the General Jurisdiction Section, Family Section, and Voluntary Section); Criminal Court; Court of Magistrates; Gozo Courts (for the islands of Gozo and Comino}" + "text": "Civil Court (divided into the General Jurisdiction Section, Family Section, and Voluntary Section); Criminal Court; Court of Magistrates; Gozo Courts (for the islands of Gozo and Comino)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternattiva Demokratika or AD (Green Party) [Arnold CASSOLA] ++ Labor Party or PL [Joseph MUSCAT] ++ Nationalist Party or PN [Simon BUSUTTIL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Liberal Democrats Malta (Alleanza Liberali-Demokratika Malta) or ALDM (for divorce, abortion, gay marriage, women's rights) ++ Alliance for Change (Alleanza Bidla) (Euros-septic) ++ Together for a Better Environment (Flimkien Ghal-Ambjent Ahjar) or FAA (pro-environment) ++ ", - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists" - } + "text": "Democratic Party (Partit Demokratiku) or PD [Godfrey FARRUGIA]Labor Party (Partit Laburista) or PL [Joseph MUSCAT]Nationalist Party (Partit Nazzjonalista) or PN [Adrian DELIA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, C, CD, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NSG, OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Pierre Clive AGIUS (since 2 March 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Keith AZZOPARDI (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2017 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -465,7 +471,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador G. Kathleen HILL (since 25 February 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mark A. SCHAPIRO (since 29 September 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[356] 2561-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Ta' Qali National Park, Attard, ATD 4000" @@ -473,11 +482,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "5800 Valletta Place, Dulles, VA 20189" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[356] 2561 4000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[356] 2124 3229" + "text": "[356] 2561-4183" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -494,64 +500,64 @@ "text": "Dun Karm PSAILA/Robert SAMMUT" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1945; written in the form of a prayer" + "text": "note: adopted 1945; written in the form of a prayer" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Malta - the smallest economy in the euro zone - produces only about 20% of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism. Malta joined the EU in 2004 and adopted the euro on 1 January 2008. ++ ++ Malta has weathered the euro-zone crisis better than most EU member states due to a low debt-to-GDP ratio and financially sound banking sector. It has low unemployment relative to other European countries, and growth has recovered since the 2009 recession. In 2014 and 2015, Malta led the euro zone in growth, expanding by nearly 3.5% each year. ++ ++ Malta’s services sector continued to grow in 2015, with noted increases in the financial services and online gaming sectors. Malta continues to enhance its regulation of the financial services sector, and passed additional legislation in 2014 and 2015 to improve anti-money laundering oversight for financial and gaming activities. Expanding EU discussions of anti-tax avoidance measures, including the “Anti-Tax Avoidance Package” submitted in early 2016, have raised concerns among Malta’s financial services and insurance providers about passage of laws governing EU tax practices, which could have a significant impact on those sectors. ++ ++ Malta’s 2015 GDP growth was bolstered by energy infrastructure investments, and revenue growth is expected to continue, supported by a strong labor market and proceeds from a citizenship by investment program equal to roughly 0.9% of GDP. Malta's geographic position between Europe and North Africa makes it a route for irregular migration. Historically, Malta's fertility rate has been below the EU average, and population growth in recent years has been largely from immigration, increasing pressure on the pension system. The government has implemented new programs, including free childcare, to encourage increased labor participation. The high cost of borrowing and small labor market remain potential constraints to future economic growth." + "text": "Malta’s free market economy – the smallest economy in the euro-zone – relies heavily on trade in both goods and services, principally with Europe. Malta produces less than a quarter of its food needs, has limited fresh water supplies, and has few domestic energy sources. Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism. Malta joined the EU in 2004 and adopted the euro on 1 January 2008. Malta has weathered the euro-zone crisis better than most EU member states due to a low debt-to-GDP ratio and financially sound banking sector. It maintains one of the lowest unemployment rates in Europe, and growth has fully recovered since the 2009 recession. In 2014 through 2016, Malta led the euro zone in growth, expanding more than 4.5% per year. Malta’s services sector continues to grow, with sustained growth in the financial services and online gaming sectors. Advantageous tax schemes remained attractive to foreign investors, though EU discussions of anti-tax avoidance measures have raised concerns among Malta’s financial services and insurance providers, as the measures could have a significant impact on those sectors. The tourism sector also continued to grow, with 2016 showing record-breaking numbers of both air and cruise passenger arrivals. Malta’s GDP growth remains strong and is supported by a strong labor market. The government has implemented new programs, including free childcare, to encourage increased labor participation. The high cost of borrowing and small labor market remain potential constraints to future economic growth. Increasingly, other EU and European migrants are relocating to Malta for employment, though wages have remained low compared to other European countries. Inflation remains low." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$16.32 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $14.77 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19.26 billion (2017 est.) / $18.05 billion (2016 est.) / $17.16 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$12.58 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.) ++ 3.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 5.2% (2016 est.) / 9.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,900 (2016 est.) ++ $36,500 (2015 est.) ++ $34,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$41,900 (2017 est.) / $40,100 (2016 est.) / $39,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "31.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 31.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 31.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "45.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.6%" + "text": "21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "135.6%" + "text": "136.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-132.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-117.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "87.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -561,253 +567,236 @@ "text": "tourism, electronics, ship building and repair, construction, food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, footwear, clothing, tobacco, aviation services, financial services, information technology services" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2015)" + "text": "-3.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "201,600 (2016 est.)" + "text": "206,300 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.6%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.3%" + "text": "20.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "80% (2015)" + "text": "77.7% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.6% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 5.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "15.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.3% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "27.7 (2014) ++ 27.9 (2013)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.288 billion" + "text": "5.076 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.401 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.583 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "41% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "62.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.9% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "50.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 56.3% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; the data include the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in E" + "text": "note: Malta reports public debt at nominal value outstanding at the end of the year, according to guidelines set out in the Maastricht Treaty for general government gross debt; the data include the following categories of government liabilities (as defined in ESA95): currency and deposits (AF.2), securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives (AF.3, excluding AF.34), and loans (AF.4); general government comprises the central, state, and local governments, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "-0.21% (31 December 2015) ++ -0.09% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.4% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$14.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the EU for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of money circulating" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$18.31 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.36 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$18.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4.405 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.642 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $4.249 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / 0.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$653 million (2016 est.) ++ $962 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.712 billion (2017 est.) / $788 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.915 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.956 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.272 billion (2017 est.) / $2.493 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 17.3%, France 10.2%, Italy 9.4%, Singapore 5.9%, Hong Kong 5.8%, US 5.7%, Japan 4.9%, Libya 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and mechanical appliances; mineral fuels, oils and petroleum products; pharmaceutical products; books and newspapers; aircraft/spacecraft and parts; toys, games, and sports equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 13.3%, France 10.2%, Hong Kong 7.4%, Singapore 7.3%, UK 6.4%, US 5.8%, Italy 5.6%, Japan 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$4.479 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.603 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.996 billion (2017 est.) / $4.965 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "mineral fuels, oils and products; electrical machinery; aircraft/spacecraft and parts thereof; machinery and mechanical appliances; plastic and other semi-manufactured goods; vehicles and parts" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 23%, Netherlands 8.4%, UK 7.5%, Germany 6.8%, Canada 6.1%, China 4.1%, France 4% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 23%, Germany 7.9%, UK 7.7%, Spain 5%, Canada 4.5%, US 4.3%, France 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$537.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $571.7 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$833 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $677.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$97.35 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $104.4 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$164.4 billion (30 June 2015 est.) ++ $158.7 billion (December 31, 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$69.09 billion (31 June 2015 est.) ++ $67.32 billion (30 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$90.98 billion (September 2016 est.) / $99.02 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "813 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.122 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.525 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "620,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "575,100 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "91.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "81% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "41,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "45,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,930 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "44,840 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "52,290 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "283.2 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "311.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.457 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.141 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "230,226" + "text": "264,557" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "56 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.36 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "558,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "653,414" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "135 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "144.14 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "automatic system featuring submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands" + "text": "one of the most advanced telecoms in Europe, high penetration of mobile and broadband, and a way forward to expand e-commerce opportunities; stimulated by regulator measures to reduce consumer prices; extensive FttP network and investment in LTE and fiber thru 2023; launches 5G ready network (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership exceeds 190 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 58 per 100  persons and mobile-cellular subscribership 144 per 100 persons; automatic system featuring submarine cable and microwave radio relay between islands (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 356; submarine cable connects to Italy; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 356; landing points for the Malta-Gozo Cable, VMSCS, GO-1 Mediterranean Cable System, Malta Italy Interconnector, Melita-1, and the Italy-Malta submarine cable connections to Italy; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 publicly owned TV stations, Television Malta broadcasting nationally plus an educational channel; several privately owned national television stations, two of which are owned by political parties; Italian and British broadcast programs are available; mu (2016)" + "text": "2 publicly owned TV stations, Television Malta broadcasting nationally plus an educational channel; several privately owned national television stations, 2 of which are owned by political parties; Italian and British broadcast programs are available; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 stations; roughly 20 commercial radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mt" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "315,000" + "text": "365,521" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "76.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.4% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "191,833" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "43 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "13 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "28" + "text": "180" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,583,046" + "text": "2,576,898 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3.352 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "5.14 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -818,10 +807,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -829,27 +818,27 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "3,096 km" + "text": "2,254 km (2001)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,704 km" + "text": "1,973 km (2001)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "392 km (2008)" + "text": "281 km (2001)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "1,422 km (2001)" + }, + "non-urban": { + "text": "832 km (2001)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "1,650" + "text": "2,172" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 544, cargo 351, carrier 1, chemical tanker 324, container 117, liquefied gas 36, passenger 50, passenger/cargo 18, petroleum tanker 160, refrigerated cargo 7, roll on/roll off 22, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 18" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1,437 (Angola 7, Azerbaijan 1, Belgium 7, Bermuda 15, Bulgaria 8, Canada 5, China 6, Croatia 6, Cyprus 32, Denmark 34, Egypt 1, Estonia 16, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 135, Greece 469, Hong Kong 4, India 3, Iran 48, Ireland 4, Israel 3, Italy 45, Japan 5, Kuw" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2 (Panama 2) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 637, container ship 268, general cargo 253, oil tanker 412, other 602 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -857,25 +846,39 @@ "text": "Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Marsaxlokk (2,360,000)" + "text": "Marsaxlokk (3,150,000) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces of Malta (AFM; includes land, maritime, and air elements) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2014)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Malta (AFM, includes land, maritime, and air elements, plus a Volunteer Reserve Force) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.61% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.61% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.61% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.61% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.6% of GDP (2019) / 0.5% of GDP (2018) / 0.5% of GDP (2017) / 0.5% of GDP (2016) / 0.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Malta have approximately 2,000 active duty personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the small inventory of the Armed Forces of Malta consists of equipment from a mix of European countries, particularly Italy, and the US; since 2010, Italy and the US are the only providers of military equipment to Malta (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "none" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "stateless persons": { + "text": "11 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 7,256 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals by sea (January 2015-October 2020)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western Europe" } diff --git a/europe/nl.json b/europe/nl.json index 2ce23205..3e770ec6 100644 --- a/europe/nl.json +++ b/europe/nl.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830, Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered German invasion and occupation in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands." + "text": "The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830, Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered German invasion and occupation in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In February 2018, the Sint Eustatius island council (governing body) was dissolved and replaced by a government commissioner to restore the integrity of public administration. According to the Dutch Government, the intervention will be as \"short as possible and as long as needed.\"" } }, "Geography": { @@ -60,11 +60,14 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "30 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Zuidplaspolder -7 m ++ highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Zuidplaspolder -7 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Scenery (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) 862 m" }, "note": { - "text": "the highest point on continental Netherlands is Vaalserberg at 322 m" + "text": "note: the highest point on continental Netherlands is Vaalserberg at 322 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "55.1% ++ arable land 29.8%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 24.2%" + "text": "55.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "29.8% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.) / 24.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "10.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "34.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "4,860 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "flooding" + "text": "flooding\nvolcanism: Mount Scenery (887 m), located on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, last erupted in 1640;; Round Hill (601 m), a dormant volcano also known as The Quill, is located on the island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean;; these islands are at the northern end of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends south to Grenada" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain" + "text": "water and air pollution are significant environmental problems; pollution of the country's rivers from industrial and agricultural chemicals, including heavy metals, organic compounds, nitrates, and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,12 +108,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)" + "text": "located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde); about a quarter of the country lies below sea level and only about half of the land exceeds one meter above sea level" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "17,016,967 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "17,280,397 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,84 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Dutch 78.6%, EU 5.8%, Turkish 2.4%, Indonesian 2.2%, Moroccan 2.2%, Surinamese 2.1%, Bonairian, Saba Islander, Sint Eustatian 0.8%, other 5.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "Dutch 76.9%, EU 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, German 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, Polish 1%, other 4.8% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Dutch (official)", "note": { - "text": "Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands, while English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba and Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire" + "text": "note: Frisian is an official language in Fryslan province; Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish have protected status under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; Dutch is the official language of the three special municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands; English is a recognized regional language on Sint Eustatius and Saba; Papiamento is a recognized regional language on Bonaire" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and fewer numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox), none 42% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 23.6%, Protestant 14.9% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.4%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.6%, Calvinist 2.9%), Muslim 5.1%, other 5.6% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "16.56% (male 1,442,059/female 1,375,479)" + "text": "16.11% (male 1,425,547/female 1,358,894)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.11% (male 1,050,889/female 1,010,596)" + "text": "11.91% (male 1,049,000/female 1,008,763)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.83% (male 3,400,998/female 3,377,311)" + "text": "38.47% (male 3,334,064/female 3,313,238)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.14% (male 1,113,587/female 1,123,165)" + "text": "13.69% (male 1,177,657/female 1,188,613)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.35% (male 1,411,830/female 1,711,053) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.82% (male 1,558,241/female 1,866,380) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.3%" + "text": "55.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "24.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.9%" + "text": "31.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.5 years" + "text": "42.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.4 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.37% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, though sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "90.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "92.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.74% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "AMSTERDAM (capital) 1.091 million; Rotterdam 993,000; The Hague (seat of government) 650,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.149 million AMSTERDAM (capital), 1.010 million Rotterdam (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -214,106 +220,115 @@ "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.83 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.4 (2011 est.)" + "text": "29.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.3 years" + "text": "81.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.2 years" + "text": "79.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.78 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "69%", + "text": "73% (2013)", "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-45 (2008)" + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-45" } }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 99.9% of population ++ total: 97.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 0.1% of population ++ total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "24,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.9% (2014)" + "text": "20.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "19 years" }, "male": { "text": "18 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2012)" + "text": "19 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "7.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "7.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -331,6 +346,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Nederland" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "NL" + }, "etymology": { "text": "the country name literally means \"the lowlands\" and refers to the geographic features of the land being both flat and down river from higher areas (i.e., at the estuaries of the Scheldt, Meuse, and Rhine Rivers; only about half of the Netherlands is more than 1 meter above sea level)" } @@ -352,33 +370,30 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, not to the Caribbean components" + "text": "note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4etymology: the original Dutch name, Amstellerdam, meaning \"a dam on the Amstel River,\" dates to the 13th century; over time the name simplified to Amsterdam" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)", - "note 1": { - "text": "the Netherlands is one of four constituent parts (countries) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three parts, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "three other Caribbean islands, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba, are considered to be special municipalities of the Netherlands proper" + "text": "12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie), 3 public entities* (openbare lichamen, singular - openbaar lichaam (Dutch); entidatnan publiko, singular - entidat publiko (Papiamento)); Bonaire*, Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Saba*, Sint Eustatius*, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)", + "note": { + "text": "note 1: the Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population note 2: although Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are officially incorporated into the country of the Netherlands under the broad designation of \"public entities,\" Dutch Government sources regularly apply to them the more descriptive term of \"special municipalities\"; Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are collectively referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands" } }, "Dependent areas": { "text": "Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten" }, "Independence": { - "text": "23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)" + "text": "23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581, they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "King's Day (the King's birthday of 27 April (1967); celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday)" + "text": "King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 April (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 April if 27 April is a Sunday" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 August 1815 (substantially revised in 1848)" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed as an “Act of Parliament” by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the “Act”; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)" + "text": "proposed as an Act of Parliament by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the Act; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and the newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; amended many times, last in 2010" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -406,52 +421,49 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (since 30 April 2013)" + "text": "King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (since 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (daughter of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER, born 7 December 2003)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010); Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk ASSCHER (since 5 November 2012); note - Mark RUTTE heads his second cabinet since 5 November 2012" + "text": "Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (since 14 October 2010; Deputy Prime Ministers (since 26 October 2017) Hugo DE JONGE, Karin Kajsa OLLONGREN, and Carola SCHOUTEN (since 26 October 2017); note - Mark RUTTE heads his third cabinet put in place since 26 October 2017" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch; note -there is also a Council of State composed of the monarch, heir apparent, and councilors that provides advice to the cabinet on legislative and administrative policy" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers appointed by the monarch" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers are appointed by the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly elected by the country's 12 provincial council members by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve up to 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral States General or Staten Generaal consists of:First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly elected by the country's 12 provincial council members by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve up to 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "First Chamber - last held on 26 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2019); Second Chamber - last held on 12 September 2012 (next to be held no later than 15 March 2017)" + "text": "First Chamber - last held on 27 May 2019 (next to be held on NA May 2023) Second Chamber - last held on 15 March 2017 (next to be held 15 March 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VVD 13, CDA 12, D66 10, PVV 9, SP 9, PvdA 8, GL 4, CU 3, other 7; Second Chamber - percent of vote by party - VVD 26.6%, PvdA 24.8%, PVV, 10.1%, SP 9.7%, CDA 8.5%, D66 8.0%, CU 3.1%, GL 2.3%, other 6.9%; seats by party - VVD 41, PvdA 38, PVV 15, SP 15, CDA 13, D66 12, CU 5, GL 4, other 7" + "text": "First Chamber - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FvD 12, VVD 12, CDA 9, GL 8, D66 7, MvdA 6, PVV 5, SP 4, CU 4, other 8; composition - men 49, women 26, percent of women 34.7% Second Chamber - percent of vote by party - VVD 21.3%, PVV 13.1%, CDA 12.4%, D66 12.2%, GL 9.1%, SP 9.1%, PvdA 5.7%, CU 3.4%, PvdD 3.2%, 50 Plus 3.1%, other 7.4%; seats by party - VVD 33, PVV 20, CDA 19, D66 19, GL 14, SP 14, PvdA 9, CU 5, PvdD 5, 50 Plus 4, other 8; composition - men 96, women 54, percent of women 36%; note - total States General percent of women 35.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (consists of 41 judges: the president, 6 vice-presidents, 31 justices or raadsheren, and 3 justices in exceptional service, referred to as buitengewone dienst); the court is divided into criminal, civil, tax, and ombuds chambers" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (consists of 41 judges: the president, 6 vice presidents, 31 justices or raadsheren, and 3 justices in exceptional service, referred to as buitengewone dienst); the court is divided into criminal, civil, tax, and ombuds chambers" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices appointed by the monarch from a list provided by the Second Chamber of the States General; justices appointed for life or until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "courts of appeal; district courts, each with up to 5 subdistrict courts" + "text": "courts of appeal; district courts, each with up to 5 subdistrict courts; Netherlands Commercial Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA [Sybrand VAN HAERSMA BUMA] ++ Christian Union or CU [Gert-Jan SEGERS] ++ Democrats 66 or D66 [Alexander PECHTOLD] ++ 50 Plus [Jan NAGEL] ++ Green Left or GL [Jesse KLAVER] ++ Labor Party or PvdA [Diederik SAMSOM] ++ Party for Freedom or PVV [Geert WILDERS] ++ Party for the Animals or PvdD [Marianne THIEME] ++ People's Party for Freedom and Democracy or VVD [Mark RUTTE] ++ Reformed Political Party or SGP [Kees VAN DER STAAIJ] ++ Socialist Party or SP [Emile ROEMER] ++ plus a few minor parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Trade Union Federation or CNV [Maurice LIMMEN] ++ Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers or VNO-NCW [Hans DE BOER] ++ Federation for Small and Medium-sized Businesses or MKB [Michael VAN STRAALEN] ++ Netherlands Trade Union Federation or FNV [Ton HEERTS] ++ Social Economic Council or SER [Mariette HAMER] ++ Trade Union Federation of Middle and High Personnel or MHP [Reginald VISSER]" + "text": "Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA [Sybrand VAN HAERSMA BUMA]Christian Union or CU [Gert-Jan SEGERS]Democrats 66 or D66 [Rob JETTEN]Denk [Tunahan KUZU]50 Plus [Henk KROL]Forum for Democracy or FvD [Thierry BAUDET]Green Left or GL [Jesse KLAVER]Labor Party or PvdA [Lodewijk ASSCHER]Party for Freedom or PVV [Geert WILDERS]Party for the Animals or PvdD [Marianne THIEME]People's Party for Freedom and Democracy or VVD [Mark RUTTE]Reformed Political Party or SGP [Kees VAN DER STAAIJ]Socialist Party or SP [Emile ROEMER]plus a few minor parties" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hendrik SCHUWER (since 17 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Andre HASPELS (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "4200 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -468,17 +480,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Adam H. STERLING (since 12 February 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Lange Voorhout 102, 2514 EJ, The Hague" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715" + "text": "Ambassador Peter HOEKSTRA (since 10 January 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[31] (70) 310-2209" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "John Adams Park 1, 2244 BZ Wassenaar" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[31] (70) 310-2207" }, @@ -487,7 +499,7 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th century; originally the upper band was orange, but because it tended to fade to red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent color; the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolor in continuous use" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (bright vermilion; top), white, and blue (cobalt); similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; the colors were derived from those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt against Spanish sovereignty in the latter half of the 16th century; originally the upper band was orange, but because its dye tended to turn red over time, the red shade was eventually made the permanent color; the banner is perhaps the oldest tricolor in continuous use" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "lion, tulip; national color: orange" @@ -500,323 +512,306 @@ "text": "Philips VAN MARNIX van Sint Aldegonde (presumed)/unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1932, in use since the 17th century, making it the oldest national anthem in the world; also known as \"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe\" (William of Nassau), it is in the form of an acrostic, where the first letter of each stanza spells the name of the leader of the Dutch Revolt" + "text": "note: adopted 1932, in use since the 17th century, making it the oldest national anthem in the world; also known as \"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe\" (William of Nassau), it is in the form of an acrostic, where the first letter of each stanza spells the name of the leader of the Dutch Revolt" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Netherlands, the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, plays an important role as a European transportation hub, with a persistently high trade surplus, stable industrial relations, and moderate unemployment. Industry focuses on food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for food-processing and underpins the country’s status as the world’s second largest agricultural exporter. ++ ++ The Netherlands is part of the euro zone, and as such, its monetary policy is controlled by the European Central Bank. The Dutch financial sector is highly concentrated, with four commercial banks possessing over 90% of banking assets. The sector suffered as a result of the global financial crisis and required billions of dollars of government support, but the European Banking Authority completed stringent reviews in 2014 and deemed Dutch banks to be well-capitalized. To address the 2009 and 2010 economic downturns, the government sought to stimulate the domestic economy by accelerating infrastructure programs, offering corporate tax breaks for employers to retain workers, and expanding export credits. The stimulus programs and bank bailouts, however, resulted in a government budget deficit of 5.3% of GDP in 2010 that contrasted sharply with a surplus of 0.7% in 2008. ++ ++ The government of Prime Minister Mark RUTTE has since implemented significant austerity measures to improve public finances and has instituted broad structural reforms in key policy areas, including the labor market, the housing sector, the energy market, and the pension system. As a result, the government budget deficit at the end of 2015 dropped to 2% of GDP. Following a protracted recession during which unemployment doubled to 7.4% and household consumption contracted for nearly three consecutive years, 2014 saw fragile GDP growth of 1% and a rise in most economic indicators. Growth picked up in 2015 as households boosted purchases through reduced saving. Drivers of growth included increased exports and business investments, as well as newly invigorated household consumption." + "text": "The Netherlands, the sixth-largest economy in the European Union, plays an important role as a European transportation hub, with a consistently high trade surplus, stable industrial relations, and low unemployment. Industry focuses on food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for food-processing and underpins the country’s status as the world’s second largest agricultural exporter. The Netherlands is part of the euro zone, and as such, its monetary policy is controlled by the European Central Bank. The Dutch financial sector is highly concentrated, with four commercial banks possessing over 80% of banking assets, and is four times the size of Dutch GDP. In 2008, during the financial crisis, the government budget deficit hit 5.3% of GDP. Following a protracted recession from 2009 to 2013, during which unemployment doubled to 7.4% and household consumption contracted for four consecutive years, economic growth began inching forward in 2014. Since 2010, Prime Minister Mark RUTTE’s government has implemented significant austerity measures to improve public finances and has instituted broad structural reforms in key policy areas, including the labor market, the housing sector, the energy market, and the pension system. In 2017, the government budget returned to a surplus of 0.7% of GDP, with economic growth of 3.2%, and GDP per capita finally surpassed pre-crisis levels. The fiscal policy announced by the new government in the 2018-2021 coalition plans for increases in government consumption and public investment, fueling domestic demand and household consumption and investment. The new government’s policy also plans to increase demand for workers in the public and private sector, forecasting a further decline in the unemployment rate, which hit 4.8% in 2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$865.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $851.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $835.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$924.4 billion (2017 est.) / $898.6 billion (2016 est.) / $879.4 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$769.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$832.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$50,800 (2016 est.) ++ $50,300 (2015 est.) ++ $49,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$53,900 (2017 est.) / $52,800 (2016 est.) / $51,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 27.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "44.4%" + "text": "44.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "24.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "20.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "81.6%" + "text": "83% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-71% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-72.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "17.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "70.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock" + "text": "vegetables, ornamentals, dairy, poultry and livestock products; propagation materials" }, "Industries": { "text": "agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.919 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.969 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "1.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17%" + "text": "17.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "81.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "81.6% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.2% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "9.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.8% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "2.1%" + "text": "2.3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "24.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.9% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "25.1 (2013 est.) ++ 32.6 (1994 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$322.6 billion" + "text": "361.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$333.5 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "352.4 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "41.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "63.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 65.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "56.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 61.3% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment, debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.) ++ 0.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2013) ++ 0.3% (31 December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "1.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.85% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$404.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $405.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.119 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.158 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.569 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.619 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$728.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $786.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $817.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / 0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$69.82 billion (2016 est.) ++ $64.42 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$87.46 billion (2017 est.) / $62.92 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$460.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $476.5 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs" + "text": "$555.6 billion (2017 est.) / $495.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 24.5%, Belgium 11.1%, UK 9.3%, France 8.4%, Italy 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 24.2%, Belgium 10.7%, UK 8.8%, France 8.8%, Italy 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and livestock, manufactured goods" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$376.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $389.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$453.8 billion (2017 est.) / $402.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 14.7%, China 14.5%, Belgium 8.2%, US 8.1%, UK 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 16.4%, Germany 15.3%, Belgium 8.5%, US 6.9%, UK 5.1%, Russia 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$38.21 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $42.92 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$38.44 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $38.21 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.284 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $4.02 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$844 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $739.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.207 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.102 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.063 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) / $4.054 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "98 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "109.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "108 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "108.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.34 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "33 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.26 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "32 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.17 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "83.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "75% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "1.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "14.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "27,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "18,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "13,530 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "7,984 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.255 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.094 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "144.7 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "81.13 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.278 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.282 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "945,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "954,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2.257 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.406 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "1.883 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.148 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "70.28 billion cu m", + "text": "45.33 billion cu m (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Netherlands has curbed gas production due to seismic activity in the province of Groningen, largest source of gas reserves (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: the Netherlands has curbed gas production due to seismic activity in the province of Groningen, largest source of gas reserves" } }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "40.26 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "43.38 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "58.75 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "51.25 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "29.12 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "51 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "760.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "801.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "233 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "250.2 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "6,951,528" + "text": "5,598,798" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "41 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.52 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "20.809 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21,914,852" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "127.29 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed and well maintained" + "text": "highly developed and well maintained; while fixed-line voice market is in decline the VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) and mobile platforms advance; one of the highest fixed broadband penetration rates in the world, due to government investments; plans for 3G network shutdown in 2022; operators are concentrating investment on LTE-A and 5G services; MNOs and banks launch m-payments system (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "extensive fixed-line, fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with 5 major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol ser" + "text": "extensive fixed-line, fiber-optic network; large cellular telephone system with five major operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications technology; one in five households now use Voice over the Internet Protocol services; fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 127 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 31; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (2011)" + "text": "country code - 31; landing points for Farland North, TAT-14, Circe North, Concerto, Ulysses 2, AC-1, UK-Netherlands 14, and COBRAcable submarine cables which provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 5 (3 Intelsat - 1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in r (2008)" + "text": "more than 90% of households are connected to cable or satellite TV systems that provide a wide range of domestic and foreign channels; public service broadcast system includes multiple broadcasters, 3 with a national reach and the remainder operating in regional and local markets; 2 major nationwide commercial television companies, each with 3 or more stations, and many commercial TV stations in regional and local markets; nearly 600 radio stations with a mix of public and private stations providing national or regional coverage" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".nl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "15.778 million" + "text": "16,243,928" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "93.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.71% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "7,406,700" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "43 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "244" + "text": "238" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "34,870,204" + "text": "43,996,044 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,292,794,685 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "5,886,510,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -827,30 +822,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -860,19 +855,19 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 81 km; gas 8,531 km; oil 578 km; refined products 716 km (2013)" + "text": "14000 km gas, 2500 km oil and refined products, 3000 km chemicals (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,223 km" + "text": "3,058 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "3,223 km 1.435-m gauge (2,321 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "3,058 km 1.435-m gauge (2,314 km electrified) (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "138,641 km (includes 3,530 km of expressways) (2014)" + "text": "139,124 km (includes 3,654 km of expressways) (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -880,42 +875,59 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "744" + "text": "1,217" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 514, carrier 15, chemical tanker 56, container 67, liquefied gas 21, passenger 17, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 4, refrigerated cargo 10, roll on/roll off 19, specialized tanker 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "196 (Australia 1, Bermuda 1, Denmark 27, Finland 13, France 2, Germany 86, Ireland 8, Italy 6, Japan 1, Norway 19, Sweden 12, UAE 4, US 16)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "233 (Antigua and Barbuda 17, Bahamas 23, Belize 1, Canada 1, Curacao 43, Cyprus 23, Germany 1, Gibraltar 34, Italy 2, Liberia 31, Luxembourg 3, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 21, Panama 6, Paraguay 1, Philippines 17, Russia 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, S (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 13, container ship 43, general cargo 568, oil tanker 22, other 571 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "IJmuiden, Vlissingen" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Amsterdam (Nordsee Kanaal); Moerdijk (Hollands Diep River); Rotterdam (Rhine River); Terneuzen (Western Scheldt River)" - }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Rotterdam (11,876,920)" + "text": "Rotterdam (13,734,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Rotterdam" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Amsterdam (Nordsee Kanaal); Moerdijk (Hollands Diep River); Rotterdam (Rhine River); Terneuzen (Western Scheldt River)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Marechaussee (Military Police) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Military Constabulary) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard are civilian in nature, but managed by the Royal Netherlands Navy" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.17% of GDP (2016) ++ 1.16% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.15% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.16% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.23% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "1.36% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.21% of GDP (2018) / 1.15% of GDP (2017) / 1.16% of GDP (2016) / 1.13% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Netherlands Armed Forces have approximately 41,000 active duty personnel (19,000 Army; 8,500 Navy; 8,000 Air Force; 5,800 Constabulary) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Netherlands Armed Forces consists of a mix of domestically-produced and modern European- and US-sourced equipment; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of weapons systems to the Netherlands, followed by Germany, Italy, and Sweden; the Netherlands has an advanced domestic defense industry that focuses on armored vehicles, naval ships, and air defense systems; it also participates with the US and other European countries on joint development and production of advanced weapons systems (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "160 Afghanistan (NATO); 270 Lithuania (NATO) (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2016)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "in 2018, the Defense Ministers of Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the creation of a Composite Special Operations Component Command (C-SOCC); C-SOCC is scheduled to be fully operational in 2021 (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -924,10 +936,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "17,444 (Somalia); 16,184 (Syria); 12,397 (Iraq); 10,870 (Eritrea); 5,803 (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "32,092 (Syria), 15,478 (Somalia), 14,931 (Eritrea), 9,259 (Iraq), 6,267 (Afghanistan) (2017)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,951 (2015)" + "text": "1,951 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/no.json b/europe/no.json index 04aa454a..d5ca663b 100644 --- a/europe/no.json +++ b/europe/no.json @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "2,566 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Finland 709 km, Sweden 1,666 km, Russia 191 km" + "text": "Finland 709 km, Sweden 1666 km, Russia 191 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "10 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "10 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "460 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Norwegian Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Galdhopiggen 2,469 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Norwegian Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Galdhopiggen 2,469 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "2.7% ++ arable land 2.2%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.5%" + "text": "2.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.2% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "27.8%" + "text": "27.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "69.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "900 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "rockslides, avalanches", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano" - } + "text": "rockslides, avalanches\nvolcanism: Beerenberg (2,227 m) on Jan Mayen Island in the Norwegian Sea is the country's only active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "water pollution; acid rain damaging forests and adversely affecting lakes, threatening fish stocks; air pollution from vehicle emissions" @@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,265,158 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,467,439 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,88 +124,94 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Norwegian 83.2% (includes about 60,000 Sami), other European 8.3%, other 8.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities", "note": { - "text": "Sami is an official language in nine municipalities" + "text": "note: Sami has three dialects: Lule, North Sami, and South Sami; Sami is an official language in nine municipalities in Norway's three northernmost counties: Finnmark, Nordland, and Troms" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 82.1%, other Christian 3.9%, Muslim 2.3%, Roman Catholic 1.8%, other 2.4%, unspecified 7.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 70.6%, Muslim 3.2%, Roman Catholic 3%, other Christian 3.7%, other 2.5%, unspecified 17% (2016 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.02% (male 486,408/female 462,178)" + "text": "17.96% (male 503,013/female 478,901)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.8% (male 345,785/female 327,969)" + "text": "12.02% (male 336,597/female 320,720)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.98% (male 1,112,006/female 1,045,791)" + "text": "40.75% (male 1,150,762/female 1,077,357)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.7% (male 311,528/female 304,267)" + "text": "11.84% (male 328,865/female 318,398)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.51% (male 398,203/female 471,023) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.43% (male 442,232/female 510,594) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.2%" + "text": "53.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "26.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "26.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.7 (2020 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "39.1 years" + "text": "39.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "38.4 years" + "text": "38.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "40 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.85% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "text": "most Norweigans live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the North Sea coast in the southwest, and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "80.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "83% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.35% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.4% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "OSLO (capital) 986,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.041 million OSLO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" @@ -211,26 +220,26 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.5", + "text": "29.3 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data is calculated based on actual age at first births (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: data is calculated based on actual age at first births" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -240,89 +249,89 @@ "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.8 years" + "text": "82.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.8 years" + "text": "80 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "88.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 20-44 (2005)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.28 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.83 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 98.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.15% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "5,800 (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,800 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.8% (2014)" + "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "8% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2014)" + "text": "19 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "7.9%" + "text": "9.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "6.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -359,16 +368,19 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the medieval name was spelt \"Aslo\"; the \"as\" component refered either to the Ekeberg ridge southeast of the town (\"as\" in modern Norwegian), or to the Aesir (Norse gods); \"lo\" refered to \"meadow,\" so the most likely interpretations would have been either \"the meadow beneath the ridge\" or \"the meadow of the gods\"; both explanations are considered equally plausible" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "19 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Nord-Trondelag, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sor-Trondelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold" + "text": "18 counties (fylker, singular - fylke); Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Nordland, Oppland, Oslo, Ostfold, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Telemark, Troms, Trondelag, Vest-Agder, Vestfold" }, "Dependent areas": { "text": "Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard" }, "Independence": { - "text": "7 June 1905 (Norway declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union)" + "text": "7 June 1905 (declared the union with Sweden dissolved); 26 October 1905 (Sweden agreed to the repeal of the union); notable earlier dates: ca. 872 (traditional unification of petty Norwegian kingdoms by HARALD Fairhair); 1397 (Kalmar Union of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden); 1524 (Denmark-Norway); 17 May 1814 (Norwegian constitution adopted); 4 November 1814 (Sweden-Norway union confirmed)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Constitution Day, 17 May (1814)" @@ -378,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "drafted spring 1814, adopted 16 May 1814, signed by Constituent Assembly 17 May 1814" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposals submitted by members of Parliament or by the government within the first three years of Parliament's four-year term; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in the next elected Parliament; amended over 400 times, last in 2015" + "text": "proposals submitted by members of Parliament or by the government within the first three years of Parliament's four-year term; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of a two-thirds quorum in the next elected Parliament; amended over 400 times, last in 2020 (2020)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -406,13 +418,13 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HAAKON MAGNUS, son of the monarch (born 20 July 1973)" + "text": "King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince HAAKON MAGNUS (son of the monarch, born 20 July 1973)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Erna SOLBERG (since 16 October 2013)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "State Council appointed by the monarch, approved by Parliament" + "text": "Council  of State appointed by the monarch, approved by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following parliamentary elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the monarch with the approval of the parliament" @@ -423,38 +435,32 @@ "text": "unicameral Parliament or Storting (169 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in September 2017)" + "text": "last held on 11 September 2017 (next to be held in September 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Center-Right Coalition 54.0% (H 26.3%, FrP 16.3%, KrF 5.6%, V 5.2%), Red-Green Coalition 40.6% (Ap 30.8%, SP 5.5%, SV 4.1%), MDG 2.8, other 2.7%; seats by party - Center-Right Coalition 96 (H 48, FrP 29, KrF 10, V 9), Red-Green Coalition 72 (Ap 55, Sp 10, SV 7), MDG 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Ap 27.4%, H 25%, FrP 15.2%, SP 10.3%, SV 6%, V 4.4%, KrF 4.2%, MDG 3.2%, R 2.4%, other/invalid 1.9%; seats by party - Ap 49, H 45, FrP 27, SP 19, SV 11, V 8, KrF 8, MDG 1, R 1; composition - men 99, women 70, percent of women 41.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Hoyesterett (consists of the chief justice and 18 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices appointed by the monarch (King in Council) upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board; justice retirement mandatory at age 70" + "text": "justices appointed by the monarch (King in Council) upon the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Board; justices can serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal or Lagmensrett; regional and district courts; Conciliation Boards; ordinary and special courts; note - in addition to professionally trained judges, elected lay judges sit on the bench with professional judges in the Courts of Appeal and district courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal or Lagmennsrett; regional and district courts; Conciliation Boards; ordinary and special courts; note - in addition to professionally trained judges, elected lay judges sit on the bench with professional judges in the Courts of Appeal and district courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party or Sp [Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM] ++ Center-Right Coalition (includes FrP, H, KrF, V) ++ Christian Democratic Party or KrF [Knut Arild HAREIDE] ++ Conservative Party or H [Erna SOLBERG] ++ Green Party or MDG [Rasmus HANSSON and Hilde OPOKU] ++ Labor Party or Ap [Jonas Gahr STORE] ++ Liberal Party or V [Trine SKEI GRANDE] ++ Progress Party or FrP [Siv JENSEN] ++ Red-Green Coalition (includes Ap, Sp, SV) ++ Socialist Left Party or SV [Audun LYSBAKKEN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (Naeringslivets Hovedorganisasjon) or NHO [President Tore ULSTEIN; CEO Kristin SKOGEN LUND] ++ Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Landsorganisasjonen i Norge) or LO [Gerd KRISTIANSEN]", - "other": { - "text": "environmental groups; media; digital privacy movements" - } + "text": "Center Party or Sp [Trygve Slagsvold VEDUM]Christian Democratic Party or KrF [Kjell Ingolf ROPSTADT]Conservative Party or H [Erna SOLBERG]Green Party or MDG [Rasmus HANSSON and Une Aina BASTHOLM]Labor Party or Ap [Jonas Gahr STORE]Liberal Party or V [Trine SKEI GRANDE]Progress Party or FrP [Siv JENSEN]Red Party or R [Bionar MOXNES]Socialist Left Party or SV [Audun LYSBAKKEN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kare Reidar AAS (since 22 August 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Anniken Ramberg KRUTNES (since 17 September 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2720 34th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -463,7 +469,7 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 333-6000" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 459-3990" + "text": "[1] (202) 469-3990" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Houston, New York, San Francisco" @@ -471,17 +477,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Samuel HEINS (since 10 March 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Henrik Ibsens gate 48, 0244 Oslo; note - the embassy will move to Huseby in the near future" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 69, Box 1000, APO AE 09707" + "text": "Ambassador Kenneth BRAITHWAITE (since 8 February 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[47] 21-30-85-40" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Morgedalsvegen 36, 0378 Oslo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PO Box 4075 AMB 0244 Oslo" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[47] 22-44-33-63, 22-56-27-51" } @@ -500,64 +506,64 @@ "text": "lyrics/music: Bjornstjerne BJORNSON/Rikard NORDRAAK" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1864; in addition to the national anthem, \"Kongesangen\" (Song of the King), which uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen,\" serves as the royal anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1864; in addition to the national anthem, \"Kongesangen\" (Song of the King), which uses the tune of \"God Save the Queen,\" serves as the royal anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Norway's has a stable economy with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net. Norway opted out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. ++ ++ The country is richly endowed with natural resources in addition to oil and gas, including hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals. The government manages the country’s petroleum resources through extensive regulation. The petroleum sector provides about 9% of jobs, 15% of GDP, and 39% of exports, according to official national estimates. Norway is one of the world's leading petroleum exporters, though oil production in 2015 was close to 50% below its peak in 2000; annual gas production, conversely, more than doubled over the same time period. ++ ++ In anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from petroleum sector activities in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $800 billion as of early 2016. The government allows itself to use up to 4% of the fund’s value, its annual expected real rate of return, to help balance the federal budget each year. After solid GDP growth in 2004-07, the economy slowed in 2008, and contracted in 2009, before returning to modest, positive growth from 2010 to 2015. Lower oil prices in 2015 caused growth to slow, increased unemployment, and weakened the Norwegian krone. The latter trend has mitigated the negative impact of lower oil and gas prices by making Norwegian exports cheaper for foreign buyers. The government has expressed willingness to increase public spending from the sovereign wealth fund to help prevent a recession." + "text": "Norway has a stable economy with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety net. Norway opted out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994. However, as a member of the European Economic Area, Norway partially participates in the EU’s single market and contributes sizably to the EU budget. The country is richly endowed with natural resources such as oil and gas, fish, forests, and minerals. Norway is a leading producer and the world’s second largest exporter of seafood, after China. The government manages the country’s petroleum resources through extensive regulation. The petroleum sector provides about 9% of jobs, 12% of GDP, 13% of the state’s revenue, and 37% of exports, according to official national estimates. Norway is one of the world's leading petroleum exporters, although oil production is close to 50% below its peak in 2000. Gas production, conversely, has more than doubled since 2000. Although oil production is historically low, it rose in 2016 for the third consecutive year due to the higher production of existing oil fields and to new fields coming on stream. Norway’s domestic electricity production relies almost entirely on hydropower. In anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from petroleum sector activities in the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $1 trillion at the end of 2017. To help balance the federal budget each year, the government follows a \"fiscal rule,\" which states that spending of revenues from petroleum and fund investments shall correspond to the expected real rate of return on the fund, an amount it estimates is sustainable over time. In February 2017, the government revised the expected rate of return for the fund downward from 4% to 3%. After solid GDP growth in the 2004-07 period, the economy slowed in 2008, and contracted in 2009, before returning to modest, positive growth from 2010 to 2017. The Norwegian economy has been adjusting to lower energy prices, as demonstrated by growth in labor force participation and employment in 2017. GDP growth was about 1.5% in 2017, driven largely by domestic demand, which has been boosted by the rebound in the labor market and supportive fiscal policies. Economic growth is expected to remain constant or improve slightly in the next few years." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$364.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $361.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $356 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$381.2 billion (2017 est.) / $374 billion (2016 est.) / $370 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$376.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$398.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.) / 2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$69,300 (2016 est.) ++ $69,500 (2015 est.) ++ $69,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$72,100 (2017 est.) / $71,200 (2016 est.) / $71,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "35.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 37.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 40.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 35.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "44%" + "text": "44.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "24.3%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.3%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.4%" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "35.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-33.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.8%" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.7%" + "text": "33.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "64% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -567,27 +573,27 @@ "text": "petroleum and gas, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.794 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.797 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "18.3%" + "text": "19.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "79% (2015 est.)" + "text": "78.6% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 4.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -597,220 +603,203 @@ "text": "21.2% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "26.8 (2010) ++ 25.8 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$199.8 billion" + "text": "217.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$188.8 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "199.5 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "53.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.8% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "36.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 36.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 1.75% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "1.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.75% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$206.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $200.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$323.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $310 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$549.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $527.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$193.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $219.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $265.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 3.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$26.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.04 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$22.01 billion (2017 est.) / $14.09 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$92.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $102.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$102.8 billion (2017 est.) / $88.88 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UK 21.1%, Germany 15.5%, Netherlands 9.9%, Sweden 6.6%, France 6.4%, Belgium 4.8%, Denmark 4.7%, US 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "UK 22.2%, Germany 17.9%, Netherlands 10.2%, France 6.6%, Sweden 6.1%, Belgium 5%, US 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$73.02 billion (2016 est.) ++ $75.79 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$95.06 billion (2017 est.) / $74.94 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Sweden 12%, Germany 11.8%, China 10.9%, UK 6.7%, US 6.6%, Denmark 6% (2015)" + "text": "Sweden 11.4%, Germany 11%, China 9.8%, US 6.8%, South Korea 6.7%, Denmark 5.4%, UK 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$57.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $64.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$65.92 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $57.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$642.3 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $640.1 billion (31 March 2015 est.)", + "text": "$642.3 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $640.1 billion (31 March 2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Norway is a net external creditor" + "text": "note: Norway is a net external creditor" } }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$206.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $201.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$195.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $192.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 8.615 (2016 est.) ++ 8.0646 (2015 est.) ++ 8.0646 (2014 est.) ++ 6.3021 (2013 est.) ++ 5.82 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - / 8.308 (2017 est.) / 8.3978 (2016 est.) / 8.3978 (2015 est.) / 8.0646 (2014 est.) / 6.3021 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "142 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "147.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "126.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "122.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "21.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.53 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "6.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.741 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "33.7 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.86 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "4.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "92.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "93% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.61 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.517 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.255 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.383 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "22,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "36,550 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.1 billion bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "6.376 billion bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "352,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "371,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "218,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "205,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "403,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "432,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "98,760 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "135,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "108.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "123.9 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.87 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.049 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "114.4 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "120.2 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.663 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.922 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.782 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "41 million Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "39.8 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,029,545" + "text": "571,958" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "10.55 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.841 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,810,113" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "107.17 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe" + "text": "one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe; high mobile and broadband penetration rates and highly developed digital media sector; forward leaning in LTE-A developments; migrate all DSL subscribers to fiber by 2023; looking to close 2G and 3G networks by 2025; regulator competes 700 MHz auction and assigns spectrum for 5G, partners with Chinese company Huawei (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems" + "text": "Norway has a domestic satellite system; the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of mobile-cellular systems; fixed-line 11 per 100 and mobile-cellular 107 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 47; 2 buried coaxial cable systems; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway (2015)" + "text": "country code - 47; landing points for the Svalbard Undersea Cable System, Polar Circle Cable, Bodo-Rost Cable, NOR5KE Viking, Celtic Norse, Tempnet Offshore FOC Network, England Cable, Denmark-Norwary6, Havfrue/AEC-2, Skagerrak 4, and the Skagenfiber West & East submarine cables providing links to other Nordic countries, Europe and the US; satellite earth stations - Eutelsat, Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned television stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broad (2008)" + "text": "state-owned public radio-TV broadcaster operates 3 nationwide TV stations, 3 nationwide radio stations, and 16 regional radio stations; roughly a dozen privately owned TV stations broadcast nationally and roughly another 25 local TV stations broadcasting; nearly 75% of households have access to multi-channel cable or satellite TV; 2 privately owned radio stations broadcast nationwide and another 240 stations operate locally; Norway is the first country in the world to phase out FM radio in favor of Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), a process scheduled for completion in late 2017 (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".no" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.042 million" + "text": "5,183,627" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "96.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "96.49% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,206,519" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "41 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "106" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "12,277,220" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "125" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -821,27 +810,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "67" + "text": "67 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "14 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "21 (2013)" + "text": "21 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "28" + "text": "28 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "22 (2013)" @@ -851,25 +840,19 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 578 km; condensate/gas 220 km; gas 8,044 km; oil 3,794 km; oil/gas/water 457 km; water 96 km (2013)" + "text": "8520 km gas, 1304 km oil/condensate (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "4,250 km" + "text": "4,200 km (2019)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "4,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2,518 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "4,200 km 1.435-m gauge (2,480 km electrified) (2019)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "93,870 km (includes 393 km of expressways)" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "75,754 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "18,116 km (2013)" + "text": "94,902 km (includes 455 km of expressways) (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -877,16 +860,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "585" + "text": "1,576" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 55, cargo 105, carrier 5, chemical tanker 121, combination ore/oil 12, liquefied gas 47, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 121, petroleum tanker 54, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 4, vehicle carrier 49" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "81 (Bermuda 24, Canada 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 7, France 5, Iceland 2, Lithuania 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Sweden 27, US 10)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "974 (Antigua and Barbuda 9, Bahamas 186, Barbados 38, Belize 2, Bermuda 5, Brazil 3, Canada 4, Chile 1, Comoros 1, Cook Islands 8, Croatia 2, Curacao 2, Cyprus 14, Denmark 2, Dominica 1, Equatorial Guinea 1, Estonia 2, Faroe Islands 13, Gibraltar 46, Hong Kon (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 98, general cargo 216, oil tanker 87, other 1,175 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -902,14 +879,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret, RNoN; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret, RNoAF), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19-35 years of age for male compulsory military service; 16 years of age in wartime; 17 years of age for male volunteers; 18 years of age for women; 1-year service obligation followed by 4-5 refresher training periods through ages 35-60, totaling 18 months (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Norwegian Armed Forces:  Norwegian Army (Haeren), Royal Norwegian Navy (Kongelige Norske Sjoeforsvaret; includes Coastal Rangers and Coast Guard (Kystvakt)), Royal Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret), Home Guard (Heimevernet, HV) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.59% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.58% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.4% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.4% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.73% of GDP (2018) / 1.71% of GDP (2017) / 1.73% of GDP (2016) / 1.59% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Norwegian Armed Forces have approximately 23,000 active personnel (8,400 Army; 3,500 Navy; 3,500 Air Force; 600 active Home Guard; 7,000 other, including special operations, cyber, joint staff, intelligence, logistics support, etc.) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Home Guard has approximately 40,000 total personnel" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Norwegian Armed Forces inventory includes mostly imported European and US weapons systems, as well as a limited mix of domestically-produced equipment, particularly small naval craft; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of weapons systems to Norway, followed by France, Italy, South Korea, and Spain (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "120 Lithuania (NATO) (Oct. 2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "19-35 years of age for male and female selective compulsory military service; 17 years of age for male volunteers (16 in wartime); 18 years of age for women; 19-month service obligation; conscripts first serve 12 months from 19-28, and then up to 4-5 refresher training periods until age 35, 44, 55, or 60 depending on rank and function. (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,10 +907,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,490 (Eritrea); 8,600 (Somalia); 5,684 (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "15,246 (Eritrea), 13,914 (Syria), 7,183 (Somalia), 6,065 (Afghanistan) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "2,561 (2015)" + "text": "2,809 (2018)" } } } diff --git a/europe/pl.json b/europe/pl.json index 803e7f57..66251b5e 100644 --- a/europe/pl.json +++ b/europe/pl.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in Central and Eastern Europe. During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union \"Solidarity\" that over time became a political force with over 10 million members. Free elections in 1989 and 1990 won Solidarity control of the parliament and the presidency, bringing the communist era to a close. A \"shock therapy\" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed and with large investments in defense, energy, and other infrastructure, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations." + "text": "Poland's history as a state began near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid-16th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ruled a vast tract of land in Central and Eastern Europe. During the 18th century, internal disorders weakened the nation, and in a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland among themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union \"Solidarity\" that over time became a political force with over 10 million members. Free elections in 1989 and 1990 won Solidarity control of the parliament and the presidency, bringing the communist era to a close. A \"shock therapy\" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe. Poland joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004. With its transformation to a democratic, market-oriented country largely completed and with large investments in defense, energy, and other infrastructure, Poland is an increasingly active member of Euro-Atlantic organizations." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "173 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m ++ highest point: Rysy 2,499 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "near Raczki Elblaskie -2 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Rysy 2,499 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "48.2% ++ arable land 36.2%; permanent crops 1.3%; permanent pasture 10.7%" + "text": "48.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "36.2% (2011 est.) / 1.3% (2011 est.) / 10.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "30.6%" + "text": "30.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "970 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated in the southern (Krakow) and central (Warsaw, Lodz) areas, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "decreased emphasis on heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-communist governments has improved environment; air pollution remains serious because of emissions from coal-fired power plants and the resulting acid rain has caused forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is also a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes" + "text": "decreased emphasis on heavy industry and increased environmental concern by post-communist governments has improved environment; air pollution remains serious because of emissions from burning low-quality coals in homes and from coal-fired power plants; the resulting acid rain causes forest damage; water pollution from industrial and municipal sources is a problem, as is disposal of hazardous wastes" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "38,523,261 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "38,282,325 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,87 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7%", + "text": "Polish 96.9%, Silesian 1.1%, German 0.2%, Ukrainian 0.1%, other and unspecified 1.7% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents ethnicity declared first (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: represents ethnicity declared first" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3%", + "text": "Polish (official) 98.2%, Silesian 1.4%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.3% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represents the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian as national minority languages, and Karaim, Lemko, Romani (Polska Roma and Bergitka Roma), and Tatar as ethnic minority languages (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data represents the language spoken at home; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; Poland ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2009 recognizing Kashub as a regional language, Czech, Hebrew, Yiddish, Belarusian, Lithuanian, German, Armenian, Russian, Slovak, and Ukrainian as national minority languages, and Karaim, Lemko, Romani (Polska Roma and Bergitka Roma), and Tatar as ethnic minority languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 87.2% (includes Roman Catholic 86.9% and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal), other 0.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon), unspecified 10.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Catholic 85.9% (includes Roman Catholic 85.6% and Greek Catholic, Armenian Catholic, and Byzantine-Slavic Catholic .3%), Orthodox 1.3% (almost all are Polish Autocephalous Orthodox), Protestant 0.4% (mainly Augsburg Evangelical and Pentacostal), other 0.4% (includes Jehovah's Witness, Buddhist, Hare Krishna, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon), unspecified 12.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.72% (male 2,915,840/female 2,754,098)" + "text": "14.83% (male 2,918,518/female 2,756,968)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.11% (male 2,195,587/female 2,082,634)" + "text": "9.8% (male 1,928,637/female 1,823,894)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.5% (male 8,456,789/female 8,301,167)" + "text": "43.33% (male 8,384,017/female 8,203,646)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.42% (male 2,623,838/female 2,931,215)" + "text": "13.32% (male 2,424,638/female 2,675,351)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.26% (male 2,460,648/female 3,801,445) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.72% (male 2,867,315/female 4,299,341) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.8%" + "text": "51.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.5%" + "text": "23" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "28.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.3 years" + "text": "41.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "38.6 years" + "text": "40.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.11% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.19% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population concentrated in the southern (Krakow) and central (Warsaw, Lodz) areas, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" + "text": "population concentrated in the southern area around Krakow and the central area around Warsaw and Lodz, with an extension to the northern coastal city of Gdansk" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "60.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "60% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.25% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "WARSAW (capital) 1.722 million; Krakow 760,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.783 million WARSAW (capital), 769,000 Krakow (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,79 +208,88 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27.2 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.6 years" + "text": "78.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.34 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.38 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.22 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "62.3% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.3% of population ++ rural: 96.9% of population ++ total: 98.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.7% of population ++ rural: 3.1% of population ++ total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 96.7% of population ++ total: 97.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 3.3% of population ++ total: 2.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.07% (2014 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { "text": "NA" @@ -284,17 +299,17 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2016)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "tickborne encephalitis (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27% (2014)" + "text": "23.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.6% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -307,7 +322,7 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -315,21 +330,21 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2013)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.9%" + "text": "11.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "22.7%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "25.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -347,6 +362,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Polska" }, + "former": { + "text": "Polish People's Republic" + }, "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the Polanians, a west Slavic tribe that united several surrounding Slavic groups (9th-10th centuries A.D.) and who passed on their name to the country; the name of the tribe likely comes from the Slavic \"pole\" (field or plain), indicating the flat nature of their country" } @@ -366,13 +384,16 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origin of the name is unknown; the Polish designation \"Warszawa\" was the name of a fishing village and several legends/traditions link the city's founding to a man named Wars or Warsz" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "16 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)" + "text": "16 voivodships [provinces] (wojewodztwa, singular - wojewodztwo); Dolnoslaskie (Lower Silesia), Kujawsko-Pomorskie (Kuyavia-Pomerania), Lodzkie (Lodz), Lubelskie (Lublin), Lubuskie (Lubusz), Malopolskie (Lesser Poland), Mazowieckie (Masovia), Opolskie (Opole), Podkarpackie (Subcarpathia), Podlaskie, Pomorskie (Pomerania), Slaskie (Silesia), Swietokrzyskie (Holy Cross), Warminsko-Mazurskie (Warmia-Masuria), Wielkopolskie (Greater Poland), Zachodniopomorskie (West Pomerania)" }, "Independence": { - "text": "11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" + "text": "11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed); notable earlier dates: 14 April 966 (adoption of Christianity, traditional founding date), 1 July 1569 (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth created)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Constitution Day, 3 May (1791)" @@ -382,7 +403,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1997, approved by referendum 25 May 1997, effective 17 October 1997" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-fifth of Sejm deputies, by the Senate, or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Sejm and absolute majority vote in the Senate; amendments to articles relating to sovereignty, personal freedoms, and constitutional amendment procedures also require passage by majority vote in a referendum; amended 2006, 2009, 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one fifth of Sejm deputies, by the Senate, or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Sejm and absolute majority vote in the Senate; amendments to articles relating to sovereignty, personal freedoms, and constitutional amendment procedures also require passage by majority vote in a referendum; amended 2006, 2009" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -413,61 +434,58 @@ "text": "President Andrzej DUDA (since 6 August 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Beata SZYDLO (since 16 November 2015); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage Piotr GLINSKI (since 16 November 2015), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw GOWIN (since 16 November 2015), and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development Mateusz MORAWIECKI (since 16 November 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mateusz MORAWIECKI (since 11 December 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers Piotr GLINSKI and Jaroslaw GOWIN (since 16 November 2015), Jacek SASIN (since 4 June 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, appointed by the president, and approved by the Sejm" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 and 24 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 June 2020 with a second round on 12 July 2020 (next to be held in 2025); prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Sejm" }, "election results": { - "text": "Andrzej DUDA elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Andrzej DUDA 51.5%, Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI (independent) 48.5%" + "text": "Andrzej DUDA reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Andrzej DUDA (independent) 51%, Rafal TRZASKOWSKI (KO) 49%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) and the Sejm (460 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms); note - the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the two houses meet jointly" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the German minority is exempt from the 5% threshold requirement for seats to the Sejm" + "text": "bicameral legislature consists of:Senate or Senat (100 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms) Sejm (460 seats; members elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote with 5% threshold of total votes needed for parties and 8% for coalitions to gain seats; minorities exempt from threshold; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019); Sejm - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023) Sejm - last held on 13 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 62, PO 33, PSL 1, independents 4; Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 37.6%, PO 24.1%, K15 8.8%, N 7.6%, PSL 5.1% other 16.8%; seats by party - PiS 234, PO 138, K15 40, N 29, PSL 16, independent 2, German minority 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PiS 48, KO 43, PSL 3, SLD 2, independent 4; composition - men 87, women 13, percent of women 13% Sejm - percent of vote by party - PiS 43.6%, KO 27.4%, SLD 12.6%, PSL 8.5% Confederation 6.8%, other 1.1%; seats by party - PiS 235, KO 134, SLD 49, PSL 30, KWiN 11, MN 1; men 334, women 126, percent of women 27.4%; note - total legislature percent of women 24.8%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the designation National Assembly or Zgromadzenie Narodowe is only used on those rare occasions when the 2 houses meet jointly" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Sad Najwyzszy (consists of the president of the Supreme Court and 116 judges organized in criminal, civil, labor and social insurance, and military chambers)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Sad Najwyzszy (consists of the first president of the Supreme Court and 120 justices organized in criminal, civil, labor and social insurance, and extraordinary appeals and public affairs and disciplinary chambers); Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "president of the Supreme Court nominated by the General Assembly of the Supreme Court and selected by the president of Poland; other judges nominated by the 25-member National Judiciary Council, and appointed by the president of Poland; judges appointed until retirement, usually at age 65, but tenure can be extended" + "text": "president of the Supreme Court nominated by the General Assembly of the Supreme Court and selected by the president of Poland; other judges nominated by the 25-member National Judicial Council and appointed by the president of Poland; judges serve until retirement, usually at age 65, but tenure can be extended; Constitutional Tribunal judges chosen by the Sejm for 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Constitutional Tribunal; regional and appellate courts subdivided into military, civil, criminal, labor, and family courts" + "text": "administrative courts; military courts; local, regional and appellate courts subdivided into military, civil, criminal, labor, and family courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Civic Platform or PO [Grzegorz SCHETYNA, chairperson; Slawomir NEUMANN, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Congress of the New Right or KNP [Michal MARUSIK, chairman] ++ Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY, chairman] ++ German Minority of Lower Silesia or MNSO [Ryszard GALLA, representative] ++ Kukiz 15 [Pawel KUKIZ; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI, chairman; Ryszard TERLECKI, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Nowoczesna (\"Modern\") or N [Ryszard PETRU; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Polish People's Party or PSL [Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ; chairman, parliamentary caucus leader] ++ Razem (Together) [no party chair, led by nine-member management board]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "All Poland Trade Union Alliance or OPZZ [Jan GUZ] (trade union) ++ Independent Self-Governing Trade Union \"Solidarity\" [Piotr DUDA] ++ Roman Catholic Church [Archbishop Wojciech POLAK, Archbishop Stanislaw GADECKI]" + "text": "Civic Coalition or KO [Grzegorz SCHETYNA]Confederation Liberty and Independence or KWiN [Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE, Robert WINNICKI, Grzegorz BRAUN]Democratic Left Alliance or SLD [Wlodzimierz CZARZASTY]German Minority or MN [Ryszard GALLA]Kukiz 15 or K15 [Pawel KUKIZ]Law and Justice or PiS [Jaroslaw KACZYNSKI]TERAZ! (NOW!) [Ryszard PETRU]Nowoczesna (Modern) or N [Katarzyna LUBNAUER]Polish People's Party or PSL [Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ]Razem (Together) [collective leadership]Wiosna (Spring) [Robert BIEDRON]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS, CD, CE, CEI, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ryszard SCHNEPF (since 28 September 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Piotr Antoni WILCZEK (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2640 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 234-3800 through 3802" + "text": "[1] (202) 499-1700" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 328-6271" @@ -478,7 +496,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Paul JONES (since 7 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Georgette MOSBACHER (since 6 September 2018) " + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[48] (22) 504-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Aleje Ujazdowskie 29/31 00-540 Warsaw" @@ -486,11 +507,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Warsaw, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-5010 (pouch)" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[48] (22) 504-2000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[48] (22) 504-2688" + "text": "[48] (22) 504-2226" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Krakow" @@ -499,11 +517,11 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; colors derive from the Polish emblem - a white eagle on a red field", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white" + "text": "note: similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "white eagle; national colors: white, red" + "text": "white crowned eagle; national colors: white, red" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -513,64 +531,64 @@ "text": "Jozef WYBICKI/traditional" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1927; the anthem, commonly known as \"Jeszcze Polska nie zginela\" (Poland Has Not Yet Perished), was written in 1797; the lyrics resonate strongly with Poles because they reflect the numerous occasions in which the nation's lands have been occupied" + "text": "note: adopted 1927; the anthem, commonly known as \"Jeszcze Polska nie zginela\" (Poland Has Not Yet Perished), was written in 1797; the lyrics resonate strongly with Poles because they reflect the numerous occasions in which the nation's lands have been occupied" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and Poland's economy was the only EU country to avoid a recession through the 2008-09 economic downturn. Although EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy since 2004, GDP per capita remains significantly below the EU average and the unemployment rate is now below the EU average. ++ ++ The government of Prime Minister Donald TUSK steered the Polish economy through the economic downturn by skillfully managing public finances and adopting controversial pension and tax reforms to further shore up public finances. While the Polish economy has performed well over the past five years, growth slowed in 2013 and picked back up in 2014-15. Poland’s new center-right Law and Justice government plans to introduce expansionary economic policies to spur long-term growth, but social spending programs are expected to lead to increased deficit spending over the medium term. ++ ++ Poland faces several challenges, which include addressing some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure, business environment, rigid labor code, commercial court system, government red tape, and burdensome tax system, especially for entrepreneurs. Additional long-term challenges include diversifying Poland’s energy mix and sources of supply, strengthening investments in innovation, research, and development, and as well as stemming the outflow of educated young Poles to other EU member states, especially in light of a coming demographic contraction due to emigration, persistently low fertility rates, and the aging of the Solidarity-era baby boom generation." + "text": "Poland has the sixth-largest economy in the EU and has long had a reputation as a business-friendly country with largely sound macroeconomic policies. Since 1990, Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization. During the 2008-09 economic slowdown Poland was the only EU country to avoid a recession, in part because of the government’s loose fiscal policy combined with a commitment to rein in spending in the medium-term Poland is the largest recipient of EU development funds and their cyclical allocation can significantly impact the rate of economic growth. The Polish economy performed well during the 2014-17 period, with the real GDP growth rate generally exceeding 3%, in part because of increases in government social spending that have helped to accelerate consumer-driven growth. However, since 2015, Poland has implemented new business restrictions and taxes on foreign-dominated economic sectors, including banking and insurance, energy, and healthcare, that have dampened investor sentiment and has increased the government’s ownership of some firms. The government reduced the retirement age in 2016 and has had mixed success in introducing new taxes and boosting tax compliance to offset the increased costs of social spending programs and relieve upward pressure on the budget deficit. Some credit ratings agencies estimate that Poland during the next few years is at risk of exceeding the EU’s 3%-of-GDP limit on budget deficits, possibly impacting its access to future EU funds. Poland’s economy is projected to perform well in the next few years in part because of an anticipated cyclical increase in the use of its EU development funds and continued, robust household spending. Poland faces several systemic challenges, which include addressing some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure, business environment, rigid labor code, commercial court system, government red tape, and burdensome tax system, especially for entrepreneurs. Additional long-term challenges include diversifying Poland’s energy mix, strengthening investments in innovation, research, and development, as well as stemming the outflow of educated young Poles to other EU member states, especially in light of a coming demographic contraction due to emigration, persistently low fertility rates, and the aging of the Solidarity-era baby boom generation." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.052 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.02 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $984.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.126 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.076 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.045 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$467.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$524.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.) / 3.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$27,700 (2016 est.) ++ $26,800 (2015 est.) ++ $25,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$29,600 (2017 est.) / $28,300 (2016 est.) / $27,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.4%" + "text": "58.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "17.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "17.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "50.5%" + "text": "54% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-46.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-49.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "38.5%" + "text": "40.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -580,247 +598,236 @@ "text": "machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.78 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "12.6%" + "text": "11.5%" }, "industry": { "text": "30.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "57% (2012)" + "text": "57.6% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.6% (2016 est.) ++ 10.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 6.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "17.3% (2012 est.)" + "text": "17.6% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "25.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "23.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.4 (2012) ++ 33.7 (2008)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$73.4 billion" + "text": "207.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$86.56 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "216.2 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "44.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 45% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "50.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 54.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intra-government" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2014) ++ 1.5% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.92% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$186.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $177.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$306.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $318.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$344.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $337.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$137.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $168.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $204.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / -0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$250 million (2016 est.) ++ -$1.117 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.584 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.369 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$188.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $190.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$224.6 billion (2017 est.) / $195.7 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 27.4%, Czech Republic 6.4%, UK 6.4%, France 5.6%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6% (2012 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 27.1%, UK 6.8%, Czech Republic 6.6%, France 5.5%, Italy 4.8%, Netherlands 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$189.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $188.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$223.8 billion (2017 est.) / $193.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 15%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9% (2011 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 27.6%, China 7.5%, Russia 7.2%, Netherlands 5.9%, Italy 5.2%, France 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 27.9%, China 8%, Russia 6.4%, Netherlands 6%, Italy 5.3%, France 4.2%, Czech Republic 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$90.21 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $94.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$113.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $114.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$344.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $332.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$228.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $221.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$64.62 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $62.12 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$241 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $347.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - ++ 4.056 (2016 est.) ++ 3.7721 (2015 est.) ++ 3.7721 (2014 est.) ++ 3.1538 (2013 est.) ++ 3.26 (2012 est.)" + "text": "zlotych (PLN) per US dollar - / 3.748 (2017 est.) / 3.9459 (2016 est.) / 3.9459 (2015 est.) / 3.7721 (2014 est.) / 3.1538 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "150 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "156.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "142 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "149.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014)" + "text": "12.02 billion kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.02 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "36 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.11 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "89.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.5% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "18,420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "21,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "5,162 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,451 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "532,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "493,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "126 million bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "568,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "554,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "536,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "649,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "160,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "104,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "128,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "222,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "6.08 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.748 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "17.66 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.1 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "76 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.246 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "11.82 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.72 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "81.66 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "79.79 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "322 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "359 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.245 million" + "text": "6,907,937" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "11 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "18.01 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "56.838 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "52,916,105" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "147 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "137.96 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modernization of the telecommunications network has accelerated with market-based competition; fixed-line service, dominated by the former state-owned company, is dwarfed by the growth in mobile-cellular services" + "text": "fixed-line service is dominated by the former state-owned company, yet it is dwarfed by the growth in mobile-cellular services; regulatory is framed by EU principles of competition; regulator measures have improved wholesale market access; rapid extension of LTE networks and development of mobile data service; mobile penetration is above European average; regulator to auction 700MHz spectrum of 5G services; good market competition (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "several nation-wide networks provide mobile-cellular service; coverage is generally good; fixed-line service lags in rural areas" + "text": "several nation-wide networks provide mobile-cellular service; coverage is generally good; fixed-line 18 per 100 service lags in rural areas, mobile-cellular 138 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 48; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2015)" + "text": "country code - 48; landing points for the Baltica and the Denmark-Poland2 submarine cables connecting Poland, Denmark and Sweden; international direct dialing with automated exchanges; satellite earth station - 1 with access to Intelsat, Eutelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run public TV operates 2 national channels supplemented by 16 regional channels and several niche channels; privately owned entities operate several national TV networks and a number of special interest channels; many privately owned channels broadc (2007)" + "text": "state-run public TV operates 2 national channels supplemented by 16 regional channels and several niche channels; privately owned entities operate several national TV networks and a number of special interest channels; many privately owned channels broadcasting locally; roughly half of all households are linked to either satellite or cable TV systems providing access to foreign television networks; state-run public radio operates 5 national networks and 17 regional radio stations; 2 privately owned national radio networks, several commercial stations broadcasting to multiple cities, and many privately owned local radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "26.221 million" + "text": "29,791,401" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "68% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77.54% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "6,114,926" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "16 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "92" + "text": "169" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,841,128" + "text": "9,277,538 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "120,016,466 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "271.49 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -831,33 +838,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "87" + "text": "87 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "36" + "text": "36 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "6 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "39" + "text": "39 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "21 (2013)" @@ -867,28 +874,28 @@ "text": "6 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 14,198 km; oil 1,374 km; refined products 777 km (2013)" + "text": "14198 km gas, 1374 km oil, 2483 km refined products (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "19,837 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "395 km 1.524-m gauge" + "text": "19,231 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "19,442 km 1.435-m gauge (11,899 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "18,836 km 1.435-m gauge (11,874 km electrified) (2016)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "395 km 1.524-m gauge (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "412,035 km" + "text": "420,000 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "280,719 km (includes 2,418 km of expressways)" + "text": "291,000 km (includes 1,492 km of expressways, 1,559 of motorways) (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "131,316 km (2012)" + "text": "129,000 km (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -896,36 +903,48 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "9" + "text": "144" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 7, chemical tanker 1, passenger/cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "106 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Bahamas 34, Cyprus 24, Liberia 13, Malta 21, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Vanuatu 9) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 12, oil tanker 7, other 125 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Szczecin (River Oder)" + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Gdansk (1,593,761) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Swinoujscie" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Szczecin (River Oder)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Aviation Forces, Special Forces (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; service obligation shortened from 12 to 9 months in 2005; women only allowed to serve as officers and noncommissioned officers (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Polish Armed Forces: Land Forces (Wojska Ladowe), Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), Air Force (Sily Powietrzne), Special Forces (Wojska Specjalne), Territorial Defense Force (Wojska Obrony Terytorialnej); Ministry of the Interior: Border Guard (includes coast guard duties) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2016) ++ 2.27% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.95% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.95% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.91% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.83% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019 est.) / 2.02% of GDP (2018) / 1.89% of GDP (2017) / 1.99% of GDP (2016) / 2.22% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Polish Armed Forces have approximately 105,000 total active duty personnel (60,000 Army; 7,000 Navy; 17,000 Air Force; 3,500 Special Forces; 3,000 Territorial Defense Forces; 14,000 other); approximately 20,000 total Territorial Defense Forces including reservists (2019 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note - in June 2019, the Polish Government approved a plan to increase the size of the military by 50,000 troops over the coming decade" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Polish Armed Forces consists of a mix of Soviet-era and more modern Western weapons systems; since 2010, the leading suppliers of armaments to Poland are Finland, Germany, Italy, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "360 Afghanistan (NATO); 230 Kosovo (NATO); up to 200 Latvia (NATO); 220 Lebanon (UNIFIL); contributes about 3,500 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Warsaw and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-28 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription phased out in 2009-12; professional soldiers serve on a permanent basis (for an unspecified period of time) or on a contract basis (for a specified period of time); initial contract period is 24 months; women serve in the military on the same terms as men (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -934,10 +953,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "12,304 (Russia) (2015); 71,302 applicants for forms of legal stay other than asylum (Ukraine) (2015)" + "text": "9,893 (Russia) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "10,825 (2015)" + "text": "10,825 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/po.json b/europe/po.json index 63056b18..ddbf0b63 100644 --- a/europe/po.json +++ b/europe/po.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy; for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986." + "text": "Following its heyday as a global maritime power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence of Brazil, its wealthiest colony, in 1822. A 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy, and for most of the next six decades, repressive governments ran the country. In 1974, a left-wing military coup installed broad democratic reforms. The following year, Portugal granted independence to all of its African colonies. Portugal is a founding member of NATO and entered the EC (now the EU) in 1986." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ "text": "620 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Azores and Madeira Islands" + "text": "note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Indiana" + "text": "slightly smaller than Virginia" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "1,224 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Spain 1,224 km" + "text": "Spain 1224 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "372 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Ponta do Pico (Pico or Pico Alto) on Ilha do Pico in the Azores 2,351 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "39.7% ++ arable land 11.9%; permanent crops 7.8%; permanent pasture 20%" + "text": "39.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.9% (2011 est.) / 7.8% (2011 est.) / 20% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "37.8%" + "text": "37.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "22.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,17 +93,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "5,400 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "concentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "Azores subject to severe earthquakes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity in the Azores Islands; Fayal or Faial (elev. 1,043 m) last erupted in 1958; most volcanoes have not erupted in centuries; historically active volcanoes include Agua de Pau, Furnas, Pico, Picos Volcanic System, San Jorge, Sete Cidades, and Terceira" - } + "text": "Azores subject to severe earthquakes\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity in the Azores Islands; Fayal or Faial (1,043 m) last erupted in 1958; most volcanoes have not erupted in centuries; historically active volcanoes include Agua de Pau, Furnas, Pico, Picos Volcanic System, San Jorge, Sete Cidades, and Terceira" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in coastal areas" + "text": "soil erosion; air pollution caused by industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution, especially in urban centers and coastal areas" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,833,816 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,302,674 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,194 +127,200 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "homogeneous Mediterranean stock; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990 East Europeans have entered Portugal" + "text": "white homogeneous Mediterranean population; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000; since 1990, Eastern Europeans have migrated to Portugal" }, "Languages": { "text": "Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official, but locally used)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim, other) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3%", + "text": "Roman Catholic 81%, other Christian 3.3%, other (includes Jewish, Muslim) 0.6%, none 6.8%, unspecified 8.3% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents population 15 years of age and older (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: represents population 15 years of age and older" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.5% (male 874,807/female 804,483)" + "text": "13.58% (male 716,102/female 682,582)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.4% (male 655,234/female 579,669)" + "text": "10.94% (male 580,074/female 547,122)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.88% (male 2,300,872/female 2,236,077)" + "text": "41.49% (male 2,109,693/female 2,164,745)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.07% (male 610,886/female 697,287)" + "text": "13.08% (male 615,925/female 731,334)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.15% (male 849,506/female 1,224,995) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.92% (male 860,198/female 1,294,899) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.5%" + "text": "55.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "20.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.9%" + "text": "35.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.8 years" + "text": "44.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.8 years" + "text": "42.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.25% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "concentrations are primarily along or near the Atlantic coast; both Lisbon and the second largest city, Porto, are coastal cities" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "63.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "66.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.47% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LISBON (capital) 2.884 million; Porto 1.299 million (2015)" + "text": "2.957 million LISBON (capital), 1.313 million Porto (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.5 (2012 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "8 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.3 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.1 years" + "text": "77.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.53 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.41 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "86.8% (2005/06)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.1 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "73.9% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "5.12 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 99.8% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 0.2% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.5% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "41,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.1% (2014)" + "text": "20.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "96.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.1%" + "text": "97.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "95.1% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -322,18 +331,18 @@ "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "34.8%" + "text": "20.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "35.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -370,23 +379,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Portugal has two time zones, including the Azores (UTC-1)etymology: Lisbon is one of Europe's oldest cities (the second oldest capital city after Athens) and the origin of the name is lost in time; it may have been founded as an ancient Celtic settlement that subsequently maintained close commercial relations with the Phoenicians (beginning about 1200 B.C.); the name of the settlement may have been derived from the pre-Roman appellation for the Tagus River that runs through the city, Lisso or Lucio; the Romans named the city \"Olisippo\" when they took it from the Carthaginians in 205 B.C.; under the Visigoths the city name became \"Ulixbona,\" under the Arabs it was \"al-Ushbuna\"; the medieval version of \"Lissabona\" became today's Lisboa" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "18 districts (distritos, singular - distrito) and 2 autonomous regions* (regioes autonomas, singular - regiao autonoma); Aveiro, Acores (Azores)*, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisboa (Lisbon), Madeira*, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Viseu" }, "Independence": { - "text": "1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)" + "text": "1143 (Kingdom of Portugal recognized); 1 December 1640 (independence reestablished following 60 years of Spanish rule); 5 October 1910 (republic proclaimed)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis de Camoes (1524-80) died" + "text": "Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal), 10 June (1580); note - also called Camoes Day, the day that revered national poet Luis DE CAMOES (1524-80) died" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 2 April 1976, effective 25 April 1976" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the Assembly of the Republic; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of Assembly members; amended several times, last in 2005 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the Assembly of the Republic; adoption requires two-thirds majority vote of Assembly members; amended several times, last in 2005" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -406,7 +418,7 @@ "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese speaking country" + "text": "10 years; 6 years if from a Portuguese-speaking country" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -423,61 +435,55 @@ "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 January 2016 (next to be held in January 2021); following legislative elections last held in October 2015, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition was appointed prime minister by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 January 2016 (next to be held on 31 January 2021); following legislative elections the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA elected president; percent of vote - Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA (PSD) 52%, Antonio Sampaio da NOVA (independent) 22.9%, Marisa MATISA (BE) 10.1%, Maria de BELEM (independent) 4.2%, other 10.8%" + "text": "Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA (PSD) 52%, Antonio Sampaio da NOVOA (independent) 22.9%, Marisa MATIAS (BE) 10.1%, Maria de BELEM (independent) 4.2%, other 10.8%" }, "note": { - "text": "there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president" + "text": "note: there is also a Council of State that acts as a consultative body to the president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; 226 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 4 members - 2 each in 2 constituencies representing Portuguese living abroad - directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Assembly of the Republic or Assembleia da Republica (230 seats; 226 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote and 4 members - 2 each in 2 constituencies representing Portuguese living abroad - directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) (e.g. 2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 4 October 2015 (next to be held by October 2019)" + "text": "last held on 6 October 2019 (next to be held 2023) (e.g. 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Portugal Ahead Coalition (PAF) 36.9%, PS 32.3%, B.E. 10.2%, CDU 8.2%, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 1.5%, PAN 1.4%, other 9.5%; seats by party - PAF 102, PS 86, B.E. 19, CDU 17, PPD/PSD (Azores and Madeira) 5, PAN 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PS 36.4%, PSD 27.8%, B.E. 9.5%, CDU 6.5%, other 20.8%; seats by party - PS 108, PSD 79,  B.E. 19, CDU 12, other 12; composition - men 158, women 72, percent of women 31.3% (e.g. 2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of 12 justices); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 13 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president and appointed by the Assembly of the Republic; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges - 10 elected by the Assembly and 3 elected by the other Constitutional Court judges; judges elected for 6-year non-renewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president and appointed by the Assembly of the Republic; judges can serve for life; Constitutional Court judges - 10 elected by the Assembly and 3 elected by the other Constitutional Court judges; judges elected for 6-year nonrenewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Supreme Administrative Court (Supremo Tribunal Administrativo); Audit Court (Tribunal de Contas); appellate, district, and municipal courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party or CDS/PP [Assuncao CRISTAS] ++ Ecologist Party (The Greens) or PEV [Jose Luis FERREIRA and Heloisa APOLONIA] ++ Portuguese Communist Party or PCP [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] ++ Portugal Ahead Coalition or PAF (includes PSD and CDS/PP) ++ Social Democratic Party or PPD/PSD [Fernando RUAS] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Antonio COSTA] ++ The Left Bloc or BE [Catarina Soares MARTINS] ++ Unitarian Democratic Coalition or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes Portuguese Communist Party or PCP and Ecologist Party (\"The Greens\") or PEV)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Armed Forces Officers' Association or AOFA [Colonel Pereira CRACEL] ++ the Desperate Generation (youth movement protesting against low wages, precarious labor conditions, and unemployment) ++ General Workers Union or General Confederation of Portuguese Workers or UGT [Carlos SILVA] ++ Portuguese National Workers' Conference or CGTP [Armenio CARLOS] ++ TugaLeaks (a website that has become a mouthpiece for publicizing diverse protest action)", - "other": { - "text": "the media; labor unions" - } + "text": "Democratic and Social Center/Popular Party (Partido do Centro Democratico Social-Partido Popular) or CDS-PP [Assuncao CRISTAS]Ecologist Party \"The Greens\" or \"Os Verdes\" (Partido Ecologista-Os Verdes) or PEV [Heloisa APOLONIA]People-Animals-Nature Party (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) or PAN [Andre SILVA]Portuguese Communist Party (Partido Comunista Portugues) or PCP [Jeronimo DE SOUSA]Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata) or PSD (original name Partido Popular Democratico) or PPD [Rui RIO]Socialist Party (Partido Socialista) or PS [Antonio COSTA]The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) or BE or O Bloco [Catarina MARTINS]Unitary Democratic Coalition (Coligacao Democratica Unitaria) or CDU [Jeronimo DE SOUSA] (includes PCP and PEV)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, CPLP, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Domingos T?eixeira de Abreu Fezas VITAL (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Domingos Teixeira de Abreu FEZAS VITAL (since 28 January 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2012 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 328-8610" + "text": "[1] (202) 332-3007" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 462-3726" + "text": "[1] (202) 223-3926" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Boston, New York, San Francisco" @@ -488,7 +494,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert A. SHERMAN (since 30 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador George E. GLASS (since 25 August 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[351] (21) 727-3300" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida das Forcas Armadas, 1600-081 Lisbon" @@ -496,9 +505,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Apartado 43033, 1601-301 Lisboa; PSC 83, APO AE 09726" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[351] (21) 727-3300" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[351] (21) 726-9109" }, @@ -520,77 +526,77 @@ "text": "Henrique LOPES DE MENDOCA/Alfredo KEIL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1910; \"A Portuguesa\" was originally written to protest the Portuguese monarchy's acquiescence to the 1890 British ultimatum forcing Portugal to give up areas of Africa; the lyrics refer to the \"insult\" that resulted from the event" + "text": "note: adopted 1910; \"A Portuguesa\" was originally written to protest the Portuguese monarchy's acquiescence to the 1890 British ultimatum forcing Portugal to give up areas of Africa; the lyrics refer to the \"insult\" that resulted from the event" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. The country joined the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 and began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU members. ++ ++ The economy grew by more than the EU average for much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-08. The economy contracted in 2009, and fell again from 2011 to 2014, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011. A modest recovery began in 2013 and gathered steam in 2014 due to strong export performance and a rebound in private consumption. Although austerity measures were instituted to reduce the large budget deficit, they contributed to record unemployment and a wave of emigration not seen since the 1960s. ++ ++ A continued reduction in private- and public-sector debt could weigh on consumption and investment in 2016, holding back a stronger recovery. The prior center-right government passed legislation aimed at reducing labor market rigidity, and, this, along with sustained fiscal discipline, could make Portugal more attractive to foreign direct investment. Under the center-right government, the budget deficit fell from 11.2% of GDP in 2010 to 3.5% in 2015, reaching the EU-IMF target of 4%, but still above its EU fiscal obligations, under the excessive deficit procedure. EU-IMF financing expired in May 2014. The new center-left Socialist government, however, has signaled that it will unwind spending cuts associated with austerity while remaining within EU fiscal targets." + "text": "Portugal has become a diversified and increasingly service-based economy since joining the European Community - the EU's predecessor - in 1986. Over the following two decades, successive governments privatized many state-controlled firms and liberalized key areas of the economy, including the financial and telecommunications sectors. The country joined the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999 and began circulating the euro on 1 January 2002 along with 11 other EU members. The economy grew by more than the EU average for much of the 1990s, but the rate of growth slowed in 2001-08. After the global financial crisis in 2008, Portugal’s economy contracted in 2009 and fell into recession from 2011 to 2013, as the government implemented spending cuts and tax increases to comply with conditions of an EU-IMF financial rescue package, signed in May 2011. Portugal successfully exited its EU-IMF program in May 2014, and its economic recovery gained traction in 2015 because of strong exports and a rebound in private consumption. GDP growth accelerated in 2016, and probably reached 2.5 % in 2017. Unemployment remained high, at 9.7% in 2017, but has improved steadily since peaking at 18% in 2013. The center-left minority Socialist government has unwound some unpopular austerity measures while managing to remain within most EU fiscal targets. The budget deficit fell from 11.2% of GDP in 2010 to 1.8% in 2017, the country’s lowest since democracy was restored in 1974, and surpassing the EU and IMF projections of 3%. Portugal exited the EU’s excessive deficit procedure in mid-2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$297.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $294.1 billion (2015 est.) ++ $289.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$314.1 billion (2017 est.) / $305.9 billion (2016 est.) / $301 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$205.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$218 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 0.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.) / 1.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$28,500 (2016 est.) ++ $28,300 (2015 est.) ++ $27,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$30,500 (2017 est.) / $29,600 (2016 est.) / $29,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "15% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.3%" + "text": "65.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.1%" + "text": "17.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "14.7%" + "text": "16.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39.9%" + "text": "43.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.4%" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "22.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "grain, potatoes, tomatoes, olives, grapes; sheep, cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, dairy products; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper and pulp, chemicals, lubricants, automobiles and auto parts, base metals, minerals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; dairy products, wine, other foodstuffs; ship construc" + "text": "textiles, clothing, footwear, wood and cork, paper and pulp, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, automobiles and auto parts, base metals, minerals, porcelain and ceramics, glassware, technology, telecommunications; dairy products, wine, other foodstuffs; ship construction and refurbishment; tourism, plastics, financial services, optics" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.167 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.233 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,236 +610,219 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.3% (2016 est.) ++ 12.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.) / 11.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "18.7% (2012 est.)" + "text": "19% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.1%" + "text": "2.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.4% (1995 est.)" + "text": "25.9% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34.2 (2013 est.) ++ 34.2 (2012 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$87.26 billion" + "text": "93.55 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$92.25 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "100 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "126.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 129% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "125.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 129.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.49% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$87.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.29 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$296.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $316.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$321.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $326.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$59.84 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $57.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $79.18 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$46 million (2016 est.) ++ $838 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$993 million (2017 est.) / $1.218 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$52.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $54.33 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$61 billion (2017 est.) / $54.76 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 25.2%, France 12.5%, Germany 11.3%, UK 6.6%, US 5.2%, Netherlands 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine, oil products, chemical products, plastics and rubber, hides, leather, wood and cork, wood pulp and paper, textile materials, clothing, footwear, machinery and tools, base metals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Spain 25%, France 12.1%, Germany 11.8%, UK 6.7%, US 5.2%, Angola 4.2%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$61.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $64.49 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$74.73 billion (2017 est.) / $64.98 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, chemical products, vehicles and other transport material, optical and precision instruments, computer accessories and parts, semiconductors and related devices, oil products, base metals, food products, textile materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Spain 32.9%, Germany 12.9%, France 7.4%, Italy 5.4%, Netherlands 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "Spain 32%, Germany 13.7%, France 7.4%, Italy 5.5%, Netherlands 5.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$19.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $19.62 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$26.11 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $19.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$449 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $447 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$138.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $138.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$88.27 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $87.44 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$449 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $447 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.7525 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "50 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "46 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "46.94 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "6.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.701 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.616 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.56 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "42.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "41% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "28.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "25% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "29.4% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "912.3 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "308,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "285,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "320,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "323,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "244,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "247,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "138,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "143,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "60,010 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "78,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.079 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.258 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "4.07 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.541 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "50 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "54.97 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,682,997" + "text": "5,179,685" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "43 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "50.15 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.715 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "12,028,436" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "108 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "116.46 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Portugal's telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities" + "text": "telephone system has a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities; FttP in 2020; 3G universal and 4G upgrades; regulator release 700MHz spectrum for 5G use; DSL moves to fiber services; FttP for over 5 million customers in 2020 providing national coverage; fiber subscriber base grows 24% in 2018; development in M-payment solutions (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations" + "text": "integrated network of coaxial cables, open-wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations; fixed-line 50 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular 116 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 351; a combination of submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, North and East Africa, South Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; troposp (2015)" + "text": "country code - 351; landing points for the Ella Link, BUGIO, EIG, SAT-3/WASC, SeaMeWe-3, Equino, MainOne, Tat TGN-Western Europe, WACS, ACE, Atlantis2 and Columbus-III submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP), the publicly owned TV broadcaster, operates 2 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more (2008)" + "text": "Radio e Televisao de Portugal (RTP), the publicly owned TV broadcaster, operates 4 domestic channels and external service channels to Africa; overall, roughly 40 domestic TV stations; viewers have widespread access to international broadcasters with more than half of all households connected to multi-channel cable or satellite TV systems; publicly owned radio operates 3 national networks and provides regional and external services; several privately owned national radio stations and some 300 regional and local commercial radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pt" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.43 million" + "text": "7,731,411" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "68.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "74.66% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,784,684" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "37 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "10 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "122" + "text": "168" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "12,635,233" + "text": "17,367,956 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "343,971,094 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "454.21 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -844,47 +833,47 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "43" + "text": "43 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2013)" + "text": "8 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "20 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,344 km; oil 11 km; refined products 188 km (2013)" + "text": "1344 km gas, 11 km oil, 188 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,075.1 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "2,439 km 1.668-m gauge (1,633.4 km electrified)" + "text": "3,075 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "108.1 km 1.000-m gauge" + "text": "108.1 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "2,439 km 1.668-m gauge (1,633.4 km electrified) (2014)" }, "other": { "text": "528 km (gauge unspecified) (2014)" @@ -892,10 +881,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "82,900 km" + "text": "82,900 km (2008)" }, "paved": { - "text": "71,294 km (includes 2,613 km of expressways)" + "text": "71,294 km (includes 2,613 km of expressways) (2008)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "11,606 km (2008)" @@ -906,36 +895,45 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "109" + "text": "624" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 8, cargo 35, carrier 1, chemical tanker 21, container 7, liquefied gas 6, passenger 13, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 9" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "81 (Belgium 8, Colombia 1, Denmark 4, Germany 14, Greece 2, Italy 12, Japan 9, Mexico 1, Norway 2, Spain 18, Sweden 3, Switzerland 3, US 4)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "15 (Cyprus 2, Malta 3, Panama 10) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 65, container ship 249, general cargo 99, oil tanker 21, other 190 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines" }, - "LNG terminal (import)": { + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Sines (1,669,057) (2017)" + }, + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Sines" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no compulsory military service, but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1993, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; reserve obligation to age 35 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Portuguese Armed Forces: Portuguese Army (Exercito Portuguesa), Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa; includes Marine Corps), Portuguese Air Force (Forca Aerea Portuguesa, FAP); Portuguese National Republican Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana, GNR) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the GNR is a national gendarmerie force comprised of military personnel with law enforcement, internal security, civil defense, disaster response, and coast guard duties; it is responsible to the Minister of Internal Administration and to the Minister of National Defense; in the event of war or crisis, it may be placed under the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.29% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.2% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.78% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "1.52% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.43% of GDP (2018) / 1.25% of GDP (2017) / 1.27% of GDP (2016) / 1.33% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Portuguese Armed Forces have approximately 26,500 active duty personnel (13,000 Army; 7,500 Navy; 6,000 Air Force); 24,700 National Republican Guard (military personnel) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Portuguese Armed Forces inventory includes mostly European and US-origin weapons systems along with a smaller mix of domestically-produced equipment; since 2010, Germany and the US are the leading suppliers of armaments to Portugal; Portugal's defense industry is primarily focused on shipbuilding (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "190 Afghanistan (NATO); 200 Central African Republic (MINUSCA/EUTM); up to 120 Baltic States (NATO) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary or contract military service; no compulsory military service, but conscription possible if insufficient volunteers available; women serve in the armed forces, on naval ships since 1992, but are prohibited from serving in some combatant specialties; contract service lasts for an initial period from two to six years, and can be extended to a maximum of 20 years of service. Voluntary military service lasts 12 months; reserve obligation to age 35 (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -944,7 +942,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "14 (2015)" + "text": "14 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ri.json b/europe/ri.json index df6467c4..32adadce 100644 --- a/europe/ri.json +++ b/europe/ri.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. ++ MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ++ In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. Prime Minister Aleksandar VUCIC, has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2020. Under his leadership, in January 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession." + "text": "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Communist Partisans resisted the Axis occupation and division of Yugoslavia from 1941 to 1945 and fought nationalist opponents and collaborators as well. The military and political movement headed by Josip Broz \"TITO\" (Partisans) took full control of Yugoslavia when their domestic rivals and the occupiers were defeated in 1945. Although communists, TITO and his successors (Tito died in 1980) managed to steer their own path between the Warsaw Pact nations and the West for the next four and a half decades. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia and his ultranationalist calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in April 1992 and under MILOSEVIC's leadership, Serbia led various military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a \"Greater Serbia.\" These actions ultimately failed and, after international intervention, led to the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords in 1995. MILOSEVIC retained control over Serbia and eventually became president of the FRY in 1997. In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo provoked a Serbian counterinsurgency campaign that resulted in massacres and massive expulsions of ethnic Albanians living in Kosovo. The MILOSEVIC government's rejection of a proposed international settlement led to NATO's bombing of Serbia in the spring of 1999. Serbian military and police forces withdrew from Kosovo in June 1999, and the UN Security Council authorized an interim UN administration and a NATO-led security force in Kosovo. FRY elections in late 2000 led to the ouster of MILOSEVIC and the installation of democratic government. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. Widespread violence predominantly targeting ethnic Serbs in Kosovo in March 2004 led to more intense calls to address Kosovo's status, and the UN began facilitating status talks in 2006. In June 2006, Montenegro seceded from the federation and declared itself an independent nation. Serbia subsequently gave notice that it was the successor state to the union of Serbia and Montenegro. In February 2008, after nearly two years of inconclusive negotiations, Kosovo declared itself independent of Serbia - an action Serbia refuses to recognize. At Serbia's request, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2008 sought an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on whether Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence was in accordance with international law. In a ruling considered unfavorable to Serbia, the ICJ issued an advisory opinion in July 2010 stating that international law did not prohibit declarations of independence. In late 2010, Serbia agreed to an EU-drafted UNGA Resolution acknowledging the ICJ's decision and calling for a new round of talks between Serbia and Kosovo, this time on practical issues rather than Kosovo's status. Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2013 and are in the process of implementing its provisions. In 2015, Serbia and Kosovo reached four additional agreements within the EU-led Brussels Dialogue framework. These included agreements on the Community of Serb-Majority Municipalities; telecommunications; energy production and distribution; and freedom of movement. President Aleksandar VUCIC has promoted an ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2025. Under his leadership as prime minister, in 2014 Serbia opened formal negotiations for accession." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "442 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Danube and Timok Rivers 35 m ++ highest point: Midzor 2,169 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Danube and Timok Rivers 35 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Midzor 2,169 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "57.9% ++ arable land 37.7%; permanent crops 3.4%; permanent pasture 16.8%" + "text": "57.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "37.7% (2011 est.) / 3.4% (2011 est.) / 16.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.6%" + "text": "31.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "10.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "950 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "destructive earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube" + "text": "air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube; inadequate management of domestic, industrial, and hazardous waste" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,14 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East" + "text": "landlocked; controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,143,921", + "text": "7,012,165 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "does not include the population of Kosovo (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: does not include the population of Kosovo" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -110,84 +118,96 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romany 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Serbia's population" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romany 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%", + "text": "Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Rusyn are official in Vojvodina (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Serbian Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8%, undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.64% (male 539,189/female 506,727)" + "text": "14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.34% (male 417,692/female 392,379)" + "text": "11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.41% (male 1,492,799/female 1,465,270)" + "text": "41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.58% (male 502,172/female 539,349)" + "text": "13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.03% (male 530,827/female 757,517) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.1%" + "text": "52.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "23.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.6%" + "text": "29.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.4 (2020 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Kosovo" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.3 years" + "text": "43.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.7 years" + "text": "41.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "44 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.46% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.47% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "55.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "56.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.34% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Kosovo" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BELGRADE (capital) 1.182 million (2015)" + "text": "1.398 million BELGRADE (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,148 +217,149 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.7 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27.8 (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.4 years (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija" + } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.5 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.6 years" + "text": "73.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.46 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "60.8% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.11 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.4 beds/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "58.4% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.4% of population ++ rural: 98.9% of population ++ total: 99.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.6% of population ++ rural: 1.1% of population ++ total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.2% of population ++ rural: 94.2% of population ++ total: 96.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.8% of population ++ rural: 5.8% of population ++ total: 3.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.05% (2013 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,000 (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,200 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea (2016)" + "text": "bacterial diarrhea" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.1% (2014)" + "text": "21.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "1.8% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "98.3%" }, "male": { "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.5% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "36,141" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "4% (2005 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "29.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "N/A" + "text": "28.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "N/A (2013 est.)" + "text": "32% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the origin of the name in uncertain, but seems to be related to the name of the West Slavic Sorbs who reside in the Lusatian region in present-day eastern Germany; by tradition, the Serbs migrated from that region to the Balkans in about the 6th century A.D." + "text": "the origin of the name is uncertain, but seems to be related to the name of the West Slavic Sorbs who reside in the Lusatian region in present-day eastern Germany; by tradition, the Serbs migrated from that region to the Balkans in about the 6th century A.D." } }, "Government type": { @@ -378,32 +399,29 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the Serbian \"Beograd\" means \"white fortress\" or \"white city\" and dates back to the 9th century; the name derives from the white fortress wall that once enclosed the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "119 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 26 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)", - "municipalities": { - "text": "Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bor, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Prokuplje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "Beograd, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*" - }, + "text": "119 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 26 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)\nmunicipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bor, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Prokuplje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada; cities: Beograd, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*", "note": { - "text": "the northern 39 municipalities and 6 cities - about 28% of Serbia's area - compose the autonomous province of Vojvodina and are indicated with *" + "text": "note: the northern 37 municipalities and 8 cities - about 28% of Serbia's area - compose the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and are indicated with *" } }, "Independence": { - "text": "5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro)" + "text": "5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 1217 (Serbian Kingdom established); 16 April 1346 (Serbian Empire established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Serbian independence); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) established)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted" + "text": "National Day (Statehood Day), 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "many previous; latest adopted 30 September 2006, approved by referendum 28-29 October 2006, effective 8 November 2006" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least one-third of deputies in the National Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition of at least 150,000 voters; passage of proposals and draft amendments each requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly; amendments to constitutional articles including the preamble, constitutional principles, and human and minority rights and freedoms also require a referendum with passage by simple majority vote (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least one third of deputies in the National Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition of at least 150,000 voters; passage of proposals and draft amendments each requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly; amendments to constitutional articles including the preamble, constitutional principles, and human and minority rights and freedoms also require passage by simple majority vote in a referendum" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -431,55 +449,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tomislav NIKOLIC (since 11 June 2012)" + "text": "President Aleksandar VUCIC (since 31 May 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Aleksandar VUCIC (since 27 April 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC (since 29 June 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet elected by the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 20 May 2012 (next to be held in 2017); prime minister elected by the National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tomislav NIKOLIC elected president; percent of vote in second round - Tomislav NIKOLIC (SNS) 51.2%, Boris TADIC (NDS-Z) 48.8%" + "text": "Aleksandar VUCIC elected president in the first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri) 2.3%, other 5.0%, invalid/blank 1.6%; Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC reelected by the National Assembly on 5 October 2020" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodna Skupstina (250 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Narodna Skupstina (250 seats; members directly elected by party list proportional representation vote in a single nationwide constituency to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 24 April 2016 (next to be held by April 2020)" + "text": "last held on 21 June 2020 (originally scheduled for 26 April 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Serbia is Winning 48.2%, SPS-JS-ZS-KP 11.0%, SRS 8.1%, For a Just Serbia 6.0%, Enough is Enough 6.0%, Alliance for a Better Serbia 5.0%, Dveri-DSS 5.0%, SVM 1.5%, other 9.2%; seats by party/coalition Serbia is Winning 131, SPS-JS-ZS-KP 29, SRS 22, For a Just Serbia 16, Enough is Enough 16, Alliance for a Better Serbia 13, Dveri-DSS 13, SVM 4, other 6" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - For Our Children 60.7%, SPS-JS 10.4%, SPAS 3.8%, SVM 2.2%, Straight Ahead 1%, Albanian Democratic Alternative .8%, SDA .8%, other 20.3%; seats by party/coalition For Our Children 188, SPS-JS 32, SPAS 11, SVM 9, Straight Ahead 4, Albanian Democratic Alternative 3, SDA 3; composition (preliminary) -  men 165, women 85, percent of women 30%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: seats by party as of May 2019  - SNS 91, SRS 22, SPS 20, DS 13, SDPS 10, PUPS 9, Dveri 6, JS 6, LDP 4, SDS 4, SVM 4, other 36, independent 25; composition - men 157, women 93, percent of women 37.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of more than 60 judges organized into 3- and 5-member panels for criminal, civil, and administrative cases); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of 36 judges, including the court president); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court justices proposed by the High Judicial Council (HJC), an 11-member body of which 7 are judges, and elected by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges appointed - 5 each by the National Assembly, the president, and the Supreme Court of Cassation; judges of both courts appointed to permanent tenure by the HJC" + "text": "Supreme Court justices proposed by the High Judicial Council (HJC), an 11-member independent body consisting of  8 judges elected by the National Assembly and 3 ex-officio members; justices appointed by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges elected - 5 each by the National Assembly, the president, and the Supreme Court of Cassation; initial appointment of Supreme Court judges by the HJC is 3 years and beyond that period tenure is permanent; Constitutional Court judges elected for 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "appellate courts, higher courts, and municipal and district courts; courts of special jurisdiction include the Administrative Court, Appellate Commercial Court, and 2 levels of misdemeanor courts" - }, - "note": { - "text": "in 2003, specialized panels on war crimes were established within the Serbian court system; the panels have jurisdiction over alleged violations of the Basic Criminal Code and crimes against humanity, international law, and criminal acts as defined by the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia" + "text": "basic courts, higher courts, appellate courts; courts of special jurisdiction include the Administrative Court, commercial courts, and misdemeanor courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for a Better Serbia - coalition includes LDP, LSV, SDS ++ Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM [Istvan PASZTOR] ++ Communist Party or KP [Josip Joska BROZ] ++ Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina [Petar KUNTIC] ++ Democratic Party or DS [Dragan SUTANOVAC] ++ Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS [Milos Jovanovic] ++ Dveri [Bosko OBRADOVIC] ++ Enough of Enough [Sasa RADULOVIC] ++ For a Just Serbia - coalition includes DS, NS, RS, DSVH, VVS, Together for Sumadija ++ Greens of Serbia or ZS [Ivan KARIC] ++ League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina or LSV [Nenad CANAK] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Cedomir JOVANOVIC] ++ Movement of Socialists or PS [Aleksandar VULIN] ++ New Serbia or NS [Velimir ILIC] ++ Party for Democratic Action or PDD [Riza HALIMI] ++ Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDA [Sulejman UGLJANIN] ++ Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS [Milan KRKOBABIC] ++ Reformist Party or RS [Aleksandar VISNJIC] ++ Serbia is Winning - coalition includes SNS, SDPS, PUPS, NS, SPO, PS, PSS, NDSS, SNP ++ Serbian People's Party or SNP [Nenad POPOVIC] ++ Serbian Progressive Party or SNS [Aleksandar VUCIC] ++ Serbian Radical Party or SRS [Vojislav SESELJ] ++ Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO [Vuk DRASKOVIC] ++ Social Democratic Party or SDS [Boris TADIC] ++ Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS [Rasim LJAJIC] ++ Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS [Ivica DACIC] ++ Strength of Serbia or PSS [Bogoljub KARIC] ++ Together for Serbia or ZZS [Dusan PETROVIC] ++ Together for Sumadija [Veroljub STEVANOVIC]", + "text": "Albanian Democratic Alternative (coalition of ethnic Albanian parties) Shaip KAMBERIAlliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM [Istvan PASZTOR]Democratic Party or DS [Zoran LUTOVAC]Democratic Party of Macedonians or DPM [Nenad KRSTESKI]Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS [Milos JOVANOVIC]Dveri [Bosko OBRADOVIC]For Our Children (electoral alliance includes SNS, SDP, PS, PUPS, PSS, SNP, SPO, NSS) [Aleksandar VUCIC]Justice and Reconciliation Party or SPP [Muamer ZUKORLIC] (formerly Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandzak or BDZS)Movement of Socialists or PS [Aleksandar VULIN]Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDA [Sulejman UGLJANIN]Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS [Milan KRKOBABIC]People's Party or NARODNA [Vuk JEREMIC]People's Peasant Party or NSS [Marijan RISTICEVIC]Serbian Patriotic Alliance or SPAS [Aleksandar SAPIC]Serbian People's Party or SNP [Nenad POPOVIC]Serbian Progressive Party or SNS [Aleksandar VUCIC]Serbian Radical Party or SRS [Vojislav SESELJ]Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO [Vuk DRASKOVIC]Social Democratic Party or SDS [Boris TADIC]Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS [Rasim LJAJIC]Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS [Ivica DACIC]Straight Ahead (electoral coalition includes SPP, DPM)Strength of Serbia or PSS [Bogoljub KARIC]Together for Serbia or ZZS [Nebojsa ZELENOVIC]United Serbia or JS [Dragan MARKOVIC]", "note": { - "text": "as of April 2016, Serbia had 111 registered political parties and citizens' associations" + "text": "note: Serbia has more than 110 registered political parties and citizens' associations" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia or NUNS ++ Journalists Association of Serbia (Udruzenje novinara Srbije) or UNS ++ Obraz (Orthodox clero-fascist organization) ++ SNP 1389 (Serbian nationalist movement) ++ SNP NASI 1389 (Serbian National Movement NASI) ++ Eastern Alternative (pro-Russian association)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, @@ -488,7 +503,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Djerdj MATKOVIC (since 23 February 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2233 Wisconsin Ave NW " + "text": "2233 Wisconsin Ave NW, #410, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 332-0333" @@ -502,29 +517,29 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kyle SCOTT (since 4 February 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "92 Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070" + "text": "Ambassador Anthony GODFREY (since 24 October 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[381] (11) 706-4000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "92 Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica, 11040 Belgrade" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[381] (11) 706-4005" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white - the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of the white, curved symbols resembling firesteels or Cyrillic \"C's\" in each quarter; a royal crown surmounts the coat of arms", + "text": "three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white - the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of the white, curved symbols resembling firesteels (fire strikers) or Cyrillic \"C's\" in each quarter; a royal crown surmounts the coat of arms", "note": { - "text": "the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" + "text": "note: the Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "double-headed eagle; national colors: red, blue, white" + "text": "white double-headed eagle; national colors: red, blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -534,64 +549,64 @@ "text": "Jovan DORDEVIC/Davorin JENKO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1904; song originally written as part of a play in 1872 and has been used as an anthem by the Serbian people throughout the 20th and 21st centuries" + "text": "note: adopted 1904; song originally written as part of a play in 1872 and has been used as an anthem by the Serbian people throughout the 20th and 21st centuries" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Serbia has a transitional economy largely dominated by market forces, but the state sector remains significant in certain areas and many institutional reforms are needed. The economy relies on manufacturing and exports, driven largely by foreign investment. MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of international economic sanctions, civil war, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy only half the size it was in 1990. ++ ++ After former Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC was ousted in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition government implemented stabilization measures and embarked on a market reform program. Serbia renewed its membership in the IMF in December 2000 and rejoined the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises - including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, and others - remain state-owned. Serbia has made some progress towards EU membership, signing a Stabilization and Association Agreement with Brussels in May 2008, and with full implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement with the EU in February 2010, gained candidate status in March 2012. In January 2014, Serbia's EU accession talks officially opened. Serbia's negotiations with the WTO are advanced, with the country's complete ban on the trade and cultivation of agricultural biotechnology products representing the primary remaining obstacle to accession. Serbia's program with the IMF was frozen in early 2012 because the 2012 budget approved by parliament deviated from the program parameters; the arrangement is now void. In late 2014, Serbia and the IMF announced a tentative plan for a precautionary loan worth approximately $1 billion, but the government will be challenged to implement IMF-mandated reforms that will target social spending and the large public sector. ++ ++ High unemployment and stagnant household incomes are ongoing political and economic problems. Structural economic reforms needed to ensure the country's long-term prosperity have largely stalled since the onset of the global financial crisis. Growing budget deficits constrain the use of stimulus efforts to revive the economy and contribute to growing concern of a public debt crisis, given that Serbia's total public debt as a share of GDP more than doubled between 2008 and 2014. Serbia's concerns about inflation and exchange-rate stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. During 2014 the SNS party addressed issues with the fiscal deficit, state-owned enterprises, the labor market, construction permits, bankruptcy and privatization, and other areas. ++ ++ Major challenges ahead include: high unemployment rates and the need for job creation; high government expenditures for salaries, pensions, healthcare, and unemployment benefits; a growing need for new government borrowing; rising public and private foreign debt; attracting new foreign direct investment; and getting the IMF program back on track. Other serious longer-term challenges include an inefficient judicial system, high levels of corruption, and an aging population. Factors favorable to Serbia's economic growth include its strategic location, a relatively inexpensive and skilled labor force, and free trade agreements with the EU, Russia, Turkey, and countries that are members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement." + "text": "Serbia has a transitional economy largely dominated by market forces, but the state sector remains significant in certain areas. The economy relies on manufacturing and exports, driven largely by foreign investment. MILOSEVIC-era mismanagement of the economy, an extended period of international economic sanctions, civil war, and the damage to Yugoslavia's infrastructure and industry during the NATO airstrikes in 1999 left the economy worse off than it was in 1990. In 2015, Serbia’s GDP was 27.5% below where it was in 1989. After former Federal Yugoslav President MILOSEVIC was ousted in September 2000, the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) coalition government implemented stabilization measures and embarked on a market reform program. Serbia renewed its membership in the IMF in December 2000 and rejoined the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises - including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, and others - remain state-owned. Serbia has made some progress towards EU membership, gaining candidate status in March 2012. In January 2014, Serbia's EU accession talks officially opened and, as of December 2017, Serbia had opened 12 negotiating chapters including one on foreign trade. Serbia's negotiations with the WTO are advanced, with the country's complete ban on the trade and cultivation of agricultural biotechnology products representing the primary remaining obstacle to accession. Serbia maintains a three-year Stand-by Arrangement with the IMF worth approximately $1.3 billion that is scheduled to end in February 2018. The government has shown progress implementing economic reforms, such as fiscal consolidation, privatization, and reducing public spending. Unemployment in Serbia, while relatively low (16% in 2017) compared with its Balkan neighbors, remains significantly above the European average. Serbia is slowly implementing structural economic reforms needed to ensure the country's long-term prosperity. Serbia reduced its budget deficit to 1.7% of GDP and its public debt to 71% of GDP in 2017. Public debt had more than doubled between 2008 and 2015. Serbia's concerns about inflation and exchange-rate stability preclude the use of expansionary monetary policy. Major economic challenges ahead include: stagnant household incomes; the need for private sector job creation; structural reforms of state-owned companies; strategic public sector reforms; and the need for new foreign direct investment. Other serious longer-term challenges include an inefficient judicial system, high levels of corruption, and an aging population. Factors favorable to Serbia's economic growth include the economic reforms it is undergoing as part of its EU accession process and IMF agreement, its strategic location, a relatively inexpensive and skilled labor force, and free trade agreements with the EU, Russia, Turkey, and countries that are members of the Central European Free Trade Agreement." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$101.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $98.98 billion (2015 est.) ++ $98.26 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$105.7 billion (2017 est.) / $103.8 billion (2016 est.) / $101 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$37.76 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$41.43 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.7% (2015 est.) ++ -1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.) / 0.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,200 (2016 est.) ++ $13,900 (2015 est.) ++ $13,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$15,100 (2017 est.) / $14,700 (2016 est.) / $14,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.1%" + "text": "78.2% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11%" + "text": "10.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "18.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-3.4%" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "48.8%" + "text": "52.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-61.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.7%" + "text": "9.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "42.7%" + "text": "41.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "47.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -601,209 +616,195 @@ "text": "automobiles, base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.91 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.92 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "19.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15.6%" + "text": "24.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "62.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "56.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "18.9% (2016 est.) ++ 19.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.1% (2017 est.) / 15.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "9.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2014 est.)" }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "38.7 (2014 est.) ++ 28.2 (2008 est.)" + "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { + "lowest 10%": { + "text": "2.2%" + }, + "highest 10%": { + "text": "23.8% (2011)" + } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$16.2 billion" + "text": "17.69 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$17.08 billion" + "text": "17.59 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "this is the consolidated budget, including both central government and local goverment budgets (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data include both central government and local goverment budgets" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "78.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 77% of GDP (2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued or owned by government entities other than the treasury (for which the Government of Singapore issued guarantees); the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data i" - } + "text": "62.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 73.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9.5% (18 March 2014) ++ 11.75% (6 February 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.21 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.535 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$18.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $18.75 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$20.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.81 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$7.696 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $7.451 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.596 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.751 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.354 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.189 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.85 billion (2016 est.) ++ $12.6 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, nonferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition, automobiles" + "text": "$15.92 billion (2017 est.) / $13.99 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 16.2%, Germany 12.6%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.7%, Romania 5.6%, Russia 5.4% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 13.5%, Germany 12.8%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.2%, Russia 6%, Romania 4.9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "automobiles, iron and steel, rubber, clothes, wheat, fruit and vegetables, nonferrous metals, electric appliances, metal products, weapons and ammunition" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.37 billion (2016 est.) ++ $17.03 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$20.44 billion (2017 est.) / $17.63 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants, manufactured goods, chemicals, food and live animals, raw materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 12.4%, Italy 10.6%, Russia 9.6%, China 8.5%, Hungary 4.8%, Poland 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 12.7%, Italy 10%, China 8.2%, Russia 7.3%, Hungary 4.9%, Poland 4.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$11.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.35 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.91 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$31.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $32.44 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$39.34 billion (31 December 2009 est.) ++ $11.95 billion (2006 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$29.5 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $30.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Serbian dinars (RSD) per US dollar - ++ 112.4 (2016 est.) ++ 108.811 (2015 est.) ++ 108.811 (2014 est.) ++ 88.405 (2013 est.) ++ 87.99 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Serbian dinars (RSD) per US dollar - / 112.4 (2017 est.) / 111.278 (2016 est.) / 111.278 (2015 est.) / 108.811 (2014 est.) / 88.405 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "34.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.54 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "26.91 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.81 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "4.806 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.428 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "6.864 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.068 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7.368 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.342 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "59.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "40.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "20,330 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "123 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "31,730 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "40,980 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "77.5 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "61,590 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "74,350 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "74,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "74,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "12,050 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "15,750 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "20,080 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "18,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "562.2 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "509.7 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.43 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.718 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.889 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.01 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "48.14 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "48.14 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "46 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.21 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,770,462" + "text": "2,060,005" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "39 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "29.24 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "9.156 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,789,423" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "128 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "96.37 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "replacements of, and upgrades to, telecommunications equipment damaged during the 1999 war resulted in a modern digitalized telecommunications system" + "text": "Serbia's integration with the EU has helped regulator reforms and promotion of telecoms; wireless service is available through multiple providers; national coverage is growing very rapidly; best telecommunications services are centered in urban centers; 4G/LTE mobile network launched; 5G trials; high mobile penetration the result of multiple SIM cards (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "wireless service, available through multiple providers with national coverage, is growing very rapidly; best telecommunications services are centered in urban centers; 3G mobile network launched in 2007" + "text": "fixed-line 29 per 100 and mobile-cellular 96 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 381 (2011)" + "text": "country code - 381" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Internet country code": { @@ -811,26 +812,34 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.688 million" + "text": "5,192,501" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "65.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "73.36% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,552,160" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "22 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "21" + "text": "43" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,424,886" + "text": "2,262,703 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2.748 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "17.71 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -841,30 +850,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -873,27 +882,30 @@ "Heliports": { "text": "2 (2012)" }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "1936 km gas, 413 km oil" + }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,808 km" + "text": "3,809 km (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "3,808 km 1.435-m gauge (1,196 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "3,809 km 1.435-m gauge (3,526 km one-track lines and 283 km double-track lines) out of which 1,279 km electrified (1,000 km one-track lines and 279 km double-track lines) (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "44,248 km" + "text": "44,248 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "28,000 km" + "text": "28,000 km (16,162 km state roads, out of which 741 km highways) (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "16,248 km (2010)" + "text": "16,248 km (2016)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "587 km (primarily on the Danube and Sava rivers) (2009)" + "text": "587 km (primarily on the Danube and Sava Rivers) (2009)" }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { @@ -902,14 +914,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces (2016)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished December 2010; reserve obligation to age 60 for men and age 50 for women (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Land Forces (includes Riverine Component, consisting of a river flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces, Serbian Guard; Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.37% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.41% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.49% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.48% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.77% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "2.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018 est.) / 1.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Serbian Armed Forces vary; approximately 25,000 active duty troops (13,500 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 1,500 Guards Brigade; 5,000 other, including training, logistics, intelligence, medical, and other support staff) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Serbian Armed Forces consists of Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, most of its weapons imports have come from Russia, but it has also received equipment from Belarus (second-hand aircraft), Germany, Montenegro (second-hand aircraft), and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "175 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished December 2010 (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,16 +942,16 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "25,996 (Croatia); 9,288 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2015)" + "text": "18,232 (Croatia), 8,270 (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (2018)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "220,002 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2015)" + "text": "199,584 (most are Kosovar Serbs, some are Roma, Ashkalis, and Egyptian (RAE); some RAE IDPs are unregistered) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "2,700 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2015)" + "text": "2,052 (includes stateless persons in Kosovo) (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "670,493 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - November 2016)" + "text": "note: 741,752 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2020); Serbia is predominantly a transit country and hosts an estimated 6,304 migrants and asylum seekers as of the end of May 2020; 8,827 migrant arrivals in 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/ro.json b/europe/ro.json index 41dd61e2..64bd6eb4 100644 --- a/europe/ro.json +++ b/europe/ro.json @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Oregon" + "text": "twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "414 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Black Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Moldoveanu 2,544 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Black Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Moldoveanu 2,544 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "60.7% ++ arable land 39.1%; permanent crops 1.9%; permanent pasture 19.7%" + "text": "60.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "39.1% (2011 est.) / 1.9% (2011 est.) / 19.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "28.7%" + "text": "28.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "10.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "31,490 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes, most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion and degradation; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands" + "text": "soil erosion, degradation, and desertification; water pollution; air pollution in south from industrial effluents; contamination of Danube delta wetlands" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "21,599,736 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "21,302,893 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,81 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Roma 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Romanian 83.4%, Hungarian 6.1%, Romani 3.1%, Ukrainian 0.3%, German 0.2%, other 0.7%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Romania's population" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Romanian (official) 85.4%, Hungarian 6.3%, Romani 1.2%, other 1%, unspecified 6.1% (2011 est.)" }, "Religions": { "text": "Eastern Orthodox (including all sub-denominations) 81.9%, Protestant (various denominations including Reformed and Pentecostal) 6.4%, Roman Catholic 4.3%, other (includes Muslim) 0.9%, none or atheist 0.2%, unspecified 6.3% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "14.4% (male 1,597,470/female 1,512,701)" + "text": "14.12% (male 1,545,196/female 1,463,700)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.76% (male 1,192,310/female 1,131,655)" + "text": "10.31% (male 1,126,997/female 1,068,817)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.97% (male 5,023,060/female 4,905,559)" + "text": "46.26% (male 4,993,886/female 4,860,408)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.8% (male 1,293,423/female 1,471,480)" + "text": "11.73% (male 1,176,814/female 1,322,048)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.07% (male 1,403,211/female 2,068,867) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.58% (male 1,516,472/female 2,228,555) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "48.9%" + "text": "53.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.1%" + "text": "23.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.8%" + "text": "29.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.7 years" + "text": "42.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.3 years" + "text": "41 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.32% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.37% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "urbanization is not particularly high, and a fairly even population distribution can be found throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; Hungarians, the country's largest minority, have a particularly strong presence in eastern Transylvania" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "54.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BUCHAREST (capital) 1.868 million (2015)" + "text": "1.803 million BUCHAREST (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,94 +214,94 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22 (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.1 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "31 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.1 years" + "text": "76 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.7 years" + "text": "72.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.34 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "69.8%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 18-49 (2005)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "6.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.38 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.98 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "6.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.2% of population ++ rural: 63.3% of population ++ total: 79.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.8% of population ++ rural: 36.7% of population ++ total: 20.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "28.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "15.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.11% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "16,200 (2013 est.)" + "text": "190,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "500 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.4% (2014)" + "text": "22.5% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.1% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -305,29 +314,29 @@ "text": "99.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2012)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "24%" + "text": "16.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "16.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "24.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -345,6 +354,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Romania" }, + "former": { + "text": "Kingdom of Romania, Romanian People's Republic, Socialist Republic of Romania" + }, "etymology": { "text": "the name derives from the Latin \"Romanus\" meaning \"citizen of Rome\" and was used to stress the common ancient heritage of Romania's three main regions - Moldavia, Transylvania, and Wallachia - during their gradual unification between the mid-19th century and early 20th century" } @@ -364,23 +376,26 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: related to the Romanian word \"bucura\" that is believed to be of Dacian origin and whose meaning is \"to be glad (happy)\"; Bucharest's meaning is thus akin to \"city of joy\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti (Bucharest)*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dambovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Valcea, Vrancea" }, "Independence": { - "text": "9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)" + "text": "9 May 1877 (independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; 13 July 1878 (independence recognized by the Treaty of Berlin); 26 March 1881 (kingdom proclaimed); 30 December 1947 (republic proclaimed)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Unification Day (of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)" + "text": "Unification Day (unification of Romania and Transylvania), 1 December (1918)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted 21 November 1991, approved by referendum and effective 8 December 1991" }, "amendments": { - "text": "initiated by the president of Romania through a proposal by the government, by at least one-fourth of deputies or senators in Parliament, or by petition of eligible voters representing at least one-half of Romania’s counties; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers or – if mediation is required - by three-fourths majority vote in a joint session, followed by approval in a referendum; articles including those on national sovereignty, form of government, political pluralism, and fundamental rights and freedoms cannot be amended; amended 2003 (2016)" + "text": "initiated by the president of Romania through a proposal by the government, by at least one fourth of deputies or senators in Parliament, or by petition of eligible voters representing at least half of Romania’s counties; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by both chambers or – if mediation is required - by three-fourths majority vote in a joint session, followed by approval in a referendum; articles, including those on national sovereignty, form of government, political pluralism, and fundamental rights and freedoms, cannot be amended; amended 2003" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -411,47 +426,42 @@ "text": "President Klaus Werner IOHANNIS (since 21 December 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Dacian CIOLOS (since 17 November 2015); Deputy Prime Ministers Costin Grigore BORC and Vasile DANCU (since 17 November 2015)" + "text": "Prime Minister Ludovic ORBAN (since 4 November 2019); Deputy Prime Minister Raluca TURCAN (since 4 November 2019); note - Prime Minister ORBAN lost a no-confidence vote on 5 February 2020; President IOHANNIS asked ORBAN to form a new government on 6 February 2020; Prime Minister ORBAN announced an unchanged government on 10 February 2020; on 24 February, the Constitutional Court rules that the president must nominate for Prime Minister someone who can get enough support in parliament to assume office, not a Prime Minister-designate who has been previously ousted in a no-confidence vote; on 13 March President IOHANNIS again asked ORBAN to form a new government; Prime Minister ORBAN's unchanged cabinet was approved by parliament on 14 March 2020" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 2 November 2014 with a runoff on 16 November 2014 (next to be held around 16 November 2019); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 10 November 2019 with a runoff on 24 November 2019 (next to be held in November 2024); prime minister appointed by the president with consent of Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Klaus IOHANNIS elected president; percent of vote in runoff - Klaus IOHANNIS (PNL) 54.4%, Victor PONTA (PSD) 45.6%" + "text": "Klaus IOHANNIS reelected president in second round; percent of vote - Klaus IOHANNIS (PNL) 66.1%, Viorica DANCILA (PSD) 33.9%; Ludovic ORBAN approved as prime minister with 240 votes" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of the Senate or Senat (136 seats; members serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (330 seats; members serve 4-year terms); note - 18 reserved seats for non-Hungarian national minorities and 4 for the Romanian diaspora in the Chamber of Deputies; 2 seats for the Romanian diaspora in the Senate" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlament consists of:Senate or Senat (136 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies - including 2 seats for diaspora - by party-list, proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)Chamber of Deputies or Camera Deputatilor (329 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies - including 4 seats for diaspora - by party-list, proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held by December 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held on 6 December 2020)Chamber of Deputies - last held on 11 December 2016 (next to be held on 6 December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.7%, PNL 20.4%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 6%, PMP 5.7%, other 7.1%; seats by party - PSD 67, PNL 30, USR 13, UDMR 9, ALDE 9, PMP 8; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.5%, PNL 20%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 5.6%, PMP 5.3%, other 8.5%; seats by party - PSD 154, PNL 69, USR 30, UDMR 21, ALDE 20, PMP 18, minorities 18" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.7%, PNL 20.4%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 6%, PMP 5.7%, other 7.1%; seats by party - PSD 67, PNL 30, USR 13, UDMR 9, ALDE 9, PMP 8; composition - men 116, women 20, percent of women 14.7%Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSD 45.5%, PNL 20%, USR 8.9%, UDMR 6.2%, ALDE 5.6%, PMP 5.4%, other 8.4%; seats by party - PSD 154, PNL 69, USR 30, UDMR 21, ALDE 20, PMP 18, minorities 17; composition men 261, women 68, percent of women 20.7%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court of Cassation and Justice (consists of 111 judges organized into civil, penal, commercial, contentious administrative and fiscal business, and joint sections); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "High Court of Cassation and Justice judges appointed by the president upon nomination by the Superior Council of Magistracy, a 19-member body of judges, prosecutors, and law specialists; judges appointed for 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court members - 6 elected by Parliament and 3 appointed by the president; members serve 9-year, non-renewable terms" + "text": "High Court of Cassation and Justice judges appointed by the president upon nomination by the Superior Council of Magistracy, a 19-member body of judges, prosecutors, and law specialists; judges appointed for 6-year renewable terms; Constitutional Court members - 6 elected by Parliament and 3 appointed by the president; members serve 9-year, nonrenewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; regional tribunals; first instance courts; military and arbitration courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU] (formerly part of the ARD coalition) ++ Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN] ++ Green Party [Remus CERNEA] ++ M10 Party [Monica MACOVEI] ++ National Liberal Party or PNL [Alina GORGHIU] - merged with former PDL and FC ++ National Union for Romania's Progress or UNPR [interim chairman Neculai ONTANU] - merged with former PP-DD ++ New Republic Party or NR [Alin Ioan BOTA] ++ Popular Movement Party or PMP [Traian BASESCU] ++ Party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats or ALDE [Calin POPESCU TARICEANU, Daniel CONSTANTIN] ++ Romanian Social Party or PSRo [Mircea GEOANA] ++ Save Romania Union Party or USR [Nicusor DAN] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Liviu DRAGNEA] ++ Social Liberal Union or USL (coalition of PSD, PC, and UNPR) ++ United Romania Party or PRU [Bogdan DIACONU]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "various human rights and professional associations" - } + "text": "Christian-Democratic National Peasants' Party or PNT-CD [Aurelian PAVELESCU]Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Hunor KELEMEN]Civic Hungarian Party [Zsolt BIRO]Ecologist Party of Romania or PER [Danut POP]Greater Romania Party or PRM [Adrian POPESCU]M10 Party [Ioana CONSTANTIN]National Liberal Party or PNL [Ludovic ORBAN]New Romania Party or PNR [Sebastian POPESCU]Our Romania Alliance [Marian MUNTEANU]Party of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats or ALDE [Calin POPESCU TARICEANU]Popular Movement Party or PMP [Traian BASESCU]Romanian Social Party or PSRo [Mircea GEOANA]Save Romania Union Party or Partidul USR [Dan BARNA]Social Democratic Party or PSD [Marcel CIOLACU, interim leader]United Romania Party or PRU [Robert BUGA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NSG, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -475,25 +485,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hans G. KLEMM (since 21 September 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Bulevardul Dr. Liviu Librescu 4-6, District 1, Bucharest, 015118" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Bucharest, US Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch)" + "text": "Ambassador Adrian ZUCKERMAN (since 17 December 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[40] (21) 200-3300" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "4-6, Dr. Liviu Librescu Blvd., District 1, Bucharest, 015118" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy Bucharest, US Department of State, 5260 Bucharest Place, Washington, DC 20521-5260 (pouch)" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[40] (21) 200-3442" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal vertical bands of blue (hoist side), yellow, and red; modeled after the flag of France, the colors are those of the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed", + "text": "three equal vertical bands of cobalt blue (hoist side), chrome yellow, and vermilion red; modeled after the flag of France, the colors are those of the principalities of Walachia (red and yellow) and Moldavia (red and blue), which united in 1862 to form Romania; the national coat of arms that used to be centered in the yellow band has been removed", "note": { - "text": "now similar to the flag of Chad, whose blue band is darker; also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova" + "text": "note: now similar to the flag of Chad, whose blue band is darker; also resembles the flags of Andorra and Moldova" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -507,64 +517,64 @@ "text": "Andrei MURESIANU/Anton PANN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1990; the anthem was written during the 1848 Revolution" + "text": "note: adopted 1990; the anthem was written during the 1848 Revolution" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Romania, which joined the EU on 1 January 2007, began the transition from communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. Romania's macroeconomic gains have only recently started to spur creation of a middle class and to address Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment. ++ ++ In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Romania signed a $26 billion emergency assistance package from the IMF, the EU, and other international lenders, but GDP contracted until 2011. In March 2011, Romania and the IMF/EU/World Bank signed a 24-month precautionary standby agreement, worth $6.6 billion, to promote fiscal discipline, encourage progress on structural reforms, and strengthen financial sector stability; no funds were drawn. In September 2013, Romanian authorities and the IMF/EU agreed to a follow-on standby agreement, worth $5.4 billion, to continue with reforms. This agreement expired in September 2015, and no funds were drawn. Progress on structural reforms has been uneven, and the economy still is vulnerable to external shocks. ++ ++ Economic growth rebounded in 2013-15, driven by strong industrial exports and excellent agricultural harvests, and the fiscal deficit was reduced substantially. Industry outperformed other sectors of the economy in 2015. Exports remained an engine of economic growth, led by trade with the EU, which accounts for roughly 70% of Romania trade. Domestic demand was a second driver, due to the mid-2015 cut, from 24% to 9%, of the VAT levied upon foodstuffs. In 2015, the government of Romania succeeded in meeting its annual target for the budget deficit, the external deficit remained low, even if it rose due to increasing imports. For the first time since 1989, inflation turned into deflation, allowing for a gradual loosening of monetary policy throughout the period. ++ ++ An aging population, significant tax evasion, insufficient health care, and an aggressive loosening of the fiscal package jeopardize the low fiscal deficit and public debt and are the economy's top vulnerabilities." + "text": "Romania, which joined the EU on 1 January 2007, began the transition from communism in 1989 with a largely obsolete industrial base and a pattern of output unsuited to the country's needs. Romania's macroeconomic gains have only recently started to spur creation of a middle class and to address Romania's widespread poverty. Corruption and red tape continue to permeate the business environment. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, Romania signed a $26 billion emergency assistance package from the IMF, the EU, and other international lenders, but GDP contracted until 2011. In March 2011, Romania and the IMF/EU/World Bank signed a 24-month precautionary standby agreement, worth $6.6 billion, to promote fiscal discipline, encourage progress on structural reforms, and strengthen financial sector stability; no funds were drawn. In September 2013, Romanian authorities and the IMF/EU agreed to a follow-on standby agreement, worth $5.4 billion, to continue with reforms. This agreement expired in September 2015, and no funds were drawn. Progress on structural reforms has been uneven, and the economy still is vulnerable to external shocks. Economic growth rebounded in the 2013-17 period, driven by strong industrial exports, excellent agricultural harvests, and, more recently, expansionary fiscal policies in 2016-2017 that nearly quadrupled Bucharest’s annual fiscal deficit, from +0.8% of GDP in 2015 to -3% of GDP in 2016 and an estimated -3.4% in 2017. Industry outperformed other sectors of the economy in 2017. Exports remained an engine of economic growth, led by trade with the EU, which accounts for roughly 70% of Romania trade. Domestic demand was the major driver, due to tax cuts and large wage increases that began last year and are set to continue in 2018. An aging population, emigration of skilled labor, significant tax evasion, insufficient health care, and an aggressive loosening of the fiscal package compromise Romania’s long-term growth and economic stability and are the economy's top vulnerabilities." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$441 billion (2016 est.) ++ $420.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $405 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$483.4 billion (2017 est.) / $452 billion (2016 est.) / $431.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$186.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$211.9 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.8% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 4.8% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$22,300 (2016 est.) ++ $21,100 (2015 est.) ++ $20,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$24,600 (2017 est.) / $22,900 (2016 est.) / $21,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.4%" + "text": "70% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "6.7%" + "text": "7.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "22.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "40.9%" + "text": "41.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-42.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-43.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.3%" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "33.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -574,10 +584,10 @@ "text": "electric machinery and equipment, auto assembly, textiles and footwear, light machinery, metallurgy, chemicals, food processing, petroleum refining, mining, timber, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.133 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.951 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -591,7 +601,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.7% (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.) / 5.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "22.4% (2012 est.)" @@ -604,217 +614,206 @@ "text": "7.6% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "27.3 (2012) ++ 28.2 (2010)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$56.84 billion" + "text": "62.14 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$62.14 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "68.13 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "39.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 38.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "36.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 38.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding f" + "text": "note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the subsectors: central government, state government, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1.1% (2016 est.) ++ -0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.75% (31 December 2015) ++ 2.75% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.77% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$30.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.06 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$71.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $78.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$65.93 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $64.47 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$36.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $41.04 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $42.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2017 est.) / -1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.733 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.032 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$7.114 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.93 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$56.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $54.52 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$64.58 billion (2017 est.) / $57.72 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 23%, Italy 11.2%, France 6.8%, Hungary 4.7%, UK 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, agricultural products and foodstuffs, metals and metal products, chemicals, minerals and fuels, raw materials" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 19.8%, Italy 12.5%, France 6.8%, Hungary 5.4%, UK 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$66.45 billion (2016 est.) ++ $63.12 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$78.12 billion (2017 est.) / $68 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, other manufactured goods, chemicals, agricultural products and foodstuffs, fuels and minerals, metals and metal products, raw materials" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 19.8%, Italy 10.9%, Hungary 8%, France 5.6%, Poland 4.9%, China 4.6%, Netherlands 4% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 20%, Italy 10%, Hungary 7.5%, Poland 5.5%, France 5.3%, China 5%, Netherlands 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$39.86 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $38.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$44.43 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $40 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$101.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $102.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$76.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.21 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$4.018 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.618 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$95.97 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $93.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "lei (RON) per US dollar - ++ 4.15 (2016 est.) ++ 4.0057 (2015 est.) ++ 4.0057 (2014 est.) ++ 3.3492 (2013 est.) ++ 3.47 (2012 est.)" + "text": "lei (RON) per US dollar - / 4.077 (2017 est.) / 4.0592 (2016 est.) / 4.0592 (2015 est.) / 4.0057 (2014 est.) / 3.3492 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "62 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "61.78 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "48 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.64 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "9.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.22 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "2.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.177 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "24 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.94 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "44.3% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "47% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "6.1% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "19.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "19% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "82,650 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "70,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,234 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,076 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "111,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "145,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "600 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "216,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "232,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "192,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "198,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "79,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "103,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "50,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "49,420 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "11.26 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.87 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "11.54 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.58 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1.078 million cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "22.65 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "277.1 million cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "105.5 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "105.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "76 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "72.07 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.27 million" + "text": "3,731,047" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.45 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "23.12 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "25,033,292" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "107 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "117.08 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the telecommunications sector is being expanded and modernized; domestic and international service improving rapidly, especially mobile-cellular services" + "text": "the telecommunications sector is being expanded; domestic and international service improving rapidly, especially mobile-cellular services; competition among a number of telecoms; LTE and 5G services; 1Gb/FttP offering; govt. secures EU funding to extend broadband to areas of the country not yet connected and does away with SIM card registration; operators invest in networks capacity upgrades (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "more than 90% of telephone network is automatic; fixed-line teledensity is about 20 telephones per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity over 100 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 17 telephones per 100 persons; mobile market served by four mobile network operators; mobile-cellular teledensity over 117 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 40; the Black Sea Fiber-Optic Cable System provides connectivity to Bulgaria and Turkey; satellite earth stations - 10; digital, international, direct-dial exchanges operate in Bucharest (2014)" + "text": "country code - 40; landing point for the Diamond Link Global submarine cable linking Romania with Georgia; satellite earth stations - 10; digital, international, direct-dial exchanges operate in Bucharest (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mixture of public and private TV stations; there are 7 public TV stations (2 national, 5 regional) using terrestrial broadcasting and 187 private TV stations (out of which 171 offer local coverage) using terrestrial broadcasting, plus 11 public TV stati (2014)" + "text": "a mixture of public and private TV stations; there are 7 public TV stations (2 national, 5 regional) using terrestrial broadcasting and 187 private TV stations (out of which 171 offer local coverage) using terrestrial broadcasting, plus 11 public TV stations using satellite broadcasting and 86 private TV stations using satellite broadcasting; state-owned public radio broadcaster operates 4 national networks and regional and local stations, having in total 20 public radio stations by terrestrial broadcasting plus 4 public radio stations by satellite broadcasting; there are 502 operational private radio stations using terrestrial broadcasting and 26 private radio stations using satellite broadcasting" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ro" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12.082 million" + "text": "15,165,890" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "55.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70.68% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "5.083 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "24 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "8 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "51" + "text": "60" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,636,642" + "text": "4,908,235 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,691,280 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2.71 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -825,27 +824,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "14 (2013)" @@ -855,28 +854,28 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 3,726 km; oil 2,451 km (2013)" + "text": "3726 km gas, 2451 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "11,268 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "60 km 1.524-m gauge" + "text": "11,268 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "10,781 km 1.435-m gauge (3,292 km electrified)" + "text": "10,781 km 1.435-m gauge (3,292 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "427 km 0.760-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "60 km 1.524-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "84,185 km" + "text": "84,185 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "49,873 km (includes 337 km of expressways)" + "text": "49,873 km (includes 337 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "34,312 km (2012)" @@ -887,16 +886,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "120" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Russia 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "31 (Georgia 7, Liberia 3, Malta 7, Marshall Islands 2, Moldova 2, Panama 3, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 2, Tanzania 1, Togo 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 11, oil tanker 7, other 102 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -909,14 +902,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Land Forces, Naval Forces (Fortele Naval, FN), Romanian Air Force (Fortele Aeriene Romane, FAR) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Romanian Armed Forces: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Force; Ministry of Internal Affairs: Romanian Gendarmerie (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "2.04% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.82% of GDP (2018) / 1.72% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.45% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Romanian Armed Forces have approximately 72,000 active duty personnel (40,000 Land Forces; 7,000 Naval Forces; 10,000 Air Force; 15,000 joint) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Romanian Armed Forces is comprised mostly of Soviet-era and older domestically-produced weapons systems; there is also a smaller mix of Western-origin equipment; Italy, Portugal (second-hand fighter aircraft), and the US are the leading suppliers of armaments to Romania since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "740 Afghanistan (NATO); 220 Mali (MINUSMA/EUTM); up to 120 Poland (NATO) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "conscription ended 2006; 18 years of age for male and female voluntary service; all military inductees (including women) contract for an initial 5-year term of service, with subsequent successive 3-year terms until age 36 (2015)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.4% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.42% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.29% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2011)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -925,7 +927,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "240 (2015)" + "text": "227 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 6,038 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-November 2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/si.json b/europe/si.json index a7992fb1..ba6769d2 100644 --- a/europe/si.json +++ b/europe/si.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's transformation to a modern state. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen zone in 2007." + "text": "The Slovene lands were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the latter's dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, which was named Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia was one of the republics in the restored Yugoslavia, which, though communist, soon distanced itself from the Soviet Union and spearheaded the Non-Aligned Movement. Dissatisfied with the exercise of power by the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded in establishing their independence in 1991 after a short 10-day war. Historical ties to Western Europe, a growing economy, and a stable democracy have assisted in Slovenia's postcommunist transition. Slovenia acceded to both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004; it joined the euro zone and the Schengen zone in 2007." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "492 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Triglav 2,864 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Adriatic Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Triglav 2,864 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "22.8% ++ arable land 8.4%; permanent crops 1.3%; permanent pasture 13.1%" + "text": "22.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.4% (2011 est.) / 1.3% (2011 est.) / 13.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "62.3%" + "text": "62.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "60 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "flooding; earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "Sava River polluted with domestic and industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic chemicals; forest damage from urban air pollution and resulting acid rain" + "text": "air pollution from road traffic, domestic heating (wood buring), power generation, and industry; water pollution; biodiversity protection" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,978,029 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,102,678 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -109,175 +115,181 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 census)" + "text": "Slovene 83.1%, Serb 2%, Croat 1.8%, Bosniak 1.1%, other or unspecified 12% (2002 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Slovenian (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 census)" + "text": "Slovene (official) 91.1%, Serbo-Croatian 4.5%, other or unspecified 4.4%, Italian (official, only in municipalities where Italian national communities reside), Hungarian (official, only in municipalities where Hungarian national communities reside) (2002 census)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 census)" + "text": "Catholic 57.8%, Muslim 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3%, other Christian 0.9%, unaffiliated 3.5%, other or unspecified 23%, none 10.1% (2002 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "13.35% (male 136,114/female 127,904)" + "text": "14.84% (male 160,134/female 151,960)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.58% (male 97,191/female 92,369)" + "text": "9.01% (male 98,205/female 91,318)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.3% (male 432,824/female 423,708)" + "text": "40.73% (male 449,930/female 406,395)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "14.82% (male 144,160/female 148,903)" + "text": "14.19% (male 148,785/female 149,635)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.95% (male 152,770/female 222,086) (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.23% (male 192,420/female 253,896) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "48.7%" + "text": "55.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "23.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "32.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.1 years" + "text": "44.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "42.5 years" + "text": "43.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.29% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.01% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations; pockets in the mountainous northwest exhibit less density than elsewhere" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "49.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "55.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.56% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LJUBLJANA (capital) 279,000 (2014)" + "text": "286,000 LJUBLJANA (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "29.4 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "1.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "1.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.2 years" + "text": "81.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.6 years" + "text": "78.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.35 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.6 beds/1,000 population (2013)" + "text": "1.59 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 99.4% of population ++ total: 99.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 0.6% of population ++ total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.09 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.1% of population ++ rural: 99.1% of population ++ total: 99.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.9% of population ++ rural: 0.9% of population ++ total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.08% (2014 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "900 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.4% (2014)" + "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.8% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -290,29 +302,29 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2014)" + "text": "18 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "8.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "8.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -334,7 +346,7 @@ "text": "People's Republic of Slovenia, Socialist Republic of Slovenia" }, "etymology": { - "text": "related to the Slavic autonym (self-designation) \"Slovenin,\" a derivation from \"slovo\" (word), denoting \"people who speak (the same language)\" (i.e., people who understand each other)" + "text": "the country's name means \"Land of the Slavs\" in Slovene" } }, "Government type": { @@ -352,16 +364,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: likely related to the Slavic root \"ljub\", meaning \"to like\" or \"to love\"; by tradition, the name is related to the Slovene word \"ljubljena\" meaning \"beloved\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "201 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina)", - "municipalities": { - "text": "Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, ++ Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sevnica, Sezana, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Salovci, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sostanj, Store, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk" - }, - "urban municipalities": { - "text": "Celje, Koper-Capodistria, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje" - } + "text": "201 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina) and 11 urban municipalities (mestne obcine, singular - mestna obcina) municipalities: Ajdovscina, Ankaran, Apace, Beltinci, Benedikt, Bistrica ob Sotli, Bled, Bloke, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Braslovce, Brda, Brezice, Brezovica, Cankova, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica, Cerkno, Cerkvenjak, Cirkulane, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik, Divaca, Dobje, Dobrepolje, Dobrna, Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Dolenjske Toplice, Dol pri Ljubljani, Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica, Gorje, Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Grosuplje, Hajdina, Hoce-Slivnica, Hodos, Horjul, Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica, Izola/Isola, Jesenice, Jezersko, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje, Kocevje, Komen, Komenda, Kosanjevica na Krki, Kostel, Kozje, Kranjska Gora, Krizevci, Krsko, Kungota, Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava/Lendva, Litija, Ljubno, Ljutomer, Log-Dragomer, Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Lovrenc na Pohorju, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Makole, Markovci, Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miklavz na Dravskem Polju, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mirna, Mirna Pec, Mislinja, Mokronog-Trebelno, Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Muta, Naklo, Nazarje, Odranci, Oplotnica, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica, Piran/Pirano, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podlehnik, Podvelka, Poljcane, Polzela, Postojna, Prebold, Preddvor, Prevalje, Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica, Ravne na Koroskem, Razkrizje, Recica ob Savinji, Rence-Vogrsko, Ribnica, Ribnica na Pohorju, Rogaska Slatina, Rogasovci, Rogatec, Ruse, Selnica ob Dravi, Semic, Sevnica, Sezana, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenske Konjice, Sodrazica, Solcava, Sredisce ob Dravi, Starse, Straza, Sveta Ana, Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Andraz v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Jurij ob Scavnici, Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah, Sveti Tomaz, Salovci, Sempeter-Vrtojba, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur, Sentrupert, Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smarjeske Toplice, Smartno ob Paki, Smartno pri Litiji, Sostanj, Store, Tabor, Tisina, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trnovska Vas, Trzic, Trzin, Turnisce, Velika Polana, Velike Lasce, Verzej, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vransko, Vrhnika, Vuzenica, Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Zetale, Ziri, Zirovnica, Zrece, Zuzemberk urban municipalities: Celje, Koper-Capodistria, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo Mesto, Ptuj, Slovenj Gradec, Velenje" }, "Independence": { "text": "25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)" @@ -374,7 +383,7 @@ "text": "previous 1974 (preindependence); latest passed by Parliament 23 December 1991" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by at least 20 National Assembly members, by the government, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage of amendments requires at least two-thirds majority vote by Assembly members; referendum required if agreed upon by at least 30 Assembly members; passage in a referendum requires a simple majority vote if a majority of eligible voters participated; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by at least 20 National Assembly members, by the government, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly; referendum required if agreed upon by at least 30 Assembly members; passage in a referendum requires participation of a majority of eligible voters and a simple majority of votes cast; amended several times, last in 2015" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -405,58 +414,52 @@ "text": "President Borut PAHOR (since 22 December 2012)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Miro CERAR (since 18 September 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Janez JANSA (since 13 March 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, elected by the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 11 November 2012 with a runoff on 2 December 2012 (next to be held in 2017); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 22 October with a runoff on 12 November 2017 (next election to be held by November 2022); following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually nominated prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly" }, "election results": { - "text": "Borut PAHOR elected president; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR (SD) 67.4%, Danilo TURK (independent) 32.6%; note - a snap election was held in July 2014 following the resignation of Prime Minister Alenka BRATUSEK in May 2014, Miro CERAR (SMC) elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - 57 to 11" + "text": "Borut PAHOR is reelected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Borut PAHOR (independent) 47.1%, Marjan SAREC (Marjan Sarec List) 25%, Romana TOMC (SDS) 13.7%, Ljudmila NOVAK (NSi) 7.2%, other 7%; percent of vote in second round - Borut PAHOR 52.9%, Marjan SAREC 47.1%; Janez JANSA (SDS) elected prime minister on 3 March 2020, National Assembly vote - 52-31" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected in special constituencies for Italian and Hungarian minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - the National Council is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:National Council or Drzavni Svet (40 seats; members indirectly elected by an electoral college to serve 5-year terms); note - the Council is primarily an advisory body with limited legislative powers National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90 seats; 88 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected in special constituencies for Italian and Hungarian minorities by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Assembly - last held on 13 July 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "National Council - last held on 22 November 2017 (next to be held in 2022)National Assembly - last held on 3 June 2018 (next to be held no later than 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SMC 34.6%, SDS 20.7%, DeSUS 10.2%, ZL 6%, SD 6%, NSi 5.6%, ZaAB 4.3%, other 12.6%; seats by party - SMC 36, SDS 21, DeSUS 10, ZL 6, SD 6, NSi, 5, ZaAB 4, Hungarian minority 1, Italian minority 1" + "text": "National Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; composition - men 36, women 4, percent of women 10%National Assembly - percent of vote by party - SDS 24.9%, LMS 12.7%, SD 9.9%, SMC 9.8%, Levica 9.3%, NSi 7.1%, Stranka AB 5.1%, DeSUS 4.9%, SNS 4.2%, other 12.1%; seats by party - SDS 25, LMS 13, SD 10, SMC 10, Levica 9, NSi 7, Stranka AB 5, DeSUS 5, SNS 4, Italian and Hungarian minorities 2; composition - men 68, women 22, percent of women 24.4%; note - total Parliament percent of women 20%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 37 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, labor and social security, administrative, and registry departments); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 7 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among their own for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court president and vice president appointed by the National Assembly upon the proposal of the Minister of Justice based on the opinions of the Judicial Council, an 11-member independent body elected by the National Assembly from proposals submitted by the president, attorneys, law universities, and sitting judges; other Supreme Court judges elected by the National Assembly from candidates proposed by the Judicial Council; Supreme Court judges serve for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the National Assembly from nominations by the president of the republic; Constitutional Court president selected from among its own membership for a 3-year term; other judges elected for single 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "county, district, regional, and high courts; specialized labor-related and social courts; Court of Audit; Administrative Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB [Alenka BRATUSEK] ++ Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Karl ERJAVEC] ++ Modern Center Party or SMC [Miro CERAR] ++ New Slovenia or NSi [Ljudmila NOVAK] ++ Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA] ++ Social Democrats or SD [Dejan ZIDAN] ++ United Left or ZL (collective leadership)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Catholic Church", - "other": { - "text": "various trade and public sector employee unions" - } + "text": "Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia or DeSUS [Aleksandra PIVEC]List of Marjan Sarec or LMS [Marjan SAREC]Modern Center Party or SMC [Miro CERAR]New Slovenia or NSi [Matej TONIN]Party of Alenka Bratusek or Stranka AB [Alenka BRATUSEK] (formerly Alliance of Social Liberal Democrats or ZSD and before that Alliance of Alenka Bratusek or ZaAB)Slovenian Democratic Party or SDS [Janez JANSA]Slovenian National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC Plemeniti]Social Democrats or SD [Dejan ZIDAN]The Left or Levica [Luka MESEC] (successor to United Left or ZL)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EMU, ESA (cooperating state), EU, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bozo CERAR (since 6 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Stanislav VIDOVIC (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2410 California Street N.W., Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2410 California Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 386-6601" @@ -470,7 +473,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Brent Robert HARTLEY (since 12 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lynda C. BLANCHARD (since 29 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[386] (1) 200-5500" }, "embassy": { "text": "Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana" @@ -478,15 +484,12 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Ljubljana, US Department of State, 7140 Ljubljana Place, Washington, DC 20521-7140" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[386] (1) 200-5500" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[386] (1) 200-5555" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, derive from the medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola; the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle, which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the prominent Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries) appears in the upper hoist side of the flag centered on the white and blue bands" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Mount Triglav; national colors: white, blue, red" @@ -499,64 +502,64 @@ "text": "France PRESEREN/Stanko PREMRL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1989; originally written in 1848; the full poem, whose seventh verse is used as the anthem, speaks of pan-Slavic nationalism" + "text": "note: adopted in 1989 while still part of Yugoslavia; originally written in 1848; the full poem, whose seventh verse is used as the anthem, speaks of pan-Slavic nationalism" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in 2008-2009 in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 EU entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced one of the most stable political transitions in Central and Southeastern Europe. ++ ++ In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. However, long-delayed privatizations, particularly within Slovenia’s largely state-owned and increasingly indebted banking sector, have fueled investor concerns since 2012 that the country would need EU-IMF financial assistance. In 2013, the European Commission granted Slovenia permission to begin recapitalizing ailing lenders and transferring their nonperforming assets into a “bad bank” established to restore bank balance sheets. Export-led growth fueled by demand in larger European markets pushed GDP growth to 3.0% in 2014, while stubbornly-high unemployment fell slightly to 12%. ++ ++ Prime Minister CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector." + "text": "With excellent infrastructure, a well-educated work force, and a strategic location between the Balkans and Western Europe, Slovenia has one of the highest per capita GDPs in Central Europe, despite having suffered a protracted recession in the 2008-09 period in the wake of the global financial crisis. Slovenia became the first 2004 EU entrant to adopt the euro (on 1 January 2007) and has experienced a stable political and economic transition.   In March 2004, Slovenia became the first transition country to graduate from borrower status to donor partner at the World Bank. In 2007, Slovenia was invited to begin the process for joining the OECD; it became a member in 2012. From 2014 to 2016, export-led growth, fueled by demand in larger European markets, pushed annual GDP growth above 2.3%. Growth reached 5.0% in 2017 and is projected to near or reach 5% in 2018. What used to be stubbornly high unemployment fell below 5.5% in early 2018, driven by strong exports and increasing consumption that boosted labor demand. Continued fiscal consolidation through increased tax collection and social security contributions will likely result in a balanced government budget in 2019.   Prime Minister CERAR’s government took office in September 2014, pledging to press ahead with commitments to privatize a select group of state-run companies, rationalize public spending, and further stabilize the banking sector. Efforts to privatize Slovenia’s largely state-owned banking sector have largely stalled, however, amid concerns about an ongoing dispute over Yugoslav-era foreign currency deposits." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$66.13 billion (2016 est.) ++ $64.62 billion (2015 est.) ++ $63.15 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$71.23 billion (2017 est.) / $67.84 billion (2016 est.) / $65.77 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$44.12 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.87 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 2.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 3.1% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$32,000 (2016 est.) ++ $31,300 (2015 est.) ++ $30,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$34,500 (2017 est.) / $32,900 (2016 est.) / $31,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 23.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "51.7%" + "text": "52.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "18.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "79.7%" + "text": "82.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-69.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-72.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.6%" + "text": "32.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -566,301 +569,278 @@ "text": "ferrous metallurgy and aluminum products, lead and zinc smelting; electronics (including military electronics), trucks, automobiles, electric power equipment, wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "918,700 (2016 est.)" + "text": "959,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "5.5%" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.8%" + "text": "31.2%" }, "services": { - "text": "60.9% (2012 est.)" + "text": "63.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.6% (2016 est.) ++ 12.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2017 est.) / 8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "13.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "13.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "21.1% (2012)" + "text": "20.1% (2016)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "23.7 (2012) ++ 23.8 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$19.32 billion" + "text": "21.07 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$20.51 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.06 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "0% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "81.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 83.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "73.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 78.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding f" + "text": "note: defined by the EU's Maastricht Treaty as consolidated general government gross debt at nominal value, outstanding at the end of the year in the following categories of government liabilities: currency and deposits, securities other than shares excluding financial derivatives, and loans; general government sector comprises the central, state, local government, and social security funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.2% (2016 est.) ++ -0.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.3% (10 September 2014) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.49% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$16.18 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$26.11 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.92 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$29.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$6.035 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $7.519 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $7.128 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / -0.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.398 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.217 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.475 billion (2017 est.) / $2.461 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$27.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $26.67 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$32.14 billion (2017 est.) / $27.65 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 18.9%, Italy 10.7%, Austria 7.4%, Croatia 7.1%, France 4.8%, Poland 4.2%, Hungary 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 19.1%, Italy 10.6%, Austria 8%, Croatia 6.8%, Slovakia 4.7%, Hungary 4.4%, France 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$25.52 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.01 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.38 billion (2017 est.) / $25.95 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 16.5%, Italy 13.6%, Austria 10.2%, China 5.5%, Croatia 5.1%, Turkey 4% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 16.5%, Italy 13.5%, Austria 9.3%, Turkey 5.8%, Croatia 4.8%, China 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$851.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $856.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$889.9 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $853 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$51.65 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $51.05 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$15.64 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$8.093 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.843 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$46.3 billion (31 January 2017 est.) / $48.2 billion (31 January 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.46 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.4 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.972 billion kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "7.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.359 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.5 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.536 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "34.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "37% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "33.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "20% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "29.2% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "34% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "5 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "49,680 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "52,140 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "23,340 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "29,350 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "79,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "93,060 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "769 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.832 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "766 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "906.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "NA cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "13 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "14.37 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "753,082" + "text": "715,283" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "38 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.02 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.354 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "2,540,917" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "120.85 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "well-developed telecommunications infrastructure" + "text": "well-developed telecommunications infrastructure; four mobile network operators; increase in Internet community demanding e-govt., e-commerce and e-health; govt. funds to improve broadband to more municipalities; high mobile penetration rate and therefore retaining customers with bundled products; regulatory intervention has improved telecommunications; trials for use of 5G; FttP to 90% of population by 2020 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 155 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular 121 per 100 teledensity (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 386 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 386 (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable (2007)" + "text": "public TV broadcaster, Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV), operates a system of national and regional TV stations; 35 domestic commercial TV stations operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 60% of households are connected to multi-channel cable TV; public radio broadcaster operates 3 national and 4 regional stations; more than 75 regional and local commercial and non-commercial radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".si" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.45 million" + "text": "1,676,445" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "73.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "79.75% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "612,737" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "29 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "35" + "text": "21" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,130,637" + "text": "1,094,762 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,349,442 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "540,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "S5 (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "16 (2013)" + "text": "16 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "3" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "4" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "3" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 844 km; oil 5 km (2013)" + "text": "1155 km gas, 5 km oil (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,229 km" + "text": "1,229 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "1,229 km 1.435-m gauge (503 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -868,7 +848,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "38,985 km" + "text": "38,985 km (2012)" }, "paved": { "text": "38,985 km (includes 769 km of expressways) (2012)" @@ -878,8 +858,11 @@ "text": "(some transport on the Drava River) (2012)" }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "24 (Cyprus 5, Liberia 7, Malta 4, Marshall Islands 6, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Slovakia 1) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "8" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 8 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -889,26 +872,32 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): Forces Command (with ground units, naval element, air and air defense brigade); Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief (ACPDR) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Slovenian Armed Forces (Slovenska Vojska, SV): structured as a combined Force Command with air, land, logistical, maritime, support, and training components (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.97% of GDP (2015) ++ 1% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.05% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.18% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.32% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.04% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.01% of GDP (2018) / 0.98% of GDP (2017) / 1.01% of GDP (2016) / 0.93% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Slovenian Armed Forces have approximately 7,000 active duty troops, including ground, air, and maritime elements (June 2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Slovenian Armed Forces is a mix of Soviet-era and limited quantities of more modern Western equipment; since 2010, it has received weapons systems from Finland, Russia, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "230 Kosovo (NATO) (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-25 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in 2003 (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Pirin Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led to Slovenia lifting its objections to Croatia joining the EU; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" + "text": "since the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, Croatia and Slovenia have each claimed sovereignty over Piran Bay and four villages, and Slovenia has objected to Croatia's claim of an exclusive economic zone in the Adriatic Sea; in 2009, however Croatia and Slovenia signed a binding international arbitration agreement to define their disputed land and maritime borders, which led Slovenia to lift its objections to Croatia joining the EU; in June 2017 the arbitration panel issued a ruling on the border that Croatia has not implemented; as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Slovenia has implemented the strict Schengen border rules to curb illegal migration and commerce through southeastern Europe while encouraging close cross-border ties with Croatia; Slovenia continues to impose a hard border Schengen regime with Croatia, which joined the EU in 2013 but has not yet fulfilled Schengen requirements" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "stateless persons": { - "text": "4 (2015)" - }, "note": { - "text": "477,791 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - March 2016)" + "text": "note:  516,394 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-September 2020); migration through the Western Balkans has decreased significantly since March 2016; Slovenia is predominantly a transit country and hosts approximately 300 asylum seekers as of the end of June 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/sm.json b/europe/sm.json index 9af719b7..6c98240c 100644 --- a/europe/sm.json +++ b/europe/sm.json @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "rugged mountains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Torrente Ausa 55 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m ++ highest point: Monte Titano 755 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Monte Titano 739 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +63,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "16.7% ++ arable land 16.7%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "16.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16.7% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "83.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -74,10 +79,10 @@ "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution; urbanization decreasing rural farmlands" + "text": "air pollution; urbanization decreasing rural farmlands; water shortage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -88,12 +93,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains" + "text": "landlocked; an enclave of (completely surrounded by) Italy; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennine Mountains" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "33,285 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "34,232 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -114,112 +119,125 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.46% (male 2,736/female 2,410)" + "text": "14.73% (male 2,662/female 2,379)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.34% (male 1,944/female 1,832)" + "text": "11.64% (male 2,091/female 1,894)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.34% (male 6,480/female 7,280)" + "text": "39.12% (male 6,310/female 7,081)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.52% (male 2,075/female 2,092)" + "text": "14.28% (male 2,367/female 2,520)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.34% (male 2,883/female 3,553) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.24% (male 3,123/female 3,805) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "44.2 years" + "text": "45.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "43.1 years" + "text": "43.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "46.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.78% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.65% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "8.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "94.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "97.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.62% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.67% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAN MARINO 4,000 (2014)" + "text": "4,000 SAN MARINO (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, + "Mother's mean age at first birth": { + "text": "32 years (2017)" + }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "83.3 years" + "text": "83.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.7 years" + "text": "80.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "86.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "86.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.5 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.52 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.1% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.4% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "5.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" + "text": "6.11 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "3.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017)" + } + }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -230,11 +248,19 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "3% of GDP (2017)" + }, + "Literacy": { + "total population": { + "text": "99.9%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "99.9%" + } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { "text": "15 years" @@ -242,6 +268,17 @@ "female": { "text": "16 years (2012)" } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "27.4%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "21.4%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "36% (2016 est.)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -259,7 +296,7 @@ "text": "San Marino" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named after Saint MARINUS, the traditional founder of the country" + "text": "named after Saint MARINUS, who in A.D. 301 founded the monastic settlement around which the city and later the state of San Marino coalesced" } }, "Government type": { @@ -277,6 +314,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint MARINUS, who in A.D. 301 founded a monastic settlement around which the city and later the state of San Marino coalesced" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -286,14 +326,14 @@ "text": "3 September 301 (traditional founding date)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Founding of the Republic, 3 September (A.D. 301)" + "text": "Founding of the Republic (or Feast of Saint Marinus), 3 September (A.D. 301)" }, "Constitution": { "history": { - "text": "consists of several legislative instruments, chief among them the Statutes (Leges Statuti) of 1600 and the Declaration of Citizen Rights of 1974" + "text": "San Marino’s principal legislative instruments consist of old customs (antiche consuetudini), the Statutory Laws of San Marino (Leges Statutae Sancti Marini), old statutes (antichi statute) from the1600s, Brief Notes on the Constitutional Order and Institutional Organs of the Republic of San Marino (Brevi Cenni sull’Ordinamento Costituzionale e gli Organi Istituzionali della Repubblica di San Marino) and successive legislation, chief among them is the Declaration of the Rights of Citizens and Fundamental Principles of the San Marino Legal Order (Dichiarazione dei Diritti dei Cittadini e dei Principi Fondamentali dell’Ordinamento Sammarinese), approved 8 July 1974; Declaration last amended 2019" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the Great and General Council; passage requires two-thirds majority Council vote; Council passage by absolute majority vote also requires passage in a referendum; Declaration of Civil Rights amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the Great and General Council; passage requires two-thirds majority Council vote; Council passage by absolute majority vote also requires passage in a referendum; Declaration of Civil Rights amended several times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -321,71 +361,68 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Marino RICCARDI and Captain Regent Fabio BERARDI (for the period 1 October 2016 - 1 April 2017)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state Captain Regent Alessandro CARDELLI and Captain Regent Mirko DOLCINI (for the period 1 October 2020 - 31 March 2021)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Pasquale VALENTINI (since 5 December 2012)" + "text": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Luca BECCARI (since 8 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Congress of State elected by the Grand and General Council" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in September 2016 (next to be held in March 2017); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 11 November 2012 (next to be held by November 2017)" + "text": "co-chiefs of state (captains regent) indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 6-month term; election last held in March 2020 (next to be held in September 2020); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs indirectly elected by the Grand and General Council for a single 5-year term; election last held on 28 December 2019 (next to be held by November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Marino RICCARDI (PSD) and Fabio BERARDI (PDCS) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Pasquale VALENTINI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" + "text": "Alessandro MANCINI (PSD) and Grazia ZAFFERANI (RETE Movement) elected captains regent; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA; Luca BECCARI (PDCS) elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of Grand and General Council vote - NA" }, "note": { - "text": "the directly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects 2 of its members to serve as the captains regent (co-chiefs of state) for a 6-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 9 other members, all are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 9 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles" + "text": "note: the captains regent preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State), which has 7 other members who are selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are 7 secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has some prime ministerial roles" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 20 November 2016 (next to be held by November 2021)" + "text": "last held on 8 December 2019 (next to be held by December 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - San Marino First 39.4% (including PDCS 24.5%, PS 7.7%, PSD 7.2%), Adesso, sm 31.0% (including Democratic Socialist Left 12.1%, Repubblica Futura 9.6%, Civic 10 9.3%), Democracy in Action 22.8% (including RETE Movement 18.3%, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 4.5%); seats by party - San Marino First 25 (PDCS 16, PS 5, PSD 4), Adesso, sm 20 (Democratic Socialist Left 8, Repubblica Futura 6, Civic 10 6), Democracy in Action 15 (including RETE Movement 12, Democratic Movement-San Marino Together 3)" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - PDCS 33.3%, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 24.7% (RETE Movement 18.2%, Domani Motus Liberi 6.2%, other 0.3%), Free San Marino 16.5%, We for the Republic 13.1%, Future Republic 10.3%, I Elect for a New Republic 2%; seats by coalition/party - PDCS 21, Tomorrow in Movement coalition 15 (RETE Movement 11, Domani Motus Liberi 4), Free San Marino 10, We for the Republic 8, Future Republic 6; composition - men 42, women 18, percent of women 30%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII (consists of 12 members); note - the College of Guarantors for the Constitutionality and General Norms functions as San Marino's constitutional court" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges elected by the Grand and General Council from among its own to serve 5-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "first instance and first appeal criminal, administrative, and civil courts; justices of the peace or conciliatory judges" + "text": "first instance and first appeal criminal, administrative, and civil courts; Court for the Trust and Trustee Relations; justices of the peace or conciliatory judges" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "San Marino Common Good (includes Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Marco GATTI], We Sammarinese or NS [Marco ARZILLI], Party of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Paride ANDREOLI], Popular Alliance or AP [Gabriele GATTI]) ++ Entente for the Country (Intesa per il Paese; includes Socialist Party or PS [Alessandro BEVITORI], Union for the Republic or UPR [Marco PODESCHI) ++ Active Citizenship (includes Civic 10 [Mateo CIACCI], United Left or SU [Gastone PASOLINI])" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "DOMANI - Modus Liberi or DMLFree San Marino (Libera)Future Republic or RF [Mario VENTURINI]I Elect for a New RepublicParty of Socialists and Democrats or PSD [Paride ANDREOLI]RETE MovementSammarinese Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) [Marco GATTI]Socialist Party or PS [Alessandro BEVITORI]Tomorrow in Movement coalition (includes RETE Movement, DML)We for the Republic" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Paolo RONDELLI (since 16 July 2007)" + "text": "Ambassador Damiano BELEFFI (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "1711 N Street NW, 2nd floor, Washington, DC 20036" + "text": "327 E 50th Street, New York, NY 10022Embassy address:     1711 North Street, NW (2nd Floor)      Washington, DC 22036" }, "telephone": { - "text": "202-250-1535" + "text": "[1] (212) 751-1234[1] (202) 223-24l8[1] (202) 751-1436" }, "FAX": { - "text": "202-223-2748" + "text": "[1] (212) 751-1436" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino" + "text": "the United States does not have an Embassy in San Marino; the US Ambassador to Italy is accredited to San Marino, and the US Consulate general in Florence maintains day-to-day ties" }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the main colors derive from the shield of the coat of arms, which features three white towers on three peaks on a blue field; the towers represent three castles built on San Marino's highest feature, Mount Titano: Guaita, Cesta, and Montale; the coat of arms is flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty); the white and blue colors are also said to stand for peace and liberty respectively" @@ -401,47 +438,47 @@ "text": "no lyrics/Federico CONSOLO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1894; the music for the lyric-less anthem is based on a 10th century chorale piece" + "text": "note: adopted 1894; the music for the lyric-less anthem is based on a 10th century chorale piece" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "San Marino's economy relies heavily on tourism, banking, and the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The manufacturing and financial sectors account for more than half of San Marino's GDP. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy. ++ ++ San Marino's economy has been contracting since 2008, largely due to weakened demand from Italy - which accounts for nearly 90% of its export market - and financial sector consolidation. Difficulties in the banking sector, the recent global economic downturn, and the sizable decline in tax revenues have contributed to negative real GDP growth. The government has adopted measures to counter the downturn, including subsidized credit to businesses and is seeking to shift its growth model away from a reliance on bank and tax secrecy. San Marino does not issue public debt securities; when necessary, it finances deficits by drawing down central bank deposits. ++ ++ The economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. The income tax rate is also very low, about one-third the average EU level. San Marino continues to work towards harmonizing its fiscal laws with EU and international standards. In September 2009, the OECD removed San Marino from its list of tax havens that have yet to fully adopt global tax standards, and in 2010 San Marino signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with most major countries. In 2013, the San Marino Government signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Italy, but a referendum on EU membership failed to reach the quorum needed to bring it to a vote." + "text": "San Marino's economy relies heavily on tourism, banking, and the manufacture and export of ceramics, clothing, fabrics, furniture, paints, spirits, tiles, and wine. The manufacturing and financial sectors account for more than half of San Marino's GDP. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy. San Marino's economy contracted considerably in the years since 2008, largely due to weakened demand from Italy - which accounts for nearly 90% of its export market - and financial sector consolidation. Difficulties in the banking sector, the global economic downturn, and the sizable decline in tax revenues all contributed to negative real GDP growth. The government adopted measures to counter the downturn, including subsidized credit to businesses and is seeking to shift its growth model away from a reliance on bank and tax secrecy. San Marino does not issue public debt securities; when necessary, it finances deficits by drawing down central bank deposits. The economy benefits from foreign investment due to its relatively low corporate taxes and low taxes on interest earnings. The income tax rate is also very low, about one-third the average EU level. San Marino continues to work towards harmonizing its fiscal laws with EU and international standards. In September 2009, the OECD removed San Marino from its list of tax havens that have yet to fully adopt global tax standards, and in 2010 San Marino signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with most major countries. In 2013, the San Marino Government signed a Double Taxation Agreement with Italy, but a referendum on EU membership failed to reach the quorum needed to bring it to a vote." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.023 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.003 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.993 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.064 billion (2017 est.) / $2.026 billion (2016 est.) / $1.983 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.556 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.643 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.5% (2015 est.) ++ -1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / 0.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$65,300 (2016 est.) ++ $64,600 (2015 est.) ++ $64,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$59,000 (2017 est.) / $59,600 (2016 est.) / $58,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2011 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2011 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2011 est.)" }, - "investments in inventories": { - "text": "NA%" + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "NA (2011 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "176.6%" + "text": "176.6% (2011)" }, "imports of goods and services": { "text": "-153.3% (2011)" @@ -449,10 +486,10 @@ }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.1% (2009)" }, "industry": { - "text": "39.2%" + "text": "39.2% (2009)" }, "services": { "text": "60.7% (2009)" @@ -468,7 +505,7 @@ "text": "-1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "21,960 (September 2013 es)" + "text": "21,960 (September 2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -478,129 +515,131 @@ "text": "33.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "66.3% (September 2013 es)" + "text": "66.3% (September 2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.7% (2014 est.) ++ 8.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.1% (2017 est.) / 8.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$667.7 million" + "text": "667.7 million (2011 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$712.8 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "715.3 million (2011 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.9% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "40.6% (of GDP) (2011 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2011 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2011 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "25.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.3% of GDP (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 22.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.)" }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.92% (31 December 2011 est.) ++ 5.38% (31 December 2010 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$NA ++ $1.326 billion (31 December 2007)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$NA ++ $4.584 billion (31 December 2007)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$8.822 billion (30 September 2010) ++ $8.008 billion (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$0 (2017 est.) / $0 (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.827 billion (2011 est.) ++ $2.576 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$3.827 billion (2011 est.) / $2.576 billion (2010 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 82.3% (2012 est.)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.551 billion (2011 est.) ++ $2.132 billion (2010 est.)" + "text": "$2.551 billion (2011 est.) / $2.132 billion (2010 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "wide variety of consumer manufactures, food, energy" }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 81.8% (2012 est.)" - }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$392 million (2014 est.) ++ $539.3 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$392 million (2014 est.) / $539.3 million (2013 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" + } + }, + "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "16,550" + "text": "16,070" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "50 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.25 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "37,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "38,921" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "114.44 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system" + "text": "automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 160 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 47 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 114 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 378; connected to Italian international network (2015)" + "text": "country code - 378; connected to Italian international network" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned public broadcaster operates 1 TV station and 3 radio stations; receives radio and TV broadcasts from Italy (2012)" + "text": "state-owned public broadcaster operates 1 TV station and 3 radio stations; receives radio and TV broadcasts from Italy (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "17,200" + "text": "20,328" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "52.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "60.18% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "12,500" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "37 (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -610,7 +649,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "292 km" + "text": "292 km (2006)" }, "paved": { "text": "292 km (2006)" @@ -618,8 +657,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari) performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "No regular military forces; Voluntary Military Corps (Corpi Militari), which includes a Uniformed Militia (performs ceremonial duties and limited police support functions) and Guard of the Great and General Council (defends the Captains Regent and the Great and General Council, participates in official ceremonies, cooperates with the maintenance of public order on special occasions, and performs guard duties during parliamentary sittings); the Police Corps includes the Gendarmerie, which is responsible for maintaining public order, protecting citizens and their property, and providing assistance during disasters (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; government has the authority to call up all San Marino citizens from 16-60 years of age to service in the military (2012)" diff --git a/europe/sp.json b/europe/sp.json index c5f05776..c82e0ce5 100644 --- a/europe/sp.json +++ b/europe/sp.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently the government has focused on measures to reverse a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008. Austerity measures implemented to reduce a large budget deficit and reassure foreign investors have led to one of the highest unemployment rates in Europe. Spain assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2015-16 term." + "text": "Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World War I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). A peaceful transition to democracy following the death of dictator Francisco FRANCO in 1975, and rapid economic modernization (Spain joined the EU in 1986) gave Spain a dynamic and rapidly growing economy, and made it a global champion of freedom and human rights. More recently, Spain has emerged from a severe economic recession that began in mid-2008, posting four straight years of GDP growth above the EU average. Unemployment has fallen, but remains high, especially among youth. Spain is the Eurozone's fourth largest economy. The country has faced increased domestic turmoil in recent years due to the independence movement in its restive Catalonia region." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "6,390 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "there are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera" + "text": "note: there are two autonomous cities - Ceuta and Melilla - and 17 autonomous communities including Balearic Islands and Canary Islands, and three small Spanish possessions off the coast of Morocco - Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ "text": "1,952.7 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Andorra 63 km, France 646 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,224 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km, Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 km" + "text": "Andorra 63 km, France 646 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1224 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 8 km, Morocco (Melilla) 10.5 km" }, "note": { - "text": "an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera" + "text": "note: an additional 75-meter border segment exists between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Penon de Velez de la Gomera" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm (applies only to the Atlantic Ocean)" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "660 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "54.1% ++ arable land 24.9%; permanent crops 9.1%; permanent pasture 20.1%" + "text": "54.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "24.9% (2011 est.) / 9.1% (2011 est.) / 20.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "36.8%" + "text": "36.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "9.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "38,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; dense settlement is found around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "periodic droughts, occasional flooding", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (elev. 3,715 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; La Palma (elev. 2,426 m), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcano" - } + "text": "periodic droughts, occasional flooding\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast; Teide (3,715 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; La Palma (2,426 m), which last erupted in 1971, is the most active of the Canary Islands volcanoes; Lanzarote is the only other historically active volcano" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "pollution of the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage and effluents from the offshore production of oil and gas; water quality and quantity nationwide; air pollution; deforestation; desertification" @@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "48,563,476 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "50,015,792 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,84 +127,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types" + "text": "Spanish 86.4%, Moroccan 1.8%, Romanian 1.3%, other 10.5% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by country of birth" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan; <5,000 speakers)", + "text": "Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the Basque-speaking area of Navarre) 2%, Aranese (official in the northwest corner of Catalonia (Vall d'Aran) along with Catalan, <5,000 speakers)", "note": { - "text": "Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" + "text": "note: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 94%, other 6%" + "text": "Roman Catholic 68.9%, atheist 11.3%, agnostic 7.6%, other 2.8%, non-believer 8.2%, unspecified 1.1% (2019 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.43% (male 3,854,687/female 3,638,288)" + "text": "15.02% (male 3,861,522/female 3,650,085)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.56% (male 2,400,188/female 2,243,311)" + "text": "9.9% (male 2,557,504/female 2,392,498)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.24% (male 11,200,786/female 10,771,652)" + "text": "43.61% (male 11,134,006/female 10,675,873)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.91% (male 2,820,933/female 2,963,050)" + "text": "12.99% (male 3,177,080/female 3,319,823)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "17.85% (male 3,700,832/female 4,969,749) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.49% (male 3,970,417/female 5,276,984) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "52.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "21.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.3%" + "text": "30.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.3 years" + "text": "43.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.2 years" + "text": "42.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.84% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.67% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; dense settlement is found around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" + "text": "with the notable exception of Madrid, Sevilla, and Zaragoza, the largest urban agglomerations are found along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts; numerous smaller cities are spread throughout the interior reflecting Spain's agrarian heritage; very dense settlement around the capital of Madrid, as well as the port city of Barcelona" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "79.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "80.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.52% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.33% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Canary Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MADRID (capital) 6.199 million; Barcelona 5.258 million; Valencia 810,000 (2015)" + "text": "6.618 million MADRID (capital), 5.586 million Barcelona, 834,000 Valencia (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -217,101 +226,116 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "29.8 (2010 est.)" + "text": "30.9 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.7 years" + "text": "82 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.7 years" + "text": "79 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.49 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.51 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "65.7% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.95 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "text": "62.1% (2018)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 18-49" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.8% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 99.9% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.2% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "148,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "150,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Spain; as of 10 November 2020, Spain has reported a total of 1,328,832 cases of COVID-19 or 28,421 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 831 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; the Spanish Government is gradually relaxing confinement measures in phases over the next several weeks; these measures will vary from region to region within Spain; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Spain to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.5% (2014)" + "text": "23.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.3% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "98.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.7%" + "text": "98.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -322,18 +346,18 @@ "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2014)" + "text": "18 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "53.2%" + "text": "34.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "53.4%" + "text": "35.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "52.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -372,27 +396,27 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "Spain has two time zones including the Canary Islands" + "text": "note: Spain has two time zones, including the Canary Islands (UTC 0)etymology: the Romans named the original settlement \"Matrice\" after the river that ran through it; under Arab rule it became \"Majerit,\" meaning \"source of water\"; in medieval Romance dialects (Mozarabic) it became \"Matrit,\" which over time changed to \"Madrid\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "17 semi-autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia; Aragon; Asturias; Canarias (Canary Islands); Cantabria; Castilla-La Mancha; Castilla-Leon; Cataluna (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia]; Ceuta*; Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community]; Extremadura; Galicia; Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands); La Rioja; Madrid; Melilla*; Murcia; Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre]; Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [Basque Country]", + "text": "17 autonomous communities (comunidades autonomas, singular - comunidad autonoma) and 2 autonomous cities* (ciudades autonomas, singular - ciudad autonoma); Andalucia; Aragon; Asturias; Canarias (Canary Islands); Cantabria; Castilla-La Mancha; Castilla-Leon; Cataluna (Castilian), Catalunya (Catalan), Catalonha (Aranese) [Catalonia]; Ceuta*; Comunidad Valenciana (Castilian), Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian) [Valencian Community]; Extremadura; Galicia; Illes Baleares (Balearic Islands); La Rioja; Madrid; Melilla*; Murcia; Navarra (Castilian), Nafarroa (Basque) [Navarre]; Pais Vasco (Castilian), Euskadi (Basque) [Basque Country]", "note": { - "text": "the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)" + "text": "note: the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla plus three small islands of Islas Chafarinas, Penon de Alhucemas, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, administered directly by the Spanish central government, are all along the coast of Morocco and are collectively referred to as Places of Sovereignty (Plazas de Soberania)" } }, "Independence": { "text": "1492; the Iberian peninsula was characterized by a variety of independent kingdoms prior to the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century A.D. and lasted nearly seven centuries; the small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, culminating in the seizure of Granada in 1492; this event completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "National Day, 12 October (1492); year when Columbus first set foot in the Americas" + "text": "National Day (Hispanic Day), 12 October (1492); note - commemorates the arrival of COLUMBUS in the Americas" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "previous 1812; latest approved by the General Courts 31 October 1978, passed by referendum 6 December 1978, signed by the king 27 December 1978, effective 29 December 1978" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the government, by the General Courts (the Congress or the Senate), or by the self-governing communities submitted through the government; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by both houses and passage by referendum if required by one-tenth of the members of either house within 15 days of passage; proposals disapproved by both houses are submitted to a joint committee, which submits an agreed upon text for another vote; passage requires two-thirds vote in Congress and simple majority vote in the Senate; amended 1992, 2007, 2011 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the government, by the General Courts (the Congress or the Senate), or by the self-governing communities submitted through the government; passage requires three-fifths majority vote by both houses and passage by referendum if requested by one tenth of the members of either house; proposals disapproved by both houses are submitted to a joint committee, which submits an agreed upon text for another vote; passage requires two-thirds majority vote in Congress and simple majority vote in the Senate; amended 1992, 2007, 2011" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -420,61 +444,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014); Heir Apparent Princess LEONOR, Princess of Asturias, daughter of the monarch, born 31 October 2005" + "text": "King FELIPE VI (since 19 June 2014); Heir Apparent Princess LEONOR, Princess of Asturias (daughter of the monarch, born 31 October 2005)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Government or Acting Prime Minister Mariano RAJOY (since 20 December 2011); Vice President (and Minister of the President's Office) Soraya SAENZ DE SANTAMARIA (since 22 December 2011)" + "text": "President of the Government (Prime Minister-equivalent) Pedro SANCHEZ Perez-Castejon (since 2 June 2018); Vice President (and Minister of the President's Office) Maria del Carmen CALVO Poyato (since 7 June 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers designated by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the monarch usually proposes the leader of the party or coalition with the largest majority of seats as president, who is then indirectly elected by the Congress of Deputies; election last held on 20 December 2015; vice president and Council of Ministers appointed by the president; note - because no party received a majority of the votes in both houses, and because the leaders of the parties with the most votes were unable to form a coalition to form a majority, new elections were held on 26 June 2016" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the monarch usually proposes as president the leader of the party or coalition with the largest majority of seats, who is then indirectly elected by the Congress of Deputies; election last held on 10 November 2019 (next to be held November 2023); vice president and Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "percent of National Assembly vote - NA" }, "note": { - "text": "there is also a Council of State that is the supreme consultative organ of the government, but its recommendations are non-binding" + "text": "note: there is also a Council of State that is the supreme consultative organ of the government, but its recommendations are non-binding" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral General Courts or Las Cortes Generales consists of the Senate or Senado (266 seats as of 2013; 208 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 appointed by the regional legislatures; members serve 4-year terms) and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; 348 members directly elected in 50 multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 2 directly elected from the North African Ceuta and Melilla enclaves by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms or until the government is dissolved)" + "text": "bicameral General Courts or Las Cortes Generales consists of:Senate or Senado (266 seats; 208 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 58 members indirectly elected by the legislatures of the autonomous communities; members serve 4-year terms) Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (350 seats; 348 members directly elected in 50 multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote, with a 3% threshold needed to gain a seat, and 2 directly elected from the North African Ceuta and Melilla enclaves by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms or until the government is dissolved)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 26 June 2016 (next to be held 26 June 2016); Congress of Deputies - last held on 20 December 2015 (next to be held no later than 26 June 2020); note - the four main parties were unable to form a government so a second election was held six months later" + "text": "Senate - last held on 10 November 2019 (next to be held no later than November 2023) Congress of Deputies - last held on 10 November 2019 (next to be held no later than November 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PP 151, PSOE 63, Podemos 23, ERC 12, EAJ/PNV 6, CDC 4, other 7; Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PP 33.0%, PSOE 22.7%, Podemos 21.1%, C's 13.0%, ERC-CatSi 2.6%, CDC 2.0%, EAJ/PNV 1.2%, other 4.4%; seats by party - PP 137, PSOE 85, Podemos 71, C's 32, ERC-CatSi 9, CDC 8, EAJ/PNV 5, other 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PSOE 113, PP 97, ERC 15, EAJ/PNV 10, C's 9, other 22; composition - men 163, women 103; percent of women 39% Congress of Deputies - percent of vote by party - PSOE 28.7%, PP 20.8%,Vox 15.1%, Unidos Podemos 12.8%, C's 6.8%, ERC 3.6%, other 12.8%; seats by party - PSOE 120, PP 88, Vox 52,  Unidos Podemos 35, C's 10, ERC 13, other 23; composition - men 184, women 166; percent of women 47.4%; note - total  General Courts percent of women 43.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo (consists of the court president and organized into the Civil Room with a president and 9 judges, the Penal Room with a president and 14 judges, the Administrative Room with a president and 32 judges, the Social Room with a president and 12 judges, and the Military Room with a president and 7 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional de Espana (consists of 12 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo (consists of the court president and organized into the Civil Room, with a president and 9 judges; the Penal Room, with a president and 14 judges; the Administrative Room, with a president and 32 judges; the Social Room, with a president and 12 judges; and the Military Room, with a president and 7 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional de Espana (consists of 12 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates proposed by the General Council of the Judiciary Power, a 20-member governing board chaired by the monarch that includes presidential appointees, and lawyers and jurists confirmed by the National Assembly; judges can serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Assembly, executive branch, and the General Council of the Judiciary, and appointed by the monarch for 9-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the monarch from candidates proposed by the General Council of the Judiciary Power, a 20-member governing board chaired by the monarch that includes presidential appointees, lawyers, and jurists confirmed by the National Assembly; judges can serve until age 70; Constitutional Court judges nominated by the National Assembly, executive branch, and the General Council of the Judiciary, and appointed by the monarch for 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "National High Court; High Courts of Justice (in each of the autonomous communities); provincial courts; courts of first instance" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Amaiur [Xabier ERREKONDO] (a separatist political coalition that advocates Basque independence from Spain) ++ Asturias Forum or FAC [Cristina COTO] ++ Basque Country Unite (Euskal Herria Bildu) or EH Bildu [Pello URIZAR] (coalition of 4 Basque pro-independence parties) ++ Basque Nationalist Party or PNV or EAJ [Andoni ORTUZAR] ++ Canarian Coalition or CC [Claudina MORALES Rodriguez] (coalition of five parties) ++ Canarian Nationalist Party or PNC [Juan Manuel GARCIA Ramos] ++ Catalan Agreement of Progress (Entesa Catalonia de Progress) or ECP [Carles BONET i Reves] (Senate coalition of Catalan parties - PSC, ERC, ICV, EUA) ++ Change or Cambio-Aldaketa ++ Ciudadamos Party or C's [Albert RIVERA] ++ Democracy and Freedom or DiL [Francesc HOMS Molist] (2015 merger of Cemocratic Convergence of Catalonia or CDC, Democrats of Catalonia, Reagrupament) ++ Democratic Union of Catalonia or UDC [Josep Maria PELEGRIA] ++ Galician Nationalist Bloc or BNG [Ana PONTON Mondelo] ++ Gomera Socialist Group or ASG ++ Initiative for Catalonia Greens or ICV [Joan HERRERA i Torres and Dolors CAMATS] ++ Podemos [Pablo IGLESIAS Turrion] ++ Popular Party or PP [Mariano RAJOY Brey] ++ Republican Left of Catalonia or ERC [Oriol JUNQUERAS i Vies] ++ Spanish Socialist Workers Party or PSOE [interim leader Javier FERNANDEZ] ++ Union of People of Navarra or UPN [Javier ESPARZA] ++ Union, Progress and Democracy or UPyD [Gorka MAEIRO] ++ United Left or IU [Alberto GARZON] (a coalition of parties including the Communist Party of Spain or PCE and other small parties; ran as Popular Unity or UP in 2015 election) ++ Yes to the Future or Geroa Bai [Koldo MARTINEZ] (a coalition of four Navarran parties)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Association for Victims of Terrorism or AVT (grassroots organization devoted primarily to supporting victims of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist organization) ++ Catholic Church ++ Socialist General Union of Workers or UGT (includes the smaller independent Workers Syndical Union or USO) ++ Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions or CC.OO. ++ Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organizations or CEOE", - "other": { - "text": "business and landowning interests; free labor unions (authorized in April 1977); university students" - } + "text": "Asturias Forum or FAC [Carmen MORIYON]Basque Country Unite (Euskal Herria Bildu) or EH Bildu (coalition of 4 Basque pro-independence parties)Basque Nationalist Party or PNV or EAJ [Andoni ORTUZAR]Canarian Coalition or CC [Ana ORAMAS] (coalition of 5 parties)Junts per Catalunia or JxCat  [Carles PUIDGEMONT]Ciudadanos Party or C's [Albert RIVERA]Compromis - Communist Coalition [Joan BALDOVI]New Canary or NCa [Pedro QUEVEDOS]Unidas Podemos [Pablo IGLESIAS Turrion] (formerly Podemos IU; electoral coalition formed for May 2016 election)People's Party or PP [Pablo CASADO]Republican Left of Catalonia or ERC [Oriol JUNQUERAS i Vies]Spanish Socialist Workers Party or PSOE [Pedro SANCHEZ]JxCat-Junts Together for Catalonia [Jordi SANCHEZ]Union of People of Navarra or UPN [Javier ESPARZA]Navarra Suma (electoral Coaltion formed by Navarrese People's Union (UPN), Ciudadanos (C's), and the Popular Partty (PP) ahead of the 2019 election)Vox or Vox [Santiago ABASCAL]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ramon GIL-CASARES Satrustegui (since 5 June 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador Santiago CABANAS Ansorena (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2375 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -494,17 +512,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador James COSTOS (since 24 September 2013); note - also accredited to Andorra" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Serrano 75, 28006 Madrid" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 61, APO AE 09642" + "text": "Ambassador Richard Duke BUCHAN III (since 18 January 2018) note - also accredited to Andorra" }, "telephone": { "text": "[34] (91) 587-2200" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Calle de Serrano 75, 28006 Madrid" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PSC 61, APO AE 09642" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[34] (91) 587-2303" }, @@ -515,7 +533,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of red (top), yellow (double width), and red with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; the coat of arms is quartered to display the emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain (clockwise from upper left, Castile, Leon, Navarre, and Aragon) while Granada is represented by the stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories (Gibraltar and Ceuta) on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of \"Plus Ultra\" (further beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe; the triband arrangement with the center stripe twice the width of the outer dates to the 18th century", "note": { - "text": "the red and yellow colors are related to those of the oldest Spanish kingdoms: Aragon, Castile, Leon, and Navarre" + "text": "note: the red and yellow colors are related to those of the oldest Spanish kingdoms: Aragon, Castile, Leon, and Navarre" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -529,64 +547,64 @@ "text": "no lyrics/unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "officially in use between 1770 and 1931, restored in 1939; the Spanish anthem is the first anthem to be officially adopted, but it has no lyrics; in the years prior to 1931 it became known as \"Marcha Real\" (The Royal March); it first appeared in a 1761 military bugle call book and was replaced by \"Himno de Riego\" in the years between 1931 and 1939; the long version of the anthem is used for the king, while the short version is used for the prince, prime minister, and occasions such as sporting events" + "text": "note: officially in use between 1770 and 1931, restored in 1939; the Spanish anthem is the first anthem to be officially adopted, but it has no lyrics; in the years prior to 1931 it became known as \"Marcha Real\" (The Royal March); it first appeared in a 1761 military bugle call book and was replaced by \"Himno de Riego\" in the years between 1931 and 1939; the long version of the anthem is used for the king, while the short version is used for the prince, prime minister, and occasions such as sporting events" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "After experiencing a prolonged recession in the wake of the global financial crisis that began in 2008, in 2014 Spain marked the first full year of positive economic growth in seven years, largely due to increased private consumption. At the onset of the financial crisis, Spain's GDP contracted by 3.7% in 2009, ending a 16-year growth trend, and continued contracting through most of 2013. In 2013, the government successfully shored up struggling banks - exposed to the collapse of Spain's depressed real estate and construction sectors - and in January 2014 completed an EU-funded restructuring and recapitalization program. ++ ++ Until 2014, credit contraction in the private sector, fiscal austerity, and high unemployment weighed on domestic consumption and investment. The unemployment rate rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more than 26% in 2013, but labor reforms prompted a modest reduction to 22% in 2015. High unemployment strained Spain's public finances, as spending on social benefits increased while tax revenues fell. Spain’s budget deficit peaked at 11.4% of GDP in 2010, but Spain gradually reduced the deficit to just under 7% of GDP in 2013-14, and 4.7% of GDP in 2015. Public debt has increased substantially – from 60.1% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 101% in 2015. ++ ++ Exports were resilient throughout the economic downturn and helped to bring Spain's current account into surplus in 2013 for the first time since 1986, where it remained in 2014-15. Rising labor productivity and an internal devaluation resulting from moderating labor costs and lower inflation have helped to improve foreign investor interest in the economy and positive FDI flows have been restored. ++ ++ The government's efforts to implement labor, pension, healthcare, tax, and education reforms - aimed at supporting investor sentiment - have become overshadowed by political activity in 2015 in anticipation of the national parliamentary elections in December. The European Commission criticized Spain’s 2016 budget for its easing of austerity measures and its alleged overly optimistic growth and deficit projections. Spain’s borrowing costs are dramatically lower since their peak in mid-2012, and despite the recent uptick in economic activity, inflation has dropped sharply, from 1.5% in 2013 to a negative 0.6% in 2015." + "text": "After a prolonged recession that began in 2008 in the wake of the global financial crisis, Spain marked the fourth full year of positive economic growth in 2017, with economic activity surpassing its pre-crisis peak, largely because of increased private consumption. The financial crisis of 2008 broke 16 consecutive years of economic growth for Spain, leading to an economic contraction that lasted until late 2013. In that year, the government successfully shored up its struggling banking sector - heavily exposed to the collapse of Spain’s real estate boom - with the help of an EU-funded restructuring and recapitalization program. Until 2014, contraction in bank lending, fiscal austerity, and high unemployment constrained domestic consumption and investment. The unemployment rate rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more than 26% in 2013, but labor reforms prompted a modest reduction to 16.4% in 2017. High unemployment strained Spain's public finances, as spending on social benefits increased while tax revenues fell. Spain’s budget deficit peaked at 11.4% of GDP in 2010, but Spain gradually reduced the deficit to about 3.3% of GDP in 2017. Public debt has increased substantially – from 60.1% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 96.7% in 2017. Strong export growth helped bring Spain's current account into surplus in 2013 for the first time since 1986 and sustain Spain’s economic growth. Increasing labor productivity and an internal devaluation resulting from moderating labor costs and lower inflation have improved Spain’s export competitiveness and generated foreign investor interest in the economy, restoring FDI flows. In 2017, the Spanish Government’s minority status constrained its ability to implement controversial labor, pension, health care, tax, and education reforms. The European Commission expects the government to meet its 2017 budget deficit target and anticipates that expected economic growth in 2018 will help the government meet its deficit target. Spain’s borrowing costs are dramatically lower since their peak in mid-2012, and increased economic activity has generated a modest level of inflation, at 2% in 2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.69 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.64 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.589 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.778 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.727 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.674 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.252 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.314 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.1% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.) / 3.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$36,500 (2016 est.) ++ $35,300 (2015 est.) ++ $34,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$38,400 (2017 est.) / $37,200 (2016 est.) / $36,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 22.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23% of GDP (2017 est.) / 22.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.2%" + "text": "57.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "18.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.8%" + "text": "20.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.2%" + "text": "34.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-31.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "2.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "23.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "75.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -596,10 +614,10 @@ "text": "textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "22.89 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.75 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -609,11 +627,11 @@ "text": "24%" }, "services": { - "text": "71.7% (2009 est.)" + "text": "71.7% (2009)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "19.7% (2016 est.) ++ 22.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.2% (2017 est.) / 19.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "21.1% (2012 est.)" @@ -626,285 +644,268 @@ "text": "24% (2011)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "35.9 (2012) ++ 32 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$461.3 billion" + "text": "498.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$512.9 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "539 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "36.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "99.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 99.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 99% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.05% (10 September 2014) ++ 0.25% (13 November 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.74% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$827.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $745 billion (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "see entry for the European Union for money supply for the entire euro area; the European Central Bank (ECB) controls monetary policy for the 18 members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU); individual members of the EMU do not control the quantity of" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.257 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.369 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.135 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.279 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$787.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $992.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.117 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$24.29 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.74 billion (2017 est.) / $23.77 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$266.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $277.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$313.7 billion (2017 est.) / $280.5 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "France 15.1%, Germany 11.3%, Italy 7.8%, Portugal 7.1%, UK 6.9%, US 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "France 15.7%, Germany 11%, Italy 7.4%, UK 7.4%, Portugal 7.1%, US 4.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$287.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $302.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$338.6 billion (2017 est.) / $300.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 14.4%, France 11.7%, China 7.1%, Italy 6.5%, Netherlands 5%, UK 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 14.2%, France 11.9%, China 6.9%, Italy 6.8%, Netherlands 5.1%, UK 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$53.97 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $50.35 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$69.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $63.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.094 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $1.963 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$781.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $758.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$770.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $720.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.094 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.963 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.7525 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "264 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "258.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "234 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "239.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.18 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.85 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "102.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "105.9 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "43% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "47% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "7.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "19.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "32% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4,652 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,700 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "54,230 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.349 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.325 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.352 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.361 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.241 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.296 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "416,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "562,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "302,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "464,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "24 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.81 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "27.23 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.27 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.219 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.888 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "36.38 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.63 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.548 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.548 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "276 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "286.7 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,180,192" + "text": "21,065,700" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "40 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "42.4 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "50.926 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "58,750,448" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "118.25 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "well-developed, modern facilities" + "text": "well-developed, one of the largest telecom markets in Europe, average mobile penetration for Europe; LTE universal; launch of 5G services; regulator has championed competition; Chinese company Huawei contributes to the telecom sector; fiber broadband accounts for 62% of all fixed-line broadband connections (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity exceeds 145 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 42 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 34; submarine cables provide connectivity to Europe, Middle East, Asia, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2015)" + "text": "country code - 34; landing points for the MAREA, Tata TGN-Western Europe, Pencan-9, SAT-3/WASC, Canalink, Atlantis-2, Columbus -111, Estepona-Tetouan, FEA, Balalink, ORVAL and PENBAL-5 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia, Southeast Asia and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to adjacent countries (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "a mixture of both publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems available; multiple natio (2008)" + "text": "a mixture of both publicly operated and privately owned TV and radio stations; overall, hundreds of TV channels are available including national, regional, local, public, and international channels; satellite and cable TV systems available; multiple national radio networks, a large number of regional radio networks, and a larger number of local radio stations; overall, hundreds of radio stations  (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".es" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "37.886 million" + "text": "42,478,990" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "86.11% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "15,176,954" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "20" + "text": "21 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "414" + "text": "552" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "60,809,228" + "text": "80,672,105 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,040,913,279 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,117,070,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "EC (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "150 (2013)" + "text": "135 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "99" + "text": "102 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "18" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "14" + "text": "16" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "19" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "24" + "text": "26" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2013)" + "text": "23" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "51" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "33 (2020)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "14" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "36 (2013)" + "text": "19" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "13 (2020)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 10,481 km; oil 616 km; refined products 3,461 km (2013)" + "text": "10481 km gas, 358 km oil, 4378 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "16,101.5 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "11,873 km 1.668-m gauge (6,488 km electrified)" + "text": "15,333 km (9,699 km electrified) (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "2,312 km 1.435-m gauge (2,312 km electrified)" + "text": "2,571 km 1.435-m gauge (2,571 km electrified) (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "1,884.9 km 1.000-m gauge (807 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified); 3.6 km 0.600-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "1,207 km 1.000-m gauge (400 km electrified) (2017)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "11,333 km 1.668-m gauge (6,538 km electrified) (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "mixed gauge: 190 km 1.668-m and 1.435m gage (190.1 km electrified); 28 km 0.914-m gauge (28 km electrified); 4 km 0.600-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "683,175 km" + "text": "683,175 km (2011)" }, "paved": { "text": "683,175 km (includes 16,205 km of expressways) (2011)" @@ -915,16 +916,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "132" + "text": "119" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 7, cargo 19, chemical tanker 8, container 5, liquefied gas 12, passenger/cargo 43, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 9, vehicle carrier 7" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "27 (Canada 4, Germany 4, Italy 1, Mexico 1, Norway 10, Russia 6, Switzerland 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "103 (Angola 1, Argentina 3, Bahamas 6, Brazil 12, Cabo Verde 1, Cyprus 6, Ireland 1, Malta 8, Morocco 9, Panama 30, Peru 1, Portugal 18, Uruguay 5, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "container ship 2, general cargo 17, oil tanker 12, other 88 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -932,7 +927,7 @@ "text": "Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia (all in Spain); Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (in the Canary Islands)" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Algeciras (3,608,301), Barcelona (2,033,747), Valencia (4,327,371); Las Palmas (1,287,389)" + "text": "Algeciras (4,389,836), Barcelona (2,968,757), Valencia (4,832,156) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Mugardos, Sagunto" @@ -940,26 +935,49 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE; includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Spanish Armed Forces: Army (Ejercito de Tierra), Spanish Navy (Armada Espanola, AE, includes Marine Corps), Spanish Air Force (Ejercito del Aire Espanola, EdA); Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Civil Guard is a military force with police duties (including coast guard) under both the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of the Interior; it also responds to the needs of the Ministry of Finance" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.92% of GDP (2019 est.) / 0.92% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.81% of GDP (2016) / 0.92% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Spanish Armed Forces have approximately 120,000 active duty troops (70,000 Army; 20,000 Navy; 20,000 Air Force; 10,000 other/joint); 70-75,000 Guardia Civil (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Spanish military is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; France, Germany, and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware since 2010; Spain's defense industry manufactures land, air, and sea weapons systems and is integrated within the European defense-industrial sector (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "350 Latvia (NATO); 630 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 550 Iraq (NATO, training mission, counter-ISIS coalition; scheduled for withdrawal in 2020); 290 Mali (EUTM); 150 Turkey (NATO) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-26 years of age for voluntary military service by a Spanish citizen or legal immigrant, 2-3 year obligation; women allowed to serve in all SAF branches, including combat units; no conscription, but Spanish Government retains right to mobilize citizens 19-25 years of age in a national emergency; mandatory retirement of non-NCO enlisted personnel at age 45 or 58, depending on service length (2013)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.86% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.95% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.86% of GDP (2010)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Basque Fatherland and Liberty (disbanded); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; al-Qa’ida (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any \"shared sovereignty\" arrangement; the Government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy; Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island); Morocco serves as the primary launching site of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa; Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz" + "text": "in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any \"shared sovereignty\" arrangement; the Government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar greater autonomy; after voters in the UK chose to leave the EU in a June 2016 referendum, Spain again proposed shared sovereignty of Gibraltar; UK officials rejected Spain’s joint sovereignty proposal; Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and the islands of Penon de Velez de la Gomera, Penon de Alhucemas, and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding waters; both countries claim Isla Perejil (Leila Island); Morocco serves as the primary launching site of illegal migration into Spain from North Africa; Portugal does not recognize Spanish sovereignty over the territory of Olivenza based on a difference of interpretation of the 1815 Congress of Vienna and the 1801 Treaty of Badajoz" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "13,765 (Syria), 10,555 (Ukraine) (2018) note - estimate represents asylum applicants since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis in 2014 to November 2018; 6,873 (Morocco) (2019); 16,540 (Venezuela) (2020) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "440 (2015)" + "text": "2,455 (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "14,661 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (2015 - September 2016)" + "text": "note: 184,338 estimated refugee and migrant arrivals (January 2015-October 2020); 65,325 migrant arrivals in 2018" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/sv.json b/europe/sv.json index ab7a6e01..9e04afdd 100644 --- a/europe/sv.json +++ b/europe/sv.json @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)" + "text": "note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "4 nm" + "text": "12 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, + "continental shelf": { + "text": "extends to depth of exploitation" }, "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia" + "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -52,11 +58,11 @@ "text": "rugged mountains; much of the upland areas are ice covered; west coast clear of ice about half the year; fjords along west and north coasts" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Arctic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Arctic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Newtontoppen 1,717 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Newtontoppen 1,717 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,23 +70,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "ice floes are a maritime hazard; past exploitation of mammal species (whale, seal, walrus, and polar bear) severely depleted the populations, but a gradual recovery seems to be occurring" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area; Spitsbergen Island is the site of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a seed repository established by the Global Crop Diversity Trust and the Norwegian Government" @@ -88,10 +97,13 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,872 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "2,926 (July 2019 est.)" }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)" + "text": "Norwegian 58%, foreign population 42% (consists primarily of Russians, Thais, Swedes, Filipinos, and Ukrainians) (2019 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: foreigners account for almost one third of the population of the Norwegian settlements, Longyearbyen and Ny-Alesund (where the majority of Svalbard's resident population lives), as of mid-2019" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Norwegian, Russian" @@ -103,11 +115,13 @@ "text": "the small population is primarily concentrated on the island of Spitsbergen in a handful of settlements on the south side of the Isfjorden, with Longyearbyen being the largest" }, "Sex ratio": { - "text": "NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -118,7 +132,7 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -129,6 +143,12 @@ }, "Total fertility rate": { "text": "NA" + }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -140,14 +160,14 @@ "text": "Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "12th century Norse accounts speak of the discovery of a \"Svalbard\" - literally \"cold shores\" - but they may have referred to Jan Mayen island or eastern Greenland; the archipelago was traditionally known as Spitsbergen, but Norway renamed it Svalbard in the 1920s when it assumed sovereignty of the islands" + "text": "12th century Norse accounts speak of the discovery of a \"Svalbard\" - literally \"cold shores\" - but they may have referred to Jan Mayen Island or eastern Greenland; the archipelago was traditionally known as Spitsbergen, but Norway renamed it Svalbard in the 1920s when it assumed sovereignty of the islands" } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway" + "text": "territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920), sovereignty was awarded to Norway" }, "Government type": { - "text": "" + "text": "non-self-governing territory of Norway" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -161,23 +181,28 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name in Norwegian means Longyear Town; the site was established by and named after John LONGYEAR, whose Arctic Coal Company began mining operations there in 1906" } }, "Independence": { "text": "none (territory of Norway)" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of Norway where applicable apply; only the laws of Norway made explicitly applicable to Svalbard have effect there; the Svalbard Act and the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, and certain regulations, apply only to Svalbard; the Spitsbergen Treaty and the Svalbard Treaty grants certain rights to citizens and corporations of signatory nations" + "text": "the laws of Norway where applicable apply; only the laws of Norway made explicitly applicable to Svalbard have effect there; the Svalbard Act and the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act, and certain regulations, apply only to Svalbard; the Spitsbergen Treaty and the Svalbard Treaty grant certain rights to citizens and corporations of signatory nations; as of June 2017, 45 nations had ratified the Svalbard Treaty" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Norway" + "note": { + "text": "see Norway" + } }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)" + "text": "King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991); Heir Apparent Crown Prince Haakon MAGNUS (son of the king, born 20 July 1973)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Governor Kjerstin ASKHOLT (since 1 October 2015); Assistant Governor Lars Erik ALHEIM" + "text": "Governor Kjerstin ASKHOLT (since 1 October 2015); Assistant Governor Berit SAGFOSSEN (since 1 April 2016)" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice" @@ -185,28 +210,20 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Longyearbyen Community Council (15 seats; members elected by direct vote to serve four-year-terms)" + "text": "unicameral Longyearbyen Community Council (15 seats; members directly elected by majority vote to serve 4-year-terms); note - the Council acts very much like a Norwegian municipality, responsible for infrastructure and utilities, including power, land-use and community planning, education, and child welfare; however, healthcare services are provided by the state" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 October 2015 (next to be held October 2019)" + "text": "last held on 7 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "seats by party - Conservatives 5, Green Party 2, Labor Party 5, Liberals 3" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the Council's main responsibilities are infrastructure and utilities, including power, land-use and community planning, education, and child welfare; however, healthcare services are provided by the state" + "text": "seats by party - Conservatives 5, Labor Party 5, Liberals 3, Green Party 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "none; note - Svalbard is subordinate to Norway's Nord-Troms District Court and Halogaland Court of Appeal, both located in Tromso" - } + "text": "none; note - Svalbard is subordinate to Norway's Nord-Troms District Court and Halogaland Court of Appeal, both located in Tromso" }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Svalbard Conservative Party [Kjetil FIGENSCHOO]; Svalbard Green Party [Espen Klungseth ROTEVATN]; Svalbard Labor Party [Arid OLSEN]; Svalbard Liberal Party [Erik BERGER]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Svalbard Conservative Party [Kjetil FIGENSCHOU]Svalbard Green Party [Helga Bardsdatter KRISTIANSEN, Espen Klungseth ROTEVATN]Svalbard Labor Party [Elise STROMSENG]Svalbard Liberal Party [Erik BERGER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "none" @@ -216,42 +233,48 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a territory of Norway, \"Ja, vi elsker dette landet\" is official (see Norway)" + "text": "note: as a territory of Norway, \"Ja, vi elsker dette landet\" is official (see Norway)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism and international research are Svalbard's major revenue sources. Coal mining has historically been the dominant economic activity, and a treaty of 9 February 1920 gave the 41 signatories equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still engaging in this are Norwegian and Russian. Low coal prices have forced the Norwegian coal company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, to close one of its two mines and to considerably reduce the activity of the other. Since the 1990s, the tourism and hospitality industry has grown rapidly, and Svalbard now receives 60,000 visitors annually. ++ ++ The settlements on Svalbard were established as company towns, and at their height in the 1950s, the Norwegian state-owned coal company supported around 1,000 jobs. Today, around 300 people work in the mining industry. ++ ++ Goods such as alcohol, tobacco, and vehicles, normally highly taxed on mainland Norway, are considerably cheaper in Svalbard in an effort by the Norwegian government to entice more people to live on the Arctic archipelago. By law, Norway collects only enough taxes to pay for the needs of the local government; none of tax proceeds go to the central government." + "text": "Coal mining, tourism, and international research are Svalbard's major industries. Coal mining has historically been the dominant economic activity, and the Spitzbergen Treaty of 9 February 1920 gives the 45 countries that so far have ratified the treaty equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still engaging in this are Norwegian and Russian. Low coal prices have forced the Norwegian coal company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani, to close one of its two mines and to considerably reduce the activity of the other. Since the 1990s, the tourism and hospitality industry has grown rapidly, and Svalbard now receives 60,000 visitors annually. The settlements on Svalbard were established as company towns, and at their height in the 1950s, the Norwegian state-owned coal company supported nearly 1,000 jobs. Today, only about 300 people work in the mining industry. Goods such as alcohol, tobacco, and vehicles, normally highly taxed on mainland Norway, are considerably cheaper in Svalbard in an effort by the Norwegian Government to entice more people to live on the Arctic archipelago. By law, Norway collects only enough taxes to pay for the needs of the local government; none of tax proceeds go to the central government." }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Labor force": { "text": "1,590 (2013)" }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "NA" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "NA% of GDP" + "text": "NA" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA% of GDP" + "text": "NA" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Imports": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "$NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - ++ 8.615 (2016 est.) ++ 8.0646 (2015 est.) ++ 6.3021 (2014 est.) ++ 6.3021 (2013 est.) ++ 5.82 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Norwegian kroner (NOK) per US dollar - / 8.308 (2017 est.) / 8.0646 (2016 est.) / 8.0646 (2015) / 8.0646 (2014 est.) / 6.3021 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { @@ -287,19 +310,22 @@ } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate" + "text": "modern, well-developed (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "local telephone service" + "text": "the Svalbard Satellite Station - connected to the mainland via the Svalbard Undersea Cable System - is the only Arctic ground station that can see low-altitude, polar-orbiting satellites; it provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 47-790; satellite earth station - 1 of unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only) (2005)" + "text": "country code - 47-790; the Svalbard Undersea Cable System is a twin communications cable that connects Svalbard to mainland Norway; the system is the sole telecommunications link to the archipelago (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) began direct TV transmission to Svalbard via satellite in 1984; Longyearbyen households have access to 3 NRK radio and 2 TV stations (2008)" + "text": "the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) began direct TV transmission to Svalbard via satellite in 1984; Longyearbyen households have access to 3 NRK radio and 2 TV stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sj" @@ -311,15 +337,15 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "3 (2013)" @@ -328,6 +354,11 @@ "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2013)" }, + "Roadways": { + "total": { + "text": "40 km (2020)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden" @@ -335,8 +366,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces; military installations prohibited by treaty" }, "Military - note": { "text": "Svalbard is a territory of Norway, demilitarized by treaty on 9 February 1920; Norwegian military activity is limited to fisheries surveillance by the Norwegian Coast Guard" diff --git a/europe/sw.json b/europe/sw.json index 3e210f8b..b4d826c9 100644 --- a/europe/sw.json +++ b/europe/sw.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both world wars. Sweden's long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements was challenged in the 1990s by high unemployment and in 2000-02 and 2009 by the global economic downturns, but fiscal discipline over the past several years has allowed the country to weather economic vagaries. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum." + "text": "A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war for two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Since then, Sweden has pursued a successful economic formula consisting of a capitalist system intermixed with substantial welfare elements. Sweden joined the EU in 1995, but the public rejected the introduction of the euro in a 2003 referendum. The share of Sweden’s population born abroad increased from 11.3% in 2000 to 19.1% in 2018.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than California" + "text": "almost three times the size of Georgia; slightly larger than California" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "2,211 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Finland 545 km, Norway 1,666 km" + "text": "Finland 545 km, Norway 1666 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "320 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m ++ highest point: Kebnekaise 2,111 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "reclaimed bay of Lake Hammarsjon, near Kristianstad -2.4 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kebnekaise 2,111 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "7.5% ++ arable land 6.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 1.1%" + "text": "7.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "6.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "68.7%" + "text": "68.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "23.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,640 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most Swedes live in the south where there the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of Bothnia, can interfere with maritime traffic" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "acid rain damage to soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea" + "text": "marine pollution (Baltic Sea and North Sea); acid rain damage to soils and lakes; air pollution; inappropriate timber harvesting practices" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas" + "text": "strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas; Sweden has almost 100,000 lakes, the largest of which, Vanern, is the third largest in Europe" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,880,604 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,202,491 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,81 +121,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "indigenous population: Swedes with Finnish and Sami minorities; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants: Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks" + "text": "Swedish 80.9%, Syrian 1.8%, Finnish 1.4%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 14.5% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent the population by country of birth; the indigenous Sami people are estimated to number between 20,000 and 40,000" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Swedish (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities" + "text": "Swedish (official)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Finnish, Sami, Romani, Yiddish, and Meankieli are official minority languages" + } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13%" + "text": "Church of Sweden (Lutheran) 60.2%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 8.5%, none or unspecified 31.3% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: estimates reflect registered members of faith communities eligible for state funding (not all religions are state-funded and not all people who identify with a particular religion are registered members); an estimated 57.7% of Sweden's population were members of the Church of Sweden in 2018" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.28% (male 878,463/female 829,266)" + "text": "17.71% (male 928,413/female 878,028)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.63% (male 591,495/female 557,229)" + "text": "10.8% (male 569,082/female 532,492)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.38% (male 1,976,752/female 1,914,623)" + "text": "39.01% (male 2,016,991/female 1,962,617)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.58% (male 574,175/female 570,424)" + "text": "11.9% (male 610,521/female 603,795)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "20.12% (male 915,861/female 1,072,316) (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.59% (male 974,410/female 1,126,142) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "59.3%" + "text": "61.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.5%" + "text": "28.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "32.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "41.2 years" + "text": "41.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.2 years" + "text": "40.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "42.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.81% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.79% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most Swedes live in the south where there the climate is more mild and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" + "text": "most Swedes live in the south where the climate is milder and there is better connectivity to mainland Europe; population clusters are found all along the Baltic coast in the east; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "85.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "88% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.83% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.05% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "STOCKHOLM (capital) 1.486 million (2015)" + "text": "1.633 million STOCKHOLM (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,7 +214,7 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" @@ -208,17 +223,17 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.9 (2010 est.)" + "text": "29.3 years (2015 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { @@ -228,83 +243,89 @@ "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.1 years" + "text": "82.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.2 years" + "text": "80.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "11% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.98 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.3% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.7% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.18% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "11,000 (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22% (2014)" + "text": "20.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.7% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "7.7% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "20 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "19 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20 years (2014)" + "text": "21 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "22.9%" + "text": "16.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "18%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.5% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -341,13 +362,16 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: \"stock\" and \"holm\" literally mean \"log\" and \"islet\" in Swedish, but there is no consensus as to what the words refer to" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarna, Gavleborg, Gotland, Halland, Jamtland, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Kronoberg, Norrbotten, Orebro, Ostergotland, Skane, Sodermanland, Stockholm, Uppsala, Varmland, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, Vastmanland, Vastra Gotaland" }, "Independence": { - "text": "6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)" + "text": "6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king of Sweden, marking the abolishment of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "National Day, 6 June (1983); note - from 1916 to 1982 this date was celebrated as Swedish Flag Day" @@ -357,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "several previous; latest adopted 1 January 1975" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one-third of its members; amended several times, last in 2014 (changes to the \"Instrument of Government\") (2016)" + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires simple majority vote in two consecutive parliamentary terms with an intervening general election; passage also requires approval by simple majority vote in a referendum if Parliament approves a motion for a referendum by one third of its members; amended several times, last in 2014 (changes to the \"Instrument of Government\")" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -385,10 +409,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the monarch (born 14 July 1977)" + "text": "King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 15 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree (daughter of the monarch, born 14 July 1977)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN (since 3 October 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Isabella LOVIN (since 25 May 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN (since 3 October 2014); Deputy Prime Minister Isabella LOVIN (since 25 May 2016); note - Prime Minister Stefan LOFVEN was ousted in a no-confidence vote on 25 September 2018 and headed a caretaker government until the next government was formed; LOFVEN was reelected as Prime Minister and took office on 21 January 2019" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister" @@ -399,58 +423,55 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 39 members in \"at-large\" seats directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Riksdag (349 seats; 310 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote and 39 members in \"at-large\" seats directly elected by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 14 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2018)" + "text": "last held on 9 September 2018 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 31.0%, M 23.3%, SD 12.9%, MP 6.9%, C 6.1%, V 5.7%, FP 5.4%, KD 4.6%, others 4.1%; seats by party - SAP 113, M 84, SD 49, MP 25, C 22, V 21, FP 19, KD 16" + "text": "percent of vote by party - SAP 28.3%, M 19.8%, SD 17.5%, C 8.6%, V 8%, KD 6.3%, L 5.5%, MP 4.4%, other 1.6%; seats by party - SAP 100, M 70, SD 62, C 31, V 28, KD 22, L 20, MP 16; composition - men 188, women 161, percent of women 46.1%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices including the court president)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Sweden (consists of 16 justices, including the court chairman); Supreme Administrative Court (consists of 18 justices, including the court president)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Board of Judges, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent" + "text": "Supreme Court and Supreme Administrative Court justices nominated by the Judges Proposal Board, a 9-member nominating body consisting of high-level judges, prosecutors, and members of Parliament; justices appointed by the Government; following a probationary period, justices' appointments are permanent" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "first instance and appellate general and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents" + "text": "first instance, appellate, general, and administrative courts; specialized courts that handle cases such as land and environment, immigration, labor, markets, and patents" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Annie LOOF] ++ Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba Busch THOR] ++ Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Asa ROMSON and Gustav FRIDOLIN] ++ Left Party (Vansterpartiet) (formerly Communist Party) or V [Jonas SJOSTEDT] ++ Liberal Party (Liberalerna) or L [Jan BJORKLUND] ++ Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Anna KINBERG BATRA] ++ Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or SAP [Stefan LOFVEN] ++ Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations or SACO [Goran ARRIUS] ++ Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees or TCO [Eva NORDMARK] ++ Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen) or LO [Karl-Petter THORWALDSSON]", - "other": { - "text": "environmental groups; media" - } + "text": "Center Party (Centerpartiet) or C [Annie LOOF]Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) or KD [Ebba Busch THOR]Green Party (Miljopartiet de Grona) or MP [Isabella LOVIN and Per BOLUND]Left Party (Vansterpartiet) or V [Jonas SJOSTEDT]Liberal Party (Liberalerna) or L [Jan BJORKLUND]Moderate Party (Moderaterna) or M [Ulf KRISTERSSON]Swedish Social Democratic Party (Socialdemokraterna) or SAP [Stefan LOFVEN]Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) or SD [Jimmie AKESSON]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council, Australia Group, BIS, CBSS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-9, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bjorn O. LYRVALL (since 12 September 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Karin Ulrika OLOFSDOTTER (since 17 September 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "The House of Sweden, 2900 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 467-2600" + "text": "[1] (202) 536-1500" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 467-2699" + "text": "[1] (202) 536-1501" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "New York" + "text": "New York, San Francisco" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Azita RAJI (since 15 March 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Kenneth A. HOWERY (since 10 October 2019) " + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[46] (08) 783 53 00" }, "embassy": { "text": "Dag Hammarskjolds Vag 31, SE-11589 Stockholm" @@ -458,9 +479,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Stockholm, US Department of State, 5750 Stockholm Place, Washington, DC 20521-5750" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[46] (08) 783 53 00" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[46] (08) 661 19 64" } @@ -479,64 +497,64 @@ "text": "Richard DYBECK/traditional" }, "note": { - "text": "in use since 1844; also known as \"Sang till Norden\" (Song of the North), is based on a Swedish folk tune; it has never been officially adopted by the government; \"Kungssangen\" (The King's Song) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies" + "text": "note: in use since 1844; also known as \"Sang till Norden\" (Song of the North), is based on a Swedish folk tune; it has never been officially adopted by the government; \"Kungssangen\" (The King's Song) serves as the royal anthem and is played in the presence of the royal family and during certain state ceremonies" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living with its combination of free-market capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden remains outside the euro zone largely out of concern that joining the European Economic and Monetary Union would diminish the country’s sovereignty over its welfare system. Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an economy heavily oriented toward foreign trade. ++ ++ Economic growth slowed in 2013, as a result of continued economic weakness in Sweden’s European trading partners; Sweden’s economy experienced modest growth in 2014-15, with real GDP growth above 2%, but continues to struggle with deflationary pressure." + "text": "Sweden’s small, open, and competitive economy has been thriving and Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of living with its combination of free-market capitalism and extensive welfare benefits. Sweden remains outside the euro zone largely out of concern that joining the European Economic and Monetary Union would diminish the country’s sovereignty over its welfare system.   Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of a manufacturing economy that relies heavily on foreign trade. Exports, including engines and other machines, motor vehicles, and telecommunications equipment, account for more than 44% of GDP. Sweden enjoys a current account surplus of about 5% of GDP, which is one of the highest margins in Europe.   GDP grew an estimated 3.3% in 2016 and 2017 driven largely by investment in the construction sector. Swedish economists expect economic growth to ease slightly in the coming years as this investment subsides. Global economic growth boosted exports of Swedish manufactures further, helping drive domestic economic growth in 2017. The Central Bank is keeping an eye on deflationary pressures and bank observers expect it to maintain an expansionary monetary policy in 2018. Swedish prices and wages have grown only slightly over the past few years, helping to support the country’s competitiveness.   In the short and medium term, Sweden’s economic challenges include providing affordable housing and successfully integrating migrants into the labor market." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$498.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $481 billion (2015 est.) ++ $461.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$518 billion (2017 est.) / $507.3 billion (2016 est.) / $494 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$517.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$535.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.6% (2016 est.) ++ 4.2% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.) / 4.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$49,700 (2016 est.) ++ $48,800 (2015 est.) ++ $47,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$51,200 (2017 est.) / $50,800 (2016 est.) / $50,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 28.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "45%" + "text": "44.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.8%" + "text": "26% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.9%" + "text": "24.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "45.3% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-41.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "33% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64% (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -546,10 +564,10 @@ "text": "iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods, motor vehicles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.277 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.361 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -563,10 +581,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "14% (2011 est.)" + "text": "15% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -576,220 +594,200 @@ "text": "24% (2012)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "24.9 (2013) ++ 25 (1992)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$248.3 billion" + "text": "271.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$250.2 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "264.4 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "48% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "50.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-0.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "41.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 43.2% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "40.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 42.3% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0% (31 December 2014) ++ 1% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "the Discount rate was abolished in 2002, and replaced by a \"Reference rate\" with no bearing on monetary policy; the rate quoted here is the Reference rate" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 1.96% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$282.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $271 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$328.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $323 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$747.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $749.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$560.5 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $470.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $581.2 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$26.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.86 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.79 billion (2017 est.) / $21.84 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$147.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $151.1 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2012 est.)" + "text": "$165.6 billion (2017 est.) / $151.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Norway 10.3%, Germany 10.3%, US 7.7%, UK 7.2%, Denmark 6.8%, Finland 6.7%, Netherlands 5.2%, Belgium 4.4%, France 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 11%, Norway 10.2%, Finland 6.9%, US 6.9%, Denmark 6.9%, UK 6.2%, Netherlands 5.5%, China 4.5%, Belgium 4.4%, France 4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "machinery (26%), motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals (2016 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$134.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $137.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$153.2 billion (2017 est.) / $140.2 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor vehicles, iron and steel; foodstuffs, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 17.9%, Netherlands 8.1%, Norway 7.8%, Denmark 7.7%, China 6%, UK 5.5%, Finland 4.6%, France 4.3%, Belgium 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 18.7%, Netherlands 8.9%, Norway 7.7%, Denmark 7.2%, China 5.5%, UK 5.1%, Finland 4.7%, Belgium 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$58.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $62.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$62.22 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $59.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$939.9 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $929.4 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$390.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $380.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$465.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $445 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$939.9 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $929.4 billion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - ++ 8.569 (2016 est.) ++ 8.4335 (2015 est.) ++ 8.4335 (2014 est.) ++ 6.8612 (2013 est.) ++ 6.77 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - / 8.442 (2017 est.) / 8.5605 (2016 est.) / 8.5605 (2015 est.) / 8.4335 (2014 est.) / 6.8612 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "150 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "152.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "127 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "133.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "29 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.02 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "14 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.29 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "39 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.29 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "9.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "24.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "43% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "22.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "32% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "23,210 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,570 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "410,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "400,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "426,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "413,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "291,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "323,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "298,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "371,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "174,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "229,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "933 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "764.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "891 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "764.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "50 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "52.31 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,554,665" + "text": "1,941,360" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "36 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "19.18 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "12.639 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "12,785,850" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "129 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "126.32 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet and broadband penetration" + "text": "highly developed telecommunications infrastructure; ranked among leading countries for fixed-line, mobile-cellular, Internet, and broadband penetration; best developed LTE infrastructures in the region; first in the world to deliver 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels" + "text": "fixed-line 19 per 100 and mobile-cellular 126 per 100; coaxial and multiconductor cables carry most of the voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay systems carry some additional telephone channels (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 46; submarine cables provide links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station (2015)" + "text": "country code - 46; landing points for Botina, SFL, SFS-4, Baltic Sea Submarine Cable, Eastern Light, Sweden-Latvia, BCS North-Phase1, EE-S1, LV-SE1, BCS East-West Interlink, NordBalt, Baltica, Denmark-Sweden-15,-17,-18, Scandinavian Ring -North,-South, IP-Only Denmark-Sweden, Donica North, Kattegate-1,-2, Energinet Laeso-Varberg and GC2 submarine cables providing links to other Nordic countries and Europe; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Sweden shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Norway) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international bro (2008)" + "text": "publicly owned TV broadcaster operates 2 terrestrial networks plus regional stations; multiple privately owned TV broadcasters operating nationally, regionally, and locally; about 50 local TV stations; widespread access to pan-Nordic and international broadcasters through multi-channel cable and satellite TV; publicly owned radio broadcaster operates 3 national stations and a network of 25 regional channels; roughly 100 privately owned local radio stations with some consolidating into near national networks; an estimated 900 community and neighborhood radio stations broadcast intermittently" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".se" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "8.881 million" + "text": "9,251,773" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "90.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "92.14% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,973,622" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "40 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "8" + "text": "11 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "219" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "11,623,930" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "316" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -800,19 +798,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "149" + "text": "149 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "75" + "text": "75 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "37 (2013)" @@ -820,10 +818,10 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "82" + "text": "82 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "77 (2013)" @@ -833,31 +831,31 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,626 km (2013)" + "text": "1626 km gas (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "11,915 km" + "text": "14,127 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "11,850 km 1.435-m gauge (7,567 km electrified)" + "text": "14,062 km 1.435-m gauge (12,322 km electrified) (2016)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "65 km 0.891-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "65 km 0.891-m gauge (65 km electrified) (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "579,564 km (includes 1,913 km of expressways)" + "text": "573,134 km (includes 2,050 km of expressways) (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "135,444 km" + "text": "140,100 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "444,412 km" + "text": "433,034 km (2016)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 104,705 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,825 km of municipal roads (2010)" + "text": "note: includes 98,500 km of state roads, 433,034 km of private roads, and 41,600 km of municipal roads" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -865,16 +863,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "135" + "text": "360" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 16, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 36, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 30, vehicle carrier 17" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "35 (Denmark 4, Estonia 3, Finland 16, Germany 3, Ireland 1, Italy 5, Norway 3)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "189 (Bahamas 11, Barbados 4, Bermuda 14, Canada 2, Cook Islands 3, Cyprus 5, Denmark 15, Faroe Islands 11, Finland 1, France 4, Gibraltar 11, Italy 1, Liberia 12, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands 12, Norway 27, Panama 2, Portugal 3, Saint Vincent and (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 51, oil tanker 20, other 289 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -887,14 +879,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army (Armen), Royal Swedish Navy (Marinen), Swedish Air Force (Svenska Flygvapnet) (2010)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; Swedish citizenship required; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); the Swedish Parliament has abolished compulsory military service, with exclusively voluntary recruitment as of July 2010; conscription remains an option in emergencies; after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47 (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten): Army, Navy, Air Force; Home Guard (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.1% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.18% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.17% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.1% of GDP (2019) / 1% of GDP (2018) / 1% of GDP (2017) / 1.1% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Swedish Armed Forces (Forsvarsmakten) have approximately 15,000 active duty troops (6,200 Army; 2,500 Navy; 2,800 Air Force; 3,500 other, including staff, logistics, support, intelligence, etc); 22,000 Home Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Swedish Armed Forces is comprised of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of military hardware to Sweden, followed by France and Germany; Sweden's defense industry is capable of providing most of the military's equipment requirements, including advanced aircraft and submarines (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "200 Mali (MINUSMA and EUTM; plans to send an additional 150 personnel to the Sahel/Mali in early 2021) (Aug 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-47 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; service obligation: 7.5 months (Army), 7-15 months (Navy), 8-12 months (Air Force); after completing initial service, soldiers have a reserve commitment until age 47; compulsory military service, abolished in 2010, was reinstated in January 2018; conscription is selective, includes both female and male (age 18), and requires 9-12 months of service (2018)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -903,10 +912,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "52,707 (Syria); 23,886 (Iraq); 21,501 (Somalia); 20,203 (Eritrea); 13,064 (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "109,343 (Syria), 27,653 (Eritrea), 28,204 (Afghanistan), 21,032 (Somalia), 12,693 (Iraq), 6,485 (Iran) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "31,062 (2015); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia" + "text": "31,819 (2018); note - the majority of stateless people are from the Middle East and Somalia" } } } diff --git a/europe/sz.json b/europe/sz.json index 94b300a3..250aa32b 100644 --- a/europe/sz.json +++ b/europe/sz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality." + "text": "The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874 to allow voters to introduce referenda on proposed laws, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,350 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m ++ highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Lake Maggiore 195 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Dufourspitze 4,634 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "38.7% ++ arable land 10.2%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 27.9%" + "text": "38.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.2% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 27.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "31.5%" + "text": "31.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "29.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "630 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "avalanches, landslides; flash floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions and open-air burning; acid rain; water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers; loss of biodiversity" + "text": "air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from agricultural fertilizers; chemical contaminants and erosion damage the soil and limit productivity; loss of biodiversity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "8,179,294 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "8,403,994 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,84 +115,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%" + "text": "Swiss 69.5%, German 4.2%, Italian 3.2%, Portuguese 2.6%, French 2%, Kosovo 1.1%, other 17.3%, unspecified .1% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent permanent and non-permanent resident population by country of birth" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "German (official) 63.5%, French (official) 22.5%, Italian (official) 8.1%, English 4.4%, Portuguese 3.4%, Albanian 3.1%, Serbo-Croatian 2.5%, Spanish 2.2%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 6.6%", + "text": "German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.6%, French (official) 22.9%, Italian (official) 8.2%, English 5.4%, Portuguese 3.7%, Albanian 3.2%, Serbo-Croatian 2.5%, Spanish 2.4%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.7% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages; totals more than 100% because some respondents indicated more than one main language (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: German, French, Italian, and Romansh are all national and official languages; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 38.2%, Protestant 26.9%, other Christian 5.6%, Muslim 5%, other 1.6%, none 21.4%, unspecified 1.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 35.9%, Protestant 23.8%, other Christian 5.9%, Muslim 5.4%, Jewish 0.3%, other 1.4%, none 26%, unspecified 1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.1% (male 635,840/female 599,255)" + "text": "15.34% (male 664,255/female 625,252)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "11.11% (male 463,953/female 444,500)" + "text": "10.39% (male 446,196/female 426,708)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.46% (male 1,783,071/female 1,771,590)" + "text": "42.05% (male 1,768,245/female 1,765,941)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.37% (male 506,010/female 506,103)" + "text": "13.48% (male 569,717/female 563,482)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "17.96% (male 645,225/female 823,747) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.73% (male 699,750/female 874,448) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "48.8%" + "text": "51.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "22.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "29" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42.2 years" + "text": "42.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.3 years" + "text": "41.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "43.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.66% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population distribution corresponds to elevation with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "73.9% of total population (2015)" + "text": "73.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.08% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.88% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Zurich 1.246 million; BERN (capital) 358,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.395 million Zurich, 430,000 BERN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,112 +205,121 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "30.4 (2012 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.6 years" + "text": "82.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.3 years" + "text": "80.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "85 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.55 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.57 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "11.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.05 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "71.6% (2017)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "12.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.3 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.9% of population ++ rural: 99.8% of population ++ total: 99.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.1% of population ++ rural: 0.2% of population ++ total: 0.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.35% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "20,200 (2013 est.)" + "text": "17,000 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2013 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21% (2014)" + "text": "19.5% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.1% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "7.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "8.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "8.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.5% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -317,6 +337,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)" }, + "abbreviation": { + "text": "CH" + }, "etymology": { "text": "name derives from the canton of Schwyz, one of the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy that formed in the 14th century" } @@ -336,12 +359,15 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: origin of the name is uncertain, but may derive from a 2nd century B.C. Celtic place name, possibly \"berna\" meaning \"cleft,\" that was subsequently adopted by a Roman settlement  " } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich", + "text": "26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Geneve (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich", "note": { - "text": "6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these six cantons only have a half vote" + "text": "note: 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 cantons only have a half vote" } }, "Independence": { @@ -355,7 +381,7 @@ "text": "previous 1848, 1874; latest adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, effective 1 January 2000" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the two houses of the Federal Assembly or by petition of at least one million voters (called the \"federal popular initiative\"); passage of proposals requires majority vote in a referendum; following drafting of an amendment by the Assembly, its passage requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and approval by the majority of cantons; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the two houses of the Federal Assembly or by petition of at least one hundred thousand voters (called the \"federal popular initiative\"); passage of proposals requires majority vote in a referendum; following drafting of an amendment by the Assembly, its passage requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and approval by the majority of cantons; amended many times, last in 2018 (2020)" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -383,55 +409,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Doris LEUTHARD (since 1 January 2017); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2017; note - the Federal Council, which is comprised of 7 federal councillors, constitutes the federal government of Switzerland; council members rotate in a 1-year term as federal president (chief of state and head of government)" + "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta SOMMARUGA (since 1 January 2020; Vice President Guy PARMELIN (since 1 January 2020); note - the Federal Council, which is comprised of 7 federal councillors, constitutes the federal government of Switzerland; council members rotate the 1-year term of federal president (chief of state and head of government)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Doris LEUTHARD (since 1 January 2017); Vice President Alain BERSET (since 1 January 2017)" + "text": "President of the Swiss Confederation Simonetta SOMMARUGA (since 1 January 2020; Vice President Guy PARMELIN (since 1 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected usually from among its members by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year term" + "text": "Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year term" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Assembly from among members of the Federal Council for a 1-year, non-consecutive term; election last held on 7 December 2016 (next to be held in early December 2017)" + "text": "president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among members of the Federal Council for a 1-year, non-consecutive term; election last held on 11 December 2019 (next to be held in December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Doris LEUTHARD elected president; Federal Assembly vote - 188 of 207; Alain BERSET elected vice president" + "text": "Simonetta SOMMARUGA elected president; Federal Assembly vote - 192 of 205; Guy PARMELIN elected vice president; Federal Assembly vote - 191 of 204" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung - in German, Assemblee Federale - in French, Assemblea Federale - in Italian consists of the Council of States or Staenderat - in German, Conseil des Etats - in French, Consiglio degli Stati - in Italian (46 seats; members in multi-seat constituencies representing cantons and single-seat constituencies representing half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) and the National Council or Nationalrat - in German, Conseil National - in French, Consiglio Nazionale - in Italian (200 seats; 195 members in cantons directly elected by proportional representation vote and 5 in half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "description: bicameral Federal Assembly or Bundesversammlung (in German), Assemblée Fédérale (in French), Assemblea Federale (in Italian) consists of:Council of States or Ständerat (in German), Conseil des États (in French), Consiglio degli Stati (in Italian) (46 seats; members in multi-seat constituencies representing cantons and single-seat constituencies representing half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote except Jura and Neuchatel cantons which use proportional representation vote; member term governed by cantonal law)National Council or Nationalrat (in German), Conseil National (in French), Consiglio Nazionale (in Italian) (200 seats; 195 members in cantons directly elected by proportional representation vote and 6 in half cantons directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms) (e.g. 2019)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Council of States - last held in most cantons on 18 October 2015 (each canton determines when the next election will be held); National Council - last held on 18 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "Council of States - last held in most cantons on 20 October 2019 (each canton determines when the next election will be held) National Council - last held on 20 October 2019 (next to be held in 2023) (e.g. 2019)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party (as of 18 October 2015) - Christian Democratic People's Party 13, FDP.The Liberals 13, SDP 12, Swiss People's Party 6, other 2; National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 29.4%, SPS 18.8%, FDP 16.4%, CVP 11.6%, Green Party 7.1%, GLP 4.6%, BDP 4.1%, other 8.0%; seats by party - SVP 65, SPS 43, FDP 33, CVP 27, Green Party 11, GLP 7, BDP 7, other 7" + "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - CVP 13, FDP 12, SDP 9, Green Party 5, other 1; composition - NA National Council - percent of vote by party - SVP 25.6%, SP 16.8%, FDP 15.1%, Green Party 13.2%, CVP 11.4%, GLP 7.8%, other 10.1%; seats by party - SVP 53, SP 39, FDP 29, Green Party 28, CVP 25, GLP 16, other 10; composition - men 116, women 84, percent of women 42% (e.g. 2019)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 judges and 31 substitutes and organized into 5 sections)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of 38 justices and 19 deputy justices organized into 7 divisions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "judges elected by the Federal Assembly for 6-year terms; note - judges are affiliated with political parties and are elected according to linguistic and regional criteria in approximate proportion to the level of party representation in the Federal Assembly" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Federal Criminal Court (began in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (began in 2007); note - each of Switzerland's 26 cantons has its own courts" + "text": "Federal Criminal Court (established in 2004); Federal Administrative Court (established in 2007); note - each of Switzerland's 26 cantons has its own courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democratic People's Party (Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP, Parti Democrate-Chretien Suisse or PDC, Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero or PPD, Partida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD) [Gerhard PFISTER] ++ Conservative Democratic Party (Buergerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP, Parti Bourgeois Democratique Suisse or PBD, Partito Borghese Democratico Svizzero or PBD, Partido burgais democratica Svizera or PBD) [Martin LANDOLT] ++ Free Democratic Party or FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals) [Petra GOESSI] ++ Green Liberal Party (Grunliberale or GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL) [Martin BAEUMLE] ++ Green Party (Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda) [Regula RYTZ] ++ Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SPS, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) [Christian LEVRAT] ++ Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) [Albert ROESTI] ++ other minor parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Christian Democratic People's Party (Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz or CVP, Parti Democrate-Chretien Suisse or PDC, Partito Popolare Democratico Svizzero or PPD, Partida Cristiandemocratica dalla Svizra or PCD) [Gerhard PFISTER]Conservative Democratic Party (Buergerlich-Demokratische Partei Schweiz or BDP, Parti Bourgeois Democratique Suisse or PBD, Partito Borghese Democratico Svizzero or PBD, Partido burgais democratica Svizera or PBD) [Martin LANDOLT]Free Democratic Party or FDP.The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen, PLR.Les Liberaux-Radicaux, PLR.I Liberali, Ils Liberals) [Petra GOESSI]Green Liberal Party (Gruenliberale Partei or GLP, Parti vert liberale or PVL, Partito Verde-Liberale or PVL, Partida Verde Liberale or PVL) [Juerg GROSSEN]Green Party (Gruene Partei der Schweiz or Gruene, Parti Ecologiste Suisse or Les Verts, Partito Ecologista Svizzero or I Verdi, Partida Ecologica Svizra or La Verda) [Regula RYTZ]Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz or SP, Parti Socialiste Suisse or PSS, Partito Socialista Svizzero or PSS, Partida Socialdemocratica de la Svizra or PSS) [Christian LEVRAT]Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei or SVP, Union Democratique du Centre or UDC, Unione Democratica di Centro or UDC, Uniun Democratica dal Center or UDC) [Albert ROESTI]other minor parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, CD, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, EITI (implementing country), ESA, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PFP, Schengen Convention, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNMOGIP, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Martin DAHINDEN (since 18 November 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Jacques PITTELOUD (since 16 September 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -448,7 +471,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Suzan G. LEVINE (since 2 June 2014); note - also accredited to Liechtenstein" + "text": "Ambassador Edward \"Ed\" MCMULLEN, Jr. (since 21 November 2017) note - also accredited to Liechtenstein" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[41] (031) 357-70-11" }, "embassy": { "text": "Sulgeneckstrasse 19, CH-3007 Bern" @@ -456,11 +482,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[41] (031) 357-70-11" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[41] (031) 357-73-44" + "text": "[41] (031) 357-73-20" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -470,99 +493,96 @@ "text": "Swiss cross (white cross on red field, arms equal length); national colors: red, white" }, "National anthem": { - "text": "the Swiss anthem has four names: \"Schweizerpsalm\" [German] \"Cantique Suisse\" [French] \"Salmo svizzero,\" [Italian] \"Psalm svizzer\" [Romansch] (Swiss Psalm)", - "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Leonhard WIDMER [German], Charles CHATELANAT [French], Camillo VALSANGIACOMO [Italian], and Flurin CAMATHIAS [Romansch]/Alberik ZWYSSIG" - }, + "text": "Leonhard WIDMER [German], Charles CHATELANAT [French], Camillo VALSANGIACOMO [Italian], and Flurin CAMATHIAS [Romansch]/Alberik ZWYSSIG", "note": { - "text": "unofficially adopted 1961, officially 1981; the anthem has been popular in a number of Swiss cantons since its composition (in German) in 1841; translated into the other three official languages of the country (French, Italian, and Romansch), it is official in each of those languages" + "text": "the Swiss anthem has four names: \"Schweizerpsalm\" [German] \"Cantique Suisse\" [French] \"Salmo svizzero,\" [Italian] \"Psalm svizzer\" [Romansch] (Swiss Psalm)\nnote: unofficially adopted 1961, officially 1981; the anthem has been popular in a number of Swiss cantons since its composition (in German) in 1841; translated into the other three official languages of the country (French, Italian, and Romansch), it is official in each of those languages" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Switzerland, a country that espouses neutrality, is a prosperous and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies. ++ ++ The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled demand for Swiss exports and put Switzerland into a recession. During this period, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy, as well as to prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy began to recover in 2010. ++ ++ The sovereign debt crises unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries, however, coupled with ongoing economic instability in Russia and other eastern European economies continue to pose a significant risk to the Swiss economy, driving up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safe-haven currency. In January 2015, the SNB abandoned the Swiss franc’s peg to the euro, roiling global currency markets and making active SNB intervention a necessary hallmark of present-day Swiss monetary policy. The independent SNB has upheld its zero interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell below 2% per year from 2011-15. ++ ++ In recent years, Switzerland has responded to increasing pressure from neighboring countries and trading partners to reform its banking secrecy laws, by agreeing to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The Swiss government has also renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate OECD standards, and is openly considering the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners." + "text": "Switzerland, a country that espouses neutrality, is a prosperous and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specializes in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets, and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies. The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to gain access to the Union’s Single Market and enhance the country’s international competitiveness. Some trade protectionism remains, however, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbors in the euro zone, which purchases half of Swiss exports. The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled demand for Swiss exports and put Switzerland into a recession. During this period, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy, as well as to prevent appreciation of the franc, and Switzerland's economy began to recover in 2010. The sovereign debt crises unfolding in neighboring euro-zone countries, however, coupled with economic instability in Russia and other Eastern European economies drove up demand for the Swiss franc by investors seeking a safehaven currency. In January 2015, the SNB abandoned the Swiss franc’s peg to the euro, roiling global currency markets and making active SNB intervention a necessary hallmark of present-day Swiss monetary policy. The independent SNB has upheld its zero interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss franc, but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP growth fell below 2% per year from 2011 through 2017. In recent years, Switzerland has responded to increasing pressure from neighboring countries and trading partners to reform its banking secrecy laws, by agreeing to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The Swiss Government has also renegotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate OECD standards." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$494.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $489.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $485.5 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$523.1 billion (2017 est.) / $514.5 billion (2016 est.) / $506.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$662.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$679 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 1.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.) / 1.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$59,400 (2016 est.) ++ $59,400 (2015 est.) ++ $59,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$62,100 (2017 est.) / $61,800 (2016 est.) / $61,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "32.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 33.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 32.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 33.9% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "54%" + "text": "53.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.2%" + "text": "12% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.9%" + "text": "-1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "63.8%" + "text": "65.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-54% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "25.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "73.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs" + "text": "grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs, dairy products" }, "Industries": { - "text": "machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, insurance" + "text": "machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.173 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.159 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "3.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23.4%" + "text": "19.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "73.2% (2010)" + "text": "76.9% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.) / 3.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "7.6% (2011 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -572,223 +592,212 @@ "text": "19% (2007)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "28.7 (2012 est.) ++ 33.1 (1992)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$215.9 billion" + "text": "242.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$213.4 billion" + "text": "234.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes federal, cantonal, and municipal budgets (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: includes federal, cantonal, and municipal budgets" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "0.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "34.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "41.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 41.8% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "general government gross debt; gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Ri" + "text": "note: general government gross debt; gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future; includes debt liabilities in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable; all liabilities in the GFSM (Government Financial Systems Manual) 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.4% (2016 est.) ++ -1.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.75% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.68% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$504.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $508.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.347 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.301 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.108 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.142 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.519 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.495 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.541 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.) / -0.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$61.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $75.82 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$66.55 billion (2017 est.) / $63.16 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$301.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $303.5 billion (2015 est.)", + "text": "$313.5 billion (2017 est.) / $318.1 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" + "text": "note: trade data exclude trade with Switzerland" } }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 15.2%, US 12.3%, China 8.2%, India 6.7%, France 5.7%, UK 5.7%, Hong Kong 5.4%, Italy 5.3% (2017)" + }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 14.2%, US 10.6%, Hong Kong 8.7%, India 7.3%, China 6.9%, France 6.1%, Italy 5.4%, UK 4.8% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$243.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $247.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$264.5 billion (2017 est.) / $266.3 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 20.7%, UK 12.8%, US 8.1%, Italy 7.8%, France 6.7%, China 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 20.9%, US 7.9%, Italy 7.6%, UK 7.3%, France 6.8%, China 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$602.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $545.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$811.2 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $679.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.664 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $1.663 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.359 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.262 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.565 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.498 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.664 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $1.663 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - ++ 0.9992 (2016 est.) ++ 0.9627 (2015 est.) ++ 0.9627 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9152 (2013 est.) ++ 0.94 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar - / 0.9875 (2017 est.) / 0.9852 (2016 est.) / 0.9852 (2015 est.) / 0.9627 (2014 est.) / 0.9152 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "68 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "59.01 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "58 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "58.46 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "34 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.17 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "29 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.84 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "16.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "67.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "67% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "13% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "56,560 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "57,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "60,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "61,550 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "229,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "223,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "8,057 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "7,345 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "168,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "165,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.281 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.709 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.261 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.681 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "NA cu m (1 January 2011 es)" + "text": "NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "45 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "38.95 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.14 million" + "text": "3,012,224" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "51 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "36.08 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "11.7 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,618,759" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "144 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "127.19 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services" + "text": "highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with extensive domestic and international services; one of the highest broadband penetration rates in Europe; although not a member of the EU, Switzerland follows the EU's telecom framework, and regulations; expansive cable broadband network with effective cross-platform competition; despite the countries expansion of 5G services, and switching off 2G infrastructure, the Environmental Agency has raised concern regarding the 2,000 5G mobile antennas and asked the govt. to halt 5G transmissions, the developers of the 5G infrastructure are allowed to continue with future checks to be studied of the health implications of the radio frequency radiation; regulator auction of 5G spectrum (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 145 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks" + "text": "ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; fixed-line 36 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership 127 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts (2009)" + "text": "the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 8 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 3 in French, and 2 in Italian; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 17 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage ) (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ch" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.145 million" + "text": "7,437,820" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "89.69% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,957,669" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "48 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "163" + "text": "179" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "26,843,991" + "text": "28,857,994 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,322,379,468 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,841,310,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -799,19 +808,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "40" + "text": "40 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "17 (2013)" @@ -819,7 +828,7 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "23 (2013)" @@ -829,25 +838,28 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,800 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2013)" + "text": "1,800 km gas, 94 km oil (of which 60 are inactive), 17 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "5,651.5 km" + "text": "5,690 km (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified)" + "text": "3,836 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified) (2015)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified); 1,188.3 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified); 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "1,630 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified)36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "71,464 km" + "text": "71,557 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "71,464 km (includes 1,415 of expressways) (2011)" + "text": "71,557 km (includes 1,458 of expressways) (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -855,13 +867,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "38" + "text": "32 includes Liechtenstein" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 19, cargo 9, chemical tanker 5, container 4, petroleum tanker 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "127 (Antigua and Barbuda 7, Bahamas 1, Belize 1, Cayman Islands 1, France 5, Germany 2, Hong Kong 5, Italy 13, Liberia 25, Luxembourg 1, Malta 20, Marshall Islands 12, NZ 2, Panama 15, Portugal 3, Russia 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7, Singapore 3, Spa (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 24, general cargo 4, oil tanker 1, other 3 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -871,14 +880,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.64% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.69% of GDP (2013) ++ 0.76% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.75% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.76% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.7% of GDP (2017) / 0.7% of GDP (2016) / 0.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Swiss Armed Forces maintain a full-time active duty cadre of about 3,000 Army and Air Force personnel along with approximately 18,500 conscripts brought in annually for 18-23 weeks of training (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of military armaments to Switzerland since 2010; the Swiss defense industry produces a range of military land vehicles (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "165 Kosovo (NATO) (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age generally for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 245 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by six 19-day intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -887,10 +905,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "21,000 (Eritrea); 8,695 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "34,072 (Eritrea), 16,565 (Syria), 12,282 (Afghanistan), 5,744 (Sri Lanka) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "69 (2015)" + "text": "49 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/uk.json b/europe/uk.json index bb92d195..88c9d1b8 100644 --- a/europe/uk.json +++ b/europe/uk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999. The latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process, but devolution was fully completed in March 2010. ++ The UK was an active member of the EU from 1973 to 2016, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, frustrated by a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The so-called “Brexit” will take years to carry out but could be the signal for referenda in other EU countries where skepticism of EU membership benefits is strong." + "text": "The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1998. The UK has been an active member of the EU since its accession in 1973, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. However, motivated in part by frustration at a remote bureaucracy in Brussels and massive migration into the country, UK citizens on 23 June 2016 narrowly voted to leave the EU. The UK is scheduled to depart the EU on 31 January 2020, but negotiations on the future EU-UK economic and security relationship will continue throughout 2020 and potentially beyond." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "1,680 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Rockall and Shetland Islands" + "text": "note 1: the percentage area breakdown of the four UK countries is: England 53%, Scotland 32%, Wales 9%, and Northern Ireland 6%note 2: includes Rockall and the Shetland Islands, which are part of Scotland" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { - "text": "443 km" + "text": "499 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Ireland 443 km" + "text": "Ireland 499 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { - "text": "200 nm" - }, "continental shelf": { "text": "as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries" + }, + "exclusive fishing zone": { + "text": "200 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "162 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: The Fens -4 m ++ highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "The Fens -4 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Ben Nevis 1,345 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "71% ++ arable land 25.1%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 45.7%" + "text": "71% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "25.1% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 45.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.9%" + "text": "11.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "17.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "950 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scotish lowlands between Endinburgh and Glasgow, southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and far eastern Northern Ireland centered on Belfast" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "winter windstorms; floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; by 2005 the government reduced the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and recycled or composted at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015" + "text": "air pollution improved but remains a concern, particularly in the London region; soil pollution from pesticides and heavy metals; decline in marine and coastal habitats brought on by pressures from housing, tourism, and industry" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "64,430,428 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "65,761,117 United Kingdom (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "constituent countries by percentage of total population: England 84% Scotland 8% Wales 5% Northern Ireland 3%" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -123,7 +132,7 @@ "Languages": { "text": "English", "note": { - "text": "the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall) (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 speakers in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 people in Cornwall) (2012 est.)" } }, "Religions": { @@ -131,71 +140,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.44% (male 5,761,311/female 5,476,649)" + "text": "17.63% (male 5,943,435/female 5,651,780)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.15% (male 3,997,150/female 3,830,268)" + "text": "11.49% (male 3,860,435/female 3,692,398)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.74% (male 13,367,242/female 12,883,674)" + "text": "39.67% (male 13,339,965/female 12,747,598)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "11.77% (male 3,760,020/female 3,820,525)" + "text": "12.73% (male 4,139,378/female 4,234,701)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "17.9% (male 5,170,542/female 6,363,047) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.48% (male 5,470,116/female 6,681,311) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.1%" + "text": "57.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "27.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "29.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "3.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.5 years" + "text": "40.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "39.3 years" + "text": "39.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "41.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.49% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scotish lowlands between Endinburgh and Glasgow, southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and far eastern Northern Ireland centered on Belfast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "82.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "83.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.88% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.89% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LONDON (capital) 10.313 million; Manchester 2.646 million; Birmingham 2.515 million; Glasgow 1.223 million; Southampton/Portsmouth 882,000; Liverpool 870,000 (2015)" + "text": "9.304 million LONDON (capital), 2.730 million Manchester, 2.607 million Birmingham, 1.889 million West Yorkshire, 1.663 million Glasgow, 928,000 Southampton/Portsmouth (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,121 +214,127 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.1", + "text": "28.8 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent England and Wales only (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent England and Wales only" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.7 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.5 years" + "text": "78.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "84%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 16-49 (2008/09)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.81 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.79 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.1% of population ++ rural: 99.6% of population ++ total: 99.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.9% of population ++ rural: 0.4% of population ++ total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.33% (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "126,700 (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (see note) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout the UK; as of 10 November 2020, the UK has reported a total of 1,171,445 cases of COVID-19 or 17,256 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 720 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; individuals arriving in the UK must self-isolate for 14 days and may be contacted to verify compliance; new arrivals will be required to provide UK officials with contact and travel information prior to arrival; the US Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in the UK to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "29.8% (2014)" + "text": "27.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2016)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "18 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { "text": "17 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2014)" + "text": "18 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "16.9%" + "text": "11.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "18.9%" + "text": "12.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "14.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -355,52 +370,17 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "applies to the United Kingdom proper, not to its overseas dependencies or territories" + "text": "note: the time statements apply to the United Kingdom proper, not to its crown dependencies or overseas territoriesetymology: the name derives from the Roman settlement of Londinium, established on the current site of London around A.D. 43; the original meaning of the name is uncertain" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "England": { - "text": "27 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*)" - }, - "two-tier counties": { - "text": "Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire" - }, - "London boroughs and City of London or Greater London": { - "text": "Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster" - }, - "metropolitan districts": { - "text": "Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton" - }, - "unitary authorities": { - "text": "Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham" - }, - "Northern Ireland": { - "text": "5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils" - }, - "borough councils": { - "text": "Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim" - }, - "district councils": { - "text": "Derry and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down" - }, - "city councils": { - "text": "Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh" - }, - "Scotland": { - "text": "32 council areas" - }, - "council areas": { - "text": "Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian" - }, - "Wales": { - "text": "22 unitary authorities" - } + "text": "England: 26 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 56 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*); two-tier counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Worcestershire London boroughs and City of London or Greater London: Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Lewisham, City of London, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster metropolitan districts: Barnsley, Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford, Bury, Calderdale, Coventry, Doncaster, Dudley, Gateshead, Kirklees, Knowlsey, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, Oldham, Rochdale, Rotherham, Salford, Sandwell, Sefton, Sheffield, Solihull, South Tyneside, St. Helens, Stockport, Sunderland, Tameside, Trafford, Wakefield, Walsall, Wigan, Wirral, Wolverhampton unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset; Bedford; Blackburn with Darwen; Blackpool; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole; Bracknell Forest; Brighton and Hove; City of Bristol; Central Bedfordshire; Cheshire East; Cheshire West and Chester; Cornwall; Darlington; Derby; Dorset; Durham County*; East Riding of Yorkshire; Halton; Hartlepool; Herefordshire*; Isle of Wight*; Isles of Scilly; City of Kingston upon Hull; Leicester; Luton; Medway; Middlesbrough; Milton Keynes; North East Lincolnshire; North Lincolnshire; North Somerset; Northumberland*; Nottingham; Peterborough; Plymouth; Portsmouth; Reading; Redcar and Cleveland; Rutland; Shropshire; Slough; South Gloucestershire; Southampton; Southend-on-Sea; Stockton-on-Tees; Stoke-on-Trent; Swindon; Telford and Wrekin; Thurrock; Torbay; Warrington; West Berkshire; Wiltshire; Windsor and Maidenhead; Wokingham; York Northern Ireland: 5 borough councils, 4 district councils, 2 city councils; borough councils: Antrim and Newtownabbey; Ards and North Down; Armagh City, Banbridge, and Craigavon; Causeway Coast and Glens; Mid and East Antrim district councils: Derry City and Strabane; Fermanagh and Omagh; Mid Ulster; Newry, Murne, and Down city councils: Belfast; Lisburn and Castlereagh Scotland: 32 council areas; council areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, City of Edinburgh, Eilean Siar (Western Isles), Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, The Scottish Borders, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian Wales: 22 unitary authorities; unitary authorities: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, The Vale of Glamorgan, Torfaen, Wrexham" }, "Dependent areas": { - "text": "Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands" + "text": "Anguilla; Bermuda; British Indian Ocean Territory; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; Pitcairn Islands; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Turks and Caicos Islands" }, "Independence": { - "text": "12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); notable earlier dates: 927 (minor English kingdoms united); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England and Scotland as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland)" + "text": "no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday" @@ -410,7 +390,7 @@ "text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed as a “bill” for an “Act of Parliament” by the government or by members of the House of Commons or by the House of Lords; passage requires agreement by both houses and by the monarch (Royal Assent); note - recent additions include the Human Rights Act of 1998, the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed as a bill for an Act of Parliament by the government, by the House of Commons, or by the House of Lords; passage requires agreement by both houses and by the monarch (Royal Assent); note - additions include the Human Rights Act of 1998, the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, and the House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -441,49 +421,49 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Theresa MAY (since 13 July 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Boris JOHNSON (Conservative) (since 24 July 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister; Theresea MAY (Conservative) assumed office 13 July 2016" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister; election last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: in addition to serving as the UK head of state, the British sovereign is the constitutional monarch for 15 additional Commonwealth countries (these 16 states are each referred to as a Commonwealth realm)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Lords (membership not fixed (as of December 2016 there were 809 lords eligible for taking part in the work of the House of Lords consisting of 692 life peers, 91 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy; members appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission) and the House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by first-past-the-post vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:House of Lords (membership not fixed; as of December 2019, 796 lords were eligible to participate in the work of the House of Lords - 679 life peers, 91 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy; members are appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission); note - House of Lords total does not include ineligible members or members on leave of absence House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Lords - no elections (note - in 1999, as provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain there; elections are held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise); House of Commons - last held on 8 May 2015 (next to be held by May 2020)" + "text": "House of Lords - no elections; note - in 1999, as provided by the House of Lords Act, elections were held in the House of Lords to determine the 92 hereditary peers who would remain; elections held only as vacancies in the hereditary peerage arise) House of Commons - last held on 12 December 2019 (next to be held by 2 May 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative 36.8%, Labor 30.5%, UKIP 12.7%, Lib Dems 7.9%, SNP 4.7%, Greens 3.8%, DUP 0.6%, Sinn Fein 0.6%, Plaid Cymru 0.6%, SDLP 0.3%, Ulster Unionist Party 0.4%, other 1.1%; seats by party - Conservative 330, Labor 232, SNP 56, Lib Dems 8, DUP 8, Sinn Fein 4, Plaid Cymru 3, SDLP 3, Ulster Unionist Party 2, UKIP 1, Greens 1, other 2" + "text": "House of Lords - composition - men 579, women 217, percent of women 27.3%House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Conservative 43.6%, Labor 32.1%, Lib Dems 11.6%, SNP 3.9%, Greens 2.7%, Brexit Party 2.0%, other 4.1%; seats by party - Conservative 365, Labor 202, SNP 48, Lib Dems 11, DUP 8, Sinn Fein 7, Plaid Cymru 4, other 9; composition - men 430, women 220, percent of women 34%; total Parliament percent of women 30.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 12 justices including the court president and deputy president); note - the Supreme Court was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and implemented in October 2009, replacing the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 12 justices, including the court president and deputy president); note - the Supreme Court was established by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 and implemented in 2009, replacing the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords as the highest court in the United Kingdom" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judge candidates selected by an independent committee of several judicial commissions, followed by their recommendations to the prime minister, and appointed by Her Majesty The Queen; justices appointed for life" + "text": "judge candidates selected by an independent committee of several judicial commissions, followed by their recommendations to the prime minister, and appointed by the monarch; justices serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "England and Wales - Court of Appeal (civil and criminal divisions); High Court; Crown Court; County Courts; Magistrates' Courts; Scotland - Court of Sessions; Sheriff Courts; High Court of Justiciary; tribunals; Northern Ireland - Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland; High Court; county courts; magistrates' courts; specialized tribunals" + "text": "England and Wales: Court of Appeal (civil and criminal divisions); High Court; Crown Court; County Courts; Magistrates' Courts; Scotland: Court of Sessions; Sheriff Courts; High Court of Justiciary; tribunals; Northern Ireland: Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland; High Court; county courts; magistrates' courts; specialized tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance Party (Northern Ireland) [Naomi LONG] ++ Conservative and Unionist Party [Theresa MAY] ++ Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (Northern Ireland) [Peter ROBINSON; note - expected to be replaced by Arlene FOSTER around 11 January 2016] ++ Green Party of England and Wales or Greens [Caroline LUCAS and Jonathan BARTLEY] ++ Labor (Labour) Party [Jeremy CORBYN] ++ Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) [Tim FARRON] ++ Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) [Leanne WOOD] ++ Scottish National Party or SNP [Nicola STURGEON] ++ Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland) [Gerry ADAMS] ++ Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern Ireland) [Colum EASTWOOD] ++ Ulster Unionist Party (Northern Ireland) [Mike NESBITT] ++ UK Independence Party or UKIP [Paul NUTTALL]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ++ Confederation of British Industry ++ National Farmers' Union ++ Trades Union Congress" + "text": "Alliance Party (Northern Ireland) [Naomi LONG] Brexit Party [Nigel FARAGE]Conservative and Unionist Party [Boris JOHNSON]Democratic Unionist Party or DUP (Northern Ireland) [Arlene FOSTER]Green Party of England and Wales or Greens [Sian BERRY and Jonathan BARTLEY]Labor (Labour) Party [Sir Keir STARMER]Liberal Democrats (Lib Dems) [Ed Davey]Party of Wales (Plaid Cymru) [Adam PRICE]Scottish National Party or SNP [Nicola STURGEON]Sinn Fein (Northern Ireland) [Mary Lou MCDONALD]Social Democratic and Labor Party or SDLP (Northern Ireland) [Colum EASTWOOD]Ulster Unionist Party or UUP (Northern Ireland) [Robin SWANN]UK Independence Party or UKIP [Pat MOUNTAIN, interim leader]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Sir Nigel Kim DARROCH (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Karen Elizabeth PIERCE (since 8 April 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -498,24 +478,24 @@ "text": "Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Orlando (FL), San Juan (PR)" + "text": "Orlando (FL), San Juan (Puerto Rico)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Matthew Winthrop BARZUN (since 27 November 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Robert Wood \"Woody\" JOHNSON IV (since 29 August 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[44] 20-7499-9000" }, "embassy": { - "text": "24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1K 6AH; note - a new embassy is scheduled to open by the end of 2017 in the Nine Elms area of Wandsworth" + "text": "33 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW11 7US United Kingdom" }, "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 801, Box 40, FPO AE 09498-4040" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[44] (0) 20 7499-9000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[44] (0) 20 7629-9124" + "text": "[44] 20-7891-3151" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Belfast, Edinburgh" @@ -529,83 +509,83 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"God Save the Queen\"" + "text": "God Save the Queen" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "in use since 1745; by tradition, the song serves as both the national and royal anthem of the UK; it is known as either \"God Save the Queen\" or \"God Save the King,\" depending on the gender of the reigning monarch; it also serves as the royal anthem of many Commonwealth nations" + "text": "note: in use since 1745; by tradition, the song serves as both the national and royal anthem of the UK; it is known as either \"God Save the Queen\" or \"God Save the King,\" depending on the gender of the reigning monarch; it also serves as the royal anthem of many Commonwealth nations" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining; the UK has been a net importer of energy since 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, are key drivers of British GDP growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, has declined in importance but still accounts for about 10% of economic output. ++ ++ In 2008, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Falling home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded Britain's economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated an austerity program, which has continued under the new Conservative majority government. However, the deficit still remains one of the highest in the G7, standing at 5.1% of GDP as of mid-2015. London intends to eliminate its deficit by 2020, primarily through additional cuts to public spending and welfare benefits. It has also pledged to lower its corporation tax from 20% to 18% by 2020. ++ ++ In 2012, weak consumer spending and subdued business investment weighed on the economy, however, GDP grew 1.7% in 2013 and 2.8% in 2014, accelerating because of greater consumer spending and a recovering housing market. As of late 2015, the Bank of England is examining when to begin raising interest rates from historically low levels while being cautious not to damage economic growth. While the UK is one of the fastest growing economies in the G7, economists are concerned about the potential negative impact if the UK votes to leave the EU. The UK has an extensive trade relationship with other EU members through its access to the single market and economic observers have warned an exit could jeopardize its position as the central location for European financial services." + "text": "The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with less than 2% of the labor force. The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil resources, but its oil and natural gas reserves are declining; the UK has been a net importer of energy since 2005. Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, are key drivers of British GDP growth. Manufacturing, meanwhile, has declined in importance but still accounts for about 10% of economic output.   In 2008, the global financial crisis hit the economy particularly hard, due to the importance of its financial sector. Falling home prices, high consumer debt, and the global economic slowdown compounded the UK’s economic problems, pushing the economy into recession in the latter half of 2008 and prompting the then BROWN (Labour) government to implement a number of measures to stimulate the economy and stabilize the financial markets. Facing burgeoning public deficits and debt levels, in 2010 the then CAMERON-led coalition government (between Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) initiated an austerity program, which has continued under the Conservative government. However, the deficit still remains one of the highest in the G7, standing at 3.6% of GDP as of 2017, and the UK has pledged to lower its corporation tax from 20% to 17% by 2020. The UK had a debt burden of 90.4% GDP at the end of 2017.   The UK economy has begun to slow since the referendum vote to leave the EU in June 2016. A sustained depreciation of the British pound has increased consumer and producer prices, weighing on consumer spending without spurring a meaningful increase in exports. The UK has an extensive trade relationship with other EU members through its single market membership, and economic observers have warned the exit will jeopardize its position as the central location for European financial services. The UK is slated to leave the EU at the end of January 2020." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.788 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.737 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $2.677 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.925 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.877 trillion (2016 est.) / $2.827 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.65 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.628 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.) / 1.8% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$42,500 (2016 est.) ++ $42,000 (2015 est.) ++ $41,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$44,300 (2017 est.) / $43,800 (2016 est.) / $43,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 12.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 12% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.8%" + "text": "65.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "18.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "17.4%" + "text": "17.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.8%" + "text": "30.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-31.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "20.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "80.2% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish" + "text": "cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish; milk, eggs" }, "Industries": { - "text": "machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, t" + "text": "machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, other consumer goods" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "33.17 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.5 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -619,7 +599,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.1% (2016 est.) ++ 5.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 4.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15% (2013 est.)" @@ -632,217 +612,211 @@ "text": "31.1% (2012)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.4 (2012) ++ 33.4 (2010)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$996.3 billion" + "text": "1.028 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.097 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.079 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "37.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "92.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 89% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "87.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 87.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "6 April - 5 April" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.5% (31 December 2014) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.51% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$95.88 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $106.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.669 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.491 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.704 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.195 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.019 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $2.903 trillion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.107 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$157.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$153.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$99.21 billion (2017 est.) / -$139.3 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$412.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $436.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$441.2 billion (2017 est.) / $407.3 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 13.2%, Germany 10.5%, France 7.4%, Netherlands 6.2%, Ireland 5.6%, China 4.8%, Switzerland 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 14.6%, Germany 10.1%, Switzerland 7%, China 6%, France 5.9%, Netherlands 5.8%, Ireland 5.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$581.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $627.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$615.9 billion (2017 est.) / $591 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 14.8%, China 9.8%, US 9.2%, Netherlands 7.5%, France 5.8%, Belgium 5% (2015)" + "text": "Germany 13.7%, US 9.5%, China 9.3%, Netherlands 8%, France 5.4%, Belgium 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$129.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $107.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$150.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $129.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.126 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $8.642 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.069 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.04 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.975 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.959 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.126 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $8.642 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "British pounds (GBP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.607 (2014 est.) ++ 0.6391 (2013 est.) ++ 0.6324 (2012 est.)" + "text": "British pounds (GBP) per US dollar - / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.738 (2016 est.) / 0.738 (2015 est.) / 0.607 (2014 est.) / 0.6391 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "335 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "318.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "309 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "309.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.72 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.153 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "20.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "96 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "97.06 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "71.1% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "50% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "11.7% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "5.1% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "39% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "893,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "699,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "710,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "1.047 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "907,100 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.8 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.069 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.308 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.29 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.545 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.584 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "490,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "613,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "660,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "907,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "38.58 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.11 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "70.45 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "79.17 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "10.55 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.27 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "42.83 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "47 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "205.4 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "176 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "568.3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "424 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "33.613 million" + "text": "31,160,866" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "52 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "47.62 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "80.284 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "76,920,618" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "125 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "117.55 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "technologically advanced domestic and international system" + "text": "technologically advanced domestic and international system; one of the largest mobile and telecom markets in Europe for revenue and subscribers; will complete the switch to fiber by 2033; mobile penetration above the EU average; govt. to invest in fiber infrastructure and 5G technologies; operators expanded the reach of 5G services; FttP provided to over a million customers; super-fast broadband available to about 95% of customers (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems" + "text": "equal mix of buried cables, microwave radio relay, and fiber-optic systems; fixed-line 48 per 100 and mobile-cellular 118 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 44; numerous submarine cables provide links throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at le (2015)" + "text": "country code - 44; Landing points for the GTT Atlantic, Scotland-Northern Ireland -1, & -2, Lanis 1,-2, &-3, Sirius North, BT-MT-1, SHEFA-2, BT Highlands and Islands Submarine Cable System, Northern Lights, FARICE-1, Celtic Norse, Tampnet Offshore FOC Network, England Cable, CC-2, E-LLan, Sirius South, ESAT -1 & -2, Rockabill, Geo-Eirgrid, UK-Netherlands-14, Circle North & South, Ulysses2, Conceto, Farland North, Pan European Crossing, Solas, Swansea-Bream, GTT Express, Tata TGN-Atlantic & -Western Europe, Apollo, EIG, Glo-1, TAT-14, Yellow, Celtic, FLAG Atlantic-1, FEA, Isle of Scilly Cable, UK-Channel Islands-8 and SeaMeWe-3 submarine cables providing links throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, and US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (7 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region), and 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "public service broadcaster, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along w (2008)" + "text": "public service broadcaster, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world; BBC operates multiple TV networks with regional and local TV service; a mixed system of public and commercial TV broadcasters along with satellite and cable systems provide access to hundreds of TV stations throughout the world; BBC operates multiple national, regional, and local radio networks with multiple transmission sites; a large number of commercial radio stations, as well as satellite radio services are available (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".uk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "58.961 million" + "text": "61,784,878" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.9% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "26,586,110" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "41 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "note": { + "text": "note 1: the British Library claims to be the largest library in the world with well over 150 million items and in most known languages; it receives copies of all books produced in the UK or Ireland, as well as a significant proportion of overseas titles distributed in the UK; in addition to books (print and digital), holdings include: journals, manuscripts, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, maps, prints, patents, and drawingsnote 2: on 1 May 1840, the United Kingdom led the world with the introduction of postage stamps; the Austrian Empire had examined the idea of an \"adhesive tax postmark\" for the prepayment of postage in 1835; while the suggestion was reviewed in detail, it was rejected for the time being; other countries (including Austria) soon followed the UK's example with their own postage stamps; by the 1860s, most countries were issuing stamps; originally, stamps had to be cut from sheets; the UK issued the first postage stamps with perforations in 1854" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "28" + "text": "20 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "1,242" + "text": "794" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "131,449,680" + "text": "165,388,610 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,466,504,676 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "6,198,370,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -853,19 +827,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "271" + "text": "271 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "89" + "text": "89 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "80" + "text": "80 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "66 (2013)" @@ -873,13 +847,13 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "189" + "text": "189 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "160 (2013)" @@ -889,22 +863,22 @@ "text": "9 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 502 km; condensate/gas 9 km; gas 28,603 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 5,256 km; oil/gas/water 175 km; refined products 4,919 km; water 255 km (2013)" + "text": "502 km condensate, 9 km condensate/gas, 28603 km gas, 59 km liquid petroleum gas, 5256 km oil, 175 km oil/gas/water, 4919 km refined products, 255 km water (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "16,837 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland)" + "text": "16,837 km (2015)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "16,534 km 1.435-m gauge (5,357 km electrified) (2015)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "303 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2015)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "394,428 km" + "text": "394,428 km (2009)" }, "paved": { "text": "394,428 km (includes 3,519 km of expressways) (2009)" @@ -915,42 +889,56 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "504" + "text": "1,426" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 33, cargo 76, carrier 4, chemical tanker 58, container 178, liquefied gas 6, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 66, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 31, vehicle carrier 25" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "271 (Australia 1, Bermuda 6, China 7, Denmark 43, France 39, Germany 59, Hong Kong 12, Ireland 1, Italy 3, Japan 5, Netherlands 1, Norway 32, Sweden 28, Taiwan 11, Tanzania 1, UAE 8, US 14)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "308 (Algeria 15, Antigua and Barbuda 1, Argentina 2, Australia 5, Bahamas 18, Barbados 6, Belgium 2, Belize 4, Bermuda 14, Bolivia 1, Brunei 2, Cabo Verde 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 2, Comoros 1, Cook Islands 2, Cyprus 7, Georgia 5, Gibraltar 6, Greece 6, (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 143, container ship 108, general cargo 125, oil tanker 137, other 913 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England); Forth Ports (Scotland); Milford Haven (Wales)" }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Fawley Marine terminal, Liverpool Bay terminal (England); Braefoot Bay terminal, Finnart oil terminal, Hound Point terminal (Scotland)" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Felixstowe (3,248,592), London (1,932,000), Southampton (1,324,581)" + "text": "Felixstowe (3,849,700), London (2,431,000), Southampton (2,040,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Isle of Grain, Milford Haven, Teesside" } + }, + "Transportation - note": { + "text": "begun in 1988 and completed in 1994, the Channel Tunnel (nicknamed the Chunnel) is a 50.5-km (31.4-mi) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover that runs from Folkestone, Kent, England to Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais in northern France; it is the only fixed link between the island of Great Britain and mainland Europe" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); no conscription; women serve in military services including some ground combat roles; the UK’s Defense Ministry is expected to further ease existing women's restrictions by the end of 2016; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 17 years 6 months of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "British Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.07% of GDP (2015) ++ 2.2% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.3% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.49% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.48% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "2.14% of GDP (est) (2019 est.) / 2.13% of GDP (2018) / 2.11% of GDP (2017) / 2.11% of GDP (2016) / 2.05% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the British military has approximately 149,000 total active duty troops (83,000 Army; 33,000 Navy, including 7,000 Marines; 33,000 Air Force) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the British military is comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and imported Western weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of armaments to the UK since 2010; the UK defense industry is capable of producing a wide variety of air, land, and sea weapons systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "950 Afghanistan (NATO); approx. 1,000 Brunei; more than 400 Canada (BATUS); est. 2,200 Cyprus; 250 Cyprus (UNFICYP); 900 Estonia (NATO); approx. 1,200 Falkland Islands; est. 200 Germany (note - previously about 2,500, but the UK pledged to remove all but 200 troops by 2020); 570 Gibraltar; approx. 1,300 Middle East (coalition against ISIS; NATO); up to 350 Kenya (BATUK); 100 Mali (EUTM, MINUSMA, and Operation Barkhane; note - the UK has pledged to send an additional 250 troops to the MINUSMA mission for three years beginning in 2020); 150 Poland (NATO) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "slight variations by service, but generally 16-36 years of age for enlisted (with parental consent under 18) and 18-29 for officers; minimum length of service 4 years; women serve in military services including ground combat roles (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Continuity Irish Republican Army; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; New Irish Republican Army (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -959,10 +947,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "12,383 (Eritrea); 12,667 (Iran); 9,045 (Zimbabwe); 9,354 (Afghanistan); 6,977 (Somalia); 6,319 (Pakistan); 5,279 (Sri Lanka); 6,076 (Sudan); 6,496 (Syria) (2015)" + "text": "17,231 (Iran), 13,041 (Eritrea), 9,839 (Afghanistan), 9,720 (Syria), 8,959 (Sudan), 7,742 (Pakistan), 6,772 (Zimbabwe), 5,711 (Sri Lanka) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "41 (2015)" + "text": "125 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/europe/up.json b/europe/up.json index 832d6ffd..62489d36 100644 --- a/europe/up.json +++ b/europe/up.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved final independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. ++ A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against civil society activists in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, and the president's abrupt departure to Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office on 7 June 2014. ++ Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Although Russia illegally annexed Crimea after the \"referendum,\" the Ukrainian Government, backed by UNGA resolution 68/262, asserts that Crimea remains part of Ukraine and fully under Ukrainian sovereignty. Russia also continues to supply separatists in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel resulting in an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized separatist republics signed a ceasefire agreement in September 2014. However, this ceasefire failed to stop the fighting. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on peace deal in February 2015 known as the Minsk Agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. Scattered fighting between Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatist forces is still ongoing in eastern Ukraine." + "text": "Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kyivan Rus was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and eventually into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The cultural and religious legacy of Kyivan Rus laid the foundation for Ukrainian nationalism through subsequent centuries. A new Ukrainian state, the Cossack Hetmanate, was established during the mid-17th century after an uprising against the Poles. Despite continuous Muscovite pressure, the Hetmanate managed to remain autonomous for well over 100 years. During the latter part of the 18th century, most Ukrainian ethnographic territory was absorbed by the Russian Empire. Following the collapse of czarist Russia in 1917, Ukraine achieved a short-lived period of independence (1917-20), but was reconquered and endured a brutal Soviet rule that engineered two forced famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in which over 8 million died. In World War II, German and Soviet armies were responsible for 7 to 8 million more deaths. Although Ukraine achieved independence in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, democracy and prosperity remained elusive as the legacy of state control and endemic corruption stalled efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil liberties. A peaceful mass protest referred to as the \"Orange Revolution\" in the closing months of 2004 forced the authorities to overturn a rigged presidential election and to allow a new internationally monitored vote that swept into power a reformist slate under Viktor YUSHCHENKO. Subsequent internal squabbles in the YUSHCHENKO camp allowed his rival Viktor YANUKOVYCH to stage a comeback in parliamentary (Rada) elections, become prime minister in August 2006, and be elected president in February 2010. In October 2012, Ukraine held Rada elections, widely criticized by Western observers as flawed due to use of government resources to favor ruling party candidates, interference with media access, and harassment of opposition candidates. President YANUKOVYCH's backtracking on a trade and cooperation agreement with the EU in November 2013 - in favor of closer economic ties with Russia - and subsequent use of force against students, civil society activists, and other civilians in favor of the agreement led to a three-month protest occupation of Kyiv's central square. The government's use of violence to break up the protest camp in February 2014 led to all out pitched battles, scores of deaths, international condemnation, a failed political deal, and the president's abrupt departure for Russia. New elections in the spring allowed pro-West president Petro POROSHENKO to assume office in June 2014; he was succeeded by Volodymyr ZELENSKY in May 2019. Shortly after YANUKOVYCH's departure in late February 2014, Russian President PUTIN ordered the invasion of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula falsely claiming the action was to protect ethnic Russians living there. Two weeks later, a \"referendum\" was held regarding the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation. The \"referendum\" was condemned as illegitimate by the Ukrainian Government, the EU, the US, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In response to Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, 100 members of the UN passed UNGA resolution 68/262, rejecting the \"referendum\" as baseless and invalid and confirming the sovereignty, political independence, unity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In mid-2014, Russia began supplying proxies in two of Ukraine's eastern provinces with manpower, funding, and materiel driving an armed conflict with the Ukrainian Government that continues to this day. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, and the unrecognized Russian proxy republics signed the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum in September 2014 to end the conflict. However, this agreement failed to stop the fighting or find a political solution. In a renewed attempt to alleviate ongoing clashes, leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France, and Germany negotiated a follow-on Package of Measures in February 2015 to implement the Minsk agreements. Representatives from Ukraine, Russia, the unrecognized Russian proxy republics, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe also meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the peace deal. More than 13,000 civilians have been killed or wounded as a result of the Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine.    " } }, "Geography": { @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ "text": "49 00 N, 32 00 E" }, "Map references": { - "text": "Asia, Europe" + "text": "AsiaEurope" }, "Area": { "total": { @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ }, "water": { "text": "24,220 sq km" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: approximately 43,133 sq km, or about 7.1% of Ukraine's area, is Russian occupied; the seized area includes all of Crimea and about one-third of both Luhans'k and Donets'k oblasts" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "5,618 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Belarus 1,111 km, Hungary 128 km, Moldova 1,202 km, Poland 535 km, Romania 601 km, Russia 1,944 km, Slovakia 97 km" + "text": "Belarus 1111 km, Hungary 128 km, Moldova 1202 km, Poland 535 km, Romania 601 km, Russia 1944 km, Slovakia 97 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "175 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Black Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Hora Hoverla 2,061 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Black Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Hora Hoverla 2,061 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "71.2% ++ arable land 56.1%; permanent crops 1.5%; permanent pasture 13.6%" + "text": "71.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "56.1% (2011 est.) / 1.5% (2011 est.) / 13.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "16.8%" + "text": "16.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "12% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "21,670 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional floods; occasional droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "inadequate supplies of potable water; air and water pollution; deforestation; radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant" + "text": "air and water pollution; land degradation; solid waste management; biodiversity loss; deforestation; radiation contamination in the northeast from 1986 accident at Chornobyl' Nuclear Power Plant" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "44,209,733 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "43,922,939 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,84 +127,87 @@ "text": "Ukrainian 77.8%, Russian 17.3%, Belarusian 0.6%, Moldovan 0.5%, Crimean Tatar 0.5%, Bulgarian 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Polish 0.3%, Jewish 0.2%, other 1.8% (2001 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Ukrainian (official) 67.5%, Russian (regional language) 29.6%, other (includes small Crimean Tatar-, Moldavian-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) 2.9% (2001 est.)", + "text": "Ukrainian (official) 67.5%, Russian (regional language) 29.6%, other (includes small Crimean Tatar-, Moldovan/Romanian-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities) 2.9% (2001 est.)", "note": { - "text": "2012 legislation enables a language spoken by at least 10% of an oblast's population to be given the status of \"regional language,\" allowing for its use in courts, schools, and other government institutions; Ukrainian remains the country's only official nationwide language" + "text": "note: in February 2018, the Constitutional Court ruled that 2012 language legislation entitling a language spoken by at least 10% of an oblast's population to be given the status of \"regional language\" - allowing for its use in courts, schools, and other government institutions - was unconstitutional, thus making the law invalid; Ukrainian remains the country's only official nationwide language" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Orthodox (includes Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox (UAOC), Ukrainian Orthodox - Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP), Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish", + "text": "Orthodox (includes the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) and the Ukrainian Orthodox - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP)), Ukrainian Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jewish (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Ukraine's population is overwhelmingly Christian; the vast majority - up to two-thirds - identify themselves as Orthodox, but many do not specify a particular branch; the UOC-KP and the UOC-MP each represent less than a quarter of the country's population, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church accounts for 8-10%, and the UAOC accounts for 1-2%; Muslim and Jewish adherents each compose less than 1% of the total population (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: Ukraine's population is overwhelmingly Christian; the vast majority - up to two thirds - identify themselves as Orthodox, but many do not specify a particular branch; the OCU and the UOC-MP each represent less than a quarter of the country's population, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church accounts for 8-10%, and the UAOC accounts for 1-2%; Muslim and Jewish adherents each compose less than 1% of the total population" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.51% (male 3,528,821/female 3,326,405)" + "text": "16.16% (male 3,658,127/female 3,438,887)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "10.3% (male 2,334,454/female 2,218,718)" + "text": "9.28% (male 2,087,185/female 1,987,758)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.47% (male 9,639,404/female 10,020,385)" + "text": "43.66% (male 9,456,905/female 9,718,758)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.68% (male 2,587,898/female 3,458,016)" + "text": "13.87% (male 2,630,329/female 3,463,851)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "16.05% (male 2,375,904/female 4,719,728) (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.03% (male 2,523,600/female 4,957,539) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.3%" + "text": "49.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "23.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "25.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4 (2020 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Crimea" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "40.4 years" + "text": "41.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "37.2 years" + "text": "38.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.39% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement in the eastern (Donbas) and western regions; noteable concentrations in and around major urban areas of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donets'k, Dnipropetrovs'k, and Odesa" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "69.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "69.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.33% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.33% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KYIV (capital) 2.942 million; Kharkiv 1.441 million; Odesa 1.01 million; Dnipropetrovsk 957,000; Donetsk 934,000; Zaporizhzhya 753,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.988 million KYIV (capital), 1.429 million Kharkiv, 1.009 million Odesa, 957,000 Dnipropetrovsk, 906,000 Donetsk (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,91 +220,97 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.5 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.51 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25 (2013 est.)" + "text": "25.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "24 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "8.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "71.8 years" + "text": "72.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67.1 years" + "text": "68.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.54 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.56 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "65.4% (2012)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.54 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.5% of population ++ rural: 97.8% of population ++ total: 96.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.5% of population ++ rural: 2.2% of population ++ total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.99 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "7.5 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.4% of population ++ rural: 92.6% of population ++ total: 95.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.6% of population ++ rural: 7.4% of population ++ total: 4.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.86% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "219,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "250,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "7,900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,900 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.7% (2014)" + "text": "24.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -305,7 +323,7 @@ "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -316,26 +334,18 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "356,213" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7% (2005 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2014)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "23.1%" + "text": "17.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "23.7%" + "text": "16.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -351,7 +361,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "local short form": { - "text": "Ukrayina" + "text": "Ukraina" }, "former": { "text": "Ukrainian National Republic, Ukrainian State, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic" @@ -367,9 +377,6 @@ "name": { "text": "Kyiv (Kiev)" }, - "note": { - "text": "pronounced KAY-yiv" - }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "50 26 N, 30 31 E" }, @@ -378,29 +385,29 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: pronounced KAY-yivetymology: the name is associated with that of Kyi, who along with his brothers Shchek and Khoryv, and their sister Lybid, are the legendary founders of the medieval city of Kyiv; Kyi being the eldest brother, the city was named after him" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol'), Dnipropetrovs'k (Dnipro), Donets'k, Ivano-Frankivs'k, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmel'nyts'kyy, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnyts'kyy), Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhans'k, L'viv, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol'**, Sumy, Ternopil', Vinnytsya, Volyn' (Luts'k), Zakarpattya (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhya, Zhytomyr", - "note 1": { - "text": "administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); plans include the eventual renaming of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, but because these names are mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, the change will require a constitutional amendment" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "the United States does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol" + "text": "24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities** (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status; Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Crimea or Avtonomna Respublika Krym* (Simferopol), Dnipropetrovsk (Dnipro), Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi), Kyiv**, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Poltava, Rivne, Sevastopol**, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Volyn (Lutsk), Zakarpattia (Uzhhorod), Zaporizhzhia, Zhytomyr", + "note": { + "text": "note: administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses); plans include the eventual renaming of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovohrad oblasts, but because these names are mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine, the change will require a constitutional amendment note: the US Government does not recognize Russia's illegal annexation of Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the \"Republic of Crimea\" and the \"Federal City of Sevastopol\"" } }, "Independence": { - "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus), 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate)" + "text": "24 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: ca. 982 (VOLODYMYR I consolidates Kyivan Rus); 1199 (Principality (later Kingdom) of Ruthenia formed; 1648 (establishment of the Cossack Hetmanate); 22 January 1918 (from Soviet Russia)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence (from Soviet Russia) and the day the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" + "text": "Independence Day, 24 August (1991); note - 22 January 1918, the day Ukraine first declared its independence from Soviet Russia, and the date the short-lived Western and Greater (Eastern) Ukrainian republics united (1919), is now celebrated as Unity Day" }, "Constitution": { "history": { "text": "several previous; latest adopted and ratified 28 June 1996" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by the president of Ukraine or by at least one-third of the Supreme Council members; adoption requires simple majority vote by the Council and at least two-thirds majority vote in its next regular session; adoption of proposals relating to general constitutional principles, elections, and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote by the Council and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on personal rights and freedoms, national independence, and territorial integrity cannot be amended; amended 2004, 2010, 2015 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by the president of Ukraine or by at least one third of the Supreme Council members; adoption requires simple majority vote by the Council and at least two-thirds majority vote in its next regular session; adoption of proposals relating to general constitutional principles, elections, and amendment procedures requires two-thirds majority vote by the Council and approval in a referendum; constitutional articles on personal rights and freedoms, national independence, and territorial integrity cannot be amended; amended several times, last in 2019" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -428,58 +435,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Petro POROSHENKO (since 7 June 2014)" + "text": "President Volodymyr ZELENSKYY (since 20 May 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Volodymyr HROYSMAN (since 14 April 2016); First Deputy Prime Minister Stepan KUBIV (since 14 April 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Denys SHMYHAL (since 4 March 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, approved by the Verkhovna Rada" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 25 May 2014 (next to be held in 2019); prime minister nominated by the president, confirmed by the Verkhovna Rada" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 31 March and 21 April 2019 (next to be held in March 2024); prime minister selected by the Verkhovna Rada" }, "election results": { - "text": "Petro POROSHENKO elected president; percent of vote - Petro POROSHENKO (independent) 54.5%, Yuliya TYMOSHENKO (Fatherland) 12.9%, Oleh LYASHKO (Radical Party) 8.4%, other 24.2%; Volodymyr HROISMAN elected prime minister; Verkhovna Rada vote 257-50" + "text": "first round results: percent of vote - Volodymyr ZELENSKYY (Servant of the People) 30.2%, Petro POROSHENKO (BPP-Solidarity) 15.6%, Yuliya TYMOSHENKO (Fatherland) 13.4%, Yuriy BOYKO (Opposition Platform-For Life) 11.7%, 35 other candidates 29.1%; second round results: percent of vote - Volodymyr ZELENSKYY (Servant of the People) 73.2%, Petro POROSHENKO (BPP-Solidarity) 24.5%; Denys SHMYHAL (independent) elected prime minister; Verkhovna Rada vote - 291-59" }, "note": { - "text": "there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy on domestic and international matters and advising the president; a presidential administration helps draft presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president" + "text": "note: there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy on domestic and international matters and advising the president; a presidential administration helps draft presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms); note - because of the Russian annexation of Crimea and the partial occupation of two eastern provinces, 27 of the 450 seats remain unfilled" + "text": "unicameral Supreme Council or Verkhovna Rada (450 seats; 225 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 225 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed, party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held fall of 2019)" + "text": "last held on 21 July 2019 (next to be held in July 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NF 22.1%, BPP 21.8%, Samopomich 11.0%, OB 9.4%, Radical 7.4%, Batkivshchyna 5.7%, Svoboda 4.7%, CPU 3.9%, other 13.9%; seats by party - BPP 132, NF 82, Samopomich 33, OB 29, Radical 22, Batkivshchyna 19, Svoboda 6, other 4, independent 96, vacant 27; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 27 seats vacant; seats as of December 2015 - BPP 139, NF 81, OB 43, Samopomich 26, Vidrozhennya 23, Radical 21, Batkivshchyna 19, VN 20, independent 50, vacant 28" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Servant of the People 43.2%, Opposition Platform-For Life 13.1%, Batkivshchyna 8.2%, European Solidarity 8.1%, Voice 5.8%, other 21.6%; seats by party (preliminary) - Servant of the People 254, Oposition Platform for Life 43, Batkivshchyna 26, European Solidarity 25, Voice 20, Opposition Bloc 6, Samopomich 1, Svoboda 1, other parties 2, independent 46; note - voting not held in Crimea and parts of two Russian-occupied eastern oblasts leaving 26 seats vacant; although this brings the total to 424 elected members (of 450 potential), article 83 of the constitution mandates that a parliamentary majority consists of 226 seats" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Ukraine or SCU (consists of 95 judges organized into civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative chambers, and a military panel); Constitutional Court (consists of 18 justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Ukraine or SCU (consists of 100 judges, organized into civil, criminal, commercial and administrative chambers, and a grand chamber); Constitutional Court (consists of 18 justices); High Anti-Corruption Court (consists of 39 judges, including 12 in the Appeals Chamber)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges proposed by the Supreme Council of Justice or SCJ (a 20-member independent body of judicial officials and other appointees) and appointed by presidential decree; judges initially appointed for 5 years and, if approved by the SCJ, serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 6 each by the president, by the SCU, and by the Verkhovna Rada; justices appointed for 9-year non-renewable terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges recommended by the High Qualification Commission of Judges (a 16-member state body responsible for judicial candidate testing and assessment and judicial administration), submitted to the High Council of Justice, a 21-member independent body of judicial officials responsible for judicial self-governance and administration, and appointed by the president; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 65; High Anti-Corruption Court judges are selected by the same process as Supreme Court justices, with one addition – a majority of a combined High Qualification Commission of Judges and a 6-member Public Council of International Experts must vote in favor of potential judges in order to recommend their nomination to the High Council of Justice; this majority must include at least 3 members of the Public Council of International Experts; Constitutional Court justices appointed - 6 each by the president, by the Congress of Judges, and by the Verkhovna Rada; judges serve 9-year nonrenewable terms  " }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "specialized high courts; Courts of Cassation; Courts of Appeal; regional, district, city, and town courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; district courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: specialized courts were abolished as part of Ukraine's judicial reform program; in November 2019, President ZELENSKYY signed a bill on legal reforms" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Batkivshchyna (\"Fatherland\") [Yuliya TYMOSHENKO] ++ Bloc of Petro Poroshenko – Solidarnist or BPP [Vitaliy KLYCHKO] (formed from the merger of Solidarnist and UDAR) ++ Narodnyy Front (\"People's Front\") or NF [Arseniy YATSENIUK] ++ Opposition Bloc or OB [Yuriy BOYKO] ++ Radical Party [Oleh LYASHKO] ++ Samopomich (\"Self Reliance\") [Andriy SADOVYY] ++ Svoboda (\"Freedom\") [Oleh TYAHNYBOK] ++ Ukrainian Association of Patriots or UKROP [Ihor KOLOMOYSKYY] ++ Vidrozhennya (\"Revival\") [Vitaliy KHOMUTYNNIK] (parliamentary group) ++ Volya Naroda (“People's Will”) or VN (Yaroslav MOSKALENKO)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Centre UA [Oleh RYBACHUK] ++ OPORA Civic Network [Olha AIVAZOVSKA]" + "text": "Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) [Yuliya TYMOSHENKO]European Solidarity (BPP-Solidarity) [Petro POROSHENKO] Holos (Voice) [Sviatoslav VAKARCHUK]Opposition Bloc or OB [Evgeny MURAYEV]Opposition Platform-For Life [Yuriy BOYKO, Vadim RABINOVICH]Radical Party [Oleh LYASHKO]Samopomich (Self Reliance) [Andriy SADOVYY]Servant of the People [Oleksandr KORNIENKO]Svoboda (Freedom) [Oleh TYAHNYBOK]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Australia Group, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CEI, CICA (observer), CIS (participating member, has not signed the 1993 CIS charter), EAEC (observer), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAIA (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Valeriy CHALYY (since 3 August 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Volodymyr YELCHENKO (since 6 January 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3350 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -491,22 +498,22 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 333-0817" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Chicago, New York, San Francisco" + "text": "Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Seattle" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marie YOVANOVITCH (since 29 August 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "4 Igor Sikorsky Street, 04112 Kyiv" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "5850 Kyiv Place, Washington, DC 20521-5850" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Kristina KVIEN (since January 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[380] (44) 521-5000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "4 A. I. Igor Sikorsky Street, 04112 Kyiv" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "5850 Kyiv Place, Washington, DC 20521-5850" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[380] (44) 521-5155" } @@ -525,64 +532,64 @@ "text": "Paul CHUBYNSKYI/Mikhail VERBYTSKYI" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1991, lyrics adopted 2003; song first performed in 1864 at the Ukraine Theatre in Lviv; the lyrics, originally written in 1862, were revised in 2003" + "text": "note: music adopted 1991, lyrics adopted 2003; song first performed in 1864 at the Ukraine Theatre in Lviv; the lyrics, originally written in 1862, were revised in 2003" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "After Russia, the Ukrainian republic was the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than one-fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied unique equipment, such as, large diameter pipes and vertical drilling apparatus, and raw materials to industrial and mining sites in other regions of the former USSR. ++ ++ Shortly after independence in August 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking. Output by 1999 had fallen to less than 40% of the 1991 level. Outside institutions - particularly the IMF –encouraged Ukraine to quicken the pace and scope of reforms to foster economic growth. Ukrainian Government officials eliminated most tax and customs privileges in a March 2005 budget law, bringing more economic activity out of Ukraine's large shadow economy. But more improvements are needed, including fighting corruption, developing capital markets, and improving the legislative framework. From 2000 until mid-2008, Ukraine's economy was buoyant despite political turmoil between the prime minister and president. ++ ++ Ukraine's dependence on Russia for energy supplies and the lack of significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to external shocks. Ukraine depends on imports to meet about three-fourths of its annual oil and natural gas requirements and 100% of its nuclear fuel needs. In January 2009, after a two-week dispute that saw gas supplies cut off to Europe, Ukraine agreed to 10-year gas supply and transit contracts with Russia that brought gas prices to \"world\" levels. The strict terms of the contracts further hobbled Ukraine's cash-strapped state gas company, Naftohaz. The economy contracted nearly 15% in 2009, among the worst economic performances in the world. In April 2010, Ukraine negotiated a price discount on Russian gas imports in exchange for extending Russia's lease on its naval base in Crimea. ++ ++ Ukraine’s oligarch-dominated economy grew slowly from 2010 to 2014. After former President YANUKOVYCH fled the country during the Revolution of Dignity, the international community began efforts to stabilize the Ukrainian economy, including a March 2014 IMF assistance package of $14-18 billion. Ukraine has made significant progress on reforms designed to make the country a prosperous, democratic, and transparent country. ++ ++ Russia’s occupation of Crimea in March 2014 and on-going aggression in eastern Ukraine have hurt economic growth. With the loss of a major portion of Ukraine’s heavy industry in Donbas and ongoing violence, Ukraine’s economy contracted by 6.8% in 2014 and by an estimated 10.5% in 2015. Ukraine and Russia have engaged in a trade war with sharply reduced trade between the countries by the end of 2015. The EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area finally started up on 1 January 2016, and is expected to help Ukraine integrate its economy with Europe by opening up markets and harmonizing regulations." + "text": "After Russia, the Ukrainian Republic was the most important economic component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil accounted for more than one fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics. Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied unique equipment such as large diameter pipes and vertical drilling apparatus, and raw materials to industrial and mining sites in other regions of the former USSR.   Shortly after independence in August 1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some backtracking. Output by 1999 had fallen to less than 40% of the 1991 level. Outside institutions - particularly the IMF encouraged Ukraine to quicken the pace and scope of reforms to foster economic growth. Ukrainian Government officials eliminated most tax and customs privileges in a March 2005 budget law, bringing more economic activity out of Ukraine's large shadow economy. From 2000 until mid-2008, Ukraine's economy was buoyant despite political turmoil between the prime minister and president. The economy contracted nearly 15% in 2009, among the worst economic performances in the world. In April 2010, Ukraine negotiated a price discount on Russian gas imports in exchange for extending Russia's lease on its naval base in Crimea.   Ukraine’s oligarch-dominated economy grew slowly from 2010 to 2013 but remained behind peers in the region and among Europe’s poorest. After former President YANUKOVYCH fled the country during the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine’s economy fell into crisis because of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, military conflict in the eastern part of the country, and a trade war with Russia, resulting in a 17% decline in GDP, inflation at nearly 60%, and dwindling foreign currency reserves. The international community began efforts to stabilize the Ukrainian economy, including a March 2014 IMF assistance package of $17.5 billion, of which Ukraine has received four disbursements, most recently in April 2017, bringing the total disbursed as of that date to approximately $8.4 billion. Ukraine has made progress on reforms designed to make the country prosperous, democratic, and transparent, including creation of a national anti-corruption agency, overhaul of the banking sector, establishment of a transparent VAT refund system, and increased transparency in government procurement. But more improvements are needed, including fighting corruption, developing capital markets, improving the business environment to attract foreign investment, privatizing state-owned enterprises, and land reform. The fifth tranche of the IMF program, valued at $1.9 billion, was delayed in mid-2017 due to lack of progress on outstanding reforms, including adjustment of gas tariffs to import parity levels and adoption of legislation establishing an independent anti-corruption court.   Russia’s occupation of Crimea in March 2014 and ongoing Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine have hurt economic growth. With the loss of a major portion of Ukraine’s heavy industry in Donbas and ongoing violence, the economy contracted by 6.6% in 2014 and by 9.8% in 2015, but it returned to low growth in in 2016 and 2017, reaching 2.3% and 2.0%, respectively, as key reforms took hold. Ukraine also redirected trade activity towards the EU following the implementation of a bilateral Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, displacing Russia as its largest trading partner. A prohibition on commercial trade with separatist-controlled territories in early 2017 has not impacted Ukraine’s key industrial sectors as much as expected, largely because of favorable external conditions. Ukraine returned to international debt markets in September 2017, issuing a $3 billion sovereign bond." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$349.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $344.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $382.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$369.6 billion (2017 est.) / $360.5 billion (2016 est.) / $351.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$87.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$112.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.) ++ -9.9% (2015 est.) ++ -6.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 2.4% (2016 est.) / -9.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,200 (2016 est.) ++ $8,100 (2015 est.) ++ $8,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,800 (2017 est.) / $8,500 (2016 est.) / $8,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 17.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.3%" + "text": "66.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "20.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "16% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "55.9%" + "text": "47.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-59.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-55.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "14.4%" + "text": "12.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.3%" + "text": "28.6% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.3% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "60% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,10 +599,10 @@ "text": "coal, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "18.04 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.99 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -605,243 +612,235 @@ "text": "26.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "67.8% ++ (2014)" + "text": "67.8% (2014)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "10% (2016 est.) ++ 9.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "9.2% (2017 est.) / 9.3% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers" + "text": "note: officially registered workers; large number of unregistered or underemployed workers" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "24.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "4.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "22.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "21.6% (2015 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "24.6 (2013) ++ 28.2 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$27.8 billion" + "text": "29.82 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$30.87 billion" + "text": "31.55 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "this is the planned, consolidated budget (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this is the planned, consolidated budget" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "78.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 79.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "71% of GDP (2017 est.) / 81.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the total public debt of $64.5 billion consists of: domestic public debt ($23.8 billion); external public debt ($26.1 billion); and sovereign guarantees ($14.6 billion)" + "text": "note: the total public debt of $64.5 billion consists of: domestic public debt ($23.8 billion); external public debt ($26.1 billion); and sovereign guarantees ($14.6 billion)" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "13.5% (2016 est.) ++ 48.7% (2015 est.)", + "text": "14.4% (2017 est.) / 13.9% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone" + "text": "note: Excluding the temporarily occupied territories of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the city of Sevastopol and part of the anti-terrorist operation zone" } }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "22% (23 December 2015) ++ 7.5% (31 January 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "18.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 21.82% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$19.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.68 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$78.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $113.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$60.72 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $62.77 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$20.71 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $25.56 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $39.46 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.315 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$251 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.088 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.394 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$33.97 billion (2016 est.) ++ $35.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.69 billion (2017 est.) / $33.56 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Russia 9.2%, Poland 6.5%, Turkey 5.6%, India 5.5%, Italy 5.2%, China 4.6%, Germany 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "ferrous and nonferrous metals, fuel and petroleum products, chemicals, machinery and transport equipment, foodstuffs" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 12.7%, Turkey 7.3%, China 6.3%, Egypt 5.5%, Italy 5.2%, Poland 5.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$38.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $38.94 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$49.06 billion (2017 est.) / $40.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "energy, machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 20%, Germany 10.4%, China 10.1%, Belarus 6.5%, Poland 6.2%, Hungary 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 14.5%, China 11.3%, Germany 11.2%, Poland 7%, Belarus 6.7%, US 5.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$16.01 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.81 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $15.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$127.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $119.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$65.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $60.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$7.983 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.183 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$130 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $121.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - ++ 25.26 (2016 est.) ++ 21.8447 (2015 est.) ++ 21.8447 (2014 est.) ++ 11.8867 (2013 est.) ++ 7.99 (2012 est.)" + "text": "hryvnia (UAH) per US dollar - / 26.71 (2017 est.) / 25.5513 (2016 est.) / 25.5513 (2015 est.) / 21.8447 (2014 est.) / 11.8867 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "171 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "153.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "143 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "133.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "8.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.591 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "89 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "77 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "56 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.28 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "63.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "23.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "9.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "8% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "35,910 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "32,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "668.1 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "413 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "24,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "400 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "395 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "96,210 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "63,670 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "257,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "233,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "19,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,828 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "153,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "167,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "19.9 billion cu m (2015)" + "text": "19.73 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "33.8 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "30.92 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "20 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.97 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.104 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.104 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "291 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "238.9 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "9,113,061" + "text": "4,378,911" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9.96 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "60.72 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "57,431,439" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "137 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "130.63 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Ukraine's telecommunication development plan emphasizes improving domestic trunk lines, international connections, and the mobile-cellular system" + "text": "telecommunication development plan emphasizes improving domestic trunk lines, international connections, and the mobile-cellular system; Turkey and Russia have made investments to Ukraine's telecom market; competition available between 3 alternative operators moving from 3G services, but some areas still use 2G; LTE services available in some areas; FttP networks taking over DSL platforms; political tensions have not added to growth and telecom regulators must not count Crimea numbers (Annexed by Russia in 2014); mobile broadband services present a growth opportunity (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the country's former sole telephone provider, Ukrtelekom, was successfully privatized 2011 and independent foreign-invested private companies now provide substantial telecommunications services; the mobile-cellular telephone system's expansion has slowed," + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is 10 per 100; the mobile-cellular telephone system's expansion has slowed, largely due to saturation of the market that is now 131 mobile phones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 380; 2 new domestic trunk lines are a part of the fiber-optic Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) system and 3 Ukrainian links have been installed in the fiber-optic Trans-European Lines (TEL) project that connects 18 countries; additional internationa (2015)" + "text": "country code - 380; landing point for the Kerch Strait Cable connecting Ukraine to Russia; 2 new domestic trunk lines are a part of the fiber-optic TAE system and 3 Ukrainian links have been installed in the fiber-optic TEL project that connects 18 countries; additional international service is provided by the Italy-Turkey-Ukraine-Russia (ITUR) fiber-optic submarine cable and by an unknown number of earth stations in the Intelsat, Inmarsat, and Intersputnik satellite systems" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-controlled nationwide TV broadcast channel (UT1) and a number of privately owned TV networks provide basic TV coverage; multi-channel cable and satellite TV services are available; Russian television broadcasts have a small audience nationwide, but (2007)" + "text": "Ukraine’s media landscape is dominated by oligarch-owned news outlets, which are often politically motivated and at odds with one another and/or the government; while polls suggest most Ukrainians still receive news from traditional media sources, social media is a crucial component of information dissemination in Ukraine; almost all Ukrainian politicians and opinion leaders communicate with the public via social media and maintain at least one social media page, if not more; this allows them direct communication with audiences, and news often breaks on Facebook or Twitter before being picked up by traditional news outlets Ukraine television serves as the principal source of news; the largest national networks are controlled by oligarchs: TRK Ukraina is owned by Rinat Akhmetov; Studio 1+1 is owned by Ihor Kolomoyskyy; Inter is owned by Dmytro Firtash and Serhiy Lyovochkin; and StarlightMedia channels (ICTV, STB, and Novyi Kanal) are owned by Victor Pinchuk;  a set of 24-hour news channels also have clear political affiliations: 112-Ukraine and NewsOne tacitly support pro-Russian opposition and are believed to be controlled by political and business tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk; pro-Ukrainian government Channel 5 and Pryamyi are linked to President Petro Poroshenko; 24 and ZIK are owned by opposition, but not pro-Russian, politicians; UA: Suspilne is a public television station under the umbrella of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine; while it is often praised by media experts for balanced coverage, it lags in popularity; Ukrainian Radio, institutionally linked to UA: Suspilne, is one of only two national talk radio networks, with the other being the privately owned Radio NV (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ua" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "21.886 million" + "text": "25,883,509" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "49.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.89% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "5,405,125" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "a sorting code to expeditiously handle large volumes of mail was first set up in Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union) in the 1930s; the sophisticated, three-part (number-letter-number) postal code system, referred to as an \"index,\" was the world's first postal zip code; the system functioned well and was in use from 1932 to 1939 when it was abruptly discontinued" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "17" + "text": "14 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "92" + "text": "126" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,613,224" + "text": "7,854,842 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "37,721,565 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "75.26 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -852,19 +851,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "108" + "text": "108 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "42" + "text": "42 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "28 (2013)" @@ -872,13 +871,13 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "79" + "text": "79 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "69 (2013)" @@ -888,25 +887,25 @@ "text": "9 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 36,720 km; oil 4,514 km; refined products 4,363 km (2013)" + "text": "36720 km gas, 4514 km oil, 4363 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "21,733 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "21,684 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified)" + "text": "21,733 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "49 km 1.435-m gauge (49 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "21,684 km 1.524-m gauge (9,250 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "169,694 km" + "text": "169,694 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways)" + "text": "166,095 km (includes 17 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "3,599 km (2012)" @@ -917,30 +916,36 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "134" + "text": "408" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, cargo 98, chemical tanker 1, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 8, refrigerated cargo 11, specialized tanker 2" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "172 (Belize 6, Cambodia 35, Comoros 10, Cyprus 3, Dominica 1, Georgia 10, Liberia 10, Malta 29, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 14, Mongolia 1, Panama 8, Russia 12, Saint Kitts and Nevis 8, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12, Sierra Leone 5, Slovakia 2, unknown (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 84, oil tanker 15, other 308 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Feodosiya (Theodosia), Illichivsk, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Yuzhnyy" + "text": "Feodosiya (Theodosia), Chornomosk (Illichivsk), Mariupol, Mykolayiv, Odesa, Yuzhnyy" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Ukraine (Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, ZSU): Ground Forces (Sukhoputni Viys’ka), Naval Forces (Viys’kovo-Mors’ki Syly, VMS), Air Forces (Povitryani Syly, PS), Air Assault Forces (Desantno-shturmovi Viyska, DShV);  Ministry of Internal Affairs: National Guard of Ukraine, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (includes Maritime Border Guard) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.8% of GDP (2016) ++ 2.7% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.77% of GDP (2014) ++ 0.97% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2019) / 3.7% of GDP (2018) / 2.9% of GDP (2017) / 3.2% of GDP (2016) / 3.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size estimates for the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, ZSU) vary; approximately 215,000 active troops (160,000 Army, including Airborne/Air Assault Forces; 13,000 Navy; 42,000 Air Force); est. 50,000 National Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Ukrainian military is equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons systems; since 2010, it has imported limited quantities of weapons from several European countries, as well as Canada, the US, and the United Arab Emirates; Ukraine has a broad defense industry capable of building Soviet-era land systems and maintaining and upgrading Soviet-era combat aircraft, as well as missile and air defense systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "250 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); contributes about 550 troops to the Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine joint military brigade (LITPOLUKRBRIG), which was established in 2014; the brigade is headquartered in Warsaw and is comprised of an international staff, three battalions, and specialized units (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "20-27 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -949,10 +954,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "800,000 (Russian-sponsored separatist violence in Crimea and eastern Ukraine) (2015); note - revised figure reflects updates to UN's IDP verification and registration processes" + "text": "734,000 (Russian-sponsored separatist violence in Crimea and eastern Ukraine) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "35,228 (2015); note - citizens of the former USSR who were permanently resident in Ukraine were granted citizenship upon Ukraine's independence in 1991, but some missed this window of opportunity; people arriving after 1991, Crimean Tatars, ethnic Koreans, people with expired Soviet passports, and people with no documents have difficulty acquiring Ukrainian citizenship; following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, thousands of Crimean Tatars and their descendants deported from Ukraine under the STALIN regime returned to their homeland, some being stateless and others holding the citizenship of Uzbekistan or other former Soviet republics; a 1998 bilateral agreement between Ukraine and Uzbekistan simplified the process of renouncing Uzbek citizenship and obtaining Ukrainian citizenship" + "text": "35,650 (2018); note - citizens of the former USSR who were permanently resident in Ukraine were granted citizenship upon Ukraine's independence in 1991, but some missed this window of opportunity; people arriving after 1991, Crimean Tatars, ethnic Koreans, people with expired Soviet passports, and people with no documents have difficulty acquiring Ukrainian citizenship; following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, thousands of Crimean Tatars and their descendants deported from Ukraine under the STALIN regime returned to their homeland, some being stateless and others holding the citizenship of Uzbekistan or other former Soviet republics; a 1998 bilateral agreement between Ukraine and Uzbekistan simplified the process of renouncing Uzbek citizenship and obtaining Ukrainian citizenship" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/europe/vt.json b/europe/vt.json index 7baa80fd..55995f15 100644 --- a/europe/vt.json +++ b/europe/vt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid-19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of \"prisoner\" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, threats against minority Christian communities in Africa and the Middle East, sexual misconduct by clergy, international development, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1.2 billion people worldwide profess Catholicism - the world's largest Christian faith." + "text": "Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid-19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of \"prisoner\" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, threats against minority Christian communities in Africa and the Middle East, the plight of refugees and migrants, sexual misconduct by clergy, international development, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1.3 billion people worldwide profess Catholicism - the world's largest Christian faith." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "0.44 sq km" + "text": "0 sq km" }, "land": { "text": "0.44 sq km" @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)" @@ -49,11 +51,11 @@ "text": "urban; low hill" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Saint Peter's Square 19 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Saint Peter's Square 19 m ++ highest point: Vatican Gardens (Vatican Hill) 77 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Vatican Gardens (Vatican Hill) 78 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,20 +63,23 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (urban area) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "occasional earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "some air pollution from the surrounding city of Rome" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -85,12 +90,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)" + "text": "landlocked; an enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Italians, Swiss, other" + "text": "Italian, Swiss, Argentinian, and other nationalities from around the world (2017)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Italian, Latin, French, various other languages" @@ -114,14 +119,19 @@ }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.03% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.05% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "VATICAN CITY (capital) 1,000 (2014)" + "text": "1,000 VATICAN CITY (capital) (2018)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -151,11 +161,11 @@ "text": "Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "\"holy\" comes from the Greek word \"hera\" meaning \"sacred\"; \"see\" comes from the Latin word \"sedes\" meaning \"seat,\" and refers to the episcopal chair; the term \"Vatican\" derives from the hill Mons Vaticanus on which the Vatican is located and which comes from the Latin \"vaticinari\" (to prophecy), referring to the fortune tellers and soothsayers who frequented the area in Roman times" + "text": "\"holy\" comes from the Greek word \"hera\" meaning \"sacred\"; \"see\" comes from the Latin word \"sedes\" meaning \"seat,\" and refers to the episcopal chair; the term \"Vatican\" derives from the hill Mons Vaticanus on which the Vatican is located and which comes from the Latin \"vaticinari\" (to prophesy), referring to the fortune tellers and soothsayers who frequented the area in Roman times" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self described as an \"absolute monarchy\"" + "text": "ecclesiastical elective monarchy; self-described as an \"absolute monarchy\"" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -175,7 +185,7 @@ "text": "none" }, "Independence": { - "text": "11 February 1929; note - the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full sovereignty of the Holy See and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over centuries varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to 754" + "text": "11 February 1929; note - the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full sovereignty of the Holy See and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over centuries varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to A.D. 754" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Election Day of Pope FRANCIS, 13 March (2013)" @@ -185,7 +195,7 @@ "text": "previous 1929, 1963; latest adopted 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (Fundamental Law of Vatican City State); note - in October 2013, Pope Francis instituted a 9-member Council of Cardinal Advisors to reform the administrative apparatus of the Holy See (Roman Curia) to include writing a new constitution" }, "amendments": { - "text": "note - although the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State makes no mention of amendments, Article Four (drafting laws), states that this legislative responsibility resides with the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; draft legislation is submitted through the Secretariat of State and considered by the pope (2016)" + "text": "note - although the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State makes no mention of amendments, Article Four (drafting laws), states that this legislative responsibility resides with the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State; draft legislation is submitted through the Secretariat of State and considered by the pope" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -198,7 +208,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "no" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "no" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ "text": "not applicable" }, "note": { - "text": "in the Holy See, citizenship is acquired by law, ex iure, or by adminstrative decision; in the first instance citizenship is a function of holding office within the Holy See as in the case of cardinals resident in Vatican City or diplomats of the Holy See; in the second instance, citizenship may be requested in a limited set of circumstances for those who reside within Vatican City under papal authorization, as a function of their office or service, or as the spouses and children of current citizens; citizenship is lost once an individual no longer permanently resides in Vatican City, normally reverting to the citizenship previously held" + "text": "note: in the Holy See, citizenship is acquired by law, ex iure, or by adminstrative decision; in the first instance, citizenship is a function of holding office within the Holy See as in the case of cardinals resident in Vatican City or diplomats of the Holy See; in the second instance, citizenship may be requested in a limited set of circumstances for those who reside within Vatican City under papal authorization, as a function of their office or service, or as the spouses and children of current citizens; citizenship is lost once an individual no longer permanently resides in Vatican City, normally reverting to the citizenship previously held" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -233,11 +243,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; members appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms); last appointment session 1 June 2013" + "text": "unicameral Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State or Pontificia Commissione per lo Stato della Citta del Vaticano (7 seats; members appointed by the pope to serve 5-year terms)" + }, + "elections": { + "text": "last held on 11 July 2018" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "composition - men 7, women 0" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura (consists of the cardinal prefect, who serves as ex-officio president of the court, and 2 other cardinals of the Prefect Signatura); note - judicial duties were established by the Motu Proprio, papal directive, of Pope PIUS XII on 1 May 1946; most Vatican City criminal matters are handled by the Republic of Italy courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -250,9 +266,6 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CE (observer), IAEA, Interpol, IOM, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, Schengen Convention (de facto member), SICA (observer), UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO (observer), UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)" }, @@ -272,19 +285,19 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kenneth Francis HACKETT (since 21 October 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Callista GINGRICH (since 22 December 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[39] (06) 4674-1" }, "embassy": { - "text": "American Embassy to the Holy See, Via Sallustiana, 49, 00187 Rome, Italy" + "text": "American Embassy to the Holy See, Via Sallustiana, 49, 00187 Rome" }, "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 5660, Box 66, DPO AE 09624-0066" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[39] (06) 4674-3428" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[39] (06) 575-8346" + "text": "[39] (06) 4674-3412" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -301,80 +314,90 @@ "text": "Raffaello LAVAGNA/Charles-Francois GOUNOD" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1950" + "text": "note: adopted 1950" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Holy See is supported financially by a variety of sources, including investments, real estate income, and donations from Catholic individuals, dioceses, and institutions; these help fund the Roman Curia (Vatican bureaucracy), diplomatic missions, and media outlets. Moreover, an annual collection taken up in dioceses and from direct donations go to a non-budgetary fund, known as Peter's Pence, which is used directly by the pope for charity, disaster relief, and aid to churches in developing nations. Donations increased between 2010 and 2011. ++ ++ The separate Vatican City State budget includes the Vatican museums and post office and is supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos; by fees for admission to museums; and by publication sales. Its revenues increased between 2010 and 2011 because of expanded opening hours and a growing number of visitors. However, the Holy See has not escaped the financial difficulties engulfing other European countries; in 2012, it started a spending review to determine where to cut costs to reverse its 2011 budget deficit of $20 million. The Holy See generated a modest surplus in 2012 before recording a $32 million deficit in 2013, driven primarily by the decreasing value of gold. Most public expenditures go to wages and other personnel costs; the incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome. In February 2014, Pope FRANCIS created the Secretariat of the Economy to oversee financial and administrative operations of the Holy See, part of a broader campaign to reform the Holy See’s finances." + "text": "The Holy See is supported financially by a variety of sources, including investments, real estate income, and donations from Catholic individuals, dioceses, and institutions; these help fund the Roman Curia (Vatican bureaucracy), diplomatic missions, and media outlets. Moreover, an annual collection taken up in dioceses and from direct donations go to a non-budgetary fund, known as Peter's Pence, which is used directly by the pope for charity, disaster relief, and aid to churches in developing nations. The separate Vatican City State budget includes the Vatican museums and post office and is supported financially by the sale of stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos as well as fees for admission to museums and publication sales. Revenues increased between 2010 and 2011 because of expanded operating hours and a growing number of visitors. However, the Holy See did not escape the financial difficulties experienced by other European countries; in 2012, it started a spending review to determine where to cut costs to reverse its 2011 budget deficit of $20 million. The Holy See generated a modest surplus in 2012 before recording a $32 million deficit in 2013, driven primarily by the decreasing value of gold. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome so most public expenditures go to wages and other personnel costs;. In February 2014, Pope FRANCIS created the Secretariat of the Economy to oversee financial and administrative operations of the Holy See, part of a broader campaign to reform the Holy See’s finances." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Industries": { "text": "printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; mosaics, staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2,885 (December 2011)" + "text": "4,822 (2016)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican" + "text": "note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$308 million" + "text": "315 million (2013)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$326.4 million (2011)" + "text": "348 million (2013)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.7525 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.78 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "automatic digital exchange" + "text": "automatic digital exchange (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network" + "text": "connected via fiber-optic cable to Telecom Italia network (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 39; uses Italian system (2015)" + "text": "country code - 39; uses Italian system" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Vatican Television Center (CTV) transmits live broadcasts of the Pope's Sunday and Wednesday audiences, as well as the Pope's public celebrations; CTV also produces documentaries; Vatican Radio is the Holy See's official broadcasting service broadcast (2008)" + "text": "the Vatican Television Center (CTV) transmits live broadcasts of the Pope's Sunday and Wednesday audiences, as well as the Pope's public celebrations; CTV also produces documentaries; Vatican Radio is the Holy See's official broadcasting service broadcasting via shortwave, AM and FM frequencies, and via satellite and Internet connections" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".va" + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "the Vatican Apostolic Library is one of the world's oldest libraries, formally established in 1475, but actually much older; it holds a significant collection of historic texts including 1.1 million printed books and 75,000 codices (manuscript books with handwritten contents); it serves as a research library for history, law, philosophy, science, and theology; the library's collections have been described as \"the world's greatest treasure house of the writings at the core of Western tradition\"" } }, + "Transportation": { + }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia); the Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City is a police force that helps augment the Pontifical Swiss Guard during the Pope’s appearances, as well as providing general security, traffic direction, and investigative duties for the Vatican City State (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education (2013)" + "text": "Pontifical Swiss Guard Corps (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia): 19-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; must be Roman Catholic, a single male, and a Swiss citizen, with a secondary education (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of Italy" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/middle-east/ae.json b/middle-east/ae.json index 89afbd4b..2e78968f 100644 --- a/middle-east/ae.json +++ b/middle-east/ae.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. For more than three decades, oil and global finance drove the UAE's economy. However, in 2008-09, the confluence of falling oil prices, collapsing real estate prices, and the international banking crisis hit the UAE especially hard. The UAE essentially avoided the \"Arab Spring\" unrest seen elsewhere in the Middle East in 2010-11 and in an effort to stem potential unrest, the government announced a multi-year, $1.6-billion infrastructure investment plan for the poorer northern emirates and aggressively pursued advocates of political reform. The UAE in recent years has played a vital role in regional affairs. In addition to donating billions of dollars in economic aid to help stabilize Egypt, the UAE is a member of a US-led global coalition to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a coalition partner in a Saudi-led military campaign to restore the government of Yemen." + "text": "The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. For more than three decades, oil and global finance drove the UAE's economy. In 2008-09, the confluence of falling oil prices, collapsing real estate prices, and the international banking crisis hit the UAE especially hard. The UAE did not experience the \"Arab Spring\" unrest seen elsewhere in the Middle East in 2010-11, partly because of the government's multi-year, $1.6-billion infrastructure investment plan for the poorer northern emirates, and its aggressive pursuit of advocates of political reform. The UAE in recent years has played a growing role in regional affairs. In addition to donating billions of dollars in economic aid to help stabilize Egypt, the UAE was one of the first countries to join the Defeat-ISIS coalition, and to participate as a key partner in a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. On 15 September 2020, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed a peace accord with Israel – brokered by the US – in Washington DC. Referred to as the Abraham Accords, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are the two latest Middle Eastern countries, along with Egypt and Jordan, to recognize Israel." } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "149 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal Yibir 1,527 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "4.6% ++ arable land 0.5%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 3.6%" + "text": "4.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.5% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.) / 3.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "3.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "91.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "923 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah - are home to nearly 85% of the population" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent sand and dust storms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills" + "text": "air pollution; rapid population growth and high energy demand contribute to water scarcity; lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; land degradation and desertification; waste generation, beach pollution from oil spills" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,9 +113,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,927,482 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "9,992,083 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,267,000 as of mid-year 2016; immigrants make up almost 85% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2016)" + "text": "note: the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,771,000 as of mid-year 2019; immigrants make up 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -121,159 +127,153 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%" + "text": "Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu" + "text": "Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%", + "text": "Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15% (2005 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens (2005 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent the total population; as of 2019, immigrants make up about 87.9% of the total population, according to UN data" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.94% (male 634,996/female 605,985)" + "text": "14.45% (male 745,492/female 698,330)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.53% (male 476,813/female 324,982)" + "text": "7.94% (male 431,751/female 361,804)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "61.27% (male 2,767,886/female 863,816)" + "text": "68.03% (male 5,204,618/female 1,592,987)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.23% (male 142,661/female 48,715)" + "text": "7.68% (male 658,892/female 108,850)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.04% (male 38,444/female 23,184) (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (male 146,221/female 43,138) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "19.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "17.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "1.3%" + "text": "1.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "74.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "66.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.3 years" + "text": "38.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.1 years" + "text": "40.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "25.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.47% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.49% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "11.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah - are home to nearly 85% of the population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "85.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Dubai 2.415 million; Sharjah 1.279 million; ABU DHABI (capital) 1.145 million (2015)" + "text": "2.878 million Dubai, 1.685 million Sharjah, 1.483 million ABU DHABI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.47 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "3.2 male(s)/female" + "text": "3.27 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "2.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "6.05 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.69 male(s)/female" + "text": "3.39 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "2.18 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.56 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.5 years" + "text": "79 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.8 years" + "text": "77.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.33 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.6% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 99.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.4% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98% of population ++ rural: 95.2% of population ++ total: 97.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2% of population ++ rural: 4.8% of population ++ total: 2.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.5% (2014)" + "text": "31.7% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -302,18 +302,29 @@ "text": "93.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "95.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "95.8% (2015)" + } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "14 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "14 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "15 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "6.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "7.9%" + "text": "5%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.8% (2008 est.)" + "text": "12.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -353,6 +364,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: in Arabic, \"abu\" means \"father\" and \"dhabi\" refers to \"gazelle\"; the name may derive from an abundance of gazelles that used to live in the area, as well as a folk tale involving the \"Father of the Gazelle,\" Shakhbut bin Dhiyab al Nahyan, whose hunting party tracked a gazelle to a spring on the island where Abu Dhabi was founded" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -362,13 +376,18 @@ "text": "2 December 1971 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 2 December (1971)" + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 2 December (1971)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Supreme Council and submitted to the Federal National Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote of Federal National Council members present and approval of the Supreme Council president; amended 2009" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law" + "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law and civil law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -392,13 +411,13 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)" + "text": "President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 2 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Vice President MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan, MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (both since 11 May 2009)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers announced by the prime minister and approved by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president" @@ -407,43 +426,40 @@ "text": "KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA" }, "note": { - "text": "there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power" + "text": "note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members indirectly elected using single non-transferable vote by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership, and 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested seats in the 40-member FNC; 80,000 voters, or 35% of eligible voters, turned out to vote and 19 men and one woman were elected" + "text": "last held for indirectly elected members on 5 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "elected FNC seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - only 1 woman (from Ras Al Khaimah) won an FNC seat" + "text": "all candidates ran as independents; seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; composition (preliminary) - 13 men, 7 women, percent of elected women 35%; note - to attain overall FNC gender parity, 13 women and 7 men will be appointed; overall FNC percent of women 50%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 4 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 4 judges; jurisdiction limited to federal cases)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judges serve until retirement age or the expiry of their appointment term" + "text": "judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, the highest executive and legislative authority consisting of the 7 emirate rulers; judges serve until retirement age or the expiry of their appointment terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and local (emirate) level; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; each emirate has its own court system" + "text": "Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and emirate level; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts); the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Ra's al Khaymah have parallel court systems; the other 4 emirates have incorporated their courts into the federal system; note - the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts and the Dubai International Financial Center Courts, the country’s two largest financial free zones, both adjudicate civil and commercial disputes." } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none; political parties are banned" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Yusif bin Mani bin Said al-UTAYBA (since 25 July 2008)" + "text": "Ambassador Yusif bin Mani bin Said al-UTAYBA (since 28 July 2008)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3522 International Court NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -455,22 +471,22 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 243-2432" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Los Angeles" + "text": "Boston, Los Angeles, New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Barbara A. LEAF (since 30 December 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi" + "text": "Ambassador John RAKOLTA Jr. (since 27 October 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[971] (2) 414-2200" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[971] (2) 414-2603" }, @@ -492,79 +508,79 @@ "text": "AREF Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1971, lyrics adopted 1996; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of Tunisia" + "text": "note: music adopted 1971, lyrics adopted 1996; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of Tunisia" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. ++ ++ Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. ++ ++ The global financial crisis of 2008-09, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Government that was refinanced in March 2014. ++ ++ Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. Low oil prices have prompted the UAE to take steps to reduce its social spending, including eliminating fuel subsidies in August 2015, but the UAE has sufficient assets to cover its deficits with money from its sovereign investment funds. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment." + "text": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP from the oil and gas sector to 30%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE nearly 60 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis of 2008-09, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Government that was refinanced in March 2014. The UAE’s dependence on oil is a significant long-term challenge, although the UAE is one of the most diversified countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Low oil prices have prompted the UAE to cut expenditures, including on some social programs, but the UAE has sufficient assets in its sovereign investment funds to cover its deficits. The government reduced fuel subsidies in August 2015, and introduced excise taxes (50% on sweetened carbonated beverages and 100% on energy drinks and tobacco) in October 2017. A five-percent value-added tax was introduced in January 2018. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification, promoting the UAE as a global trade and tourism hub, developing industry, and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$667.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $652.4 billion (2015 est.) ++ $627.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$696 billion (2017 est.) / $690.5 billion (2016 est.) / $670.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$375 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$382.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.) / 3% (2016 est.) / 5.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$67,700 (2016 est.) ++ $68,100 (2015 est.) ++ $67,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$68,600 (2017 est.) / $70,100 (2016 est.) / $70,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 30.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 30.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "34.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "9.3%" + "text": "12.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.7%" + "text": "23% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "81.5%" + "text": "100.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-82.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-72.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "44.6%" + "text": "49.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles" + "text": "petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizer, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "5.242 million", + "text": "5.344 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "expatriates account for about 85% of the workforce (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: expatriates account for about 85% of the workforce" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -579,224 +595,219 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.4% (2001 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) / 3.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "19.5% (2003 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$90.13 billion" + "text": "110.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$113 billion" + "text": "111.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "24% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "60.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 51.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$129.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $124.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$337.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $327.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$387.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $370.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$195.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $201.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $180.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$4.244 billion (2016 est.) ++ $12.31 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$26.47 billion (2017 est.) / $13.23 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$316 billion (2016 est.) ++ $333.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$308.5 billion (2017 est.) / $298.6 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 10.1%, Iran 9.9%, Japan 9.3%, China 5.4%, Oman 5%, Switzerland 4.4%, South Korea 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates (2012 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Iran 14.5%, Japan 9.8%, India 9.2%, China 4.7%, Oman 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$246.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $243.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$229.2 billion (2017 est.) / $226.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 15.7%, India 12.8%, US 9.7%, Germany 6.8%, UK 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 8.5%, US 6.8%, India 6.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$84.93 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $93.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$95.37 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $85.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$220.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $204.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$132.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $126.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$94.36 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $90.86 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$237.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $218.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - ++ 3.673 (2016 est.) ++ 3.673 (2015 est.) ++ 3.673 (2014 est.) ++ 3.673 (2013 est.) ++ 3.67 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - / 3.673 (2017 est.) / 3.673 (2016 est.) / 3.673 (2015 est.) / 3.673 (2014 est.) / 3.673 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "103 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "121.8 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "96 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "113.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.141 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "28 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.91 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.82 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.216 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2.637 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.552 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "98 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "97.8 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "503,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "943,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "744,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "896,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "384,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "817,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "365,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "392,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "54.24 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.01 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "66.32 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "74.48 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.066 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.504 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "20.14 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.22 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.091 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.091 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "245 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "289.4 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,208,425" + "text": "2,380,238" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "38 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "24.18 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "17.943 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "19,749,674" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "310 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "200.63 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai" + "text": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai; 5G capabilities launched in 2019; two operators are competitive, but majority owned by the government; HSPA (high speed packet access) + LTE networks cover most of the population; low cost smart phones readily available; mobile penetration levels among the world's highest; well-established fiber-broadband network provides future growth (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable" + "text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable; fixed-line 24 per 100 and mobile-cellular 201 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian (2015)" + "text": "country code - 971; landing points for the FLAG, SEA-ME-WE-3 ,-4 & -5, Qater UAE Submarine Cable System, FALCON, FOG, Tat TGN-Gulf, OMRAN/EPEG Cable System, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FEA, GBICS/MENA, IMEWE, Orient Express, TEAMS, TW1 and the UAE-Iran submarine cables, linking to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts (2007)" + "text": "except for the many organizations now operating in media free zones in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts; restrictions since June 2017 on some satellite channels and websites originating from or otherwise linked to Qatar (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ae" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.274 million" + "text": "9,550,945" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "91.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.45% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,024,565" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "31 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "10 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "498" + "text": "497" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "84,738,479" + "text": "95,533,069 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "16.647 billion mt-km (2015)" + "text": "15,962,900,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -807,19 +818,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "25" + "text": "25 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -827,19 +838,19 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2013)" @@ -849,11 +860,11 @@ "text": "5 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 533 km; gas 3,277 km; liquid petroleum gas 300 km; oil 3,287 km; oil/gas/water 24 km; refined products 218 km; water 99 km (2013)" + "text": "533 km condensate, 3277 km gas, 300 km liquid petroleum gas, 3287 km oil, 24 km oil/gas/water, 218 km refined products, 99 km water (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,080 km" + "text": "4,080 km (2008)" }, "paved": { "text": "4,080 km (includes 253 km of expressways) (2008)" @@ -861,24 +872,18 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "61" + "text": "637" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, cargo 13, chemical tanker 8, container 7, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll on/roll off 4" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "13 (Greece 3, Kuwait 10)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "253 (Bahamas 23, Barbados 1, Belize 3, Cambodia 2, Comoros 8, Cyprus 3, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 5, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 1, India 4, Iran 2, Jordan 2, Liberia 37, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 12, Mexico 1, Netherlands 4, North Korea 2, Panama 83, Papua New Guinea 6 (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, general cargo 113, oil tanker 17, other 505 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan), Mubarraz Island, Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)" + "text": "Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah), Mubarraz Island (Abu Dhabi), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Dubai Port (12,617,595), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (3,234,101)" + "text": "Dubai Port (15,368,000), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (Sharjah) (2,321,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Das Island" @@ -886,14 +891,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA), Land Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense, Presidential Guard (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education (2014)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Land Forces, Navy, Air Force, Presidential Guard, Joint Aviation Command; Ministry of Interior: Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 5.5% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "5.7% of GDP (2016) / 5.6% of GDP (2014) / 6% of GDP (2013) / 5.1% of GDP (2012) / 5.5% of GDP (2011)", + "note": { + "text": "no public data available for 2015 or after 2016" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have approximately 63,000 total active personnel (44,000 Land Forces; 2,500 Navy; 4,500; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of mostly modern imported equipment; since 2010, the UAE has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries with the US as the leading supplier, followed by France and Russia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 1,000 Eritrea; est. 3-4,000 Yemen (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 24-month general service obligation, 16 months for secondary school graduates; women can volunteer to serve for 9 months regardless of education (2018)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/middle-east/aj.json b/middle-east/aj.json index f5fa7afa..90e537b8 100644 --- a/middle-east/aj.json +++ b/middle-east/aj.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Azerbaijan - a nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan has yet to resolve its conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily ethnic Armenian-populated region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous republic within Soviet Azerbaijan after Armenia and Azerbaijan disputed the territory's status. Armenia and Azerbaijan reignited their dispute over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated militarily after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding provinces in the territory of Azerbaijan. The OSCE Minsk Group, co-chaired by the US, France, and Russia, is the framework established to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict. ++ Corruption in the country is widespread, and the government, which eliminated presidential term limits in a 2009 referendum and approved extending presidential terms from 5 to 7 years in 2016, has been accused of authoritarianism. Although the poverty rate has been reduced and infrastructure investment has increased substantially in recent years due to revenue from oil and gas production, reforms have not adequately addressed weaknesses in most government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors, as well as the court system." + "text": "Azerbaijan - a secular nation with a majority-Turkic and majority-Shia Muslim population - was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920) following the collapse of the Russian Empire; it was subsequently incorporated into the Soviet Union for seven decades. Azerbaijan remains involved in the protracted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh was a primarily ethnic Armenian region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within Soviet Azerbaijan. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed which sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a ceasefire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. The 1994 ceasefire continues to hold, although violence continues along the line of contact separating the opposing forces, as well as the Azerbaijan-Armenia international border. The final status of Nagorno-Karabakh remains the subject of international mediation by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which works to help the sides settle the conflict peacefully. The OSCE Minsk Group is co‑chaired by the United States, France, and Russia. In the 25 years following its independence, Azerbaijan succeeded in significantly reducing the poverty rate and has directed revenues from its oil and gas production to develop the country’s infrastructure. However, corruption remains a problem, and the government has been accused of authoritarianism. The country’s leadership has remained in the Aliyev family since Heydar ALIYEV became president in 1993 and was succeeded by his son, President Ilham ALIYEV in 2003. Following two national referendums in the past several years that eliminated presidential term limits and extended presidential terms from 5 to 7 years, President ALIYEV secured a fourth term as president in April 2018 in an election that international observers noted had serious shortcomings. Reforms are underway to diversify the country’s non-oil economy and additional reforms are needed to address weaknesses in government institutions, particularly in the education and health sectors, and the court system." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ "text": "3,971 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991" + "text": "note: includes the exclave of Naxcivan Autonomous Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the region's autonomy was abolished by Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet on 26 November 1991" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Maine" + "text": "about three-quarters the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Maine" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked); note - Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea (713 km)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "dry, semiarid steppe" @@ -55,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "384 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m ++ highest point: Bazarduzu Dagi 4,485 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caspian Sea -28 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Bazarduzu Dagi 4,466 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,26 +69,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "57.6% ++ arable land 22.8%; permanent crops 2.7%; permanent pasture 32.1%" + "text": "57.6% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "22.8% (2016 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.) / 32.1% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "11.3% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "31.1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.1% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,277 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly evenly distributed population" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly light and evenly distributed population" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton" + "text": "local scientists consider the Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) (including Baku and Sumqayit) and the Caspian Sea to be the ecologically most devastated area in the world because of severe air, soil, and water pollution; soil pollution results from oil spills, from the use of DDT pesticide, and from toxic defoliants used in the production of cotton; surface and underground water are polluted by untreated municipal and industrial wastewater and agricultural run-off" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "9,872,765 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "10,205,810 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,187 +118,199 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Azerbaijani 91.6%, Lezghin 2%, Russian 1.3%, Armenian 1.3%, Talysh 1.3%, other 2.4%", + "text": "Azerbaijani 91.6%, Lezghin 2%, Russian 1.3%, Armenian 1.3%, Talysh 1.3%, other 2.4% (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)" + "text": "Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Russian is widely spoken" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim 96.9% (predominantly Shia), Christian 3%, other <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1 (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower" + "text": "note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.82% (male 1,204,976/female 1,047,737)" + "text": "22.84% (male 1,235,292/female 1,095,308)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.77% (male 812,537/female 744,538)" + "text": "13.17% (male 714,718/female 629,494)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "45.28% (male 2,188,683/female 2,281,242)" + "text": "45.29% (male 2,291,600/female 2,330,843)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.64% (male 439,566/female 512,118)" + "text": "11.41% (male 530,046/female 634,136)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.5% (male 245,144/female 396,224) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.29% (male 289,604/female 454,769) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "38%" + "text": "43.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "30.3%" + "text": "33.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.8%" + "text": "9.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "12.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.9 years" + "text": "32.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.3 years" + "text": "31.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.92% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.77% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly evenly distributed population" + "text": "highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly light and evenly distributed population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "56.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.56% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.58% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: includes Nagorno-Karabakh" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BAKU (capital) 2.374 million (2015)" + "text": "2.341 million BAKU (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.62 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.5 (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "24.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "21.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "25.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "23.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.5 years" + "text": "73.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.5 years" + "text": "70.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "51.1% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "54.9% (2011)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 94.7% of population ++ rural: 77.8% of population ++ total: 87% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5.3% of population ++ rural: 22.2% of population ++ total: 13% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.6% of population ++ rural: 86.6% of population ++ total: 89.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.4% of population ++ rural: 13.4% of population ++ total: 10.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "10.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.17% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "10,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,700 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.2% (2014)" + "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "4.9% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -303,40 +323,29 @@ "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "144,397" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2005 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13.8%" + "text": "13.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "15.8% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -358,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name translates as \"Land of fire\" and refers to naturally occurring surface fires on ancient oil pools or from natural gas discharges" + "text": "the name translates as \"Land of Fire\" and refers to naturally occurring surface fires on ancient oil pools or from natural gas discharges" } }, "Government type": { @@ -373,25 +382,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "does not observe daylight savings time" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Persian designation of the city \"bad-kube\" meaning \"wind-pounded city\" and refers to the harsh winds and severe snow storms that can hit the city note: at approximately 28 m below sea level, Baku's elevation makes it the lowest capital city in the world" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "66 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular);", - "rayons": { - "text": "Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab" - }, - "cities": { - "text": "Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax" - } + "text": "66 rayons (rayonlar; rayon - singular), 11 cities (saharlar; sahar - singular); rayons: Abseron, Agcabadi, Agdam, Agdas, Agstafa, Agsu, Astara, Babak, Balakan, Barda, Beylaqan, Bilasuvar, Cabrayil, Calilabad, Culfa, Daskasan, Fuzuli, Gadabay, Goranboy, Goycay, Goygol, Haciqabul, Imisli, Ismayilli, Kalbacar, Kangarli, Kurdamir, Lacin, Lankaran, Lerik, Masalli, Neftcala, Oguz, Ordubad, Qabala, Qax, Qazax, Qobustan, Quba, Qubadli, Qusar, Saatli, Sabirabad, Sabran, Sadarak, Sahbuz, Saki, Salyan, Samaxi, Samkir, Samux, Sarur, Siyazan, Susa, Tartar, Tovuz, Ucar, Xacmaz, Xizi, Xocali, Xocavand, Yardimli, Yevlax, Zangilan, Zaqatala, Zardab cities: Baku, Ganca, Lankaran, Mingacevir, Naftalan, Naxcivan (Nakhichevan), Saki, Sirvan, Sumqayit, Xankandi, Yevlax" }, "Independence": { "text": "30 August 1991 (declared from the Soviet Union); 18 October 1991 (adopted by the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, 28 May (1918)" + "text": "Republic Day (founding of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan), 28 May (1918)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 November 1995; amended 2002, 2009 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 12 November 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by at least 63 members of the National Assembly; passage requires at least 95 votes of Assembly members in two separate readings of the draft amendment six months apart and requires presidential approval after each of the two Assembly votes, followed by presidential signature; constitutional articles on the authority, sovereignty, and unity of the people cannot be amended; amended 2002, 2009, 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -403,7 +417,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -418,22 +432,22 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003)" + "text": "President Ilham ALIYEV (since 31 October 2003); First Vice President Mehriban ALIYEVA (since 21 February 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE (since 4 November 2003); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (since June 2006); note - RASIZADE was previously prime minister from 20 July 1996 to 4 August 2003" + "text": "Prime Minister Ali ASADOV (since 8 October 2019); First Deputy Prime Minister Yaqub EYYUBOV (since June 2006)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for unlimited terms); election last held on 9 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; note - a constitutional amendment approved in a September 2016 referendum will expand presidential terms from 5 to 7 years when it formally takes effect" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for unlimited terms); election last held on 11 April 2018 (next to be held in 2025); prime minister and first deputy prime minister appointed by the president and confirmed by the National Assembly; note - a constitutional amendment approved in a September 2016 referendum expanded presidential terms from 5 to 7 years; a separate constitutional amendment approved in the same referendum also introduced the post of first vice-president and additional vice-presidents, who are directly appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "Ilham ALIYEV reelected president; percent of vote - Ilham ALIYEV (YAP) 84.5%, Jamil HASANLI (National Council of Democratic Forces) 5.5%, other 10%" + "text": "Ilham ALIYEV reelected president in first round; percent of vote - Ilham ALIYEV (YAP) 86%, Zahid ORUJ (independent) 3.1%, other 10.9%" }, "note": { - "text": "OSCE observers concluded that the election did not meet international standards" + "text": "note: OSCE observers noted shortcomings in the election, including a restrictive political environment, limits on fundamental freedoms, a lack of genuine competition, and ballot box stuffing" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -441,31 +455,28 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Milli Mejlis (125 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 November 2015 (next to be held in November 2020)" + "text": "last held on 9 February 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - YAP 72, CSP 2, Democratic Reforms 1, Social Democratic Party 1, Social Prosperity 1, Unity Party 1, Democratic Enlightenment 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, Motherland 1, Civil Unity 1, Great Undertaking Party 1, National Renaissance Party 1, independent 41" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - YAP 70, CSP 3, AVP 1, CUP 1, Democratic Enlightenment 1, PDR 1, Great Order 1, VP 1, Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front 1, independent 41, vacant 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chairman, vice chairman, and 23 judges in plenum sessions and organized into civil, economic affairs, criminal, and rights violations chambers); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Milli Majlis; judges appointed for 10 years; Constitutional Court chairman and deputy chairman appointed by the president; other court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Milli Majlis to serve single 15-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal (replaced the Economic Court in 2002); district and municipal courts;" + "text": "Courts of Appeal (replaced the Economic Court in 2002); district and municipal courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Civil Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI] ++ Civil Unity Party or CUP [Sabir HAJIYEV] ++ Democratic Enlightenment [Elshan MUSAYEV] ++ Democratic Reforms Party [Asim MOLLAZADE] ++ Great Undertaking [Fazil MUSTAFA] ++ Musavat [Arif HAJILI] ++ Popular Front Party [Ali KARIMLI] ++ Motherland Party or AVP [Fazail AGAMALI] ++ National Renaissance Party ++ Social Democratic Party [Ayaz MUTALIBOV] ++ Social Prosperity Party [Khanhusein KAZIMLI] ++ Unity Party [Tahir KARIMLI] ++ Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party [Gudrat HASANGULIYEV] ++ Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP [President Ilham ALIYEV]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Club-125 [Ilhamia RZAYEVA] ++ Ireli Youth Movement [MirHasan SEYIDOV] ++ National Council of Democratic Forces [Jamil HASANLI] ++ N!DA Youth Movement [Turgut GAMBAR, Zaur GURBANLI] ++ Positive Change Youth Movement [Bakhtiyar HAJIYEV] ++ Republican Alternative or REAL [Ilgar MAMMADOV (in jail)]" + "text": "Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party Civil Solidarity Party or CSP [Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI]Civil Unity Party or CUP [Sabir HAJIYEV]Great Order PartyIslamic Party of Azerbaijan [Mavsum SAMADOV]Musavat [Arif HAJILI]Popular Front Party [Ali KARIMLI]Motherland Party or AVP [Fazail AGAMALI]National Renaissance PartyParty for Democratic Reforms (PDR)Social Democratic Party [Ayaz MUTALIBOV]Social Prosperity Party [Khanhusein KAZIMLI]Unity Party (VP) [Tahir KARIMLI]Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party [Gudrat HASANGULIYEV]Yeni (New) Azerbaijan Party or YAP [President Ilham ALIYEV]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EITI (compliant country), FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CICA, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, FAO, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -486,23 +497,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Robert CEKUTA (since 16 February 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "111 Azadlig Prospekti, Baku AZ1007" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy Baku, US Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521-7050" + "text": "Ambassador Earle LITZENBERGER (since 12 March 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[994] (12) 488-3300" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "111 Azadliq Prospekti, Baku AZ1007" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy Baku, US Department of State, 7050 Baku Place, Washington, DC 20521-7050" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[994] (12) 488-3320" + "text": "[994] (12) 488-3330" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), red, and green; a crescent and eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band; the blue band recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands for modernization and progress, and green refers to Islam; the crescent moon and star are a Turkic insignia; the eight star points represent the eight Turkic peoples of the world" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), red, and green; a vertical crescent moon and an eight-pointed star in white are centered in the red band; the blue band recalls Azerbaijan's Turkic heritage, red stands for modernization and progress, and green refers to Islam; the crescent moon and star are a Turkic insignia; the eight star points represent the eight Turkic peoples of the world" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "flames of fire; national colors: blue, red, green" @@ -515,64 +526,64 @@ "text": "Ahmed JAVAD/Uzeyir HAJIBEYOV" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1992; although originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence, \"Azerbaijan Marsi\" did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union" + "text": "note: adopted 1992; although originally written in 1919 during a brief period of independence, \"Azerbaijan Marsi\" did not become the official anthem until after the dissolution of the Soviet Union" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Azerbaijan's high economic growth has been attributable to large and growing oil and gas exports, but some non-export sectors also featured double-digit growth, including construction, banking, and real estate. Oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, the Baku-Novorossiysk, and the Baku-Supsa pipelines remain the main economic driver, but efforts to boost Azerbaijan's gas production are underway. The eventual completion of the geopolitically important Southern Gas Corridor between Azerbaijan and Europe will open up another, albeit, smaller source of revenue from gas exports. ++ ++ Azerbaijan has made only limited progress on instituting market-based economic reforms. Pervasive public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's economic progress, including the need for stepped up foreign investment in the non-energy sector and the continuing conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. Trade with Russia and the other former Soviet republics is declining in importance, while trade is building with Turkey and the nations of Europe. ++ ++ Long-term prospects depend on world oil prices, Azerbaijan's ability to negotiate export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to use its energy wealth to promote growth and spur employment in non-energy sectors of the economy." + "text": "Prior to the decline in global oil prices since 2014, Azerbaijan's high economic growth was attributable to rising energy exports and to some non-export sectors. Oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, the Baku-Novorossiysk, and the Baku-Supsa Pipelines remain the main economic driver, but efforts to boost Azerbaijan's gas production are underway. The expected completion of the geopolitically important Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) between Azerbaijan and Europe will open up another source of revenue from gas exports. First gas to Turkey through the SGC is expected in 2018 with project completion expected by 2020-21. Declining oil prices caused a 3.1% contraction in GDP in 2016, and a 0.8% decline in 2017, highlighted by a sharp reduction in the construction sector. The economic decline was accompanied by higher inflation, a weakened banking sector, and two sharp currency devaluations in 2015. Azerbaijan’s financial sector continued to struggle. In May 2017, Baku allowed the majority state-owed International Bank of Azerbaijan (IBA), the nation’s largest bank, to default on some of its outstanding debt and file for restructuring in Azerbaijani courts; IBA also filed in US and UK bankruptcy courts to have its restructuring recognized in their respective jurisdictions. Azerbaijan has made limited progress with market-based economic reforms. Pervasive public and private sector corruption and structural economic inefficiencies remain a drag on long-term growth, particularly in non-energy sectors. The government has, however, made efforts to combat corruption, particularly in customs and government services. Several other obstacles impede Azerbaijan's economic progress, including the need for more foreign investment in the non-energy sector and the continuing conflict with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. While trade with Russia and the other former Soviet republics remains important, Azerbaijan has expanded trade with Turkey and Europe and is seeking new markets for non-oil/gas exports - mainly in the agricultural sector - with Gulf Cooperation Council member countries, the US, and others. It is also improving Baku airport and the Caspian Sea port of Alat for use as a regional transportation and logistics hub. Long-term prospects depend on world oil prices, Azerbaijan's ability to develop export routes for its growing gas production, and its ability to improve the business environment and diversify the economy. In late 2016, the president approved a strategic roadmap for economic reforms that identified key non-energy segments of the economy for development, such as agriculture, logistics, information technology, and tourism. In October 2017, the long-awaited Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway, stretching from the Azerbaijani capital to Kars in north-eastern Turkey, began limited service." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$167.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $172 billion (2015 est.) ++ $170.1 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$172.2 billion (2017 est.) / $172.1 billion (2016 est.) / $177.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$35.69 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$40.67 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.) / -3.1% (2016 est.) / 0.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$17,700 (2016 est.) ++ $18,300 (2015 est.) ++ $18,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,500 (2017 est.) / $17,700 (2016 est.) / $18,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 36.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 22.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 27.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "56.2%" + "text": "57.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "11.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "23.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.5%" + "text": "48.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-44.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "6.1% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "61.1%" + "text": "53.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "32.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -582,27 +593,27 @@ "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore; cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.961 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.118 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "38.3%" + "text": "37%" }, "industry": { - "text": "12.1%" + "text": "14.3%" }, "services": { - "text": "49.6% (2008)" + "text": "48.9% (2014)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.4% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -612,248 +623,234 @@ "text": "27.4% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "33.7 (2008) ++ 36.5 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$11.02 billion" + "text": "9.556 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$12.18 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.22 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "31.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 50.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "11.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2011)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.86% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.194 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.612 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$24.18 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $20.95 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$11.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.63 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "13% (2017 est.) / 12.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$264 million (2016 est.) ++ -$222 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.685 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.363 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.48 billion (2016 est.) ++ $15.59 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "oil and gas 90%, machinery, foodstuffs, cotton" + "text": "$15.15 billion (2017 est.) / $13.21 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Italy 26.3%, Germany 13.3%, Indonesia 7%, France 6.9%, Czech Republic 6% (2015)" + "text": "Italy 23.2%, Turkey 13.6%, Israel 6.1%, Russia 5.4%, Germany 5%, Czech Republic 4.6%, Georgia 4.3% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "oil and gas roughly 90%, machinery, foodstuffs, cotton" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.741 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.774 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.037 billion (2017 est.) / $9.004 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, metals, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 19.9%, Turkey 16.5%, UK 8.6%, Germany 6.6%, Italy 6.3%, US 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 17.7%, Turkey 14.8%, China 9.9%, US 8.3%, Ukraine 5.3%, Germany 5.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.453 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.681 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.142 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$12.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$72.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $66.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$16.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.48 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $13.83 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - ++ 1.526 (2016 est.) ++ 1.0246 (2015 est.) ++ 1.0246 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7844 (2013 est.) ++ 0.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Azerbaijani manats (AZN) per US dollar - / 1.723 (2017 est.) / 1.5957 (2016 est.) / 1.5957 (2015 est.) / 1.0246 (2014 est.) / 0.7844 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "23 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.57 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "20 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.24 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "500 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "265 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "114 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "7.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.876 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "84% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "14.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "848,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "798,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "744,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "718,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "7 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "7 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "139,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "138,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "104,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "100,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "37,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "46,480 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,249 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "5,576 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "19.96 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "11.23 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.34 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.44 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.042 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "450 million cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.095 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "991.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "991.1 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "35 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "35.6 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,796,027" + "text": "1,686,316" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "16.65 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "10.697 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,835,974" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "106.99 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "requires considerable expansion and modernization; fixed-line telephone and a broad range of other telecom services are controlled by a state-owned telecommunications monopoly and growth has been stagnant; more competition exists in the mobile-cellular ma" + "text": "after the oil sector, the telecommunications sector contributes the most to the GDP; more competition will allow for falling prices and the strengthening of the 4G TD-LTE standard and the migration to 5G; Azerbaijan has moderate mobile, mobile broadband and fixed broadband penetration compared to other Asian nations (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "teledensity of 18 fixed lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to 109 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan (Nakhichevan)" + "text": "teledensity of some 17 fixed-lines per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity has increased to 107 telephones per 100 persons; satellite service connects Baku to a modern switch in its exclave of Naxcivan (Nakhchivan) (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 994; the Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic link transits Azerbaijan providing international connectivity to neighboring countries; the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite earth stations - 2 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 994; the TAE fiber-optic link transits Azerbaijan providing international connectivity to neighboring countries; the old Soviet system of cable and microwave is still serviceable; satellite earth stations - 2 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 state-run and 1 public TV channels; 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations; cable TV services are available in Baku; 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broad (2010)" + "text": "3 state-run and 1 public TV channels; 4 domestic commercial TV stations and about 15 regional TV stations; cable TV services are available in Baku; 1 state-run and 1 public radio network operating; a small number of private commercial radio stations broadcasting; local FM relays of Baku commercial stations are available in many localities; note - all broadcast media is pro-government, and most private broadcast media outlets are owned by entities directly linked to the government" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".az" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.531 million" + "text": "8,017,120" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "77% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "79.8% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,890,913" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "19 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "42 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "35" + "text": "44" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,803,112" + "text": "2,279,546 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "41,954,600 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "44.09 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "4K (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "37 (2013)" + "text": "23 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "3 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "7 (2013)" @@ -863,39 +860,27 @@ "text": "1 (2012)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 89 km; gas 3,890 km; oil 2,446 km (2013)" + "text": "89 km condensate, 3890 km gas, 2446 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,068 km" + "text": "2,944 km (2017)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "2,068 km 1.520-m gauge (1,240 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "2,944.3 km 1.520-m gauge (approx. 1,767 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "52,942 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "26,789 km" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "26,153 km (2006)" + "text": "24,981 km (2013)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "90" + "text": "305" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 27, chemical tanker 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 8, petroleum tanker 47, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Turkey 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2 (Malta 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 40, oil tanker 48, other 217 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -905,14 +890,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Navy, Air, and Air Defense Forces (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Land Forces, Air Forces, Navy Forces; Ministry of Internal Affairs: State Border Service (includes Coast Guard), Internal Security Troops (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "4% of GDP (2019) / 3.6% of GDP (2018) / 3.8% of GDP (2017) / 3.7% of GDP (2016) / 5.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Azerbaijan military has approximately 67,000 total active personnel; 56,000 Army; 2,500 Navy; 8,500 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Azerbaijan military includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia is the leading supplier of arms to Azerbaijan, followed by Israel and Turkey (2020)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "120 Afghanistan (NATO) (June 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-35 years of age for compulsory military service; service obligation 18 months or 12 months for university graduates; 17 years of age for voluntary service; 17 year olds are considered to be on active service at cadet military schools (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2015) ++ 5.1% of GDP (2014) ++ 4.7% of GDP (2013) ++ 4.64% of GDP (2012) ++ 4.67% of GDP (2011)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -921,10 +923,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "618,220 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh; IDPs are mainly ethnic Azerbaijanis but also include ethnic Kurds, Russians, and Turks predominantly from occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh; includes IDPs' descendants, returned IDPs, and people living in insecure areas and excludes people displaced by natural disasters; around half the IDPs live in the capital Baku) (2015)" + "text": "351,000 (conflict with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh; IDPs are mainly ethnic Azerbaijanis but also include ethnic Kurds, Russians, and Turks predominantly from occupied territories around Nagorno-Karabakh; includes IDPs' descendants, returned IDPs, and people living in insecure areas and excludes people displaced by natural disasters; around half the IDPs live in the capital Baku) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "3,585 (2015)" + "text": "3,585 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/middle-east/am.json b/middle-east/am.json index 624835af..f8ae1101 100644 --- a/middle-east/am.json +++ b/middle-east/am.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. ++ Armenian leaders remain preoccupied by the long conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a primarily Armenian-populated region, assigned to Soviet Azerbaijan in the 1920s by Moscow. Armenia and Azerbaijan began fighting over the area in 1988; the struggle escalated after both countries attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By May 1994, when a cease-fire took hold, ethnic Armenian forces held not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also seven surrounding regions, approximately 14 percent of Azerbaijan’s territory. The economies of both sides have been hurt by their inability to make substantial progress toward a peaceful resolution. ++ Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, senior Armenian leaders began pursuing rapprochement with Turkey, aiming to secure an opening of the border, but Turkey has not yet ratified the Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries. In January 2015, Armenia joined Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan as a member of the Eurasian Economic Union." + "text": "Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy, over the centuries Armenia came under the sway of various empires including the Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Persian, and Ottoman. During World War I in the western portion of Armenia, the Ottoman Empire instituted a policy of forced resettlement coupled with other harsh practices that resulted in at least 1 million Armenian deaths. The eastern area of Armenia was ceded by the Ottomans to Russia in 1828; this portion declared its independence in 1918, but was conquered by the Soviet Red Army in 1920. Armenia remains involved in the protracted Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan. Nagorno-Karabakh was a primarily ethnic Armenian region that Moscow recognized in 1923 as an autonomous oblast within Soviet Azerbaijan. In the late Soviet period, a separatist movement developed which sought to end Azerbaijani control over the region. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh began in 1988 and escalated after Armenia and Azerbaijan attained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. By the time a ceasefire took effect in May 1994, separatists, with Armenian support, controlled Nagorno‑Karabakh and seven surrounding Azerbaijani territories. The 1994 ceasefire continues to hold, although violence continues along the line of contact separating the opposing forces, as well as the Armenia-Azerbaijan international border. The final status of Nagorno-Karabakh remains the subject of international mediation by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, which works to help the sides settle the conflict peacefully. The OSCE Minsk Group is co‑chaired by the US, France, and Russia. Turkey closed the common border with Armenia in 1993 in support of Azerbaijan in its conflict with Armenia over control of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas, further hampering Armenian economic growth. In 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed Protocols normalizing relations between the two countries, but neither country ratified the Protocols, and Armenia officially withdrew from the Protocols in March 2018. In 2015, Armenia joined the Eurasian Economic Union alongside Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. In November 2017, Armenia signed a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the EU. In spring 2018, Serzh SARGSIAN of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) stepped down and Civil Contract party leader Nikol PASHINYAN became prime minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "highland continental, hot summers, cold winters" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,792 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Debed River 400 m ++ highest point: Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Debed River 400 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Aragats Lerrnagagat' 4,090 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,26 +66,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "59.7% ++ arable land 15.8%; permanent crops 1.9%; permanent pasture 42%" + "text": "59.7% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.8% (2016 est.) / 1.9% (2016 est.) / 42% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "9.1% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "31.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "31.2% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,740 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than three times as many people as the second largest city in the country" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; the energy crisis of the 1990s led to deforestation when citizens scavenged for firewood; pollution of Hrazdan (Razdan) and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone" + "text": "soil pollution from toxic chemicals such as DDT; deforestation; pollution of Hrazdan and Aras Rivers; the draining of Sevana Lich (Lake Sevan), a result of its use as a source for hydropower, threatens drinking water supplies; restart of Metsamor nuclear power plant in spite of its location in a seismically active zone" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,051,250 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,021,324 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -107,181 +115,190 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.1%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Armenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Armenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Russian is widely spoken" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Armenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19% (male 308,701/female 271,028)" + "text": "18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.58% (male 213,203/female 201,291)" + "text": "11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.46% (male 640,070/female 685,958)" + "text": "43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.96% (male 180,700/female 214,834)" + "text": "14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.99% (male 134,330/female 201,135) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.3%" + "text": "48.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "30.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "17.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "6.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.6 years" + "text": "36.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.8 years" + "text": "35.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than three times as many people as the second largest city in the country" + "text": "most of the population is located in the northern half of the country; the capital of Yerevan is home to more than five times as many people as Gyumri, the second largest city in the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "62.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "63.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.11% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.22% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "YEREVAN (capital) 1,044 (2015)" + "text": "1.086 million YEREVAN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.1 (2013 est.)" + "text": "24.8 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "14.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.6 years" + "text": "75.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.4 years" + "text": "72.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.64 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.65 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "54.9% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.7 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.9 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "57.1% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.2% of population ++ rural: 78.2% of population ++ total: 89.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.8% of population ++ rural: 21.8% of population ++ total: 10.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "6.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,500 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "19.9% (2014)" + "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "5.3% (2010)" + "text": "2.6% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "2.7% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -291,43 +308,32 @@ "text": "99.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.7%" + "text": "99.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.7% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2009)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "19,596" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "4%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 7-17 (2007 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "36.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "31.8%" + "text": "29.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "41.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "45.7% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -353,10 +359,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "semi-presidential republic", - "note": { - "text": "a constituional referendum approved in December 2015 will change the government type to a parliamentary system, replacing the semi-presidential system and becoming effective for the 2017-18 electoral cycle" - } + "text": "parliamentary democracy; note - constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 transformed the government to a parliamentary system" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -367,21 +370,26 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name likely derives from the ancient Urartian fortress of Erebuni established on the current site of Yerevan in 782 B.C. and whose impresive ruins still survive" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "11 provinces (marzer, singular - marz); Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Geghark'unik', Kotayk', Lorri, Shirak, Syunik', Tavush, Vayots' Dzor, Yerevan" }, "Independence": { - "text": "21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union)" + "text": "21 September 1991 (from the Soviet Union); notable earlier dates: 321 B.C. (Kingdom of Armenia established under the Orontid Dynasty), A.D. 884 (Armenian Kingdom reestablished under the Bagratid Dynasty); 1198 (Cilician Kingdom established); 28 May 1918 (Democratic Republic of Armenia declared)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 21 September (1991)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995; amended 2005, 2015; note - the 2015 amendment, approved in December 2015 by a public referendum and effective for the 2017-18 electoral cycle, changes the government type from the current semi-presidential system to a parliamentary system (2016)", - "note": { - "text": "the 2015 amendment, approved in December 2015 by a public referendum and effective for the 2017-18 electoral cycle, changes the government type from the current semi-presidential system to a parliamentary system (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1915, 1978; latest adopted 5 July 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by the National Assembly; passage requires approval by the president, by the National Assembly, and by a referendum with at least 25% registered voter participation and more than 50% of votes; constitutional articles on the form of government and democratic procedures are not amendable; amended 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015; note - a constitutional referendum scheduled for 4 May 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic" } }, "Legal system": { @@ -409,58 +417,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Serzh SARGSIAN (since 9 April 2008)" + "text": "President Armen SARKISSIAN (since 9 April 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Karen KARAPETYAN (since 13 September 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Nikol PASHINYAN (since 8 May 2018); Deputy Prime Ministers Mher GRIGORYAN and Tigran AVINYAN (since 16 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in two rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 18 February 2013 (next to be held in February 2018); prime minister appointed by the president based on majority support in the National Congress; the prime minister and Council of Ministers must resign if the National Congress refuses to accept their program" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly in 3 rounds if needed for a single 7-year term; election last held on 2 March 2018; prime minister elected by majority vote in 2 rounds if needed by the National Assembly; election last held on 14 January 2019" }, "election results": { - "text": "Serzh SARGSIAN reelected president in one round; percent of vote - Serzh SARGSIAN (RPA) 58.6%, Raffi HOVHANNISIAN (Heritage Party) 36.7%, Hrant BAGRATIAN (ANM) 2.2%, other 2.5%" + "text": "Armen SARKISSIAN elected president in first round; note - Armen SARKISSIAN ran unopposed and won the Assembly vote 90-10; Nikol PASHINYAN was chosen as prime minister by the parliament automatically after his party won a landslide victory in the December 2018 elections" }, "note": { - "text": "constitutional changes adopted in December 2015 will transform the government to a parliamentary system by 2018; for the scheduled February 2018 election, the president will be indirectly elected by parliament and will serve a single 7-year term; following the 2018 election, the prime minister will be elected based on majority support of the National Assembly" + "text": "note: After initially winning election on 8 May 2018, Nikol PASHINYAN resigned his post (but stayed on as acting prime minister) on 16 October 2018 to force a snap election (held on 9 December 2018) in which his bloc won more than 70% of the vote; PASHINYAN was reappointed prime minister on 14 January 2019" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (131 seats; 90 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 41 directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (Parliament) or Azgayin Zhoghov (minimum 101 seats, currently 132; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 May 2012 (next to be held in the spring of 2017)" + "text": "last held on 9 December 2018 (next elections to be held December 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - RPA 44%, Prosperous Armenia 30.1%, ANC 7.1%, Heritage Party 5.8%, ARF (Dashnak) 5.7%, Rule of Law 5.5%, other 1.8%; seats by party - RPA 69, Prosperous Armenia 37, ANC 7, Rule of Law 6, Heritage Party 5, ARF (Dashnak) 5, independent 2" + "text": "percent of vote by party - My Step Alliance 70.4%, BHK 8.3%, Bright Armenia 6.4%, RPA 4.7%, ARF 3.9%, other 6.3%; seats by party - My Step Alliance 88, BHK 26, Bright Armenia 18; composition - men 112, women 20, percent of women 15.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Cassation (consists of the court chairman and organized into the criminal chamber and a civil and administrative chamber, each with a chamber chairman and 2 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Cassation (consists of the Criminal Chamber with a chairman and 5 judges and the Civil and Administrative Chamber with a chairman and 10 judges – with both civil and administrative specializations); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Judicial Council, a 9-member body of selected judges and legal scholars; judges appointed by the president; Constitutional Court judges - 4 appointed by the president, and 5 elected by National Assembly; judges of both courts can serve until retirement at age 65" + "text": "Court of Cassation judges nominated by the Supreme Judicial Council, a 10-member body of selected judges and legal scholars; judges appointed by the president; judges can serve until age 65; Constitutional Court judges - 4 appointed by the president, and 5 elected by the National Assembly; judges can serve until age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "2 Courts of Appeal (for civil cases and for criminal and military cases); district courts; Administrative Court" + "text": "criminal and civil appellate courts; administrative appellate court; first instance courts; specialized administrative and bankruptcy courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Armenian National Congress or ANC (bloc of independent and opposition parties) [Levon TER-PETROSSIAN] ++ Armenian National Movement or ANM [Ararat ZURABIAN] ++ Armenian Revolutionary Federation or ARF (\"Dashnak\" Party) [Hrant MARKARIAN] ++ Heritage Party [Raffi HOVHANNISIAN] ++ People's Party of Armenia [Stepan DEMIRCHIAN] ++ Prosperous Armenia [Naira ZOHRABYAN] ++ Republican Party of Armenia or RPA [Serzh SARGSIAN] ++ Rule of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir) [Artur BAGHDASARIAN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Aylentrank (Impeachment Alliance) [Nikol PASHINIAN] ++ Yerkrapah Union [Manvel GRIGORIAN]" + "text": "Armenian National Congress or ANC (bloc of independent and opposition parties) [Levon TER-PETROSSIAN]Armenian Revolutionary Federation or ARF (\"Dashnak\" Party) [Hakob TER-KHACHATURYAN]Bright Armenia [Edmon MARUKYAN]Citizen's Decision [Suren SAHAKYAN] Civil Contract [Nikol PASHINYAN]Free Democrats [Khachatur KOKOBELYAN]Heritage Party [Raffi HOVANNISIAN]Prosperous Armenia or BHK [Gagik TSARUKYAN]Republic [Aram SARGSYAN]Republican Party of Armenia or RPA [Serzh SARGSIAN]Rule of Law Party (Orinats Yerkir) or OEK [Artur BAGHDASARIAN]Sasna Tser [Varuzhan AVETISYAN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CIS, CSTO, EAEC (observer), EAEU, EAPC, EBRD, FAO, GCTU, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM (observer), OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Grigor HOVHANNISSIAN (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Varuzhan NERSESSYAN (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2225 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -477,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Richard MILLS (since 13 February 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lynne M. TRACEY (since 5 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[374](10) 464-700" }, "embassy": { "text": "1 American Ave., Yerevan 0082" @@ -485,9 +493,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "American Embassy Yerevan, US Department of State, 7020 Yerevan Place, Washington, DC 20521-7020" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[374](10) 464-700" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[374](10) 464-742" } @@ -506,370 +511,371 @@ "text": "Mikael NALBANDIAN/Barsegh KANACHYAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1991; based on the anthem of the Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) but with different lyrics" + "text": "note: adopted 1991; based on the anthem of the Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1922) but with different lyrics" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agroindustrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. ++ ++ Armenia joined the WTO in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and strengthen the rule of law in order to regain economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from two of its nearest neighbors, Turkey and Azerbaijan. ++ ++ Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to the sharp deterioration in the global economy and the economic downturn in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support and most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector, including electricity and natural gas. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 20% of GDP and partly offset the country's severe trade imbalance. Armenia joined Russia in the Eurasian Economic Union upon the bloc's launch in January 2015, even though the ruble's sharp depreciation in December 2014 led to currency instability, inflation, and a significant decrease in exports from Armenia to Russia." + "text": "Under the old Soviet central planning system, Armenia developed a modern industrial sector, supplying machine tools, textiles, and other manufactured goods to sister republics, in exchange for raw materials and energy. Armenia has since switched to small-scale agriculture and away from the large agro industrial complexes of the Soviet era. Armenia has only two open trade borders - Iran and Georgia - because its borders with Azerbaijan and Turkey have been closed since 1991 and 1993, respectively, as a result of Armenia's ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Armenia joined the World Trade Organization in January 2003. The government has made some improvements in tax and customs administration in recent years, but anti-corruption measures have been largely ineffective. Armenia will need to pursue additional economic reforms and strengthen the rule of law in order to raise its economic growth and improve economic competitiveness and employment opportunities, especially given its economic isolation from Turkey and Azerbaijan. Armenia's geographic isolation, a narrow export base, and pervasive monopolies in important business sectors have made it particularly vulnerable to volatility in the global commodity markets and the economic challenges in Russia. Armenia is particularly dependent on Russian commercial and governmental support, as most key Armenian infrastructure is Russian-owned and/or managed, especially in the energy sector. Remittances from expatriates working in Russia are equivalent to about 12-14% of GDP. Armenia joined the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union in January 2015, but has remained interested in pursuing closer ties with the EU as well, signing a Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement with the EU in November 2017. Armenia’s rising government debt is leading Yerevan to tighten its fiscal policies – the amount is approaching the debt to GDP ratio threshold set by national legislation." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$26.56 billion (2016 est.) ++ $25.73 billion (2015 est.) ++ $24.97 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$28.34 billion (2017 est.) / $26.37 billion (2016 est.) / $26.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$10.75 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.54 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.) / 0.3% (2016 est.) / 3.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,900 (2016 est.) ++ $8,600 (2015 est.) ++ $8,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,500 (2017 est.) / $8,800 (2016 est.) / $8,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 18.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "72.5%" + "text": "76.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "14.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.5%" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.6%" + "text": "38.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-50.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.6%" + "text": "16.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "28.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "51.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "fruit (especially grapes), vegetables; livestock" + "text": "fruit (especially grapes and apricots), vegetables; livestock" }, "Industries": { - "text": "diamond processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging and pressing machines, electric motors, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry, software, food processing, brandy, mining" + "text": "brandy, mining, diamond processing, metal-cutting machine tools, forging and pressing machines, electric motors, knitted wear, hosiery, shoes, silk fabric, chemicals, trucks, instruments, microelectronics, jewelry, software, food processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.559 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.507 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "39%" + "text": "36.3%" }, "industry": { "text": "17%" }, "services": { - "text": "44% (2011 est.)" + "text": "46.7% (2013 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "18.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.9% (2017 est.) / 18.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "32% (2013 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.5%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "24.8% (2012)" + "text": "25.7% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "30.3 (2012) ++ 31.3 (2011)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.445 billion" + "text": "2.644 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.969 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.192 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "53.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "53.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 51.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "10.5% (10 February 2015) ++ 8% (11 January 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy instrument of the Armenian National Bank" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "17.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 17.59% (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "average lending rate on loans up to one year" - } - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$1.178 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.149 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.949 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.779 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$5.307 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.022 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$132.1 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $139.6 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $144.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.) / -1.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$267 million (2016 est.) ++ -$279 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$328 million (2017 est.) / -$238 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.678 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.626 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, gold, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy" + "text": "$2.361 billion (2017 est.) / $1.891 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 15.2%, China 11.1%, Germany 9.8%, Iraq 8.8%, Georgia 7.8%, Canada 7.6%, Bulgaria 5.3%, Iran 5.3% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 24.2%, Bulgaria 12.8%, Switzerland 12%, Georgia 6.9%, Germany 5.9%, China 5.5%, Iraq 5.4%, UAE 4.6%, Netherlands 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "unwrought copper, pig iron, nonferrous metals, gold, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, brandy, cigarettes, energy" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.638 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.78 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.771 billion (2017 est.) / $2.835 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs, diamonds, pharmaceuticals, cars" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Russia 29.1%, China 9.7%, Germany 6.2%, Iran 6.1%, Italy 4.6%, Turkey 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 28%, China 11.5%, Turkey 5.5%, Germany 4.9%, Iran 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$1.512 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.775 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.314 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.204 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$8.365 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.554 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$4.817 billion (2013)" + "text": "$10.41 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.987 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "drams (AMD) per US dollar - ++ 492.7 (2016 est.) ++ 477.92 (2015 est.) ++ 477.92 (2014 est.) ++ 415.92 (2013 est.) ++ 401.76 (2012 est.)" + "text": "drams (AMD) per US dollar - / 487.9 (2017 est.) / 480.49 (2016 est.) / 480.49 (2015 est.) / 477.92 (2014 est.) / 415.92 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.951 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.291 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.424 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "26 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "275 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.1 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.08 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "32.2% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "58% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "34.3% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33.5% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "32% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "8,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "7,809 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,145 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.061 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "12 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.501 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "551,366" + "text": "462,725" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "18 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.442 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,707,557" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "113 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "122.35 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion; mobile-cellular services monopo" + "text": "telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing continued modernization and expansion; strong growth in mobile broadband sector and mobile services dominate over fixed-line; rollout of 4G networks and falling prices due to growing competition (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "reliable modern fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas" + "text": "15 per 100 fixed-line, 122 per 100 mobile-cellular; reliable fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan and in major cities and towns; mobile-cellular coverage available in most rural areas (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent Sta (2015)" + "text": "country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Caucasus Cable System fiber-optic cable through Georgia and Iran to Europe; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, through the Moscow international switch, and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 3 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 public TV networks operating alongside about 40 privately owned TV stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; major Russian broadcast stations are widely available; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; Public Radio (2015)" + "text": "Armenia’s government-run Public Television network operates alongside 100 privately owned TV stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; three Russian TV companies are broadcast in Armenia under interstate agreements; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; several major international broadcasters are available, including CNN; Armenian TV completed conversion from analog to digital broadcasting in late 2016; Public Radio of Armenia is a national, state-run broadcast network that operates alongside 18 privately owned radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".am" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.78 million" + "text": "1,966,942" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "58.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.74% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "347,448" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "11 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "5 (2015)" + "text": "5" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "EK (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "11 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,233 km (2013)" + "text": "3838 km gas (high and medium pressure) (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "780 km" + "text": "780 km (2014)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "780 km 1.520-m gauge (780 km electrified)" + "text": "780 km 1.520-m gauge (780 km electrified) (2014)" }, "note": { - "text": "726 km operational (2014)" + "text": "note: 726 km operational" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "7,792 km (2013)" + "text": "7,700 km (2019)" + }, + "urban": { + "text": "3,780 km" + }, + "non-urban": { + "text": "3,920 km" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armenian Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Force and Air Defense; \"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic\": Nagorno-Karabakh Self-Defense Force (NKSDF) (2011)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armenian Armed Forces: Ground Forces (Armenian Army), Air Force, Air Defense; \"Nagorno-Karabakh Republic\": Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.24% of GDP (2015) ++ 4.29% of GDP (2014) ++ 4.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 3.92% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.87% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2019) / 4.9% of GDP (2018) / 3.8% of GDP (2017) / 4.1% of GDP (2016) / 4.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armenian Armed Forces have approximately 45,000 active troops (42,000 Army; 3,000 Air Force/Air Defense) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Armenian Armed Forces (as well as the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army) includes mostly Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, almost all of Armenia's imported weapons have come from Russia (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "120 Afghanistan (NATO); contributes one motorized rifle regiment (approximately 2,000 personnel) to CSTO's Rapid Reaction Force (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-27 years of age for voluntary or compulsory military service; 2-year conscript service obligation, which can be served as an officer upon deferment for university studies if enrolled in officer-producing program; 17 year olds are eligible to become cadets at military higher education institutes, where they are classified as military personnel (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -878,13 +884,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "16,611 (Syria - ethnic Armenians) (2015)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "8,400 (conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh) (2015)" + "text": "14,730 (Syria - ethnic Armenians) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "311 (2015)" + "text": "848 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/middle-east/ba.json b/middle-east/ba.json index 36172260..fad1f102 100644 --- a/middle-east/ba.json +++ b/middle-east/ba.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. A steady decline in oil production and reserves since 1970 prompted Bahrain to take steps to diversify its economy, in the process developing successful petroleum processing and refining, aluminum production, and hospitality and retail sectors, and also to become a leading regional banking center, especially with respect to Islamic finance. Bahrain's small size and central location among Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. ++ The Sunni-led government has long struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar pro-democracy and reform protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Political talks throughout 2014 between the government and opposition and loyalist political groups failed to reach an agreement, prompting opposition political societies to boycott parliamentary and municipal council elections in late 2014. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo continues to factor into sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces." + "text": "In 1783, the Sunni Al-Khalifa family took power in Bahrain. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. A steady decline in oil production and reserves since 1970 prompted Bahrain to take steps to diversify its economy, in the process developing petroleum processing and refining, aluminum production, and hospitality and retail sectors. It has also endeavored to become a leading regional banking center, especially with respect to Islamic finance. Bahrain's small size, central location among Gulf countries, economic dependence on Saudi Arabia, and proximity to Iran require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Its foreign policy activities usually fall in line with Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The Sunni royal family has long struggled to manage relations with its large Shia-majority population. In early 2011, amid Arab uprisings elsewhere in the region, the Bahraini Government confronted similar pro-democracy and reform protests at home with police and military action, including deploying Gulf Cooperation Council security forces to Bahrain. Failed political talks prompted opposition political societies to boycott 2014 legislative and municipal council elections. In 2018, a law preventing members of political societies dissolved by the courts from participating in elections effectively sidelined the majority of opposition figures from taking part in national elections. As a result, most members of parliament are independents. Ongoing dissatisfaction with the political status quo continues to factor into sporadic clashes between demonstrators and security forces. On 15 September 2020, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates signed a peace accord with Israel – brokered by the US – in Washington DC. Referred to as the Abraham Accords, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are the two latest Middle Eastern countries, along with Egypt and Jordan, to recognize Israel." } }, "Geography": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal ad Dukhan 135 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,26 +64,29 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.3% ++ arable land 2.1%; permanent crops 3.9%; permanent pasture 5.3%" + "text": "11.3% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.) / 5.3% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.7% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "88% (2011 est.)" + "text": "88% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "40 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts; dust storms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs)" + "text": "desertification resulting from the degradation of limited arable land, periods of drought, and dust storms; coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetation) resulting from oil spills and other discharges from large tankers, oil refineries, and distribution stations; lack of freshwater resources (groundwater and seawater are the only sources for all water needs); lowered water table leaves aquifers vulnerable to saline contamination; desalinization provides some 90% of the country's freshwater" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,9 +102,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,378,904 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "1,505,003 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "immigrants make up approximately 50% of the total population, according to UN data (2015)" + "text": "note: immigrants make up approximately 48% of the total population, according to UN data (2017)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -119,75 +122,75 @@ "text": "Arabic (official), English, Farsi, Urdu" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 70.3%, Christian 14.5%, Hindu 9.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Jewish 0.6%, folk religion \n\n" + "text": "Muslim 73.7%, Christian 9.3%, Jewish 0.1%, other 16.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "19.27% (male 134,899/female 130,792)" + "text": "18.45% (male 141,039/female 136,687)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.76% (male 122,683/female 94,627)" + "text": "15.16% (male 129,310/female 98,817)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "56.07% (male 505,181/female 268,034)" + "text": "56.14% (male 550,135/female 294,778)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.05% (male 53,693/female 29,717)" + "text": "6.89% (male 64,761/female 38,870)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.85% (male 19,253/female 20,025) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.36% (male 25,799/female 24,807) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "31.4%" + "text": "26.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "23.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "3.2%" + "text": "3.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "31.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "29.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.1 years" + "text": "32.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33.5 years" + "text": "34.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.33% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.08% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "12.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "smallest population of the Gulf States, but urbanization rate exceeds 90%; largest settlement concentration is found on the far northern end of the island in and around Manamah and Al Muharraq" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "88.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "89.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.71% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MANAMA (capital) 411,000 (2015)" + "text": "635,000 MANAMA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -197,101 +200,106 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.3 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.31 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.87 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.67 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.54 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.53 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.9 years" + "text": "79.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.7 years" + "text": "77.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.92 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.69 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.2% of population ++ rural: 99.2% of population ++ total: 99.2% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.8% of population ++ rural: 0.8% of population ++ total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2017 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.1% (2014)" + "text": "29.8% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "97.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.9%" + "text": "99.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "94.9% (2018)" + } + }, + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { + "total": { + "text": "16 years" + }, + "male": { + "text": "16 years" + }, + "female": { + "text": "17 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { @@ -321,7 +329,7 @@ "text": "Al Bahrayn" }, "former": { - "text": "Dilmun, State of Bahrain" + "text": "Dilmun, Tylos, Awal, Mishmahig, Bahrayn, State of Bahrain" }, "etymology": { "text": "the name means \"the two seas\" in Arabic and refers to the water bodies surrounding the archipelago" @@ -339,12 +347,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Arabic \"al-manama\" meaning \"place of rest\" or \"place of dreams\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "4 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Asimah (Capital), Janubiyah (Southern), Muharraq, Shamaliyah (Northern)", "note": { - "text": "each governorate administered by an appointed governor" + "text": "note: each governorate administered by an appointed governor" } }, "Independence": { @@ -354,10 +365,15 @@ "text": "National Day, 16 December (1971); note - 15 August 1971 was the date of independence from the UK, 16 December 1971 was the date of independence from British protection" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted 14 February 2002; amended 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted 14 February 2002" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the king or by at least 15 members of either chamber of the National Assembly followed by submission to an Assembly committee for review and, if approved, submitted to the government for restatement as drafts; passage requires a two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both chambers and validation by the king; constitutional articles on the state religion (Islam), state language (Arabic), and the monarchy and \"inherited rule\" cannot be amended; amended 2012, 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law, English common law, Egyptian civil, criminal, and commercial codes; customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -377,14 +393,14 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "20 years of age; universal; note - Bahraini Cabinet in May 2011 endorsed a draft law lowering eligibility to 18 years" + "text": "20 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (since 6 March 1999); Crown Prince SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (son of the monarch, born 21 October 1969)" + "text": "King HAMAD bin Isa Al-Khalifa (since 6 March 1999)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister KHALIFA bin Salman Al-Khalifa (since 1971); First Deputy Prime Minister SALMAN bin Hamad Al Khalifa (since 11 March 2013); Deputy Prime Ministers ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Jawad bin Salim al-ARAIDH (since 11 December 2006), KHALID bin Abdallah Al Khalifa (since November 2010), MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa (since September 2005)" + "text": "Prime minister SALMAN bin Hamad Al-Khalifa (since 11 November 2020); first deputy prime minister (vacant); Deputy Prime Ministers MUHAMMAD bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa (since September 2005), Jawad bin Salim al-ARAIDH, ALI bin Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa (since 11 December 2006), KHALID bin Abdallah Al-Khalifa (since November 2010); note - KHALIFA ibn Salman Al Khalifa, who served as prime minister since Bahrain's independence in 1971, died on 11 November 2020" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the monarch" @@ -395,43 +411,40 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of the Consultative Council or Majlis al Shura (40 seats; members appointed by the king) and the Council of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwab (40 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds if needed; members serve 4-year renewable terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly consists of:Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (40 seats; members appointed by the king)Council of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwab (40 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed; members serve 4-year renewable terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Council of Representatives - last held in two rounds on 23 and 29 November 2014 (next to be held in November 2018)" + "text": "Consultative Council - last appointments on 12 December 2018 (next NA)Council of Representatives - first round for 9 members held on 24 November 2018; second round for remaining 31 members held on 1 December 2018 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by society - NA; seats by society - Al-Asalah (Sunni Salafi) 2, Islamic Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 1, independent 36, other 1; note - Bahrain has societies rather than parties" + "text": "Consultative Council - composition - men 31, women 9, percent of women 22.5%Council of Representatives (for 2018 election)  - percent of vote by society - NA; seats by society - Islamic Al-Asalah (Sunni Salafi) 3, Minbar al-Taqadumi (Communist) 2, National Unity Gathering (Sunni progovernment) 1, National Islamic Minbar (Sunni Muslim Brotherhood) 1, independent 33; composition - men 34, women 6, percent of women 15%; note - total National Assembly percent of women 19%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the president and 6 members); High Sharia Court of Appeal (court sittings include the president and at least one judge); appeals beyond the High Sharia Court of Appeal are heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the judiciary of Bahrain is divided into civil law courts and sharia law courts; sharia courts are further divided into Sunni Muslim and Shia Muslim" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Cassation (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Supreme Court of Appeal (consists of the chairman and 3 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of the president and 6 members); High Sharia Court of Appeal (court sittings include the president and at least one judge)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by royal decree and serve for a specified tenure; Constitutional Court president and members appointed by the Higher Judicial Council, a body chaired by the monarch and includes judges from the Court of Cassation, sharia law courts, and Civil High Courts of Appeal; members serve 9-year terms; High Sharia Court of Appeal member appointment and tenure NA" + "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by royal decree and serve for a specified tenure; Constitutional Court president and members appointed by the Higher Judicial Council, a body chaired by the monarch and includes judges from the Court of Cassation, sharia law courts, and Civil High Courts of Appeal; members serve 9-year terms; High Sharia Court of Appeal member appointments by royal decree for a specified tenure" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Civil High Courts of Appeal; middle and lower civil courts; High Sharia Court of Appeal; Senior Sharia Court" + "text": "Civil High Courts of Appeal; middle and lower civil courts; High Sharia Court of Appeal; Senior Sharia Court; Administrative Courts of Appeal; military courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the judiciary of Bahrain is divided into civil law courts and sharia law courts; sharia courts (involving personal status and family law) are further divided into Sunni Muslim and Shia Muslim; the Courts are supervised by the Supreme Judicial Council." } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "note": { - "text": "political parties are prohibited, but political societies were legalized under a July 2005 law ++ Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society or Al-Wefeq [Ali SALMAN] ++ Arab Islamic Center Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Constitutional Gathering Society [Abdulrahman AL-BAKER] ++ Islamic Asalah [Abd al-Halim MURAD] ++ Islamic Saff Society [Abdullah Khalil BU GHAMAR] ++ Islamic Shura Society ++ Movement of National Justice Society [Muhi al-Din KHAN] ++ National Action Charter Society [Muhammad AL-BUAYNAYN] ++ National Democratic Action Society [Radhi AL-MOUSAWI] ++ National Democratic Assembly [Hasan AL-ALI] ++ National Dialogue Society ++ National Fraternity Society [Musa AL-ANSARI] ++ National Islamic Minbar [Ali AHMAD] ++ National Progressive Tribune [Abd al-Nabi SALMAN] ++ National Unity Gathering [Abdullatif AL-MAHMOOD] ++ Unitary National Democratic Assemblage [Fadhil ABBAS] ++ " + "text": "note: political parties are prohibited, but political societies were legalized under a July 2005 law" } }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador ABDALLAH bin Muhammad bin Rashid Al Khalifa (since 3 December 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador Abdulla bin Rashid AL KHALIFA (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3502 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -448,25 +461,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador William V. ROEBUCK (since 12 December 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Building " - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "PSC 451, Box 660, FPO AE 09834-5100; international mail: American Embassy, Box 26431, Manama" + "text": "Ambassador Justin H. SIBERELL (since November 2017)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[973] 1724-2700" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Building #979, Road 3119 (next to Al-Ahli Sports Club), Block 331, Zinj District, Manama" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "PSC 451, Box 660, FPO AE 09834-5100 international mail: American Embassy, Box 26431, Manama" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[973] 1727-0547" + "text": "[973] 1727-2594" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "red, the traditional color for flags of Persian Gulf states, with a white serrated band (five white points) on the hoist side; the five points represent the five pillars of Islam", "note": { - "text": "until 2002 the flag had eight white points, but this was reduced to five to avoid confusion with the Qatari flag" + "text": "note: until 2002, the flag had eight white points, but this was reduced to five to avoid confusion with the Qatari flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -480,64 +493,64 @@ "text": "unknown" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1971; although Mohamed Sudqi AYYASH wrote the original lyrics, they were changed in 2002 following the transformation of Bahrain from an emirate to a kingdom" + "text": "note: adopted 1971; although Mohamed Sudqi AYYASH wrote the original lyrics, they were changed in 2002 following the transformation of Bahrain from an emirate to a kingdom" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Low oil prices have generated a budget deficit of at least a $4 billion deficit in 2015, 13% of GDP. Bahrain has few options for covering this deficit, with meager foreign assets and a constrained borrowing ability, stemming in part from a sovereign debt rating averaging just above “junk” status. ++ ++ Oil comprises 86% of Bahraini budget revenues, despite past efforts to diversify its economy and to build communication and transport facilities for multinational firms with business in the Gulf. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. ++ ++ Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil - finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. ++ ++ In 2011 Bahrain experienced economic setbacks as a result of domestic unrest driven by the majority Shia population, however, the economy recovered in 2012-15, partly as a result of improved tourism. In addition to addressing its current fiscal woes, Bahraini authorities face the long-term challenge of boosting Bahrain’s regional competitiveness—especially regarding industry, finance, and tourism—and reconciling revenue constraints with popular pressure to maintain generous state subsidies and a large public sector." + "text": "Oil and natural gas play a dominant role in Bahrain’s economy. Despite the Government’s past efforts to diversify the economy, oil still comprises 85% of Bahraini budget revenues. In the last few years lower world energy prices have generated sizable budget deficits - about 10% of GDP in 2017 alone. Bahrain has few options for covering these deficits, with low foreign assets and fewer oil resources compared to its GCC neighbors. The three major US credit agencies downgraded Bahrain’s sovereign debt rating to \"junk\" status in 2016, citing persistently low oil prices and the government’s high debt levels. Nevertheless, Bahrain was able to raise about $4 billion by issuing foreign currency denominated debt in 2017. Other major economic activities are production of aluminum - Bahrain's second biggest export after oil and gas –finance, and construction. Bahrain continues to seek new natural gas supplies as feedstock to support its expanding petrochemical and aluminum industries. In April 2018 Bahrain announced it had found a significant oil field off the country’s west coast, but is still assessing how much of the oil can be extracted profitably. In addition to addressing its current fiscal woes, Bahraini authorities face the long-term challenge of boosting Bahrain’s regional competitiveness — especially regarding industry, finance, and tourism — and reconciling revenue constraints with popular pressure to maintain generous state subsidies and a large public sector. Since 2015, the government lifted subsidies on meat, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline and has begun to phase in higher prices for electricity and water. As part of its diversification plans, Bahrain implemented a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in August 2006, the first FTA between the US and a Gulf state. It plans to introduce a Value Added Tax (VAT) by the end of 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$66.37 billion (2016 est.) ++ $65 billion (2015 est.) ++ $63.19 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$71.17 billion (2017 est.) / $68.59 billion (2016 est.) / $66.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$31.82 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$35.33 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 2.9% (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.) / 2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$50,300 (2016 est.) ++ $50,200 (2015 est.) ++ $49,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$49,000 (2017 est.) / $48,200 (2016 est.) / $48,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 22% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "48.5%" + "text": "45.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "15.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "26.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.2%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.1%" + "text": "80.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-32.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-67.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.8%" + "text": "39.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "65.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -547,12 +560,12 @@ "text": "petroleum processing and refining, aluminum smelting, iron pelletization, fertilizers, Islamic and offshore banking, insurance, ship repairing, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "809,700", + "text": "831,600 (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes unemployed; 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -567,224 +580,219 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.)", + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official estimate; actual rate is higher" + "text": "note: official estimate; actual rate is higher" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.37 billion" + "text": "5.854 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$8.781 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.407 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-13.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-10.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "72% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 58.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "88.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 81.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.16% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$8.971 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.762 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$27.03 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $26.71 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$29.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.29 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$19.25 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.07 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.57 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.499 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$965 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.6 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.493 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$12.09 billion (2016 est.) ++ $14.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.38 billion (2017 est.) / $12.78 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "UAE 19.6%, Saudi Arabia 11.7%, US 10.8%, Oman 8.1%, China 6.5%, Qatar 5.7%, Japan 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, aluminum, textiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 3.6%, UAE 2.4%, US 2.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.974 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.848 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.08 billion (2017 est.) / $13.59 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, machinery, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 29.1%, US 9.5%, China 7.6%, Japan 6.6%, Australia 5.1%, India 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 8.8%, UAE 7.2%, US 7.1%, Australia 5.3%, Japan 4.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$3.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.657 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.349 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $3.094 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$21.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.74 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$18.32 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$11.63 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $11.22 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$52.15 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $42.55 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - ++ 0.376 (2016 est.) ++ 0.376 (2015 est.) ++ 0.376 (2014 est.) ++ 0.376 (2013 est.) ++ 0.376 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Bahraini dinars (BHD) per US dollar - / 0.376 (2017 est.) / 0.376 (2016 est.) / 0.376 (2015 est.) / 0.376 (2014 est.) / 0.376 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "26 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.81 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "25 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.11 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "213 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "276 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.9 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.928 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "50,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "40,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "219,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "226,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "100 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "124.6 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "272,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "274,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "55,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "61,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "243,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "245,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "15,960 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,530 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "16.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.89 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "16.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.89 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "92.03 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "92.03 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "37 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.98 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "278,976" + "text": "246,603" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "16.73 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "2.519 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,706,763" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "187 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "115.79 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system" + "text": "well-developed LTE networks, 5G trials tested and deployment in the near future; mobile penetration is high compared to the region; development of its own national broadband network; competition is good and telecoms are regulated; telecom contributes 4% to the GDP (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones" + "text": "17 per 100 fixed-line, 116 per 100 mobile-cellular; modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly expanding mobile-cellular telephones (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 973; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite ea (2015)" + "text": "country code - 973; landing points for the FALCON, Tata TGN-Gulf, GBICS/MENA, and FOG submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle East, and Africa; tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth station - 1 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks and several radio stations; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio an (2007)" + "text": "state-run Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) operates 5 terrestrial TV networks and several radio stations; satellite TV systems provide access to international broadcasts; 1 private FM station directs broadcasts to Indian listeners; radio and TV broadcasts from countries in the region are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bh" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "1.259 million" + "text": "1,423,039" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "93.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.64% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "184,603" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "13 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "42" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,313,756" + "text": "5,877,003 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "240,107,004 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "420.98 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -795,27 +803,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Heliports": { "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 20 km; oil 54 km (2013)" + "text": "20 km gas, 54 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,122 km" + "text": "4,122 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "3,392 km" + "text": "3,392 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "730 km (2010)" @@ -823,16 +831,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "261" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 2, container 4, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5 (Kuwait 5)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "5 (Honduras 5) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, container ship 1, general cargo 11, oil tanker 4, other 244 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -842,14 +844,31 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF): Royal Bahraini Army (RBA), Royal Bahraini Navy (RBN), Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF), Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force (RBADF) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Bahrain Defense Force (BDF): Royal Bahraini Army (includes the Royal Guard), Royal Bahraini Navy, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Royal Bahraini Air Defense Force; Ministry of Interior security forces: National Guard, Special Security Forces Command (SSFC), Coast Guard (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Royal Guard is officially under the command of the Army, but exercises considerable autonomy" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.2% of GDP (2014) ++ 4.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 3.9% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.7% of GDP (2019) / 4.1% of GDP (2018) / 4.3% of GDP (2017) / 4.7% of GDP (2016) / 4.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Bahrain Defense Force vary; approximately 10,000 active personnel (7,500 Army; 1,000 Navy; 1,500 Air Force); est. 2,500 National Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Bahrain Defense force is comprised mostly of equipment acquired from the US along with a smaller quantity of material from European suppliers; since 2010, Turkey and the US are the leading suppliers of arms to Bahrain (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; 15 years of age for NCOs, technicians, and cadets; no conscription (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "al-Ashtar Brigades; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/middle-east/gg.json b/middle-east/gg.json index e6b5a032..6a1ddde9 100644 --- a/middle-east/gg.json +++ b/middle-east/gg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. ++ Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate parliamentary elections in November 2003, touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the \"Rose Revolution,\" new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. ++ Billionaire philanthropist Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Georgian Dream's Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. GARIBASHVILI was replaced by Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI in December 2015. KVIRIKASHVILI will remain Prime Minister following Georgian Dream’s success in the October 2016 parliamentary elections, where the party won a constitutional majority. These changes in leadership represent unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals." + "text": "The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries A.D., and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Turks was followed by a Georgian golden age (11th-13th centuries) that was cut short by the Mongol invasion of 1236. Subsequently, the Ottoman and Persian empires competed for influence in the region. Georgia was absorbed into the Russian Empire in the 19th century. Independent for three years (1918-1921) following the Russian revolution, it was forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1921 and regained its independence when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. Mounting public discontent over rampant corruption and ineffective government services, followed by an attempt by the incumbent Georgian Government to manipulate parliamentary elections in November 2003, touched off widespread protests that led to the resignation of Eduard SHEVARDNADZE, president since 1995. In the aftermath of that popular movement, which became known as the \"Rose Revolution,\" new elections in early 2004 swept Mikheil SAAKASHVILI into power along with his United National Movement (UNM) party. Progress on market reforms and democratization has been made in the years since independence, but this progress has been complicated by Russian assistance and support to the separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Periodic flare-ups in tension and violence culminated in a five-day conflict in August 2008 between Russia and Georgia, including the invasion of large portions of undisputed Georgian territory. Russian troops pledged to pull back from most occupied Georgian territory, but in late August 2008 Russia unilaterally recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and Russian military forces remain in those regions. Billionaire Bidzina IVANISHVILI's unexpected entry into politics in October 2011 brought the divided opposition together under his Georgian Dream coalition, which won a majority of seats in the October 2012 parliamentary elections and removed UNM from power. Conceding defeat, SAAKASHVILI named IVANISHVILI as prime minister and allowed Georgian Dream to create a new government. Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI was inaugurated as president on 17 November 2013, ending a tense year of power-sharing between SAAKASHVILI and IVANISHVILI. At the time, these changes in leadership represented unique examples of a former Soviet state that emerged to conduct democratic and peaceful government transitions of power. IVANISHVILI voluntarily resigned from office after the presidential succession, and Georgia's legislature on 20 November 2013 confirmed Irakli GARIBASHVILI as his replacement. GARIBASHVILI was replaced by Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI in December 2015. KVIRIKASHVILI remained prime minister following Georgian Dream’s success in the October 2016 parliamentary elections, where the party won a constitutional majority. IVANISHVILI reemerged as Georgian Dream party chairman in April 2018. KVIRIKASHVILI resigned in June 2018 and was replaced by Mamuka BAKHTADZE. In September 2019, BAKHTADZE resigned and Giorgi GAKHARIA was named the country's new head of government, Georgia's fifth prime minister in seven years. Popular and government support for integration with the West is high in Georgia. Joining the EU and NATO are among the country's top foreign policy goals." } }, "Geography": { @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ }, "water": { "text": "0 sq km" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: approximately 12,560 sq km, or about 18% of Georgia's area, is Russian occupied; the seized area includes all of Abkhazia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -57,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,432 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Black Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mt'a Shkhara 5,201 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Black Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mt'a Shkhara 5,193 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "35.5% ++ arable land 5.8%; permanent crops 1.8%; permanent pasture 27.9%" + "text": "35.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "5.8% (2011 est.) / 1.8% (2011 est.) / 27.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "39.4%" + "text": "39.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "25.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "4,330 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "settlement coincides closely to the central valley, with emphasis on the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "settlement concentrated in the central valley, particularly in the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals" + "text": "air pollution, particularly in Rust'avi; heavy water pollution of Mtkvari River and the Black Sea; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil pollution from toxic chemicals; land and forest degradation; biodiversity loss; waste management" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,12 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: strategically located east of the Black Sea; Georgia controls much of the Caucasus Mountains and the routes through them note 2: the world's four deepest caves are all in Georgia, including two that are the only known caves on earth deeper than 2,000 m: Krubera Cave at -2,197 m (-7,208 ft; reached in 2012) and Veryovkina Cave at -2,212 (-7,257 ft; reached in 2018)" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "4,928,052 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3.997 million (2019 est. est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,12 +123,12 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidis, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)" + "text": "Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%", + "text": "Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia" } }, "Religions": { @@ -125,190 +136,196 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.91% (male 463,526/female 419,334)" + "text": "18.42% (male 472,731/female 435,174)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.61% (male 326,675/female 294,912)" + "text": "10.9% (male 286,518/female 250,882)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.93% (male 980,024/female 1,037,044)" + "text": "40.59% (male 984,942/female 1,016,353)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.77% (male 282,067/female 347,287)" + "text": "13.24% (male 288,650/female 364,117)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.77% (male 304,668/female 472,515) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.85% (male 326,219/female 504,444) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "55" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "31.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "23.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "38 years" + "text": "38.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35.1 years" + "text": "35.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "40.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.05% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "settlement coincides closely to the central valley, with emphasis on the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest" + "text": "settlement concentrated in the central valley, particularly in the capital city of Tbilisi in the east; smaller urban agglomerations dot the Black Sea coast, with Bat'umi being the largest" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "53.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "59.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "-0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data include Abkhazia and South Ossetia" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TBILISI (capital) 1.147 million (2015)" + "text": "1.078 million TBILISI (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.65 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.4", + "text": "25.4 years (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.2 years" + "text": "77 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.1 years" + "text": "72.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "53.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2010)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "4.27 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "40.6% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "6.13 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.2% of population ++ rural: 75.9% of population ++ total: 86.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.8% of population ++ rural: 24.1% of population ++ total: 13.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "17.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "9,100 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "22.1% (2014)" + "text": "21.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "1.1% (2009)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "99.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "99.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.3% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -316,29 +333,21 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "121,659" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "18% (2005 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "35.6%" + "text": "29.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "35.3%" + "text": "26.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "36.4% (2013 est.)" + "text": "35.3% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +369,7 @@ "text": "Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the Western name may derive from the Persian designation \"gurgan\" meaning \"Land of the wolves\"; the native name \"Sak'art'velo\" means \"Land of the Kartvelians\" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli" + "text": "the Western name may derive from the Persian designation \"gurgan\" meaning \"Land of the Wolves\"; the native name \"Sak'art'velo\" means \"Land of the Kartvelians\" and refers to the core central Georgian region of Kartli" } }, "Government type": { @@ -375,24 +384,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name in Georgian means \"warm place,\" referring to the numerous sulfuric hot springs in the area" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika)", - "regions": { - "text": "Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti" - }, - "city": { - "text": "Tbilisi" - }, - "autonomous republics": { - "text": "Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)" - }, - "note 1": { - "text": "the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia" + "text": "9 regions (mkharebi, singular - mkhare), 1 city (kalaki), and 2 autonomous republics (avtomnoy respubliki, singular - avtom respublika) regions: Guria, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Mtskheta Mtianeti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Samegrelo and Zemo Svaneti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Shida Kartli; note - the breakaway region of South Ossetia consists of the northern part of Shida Kartli, eastern slivers of the Imereti region and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, and part of western Mtskheta-Mtianeti city: Tbilisi autonomous republics: Abkhazia or Ap'khazet'is Avtonomiuri Respublika (Sokhumi), Ajaria or Acharis Avtonomiuri Respublika (Bat'umi)", + "note": { + "text": "note 1: the administrative centers of the two autonomous republics are shown in parentheses note 2: the United States recognizes the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia to be part of Georgia" } }, "Independence": { @@ -402,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 May (1918); note - 26 May 1918 was the date of independence from Soviet Russia, 9 April 1991 was the date of independence from the Soviet Union" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1921, 1978 (based on 1977 Soviet Union constitution); latest approved 24 August 1995, effective 17 October 1995" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a draft law supported by more than one half of the Parliament membership or by petition of at least 200,000 voters; passage requires support by at least three fourths of the Parliament membership in two successive sessions three months apart and the signature and promulgation by the president of Georgia; amended several times, last in 2020 (legislative electoral system revised)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -429,57 +434,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (since 17 November 2013)" + "text": "President Salome ZOURABICHVILI (since 16 December 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI (since 30 December 2015); First Deputy Prime Minister Dimitry KUMSISHVILI" + "text": "Prime Minister Giorgi GAKHARIA (since 8 September 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 27 October 2013 (next to be held in October 2018); prime minister nominated by Parliament, appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 28 November 2018 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister nominated by Parliament, appointed by the president note - 2017 constitutional amendments made the 2018 election the last where the president was directly elected; future presidents will be elected by a 300-member College of Electors; in light of these changes, ZOURABICHVILI was allowed a six-year term" }, "election results": { - "text": "Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI elected president; percent of vote - Giorgi MARGVELASHVILI (Georgian Dream) 62.1%, Davit BAKRADZE (UNM) 21.7%, Nino BURJANADZE 10.2%, other 6%" + "text": "Salome ZOURABICHVILI elected president in runoff; percent of vote - Salome ZOURABICHVILI (independent, backed by Georgian Dream) 59.5%, Grigol VASHADZE (UNM) 40.5%; Giorgi GAKHARIA approved as prime minister by Parliamentary vote 98-0" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Sakartvelos Parlamenti (150 seats; 77 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote and 73 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Sakartvelos Parlamenti (150 seats; 120 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed, party-list proportional representation vote and 30 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by at least 50% majority vote, with a runoff if needed; no party earning less than 40% of total votes may claim a majority; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 8 October and 30 October 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 8 October and 30 October 2016 (next to be held on 31 October 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream 48.7%, UNM 27.1%, Alliance of Patriots 5%, other 19.2%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 115, UNM 27, Alliance of Patriots 6, IWSG 1, independent 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - Georgian Dream 48.7%, UNM 27.1%, Alliance of Patriots 5%, other 19.2%; seats by party - Georgian Dream 115, UNM 27, Alliance of Patriots 6, IWSG 1, independent 1; composition - men 126, women 24, percent of women 16%; note - European Georgia split from UNM in January 2017 taking 20 of 27 parliamentary seats; composition as of 1 July 2019: Georgian Dream 106, European Georgia 20, UNM 7, Alliance of Patriots 7, independent 10" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (organized into several specialized judicial chambers; number of judges determined by the president of Georgia); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges); note - the Abkhazian and Ajarian Autonomous republics each have a supreme court and a hierarchy of lower courts" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 28 judges organized into several specialized judicial chambers; number of judges determined by the president of Georgia); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges); note - the Abkhazian and Ajarian Autonomous republics each have a supreme court and a hierarchy of lower courts" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the Parliament; judges serve not less than 10-year terms; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the president following candidate selection by the Justice Council of Georgia, a 12-member consultative body of high-level judges, and presidential and parliamentary appointees; judges appointed for 10-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the High Council of Justice (a 14-member body consisting of the Supreme Court chairperson, common court judges, and appointees of the president of Georgia) and appointed by Parliament; judges appointed for life; Constitutional Court judges appointed 3 each by the president, by Parliament, and by the Supreme Court judges; judges appointed for 10-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; regional (town) and district courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance of Patriots [Irma INASHVILI] ++ Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia [Giorgi KVIRIKASHVILI] ++ Industry Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Giorgi TOPADZE] ++ National Forum [Kakhaber SHARTAVA] ++ Free Democrats (FD) [Tamar KEKENADZE] ++ Republican Party [Khatuna SAMNIDZE] ++ State for the People Party [formerly Paata BURCHULADZE ] ++ United Democratic Movement [Nino BURJANADZE] ++ United National Movement or UNM [Davit BAKRADZE]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "separatists in the Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia" - } + "text": "Alliance of Patriots [Irma INASHVILI]Democratic Movement-United Georgia [Nino BURJANADZE]Development Movement [Davit USPASHVILI]European Georgia [Davit BAKRADZE] (split from UNM)For Justice Party [Eka BESELIA]Free Democrats or FD [Shalva SHAVGULIDZE]Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia [Bidzina IVANISHVILI]Girchi (Pinecone) [Zurab JAPARIDZE]Industry Will Save Georgia (Industrialists) or IWSG [Giorgi TOPADZE]Labor Party [Shalva NATELASHVILI]New Georgia [Giorgi VASHADZE]Republican Party [Khatuna SAMNIDZE]United National Movement or UNM [Grigol VASHADZE]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, BSEC, CD, CE, CPLP (associate), EAPC, EBRD, FAO, G-11, GCTU, GUAM, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Davit BAKRADZE (since November 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador David BAKRADZE (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1824 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -496,17 +496,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ian C. KELLY (since 17 September 2015)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "11 George Balanchine Street, T'bilisi 0131" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521-7060" + "text": "Ambassador Kelly C. DEGNAN (since 31 January 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[995] (32) 227-70-00" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "11 George Balanchine Street, Tbilisi, 0131" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "7060 T'bilisi Place, Washington, DC 20521-7060" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[995] (32) 253-23-10" } @@ -525,64 +525,64 @@ "text": "Davit MAGRADSE/Zakaria PALIASHVILI (adapted by Joseb KETSCHAKMADSE)" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2004; after the Rose Revolution, a new anthem with music based on the operas \"Abesalom da Eteri\" and \"Daisi\" was adopted" + "text": "note: adopted 2004; after the Rose Revolution, a new anthem with music based on the operas \"Abesalom da Eteri\" and \"Daisi\" was adopted" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Georgia's main economic activities include cultivation of agricultural products such as grapes, citrus fruits, and hazelnuts; mining of manganese, copper, and gold; and producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals in small-scale industries. The country imports nearly all of its needed supplies of natural gas and oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity that now provides most of its energy needs. ++ ++ Georgia has overcome the chronic energy shortages and gas supply interruptions of the past by renovating hydropower plants and by increasingly relying on natural gas imports from Azerbaijan instead of from Russia. Construction of the Baku-T'bilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus gas pipeline, and the Kars-Akhalkalaki railroad are part of a strategy to capitalize on Georgia's strategic location between Europe and Asia and develop its role as a transit point for gas, oil, and other goods. The expansion of the South Caucasus pipeline, as part of the Shah Deniz II Southern Gas Corridor project, will result in a $2 billion foreign investment in Georgia, the largest ever in the country. Gas from Shah Deniz II is expected to begin flowing in 2019. ++ ++ Georgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and sunk to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis. The economy rebounded in 2010-13, but FDI inflows, the engine of Georgian economic growth prior to the 2008 conflict, have not recovered fully. Unemployment has also remained high. ++ ++ The country is pinning its hopes for renewed growth on a determined effort to continue to liberalize the economy by reducing regulation, taxes, and corruption in order to attract foreign investment, with a focus on hydropower, agriculture, tourism, and textiles production. Georgia has historically suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, since 2004 the government has simplified the tax code, improved tax administration, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on petty corruption, leading to higher revenues. The government has received high marks from the World Bank for its anti-corruption efforts. Since 2012, the Georgian Dream-led government has continued the previous administration's low-regulation, low-tax, free market policies, while modestly increasing social spending, strengthening anti-trust policy, and amending the labor code to comply with International Labor Standards. The government published its 2020 Economic Development Strategy in early 2014 and former Prime Minister Bidzina IVANISHVILI launched the Georgian Co-Investment Fund, a $6 billion private equity fund that will invest in tourism, agriculture, logistics, energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing. In mid-2014, Georgia signed an association agreement with the EU, paving the way to free trade and visa-free travel." + "text": "Georgia's main economic activities include cultivation of agricultural products such as grapes, citrus fruits, and hazelnuts; mining of manganese, copper, and gold; and producing alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, metals, machinery, and chemicals in small-scale industries. The country imports nearly all of its needed supplies of natural gas and oil products. It has sizeable hydropower capacity that now provides most of its electricity needs. Georgia has overcome the chronic energy shortages and gas supply interruptions of the past by renovating hydropower plants and by increasingly relying on natural gas imports from Azerbaijan instead of from Russia. Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus gas pipeline, and the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad are part of a strategy to capitalize on Georgia's strategic location between Europe and Asia and develop its role as a transit hub for gas, oil, and other goods. Georgia's economy sustained GDP growth of more than 10% in 2006-07, based on strong inflows of foreign investment, remittances, and robust government spending. However, GDP growth slowed following the August 2008 conflict with Russia, and sank to negative 4% in 2009 as foreign direct investment and workers' remittances declined in the wake of the global financial crisis. The economy rebounded in the period 2010-17, but FDI inflows, the engine of Georgian economic growth prior to the 2008 conflict, have not recovered fully. Unemployment remains persistently high. The country is pinning its hopes for faster growth on a continued effort to build up infrastructure, enhance support for entrepreneurship, simplify regulations, and improve professional education, in order to attract foreign investment and boost employment, with a focus on transportation projects, tourism, hydropower, and agriculture. Georgia had historically suffered from a chronic failure to collect tax revenues; however, since 2004 the government has simplified the tax code, increased tax enforcement, and cracked down on petty corruption, leading to higher revenues. The government has received high marks from the World Bank for improvements in business transparency. Since 2012, the Georgian Dream-led government has continued the previous administration's low-regulation, low-tax, free market policies, while modestly increasing social spending and amending the labor code to comply with International Labor Standards. In mid-2014, Georgia concluded an association agreement with the EU, paving the way to free trade and visa-free travel. In 2017, Georgia signed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China as part of Tbilisi’s efforts to diversify its economic ties. Georgia is seeking to develop its Black Sea ports to further facilitate East-West trade." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$37.38 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.15 billion (2015 est.) ++ $35.17 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$39.85 billion (2017 est.) / $37.96 billion (2016 est.) / $36.91 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$14.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.16 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.) / 2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$10,100 (2016 est.) ++ $9,700 (2015 est.) ++ $9,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$10,700 (2017 est.) / $10,300 (2016 est.) / $9,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "21.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "66.9%" + "text": "62.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "17.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.8%" + "text": "29.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.8%" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "38.1%" + "text": "50.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-62.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.6%" + "text": "23.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "68.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,10 +592,10 @@ "text": "steel, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining (manganese, copper, gold), chemicals, wood products, wine" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.959 million (2011 est.)" + "text": "1.998 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.1% (2016 est.) ++ 12% (2015 est.)" + "text": "NA% (2017 est.) / 11.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "9.2% (2010 est.)" @@ -622,220 +622,206 @@ "text": "31.3% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46 (2011) ++ 37.1 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.266 billion" + "text": "4.352 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.541 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.925 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "42.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "44.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 44.4% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities; Georgia does" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities; Georgia does not maintain intragovernmental debt or social funds" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3.75% (15 January 2013) ++ 5.25% (31 December 2012)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the National Bank of Georgia" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "12.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.49% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$2.165 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.063 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.67 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.402 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$7.186 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.946 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$943.4 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $795.7 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $1.06 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.75 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.641 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.348 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.84 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.926 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.043 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.566 billion (2017 est.) / $2.831 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Russia 14.5%, Azerbaijan 10%, Turkey 7.9%, Armenia 7.7%, China 7.6%, Bulgaria 6.6%, Ukraine 4.6%, US 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "vehicles, ferro-alloys, fertilizers, nuts, scrap metal, gold, copper ores" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Azerbaijan 10.9%, Bulgaria 9.7%, Turkey 8.4%, Armenia 8.2%, Russia 7.4%, China 5.7%, US 4.7%, Uzbekistan 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$6.803 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.363 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.415 billion (2017 est.) / $6.747 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuels, vehicles, machinery and parts, grain and other foods, pharmaceuticals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 17.2%, Russia 8.1%, China 7.6%, Azerbaijan 7%, Ireland 5.9%, Ukraine 5.9%, Germany 5.6% (2015)" + "text": "Turkey 17.2%, Russia 9.9%, China 9.2%, Azerbaijan 7.6%, Ukraine 5.6%, Germany 5.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.855 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.521 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.039 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.756 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$13.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.31 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$13.68 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.933 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.773 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.99 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $14.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "laris (GEL) per US dollar - ++ 2.18 (2016 est.) ++ 2.2694 (2015 est.) ++ 2.2694 (2014 est.) ++ 1.7657 (2013 est.) ++ 1.65 (2012 est.)" + "text": "laris (GEL) per US dollar - / 2.535 (2017 est.) / 2.3668 (2016 est.) / 2.3668 (2015 est.) / 2.2694 (2014 est.) / 1.7657 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.24 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.37 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "560 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "900 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.329 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.641 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "39.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "60.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "65% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "799.5 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "400 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,006 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,660 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "35 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "35 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "247 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "20,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "257.6 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2,052 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "22,830 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "28,490 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5.663 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.363 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "2.18 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.294 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "2.18 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.294 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.495 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "8.495 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "9.912 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "950,167" + "text": "638,092" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "19 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.95 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.551 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "6,638,125" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "113 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "134.72 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fixed-line telecommunications network has limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country" + "text": "telecommunications fastest growing area of Georgia's economy; LTE services now cover the vast majority of the population; fixed-line telecommunications network has limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country; broadband subscribers steadily increasing; with the recent investment in infrastructure customers are moving from copper to fiber networks (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "cellular telephone networks cover the entire country; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 110 per 100 persons; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi" + "text": "fixed-line 13 per 100, cellular telephone networks cover the entire country; mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 135 per 100 persons; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber-optic submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are ava (2015)" + "text": "country code - 995; landing points for the Georgia-Russia, Diamond Link Global, and Caucasus Cable System fiber-optic submarine cable that provides connectivity to Russia, Romania and Bulgaria; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 public broadcaster in Tbilisi, 1 state-owned broadcaster in Ajaria Autonomous Republic; 8 privately owned TV stations; state-run public broadcaster operates 2 TV stations; dozens of cable TV operators, several major commercial TV stations, and several d (2012)" + "text": "The Tbilisi-based Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) includes Channel 1, Channel 2 as well as the Batumi-based Adjara TV, and the State Budget funds all three; there are also a number of independent commercial television broadcasters, such as Imedi, Rustavi 2, Pirveli TV, Maestro, Kavkasia, Georgian Dream Studios (GDS), Obiektivi, Mtavari Arkhi, and a small Russian language operator TOK TV; Tabula and Post TV are web-based television outlets; all of these broadcasters and web-based television outlets, except GDS, carry the news; the Georgian Orthodox Church also operates a satellite-based television station called Unanimity; there are 26 regional television broadcasters across Georgia that are members of the Georgian Association of Regional Broadcasters and/or the Alliance of Georgian Broadcasters; the broadcaster organizations seek to strengthen the regional media's capacities and distribution of regional products: a nationwide digital switchover occurred in 2015; there are several dozen private radio stations; GPB operates 2 radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ge" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.227 million" + "text": "3,151,218" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "45.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "63.97% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "840,603" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "17 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "13" + "text": "12" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "232,263" + "text": "516,034 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "185,040 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "750,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -846,33 +832,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "2 (2013)" + "text": "2 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -882,39 +868,30 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 1,596 km; oil 1,175 km (2013)" + "text": "1596 km gas, 1175 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,363 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,326 km 1.520-m gauge (1,251 km electrified)" + "text": "1,363 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "37 km 0.912-m gauge (37 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "1,326 km 1.520-m gauge (1,251 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "19,109 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "19,109 km (includes 69 km of expressways) (2010)" + "text": "20,295 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "142" + "text": "82" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 13, cargo 114, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "95 (Bulgaria 1, China 10, Egypt 7, Hong Kong 3, Israel 1, Italy 2, Latvia 1, Lebanon 1, Romania 7, Russia 6, Syria 24, Turkey 14, UAE 2, UK 5, Ukraine 10, US 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 3general cargo 22, oil tanker 2, other 55 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -924,17 +901,26 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Georgian Armed Forces: Land Forces (include Air and Air Defense Forces); separatist Abkhazia Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Air Forces; separatist South Ossetia Armed Forces", - "note": { - "text": "Georgian naval forces have been incorporated into the Coast Guard, which is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs rather than the Ministry of Defense (2015)" - } - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 to 34 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Georgian Defense Forces: Land Forces (includes Aviation and Air Defense Forces); Special Operations Forces; National Guard; Ministry of the Interior: Border Police, Coast Guard (includes Georgian naval forces, which were merged with the Coast Guard in 2009) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.34% of GDP (2015) ++ 2.26% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.7% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.88% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.25% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019) / 2% of GDP (2018) / 2.1% of GDP (2017) / 2.2% of GDP (2016) / 2.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates for the size of the Georgian Defense Forces vary; approximately 25,000 active troops, including the National Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Georgian Defense Forces are equipped mostly with older Russian and Soviet-era weapons; since 2010, it has received limited quantities of equipment from Bulgaria, France, and the US (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "860 Afghanistan (NATO) (June 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "conscription reinstated in 2017; 18 to 27 years of age for compulsory and voluntary active duty military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "Georgia does not have any military stationed in the separatist territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but large numbers of Russian servicemen have been stationed in these regions since the 2008 Russia-Georgia War (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -943,10 +929,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "268,416 (displaced in the 1990s as a result of armed conflict in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; displaced in 2008 by fighting between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia) (2015)" + "text": "301,000 (displaced in the 1990s as a result of armed conflict in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia; displaced in 2008 by fighting between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "627 (2015)" + "text": "566 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/middle-east/gz.json b/middle-east/gz.json index 69cdb777..5ff6a821 100644 --- a/middle-east/gz.json +++ b/middle-east/gz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., Gaza has been dominated by many different peoples and empires throughout its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. Gaza fell to British forces during World War I, becoming a part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the newly formed Gaza Strip; it was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967. Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo accords signed between 1994 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly-created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank. Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled in 2001, after which the area witnessed a violent intifada or uprising. ++ ++ In early 2003, the \"Quartet\" of the US, EU, UN, and Russia presented a roadmap to a final peace settlement by 2005, calling for two states. Following PA President Yasir ARAFAT's death in late 2004 and the subsequent election of Mahmud ABBAS (head of the Fatah political faction) as the PA president in 2005, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to move the peace process forward. Israel by late 2005 unilaterally withdrew all of its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip, but it continues to control the Gaza Strip’s land and maritime borders and airspace. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council election. Attempts to form a unity government between Fatah and HAMAS failed and violent clashes between their respective supporters ensued, culminating in HAMAS's violent seizure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Since HAMAS’s takeover, Israel and Egypt have enforced tight restrictions on movement and access of goods and individuals into and out of the territory. Fatah and HAMAS have since reached a series of agreements aimed at restoring political unity between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank but have struggled to implement them. In April 2014, the two factions signed an agreement and two months later President ABBAS formed an interim government of independent technocrats, none of whom were affiliated with HAMAS. The factions have since met periodically for further negotiations, but they continue to disagree over how to implement the deal and HAMAS remains in de facto control of the Gaza Strip. ++ ++ In July 2014, HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups engaged in a 51-day conflict with Israel — the third conflict since HAMAS’s takeover in 2007 — culminating in late August with an open-ended truce that continues to hold despite the absence of a negotiated cease-fire and occasional violations by both sides. Reconstruction efforts since the end of the conflict have been hampered by Israeli restrictions on goods entering the Gaza Strip and inadequate donor aid. The UN in 2015 published a study assessing that the Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable by 2020 absent a substantial easing on border restrictions. In an attempt to reenergize peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, France in June 2016 hosted a ministerial meeting that included participants from 29 countries, although not Israel or the Palestinians, to lay the groundwork for an envisioned \"multilateral peace conference\" later in the year." + "text": "Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the Gaza Strip has been dominated by many different peoples and empires throughout its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. The Gaza Strip fell to British forces during World War I, becoming a part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Egypt administered the newly formed Gaza Strip; Israel captured it in the Six-Day War in 1967. Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo accords signed between 1993 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly-created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the Gaza Strip as well as the West Bank. In 2000, a violent intifada or uprising began, and in 2001 negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West bank and Gaza Strip stalled. Subsequent attempts to re-start negotiations have not resulted in progress toward determining final status of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel by late 2005 unilaterally withdrew all of its settlers and soldiers and dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip, but it continues to control the Gaza Strip’s land and maritime borders and airspace. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council election. Attempts to form a unity government between Fatah, the dominant Palestinian political faction in the West Bank, and HAMAS failed, leading to violent clashes between their respective supporters and HAMAS's violent seizure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Since HAMAS’s takeover, Israel and Egypt have enforced tight restrictions on movement and access of goods and individuals into and out of the territory. Fatah and HAMAS have since reached a series of agreements aimed at restoring political unity between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank but have struggled to enact them; a reconciliation agreement signed in October 2017 remains unimplemented. In July 2014, HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups engaged in a 51-day conflict with Israel culminating in late August with an open-ended truce. Since 2014, Palestinian militants and the Israel Defense Forces have exchanged projectiles and air strikes respectively, sometimes lasting multiple days and resulting in multiple deaths on both sides. Egypt, Qatar, and the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process have negotiated multiple ceasefires to avert a broader conflict. Since March 2018, HAMAS has coordinated weekly demonstrations along the Gaza security fence, many of which have turned violent, resulting in one Israeli soldier death and several Israeli soldier injuries as well as more than 200 Palestinian deaths and thousands of injuries." } }, "Geography": { @@ -40,9 +40,8 @@ "text": "40 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "see entry for Israel", "note": { - "text": "effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice" + "text": "see entry for Israel\nnote: effective 3 January 2009, the Gaza maritime area is closed to all maritime traffic and is under blockade imposed by Israeli Navy until further notice" } }, "Climate": { @@ -52,35 +51,35 @@ "text": "flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "arable land, natural gas" }, "Irrigated land": { - "text": "240 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2012)" + "text": "240 sq km; note - includes the West Bank (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources" + "text": "soil degradation; desertification; water pollution from chemicals and pesticides; salination of fresh water; improper sewage treatment; water-borne disease; depletion and contamination of underground water resources" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip; the Gaza Strip settlements were evacuated in 2005 (2014)" + "text": "strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip; the Gaza Strip settlements were evacuated in 2005" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,753,327 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,918,221 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -97,80 +96,80 @@ "text": "Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by many Palestinians), English (widely understood)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0%", + "text": "Muslim 98.0 - 99.0% (predominantly Sunni), Christian <1.0%, other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1.0% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: dismantlement of Israeli settlements was completed in September 2005; Gaza has had no Jewish population since then" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "45.4% (male 408,601/female 387,463)" + "text": "42.53% (male 418,751/female 397,013)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.21% (male 187,229/female 184,619)" + "text": "21.67% (male 210,240/female 205,385)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "27.56% (male 237,162/female 246,021)" + "text": "29.47% (male 275,976/female 289,277)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.32% (male 30,575/female 27,717)" + "text": "3.66% (male 36,409/female 33,731)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.51% (male 22,613/female 21,327) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.68% (male 27,248/female 24,191) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "76%" + "text": "71.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.8%" + "text": "65.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "5.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "18.2 (2020 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "16.9 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "16.6 years" + "text": "17.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.39% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.13% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "32.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-5.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in major cities, particularly Gaza City in the north" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "75.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "76.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Sex ratio": { @@ -181,87 +180,90 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2004 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births", + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "17.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.9 years" + "text": "74.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.3 years" + "text": "73.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.3 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.64 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 50.7% of population ++ rural: 81.5% of population ++ total: 58.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 49.3% of population ++ rural: 18.5% of population ++ total: 41.6% of population" - }, + "text": "57.2% (2014)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note:  includes Gaza Strip and West Bank" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93% of population ++ rural: 90.2% of population ++ total: 92.3% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7% of population ++ rural: 9.8% of population ++ total: 7.7% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "2.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.2% of population (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + } + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.77 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -273,10 +275,16 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP", + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "1.4% (2014)", "note": { - "text": "includes West Bank (2015)" + "text": "note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + } + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2017)", + "note": { + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Literacy": { @@ -284,16 +292,16 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "97.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "95.7% (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -301,27 +309,27 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2013)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza and West Bank (2014)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "41%" + "text": "42.2%" }, "male": { "text": "37%" }, "female": { - "text": "64.7%" + "text": "69.4% (2018 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the West Bank (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: includes the West Bank" } } }, @@ -346,53 +354,65 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Israeli security measures and Israeli-Palestinian violence continue to degrade economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, the smaller of the two areas comprising the Palestinian territories. Israeli-imposed border controls became more restrictive after HAMAS seized control of the territory in June 2007. They have produced high unemployment, elevated poverty rates, and a sharp contraction of the private sector, which had relied primarily on export markets. ++ ++ Egypt’s ongoing crackdown on the Gaza Strip’s extensive tunnel-based smuggling network has exacerbated fuel, construction material, and consumer goods shortages in the territory. The 51-day conflict in July 2014 that HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups fought with Israel further depressed the Gaza Strip’s already aid-dependent economy. Donor support for reconstruction and relaxed Israeli import restrictions in 2014 and 2015 have fallen short of postconflict needs, with almost 100,000 people remaining internally displaced because their homes have yet to be rebuilt or repaired." + "text": "Movement and access restrictions, violent attacks, and the slow pace of post-conflict reconstruction continue to degrade economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, the smaller of the two areas comprising the Palestinian territories. Israeli controls became more restrictive after HAMAS seized control of the territory in June 2007. Under Hamas control, Gaza has suffered from rising unemployment, elevated poverty rates, and a sharp contraction of the private sector, which had relied primarily on export markets. Since April 2017, the Palestinian Authority has reduced payments for electricity supplied to Gaza and cut salaries for its employees there, exacerbating poor economic conditions. Since 2014, Egypt’s crackdown on the Gaza Strip’s extensive tunnel-based smuggling network has exacerbated fuel, construction material, and consumer goods shortages in the territory. Donor support for reconstruction following the 51-day conflict in 2014 between Israel and HAMAS and other Gaza-based militant groups has fallen short of post-conflict needs." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$2.938 billion (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes the West Bank" + "text": "note: excludes the West Bank" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-15.2% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (`) ++ 7% (2012)", + "text": "-15.2% (2014 est.) / 5.6% (2013 est.) / 7% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes the West Bank" + "text": "note: excludes the West Bank" } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "see entry for the the West Bank" + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the the West Bank" + } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "90%" + "text": "88.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "25.6%" + "text": "26.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "22.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "18.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-56.8%" + "text": "-55.6% (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data exclude the West Bank (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data exclude the West Bank" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { - "text": "3.3% ++ 21.7% ++ 61.9%", + "agriculture": { + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "21.1% (2017 est.)" + }, + "services": { + "text": "75% (2017 est.)" + }, "note": { - "text": "data exclude the West Bank (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data exclude the West Bank" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -402,12 +422,15 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, furniture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% see entry for the West Bank" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: see entry for the West Bank" + } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.157 million", + "text": "1.24 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes the West Bank (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes the West Bank" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -418,79 +441,96 @@ "text": "10%" }, "services": { - "text": "84.8%" + "text": "84.8% (2015 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data exclude the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data exclude the West Bank" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "26.1% (2016 est.) ++ 25.9% (2015 est.)", + "text": "27.9% (2017 est.) / 27% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data exclude the West Bank" + "text": "note: data exclude the West Bank" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "30%", + "text": "30% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data exclude the West Bank (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: data exclude the West Bank" } }, "Budget": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "2.9% excludes the West Bank" + "text": "note: excludes the West Bank" } }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.356 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.16 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.551 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.418 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.894 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$1.412 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "-$1.444 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.348 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes the West Bank" + "text": "note: excludes the West Bank" } }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.37 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "$1.955 billion (2017 est.) / $1.827 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "strawberries, carnations, vegetables, fish (small and irregular shipments, as permitted to transit the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "text": "$8.59 billion (2018 est.) / $7.852 billion (2017 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, consumer goods, fuel" }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$446.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $583 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "note": { + "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "80,930 (2012)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98% (2012)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99% (2012)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "93% (2012)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data for Gaza Strip and West Bank combined" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { "text": "51,000 kWh (2011 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "202,000 kWh (2009)" + "text": "202,000 kWh (2009 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { "text": "0 kWh (2011 est.)" @@ -499,44 +539,63 @@ "text": "193,000 kWh (2011 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "text": "406,500 (includes the West Bank) (July 2015 est.)" - }, - "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3,531,000 (includes the West Bank)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "472,293 (includes the West Bank); (July 2016 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "76 (includes the West Bank) (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9 (includes the West Bank); (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telephones - mobile cellular": { + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,135,363 (includes the West Bank)" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "76 (includes the West Bank) (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Gaza continues to repair the damage to its telecommunications infrastructure caused by fighting in 2009" + "text": "Israel has final say in allocating frequencies in the Gaza Strip and does not permit anything beyond a 2G network (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services" + "text": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; the Palestinian JAWWAL company provides cellular services; a slow 2G network allows calls and limited data transmission; fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 76 per 100 (includes West Bank)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 970 (2009)" + "text": "country code 970 or 972 (2018)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 TV station and about 10 radio stations; satellite TV accessible (2008)" + "text": "1 TV station and about 10 radio stations; satellite TV accessible" }, "Internet country code": { - "text": ".ps; note - same as the West Bank" + "text": ".psnote - same as the West Bank" }, "Internet users": { "total": { "text": "2.673 million (includes the West Bank)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "57.4% (includes the West Bank) (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (July 2016 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "320,500" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2016 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: includes West Bank" } } }, @@ -546,10 +605,13 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { + "text": "1 (2019)" + }, + "under 914 m": { "text": "1" }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "note": { + "text": "note - non-operational" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -557,7 +619,7 @@ }, "Roadways": { "note": { - "text": "see entry for the West Bank" + "text": "note: see entry for the West Bank" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -567,8 +629,22 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "HAMAS does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades; the military wing reports to the Hamas Political Bureau leadership, which remains scattered throughout the region since relocating from its Damascus headquarters in early 2012 (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "HAMAS does not have a conventional military in the Gaza Strip but maintains security forces in addition to its military wing, the 'Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades; the military wing reports to the HAMAS Political Bureau leadership; there are several other militant groups operating in Gaza, most notably the Al-Quds Brigades of Palestine Islamic Jihad, which are usually but not always beholden to HAMAS's authority (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the military wing of HAMAS, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has an estimated 15-25,000 fighters (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the military wing of HAMAS is armed with light weapons, including an inventory of improvised rocket, anti-tank missile, and mortar capabilities; HAMAS acquires its weapons through smuggling or local construction; Iran provides military support to HAMAS (2019 est.)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Army of Islam; Abdallah Azzam Brigades; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade; HAMAS; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Sinai Province; Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; Palestine Islamic Jihad; Palestine Liberation Front; PFLP-General Command; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -577,10 +653,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "1,276,929 (Palestinian refugees) (2015)" + "text": "1,460,315 (Palestinian refugees) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "221,000 (includes persons displaced within the Gaza strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian IDPs in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006) (2015)" + "text": "243,000 (includes persons displaced within the Gaza Strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian IDPs in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006) (2019)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/ir.json b/middle-east/ir.json index df987278..f2fd0009 100644 --- a/middle-east/ir.json +++ b/middle-east/ir.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces led by Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political authority vested in a learned religious scholar referred to commonly as the Supreme Leader who, according to the constitution, is accountable only to the Assembly of Experts - a popularly elected 86-member body of clerics. US-Iranian relations became strained when a group of Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and held embassy personnel hostages until mid-January 1981. The US cut off diplomatic relations with Iran in April 1980. During the period 1980-88, Iran fought a bloody, indecisive war with Iraq that eventually expanded into the Persian Gulf and led to clashes between US Navy and Iranian military forces. Iran has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its activities in Lebanon and elsewhere in the world and remains subject to US, UN, and EU economic sanctions and export controls because of its continued involvement in terrorism and concerns over possible military dimensions of its nuclear program. Following the election of reformer Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and a reformist Majles (legislature) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians, supported by the Supreme Leader, unelected institutions of authority like the Council of Guardians, and the security services reversed and blocked reform measures while increasing security repression. ++ Starting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over Iran's elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of hardliner Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD as president. His controversial reelection in June 2009 sparked nationwide protests over allegations of electoral fraud. These protests were quickly suppressed, and the political opposition that arose as a consequence of AHMADI-NEJAD's election was repressed. Deteriorating economic conditions due primarily to government mismanagement and international sanctions prompted at least two major economically based protests in July and October 2012, but Iran's internal security situation remained stable. President AHMADI-NEJAD's independent streak angered regime establishment figures, including the Supreme Leader, leading to conservative opposition to his agenda for the last year of his presidency, and an alienation of his political supporters. In June 2013 Iranians elected a moderate conservative cleric Dr. Hasan Fereidun RUHANI to the presidency. He is a longtime senior member in the regime, but has made promises of reforming society and Iran's foreign policy. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions calling for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and comply with its IAEA obligations and responsibilities, and in July 2015 Iran and the five permanent members, plus Germany (P5+1) signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) under which Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Iran held elections in 2016 for the Assembly of Experts (AOE) and Majles, resulting in a conservative-controlled AOE and a Majles that many Iranians perceive as more supportive of the RUHANI administration than the previous, conservative-dominated body." + "text": "Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces led by Ayatollah Ruhollah KHOMEINI established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political authority vested in a learned religious scholar referred to commonly as the Supreme Leader who, according to the constitution, is accountable only to the Assembly of Experts (AOE) - a popularly elected 88-member body of clerics. US-Iranian relations became strained when a group of Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 and held embassy personnel hostages until mid-January 1981. The US cut off diplomatic relations with Iran in April 1980. During the period 1980-88, Iran fought a bloody, indecisive war with Iraq that eventually expanded into the Persian Gulf and led to clashes between US Navy and Iranian military forces. Iran has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism and was subject to US, UN, and EU economic sanctions and export controls because of its continued involvement in terrorism and concerns over possible military dimensions of its nuclear program until Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Implementation Day in 2016. The US began gradually re-imposing sanctions on Iran after the US withdrawal from JCPOA in May 2018. Following the election of reformer Hojjat ol-Eslam Mohammad KHATAMI as president in 1997 and a reformist Majles (legislature) in 2000, a campaign to foster political reform in response to popular dissatisfaction was initiated. The movement floundered as conservative politicians, supported by the Supreme Leader, unelected institutions of authority like the Council of Guardians, and the security services reversed and blocked reform measures while increasing security repression. Starting with nationwide municipal elections in 2003 and continuing through Majles elections in 2004, conservatives reestablished control over Iran's elected government institutions, which culminated with the August 2005 inauguration of hardliner Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD as president. His controversial reelection in June 2009 sparked nationwide protests over allegations of electoral fraud, but the protests were quickly suppressed. Deteriorating economic conditions due primarily to government mismanagement and international sanctions prompted at least two major economically based protests in July and October 2012, but Iran's internal security situation remained stable. President AHMADI-NEJAD's independent streak angered regime establishment figures, including the Supreme Leader, leading to conservative opposition to his agenda for the last year of his presidency, and an alienation of his political supporters. In June 2013 Iranians elected a centrist cleric Dr. Hasan Fereidun ROHANI to the presidency. He is a longtime senior member in the regime, but has made promises of reforming society and Iran's foreign policy. The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions calling for Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities and comply with its IAEA obligations and responsibilities, and in July 2015 Iran and the five permanent members, plus Germany (P5+1) signed the JCPOA under which Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. Iran held elections in 2016 for the AOE and Majles, resulting in a conservative-controlled AOE and a Majles that many Iranians perceive as more supportive of the ROHANI administration than the previous, conservative-dominated body. ROHANI was reelected president in May 2017. Economic concerns once again led to nationwide protests in December 2017 and January 2018 but they were contained by Iran's security services. Additional widespread economic protests broke out in November 2019 in response to the raised price of subsidized gasoline." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ "text": "5,894 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 921 km, Armenia 44 km, Azerbaijan 689 km, Iraq 1,599 km, Pakistan 959 km, Turkey 534 km, Turkmenistan 1,148 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 921 km, Armenia 44 km, Azerbaijan 689 km, Iraq 1599 km, Pakistan 959 km, Turkey 534 km, Turkmenistan 1148 km" } }, "Coastline": { - "text": "2,440 km; note - Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)" + "text": "2,440 km - note: Iran also borders the Caspian Sea (740 km)" }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "bilateral agreements or median lines in the Persian Gulf" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "natural prolongation" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,305 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caspian Sea -28 m ++ highest point: Kuh-e Damavand 5,671 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caspian Sea -28 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kuh-e Damavand 5,625 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "30.1% ++ arable land 10.8%; permanent crops 1.2%; permanent pasture 18.1%" + "text": "30.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.8% (2011 est.) / 1.2% (2011 est.) / 18.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "6.8%" + "text": "6.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "63.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,8 +90,8 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "95,530 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much smaller population density" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "periodic droughts, floods; dust storms, sandstorms; earthquakes" @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "82,801,633 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "84,923,314 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,78 +127,78 @@ "text": "Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Persian (official), Azeri Turkic and Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic, other" + "text": "Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic" }, "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "23.65% (male 10,037,814/female 9,546,710)" + "text": "24.11% (male 10,472,844/female 10,000,028)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.57% (male 7,041,801/female 6,675,656)" + "text": "13.36% (male 5,806,034/female 5,537,561)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "47.59% (male 20,085,331/female 19,319,933)" + "text": "48.94% (male 21,235,038/female 20,327,384)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.79% (male 2,770,618/female 2,855,362)" + "text": "7.72% (male 3,220,074/female 3,337,420)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.4% (male 2,052,541/female 2,415,867) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.87% (male 2,316,677/female 2,670,254) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.2%" + "text": "45.6" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "36" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "9.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.4 years" + "text": "31.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.1 years" + "text": "31.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "32 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.18% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much smaller population density" + "text": "population is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a much lower population density" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "73.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "75.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.07% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "TEHRAN (capital) 8.432 million; Mashhad 3.014 million; Esfahan 1.88 million; Karaj 1.807 million; Shiraz 1.661 million; Tabriz 1.572 million (2015)" + "text": "9.135 million TEHRAN (capital), 3.152 million Mashhad, 2.086 million Esfahan, 1.628 million Shiraz, 1.581 million Karaj, 1.596 million Tabriz (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,109 +214,121 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "25 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "37.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "37.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "36.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "71.4 years" + "text": "74.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.8 years" + "text": "73.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "73.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.83 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "77.4% (2010/11)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.9% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.89 physicians/1,000 population (2005)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.7% of population ++ rural: 92.1% of population ++ total: 96.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.3% of population ++ rural: 7.9% of population ++ total: 3.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "6.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.13 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.8% of population ++ rural: 82.3% of population ++ total: 90% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population (2015 est.)" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.2% of population ++ rural: 17.7% of population ++ total: 10% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.14% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "73,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "59,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (2016)" + "text": "Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Iran; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 10 November 2020, Iran has reported a total of 673,250 cases of COVID-19 or 8,016 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 450 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.9% (2014)" + "text": "25.8% (2016)" + }, + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "4.1% (2011)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.9% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "86.8%" + "text": "85.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "91.2%" + "text": "90.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "82.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "80.8% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -321,18 +339,18 @@ "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "15 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "24.8%" + "text": "27.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "24.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "42.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.9% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -354,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "Persia" }, "etymology": { - "text": "name derives from the Avestan term \"aryanam\" meaning \"Land of the noble [ones]\"" + "text": "name derives from the Avestan term \"aryanam\" meaning \"Land of the Noble [Ones]\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -371,7 +389,10 @@ "text": "UTC+3.5 (8.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins fourth Tuesday in March; ends fourth Thursday in September" + "text": "+1hr, begins fourth Wednesday in March; ends fourth Friday in September" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: various explanations of the city's name have been proffered, but the most plausible states that it derives from the Persian words \"tah\" meaning \"end or bottom\" and \"ran\" meaning \"[mountain] slope\" to signify \"bottom of the mountain slope\"; Tehran lies at the bottom slope of the Elburz Mountains" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -384,7 +405,12 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 1 April (1979)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979; amended 1989 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1906; latest adopted 24 October 1979, effective 3 December 1979" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the supreme leader – after consultation with the Exigency Council – and submitted as an edict to the \"Council for Revision of the Constitution,\" a body consisting of various executive, legislative, judicial, and academic leaders and members; passage requires absolute majority vote in a referendum and approval of the supreme leader; articles including Iran’s political system, its religious basis, and its form of government cannot be amended; amended 1989" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "religious legal system based on secular and Islamic law" @@ -414,62 +440,54 @@ "text": "Supreme Leader Ali Hoseini-KHAMENEI (since 4 June 1989)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Hasan Fereidun RUHANI (since 3 August 2013); First Vice President Eshaq JAHANGIRI (since 5 August 2013)" + "text": "President Hasan Fereidun ROHANI (since 3 August 2013); First Vice President Eshagh JAHANGIRI (since 5 August 2013)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers selected by the president with legislative approval; the supreme leader has some control over appointments to several ministries" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "supreme leader appointed for life by Assembly of Experts; president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term and an additional nonconsecutive term); election last held on 14 June 2013 (next to be held in May 2017)" + "text": "supreme leader appointed for life by Assembly of Experts; president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term and an additional nonconsecutive term); election last held on 19 May 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Hasan Fereidun RUHANI elected president; percent of vote - Hasan Fereidun RUHANI Moderation and Development Party) 50.7%, Mohammad Baqer QALIBAF (Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran) 16.5%, Saeed JALILI (Front of Islamic Revolution Stability) 11.4%, Mohsen REZAI (Conservative) 10.6%, Ali Akber VELAYATI (Islamic Coalition Party) 6.2%, Mohammad Qarazi independent) 1%, other 3.6%" + "text": "Hasan Fereidun ROHANI reelected president; percent of vote - Hasan Fereidun ROHANI (Moderation and Development Party) 58.8%, Ebrahim RAI'SI (Combat Clergy Association) 39.4% , Mostafa MIR-SALIM Islamic Coalition Party) 1.2%, Mostafa HASHEMITABA(Executives of Construction Party) 0.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "3 oversight bodies are also considered part of the executive branch of government" + "text": "note: 3 oversight bodies are also considered part of the executive branch of government" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami or Majles (290 seats; 285 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by two-round vote, and 1 seat each for Zoroastrians, Jews, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians, Armenians in the north of the country, and Armenians in the South; members serve 4-year terms); note - all candidates to the Majles must be approved by the Guardians Council, a 12-member group of which 6 are appointed by the supreme leader and 6 are jurists nominated by the judiciary and elected by the Majles" + "text": "unicameral Islamic Consultative Assembly or Majles-e Shura-ye Eslami or Majles (290 seats; 285 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by 2-round vote, and 1 seat each for Zoroastrians, Jews, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians, Armenians in the north of the country and Armenians in the south; members serve 4-year terms); note - all candidates to the Majles must be approved by the Council of Guardians, a 12-member group of which 6 are appointed by the supreme leader and 6 are jurists nominated by the judiciary and elected by the Majles" }, "elections": { - "text": "first round held on 26 February 2016 with second round for 68 remaining seats held on 29 April 2016; (next full Majles election to be held in 2020)" + "text": "first round held on 21 February 2020 and second round for 11 remaining seats held on 11 September 2020 (next full Majles election to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by coalition - List of Hope 37.2%, Principlists Grand Coalition 25.9%, People's Voice Coalition 4.5%, joint Hope/People’s Voice 4.1%, joint People’s Voice/Principlist 0.3%, religious minorities 1.7%, independent 26.4%; seats by coalition - List of Hope 108, Principlists Grand Coalition 75, People's Voice Coalition 13, joint Hope/People’s Voice 12, joint People’s Voice/Principlist 1, religious minorities 5, independent 76" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition (first round) - NA; seats by coalition (first round) - conservatives 219, reformists 20, independents 35, religious minorities 5; remaining 11 seats to be decided in April 2020" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the president and NA judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and organized into 42 two-bench branches, each with a justice and a judge)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the head of the High Judicial Council (HJC), a 5-member body to include the Supreme Court chief justice, the prosecutor general, and 3 clergy, in consultation with judges of the Supreme Court; president appointed for a 5-year term; other judges appointed by the HJC; judge tenure NA" + "text": "Supreme Court president appointed by the head of the High Judicial Council (HJC), a 5-member body to include the Supreme Court chief justice, the prosecutor general, and 3 clergy, in consultation with judges of the Supreme Court; president appointed for a single, renewable 5-year term; other judges appointed by the HJC; judge tenure NA" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Penal Courts I and II; Islamic Revolutionary Courts; Courts of Peace; Special Clerical Court (functions outside the judicial system and handles cases involving clerics); military courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Followers of Walayat [Ali LARIJANI] ++ Pervasive Coalition of Reformists: The Second Step [Ali SOUFI, chairman] (includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party ++ Principalists Grand Coalition [Alireza ZAKANI] (includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability) ++ Progress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran [Hssein GHORBANZADEH]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other political groups that support the Islamic Republic": { - "text": "Ansar-e Hizballah ++ Democracy Party (Hezb-e Mardom Salari) ++ Executives of Construction Party (Kargozaran) ++ Followers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent (Rahrovan) ++ Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader (Peyrovan) ++ Islamic Iran Freedom Party (Hezb-e Azadegi) ++ Islamic Coalition Party (Motalefeh) ++ Islamic Labor Party (Hezb-e Kar) ++ Militant Clerics Society or MCS (Ruhaniyun) ++ Moderation and Development Party (Hezb-e Etedal va Tose-eh) ++ Nation of Iran Unity Party (Hezb-e Etehad) ++ National Trust Party (Hezb-e Etemad-e Meli) ++ Qom Theological Lecturers Association ++ Reform Front Coordination Council (Shora-ye Hamahangi Eslahat) ++ Society of Devotees (Isargaran) ++ Society of Modern Thinking Muslim Women of Iran (Jamiat-e Zanan-e Noandish) ++ Steadfastness Front (Paydari) ++ Tehran Militant Clergy Association or MCA (Ruhaniyat) ++ Voice of Iranians (Neda) ++ Wayfarers of the Islamic Revolution (Rahpuyan) ++ " - }, - "armed political groups repressed by the government": { - "text": " ++ Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan or KDPI ++ Harekat-e Ansar-e Iran (splinter faction of Jundallah) ++ Jaysh l-Adl (formerly known as Jundallah) ++ Komala ++ Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization or MEK (MKO) ++ People's Fedayeen ++ People's Free Life Party of Kurdistan or PJAK" - } + "text": "Combatant Clergy AssociationCouncil for Coordinating the Reforms FrontExecutives of Construction PartyFollowers of the Guardianship of the Jurisprudent [Ali LARIJANI]Front of Islamic Revolutionary Stability [Morteza AGHA-TEHRANI, general secretary]Islamic Coalition PartyIslamic Iran Participation Front [associated with former President Mohammed KHATAMI]Militant Clerics SocietyModeration and Development PartyNational Trust PartyNational Unity PartyPervasive Coalition of Reformists [Ali SUFI, chairman] (includes Council for Coordinating the Reforms Front, National Trust Party, Union of Islamic Iran People Party, Moderation and Development Party)Principlists Grand Coalition [Ali Reza ZAKANI] (includes Combatant Clergy Association and Islamic Coalition Party, Society of Devotees and Pathseekers of the Islamic Revolution, Front of Islamic Revolution Stability)Progress, Welfare, and Justice FrontProgress and Justice Population of Islamic Iran or PJP [Hosein GHORBANZADEH, general secretary]Resistance Front of Islamic Iran [Yadollah HABIBI, general secretary]Steadfastness FrontUnion of Islamic Iran People's PartyWayfarers of the Islamic Revolution" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CICA, CP, D-8, ECO, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, SAARC (observer), SCO (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none; note - Iran has an Interests Section in the Pakistani Embassy; address: Iranian Interests Section, Pakistani Embassy, 2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007; telephone: [1] (202) 965-4990; FAX [1] (202) 965-1073" + "text": "none; Iran has an Interests Section in the Pakistani Embassy; address: Iranian Interests Section, Pakistani Embassy, 2209 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007; telephone: [1] (202) 965-4990; FAX [1] (202) 965-1073" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none; note - the US Interests Section is located in the Embassy of Switzerland No. 39 Shahid Mousavi (Golestan 5th), Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran; telephone [98] 21 2254 2178/2256 5273; FAX [98] 21 2258 0432" + "text": "none; the US Interests Section is located in the Embassy of Switzerland; Embassy of Switzerland, US Foreign Interests Section No. 39, Shahid Mousavi (Golestan 5th), Pasdaran Ave., Tehran, Iran" }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red; the national emblem (a stylized representation of the word Allah in the shape of a tulip, a symbol of martyrdom) in red is centered in the white band; ALLAH AKBAR (God is Great) in white Arabic script is repeated 11 times along the bottom edge of the green band and 11 times along the top edge of the red band; green is the color of Islam and also represents growth, white symbolizes honesty and peace, red stands for bravery and martyrdom" @@ -485,79 +503,79 @@ "text": "multiple authors/Hassan RIAHI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1990" + "text": "note 1: adopted 1990; Iran has had six national anthems; the first, entitled Salam-e Shah (Royal Salute) was in use from 1873-1909; next came Salamati-ye Dowlat-e Elliye-ye Iran (Salute of the Sublime State of Persia, 1909-1933); it was followed by Sorud-e melli (The Imperial Anthem of Iran; 1933-1979), which chronicled the exploits of the Pahlavi Dynasty; Ey Iran (Oh Iran) functioned unofficially as the national anthem for a brief period between the ouster of the Shah in 1979 and the early days of the Islamic Republic in 1980; Payandeh Bada Iran (Long Live Iran) was used between 1980 and 1990 during the time of Ayatollah KHOMEINInote 2: a recording of the current Iranian national anthem is unavailable since the US Navy Band does not record anthems for countries from which the US does not anticipate official visits; the US does not have diplomatic relations with Iran" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Iran's economy is marked by statist policies, inefficiencies, and reliance on oil and gas exports, but Iran also possesses significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. The Iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of state-owned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the country's security forces. Distortions - including inflation, price controls, subsidies, and a banking system holding billions of dollars of non-performing loans - weigh down the economy, undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth. ++ ++ Private sector activity includes small-scale workshops, farming, some manufacturing, and services, in addition to medium-scale construction, cement production, mining, and metalworking. Significant informal market activity flourishes and corruption is widespread. ++ ++ Fiscal and monetary constraints, following the expansion of international sanctions in 2012 on Iran's Central Bank and oil exports, significantly reduced Iran's oil revenue, forced government spending cuts, and sparked a sharp currency depreciation. Iran’s economy contracted for the first time in two decades during both 2012 and 2013, but growth resumed in 2014. Iran continues to suffer from high unemployment and underemployment. Lack of job opportunities has prompted many educated Iranian youth to seek employment overseas, resulting in a significant \"brain drain.\" ++ ++ In June 2013, the election of President Hasan RUHANI generated widespread public expectations of economic improvement and greater international engagement. Almost two years into his term, RUHANI has achieved some success, including reining in inflation and, in July of 2015, securing the promise of sanctions relief for Iran by signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with the P5+1. The JCPOA, which severely limits Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for unfreezing Iranian assets and reopening Iran to international trade, should bolster foreign direct investment, increase trade, and stimulate growth. In spite of RUHANI’s efforts, Iran’s growth was tepid in 2015, and significant economic improvement resulting from sanctions relief will take months or years to materialize." + "text": "Iran's economy is marked by statist policies, inefficiencies, and reliance on oil and gas exports, but Iran also possesses significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors. The Iranian government directly owns and operates hundreds of state-owned enterprises and indirectly controls many companies affiliated with the country's security forces. Distortions - including corruption, price controls, subsidies, and a banking system holding billions of dollars of non-performing loans - weigh down the economy, undermining the potential for private-sector-led growth. Private sector activity includes small-scale workshops, farming, some manufacturing, and services, in addition to medium-scale construction, cement production, mining, and metalworking. Significant informal market activity flourishes and corruption is widespread. The lifting of most nuclear-related sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in January 2016 sparked a restoration of Iran’s oil production and revenue that drove rapid GDP growth, but economic growth declined in 2017 as oil production plateaued. The economy continues to suffer from low levels of investment and declines in productivity since before the JCPOA, and from high levels of unemployment, especially among women and college-educated Iranian youth. In May 2017, the re-election of President Hasan RUHANI generated widespread public expectations that the economic benefits of the JCPOA would expand and reach all levels of society. RUHANI will need to implement structural reforms that strengthen the banking sector and improve Iran’s business climate to attract foreign investment and encourage the growth of the private sector. Sanctions that are not related to Iran’s nuclear program remain in effect, and these—plus fears over the possible re-imposition of nuclear-related sanctions—will continue to deter foreign investors from engaging with Iran." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.459 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.397 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.391 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.64 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.581 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.405 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$412.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$430.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 0.4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 12.5% (2016 est.) / -1.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,100 (2016 est.) ++ $17,600 (2015 est.) ++ $17,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$20,100 (2017 est.) / $19,600 (2016 est.) / $17,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "33% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 37.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 35.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "49.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "14% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.1%" + "text": "20.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "6.1%" + "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "23.2%" + "text": "26% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-17.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-24.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "9.1%" + "text": "9.6% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "39.9%" + "text": "35.3% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "51% (2016 est.)" + "text": "55% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar" }, "Industries": { - "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizers, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and nonferrous metal fabrication, armaments" + "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, gas, fertilizer, caustic soda, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food processing (particularly sugar refining and vegetable oil production), ferrous and nonferrous metal fabrication, armaments" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "29.75 million", + "text": "30.5 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shortage of skilled labor (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: shortage of skilled labor" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -572,9 +590,9 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "10.7% (2016 est.) ++ 10.5% (2015 est.)", + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.) / 12.4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are according to the Iranian Government" + "text": "note: data are Iranian Government numbers" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -588,220 +606,209 @@ "text": "29.6% (2005)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "44.5 (2006)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$65.87 billion" + "text": "74.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$72.29 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.45 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "16% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "11.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "39.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 47.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes publicly guaranteed debt" + "text": "note: includes publicly guaranteed debt" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "21 March - 20 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 13.7% (2015 est.)", + "text": "9.6% (2017 est.) / 9.1% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official Iranian estimate" + "text": "note: official Iranian estimate" } }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 14.2% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$40.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $38.44 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$363.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $307.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$54.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $47.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$89.43 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $116.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $345.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$17.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.234 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.491 billion (2017 est.) / $16.28 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$87.52 billion (2016 est.) ++ $64.6 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "petroleum 80%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore" + "text": "$101.4 billion (2017 est.) / $83.98 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.2%, India 9.9%, Turkey 8.4%, Japan 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 27.5%, India 15.1%, South Korea 11.4%, Turkey 11.1%, Italy 5.7%, Japan 5.3% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "petroleum 60%, chemical and petrochemical products, fruits and nuts, carpets, cement, ore" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$62.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $52.42 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$76.39 billion (2017 est.) / $63.14 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "industrial supplies, capital goods, foodstuffs and other consumer goods, technical services" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 39.6%, China 22.4%, South Korea 4.7%, Turkey 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 29.8%, China 12.7%, Turkey 4.4%, South Korea 4%, Germany 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$135.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $110 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$120.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $133.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.116 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.348 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$46.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $43.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$4.656 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.097 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.995 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.196 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - ++ 30,462.1 (2016 est.) ++ 29,011.5 (2015 est.) ++ 29,011.5 (2014 est.) ++ 25,912 (2013 est.) ++ 12,176 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Iranian rials (IRR) per US dollar - / 32,769.7 (2017 est.) / 30,914.9 (2016 est.) / 30,914.9 (2015 est.) / 29,011.5 (2014 est.) / 25,912 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "258 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "272.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "218 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "236.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "9.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.822 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "3.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.221 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "77 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "77.6 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "85.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "84% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "1.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3.3 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.251 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.042 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "750,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "87,440 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "157.8 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "157.2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.93 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.764 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "1.952 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.804 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "240,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "397,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,630 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "64,160 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "174.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "214.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "170.2 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "206.9 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "9.86 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.64 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "6.886 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.993 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "34.02 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "33.72 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "650.4 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "638.3 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "30,418,973" + "text": "29,330,454" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "37 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.92 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "74.219 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "119,598,034" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "142.39 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "currently being modernized and expanded with the goal of not only improving the efficiency and increasing the volume of the urban service but also bringing telephone service to several thousand villages not presently connected" + "text": "opportunities for telecoms growth, but disadvantaged by the lack of significant investment; one of the largest populations in the Middle East with a huge demand for services; mobile penetration is high with over 90% accessing 4G LTE coverage; Iranian-net, is currently expanding a fiber network to reach 8 million customers; govt. is proactively preparing regulations for 5G development (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "heavy investment by Iran's state-owned telecom company has greatly improved and expanded both the fixed-line and mobile cellular networks; a huge percentage of the cell phones in the market have been smuggled into the country" + "text": "35 per 100 for fixed-line and 142 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions; investment by Iran's state-owned telecom company has greatly improved and expanded both the fixed-line and mobile cellular networks; a huge percentage of the cell phones in the market have been smuggled into the country (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 98; submarine fiber-optic cable to UAE with access to Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); Trans-Asia-Europe (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and (2015)" + "text": "country code - 98; landing points for Kuwait-Iran, GBICS & MENA, FALCON, OMRAN/3PEG Cable System, POI and UAE-Iran submarine fiber-optic cable to the Middle East, Africa and India; (TAE) fiber-optic line runs from Azerbaijan through the northern portion of Iran to Turkmenistan with expansion to Georgia and Azerbaijan; HF radio and microwave radio relay to Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Syria, Kuwait, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; satellite earth stations - 13 (9 Intelsat and 4 Inmarsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 5 nationwide channels, a news channel, about 30 provincial channels, and several international channe (2009)" + "text": "state-run broadcast media with no private, independent broadcasters; Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the state-run TV broadcaster, operates 19 nationwide channels including a news channel, about 34 provincial channels, and several international channels; about 20 foreign Persian-language TV stations broadcasting on satellite TV are capable of being seen in Iran; satellite dishes are illegal and, while their use is subjectively tolerated, authorities confiscate satellite dishes from time to time; IRIB operates 16 nationwide radio networks, a number of provincial stations, and an external service; most major international broadcasters transmit to Iran (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ir" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "36.07 million" + "text": "58,117,322" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "44.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "70% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "9,806,123" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "15" + "text": "22 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "228" + "text": "237" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "15,003,958" + "text": "25,604,871 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "107,184,869 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "290.74 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -812,7 +819,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "140" + "text": "140 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "42" @@ -827,24 +834,24 @@ "text": "36" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "179" + "text": "179 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "135" + "text": "135 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "32 (2013)" @@ -854,28 +861,28 @@ "text": "26 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 7 km; condensate/gas 973 km; gas 20,794 km; liquid petroleum gas 570 km; oil 8,625 km; refined products 7,937 km (2013)" + "text": "7 km condensate, 973 km condensate/gas, 20794 km gas, 570 km liquid petroleum gas, 8625 km oil, 7937 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "8,483.5 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "94 km 1.676-m gauge" + "text": "8,484 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "8,389.5 km 1.435-m gauge (189.5 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "94 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "198,866 km" + "text": "223,485 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "160,366 km (includes 1,948 km of expressways)" + "text": "195,485 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "38,500 km (2010)" + "text": "28,000 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -883,16 +890,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "76" + "text": "785" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 8, cargo 51, chemical tanker 3, container 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (UAE 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "71 (Barbados 5, Cyprus 10, Hong Kong 3, Malta 48, Panama 5) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 31, container ship 26, general cargo 361, oil tanker 17, other 350 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -900,16 +901,42 @@ "text": "Bandar-e Asaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Emam" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Bandar Abbas (2,752,460)" + "text": "Bandar Abbas (2,607,000) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force (IRIAF), Khatemolanbia Air Defense Headquarters; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enqelab-e Eslami, IRGC): Ground Resistance Forces, Navy, Aerospace Force, Qods Force (special operations); Law Enforcement Forces (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (Artesh): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Air Defense Forces; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (Sepah, IRGC): Ground Forces, Navy (includes marines), Aerospace Force (controls strategic missile force), Qods Force (special operations), Cyber Command, Basij Paramilitary Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); Law Enforcement Forces (border and security troops, assigned to the armed forces in wartime) (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "3.8% of GDP (2019 est.) / 6.1% of GDP (2018) / 5.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 4.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 4.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "(Estimates)" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the armed forces of Iran vary; approximately 600,000 total active personnel including 410,000 Islamic Republic of Iran Regular Forces (350,000 Ground Forces; 18,000 Navy; 45,000 Air Force/Air Defense Forces) and 190,000 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (150,000 Ground Forces; 20,000 Navy; 15,000 Aerospace Force; 5,000 Qods Force); est. 90,000 active Basij Paramilitary Forces; est. 50,000 Law Enforcement Forces (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Iranian military's inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older foreign equipment largely of Chinese, Russian, Soviet, and US origin (US equipment acquired prior to the Islamic Revolution in 1979); weapons imports from Western countries are restricted by international sanctions; since 2010, Iran has received equipment from Belarus, China, and Russia; Iran has a defense industry with the capacity to develop, produce, support, and sustain air, land, missile, and naval weapons programs (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 2,000-3000 Syria (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18 months; women exempt from military service (2012)" + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age for volunteers; 17 years of age for Law Enforcement Forces; 15 years of age for Basij Forces (Popular Mobilization Army); conscript military service obligation is 18-24 months; women exempt from military service (2019)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-012-Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea-Threats to US and International Shipping from Iran) effective 7 August 2019, which states in part that \"heightened military activities and increased political tensions in this region continue to present risk to commercial shipping...there is a continued possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take actions against US and partner interests in the region;\" at present, Iran has seized two foreign-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf; the US and UK navies have established Operation Sentinel to provide escorts for commercial shipping transiting the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Kurdistan Workers' Party; al-Qa’ida (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -918,7 +945,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2.5 - 3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5 - 2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan); 28,268 (Iraq) (2015)" + "text": "2.5-3.0 (1 million registered, 1.5-2.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2015); 28,268 (Iraq) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/is.json b/middle-east/is.json index 4fa68015..ca7e3ed8 100644 --- a/middle-east/is.json +++ b/middle-east/is.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following World War II, Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine, and the UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Nonetheless, an Israeli state was declared in 1948, and Israel subsequently defeated the Arab armies in a series of wars that did not end deep tensions between the two sides. (The territories Israel has occupied since the 1967 war are not included in the Israel country profile, unless otherwise noted.) On 25 April 1982, Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula pursuant to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, Israel conducted bilateral negotiations with Palestinian representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement with each. Israel and Palestinian officials on 13 September 1993 signed a Declaration of Principles (also known as the \"Oslo Accords\"), enshrining the idea of a two-state solution to their conflict and guiding an interim period of Palestinian self-rule. The parties achieved six additional significant interim agreements between 1994 and 1999 aimed at creating the conditions for a two-state solution, but most were never fully realized. Outstanding territorial and other disputes with Jordan were resolved in the 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty. ++ Progress toward a final status agreement with the Palestinians was undermined by Israeli-Palestinian violence between 2001 and February 2005. Israel in 2005 unilaterally disengaged from the Gaza Strip, evacuating settlers and its military while retaining control over most points of entry into the Gaza Strip. The election of HAMAS to head the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 temporarily froze relations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). Israel engaged in a 34-day conflict with Hizballah in Lebanon from July-August 2006 and a 23-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip from December 2008-January 2009. In November 2012, Israel engaged in a seven-day conflict with HAMAS in the Gaza Strip. Direct talks with the Palestinians most recently launched in July 2013 but were suspended in April 2014. The talks represented the fourth concerted effort to resolve final status issues between the sides since they were first discussed at Camp David in 2000. Three months later HAMAS and other militant groups launched rockets into Israel, which led to a 51-day conflict between Israel and militants in Gaza." + "text": "The State of Israel was declared in 1948, after Britain withdrew from its mandate of Palestine. The UN proposed partitioning the area into Arab and Jewish states, and Arab armies that rejected the UN plan were defeated. Israel was admitted as a member of the UN in 1949 and saw rapid population growth, primarily due to migration from Europe and the Middle East, over the following years. Israel fought wars against its Arab neighbors in 1967 and 1973, followed by peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the 1967 war, and subsequently administered those territories through military authorities. Israel and Palestinian officials signed a number of interim agreements in the 1990s that created an interim period of Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. While the most recent formal efforts to negotiate final status issues occurred in 2013-2014, the US continues its efforts to advance peace. Immigration to Israel continues, with 28,600 new immigrants, mostly Jewish, in 2016. The Israeli economy has undergone a dramatic transformation in the last 25 years, led by cutting-edge, high-tech sectors. Offshore gas discoveries in the Mediterranean, most notably in the Tamar and Leviathan gas fields, place Israel at the center of a potential regional natural gas market. However, longer-term structural issues such as low labor force participation among minority populations, low workforce productivity, high costs for housing and consumer staples, and a lack of competition, remain a concern for many Israelis and an important consideration for Israeli politicians. Prime Minister Benjamin NETANYAHU has led the Israeli Government since 2009; he formed a center-right coalition following the 2015 elections. Three Knesset elections held in April and September 2019 and March 2020 all failed to form a new government. The political stalemate was finally resolved in April 2020 when NETANYAHU and Blue and White party leader Benny GANTZ signed an agreement to form a coalition government. Under the terms of the agreement, NETANYAHU would remain as prime minister until October 2021 when GANTZ would succeed him. On 15 September 2020, Israel signed a peace agreement, the Abraham Accords – brokered by the US – with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in Washington DC. Israel signed similar peace agreements with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994)." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "20,770 sq km" + "text": "21,937 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "20,330 sq km" + "text": "21,497 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "440 sq km" @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { - "text": "1,068 km" + "text": "1,065 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Egypt 208 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 307 km, Lebanon 81 km, Syria 83 km, West Bank 330 km" + "text": "Egypt 206 km, Gaza Strip 59 km, Jordan 336 km (20 km are within the Dead Sea), Lebanon 107 km, Syria 79 km, West Bank 278 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "508 m" + "text": "508 m note - does not include elevation data from the Golan Heights" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m ++ highest point: Har Meron 1,208 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Dead Sea -431 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mitspe Shlagim 2,224 m; note - this is the highest named point, the actual highest point is an unnamed dome slightly to the west of Mitspe Shlagim at 2,236 m; both points are on the northeastern border of Israel, along the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.8% ++ arable land 13.7%; permanent crops 3.8%; permanent pasture 6.3%" + "text": "23.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "13.7% (2011 est.) / 3.8% (2011 est.) / 6.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "7.1%" + "text": "7.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "69.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,14 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,250 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited arable land and natural freshwater resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides" + "text": "limited arable land and restricted natural freshwater resources; desertification; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers, and pesticides" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -96,14 +102,16 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti); in 2014, there were 423 settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories - 42 settlements in the Golan Heights, 381 sites in the occupied Palestinian territories to include 212 settlements and 134 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip because all were evacuated in 2005 (2014 est.)" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: Lake Tiberias (Sea of Galilee) is an important freshwater source; the Dead Sea is the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lake Assal in Djibouti)note 2: the Malham Cave in Mount Sodom is the world's longest salt cave at 10 km (6 mi); its survey is not complete and its length will undoubtedly increase; Mount Sodom is actually a hill some 220 m (722 ft) high that is 80% salt (multiple salt layers covered by a veneer of rock) note 3: in March 2019, there were 380 Israeli settlements,to include 213 settlements and 132 outposts in the West Bank, and 35 settlements in East Jerusalem; there are no Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, as all were evacuated in 2005 (2019)" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "8,174,527 (includes populations of the Golan Heights of Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "8,675,475 (includes populations of the Golan Heights or Golan Sub-District and also East Jerusalem, which was annexed by Israel after 1967) (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 21,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2015); approximately 201,000 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)" + "text": "note: approximately 22,900 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2018); approximately 215,900 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2017)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -115,81 +123,81 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Jewish 74.8% (of which Israel-born 75.6%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 16.6%, Africa-born 4.9%, Asia-born 2.9%), non-Jewish 25.2% (mostly Arab) (2015 est.)" + "text": "Jewish 74.4% (of which Israel-born 76.9%, Europe/America/Oceania-born 15.9%, Africa-born 4.6%, Asia-born 2.6%), Arab 20.9%, other 4.7% (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Hebrew (official), Arabic (used officially for Arab minority), English (most commonly used foreign language)" + "text": "Hebrew (official), Arabic (special status under Israeli law), English (most commonly used foreign language)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Jewish 74.8%, Muslim 17.6%, Christian 2%, Druze 1.6%, other 4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "Jewish 74.3%, Muslim 17.8%, Christian 1.9%, Druze 1.6%, other 4.4% (2018 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.73% (male 1,159,980/female 1,106,946)" + "text": "26.76% (male 1,187,819/female 1,133,365)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.52% (male 648,199/female 620,218)" + "text": "15.67% (male 694,142/female 665,721)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.15% (male 1,552,754/female 1,484,059)" + "text": "37.2% (male 1,648,262/female 1,579,399)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.51% (male 340,601/female 355,382)" + "text": "8.4% (male 363,262/female 365,709)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.09% (male 405,511/female 500,877) (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.96% (male 467,980/female 569,816) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.1%" + "text": "67.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.7%" + "text": "46.6" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "18.4%" + "text": "20.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.7 years" + "text": "30.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.1 years" + "text": "29.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.46% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated in and around Tel-Aviv, as well as around the Sea of Galilee; the south remains sparsely populated with the exception of the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "92.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "92.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.64% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Tel Aviv-Yafo 3.608 million; Haifa 1.097 million; JERUSALEM (proclaimed capital) 839,000 (2015)" + "text": "4.181 million Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.147 million Haifa, 932,000 JERUSALEM (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,91 +207,97 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "27.3 (2011 est.)" + "text": "27.6 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "5 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "82.4 years" + "text": "83 years" }, "male": { - "text": "80.6 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.66 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.34 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.59 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "7.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.2% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "9,000 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "25.8% (2014)" + "text": "26.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5.8% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -296,7 +310,7 @@ "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "96.8% (2011)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -307,18 +321,18 @@ "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "7.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "10.1%" + "text": "6.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -345,7 +359,7 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Jerusalem: note - while Israel proclaimed Jerusalem as its capital in 1950, the international community does not recognize it as such; the US, like all other countries, maintains its embassy in Tel Aviv-Yafo" + "text": "Jerusalem; note - the US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 without taking a position on the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "31 46 N, 35 14 E" @@ -355,25 +369,33 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, Friday before the last Sunday in March; ends the last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Jerusalem's settlement may date back to 2800 B.C.; it is named Urushalim in Egyptian texts of the 14th century B.C.; \"uru-shalim\" likely means \"foundation of [by] the god Shalim\", and derives from Hebrew/Semitic \"yry\", \"to found or lay a cornerstone\", and Shalim, the Canaanite god of dusk and the nether world; Shalim was associated with sunset and peace and the name is based on the same S-L-M root from which Semitic words for \"peace\" are derived (Salam or Shalom in modern Arabic and Hebrew); this confluence has thus led to naming interpretations such as \"The City of Peace\" or \"The Abode of Peace\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "6 districts (mehozot, singular - mehoz); Central, Haifa, Jerusalem, Northern, Southern, Tel Aviv" }, "Independence": { - "text": "14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)" + "text": "14 May 1948 (following League of Nations mandate under British administration)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 14 May (1948); note - Israel declared independence on 14 May 1948, but the Jewish calendar is lunar and the holiday may occur in April or May" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "no formal constitution; some functions of a constitution are filled mostly by the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws, and the Law of Return (as amended); Basic Laws amended several times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "no formal constitution; some functions of a constitution are filled by the Declaration of Establishment (1948), the Basic Laws, and the Law of Return (as amended)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Government of Israel ministers or by the Knesset; passage requires a majority vote of Knesset members and subject to Supreme Court judicial review; 11 of the 13 Basic Laws have been amended at least once, latest in 2020" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of English common law, British Mandate regulations, and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religious laws" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of International Criminal Court jurisdiction in 2002" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -389,56 +411,53 @@ "text": "3 out of the 5 years preceding the application for naturalization" }, "note": { - "text": "Israeli law (Law of Return, 5 July 1950) provides for the granting of citizenship to any Jew - defined as a person being born to a Jewish mother or having converted to Judaism while renouncing any other religion - who immigrates to and expresses a desire to settle in Israel on the basis of the Right of aliyah; the 1970 amendment of this act extended the right to family members including the spouse of a Jew, any child or grandchild, and the spouses of children and grandchildren" + "text": "note: Israeli law (Law of Return, 5 July 1950) provides for the granting of citizenship to any Jew - defined as a person being born to a Jewish mother or having converted to Judaism while renouncing any other religion - who immigrates to and expresses a desire to settle in Israel on the basis of the Right of aliyah; the 1970 amendment of this act extended the right to family members including the spouse of a Jew, any child or grandchild, and the spouses of children and grandchildren" } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" + "text": "18 years of age; universal; 17 years of age for municipal elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Reuven RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)" + "text": "President Reuben RIVLIN (since 27 July 2014)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009)" + "text": "Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU (since 31 March 2009)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet selected by prime minister and approved by the Knesset" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Knesset for a 7-year term (limited to 1 term); election last held on 10 June 2014 (next to be held in 2021 but can be called earlier); following legislative elections, the president, in consultation with party leaders, tasks a Knesset member (usually the member of the largest party) with forming a government" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Knesset for a single 7-year term; election last held on 10 June 2014 (next to be held in 2021); following legislative elections, the president, in consultation with party leaders, tasks a Knesset member (usually the member of the largest party) with forming a government" }, "election results": { - "text": "Reuven RIVLIN elected president in second round; Knesset vote - Reuven RIVLIN (Likud) 63, Meir SHEETRIT (The Movement) 53 , other/invalid 4" + "text": "Reuven RIVLIN elected president in second round; Knesset vote - Reuven RIVLIN (Likud) 63, Meir SHEETRIT (The Movement) 53, other/invalid 4; note - on 20 May 2020 – after three national elections, each ending in failed bids by Prime Minister Binyamin NETANYAHU and Blue and White party leader Benny GANTZ to form a coalition government, both signed an agreement on the formation of a national emergency government in which NETANYAHU continues as prime minister for 18 months when GANTZ will replace him" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Knesset (120 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by closed-list proportional representation vote, with a 3.25% threshold to gain representation; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019 but can be called earlier)" + "text": "last held on 2 March 2020 ( next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Likud 23.4%, Zionist Camp 18.7%, Joint List 10.6%, Yesh Atid 8.8%, Kulanu 7.5%, The Jewish Home 6.7%, Shas, 5.7%, Yisrael Beitenu 5.1%, UTJ 5.0%, Meretz 3.9%, Yachad 3.0%, other 1.6%; seats by party - Likud 30, Zionist Camp 24, Joint List 13, Yesh Atid 11, Kulanu 10, The Jewish Home 8, Shas 7, Yisrael Beitenu 6, UTJ 6, Meretz 5" + "text": "percent by party (preliminary) - Likud 29.2%, Blue and White 26.4%, Joint List 13.1%, Shas 7.7%, United Torah Judaism 6.2%, Yisrael Beiteinu 5.9%, Labor-Gesher-Meretz 5.7%, Yamina 5%, other 0.8%; seats by party (preliminary) - Likud 36, Blue and White 33, Joint List 15, Shas 9, United Torah Judaism 7, Yisrael Beiteinu 7, Labor-Gesher Meretz 7, Yamina 6; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 14 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the president, deputy president, 13 justices, and 2 registrars) and normally sits in panels of 3 justices; in special cases, the panel is expanded with an uneven number of justices" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges selected by the Judicial Selection Committee consisting of 3 Supreme Court judges, 2 Cabinet members including the Minister of Justice as chairman, 2 Knesset members, and 2 representatives from the Israel Bar Association; judges can serve up to mandatory retirement at age 70" + "text": "judges selected by the 9-member Judicial Selection Committee, consisting of the Minister of Justice (chair), the president of the Supreme Court, two other Supreme Court justices, 1 other Cabinet minister, 2 Knesset members, and 2 representatives of the Israel Bar Association; judges can serve up to mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "district and magistrate courts; national and regional labor courts; special and religious courts" + "text": "district and magistrate courts; national and regional labor courts; family and juvenile courts; special and religious courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Balad [Jamal ZAHALKA] ++ Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (HADASH) [ODEH] ++ Kulanu [Moshe KAHLON] ++ Labor [Yitzhak HERZOG] ++ Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU] ++ Meretz [Zehava GALON] ++ SHAS [Arye DERI] ++ Tekumah/National Union (Ichud Leumi) [Uri ARIEL] ++ The Jewish Home (Habayit Hayehudi) [Naftali BENNETT] ++ The Movement (Hatnuah) [Tzipora \"Tzipi\" LIVNI] ++ United Arab List-Ta'al [Masud GANAIM] ++ United Torah Judaism or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (an alliance of three parties) ++ Yesh Atid [Yair LAPID] ++ Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN] ++ " - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Breaking the Silence [Yehuda SHAUL, executive director] collects testimonies from soldiers who served in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ B'Tselem [Hagai EL-AD, executive director] monitors human rights abuses ++ Peace Now [Yariv OPPENHEIMER, secretary general] supports territorial concessions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip ++ YESHA Council [Avi ROEHD, chairman] promotes settler interests and opposes territorial compromise" + "text": "Democratic Union [Nitzan HOROWITZ] (alliance includes Democratic Israel, Meretz, Green Movement) Joint List [Ayman ODEH] (alliance includes Hadash, Ta’al, United Arab List, Balad)Kahol Lavan [Benny GANTZ] (alliance includes Israeli Resilience, Yesh Atid, Telem)Labor-Gesher [Amir PERETZ] Likud [Binyamin NETANYAHU]Otzma Yehudit [Itamar BEN-GVIR] SHAS [Arye DERI] United Torah Judaism, or UTJ [Yaakov LITZMAN] (alliance includes Agudat Israel and Degel HaTorah)Yamina [Ayelet SHAKED] Yisrael Beiteinu [Avigdor LIEBERMAN]Zehut [Moshe FEIGLIN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "BIS, BSEC (observer), CE (observer), CERN, CICA, EBRD, FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW (signatory), OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, SELEC (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -462,23 +481,26 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Daniel B. SHAPIRO (since 29 September 2011)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "71 Hayarkon Street, Tel Aviv 6343229" + "text": "Ambassador David M. FRIEDMAN (since 23 May 2017)" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[972] (3) 519-7475" + "text": "[972] (2) 630-4000" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "David Flusser St.14, Jerusalem, 9378322" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[972] (3) 516-4390" + "text": "NA" }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "" + "note": { + "text": "note: on 14 May 2018, the US Embassy relocated to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv; on 4 March 2019, Consulate General Jerusalem merged into US Embassy Jerusalem to form a single diplomatic mission" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Star of David or Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag; the basic design resembles a traditional Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with blue stripes; the hexagram as a Jewish symbol dates back to medieval times" + "text": "white with a blue hexagram (six-pointed linear star) known as the Magen David (Star of David or Shield of David) centered between two equal horizontal blue bands near the top and bottom edges of the flag; the basic design resembles a traditional Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), which is white with blue stripes; the hexagram as a Jewish symbol dates back to medieval times", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Israeli flag proclamation states that the flag colors are sky blue and white, but the exact shade of blue has never been set and can vary from a light to a dark blue" + } }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Star of David (Magen David), menorah (seven-branched lampstand); national colors: blue, white" @@ -491,77 +513,77 @@ "text": "Naftali Herz IMBER/traditional, arranged by Samuel COHEN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2004, unofficial since 1948; used as the anthem of the Zionist movement since 1897; the 1888 arrangement by Samuel COHEN is thought to be based on the Romanian folk song \"Carul cu boi\" (The Ox Driven Cart)" + "text": "note: adopted 2004, unofficial since 1948; used as the anthem of the Zionist movement since 1897; the 1888 arrangement by Samuel COHEN is thought to be based on the Romanian folk song \"Carul cu boi\" (The Ox Driven Cart)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Israel has a technologically advanced free market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among its leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are covered by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. ++ ++ Between 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals, following years of prudent fiscal policy and a resilient banking sector. Israel's economy also weathered the 2011 Arab Spring because strong trade ties outside the Middle East have insulated the economy from spillover effects. ++ ++ Slowing domestic and international demand and decreased investment resulting from Israel’s uncertain security situation reduced GDP growth to an average of roughly 2.6% per year during 2014-15. Natural gas fields discovered off Israel's coast since 2009 have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Tamar and Leviathan fields were some of the world's largest offshore natural gas finds in the last decade. Political and regulatory issues have delayed the development of the massive Leviathan field, but production from Tamar provided a 0.8% boost to Israel's GDP in 2013 and a 0.3% boost in 2014. One of the most carbon intense OECD countries, Israel generates about 57% of its power from coal and only 2.6% from renewable sources. ++ ++ Income inequality and high housing and commodity prices continue to be a concern for many Israelis. Israel's income inequality and poverty rates are among the highest of OECD countries, and there is a broad perception among the public that a small number of \"tycoons\" have a cartel-like grip over the major parts of the economy. Government officials have called for reforms to boost the housing supply and to increase competition in the banking sector to address these public grievances. Despite calls for reforms, the restricted housing supply continues to impact the well-being of younger Israelis seeking to purchase homes. Tariffs and non-tariff barriers, coupled with guaranteed prices and customs tariffs for farmers have kept food prices high through 2015. ++ ++ In the long term, Israel faces structural issues, including low labor participation rates for its fastest growing social segments - the ultraorthodox and Arab-Israeli communities. Also, Israel's progressive, globally competitive, knowledge-based technology sector employs only about 8% of the workforce, with the rest mostly employed in manufacturing and services - sectors which face downward wage pressures from global competition. Expenditures on educational institutions remain low compared to most other OECD countries with similar GDP per capita." + "text": "Israel has a technologically advanced free market economy. Cut diamonds, high-technology equipment, and pharmaceuticals are among its leading exports. Its major imports include crude oil, grains, raw materials, and military equipment. Israel usually posts sizable trade deficits, which are offset by tourism and other service exports, as well as significant foreign investment inflows. Between 2004 and 2013, growth averaged nearly 5% per year, led by exports. The global financial crisis of 2008-09 spurred a brief recession in Israel, but the country entered the crisis with solid fundamentals, following years of prudent fiscal policy and a resilient banking sector. Israel's economy also weathered the 2011 Arab Spring because strong trade ties outside the Middle East insulated the economy from spillover effects. Slowing domestic and international demand and decreased investment resulting from Israel’s uncertain security situation reduced GDP growth to an average of roughly 2.8% per year during the period 2014-17. Natural gas fields discovered off Israel's coast since 2009 have brightened Israel's energy security outlook. The Tamar and Leviathan fields were some of the world's largest offshore natural gas finds in the last decade. Political and regulatory issues have delayed the development of the massive Leviathan field, but production from Tamar provided a 0.8% boost to Israel's GDP in 2013 and a 0.3% boost in 2014. One of the most carbon intense OECD countries, Israel generates about 57% of its power from coal and only 2.6% from renewable sources. Income inequality and high housing and commodity prices continue to be a concern for many Israelis. Israel's income inequality and poverty rates are among the highest of OECD countries, and there is a broad perception among the public that a small number of \"tycoons\" have a cartel-like grip over the major parts of the economy. Government officials have called for reforms to boost the housing supply and to increase competition in the banking sector to address these public grievances. Despite calls for reforms, the restricted housing supply continues to impact younger Israelis seeking to purchase homes. Tariffs and non-tariff barriers, coupled with guaranteed prices and customs tariffs for farmers kept food prices high in 2016. Private consumption is expected to drive growth through 2018, with consumers benefitting from low inflation and a strong currency. In the long term, Israel faces structural issues including low labor participation rates for its fastest growing social segments - the ultraorthodox and Arab-Israeli communities. Also, Israel's progressive, globally competitive, knowledge-based technology sector employs only about 8% of the workforce, with the rest mostly employed in manufacturing and services - sectors which face downward wage pressures from global competition. Expenditures on educational institutions remain low compared to most other OECD countries with similar GDP per capita." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$297 billion (2016 est.) ++ $289 billion (2015 est.) ++ $281.9 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$317.1 billion (2017 est.) / $307 billion (2016 est.) / $295.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$311.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$350.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.) / 2.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$34,800 (2016 est.) ++ $34,500 (2015 est.) ++ $34,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$36,400 (2017 est.) / $35,900 (2016 est.) / $35,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "22.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 24.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 25% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "55.6%" + "text": "55.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "22.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.1%" + "text": "20.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "28.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-27.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.1%" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "26.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69% (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "citrus, vegetables, cotton; beef, poultry, dairy products" }, "Industries": { - "text": "high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, construction, met" + "text": "high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, pharmaceuticals, construction, metal products, chemical products, plastics, cut diamonds, textiles, footwear" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.927 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.021 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,12 +597,12 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 4.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "22%", + "text": "22% (2014 est.) (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: Israel's poverty line is $7.30 per person per day" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -591,319 +613,322 @@ "text": "31.3% (2010)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "42.8 (2013) ++ 39.2 (2008)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$80.75 billion" + "text": "93.11 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$88.4 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "100.2 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "63.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 63.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "60.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 62.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.5% (2016 est.) ++ -0.6% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.1% (15 December 2015) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.46% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$73.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $63.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$246 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$233.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $211.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$243.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $200.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $203.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.) / -0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$9.541 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.89 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.12 billion (2017 est.) / $11.94 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$51.61 billion (2016 est.) ++ $56.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$58.67 billion (2017 est.) / $56.17 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 28.8%, UK 8.2%, Hong Kong 7%, China 5.4%, Belgium 4.5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds, agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 27.5%, Hong Kong 8%, UK 6.1%, China 4.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$57.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $59.49 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$68.61 billion (2017 est.) / $63.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "raw materials, military equipment, investment goods, rough diamonds, fuels, grain, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 13%, China 9.3%, Switzerland 7.1%, Germany 6.1%, Belgium 5.3%, Italy 4% (2015)" + "text": "US 11.7%, China 9.5%, Switzerland 8%, Germany 6.8%, UK 6.2%, Belgium 5.9%, Netherlands 4.2%, Turkey 4.2%, Italy 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$97.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $90.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$113 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $95.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$91.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $89.36 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$113.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $104.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$95.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $89.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$88.66 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $87.96 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.871 (2016 est.) ++ 3.8869 (2015 est.) ++ 3.8869 (2014 est.) ++ 3.5779 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.)" + "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - / 3.606 (2017 est.) / 3.8406 (2016 est.) / 3.8406 (2015 est.) / 3.8869 (2014 est.) / 3.5779 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "57 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.09 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "59.83 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "55 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "4.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16.25 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.59 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.4% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "95% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.6% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "390 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "390 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "285,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "231,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "13.95 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12.73 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "309,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "294,300 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "224,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "242,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "144,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "111,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "68,920 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "98,860 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "7.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.826 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "7.98 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.995 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "2.605 billion cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "80 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "509.7 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "199 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "176 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "62.5 million Mt (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.82 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3.412 million" + "text": "3,050,693" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "35.68 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "10.57 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "10,839,024" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "131 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "126.77 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "most highly developed system in the Middle East" + "text": "one of the most highly developed system in the Middle East; mobile broadband 100% population penetration; consumers enjoy inexpensive 3G and 4G cellular service; fixed broadband available to 99% of all households; 6 mobile operators in fierce competition; in 2019 govt. began process of 5G licensing (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; competition among both fixed-line and mobile cellular providers results in good coverage countrywide" + "text": "good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay; all systems are digital; competition among both fixed-line and mobile cellular providers results in good coverage countrywide; fixed-line 36 per 100 and 127 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 972; submarine cables provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 972; landing points for the MedNautilus Submarine System, Tameres North, Jonah and Lev Submarine System, submarine cables that provide links to Europe, Cyprus, and parts of the Middle East; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state broadcasting network, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), broadcasts on 2 channels, one in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; 5 commercial channels including a channel broadcasting in Russian, a channel broadcasting Knesset proceedings (2008)" + "text": "the Israel Broadcasting Corporation (est 2015) broadcasts on 3 channels, two in Hebrew and the other in Arabic; multi-channel satellite and cable TV packages provide access to foreign channels; the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts on 8 radio networks with multiple repeaters and Israel Defense Forces Radio broadcasts over multiple stations; about 15 privately owned radio stations; overall more than 100 stations and repeater stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".il" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.35 million" + "text": "6,873,037" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "78.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "81.58% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2.41 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "29 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "60" + "text": "64" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,064,478" + "text": "7,404,373 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "758,633,996 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "994.54 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "4X (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "47 (2013)" + "text": "42 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "29" + "text": "33 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "3" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "5" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "5" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "12" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "8" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "18" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "3" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2013)" + "text": "6" } }, "Heliports": { "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 763 km; oil 442 km; refined products 261 km (2013)" + "text": "763 km gas, 442 km oil, 261 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,250 km" + "text": "1,384 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,250 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "1,384 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "18,566 km" + "text": "19,555 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "18,566 km (includes 449 km of expressways) (2011)" + "text": "19,555 km (includes 449 km of expressways) (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "8" + "text": "40" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, container 7" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "48 (Bermuda 3, Georgia 1, Honduras 1, Liberia 34, Malta 3, Moldova 2, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5, general cargo 3, oil tanker 3, other 29 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa" }, - "container port(s) TEUs)": { - "text": "Ashdod (1,176,000), Haifa (1,238,000)" + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Ashdod (1,443,000) (2016)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Force (IN), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druze) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 32 months for enlisted men and 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation), 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Forces, Israel Naval Force (IN, includes commandos), Israel Air Force (IAF, includes air defense); Ministry of Public Security: Border Police (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Border Police is a unit within the Israel Police with its own organizational and command structure; it works both independently as well as in cooperation with or in support of the Israel Police and Israel Defense Force" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "5.58% of GDP (2014) ++ 5.53% of GDP (2013) ++ 5.69% of GDP (2012) ++ 5.87% of GDP (2011) ++ 5.69% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2019) / 5% of GDP (2018) / 5.5% of GDP (2017) / 5.5% of GDP (2016) / 5.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have approximately 173,000 active personnel (130,000 Ground Forces; 9,500 Naval; 34,000 Air Force) (2019 )" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the majority of the IDF's inventory is comprised of weapons that are domestically-produced or imported from Europe and the US; since 2010, Germany and the US are the leading suppliers of weapons to Israel; Israel has a broad defense industrial base that can develop, produce, support, and sustain a wide variety of weapons systems for both domestic use and export, particularly armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems, air defense, and guided missiles (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druze) military service; 17 years of age for voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 32 months for enlisted men and about 24 months for enlisted women (varies based on military occupation), 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9-year service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), age 24 (women) (2015)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; as of March 2020, UNDOF consisted of about 1,000 personnel (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Kahane Chai; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; Palestinian Islamic Jihad (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a \"seam line\" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew its settlers and military from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the West Bank in August 2005; Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied (Lebanon claims the Shab'a Farms area of Golan Heights); since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization headquartered in Jerusalem monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region" + "text": "West Bank and Gaza Strip are Israeli-occupied with current status subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement - permanent status to be determined through further negotiation; Israel continues construction of a \"seam line\" separation barrier along parts of the Green Line and within the West Bank; Israel withdrew its settlers and military from the Gaza Strip and from four settlements in the West Bank in August 2005; Golan Heights is Israeli-controlled (Lebanon claims the Shab'a Farms area of Golan Heights); since 1948, about 350 peacekeepers from the UN Truce Supervision Organization headquartered in Jerusalem monitor ceasefires, supervise armistice agreements, prevent isolated incidents from escalating, and assist other UN personnel in the region" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "31,708 (Eritrea); 6,333 (Sudan) (2015)" + "text": "12,181 (Eritrea), 7,857 (Ukraine) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "15 (2015)" + "text": "42 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/middle-east/iz.json b/middle-east/iz.json index cf514d1a..b50d5017 100644 --- a/middle-east/iz.json +++ b/middle-east/iz.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration. In stages over the next dozen years, Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. A \"republic\" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions over a period of 12 years led to the US-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime. US forces remained in Iraq under a UNSC mandate through 2009 and under a bilateral security agreement thereafter, helping to provide security and to train and mentor Iraqi security forces. ++ In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Nearly nine years after the start of the Second Gulf War in Iraq, US military operations there ended in mid-December 2011. In January 2009 and April 2013, Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates except for the three comprising the Kurdistan Regional Government and Kirkuk Governorate. Iraq held a national legislative election in March 2010 - choosing 325 legislators in an expanded COR - and, after nine months of deadlock the COR approved the new government in December 2010. In April 2014, Iraq held a national legislative election and expanded the COR to 328 legislators. Prime Minister Nuri al-MALIKI dropped his bid for a third term in office, enabling new Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI, a Shia Muslim from Baghdad, to win legislative approval of his new cabinet in September 2014. Since 2014, Iraq has been engaged in a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country." + "text": "Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by the United Kingdom during World War I and was declared a League of Nations mandate under UK administration in 1920. Iraq attained its independence as a kingdom in 1932. It was proclaimed a \"republic\" in 1958 after a coup overthrew the monarchy, but in actuality, a series of strongmen ruled the country until 2003. The last was SADDAM Husayn from 1979 to 2003. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-88). In August 1990, Iraq seized Kuwait but was expelled by US-led UN coalition forces during the Gulf War of January-February 1991. After Iraq's expulsion, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. Continued Iraqi noncompliance with UNSC resolutions led to the Second Gulf War in March 2003 and the ouster of the SADDAM Husayn regime by US-led forces. In October 2005, Iraqis approved a constitution in a national referendum and, pursuant to this document, elected a 275-member Council of Representatives (COR) in December 2005. The COR approved most cabinet ministers in May 2006, marking the transition to Iraq's first constitutional government in nearly a half century. Iraq held elections for provincial councils in all governorates in January 2009 and April 2013 and postponed the next provincial elections, originally planned for April 2017, until 2019. Iraq has held three national legislative elections since 2005, most recently in May 2018 when 329 legislators were elected to the COR. Adil ABD AL-MAHDI assumed the premiership in October 2018 as a consensus and independent candidate - the first prime minister who is not an active member of a major political bloc. However, widespread protests that began in October 2019 demanding more employment opportunities and an end to corruption prompted ABD AL-MAHDI to announce his resignation on 20 November 2019. Between 2014 and 2017, Iraq was engaged in a military campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) to recapture territory lost in the western and northern portion of the country. Iraqi and allied forces recaptured Mosul, the country's second-largest city, in 2017 and drove ISIS out of its other urban strongholds. In December 2017, then-Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI publicly declared victory against ISIS while continuing operations against the group's residual presence in rural areas. Also in late 2017, ABADI responded to an independence referendum held by the Kurdistan Regional Government by ordering Iraqi forces to take control of disputed territories across central and northern Iraq that were previously occupied and governed by Kurdish forces." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "3,809 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Iran 1,599 km, Jordan 179 km, Kuwait 254 km, Saudi Arabia 811 km, Syria 599 km, Turkey 367 km" + "text": "Iran 1599 km, Jordan 179 km, Kuwait 254 km, Saudi Arabia 811 km, Syria 599 km, Turkey 367 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "312 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for \"Black Tent\") 3,611 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cheekha Dar (Kurdish for \"Black Tent\") 3,611 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.1% ++ arable land 8.4%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 9.2%" + "text": "18.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.4% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.) / 9.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.9%" + "text": "1.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "80% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,18 +84,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "35,250 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "dust storms; sandstorms; floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; development of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey; air and water pollution; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification" + "text": "government water control projects drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers; a once sizable population of Marsh Arabs, who inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations; inadequate supplies of potable water; soil degradation (salination) and erosion; desertification; military and industrial infrastructure has released heavy metals and other hazardous substances into the air, soil, and groundwater; major sources of environmental damage are effluents from oil refineries, factory and sewage discharges into rivers, fertilizer and chemical contamination of the soil, and industrial air pollution in urban areas" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" + "text": "Biodiversity, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "Environmental Modification" @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "38,146,025 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "38,872,655 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,84 +118,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20%, Turkoman, Assyrian, other 5%" + "text": "Arab 75-80%, Kurdish 15-20%, other 5% (includes Turkmen, Yezidi, Shabak, Kaka'i, Bedouin, Romani, Assyrian, Circassian, Sabaean-Mandaean, Persian)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data is a 1987 government estimate; no more recent reliable numbers are available" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect) and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) are official in areas where they constitute a majority of the population), Armenian" + "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish (official), Turkmen (a Turkish dialect), Syriac (Neo-Aramaic), and Armenian are official in areas where native speakers of these languages constitute a majority of the population" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official) 99% (Shia 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian 0.8%, Hindu <0.1, Buddhist <0.1, Jewish <0.1, folk religion <0.1, unafilliated 0.1, other <0.1", + "text": "Muslim (official) 95-98% (Shia 64-69%, Sunni 29-34%), Christian 1% (includes Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Assyrian Church of the East), other 1-4% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, recent reporting indicates that the overall Christian population may have dropped by as much as 50 percent since the fall of the SADDAM Husayn regime in 2003, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: while there has been voluntary relocation of many Christian families to northern Iraq, the overall Christian population has decreased at least 50% and perhaps as high as 90% since the fall of the SADDAM Husayn regime in 2003, according to US Embassy estimates, with many fleeing to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "39.88% (male 7,766,832/female 7,445,633)" + "text": "37.02% (male 7,349,868/female 7,041,405)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.07% (male 3,703,302/female 3,572,702)" + "text": "19.83% (male 3,918,433/female 3,788,157)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.7% (male 6,499,345/female 6,354,506)" + "text": "35.59% (male 6,919,569/female 6,914,856)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.96% (male 720,976/female 790,301)" + "text": "4.23% (male 805,397/female 839,137)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.39% (male 574,521/female 717,907) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.33% (male 576,593/female 719,240) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "78.7%" + "text": "69.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "73.2%" + "text": "64.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.5%" + "text": "5.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "18.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.9 years" + "text": "21.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "19.6 years" + "text": "20.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "20.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.87% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.16% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "30.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" + "text": "population is concentrated in the north, center, and eastern parts of the country, with many of the larger urban agglomerations found along extensive parts of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers; much of the western and southern areas are either lightly populated or uninhabited" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "69.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "70.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.01% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.06% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BAGHDAD (capital) 6.643 million; Mosul 1.694 million; Erbil 1.166 million; Basra 1.019 million; As Sulaymaniyah 1.004 million; Najaf 889,000 (2015)" + "text": "7.144 million BAGHDAD (capital), 1.630 million Mosul, 1.352 million Basra, 1.013 million Kirkuk, 874,000 Najaf, 846,000 Erbil (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,75 +208,81 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "50 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "79 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "37.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "40.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "34.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.9 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "72.6 years" }, + "male": { + "text": "70.7 years" + }, "female": { - "text": "77.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "4.06 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.39 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.5% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.61 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "52.8% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.8% of population ++ rural: 70.1% of population ++ total: 86.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.1% of population ++ rural: 31.5% of population ++ total: 14.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.84 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.4% of population ++ rural: 83.8% of population ++ total: 85.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.6% of population ++ rural: 16.2% of population ++ total: 14.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "10.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -281,17 +296,20 @@ }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)" + "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Iraq; as of 10 November 2020, Iraq has reported a total of 496,019 cases of COVID-19 or 12,332 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 281 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.2% (2014)" + "text": "30.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "8.5% (2011)" + "text": "3.9% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "NA" @@ -301,21 +319,24 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "79.7%" + "text": "50.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "85.7%" + "text": "56.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "73.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "44% (2018)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "715,737" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "25.6%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "11% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "22%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "63.3% (2017)" } } }, @@ -333,6 +354,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Al Iraq/Eraq" }, + "former": { + "text": "Mesopotamia, Mandatory Iraq, Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq" + }, "etymology": { "text": "the name probably derives from \"Uruk\" (Biblical \"Erech\"), the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city on the Euphrates River" } @@ -349,6 +373,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "although the origin of the name is disputed, it likely has compound Persian roots with \"bagh\" and \"dad\" meaning \"god\" and \"given\" respectively to create the meaning of \"bestowed by God\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -358,10 +385,15 @@ "text": "3 October 1932 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration); note - on 28 June 2004 the Coalition Provisional Authority transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, July 14 (1958); note - the Government of Iraq has yet to declare an official national holiday but still observes Republic Day" + "text": "Independence Day, 3 October (1932); Republic Day, 14 July (1958)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted by referendum 15 October 2005" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic and the Council of Minsters collectively, or by one fifth of the Council of Representatives members; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Council of Representatives, approval by referendum, and ratification by the president; passage of amendments to articles on citizen rights and liberties requires two-thirds majority vote of Council of Representatives members after two successive electoral terms, approval in a referendum, and ratification by the president" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law" @@ -388,58 +420,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Fuad MASUM (since 24 July 2014); Vice Presidents Ayad ALLAWI (since 9 September 2014), Nuri al-MALIKI (since 8 September 2014), Usama al-NUJAYFI (since 8 September 2014)" + "text": "President Barham SALIH (since 2 October 2018); vice presidents (vacant)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Haydar al-ABADI (since 8 September 2014)" + "text": "Prime Minister Mustafa al-KADHIMI (since 7 May 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers proposed by the prime minister, approved by Council of Representatives" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by Council of Representatives to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 30 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister nominated by the president, approved by Council of Representatives" + "text": "president indirectly elected by Council of Representatives (COR) to serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); COR election last held on 12 May 2018 (next NA)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Fuad MASUM elected president; Council of Representatives vote - Fuad MASUM (PUK) 211, Barham SALIH (PUK) 17; Haydar al-ABADI (Da'wa Party) approved as prime minister" + "text": "COR vote in first round - Barham SALIH (PUK) 165, Fuad HUSAYN (KDP) 90; Barham SALIH elected president in second round - Barham SALIH 219, Fuad HUSAYN 22; note - the COR vote on 1 October 2018 failed due to a lack of quorum, and a new session was held on 2 October" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Council of Representatives or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (328 seats; 320 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote and 8 seats reserved for minorities; members serve 4-year terms); note - Iraq's constitution calls for the establishment of an upper house, the Federation Council, but it has not been instituted" + "text": "unicameral Council of Representatives or Majlis an-Nuwwab al-Iraqiyy (329 seats; 320 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 9 seats at the national level reserved for minorities - 5 for Christians, 1 each for Sabaean-Mandaeans, Yazidis, Shabaks, Fayli Kurds; 25% of seats allocated to women; members serve 4-year terms); note - Iraq's Constitution calls for the establishment of an upper house, the Federation Council, but it has not been instituted" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 30 April 2014 (next to be held in 2018)" + "text": "last held on 12 May 2018 (next originally scheduled for May 2022, but rescheduled earlier to 6 June 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Council of Representatives - percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by coalition/party – State of Law Coalition 95, Ahrar Bloc/Sadrist Trend 34, ISCI/Muwatin 30, KDP 25, United for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun 23, PUK 21, Nationalism Coalition/Wataniyah 19, other Sunni coalitions/parties 15, Al-Arabiyah Coalition 10, Goran 9, other Shia parties/coalitions 9, Fadilah 6, National Reform Trend 6, Iraq Coalition 5, KIU 4, other 17" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - NA; seats by party/coalition - Sa'irun Alliance 54, Al Fatah Alliance 48, Al Nasr Alliance 42, KDP 25, State of Law Coalition 25, Wataniyah 21, National Wisdom Trend 19, PUK 18, Iraqi Decision Alliance 14, Anbar Our Identity 6, Goran Movement 5, New Generation 4, other 48; composition - men 245, women 84, percent of women 25.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court or FSC (consists of 9 judges); note - court jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues and disputes between regions or governorates and the central government; Court of Cassation (consists of a court president, 5 vice-presidents, and at least 24 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Federal Supreme Court or FSC (consists of 9 judges); note - court jurisdiction limited to constitutional issues and disputes between regions or governorates and the central government; Court of Cassation (consists of a court president, 5 vice presidents, and at least 24 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Federal Supreme Court and Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Higher Juridical Council, a 25-member committee of judicial officials that manage the judiciary and prosecutors; FSC members appointed for life; Court of Cassation judges appointed for 1-year probationary period and upon satisfactory performance may be confirmed for permanent tenure until retirement nominally at age 63" + "text": "Federal Supreme Court and Court of Cassation judges selected by the president of the republic from nominees selected by the Higher Judicial Council (HJC), a 25-member committee of judicial officials that manages the judiciary and prosecutors; FSC members appointed for life; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the HJC and confirmed by the Council of Representatives to serve until retirement nominally at age 63" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal (governorate level); courts of first instance; personal status, labor, criminal, juvenile, and religious courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal (governorate level); civil courts, including first instance, personal status, labor, and customs; criminal courts including felony, misdemeanor, investigative, major crimes, juvenile, and traffic courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Al-Arabiyah Coalition [Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Badr Organization [Hadi al-AMIRI] ++ Da`wa Party [Vice President Nuri al-MALIKI] ++ Da`wa Tanzim [Hashim al-MUSAWI] ++ Fadilah Party [Muhammad al-YAQUBI] ++ Goran Party [Nawhirwan MUSTAFA] ++ Iraq Coalition [Abd al-Salam al-HAMMUDI] ++ Iraqi Front for National Dialogue [Salih al-MUTLAQ] ++ Iraqi Justice and Reform Movement [Shaykh Abdallah al-YAWR] ++ Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq or ISCI/Muwatin Coalition [Ammar al-HAKIM] ++ Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP [Masud BARZANI] ++ Kurdistan Islamic Union or KIU [Mohammed FARA] ++ Nationalism Coalition/Wataniyah [Vice President Ayad ALLAWI] ++ National Movement for Reform and Development [Muhammad al-KARBULI] ++ National Reform Trend [Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-JAFARI] ++ Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK [former President Jalal TALABANI] ++ Sadrist Movement or Ahrar Bloc [Muqtada al-SADR] ++ State of Law Coalition [Vice President Nuri al MALIKI] ++ Unites for Reform Coalition/Muttahidun [Vice President Usama al-NUJAYFI]", - "note": { - "text": "numerous smaller local, tribal, and minority parties" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Sunni militias; Shia militias, some associated with political parties" + "text": "Al Fatah Alliance [Hadi al-AMIRI]Al Nasr Alliance [Haydar al-ABADI]Al Sadiqun Bloc [Adnan al-DULAYMI]Al Sa'irun Alliance [Muqtda al-SADR]Badr Organization [Hadi al-AMIRI]Da`wa Party [Nuri al-MALIKI]Fadilah Party [Muhammad al-YAQUBI]Goran Movement [Omar SAYYID ALI]Iraqi Communist Party [Hamid Majid MUSA]Iraq Decision Alliance [Khamis al-KHANJAR, Usama al-NUJAYFI]Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq or ISCI [Humam HAMMUDI]Kurdistan Democratic Party or KDP [Masoud BARZANI]National Wisdom Trend [Ammar al-HAKIM]New Generation Movement [SHASWAR Abd al-Wahid Qadir]Our Identity [Muhammad al-HALBUSI]Patriotic Union of Kurdistan or PUK [KOSRAT Rasul Ali, acting]State of Law Coalition [Nuri al MALIKIWataniyah coalition [Ayad ALLAWI]numerous smaller religious, local, tribal, and minority parties" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CICA, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mohamad Jawad Mahdi Jawad ALQURAISHY (since 1 July 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Farid YASIN (since 18 January 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3421 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -456,25 +482,25 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Douglas A. SILLIMAN (since 1 September 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Al-Kindi Street, International Zone, Baghdad" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "APO AE 09316" + "text": "Ambassador Matthew TUELLER (since 9 June 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "0760-030-3000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "Al-Kindi Street, International Zone, Baghdad; note - consulate in Al Basrah closed as of 28 September 2018" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "APO AE 09316" + }, "FAX": { "text": "NA" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning \"God is great\") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); the Council of Representatives approved this flag in 2008 as a compromise temporary replacement for the Ba'athist SADDAM-era flag", + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the Takbir (Arabic expression meaning \"God is great\") in green Arabic script is centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); the Council of Representatives approved this flag in 2008 as a compromise replacement for the Ba'thist SADDAM-era flag", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script; Yemen, which has a plain white band; and that of Egypt, which has a golden Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two stars but no script; Yemen, which has a plain white band; and that of Egypt, which has a golden Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -488,64 +514,64 @@ "text": "Ibrahim TOUQAN/Mohammad FLAYFEL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2004; following the ouster of SADDAM Husayn, Iraq adopted \"Mawtini,\" a popular folk song throughout the Arab world; also serves as an unofficial anthem of the Palestinian people" + "text": "note: adopted 2004; following the ouster of SADDAM Husayn, Iraq adopted \"Mawtini,\" a popular folk song throughout the Arab world; also serves as an unofficial anthem of the Palestinian people" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "During 2015, worsening security and financial stability throughout Iraq - driven by an ongoing insurgency, decreasing oil prices, and political upheaval - decreased prospects for improving the country's economic environment and securing much-needed foreign investment. Long-term fiscal health, a strengthened investment climate, and sustained improvements in the overall standard of living still depend on a rebound in global oil prices, the central government passing major policy reforms, and finishing the conflict with ISIL. ++ ++ Iraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides more than 90% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings. Oil exports in 2015 averaged 3.0 million barrels per day, up from 2014, but a failed revenue- and oil-sharing agreement with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region's (IKR) autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) resulted in a loss of exports from northern oil fields. Moreover, falling global oil prices resulted in declining export revenues. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential. The IKR's autonomous KRG passed its own oil law in 2007, and has directly signed about 50 contracts to develop IKR energy reserves. The federal government has disputed the legal authority of the KRG to conclude most of these contracts, some of which are also in areas with unresolved administrative boundaries in dispute between the federal and regional government. In December 2014, the federal government and the KRG agreed to sell oil exports from Kurdish-controlled oilfields under the federal oil ministry, in exchange for the central government paying $1 billion to the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and resuming budget transfers to the KRG that amount to 17% of Iraq's national budget. However, that deal fell apart in 2015. ++ ++ Iraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate. The Government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG. ++ ++ Inflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard-pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Encouraging private enterprise through deregulation would make it easier for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Rooting out corruption and implementing reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector - would be important steps in this direction." + "text": "Iraq's GDP growth slowed to 1.1% in 2017, a marked decline compared to the previous two years as domestic consumption and investment fell because of civil violence and a sluggish oil market. The Iraqi Government received its third tranche of funding from its 2016 Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) with the IMF in August 2017, which is intended to stabilize its finances by encouraging improved fiscal management, needed economic reform, and expenditure reduction. Additionally, in late 2017 Iraq received more than $1.4 billion in financing from international lenders, part of which was generated by issuing a $1 billion bond for reconstruction and rehabilitation in areas liberated from ISIL. Investment and key sector diversification are crucial components to Iraq’s long-term economic development and require a strengthened business climate with enhanced legal and regulatory oversight to bolster private-sector engagement. The overall standard of living depends on global oil prices, the central government passage of major policy reforms, a stable security environment post-ISIS, and the resolution of civil discord with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). Iraq's largely state-run economy is dominated by the oil sector, which provides roughly 85% of government revenue and 80% of foreign exchange earnings, and is a major determinant of the economy's fortunes. Iraq's contracts with major oil companies have the potential to further expand oil exports and revenues, but Iraq will need to make significant upgrades to its oil processing, pipeline, and export infrastructure to enable these deals to reach their economic potential. In 2017, Iraqi oil exports from northern fields were disrupted following a KRG referendum that resulted in the Iraqi Government reasserting federal control over disputed oil fields and energy infrastructure in Kirkuk. The Iraqi government and the KRG dispute the role of federal and regional authorities in the development and export of natural resources. In 2007, the KRG passed an oil law to develop IKR oil and gas reserves independent of the federal government. The KRG has signed about 50 contracts with foreign energy companies to develop its reserves, some of which lie in territories taken by Baghdad in October 2017. The KRG is able to unilaterally export oil from the fields it retains control of through its own pipeline to Turkey, which Baghdad claims is illegal. In the absence of a national hydrocarbons law, the two sides have entered into five provisional oil- and revenue-sharing deals since 2009, all of which collapsed. Iraq is making slow progress enacting laws and developing the institutions needed to implement economic policy, and political reforms are still needed to assuage investors' concerns regarding the uncertain business climate. The Government of Iraq is eager to attract additional foreign direct investment, but it faces a number of obstacles, including a tenuous political system and concerns about security and societal stability. Rampant corruption, outdated infrastructure, insufficient essential services, skilled labor shortages, and antiquated commercial laws stifle investment and continue to constrain growth of private, nonoil sectors. Under the Iraqi constitution, some competencies relevant to the overall investment climate are either shared by the federal government and the regions or are devolved entirely to local governments. Investment in the IKR operates within the framework of the Kurdistan Region Investment Law (Law 4 of 2006) and the Kurdistan Board of Investment, which is designed to provide incentives to help economic development in areas under the authority of the KRG. Inflation has remained under control since 2006. However, Iraqi leaders remain hard-pressed to translate macroeconomic gains into an improved standard of living for the Iraqi populace. Unemployment remains a problem throughout the country despite a bloated public sector. Overregulation has made it difficult for Iraqi citizens and foreign investors to start new businesses. Corruption and lack of economic reforms - such as restructuring banks and developing the private sector – have inhibited the growth of the private sector." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$596.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $541 billion (2015 est.) ++ $554.1 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$649.3 billion (2017 est.) / $662.9 billion (2016 est.) / $586.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$156.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$192.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "10.3% (2016 est.) ++ -2.4% (2015 est.) ++ -0.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-2.1% (2017 est.) / 13.1% (2016 est.) / 2.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,500 (2016 est.) ++ $15,400 (2015 est.) ++ $16,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$16,700 (2017 est.) / $17,500 (2016 est.) / $15,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 26.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "50.4%" + "text": "50.4% (2013 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "22.9% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "20.6% (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-4.5%" + "text": "0% (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "39.7%" + "text": "32.5% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.9%" + "text": "-40.9% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "45.1%" + "text": "51% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "49.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -555,7 +581,7 @@ "text": "petroleum, chemicals, textiles, leather, construction materials, food processing, fertilizer, metal fabrication/processing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "8.9 million (2010 est.)" @@ -572,10 +598,10 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "16% (2012 est.) ++ 15% (2010 est.)" + "text": "16% (2012 est.) / 15% (2010 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "25% (2008 est.)" + "text": "23% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -587,200 +613,201 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$52.43 billion" + "text": "68.71 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$77.87 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.82 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-16.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "59.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 66% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.4% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6% (December 2012) ++ 6% (December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$54.53 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $55.36 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$80.83 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $78.65 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$3.191 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.773 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$4 billion (9 December 2011) ++ $2.6 billion (31 July 2010) ++ $2 billion (31 July 2009 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.) / 0.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$16.87 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$11.84 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.344 billion (2017 est.) / -$13.38 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$44.67 billion (2016 est.) ++ $54.67 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$61.4 billion (2017 est.) / $41.72 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 21.2%, China 20.2%, US 15.8%, South Korea 9.4%, Greece 5.3%, Netherlands 4.8%, Italy 4.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil 99%, crude materials excluding fuels, food, live animals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.6%, India 21.1%, South Korea 11.2%, US 7.8%, Italy 6.7%, Greece 6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$43.27 billion (2016 est.) ++ $43.84 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$39.47 billion (2017 est.) / $19.57 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, medicine, manufactures" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Turkey 20.7%, Syria 19.6%, China 19.2%, US 4.8%, Russia 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "Turkey 27.8%, China 25.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Russia 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$44.15 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $54.06 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$48.88 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $45.36 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$68.01 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $60.28 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$73.02 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $64.16 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Iraqi dinars (IQD) per US dollar - ++ 1,179.3 (2016 est.) ++ 1,167.63 (2015 est.) ++ 1,167.63 (2014 est.) ++ 1,213.72 (2013 est.) ++ 1,166.17 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Iraqi dinars (IQD) per US dollar - / 1,184 (2017 est.) / 1,182 (2016 est.) / 1,182 (2015 est.) / 1,167.63 (2014 est.) / 1,213.72 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "64 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "75.45 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "42 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.46 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.97 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "19 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.09 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "92% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "91% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "7.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4.054 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.613 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "2.462 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.092 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "143 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "148.8 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "599,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "398,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "807,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "826,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "10,240 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,284 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "256,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "255,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "905 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.274 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "905 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.633 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.359 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "3.158 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3.82 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "137 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "117.9 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.997 million" + "text": "2,678,046" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "5 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "7.04 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "33.559 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "36,092,758" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "94.88 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications have slowed due to the ongoing conflict with ISIL" + "text": "the 2003 liberation of Iraq severely disrupted telecommunications throughout Iraq; widespread government efforts to rebuild domestic and international communications have slowed due to political unrest; 2018 showed signs of stability and installations of new fiber-optic cables and growth in mobile broadband subscribers; the most popular plans are pre-paid; 3 major operators in mobile sector preparing 4G and even 5G technologies; operators focused on fixing and replacing networks damaged during civil war (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the mobile cellular market continues to expand (cell phones were banned prior to 2003 under the SADDAM regime); 3G services offered by three major mobile operators in 2015; ongoing conflict has destroyed infrastructure in areas" + "text": "the mobile cellular market continues to expand; 3G services offered by three major mobile operators; 4G offered by one operator in Iraqi; conflict has destroyed infrastructure in areas; 7 per 100 for fixed-line and 95 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 964; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Tur (2015)" + "text": "country code - 964; landing points for FALCON, and GBICS/MENA submarine cables providing connections to the Middle East, Africa and India; satellite earth stations - 4 (2 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean, 1 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region, and 1 Arabsat (inoperative)); local microwave radio relay connects border regions to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the number of private radio and TV stations has increased rapidly since 2003; government-owned TV and radio stations are operated by the publicly funded Iraqi Media Network; private broadcast media are mostly linked to political, ethnic, or religious grou (2015)" + "text": "the number of private radio and TV stations has increased rapidly since 2003; government-owned TV and radio stations are operated by the publicly funded Iraqi Media Network; private broadcast media are mostly linked to political, ethnic, or religious groups; satellite TV is available to an estimated 70% of viewers and many of the broadcasters are based abroad; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are accessible (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".iq" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.381 million" + "text": "18,364,390" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "17.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "49.36% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "4,492,328" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "39" + "text": "34" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "484,803" + "text": "2,075,065 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "10,758,230 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "16.2 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -791,39 +818,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "72" + "text": "72 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "34" + "text": "34 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6 (2013)" @@ -833,11 +860,11 @@ "text": "16 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,455 km; liquid petroleum gas 913 km; oil 5,432 km; refined products 1,637 km (2013)" + "text": "2455 km gas, 913 km liquid petroleum gas, 5432 km oil, 1637 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,272 km" + "text": "2,272 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -845,10 +872,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "59,623 km" + "text": "59,623 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "59,623 km (includes Kurdistan Region) (2012)" + "text": "59,623 km (includes Kurdistan region) (2012)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -856,30 +883,47 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "73" }, "by type": { - "text": "petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "2 (Marshall Islands 2) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 1, oil tanker 6, other 66 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "river port(s)": { - "text": "Al Basrah (Shatt al-'Arab); Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr (Khawr az Zubayr waterway)" + "text": "Al Basrah (Shatt al Arab); Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr (Khawr az Zubayr waterway)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army (includes Army Aviation Directorate), Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force; Counterterrorism Service (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ministry of Defense: Iraqi Army, Army Aviation Command, Iraqi Navy, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Air Defense Command, Special Forces Command; National-Level Security Forces: Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (CTS; a Special Forces Division aka the \"Golden Division\"), Prime Minister's Special Forces Division, Presidential Brigades; Ministry of Interior: Federal Police Forces Command, Border Guard Forces Command, Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency, Emergency Response Division, Facilities Protection Directorate, and Energy Police Directorate; Popular Mobilization Commission and Affiliated Forces (PMF); Ministry of Pershmerga (Kurdistan Regional Government) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the PMF is a collection of approximately 50 paramilitary militias of different sizes and with varying political interests" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "8.7% of GDP (2014) ++ 3.4% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.88% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.27% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.88% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.5% of GDP (2019) / 2.9% of GDP (2018) / 3.9% of GDP (2017) / 3.5% of GDP (2016) / 5.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the Iraqi military, security services, and associated militia forces vary widely; the military and the security services are rebuilding after suffering considerable losses in personnel and equipment fighting the ISIS terrorist group (see note) and are also attempting to incorporate local militia groups; approximately 190,000 active personnel (180,000 Army; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force); National-Level Security Forces: est. 10,000 Iraqi Counterterrorism Service; est. 10,000 Presidential Brigades; est. 6,000 Prime Minister’s Special Forces Division; other: est. 100-150,000 Popular Mobilization Forces; est. 150,000-200,000 Peshmerga Forces (2019 )", + "note": { + "text": "note: Iraqi Army strength reportedly fell from about 200,000 personnel in 2009 to around 50,000 in 2016" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Iraqi military inventory is comprised of Russian and Soviet-era equipment combined with newer European- and US-sourced platforms; since 2010, Russia and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Iraq (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-40 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Ansar al-Islam; Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; Jaysh Rijal al-Tariq al-Naqshabandi; Kata'ib Hizballah; Kurdistan Workers' Party (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -888,16 +932,16 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,557 (Turkey); 9,250 (West Bank and Gaza Strip); 8,231 (Iran) (2015); 230,836 (Syria) (2016)" + "text": "15,167 (Turkey), 7,858 (West Bank and Gaza Strip), 5,041 (Iran) (2018); 241,738 (Syria) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "4,018,274 (since 2006 due to ethno-sectarian violence; includes 3,064,146 displaced in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2016)" + "text": "1,389,540 (displacement in central and northern Iraq since January 2014) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "50,000 (2015); note - in the 1970s and 1980s under SADDAM Husayn's regime, thousands of Iraq's Faili Kurds, followers of Shia Islam, were stripped of their Iraqi citizenship, had their property seized by the government, and many were deported; some Faili Kurds had their citizenship reinstated under the 2006 Iraqi Nationality Law, but others lack the documentation to prove their Iraqi origins; some Palestinian refugees persecuted by the SADDAM regime remain stateless" + "text": "47,515 (2018); note - in the 1970s and 1980s under SADDAM Husayn's regime, thousands of Iraq's Faili Kurds, followers of Shia Islam, were stripped of their Iraqi citizenship, had their property seized by the government, and many were deported; some Faili Kurds had their citizenship reinstated under the 2,006 Iraqi Nationality Law, but others lack the documentation to prove their Iraqi origins; some Palestinian refugees persecuted by the SADDAM regime remain stateless" }, "note": { - "text": "estimate revised to reflect the reduction of statelessness in line with Law 26 of 2006, which allows stateless persons to apply for nationality in certain circumstances; more accurate studies of statelessness in Iraq are pending (2015)" + "text": "note: estimate revised to reflect the reduction of statelessness in line with Law 26 of 2006, which allows stateless persons to apply for nationality in certain circumstances; more accurate studies of statelessness in Iraq are pending (2015)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/jo.json b/middle-east/jo.json index 34d390e4..5a4920e9 100644 --- a/middle-east/jo.json +++ b/middle-east/jo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He has implemented modest political and economic reforms, including the passage of a new electoral law in early 2016 ahead of legislative elections held in September. The Islamic Action Front, which is the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, returned to parliament with 15 seats after boycotting the previous two elections in 2010 and 2013." + "text": "Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of the Middle East. Britain demarcated a semi-autonomous region of Transjordan from Palestine in the early 1920s. The area gained its independence in 1946 and thereafter became The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The country's long-time ruler, King HUSSEIN (1953-99), successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states, Israel, and a large internal Palestinian population. Jordan lost the West Bank to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. King HUSSEIN in 1988 permanently relinquished Jordanian claims to the West Bank; in 1994 he signed a peace treaty with Israel. King ABDALLAH II, King HUSSEIN's eldest son, assumed the throne following his father's death in 1999. He has implemented modest political reforms, including the passage of a new electoral law in early 2016 and an effort to devolve some authority to governorate- and municipal-level councils following subnational elections in 2017. In 2016, the Islamic Action Front, which is the political arm of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, returned to the National Assembly with 15 seats after boycotting the previous two elections in 2010 and 2013." } }, "Geography": { @@ -48,14 +48,17 @@ "text": "mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April)" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates eastern and western banks of the Jordan River" + "text": "mostly arid desert plateau; a great north-south geological rift along the west of the country is the dominant topographical feature and includes the Jordan River Valley, the Dead Sea, and the Jordanian Highlands" }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "812 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m ++ highest point: Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Dead Sea -431 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal Umm ad Dami 1,854 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "11.4% ++ arable land 2%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 8.4%" + "text": "11.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2% (2011 est.) / 1% (2011 est.) / 8.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "1.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "87.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "964 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "droughts; periodic earthquakes" + "text": "droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; declining water table; salinity; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; biodiversity and ecosystem damage/loss" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,14 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank" + "text": "strategic location at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba and as the Arab country that shares the longest border with Israel and the occupied West Bank; the Dead Sea, the lowest point in Asia and the second saltiest body of water in the world (after Lac Assal in Djibouti), lies on Jordan's western border with Israel and the West Bank; Jordan is almost landlocked but does have a 26 km southwestern coastline with a single port, Al 'Aqabah (Aqaba)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "8,185,384", + "text": "10,820,644 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: increased estimate reflects revised assumptions about the net migration rate due to the increased flow of Syrian refugees" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -112,219 +118,228 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Arab 98%, Circassian 1%, Armenian 1%" + "text": "Jordanian 69.3%, Syrian 13.3%, Palestinian 6.7%, Egyptian 6.7%, Iraqi 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes Armenian, Circassian) (2015 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by self-identified nationality" + } }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), English (widely understood among upper and middle classes)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk religionist <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1 (2010 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 97.2% (official; predominantly Sunni), Christian 2.2% (majority Greek Orthodox, but some Greek and Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations), Buddhist 0.4%, Hindu 0.1%, Jewish <0.1, folk <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1, other <0.1 (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "35.04% (male 1,470,865/female 1,397,057)" + "text": "33.05% (male 1,837,696/female 1,738,935)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "20.12% (male 842,202/female 804,557)" + "text": "19.77% (male 1,126,567/female 1,012,812)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.44% (male 1,491,855/female 1,491,302)" + "text": "38.39% (male 2,250,328/female 1,903,996)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.46% (male 177,720/female 187,181)" + "text": "5.11% (male 290,633/female 262,827)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.94% (male 151,071/female 171,574) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.67% (male 194,464/female 202,386) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "64.8%" + "text": "58.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "58.5%" + "text": "52" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "6.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "16% (2015 est.)" + "text": "16 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "22.3 years" + "text": "23.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "21.9 years" + "text": "23.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "22.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.83% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "25.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-13.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population heavily concentrated in the west, and particularly the northwest, in and around the capital of Amman; a sizeable, but smaller population is located in the southwest along the shore of the Gulf of Aqaba" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "83.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "91.4% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.79% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.43% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "AMMAN (capital) 1.155 million (2015)" + "text": "2.148 million AMMAN (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.18 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "24.7", + "text": "24.8 years (2017/18 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 30-34" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "58 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "15.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "13.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.6 years" + "text": "75.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.2 years" + "text": "74 years" }, "female": { - "text": "76.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.18 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.04 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "61.2% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.56 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "51.8% (2017/18)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.8% of population ++ rural: 92.3% of population ++ total: 96.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.2% of population ++ rural: 7.7% of population ++ total: 3.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "2.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.6% of population ++ rural: 98.9% of population ++ total: 98.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.4% of population ++ rural: 1.1% of population ++ total: 1.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.1% (2014)" + "text": "35.5% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "3% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "3.6% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "98.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.7%" + "text": "98.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2012)" + "text": "11 years (2012)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "35.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "31.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "48.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "57% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -364,10 +379,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Friday in March; ends last Friday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: in the 13th century B.C., the Ammonites named their main city \"Rabbath Ammon\"; \"rabbath\" designated \"capital,\" so the name meant \"The Capital of [the] Ammon[ites]\"; over time, the \"Rabbath\" came to be dropped and the city became known simply as \"Ammon\" and then \"Amman\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al'Asimah, At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Ma'daba" + "text": "12 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); 'Ajlun, Al 'Aqabah, Al Balqa', Al Karak, Al Mafraq, Al ‘Asimah (Amman), At Tafilah, Az Zarqa', Irbid, Jarash, Ma'an, Madaba" }, "Independence": { "text": "25 May 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)" @@ -376,13 +394,18 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 May (1946)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1928 (preindependence); latest initially adopted 28 November 1947, revised and ratified 1 January 1952" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "constitutional amendments require at least a two-thirds majority vote of both the Senate and the House and ratification by the king; no amendment of the constitution affecting the rights of the king and the succession to the throne is permitted during the regency period; amended several times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed system developed from codes instituted by the Ottoman Empire (based on French law), British common law, and Islamic law" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICC jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -395,7 +418,7 @@ "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "15 years ++ Citizenship" + "text": "15 years" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -406,7 +429,7 @@ "text": "King ABDALLAH II (since 7 February 1999); Crown Prince HUSSEIN (born 28 June 1994), eldest son of King ABDALLAH II" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Hani MULKI (since 1 June 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Bisher AL-KHASAWNEH (since 7 October 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister in consultation with the monarch" @@ -417,34 +440,31 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of the Senate, or the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (65 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (130 seats; 115 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 15 seats for women; 12 of the 115 seats reserved for Christian, Chechen, and Circassian candidates; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-'Umma consists of:Senate or the House of Notables or Majlis al-Ayan (65 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms)Chamber of Deputies or House of Representatives or Majlis al-Nuwaab (130 seats; 115 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by open-list proportional representation vote and 15 seats for women; 12 of the 115 seats reserved for Christian, Chechen, and Circassian candidates; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20 September 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "Chamber of Deputies - last held on 20 September 2016 (next to be held on 10 November 2020)" }, "election results": { "text": "Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 judges including the chief justice; 7-judge panels for important cases and 5 judge panels for most appeals cases); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members including the court chairman)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (consists of 15 members, including the chief justice); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policy-making body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the king; other judges nominated by the Judicial Council, an 11-member judicial policymaking body consisting of high-level judicial officials and judges, and approved by the king; judge tenure generally not limited; Constitutional Court members appointed by the king for 6-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 2 years" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; Major Felonies Court; Courts of First Instance; Magistrate Courts; religious courts; state security courts" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; Great Felonies Court; religious courts; military courts; juvenile courts; Land Settlement Courts; Income Tax Court; Higher Administrative Court; Customs Court; special courts including the State Security Court" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Ahl al-Himma ++ Al-Bayyan ++ Al-Hayah Jordanian Party [Zahier AMR] ++ Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party [Akram al-HIMSI] ++ Ba'ath Arab Progressive Party [Fuad DABBOUR] ++ Citizenship ++ Construction ++ Cooperation ++ Dawn ++ Democratic People's Party [Ablah ABU ULBAH] ++ Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa'id DIAB] ++ Dignity ++ Du'a Party [Muhammed ABU BAKR] ++ Free Voice ++ Islamic Action Front or IAF [Hamzah MANSOUR] ++ Islamic Centrist Party [Muhammad al-HAJ] ++ Jordanian Communist Party [Munir HAMARNAH] ++ Jordanian National Party [Muna ABU BAKR] ++ Jordanian United Front [Amjad al-MAJALI] ++ Labor and Trade ++ Muslim Center Party [Haitham ALAMAERAH] ++ Nation ++ National Congress Party [Raheeh GHARAYBEH, general secretary] ++ National Accord Youth Block ++ National Action ++ National Constitution Party [Ahmad al-SHUNAQ] ++ National Current Party [Abd al-Hadi al-MAJALI] ++ National Movement for Direct Democracy [Muhammad al-QAQ] ++ National Union ++ National Unity ++ Nobel Jerusalem ++ Risalah Party [Hazem QASHOU] ++ Salvation ++ Stronger Jordan ++ The Direct Democratic Nationalists Movement Party [Nash'at KHALIFAH] ++ The Homeland (Hizb Al-Watan) ++ The People ++ Unified Front ++ United Front ++ Voice of the Nation; qtgan" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "15 April Movement [Mohammad SUNEID, chairman] ++ 24 March Movement [Mu'az al-KHAWALIDAH, Abdel Rahman HASANEIN, spokespersons] ++ 1952 Constitution Movement ++ Anti-Normalization Committee [Hamzah MANSOUR, chairman] ++ Economic and Social Association of Retired Servicemen and Veterans or ESARSV [Abdulsalam al-HASSANAT, chairman] ++ Group of 36 ++ Higher Coordination Committee of Opposition Parties [Said DIAB] ++ Higher National Committee for Military Retirees or HNCMR [Ali al-HABASHNEH, chairman] ++ Hirak ++ Jordan Bar Association [Saleh al-ARMUTI, chairman] ++ Jordanian Campaign for Change or Jayin ++ Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood [Dr. Hamam SAID, controller general] ++ Jordanian Press Association [Sayf al-SHARIF, president] ++ National Front for Reform or NFR [Ahmad OBEIDAT, chairman] ++ Popular Gathering for Reform ++ Professional Associations Council [Abd al-Hadi al-FALAHAT, chairman] ++ Sons of Jordan" + "text": "Ahrar al-Urdun (Free People of Jordan) Party [Samir al-ZU'BI]Al-Awn al-Watani (National Aid) Party [Faysal al-AWAR]Al-Balad al-Amin Party [Khalil al-SAYED]Al-Itijah al-Watani (National Trend Party) [Ahmad al-KAYED]Al-Mustaqbal (Future) Party [Salah al-QUDAH]Al-Nida’ Party [Abd-al-Majid ABU-KHALID]Al-Rayah Party (Flag Party) [Bilal DHEISAT]Al-Shahama Party [Mashhour ZREIQAT]Al-Shura Party [Firas al-ABBADI]Arab Socialist Ba’th Party [Zyad AL-HOMSI]Conservatives Party [Hasan RASHID]Democratic Popular Unity Party [Sa’eed DHIYAB]Democratic Sha’b Party (HASHD) [Abla ABU-OLBEH]Freedom and Equality Party [Hamad Abu ZEID]Islamic Action Front [Murad AL-ADAYLAH]Islamic Centrist Party [Madallah AL-TARAWNEH]Jordanian Al-Ansar Party [Awni al-RJOUB]Jordanian Al-Hayah Party [Abd-al-Fattah al-KILANI]Jordanian Communist Party [Faraj ITMIZYEH]Jordanian Democratic Socialist Party [Jamil al-NIMRI]Jordanian Democratic Tabiy’ah (Nature) Party [Ali ASFOUR]Jordanian Equality Party [Zuhair al-SHURAFA]Jordanian Fursan (Cavaliers Party) [Ali al-DHWEIB]Jordanian Justice and Development Party [Ali al-SHURAFA]Jordanian National Action Party [Abd-al-Hadi al-MAHARMAH]Jordanian National Constitutional Party [Ahmad al-SHUNNAQ]Jordanian National Democratic Grouping Party [Shakir al-ABBADI]Jordanian National Party [Muna ABU-BAKR]Jordanian National Union Party [Zeid ABU-ZEID]Jordanian Progressive Ba’th Party [Fu’ad DABBOUR]Jordanian Promise Party [Mahmoud al-KHALILI]Jordanian Reform Party [Eid DHAYYAT]Jordanian Social Justice Party [Abd-al-Fattah al-NSOUR]Jordanian Wafa’ (Loyalty) Party [Mazin al-QADI]Justice and Reform Party [Sa’eed Nathir ARABIYAT]Modernity and Change Party [Nayef al-HAMAYDEH]National Congress Party [Irhayil GHARAYBEH] (formerly the Zamzam party)National Renaissance Front Party [Isma’il KHATATBEH]National Unity Party [Muhammad al-ZBOUN]Pan Arab Movement Party [Dayfallah FARRAJ]Partnership and Salvation Party [Muhammad al-HAMMOURI]Reform and Renewal Party [Mazin RYAL]Risalah Party [Hazim QASHOU’]Stronger Jordan Party [Rula al-HROUB]Unified Jordanian Front Party [Farouq AL-ABBADI]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA, EBRD, FAO, G-11, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -462,7 +482,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Alice G. WELLS (since 31 August 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mike HANKEY (since 4 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[962] (6) 590-6000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Abdoun, Al-Umawyeen St., Amman" @@ -470,9 +493,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 354, Amman 11118 Jordan; Unit 70200, Box 5, DPO AE 09892-0200" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[962] (6) 590-6000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[962] (6) 592-0163" } @@ -491,77 +511,77 @@ "text": "Abdul-Mone'm al-RIFAI'/Abdul-Qader al-TANEER" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is used most commonly, while the full version is reserved for special occasions" + "text": "note: adopted 1946; the shortened version of the anthem is used most commonly, while the full version is reserved for special occasions" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of poverty, unemployment and underemployment, budget and current account deficits, and government debt. ++ ++ King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as expanding foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil contributed to slower growth from 2010 to 2014 - with growth averaging 2.8% per year - and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction, and tourism. Through 2014, Jordan's finances were strained by a series of natural gas pipeline attacks in Egypt, disrupting natural gas exports to Jordan, and led Jordan to rely on more expensive diesel imports, primarily from Saudi Arabia, to generate electricity. ++ ++ To diversify its energy mix, Jordan has secured several contracts for liquefied natural gas and is currently exploring nuclear power generation, exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves and renewable technologies, as well as the import of Israeli offshore gas. In August 2015, Jordan completed a $2.1 billion, three-year IMF Stand-By Arrangement, which the government had entered to help correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances. Jordan plans to expand on its fiscal reform measures enacted over the previous few years with a follow-on IMF agreement in 2016 to boost government revenues, reduce the budget deficit, and manage its burgeoning debt, brought on in part by an influx of over 650,000 Syrian refugees since 2011, which put additional pressure on expenditures." + "text": "Jordan's economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government include chronic high rates of unemployment and underemployment, budget and current account deficits, and government debt. King ABDALLAH, during the first decade of the 2000s, implemented significant economic reforms, such as expanding foreign trade and privatizing state-owned companies that attracted foreign investment and contributed to average annual economic growth of 8% for 2004 through 2008. The global economic slowdown and regional turmoil contributed to slower growth from 2010 to 2017 - with growth averaging about 2.5% per year - and hurt export-oriented sectors, construction/real estate, and tourism. Since the onset of the civil war in Syria and resulting refugee crisis, one of Jordan’s most pressing socioeconomic challenges has been managing the influx of approximately 660,000 UN-registered refugees, more than 80% of whom live in Jordan’s urban areas. Jordan’s own official census estimated the refugee number at 1.3 million Syrians as of early 2016. Jordan is nearly completely dependent on imported energy—mostly natural gas—and energy consistently makes up 25-30% of Jordan’s imports. To diversify its energy mix, Jordan has secured several contracts for liquefied and pipeline natural gas, developed several major renewables projects, and is currently exploring nuclear power generation and exploitation of abundant oil shale reserves. In August 2016, Jordan and the IMF agreed to a $723 million Extended Fund Facility that aims to build on the three-year, $2.1 billion IMF program that ended in August 2015 with the goal of helping Jordan correct budgetary and balance of payments imbalances." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$86.19 billion (2016 est.) ++ $83.89 billion (2015 est.) ++ $81.93 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$89 billion (2017 est.) / $87.28 billion (2016 est.) / $85.56 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$39.45 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$40.13 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.8% (2016 est.) ++ 2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 2% (2016 est.) / 2.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,100 (2016 est.) ++ $11,000 (2015 est.) ++ $11,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,200 (2017 est.) / $9,200 (2016 est.) / $9,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 10.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "81.1%" + "text": "80.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "19.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "22.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.1%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "32.7%" + "text": "34.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-59.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-58% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "28.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "66.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "66.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, strawberries, stone fruits; sheep, poultry, dairy" }, "Industries": { - "text": "tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizers, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing" + "text": "tourism, information technology, clothing, fertilizer, potash, phosphate mining, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.205 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.295 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -575,9 +595,9 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "14.8% (2016 est.) ++ 13.1% (2015 est.)", + "text": "18.3% (2017 est.) / 15.3% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%" + "text": "note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30%" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -591,217 +611,206 @@ "text": "28.7% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39.7 (2007) ++ 36.4 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$8.649 billion" + "text": "9.462 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$11.22 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.51 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "90.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 85.5% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "95.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 95.1% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury, and treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-government" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.3% (31 December 2010) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.24% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$14.68 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$46.78 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $44.52 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$41.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $39.57 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$25.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $25.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.76 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / -0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.566 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$3.392 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$4.257 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.693 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.124 billion (2016 est.) ++ $7.829 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.511 billion (2017 est.) / $7.509 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 24.9%, Saudi Arabia 12.8%, India 8.2%, Iraq 8.2%, Kuwait 5.4%, UAE 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "textiles, fertilizers, potash, phosphates, vegetables, pharmaceuticals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 21%, Saudi Arabia 16.5%, Iraq 10.3%, India 8.7%, UAE 4.8%, Kuwait 4.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.86 billion (2016 est.) ++ $18.04 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.21 billion (2017 est.) / $17.14 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, refined petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment, iron, cereals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 15.4%, China 12.8%, US 6.2%, Germany 4.7%, UAE 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 13.6%, Saudi Arabia 13.6%, US 9.9%, UAE 4.9%, Germany 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$15.18 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.57 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.56 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $15.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$26.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$31.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.96 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$629.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $609.3 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$29.34 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $26.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - ++ 0.71 (2016 est.) ++ 0.71 (2015 est.) ++ 0.71 (2014 est.) ++ 0.71 (2013 est.) ++ 0.709 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Jordanian dinars (JOD) per US dollar - / 0.71 (2017 est.) / 0.71 (2016 est.) / 0.71 (2015 est.) / 0.71 (2014 est.) / 0.71 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.82 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "64 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "50 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "334 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.764 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.6% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "87% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "22 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "22 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "62,220 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "67,980 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "67,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "67,240 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "146,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "139,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "70,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "68,460 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "199 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "121.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "499 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.238 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.359 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "300 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.456 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "6.031 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.031 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "19 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.39 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "368,938" + "text": "375,576" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "5 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.52 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "13.798 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "8,215,735" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "170 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "service has improved recently with increased use of digital switching equipment; microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; growing mobile-cellular usage in both urban and rural areas is reducing use" + "text": "microwave radio relay transmission and coaxial and fiber-optic cable are employed on trunk lines; growing mobile-cellular usage in both urban and rural areas is reducing use of fixed-line services; recent influx of refugees putting burden on country's economy, infrastructure and society; mobile broadband is area of growth with 4G services; govt. recently launched Ministry of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship; preparing for next wave of development with 5G and IoT/MsM services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "1995 telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently multiple mobile-cellular providers w" + "text": "1995 a telecommunications law opened all non-fixed-line services to private competition; in 2005, the monopoly over fixed-line services terminated and the entire telecommunications sector was opened to competition; currently fixed-line 4 per 100 persons and multiple mobile-cellular providers with subscribership up to 77 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 962; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) FEA and FLAG Falcon submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals); fiber-optic cable to Saudi (2015)" + "text": "country code - 962; landing point for the FEA and Taba-Aqaba submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Asia; satellite earth stations - 33 (3 Intelsat, 1 Arabsat, and 29 land and maritime Inmarsat terminals (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite (2007)" + "text": "radio and TV dominated by the government-owned Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) that operates a main network, a sports network, a film network, and a satellite channel; first independent TV broadcaster aired in 2007; international satellite TV and Israeli and Syrian TV broadcasts are available; roughly 30 radio stations with JRTV operating the main government-owned station; transmissions of multiple international radio broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".jo" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.335 million" + "text": "6,985,174" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "53.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "66.79% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "399,596" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "40" + "text": "54" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,065,145" + "text": "3,383,805 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "169.105 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "175.84 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -812,24 +821,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "8" + "text": "8 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -839,19 +848,19 @@ "text": "1 (2012)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 473 km; oil 49 km (2013)" + "text": "473 km gas, 49 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "507 km" + "text": "509 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "507 km 1.050-m gauge (2008)" + "text": "509 km 1.050-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "7,203 km" + "text": "7,203 km (2011)" }, "paved": { "text": "7,203 km (2011)" @@ -859,16 +868,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "12" + "text": "32" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 4, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (UAE 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "16 (Bahamas 2, Egypt 2, Indonesia 1, Panama 11) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 7, oil tanker 1, other 24 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -878,14 +881,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Land Force (RJLF), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya al-Urduniya, RJAF), Special Operations Command (Socom); Public Security Directorate (normally falls under Ministry of Interior, but comes under JAF in wartime or crisis) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women not subject to conscription, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF): Royal Jordanian Army (includes Special Operations Forces, Border Guards, Royal Guard), Royal Jordanian Navy, Royal Jordanian Air Force; Ministry of Interior: General Directorate of Gendarmerie Forces, Public Security Directorate (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.65% of GDP (2012) ++ 4.64% of GDP (2011) ++ 4.65% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "4.7% of GDP (2019) / 4.7% of GDP (2018) / 4.8% of GDP (2017) / 4.6% of GDP (2016) / 4.3% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) have approximately 101,000 active personnel (87,000 Army; 500 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); est. 15,000 Gendarmerie Forces (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the JAF inventory is comprised of a wide mix of imported weapons, mostly second-hand equipment from Europe and the US; some of the equipment is received from third-party suppliers such as the United Arab Emirates; since 2010, the Netherlands and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Jordan (2019)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male military service; initial service term 2 years, with option to reenlist for 18 years; conscription at age 18 suspended in 1999; women are not conscripted, but can volunteer to serve in noncombat military positions in the Royal Jordanian Arab Army Women's Corps and RJAF (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -894,7 +903,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2,117,361 (Palestinian refugees) (2015); 59,196 (Iraq) (2016); 655,399 (Syria) (2017)" + "text": "2,272,411 (Palestinian refugees), 661,997 (Syria), 66,835 (Iraq), 14,640 (Yemen), 6,098 Sudan (2020)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/ku.json b/middle-east/ku.json index 5650658e..3061e18b 100644 --- a/middle-east/ku.json +++ b/middle-east/ku.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq on 2 August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault on 23 February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. Kuwait spent more than $5 billion to repair oil infrastructure damaged during 1990-91. The AL-SABAH family returned to power in 1991 and established one of the most independent legislatures in the Arab World. The country witnessed the historic election in 2009 of four women to its National Assembly. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as bidoon, staged small protests in early 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Youth activist groups' repeated rallies in 2011 for the dismissal of a prime minister seen as being corrupt, ultimately led to his resignation in late 2011. Demonstrations renewed in late 2012 in response to an Amiri decree amending the electoral law. The opposition, led by a coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribalists, some liberals, and myriad youth groups, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013, which ushered in a legislature more amenable to the government's agenda. However, the opposition, expressing strong opposition to the government’s fiscal reforms, participated in the November 2016 National Assembly and won almost half of the positions. Since coming to power in 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on seven occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government." + "text": "Kuwait has been ruled by the AL-SABAH dynasty since the 18th century. The threat of Ottoman invasion in 1899 prompted Amir Mubarak AL-SABAH to seek protection from Britain, ceding foreign and defense responsibility to Britain until 1961, when the country attained its independence. Kuwait was attacked and overrun by Iraq in August 1990. Following several weeks of aerial bombardment, a US-led UN coalition began a ground assault in February 1991 that liberated Kuwait in four days. In 1992, the Amir reconstituted the parliament that he had dissolved in 1986. Amid the 2010-11 uprisings and protests across the Arab world, stateless Arabs, known as Bidoon, staged small protests in early 2011 demanding citizenship, jobs, and other benefits available to Kuwaiti nationals. Other demographic groups, notably Islamists and Kuwaitis from tribal backgrounds, soon joined the growing protest movements, which culminated in late 2011 with the resignation of the prime minister amidst allegations of corruption. Demonstrations renewed in late 2012 in response to an amiri decree amending the electoral law that lessened the voting power of the tribal blocs. An opposition coalition of Sunni Islamists, tribal populists, and some liberals, largely boycotted legislative elections in 2012 and 2013, which ushered in a legislature more amenable to the government's agenda. Faced with the prospect of painful subsidy cuts, oppositionists and independents actively participated in the November 2016 election, winning nearly half of the seats but a cohesive opposition alliance largely ceased to exist with the 2016 election and the opposition became increasingly factionalized. Since coming to power in 2006, the Amir has dissolved the National Assembly on seven occasions (the Constitutional Court annulled the Assembly elections in June 2012 and again in June 2013) and shuffled the cabinet over a dozen times, usually citing political stagnation and gridlock between the legislature and the government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "108 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation 306 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "3.6 km W. of Al-Salmi Border Post 300 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.5% ++ arable land 0.6%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 7.6%" + "text": "8.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.6% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 7.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "91.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "105 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain, which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; some of world's largest and most sophisticated desalination facilities provide much of the water; air and water pollution; desertification; loss of biodiversity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,9 +104,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,832,776 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "2,993,706 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,183,658 for 2015, with immigrants accounting more than 69%" + "text": "note: Kuwait's Public Authority for Civil Information estimates the country's total population to be 4,420,110 for 2019, with non-Kuwaitis accounting for nearly 70% of the population" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -112,207 +118,207 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Kuwaiti 31.3%, other Arab 27.9%, Asian 37.8%, African 1.9%, other 1.1% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2013 est.)" + "text": "Kuwaiti 30.4%, other Arab 27.4%, Asian 40.3%, African 1%, other .9% (includes European, North American, South American, and Australian) (2018 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), English widely spoken" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official) 76.7%, Christian 17.3%, other and unspecified 5.9%", + "text": "Muslim (official) 74.6%, Christian 18.2%, other and unspecified 7.2% (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "represents the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent the total population; about 69% of the population consists of immigrants" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.18% (male 371,021/female 342,362)" + "text": "24.29% (male 378,778/female 348,512)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.16% (male 236,012/female 193,303)" + "text": "14.96% (male 245,354/female 202,642)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "52.28% (male 936,604/female 544,378)" + "text": "52.39% (male 984,813/female 583,632)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.95% (male 79,551/female 60,602)" + "text": "5.43% (male 90,583/female 72,026)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.43% (male 32,096/female 36,847) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.92% (male 38,614/female 48,752) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "32.1%" + "text": "32.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "28.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "2.6%" + "text": "4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "38.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "24.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.2 years" + "text": "29.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.3 years" + "text": "30.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "27.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.53% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "2.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "densest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "98.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.63% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.78% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KUWAIT (capital) 2.779 million (2015)" + "text": "3.115 million KUWAIT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.22 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.21 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.69 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.31 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.26 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.41 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.38 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78 years" + "text": "78.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.6 years" + "text": "77.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.44 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.79 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.26 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.65 physicians/1,000 population (2015)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" + }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<1000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "38.3% (2014)" + "text": "37.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "3% (2014)" }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "96.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "96.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "95.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "94.9% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2013)" + "text": "16 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "14.6%" + "text": "15.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "N/A" + "text": "9.4% N/A" }, "female": { - "text": "N/A (2011 est.)" + "text": "30% N/A (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -331,11 +337,11 @@ "text": "Al Kuwayt" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic \"al-Kuwayt\" a diminutive of \"kut\" meaning \"fortress encircled by water\"" + "text": "the name derives from the capital city, which is from Arabic \"al-Kuwayt\" a diminutive of \"kut\" meaning \"fortress,\" possibly a reference to a small castle built on the current location of Kuwait City by the Beni Khaled tribe in the 17th century" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "constitutional monarchy" + "text": "constitutional monarchy (emirate)" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -345,7 +351,10 @@ "text": "29 22 N, 47 58 E" }, "time difference": { - "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC,during Standard Time)" + "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from Arabic \"al-Kuwayt\" a diminutive of \"kut\" meaning \"fortress,\" possibly a reference to a small castle built on the current location of Kuwait City by the Beni Khaled tribe in the 17th century" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -358,10 +367,15 @@ "text": "National Day, 25 February (1950)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "approved and promulgated 11 November 1962 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "approved and promulgated 11 November 1962" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the amir or supported by at least one third of the National Assembly; passage requires two-thirds consent of the Assembly membership and promulgation by the amir; constitutional articles on the initiation, approval, and promulgation of general legislation cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic religious law" + "text": "mixed legal system consisting of English common law, French civil law, and Islamic sharia law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -381,35 +395,38 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "21 years of age; universal; note - members of the military or police by law cannot vote; all voters must have been citizens for 20 years" + "text": "21 years of age and at least 20-year citizenship" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Amir SABAH al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 29 January 2006); Crown Prince NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (born 25 June 1937)" + "text": "Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah (since 30 September 2020); Crown Prince Sheikh MESHAAL Al Ahmad Al Sabah, born in 1940, is the brother of Amir NAWAF al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 30 November 2011); First Deputy Prime Minister SABAH Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah; Deputy Prime Ministers al-KHALD al-Jarrah al-Sabah, MUHAMMAD AL-KHALID al-Hamad al-Sabah, Abdulmohsen MUDEJ" + "text": "Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah (since 30 November 2011); First Deputy Prime Minister NASIR Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (since 11 December 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers SABAH KHALID al-Hamid al-Sabah (since 13 December 2011), KHALID al-Jarrah al-Sabah (since 4 August 2013), Anas Khalid al-SALEH (since 4 August 2013); note - on 14 November 2019, the government of Prime Minister JABIR AL-MUBARAK al-Hamad al-Sabah resigned" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, approved by the amir" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "amir chosen from within the ruling family, confirmed by the National Assembly; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the amir" + "text": "amir chosen from within the ruling family, confirmed by the National Assembly; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the amir; crown prince appointed by the amir and approved by the National Assembly" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (65 seats; 50 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 15 ex-officio members - cabinet ministers - appointed by the prime minister; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Umma (65 seats; 50 members directly elected from 5 multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 15 ex-officio members (cabinet ministers) appointed by the amir; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 26 November 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 26 November 2016 (next to be held on 5 December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "preliminary results - opposition groups including those linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists won 24 seats, 1 woman, other 25" + "text": "seats won - oppositionists and independents, including populists, Islamists, and liberals 26, pro-government loyalists 24; composition for elected members only - men 49, women 1, percent of women 1.5%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: seats as of May 2019 -  oppositionists and independents, including populists, Islamists, and liberals 25, pro-government loyalists 25; composition as of May 2019 for elected members only - men 49, women 1, percent of women 2% " } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Constitutional Court (consists of 5 judges); Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (organized into several circuits, each with 5 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -420,15 +437,10 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "none; while the formation of political parties is not permitted, they are not forbidden by law" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "Islamists; merchants; political groups; secular liberals and pro-governmental deputies; Shia activists; tribal groups" - } + "text": "none; the government does not recognize any political parties or allow their formation, although no formal law bans political parties" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BDEAC, CAEU, CD, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, Paris Club (associate), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { @@ -444,22 +456,25 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 966-8468" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Los Angeles" + "text": "New York City" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Lost Angeles" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Lawrence R. SILVERMAN (since 19 September 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Bayan 36302, Block 13, Al-Masjed Al-Aqsa Street (near the Bayan palace), Kuwait City" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000" + "text": "Alina L. Romanowski (since 6 January 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[965] 2259-1001" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "P.O. Box 77, Safat 13001" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 77 Safat 13001 Kuwait; or PSC 1280 APO AE 09880-9000" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[965] 2538-6562" } @@ -478,64 +493,64 @@ "text": "Ahmad MUSHARI al-Adwani/Ibrahim Nasir al-SOULA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions" + "text": "note: adopted 1978; the anthem is only used on formal occasions" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Kuwaiti officials plan to increase oil production to 4 million barrels per day by 2020. Petroleum accounts for over half of GDP, 94% of export revenues, and 90% of government income. ++ ++ In 2015, Kuwait, for the first time in 15 years, realized a budget deficit after decades of high oil prices. Kuwaiti authorities have tried to reduce the deficit by decreasing spending on subsidies for the local population, but with limited success. Despite Kuwait’s dependence on oil, the government has cushioned itself against the impact of lower oil prices, by saving annually at least 10% of government revenue in the Fund for Future Generations. ++ ++ Kuwait has failed to diversify its economy or bolster the private sector, because of a poor business climate, a large public sector that crowds out private employment of Kuwaiti nationals, and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. The Kuwaiti Government has made little progress on its long-term economic development plan first passed in 2010. While the government planned to spend up to $104 billion over four years to diversify the economy, attract more investment, and boost private sector participation in the economy, many of the projects did not materialize because of an uncertain political situation." + "text": "Kuwait has a geographically small, but wealthy, relatively open economy with crude oil reserves of about 102 billion barrels - more than 6% of world reserves. Kuwaiti officials plan to increase production to 4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by 2020. Petroleum accounts for over half of GDP, 92% of export revenues, and 90% of government income. With world oil prices declining, Kuwait realized a budget deficit in 2015 for the first time more than a decade; in 2016, the deficit grew to 16.5% of GDP. Kuwaiti authorities announced cuts to fuel subsidies in August 2016, provoking outrage among the public and National Assembly, and the Amir dissolved the government for the seventh time in ten years. In 2017 the deficit was reduced to 7.2% of GDP, and the government raised $8 billion by issuing international bonds. Despite Kuwait’s dependence on oil, the government has cushioned itself against the impact of lower oil prices, by saving annually at least 10% of government revenue in the Fund for Future Generations. Kuwait has failed to diversify its economy or bolster the private sector, because of a poor business climate, a large public sector that employs about 74% of citizens, and an acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch that has stymied most economic reforms. The Kuwaiti Government has made little progress on its long-term economic development plan first passed in 2010. While the government planned to spend up to $104 billion over four years to diversify the economy, attract more investment, and boost private sector participation in the economy, many of the projects did not materialize because of an uncertain political situation or delays in awarding contracts. To increase non-oil revenues, the Kuwaiti Government in August 2017 approved draft bills supporting a Gulf Cooperation Council-wide value added tax scheduled to take effect in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$301.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $293.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $290.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$289.7 billion (2017 est.) / $299.7 billion (2016 est.) / $293.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$110.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$120.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 0.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-3.3% (2017 est.) / 2.2% (2016 est.) / -1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$71,300 (2016 est.) ++ $71,500 (2015 est.) ++ $72,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$65,800 (2017 est.) / $69,900 (2016 est.) / $69,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "27.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 50.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "35.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 37.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "47.6%" + "text": "43.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "26.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "3.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.8%" + "text": "49.4% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-52.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-47% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.4%" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "59.6%" + "text": "58.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "40% (2016 est.)" + "text": "40.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -545,244 +560,236 @@ "text": "petroleum, petrochemicals, cement, shipbuilding and repair, water desalination, food processing, construction materials" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "2.546 million", + "text": "2.695 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: non-Kuwaitis represent about 60% of the labor force" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$47.14 billion" + "text": "50.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$65.32 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "62.6 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "42.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "41.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-16.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-10% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "23.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 9.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1.25% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$30.98 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.95 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$114.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $116 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$102.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $98.46 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$99.77 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $100.9 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $119.6 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 3.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$3.939 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.97 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.127 billion (2017 est.) / -$5.056 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$43.84 billion (2016 est.) ++ $55.32 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$55.17 billion (2017 est.) / $46.26 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "South Korea 18.3%, China 17.4%, Japan 11.5%, India 11.2%, Singapore 6.3%, US 5.7% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "oil and refined products, fertilizers" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "South Korea 14.5%, China 12.1%, India 12.1%, Japan 10.4%, US 7.6%, Pakistan 5.9%, Singapore 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$28.32 billion (2016 est.) ++ $27.34 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$29.53 billion (2017 est.) / $26.56 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 13.2%, US 9.6%, Saudi Arabia 7.7%, Japan 6.5%, Germany 5.1%, France 4.3%, India 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 13.5%, US 13.3%, UAE 9.5%, Saudi Arabia 5.8%, Germany 5.4%, Japan 5%, India 4.7%, Italy 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$28.72 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$33.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $31.13 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$47.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $36.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$12.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$73.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $69.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$47.24 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $38.34 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - ++ 0.3024 (2016 est.) ++ 0.3009 (2015 est.) ++ 0.3009 (2014 est.) ++ 0.2845 (2013 est.) ++ 0.28 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US dollar - / 0.3041 (2017 est.) / 0.3022 (2016 est.) / 0.3022 (2015 est.) / 0.3009 (2014 est.) / 0.2845 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "61 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "65.95 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "54 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "57.78 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.89 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.562 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.807 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.711 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "479,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "104 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "101.5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "890,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "915,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "453,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "446,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "678,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "705,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "11,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "15.03 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.1 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "18.49 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.72 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.46 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.125 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.784 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.784 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "107 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "106.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "480,000" + "text": "368,305" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "17 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.46 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "8.305 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "5,147,990" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "298 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "174.16 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the quality of service is excellent" + "text": "the quality of service is excellent; new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a 4G LTE mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait; Internet access is available via 4G LTE connections for fixed and mobile users; high ownership of smart phone in Kuwait; one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the world; exploring 5G opportunities; improvements to fiber-broadband underway (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "new telephone exchanges provide a large capacity for new subscribers; trunk traffic is carried by microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and open-wire and fiber-optic cable; a mobile-cellular telephone system operates throughout Kuwait, and the country is" + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions are 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular stands at 174 per 100 subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 965; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); linked to Bahrain, Qatar, UAE via the Fiber-Optic Gulf (FOG) cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 965; landing points for the FOG, GBICS, MENA, Kuwait-Iran, and FALCON submarine cables linking Africa, the Middle East, and Asia; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 6 (3 Intelsat - 1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean, 1 Inmarsat - Atlantic Ocean, and 2 Arabsat) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 4 networks and a satellite channel; several private TV broadcasters have emerged since 2003; satellite TV available with pan-Arab TV stations are especially popular; state-owned Radio Kuwait broadcasts on a number of ch (2007)" + "text": "state-owned TV broadcaster operates 4 networks and a satellite channel; several private TV broadcasters have emerged; satellite TV available and pan-Arab TV stations are especially popular; state-owned Radio Kuwait broadcasts on a number of channels in Arabic and English; first private radio station emerged in 2005; transmissions of at least 2 international radio broadcasters are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".kw" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.289 million" + "text": "2,904,801" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "82.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "99.6% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "103,821" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "31" + "text": "44" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "3,655,366" + "text": "6,464,847 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "275,777,666 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "392.36 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -793,7 +800,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -802,15 +809,15 @@ "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -820,22 +827,25 @@ "text": "4 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 261 km; oil 540 km; refined products 57 km (2013)" + "text": "261 km gas, 540 km oil, 57 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "6,608 km (2010)" + "text": "5,749 km (2018)" + }, + "paved": { + "text": "4,887 km (2018)" + }, + "unpaved": { + "text": "862 km (2018)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "34" + "text": "154" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 2, carrier 3, container 6, liquefied gas 4, petroleum tanker 19" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "45 (Bahamas 1, Bahrain 5, Comoros 1, Libya 1, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 2, Panama 12, Qatar 6, Saudi Arabia 4, UAE 10) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 15, oil tanker 24, other 115 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -845,14 +855,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription suspended (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Kuwaiti Armed Forces: Kuwaiti Land Forces (KLF), Kuwaiti Navy, Kuwaiti Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya; includes Kuwaiti Air Defense Force, KADF), 25th Commando Brigade, and the Kuwait Emiri Guard Brigade; Kuwaiti National Guard (KNG); Coast Guard (Ministry of Interior) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority and the 25th Commando Brigade exercise independent command authority within the Kuwaiti Armed Forces, although activities such as training and equipment procurement are often coordinated with the other services; the KNG possesses an independent command structure, equipment inventory, and logistics corps separate from the Ministry of Defense, the regular armed services, and the Ministry of Interior" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.35% of GDP (2011) ++ 0% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "5.6% of GDP (2019) / 5.1% of GDP (2018) / 5.6% of GDP (2017) / 5.8% of GDP (2016) / 5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Kuwaiti Armed Forces have approximately 17,000 active personnel (12,500 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force); est. 6,500 National Guard; note – Army figures include the Kuwait Emiri Guard Authority (est. 500) and the 25th Commando Brigade (N/A) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces consists of a range of European- and US-sourced weapons systems; the US is the leading supplier of arms to Kuwait since 2010 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Kuwait reintroduced one-year mandatory service for men aged 18-35 in May 2017 after having suspended conscription in 2001; service is divided in two phases – four months for training and eight months for military service (2018)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -861,7 +880,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "93,000 (2015); note - Kuwait's 1959 Nationality Law defined citizens as persons who settled in the country before 1920 and who had maintained normal residence since then; one-third of the population, descendants of Bedouin tribes, missed the window of opportunity to register for nationality rights after Kuwait became independent in 1961 and were classified as bidun (meaning without); since the 1980s Kuwait's bidun have progressively lost their rights, including opportunities for employment and education, amid official claims that they are nationals of other countries who have destroyed their identification documents in hopes of gaining Kuwaiti citizenship; Kuwaiti authorities have delayed processing citizenship applications and labeled biduns as \"illegal residents,\" denying them access to civil documentation, such as birth and marriage certificates" + "text": "92,000 (2018); note - Kuwait's 1959 Nationality Law defined citizens as persons who settled in the country before 1920 and who had maintained normal residence since then; one-third of the population, descendants of Bedouin tribes, missed the window of opportunity to register for nationality rights after Kuwait became independent in 1961 and were classified as bidun (meaning \"without\"); since the 1980s Kuwait's bidun have progressively lost their rights, including opportunities for employment and education, amid official claims that they are nationals of other countries who have destroyed their identification documents in hopes of gaining Kuwaiti citizenship; Kuwaiti authorities have delayed processing citizenship applications and labeled biduns as \"illegal residents,\" denying them access to civil documentation, such as birth and marriage certificates" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/le.json b/middle-east/le.json index 581f6ef6..5d476e8c 100644 --- a/middle-east/le.json +++ b/middle-east/le.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war that resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved." + "text": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French demarcated the region of Lebanon in 1920 and granted this area independence in 1943. Since independence, the country has been marked by periods of political turmoil interspersed with prosperity built on its position as a regional center for finance and trade. The country's 1975-90 civil war, which resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities, was followed by years of social and political instability. Sectarianism is a key element of Lebanese political life. Neighboring Syria has historically influenced Lebanon's foreign policy and internal policies, and its military occupied Lebanon from 1976 until 2005. The Lebanon-based Hizballah militia and Israel continued attacks and counterattacks against each other after Syria's withdrawal, and fought a brief war in 2006. Lebanon's borders with Syria and Israel remain unresolved." } }, "Geography": { @@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,250 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Qornet es Saouda 3,088 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -63,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "63.3% ++ arable land 11.9%; permanent crops 12.3%; permanent pasture 39.1%" + "text": "63.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.9% (2011 est.) / 12.3% (2011 est.) / 39.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "13.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "23.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -75,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,040 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of the people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, and of these most live in and around the capital, Beirut; favorable growing conditions in the Bekaa Valley, on the southeastern side of the Lebanon Mountains, have attracted farmers and thus the area exhibits a smaller population density" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "dust storms, sandstorms" + "text": "earthquakes; dust storms, sandstorms" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills" + "text": "deforestation; soil deterioration, erosion; desertification; species loss; air pollution in Beirut from vehicular traffic and the burning of industrial wastes; pollution of coastal waters from raw sewage and oil spills; waste-water management" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,237,738 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,469,612 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -111,85 +117,85 @@ "Ethnic groups": { "text": "Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%", "note": { - "text": "many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians" + "text": "note: many Christian Lebanese do not identify themselves as Arab but rather as descendants of the ancient Canaanites and prefer to be called Phoenicians" } }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons", + "text": "Muslim 61.1% (30.6% Sunni, 30.5% Shia, smaller percentages of Alawites and Ismailis), Christian 33.7% (Maronite Catholics are the largest Christian group), Druze 5.2%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, and Hindus (2018 est.)", "note": { - "text": "18 religious sects recognized (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent the religious affiliation of the citizen population (data do not include Lebanon's sizable Syrian and Palestinian refugee populations); 18 religious sects recognized" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.65% (male 786,842/female 750,449)" + "text": "20.75% (male 581,015/female 554,175)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.73% (male 534,040/female 509,663)" + "text": "14.98% (male 417,739/female 401,357)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.44% (male 1,401,857/female 1,370,462)" + "text": "46.69% (male 1,296,250/female 1,257,273)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.54% (male 220,020/female 250,288)" + "text": "9.62% (male 250,653/female 275,670)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.64% (male 181,627/female 232,490) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.96% (male 187,001/female 248,479) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.3%" + "text": "48.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "37.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "11.2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.9 years" + "text": "33.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.3 years" + "text": "33.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.85% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.68% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-88.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the majority of the people live on or near the Mediterranean coast, and of these most live in and around the capital, Beirut; favorable growing conditions in the Bekaa Valley, on the southeastern side of the Lebanon Mountains, have attracted farmers and thus the area exhibits a smaller population density" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "87.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "88.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.18% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.75% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BEIRUT (capital) 2.226 million (2015)" + "text": "2.424 million BEIRUT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,123 +205,106 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.6 years" + "text": "78.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.3 years" + "text": "76.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.2 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.03 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 80.7% of population ++ rural: 80.7% of population ++ total: 80.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 19.3% of population ++ rural: 19.3% of population ++ total: 19.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.06% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2,700 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "30.8% (2014)" + "text": "32% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "2.5% of GDP (2013)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.9%" + "text": "95.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "96%" + "text": "96.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.3% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "22.1%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "22.3%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "21.5% (2007 est.)" + "text": "11 years (2014)" } } }, @@ -355,10 +344,13 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derived from the Canaanite or Phoenician word \"ber'ot,\" meaning \"the wells\" or \"fountain,\" which referred to the site's accessible water table" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa, Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord (North Lebanon), Liban-Sud (South Lebanon), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye" + "text": "8 governorates (mohafazat, singular - mohafazah); Aakkar, Baalbek-Hermel, Beqaa (Bekaa), Beyrouth (Beirut), Liban-Nord (North Lebanon), Liban-Sud (South Lebanon), Mont-Liban (Mount Lebanon), Nabatiye" }, "Independence": { "text": "22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" @@ -367,7 +359,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 22 November (1943)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "drafted 15 May 1926, adopted 23 May 1926" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic and introduced as a government bill to the National Assembly or proposed by at least 10 members of the Assembly and agreed upon by two thirds of its members; if proposed by the National Assembly, review and approval by two-thirds majority of the Cabinet is required; if approved, the proposal is next submitted to the Cabinet for drafting as an amendment; Cabinet approval requires at least two-thirds majority, followed by submission to the National Assembly for discussion and vote; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of a required two-thirds quorum of the Assembly membership and promulgation by the president; amended several times, last in 1989" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of civil law based on the French civil code, Ottoman legal tradition, and religious laws covering personal status, marriage, divorce, and other family relations of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian communities" @@ -390,41 +387,41 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "21 years of age; compulsory for all males; authorized for women at age 21 with elementary education; excludes military personnel" + "text": "21 years of age; authorized for all men and women regardless of religion; excludes persons convicted of felonies and other crimes or those imprisoned; excludes all military and security service personnel regardless of rank" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { "text": "President Michel AWN (since 31 October 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Saad al-HARIRI (since 18 December 2016); Deputy Prime Minister Ghassan HASBANI (since 18 December 2016)" + "text": " Prime Minister Saad HARIRI (since 22 October 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet chosen by the prime minister in consultation with the president and National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in the first round and if needed absolute majority vote in a second round for a 6-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); (next to be held in 2022); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds majority vote in the first round and if needed absolute majority vote in a second round for a 6-year term (eligible for non-consecutive terms); last held on 31 October 2016 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by the president in consultation with the National Assembly; deputy prime minister determined during cabinet formation" }, "election results": { - "text": "Michel AWN elected president; National Assembly vote in second round - Michel AWN (FPM) 83; note - in the initial election held on 23 April 2014, no candidate received the required two-thirds vote, and subsequent attempts failed because the National Assembly lacked a quorum to hold a vote; the president was elected in the 46th attempt on 31 October 2016" + "text": "Michel AWN elected president in second round; National Assembly vote - Michel AWN (FPM) 83; note - in the initial election held on 23 April 2014, no candidate received the required two-thirds vote, and subsequent attempts failed because the Assembly lacked the necessary quorum to hold a vote; the president was finally elected in its 46th attempt on 31 October 2016" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab in Arabic or Assemblee Nationale in French (128 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 4-year terms); note - seats are apportioned among the Christian and Muslim denominations" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Lebanon’s Constitution states the National Assembly cannot conduct regular business until it elects a president when the position is vacant" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Majlis al-Nuwab in Arabic or Assemblee Nationale in French (128 seats; members directly elected by listed-based proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms); prior to 2017, the electoral system was by majoritarian vote" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 June 2009 (next to be held in May 2017)" + "text": "last held on 6 May 2018 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by coalition - March 8 Coalition 54.7%, March 14 Coalition 45.3%; seats by coalition - March 14 Coalition 71; March 8 Coalition 57; seats by coalition following 16 July 2012 byelection held to fill one seat - March 14 Coalition 72, March 8 Coalition 56" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition - NA; seats by coalition – Strong Lebanon Bloc (Free Patriotic Movement-led) 25; Future Bloc (Future Movement-led) 20; Development and Liberation Bloc (Amal Movement-led) 16; Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (Hizballah-led) 15; Strong Republic Bloc (Lebanese Forces-led) 15; Democratic Gathering (Progressive Socialist Party-led) 9; Independent Centre Bloc 4; National Bloc (Marada Movement-led) 3; Syrian Social Nationalist Party 3; Tashnaq 3; Kata’ib 3; other 8; independent 4;  composition - men 122, women 6, percent of women 4.6%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Lebanon’s constitution states the National Assembly cannot conduct regular business until it elects a president when the position is vacant" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Cassation or Supreme Court (organized into 8 chambers, each with a presiding judge and 2 associate judges); Constitutional Council (consists of 10 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -435,28 +432,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "14 March Coalition": { - "text": "Future Movement Bloc [Sa'ad al-HARIRI] ++ Kata'ib Party [Sami GEMAYEL] ++ Lebanese Forces or LF [Samir JA'JA] ++ Marada Movement [Sulayman FRANJIEH] ++ Social Democrat Hunshaqian Party [Sebouh KELPAKIAN]" - }, - "Hizballah-led bloc (formerly 8 March Coalition)": { - "text": " ++ Amal Movement [Nabih BERRI] ++ Ba’th Arab Socialist Party of Lebanon [Fayez SHUKR] ++ Free Patriotic Movement or FPM [Gibran BASSIL] ++ Hizballah [Hassan NASRALLAH] ++ Islamic Actions Front [Sheikh Zuhair al-JU’AYD] ++ Marada Movement [Sulayman FRANJIEH] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSO] ++ Tashnag or Armenian Revolutionary Federation [Hagop PAKRADOUNIAN]" - }, - "Independent": { - "text": "Progressive Socialist Party or PSP [Walid JUNBLATT] ++ " - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Grand Mufti of Lebanon [Sheikh Abdul Latif DERIAN] ++ Maronite Church [Patriarch Bishara al-RA'I]", - "note": { - "text": "most sects retain militias and a number of Sunni militant groups operate in Palestinian refugee camps" - } + "text": "Al-Ahbash or Association of Islamic Charitable Projects [Adnan TARABULSI]Amal Movement [Nabih BERRI]Azm Movement [Najib MIQATI]Ba’th Arab Socialist Party of Lebanon [Fayiz SHUKR]Free Patriotic Movement or FPM [Gibran BASSIL]Future Movement Bloc [Sa'ad al-HARIRI]Hizballah [Hassan NASRALLAH]Islamic Actions Front [Sheikh Zuhayr al-JU’AYD]Kata'ib Party [Sami GEMAYEL]Lebanese Democratic Party [Talal ARSLAN]Lebanese Forces or LF [Samir JA'JA]Marada Movement [Sulayman FRANJIEH]Progressive Socialist Party or PSP [Walid JUNBLATT]Social Democrat Hunshaqian Party [Sabuh KALPAKIAN]Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Ali QANSO]Syrian Social Nationalist Party [Hanna al-NASHIF]Tashnaq or Armenian Revolutionary Federation [Hagop PAKRADOUNIAN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaries Carla JAZZAR (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Gabriel ISSA (since 24 January 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2560 28th Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -473,17 +456,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Elizabeth H. RICHARD (since May 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Dorothy SHEA (since 11 March 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[961] (04) 543 600" }, "embassy": { - "text": "Awkar, Lebanon (Awkar facing the Municipality)" + "text": "Awkar-Facing the Municipality, Main Street, Beirut" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 70-840, Antelias, Lebanon; from US: US Embassy Beirut, 6070 Beirut Place, Washington, DC 20521-6070" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[961] (4) 542600, 543600" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[961] (4) 544136" } @@ -502,314 +485,306 @@ "text": "Rachid NAKHLE/Wadih SABRA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1927; chosen following a nationwide competition" + "text": "note: adopted 1927; chosen following a nationwide competition" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Lebanon has a free-market economy and a strong laissez-faire commercial tradition. The government does not restrict foreign investment; however, the investment climate suffers from red tape, corruption, arbitrary licensing decisions, complex customs procedures, high taxes, tariffs, and fees, archaic legislation, and weak intellectual property rights. The Lebanese economy is service-oriented; main growth sectors include banking and tourism. ++ ++ The 1975-90 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and derailed Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern entrepot and banking hub. Following the civil war, Lebanon rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily, mostly from domestic banks, which saddled the government with a huge debt burden. Pledges of economic and financial reforms made at separate international donor conferences during the 2000s have mostly gone unfulfilled, including those made during the Paris III Donor Conference in 2007, following the July 2006 war. ++ ++ Spillover from the Syrian conflict, including the influx of more than 1.1 million registered Syrian refugees, has increased internal tension and slowed economic growth to the 1-2% range in 2011-15, after four years of averaging 8% growth. Syrian refugees have increased the labor supply, but pushed more Lebanese into unemployment. Chronic fiscal deficits have increased Lebanon’s debt-to-GDP ratio, the fourth highest in the world; most of the debt is held internally by Lebanese banks. Weak economic growth limits tax revenues, while the largest government expenditures remain debt servicing, salaries for government workers, and transfers to the electricity sector. These limitations constrain other government spending and limit the government’s ability to invest in necessary infrastructure improvements, such as water, electricity, and transportation." + "text": "Lebanon has a free-market economy and a strong laissez-faire commercial tradition. The government does not restrict foreign investment; however, the investment climate suffers from red tape, corruption, arbitrary licensing decisions, complex customs procedures, high taxes, tariffs, and fees, archaic legislation, and inadequate intellectual property rights protection. The Lebanese economy is service-oriented; main growth sectors include banking and tourism. The 1975-90 civil war seriously damaged Lebanon's economic infrastructure, cut national output by half, and derailed Lebanon's position as a Middle Eastern banking hub. Following the civil war, Lebanon rebuilt much of its war-torn physical and financial infrastructure by borrowing heavily, mostly from domestic banks, which saddled the government with a huge debt burden. Pledges of economic and financial reforms made at separate international donor conferences during the 2000s have mostly gone unfulfilled, including those made during the Paris III Donor Conference in 2007, following the July 2006 war. The \"CEDRE\" investment event hosted by France in April 2018 again rallied the international community to assist Lebanon with concessional financing and some grants for capital infrastructure improvements, conditioned upon long-delayed structural economic reforms in fiscal management, electricity tariffs, and transparent public procurement, among many others. The Syria conflict cut off one of Lebanon's major markets and a transport corridor through the Levant. The influx of nearly one million registered and an estimated 300,000 unregistered Syrian refugees has increased social tensions and heightened competition for low-skill jobs and public services. Lebanon continues to face several long-term structural weaknesses that predate the Syria crisis, notably, weak infrastructure, poor service delivery, institutionalized corruption, and bureaucratic over-regulation. Chronic fiscal deficits have increased Lebanon’s debt-to-GDP ratio, the third highest in the world; most of the debt is held internally by Lebanese banks. These factors combined to slow economic growth to the 1-2% range in 2011-17, after four years of averaging 8% growth. Weak economic growth limits tax revenues, while the largest government expenditures remain debt servicing, salaries for government workers, and transfers to the electricity sector. These limitations constrain other government spending, limiting its ability to invest in necessary infrastructure improvements, such as water, electricity, and transportation. In early 2018, the Lebanese government signed long-awaited contract agreements with an international consortium for petroleum exploration and production as part of the country’s first offshore licensing round. Exploration is expected to begin in 2019." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$85.16 billion (2016 est.) ++ $84.32 billion (2015 est.) ++ $83.48 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$88.25 billion (2017 est.) / $86.94 billion (2016 est.) / $85.45 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$51.82 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$54.18 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.) / 0.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,500 (2016 est.) ++ $18,500 (2015 est.) ++ $18,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19,600 (2017 est.) / $19,500 (2016 est.) / $19,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ -1.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 0.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 4.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "93.4%" + "text": "87.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.7%" + "text": "13.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.2%" + "text": "21.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.6%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.2%" + "text": "23.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-55.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5.7%" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "13.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "69.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "83% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives, tobacco; sheep, goats" }, "Industries": { - "text": "banking, tourism, food processing, wine, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating" + "text": "banking, tourism, real estate and construction, food processing, wine, jewelry, cement, textiles, mineral and chemical products, wood and furniture products, oil refining, metal fabricating" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.628 million", + "text": "2.166 million (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "does not include as many as 1 million foreign workers, nor refugees (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes as many as 1 million foreign workers and refugees" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "39% NA (2009 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "9.7% (2007)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "28.6% (2004 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$9.953 billion" + "text": "11.62 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$14.44 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.38 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "21.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "161.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 147.6% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "146.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 145.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "-1% (2016 est.) ++ -3.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 10% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "8.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 7.09% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$6.466 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.998 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$55.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $52.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$103.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $97.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$11.22 billion (30 December 2014 est.) ++ $10.54 billion (30 December 2013 est.) ++ $10.42 billion (28 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / -0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$10.56 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$10.65 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$12.37 billion (2017 est.) / -$11.18 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$3.108 billion (2016 est.) ++ $3.551 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.524 billion (2017 est.) / $3.689 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 13%, UAE 9.9%, South Africa 7.5%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, Syria 6.5%, Iraq 5.8%, Turkey 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "jewelry, base metals, chemicals, consumer goods, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, construction minerals, electric power machinery and switchgear, textile fibers, paper" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 12.1%, UAE 10.6%, Iraq 7.6%, Syria 7.1%, South Africa 6.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.98 billion (2016 est.) ++ $16.71 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.34 billion (2017 est.) / $17.71 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 11.5%, Italy 7.1%, Germany 6.8%, France 6%, US 5.7%, Russia 4.6%, Greece 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 10.2%, Italy 8.9%, Greece 7%, Germany 6.6%, US 6.3%, Turkey 4.5%, Egypt 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$47.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $48.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$55.42 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $54.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$40.74 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $37.08 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$39.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $36.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Lebanese pounds (LBP) per US dollar - ++ 1,507.5 (2016 est.) ++ 1,507.5 (2015 est.) ++ 1,507.5 (2014 est.) ++ 1,507.5 (2013 est.) ++ 1,507.5 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Lebanese pounds (LBP) per US dollar - / 1,507.5 (2017 est.) / 1,507.5 (2016 est.) / 1,507.5 (2015 est.) / 1,507.5 (2014 est.) / 1,507.5 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "18 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.59 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "16 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.71 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "69 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.346 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "9.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "143,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "154,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "139,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "151,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "150.1 million cu m (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "150.1 million cu m (2010 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "16 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "23.36 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "970,000" + "text": "752,547" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.87 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "4.4 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,614,797" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "71 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "61.82 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "repair of the telecommunications system, severely damaged during the civil war, now complete" + "text": "two mobile-cellular networks provide good service, with 4G LTE services; future improvements to fiber-optic infrastructure for total nation coverage proposed by 2020; in 2018 first successful 5G trial conducted and in 2019 first live mobile 5G site launched, unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted telecoms industry and pricing has been raised (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "two mobile-cellular networks provide good service; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership almost 90 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 13 per 100 and 62 per 100 for mobile-cellular subscriptions (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 961; submarine cable links to Cyprus, Egypt, and Syria; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean); coaxial cable to Syria (2015)" + "text": "country code - 961; landing points for the IMEWE, BERYTAR AND CADMOS submarine cable links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2007)" + "text": "7 TV stations, 1 of which is state owned; more than 30 radio stations, 1 of which is state owned; satellite and cable TV services available; transmissions of at least 2 international broadcasters are accessible through partner stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lb" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.577 million" + "text": "4,769,039" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "74% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "78.18% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "9,395" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "less than 1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "21" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,583,274" + "text": "2,981,937 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "53,902,026 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "56.57 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -820,7 +795,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" @@ -832,15 +807,15 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -850,39 +825,33 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 88 km (2013)" + "text": "88 km gas (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "401 km" + "text": "401 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "319 km 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "319 km 1.435-m gauge (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "82 km 1.050-m gauge" + "text": "82 km 1.050-m gauge (2017)" }, "note": { - "text": "rail system unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006 (2008)" + "text": "note: rail system is still unusable due to damage sustained from fighting in the 1980s and in 2006" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "6,970 km (includes 170 km of expressways) (2005)" + "text": "21,705 km (2017)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "29" + "text": "55" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 7, carrier 17, vehicle carrier 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "2 (Syria 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "34 (Barbados 2, Cambodia 5, Comoros 2, Egypt 1, Georgia 1, Honduras 2, Liberia 1, Malta 6, Moldova 1, Panama 2, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, Sierra Leone 2, Togo 6, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, container ship 1, general cargo 39, oil tanker 1, other 12 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -890,34 +859,51 @@ "text": "Beirut, Tripoli" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Beirut (1,034,249)" + "text": "Beirut (1,305,038) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Lebanese Army ((Al Jaysh al Lubnani) includes Lebanese Navy (Al Quwwat al Bahiriyya al Lubnaniya), Lebanese Air Force (Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Lubnaniya)) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17-30 years of age for voluntary military service; 18-24 years of age for officer candidates; no conscription (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF): Army Command (includes Presidential Guard Brigade, Land Border Regiments), Naval Forces, Air Forces; Lebanese Internal Security Forces Directorate (includes Mobile Gendarmerie); Directorate for General Security (DGS); Directorate General for State Security (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.04% of GDP (2012) ++ 4.06% of GDP (2011) ++ 4.04% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "4.2% of GDP (2019) / 4.9% of GDP (2018) / 4.5% of GDP (2017) / 5.1% of GDP (2016) / 4.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) have approximately 58,000 active troops (55,000 Army; 1,500 Navy; 1,500 AF); est. 20,000 Internal Security Forces (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the LAF inventory includes a wide mix of mostly older equipment, largely from the US and European countries, particularly France and Germany; since 2010, the US is the leading supplier of armaments (mostly second hand equipment) to Lebanon (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17-25 years of age for voluntary military service (including women); no conscription (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the country since 1978, originally under UNSCRs 425 and 426 to confirm Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, restore international peace and security and assist the Lebanese Government in restoring its effective authority in the area; following the July-August 2006 war, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1701 enhancing UNIFIL and deciding that in addition to the original mandate, it would, among other things, monitor the cessation of hostilities; accompany and support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as they deploy throughout the south of Lebanon; and extend its assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations and the voluntary and safe return of displaced persons; UNIFIL had about 10,200 personnel deployed in the country as of March 2020 (2020)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade; Asbat al-Ansar; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Hizballah; al-Nusrah Front (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham); Palestine Liberation Front; PFLP-General Command; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms area in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights; the roughly 2,000-strong UN Interim Force in Lebanon has been in place since 1978" + "text": "lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms area in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights; the roughly 2,000-strong UN Interim Force in Lebanon has been in place since 1978" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "452,669 (Palestinian refugees); 7,234 (Iraq) (2015); 1,033,513 (Syria) (2016)" + "text": "879,529 (Syria), 476,033 (Palestinian refugees) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "12,000 (2007 Lebanese security forces' destruction of Palestinian refugee camp) (2015)" + "text": "11,000 (2007 Lebanese security forces' destruction of Palestinian refugee camp) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "undetermined (2014); note - tens of thousands of persons are stateless in Lebanon, including many Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Syrian Kurds denaturalized in Syria in 1962, children born to Lebanese women married to foreign or stateless men; most babies born to Syrian refugees, and Lebanese children whose births are unregistered" + "text": "undetermined (2016); note - tens of thousands of persons are stateless in Lebanon, including many Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Syrian Kurds denaturalized in Syria in 1962, children born to Lebanese women married to foreign or stateless men; most babies born to Syrian refugees, and Lebanese children whose births are unregistered" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -929,7 +915,7 @@ } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "cannabis cultivation dramatically reduced to 2,500 hectares in 2002 despite continued significant cannabis consumption; opium poppy cultivation minimal; small amounts of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin transit country on way to European markets and for Middle Eastern consumption; money laundering of drug proceeds fuels concern that extremists are benefiting from drug trafficking" + "text": "Lebanon is a transit country for hashish, cocaine, heroin, and fenethylene; fenethylene, cannabis, hashish, and some opium are produced in the Bekaa Valley; small amounts of Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin transit country on way to European markets and for Middle Eastern consumption; money laundering of drug proceeds fuels concern that extremists are benefiting from drug trafficking" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/middle-east/mu.json b/middle-east/mu.json index 08ec6b36..a3a982e9 100644 --- a/middle-east/mu.json +++ b/middle-east/mu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered from Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, the nascent sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, although the Sultanate never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and has since ruled as sultan, but he has not designated a successor. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world, while preserving the longstanding close ties with the UK and US. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with its neighbors and to avoid external entanglements. Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis staged demonstrations, calling for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting legislative and regulatory powers to the Majlis al-Shura and increasing unemployment benefits. Additionally, in August 2012, the Sultan announced a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector Omani jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the Sultan in 2011, the municipal councils have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates. The Sultan returned to Oman in March 2015 after eight months in Germany, where he received medical treatment. He has since appeared publicly on a few occasions." + "text": "The inhabitants of the area of Oman have long prospered from Indian Ocean trade. In the late 18th century, the nascent sultanate in Muscat signed the first in a series of friendship treaties with Britain. Over time, Oman's dependence on British political and military advisors increased, although the sultanate never became a British colony. In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al-Said overthrew his father, and has since ruled as sultan. Sultan QABOOS has no children and has not designated a successor publicly; the Basic Law of 1996 outlines Oman’s succession procedure. Sultan QABOOS’ extensive modernization program opened the country to the outside world, and the sultan has prioritized strategic ties with the UK and US. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with its neighbors and to avoid external entanglements.Inspired by the popular uprisings that swept the Middle East and North Africa beginning in January 2011, some Omanis staged demonstrations, calling for more jobs and economic benefits and an end to corruption. In response to those protester demands, QABOOS in 2011 pledged to implement economic and political reforms, such as granting Oman’s bicameral legislative body more power and authorizing direct elections for its lower house, which took place in November 2011. Additionally, the Sultan increased unemployment benefits, and, in August 2012, issued a royal directive mandating the speedy implementation of a national job creation plan for thousands of public and private sector Omani jobs. As part of the government's efforts to decentralize authority and allow greater citizen participation in local governance, Oman successfully conducted its first municipal council elections in December 2012. Announced by the sultan in 2011, the municipal councils have the power to advise the Royal Court on the needs of local districts across Oman's 11 governorates. Sultan QABOOS, Oman's longest reigning monarch, died on 11 January 2020. His cousin, HAYTHAM bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said, former Minister of Heritage and Culture, was sworn in as Oman's new sultan the same day." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "twice the size of Georgia; slightly smaller than Kansas" + "text": "twice the size of Georgia" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "310 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal Shams 2,980 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Arabian Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal Shams 3,004 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "4.7% ++ arable land 0.1%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 4.5%" + "text": "4.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.1% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 4.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "95.3% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "590 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "rising soil salinity; beach pollution from oil spills; limited natural freshwater resources" + "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; high levels of soil and water salinity in the coastal plains; beach pollution from oil spills; industrial effluents seeping into the water tables and aquifers; desertificaiton due to high winds driving desert sand into arable lands" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,9 +110,9 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,355,262 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "4,664,844 (December 2019 est.)", "note": { - "text": "immigrants make up over 40% of the total population, according to UN data (2015)" + "text": "note: immigrants make up approximately 46% of the total population (2019)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -121,81 +127,81 @@ "text": "Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects" + "text": "Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Swahili, Urdu, Indian dialects" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim (official; majority are Ibadhi, lesser numbers of Sunni and Shia) 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <0.1%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2010 est.)", + "text": "Muslim 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <0.1%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 75% of Omani citizens, who compose almost 70% of the country's total population, are Ibadhi Muslims; the Omani government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation (2013)" + "text": "note: Omani citizens represent approximately 56.4% of the population and are overwhelming Muslim (Ibadhi and Sunni sects each constitute about 45% and Shia about 5%); Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists account for roughly 5% of Omani citizens" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "30.14% (male 518,600/female 492,782)" + "text": "30.15% (male 561,791/female 533,949)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.11% (male 336,310/female 304,871)" + "text": "17.35% (male 331,000/female 299,516)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.41% (male 843,531/female 613,004)" + "text": "44.81% (male 928,812/female 699,821)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.91% (male 69,904/female 61,248)" + "text": "4.02% (male 77,558/female 68,427)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.43% (male 56,816/female 58,196) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.68% (male 64,152/female 69,663) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "30%" + "text": "33.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "26.7%" + "text": "30" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "3.4%" + "text": "3.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "29.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "29.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.4 years" + "text": "26.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.5 years" + "text": "27.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.96% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "24.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "77.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "86.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "8.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "5.25% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MUSCAT (capital) 838,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.550 million MUSCAT (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,107 +211,113 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.38 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.33 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.19 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.18 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.5 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.5 years" + "text": "74.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.84 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.76 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.4% (2007/08)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.43 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "29.7% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.5% of population ++ rural: 86.1% of population ++ total: 93.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.5% of population ++ rural: 13.9% of population ++ total: 6.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.96 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.3% of population ++ rural: 94.7% of population ++ total: 96.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.7% of population ++ rural: 5.3% of population ++ total: 3.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.16% (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,400 (2014 est.)" + "text": "2,500 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.5% (2014)" + "text": "27% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "9.7% (2014)" + "text": "11.2% (2017)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "91.1%" + "text": "95.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "93.6%" + "text": "97%" }, "female": { - "text": "85.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "92.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -316,7 +328,18 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2011)" + "text": "15 years (2019)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "13.7%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "10.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "33.9% (2016)" } } }, @@ -353,19 +376,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name, whose meaning is uncertain, traces back almost two millennia; two 2nd century A.D. scholars, the geographer Ptolemy and the historian Arrian, both mention an Arabian Sea coastal town of Moscha, which most likely referred to Muscat" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "11 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazat); Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Az Zahirah, Janub al Batinah (Al Batinah South), Janub ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah South), Masqat (Muscat), Musandam, Shamal al Batinah (Al Batinah North), Shamal ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah North), Zufar (Dhofar)" + "text": "11 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafaza); Ad Dakhiliyah, Al Buraymi, Al Wusta, Az Zahirah, Janub al Batinah (Al Batinah South), Janub ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah South), Masqat (Muscat), Musandam, Shamal al Batinah (Al Batinah North), Shamal ash Sharqiyah (Ash Sharqiyah North), Zufar (Dhofar)" }, "Independence": { "text": "1650 (expulsion of the Portuguese)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Birthday of Sultan QABOOS, 18 November (1940)" + "text": "National Day, 18 November; note - celebrates Oman's independence from Portugal in 1650 and the birthday of Sultan QABOOS bin Said al Said, who reigned from 1970 to 2020" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "1996 (the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution); amended by royal decree in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "promulgated by royal decree 6 November 1996 (the Basic Law of the Sultanate of Oman serves as the constitution)amended by royal decree in 2011" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "promulgated by the sultan or proposed by the Council of Oman and drafted by a technical committee as stipulated by royal decree and then promulgated through royal decree; amended by royal decree in 2011" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon law and Islamic law" @@ -392,10 +423,10 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "Sultan and Prime Minister HAYTHAM bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said (since 11 January 2020); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Sultan and Prime Minister QABOOS bin Said Al-Said (sultan since 23 July 1970 and prime minister since 23 July 1972)" + "text": "Sultan and Prime Minister HAYTHAM bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said (since 11 January 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the monarch" @@ -406,17 +437,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of the Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (85 seats including the chairman; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) and the Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (85 seats; members directly elected in single- and two-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve renewable 4-year terms); note - following political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Council is submitted to the Council of State for review by the Royal Court" + "text": "bicameral Council of Oman or Majlis Oman consists of:Council of State or Majlis al-Dawla (85 seats including the chairman; members appointed by the sultan from among former government officials and prominent educators, businessmen, and citizens) Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (86 seats; members directly elected in single- and 2-seat constituencies by simple majority popular vote to serve renewable 4-year terms); note - since political reforms in 2011, legislation from the Consultative Council is submitted to the Council of State for review by the Royal Court" }, "elections": { - "text": "Consultative Assembly - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "Council of State - last appointments on 11 July 2019 (next - NA) Consultative Assembly - last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; note - organized political parties in Oman are legally banned" + "text": "Council of State - composition - men 70, women 15, percent of women 17.6%Consultative Council percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA (organized political parties in Oman are legally banned); composition men 84, women 2, percent of women 2.3%; note - total Council of Oman percent of women 9.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -429,15 +460,12 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none; note - organized political parties are legally banned in Oman, and loyalties tend to form around tribal affiliations" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-MUGHAIRI (since 9 November 2005)" + "text": "Ambassador Hunaina bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-MUGHAIRI (since 2 December 2005)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2535 Belmont Road, NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -451,23 +479,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marc J. SIEVERS (since 7 January 2016)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Jamait Ad Duwal Al Arabiyya Street, Al Khuwair area, Muscat" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P.O. Box 202, P.C. 115, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Muscat" + "text": "Ambassador Leslie M. TSOU (since 19 January 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[968] 24-643-400" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "P.C. 115, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Muscat" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P.O. Box 202, P.C. 115, Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos, Muscat" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[968] 24-643-740" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three horizontal bands of white, red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band; white represents peace and prosperity, red recalls battles against foreign invaders, and green symbolizes the Jebel al Akhdar (Green Mountains) and fertility" + "text": "three horizontal bands of white (top), red, and green of equal width with a broad, vertical, red band on the hoist side; the national emblem (a khanjar dagger in its sheath superimposed on two crossed swords in scabbards) in white is centered near the top of the vertical band; white represents peace and prosperity, red recalls battles against foreign invaders, and green symbolizes the Jebel al Akhdar (Green Mountains) and fertility" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "khanjar dagger superimposed on two crossed swords; national colors: red, white, green" @@ -480,311 +508,314 @@ "text": "Rashid bin Uzayyiz al KHUSAIDI/James Frederick MILLS, arranged by Bernard EBBINGHAUS" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1932; new lyrics written after QABOOS bin Said al Said gained power in 1970; first performed by the band of a British ship as a salute to the Sultan during a 1932 visit to Muscat; the bandmaster of the HMS Hawkins was asked to write a salutation to the Sultan on the occasion of his ship visit" + "text": "note: adopted 1932; new lyrics written after QABOOS bin Said al Said gained power in 1970; first performed by the band of a British ship as a salute to the Sultan during a 1932 visit to Muscat; the bandmaster of the HMS Hawkins was asked to write a salutation to the Sultan on the occasion of his ship visit" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Oman is heavily dependent on its dwindling oil resources, which generate 84% of government revenue. In 2015, low global oil prices drove Oman’s budget deficit to $6.5 billion, or nearly 11% of GDP. Oman has limited foreign assets and is issuing debt to cover its deficit. ++ ++ Oman is using enhanced oil recovery techniques to boost production and has actively pursued a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP from 46% at present to 9% by 2020. Tourism and gas-based industries are key components of the government's diversification strategy. ++ ++ Muscat also is focused on creating more jobs to employ the rising number of Omanis entering the workforce. Increases in social welfare benefits, however, particularly since the Arab Spring, dating to 2011, have challenged the government's ability to effectively balance its budget, as oil prices decline. Omani officials intend to reduce social entitlements to cut the deficit but have faced stiff public opposition to spending cuts, hindering their implementation." + "text": "Oman is heavily dependent on oil and gas resources, which can generate between and 68% and 85% of government revenue, depending on fluctuations in commodity prices. In 2016, low global oil prices drove Oman’s budget deficit to $13.8 billion, or approximately 20% of GDP, but the budget deficit is estimated to have reduced to 12% of GDP in 2017 as Oman reduced government subsidies. As of January 2018, Oman has sufficient foreign assets to support its currency’s fixed exchange rates. It is issuing debt to cover its deficit. Oman is using enhanced oil recovery techniques to boost production, but it has simultaneously pursued a development plan that focuses on diversification, industrialization, and privatization, with the objective of reducing the oil sector's contribution to GDP. The key components of the government's diversification strategy are tourism, shipping and logistics, mining, manufacturing, and aquaculture. Muscat also has notably focused on creating more Omani jobs to employ the rising number of nationals entering the workforce. However, high social welfare benefits - that had increased in the wake of the 2011 Arab Spring - have made it impossible for the government to balance its budget in light of current oil prices. In response, Omani officials imposed austerity measures on its gasoline and diesel subsidies in 2016. These spending cuts have had only a moderate effect on the government’s budget, which is projected to again face a deficit of $7.8 billion in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$173.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $170 billion (2015 est.) ++ $164.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$190.1 billion (2017 est.) / $191.9 billion (2016 est.) / $182.8 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$59.68 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$70.78 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (2017 est.) / 5% (2016 est.) / 4.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$43,700 (2016 est.) ++ $44,300 (2015 est.) ++ $44,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$46,000 (2017 est.) / $47,900 (2016 est.) / $48,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "9.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 11.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "16.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 10.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "41%" + "text": "36.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "26.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "37%" + "text": "27.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-4.7%" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "49.4%" + "text": "51.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-51.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "45.4%" + "text": "46.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "52.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "51.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "dates, limes, bananas, alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber" + "text": "crude oil production and refining, natural and liquefied natural gas production; construction, cement, copper, steel, chemicals, optic fiber" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "968,800", + "text": "2.255 million (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "about 60% of the labor force is non-national (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: about 60% of the labor force is non-national" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "4.7% NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "49.6% NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "45% NA (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "15% (2004 est.)" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$20.26 billion" + "text": "22.14 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$31.55 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.92 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "34% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-18.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-13.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "18.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "46.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: excludes indebtedness of state-owned enterprises" + } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.05% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.76% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$14.24 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.96 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$40.94 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $39.39 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$48.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$41.12 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $37.83 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $36.77 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 1.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12.71 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$11.23 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$10.76 billion (2017 est.) / -$12.32 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$30.39 billion (2016 est.) ++ $34.43 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$103.3 billion (2017 est.) / $27.54 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 43.7%, UAE 11%, South Korea 7.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 35.4%, UAE 15.3%, South Korea 6.8%, Saudi Arabia 5.8%, Pakistan 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$25.78 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.27 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.12 billion (2017 est.) / $21.29 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 29.7%, Japan 10.2%, US 7.5%, China 6.7%, India 6.3% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 35.5%, US 27.8%, Brazil 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.54 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$16.09 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $20.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$20.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.94 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$46.27 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $27.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - ++ 0.3845 (2016 est.) ++ 0.3845 (2015 est.) ++ 0.3845 (2014 est.) ++ 0.3845 (2013 est.) ++ 0.3845 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Omani rials (OMR) per US dollar - / 0.3845 (2017 est.) / 0.3845 (2016 est.) / 0.3845 (2015 est.) / 0.3845 (2014 est.) / 0.3845 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "93% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "28 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "32.16 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "25 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.92 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.167 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "982,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "979,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "806,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "844,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "7,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.3 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.373 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "158,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "229,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "160,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "188,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "33,450 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "33,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "14,810 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "6,041 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "30.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.23 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "22.6 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.94 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "10.27 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.16 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.97 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.982 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "688.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "651.3 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "69 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "68.94 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "434,932" + "text": "456,940" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "13 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.82 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "6.647 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,926,899" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "202 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "138.23 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; limited coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations" + "text": "modern system consisting of open-wire, microwave, and radiotelephone communication stations; coaxial cable; domestic satellite system with 8 earth stations; progressive mobile sector with both 3G and 4G LTE networks and reediness for 5G launch; competition among 3 (mobile network operators) MNO (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems" + "text": "fixed-line 13 per 100 and mobile-cellular 138 per 100, subscribership both increasing with fixed-line phone service gradually being introduced to remote villages using wireless local loop systems (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 968; the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable provide connectivity to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 968; landing points for GSA, AAE-1, SeaMeWe-5, Tata TGN-Gulf, FALCON, GBICS/MENA, MENA/Guld Bridge International, TW1, BBG, EIG, OMRAN/EPEG, and POI submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and 2 additional stations now operating (2007)" + "text": "1 state-run TV broadcaster; TV stations transmitting from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, and Yemen available via satellite TV; state-run radio operates multiple stations; first private radio station began operating in 2007 and several additional stations now operating (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".om" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.438 million" + "text": "2,801,932" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "74.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "80.19% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "422,035" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "45" + "text": "57" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,365,784" + "text": "10,438,241 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "412,234,008 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "510.43 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -795,33 +826,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "13" + "text": "13 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "119" + "text": "119 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "51" + "text": "51 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "26 (2013)" @@ -831,14 +862,14 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 106 km; gas 4,224 km; oil 3,558 km; oil/gas/water 33 km; refined products 264 km (2013)" + "text": "106 km condensate, 4224 km gas, 3558 km oil, 33 km oil/gas/water, 264 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "60,230 km" + "text": "60,230 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "29,685 km (includes 1,943 km of expressways)" + "text": "29,685 km (includes 1,943 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "30,545 km (2012)" @@ -846,13 +877,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "51" }, "by type": { - "text": "chemical tanker 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 3" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "15 (Malta 5, Panama 10) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 10, other 41 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -860,7 +888,7 @@ "text": "Mina' Qabus, Salalah, Suhar" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Salalah (3,200,000)" + "text": "Salalah (3,946,421) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Qalhat" @@ -868,14 +896,23 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air Force of Oman (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Sultanat Oman) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): Royal Army of Oman (RAO), Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), Royal Guard of Oman (RGO); Royal Oman Police Coast Guard; Tribal Home Guard (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "8.8% of GDP (2019) / 8.2% of GDP (2018) / 9.6% of GDP (2017) / 12% of GDP (2016) / 10.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) have approximately 40,000 total active troops (25,000 Army, 4,200 Navy; 4,500 Air Force; 6,400 Royal Guard); 400 Coast Guard; 4,000 Tribal Home Guard (2019 )" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SAF's inventory includes mostly a mix of older and some more modern British and US weapons systems, with smaller quantities of equipment from South Africa and a variety of European countries; since 2010, the UK and the US are the leading suppliers of armaments to Oman (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-30 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "12.75% of GDP (2016) ++ 14.58% of GDP (2015) ++ 11.8% of GDP (2014) ++ 15% of GDP (2013) ++ 8.61% of GDP (2012)" + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-012-Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea-Threats to US and International Shipping from Iran) effective 7 August 2019, which states in part that \"heightened military activities and increased political tensions in this region continue to present risk to commercial shipping...there is a continued possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take actions against US and partner interests in the region;\" at present, Iran has seized two foreign-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf; the US and UK navies have established Operation Sentinel to provide escorts for commercial shipping transiting the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -884,7 +921,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,000 (Yemen) (2016)" + "text": "5,000 (Yemen) (2017)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/qa.json b/middle-east/qa.json index 2dc80f2a..046fc3ab 100644 --- a/middle-east/qa.json +++ b/middle-east/qa.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar within the last 60 years transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. The continuous siphoning off of petroleum revenue through the mid-1990s by Qatari amirs permanently residing in Europe had stunted Qatar’s economic growth. Former amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995, ushered in wide-sweeping political and media reforms, unprecedented economic investment, and a growing Qatari regional leadership role, in part through the creation of the pan-Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera and Qatar's mediation of some regional conflicts. In the 2000s, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and by 2007 had attained the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar did not experience domestic unrest or violence like that seen in other Near Eastern and North African countries in 2010-11, due in part to its immense wealth. Since the outbreak of regional unrest, however, Doha has prided itself on its support for many of these popular revolutions, particularly in Libya and Syria, although to the detriment of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which temporarily recalled their respective ambassadors from Qatar. In mid-2013, HAMAD transferred power to his 33 year-old son, the current Amir TAMIM bin Hamad - a peaceful abdication rare in the history of Arab Gulf states. TAMIM oversaw a warming of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE by later in 2014 and prioritized improving the domestic welfare of Qataris, including establishing advanced healthcare and education systems and expanding the country's infrastructure in anticipation of Doha's hosting of the 2022 World Cup." + "text": "Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar within the last 60 years transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. Former Amir HAMAD bin Khalifa Al Thani, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995, ushered in wide-sweeping political and media reforms, unprecedented economic investment, and a growing Qatari regional leadership role, in part through the creation of the pan-Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera and Qatar's mediation of some regional conflicts. In the 2000s, Qatar resolved its longstanding border disputes with both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and by 2007 had attained the highest per capita income in the world. Qatar did not experience domestic unrest or violence like that seen in other Near Eastern and North African countries in 2011, due in part to its immense wealth and patronage network. In mid-2013, HAMAD peacefully abdicated, transferring power to his son, the current Amir TAMIM bin Hamad. TAMIM is popular with the Qatari public, for his role in shepherding the country through an economic embargo by some other regional countries, for his efforts to improve the country's healthcare and education systems, and for his expansion of the country's infrastructure in anticipation of Doha's hosting of the 2022 World Cup. Recently, Qatar’s relationships with its neighbors have been tense, although since the fall of 2019 there have been signs of improved prospects for a thaw. Following the outbreak of regional unrest in 2011, Doha prided itself on its support for many popular revolutions, particularly in Libya and Syria. This stance was to the detriment of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which temporarily recalled their respective ambassadors from Doha in March 2014. TAMIM later oversaw a warming of Qatar’s relations with Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE in November 2014 following Kuwaiti mediation and signing of the Riyadh Agreement. This reconciliation, however, was short-lived. In June 2017, Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE (the \"Quartet\") cut diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar in response to alleged violations of the agreement, among other complaints." } }, "Geography": { @@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "as determined by bilateral agreements or the median line" + }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,19 +60,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "28 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Tuwayyir al Hamir 103 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "petroleum, natural gas, fish" + "text": "petroleum, fish, natural gas" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "5.6% ++ arable land 1.1%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 4.3%" + "text": "5.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.1% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 4.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "94.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,14 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "130 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "haze, dust storms, sandstorms common" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities" + "text": "air, land, and water pollution are significant environmental issues; limited natural freshwater resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities; other issues include conservation of oil supplies and preservation of the natural wildlife heritage" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,258,283 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "2,444,174 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,210 +121,204 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Arab 40%, Indian 18%, Pakistani 18%, Iranian 10%, other 14%" + "text": "non-Qatari 88.4%, Qatari 11.6% (2015 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other (includes mainly Hindu and other Indian religions) 14% (2004 est.)" + "text": "Muslim 67.7%, Christian 13.8%, Hindu 13.8%, Buddhist 3.1%, folk religion <.1%, Jewish <.1%, other 0.7%, unaffiliated 0.9% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "12.57% (male 143,859/female 140,027)" + "text": "12.84% (male 158,702/female 155,211)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.62% (male 206,775/female 78,271)" + "text": "11.78% (male 203,703/female 84,323)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "70.45% (male 1,321,973/female 269,072)" + "text": "70.66% (male 1,439,364/female 287,575)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.41% (male 59,418/female 17,578)" + "text": "3.53% (male 66,561/female 19,600)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.94% (male 13,610/female 7,700) (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.19% (male 19,067/female 10,068) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "18.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "18.6%" + "text": "16.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "2" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "70.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "50.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33 years" + "text": "33.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "24.1 years" + "text": "35 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.64% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.55% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "9.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "1.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "18.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is clustered in or around the capital of Doha on the eastern side of the peninsula" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "99.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "99.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "6.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DOHA (capital) 718,000 (2015)" + "text": "641,000 DOHA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "2.64 male(s)/female" + "text": "2.42 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "4.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "5.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.38 male(s)/female" + "text": "3.4 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "3.41 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.39 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "13 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.7 years" + "text": "79.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "76.7 years" + "text": "77.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.88 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "38% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "7.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "37.5% (2012)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.69 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98% of population ++ rural: 98% of population ++ total: 98% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2% of population ++ rural: 2% of population ++ total: 2% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<100 (2017 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "41% (2014)" + "text": "35.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.3%" + "text": "93.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.4%" + "text": "92.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "94.7% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2011)" + "text": "14 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "1.1%" - }, - "male": { "text": "0.4%" }, + "male": { + "text": "0.2%" + }, "female": { - "text": "6.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -336,11 +336,11 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Qatar" }, - "note": { - "text": "closest approximation of the native pronunciation is gattar or cottar" - }, "etymology": { "text": "the origin of the name is uncertain, but it dates back at least 2,000 years since a term \"Catharrei\" was used to describe the inhabitants of the peninsula by Pliny the Elder (1st century A.D.), and a \"Catara\" peninsula is depicted on a map by Ptolemy (2nd century A.D.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: closest approximation of the native pronunciation is gattar or cottar" } }, "Government type": { @@ -355,6 +355,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derives from the Arabic term \"dohat,\" meaning \"roundness,\" and refers to the small rounded bays along the area's coastline" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -367,10 +370,15 @@ "text": "National Day, 18 December (1878), anniversary of Al Thani family accession to the throne; Independence Day, 3 September (1971)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1972 (provisional); latest drafted 2 July 2002, approved by referendum 29 April 2003, endorsed 8 June 2004, effective 9 June 2005" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Amir or by one third of Advisory Council members; passage requires two-thirds majority vote of Advisory Council members and approval and promulgation by the emir; articles pertaining to the rule of state and its inheritance, functions of the emir, and citizen rights and liberties cannot be amended" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law (in family and personal matters)" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic (sharia) law (in family and personal matters)" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -397,7 +405,7 @@ "text": "Amir TAMIM bin Hamad Al Thani (since 25 June 2013)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Nasir bin Khalifa Al Thani (since 26 June 2013); Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad bin Abdallah al-MAHMUD (since 20 September 2011)" + "text": "Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh KHALID ibn Khalifa ibn Abdul Aziz Al Thani (since 28 January 2020);  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs KHALID bin Mohamed AL Attiyah (since 14 November 2017); Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs MOHAMED bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (since 14 November 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the amir" @@ -408,35 +416,35 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (15 seats; members appointed by the monarch); note - the 2003 constitutional referendum called for the election of 30 members, however; the first election scheduled for 2013 was postponed and the current term was initially extended until 2016, but in June 2016, the Amir extended it until at least 2019" + "text": "unicameral Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura (45 seats; 30 members directly elected by popular vote for 4-year re-electable terms; 15 members appointed by the monarch to serve until resignation or until relieved; note - legislative drafting authority rests with the Council of Ministers and is reviewed by the Advisory Council or Majlis al-Shura" }, - "note": { - "text": "although the Advisory Council has limited legislative authority to draft and approve laws, the Amir has final vote on all legislation; Qatar's first legislative elections were expected to be held in 2013, but HAMAD postponed them in a final legislative act prior to handing over power to TAMIM; in principle, the public would elect 30 members and the Amir would appoint 15; the Advisory Council would have authority to approve the national budget, hold ministers accountable through no-confidence votes, and propose legislation; the 29-member Central Municipal Council - first elected in 1999 - has limited consultative authority aimed at improving municipal services; members elected for a 4-year term; next election scheduled for May 2019" + "elections": { + "text": "last on 17 June 2016 (next in 2019); note - in late 2019, the amir announced the formation of a committee to oversee preparations for the first elected council, although Doha has not selected a date for elections" + }, + "election results": { + "text": "NA; composition - men 41, women 4, percent of women 8.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court or Court of Cassation (consists of the court president and several judges); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court judges nominated by the Supreme Judiciary Council, a 9-member independent body consisting of judiciary heads appointed by the Amir; judges appointed for 3-year renewable terms; Supreme Constitutional Court members nominated by the Supreme Judiciary Council and appointed by the monarch; term of appointment NA" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; Administrative Court; courts of first instance; sharia courts; Courts of Justice; Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Center, established in 2009, provides dispute services for institutions and bodies in Qatar, as well as internationally" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; Administrative Court; Courts of First Instance; sharia courts; Courts of Justice; Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Center, established in 2009, provides dispute resolution services for institutions and bodies in Qatar, as well as internationally" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "political parties are banned" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "none" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, CD, CICA (observer), EITI (implementing country), FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Muhammad bin Jaham Abd al-Aziz al-KUWARI (since 10 March 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador MISHAL bin Hamad bin Muhammad Al Thani (since 24 April 2017)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2555 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -453,17 +461,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Dana Shell SMITH (since 8 September 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "22 February Road, Al Luqta District, Doha" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 2399, Doha" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Phillip NELSON (since 2 March 2020)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[974] 4496-6000" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "22 February Street, Al Luqta District, P. O. Box 2399, Doha" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 2399, Doha" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[974] 4488-4298" } @@ -471,7 +479,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "maroon with a broad white serrated band (nine white points) on the hoist side; maroon represents the blood shed in Qatari wars, white stands for peace; the nine-pointed serrated edge signifies Qatar as the ninth member of the \"reconciled emirates\" in the wake of the Qatari-British treaty of 1916", "note": { - "text": "the other eight emirates are the seven that compose the UAE and Bahrain; according to some sources, the dominant color was formerly red, but this darkened to maroon upon exposure to the sun and the new shade was eventually adopted" + "text": "note: the other eight emirates are the seven that compose the UAE and Bahrain; according to some sources, the dominant color was formerly red, but this darkened to maroon upon exposure to the sun and the new shade was eventually adopted" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -485,83 +493,83 @@ "text": "Sheikh MUBARAK bin Saif al-Thani/Abdul Aziz Nasser OBAIDAN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1996; anthem first performed that year at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperative Council hosted by Qatar" + "text": "note: adopted 1996; anthem first performed that year at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperative Council hosted by Qatar" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Qatar has prospered in the last several years with continued high real GDP growth, but low oil prices have dampened the outlook. Qatar was the only Gulf Cooperation Council member that avoided a budget deficit in 2015, but it projects a $12.8 billion deficit, 6% of GDP in 2016. ++ ++ GDP is driven largely by the oil and gas sector; however, growth in manufacturing, construction, and financial services have lifted the non-oil sectors to just over half of Qatar’s nominal GDP. Economic policy is focused on sustaining Qatar's non-associated natural gas reserves and increasing private and foreign investment in non-energy sectors, but oil and gas still account for roughly 92% of export earnings, and 56% of government revenues. Oil and gas have made Qatar the world's highest per-capita income country and the country with the lowest unemployment. Proved oil reserves in excess of 25 billion barrels should enable continued output at current levels for about 56 years. Qatar's proved reserves of natural gas exceed 25 trillion cubic meters, about 13% of the world total and third largest in the world. ++ ++ Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid is accelerating large-scale infrastructure projects such as its metro system, light rail system, construction of a new port, roads, stadiums and related sporting infrastructure." + "text": "Qatar’s oil and natural gas resources are the country’s main economic engine and government revenue source, driving Qatar’s high economic growth and per capita income levels, robust state spending on public entitlements, and booming construction spending, particularly as Qatar prepares to host the World Cup in 2022. Although the government has maintained high capital spending levels for ongoing infrastructure projects, low oil and natural gas prices in recent years have led the Qatari Government to tighten some spending to help stem its budget deficit. Qatar’s reliance on oil and natural gas is likely to persist for the foreseeable future. Proved natural gas reserves exceed 25 trillion cubic meters - 13% of the world total and, among countries, third largest in the world. Proved oil reserves exceed 25 billion barrels, allowing production to continue at current levels for about 56 years. Despite the dominance of oil and natural gas, Qatar has made significant gains in strengthening non-oil sectors, such as manufacturing, construction, and financial services, leading non-oil GDP to steadily rise in recent years to just over half the total. Following trade restriction imposed by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt in 2017, Qatar established new trade routes with other countries to maintain access to imports." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$334.5 billion (2016 est.) ++ $325.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $314.4 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$339.5 billion (2017 est.) / $334.2 billion (2016 est.) / $327.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$156.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$166.9 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2016 est.) ++ 3.7% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 2.1% (2016 est.) / 3.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$129,700 (2016 est.) ++ $134,600 (2015 est.) ++ $140,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$124,100 (2017 est.) / $127,700 (2016 est.) / $134,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "42.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 47% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 57.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 42.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 47.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "24.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "17% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "44.8%" + "text": "43.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "46.5%" + "text": "51% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-41.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-37.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "51.1%" + "text": "50.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "48.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "49.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair" + "text": "liquefied natural gas, crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizer, petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship repair" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.691 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.953 million (2017 est.)" }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "0.7% (2016 est.) ++ 0.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.) / 11.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -573,209 +581,201 @@ }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$41.71 billion" + "text": "44.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$53.95 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.82 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-7.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "55.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "53.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 46.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.8% (2016 est.) ++ 1.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 4.93% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$34.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $34.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$155.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $138.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$218.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $200.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$142.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $185.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $152.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.) / 2.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.885 billion (2016 est.) ++ $13.75 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.426 billion (2017 est.) / -$8.27 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$64.69 billion (2016 est.) ++ $77.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$67.5 billion (2017 est.) / $57.25 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Japan 17.3%, South Korea 16%, India 12.6%, China 11.2%, Singapore 8.2%, UAE 6.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Japan 25.4%, India 14.6%, China 8.4%, UAE 6.8%, Singapore 5.6%, UK 5.5%, Thailand 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$33.76 billion (2016 est.) ++ $28.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$30.77 billion (2017 est.) / $31.93 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 11.9%, US 11.3%, UAE 9%, Germany 7.7%, Japan 6.7%, UK 5.9%, Italy 4.6%, Saudi Arabia 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "China 10.9%, US 8.9%, UAE 8.5%, Germany 8.1%, UK 5.5%, India 5.4%, Japan 5.3%, Italy 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$36.03 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $37.26 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.01 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $31.89 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$159.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $141.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$35.38 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $34.53 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$52.66 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.73 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$167.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $157.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - ++ 3.64 (2016 est.) ++ 3.64 (2015 est.) ++ 3.64 (2014 est.) ++ 3.64 (2013 est.) ++ 3.64 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - / 3.64 (2017 est.) / 3.64 (2016 est.) / 3.64 (2015 est.) / 3.64 (2014 est.) / 3.64 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "36 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.78 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "34 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "37.24 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.8 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.796 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.532 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.464 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.303 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.15 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "25 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "25.24 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "286,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "273,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "238,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "277,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "542,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "485,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "2,555 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "160 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "166.4 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "41.07 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.9 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "118.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "126.5 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "24.53 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "24.07 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "92 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "114.2 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "428,858" + "text": "392,048" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "16.29 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.61 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "3,329,155" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "164 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "138.33 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system centered in Doha" + "text": "regional leaders in telecom; highest fixed-line and mobile penetrations in Middle East; deployed over 90 5G base stations for 5G launch, claiming 1st commercial launch of 5G in the world May 2018; telecom system centered in Doha; steady LTE networks; good broadband penetration, ADSL, (Fiber-to-the-Home/Premises) FttP, wireless and mobile services; largest users of the Internet and use of OTT services and bundled services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 180 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line 16 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership 138 telephones per 100 persons (209)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 974; landing point for the Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; sa (2015)" + "text": "country code - 974; landing points for the Qatar-UAE Submarine Cable System, AAE-1, FOG, GBICS/East North Africa MENA and the FALCON submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Southeast Asia; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and the UAE; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; retains full ownership of two commercial satellites, Es'hailSat 1 and 2 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jaze (2014)" + "text": "TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha; in August 2013, Qatar's satellite company Es'hailSat launched its first communications satellite Es'hail 1 (manufactured in the US), which entered commercial service in December 2013 to provide improved television broadcasting capability and expand availability of voice and Internet; Es'hailSat launched its second commercial satellite in 2018 with aid of SpaceX (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".qa" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.039 million" + "text": "2,355,297" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "92.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "99.65% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "267,906" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "11 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "199" + "text": "251" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "25,263,224" + "text": "29,178,923 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "7,563,307,390 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "12,666,710,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -786,21 +786,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -810,30 +810,24 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 288 km; condensate/gas 221 km; gas 2,383 km; liquid petroleum gas 90 km; oil 745 km; refined products 103 km (2013)" + "text": "288 km condensate, 221 km condensate/gas, 2383 km gas, 90 km liquid petroleum gas, 745 km oil, 103 km refined products (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "9,830 km (2010)" + "text": "7,039 km (2016)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "28" + "text": "136" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 3, chemical tanker 2, container 13, liquefied gas 6, petroleum tanker 4" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "6 (Kuwait 6)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "35 (Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 29, Panama 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 9, container ship 6, general cargo 5, oil tanker 7, other 109 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Doha, Mesaieed (Umaieed), Ra's Laffan" + "text": "Doha, Musay'id, Ra's Laffan" }, "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { "text": "Ras Laffan" @@ -841,20 +835,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Qatari Emiri Land Force (QELF), Qatari Emiri Navy (QEN), Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Qatari Amiri Land Force (QALF, includes Emiri Guard), Qatari Amiri Navy (QAN, includes Coast Guard), Qatari Amiri Air Force (QAAF); Internal Security Forces: Mobile Gendarmerie (2019)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Qatari Amiri military vary; approximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Land Force, including Emiri Guard; 2,000 Navy, including Coast Guard; 2,000 Air Force); est. 5,000 Internal Security Forces (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Qatari military's inventory includes a mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the US and Europe, particularly France, Germany, and the UK; the leading providers of armaments to Qatar since 2010 are France, Germany, and the US; Qatar is scheduled to receive several ships from Italy beginning in 2021 and a large shipment of fighter aircraft from the UK in 2022 (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates (2014)" + "text": "conscription for males aged 18-35; compulsory service times range from 4 months to up to a year, depending on the cadets educational and professional circumstances; women are permitted to serve in the armed forces, including as uniformed officers and pilots (2019)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "none" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "stateless persons": { - "text": "1,200 (2015)" + "text": "1,200 (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/sa.json b/middle-east/sa.json index aeda5c33..883c66e1 100644 --- a/middle-east/sa.json +++ b/middle-east/sa.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian Peninsula. One of his male descendants rules the country today, as required by the country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year. The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after the liberation of Kuwait became a source of tension between the royal family and the public until all operational US troops left the country in 2003. Major terrorist attacks in May and November 2003 spurred a strong ongoing campaign against domestic terrorism and extremism. ++ From 2005 to 2015, King ABDALLAH incrementally modernized the Kingdom. Driven by personal ideology and political pragmatism, he introduced a series of social and economic initiatives, including expanding employment and social opportunities for women, attracting foreign investment, increasing the role of the private sector in the economy, and discouraging businesses from hiring foreign workers. Saudi Arabia saw protests during the 2011 Arab Spring among Shia Muslims in the Eastern Province, who protested primarily against the detention of political prisoners, endemic discrimination, and Bahraini and Saudi Government actions in Bahrain. Riyadh took a cautious but firm approach by arresting some protesters but releasing most of them quickly and by using its state-sponsored clerics to counter political and Islamist activism. In addition, protests were met by a strong police presence, with some arrests, but not the level of bloodshed seen in protests elsewhere in the region. ++ The government held its first-ever elections in 2005 and 2011, when Saudis went to the polls to elect municipal councilors. In December 2015, women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for the first time in municipal council elections, with 21 women winning seats. King SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud ascended to the throne in 2015 and placed the first next-generation prince, MUHAMMAD BIN NAIF bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the line of succession as Crown Prince. He designated his son, MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, as the Deputy Crown Prince. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of 10 countries in a military campaign to restore the government of Yemen, which had been ousted by Huthi forces allied with former president ALI ABDULLAH al-Salih. The war in Yemen has led to civilian casualties and shortages of basic supplies, which has drawn considerable international criticism. In December 2015, Deputy Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced Saudi Arabia would lead a 34-nation Islamic Coalition to fight terrorism. In January 2016, Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on charges of terrorism, including Shia Muslim cleric NIMR al-Nimr. Iranian protesters overran Saudi diplomatic facilities in Iran to protest al-NIMR’s execution and the Saudi government responded by cutting off diplomatic ties with Iran. " + "text": "Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian Peninsula. One of his male descendants rules the country today, as required by the country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year. The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after the liberation of Kuwait became a source of tension between the royal family and the public until all operational US troops left the country in 2003. Major terrorist attacks in May and November 2003 spurred a strong ongoing campaign against domestic terrorism and extremism. US troops returned to the Kingdom in October 2019 after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. From 2005 to 2015, King ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud incrementally modernized the Kingdom. Driven by personal ideology and political pragmatism, he introduced a series of social and economic initiatives, including expanding employment and social opportunities for women, attracting foreign investment, increasing the role of the private sector in the economy, and discouraging businesses from hiring foreign workers. These reforms have accelerated under King SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz, who ascended to the throne in 2015, and has since lifted the Kingdom's ban on women driving and allowed cinemas to operate for the first time in decades. Saudi Arabia saw some protests during the 2011 Arab Spring but not the level of bloodshed seen in protests elsewhere in the region. Shia Muslims in the Eastern Province protested primarily against the detention of political prisoners, endemic discrimination, and Bahraini and Saudi Government actions in Bahrain. Riyadh took a cautious but firm approach by arresting some protesters but releasing most of them quickly and by using its state-sponsored clerics to counter political and Islamist activism. The government held its first-ever elections in 2005 and 2011, when Saudis went to the polls to elect municipal councilors. In December 2015, women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for the first time in municipal council elections, with 19 women winning seats. After King SALMAN ascended to the throne in 2015, he placed the first next-generation prince, MUHAMMAD BIN NAYIF bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the line of succession as Crown Prince. He designated his son, MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, as the Deputy Crown Prince. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of 10 countries in a military campaign to restore the legitimate government of Yemen, which had been ousted by Huthi forces allied with former president ALI ABDULLAH al-Salih. The war in Yemen has drawn international criticism for civilian casualties and its effect on the country’s dire humanitarian situation. In December 2015, then Deputy Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced Saudi Arabia would lead a 34-nation Islamic Coalition to fight terrorism (it has since grown to 41 nations). In May 2017, Saudi Arabia inaugurated the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology (also known as \"Etidal\") as part of its ongoing efforts to counter violent extremism. In June 2017, King SALMAN elevated MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN to Crown Prince. The country remains a leading producer of oil and natural gas and holds about 16% of the world's proven oil reserves as of 2015. The government continues to pursue economic reform and diversification, particularly since Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO in 2005, and promotes foreign investment in the Kingdom. In April 2016, the Saudi Government announced a broad set of socio-economic reforms, known as Vision 2030. Low global oil prices throughout 2015 and 2016 significantly lowered Saudi Arabia’s governmental revenue. In response, the government cut subsidies on water, electricity, and gasoline; reduced government employee compensation packages; and announced limited new land taxes. In coordination with OPEC and some key non-OPEC countries, Saudi Arabia agreed cut oil output in early 2017 to regulate supply and help elevate global prices." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "4,272 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Iraq 811 km, Jordan 731 km, Kuwait 221 km, Oman 658 km, Qatar 87 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,307 km" + "text": "Iraq 811 km, Jordan 731 km, Kuwait 221 km, Oman 658 km, Qatar 87 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1307 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "665 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Persian Gulf 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "80.7% ++ arable land 1.5%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 79.1%" + "text": "80.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.5% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 79.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "18.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,17 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "16,200 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since petroleum was discovered in the 1930s; most of the economic activities - and with it the country's population - is concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east, through Riyadh in the interior, to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "frequent sand and dust storms", - "volcanism": { - "text": "despite many volcanic formations, there has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar" - } + "text": "frequent sand and dust storms\nvolcanism: despite many volcanic formations, there has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills" + "text": "desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills; air pollution; waste management" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river; extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal" + "text": "Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the world without a river; extensive coastlines on the Persian Gulf and Red Sea allow for considerable shipping (especially of crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and Suez Canal" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "28,160,273 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "34,173,498 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2015)" + "text": "note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -129,205 +132,204 @@ "Religions": { "text": "Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)" + "text": "note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)" } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.56% (male 3,835,472/female 3,644,041)" + "text": "24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.85% (male 2,843,422/female 2,465,027)" + "text": "15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "46.4% (male 7,401,654/female 5,663,769)" + "text": "50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.86% (male 747,307/female 620,100)" + "text": "5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.34% (male 478,244/female 461,237) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.9%" + "text": "39.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.7%" + "text": "34.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "4.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "24% (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.2 years" + "text": "30.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.9 years" + "text": "33 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.46% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since petroleum was discovered in the 1930s; most of the economic activities - and with it the country's population - is concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula, from Ad Dammam in the east, through Riyadh in the interior, to Mecca-Medina in the west near the Red Sea" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "83.1% of total population (2015)" + "text": "84.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.17% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "RIYADH (capital) 6.195 million; Jeddah 4.076 million; Mecca 1.771 million; Medina 1.28 million; Ad Dammam 1.064 million (2015)" + "text": "7.231 million RIYADH (capital), 4.610 million Jeddah, 2.042 million Mecca, 1.489 million Medina, 1.253 million Ad Dammam (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.31 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.52 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.21 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.61 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.19 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "13.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "11.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "15.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.3 years" + "text": "76.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.2 years" + "text": "74.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "77.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.11 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "23.8% (2007)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.49 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "24.6% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97% of population ++ rural: 97% of population ++ total: 97% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": "urban: 3% of population ++ rural: 3% of population ++ total: 3% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.54 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<.1% (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "8,200 (2016 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "<500 (2016 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "note": { + "text": "note: sporadic cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are occurring throughout Saudi Arabia; as of 10 November 2020, Saudi Arabia has reported a total of 350,229 cases of COVID-19 or 10,060 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 159 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" + } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "33.7% (2014)" + "text": "35.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.1% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.7%" + "text": "95.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "97%" + "text": "97.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "92.7% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" - }, - "male": { "text": "17 years" }, + "male": { + "text": "16 years" + }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" + "text": "16 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "30.4%" + "text": "28.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "21.4%" + "text": "19.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "57.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "62.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -361,19 +363,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name derives from the Arabic word \"riyadh,\" meaning \"gardens,\" and refers to various oasis towns in the area that merged to form the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk" + "text": "13 regions (manatiq, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jazan, Makkah al Mukarramah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk" }, "Independence": { "text": "23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)" + "text": "Saudi National Day (Unification of the Kingdom), 23 September (1932)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and tradition of the Prophet Muhammad" + "history": { + "text": "1 March 1992 - Basic Law of Government, issued by royal decree, serves as the constitutional framework and is based on the Qur'an and the life and traditions of the Prophet Muhammad" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the king directly or proposed to the king by the Consultative Assembly or by the Council of Ministers; passage by the king through royal decree; Basic Law amended many times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with some elements of Egyptian, French, and customary law; note - several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees" @@ -396,33 +406,36 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "21 years of age; male; male and female for municipal elections" + "text": "18 years of age; restricted to males; universal for municipal elections" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN NAYIF bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 30 August 1959); Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985); note - the monarch is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN NAYIF bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 30 August 1959); Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985)" + "text": "King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 23 January 2015); Crown Prince MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (born 31 August 1985)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch every 4 years and includes many royal family members" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; note - an Allegiance Council created by royal decree in October 2006 established a committee of Saudi princes to a role in selecting future Saudi kings" + "text": "none; the monarchy is hereditary; an Allegiance Council created by royal decree in October 2006 established a committee of Saudi princes for a voice in selecting future Saudi kings" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { "text": "unicameral Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura (150 seats; members appointed by the monarch to serve 4-year terms); note - in early 2013, the monarch granted women 30 seats on the Council" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: composition as of 2013 - men 121, women 30, percent of women 19.9%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "High Court (consists of the court chief and organized into circuits with 3-judge panels except the criminal circuit, which has a 5-judge panel for cases involving major punishments)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "High Court (consists of the court chief and organized into circuits with 3-judge panels, except for the criminal circuit, which has a 5-judge panel for cases involving major punishments)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "High Court chief and chiefs of the High Court Circuits appointed by royal decree following the recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council, a 10-member body of high-level judges and other judicial heads; new judges and assistant judges serve 1- and 2- year probations, respectively, before permanent assignment" + "text": "High Court chief and chiefs of the High Court Circuits appointed by royal decree upon the recommendation of the Supreme Judiciary Council, a 10-member body of high-level judges and other judicial heads; new judges and assistant judges serve 1- and 2-year probations, respectively, before permanent assignment" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Appeals; Specialized Criminal Court, first-degree courts composed of general, criminal, personal status, and commercial courts; Labor Court; a hierarchy of administrative courts" @@ -431,17 +444,12 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "gas companies; religious groups" - } - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, CAEU, CP, FAO, G-20, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador ABDALLAH bin Faysal bin Turki bin Abdallah Al Saud (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Princess REEMA bint Bandar Al Saud (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "601 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037" @@ -458,17 +466,17 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Joseph William WESTPHAL (since 26 March 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Collector Road M, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "American Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307; International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693" + "text": "Ambassador John P. ABIZAID (since 8 May 2019)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[966] (11) 488-3800" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "P.O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "American Embassy, Unit 61307, APO AE 09803-1307; International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[966] (11) 488-7360" }, @@ -477,9 +485,9 @@ } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as \"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\") above a white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932; the flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides so that the Shahada reads - and the sword points - correctly from right to left on both sides", + "text": "green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as \"There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God\") above a white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family, which established the kingdom in 1932; the flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides so that the Shahada reads - and the sword points - correctly from right to left on both sides", "note": { - "text": "the only national flag to display an inscription as its principal design; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Paraguay" + "text": "note: the only national flag to display an inscription as its principal design; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Paraguay" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -493,64 +501,64 @@ "text": "Ibrahim KHAFAJI/Abdul Rahman al-KHATEEB" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1947, lyrics adopted 1984" + "text": "note: music adopted 1947, lyrics adopted 1984" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 87% of budget revenues, 42% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. ++ ++ Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Over 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors; at the same time, however, Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population, which generally lacks the education and technical skills the private sector needs. ++ ++ In 2015, the Kingdom incurred a budget deficit estimated at 13% of GDP, and it faces a deficit of $87 billion in 2016, which will be financed by bond sales and drawing down reserves. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or by borrowing, it has announced plans to cut capital spending in 2016. Some of these plans to cut deficits include introducing a value-added tax and reducing subsidies on electricity, water, and petroleum products. In January 2016, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced that Saudi Arabia intends to list shares of its state-owned petroleum company, ARAMCO - another move to increase revenue and outside investment. The government has also looked at privatization and diversification of the economy more closely in the wake of a diminished oil market. Historically, Saudi Arabia has focused diversification efforts on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. More recently, the government has approached investors about expanding the role of the private sector in the healthcare, education and tourism industries. While Saudi Arabia has emphasized their goals of diversification for some time, current low oil prices may force the government to make more drastic changes ahead of their long-run timeline." + "text": "Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls over major economic activities. It possesses about 16% of the world's proven petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 87% of budget revenues, 42% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi Arabia is encouraging the growth of the private sector in order to diversify its economy and to employ more Saudi nationals. Approximately 6 million foreign workers play an important role in the Saudi economy, particularly in the oil and service sectors; at the same time, however, Riyadh is struggling to reduce unemployment among its own nationals. Saudi officials are particularly focused on employing its large youth population. In 2017, the Kingdom incurred a budget deficit estimated at 8.3% of GDP, which was financed by bond sales and drawing down reserves. Although the Kingdom can finance high deficits for several years by drawing down its considerable foreign assets or by borrowing, it has cut capital spending and reduced subsidies on electricity, water, and petroleum products and recently introduced a value-added tax of 5%. In January 2016, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN SALMAN announced that Saudi Arabia intends to list shares of its state-owned petroleum company, ARAMCO - another move to increase revenue and outside investment. The government has also looked at privatization and diversification of the economy more closely in the wake of a diminished oil market. Historically, Saudi Arabia has focused diversification efforts on power generation, telecommunications, natural gas exploration, and petrochemical sectors. More recently, the government has approached investors about expanding the role of the private sector in the health care, education and tourism industries. While Saudi Arabia has emphasized their goals of diversification for some time, current low oil prices may force the government to make more drastic changes ahead of their long-run timeline." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.731 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.711 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.653 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.775 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.79 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.761 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$637.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$686.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 3.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$54,100 (2016 est.) ++ $54,500 (2015 est.) ++ $53,700 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$54,500 (2017 est.) / $56,400 (2016 est.) / $56,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "25% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 26.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "42.3%" + "text": "41.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "29.6%" + "text": "24.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "29.5%" + "text": "23.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "5.9%" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "30.7%" + "text": "34.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2.4%" + "text": "2.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "42.9%" + "text": "44.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "54.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "53.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -560,12 +568,12 @@ "text": "crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "12.02 million", + "text": "13.8 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "about 80% of the labor force is non-national (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: comprised of 3.1 million Saudis and 10.7 million non-Saudis" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -580,230 +588,228 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.2% (2016 est.) ++ 11.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 5.6% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for Saudi males only (local bank estimates; some estimates are as high as 25%)" + "text": "note: data are for total population; unemployment among Saudi nationals is more than double" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.9 (2013 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$149.7 billion" + "text": "181 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$236.7 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "241.8 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "23.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-13.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "31% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "17.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.4% (2016 est.) ++ 2.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "2.5% (31 December 2008) ++ " - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$295.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $305.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$513.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $461.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$221.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $134.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$421.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $483.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $467.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "-0.9% (2017 est.) / 2% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$42.28 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$53.48 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.23 billion (2017 est.) / -$23.87 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$205.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $202.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$221.1 billion (2017 est.) / $183.6 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Japan 12.2%, China 11.7%, South Korea 9%, India 8.9%, US 8.3%, UAE 6.7%, Singapore 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products 90% (2012 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 13.2%, Japan 10.9%, US 9.6%, India 9.6%, South Korea 8.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$157.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $155 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$119.3 billion (2017 est.) / $127.8 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 13.9%, US 12.7%, Germany 7.1%, South Korea 6.1%, India 4.5%, Japan 4.4%, UK 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "China 15.4%, US 13.6%, UAE 6.5%, Germany 5.8%, Japan 4.1%, India 4.1%, South Korea 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$553.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $616.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$496.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $535.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$200.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $169.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$258.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $250.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$42.95 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $37.98 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$205.1 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $189.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - ++ 3.75 (2016 est.) ++ 3.75 (2015 est.) ++ 3.75 (2014 est.) ++ 3.75 (2013 est.) ++ 3.75 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - / 3.75 (2017 est.) / 3.75 (2016 est.) / 3.75 (2015 est.) / 3.75 (2014 est.) / 3.75 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "98% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "293 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "324.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "272 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "296.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "66 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "82.94 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "10.05 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.425 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "7.416 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.341 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "269 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "266.2 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.884 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.476 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.141 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.287 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.45 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.784 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "497,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "609,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "102.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "109.3 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "102.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "109.3 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.489 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "8.619 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "594 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "657.1 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,746,906" + "text": "5,276,773" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15.69 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "52.796 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "40,532,610" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "190 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "120.52 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system including a combination of extensive microwave radio relays, coaxial cables, and fiber-optic cables" + "text": "one of the most progressive telecom markets in the Middle East; mobile penetration high, with a saturated market; mobile operators competitive and meeting the demand for workers, students and citizens working from home; 5G launched, partners include Chinese company Huawei; broadband is available with DSL, fiber, and wireless; mobile penetration is steep in Saudi Arabia (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly" + "text": "fixed-line 16 per 100 and mobile-cellular subscribership has been increasing rapidly to 121 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 966; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) and for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks providing connectivity to Asia, Middle East, Europe, and US; microwave r (2015)" + "text": "country code - 966; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3, -4, -5, AAE-1, EIG, FALCON, FEA, IMEWE, MENA/Gulf Bridge International, SEACOM, SAS-1, -2, GBICS/MENA, and the Tata TGN-Gulf submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia; microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available (2007)" + "text": "broadcast media are state-controlled; state-run TV operates 4 networks; Saudi Arabia is a major market for pan-Arab satellite TV broadcasters; state-run radio operates several networks; multiple international broadcasters are available" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sa" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "19.32 million" + "text": "30,877,318" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "69.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "93.31% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "6,821,873" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "21 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "the innovative King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (informally known as Ithra, meaning \"enrichment\") opened on 1 December 2017 in Dhahran, Eastern Region; its facilities include a grand library, several museums, an archive, an Idea Lab, a theater, a cinema, and an Energy Exhibit, all which are meant to provide visitors an immersive and transformative experience" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "214" + "text": "230" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "32,778,827" + "text": "39,141,660 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,783.086 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,085,470,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -814,36 +820,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "82" + "text": "82 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "27" + "text": "27 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "132" + "text": "132 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "72" + "text": "72 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" + "text": "37 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "16 (2013)" @@ -853,22 +859,22 @@ "text": "10 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate 209 km; gas 2,940 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,183 km; oil 5,117 km; refined products 1,151 km (2013)" + "text": "209 km condensate, 2940 km gas, 1183 km liquid petroleum gas, 5117 km oil, 1151 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,378 km" + "text": "5,410 km (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,378 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2014)" + "text": "5,410 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "221,372 km" + "text": "221,372 km (2006)" }, "paved": { - "text": "47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways)" + "text": "47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways) (2006)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "173,843 km (2006)" @@ -876,36 +882,53 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "72" + "text": "374" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, chemical tanker 25, container 4, liquefied gas 2, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 20, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 7" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "15 (Egypt 1, Greece 4, Kuwait 4, UAE 6)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "55 (Bahamas 16, Dominica 2, Liberia 20, Malta 2, Norway 3, Panama 11, Tanzania 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5, container ship 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 57, other 291 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah, Yanbu al Bahr" + "text": "Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah, King Abdulla, Yanbu'" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Ad Dammam (1,492,315), Jeddah (4,010,448)" + "text": "Ad Dammam (1,582,388), Jeddah (4,150,000), King Abdulla (1,695,322) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes Marine Forces and Special Forces), Royal Saudi Air Force (Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Malakiya as-Sa'udiya), Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Rocket Forces, Ministry of the National Guard (SANG) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ministry of Defense: Royal Saudi Land Forces, Royal Saudi Naval Forces (includes marines, special forces, naval aviation), Royal Saudi Air Force, Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, Royal Saudi Strategic Missiles Force; Ministry of the National Guard (SANG); Ministry of Interior: Border Guard, Facilities Security Force (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: SANG (also known as the White Army) is a land force separate from the Ministry of Defense that is responsible for internal security, protecting the royal family, and external defense" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "12.6% of GDP (2015 planned) ++ 10.7% of GDP (2014 planned) ++ 9.4% of GDP (2013) ++ 7.98% of GDP (2012) ++ 7.25% of GDP (2011) ++ 7.98% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "8% of GDP (2019) / 9.5% of GDP (2018) / 10.2% of GDP (2017) / 10% of GDP (2016) / 13% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Saudi military forces have about 225,000 active troops; approximately 125,000 under the Ministry of Defense (75,000 Land Forces; 13,500 Naval Forces; 35,000 Air Force/Air Defense; 2,500 Strategic Missile Forces) and approximately 100,000 in the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG) (2019 )", + "note": { + "text": "note: SANG also has an irregular force (Fowj), primarily Bedouin tribal volunteers, with a total strength of approximately 25,000 men" + } + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Saudi military forces, including the SANG, includes a mix of mostly modern weapons systems from the US and Europe, particularly France and the UK; since 2010, France, the UK, and the US are the leading suppliers of armaments, followed by Germany, Spain, and Canada; the Saudi Navy is in the midst of a major modernization/procurement program (2020)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "est. 2,500-10,000 Yemen (probably varies depending on operations) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "17 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; in 2018, women were allowed to serve as soldiers in the internal security services under certain requirements (2018)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -914,10 +937,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "30,000 (Yemen) (2016)" + "text": "30,000 (Yemen) (2017)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "70,000 (2015); note - thousands of biduns (stateless Arabs) are descendants of nomadic tribes who were not officially registered when national borders were established, while others migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of jobs; some have temporary identification cards that must be renewed every five years, but their rights remain restricted; most Palestinians have only legal resident status; some naturalized Yemenis were made stateless after being stripped of their passports when Yemen backed Iraq in its invasion of Kuwait in 1990; Saudi women cannot pass their citizenship on to their children, so if they marry a non-national, their children risk statelessness" + "text": "70,000 (2018); note - thousands of biduns (stateless Arabs) are descendants of nomadic tribes who were not officially registered when national borders were established, while others migrated to Saudi Arabia in search of jobs; some have temporary identification cards that must be renewed every five years, but their rights remain restricted; most Palestinians have only legal resident status; some naturalized Yemenis were made stateless after being stripped of their passports when Yemen backed Iraq in its invasion of Kuwait in 1990; Saudi women cannot pass their citizenship on to their children, so if they marry a non-national, their children risk statelessness" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/sy.json b/middle-east/sy.json index 616b0b12..ce35f624 100644 --- a/middle-east/sy.json +++ b/middle-east/sy.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area as Syria until granting it independence in 1946. The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the socialist Ba'th Party and the minority Alawi sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. Following the death of President Hafiz al-ASAD, his son, Bashar al-ASAD, was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah. In May 2007, Bashar al-ASAD's second term as president was approved by popular referendum. ++ Influenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, and compounded by additional social and economic factors, antigovernment protests broke out first in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011 with protesters calling for the repeal of the restrictive Emergency Law allowing arrests without charge, the legalization of political parties, and the removal of corrupt local officials. Demonstrations and violent unrest spread across Syria with the size and intensity of protests fluctuating. The government responded to unrest with a mix of concessions - including the repeal of the Emergency Law, new laws permitting new political parties, and liberalizing local and national elections - and military force. However, the government's response has failed to meet opposition demands for ASAD's resignation, and the government's ongoing violence to quell unrest and widespread armed opposition activity has led to extended clashes between government forces and oppositionists. International pressure on the ASAD regime has intensified since late 2011, as the Arab League, EU, Turkey, and the US expanded economic sanctions against the regime. In December 2012, the Syrian National Coalition, was recognized by more than 130 countries as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. Peace talks between the Coalition and Syrian regime at the UN-sponsored Geneva II conference in 2014 and the UN-sponsored Geneva III talks in 2016 failed to produce a resolution of the conflict. Unrest continues in Syria, and according to an April 2016 UN estimate, the death toll among Syrian Government forces, opposition forces, and civilians had reached 400,000. As of December 2016, approximately 13.5 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Syria, with 6.3 million people displaced internally, and an additional 4.8 million Syrian refugees, making the Syrian situation the largest humanitarian crisis worldwide." + "text": "Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The French administered the area as Syria until granting it independence in 1946. The new country lacked political stability and experienced a series of military coups. Syria united with Egypt in February 1958 to form the United Arab Republic. In September 1961, the two entities separated, and the Syrian Arab Republic was reestablished. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights region to Israel. During the 1990s, Syria and Israel held occasional, albeit unsuccessful, peace talks over its return. In November 1970, Hafiz al-ASAD, a member of the socialist Ba'ath Party and the minority Alawi sect, seized power in a bloodless coup and brought political stability to the country. Following the death of President Hafiz al-ASAD, his son, Bashar al-ASAD, was approved as president by popular referendum in July 2000. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in an ostensible peacekeeping role - were withdrawn in April 2005. During the July-August 2006 conflict between Israel and Hizballah, Syria placed its military forces on alert but did not intervene directly on behalf of its ally Hizballah. In May 2007, Bashar al-ASAD's second term as president was approved by popular referendum. Influenced by major uprisings that began elsewhere in the region, and compounded by additional social and economic factors, antigovernment protests broke out first in the southern province of Dar'a in March 2011 with protesters calling for the repeal of the restrictive Emergency Law allowing arrests without charge, the legalization of political parties, and the removal of corrupt local officials. Demonstrations and violent unrest spread across Syria with the size and intensity of protests fluctuating. The government responded to unrest with a mix of concessions - including the repeal of the Emergency Law, new laws permitting new political parties, and liberalizing local and national elections - and with military force and detentions. The government's efforts to quell unrest and armed opposition activity led to extended clashes and eventually civil war between government forces, their allies, and oppositionists. International pressure on the ASAD regime intensified after late 2011, as the Arab League, the EU, Turkey, and the US expanded economic sanctions against the regime and those entities that support it. In December 2012, the Syrian National Coalition, was recognized by more than 130 countries as the sole legitimate representative of the Syrian people. In September 2015, Russia launched a military intervention on behalf of the ASAD regime, and domestic and foreign government-aligned forces recaptured swaths of territory from opposition forces, and eventually the country’s second largest city, Aleppo, in December 2016, shifting the conflict in the regime’s favor. The regime, with this foreign support, also recaptured opposition strongholds in the Damascus suburbs and the southern province of Dar’a in 2018. The government lacks territorial control over much of the northeastern part of the country, which is dominated by the predominantly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF has expanded its territorial hold over much of the northeast since 2014 as it has captured territory from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Since 2016, Turkey has also conducted three large-scale military operations into Syria, capturing territory along Syria's northern border in the provinces of Aleppo, Ar Raqqah, and Al Hasakah. Political negotiations between the government and opposition delegations at UN-sponsored Geneva conferences since 2014 have failed to produce a resolution of the conflict. Since early 2017, Iran, Russia, and Turkey have held separate political negotiations outside of UN auspices to attempt to reduce violence in Syria. According to an April 2016 UN estimate, the death toll among Syrian Government forces, opposition forces, and civilians was over 400,000, though other estimates placed the number well over 500,000. As of December 2019, approximately 6 million Syrians were internally displaced. Approximately 11.1 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance across the country, and an additional 5.7 million Syrians were registered refugees in Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, and North Africa. The conflict in Syria remains one of the largest humanitarian crises worldwide." } }, "Geography": { @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ }, "Area": { "total": { - "text": "185,180 sq km" + "text": "187,437 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "183,630 sq km" + "text": "185,887 sq km" }, "water": { "text": "1,550 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory" + "text": "note: includes 1,295 sq km of Israeli-occupied territory" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { - "text": "2,363 km" + "text": "2,343 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Iraq 599 km, Israel 83 km, Jordan 379 km, Lebanon 403 km, Turkey 899 km" + "text": "Iraq 599 km, Israel 79 km, Jordan 362 km, Lebanon 394 km, Turkey 909 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "514 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -200 m ++ highest point: Mount Hermon 2,814 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "unnamed location near Lake Tiberias -208 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Hermon (Jabal a-Shayk) 2,814 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "75.8% ++ arable land 25.4%; permanent crops 5.8%; permanent pasture 44.6%" + "text": "75.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "25.4% (2011 est.) / 5.8% (2011 est.) / 44.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "2.7%" + "text": "2.7% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "21.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,17 +87,17 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "14,280 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Aleppo, and the Euphrates River valley" - }, - "Natural hazards": { - "text": "dust storms, sandstorms", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", + "note": { + "text": "note: the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution" } }, + "Natural hazards": { + "text": "dust storms, sandstorms\nvolcanism: Syria's two historically active volcanoes, Es Safa and an unnamed volcano near the Turkish border have not erupted in centuries" + }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water" + "text": "deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; depletion of water resources; water pollution from raw sewage and petroleum refining wastes; inadequate potable water" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -102,14 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the capital of Damascus - located at an oasis fed by the Barada River - is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities; there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights (2014 est.)" + "text": "the capital of Damascus - located at an oasis fed by the Barada River - is thought to be one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities; there are 42 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights (2017)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "17,185,170 (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "19,398,448 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 20,500 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2014)" + "text": "note: approximately 22,000 Israeli settlers live in the Golan Heights (2016)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -121,81 +127,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Arab 90.3%, Kurdish, Armenian, and other 9.7%" + "text": "Arab ~50%, Alawite ~15%, Kurd ~10%, Levantine ~10%, other ~15% (includes Druze, Ismaili, Imami, Nusairi, Assyrian, Turkoman, Armenian)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official), Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic, Circassian, French, English" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)" + "text": "Muslim 87% (official; includes Sunni 74% and Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia 13%), Christian 10% (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and Nestorian), Druze 3%, Jewish (few remaining in Damascus and Aleppo)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  the Christian population may be considerably smaller as a result of Christians fleeing the country during the ongoing civil war" + } }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "31.95% (male 2,815,140/female 2,675,166)" + "text": "33.47% (male 3,323,072/female 3,170,444)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.65% (male 1,711,847/female 1,664,814)" + "text": "19.34% (male 1,872,903/female 1,879,564)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.03% (male 3,342,264/female 3,364,406)" + "text": "37.31% (male 3,558,241/female 3,679,596)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.26% (male 447,205/female 457,525)" + "text": "5.41% (male 516,209/female 534,189)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.11% (male 318,691/female 388,112) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.46% (male 404,813/female 459,417) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "70%" + "text": "55.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "63.1%" + "text": "47.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "7.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24.1 years" + "text": "23.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.7 years" + "text": "23 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "24 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.56% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.25% NA (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "21.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population NA (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Aleppo, and the Euphrates River valley" + "text": "significant population density along the Mediterranean coast; larger concentrations found in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo (the country's largest city), and Hims (Homs); more than half of the population lives in the coastal plain, the province of Halab, and the Euphrates River valley", + "note": { + "text": "note: the ongoing civil war has altered the population distribution" + } }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "57.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "55.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.37% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.43% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Aleppo 3.562 million; DAMASCUS (capital) 2.566 million; Hims (Homs) 1.641 million; Hamah 1.237 million; Lattakia 781,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.392 million DAMASCUS (capital), 1.917 million Aleppo, 1.336 million Hims (Homs), 922,000 Hamah (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,91 +217,91 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "31 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "15.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "17.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.9 years" + "text": "73.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.5 years" + "text": "72.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.55 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "53.9% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.46 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "2.9 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.3% of population ++ rural: 87.2% of population ++ total: 90.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.7% of population ++ rural: 12.8% of population ++ total: 9.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.29 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.2% of population ++ rural: 95.1% of population ++ total: 95.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.8% of population ++ rural: 4.9% of population ++ total: 4.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.01% (2014 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "900 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "less than 100 (2014 est.)" + "text": "<100 (2019)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.6% (2014)" + "text": "27.8% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "10.1% (2009)" + "text": "5.8% (2009/10)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "5.1% of GDP (2009)" @@ -305,7 +317,7 @@ "text": "91.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "81% (2015 est.)" + "text": "81% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -319,14 +331,6 @@ "text": "9 years (2013)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "192,915" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "4% (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { "text": "35.8%" @@ -374,26 +378,34 @@ "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the first Friday in November" + "text": "+1hr, begins midnight on the last Friday in March; ends at midnight on the last Friday in October" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Damascus is a very old city; its earliest name, Temeseq, first appears in an Egyptian geographical list of the 15th century B.C., but the meaning is uncertain" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab, Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus" + "text": "14 provinces (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Al Hasakah, Al Ladhiqiyah (Latakia), Al Qunaytirah, Ar Raqqah, As Suwayda', Dar'a, Dayr az Zawr, Dimashq (Damascus), Halab (Aleppo), Hamah, Hims (Homs), Idlib, Rif Dimashq (Damascus Countryside), Tartus" }, "Independence": { "text": "17 April 1946 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 17 April (1946)" + "text": "Independence Day (Evacuation Day), 17 April (1946); note - celebrates the leaving of the last French troops and the proclamation of full independence" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest issued 15 February 2012, passed by referendum 26 February 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest issued 15 February 2012, passed by referendum and effective 27 February 2012" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic or by one third of the People’s Assembly members; following review by a special Assembly committee, passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by the Assembly and approval by the president" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic law (for family courts)" + "text": "mixed legal system of civil and Islamic (sharia) law (for family courts)" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICC" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { @@ -417,7 +429,7 @@ "text": "President Bashar al-ASAD (since 17 July 2000); Vice President Najah al-ATTAR (since 23 March 2006)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Imad Muhammad Dib KHAMIS (since 22 June 2016); Walid al-MUALEM (since 2006); Deputy Prime Minister Fahd Jasim al-FURAYJ, Lt. Gen. (since 2012)" + "text": "Prime Minister Hussein ARNOUS (since 30 August 2020); Deputy Prime Minister Ali Abdullah AYOUB (Gen.) (since 30 August 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" @@ -426,57 +438,40 @@ "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 3 June 2014 (next to be held in June 2021); the president appoints the vice presidents, prime minister, and deputy prime ministers" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bashar al-ASAD approved as president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD (Ba'th Party) 88.7%, Hassan al-NOURI (independent) 4.3%, Maher HAJJER (independent) 3.2%, other/invalid 3.8%" + "text": "Bashar al-ASAD elected president; percent of vote - Bashar al-ASAD (Ba'th Party) 88.7%, Hassan al-NOURI (independent) 4.3%, Maher HAJJER (independent) 3.2%, other/invalid 3.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral People's Assembly or Majlis al-Shaab (250 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority preferential vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 13 April 2016 (next to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 19 July 2020 (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NPF 80%, other 20%; seats by party - NPF 200, other 50; composition - men 217, women 33, percent of women 13.2%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Cassation (organized into civil, criminal, religious, and military divisions, each with 3 judges); Supreme Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council or SJC, a judicial management body headed by the minister of justice with 7 members including the national president; judge tenure NA; Supreme Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the SJC; judges appointed for 4-year renewable terms" + "text": "Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), a judicial management body headed by the minister of justice with 7 members, including the national president; judge tenure NA; Supreme Constitutional Court judges nominated by the president and appointed by the SJC; judges serve 4-year renewable terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "courts of first instance; magistrates' courts; religious and military courts; Economic Security Court" + "text": "courts of first instance; magistrates' courts; religious and military courts; Economic Security Court; Counterterrorism Court (established June 2012)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "legal parties/alliances": { - "text": "Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI] ++ National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD], Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN] ++ Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL] ++ Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [As'ad HARDAN] ++ Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL])" - }, - "Kurdish parties (considered illegal)": { - "text": "Kurdish Azadi Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Accord Party (al Wifaq) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Ibrahim wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party (al Parti-Mustafa wing) ++ Kurdish Democratic Party in Syria or KDP-S ++ Kurdish Democratic Patriotic/National Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Darwish ++ Kurdish Democratic Progressive Party or KDPP-Muhammad ++ Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Salih Muslim MOHAMMAD] ++ Kurdish Democratic Unity Party ++ Kurdish Democratic Yekiti Party ++ Kurdish Future Party [Rezan HASSAN] ++ Kurdish Left Party ++ Kurdish Yekiti (Union) Party ++ Syrian Kurdish Democratic Party" - }, - "other": { - "text": "Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Free Syrian Army ++ Syrian Muslim Brotherhood or SMB [Muhammad Riyad al-SHAQFAH] (operates in exile in London) ++ Syrian Opposition Coalition or National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces [Anas al-ABDAH]", - "note": { - "text": "there are also hundreds of local and provincial political and armed opposition groups that organize protests, provide civilian services, and stage armed attacks" - } + "text": "legal parties/alliances: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Bashar al-ASAD, regional secretary] Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party [President Bashar al-ASAD] Arab Socialist Union of Syria or ASU [Safwan al-QUDSI] National Progressive Front or NPF [Bashar al-ASAD, Suleiman QADDAH] (alliance includes Arab Socialist Renaissance (Ba'th) Party, Socialist Unionist Democratic Party) Socialist Unionist Democratic Party [Fadlallah Nasr al-DIN]Syrian Communist Party (two branches) [Wissal Farha BAKDASH, Yusuf Rashid FAYSAL] Syrian Social Nationalist Party or SSNP [Ali HAIDAR]Unionist Socialist Party [Fayez ISMAIL]Major Kurdish parties Kurdish Democratic Union Party or PYD [Shahoz HASAN and Aysha HISSO]Kurdish National Council [Sa'ud MALA]  other: Syrian Democratic Party [Mustafa QALAAJI]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" + "text": "ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, CAEU, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, ICSID, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WBG, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "note": { - "text": "Embassy ceased operation and closed on 18 March 2014" - }, "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Mounir KOUDMANI (since 1 June 2012)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2215 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -486,11 +481,17 @@ }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 234-9548" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Embassy ceased operations and closed on 18 March 2014" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "ambassador (vacant); US Special Envoy for Syria Michael RATNEY (since 27 July 2015); note - on 6 February 2012, the US closed its embassy in Damascus" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); note - on 6 February 2012, the US closed its embassy in Damascus; Czechia serves as a protecting power for US interests in Syria" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[963] (11) 3391-4444" }, "embassy": { "text": "Abou Roumaneh, 2 Al Mansour Street, Damascus" @@ -498,9 +499,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 29, Damascus" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[963] (11) 3391-4444" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[963] (11) 3391-3999" } @@ -508,7 +506,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; two small, green, five-pointed stars in a horizontal line centered in the white band; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white); identical to the former flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1961) where the two stars represented the constituent states of Syria and Egypt; the current design dates to 1980", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Yemen, which has a plain white band, Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band, and that of Egypt, which has a gold Eagle of Saladin centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -522,64 +520,67 @@ "text": "Khalil Mardam BEY/Mohammad Salim FLAYFEL and Ahmad Salim FLAYFEL" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1936, restored 1961; between 1958 and 1961, while Syria was a member of the United Arab Republic with Egypt, the country had a different anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1936, restored 1961; between 1958 and 1961, while Syria was a member of the United Arab Republic with Egypt, the country had a different anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Syria's economy continues to deteriorate amid the ongoing conflict that began in 2011, declining by 62% from 2010 to 2014. The government has struggled to address the effects of international sanctions, widespread infrastructure damage, diminished domestic consumption and production, reduced subsidies, and high inflation, which have caused dwindling foreign exchange reserves, rising budget and trade deficits, a decreasing value of the Syrian pound, and falling household purchasing power. ++ ++ During 2014, the ongoing conflict and continued unrest and economic decline worsened the humanitarian crisis and elicited a greater need for international assistance, as the number of people in need inside Syria increased from 9.3 million to 12.2 million, and the number of Syrian refugees increased from 2.2 million to more than 3.3 million. ++ ++ Prior to the turmoil, Damascus had begun liberalizing economic policies, including cutting lending interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, and establishing the Damascus Stock Exchange, but the economy remains highly regulated. Long-run economic constraints include foreign trade barriers, declining oil production, high unemployment, rising budget deficits, increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, rapid population growth, industrial expansion, water pollution, and widespread infrastructure damage." + "text": "Syria's economy has deeply deteriorated amid the ongoing conflict that began in 2011, declining by more than 70% from 2010 to 2017. The government has struggled to fully address the effects of international sanctions, widespread infrastructure damage, diminished domestic consumption and production, reduced subsidies, and high inflation, which have caused dwindling foreign exchange reserves, rising budget and trade deficits, a decreasing value of the Syrian pound, and falling household purchasing power. In 2017, some economic indicators began to stabilize, including the exchange rate and inflation, but economic activity remains depressed and GDP almost certainly fell. During 2017, the ongoing conflict and continued unrest and economic decline worsened the humanitarian crisis, necessitating high levels of international assistance, as more than 13 million people remain in need inside Syria, and the number of registered Syrian refugees increased from 4.8 million in 2016 to more than 5.4 million. Prior to the turmoil, Damascus had begun liberalizing economic policies, including cutting lending interest rates, opening private banks, consolidating multiple exchange rates, raising prices on some subsidized items, and establishing the Damascus Stock Exchange, but the economy remains highly regulated. Long-run economic constraints include foreign trade barriers, declining oil production, high unemployment, rising budget deficits, increasing pressure on water supplies caused by heavy use in agriculture, industrial contaction, water pollution, and widespread infrastructure damage." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$55.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $61.9 billion (2013 est.) ++ $97.5 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$50.28 billion (2015 est.) / $55.8 billion (2014 est.) / $61.9 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2015 US dollars ++ the war-driven deterioration of the economy resulted in a disappearance of quality national level statistics in the 2012-13 period" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollarsthe war-driven deterioration of the economy resulted in a disappearance of quality national level statistics in the 2012-13 period" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$24.6 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-9.9% (2015 est.) ++ -36.5% (2014 est.) ++ -30.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "-36.5% (2014 est.) / -30.9% (2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data are in 2015 dollars" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,900 (2015 est.) ++ NA (2013 est.) ++ NA (2010 est.)", + "text": "$2,900 (2015 est.) / $3,300 (2014 est.) / $2,800 (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2015 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 18.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "17% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 16.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63%" + "text": "73.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "26% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "21.2%" + "text": "18.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "12.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "16.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-31.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "19.5%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "61.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,10 +590,10 @@ "text": "petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining, cement, oil seeds crushing, automobile assembly" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-2.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.37 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.767 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -606,221 +607,228 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "50% (2016 est.) ++ 50% (2015 est.)" + "text": "50% (2017 est.) / 50% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "82.5% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$494.5 million" + "text": "1.162 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$2.665 billion" + "text": "3.211 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "government projections for FY2016" + "text": "note: government projections for FY2016" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-8.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-8.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "57.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 52% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "94.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 91.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "47.7% (2016 est.) ++ 38.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.75% (31 December 2016) ++ 5% (31 December 2015)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "32% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 27% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.017 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.254 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.712 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.98 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.336 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.285 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "28.1% (2017 est.) / 47.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$3.148 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$3.667 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "-$2.123 billion (2017 est.) / -$2.077 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$2.304 billion (2016 est.) ++ $2.14 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.85 billion (2017 est.) / $1.705 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Lebanon 31.5%, Iraq 10.3%, Jordan 8.8%, China 7.8%, Turkey 7.5%, Spain 7.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, minerals, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, textiles, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Iraq 64.7%, Saudi Arabia 11.2%, Kuwait 7.1%, UAE 6.1%, Libya 4.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.965 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.663 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$6.279 billion (2017 est.) / $5.496 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Saudi Arabia 28%, UAE 13.7%, Iran 10.1%, Turkey 9%, Iraq 8.3%, China 6.1% (2015)" + "text": "Russia 32.4%, Turkey 16.7%, China 9.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$504.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $772.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$407.3 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $504.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$5.918 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.989 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $5.085 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - ++ 497.8 (2016 est.) ++ 236.41 (2015 est.) ++ 236.41 (2014 est.) ++ 153.695 (2013 est.) ++ 64.39 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Syrian pounds (SYP) per US dollar - / 514.6 (2017 est.) / 459.2 (2016 est.) / 459.2 (2015 est.) / 236.41 (2014 est.) / 153.695 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "92% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "84% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "21 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.07 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "17 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.16 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "100 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "262 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.058 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "82.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "83% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "16.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "30,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "25,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "58,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "87,660 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "111,600 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "111,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "165,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "134,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "12,150 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,520 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "76,050 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "38,080 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "5.205 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.738 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "5.205 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.738 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "249.2 million cu m (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "49 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "27.51 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4.082 million" + "text": "3,097,164" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "24 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "16.66 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "13.904 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "21.115 million" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "81 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "113.58 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country" + "text": "the armed insurgency that began in 2011 has led to major disruptions to the network and has caused telephone and Internet outages throughout the country; 2018 saw some stabilizing; telecoms have become decentralized; fairly high mobile penetration of 98%; potential for growth given that subscription numbers are low; remote areas rely on expensive satellite communications; mobile broadband infrastructure is predominantly 3G for about 85% of the population; LTE launched in 2017; Syria has two mobile telephone operators (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the number of fixed-line connections increased markedly prior to the civil war in 2011; mobile-cellular service stands at about 80 per 100 persons" + "text": "the number of fixed-line connections increased markedly prior to the civil war in 2011 and now stands at 17 per 100; mobile-cellular service stands at about 114 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 963; submarine cable connection to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; pa (2015)" + "text": "country code - 963; landing points for the Aletar, BERYTAR and UGART submarine cable connections to Egypt, Lebanon, and Cyprus; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and a satellite channel; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station la (2007)" + "text": "state-run TV and radio broadcast networks; state operates 2 TV networks and 5 satellite channels; roughly two-thirds of Syrian homes have a satellite dish providing access to foreign TV broadcasts; 3 state-run radio channels; first private radio station launched in 2005; private radio broadcasters prohibited from transmitting news or political content (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sy" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.116 million" + "text": "6,077,510" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "30% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.25% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,328,688" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "7 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "11" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "475,932" + "text": "17,896 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,517,388 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "30,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -831,16 +839,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -848,13 +856,13 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "61" + "text": "61 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "48 (2013)" @@ -864,14 +872,14 @@ "text": "6 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 3,170 km; oil 2,029 km (2013)" + "text": "3170 km gas, 2029 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,052 km" + "text": "2,052 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,801 km 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "1,801 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "251 km 1.050-m gauge (2014)" @@ -879,10 +887,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "69,873 km" + "text": "69,873 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "63,060 km" + "text": "63,060 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "6,813 km (2010)" @@ -893,13 +901,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "19" + "text": "25" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 14, carrier 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "166 (Barbados 1, Belize 4, Bolivia 4, Cambodia 22, Comoros 5, Dominica 4, Georgia 24, Lebanon 2, Liberia 1, Malta 4, Moldova 5, North Korea 4, Panama 34, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9, Sierra Leone 13, Tanzania 23, Togo 6, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 10, other 14 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -909,29 +914,49 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Syrian Armed Forces: Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (includes Air Defense Forces) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Naval Forces, Syrian Air Forces, Syrian Air Defense Forces, National Defense Forces (pro-government militia and auxiliary forces) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Syrian government is working to demobilize militias or integrate them into its regular forces" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "N/A; the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) are rebuilding and trying to integrate government-allied militias and auxiliary forces while continuing to engage in a civil war; prior to the start of the civil war in 2011, the SAF had approximately 300,000 active troops, including 200-225,000 Army; by 2018, its estimated size was reportedly less than 100,000 due to casualties and desertions (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment; since 2010, Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 (enlisted) or 20 years or age 45 (NCOs) (2012)" + "text": "18-42 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve (2019)" + }, + "Military - note": { + "text": "the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) has operated in the Golan between Israel and Syria since 1974 to monitor the ceasefire following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and supervise the areas of separation between the two countries; as of October 2019, UNDOF consisted of about 1,140 personnel" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Abdallah Azzam Brigades; Ansar al-Islam; Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq; Hizballah; Hurras al-Din; Islamic Jihad Union; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps -- Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; Kata'ib Hizballah; Kurdistan Workers' Party; Mujahidin Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem; al-Nusrah Front (Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham); al-Qa'ida; Palestine Liberation Front; PFLP-General Command; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Golan Heights is Israeli-occupied with the almost 1,000-strong UN Disengagement Observer Force patrolling a buffer zone since 1964; lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms in the Golan Heights; 2004 Agreement and pending demarcation would settle border dispute with Jordan" + "text": "Golan Heights is Israeli-controlled with an almost 1,000-strong UN Disengagement Observer Force patrolling a buffer zone since 1964; lacking a treaty or other documentation describing the boundary, portions of the Lebanon-Syria boundary are unclear with several sections in dispute; since 2000, Lebanon has claimed Shab'a Farms in the Golan Heights; 2004 Agreement and pending demarcation would settle border dispute with Jordan" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "528,616 (Palestinian Refugees); undetermined (Iraq) (2015)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "the ongoing civil war has created more than 4.8 million Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of January 2017" + "text": "15,699 (Iraq) (2018); 562,312 (Palestinian Refugees) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "6.3 million (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2016)" + "text": "6.1 million (ongoing civil war since 2011) (2020)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "160,000 (2015); note - Syria's stateless population consists of Kurds and Palestinians; stateless persons are prevented from voting, owning land, holding certain jobs, receiving food subsidies or public healthcare, enrolling in public schools, or being legally married to Syrian citizens; in 1962, some 120,000 Syrian Kurds were stripped of their Syrian citizenship, rendering them and their descendants stateless; in 2011, the Syrian Government granted citizenship to thousands of Syrian Kurds as a means of appeasement; however, resolving the question of statelessness is not a priority given Syria's ongoing civil war" + "text": "160,000 (2018); note - Syria's stateless population consists of Kurds and Palestinians; stateless persons are prevented from voting, owning land, holding certain jobs, receiving food subsidies or public healthcare, enrolling in public schools, or being legally married to Syrian citizens; in 1962, some 120,000 Syrian Kurds were stripped of their Syrian citizenship, rendering them and their descendants stateless; in 2011, the Syrian Government granted citizenship to thousands of Syrian Kurds as a means of appeasement; however, resolving the question of statelessness is not a priority given Syria's ongoing civil war" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the ongoing civil war has resulted in more than 5.5 million registered Syrian refugees - dispersed in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey - as of November 2020" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/middle-east/tu.json b/middle-east/tu.json index f7e853b3..977f2b1c 100644 --- a/middle-east/tu.json +++ b/middle-east/tu.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or \"Father of the Turks.\" Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democrat Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of formal political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a \"post-modern coup\" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. A coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces. ++ Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,\" which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has long dominated the Turkish military's attention and claimed more than 40,000 lives. In 2013, the PKK and the Turkish Government agreed to a cease-fire, but fighting resumed in 2015. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1963, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; it began accession membership talks with the EU in 2005. Over the past decade, economic reforms have contributed to a growing economy, although economic growth slowed in recent years. ++ From 2015 and continuing in 2016, Turkey witnessed an uptick in terrorist violence. The attacks have included bombings in Ankara, Istanbul, and throughout the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. On 15 July 2016, elements of the Turkish Armed forces attempted a coup at key government and infrastructure locations in Ankara and Istanbul. An estimated 300 people were killed and over 2,000 injured when Turkish citizens took to the streets en masse to confront the coup forces. In response, Turkish Government authorities arrested and/or dismissed thousands of military personnel, journalists, and civil servants, including judges and educators, over their alleged connection with the attempted coup. The government accused followers of an Islamic transnational religious and social movement for allegedly instigating the failed coup and designates the followers as terrorists. Following the failed coup, the Turkish Government instituted a three-month State of Emergency in July 2016 that was extended in October 2016. The Turkish Government is considering changing Turkey to an executive presidency." + "text": "Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk or \"Father of the Turks.\" Under his leadership, the country adopted radical social, legal, and political reforms. After a period of one-party rule, an experiment with multi-party politics led to the 1950 election victory of the opposition Democrat Party and the peaceful transfer of power. Since then, Turkish political parties have multiplied, but democracy has been fractured by periods of instability and military coups (1960, 1971, 1980), which in each case eventually resulted in a return of formal political power to civilians. In 1997, the military again helped engineer the ouster - popularly dubbed a \"post-modern coup\" - of the then Islamic-oriented government. An unsuccessful coup attempt was made in July 2016 by a faction of the Turkish Armed Forces. Turkey intervened militarily on Cyprus in 1974 to prevent a Greek takeover of the island and has since acted as patron state to the \"Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,\" which only Turkey recognizes. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a US-designated terrorist organization, has long dominated the attention of Turkish security forces and claimed more than 40,000 lives. In 2013, the Turkish Government and the PKK conducted negotiations aimed at ending the violence, however intense fighting resumed in 2015. Turkey joined the UN in 1945 and in 1952 it became a member of NATO. In 1963, Turkey became an associate member of the European Community; it began accession talks with the EU in 2005. Over the past decade, economic reforms, coupled with some political reforms, have contributed to a growing economy, although economic growth slowed in recent years. From 2015 and continuing through 2016, Turkey witnessed an uptick in terrorist violence, including major attacks in Ankara, Istanbul, and throughout the predominantly Kurdish southeastern region of Turkey. On 15 July 2016, elements of the Turkish Armed forces attempted a coup that ultimately failed following widespread popular resistance. More than 240 people were killed and over 2,000 injured when Turkish citizens took to the streets en masse to confront the coup forces. The government accused followers of the Fethullah Gulen transnational religious and social movement (\"Hizmet\") for allegedly instigating the failed coup and designates the movement’s followers as terrorists. Since the attempted coup, Turkish Government authorities arrested, suspended, or dismissed more than 130,000 security personnel, journalists, judges, academics, and civil servants due to their alleged connection to Gulen's movement. Following the failed coup, the Turkish Government instituted a State of Emergency from July 2016 to July 2018. The Turkish Government conducted a referendum on 16 April 2017 in which voters approved constitutional amendments changing Turkey from a parliamentary to a presidential system. The amendments went into effect fully following the presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2018." } }, "Geography": { @@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "6 nm in the Aegean Sea; 12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea" + "text": "6 nm in the Aegean Sea" }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "in Black Sea only: to the maritime boundary agreed upon with the former USSR" + }, + "note": { + "text": "12 nm in Black Sea and in Mediterranean Sea" } }, "Climate": { @@ -57,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,132 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Ararat 5,166 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Mediterranean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Ararat 5,137 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "49.7% ++ arable land 26.7%; permanent crops 4%; permanent pasture 19%" + "text": "49.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "26.7% (2011 est.) / 4% (2011 est.) / 19% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "14.9%" + "text": "14.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "35.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,17 +87,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "52,150 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the western Mediterranean coast, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier" - } + "text": "severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van; landslides; flooding\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity; its three historically active volcanoes; Ararat, Nemrut Dagi, and Tendurek Dagi have not erupted since the 19th century or earlier" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents; air pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation; concern for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic" + "text": "water pollution from dumping of chemicals and detergents; air pollution, particularly in urban areas; deforestation; land degradation; concern for oil spills from increasing Bosporus ship traffic; conservation of biodiversity" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +105,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link the Black and Aegean Seas; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country" + "text": "strategic location controlling the Turkish Straits (Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles) that link the Black and Aegean Seas; the 3% of Turkish territory north of the Straits lies in Europe and goes by the names of European Turkey, Eastern Thrace, or Turkish Thrace; the 97% of the country in Asia is referred to as Anatolia; Istanbul, which straddles the Bosporus, is the only metropolis in the world located on two continents; Mount Ararat, the legendary landing place of Noah's ark, is in the far eastern portion of the country" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "80,274,604 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "82,017,514 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -125,71 +131,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.08% (male 10,303,153/female 9,833,713)" + "text": "23.41% (male 9,823,553/female 9,378,767)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.11% (male 6,605,634/female 6,329,921)" + "text": "15.67% (male 6,564,263/female 6,286,615)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.15% (male 17,541,137/female 17,094,141)" + "text": "43.31% (male 17,987,103/female 17,536,957)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.36% (male 3,335,021/female 3,374,965)" + "text": "9.25% (male 3,764,878/female 3,822,946)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.3% (male 2,603,655/female 3,253,264) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.35% (male 3,070,258/female 3,782,174) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "49.7%" + "text": "49.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "38.4%" + "text": "35.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "13.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.5 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.5 years" + "text": "32.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.1 years" + "text": "31.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "31 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "32.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.45% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the western Mediterranean coast, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" + "text": "the most densely populated area is found around the Bosporus in the northwest where 20% of the population lives in Istanbul; with the exception of Ankara, urban centers remain small and scattered throughout the interior of Anatolia; an overall pattern of peripheral development exists, particularly along the Aegean Sea coast in the west, and the Tigris and Euphrates River systems in the southeast" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "73.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "76.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.97% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.04% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Istanbul 14.164 million; ANKARA (capital) 4.75 million; Izmir 3.04 million; Bursa 1.923 million; Adana 1.83 million; Gaziantep 1.528 million (2015)" + "text": "15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,72 +211,78 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.3 (2010 est.)" + "text": "22.3 years (2010 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "16 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "19.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "74.8 years" + "text": "75.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.5 years" + "text": "73.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.03 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "73% (2008)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.71 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "69.8% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.3% of population ++ rural: 85.5% of population ++ total: 94.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.7% of population ++ rural: 14.5% of population ++ total: 5.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -282,60 +294,55 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "text": "Covid-19 (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Turkey; as of 10 November 2020, Turkey has reported a total of 391,739 cases of COVID-19 or 4,645 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 128 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" + } + }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "29.4% (2014)" + "text": "32.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "1.9% (2014)" + "text": "1.5% (2018/19)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "4.3% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "96.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "98.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.5% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "19 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "321,866" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "3%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 6-14 (2006 est.)" + "text": "18 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "20.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "16.6%" + "text": "17.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "20.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "25% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -358,7 +365,7 @@ } }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary republic" + "text": "presidential republic" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -370,15 +377,15 @@ "time difference": { "text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, - "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Ankara has been linked with a second millennium B.C. Hittite cult center of Ankuwash, although this connection is uncertain; in classical and medieval times, the city was known as Ankyra (meaning \"anchor\" in Greek and reflecting the city's position as a junction for multiple trade and military routes); by about the 13th century the city began to be referred to as Angora; following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, the city's name became Ankara" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "81 provinces (iller, singular - ili); Adana, Adiyaman, Afyonkarahisar, Agri, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Aydin, Balikesir, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bilecik, Bingol, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Canakkale, Cankiri, Corum, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Edirne, Elazig, Erzincan, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Hatay, Igdir, Isparta, Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna), Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kilis, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kirsehir, Kocaeli, Konya, Kutahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Mugla, Mus, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Osmaniye, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun, Sanliurfa, Siirt, Sinop, Sirnak, Sivas, Tekirdag, Tokat, Trabzon (Trebizond), Tunceli, Usak, Van, Yalova, Yozgat, Zonguldak" }, "Independence": { - "text": "29 October 1923 (republic proclaimed succeeding to the Ottoman Empire)" + "text": "29 October 1923 (republic proclaimed, succeeding the Ottoman Empire)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Republic Day, 29 October (1923)" @@ -388,11 +395,11 @@ "text": "several previous; latest ratified 9 November 1982" }, "amendments": { - "text": "proposed by written consent of at least one-third of Grand National Assembly (GNA) members; adoption of draft amendments requires two debates in plenary GNA session and three-fifths majority vote of all GNA members; the president of the republic can request GNA reconsideration of the amendment and, if readopted by two-thirds majority GNA vote, the president may submit the amendment to a referendum; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended several times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "text": "proposed by written consent of at least one third of Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) members; adoption of draft amendments requires two debates in plenary TBMM session and three-fifths majority vote of all GNA members; the president of the republic can request TBMM reconsideration of the amendment and, if readopted by two-thirds majority TBMM vote, the president may submit the amendment to a referendum; passage by referendum requires absolute majority vote; amended several times, last in 2017" } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system based on various European legal systems notably the Swiss civil code" + "text": "civil law system based on various European legal systems, notably the Swiss civil code" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -416,48 +423,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (since 10 August 2014)" + "text": "President Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (chief of state since 28 August 2014; head of government since 9 July 2019); Vice President Fuat OKTAY (since 9 July 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Binali YILDIRIM (since 22 May 2016); Deputy Prime Ministers Nurettin CANIKLI (since 24 May 2016), Veysi KAYNAK (since 24 May 2016), Mehmet SIMSEK (since 24 November 2015), Tugrul TURKES (since 29 August 2014), Numan KURTULMUS (since 29 August 2014)" + "text": "President Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (head of government since 9 July 2019; chief of state since 28 August 2014); note - a 2017 constitutional referendum eliminated the post of prime minister after the 2018 general election" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister, appointed by the president" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of parliament; note - a 2007 constitutional amendment changed the presidential electoral process to direct popular vote; prime minister appointed by the president from among members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 24 June 2018 (next scheduled for June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN elected president; Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 51.8%, Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU (independent) 38.4%, Selahattin DEMIRTAS (HDP) 9.8%" + "text": "Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN reelected president in the first round; Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN (AKP) 52.6%, Muharrem INCE (CHP) 30.6%, Selahattin DEMIRTAS (HDP) 8.4%, Meral AKSENER (IYI) 7.3%, other 1.1%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (550 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Grand National Assembly of Turkey or Turkiye Buyuk Millet Meclisi (600 seats - increased from 550 seats beginning with June 2018 election; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms - increased from 4 to 5 years beginning with June 2018 election)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 1 November 2015 (next to be held on June 2019)" + "text": "last held on 24 June 2018 (next to be held in June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AKP 49.5%, CHP 25.3%, MHP 11.9%, HDP 10.8%, other 2.6%; seats by party - AKP 317, CHP 134, MHP 40, HDP 59; note - only parties surpassing the 10% threshold can win parliamentary seats" + "text": "percent of vote by party - People's Alliance 53.7% (AKP 42.6%, MHP 11.1%), Nation Alliance 33.9% (CHP 22.6%, IYI 10%, SP 1.3%), HDP 11.7%, other 0.7%; seats by party - People's Alliance 344 (AKP 295, MHP 49), National Alliance 189 (CHP 146, IYI 43), HDP 67; composition - men 496, women 104, percent of women 17.3%; note - only parties surpassing a 10% threshold can win parliamentary seats" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court": { - "text": "Constitutional Court or Anayasa Mahkemesi (consists of 17 members); Court of Cassation (consists of about 390 judges and organized into civil and penal chambers); Council of State (organized into 15 divisions - 14 judicial and 1 consultative - each with a division head and at least 5 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Constitutional Court or Anayasa Mahkemesi (consists of the president, 2 vice presidents, and 12 judges); Court of Cassation (consists of about 390 judges and is organized into civil and penal chambers); Council of State (organized into 15 divisions - 14 judicial and 1 consultative - each with a division head and at least 5 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Constitutional Court members - 3 appointed by the Grand National Assembly and 14 by the president of the republic from among candidates nominated by the plenary assemblies of the high courts (with the exception of the Court of High Accounts), the Higher Education Council, and from among senior government administrators, lawyers, judges and prosecutors, and Constitutional Court rapporteurs; court president and 2 deputy presidents appointed from among its members for 4-year terms; judges appointed for 12-year, non-renewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Supreme Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors (SCJP), a 22-member body of judicial officials; Court of Cassation judges appointed until retirement at age 65; Council of State members appointed by the SCJP and by the president of the republic; members appointed for renewable, 4-year terms" + "text": "Constitutional Court members - 3 appointed by the Grand National Assembly and 12 by the president of the republic; court president and 2 deputy court presidents appointed from among its members for 4-year terms; judges serve 12-year, nonrenewable terms with mandatory retirement at age 65; Court of Cassation judges appointed by the Board of Judges and Prosecutors, a 13-member body of judicial officials; Court of Cassation judges serve until retirement at age 65; Council of State members appointed by the Board and by the president of the republic; members serve renewable, 4-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "regional appeals courts; basic (first instance) courts, peace courts; military courts; state security courts; specialized courts, including administrative and audit" + "text": "regional appeals courts; basic (first instance) courts; peace courts; aggravated crime courts; specialized courts, including administrative and audit; note - a constitutional amendment in 2017 abolished military courts unless established to investigate military personnel actions during war conditions" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party or DP [Gultekin UYSAL] ++ Felicity Party or SP [Mustafa KAMALAK] ++ Free Cause Party or HUDA PAR [Zekeriya YAPICIOGLU] ++ Grand Unity Party or BBP [Mustafa DESTICI] ++ Justice and Development Party or AKP [Binali YILDRUM] ++ Nationalist Movement Party or MHP [Devlet BAHCELI] ++ Patriotic Party of VP [Dogu PERINCEK] ++ People's Democratic Party or HDP [Selahattin DEMIRTAS and Figen YUKSEKDAG]; note - DEMIRTAS and YUKSEKDAG were detained by Turkish authorities in November 2016 over their alleged links to the PKK ++ Republican People's Party or CHP [Kemal KILICDAROGLU] ++ Rights and Freedom Party of HAK-PAR [Refik KARACOK]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey or TUSKON [Rizanur MERAL]; note - the government issued an arrest warrant for MERAL over alleged connection to the July 2016 coup attempt ++ Confederation of Public Sector Unions or KESK [Lami OZGEN, Saziye KOSE, co-chairs] ++ Confederation of Progressive Workers Unions or DISK [Kani BEKO] ++ Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association or MUSIAD [Nail OLPAK] ++ Moral Rights Workers Union or Hak-Is [Mahmut ARSLAN] ++ Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations or TISK [Kudret ONEN] ++ Turkish Confederation of Labor or Turk-Is [Ergun ATALAY] ++ Turkish Confederation of Tradesmen and Craftsmen or TESK [Bendevi PALANDOKEN] ++ Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association or TUSIAD [Cansen BASARAN-SYMES] ++ Turkish Union of Chambers of Commerce and Commodity Exchanges or TOBB [M. Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU]" + "text": "Democrat Party or DP [Gultekin UYSAL]Democratic Regions Party or DBP [Sebahat TUNCEL, Mehmet ARSLAN]Felicity Party or SP [Temel KARAMOLLAOGLU]Free Cause Party or HUDAPAR [Ishak SAGLAM]Good Party or TYIi [Meral AKSENER]Grand Unity Party or BBP [Mustafa DESTICI]Justice and Development Party or AKP [Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN]Nation Alliance (CHP, IYI, SP) (electoral alliance)Nationalist Movement Party or MHP [Devlet BAHCELI]People's Alliance (AKP, MHP) (electoral alliance)Patriotic Party or VP [Dogu PERINCEK]People's Democratic Party or HDP [Pervin BULDAN, Sezai TEMELLI]Republican People's Party or CHP [Kemal KILICDAROGLU]", + "note": { + "text": "note:  as of December 2018, 83 political parties were legally registered" + } }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CBSS (observer), CD, CE, CERN (observer), CICA, CPLP (associate observer), D-8, EAPC, EBRD, ECO, EU (candidate country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club (associate), PCA, PIF (partner), SCO (dialogue member), SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" @@ -481,7 +488,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador John R. BASS (since 20 October 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador David M. SATTERFIELD (since 28 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[90] (312) 455-5555" }, "embassy": { "text": "110 Ataturk Boulevard, Kavaklidere, 06100 Ankara" @@ -489,9 +499,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "PSC 93, Box 5000, APO AE 09823" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[90] (312) 455-5555" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[90] (312) 467-0019" }, @@ -506,7 +513,7 @@ "text": "red with a vertical white crescent moon (the closed portion is toward the hoist side) and white five-pointed star centered just outside the crescent opening; the flag colors and designs closely resemble those on the banner of the Ottoman Empire, which preceded modern-day Turkey; the crescent moon and star serve as insignia for Turkic peoples; according to one interpretation, the flag represents the reflection of the moon and a star in a pool of blood of Turkish warriors" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "star and crescent; national colors: red, white" + "text": "vertical crescent moon with adjacent five-pointed star; national colors: red, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -516,64 +523,64 @@ "text": "Mehmet Akif ERSOY/Zeki UNGOR" }, "note": { - "text": "lyrics adopted 1921, music adopted 1932; the anthem's original music was adopted in 1924; a new composition was agreed upon in 1932" + "text": "note: lyrics adopted 1921, music adopted 1932; the anthem's original music was adopted in 1924; a new composition was agreed upon in 1932" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Turkey's largely free-market economy is increasingly driven by its industry and service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 25% of employment. An aggressive privatization program has reduced state involvement in basic industry, banking, transport, and communication. An emerging cadre of middle-class entrepreneurs is adding dynamism to the economy and expanding production beyond the traditional textiles and clothing sectors. The automotive, petrochemical, and electronics industries are rising in importance and have surpassed textiles within Turkey's export mix. ++ ++ Oil began to flow through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in May 2006, marking a major milestone that has brought up to 1 million barrels per day from the Caspian region to market. The joint Turkish-Azeri Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is moving forward to help transport Caspian gas to Europe through Turkey, helping to address Turkey's dependence on imported gas, which currently meets 98% of its energy needs. ++ ++ After Turkey experienced a severe financial crisis in 2001, Ankara adopted financial and fiscal reforms as part of an IMF program. The reforms strengthened the country's economic fundamentals and ushered in an era of strong growth averaging more than 6% annually until 2008. Global economic conditions and tighter fiscal policy caused GDP to contract in 2009, but Turkey's well-regulated financial markets and banking system helped the country weather the global financial crisis, and GDP rebounded strongly to around 9% in 2010-11, as exports returned to normal levels following the crisis. Two rating agencies upgraded Turkey's debt to investment grade in 2012 and 2013, and Turkey's public sector debt to GDP ratio fell to 33% in 2014. The stock value of Foreign Direct Investment reached nearly $195 billion at yearend 2014. ++ ++ Despite these positive trends, GDP growth dropped to 4.4% in 2013 and 2.9% in 2014. Growth slowed considerably in the last quarter of 2014, largely due to lackluster consumer demand both domestically and in Europe, Turkey’s most important export market. High interest rates have also contributed to the slowdown in growth, as Turkey sharply increased interest rates in January 2014 in order to strengthen the country’s currency and reduce inflation. Turkey then cut rates in February 2015 in a bid to spur economic growth. ++ ++ The Turkish economy retains significant weaknesses. Specifically, Turkey's relatively high current account deficit, uncertain commitment to structural reform, and turmoil within Turkey's neighborhood leave the economy vulnerable to destabilizing shifts in investor confidence. Turkey also remains overly dependent on often volatile, short-term investment to finance its large current account deficit." + "text": "Turkey's largely free-market economy is driven by its industry and, increasingly, service sectors, although its traditional agriculture sector still accounts for about 25% of employment. The automotive, petrochemical, and electronics industries have risen in importance and surpassed the traditional textiles and clothing sectors within Turkey's export mix. However, the recent period of political stability and economic dynamism has given way to domestic uncertainty and security concerns, which are generating financial market volatility and weighing on Turkey’s economic outlook. Current government policies emphasize populist spending measures and credit breaks, while implementation of structural economic reforms has slowed. The government is playing a more active role in some strategic sectors and has used economic institutions and regulators to target political opponents, undermining private sector confidence in the judicial system. Between July 2016 and March 2017, three credit ratings agencies downgraded Turkey’s sovereign credit ratings, citing concerns about the rule of law and the pace of economic reforms. Turkey remains highly dependent on imported oil and gas but is pursuing energy relationships with a broader set of international partners and taking steps to increase use of domestic energy sources including renewables, nuclear, and coal. The joint Turkish-Azerbaijani Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline is moving forward to increase transport of Caspian gas to Turkey and Europe, and when completed will help diversify Turkey's sources of imported gas. After Turkey experienced a severe financial crisis in 2001, Ankara adopted financial and fiscal reforms as part of an IMF program. The reforms strengthened the country's economic fundamentals and ushered in an era of strong growth, averaging more than 6% annually until 2008. An aggressive privatization program also reduced state involvement in basic industry, banking, transport, power generation, and communication. Global economic conditions and tighter fiscal policy caused GDP to contract in 2009, but Turkey's well-regulated financial markets and banking system helped the country weather the global financial crisis, and GDP growth rebounded to around 9% in 2010 and 2011, as exports and investment recovered following the crisis. The growth of Turkish GDP since 2016 has revealed the persistent underlying imbalances in the Turkish economy. In particular, Turkey’s large current account deficit means it must rely on external investment inflows to finance growth, leaving the economy vulnerable to destabilizing shifts in investor confidence. Other troublesome trends include rising unemployment and inflation, which increased in 2017, given the Turkish lira’s continuing depreciation against the dollar. Although government debt remains low at about 30% of GDP, bank and corporate borrowing has almost tripled as a percent of GDP during the past decade, outpacing its emerging-market peers and prompting investor concerns about its long-term sustainability." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.67 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.617 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.555 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.186 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.034 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.972 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$735.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$851.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.) / 6.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$21,100 (2016 est.) ++ $20,700 (2015 est.) ++ $20,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$27,000 (2017 est.) / $25,500 (2016 est.) / $25,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "13% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.5%" + "text": "59.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.5%" + "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "29.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1%" + "text": "1.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "26.9%" + "text": "24.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-29.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-29.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "6.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.1%" + "text": "32.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "64.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -583,30 +590,30 @@ "text": "textiles, food processing, automobiles, electronics, mining (coal, chromate, copper, boron), steel, petroleum, construction, lumber, paper" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "30.24 million", + "text": "31.3 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this number is for the domestic labor force only; number does not include about 1.2 million Turks working abroad, nor refugees" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "18.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.2%" + "text": "26.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "48.4% (2010)" + "text": "54.9% (2016)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.8% (2016 est.) ++ 10.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.9% (2017 est.) / 10.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "16.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "21.9% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -616,217 +623,203 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "40.2 (2010) ++ 43.6 (2003)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$184.3 billion" + "text": "172.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$198.8 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "185.8 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "25% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "32.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 34.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt, and excludes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as i" - } + "text": "28.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 28.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 7.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.25% (31 December 2011) ++ 15% (22 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.2% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.66% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$119.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $107.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$474.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $425.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$611.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $581.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$188.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $219.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "11.1% (2017 est.) / 7.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$32.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$32.24 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$47.44 billion (2017 est.) / -$33.14 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$150.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $152 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$166.2 billion (2017 est.) / $150.2 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 9.6%, UK 6.1%, UAE 5.9%, Iraq 5.8%, US 5.5%, Italy 5.4%, France 4.2%, Spain 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "apparel, foodstuffs, textiles, metal manufactures, transport equipment" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Germany 9.3%, UK 7.3%, Iraq 5.9%, Italy 4.8%, US 4.5%, France 4.1% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$197.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $200.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$225.1 billion (2017 est.) / $191.1 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, chemicals, semi-finished goods, fuels, transport equipment" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 12%, Germany 10.3%, Russia 9.9%, US 5.4%, Italy 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 10%, Germany 9.1%, Russia 8.4%, US 5.1%, Italy 4.8% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$115 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $110.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$107.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $106.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$410.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$198.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $185.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$53.07 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.57 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$452.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $404.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - ++ 2.976 (2016 est.) ++ 2.72 (2015 est.) ++ 2.72 (2014 est.) ++ 2.1885 (2013 est.) ++ 1.8 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Turkish liras (TRY) per US dollar - / 3.628 (2017 est.) / 3.0201 (2016 est.) / 3.0201 (2015 est.) / 2.72 (2014 est.) / 2.1885 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "239 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "261.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "207 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "231.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "2.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.442 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.33 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "70 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "78.5 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "53% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "34.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "48,510 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "55,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "8,475 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "513,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "521,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "300 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "341.6 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "613,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "657,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "860,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "989,900 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "154,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "141,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "503,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "560,000 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "479 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "368.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "48.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.6 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "633 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "622.9 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "49.26 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.13 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.012 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.097 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "319 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "379.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "11,493,057" + "text": "11,283,768" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "14 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "13.82 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "73.639 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "79,068,023" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "93 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "96.84 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services" + "text": "comprehensive telecommunications network undergoing rapid modernization and expansion, especially in mobile-cellular services; rise in subscribers and increase in bundled packages; while mobile broadband becoming increasingly popular DSL has largest share of fixed broadband technologies, but fiber-optic is growing with significant investment; 4G LTE networks well incorporated in Turkey, 93% coverage of the population; strides made with 5G trials with help from Chinese company Huawei (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication bet" + "text": "additional digital exchanges are permitting a rapid increase in subscribers; the construction of a network of technologically advanced intercity trunk lines, using both fiber-optic cable and digital microwave radio relay, is facilitating communication between urban centers; remote areas are reached by a domestic satellite system; fixed-line 14 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity is 97 telephones per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 90; international service is provided by the SEA-ME-WE-3 submarine cable and by submarine fiber-optic cables in the Mediterranean and Black Seas that link Turkey with Italy, Greece, Israel, Bulgaria, Romania, and Russia; satellite earth sta (2015)" + "text": "country code - 90; landing points for the SeaMeWe-3 & -5, MedNautilus Submarine System, Turcyos-1 & -2 submarine cables providing connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia ; satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat; mobile satellite terminals - 328 in the Inmarsat and Eutelsat systems (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and up to 300 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions a (2009)" + "text": "Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) operates multiple TV and radio networks and stations; multiple privately owned national television stations and 567 private regional and local television stations; multi-channel cable TV subscriptions available; 1,007 private radio broadcast stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".tr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "42.681 million" + "text": "57,725,143" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "53.7% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "71.04% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "13,407,226" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "16 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "15" + "text": "11 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "531" + "text": "618" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "96,604,665" + "text": "115,595,495 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,882.162 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "5,949,210,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -837,19 +830,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "91" + "text": "91 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "4 (2013)" @@ -857,13 +850,13 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -873,25 +866,25 @@ "text": "20 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 12,603 km; oil 3,038 km (2013)" + "text": "14,666 km gas, 3,293 km oil (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "12,008 km" + "text": "12,710 km (2018)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "12,008 km 1.435-m gauge (3,216 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "11,497 km 1.435-m gauge (1.435 km high speed train) (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "385,754 km" + "text": "67,333 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "352,268 km (includes 2,127 km of expressways)" + "text": "24,082 km (includes 2,159 km of expressways) (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "33,486 km (2012)" + "text": "43,251 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -899,16 +892,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "629" + "text": "1,234" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 102, cargo 281, chemical tanker 80, container 42, liquefied gas 6, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 60, petroleum tanker 25, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 29, specialized tanker 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Italy 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "645 (Albania 1, Antigua and Barbuda 7, Azerbaijan 1, Bahamas 3, Barbados 1, Belize 16, Brazil 1, Cambodia 15, Comoros 8, Cook Islands 4, Curacao 5, Cyprus 1, Dominica 1, Georgia 14, Italy 4, Kazakhstan 1, Liberia 16, Malta 233, Marshall Islands 70, Moldova 18 (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 57, container ship 54, general cargo 363, oil tanker 124, other 636 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -916,40 +903,60 @@ "text": "Aliaga, Ambarli, Diliskelesi, Eregli, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Mersin (Icel), Limani, Yarimca" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Ambarli (2,121,549), Mersin (Icel) (1,126,866)" + "text": "Ambarli (3,131,621), Mersin (Icel) (1,592,000) (2017)" }, - "LNG terminal (import)": { + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Izmir Aliaga, Marmara Ereglisi" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "21-41 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 12-month conscript obligation for non-university graduates, 6-12 months for university graduates (graduates of higher education may perform 6 months of military service as short-term privates, or 12 months as reserve officers); conscripts are called to register at age 20, for service at 21; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41; Turkish citizens with a residence or work permit who have worked abroad for at least 3 years (1095 days) can be exempt from military service in exchange for 6,000 EUR or its equivalent in foreign currencies; a law passed in December 2014 introduced a one-time payment scheme which exempted Turkish citizens 27 and older from conscription in exchange for a payment of $8,150 (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Forces (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri); Ministry of Interior: Gendarmerie of the Turkish Republic, Turkish Coast Guard Command (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.1% of GDP (2015) ++ 2.36% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.39% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.31% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.28% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.89% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.85% of GDP (2018) / 1.52% of GDP (2017) / 1.46% of GDP (2016) / 1.39% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) vary; approximately 375,000 total active duty personnel (280,000 Army; 45,000 Navy; 50,000 Air Force); approximately 150,000 Gendarmerie (2020 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems, although in recent years, Turkey has also acquired some Chinese, Russian, and South Korean equipment; since 2010, the US is the leading provider of armaments to Turkey, followed by Italy, South Korea, and Spain (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "600 Afghanistan (NATO); 250 Bosnia-Herzegovina (EUFOR); est. 25-30,000 Cyprus; 300 Kosovo (NATO); 170 Lebanon (UNIFIL); est. 200 Qatar; est. 200 Somalia; est. 5-10,000 Syria (2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Turkey has deployed troops into northern Iraq on numerous occasions to combat the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), including operations involving thousands of troops in 2007, 2011, and 2018; its most recent incursion was in June 2020; in 2020, Turkey deployed Turkish troops and an estimated 3,500 Syrian civil war veterans to Libya to support the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)" + } + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "President Erdoğan on 25 June 2019 signed a new law cutting the men’s mandatory military service period in half, as well as making paid military service permanent; with the new system, the period of conscription was reduced from 12 months to six months for private and non-commissioned soldiers (the service term for reserve officers chosen among university or college graduates will remain 12 months); after completing six months of service, if a conscripted soldier wants to and is suitable for extending his military service, he may do so for an additional six months in return for a monthly salary; under the new law, all male Turkish citizens over the age of 20 will be required to undergo a one month military training period, but they can obtain an exemption from the remaining five months of their mandatory service by paying 31,000 Turkish Liras (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has actively pursued the goal of asserting civilian control over the military since first taking power in 2002; the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) role in internal security has been significantly reduced; the TSK leadership continues to be an influential institution within Turkey, but plays a much smaller role in politics; the Turkish military remains focused on the threats emanating from the Syrian civil war, Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the PKK insurgency; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (Kurdish discontent), and the extreme left wing; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the \"Force 2014\" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities including in Afghanistan; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an \"Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept\" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system; Turkey is a NATO ally and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir, as well as the AN/TPY-2 radar as part of NATO Missile Defense (2014)" + "text": "the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has actively pursued the goal of asserting civilian control over the military since first taking power in 2002; the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) role in internal security has been significantly reduced; the TSK leadership continues to be an influential institution within Turkey, but plays a much smaller role in politics; the Turkish military remains focused on the threats emanating from the Syrian civil war, Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the PKK insurgency; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (Kurdish discontent), and the extreme left wing; Ankara strongly opposed establishment of an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq; an overhaul of the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) taking place under the \"Force 2014\" program is to produce 20-30% smaller, more highly trained forces characterized by greater mobility and firepower and capable of joint and combined operations; the TLFC has taken on increasing international peacekeeping responsibilities including in Afghanistan; the Turkish Navy is a regional naval power that wants to develop the capability to project power beyond Turkey's coastal waters; the Navy is heavily involved in NATO, multinational, and UN operations; its roles include control of territorial waters and security for sea lines of communications; the Turkish Air Force adopted an \"Aerospace and Missile Defense Concept\" in 2002 and has initiated project work on an integrated missile defense system; in a controversial move, it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system for an estimated $2.5 billion in July 2019; Air Force priorities include attaining a modern deployable, survivable, and sustainable force structure, and establishing a sustainable command and control system; Turkey is a NATO ally and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir, as well as the AN/TPY-2 radar as part of NATO Missile Defense (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – Turkey; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Kurdistan Workers' Party; al-Qa'ida; Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegean Sea; status of north Cyprus question remains; Syria and Iraq protest Turkish hydrological projects to control upper Euphrates waters; Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq; in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered; Turkish authorities have complained that blasting from quarries in Armenia might be damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley" + "text": "complex maritime, air, and territorial disputes with Greece in the Aegean Sea; status of north Cyprus question remains; Turkey has expressed concern over the status of Kurds in Iraq; in 2009, Swiss mediators facilitated an accord reestablishing diplomatic ties between Armenia and Turkey, but neither side has ratified the agreement and the rapprochement effort has faltered; Turkish authorities have complained that blasting from quarries in Armenia might be damaging the medieval ruins of Ani, on the other side of the Arpacay valley" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "at least 103,000 (Iraq) (2014); 2,814,631 (Syria) (2016)" + "text": "3,630,702 (Syria), 170,000 (Afghanistan), 142,000 (Iraq), 39,000 (Iran), 5,700 (Somalia) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "954,000 (displaced from 1984-2005 because of fighting between the Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs are Kurds from eastern and southeastern provinces; no information available on persons displaced by development projects) (2015)" + "text": "1.099 million (displaced from 1984-2005 because of fighting between the Kurdish PKK and Turkish military; most IDPs are Kurds from eastern and southeastern provinces; no information available on persons displaced by development projects) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "780 (2015)" + "text": "117 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/middle-east/we.json b/middle-east/we.json index d487eda2..39061d30 100644 --- a/middle-east/we.json +++ b/middle-east/we.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "From the early 16th century through 1917, the area now known as the West Bank fell under Ottoman rule. Following World War I, the Allied powers (France, UK, Russia) allocated the area to the British Mandate of Palestine. After World War II, the UN passed a resolution to establish two states within the Mandate, and designated a territory including what is now known as the West Bank as part of the proposed Arab state. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the area was captured by Transjordan (later renamed Jordan). Jordan annexed the West Bank in 1950. In June 1967, Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-Day War. With the exception of East Jerusalem, roughly 60% of the West Bank remains under Israeli military control. Israel transferred security and civilian responsibility for a number of Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under a series of agreements signed between 1993 and 1999, the so-called “Oslo Accords.” Negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled after the outbreak of an intifada in mid-2000. In early 2003, the \"Quartet\" of the US, EU, UN, and Russia, presented a roadmap to a final peace settlement by 2005, calling for two states - Israel and a democratic Palestine. ++ Following Palestinian leader Yassir ARAFAT's death in late 2004 and the subsequent election of Mahmud ABBAS (head of the Fatah political faction) as PA president, Israel and the Palestinians agreed to move the peace process forward. Israel in late 2005 unilaterally withdrew all of its settlers and soldiers, dismantled its military facilities in the Gaza Strip, and redeployed its military from several West Bank settlements, but it continues to control maritime, airspace, and other access. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement, HAMAS, won the Palestinian Legislative Council election and took control of the PA government. Attempts to form a unity government failed, and violent clashes between Fatah and HAMAS supporters ensued, culminating in HAMAS's violent seizure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip. Fatah and HAMAS have made several attempts at reconciliation, but the factions have been unable to implement details on governance and security. In an attempt to reenergize peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, France in June 2016 hosted a ministerial meeting that included participants from 29 countries, although not Israel or the Palestinians, to lay the groundwork for an envisioned \"multilateral peace conference\" later in the year." + "text": "Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the West Bank has been dominated by many different peoples throughout its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in the early 16th century. The West Bank fell to British forces during World War I, becoming part of the British Mandate of Palestine. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the West Bank was captured by Transjordan (later renamed Jordan), which annexed the West Bank in 1950; it was captured by Israel in the Six-Day War in 1967. Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo accords signed between 1993 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for many Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank as well as the Gaza Strip. In 2000, a violent intifada or uprising began, and in 2001 negotiations to determine the permanent status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip stalled. Subsequent attempts to re-start direct negotiations have not resulted in progress toward determining final status of the area. Roughly 60% of the West Bank, remains under Israeli civil and military control. In early 2006, the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) won a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) election. Attempts to form a unity government between Fatah, the dominant Palestinian political faction in the West Bank, and HAMAS failed, leading to violent clashed between their respective supporters and HAMAS's violent siezure of all military and governmental institutions in the Gaza Strip in June 2007. Since 2007, the PA has administered parts of the West Bank under its control, mainly the major Palestinian population centers and areas immediately surrounding them. Fatah and HAMAS have made several attempts at reconciliation, but the factions have been unable to implement agreements including the latest agreement signed in October 2017. In December 2018, the Palestinian Constitutional Court dissolved the PLC. In 2019, PA President ABBAS renewed his calls for PLC elections." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "220 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967" + "text": "note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters" @@ -52,11 +54,11 @@ "text": "mostly rugged, dissected upland in west, flat plains descending to Jordan River Valley to the east" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Dead Sea -431 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m ++ highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Khallat al Batrakh 1,020 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,23 +66,26 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.3% ++ arable land 7.4%; permanent crops 11%; permanent pasture 24.9%" + "text": "43.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "7.4% (2011 est.) / 11% (2011 est.) / 24.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "55.2%" + "text": "55.2% (2011 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "240 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish colonies are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish settlements are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "droughts" @@ -89,14 +94,14 @@ "text": "adequacy of freshwater supply; sewage treatment" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 381 Israeli civilian sites, including about 212 settlements and 134 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2014 est.)" + "text": "landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 380 Israeli civilian sites, including about 213 settlements and 132 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2017)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,697,687 (represents Palestinian population only) (July 2016 est.)", + "text": "2,900,034 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 385,900 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank; approximately 201,200 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)" + "text": "note: approximately 418,600 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank (2018); approximately 215,900 Israeli settlers live in East Jerusalem (2014)" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -108,86 +113,83 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%" + "text": "Palestinian Arab, Jewish, other" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic, Hebrew (spoken by Israeli settlers and many Palestinians), English (widely understood)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1%", - "note": { - "text": "the proportion of Christians continues to fall mainly as a result of the growth of the Muslim population but also because of migration and the declining birth rate of the Christian population (2012 est.)" - } + "text": "Muslim 80-85% (predominantly Sunni), Jewish 12-14%, Christian 1-2.5% (mainly Greek Orthodox), other, unaffiliated, unspecified <1% (2012 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "36.91% (male 511,026/female 484,808)" + "text": "35.31% (male 525,645/female 498,458)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.56% (male 297,058/female 284,677)" + "text": "20.75% (male 307,420/female 294,469)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "33.71% (male 462,201/female 447,200)" + "text": "35.19% (male 516,758/female 503,626)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "4.35% (male 60,360/female 56,936)" + "text": "5.12% (male 76,615/female 72,006)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "3.46% (male 41,587/female 51,834) (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.62% (male 48,387/female 56,650) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "76%" + "text": "71.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.8%" + "text": "65.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "5.5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "18.2 (2020 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "20.8 years" + "text": "21.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "20.7 years" + "text": "21.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "21 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.86% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "26.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-4.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish colonies are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem" + "text": "Palestinian settlements are primarily located in the central to western half of the territory; Jewish settlements are found in pockets throughout, particularly in the northeast, north-central, and around Jerusalem" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "75.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "76.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Sex ratio": { @@ -207,72 +209,81 @@ "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "45 deaths/100,000 live births", + "text": "27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza Strip and West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "16.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "14.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75 years" + "text": "75.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73 years" + "text": "73.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.33 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.07 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "52.5% (includes Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2010)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.2 beds/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 50.7% of population ++ rural: 81.5% of population ++ total: 58.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 49.3% of population ++ rural: 18.5% of population ++ total: 41.6% of population" - }, + "text": "57.2% (2014)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93% of population ++ rural: 90.2% of population ++ total: 92.3% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7% of population ++ rural: 9.8% of population ++ total: 7.7% of population" + "rural": { + "text": "2.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.2% of population (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + } + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.45 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.2% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: note includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -284,10 +295,16 @@ "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.3% of GDP", + "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { + "text": "1.4% (2014)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2015)" + "text": "note: estimate is for Gaza Strip and the West Bank" + } + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "5.3% of GDP (2017)", + "note": { + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Literacy": { @@ -295,16 +312,16 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.5%" + "text": "97.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.4%" + "text": "98.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "95.7% (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "estimates are for Gaza and West Bank (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates are for Gaza and the West Bank" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -312,27 +329,27 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "14 years (2019)" }, "note": { - "text": "data represent Gaza and West Bank (2014)" + "text": "note: data represent Gaza Strip and the West Bank" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "41%" + "text": "42.2%" }, "male": { "text": "37%" }, "female": { - "text": "64.7%" + "text": "69.4% (2018 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } } }, @@ -351,73 +368,73 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Israeli-Palestinian violence in 2015 exacerbated challenges to economic growth in the West Bank - the larger of the two areas comprising the Palestinian Territories. Increased security restrictions and political instability slowed economic activity, and Israel’s four-month withholding of taxes and other fees it collects on the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) behalf caused the PA to delay salary payments to its employees, which in turn had broader effects on business activity and consumer demand. ++ ++ Longstanding Israeli closure policies continue to disrupt labor and trade flows and the territory’s industrial capacity, limit imports and exports, and constrain private sector development. The PA for the foreseeable future will continue to rely heavily on donor aid for its budgetary needs and economic activity." + "text": "In 2017, the economic outlook in the West Bank - the larger of the two areas comprising the Palestinian Territories – remained fragile, as security concerns and political friction slowed economic growth. Unemployment in the West Bank remained high at 19.0% in the third quarter of 2017, only slightly better than 19.6% at the same point the previous year, while the labor force participation rate remained flat, year-on-year. Longstanding Israeli restrictions on imports, exports, and movement of goods and people continue to disrupt labor and trade flows and the territory’s industrial capacity, and constrain private sector development. The PA’s budget benefited from an effort to improve tax collection, coupled with lower spending in 2017, but the PA for the foreseeable future will continue to rely heavily on donor aid for its budgetary needs and infrastructure development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$21.22 billion (2014 est.) ++ $20.15 billion (2013 est.) ++ $19.95 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$21.22 billion (2014 est.) / $20.15 billion (2013 est.) / $19.95 billion (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2014 US dollars; includes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: data are in 2014 US dollars; includes Gaza Strip" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { "text": "$9.828 billion (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1% (` est.) ++ 6% (2012 est.)", + "text": "5.3% (2014 est.) / 1% (2013 est.) / 6% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$4,300 (2014 est.) ++ $4,400 (2013 est.) ++ $4,600 (2012 est.)", + "text": "$4,300 (2014 est.) / $4,400 (2013 est.) / $4,600 (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 9.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 5% of GDP (2012 est.)", + "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014 est.) / 9.5% of GDP (2013 est.) / 5% of GDP (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "85.7%" + "text": "91.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "26.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "23% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "2.3%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "24.5%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-60.4%" + "text": "-61% (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "19.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "71.4%" + "text": "77.6% (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -427,15 +444,15 @@ "text": "small-scale manufacturing, quarrying, textiles, soap, olive-wood carvings, and mother-of-pearl souvenirs" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-1.7%", + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "828,000", + "text": "1.24 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -446,16 +463,16 @@ "text": "34.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.1%" + "text": "54.1% (2013 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "17.7% (2014 est.) ++ 18.6% (2013 est.)", + "text": "27.9% (2017 est.) / 27% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "Population below poverty line": { @@ -466,207 +483,211 @@ "text": "3.2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "28.2% (2009 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2009 est.)" - } - }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "34.5 (2009 est.) ++ 38.7 (2007 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$2.75 billion" + "text": "1.314 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$4.077 billion" + "text": "1.278 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Palestinian Authority expenditures in the Gaza Strip (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Palestinian Authority expenditures in the Gaza Strip" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-13.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "24.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" + "text": "24.4% of GDP (2014 est.) / 23.8% of GDP (2013 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 3.1% (2013 est.)", + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.) / -0.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$317.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $265.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$2.424 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.273 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.551 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.418 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$3.339 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.187 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.247 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.149 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$2.383 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "-$1.444 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.348 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$937.4 million (2014 est.) ++ $1.692 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$2.126 billion (2017 est.) / $1.827 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: excludes Gaza Strip" } }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "stone, olives, fruit, vegetables, limestone" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$5.683 billion (2014 est.) ++ $6.261 billion (2013 est.)", + "text": "$6.565 billion (2017 est.) / $6.207 billion (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data include the Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: data include the Gaza Strip" } }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food, consumer goods, construction materials, petroleum, chemicals" }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$0 (31 December 2017 est.) / $583 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.662 billion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $1.467 billion (31 March 2015 est.)", + "text": "$1.662 billion (31 March 2016 est.) / $1.467 billion (31 March 2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data include the Gaza Strip" + "text": "note: data include the Gaza Strip" } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - ++ 3.89 (2015 est.) ++ 3.89 (2014 est.) ++ 3.578 (2014 est.) ++ 3.578 (2013 est.) ++ 3.86 (2012 est.)" + "text": "new Israeli shekels (ILS) per US dollar - / 3.606 (2017 est.) / 3.841 (2016 est.) / 3.841 (2015 est.) / 3.8869 (2014 est.) / 3.5779 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: data for West Bank and Gaza Strip combined" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.093 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.489 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "4.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.473 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "100,000 kW", + "text": "170,000 kW (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "78% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "22% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2009 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "16,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "24,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "19 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "18,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "22,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.113 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "406,500 (includes Gaza Strip)" + "text": "472,293 (includes Gaza Strip) (2017 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "9 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9 (includes Gaza Strip) (2016 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "3.531 million (includes Gaza Strip)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,135,363 (includes Gaza Strip) (2017 est.)" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "76 (includes Gaza Strip) (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76 (includes Gaza Strip) (2017 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "continuing political and economic instability has impeded significant liberalization of the telecommunications industry" + "text": "continuing political and economic instability has impeded liberalization of the telecommunications industry (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; PALTEL plans to establish a fiber-optic connection to Jordan to route domestic mobile calls; the Palestinian JAWWAL company and WATANIYA PALESTINE provide ce" + "text": "Israeli company BEZEK and the Palestinian company PALTEL are responsible for fixed-line services; two Palestinian cellular providers, JAWWAL and WATANIYA MOBILE, launched 3G mobile networks in the West Bank in January 2018 after Israel lifted its ban; fixed-line 9 per 100 and mobile-cellular 76 per 100 (includes Gaza Strip) (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 970; 1 international switch in Ramallah (2010)" + "text": "country code 970 or 972; 1 international switch in Ramallah" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Palestinian Authority operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; about 20 private TV and 40 radio stations; both Jordanian TV and satellite TV are accessible (2013)" + "text": "the Palestinian Authority operates 1 TV and 1 radio station; about 20 private TV and 40 radio stations; both Jordanian TV and satellite TV are accessible" }, "Internet country code": { - "text": ".ps; note - same as Gaza Strip" + "text": ".psnote - same as Gaza Strip" }, "Internet users": { "total": { "text": "2.673 million (includes Gaza Strip)" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "57.4% (includes Gaza Strip) (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (July 2016 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "371,299" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2017 est.)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" } } }, @@ -676,10 +697,10 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -690,13 +711,32 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,686 km" + "text": "4,686 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,686 km" + "text": "4,686 km (2010)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Gaza Strip (2010)" + "text": "note: includes Gaza Strip" + } + } + }, + "Military and Security": { + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "per the Oslo Accords, the PA is not permitted a conventional military but maintains security and police forces; PA security personnel have operated almost exclusively in the West Bank since HAMAS seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007; PA forces include National Security Forces, Presidential Guard, Civil Police, Civil Defense, Preventative Security Organization, the General Intelligence Organization, and the Military Intelligence Organization (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Palestinian Authority Security Forces have approximately 30,000 active personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Palestinian Authority Security Forces are armed mostly with small arms and light weapons, although since 2007, they have received limited amounts of heavier equipment from Jordan (armored personnel carriers) and Russia (armored personnel carriers and transport helicopters) (2019 est.)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade; HAMAS; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Kahane Chai; Palestine Islamic Jihad; Palestine Liberation Front; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" } } }, @@ -706,10 +746,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "774,167 (Palestinian refugees) (2015)" + "text": "858,758 (Palestinian refugees) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "221,000 (includes persons displaced within the Gaza strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian IDPs in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006) (2015)" + "text": "243,000 (includes persons displaced within the Gaza strip due to the intensification of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since June 2014 and other Palestinian IDPs in the Gaza Strip and West Bank who fled as long ago as 1967, although confirmed cumulative data do not go back beyond 2006) (2019)" } } } diff --git a/middle-east/ym.json b/middle-east/ym.json index 21bad480..7921610d 100644 --- a/middle-east/ym.json +++ b/middle-east/ym.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "North Yemen became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement and brief civil war in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border. Fighting in the northwest between the government and the Huthis, a Zaydi Shia Muslim minority, began in 2004 and has since resulted in six rounds of fighting that ended in early 2010 with a cease-fire. The southern secessionist movement was revitalized in 2008. Public rallies in Sana'a against then President SALIH - inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - slowly built momentum starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to other major cities. By March the opposition had hardened its demands and was unifying behind calls for SALIH's immediate ouster. In April 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in an attempt to mediate the crisis in Yemen, proposed the GGC Initiative, an agreement in which the president would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. SALIH's refusal to sign an agreement led to further violence. ++ The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2014 in October 2011 calling for an end to the violence and completing a power transfer deal. In November 2011, SALIH signed the GCC Initiative to step down and to transfer some of his powers to Vice President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI. Following HADI's election victory in February 2012, SALIH formally transferred his powers. In accordance with the GCC initiative, Yemen launched a National Dialogue Conference (NDC) in March 2013 to discuss key constitutional, political, and social issues. HADI concluded the NDC in January 2014. Subsequent steps in the transition process include constitutional drafting, a constitutional referendum, and national elections. Since the Arab Awakening in 2011, the Huthis have expanded their influence, culminating in a major offensive against military units and tribes affiliated with their Yemeni rivals and enabling their forces to overrun the capital, Sana'a, in September 2014. In January 2015, the Huthis attacked the presidential palace and President HADI's residence and surrounded key government facilities, prompting HADI and the cabinet to submit their resignations. HADI fled to Aden, and in February 2015 rescinded his resignation. He subsequently escaped to Saudi Arabia and asked the GCC to intervene militarily in Yemen to protect the legitimate government from the Huthis. In March, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched Operation Decisive Storm, a series of airstrikes against Huthi and Huthi-affiliated forces. In April 2015, the Saudi Government announced completion of the operation and initiated Operation Restoring Hope, which focuses on humanitarian aid and a return to political dialogue. However, fighting continued through the remainder of 2015 and into early 2016. In April, the UN brokered a \"cessation of hostilities\" among the warring parties and initiated peace talks in Kuwait." + "text": "The Kingdom of Yemen (colloquially known as North Yemen) became independent from the Ottoman Empire in 1918 and in 1962 became the Yemen Arab Republic. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became the People's Republic of Southern Yemen (colloquially known as South Yemen). Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation and changed the country's name to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement and brief civil war in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to delineate their border. Fighting in the northwest between the government and the Huthis, a Zaydi Shia Muslim minority, continued intermittently from 2004 to 2010, and then again from 2014-present. The southern secessionist movement was revitalized in 2007. Public rallies in Sana'a against then President Ali Abdallah SALIH - inspired by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt - slowly built momentum starting in late January 2011 fueled by complaints over high unemployment, poor economic conditions, and corruption. By the following month, some protests had resulted in violence, and the demonstrations had spread to other major cities. By March the opposition had hardened its demands and was unifying behind calls for SALIH's immediate ouster. In April 2011, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), in an attempt to mediate the crisis in Yemen, proposed the GCC Initiative, an agreement in which the president would step down in exchange for immunity from prosecution. SALIH's refusal to sign an agreement led to further violence. The UN Security Council passed Resolution 2014 in October 2011 calling for an end to the violence and completing a power transfer deal. In November 2011, SALIH signed the GCC Initiative to step down and to transfer some of his powers to Vice President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI. Following HADI's uncontested election victory in February 2012, SALIH formally transferred all presidential powers. In accordance with the GCC Initiative, Yemen launched a National Dialogue Conference (NDC) in March 2013 to discuss key constitutional, political, and social issues. HADI concluded the NDC in January 2014 and planned to begin implementing subsequent steps in the transition process, including constitutional drafting, a constitutional referendum, and national elections. The Huthis, perceiving their grievances were not addressed in the NDC, joined forces with SALIH and expanded their influence in northwestern Yemen, which culminated in a major offensive against military units and rival tribes and enabled their forces to overrun the capital, Sanaa, in September 2014. In January 2015, the Huthis surrounded the presidential palace, HADI's residence, and key government facilities, prompting HADI and the cabinet to submit their resignations. HADI fled to Aden in February 2015 and rescinded his resignation. He subsequently escaped to Oman and then moved to Saudi Arabia and asked the GCC to intervene militarily in Yemen to protect the legitimate government from the Huthis. In March, Saudi Arabia assembled a coalition of Arab militaries and began airstrikes against the Huthis and Huthi-affiliated forces. Ground fighting between Huthi-aligned forces and anti-Huthi groups backed by the Saudi-led coalition continued through 2016. In 2016, the UN brokered a months-long cessation of hostilities that reduced airstrikes and fighting, and initiated peace talks in Kuwait. However, the talks ended without agreement. The Huthis and SALIH’s political party announced a Supreme Political Council in August 2016 and a National Salvation Government, including a prime minister and several dozen cabinet members, in November 2016, to govern in Sanaa and further challenge the legitimacy of HADI’s government. However, amid rising tensions between the Huthis and SALIH, sporadic clashes erupted in mid-2017, and escalated into open fighting that ended when Huthi forces killed SALIH in early December 2017. In 2018, anti-Huthi forces made the most battlefield progress in Yemen since early 2016, most notably in Al Hudaydah Governorate. In December 2018, the Huthis and Yemeni Government participated in the first UN-brokered peace talks since 2016, agreeing to a limited ceasefire in Al Hudaydah Governorate and the establishment of a UN Mission to monitor the agreement. In April 2019, Yemen’s parliament convened in Say'un for the first time since the conflict broke out in 2014. In August 2019, violence erupted between HADI's government and the pro-secessionist Southern Transition Council (STC) in southern Yemen. In November 2019, HADI's government and the STC signed a power-sharing agreement to end the fighting between them." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)" + "text": "note: includes Perim, Socotra, the former Yemen Arab Republic (YAR or North Yemen), and the former People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "1,601 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Oman 294 km, Saudi Arabia 1,307 km" + "text": "Oman 294 km, Saudi Arabia 1307 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "999 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Arabian Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,666 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.5% ++ arable land 2.2%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 41.7%" + "text": "44.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.2% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 41.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "54.5% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +93,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "6,800 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the population is found in the southern Sarawat Mountains, located in the far western region of the country" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "sandstorms and dust storms in summer", - "volcanism": { - "text": "limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (elev. 244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century" - } + "text": "sandstorms and dust storms in summer\nvolcanism: limited volcanic activity; Jebel at Tair (Jabal al-Tair, Jebel Teir, Jabal al-Tayr, Jazirat at-Tair) (244 m), which forms an island in the Red Sea, erupted in 2007 after awakening from dormancy; other historically active volcanoes include Harra of Arhab, Harras of Dhamar, Harra es-Sawad, and Jebel Zubair, although many of these have not erupted in over a century" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "limited natural freshwater resources; inadequate supplies of potable water; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification" @@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "27,392,779 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "29,884,405 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,12 +127,12 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans" + "text": "predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asian, European" }, "Languages": { "text": "Arabic (official)", "note": { - "text": "a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen" + "text": "note: a distinct Socotri language is widely used on Socotra Island and Archipelago; Mahri is still fairly widely spoken in eastern Yemen" } }, "Religions": { @@ -137,71 +140,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "40.48% (male 5,639,657/female 5,447,662)" + "text": "39.16% (male 5,711,709 /female 5,513,526)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.16% (male 2,940,484/female 2,855,538)" + "text": "21.26% (male 3,089,817 /female 3,005,693)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "31.79% (male 4,451,305/female 4,257,877)" + "text": "32.78% (male 4,805,059 /female 4,591,811)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "3.87% (male 487,986/female 571,676)" + "text": "4% (male 523,769 /female 623,100)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "2.7% (male 342,053/female 398,541) (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.8% (male 366,891 /female 435,855) (2018 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "75.6%" + "text": "71.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "70.7%" + "text": "66.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "4.9%" + "text": "5" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "20.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "19.2 years" + "text": "19.8 years (2018 est.)" }, "male": { - "text": "19.1 years" + "text": "19.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "19.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.9 years" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "2.37% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.04% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "29.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "25.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of the population is found in the southern Sarawat Mountains, located in the far western region of the country" + "text": "the vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "34.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "37.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.03% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "4.06% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SANAA (capital) 2.962 million; Aden 882,000 (2015)" + "text": "2.973 million SANAA (capital), 980,000 Aden (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -217,86 +220,95 @@ "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.87 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2018 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.4 ++ median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013)" + "text": "21.4 years (2013 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29" + } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "385 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "164 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "47.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "41.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "51.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "45.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "43.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "65.5 years" + "text": "66.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "63.4 years" + "text": "64.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "67.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "3.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.7% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.2 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "33.5% (2013)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 72% of population ++ rural: 46.5% of population ++ total: 54.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 28% of population ++ rural: 53.5% of population ++ total: 45.1% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "12.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.6% (2015)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2014)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 92.5% of population ++ rural: 34.1% of population ++ total: 53.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 7.5% of population ++ rural: 65.9% of population ++ total: 46.7% of population (2012 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "51.5% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "35.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.06% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "11,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<500 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -305,17 +317,17 @@ "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, "water contact disease": { - "text": "schistosomiasis (2016)" + "text": "schistosomiasis" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "14.2% (2014)" + "text": "17.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "39.9% (2013)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (2008)" + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -328,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "85.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "55% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,29 +348,21 @@ "text": "9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { "text": "8 years (2011)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,334,288" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "23% (2006 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "33.7%" + "text": "24.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "23.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "74% (2010 est.)" + "text": "34.6% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -395,22 +399,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name is reputed to mean \"well-fortified\" in Sabaean, the South Arabian language that went extinct in Yemen in the 6th century A.D." } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "22 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah); Abyan, 'Adan (Aden), Ad Dali', Al Bayda', Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahrah, Al Mahwit, Amanat al 'Asimah (Sanaa City), 'Amran, Arkhabil Suqutra (Socotra Archipelago), Dhamar, Hadramawt, Hajjah, Ibb, Lahij, Ma'rib, Raymah, Sa'dah, San'a' (Sanaa), Shabwah, Ta'izz" }, "Independence": { - "text": "22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); note - previously North Yemen became independent in November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate in 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)" + "text": "22 May 1990 (Republic of Yemen was established with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic [Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen] and the Marxist-dominated People's Democratic Republic of Yemen [Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen]); notable earlier dates: North Yemen became independent on 1 November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and became a republic with the overthrow of the theocratic Imamate on 27 September 1962; South Yemen became independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Unification Day, 22 May (1990)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); amended several times, last in 2009; note - after the National Dialogue ended in January 2015, a presidentially-appointed Constitutional Drafting Committee worked to prepare a new draft constitution that was expected to be put to a national referendum before being adopted; however, the president’s resignation in January 2015 and the subsequent conflict interrupted the process (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "adopted by referendum 16 May 1991 (following unification); note - after the National  Dialogue ended in January 2015, a Constitutional Drafting Committee appointed by the president worked to prepare a new draft constitution that was expected to be put to a national referendum before being adopted; however, the start of the current conflict in early 2015 interrupted the process" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amended several times, last in 2009" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of Islamic (sharia) law, Napoleonic law, English common law, and customary law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -434,16 +446,16 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (since 21 February 2012); Vice President Mohsin al-AHMAR, Gen. (since 3 April 2016)" + "text": "President Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (since 21 February 2012); Vice President ALI MUHSIN al-Ahmar, Lt. Gen. (since 3 April 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Ahmad Obaid bin DAGHIR (since 3 April 2016)" + "text": "Prime Minister Maeen Abd al-Malik SAEED (since 15 October 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); last election held on 21 February 2012 (next election NA); note - a special election held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH under the terms of a Gulf Cooperation Council-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011; vice president appointed by the president; prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 7-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 21 February 2012 (next election NA); note - a special election was held on 21 February 2012 to remove Ali Abdallah SALIH under the terms of a Gulf Cooperation Council-mediated deal during the political crisis of 2011; vice president appointed by the president; prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { "text": "Abd Rabuh Mansur HADI (GPC) elected as a consensus president with about 50% popular participation; no other candidates" @@ -451,33 +463,30 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of the Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member tenure NA) and the House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis consists of:Shura Council or Majlis Alshoora (111 seats; members appointed by the president; member tenure NA) House of Representatives or Majlis al Nuwaab (301 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 27 April 2003 (next scheduled for April 2009 but postponed indefinitely)" + "text": "House of Representatives - last held on 27 April 2003 (next scheduled for April 2009 but postponed indefinitely)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Representatives percent of vote by party - GPC 58.0%, Islah 22.6%, YSP 3.8%, Unionist Party 1.9%, other 13.7%; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserist Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 2, independent 4" + "text": "percent of vote by party - GPC 58.0%, Islah 22.6%, YSP 3.8%, Unionist Party 1.9%, other 13.7%; seats by party - GPC 238, Islah 46, YSP 8, Nasserist Unionist Party 3, National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 2, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the president of the Court, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges; court organized into constitutional, civil, commercial, family, administrative, criminal, military, and appeals scrutiny divisions)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the court president, 2 deputies, and nearly 50 judges; court organized into constitutional, civil, commercial, family, administrative, criminal, military, and appeals scrutiny divisions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council, chaired by the president of the republic and consisting of 10 high-ranking judicial officers; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65" + "text": "judges appointed by the Supreme Judicial Council, which is chaired by the president of the republic and includes 10 high-ranking judicial officers; judges serve for life with mandatory retirement at age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "appeal courts; district or first instance courts; commercial courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "General People's Congress or GPC [Ali Abdallah SALIH] ++ National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Qassem Salam SAID] ++ Nasserist Unionist People's Organization [Abdallah NU'MAN] ++ Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI, Abdul Wahab al-ANSI] ++ Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Huthis ++ Muslim Brotherhood ++ Women National Committee", - "other": { - "text": "conservative tribal groups; southern secessionist groups; al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)" + "text": "General People’s Congress or GPC (3 factions: pro-Hadi [Abdrabbi Mansur HADI], pro-Houthi [Sadeq Ameen Abu RAS], pro-Saleh [Ahmed SALEH]National Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party [Qassem Salam SAID]Nasserist Unionist People's Organization [Abdulmalik al-MEKHLAFI]Southern Transitional Council or STC [Aidarus al-ZOUBAIDA] Yemeni Reform Grouping or Islah [Muhammed Abdallah al-YADUMI]Yemeni Socialist Party or YSP [Dr. Abd al-Rahman Umar al-SAQQAF]", + "note": { + "text": "(" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -498,29 +507,26 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "note": { - "text": "US Embassy operations were suspended on 10 February 2015 amid growing violence; in March 2015, a team of US diplomats established the Yemen Affairs Unit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia" - }, "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Matthew H. TUELLER (since 10 June 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Christopher HENZEL (since 20 May 2019); note - the embassy closed in March 2015; Yemen Affairs Unit currently operates out of US Embassy Riyadh" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "US Embassy Riyadh [966] 11-488-3800" }, "embassy": { "text": "Sa'awan Street, Sanaa" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 22347, Sanaa" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[967] (1) 755-2000 ext. 2153 or 2266" + "text": "US Embassy Riyadh" }, "FAX": { - "text": "[967] (1) 303-182" + "text": "US Embassy Riyadh [966] 11-488-7360" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black; the band colors derive from the Arab Liberation flag and represent oppression (black), overcome through bloody struggle (red), to be replaced by a bright future (white)", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Syria, which has two green stars in the white band, and of Iraq, which has an Arabic inscription centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Egypt, which has a heraldic eagle centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -534,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Abdullah Abdulwahab NOA'MAN/Ayyoab Tarish ABSI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990" + "text": "note: adopted 1990; the music first served as the anthem for South Yemen before unification with North Yemen in 1990" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Yemen is a low-income country that faces difficult long-term challenges to stabilizing and growing its economy, and the current conflict has only exacerbated those issues. The ongoing war has halted Yemen’s exports, pressured the currency’s exchange rate, accelerated inflation, severely limited food and fuel imports, and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. At least 82% of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. ++ ++ Prior to the start of the conflict in 2014, Yemen was highly dependent on declining oil resources for revenue. Oil and gas earnings accounted for roughly 25% of GDP and 65% of government revenue. The Yemeni Government regularly faced annual budget shortfalls and has tried to diversify the Yemeni economy through a reform program designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. As part of these reform efforts, Yemen exported its first liquefied natural gas in October 2009. The international community supported Yemen’s efforts toward economic and political reform in part by establishing the Friends of Yemen group. In 2012, the Friends of Yemen pledged nearly $7 billion in assistance to Yemen. In July 2014, the government continued reform efforts by eliminating some fuel subsidies and in August 2014, the IMF approved a three-year, $570 million Extended Credit Facility for Yemen. ++ ++ However, the conflict that began in 2014 stalled these reform efforts. Rebel Huthi groups have interfered with Ministry of Finance and Central Bank operations and diverted funds for their own use. Yemen’s Central Bank reserves, which stood at $5.2 billion prior to the conflict, currently stand at $1.5 billion. The Central Bank is exposed to approximately $7 billion in overdraft, more than three times the legal limit, directly linked to the Huthis withdrawing $116 million on a monthly basis. The private sector is hemorrhaging, with almost all businesses making substantial layoffs. The Port of Hudaydah, which handles 60% of Yemen’s commercial traffic, was damaged in August 2015 as a result of the conflict and is only operating at 50% capacity. Access to food and other critical commodities such as medical equipment is limited across the country due to security issues on the ground. The Social Welfare Fund, a cash transfer program for Yemen’s neediest, is no longer operational and has not made any disbursements since late 2014. ++ ++ Yemen will require significant international assistance during and after the protracted conflict to stabilize its economy. Long-term challenges include a high population growth rate, high unemployment, declining water resources, and severe food scarcity." + "text": "Yemen is a low-income country that faces difficult long-term challenges to stabilizing and growing its economy, and the current conflict has only exacerbated those issues. The ongoing war has halted Yemen’s exports, pressured the currency’s exchange rate, accelerated inflation, severely limited food and fuel imports, and caused widespread damage to infrastructure. The conflict has also created a severe humanitarian crisis - the world’s largest cholera outbreak currently at nearly 1 million cases, more than 7 million people at risk of famine, and more than 80% of the population in need of humanitarian assistance. Prior to the start of the conflict in 2014, Yemen was highly dependent on declining oil and gas resources for revenue. Oil and gas earnings accounted for roughly 25% of GDP and 65% of government revenue. The Yemeni Government regularly faced annual budget shortfalls and tried to diversify the Yemeni economy through a reform program designed to bolster non-oil sectors of the economy and foreign investment. In July 2014, the government continued reform efforts by eliminating some fuel subsidies and in August 2014, the IMF approved a three-year, $570 million Extended Credit Facility for Yemen. However, the conflict that began in 2014 stalled these reform efforts and ongoing fighting continues to accelerate the country’s economic decline. In September 2016, President HADI announced the move of the main branch of Central Bank of Yemen from Sanaa to Aden where his government could exert greater control over the central bank’s dwindling resources. Regardless of which group controls the main branch, the central bank system is struggling to function. Yemen’s Central Bank’s foreign reserves, which stood at roughly $5.2 billion prior to the conflict, have declined to negligible amounts. The Central Bank can no longer fully support imports of critical goods or the country’s exchange rate. The country also is facing a growing liquidity crisis and rising inflation. The private sector is hemorrhaging, with almost all businesses making substantial layoffs. Access to food and other critical commodities such as medical equipment is limited across the country due to security issues on the ground. The Social Welfare Fund, a cash transfer program for Yemen’s neediest, is no longer operational and has not made any disbursements since late 2014. Yemen will require significant international assistance during and after the protracted conflict to stabilize its economy. Long-term challenges include a high population growth rate, high unemployment, declining water resources, and severe food scarcity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$73.45 billion (2016 est.) ++ $76.68 billion (2015 est.) ++ $106.6 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$73.63 billion (2017 est.) / $78.28 billion (2016 est.) / $90.63 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$31.33 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$31.27 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-4.2% (2016 est.) ++ -28.1% (2015 est.) ++ -0.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-5.9% (2017 est.) / -13.6% (2016 est.) / -16.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,500 (2016 est.) ++ $2,700 (2015 est.) ++ $3,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,500 (2017 est.) / $2,700 (2016 est.) / $3,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ -3.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 6.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-1.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / -3.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / -4.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "101.7%" + "text": "116.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "17.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "7.5%" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-5.9%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "0.9%" + "text": "7.5% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-15.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-43.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "23.6%" + "text": "20.3% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "8.9%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "67.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -601,18 +607,18 @@ "text": "crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles, leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; aluminum products; cement; commercial ship repair; natural gas production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-27% (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "7.47 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.425 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "note": { - "text": "most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force" + "text": "note: most people are employed in agriculture and herding; services, construction, industry, and commerce account for less than one-fourth of the labor force" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "27% (2014 est.) ++ 35% (2003 est.)" + "text": "27% (2014 est.) / 35% (2003 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "54% (2014 est.)" @@ -625,211 +631,212 @@ "text": "30.3% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.9 (2009 est.) ++ 37.3 (1999 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.766 billion" + "text": "2.821 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.628 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.458 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "5.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-12.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "92.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 86.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "74.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 68.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "31.5% (2016 est.) ++ 28.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "27% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 25% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.31 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.993 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$16.02 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $14.04 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$6.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $10.23 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "24.7% (2017 est.) / -12.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.92 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.065 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$1.236 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.868 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$124.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.364 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$384.5 million (2017 est.) / $940 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Egypt 29.4%, Thailand 16.7%, Belarus 13.5%, Oman 10.5%, UAE 6.5%, Saudi Arabia 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, coffee, dried and salted fish, liquefied natural gas" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 24.5%, UAE 16.5%, South Korea 10%, Saudi Arabia 10%, Kuwait 9.1%, India 8.5% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$3.624 billion (2016 est.) ++ $4.793 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.079 billion (2017 est.) / $3.117 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "food and live animals, machinery and equipment, chemicals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 20.9%, China 14.3%, Saudi Arabia 9.9%, Kuwait 7.4%, India 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 12.2%, China 12.1%, Turkey 8.7%, Brazil 7.3%, Saudi Arabia 6.5%, Argentina 5.5%, India 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$639.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.978 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$245.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $592.6 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$7.661 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.697 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$7.068 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.181 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - ++ 284.9 (2016 est.) ++ 228 (2015 est.) ++ 228 (2014 est.) ++ 214.89 (2013 est.) ++ 214.35 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Yemeni rials (YER) per US dollar - / 275 (2017 est.) / 214.9 (2016 est.) / 214.9 (2015 est.) / 228 (2014 est.) / 214.89 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "15 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "47% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "72% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "32% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.784 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "5.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.681 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.5 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.819 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "79% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "21% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "47,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "61,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "68,160 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "8,990 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "3 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "3 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "64,340 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,180 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "144,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "104,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "29,770 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "12,670 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "94,920 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "75,940 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "9.3 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "481.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "500 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "481.4 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "8.8 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "478.5 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "478.5 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "22 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "13.68 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1.195 million" + "text": "1,253,287" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "4 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.28 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "17.359 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "16,158,028" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "65 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "55.18 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "since unification in 1990, efforts have been made to create a national telecommunications network" + "text": "large percent of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance, and given the civil conflict, telecommunications services are vital but disrupted; mobile towers are often deliberately targeted; maintenance is dangerous to staff; aid organization rely on satellite and radio communications; there is a scarcity of telecommunications equipment in rural areas; ownership of telecommunications services and the related revenues and taxes have become a political issue; Chinese company Huawei helping with rebuilding and moving some equipment; little progress in the near future until civil unrest stabilizes; earlier damage to the FALCON submarine cable, left Internet service interrupted for a month until repaired (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity remains low by regional standards" + "text": "the national network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, tropospheric scatter, GSM and CDMA mobile-cellular telephone systems; fixed-line teledensity remains low by regional standards at 4 per 100 but mobile cellular use expanding at 55 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 967; landing point for the international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave (2010)" + "text": "country code - 967; landing points for the FALCON, SeaMeWe-5, Aden-Djibouti, and the AAE-1 international submarine cable connecting Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Southeast Asia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2 Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed (2007)" + "text": "state-run TV with 2 stations; state-run radio with 2 national radio stations and 5 local stations; stations from Oman and Saudi Arabia can be accessed" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ye" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.711 million" + "text": "7,659,884" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "25.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "26.72% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "386,330" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "10" + "text": "8" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,387,999" + "text": "336,310 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3.27 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -840,16 +847,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "17" + "text": "17 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -857,33 +864,33 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "40" + "text": "40 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "9 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 641 km; liquid petroleum gas 22 km; oil 1,370 km (2013)" + "text": "641 km gas, 22 km liquid petroleum gas, 1370 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "71,300 km" + "text": "71,300 km (2005)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,200 km" + "text": "6,200 km (2005)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "65,100 km (2005)" @@ -891,36 +898,47 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "34" }, "by type": { - "text": "chemical tanker 2, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "14 (Moldova 4, Panama 4, Sierra Leone 2, Togo 1, unknown 3) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 3, oil tanker 4, other 27 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Land Forces, Naval and Coastal Defense Forces (includes Marines), Air and Air Defense Force (al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yemeniya), Border Guards, Strategic Reserve Forces (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Land Forces (includes seven Military Regional Commands, supported by Strategic Reserve Forces), Naval and Coastal Defense Forces (includes naval infantry/marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense Force (although it still exists in name, in practice many of the officers and soldiers in this branch have been distributed to other military branches and jobs), Border Guards, Strategic Reserve Forces (supports the Land Forces at the discretion of the Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief; includes a Missile Group, Presidential Protection Brigades, and Special Operations Forces) (2018)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.02% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.48% of GDP (2011) ++ 4.02% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.98% of GDP (2014) / 4.08% of GDP (2013) / 4.57% of GDP (2012) / 4.19% of GDP (2011)", + "note": { + "text": "note - no reliable information exists following the start of renewed conflict in 2015" + } }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "" + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "N/A; note: prior to the civil war, Yemeni Government armed forces had approximately 70,000 active personnel, including about 60,000 Army (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Yemeni Government forces consists primarily of Russian and Soviet-era equipment, although much of it has been lost in the current conflict; since 2010, it has received limited amounts of equipment from a variety of countries, including Belarus, Czechia, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, UAE, Ukraine, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 2-year service obligation (2018)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crew, passengers, and cargo have been held for ransom; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water; one attack was reported in 2016 while three ships reported being fired upon in 2017" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham - Yemen; al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -929,10 +947,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "5,645 (Ethiopia) (2015); 255,121 (Somalia) (2016)" + "text": "14,638 (Ethiopia) (2019); 220,753 (Somalia) (2020)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "2,179,278 (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2016)" + "text": "3,635,000 (conflict in Sa'ada Governorate; clashes between al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and government forces) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/north-america/bd.json b/north-america/bd.json index 28fd9ae1..2e5ff5b8 100644 --- a/north-america/bd.json +++ b/north-america/bd.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "low hills separated by fertile depressions" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Town Hill 76 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Town Hill 79 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +61,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "14.8% ++ arable land 14.8%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "14.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "14.8% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "20% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "65.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +76,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "relatively even population distribution throughout" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "hurricanes (June to November)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "sustainable development" + "text": "dense population and heavy vehicle traffic create serious congestion and air pollution problems; water resources scarce (most obtained as rainwater or from wells); solid waste disposal; hazardous waste disposal; sewage disposal; overfishing; oil spills" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "consists of about 138 coral islands and islets with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased by the US Government from 1941 to 1995" @@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "70,537 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "71,750 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,67 +102,67 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "black 53.8%, white 31%, mixed 7.5%, other 7.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "African descent 53.8%, white 31%, mixed 7.5%, other 7.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Portuguese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 46.2% (includes Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.7, Pentecostal 3.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Presbyterian 2.0 %, Church of God 1.6%, Baptist 1.2%, Salvation Army 1.1%, Brethren 1.0%, other Protestant 2.0%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Christian 9.1%, Muslim 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 46.2% (includes Anglican 15.8%, African Methodist Episcopal 8.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 6.7, Pentecostal 3.5%, Methodist 2.7%, Presbyterian 2.0%, Church of God 1.6%, Baptist 1.2%, Salvation Army 1.1%, Brethren 1.0%, other Protestant 2.0%), Roman Catholic 14.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other Christian 9.1%, Muslim 1%, other 3.9%, none 17.8%, unspecified 6.2% (2010 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "17.17% (male 6,122/female 5,989)" + "text": "16.7% (male 6,053/female 5,928)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.15% (male 4,311/female 4,258)" + "text": "11.88% (male 4,290/female 4,235)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.87% (male 13,380/female 13,331)" + "text": "35.31% (male 12,758/female 12,575)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "15.38% (male 5,109/female 5,741)" + "text": "16.37% (male 5,560/female 6,185)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "17.43% (male 5,194/female 7,102) (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.74% (male 6,032/female 8,134) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "43.2 years" + "text": "43.6 years" }, "male": { - "text": "41.4 years" + "text": "41.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "45.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "45.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.47% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.39% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "11.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "relatively even population distribution throughout" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "100% of total population (2015)" + "text": "100% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "-0.44% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "HAMILTON (capital) 10,000 (2014)" + "text": "10,000 HAMILTON (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -172,16 +175,16 @@ "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { @@ -192,22 +195,35 @@ "text": "2.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.3 years" + "text": "81.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.1 years" + "text": "78.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "84.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.91 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -219,28 +235,28 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "1.7% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2017)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "11 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2014)" + "text": "14 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "35.7%" + "text": "29.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "34.8%" + "text": "29.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "36.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% (2014 est.)" } } }, @@ -263,7 +279,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament); self-governing overseas territory of the UK" + "text": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -277,6 +293,9 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Henry HAMILTON (ca. 1734-1796) who served as governor of Bermuda from 1788-1794" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -286,10 +305,15 @@ "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Bermuda Day, 24 May" + "text": "Bermuda Day, 24 May; note - formerly known as Victoria Day, Empire Day, and Commonwealth Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968; amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous (dating to 1684); latest entered into force 8 June 1968 (Bermuda Constitution Order 1968)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposal procedure - NA; passage by an Order in Council in the UK; amended several times, last in 2012" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law" @@ -319,7 +343,7 @@ "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor John RANKIN (since 5 December 2016)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Premier Michael DUNKLEY (since 20 May 2014)" + "text": "Premier David BURT (since 19 July 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor" @@ -330,18 +354,18 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (11 seats; members appointed - 3 by the governor, 5 by the premier, and 3 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve up to 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament consists of:Senate (11 seats; 3 members appointed by the governor, 5 by the premier, and 3 by the opposition party; members serve 5-year terms) and the House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve up to 5-year terms)House of Assembly (36 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve up to 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 December 2012 (next to be held not later than 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last appointments in August 2017 (next appointments in 2022)House of Assembly - last held on 1 October 2020 (next to be held not later than 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - OBA 51.7%, PLP 46.1%, other 2.2%; seats by party - OBA 19, PLP 17" + "text": "Senate - composition - men 7, women 4, percent of women 36.4%House of Assembly - percent of vote by party - PLP 62.1%, OBA 32.3%, other 5.4%, independent 0.2%; seats by party - PLP 30, OBA 6; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, in London, is the court of final appeal" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 justices); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, 4 puisne judges, and 1 associate justice); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the court of final appeal" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Court of Appeal justice appointed by the governor; justice tenure by individual appointment; Supreme Court judges nominated by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission and appointed by the governor; judge tenure based on terms of appointment" @@ -351,38 +375,40 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "One Bermuda Alliance or OBA [Thad HOLLIS] ++ Progressive Labor Party or PLP [Marc BEAN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers or ABIR [Bradley KADING] ++ Association of Bermuda International Companies or ABIC [George HUTCHINGS] ++ Bermuda Employer's Council [Keith JENSEN] ++ Bermuda Industrial Union or BIU [Chris Furbert] ++ Bermuda Public Services Union or BPSU [Kevin GRANT and Ed BALL] ++ Bermuda Union of Teachers [Michael CHARLES]" + "text": "Free Democratic Movement or FDM (Marc BEAN)One Bermuda Alliance or OBA (Craig CANNONIER)Progressive Labor Party or PLP [Edward D. BURT]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Caricom (associate), ICC (NGOs), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC (NGOs), UPU, WCO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Consul General Mary Ellen KOENIG (since 27 November 2015)" + "text": "Consul General Mary Ellen KOENIG (since 28 November 2015)" }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DVO3" + "telephone": { + "text": "(441) 295-1342" + }, + "embassy": { + "text": "16 Middle Road Devonshire, DV 03" }, "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; American Consulate General Hamilton, US Department of State, 5300 Hamilton Place, Washington, DC 20520-5300" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (441) 295-1342" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (441) 295-1592, 296-9233" + }, + "consulate(s) general": { + "text": "Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire DVO3" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (a white shield with a red lion standing on a green grassy field holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag; it was the shipwreck of the vessel, filled with English colonists originally bound for Virginia, that led to the settling of Bermuda", "note": { - "text": "the flag is unusual in that it is only British overseas territory that uses a red ensign, all others use blue" + "text": "note: the flag is unusual in that it is only British overseas territory that uses a red ensign, all others use blue" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -390,61 +416,61 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Hail to Bermuda\"" + "text": "Hail to Bermuda" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Bette JOHNS" }, "note": { - "text": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Tourism accounts for about 5% of Bermuda's GDP, but a much larger share of employment. Over 80% of its visitors come from the US. The sector struggled in the wake of the global recession of 2008-09. International business, which consists primarily of reinsurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda's economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island's GDP. Even this sector, however, has lost roughly 5,000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything. Agriculture and industry are limited due to the small size of the island. ++ ++ Bermuda's economy entered its seventh straight year of recession in 2015. Unemployment is 9%, public debt is growing and exceeds $2.3 billion, the government pension fund faces a $2.4 billion shortfall, and the economy has not attracted significant amounts of new foreign investment. Bermuda's FY 2015-16 budget projects a 12% larger deficit than FY14/15. The government announced it would borrow $125 million in 2015 to meet current operating expenses. Still, Bermuda enjoys the fourth highest per capita income in the world, about 70% higher than that of the US." + "text": "International business, which consists primarily of insurance and other financial services, is the real bedrock of Bermuda's economy, consistently accounting for about 85% of the island's GDP. Tourism is the country’s second largest industry, accounting for about 5% of Bermuda's GDP but a much larger share of employment. Over 80% of visitors come from the US and the sector struggled in the wake of the global recession of 2008-09. Even the financial sector has lost roughly 5,000 high-paying expatriate jobs since 2008, weighing heavily on household consumption and retail sales. Bermuda must import almost everything. Agriculture and industry are limited due to the small size of the island. Bermuda's economy returned to negative growth in 2016, reporting a contraction of 0.1% GDP, after growing by 0.6% in 2015. Unemployment reached 7% in 2016 and 2017, public debt is growing and exceeds $2.4 billion, and the government continues to work on attracting foreign investment. Still, Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.198 billion (2013 est.) ++ $5.331 billion (2012 est.) ++ $5.6 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$6.127 billion (2016 est.) / $6.133 billion (2015 est.) / $6.097 billion (2014 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$5.198 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$6.127 billion (2016 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.5% (2013 est.) ++ -4.8% (2012) ++ -3.5% (2011 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (2016 est.) / 0.6% (2015 est.) / -0.3% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$85,700 (2013 est.) ++ $85,400 (2012 est.) ++ $86,000 (2011 est.)" + "text": "$99,400 (2016 est.) / $95,500 (2015 est.) / $87,500 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.4%" + "text": "51.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "15.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "13.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "41.8%" + "text": "49.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-30.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "5.8%" + "text": "5.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "93.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "93.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -454,49 +480,49 @@ "text": "international business, tourism, light manufacturing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "33,490 (2014 est.)" + "text": "33,480 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "13%" }, "services": { - "text": "83% (2013 est.)" + "text": "85% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9% (2014 est.) ++ 7% (2013)" + "text": "7% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "11% (2008 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$960.1 million" + "text": "999.2 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.154 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.176 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { "text": "43% of GDP (FY14/15)" @@ -505,168 +531,158 @@ "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.)" }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.374 billion (30 September 2014 est.) ++ $3.422 billion (31 December 2013 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "figures do not include US dollars, which also circulate freely" - } - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$22.1 billion (30 September 2014 est.) ++ $25.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$NA ++ $NA" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.85 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.601 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.467 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "Current account balance": { + "text": "$818.6 million (2017 est.) / $763 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$19 million (2016 est.) ++ $19 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19 million (2017 est.) / $19 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Jamaica 49.1%, Luxembourg 36.1%, US 4.9% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "reexports of pharmaceuticals" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 14.4%, Iceland 13.7%, Spain 6.8%, UK 5.8%, Mauritius 5.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$887.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $934 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.094 billion (2017 est.) / $980 million (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, fuels, machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "South Korea 49.5%, US 14.6%, Germany 11.4%, China 9%, Turkmenistan 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "US 72.1%, South Korea 9.7%, Canada 4.2% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.435 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.4 billion (2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$2.641 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.664 billion (2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$889 million (2014 est.) ++ $NA (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.515 billion (2017 est.) / $2.435 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Bermudian dollars (BMD) per US dollar - ++ 1 (2016 est.) ++ 1 (2015 est.) ++ 1 (2014 est.) ++ 1 (2013 est.) ++ 1 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Bermudian dollars (BMD) per US dollar - / 1 (2017 est.) / 1 (2016 est.) / 1 (2015 est.) / 1 (2014 est.) / 1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "650 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "600 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "604.5 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "167,400 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "171,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "98.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2014 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.8% of total installed capacity", + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility turns waste to electric energy (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: the Tynes Bay Waste Treatment Facility turns waste to electric energy" } }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "5,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "889.3 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,939 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "793,700 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "29,200" + "text": "24,808" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "42 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "34.71 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "59,500" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "73,680" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "85 (July 2014 est.)" + "text": "103.09 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines" + "text": "a good, fully automatic digital telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines; telecom sector provides a relatively high contribution to overall GDP; numerous competitors licensed, but small and localized; telecom sector a growth area across the Caribbean (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "the system has a high fixed-line teledensity coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 125 per 100 persons" + "text": "the system has a high fixed-line teledensity 35 per 100, coupled with a mobile-cellular teledensity of roughly 103 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the Challenger Bermuda-1 (CB-1) submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1-441; landing points for the GlobeNet, Gemini Bermuda, CBUS, and the CB-1 submarine cables to the Caribbean, South America and the US; satellite earth stations - 3 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "3 TV stations; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; roughly 13 radio stations operating (2012)" + "text": "3 TV stations; cable and satellite TV subscription services are available; roughly 13 radio stations operating" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bm" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "69,000" + "text": "70,016" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "98.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.37% (July 2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -675,39 +691,33 @@ "text": "VP-B (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "447 km" + "text": "447 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "447 km" + "text": "447 km (2010)" }, "note": { - "text": "225 km public roads; 222 km private roads (2010)" + "text": "note: 225 km public roads; 222 km private roads" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "139" + "text": "148" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 22, chemical tanker 3, container 14, liquefied gas 43, passenger 27, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 19, refrigerated cargo 9" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "105 (France 1, Germany 14, Greece 8, Hong Kong 4, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Japan 2, Monaco 2, Nigeria 11, Norway 5, Sweden 14, UK 14, US 26)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "241 (Bahamas 15, Cyprus 1, France 5, Greece 3, Hong Kong 20, Isle of Man 7, Liberia 4, Malta 15, Marshall Islands 35, Netherlands 1, Norway 24, Panama 27, Philippines 47, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Singapore 25, UK 6, US 5) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 2, container ship 11, oil tanker 18, other 117 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -717,8 +727,8 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bermuda Regiment (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Bermuda Regiment (2019)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary male or female enlistment in the Bermuda Regiment; males must register at age 18 and may be subject to conscription; term of service is 38 months for volunteers or conscripts (2012)" diff --git a/north-america/ca.json b/north-america/ca.json index ffc48187..ead6f839 100644 --- a/north-america/ca.json +++ b/north-america/ca.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment." + "text": "A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Canada repatriated its constitution from the UK in 1982, severing a final colonial tie. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,28 +33,28 @@ "text": "8,893 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska)" + "text": "US 8893 km (includes 2477 km with Alaska)" }, "note": { - "text": "Canada is the world's largest country that borders only one country" + "text": "note: Canada is the world's largest country that borders only one country" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "202,080 km", "note": { - "text": "the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them some of the world's largest - contributes to Canada easily having the longest coastline in the world" + "text": "note: the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them some of the world's largest - contributes to Canada easily having the longest coastline in the world" } }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -69,19 +69,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "487 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Logan 5,959 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Logan 5,959 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower" + "text": "bauxite, iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "6.8% ++ arable land 4.7%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 1.6%" + "text": "6.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.7% (2011 est.) / 0.5% (2011 est.) / 1.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "34.1%" + "text": "34.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "59.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -90,17 +96,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "8,700 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (180 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains", - "volcanism": { - "text": "the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant" - } + "text": "continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains\nvolcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities" + "text": "metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -111,12 +114,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border note 2: Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "35,362,905 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "37,694,085 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -127,9 +132,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Canadian 32.2%, English 19.8%, French 15.5%, Scottish 14.4%, Irish 13.8%, German 9.8%, Italian 4.5%, Chinese 4.5%, North American Indian 4.2%, other 50.9%", + "text": "Canadian 32.3%, English 18.3%, Scottish 13.9%, French 13.6%, Irish 13.4%, German 9.6%, Chinese 5.1%, Italian 4.6%, North American Indian 4.4%, East Indian 4%, other 51.6% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin" } }, "Languages": { @@ -140,149 +145,155 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.44% (male 2,799,758/female 2,661,645)" + "text": "15.99% (male 3,094,008/female 2,931,953)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "12.12% (male 2,204,127/female 2,080,587)" + "text": "11.14% (male 2,167,013/female 2,032,064)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.32% (male 7,231,200/female 7,028,692)" + "text": "39.81% (male 7,527,554/female 7,478,737)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.94% (male 2,443,452/female 2,484,788)" + "text": "14.08% (male 2,624,474/female 2,682,858)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "18.18% (male 2,863,114/female 3,565,542) (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.98% (male 3,274,298/female 3,881,126) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.3%" + "text": "51.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "23.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "23.8%" + "text": "27.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "42 years" + "text": "41.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "40.8 years" + "text": "40.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "43.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "42.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.74% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.81% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "10.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "vast majority of Canadians are positioned in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "81.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "81.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Toronto 5.993 million; Montreal 3.981 million; Vancouver 2.485 million; Calgary 1.337 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.326 million; Edmonton 1.272 million (2015)" + "text": "6.197 million Toronto, 4.221 million Montreal, 2.581 million Vancouver, 1.547 million Calgary, 1.461 million Edmonton, 1.393 million OTTAWA (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, - "15-24 years": { + "0-14 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, + "15-24 years": { + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "28.1 (2011 est.)" + "text": "29 years (2017 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "10 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "81.9 years" + "text": "83.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "79.2 years" + "text": "81.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "84.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "85.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "10.4% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "1.57 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.31 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 99% of population ++ total: 99.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 1% of population ++ total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -292,23 +303,34 @@ "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 400 (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "30.1% (2014)" + "text": "29.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "5.3% of GDP (2011)" }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13.5%" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "11.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" + } + }, + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "11.1%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "12.5%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "9.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -321,11 +343,11 @@ "text": "Canada" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the country name derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word \"kanata\" meaning village or settlement" + "text": "the country name likely derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word \"kanata\" meaning village or settlement" } }, "Government type": { - "text": "federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm" + "text": "federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -341,7 +363,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "note": { - "text": "Canada has six time zones" + "text": "note: Canada has six time zonesetymology: the city lies on the south bank of the Ottawa River, from which it derives its name; the river name comes from the Algonquin word \"adawe\" meaning \"to trade\" and refers to the indigenous peoples who used the river as a trade highway" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -354,7 +376,12 @@ "text": "Canada Day, 1 July (1867)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "consists of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either house of Parliament or by the provincial legislative assemblies; there are 5 methods for passage though most require approval by both houses of Parliament, approval of at least two thirds of the provincial legislative assemblies and assent and formalization as a proclamation by the governor general in council; the most restrictive method is reserved for amendments affecting fundamental sections of the constitution, such as the office of the monarch or the governor general, and the constitutional amendment procedures, which require unanimous approval by both houses and by all the provincial assemblies, and assent of the governor general in council; amended 11 times, last in 2011 (Fair Representation Act, 2011)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails" @@ -366,69 +393,67 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "3 years" + "text": "minimum of 3 of last 5 years resident in Canada" } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { - "head of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)" + "chief of state": { + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Julie PAYETTE (since 2 October 2017)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Justin Pierre James TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament" + "text": "Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his/her own party sitting in Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a 5-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the governor general position is largely ceremonial; Julie PAYETTE, a former space shuttle astronaut, is Canada's fourth female governor general but the first to have flown in space" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of:Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote with terms up to 4 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "House of Commons - last held on 19 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "Senate - appointed; latest appointments in December 2018 House of Commons - last held on 21 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 39.5%, Conservative Party 31.9%, NDP 19.7%, Bloc Quebecois 4.7%, Greens 3.4%, other .8%; seats by party - Liberal Party 184, Conservative Party 99, NDP 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Greens 1" + "text": "Senate - composition as of December 2018 - men 51, women 54, percent of women 51.4% House of Commons - percent of vote by party - CPC 34.4%, Liberal Party 33.1%, NDP 15.9%, Bloc Quebecois 7.7%, Greens 6.5%, other 2.4%; seats by party - Liberal Party 157, CPC 121, NDP 24, Bloc Quebecois 32, Greens 4; composition - men 240, women 98, percent of women 29%; note - total Parliament percent of women 34.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Canada (consists of the chief justice and 8 judges); note - in 1949, Canada abolished all appeals beyond its Supreme Court, which prior to that time, were heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "subordinate courts: federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; courts martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements" + "text": "federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; Courts Martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; note -  in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court, as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Rheal FORTIN (interim leader)] ++ Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Rona AMBROSE (interim leader)] ++ Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] ++ Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] ++ New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "agricultural sector; automobile industry; business groups; chemical industry; commercial banks; communications sector; energy industry; environmentalists; public administration groups; steel industry; trade unions" - } + "text": "Bloc Quebecois [Mario BEAULIEU]Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Erin O'TOOLE]Green Party [Annamie PAUL]Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU]New Democratic Party or NDP [Jagmeet SINGH]People's Party of Canada [Maxime BERNIER]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David Brookes MACNAUGHTON (since 2 March 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Kirsten HILLMAN (since 17 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001" @@ -448,7 +473,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Bruce A. HEYMAN (since 8 April 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Richard M. MILLS, Jr. (since 23 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[1] (613) 688-5335" }, "embassy": { "text": "490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8" @@ -456,14 +484,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (613) 688-5335" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (613) 688-3082" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver" + }, + "consulate(s)": { + "text": "Winnipeg" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -474,70 +502,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"O Canada\"" + "text": "O Canada" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, \"O Canada\" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, \"O Canada\" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, \"God Save the Queen\" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly expanding, because Alberta's oil sands significantly boosted Canada's proven oil reserves. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world’s fifth-largest oil producer. ++ ++ The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian merchandise exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. ++ ++ Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the early intervention by the Bank of Canada and the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-15, despite the recent drop in oil prices." + "text": "Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. Canada has a large oil and natural gas sector with the majority of crude oil production derived from oil sands in the western provinces, especially Alberta. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world’s seventh-largest oil producer. TThe 1989 Canada-US Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) dramatically increased trade and economic integration between the US and Canada. Canada and the US enjoy the world’s most comprehensive bilateral trade and investment relationship, with goods and services trade totaling more than $680 billion in 2017, and two-way investment stocks of more than $800 billion. Over three-fourths of Canada’s merchandise exports are destined for the US each year. Canada is the largest foreign supplier of energy to the US, including oil, natural gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital stock, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. The global economic crisis of 2007-08 moved the Canadian economy into sharp recession by late 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada’s economy posted strong growth in 2017 at 3%, but most analysts are projecting Canada’s economic growth will drop back closer to 2% in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$1.674 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.655 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.638 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.774 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.721 trillion (2016 est.) / $1.697 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.532 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.653 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.2% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.) / 1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$46,200 (2016 est.) ++ $46,200 (2015 est.) ++ $46,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$48,400 (2017 est.) / $47,500 (2016 est.) / $47,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "19.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.9%" + "text": "57.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "21.3%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "23% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "31.9%" + "text": "30.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-33.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-33.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.7%" + "text": "28.2% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "70.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "70.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -547,35 +575,35 @@ "text": "transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "19.42 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.52 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { "text": "2%" }, - "manufacturing": { + "industry": { "text": "13%" }, - "construction": { + "services": { "text": "6%" }, - "services": { + "industry and services": { "text": "76%" }, - "other": { + "manufacturing": { "text": "3% (2006 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.1% (2016 est.) ++ 6.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2017 est.) / 7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "9.4%", + "text": "9.4% (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -586,217 +614,206 @@ "text": "24.8% (2000)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.1 (2005) ++ 31.5 (1994)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$594.7 billion" + "text": "649.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$632.4 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "665.7 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "38.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.3% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "98.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 98.6% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "89.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 91.1% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" + "text": "note: figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 1.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "1% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.25% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "2.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 2.78% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$635.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $568.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.486 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.47 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.932 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.642 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.593 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.095 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.114 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.) / 1.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$56.73 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$48.97 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$48.75 billion (2017 est.) / -$49.32 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$402.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $411 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$423.5 billion (2017 est.) / $393.5 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 76.4%, China 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 76.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$419 billion (2016 est.) ++ $428.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$442.1 billion (2017 est.) / $413.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 53.1%, China 12.2%, Mexico 5.8% (2015)" + "text": "US 51.5%, China 12.6%, Mexico 6.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$82.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $79.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$86.68 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $82.72 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$1.099 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.065 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$1.334 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.256 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - ++ 1.331 (2016 est.) ++ 1.2788 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2788 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0298 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9992 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - / 1.308 (2017 est.) / 1.3256 (2016 est.) / 1.3256 (2015 est.) / 1.2788 (2014 est.) / 1.0298 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "633 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "649.6 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "528 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "522.2 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "58.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.35 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.682 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "137 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "143.5 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "25.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "23% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "55.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "56% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "3.677 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.264 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "3.21 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.818 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "581,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "806,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "171 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "170.5 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.868 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.009 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.406 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.445 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "491,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.115 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "251,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "405,700 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "151.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "159.1 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "116.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "124.4 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "77.96 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "83.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "21.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.36 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.996 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.056 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "564 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "640.6 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "15.902 million" + "text": "13,258,721" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "45 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "35.46 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "29.39 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "34,597,559" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "84 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "92.53 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "excellent service provided by modern technology" + "text": "excellent service provided by first-rate technology; offers 99% coverage with LTE; consumer demand for mobile data services have prompted telecom companies to invest and advance LTE infrastructure, and further investment in 5G; govt. policy has aided the extension of broadband to rural and regional areas, with the result that services are almost universally accessible; govt. sets up $400 million public-private partnership to exploit benefits of 5G (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations" + "text": "35 per 100 fixed-line; 93 per 100 mobile-cellular; comparatively low mobile penetration provides further room for growth; domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2011)" + "text": "country code - 1; landing points for the Nunavut Undersea Fiber Optic Network System, Greenland Connect, Persona, GTT Atlantic, and Express, KetchCan 1 Submarine Fiber Cable system, St Pierre and Miquelon Cable submarine cables providing links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 public TV broadcasting networks each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide (2008)" + "text": "2 public TV broadcasting networks, 1 in English and 1 in French, each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide range of stations including US stations; mix of public and commercial radio broadcasters with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), the public radio broadcaster, operating 4 radio networks, Radio Canada International, and radio services to indigenous populations in the north; roughly 1,119 licensed radio stations (2016)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ca" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "31.053 million" + "text": "33,743,954" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "88.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "14,445,606" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "39 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "51" + "text": "51 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "879" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "80,228,301" + "text": "89.38 million (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,074,830,881 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "3,434,070,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -807,33 +824,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "523" + "text": "523 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "147" + "text": "147 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "257" + "text": "257 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "79 (2013)" + "text": "79 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "944" + "text": "944 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "75" + "text": "75 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "385" + "text": "385 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "484 (2013)" @@ -843,11 +860,11 @@ "text": "26 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas and liguid petroleum 100,000 km (2013)" + "text": "110000 km gas and liquid petroleum (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "77,932 km" + "text": "77,932 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -855,10 +872,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,042,300 km" + "text": "1,042,300 km (2011)" }, "paved": { - "text": "415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways)" + "text": "415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways) (2011)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "626,700 km (2011)" @@ -869,48 +886,65 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "181" + "text": "669" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 62, cargo 15, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 63, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "19 (Estonia 1, France 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 4, Sweden 2, US 10)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "225 (Australia 5, Bahamas 96, Barbados 11, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 77, Liberia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 1, Panama 6, Spain 4, Vanuatu 5) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 18, container ship 1, general cargo 76, oil tanker 16, other 558 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick), Vancouver" }, - "river and lake port(s)": { - "text": "Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence); Fraser River Port (Fraser); Hamilton (Lake Ontario)" - }, "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Lower Lakes terminal" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Montreal (1,537,669), Vancouver (3,252,225) (2017)" + }, + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { + "text": "Saint John" + }, + "river and lake port(s)": { + "text": "Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence)" + }, "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { "text": "Port-Cartier (iron ore and grain)," }, - "container port(s)": { - "text": "Montreal (1,362,975), Vancouver (2,507,032)(2011)" - }, - "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Saint John" + "note": { + "text": "Fraser River Port (Fraser) Hamilton (Lake Ontario)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Joint Operations Command (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Joint Operations Command, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command; Primary Reserve (army, air, naval reserves); Coast Guard (Department of Fisheries and Oceans) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Army reserves include the Canadian Rangers, which provides a limited presence in Canada's northern, coastal, and isolated areas for sovereignty, public safety, and surveillance roles" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.31% of GDP (2019 est.) / 1.31% of GDP (2018) / 1.44% of GDP (2017) / 1.16% of GDP (2016) / 1.2% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Canadian Armed (CAF) Forces have approximately 66,000 total active personnel (23,000 Army; 8,300 Navy; 12,000 Air Force; 23,000 other uniformed personnel) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the CAF's inventory is a mix of domestically-produced equipment and imported weapons systems from Australia, Europe, Israel, and the US; since 2010, the leading supplier is the US; Canada's defense industry develops, maintains, and produces a range of equipment, including aircraft, combat vehicles, naval vessels, and associated components (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "540 Latvia (NATO); 150 Ukraine (training mission); up to 850 Middle East (multiple missions, including Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and NATO assistance mission Iraq) (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2015) ++ 1% of GDP (2014) ++ 1% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.24% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.31% of GDP (2011)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -919,7 +953,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "13,666 (Colombia); 11,415 (China); 8,807 (Haiti); 8,807 (Sri Lanka); 7,207 (Pakistan); 6,414 (Mexico) (2015)" + "text": "7,356 (Colombia), 6,640 (Nigeria), 6,563 (Haiti), 6,060 (China), 5,876 (Turkey), 5,498 (Pakistan) (2018); 6,751 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2019)" + }, + "stateless persons": { + "text": "3,790 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/north-america/gl.json b/north-america/gl.json index 54213772..61cead4e 100644 --- a/north-america/gl.json +++ b/north-america/gl.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became an integral part of the Danish Realm in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland remains a member of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the EU. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland, including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government." + "text": "Greenland, the world's largest island, is about 80% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century, and Greenland became an integral part of the Danish Realm in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 but withdrew in 1985 over a dispute centered on stringent fishing quotas. Greenland remains a member of the Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the EU. Greenland was granted self-government in 1979 by the Danish parliament; the law went into effect the following year. Greenland voted in favor of increased self-rule in November 2008 and acquired greater responsibility for internal affairs when the Act on Greenland Self-Government was signed into law in June 2009. Denmark, however, continues to exercise control over several policy areas on behalf of Greenland, including foreign affairs, security, and financial policy in consultation with Greenland's Self-Rule Government." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "2,166,086 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)" + "text": "2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "3 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { + "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line" }, - "continental shelf": { + "exclusive fishing zone": { "text": "200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line" } }, @@ -52,8 +52,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,792 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,700 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gunnbjorn Fjeld 3,694 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.6% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.6%" + "text": "0.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "99.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,22 +79,22 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting" + "text": "especially vulnerable to climate change and disruption of the Arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice sheet after that of Antarctica" + "text": "dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast; close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice sheet after that of Antarctica covering an area of 1.71 million sq km (660,000 sq mi) or about 79% of the island, and containing 2.85 million cu km (684 thousand cu mi) of ice (this is almost 7% of all of the world's fresh water); if all this ice were converted to liquid water, one estimate is that it would be sufficient to raise the height of the world's oceans by 7.2 m (24 ft)" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "57,728 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "57,616 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -99,67 +105,70 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Inuit 88%, Danish and other 12% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Greenlandic 89.7%, Danish 7.8%, other Nordic 1.1%, and other 1.4% (2018 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent population by country of birth" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish (official), English" + "text": "Greenlandic (West Greenlandic or Kalaallisut is the official language), Danish, English" }, "Religions": { "text": "Evangelical Lutheran, traditional Inuit spiritual beliefs" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.26% (male 6,237/female 6,034)" + "text": "20.82% (male 6,079/female 5,916)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.81% (male 4,612/female 4,514)" + "text": "14.45% (male 4,186/female 4,137)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.6% (male 12,597/female 11,416)" + "text": "39.72% (male 11,962/female 10,921)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.43% (male 4,001/female 3,177)" + "text": "14.66% (male 4,561/female 3,886)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.9% (male 2,754/female 2,386) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.36% (male 3,170/female 2,798) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "33.8 years" + "text": "34.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "35 years" + "text": "35.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.02% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "settlement concentrated on the southwest shoreline, with limited settlements scattered along the remaining coast; interior is uninhabited" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "86.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.42% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NUUK (capital) 17,000 (2014)" + "text": "18,000 NUUK (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -169,66 +178,72 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.26 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.17 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.4 years" + "text": "73.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.7 years" + "text": "70.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.67 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "1.94 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.87 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "14 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -239,6 +254,23 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" + }, + "Literacy": { + "definition": { + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" + }, + "total population": { + "text": "100%" + }, + "male": { + "text": "100%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "100% (2015)" + } } }, "Government": { @@ -256,14 +288,14 @@ "text": "Kalaallit Nunaat" }, "note": { - "text": "named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in 985 in order to entice settlers to the island" + "text": "note: named by Norwegian adventurer Erik THORVALDSSON (Erik the Red) in A.D. 985 in order to entice settlers to the island" } }, "Dependency status": { "text": "part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979" }, "Government type": { - "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland); part of the Kingdom of Denmark" + "text": "parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland or Inatsisartut)" }, "Capital": { "name": { @@ -279,29 +311,33 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "Greenland has four time zones" + "text": "note: Greenland has four time zonesetymology: \"nuuk\" is the Inuit word for \"cape\" and refers to the city's position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Kujalleq, Qaasuitsup, Qeqqata, Sermersooq", + "text": "5 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Avannaata, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, Sermersooq", "note": { - "text": "the North and East Greenland National Park (Avannaarsuani Tunumilu Nuna Allanngutsaaliugaq) and the Thule Air Base in Pituffik (in northwest Greenland) are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly" + "text": "note: Northeast Greenland National Park (Kalaallit Nunaanni Nuna Eqqissisimatitaq) and the Thule Air Base in Pituffik (in northwest Greenland) are two unincorporated areas; the national park's 972,000 sq km - about 46% of the island - makes it the largest national park in the world and also the most northerly" } }, "Independence": { "text": "none (extensive self-rule as part of the Kingdom of Denmark; foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "June 21 (longest day)" + "text": "National Day, June 21; note - marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act) (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1953 (Greenland established as a constituency in the Danish constitution), 1979 (Greenland Home Rule Act); latest 21 June 2009 (Greenland Self-Government Act)" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of Denmark apply where applicable and Greenlandic law applies to other areas" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see Denmark" + "note": { + "text": "see Denmark" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" @@ -314,31 +350,28 @@ "text": "Premier Kim KIELSEN (since 30 September 2014)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Home Rule Government elected by the Parliament (Landsting) on the basis of the strength of parties" + "text": "Self-rule Government (Naalakkersuisut) elected by the Parliament (Inatsisartut) on the basis of the strength of parties" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; premier indirectly elected by Parliament" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; premier indirectly elected by Parliament for a 4-year term" }, "election results": { - "text": "Kim KIELSEN elected premier; Parliament vote - Kim KIELSEN (S) 34.3%, Sara OLSVIG (IA) 33.2%, Anda ULDUM (D) 11.8%, other 20.7%" + "text": "Kim KIELSEN elected premier; Parliament vote - Kim KIELSEN (S) 27.2%, Sara OLSVIG (IA) 25.5%, Randi Vestergaard EVALDSEN (D) 19.5%, other 27.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or Inatsisartut (Landsting) (31 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 18 June 2015 (next to be held by June 2019); percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or Inatsisartut (31 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)Greenland elects 2 members to the Danish Parliament to serve 4-year terms" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 28 November 2014 (next to be held by 2018)" + "text": "Greenland Parliament - last held on 24 April 2018 (next to be held by 2022)Greenland members to Danish Parliament -  last held on 5 June 2019(next to be held by 4 June 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - S 34.6%, IA 33.5%, D 11.9%, PN 11.7%, A 6.6%, other 1.7%; seats by party - S 11, IA 11, D 4, PN 3, A 2 (2013)" + "text": "Greenland Parliament percent of vote by party - S 27.2%, IA 25.5%, D 19.5%, PN 13.4%, A 5.9%, SA 4.1%, NQ 3.4% other 1%; seats by party - S 9, IA 8, D 6, PN 4, A 2, SA 1, NQ 1; composition - men 19, women 12, percent of women 38.7%Greenland members in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - IA 1, S 1; composition - 2 women" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "High Court of Greenland (consists of the presiding professional judge and 2 lay assessors); note - appeals beyond the High Court of Greenland can be heard by the Supreme Court (in Copenhagen)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -349,21 +382,16 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democrats Party or D (Demokraatit) [Randi VESTERGAARD] ++ Forward Party or S (Siumut) [Kim KIELSEN] ++ Inuit Community or IA (Inuit Ataqatigiit) [Sara OLSVIG] ++ Inuit Party or PI (Partii Inuit) [Nikku OLSEN] ++ Partii Naleraq or PN [Hans ENOKSEN] ++ Solidarity Party or A (Atassut) [Knud KRISTIANSEN]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "conservationists; environmentalists; those wanting independence" - } + "text": "Cooperation Party (Suleqatigiissitsisut or Samarbejdspartiet) or SA [Michael ROSING]Democrats Party (Demokraatit) or D [Niels THOMSEN]Forward Party (Siumut) or S [Kim KIELSEN]Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) or IA [Sara OLSVIG]Our Country's Future (Nunatta Qitornai) or NQ [Vittus QUJAUKITSOQ]Signpost Party (Partii Naleraq) or PN [Hans ENOKSEN]Fellowship Party (Atassut) or A [Siverth Karl HEILMANN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "Arctic Council, ICC, NC, NIB, UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark): note - Greenland has an office in the Danish Embassy to the US; it also has offices in the Danish consulates of Chicago and New York" + "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); note - Greenland has an office in the Danish Embassy in the US; it also has offices in the Danish consulates in Chicago and New York" }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); note - the US embassy in Copenhagen has an office devoted to Greenland" + "text": "none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)" }, "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white; the design represents the sun reflecting off a field of ice; the colors are the same as those of the Danish flag and symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of Denmark" @@ -379,243 +407,282 @@ "text": "Henrik LUND/Jonathan PETERSEN" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1916; the government also recognizes \"Nuna asiilasooq\" as a secondary anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1916; the government also recognizes \"Nuna asiilasooq\" as a secondary anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy remains critically dependent on exports of shrimp and fish, income from resource exploration and extraction, and on a substantial subsidy from the Danish Government. The subsidy was budgeted to be about $535 million in 2015, approximately 56% of government revenues that year. ++ ++ The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in Greenland's economy. Greenland's real GDP contracted about 5% from 2012 to 2014. Real growth is projected for 2015 and 2016 due to increasing world prices for fish and shellfish, public construction activities, and to a small degree from increased revenues from small-scale mining. ++ ++ During the last decade the Greenland Home Rule Government pursued conservative fiscal and monetary policies, but public pressure has increased for better schools, health care, and retirement systems. The public budget exhibited a deficit of 2% of GDP in 2014, but public debt remains low at about 5% of GDP. ++ ++ The Greenlandic economy has benefited from increasing catches and exports of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, mackerel. Due to Greenland's continued dependence on exports of fish - which accounted for 91% of exports in 2015 - the economy remains very sensitive to external demand and price fluctuations. ++ ++ The Greenlandic economy is expected to expand in 2016, but significant challenges face the island. High unemployment, structural challenges stemming from low levels of qualified labor, geographic dispersion, an undiversified economy, the long-term sustainability of the public budget, and a declining population due to emigration. Catches in fisheries have been declining in recent years and a reversal in prices will quickly lead to vulnerabilities. Hydrocarbon exploration has ceased with declining oil prices and currently only three mines are under development. The island has potential for natural resource exploitation with rare-earth, uranium, and iron ore mineral projects proposed. ++ ++ Tourism offers another avenue of economic growth for Greenland, with increasing numbers of cruise lines now operating in Greenland's western and southern waters during the peak summer tourism season." + "text": "Greenland’s economy depends on exports of shrimp and fish, and on a substantial subsidy from the Danish Government. Fish account for over 90% of its exports, subjecting the economy to price fluctuations. The subsidy from the Danish Government is budgeted to be about $535 million in 2017, more than 50% of government revenues, and 25% of GDP. The economy is expanding after a period of decline. The economy contracted between 2012 and 2014, grew by 1.7% in 2015 and by 7.7%in 2016. The expansion has been driven by larger quotas for shrimp, the predominant Greenlandic export, and also by increased activity in the construction sector, especially in Nuuk, the capital. Private consumption and tourism also are contributing to GDP growth more than in previous years. Tourism in Greenland grew annually around 20% in 2015 and 2016, largely a result of increasing numbers of cruise lines now operating in Greenland's western and southern waters during the peak summer tourism season. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays a dominant role in Greenland's economy. During the last decade the Greenland Self Rule Government pursued conservative fiscal and monetary policies, but public pressure has increased for better schools, health care, and retirement systems. The budget was in deficit in 2014 and 2016, but public debt remains low at about 5% of GDP. The government plans a balanced budget for the 2017–20 period. Significant challenges face the island, including low levels of qualified labor, geographic dispersion, lack of industry diversification, the long-term sustainability of the public budget, and a declining population due to emigration. Hydrocarbon exploration has ceased with declining oil prices. The island has potential for natural resource exploitation with rare-earth, uranium, and iron ore mineral projects proposed, but a lack of infrastructure hinders development." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.173 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.154 billion (2013 est.) ++ $2.165 billion (2012 est.)", + "text": "$2.413 billion (2015 est.) / $2.24 billion (2014 est.) / $2.203 billion (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2011 US dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2015 US dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.16 billion (2011 est.)" + "text": "$2.221 billion (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ -0.5% (2013 est.) ++ 1.5% (2012 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2016 est.) / 1.7% (2015 est.) / -0.8% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$37,900 (2008 est.) ++ $38,100 (2007 est.)" + "text": "$41,800 (2015 est.) / $38,800 (2014 est.) / $38,500 (2013 est.)" + }, + "GDP - composition, by end use": { + "household consumption": { + "text": "68.1% (2015 est.)" + }, + "government consumption": { + "text": "28% (2015 est.)" + }, + "investment in fixed capital": { + "text": "14.3% (2015 est.)" + }, + "investment in inventories": { + "text": "-13.9% (2015 est.)" + }, + "exports of goods and services": { + "text": "18.2% (2015 est.)" + }, + "imports of goods and services": { + "text": "-28.6% (2015 est.)" + } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "15.9% (2015 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "10.1% (2015 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67% (2012 est.)" + "text": "73.9% (2015)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "sheep, cow, reindeer, fish" + "text": "sheep, cattle, reindeer, fish, shellfish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); gold, zinc, anorthosite and ruby mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards" + "text": "fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut); anorthosite and ruby mining; handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "26,990 (2012 est.)" + "text": "26,840 (2015 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "15.9%" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "10.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "67% (2012 est.)" + "text": "73.9% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.4% (2013 est.) ++ 4.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "9.1% (2015 est.) / 10.3% (2014 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "9.2% (2007 est.)" + "text": "16.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$1.72 billion" + "text": "1.719 billion (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.68 billion (2010)" + "text": "1.594 billion (2016 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "79.6% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "77.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "1.9% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "5.6% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "13% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.8% (2012 est.) ++ 2.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (January 2017 est.) / 1.2% (January 2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$384.3 million (2010) ++ $358 million (2009)" + "text": "$407.1 million (2015 est.) / $599.7 million (2014 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Denmark 82.5%, Iceland 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish and fish products 91% (2015 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Denmark 51.6%, China 11.1%, Japan 9.1%, Russia 7.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$814.2 million (2010) ++ $726 million (2009)" + "text": "$783.5 million (2015 est.) / $866.1 million (2014 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Denmark 67.1%, Sweden 14.1%, Iceland 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "Denmark 69.7%, Sweden 10.6% (2017)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$36.4 million (2010) ++ $58 million (2009)" + "text": "$36.4 million (2010) / $58 million (2009)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - ++ 6.865 (2016 est.) ++ 6.7236 (2015 est.) ++ 6.7236 (2014 est.) ++ 5.3687 (2013 est.) ++ 5.79 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Danish kroner (DKK) per US dollar - / 6.586 (2017 est.) / 6.7309 (2016 est.) / 6.7309 (2015 est.) / 6.7326 (2014 est.) / 5.6125 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "538 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "468 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "96,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "187,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "6,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "4,633 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,973 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "600,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "613,800 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "16,000" + "text": "7,259" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "28 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.59 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "61,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "66,009" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "106 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "114.48 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables, and microwave radio relay; totally digital since 1995" + "text": "adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables, and microwave radio relay; the fundamental telecommunications infrastructure consists of a digital radio link from Nanortalik in south Greenland to Uummannaq in north Greenland; satellites cover north and east Greenland for domestic and foreign telecommunications; a marine cable connects south and west Greenland to the rest of the world, extending from Nuuk and Qaqortoq to Canada and Iceland (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay and satellite; the fundamental telecommunications infrastructure consists of a digital radio link from Nanortalik in south Greenland to Uummannaq in north Greenland; satellites cover north and east Greenland for domestic and foreign" + "text": "13 per 100 for fixed-line subscriptions and 115 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 299; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 299; landing points for Greenland Connect, Greenland Connect North, Nunavut Undersea Fiber System submarine cables to Greenland, Iceland, and Canada; satellite earth stations - 15 (12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "the Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local TV and radio stations; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available (2015)" + "text": "the Greenland Broadcasting Company provides public radio and TV services throughout the island with a broadcast station and a series of repeaters; a few private local TV and radio stations; Danish public radio rebroadcasts are available (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "39,000" + "text": "40,084" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "67.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "69.48% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "13,192" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "23 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1 (registered in Denmark)" + "text": "1 (registered in Denmark) (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "8 (registered in Denmark) (2015)" + "text": "8 (registered in Denmark)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -626,7 +693,7 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "10 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "2" @@ -638,18 +705,18 @@ "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "6" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -657,12 +724,15 @@ }, "Roadways": { "note": { - "text": "although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport is either by sea or by air (2015)" + "text": "note: although there are short roads in towns, there are no roads between towns; inter-urban transport is either by sea or by air" } }, "Merchant marine": { - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Denmark 1) (2010)" + "total": { + "text": "8" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "other 8 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -672,11 +742,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "no regular military forces; the Government of Denmark has responsibility for defense; as such the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command is responsible for territorial defense of Greenland (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "no regular military forces or conscription. (2019)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of Denmark" + "text": "The Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command in Nuuk is responsible for territorial defense of Greenland (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/north-america/ip.json b/north-america/ip.json index 67512c36..3aae0068 100644 --- a/north-america/ip.json +++ b/north-america/ip.json @@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ "text": "coral atoll" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Rocher Clipperton 29 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,20 +61,23 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "100% (all coral) (2011 est.)" + "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "no natural resources, guano deposits depleted; the ring-shaped atoll encloses a stagnant fresh-water lagoon" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "the atoll reef is approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) in circumference; an attempt to colonize the atoll in the early 20th century ended in disaster and was abandoned in 1917" @@ -118,12 +121,14 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing." + "text": "Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, tuna fishing is the only economically viable species." } }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { - "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + "note": { + "text": "none; offshore anchorage only" + } } }, "Military and Security": { diff --git a/north-america/mx.json b/north-america/mx.json index 957de879..693e5ece 100644 --- a/north-america/mx.json +++ b/north-america/mx.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved independence early in the 19th century. Elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON, but Enrique PENA NIETO regained the presidency for the PRI in 2012. The global financial crisis in late 2008 caused a massive economic downturn in Mexico the following year, although growth returned quickly in 2010. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, high underemployment, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely indigenous population in the impoverished southern states. Since 2007, Mexico's powerful drug-trafficking organizations have engaged in bloody feuding, resulting in tens of thousands of drug-related homicides." + "text": "The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved independence early in the 19th century. Elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON, but Enrique PENA NIETO regained the presidency for the PRI in 2012. Left-leaning antiestablishment politician and former mayor of Mexico City (2000-05) Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR, from the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), became president in December 2018.The global financial crisis in late 2008 caused a massive economic downturn in Mexico the following year, although growth returned quickly in 2010. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, high underemployment, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely indigenous population in the impoverished southern states. Since 2007, Mexico's powerful drug-trafficking organizations have engaged in bloody feuding, resulting in tens of thousands of drug-related homicides." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "4,389 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Belize 276 km, Guatemala 958 km, US 3,155 km" + "text": "Belize 276 km, Guatemala 958 km, US 3155 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,19 +63,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,111 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Laguna Salada -10 m ++ highest point: Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,675 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Laguna Salada -10 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Volcan Pico de Orizaba 5,636 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber" + "text": "petroleum, silver, antimony, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "54.9% ++ arable land 11.8%; permanent crops 1.4%; permanent pasture 41.7%" + "text": "54.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "11.8% (2011 est.) / 1.4% (2011 est.) / 41.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "33.3%" + "text": "33.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "11.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,19 +90,16 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "65,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana" - } + "text": "tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion", "note": { - "text": "the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues" + "text": "note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues" } }, "Environment - international agreements": { @@ -108,12 +111,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location on southern border of US; corn (maize), one of the world's major grain crops, is thought to have originated in Mexico" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: strategic location on southern border of the US; Mexico is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 2: the \"Three Sisters\" companion plants - winter squash, maize (corn), and climbing beans - served as the main agricultural crops for various North American Indian groups; all three apparently originated in Mexico but then were widely disseminated through much of North America; vanilla, the world's most popular aroma and flavor spice, also emanates from Mexico note 3: the Sac Actun cave system at 348 km (216 mi) is the longest underwater cave in the world and the second longest cave worldwide, after Mammoth Cave in the United States (see \"Geography - note\" under United States)note 4: the prominent Yucatan Peninsula that divides the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea is shared by Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize; just on the northern coast of Yucatan, near the town of Chicxulub (pronounce cheek-sha-loob), lie the remnants of a massive crater (some 150 km in diameter and extending well out into the Gulf of Mexico); formed by an asteroid or comet when it struck the earth 66 million years ago, the impact is now widely accepted as initiating a worldwide climate disruption that caused a mass extinction of 75% of all the earth's plant and animal species - including the non-avian dinosaurs" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "123,166,749 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "128,649,565 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,15 +129,15 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European)", + "text": "mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) 62%, predominantly Amerindian 21%, Amerindian 7%, other 10% (mostly European) (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Mexico does not collect census data on ethnicity (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: Mexico does not collect census data on ethnicity" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8%", + "text": "Spanish only 92.7%, Spanish and indigenous languages 5.7%, indigenous only 0.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2005)", "note": { - "text": "indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages (2005)" + "text": "note: indigenous languages include various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional languages" } }, "Religions": { @@ -140,71 +145,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.26% (male 17,167,636/female 16,402,301)" + "text": "26.01% (male 17,111,199/female 16,349,767)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.72% (male 11,049,818/female 10,770,843)" + "text": "16.97% (male 11,069,260/female 10,762,784)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.69% (male 24,174,900/female 25,938,909)" + "text": "41.06% (male 25,604,223/female 27,223,720)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.41% (male 4,187,644/female 4,944,802)" + "text": "8.29% (male 4,879,048/female 5,784,176)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.93% (male 3,827,870/female 4,702,026) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.67% (male 4,373,807/female 5,491,581) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.7%" + "text": "50.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "41.9%" + "text": "38.8" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.8%" + "text": "11.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28 years" + "text": "29.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.9 years" + "text": "28.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.15% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "79.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "80.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.57% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.59% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MEXICO CITY (capital) 20.999 million; Guadalajara 4.843 million; Monterrey 4.513 million; Puebla 2.984 million; Toluca de Lerdo 2.164 million; Tijuana 1.987 million (2015)" + "text": "21.782 million MEXICO CITY (capital), 5.179 million Guadalajara, 4.874 million Monterrey, 3.195 million Puebla, 2.467 million Toluca de Lerdo, 2.140 million Tijuana (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -217,89 +222,95 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.8 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.3 (2008 est.)" + "text": "21.3 years (2008 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "38 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "33 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.9 years" + "text": "76.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.1 years" + "text": "73.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "79.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.25 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "72.5% (2009)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "73.1% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.2% of population ++ rural: 92.1% of population ++ total: 96.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.8% of population ++ rural: 7.9% of population ++ total: 3.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.38 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2015)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88% of population ++ rural: 74.5% of population ++ total: 85.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12% of population ++ rural: 25.5% of population ++ total: 14.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.24% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "198,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "230,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "4,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "4,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -308,60 +319,52 @@ "text": "dengue fever" }, "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "text": "note: a new coronavirus is causing sustained community spread of respiratory illness (COVID-19) in Mexico; sustained community spread means that people have been infected with the virus, but how or where they became infected is not known, and the spread is ongoing; illness with this virus has ranged from mild to severe with fatalities reported; as of 5 August 2020, Mexico has reported 443,813 confirmed cases of COVID19 with 48,012 deaths" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.6% (2014)" + "text": "28.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.8% (2012)" + "text": "4.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.1%" + "text": "95.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.2%" + "text": "95.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "94.2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "94.6% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "1,105,617" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "5% (2009 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "6.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "6.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "10.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -380,7 +383,7 @@ "text": "Mexico" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named after the Mexica, the largest and most powerful branch of the Aztecs; the meaning of the name is uncertain" + "text": "named after the capital city, whose name stems from the Mexica, the largest and most powerful branch of the Aztecs; the meaning of the name is uncertain" } }, "Government type": { @@ -400,20 +403,25 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October" }, "note": { - "text": "Mexico has four time zones" + "text": "note: Mexico has four time zonesetymology: named after the Mexica, the largest and most powerful branch of the Aztecs; the meaning of the name is uncertain" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "31 states (estados, singular - estado) and 1 city* (ciudad); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Colima, Cuidad de Mexico*, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (Veracruz), Yucatan, Zacatecas" + "text": "32 states (estados, singular - estado); Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Cuidad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas" }, "Independence": { - "text": "16 September 1810 (declared); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)" + "text": "16 September 1810 (declared independence from Spain); 27 September 1821 (recognized by Spain)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 16 September (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved 5 February 1917" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Congress of the Union; passage requires approval by at least two thirds of the members present and approval by a majority of the state legislatures; amended many times, last in 2020" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts" @@ -425,7 +433,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -440,55 +448,58 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (since 1 December 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Enrique PENA NIETO (since 1 December 2012)" + "text": "President Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (since 1 December 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president; note - appointment of attorney general, the head of the Bank of Mexico, and senior treasury officials require consent of the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 1 July 2012 (next to be held in July 2018)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term; election last held on 1 July 2018 (next to be held in July 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Enrique PENA NIETO elected president; percent of vote - Enrique PENA NIETO (PRI) 38.2%, Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (PRD) 31.6%, Josefina Eugenia VAZQUEZ Mota (PAN) 25.4%, other 4.8%" + "text": "Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR elected president; percent of vote - Andres Manuel LOPEZ OBRADOR (MORENA) 53.2%, Ricardo ANAYA (PAN) 22.3%, Jose Antonio MEADE Kuribrena (PRI) 16.4%, Jaime RODRIGUEZ Calderon 5.2% (independent), other 2.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consists of the Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 32 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 200 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso de la Union consists of:Senate or Camara de Senadores (128 seats; 96 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 32 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms) Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (500 seats; 300 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 200 directly elected in a single, nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 3-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 1 July 2012 for all of the seats (next to be held 1 July 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 7 June 2015 (next to be held on 1 July 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 1 July 2018 (next to be held on 1 July 2024) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 1 July 2018 (next to be held on 1 July 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRI 52, PAN 38, PRD 22, PVEM 9, PT 4, Movimiento Ciudadano 2, PANAL 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PRI 203, PAN 108, PRD 56, PVEM 47, MORENA 35, MC 26, PNA/PANAL 10, PES 8, PT 6, independent 1" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MORENA 58, PAN 22, PRI 14, PRD 9, MC 7, PT 7, PES 5, PVEM 5, PNA/PANAL 1; composition - men 65, women 63, percent of women 49.3% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MORENA 193, PAN 79, PT 61, PES 58, PRI 42, MC 26, PRD 23, PVEM 17, PNA/PANAL 1; composition - men 259, women 241, percent of women 48.2%; note - total National Congress percent of women 48.4%" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: for the 2018 election, senators will be eligible for a second term and deputies up to 4 consecutive terms" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion (consists of the chief justice and 11 justices and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and labor panels) and the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (organized into the superior court, with 7 judges including the court president and 5 regional courts, each with 3 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion (consists of the chief justice and 11 justices and organized into civil, criminal, administrative, and labor panels) and the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (organized into the superior court, with 7 judges including the court president, and 5 regional courts, each with 3 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president of the republic and approved by two-thirds vote of the members present in the Senate; justices serve for life; Electoral Tribunal superior and regional court judges nominated by the Supreme Court and elected by two-thirds vote of members present in the Senate; superior court president elected from among its members to hold office for a 4-year term; other judges of the superior and regional courts serve staggered, 9-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court justices nominated by the president of the republic and approved by two-thirds vote of the members present in the Senate; justices serve 15-year terms; Electoral Tribunal superior and regional court judges nominated by the Supreme Court and elected by two-thirds vote of members present in the Senate; superior court president elected from among its members to hold office for a 4-year term; other judges of the superior and regional courts serve staggered, 9-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "federal level includes circuit, collegiate, and unitary courts; state and district level courts" + }, + "note": { + "text": "Note: in mid-February 2020, the Mexican president endorsed a bill on judicial reform, which proposes changes to 7 articles of the constitution and the issuance of a new Organic Law on the Judicial Branch of the Federation" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Citizen's Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano) or MC [Dante DELGADO Rannaoro] ++ Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) or PRI [Cesar CAMACHO Quiroz] ++ Labor Party (Partido del Trabajo) or PT [Alberto ANAYA Gutierrez] ++ Mexican Green Ecological Party (Partido Verde Ecologista de Mexico) or PVEM [Jorge Emilio GONZALEZ Torres] ++ Movement for National Regeneration (Movimiento Regeneracion Nacional) or MORENA [Marti BATRES] ++ National Action Party (Partido Accion Nacional) or PAN [Gustavo MADERO Munoz] ++ New Alliance Party (Partido Nueva Alianza) or PNA/PANAL [Luis CASTRO Obregon] ++ Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolucion Democratica) or PRD [Jesus ZAMBRANO Grijalva] ++ Social Encounter Party (Partido Encuentro Social) or PES [Hugo Eric FLORES Cervantes]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Businessmen's Coordinating Council or CCE ++ Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic or COPARMEX ++ Confederation of Industrial Chambers or CONCAMIN ++ Confederation of Mexican Workers or CTM ++ Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce or CONCANACO ++ Coordinator for Foreign Trade Business Organizations or COECE ++ Federation of Unions Providing Goods and Services or FESEBES ++ National Chamber of Transformation Industries or CANACINTRA ++ National Confederation of Popular Organizations or CNOP ++ National Coordinator for Education Workers or CNTE ++ National Peasant Confederation or CNC ++ National Small Business Chamber or CANACOPE ++ National Syndicate of Education Workers or SNTE ++ National Union of Workers or UNT ++ Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca or APPO ++ Roman Catholic Church" + "text": "Citizen's Movement (Movimiento Ciudadano) or MC [Clemente CASTANEDA]Institutional Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Institucional) or PRI [Claudia RUIZ Massieu]Labor Party (Partido del Trabajo) or PT [Alberto ANAYA Gutierrez]Mexican Green Ecological Party (Partido Verde Ecologista de Mexico) or PVEM [Carlos Alberto PUENTE Salas]Movement for National Regeneration (Movimiento Regeneracion Nacional) or MORENA [Andres Manuel LOPEZ Obrador]National Action Party (Partido Accion Nacional) or PAN [Damian ZEPEDA Vidales]Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revolucion Democratica) or PRD [Manuel GRANADOS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "APEC, Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (observer), Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CE (observer), CELAC, CSN (observer), EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-3, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, MIGA, NAFTA, NAM (observer), NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR (observer), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos Manuel SADA Solana (since 25 May 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Martha BARCENA Coqui (since 11 January 2019); note - Ambassador BARCENA Coqui is Mexico'a first-ever female ambassador to the US  " }, "chancery": { "text": "1911 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006" @@ -503,12 +514,18 @@ "text": "Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, El Paso (TX), Houston, Laredo (TX), Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Nogales (AZ), Phoenix, Sacramento (CA), San Antonio (TX), San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Saint Paul (MN)" }, "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Albuquerque (NM), Anchorage (AK), Boise (ID), Brownsville (TX), Calexico (CA), Del Rio (TX), Detroit, Douglas (AZ), Eagle Pass (TX), Fresno (CA), Indianapolis (IN), Kansas City (MO), Las Vegas (NV), Little Rock (AR), McAllen (TX), Minneapolis (MN), New Orleans, Omaha (NE), Orlando (FL), Oxnard (CA), Philadelphia, Portland (OR), Presidio (TX), Raleigh (NC), Salt Lake City, San Bernardino (CA), Santa Ana (CA), Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Yuma (AZ); note - Washington DC Consular Section is located in a separate building from the Mexican Embassy and has jurisdiction over DC, parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia" + "text": "Albuquerque (NM), Anchorage (AK), Boise (ID), Brownsville (TX), Calexico (CA), Del Rio (TX), Detroit, Douglas (AZ), Eagle Pass (TX), Fresno (CA), Indianapolis (IN), Kansas City (MO), Las Vegas, Little Rock (AR), McAllen (TX), Minneapolis (MN), New Orleans, Omaha (NE), Orlando (FL), Oxnard (CA), Philadelphia, Portland (OR), Presidio (TX), Raleigh (NC), Salt Lake City, San Bernardino (CA), Santa Ana (CA), Seattle, Tucson (AZ), Yuma (AZ); note - Washington DC Consular Section is located in a separate building from the Mexican Embassy and has jurisdiction over DC, parts of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia" + }, + "note": { + "text": " " } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Roberta JACOBSON (since 20 June 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Christopher LANDAU (since 26 August 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "(011) 52-55-5080-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, 06500 Mexico, Distrito Federal" @@ -516,11 +533,8 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 9000, Brownsville, TX 78520-9000" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[52] (55) 5080-2000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[52] (55) 5080-2834" + "text": "(011) 52-55-5080-2005" }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Merida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana" @@ -529,7 +543,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band; green signifies hope, joy, and love; white represents peace and honesty; red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor; the coat of arms is derived from a legend that the wandering Aztec people were to settle at a location where they would see an eagle on a cactus eating a snake; the city they founded, Tenochtitlan, is now Mexico City", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of red and green, and does not display anything in its white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of green and red, and does not display anything in its white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -543,64 +557,64 @@ "text": "Francisco Gonzalez BOCANEGRA/Jaime Nuno ROCA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1943, in use since 1854; also known as \"Mexicanos, al grito de Guerra\" (Mexicans, to the War Cry); according to tradition, Francisco Gonzalez BOCANEGRA, an accomplished poet, was uninterested in submitting lyrics to a national anthem contest; his fiancee locked him in a room and refused to release him until the lyrics were completed" + "text": "note: adopted 1943, in use since 1854; also known as \"Mexicanos, al grito de Guerra\" (Mexicans, to the War Cry); according to tradition, Francisco Gonzalez BOCANEGRA, an accomplished poet, was uninterested in submitting lyrics to a national anthem contest; his fiancee locked him in a room and refused to release him until the lyrics were completed" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Mexico's $2.2 trillion economy has become increasingly oriented toward manufacturing in the 22 years since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force. Per capita income is roughly one-third that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal. ++ ++ Mexico has become the US' second-largest export market and third-largest source of imports. In 2014, two-way trade in goods and services exceeded $590 billion. Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries, putting more than 90% of trade under free trade agreements. In 2012, Mexico formally joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and formed the Pacific Alliance with Peru, Colombia, and Chile. ++ ++ Mexico's current government, led by President Enrique PENA NIETO, emphasized economic reforms during its first two years in office, passing and implementing sweeping education, energy, financial, fiscal, and telecommunications reform legislation, among others, with the long-term aim to improve competitiveness and economic growth across the Mexican economy. Mexico began holding public auctions of exploration and development rights to select oil and gas resources in 2015 as a part of reforms that allow for private investment in the oil, gas, and electricity sectors. The second and third auctions demonstrated the capacity for the Mexican Government to adapt and improve the terms of the contracts to garner sufficient interest from investors amid low oil prices. ++ ++ Although the economy experienced stronger growth in 2014-15 as a result of increased investment and stronger demand for Mexican exports, growth is predicted to remain below potential given falling oil production, weak oil prices, structural issues such as low productivity, high inequality, a large informal sector employing over half of the workforce, weak rule of law, and corruption. Over the medium-term, the economy is vulnerable to global economic pressures, such as lower external demand, rising interest rates, and low oil prices - approximately 20% of government revenue comes from the state-owned oil company, PEMEX. The increasing integration of supply chains, development of energy sectors, and government-to-government focus on trade facilitation will continue to make the North American region increasingly competitive and contribute to Mexican economic development and strength." + "text": "Mexico's $2.4 trillion economy – 11th largest in the world - has become increasingly oriented toward manufacturing since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force in 1994. Per capita income is roughly one-third that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal. Mexico has become the US' second-largest export market and third-largest source of imports. In 2017, two-way trade in goods and services exceeded $623 billion. Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries, putting more than 90% of its trade under free trade agreements. In 2012, Mexico formed the Pacific Alliance with Peru, Colombia, and Chile. Mexico's current government, led by President Enrique PENA NIETO, has emphasized economic reforms, passing and implementing sweeping energy, financial, fiscal, and telecommunications reform legislation, among others, with the long-term aim to improve competitiveness and economic growth across the Mexican economy. Since 2015, Mexico has held public auctions of oil and gas exploration and development rights and for long-term electric power generation contracts. Mexico has also issued permits for private sector import, distribution, and retail sales of refined petroleum products in an effort to attract private investment into the energy sector and boost production. Since 2013, Mexico’s economic growth has averaged 2% annually, falling short of private-sector expectations that President PENA NIETO’s sweeping reforms would bolster economic prospects. Growth is predicted to remain below potential given falling oil production, weak oil prices, structural issues such as low productivity, high inequality, a large informal sector employing over half of the workforce, weak rule of law, and corruption. Mexico’s economy remains vulnerable to uncertainty surrounding the future of NAFTA — because the United States is its top trading partner and the two countries share integrated supply chains — and to potential shifts in domestic policies following the inauguration of a new a president in December 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$2.307 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.259 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $2.205 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2.463 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.413 trillion (2016 est.) / $2.346 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.064 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.151 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.) / 3.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$18,900 (2016 est.) ++ $18,700 (2015 est.) ++ $18,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19,900 (2017 est.) / $19,700 (2016 est.) / $19,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.6%" + "text": "67% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.3%" + "text": "11.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22.6%" + "text": "22.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.8%" + "text": "0.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "37.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-38.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-39.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.7%" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "31.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -610,10 +624,10 @@ "text": "food and beverages, tobacco, chemicals, iron and steel, petroleum, mining, textiles, clothing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "53.74 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.51 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -627,15 +641,15 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.4% (2016 est.) ++ 4.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 3.9% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "underemployment may be as high as 25%" + "text": "note: underemployment may be as high as 25%" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "52.3%", + "text": "46.2% (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "based on food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47% (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: from a food-based definition of poverty; asset-based poverty amounted to more than 47%" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -643,217 +657,209 @@ "text": "2%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "37.5% (2010)" + "text": "40% (2014)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "48.3 (2008) ++ 53.1 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$224.3 billion" + "text": "261.4 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$255.9 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "273.8 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "49.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "54.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 56.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 4.5% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "4.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.42% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$192.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $194.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$826.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $727 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$400.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $398.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$402.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $480.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $526 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 2.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$29.03 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$32.71 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$19.35 billion (2017 est.) / -$23.32 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$359.3 billion (2016 est.) ++ $381 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton" + "text": "$409.8 billion (2017 est.) / $374.3 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 81.1% (2015)" + "text": "US 79.9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "manufactured goods, electronics, vehicles and auto parts, oil and oil products, silver, plastics, fruits, vegetables, coffee, cotton; Mexico is the world's leading producer of silver" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$372.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $395.6 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$420.8 billion (2017 est.) / $387.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, automobile parts for assembly and repair, aircraft, aircraft parts" + "text": "metalworking machines, steel mill products, agricultural machinery, electrical equipment, automobile parts for assembly and repair, aircraft, aircraft parts, plastics, natural gas and oil products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 47.3%, China 17.7%, Japan 4.4% (2015)" + "text": "US 46.4%, China 17.7%, Japan 4.3% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$176.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $178 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$175.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $178.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Mexico also maintains access to an $88 million Flexible Credit Line with the IMF" + } }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$484.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $441.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$384.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $356.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$153.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $142.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$445.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $450.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - ++ 18.34 (2016 est.) ++ 15.848 (2015 est.) ++ 15.848 (2014 est.) ++ 13.292 (2013 est.) ++ 13.17 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Mexican pesos (MXN) per US dollar - / 18.26 (2017 est.) / 18.664 (2016 est.) / 18.664 (2015 est.) / 15.848 (2014 est.) / 13.292 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "286 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "302.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "238 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "258.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "7.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.308 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.532 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "66 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.56 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "74.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "2.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.302 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.852 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.199 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.214 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "11,110 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "9.7 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "6.63 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "1.258 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "844,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "2.007 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.984 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "190,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "155,800 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "713,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "867,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "44.37 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.57 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "72.77 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "81.61 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "52 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "36.81 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "28.84 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.12 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "432.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "279.8 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "455 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "454.1 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "19,886,949" + "text": "22,471,647" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.65 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "106.831 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "121,117,720" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "88 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "95.13 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; domestic satellite system with 120 earth stations; extensive microwave" + "text": "adequate telephone service for business and government; improving quality and increasing mobile cellular availability, with mobile subscribers far outnumbering fixed-line subscribers; relatively low broadband and mobile penetration, potential for growth; extensive microwave radio relay network; considerable use of fiber-optic cable and coaxial cable; two main MNOs despite efforts for competition; 5G development slow given the existing capabilities of LTE; Mexico’s first local Internet Exchange Point opens in Mexico City; regulator strives to bring competition and foreign investment to Mexico; regulator brings back SIM card registration program (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "competition has spurred the mobile-cellular market; fixed-line teledensity is less than 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 90 per 100 persons" + "text": "competition has spurred the mobile-cellular market; fixed-line teledensity exceeds 18 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is about 95 per 100 persons; domestic satellite system with 120 earth stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 52; Columbus-2 fiber-optic submarine cable with access to the US, Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Spain, and Italy; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) and the MAYA-1 submarine cable system together provide access to Central (2015)" + "text": "country code - 52; Columbus-2 fiber-optic submarine cable with access to the US, Virgin Islands, Canary Islands, Spain, and Italy; the ARCOS-1 and the MAYA-1 submarine cable system together provide access to Central America, parts of South America and the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 120 (32 Intelsat, 2 Solidaridad (giving Mexico improved access to South America, Central America, and much of the US as well as enhancing domestic communications), 1 Panamsat, numerous Inmarsat mobile earth stations); linked to Central American Microwave System of trunk connections (2016)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable, and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "many TV stations and more than 1,400 radio stations with most privately owned; the Televisa group once had a virtual monopoly in TV broadcasting, but new broadcasting groups and foreign satellite and cable operators are now available (2012)" + "text": "telecom reform in 2013 enabled the creation of new broadcast television channels after decades of a quasi-monopoly; Mexico has 821 TV stations and 1,745 radio stations and most are privately owned; the Televisa group once had a virtual monopoly in TV broadcasting, but new broadcasting groups and foreign satellite and cable operators are now available; in 2016, Mexico became the first country in Latin America to complete the transition from analog to digital transmissions, allowing for better image and audio quality and a wider selection of programming from networks" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mx" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "69.915 million" + "text": "82,843,369" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "57.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "65.77% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "18,359,028" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "15 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "21" + "text": "16 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "357" + "text": "370" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "45,560,063" + "text": "64,569,640 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "713,985,467 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,090,380,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -864,39 +870,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "243" + "text": "243 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "32" + "text": "32 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "80" + "text": "80 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "86" + "text": "86 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "33 (2013)" + "text": "33 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1,471" + "text": "1,471 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "42" + "text": "42 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "281" + "text": "281 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1,146 (2013)" @@ -906,25 +912,25 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 18,074 km; liquid petroleum 2,102 km; oil 8,775 km; oil/gas/water 369 km; refined products 7,565 km; water 123 km (2013)" + "text": "15,986 km natural gas (2019), 10,365 km oil (2017), 8,946 km refined products (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "15,389 km" + "text": "20,825 km (2017)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "15,389 km 1.435-m gauge (27 km electrified) (2014)" + "text": "20,825 km 1.435-m gauge (27 km electrified) (2017)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "377,660 km" + "text": "398,148 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "137,544 km (includes 7,176 km of expressways)" + "text": "174,911 km (includes 10,362 km of expressways) (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "240,116 km (2012)" + "text": "223,237 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -932,45 +938,48 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "52" + "text": "637" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 5, cargo 3, chemical tanker 11, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5 (France 1, Greece 2, South Africa 1, UAE 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "12 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Marshall Islands 2, Panama 5, Portugal 1, Spain 1, Venezuela 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 6, general cargo 10, oil tanker 35, other 586 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Altamira, Coatzacoalcos, Lazaro Cardenas, Manzanillo, Veracruz" }, - "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Manzanillo (1,992,176), Lazaro Cardenas (1,242,777) (2012)" - }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Cayo Arcas terminal, Dos Bocas terminal" }, - "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Altamira, Ensenada" - }, "cruise port(s)": { "text": "Cancun, Cozumel, Ensenada" + }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Manzanillo (2,830,370), Lazaro Cardenas (1,149,079) (2017)" + }, + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { + "text": "Altamira, Ensenada" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM); includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation is 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; conscripts serve only in the Army; Navy and Air Force service is all voluntary; women are eligible for voluntary military service; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, SEDENA): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, SEMAR): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM), includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)); Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection: Federal Police (includes Gendarmerie), National Guard (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the National Guard was formed in 2019 and consists of personnel from the Federal Police and military police units of the Army and Navy" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.59% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.56% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.59% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2019) / 0.5% of GDP (2018) / 0.5% of GDP (2017) / 0.6% of GDP (2016) / 0.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Mexican armed forces have approximately 270,000 active personnel (200,000 Army; 60,000 Navy; 8,000 Air Force); approximately 60-80,000 National Guard (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Mexican military inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported equipment from a variety of mostly Western suppliers; since 2010, France, Spain, and the US are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Mexico; Mexico's defense industry produces naval vessels and light armored vehicles (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory military service (selection for service determined by lottery), conscript service obligation is 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces; women are eligible for voluntary military service (2012)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -978,15 +987,18 @@ "text": "abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements; the US has intensified security measures to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across its border with Mexico; Mexico must deal with thousands of impoverished Guatemalans and other Central Americans who cross the porous border looking for work in Mexico and the US; Belize and Mexico are working to solve minor border demarcation discrepancies arising from inaccuracies in the 1898 border treaty" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "5,155 (El Salvador) (2018); 73,494 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + }, "IDPs": { - "text": "287,000 (government's quashing of Zapatista uprising in 1994 in eastern Chiapas Region; drug cartel violence and government's military response since 2007; violence between and within indigenous groups) (2015)" + "text": "345,000 (government's quashing of Zapatista uprising in 1994 in eastern Chiapas Region; drug cartel violence and government's military response since 2007; violence between and within indigenous groups) (2019)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "13 (2015)" + "text": "13 (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "major drug-producing and transit nation; world's second largest opium poppy cultivator; opium poppy cultivation in 2009 rose 31% over 2008 to 19,500 hectares yielding a potential production of 50 metric tons of pure heroin, or 125 metric tons of \"black tar\" heroin, the dominant form of Mexican heroin in the western United States; marijuana cultivation increased 45% to 17,500 hectares in 2009; government conducts the largest independent illicit-crop eradication program in the world; continues as the primary transshipment country for US-bound cocaine from South America, with an estimated 95% of annual cocaine movements toward the US stopping in Mexico; major drug syndicates control the majority of drug trafficking throughout the country; producer and distributor of ecstasy; significant money-laundering center; major supplier of heroin and largest foreign supplier of marijuana and methamphetamine to the US market (2007)" + "text": "major drug-producing and transit nation; Mexico is estimated to be the world's third largest producer of opium with poppy cultivation in 2015 estimated to be 28,000 hectares yielding a potential production of 475 metric tons of raw opium; government conducts the largest independent illicit-crop eradication program in the world; continues as the primary transshipment country for US-bound cocaine from South America, with an estimated 95% of annual cocaine movements toward the US stopping in Mexico; major drug syndicates control the majority of drug trafficking throughout the country; producer and distributor of ecstasy; significant money-laundering center; major supplier of heroin and largest foreign supplier of marijuana and methamphetamine to the US market" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/north-america/sb.json b/north-america/sb.json index 0bd02c25..435c2cf9 100644 --- a/north-america/sb.json +++ b/north-america/sb.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions." + "text": "First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions. They attained the status of an overseas collectivity in 2003." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups" + "text": "note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "mostly barren rock" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.7% ++ arable land 8.7%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "8.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.7% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "12.5%" + "text": "12.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "78.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -76,14 +79,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment" + "text": "overfishing; recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "vegetation scanty; the islands are actually part of the northern Appalachians along with Newfoundland" @@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "5,595 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "5,347 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,105 +115,110 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "15.57% (male 449/female 422)" + "text": "14.31% (male 395/female 370)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "9.06% (male 263/female 244)" + "text": "8.83% (male 245/female 227)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.29% (male 1,165/female 1,201)" + "text": "40% (male 1,039/female 1,100)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "13.6% (male 399/female 362)" + "text": "14.49% (male 400/female 375)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "19.48% (male 456/female 634) (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.37% (male 513/female 683) (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "45.9 years" + "text": "48.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "45.4 years" + "text": "47.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "46.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "49 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-1.09% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.15% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "7.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.7 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-8.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is found on Saint Pierre Island; a small settlement is located on the north end of Miquelon Island" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "90.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "90% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.36% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SAINT-PIERRE (capital) 5,000 (2014)" + "text": "6,000 SAINT-PIERRE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.75 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "80.5 years" + "text": "81 years" }, "male": { - "text": "78.2 years" + "text": "78.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "83 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "83.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.57 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.58 children born/woman (2020 est.)" + }, + "Drinking water source": { + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.6% of population (2017 est.)" + } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" @@ -220,6 +228,9 @@ }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { "text": "NA" + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" } }, "Government": { @@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ } }, "Dependency status": { - "text": "self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France" + "text": "overseas collectivity of France" }, "Government type": { "text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France" @@ -258,59 +269,66 @@ }, "daylight saving time": { "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Saint Peter, the patron saint of fisherman" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 2 communes at the second order - Saint Pierre, Miquelon" }, "Independence": { - "text": "none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)" + "text": "none (overseas collectivity collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789)" + "text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1790)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + "history": { + "text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "amendment procedures of France's constitution apply" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "French civil law" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see France" + "note": { + "text": "see France" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by Prefect Jean-Regis BORIUS (since 2016)" + "text": "President Emmanuel MACRON (since 14 May 2017); represented by Prefect Thierry DEVIMEUX (since 17 January 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President of Territorial Council Stephane ARTANO (since 21 February 2007)" + "text": "President of Territorial Council Stephane LENORMAND (since 24 October 2017)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Le Cabinet du Prefet" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 6 May 2012 (next to be held in 2017); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior" + "text": "French president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 April and 6 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prefect appointed by French president on the advice of French Ministry of Interior" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Territorial Council or Conseil Territorial (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote to serve 6-year terms)" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 member to the French Senate; elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held not later than September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AD 1 (affiliated with UMP); Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 member to the French National Assembly; elections last held on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Ensemble pour l'Avenir 1 (affiliated with PRG)" + "text": "unicameral Territorial Council or Conseil Territorial (19 seats - Saint Pierre 15, Miquelon 4; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed to serve 6-year terms);Saint Pierre and Miquelon indirectly elects 1 senator to the French Senate by an electoral college to serve a 6-year term and directly elects 1 deputy to the French National Assembly by absolute majority vote to serve a 5-year term" }, "elections": { - "text": "elections last held on 18 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2018)" + "text": "Territorial Council - last held on 19 March 2017 (next to be held in March 2023)French Senate - last held on 24 September 2017 (next to be held no later than September 2020)French National Assembly - last held on 11 and 18 June 2017 (next to be held by June 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AD 52.5%, Ensemble pour l'Avenir 47.5%; seats by party - AD 14, Ensemble pour l'Avenir 5" + "text": "Territorial Council - percent of vote by party - AD 70.2%, Cap sur l'Avenir 29.8%; seats by party - AD 17, Cap sur l'Avenir 2; composition - men 10, women 9, percent of women 47.4%French Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PS 1 (affiliated with UMP)French National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Ensemble pour l'Avenir 1 (affiliated with PRG); the Republicans (LR) 1" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel (composition NA)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -321,16 +339,15 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Archipelago Tomorrow or AD (affiliated with UMP) ++ Togerther for the Future (Ensemble pour l'Avenir) (affiliated with PRG)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "Archipelago Tomorrow or AD (affiliated with UMP)Cap sur l'Avenir [Annick GIRARDIN] (affiliated with Left Radical Party)Togerther for the Future (Ensemble pour l'Avenir) (affiliated with PRG) SPM ensemble" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU, WFTU (NGOs)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)" + "note": { + "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (territorial overseas collectivity of France)" @@ -338,7 +355,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "a yellow three-masted sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a blue background with scattered, white, wavy lines under the ship; a continuous black-over-white wavy line divides the ship from the white wavy lines; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the blue on the main portion of the flag symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean and the stylized ship represents the Grande Hermine in which Jacques Cartier \"discovered\" the islands in 1536", "note": { - "text": "the flag of France used for official occasions" + "text": "note: the flag of France used for official occasions" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -346,35 +363,37 @@ }, "National anthem": { "note": { - "text": "as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" + "text": "note: as a collectivity of France, \"La Marseillaise\" is official (see France)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. ++ ++ In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. France heavily subsidizes the islands to the great betterment of living standards. ++ ++ The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector." + "text": "The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. The services sector accounted for 86% of GDP in 2010, the last year data is available for. Government employment accounts for than 46% of the GDP, and 78% of the population is working age. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Fish farming, crab fishing, and agriculture are being developed to diversify the local economy. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector. Trade is the second largest sector in terms of value added created, where it contributes significantly to economic activity. The extractive industries and energy sector is the third largest sector of activity in the archipelago, attributable in part to the construction of a new thermal power plant in 2015." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$215.3 million (2006 est.)", + "text": "$261.3 million (2015 est.) / $215.3 million (2006 est.)", "note": { - "text": "supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million" + "text": "note: supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$215.3 million (2006 est.)" + "text": "$261.3 million (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$34,900 (2006 est.)" + "text": "$46,200 (2006 est.) / $34,900 (2005)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "2%" + "text": "2% (2006 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "15% (2006 est.)" }, "services": { "text": "83% (2006 est.)" @@ -387,10 +406,10 @@ "text": "fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3,194 (2006)" + "text": "4,429 (2015)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -404,148 +423,156 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.9% (2008 est.)" + "text": "8.7% (2015 est.) / 9.9% (2008 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$70 million" + "text": "70 million (1996 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$60 million (1996 est.)" + "text": "60 million (1996 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "32.5% of GDP (1996 est.)" + "text": "26.8% (of GDP) (1996 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "4.6% of GDP (1996 est.)" + "text": "3.8% (of GDP) (1996 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.5% (2010) ++ 8.1% (2005)" + "text": "1.5% (2015) / 4.5% (2010)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$6.641 million (2010 est.) ++ $5.5 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$6.641 million (2010 est.) / $5.5 million (2005 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$95.35 million (2010 est.) ++ $68.2 million (2005 est.)" + "text": "$95.35 million (2010 est.) / $68.2 million (2005 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "note": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - ++ 0.9214 (2016 est.) ++ 0.885 (2015 est.) ++ 0.885 (2014 est.) ++ 0.7634 (2013 est.) ++ 0.7752 (2012 est.)" + "text": "euros (EUR) per US dollar - / 0.885 (2017 est.) / 0.903 (2016 est.) / 0.9214 (2015 est.) / 0.885 (2014 est.) / 0.7634 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "45 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "46 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "41.85 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "42.78 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "27,600 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,600 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "630 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "660 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "624.9 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "650 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "200,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "100,200 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "4,800" + "text": "4,086" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "80 (July 2010 est.)" + "text": "75.55 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate" + "text": "adequate (2018)" + }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line teledensity 76 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 508; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system" + "text": "country code - 508; landing point for the St Pierre and Miquelon Cable connecting Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Canada; radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; satellite earth station - 1 in French domestic satellite system (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 TV stations with a third repeater station, all part of the French Overseas Network; radio stations on St. Pierre and on Miquelon are part of the French Overseas Network (2007)" + "text": "2 TV stations with a third repeater station, all part of the French Overseas Network; radio stations on St. Pierre and on Miquelon are part of the French Overseas Network" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pm" @@ -555,7 +582,7 @@ "text": "4,500" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "79.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "79.5% (July 2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -565,21 +592,21 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "117 km" + "text": "117 km (2009)" }, "paved": { - "text": "80 km" + "text": "80 km (2009)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "37 km (2009)" diff --git a/north-america/us.json b/north-america/us.json index 604769cc..8f6000ef 100644 --- a/north-america/us.json +++ b/north-america/us.json @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "685,924 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories (2010)" + "text": "note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia, no overseas territories" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ "text": "12,048 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Canada 8,893 km (including 2,477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3,155 km" + "text": "Canada 8893 km (including 2477 km with Alaska), Mexico 3155 km" }, "note": { - "text": "US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US and is part of Cuba; the base boundary is 28.5 km" + "text": "note: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is leased by the US and is part of Cuba; the base boundary is 28.5 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "not specified" } @@ -69,25 +69,28 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "760 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Death Valley -86 m (lowest point in North America) ++ highest point: Denali (Mount McKinley) 6,190 m (highest point in North America)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Death Valley (lowest point in North America) -86 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Denali 6,190 m (Mount McKinley) (highest point in North America)" }, "note": { - "text": "the peak of Mauna Kea (4,205 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level" + "text": "note: the peak of Mauna Kea (4,207 m above sea level) on the island of Hawaii rises about 10,200 m above the Pacific Ocean floor; by this measurement, it is the world's tallest mountain - higher than Mount Everest (8,850 m), which is recognized as the tallest mountain above sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, arable land", - "note": { - "text": "the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total" - } + "text": "coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber, arable land, note, the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "44.5% ++ arable land 16.8%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 27.4%" + "text": "44.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "16.8% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 27.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "33.3%" + "text": "33.3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "22.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -96,17 +99,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "264,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood" - } + "text": "tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed Decade Volcanoes by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell, Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in Hawaii: Haleakala, Kilauea, Loihi; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification" + "text": "air pollution; large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; deforestation; mining; desertification; species conservation; invasive species (the Hawaiian Islands are particularly vulnerable)" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Denali (Mt. McKinley) is the highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent note 2: the western coast of the United States and southern coast of Alaska lie along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: the Aleutian Islands are a chain of volcanic islands that divide the Bering Sea (north) from the main Pacific Ocean (south); they extend about 1,800 km westward from the Alaskan Peninsula; the archipelago consists of 14 larger islands, 55 smaller islands, and hundreds of islets; there are 41 active volcanoes on the islands, which together form a large northern section of the Ring of Firenote 4: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 miles) of surveyed passageways, which is nearly twice as long as the second-longest cave system, the Sac Actun underwater cave in Mexico - the world's longest underwater cave system (see \"Geography - note\" under Mexico); note 5: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep note 6: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "323,995,528 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "332,639,102 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -133,171 +135,171 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)", + "text": "white 72.4%, black 12.6%, Asian 4.8%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.9%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2%, other 6.2%, two or more races 2.9% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic" + "text": "note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); an estimated 16.3% of the total US population is Hispanic as of 2010" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "English 79.2%, Spanish 12.9%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 3.3%, other 0.9% (2011 est.)", + "text": "English only 78.2%, Spanish 13.4%, Chinese 1.1%, other 7.3% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represents the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 31 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii" + "text": "note: data represent the language spoken at home; the US has no official national language, but English has acquired official status in 32 of the 50 states; Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii, and 20 indigenous languages are official in Alaska" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Mormon 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, other Christian 0.9%, Jewish 1.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 46.5%, Roman Catholic 20.8%, Jewish 1.9%, Mormon 1.6%, other Christian 0.9%, Muslim 0.9%, Jehovah's Witness 0.8%, Buddhist 0.7%, Hindu 0.7%, other 1.8%, unaffiliated 22.8%, don't know/refused 0.6% (2014 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "18.84% (male 31,182,660/female 29,854,687)" + "text": "18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "13.46% (male 22,360,342/female 21,252,215)" + "text": "12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.6% (male 64,170,791/female 64,135,619)" + "text": "38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "12.85% (male 20,081,837/female 21,536,994)" + "text": "12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "15.25% (male 21,895,128/female 27,525,255) (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.9%" + "text": "53.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "28.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "25.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "3.9 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "37.9 years" + "text": "38.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "36.6 years" + "text": "37.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "39.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.81% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.72% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "12.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "large urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western tier states; mountainous areas, principally the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian chain, deserts in the southwest, the dense boreal forests in the extreme north, and the central prarie states are less densely populated; Alaska's population is concentrated along its southern coast - with particular emphasis on the city of Anchorage - and Hawaii's is centered on the island of Oahu" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "81.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "82.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.02% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.95% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "New York-Newark 18.593 million; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 12.31 million; Chicago 8.745 million; Miami 5.817 million; Dallas-Fort Worth 5.703 million; WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) 4.955 million (2015)" + "text": "18.804 million New York-Newark, 12.447 million Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, 8.865 million Chicago, 6.371 million Houston, 6.301 million Dallas-Fort Worth, 5.322 million WASHINGTON, D.C. (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female NA" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25.6 (2011 est.)" + "text": "26.4 years (2015 est.)" }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "14 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "5.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "79.8 years" + "text": "80.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "77.5 years" + "text": "78 years" }, "female": { - "text": "82.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.87 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.84 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "76.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2006/10)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "17.1% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "2.45 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "75.9% (2015/17)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.4% of population ++ rural: 98.2% of population ++ total: 99.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.6% of population ++ rural: 1.8% of population ++ total: 0.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "17.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { @@ -310,34 +312,34 @@ "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "35% (2014)" + "text": "36.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "0.5% (2012)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2014)" }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "16 years" }, "male": { "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13.4%" + "text": "8.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "14.5%" + "text": "9.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "12.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ "text": "US or USA" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name America is derived from that of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512), Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer" + "text": "the name America is derived from that of Amerigo VESPUCCI (1454-1512) - Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer - using the Latin form of his name, Americus, feminized to America" } }, "Government type": { @@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November" }, "note": { - "text": "the 50 United States cover six time zones" + "text": "note: the 50 United States cover six time zonesetymology: named after George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -382,20 +384,25 @@ "Dependent areas": { "text": "American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island", "note": { - "text": "from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political entities: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)" + "text": "note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; it entered into a political relationship with all four political entities: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994)" } }, "Independence": { - "text": "4 July 1776 (declared); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)" + "text": "4 July 1776 (declared independence from Great Britain); 3 September 1783 (recognized by Great Britain)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "Independence Day, 4 July (1776)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789; amended many times, last in 1992 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1781 (Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union); latest drafted July - September 1787, submitted to the Congress of the Confederation 20 September 1787, submitted for states' ratification 28 September 1787, ratification completed by nine of the 13 states 21 June 1788, effective 4 March 1789" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a \"joint resolution\" by Congress, which requires a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate or by a constitutional convention called for by at least two thirds of the state legislatures; passage requires ratification by three fourths of the state legislatures or passage in state-held constitutional conventions as specified by Congress; the US president has no role in the constitutional amendment process; amended many times, last in 1992" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law except Louisiana, which is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts" + "text": "common law system based on English common law at the federal level; state legal systems based on common law, except Louisiana, where state law is based on Napoleonic civil code; judicial review of legislative acts" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "withdrew acceptance of compulsory ICJ jurisdiction in 2005; withdrew acceptance of ICCt jurisdiction in 2002" @@ -404,7 +411,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -428,55 +435,50 @@ "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president, approved by the Senate" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 10 November 2020)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected on the same ballot by the Electoral College of 'electors' chosen from each state; president and vice president serve a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote count - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227; percent of direct popular vote - Donald J. TRUMP 46%, Hillary D. CLINTON 48%, other 6%" + "text": "Donald J. TRUMP elected president; electoral vote - Donald J. TRUMP (Republican Party) 304, Hillary D. CLINTON (Democratic Party) 227, other 7; percent of direct popular vote - Hillary D. CLINTON 48.2%, Donald J. TRUMP 46.1%, other 5.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Congress consists of the Senate (100 seats; 2 members directly elected in each of the 50 state constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia and Louisiana which require an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) and the House of Representatives (435 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia which requires an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 2-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Congress consists of:Senate (100 seats; 2 members directly elected in each of the 50 state constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia and Louisiana which require an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 6-year terms with one-third of membership renewed every 2 years) House of Representatives (435 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote except in Georgia which requires an absolute majority vote with a second round if needed; members serve 2-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 10 November 2020); House of Representatives - last held on 8 November 2016 (next to be held on 10 November 2020)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020) House of Representatives - last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 46, Republican Party 52, independent 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 194, Republican Party 241" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 53, Democratic Party 45, independent 2; composition - men 75, women 25, percent of women 25% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 234, Republican Party 200, 1 seat still undecided; composition - men 328, women 106, percent of women 24.4%; note - total US Congress percent of women 24.5%" }, "note": { - "text": "in addition to the regular members of the House of Representatives there are 6 non-voting delegates elected from the District of Columbia and the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; these are single seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term; the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegates last held on 4 November 2014 (next to be held on 1 November 2016)" + "text": "note: in addition to the regular members of the House of Representatives there are 6 non-voting delegates elected from the District of Columbia and the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; these are single seat constituencies directly elected by simple majority vote to serve a 2-year term (except for the resident commissioner of Puerto Rico who serves a 4-year term); the delegate can vote when serving on a committee and when the House meets as the Committee of the Whole House, but not when legislation is submitted for a “full floor” House vote; election of delegates last held on 6 November 2018 (next to be held on 3 November 2020)" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "US Supreme Court (consists of 9 justices - the chief justice and 8 associate justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "president nominates and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints Supreme Court justices; justices appointed for life" + "text": "president nominates and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints Supreme Court justices; justices serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal (includes the US Court of Appeal for the Federal District and 12 regional appeals courts); 94 federal district courts in 50 states and territories" }, "note": { - "text": "the US court system consists of the federal court system and the state court systems; although each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact" + "text": "note: the US court system consists of the federal court system and the state court systems; although each court system is responsible for hearing certain types of cases, neither is completely independent of the other, and the systems often interact" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Democratic Party [Interim Chairperson Donna BRAZILE] ++ Green Party [collective leadership] ++ Libertarian Party [Nicholas SARWARK] ++ Republican Party [Reince PRIEBUS]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "environmentalists; business groups; labor unions; churches; ethnic groups; political action committees or PACs; health groups; education groups; civic groups; youth groups; transportation groups; agricultural groups; veterans groups; women's groups; reform lobbies" - } + "text": "Democratic Party [Tom PEREZ]Green Party [collective leadership]Libertarian Party [Nicholas SARWARK]Republican Party [Ronna Romney MCDANIEL]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNSC (permanent), UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), ANZUS, APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC (observer), CBSS (observer), CD, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAPC, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SELEC (observer), SICA (observer), SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA, UN Security Council (permanent), UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Flag description": { - "text": "13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; the blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship; red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory", + "text": "13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars; the 50 stars represent the 50 states, the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies; blue stands for loyalty, devotion, truth, justice, and friendship, red symbolizes courage, zeal, and fervency, while white denotes purity and rectitude of conduct; commonly referred to by its nickname of Old Glory", "note": { - "text": "the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico" + "text": "note: the design and colors have been the basis for a number of other flags, including Chile, Liberia, Malaysia, and Puerto Rico" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -484,70 +486,70 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"The Star-Spangled Banner\"" + "text": "The Star-Spangled Banner" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Francis Scott KEY/John Stafford SMITH" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1931; during the War of 1812, after witnessing the successful American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore following British naval bombardment, Francis Scott KEY wrote the lyrics to what would become the national anthem; the lyrics were set to the tune of \"The Anacreontic Song\"; only the first verse is sung" + "text": "note: adopted 1931; during the War of 1812, after witnessing the successful American defense of Fort McHenry in Baltimore following British naval bombardment, Francis Scott KEY wrote the lyrics to what would become the national anthem; the lyrics were set to the tune of \"The Anacreontic Song\"; only the first verse is sung" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $54,800. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at Purchasing Power Parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades. ++ ++ In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. ++ ++ Long-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits. ++ ++ The onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a \"two-tier\" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. ++ ++ Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created. ++ ++ The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the US into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009, Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the Federal Government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries. ++ ++ Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through 2014, the direct costs of the wars totaled more than $1.5 trillion, according to US Government figures. ++ ++ In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. ++ ++ In July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are \"too big to fail,\" and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. ++ ++ In December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. In late 2013, the Fed announced that it would begin scaling back long-term bond purchases to $75 billion per month in January 2014 and further reduce them as conditions warranted; the Fed ended the purchases during the summer of 2014. In 2014, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, and continued to fall to 5.5% by mid-2015, the lowest rate of joblessness since before the global recession began; inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt as a share of GDP continued to decline, following several years of increases. In December 2015, the Fed raised its target for the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since the recession began, but the Fed has opted to hold the target rate steady at 0.25%-0.5% through the first three quarters of 2016, with US GDP growth falling below 2% in each of those quarters." + "text": "The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $59,500. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at purchasing power parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades. In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets. Long-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits. The onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a \"two-tier\" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income. Imported oil accounts for more than 50% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created. The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the US into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009, Congress passed and former President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the Federal Government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries. Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through FY 2018, the direct costs of the wars will have totaled more than $1.9 trillion, according to US Government figures. In March 2010, former President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010. In July 2010, the former president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are \"too big to fail,\" and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight. The Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans in December 2012 to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short-term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. The Fed ended its purchases during the summer of 2014, after the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt fell below 74% of GDP. In December 2015, the Fed raised its target for the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since the recession began. With continued low growth, the Fed opted to raise rates several times since then, and in December 2017, the target rate stood at 1.5%. In December 2017, Congress passed and President Donald TRUMP signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which, among its various provisions, reduces the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%; lowers the individual tax rate for those with the highest incomes from 39.6% to 37%, and by lesser percentages for those at lower income levels; changes many deductions and credits used to calculate taxable income; and eliminates in 2019 the penalty imposed on taxpayers who do not obtain the minimum amount of health insurance required under the ACA. The new taxes took effect on 1 January 2018; the tax cut for corporations are permanent, but those for individuals are scheduled to expire after 2025. The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) under the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the new law will reduce tax revenues and increase the federal deficit by about $1.45 trillion over the 2018-2027 period. This amount would decline if economic growth were to exceed the JCT’s estimate." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$18.56 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $18.27 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $17.81 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19.49 trillion (2017 est.) / $19.06 trillion (2016 est.) / $18.77 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$18.56 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.49 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.6% (2016 est.) ++ 2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 1.6% (2016 est.) / 2.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$57,300 (2016 est.) ++ $56,800 (2015 est.) ++ $55,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$59,800 (2017 est.) / $58,900 (2016 est.) / $58,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 19.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.2% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 18.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "68.6%" + "text": "68.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "17.7%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.9%" + "text": "17.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.5%" + "text": "0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "12%" + "text": "12.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-14.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-15% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "1.1%" + "text": "0.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.4%" + "text": "19.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "79.5% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "80% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -557,36 +559,51 @@ "text": "highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second-largest industrial output in the world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "158.6 million", + "text": "160.4 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "includes unemployed (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: includes unemployed" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { + "agriculture": { + "text": "0.7% (2009)" + }, + "industry": { + "text": "20.3% (2009)" + }, + "services": { + "text": "37.3% (2009)" + }, + "industry and services": { + "text": "24.2% (2009)" + }, + "manufacturing": { + "text": "17.6% (2009)" + }, "farming, forestry, and fishing": { - "text": "0.7%" + "text": "0.7% (2009)" }, "manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts": { - "text": "20.3%" + "text": "20.3% (2009)" }, "managerial, professional, and technical": { - "text": "37.3%" + "text": "37.3% (2009)" }, "sales and office": { - "text": "24.2%" + "text": "24.2% (2009)" }, "other services": { - "text": "17.6%" + "text": "17.6% (2009)" }, "note": { - "text": "figures exclude the unemployed ++ (2009)" + "text": "note: figures exclude the unemployed" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2016 est.) ++ 5.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 4.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "15.1% (2010 est.)" @@ -599,240 +616,220 @@ "text": "30% (2007 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45 (2007) ++ 40.8 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$3.363 trillion" + "text": "3.315 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$3.893 trillion" + "text": "3.981 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "for the US, revenues exclude social contributions of approximately $1.0 trillion; expenditures exclude social benefits of approximately $2.3 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: revenues exclude social contributions of approximately $1.0 trillion; expenditures exclude social benefits of approximately $2.3 trillion" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "18.1% of GDP", + "text": "17% (of GDP) (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes contributions for social security and other programs; if social contributions were added, taxes and other revenues would amount to approximately 22% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes contributions for social security and other programs; if social contributions were added, taxes and other revenues would amount to approximately 22% of GDP" } }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "73.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 73.6% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "78.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 81.2% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as \"Debt Held by the Public,\" which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the dat" + "text": "note: data cover only what the United States Treasury denotes as \"Debt Held by the Public,\" which includes all debt instruments issued by the Treasury that are owned by non-US Government entities; the data include Treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by individual US states, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of Treasury borrowings from surpluses in the trusts for Federal Social Security, Federal Employees, Hospital and Supplemental Medical Insurance (Medicare), Disability and Unemployment, and several other smaller trusts; if data for intragovernment debt were added, \"gross debt\" would increase by about one-third of GDP" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 October - 30 September" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "0.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "3.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 3.26% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$3.311 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.022 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$13.17 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.02 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$20.31 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $19.23 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$25.07 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $26.33 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.03 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.) / 1.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$469.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$463 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$449.1 billion (2017 est.) / -$432.9 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.471 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $1.51 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.553 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.456 trillion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Canada 18.3%, Mexico 15.7%, China 8.4%, Japan 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products (soybeans, fruit, corn) 9.2%, industrial supplies (organic chemicals) 26.8%, capital goods (transistors, aircraft, motor vehicle parts, computers, telecommunications equipment) 49.0%, consumer goods (automobiles, medicines) 15.0% (2008 est.)" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Canada 18.6%, Mexico 15.7%, China 7.7%, Japan 4.2% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$2.205 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $2.273 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.361 trillion (2017 est.) / $2.208 trillion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, (2008 est.)" + "text": "agricultural products 4.9%, industrial supplies 32.9% (crude oil 8.2%), capital goods 30.4% (computers, telecommunications equipment, motor vehicle parts, office machines, electric power machinery), consumer goods 31.8% (automobiles, clothing, medicines, furniture, toys) (2008 est.)" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 21.5%, Canada 13.2%, Mexico 13.2%, Japan 5.9%, Germany 5.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 21.6%, Mexico 13.4%, Canada 12.8%, Japan 5.8%, Germany 5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$117.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $130.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$123.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $117.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) ++ $17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)", + "text": "$17.91 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) / $17.85 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency" + "text": "note: approximately 4/5ths of US external debt is denominated in US dollars; foreign lenders have been willing to hold US dollar denominated debt instruments because they view the dollar as the world's reserve currency" } }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$3.648 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.28 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$5.566 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.269 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, "Exchange rates": { - "British pounds per US dollar": { - "text": "0.7391 (2016 est.), 0.6542 (2015 est.), 0.607 (2014 est), 0.6391 (2013 est.), 0.6324 (2012 est.)" - }, - "Canadian dollars per US dollar": { - "text": "1.331 (2016 est.), 1.2788 (2015 est.), 1.1047 (2014 est.), 1.0298 (2013 est.), 0.9992 (2012 est.)" - }, - "Chinese yuan per US dollar": { - "text": "6.626 (2016 est.) 6.2275 (2015 est.), 6.1434 (2014 est.), 6.1958 (2013 est.), 6.3123 (2012 est.)" - }, - "euros per US dollar": { - "text": "0.9214 (2016 est.), 0.885 (2015 est.), 0.7525 (2014 est.), 0.7634 (2013 est.), 0.7752 (2012 est.)" - }, - "Japanese yen per US dollar": { - "text": "107.1 (2016 est.), 121.02 (2015 est.), 105.86 (2014 est.), 97.44 (2013 est.), 79.79 (2012 est.)" + "note": { + "text": "British pounds per US dollar: 0.7836 (2017 est.), 0.738 (2016 est.), 0.738 (2015 est.), 0.607 (2014 est), 0.6391 (2013 est.) Canadian dollars per US dollar: 1, 1.308 (2017 est.), 1.3256 (2016 est.), 1.3256 (2015 est.), 1.2788 (2014 est.), 1.0298 (2013 est.) Chinese yuan per US dollar: 1, 6.7588 (2017 est.), 6.6445 (2016 est.), 6.2275 (2015 est.), 6.1434 (2014 est.), 6.1958 (2013 est.) euros per US dollar: 0.885 (2017 est.), 0.903 (2016 est.), 0.9214(2015 est.), 0.885 (2014 est.), 0.7634 (2013 est.) Japanese yen per US dollar: 111.10 (2017 est.), 108.76 (2016 est.), 108.76 (2015 est.), 121.02 (2014 est.), 97.44 (2013 est.)" } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "4.103 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.095 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.913 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.902 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.695 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "67 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "72.72 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.075 billion kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.087 billion kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "73.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "70% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "9.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "7.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "7.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "9.415 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.962 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.162 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.158 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "8.567 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.969 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "36.52 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "NA bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "19.89 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "20.3 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "19.53 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.96 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3.102 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.218 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "881,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.175 million bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "766.2 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "772.8 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "773.2 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "767.6 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "42.87 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "89.7 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "76.96 billion cu m (2015 est.)" + "text": "86.15 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "10.44 trillion cu m (1 January 2015 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "5.402 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "5.242 billion Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "121.991 million" + "text": "107,667,642" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "38 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "32.6 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "382.307 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "408,509,528" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "119 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "123.69 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system" + "text": "a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system; mobile subscriber penetration rate of about 129%; national LTE-M services, closes down 2G infrastructure and reassigns spectrum for 5G; FttP rather than FttN efforts (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country" + "text": "a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country; fixed-line 33 per 100 and mobile-cellular 124 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 1; landing points for the Quintillion Subsea Cable Network, TERRA SW, AU-Aleutian, KKFL, AKORN, Alaska United -West, & -East & -Southeast, North Star, Lynn Canal Fiber, KetchCar 1, PC-1, SCCN, Tat TGN-Pacific & -Atlantic, Jupiter, Hawaiki, NCP, FASTER, HKA, JUS, AAG, BtoBE, Currie, Southern Cross NEXT, SxS, PLCN, Utility EAC-Pacific, SEA-US, Paniolo Cable Network, HICS, HIFN, ASH, Telstra Endeavor, Honotua, AURORA, ARCOS, AMX-1, Americas -I & -II, Columbus IIb & -III, Maya-1, MAC, GTMO-1, BICS, CFX-1, GlobeNet, Monet, SAm-1, Bahamas 2, PCCS, BRUSA, Dunant, MAREA, SAE x1, TAT 14, Apollo, Gemini Bermuda, Havfrue/AEC-2, Seabras-1, WALL-LI, NYNJ-1, FLAG Atalantic-1, Yellow, Atlantic Crossing-1, AE Connect -1, sea2shore, Challenger Bermuda-1, and GTT Atlantic submarine cable systems providing international connectivity to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific, & Atlantic, and Indian Ocean Islands, Central and South America, Caribbean, Canada and US; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "4 major terrestrial TV networks with affiliate stations throughout the country, plus cable and satellite networks, independent stations, and a limited public broadcasting sector that is largely supported by private grants; overall, thousands of TV station (2008)" + "text": "4 major terrestrial TV networks with affiliate stations throughout the country, plus cable and satellite networks, independent stations, and a limited public broadcasting sector that is largely supported by private grants; overall, thousands of TV stations broadcasting; multiple national radio networks with many affiliate stations; while most stations are commercial, National Public Radio (NPR) has a network of some 900 member stations; satellite radio available; in total, over 15,000 radio stations operating (2018)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".us" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "239.58 million" + "text": "285,519,020" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "74.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "87.27% (July 2018 est.)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "110.568 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "34 (2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "note 1: The Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA, claims to be the largest library in the world with more than 167 million items (as of 2018); its collections are universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include materials from all parts of the world and in over 450 languages; collections include: books, newspapers, magazines, sheet music, sound and video recordings, photographic images, artwork, architectural drawings, and copyright datanote 2: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tistan da Cunha), Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), and at Kwajalein (Marshall Islands)" } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "92" + "text": "99 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "6,817" + "text": "7,249" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "798.23 million" + "text": "889.022 million (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "37.219 billion mt-km (2015)" + "text": "42,985,300,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -843,19 +840,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5,054" + "text": "5,054 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "189" + "text": "189 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "235" + "text": "235 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1,478" + "text": "1,478 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "2,249" + "text": "2,249 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "903 (2013)" @@ -863,19 +860,19 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "8,459" + "text": "8,459 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "140" + "text": "140 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1,552" + "text": "1,552 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "6,760 (2013)" @@ -885,11 +882,11 @@ "text": "5,287 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "natural gas 1,984,321 km; petroleum products 240,711 km (2013)" + "text": "1,984,321 km natural gas, 240,711 km petroleum products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "293,564.2 km" + "text": "293,564 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "293,564.2 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -897,10 +894,10 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "6,586,610 km" + "text": "6,586,610 km (2012)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,304,715 km (includes 76,334 km of expressways)" + "text": "4,304,715 km (includes 76,334 km of expressways) (2012)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "2,281,895 km (2012)" @@ -911,48 +908,62 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "393" + "text": "3,673" }, "by type": { - "text": "barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 55, cargo 51, carrier 2, chemical tanker 30, container 84, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 56, petroleum tanker 35, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 27, vehicle carrier 26" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "85 (Australia 1, Bermuda 5, Denmark 31, France 4, Germany 5, Malaysia 2, Norway 17, Singapore 16, UK 4)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "794 (Antigua and Barbuda 7, Australia 2, Bahamas 109, Belgium 1, Bermuda 26, Canada 10, Cayman Islands 57, Comoros 2, Cyprus 5, Georgia 1, Greece 8, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 44, Indonesia 2, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 1, Italy 23, Liberia 53, Malta 34, Marshall Isla (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5, container ship 60, general cargo 104, oil tanker 68, other 3,436 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "cargo ports (tonnage)": { - "text": "Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Plaquemines, Tampa, Texas City" + "oil terminal(s)": { + "text": "LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Hampton Roads (1,918,029), Houston (1,866,450), Long Beach (6,061,091), Los Angeles (7,940,511), New York/New Jersey (5,503,485), Oakland (2,342,504), Savannah (2,944,678), Seattle (2,033,535)(2011)" + "text": "Charleston (2,177,000), Hampton Roads (2,841,000), Houston (2,459,000), Long Beach (7,544,000), Los Angeles (9,343,000), New York/New Jersey (6,710,000), Oakland (2,420,000), Savannah (4,046,000), Seattle/Tacoma (3,665,000) (2017)" }, - "cruise departure ports (passengers)": { - "text": "Miami (2,032,000), Port Everglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle (430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009)" - }, - "oil terminals": { - "text": "LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal" + "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { + "text": "Cameron (LA), Corpus Christi (TX), Cove Point (MD), Elba Island (GA), Freeport (TX), Sabine Pass (LA)note - two additional export facilities are under construction and expected to begin commercial operations in 2023-2024" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Cove Point (MD), Elba Island (GA), Everett (MA), Freeport (TX), Golden Pass (TX), Hackberry (LA), Lake Charles (LA), Neptune (offshore), Northeast Gateway (offshore), Pascagoula (MS), Sabine Pass (TX)" }, - "LNG terminal(s) (export)": { - "text": "Kenai (AK)" + "cargo ports": { + "text": "Baton Rouge, Corpus Christi, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Plaquemines (LA), Tampa, Texas City" + }, + "cruise departure ports (passengers)": { + "text": "Miami (2,032,000), Port Everglades (1,277,000), Port Canaveral (1,189,000), Seattle (430,000), Long Beach (415,000) (2009)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); 8-year service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Space Force; US Coast Guard (administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy); National Guard (Army National Guard and Air National Guard); Reserves (all services) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "4.35% of GDP (2012) ++ 4.75% of GDP (2011) ++ 4.35% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "3.42% of GDP (2019 est.) / 3.3% of GDP (2018) / 3.31% of GDP (2017) / 3.52% of GDP (2016) / 3.52% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the US Armed Forces have approximately 1.372 million active duty personnel (475,000 Army; 340,000 Navy; 330,000 Air Force; 185,000 Marine Corps); 42,000 Coast Guard; 335,000 Army National Guard; 105,000 Air National Guard (June 2020)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the US military's inventory is comprised almost entirely of domestically-produced weapons systems (some assembled with foreign components) along with a smaller mix of imported equipment from a variety of Western countries; since 2010, Germany and the UK are the leading suppliers, followed by Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and Norway; the US defense industry is capable of designing, developing, maintaining, and producing the full spectrum of weapons systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "4,500 Afghanistan (NATO; note - the US has pledged to further reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan); 5,000 Africa; 300 Australia; 1,150 Belgium; 150 Bulgaria; 250 Diego Garcia; 150 Canada; 800 Cuba; 290 Egypt (MFO); 35,000 Germany (note - in July 2020, the US pledged to reduce the number of troops in Germany by about 12,000); 400 Greece; 150 Greenland; 5,600 Guam; 380 Honduras; 12,300 Italy; 55,200 Japan; 660 Kosovo (KFOR); approximately 10-15,000 assigned with an additional estimated 20-30,000 deployed Middle East (Bahrain/Iraq/Israel/Jordan/Kuwait/Oman/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Syria/United Arab Emirates); 400 Netherlands; 670 Norway; 200 Philippines; 4,500 Poland; 250 Portugal; 26,500 Republic of Korea; 1,100 Romania; 200 Singapore; 3,200 Spain; 100 Thailand; 1,700 Turkey; 9,400 United Kingdom (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "US military rotational policies affect deployed numbers; for example, the US deploys ground and air units to select countries for 6-12 month rotational assignments on a continuous basis; in South Korea, for example, the US continuously rotates combat brigades (3,000-4,000 personnel) for 9 months at a time; contingencies also affect US troop deployments; for example, since May 2019, the US has deployed more than 15,000 additional military personnel to the Middle East for an undetermined period of time; in addition, some overseas US naval bases, such as the headquarters of US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) in Manama, Bahrain, are frequented by the crews of US ships on 6-9 month deployments; a US carrier strike group with an air wing and supporting ships typically includes over 6,000 personnel (2020)" + } + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 34 (Army), 39 (Air Force), 39 (Navy), 28 (Marines), 31 (Coast Guard); 8-year service obligation, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard); all military occupations and positions open to women (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps/Qods Force; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; al-Qa'ida (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -961,7 +972,10 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "16,370 (Democratic Republic of the Congo); the US admitted 84,995 refugees during FY2016 including: 12,587 (Syria); 12,347 (Burma); 9,880 (Iraq); 9,020 (Somalia); 5,817 (Bhutan); 3,750 (Iran)" + "text": "the US admitted 11,814 refugees during FY2020 including: 2,868 (Democratic Republic of the Congo), 2,115 (Burma), 1,927 (Ukraine), 604 (Afghanistan), 537 (Iraq)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: 72,722 Venezuelans have claimed asylum since 2014 because of the economic and political crisis (2018)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/oceans/oo.json b/oceans/oo.json index 3aef2e3a..39239c05 100644 --- a/oceans/oo.json +++ b/oceans/oo.json @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "20.327 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies" + "text": "note: includes Amundsen Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, part of the Drake Passage, Ross Sea, a small part of the Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other tributary water bodies" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ "text": "sea temperatures vary from about 10 degrees Celsius to -2 degrees Celsius; cyclonic storms travel eastward around the continent and frequently are intense because of the temperature contrast between ice and open ocean; the ocean area from about latitude 40 south to the Antarctic Circle has the strongest average winds found anywhere on Earth; in winter the ocean freezes outward to 65 degrees south latitude in the Pacific sector and 55 degrees south latitude in the Atlantic sector, lowering surface temperatures well below 0 degrees Celsius; at some coastal points intense persistent drainage winds from the interior keep the shoreline ice-free throughout the winter" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "the Southern Ocean is 4,000 to 5,000-m deep over most of its extent with only limited areas of shallow water; the Antarctic continental shelf is generally narrow and unusually deep, its edge lying at depths of 400 to 800 m (the global mean is 133 m); the Antarctic icepack grows from an average minimum of 2.6 million sq km in March to about 18.8 million sq km in September, better than a sixfold increase in area; the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward, the world's largest ocean current, it transports 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers" + "text": "the Southern Ocean is 4,000 to 5,000-m deep over most of its extent with only limited areas of shallow water; the Antarctic continental shelf is generally narrow and unusually deep, its edge lying at depths of 400 to 800 m (the global mean is 133 m); the Antarctic icepack grows from an average minimum of 2.6 million sq km in March to about 18.8 million sq km in September, better than a sixfold increase in area\nmajor surface currents: the cold, clockwise-flowing Antarctic Circumpolar Current (West Wind Drift; 21,000 km long) moves perpetually eastward around the continent and is the world's largest and strongest ocean current, transporting 130 million cubic meters of water per second - 100 times the flow of all the world's rivers; it is also the only current that flows all the way around the planet and connects the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans; the cold Antarctic Coastal Current (East Wind Drift) is the southernmost current in the world, flowing westward and parallel to the Antarctic coastline" }, "Elevation": { "mean depth": { "text": "-3,270 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: southern end of the South Sandwich Trench -7,235 m ++ highest point: sea level 0 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "southern end of the South Sandwich Trench -7,235 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -49,15 +52,11 @@ "text": "huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice (generally 0.5 to 1 m thick) with sometimes dynamic short-term variations and with large annual and interannual variations; deep continental shelf floored by glacial deposits varying widely over short distances; high winds and large waves much of the year; ship icing, especially May-October; most of region is remote from sources of search and rescue" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "increased solar ultraviolet radiation resulting from the Antarctic ozone hole in recent years, reducing marine primary productivity (phytoplankton), damaging the DNA of some fish, and causing sun damage to some mammals; large amount of mortality of seabirds resulting from long-line fishing for toothfish; ocean acidification", - "note": { - "text": "the now-protected fur seal population is making a strong comeback after severe overexploitation in the 18th and 19th centuries" - } + "text": "changes to the ocean's physical, chemical, and biological systems have taken place because of climate change, ocean acidification, and commercial exploitation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { - "text": "the Southern Ocean is subject to all international agreements regarding the world's oceans; in addition, it is subject to these agreements specific to the Antarctic region: International Whaling Commission (prohibits commercial whaling south of 40 degrees south [south of 60 degrees south between 50 degrees and 130 degrees west]); Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (limits sealing); Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (regulates fishing)", "note": { - "text": "many nations (including the US) prohibit mineral resource exploration and exploitation south of the fluctuating Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence), which is in the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and serves as the dividing line between the cold polar surface waters to the south and the warmer waters to the north" + "text": "the Southern Ocean is subject to all international agreements regarding the world's oceans; in addition, it is subject to these agreements specific to the Antarctic region: International Whaling Commission (prohibits commercial whaling south of 40 degrees south [south of 60 degrees south between 50 degrees and 130 degrees west]); Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (limits sealing); Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (regulates fishing)\nnote: many nations (including the US) prohibit mineral resource exploration and exploitation south of the fluctuating Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence), which is in the middle of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and serves as the dividing line between the cold polar surface waters to the south and the warmer waters to the north" } }, "Geography - note": { @@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { "text": "Fisheries in 2013-14 landed 302,960 metric tons, of which 96% (291,370 tons-the highest reported catch since 1991) was krill and 4% (11,590 tons) Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean sea bass), compared to 15,330 tons in 2012-13 (estimated fishing from the area covered by the Convention of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, which extends slightly beyond the Southern Ocean area). International agreements were adopted in late 1999 to reduce illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, which in the 2000-01 season landed, by one estimate, 8,376 metric tons of Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish. In the 2014-15 Antarctic summer, 36,702 tourists visited the Southern Ocean, slightly lower than the 37,405 visitors in 2013-14 (estimates provided to the Antarctic Treaty by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, and does not include passengers on overflights and those flying directly in and out of Antarctica)." + }, + "Marine fisheries": { + "text": "the Southern Ocean fishery is relatively small with a total catch of 257,278 mt in 2017; the Food and Agriculture Organization has delineated three regions in the Southern Ocean (Regions 48, 58, 88) that generally encompass the waters south of 40° to 60° South latitude; the most important producers in these regions include Norway (156,884 mt), China (38,112 mt), and South Korea (34,506 mt); Antarctic Krill made up 92% of the total catch in 2017, while other important species include Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ "text": "McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica" }, "note": { - "text": "few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels" + "text": "note: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels" } }, "Transportation - note": { diff --git a/oceans/xo.json b/oceans/xo.json index ac433342..e1a29cef 100644 --- a/oceans/xo.json +++ b/oceans/xo.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." + "text": "The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia).The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "68.556 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies" + "text": "note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ "text": "northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "surface dominated by counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge" + "text": "surface dominated by a major gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean and a unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge major surface currents: the counterclockwise Indian Ocean Gyre comprised of the southward flowing warm Agulhas and East Madagascar Currents in the west, the eastward flowing South Indian Current in the south, the northward flowing cold West Australian Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north; a distinctive annual reversal of surface currents occurs in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and clockwise currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and counterclockwise currents" }, "Elevation": { "mean depth": { "text": "-3,741 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Java Trench -7,258 m ++ highest point: sea level 0 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Java Trench -7,258 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ "text": "occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea" + "text": "marine pollution caused by ocean dumping, waste disposal, and oil spills; deep sea mining; oil pollution in Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea; coral reefs threatened due climate change, direct human pressures, and inadequate governance, awareness, and political will; loss of biodiversity; endangered marine species include the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait" @@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { "text": "The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beach sands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploited by bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand." + }, + "Marine fisheries": { + "text": "the Indian Ocean fisheries are the third most important in the world accounting for 15%, or 12,311,688 mt of the global catch in 2017; tuna, small pelagic fish, and shrimp are important species in these regions; the Food and Agriculture Organization delineated two fishing regions in the Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean region (Region 57) is the most important region and the fifth largest producing region in the world with more than 8%, or 6,966,875 mt, of the global catch in 2017; the region encompasses the waters north of 55º South latitude and east of 80º East longitude including the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea with the major producers including Indonesia (1,940,190 mt), India (1,431,700 mt), Burma (1,263,080 mt), Bangladesh (637,476 mt), and Sri Lanka (422,842 mt); the principal catches include shad, Skipjack tuna, mackerel, shrimp, and sardinellas Western Indian Ocean region (Region 51) is the world’s sixth largest producing region with more than 6% or 5,344,813 mt of the global catch in 2017; this region encompasses the waters north of 40º South latitude and west of 80º East longitude including the western Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea as well as the waters along the east coast of Africa and Madagascar, the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and the west coast of India with major producers including India (2,402,878 mt), Pakistan (382,768 mt), Oman (347,539 mt), and Mozambique (232,299 mt); the principal catches include Skipjack and Yellowfin tuna, mackerel, sardines, shrimp, and cephalopods" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -72,9 +78,11 @@ "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Chennai (Madras, India); Colombo (Sri Lanka); Durban (South Africa); Jakarta (Indonesia); Kolkata (Calcutta, India); Melbourne (Australia); Mumbai (Bombay, India); Richards Bay (South Africa)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "although the number of reported incidents of piracy have dropped dramatically in 2014, the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced incidents of piracy; in response, Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz" + } + }, + "Military and Security": { + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators, including the use of on-board armed security teams, have reduced incidents of piracy; in response, Somali-based pirates, using hijacked fishing trawlers as \"mother ships\" to extend their range, shifted operations as far south as the Mozambique Channel, eastward to the vicinity of the Maldives, and northeastward to the Strait of Hormuz; 2018 saw a slight decrease in attacks over 2017, with one incident in the Gulf of Aden, none in the Red Sea, and two off the coast of Somalia; Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-012-Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea-Threats to US and International Shipping from Iran) effective 7 August 2019, which states in part that \"heightened military activities and increased political tensions in this region continue to present risk to commercial shipping...there is a continued possibility that Iran and/or its regional proxies could take actions against US and partner interests in the region;\" at present, Iran has seized two foreign-flagged tankers in the Persian Gulf; the US and UK navies have established Operation Sentinel to provide escorts for commercial shipping transiting the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/oceans/xq.json b/oceans/xq.json index bf636db7..257be1a6 100644 --- a/oceans/xq.json +++ b/oceans/xq.json @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "14.056 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies" + "text": "note: includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ "text": "polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature range; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that, on average, is about 3 m thick, although pressure ridges may be three times that thickness; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)" + "text": "central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that, on average, is about 3 m thick, although pressure ridges may be three times that thickness; the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge) major surface currents: two major, slow-moving, wind-driven currents (drift streams) dominate: a clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyre in the western part of the Arctic Ocean and a nearly straight line Transpolar Drift Stream that moves eastward across the ocean from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to the Fram Strait (between Greenland and Svalbard); sea ice that lies close to the center of the gyre can complete a 360 degree circle in about 2 years, while ice on the gyre periphery will complete the same circle in about 7-8 years; sea ice in the Transpolar Drift crosses the ocean in about 3 years" }, "Elevation": { "mean depth": { "text": "-1,205 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Molloy Deep -5,607 m ++ highest point: sea level 0 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Molloy Deep -5,607 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -49,12 +52,14 @@ "text": "ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "endangered marine species include walruses and whales; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage; thinning polar icepack" + "text": "climate change; changes in biodiversity; use of toxic chemicals; endangered marine species include walruses and whales; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage; thinning polar icepack" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months" } }, + "People and Society": { + }, "Government": { "Country name": { "etymology": { @@ -65,6 +70,9 @@ "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { "text": "Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals." + }, + "Marine fisheries": { + "text": "the Arctic fishery region (Region 18) is the smallest in the world with a catch of only 418 mt in 2017, although the Food and Agriculture Organization assesses that some Arctic catches are reported in adjacent regions; Russia and Canada were historically the major producers; in 2017, the five littoral states including Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Russia, and the US agreed to a 16 year ban on fishing in the Central Arctic Ocean to allow for time to study the ecological system of these waters" } }, "Transportation": { diff --git a/oceans/zh.json b/oceans/zh.json index a2a8deef..4a965942 100644 --- a/oceans/zh.json +++ b/oceans/zh.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). The Kiel Canal (Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Canada-US) are important strategic access waterways. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth world ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Atlantic Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." + "text": "The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). The Kiel Canal (Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Canada-US) are important strategic access waterways.The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth world ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Atlantic Ocean south of 60 degrees south latitude." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "76.762 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies" + "text": "note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, part of the Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Labrador Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, almost all of the Scotia Sea, and other tributary water bodies" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ "text": "tropical cyclones (hurricanes) develop off the coast of Africa near Cabo Verde and move westward into the Caribbean Sea; hurricanes can occur from May to December but are most frequent from August to November" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "surface usually covered with sea ice in Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and coastal portions of the Baltic Sea from October to June; clockwise warm-water gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the northern Atlantic, counterclockwise warm-water gyre in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin" + "text": "surface usually covered with sea ice in Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and coastal portions of the Baltic Sea from October to June; surface dominated by two large gyres (broad, circular systems of currents), one in the northern Atlantic and another in the southern Atlantic; the ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a rugged north-south centerline for the entire Atlantic basin major surface currents: clockwise North Atlantic Gyre consists of the northward flowing, warm Gulf Stream in the west, the eastward flowing North Atlantic Current in the north, the southward flowing cold Canary Current in the east, and the westward flowing North Equatorial Current in the south; the counterclockwise South Atlantic Gyre composed of the southward flowing warm Brazil Current in the west, the eastward flowing South Atlantic Current in the south, the northward flowing cold Benguela Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north" }, "Elevation": { "mean depth": { "text": "-3,646 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m ++ highest point: sea level 0 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Milwaukee Deep in the Puerto Rico Trench -8,605 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ "text": "icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September; hurricanes (May to December)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea" + "text": "endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "major chokepoints include the Dardanelles, Strait of Gibraltar, access to the Panama and Suez Canals; strategic straits include the Strait of Dover, Straits of Florida, Mona Passage, The Sound (Oresund), and Windward Passage; the Equator divides the Atlantic Ocean into the North Atlantic Ocean and South Atlantic Ocean" @@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { "text": "The Atlantic Ocean provides some of the world's most heavily trafficked sea routes, between and within the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Other economic activity includes the exploitation of natural resources, e.g., fishing, dredging of aragonite sands (The Bahamas), and production of crude oil and natural gas (Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and North Sea)." + }, + "Marine fisheries": { + "text": "the Atlantic Ocean fisheries are the second most important in the world accounting for 28%, or 22,434,652 mt, of the global catch in 2017; of the seven regions delineated by the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Atlantic basin, the most important include the following: Northeast Atlantic region (Region 27) is the third most important in the world producing more than 11% of the global catch or 9,309,821 mt in 2017; the region encompasses the waters north of 36º North latitude and east of 40º West longitude with the major producers including Norway (2,208,175 mt), Iceland (1,163,166 mt), Russia (1,105,548 mt), UK (717,545 mt), and Denmark (901,939 mt); the region includes the historically important fishing grounds of the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Atlantic waters between Greenland, Iceland, and the British Isles; the principal catches include Atlantic cod, haddock, saithe (pollock), Blue Whiting, herring, and mackerel; not all fish caught are for human consumption, half of fish catches in the North Sea are processed as fish oil or fish meal, which are used in animal fodder Eastern Central Atlantic region (Region 34) is the second most important Atlantic fishery, and seventh largest in the world producing more than 6% of the global catch or 5,085,264 mt in 2017; the region encompasses the waters between 36º North and 6º South latitude and east of 40º West longitude off the west coast of Africa with the major producers including Morocco (1,336,787 mt), Mauritania (779,580 mt), Nigeria (496,206 mt), Senegal (464,199 mt), Ghana (291,904 mt), Cameroon (205,190 mt), and Sierra Leone (200,000 mt); the principal catches include pilchard, sardinellas, shad, and mackerel Northwest Atlantic region (Region 21) is the third most important Atlantic fishery and ninth in the world producing a little more than 2% of the global catch and 1,755,861 mt in 2017; it encompasses the waters north of 35º North latitude and west of 42º West longitude including the important fishing grounds over the continental shelf of North America such as the Grand Banks, the Georges Bank, and the Flemish Cap, as well as Baffin Bay with the major producers including the US (889,668 mt), Canada (624,747 mt), and Greenland (169,830 mt); the principal catches include sea scallops, prawns, lobster, herring, and menhaden Mediterranean and Black Sea region (Region 37) is a minor fishing region representing 1.6% or 1,348,299 mt of the world’s total capture in 2017; the region encompasses all waters east of the Strait of Gibraltar with the major producers including Turkey (322,175 mt), Italy (185,067 mt), Tunisia (109,636 mt), Russia (90,883 mt), and Spain (86,342 mt); the principal catches include European anchovy, European pilchard, Gobies, and clams" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -77,6 +83,11 @@ "text": "Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways; significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US; the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa; in 2014, 41 commercial vessels were attacked in the Gulf of Guinea with 5 hijacked and 144 crew members taken hostage; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, + "Military and Security": { + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 totaling 85 attacks, including all of the six ships highjacked during the year; 13 of the 18 vessels fired upon world-wide occurred in West African waters; Nigerian pirates are very aggresive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarded 29 ships in 2018; the Maritime Administration of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-010-Gulf of Guinea-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping for Ransom) effective 19 July 2019, which states in part \"Piracy, armed robbery, and kidnapping for ransom (KFR) continue to serve as significant threats to U.S. flagged vessels transiting or operating in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). ...According to the Office of Naval Intelligence’s “Weekly Piracy Reports” 72 reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea occurred in the GoG region this year as of July 9, 2019. Attacks, kidnappings for ransom (KFR), and boardings to steal valuables from the ships and crews are the most common types of incidents with approximately 75 percent of all incidents taking place off Nigeria. During the first six months of 2019, there were 15 kidnapping and 3 hijackings in the GoG.\"" + } + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "some maritime disputes (see littoral states)" diff --git a/oceans/zn.json b/oceans/zn.json index 196f8d3c..685f6c1e 100644 --- a/oceans/zn.json +++ b/oceans/zn.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south." + "text": "The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans (followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). Strategically important access waterways include the La Perouse, Tsugaru, Tsushima, Taiwan, Singapore, and Torres Straits.The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of 60 degrees south." } }, "Geography": { @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ "text": "155.557 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies" + "text": "note: includes Bali Sea, Bering Sea, Bering Strait, Coral Sea, East China Sea, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Tonkin, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea, and other tributary water bodies" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -32,27 +32,30 @@ "text": "planetary air pressure systems and resultant wind patterns exhibit remarkable uniformity in the south and east; trade winds and westerly winds are well-developed patterns, modified by seasonal fluctuations; tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico from June to October and affect Mexico and Central America; continental influences cause climatic uniformity to be much less pronounced in the eastern and western regions at the same latitude in the North Pacific Ocean; the western Pacific is monsoonal - a rainy season occurs during the summer months, when moisture-laden winds blow from the ocean over the land, and a dry season during the winter months, when dry winds blow from the Asian landmass back to the ocean; tropical cyclones (typhoons) may strike southeast and east Asia from May to December" }, "Terrain": { - "text": "surface currents in the northern Pacific are dominated by a clockwise, warm-water gyre (broad circular system of currents) and in the southern Pacific by a counterclockwise, cool-water gyre; in the northern Pacific, sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea ice from Antarctica reaches its northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is dissected by deep trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest" + "text": "surface dominated by two large gyres (broad, circular systems of currents), one in the northern Pacific and another in the southern Pacific; in the northern Pacific, sea ice forms in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk in winter; in the southern Pacific, sea ice from Antarctica reaches its northernmost extent in October; the ocean floor in the eastern Pacific is dominated by the East Pacific Rise, while the western Pacific is dissected by deep trenches, including the Mariana Trench, which is the world's deepest at 10,924 m major surface currents: clockwise North Pacific Gyre formed by the warm northward flowing Kuroshio Current in the west, the eastward flowing North Pacific Current in the north, the southward flowing cold California Current in the east, and the westward flowing North Equatorial Current in the south; the counterclockwise South Pacific Gyre composed of the southward flowing warm East Australian Current in the west, the eastward flowing South Pacific Current in the south, the northward flowing cold Peru (Humbolt) Current in the east, and the westward flowing South Equatorial Current in the north" }, "Elevation": { "mean depth": { - "text": "-3,970 m" + "text": "-2,970 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m ++ highest point: sea level 0 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench -10,924 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { "text": "oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the \"Pacific Ring of Fire\"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December" + "text": "surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the \"Pacific Ring of Fire\"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific;ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "endangered marine species include the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea" + "text": "pollution (such as sewage, runoff from land and toxic waste); habitat destruction; over-fishing; climate change leading to sea level rise, ocean acidification, and warming; endangered marine species include the dugong, sea lion, sea otter, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in Philippine Sea and South China Sea" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean" + "text": "the major chokepoints are the Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon Strait, and the Singapore Strait; the Equator divides the Pacific Ocean into the North Pacific Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean; dotted with low coral islands and rugged volcanic islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean; much of the Pacific Ocean's rim lies along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters that accounts for up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes" } }, "Government": { @@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { "text": "The Pacific Ocean is a major contributor to the world economy and particularly to those nations its waters directly touch. It provides low-cost sea transportation between East and West, extensive fishing grounds, offshore oil and gas fields, minerals, and sand and gravel for the construction industry. In 1996, over 60% of the world's fish catch came from the Pacific Ocean. Exploitation of offshore oil and gas reserves is playing an ever-increasing role in the energy supplies of the US, Australia, NZ, China, and Peru. The high cost of recovering offshore oil and gas, combined with the wide swings in world prices for oil since 1985, has led to fluctuations in new drillings." + }, + "Marine fisheries": { + "text": "the Pacific Ocean fisheries are the most important in the world accounting for 56.6%, or 45,580,140 mt, of the global marine capture in 2017; of the six regions delineated by the Food and Agriculture Organization in the Pacific Ocean, the following are the most important: Northwest Pacific region (Region 61) is the world’s most important fishery producing 25% of the global catch or 20,234,899 mt in 2017; it encompasses the waters north of 20º north latitude and west of 175º west longitude with the major producers including China (12,589,877 mt), Japan (2,917,663 mt), South Korea (948,670 mt), and Taiwan (341,260 mt); the principal catches include Alaska Pollock, Japanese anchovy, chub mackerel, and scads Western Central Pacific region (Region 71) is the world’s second most important fishing region producing 15%, or 12,530,652 mt, of the global catch in 2017; tuna is the most important species in this region; the region includes the waters between 20º North and 25º South latitude and west of 175º West longitude with the major producers including Indonesia (4,281,018 mt), Vietnam (3,118,696 mt), Philippines (1,724,272 mt), Thailand (912,863 mt), and Malaysia (741,561 mt); the principal catches include Skipjack and Yellowfin tuna, sardinellas, and cephalopods Southeast Pacific region (Region 87) is the third major Pacific fishery and fourth largest in the world producing 9%, or 7,223,740 mt, of the global catch in 2017; this region includes the nutrient rich upwelling waters off the west coast of South America between 5º North and 60º South latitude and east of 120º West longitude with the major producers including Peru (4,128,760 mt), Chile (1,918,611 mt), and Ecuador (554,961 mt); the principal catches include Peruvian anchovy (50% of the catch), Jumbo flying squid, and Chilean jack mackerel Pacific Northeast region (Region 67) is the fourth largest Pacific Ocean fishery and eighth largest in the world producing 4% of the global catch or 3,379,432 mt in 2017; this region encompasses the waters north of 40º North latitude and east of 175º West longitude including the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea with the major producers including the US (3,186,515 mt), Canada (180,929 mt), and Russia (11,988 mt); the principal catches include Alaska pollock, Pacific cod, and North Pacific hake" } }, "Transportation": { @@ -72,9 +78,11 @@ "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung (Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships accounting for 55% of all attacks in 2014; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift" + } + }, + "Military and Security": { + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; an emerging threat area lies in the Celebes and Sulu Seas between the Philippines and Malaysia where three crew were kidnapped or taken hostage in 2018; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift; the Maritime Administration (MARAD) of the US Department of Transportation has issued a Maritime Advisory (2019-011-Sulu and Celebes Seas-Piracy/Armed Robbery/Terrorism) which states in part \"In 2018, there were at least 12 reported boardings, attempted boardings, attacks, hijackings, and kidnappings in the Sulu and Celebes Seas. Recent kidnapping incidents in this area were reportedly linked to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a violent Islamic separatist group operating in the southern Philippines...\" and advises ships to adhere to counter-piracy practices to minimize risk" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/ar.json b/south-america/ar.json index c728386b..31b95386 100644 --- a/south-america/ar.json +++ b/south-america/ar.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political conflict between Federalists and Unitarians and between civilian and military factions. ++ After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents." + "text": "In 1816, the United Provinces of the Rio Plata declared their independence from Spain. After Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay went their separate ways, the area that remained became Argentina. The country's population and culture were heavily shaped by immigrants from throughout Europe, with Italy and Spain providing the largest percentage of newcomers from 1860 to 1930. Up until about the mid-20th century, much of Argentina's history was dominated by periods of internal political unrest and conflict between civilian and military factions. After World War II, an era of Peronist populism and direct and indirect military interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. Democracy returned in 1983 after a failed bid to seize the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) by force, and has persisted despite numerous challenges, the most formidable of which was a severe economic crisis in 2001-02 that led to violent public protests and the successive resignations of several presidents. The years 2003-15 saw Peronist rule by Nestor and Cristina FERNANDEZ de KIRCHNER, whose policies isolated Argentina and caused economic stagnation. With the election of Mauricio MACRI in November 2015, Argentina began a period of reform and international reintegration." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "11,968 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Bolivia 942 km, Brazil 1,263 km, Chile 6,691 km, Paraguay 2,531 km, Uruguay 541 km" + "text": "Bolivia 942 km, Brazil 1263 km, Chile 6691 km, Paraguay 2531 km, Uruguay 541 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "595 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Laguna del Carbon -105 m (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) ++ highest point: Cerro Aconcagua 6,960 m (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Laguna del Carbon (located between Puerto San Julian and Comandante Luis Piedra Buena in the province of Santa Cruz) -105 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro Aconcagua (located in the northwestern corner of the province of Mendoza; highest point in South America) 6,962 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,31 +75,31 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "53.9% ++ arable land 13.9%; permanent crops 0.4%; permanent pasture 39.6%" + "text": "53.9% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "13.9% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2016 est.) / 39.6% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "10.7% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "35.4% (2011 est.)" + "text": "35.4% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "23,600 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "one-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (elev. 2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma" - } + "text": "San Miguel de Tucuman and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains along the Chilean border; Copahue (2,997 m) last erupted in 2000; other historically active volcanoes include Llullaillaco, Maipo, Planchon-Peteroa, San Jose, Tromen, Tupungatito, and Viedma" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation, desertification, air pollution, and water pollution", + "text": "environmental problems (urban and rural) typical of an industrializing economy such as deforestation, soil degradation (erosion, salinization), desertification, air pollution, and water pollution", "note": { - "text": "Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets" + "text": "note: Argentina is a world leader in setting voluntary greenhouse gas targets" } }, "Environment - international agreements": { @@ -108,12 +111,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere" + "text": "second-largest country in South America (after Brazil); strategic location relative to sea lanes between the South Atlantic and the South Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); diverse geophysical landscapes range from tropical climates in the north to tundra in the far south; Cerro Aconcagua is the Western Hemisphere's tallest mountain, while Laguna del Carbon is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Brazil" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "43,886,748 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "45,479,118 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white (mostly Spanish and Italian) 97%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry), Amerindian, or other non-white groups 3%" + "text": "European (mostly Spanish and Italian descent) and mestizo (mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) 97.2%, Amerindian 2.4%, African 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official), Italian, English, German, French, indigenous (Mapudungun, Quechua)" @@ -133,79 +136,79 @@ "text": "nominally Roman Catholic 92% (less than 20% practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 4%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15-24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group. Argentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. European immigration diminished in the 1950s, when Argentina's military dictatorships tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration, however, continued to supply low-skilled workers and today it accounts for three-quarters of Argentina's immigrant population. The first waves of highly skilled Argentine emigrant workers headed mainly to the United States and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s. The 2008 European economic crisis drove the return migration of some Argentinean and other Latin American nationals, as well as the immigration of Europeans to South America, where Argentina was a key recipient." + "text": "Argentina's population continues to grow but at a slower rate because of its steadily declining birth rate. Argentina's fertility decline began earlier than in the rest of Latin America, occurring most rapidly between the early 20th century and the 1950s, and then becoming more gradual. Life expectancy has been improving, most notably among the young and the poor. While the population under age 15 is shrinking, the youth cohort - ages 15-24 - is the largest in Argentina's history and will continue to bolster the working-age population. If this large working-age population is well-educated and gainfully employed, Argentina is likely to experience an economic boost and possibly higher per capita savings and investment. Although literacy and primary school enrollment are nearly universal, grade repetition is problematic and secondary school completion is low. Both of these issues vary widely by region and socioeconomic group. Argentina has been primarily a country of immigration for most of its history, welcoming European immigrants (often providing needed low-skilled labor) after its independence in the 19th century and attracting especially large numbers from Spain and Italy. More than 7 million European immigrants are estimated to have arrived in Argentina between 1880 and 1930, when it adopted a more restrictive immigration policy. European immigration also began to wane in the 1930s because of the global depression. The inflow rebounded temporarily following WWII and resumed its decline in the 1950s when Argentina's military dictators tightened immigration rules and European economies rebounded. Regional migration increased, however, supplying low-skilled workers escaping economic and political instability in their home countries. As of 2015, immigrants made up almost 5% of Argentina's population, the largest share in South America. Migration from neighboring countries accounted for approximately 80% of Argentina's immigrant population in 2015. The first waves of highly skilled Argentine emigrant workers headed mainly to the United States and Spain in the 1960s and 1970s, driven by economic decline and repressive military dictatorships. The 2008 European economic crisis drove the return migration of some Argentinean and other Latin American nationals, as well as the immigration of Europeans to South America, where Argentina was a key recipient. In 2015, Argentina received the highest number of legal migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean. The majority of its migrant inflow came from Paraguay and Bolivia." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.72% (male 5,590,165/female 5,259,163)" + "text": "24.02% (male 5,629,188/female 5,294,723)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.43% (male 3,461,288/female 3,312,056)" + "text": "15.19% (male 3,539,021/female 3,367,321)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.24% (male 8,593,500/female 8,627,846)" + "text": "39.6% (male 9,005,758/female 9,002,931)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.14% (male 1,948,179/female 2,064,463)" + "text": "9.07% (male 2,000,536/female 2,122,699)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "11.46% (male 2,104,830/female 2,925,258) (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.13% (male 2,331,679/female 3,185,262) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.5%" + "text": "56.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "39.4%" + "text": "38.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "17.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "5.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 years" + "text": "32.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.3 years" + "text": "31.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.93% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.86% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "one-third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "91.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "92.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.04% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BUENOS AIRES (capital) 15.18 million; Cordoba 1.511 million; Rosario 1.381 million; Mendoza 1.009 million; San Miguel de Tucuman 910,000; La Plata 846,000 (2015)" + "text": "15.154 million BUENOS AIRES (capital), 1.573 million Cordoba, 1.532 million Rosario, 1.173 million Mendoza, 986,000 San Miguel de Tucuman, 884,000 La Plata (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" @@ -220,136 +223,125 @@ "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "52 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "39 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "10.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "11 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "9.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.1 years" + "text": "77.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74 years" + "text": "74.7 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.28 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.21 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "78.9% (2004/05)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.86 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "81.3% (2013)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 99.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.9% of population (2015 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.1% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "3.99 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.2% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 96.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.8% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 3.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.39% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "109,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "140,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "1,400 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Argentina; as of 10 November 2020, Argentina has reported a total of 1,228,814 cases of COVID-19 or 27,189 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 733 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.5% (2014)" + "text": "28.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.3% (2005)" + "text": "1.7% (2018/19)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "5.5% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { - "text": "age 10 and over can read and write" + "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.1%" + "text": "99%" }, "male": { - "text": "98%" + "text": "98.9%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99.1% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "17 years" + "text": "18 years" }, "male": { "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "18 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "435,252" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-13 (2003 est.)" + "text": "19 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "20.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "22.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -383,25 +375,33 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name translates as \"fair winds\" in Spanish and derives from the original designation of the settlement that would become the present-day city, \"Santa Maria del Buen Aire\" (Saint Mary of the Fair Winds)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego), Tucuman", + "text": "23 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 autonomous city*; Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Chubut, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires*, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Misiones, Neuquen, Rio Negro, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego - Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (Tierra del Fuego - Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands), Tucuman", "note": { - "text": "the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" + "text": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" } }, "Independence": { "text": "9 July 1816 (from Spain)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Revolution Day, 25 May (1810)" + "text": "Revolution Day (May Revolution Day), 25 May (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853; amended many times, last in 1994 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest effective 11 May 1853" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "a declaration of proposed amendments requires two-thirds majority vote by both houses of the National Congress followed by approval by an ad hoc, multi-member constitutional convention; amended many times, last significant amendment in 1994" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - in 2014, Congress passed government-backed reform to the civil code that will go into effect in 2016" + "text": "civil law system based on West European legal systems; note - in mid-2015, Argentina adopted a new civil code, replacing the old one in force since 1871" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -425,58 +425,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Mauricio MACRI (since 10 December 2015); Vice President Gabriela MICHETTI (since 10 December 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ (since 10 December 2019); Vice President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Mauricio MACRI (since 10 December 2015); Vice President Gabriela MICHETTI (since 10 December 2015)" + "text": "President Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ (since 10 December 2019); Vice President Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER (since 10 December 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority popular vote for a 4-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held in 2 rounds on 25 October and 22 November 2015 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by qualified majority vote (to win, a candidate must receive at least 45% of votes or 40% of votes and a 10-point lead over the second place candidate; if neither occurs, a second round is held ); the president serves a 4-year term (eligible for a second consecutive term); election last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Mauricio MACRI elected president; percent of vote: first-round results - Daniel SCIOLI (PJ) 37.1%, Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 34.2%, Sergio MASSA (FR/PJ) 21.4%, other 7.3%; second-round results - Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 51.4%, Daniel SCIOLI (PJ) 48.6%" + "text": "Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ elected president; percent of vote - Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ (TODOS) 48.1%, Mauricio MACRI (PRO) 40.4%, Roberto LAVAGNA (independent) 6.2%, other 5.3%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership elected every 2 years) and the Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:Senate (72 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 6-year terms with one-third of the membership elected every 2 years)Chamber of Deputies (257 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 2 years)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held October 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 25 October 2015 (next to be held October 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2021)Chamber of Deputies - last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - Cambiemos 12, FpV 8, PF 2, Progresistas 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - FpV 84, Cambiemos 21, FR and allies 8, Progresistas 9, Federal Peronism 3, PP 3, other 2; note - as of 1 February 2016, the total seats per party of bloc in the legislature is as follows: Senate - FpV 117, UCR/CC 50, Pro 41, PJ 36, PS/GEN 9, other 4; Chamber of Deputies - FpV 42, UCR/CC 11, PJ 10, Pro 4, PS/GEN 2, other 3" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - TODOS 13, Cambiemos 8, FCS 2, JSRN 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by bloc or party - NA; seats by bloc or party - TODOS 64, Cambiemos 56, CF 3, FCS 3, JSRN 1, other 3" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice-president, and 5 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of the court president, vice president, and 5 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges nominated by the president and approved by the Senate; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75" + "text": "justices nominated by the president and approved by the Senate; justices can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75; extensions beyond 75 require renomination by the president and approval by the Senate" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "federal level appellate, district, and territorial courts; provincial level supreme, appellate, and first instance courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Cambiemos (a coalition composed of CC, PRO, and UCR) [Mauricio MACRI] ++ Civic Coalition or CC (a coalition loosely affiliated with Elisa CARRIO) ++ Dissident Peronists (PJ Disidente) or Federal Peronism (a right-wing faction of the Justicialist Party opposed to the Kirchners) [Ramon PUERTA] ++ Front for Victory or FpV (left-wing faction of PJ) [Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER] ++ Peronist (or Justicialist) Party or PJ [Eduardo FELLNER] ++ Popular Path or PP ++ Progresistas [Margarita STOLBIZER] ++ Radical Civic Union or UCR [Ernesto SANZ] ++ Republican Proposal or PRO [Mauricio MACRI] ++ Socialist Party or PS [Hermes BINNER] ++ Renewal Front (Frente Renovador) or FR [Sergio MASSA] ++ numerous provincial parties" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Argentine Association of Pharmaceutical Labs or CILFA ++ Argentine Industrial Union (manufacturers' association) ++ Argentine Rural Confederation or CRA (small to medium landowners' association) ++ Argentine Rural Society (large landowners' association) ++ Blue and White CGT (dissident CGT labor confederation) ++ Central of Argentine Workers or CTA (a union for employed and unemployed workers) ++ General Confederation of Labor or CGT (Peronist-leaning umbrella labor organization) ++ Roman Catholic Church", - "other": { - "text": "business organizations; Peronist-dominated labor movement; Piquetero groups (popular protest organizations that can be either pro or anti-government); students" - } + "text": "Argentina Federal [coalition led by Pablo KOSINER] Cambiemos [Mauricio MACRI] (coalition of CC-ARI, PRO, and UCR)Citizen's Unity or UC [Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER]Civic Coalition ARI or CC-ARI [Elisa CARRIO, Maximiliano FERRARO]Civic Front for Santiago or FCS [Gerardo ZAMORA]Everyone's Front (Frente de Todos) or TODOS [Alberto Angel FERNANDEZ]Federal Consensus or CF [Roberto LAVAGNA, Juan Manuel URTUBEY]Front for the Renewal of Concord or FRCFront for Victory or FpV [coalition led by Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER and Agustin ROSSI] Generation for a National Encounter or GEN [Monica PERALTA]Justicialist Party or PJ [Miguel Angel PICHETTO]Radical Civic Union or UCR [Alfredo CORNEJO]Renewal Front (Frente Renovador) or FR [Sergio MASSA]Republican Proposal or PRO [Mauricio MACRI, Humberto SCHIAVONI]Socialist Party or PS [Antonio BONFATTI]Socialist Workers’ Party or PTS [Jose MONTES]Together We Are Rio Negro or JSRN [Alberto Edgardo WERETILNECK]We Do For Cordoba (Hacemos Por Cordoba) or HC [Juan SCHIARETTI]Workers' Party or PO [Jorge ALTAMIRA]Worker’s Socialist Movement or MST [Alejandro BODDART; Vilma RIPOLL]numerous provincial parties" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" + "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), Australia Group, BCIE, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina (observer), UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Martin LOUSTEAU (since 28 January 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Jorge Martin Arturo ARGUELLO (since 6 February 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -493,7 +487,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Noah Bryson MAMET (since 16 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Edward Charles PRADO (since 16 May 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[54] (11) 5777-4533" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida Colombia 4300, C1425GMN Buenos Aires" @@ -501,18 +498,15 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "international mail: use embassy street address; APO address: US Embassy Buenos Aires, Unit 4334, APO AA 34034" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[54] (11) 5777-4533" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[54] (11) 5777-4240" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "three equal horizontal bands of light blue (top), white, and light blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun" + "text": "three equal horizontal bands of sky blue (top), white, and sky blue; centered in the white band is a radiant yellow sun with a human face (delineated in brown) known as the Sun of May; the colors represent the clear skies and snow of the Andes; the sun symbol commemorates the appearance of the sun through cloudy skies on 25 May 1810 during the first mass demonstration in favor of independence; the sun features are those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol); national colors: light blue, white" + "text": "Sun of May (a sun-with-face symbol); national colors: sky blue, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -522,64 +516,64 @@ "text": "Vicente LOPEZ y PLANES/Jose Blas PARERA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain" + "text": "note: adopted 1813; Vicente LOPEZ was inspired to write the anthem after watching a play about the 1810 May Revolution against Spain" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. ++ ++ A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002. The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines below the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, an audacious debt restructuring and reduced debt burden, excellent international financial conditions, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data. ++ ++ Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as president in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but has slowed since late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which have kept inflation in the double digits. ++ ++ The government has taken multiple steps in recent years to deal with these problems. It expanded state intervention in the economy throughout 2012. In May 2012 the Congress approved the nationalization of the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol. The government expanded formal and informal measures to restrict imports during the year, including a requirement for pre-registration and pre-approval of all imports. In July 2012, the government also further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. In October 2013, the government settled long standing international arbitral disputes dating to before and following the 2001 Argentine financial crisis. During 2014, the government continued its expansionary fiscal and monetary policies and foreign exchange and imports controls. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves had dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves. ++ ++ In 2014, the government also took some measures to mend ties with the international financial community, including engaging with the IMF to improve its economic data reporting, reaching a compensation agreement with Repsol for the expropriation of YPF, and agreeing to pay $9.7 billion in arrears to the Paris Club over five years, including $606 million owed to the US. In July 2014, Argentina made its first payment to Paris Club creditors. At the same time, the Argentine Government in July 2014 entered a technical default on its external debt after it failed to reach an agreement with holdout creditors in the US. The FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER government rejected repeated attempts by the court to encourage a negotiated solution with holdouts. Throughout much of 2015, negotiations to repay holdout creditors stalled. The government’s delay in reaching a settlement and the continuation of interventionist policies contributed to high inflation and a prolonged recession. ++ ++ After being elected into office on December 10, President MACRI has taken significant steps to liberalize the Argentine economy. His administration lifted capital controls; floated the peso, negotiated debt payments with holdout bond creditors, and removed export controls on some commodities." + "text": "Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as president in late 2007, and in 2008 the rapid economic growth of previous years slowed sharply as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. In 2010 the economy rebounded strongly, but slowed in late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which kept inflation in the double digits. In order to deal with these problems, the government expanded state intervention in the economy: it nationalized the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol, expanded measures to restrict imports, and further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves. With the election of President Mauricio MACRI in November 2015, Argentina began a historic political and economic transformation, as his administration took steps to liberalize the Argentine economy, lifting capital controls, floating the peso, removing export controls on some commodities, cutting some energy subsidies, and reforming the country’s official statistics. Argentina negotiated debt payments with holdout bond creditors, continued working with the IMF to shore up its finances, and returned to international capital markets in April 2016. In 2017, Argentina’s economy emerged from recession with GDP growth of nearly 3.0%. The government passed important pension, tax, and fiscal reforms. And after years of international isolation, Argentina took on several international leadership roles, including hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America and the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, and is set to assume the presidency of the G-20 in 2018." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$879.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $895.2 billion (2015 est.) ++ $873.7 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$922.1 billion (2017 est.) / $896.5 billion (2016 est.) / $913.2 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$541.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$637.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-1.8% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.) ++ -2.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / -1.8% (2016 est.) / 2.7% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$20,200 (2016 est.) ++ $20,800 (2015 est.) ++ $20,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$20,900 (2017 est.) / $20,600 (2016 est.) / $21,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 16.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 15.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "63.7%" + "text": "65.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "14.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.7%" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "11.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-13.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-13.8% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "10.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.2%" + "text": "28.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -589,299 +583,288 @@ "text": "food processing, motor vehicles, consumer durables, textiles, chemicals and petrochemicals, printing, metallurgy, steel" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.7%", + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "based on private sector estimates (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: based on private sector estimates" } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.71 million", + "text": "18 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "urban areas only (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: urban areas only" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "5%" + "text": "5.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "28.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "72% (2009 est.)" + "text": "66.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8% (2016 est.) ++ 7.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.4% (2017 est.) / 8.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "30%", + "text": "25.7% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are based on private estimates (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: data are based on private estimates" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "32.3% (2010 est.)" + "text": "31% (2017 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.8 (2009)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$115.9 billion" + "text": "120.6 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$141.7 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "158.6 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "53.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 50.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "57.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 55% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "42.8% (2016 est.) ++ 26.5% (2015 est.)", + "text": "25.7% (2017 est.) / 26.5% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are derived from private estimates" + "text": "note: data are derived from private estimates" } }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "32.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 24.92% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$54.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $52.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$150.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $138.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$200.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $182.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$56.13 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $60.14 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $53.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$12.72 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$15.94 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$31.32 billion (2017 est.) / -$14.69 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$58.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $56.76 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$58.45 billion (2017 est.) / $57.78 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Brazil 16.1%, US 7.9%, China 7.5%, Chile 4.4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "soybeans and derivatives, petroleum and gas, vehicles, corn, wheat" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 17%, China 8.6%, US 5.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$57.23 billion (2016 est.) ++ $57.18 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$63.97 billion (2017 est.) / $53.5 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum and natural gas, organic chemicals, plastics" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 22.4%, US 16.3%, China 15.5%, Germany 5.1% (2015)" + "text": "Brazil 26.9%, China 18.5%, US 11.3%, Germany 4.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$32.11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.52 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$55.33 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $38.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$155.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $136.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$103.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $94.19 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$37.97 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $37.03 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$214.9 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $190.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - ++ 14.92 (2016 est.) ++ 9.2332 (2015 est.) ++ 9.2332 (2014 est.) ++ 8.0753 (2013 est.) ++ 4.54 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Argentine pesos (ARS) per US dollar - / 16.92 (2017 est.) / 14.76 (2016 est.) / 14.76 (2015 est.) / 9.23 (2014 est.) / 8.08 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "126 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "131.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "116 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "121 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "55 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.851 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "36 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "38.35 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "69% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "2.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "24% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "532,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "489,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "37,690 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "36,630 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "7,460 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "16,740 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.4 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "2.162 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "670,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "669,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "751,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "806,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "63,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "58,360 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "109,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "121,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "35.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.92 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "47.23 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "49.04 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "70 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "11.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "9.826 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "332.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "336.6 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "202 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "203.7 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "10,119,920" + "text": "7,791,464" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "23 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.28 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "60.664 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "59,008,618" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "140 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "130.87 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "in 1998 Argentina opened its telecommunications market to competition and foreign investment encouraging the growth of modern telecommunications technology; fiber-optic cable trunk lines are being installed between all major cities; major networks are ent" + "text": "one of the highest broadband penetrations in Latin America, supported by operator investment and govt. programs aimed at expansion; govt. provides 20 million euros for two 5G trials, Chinese company Huawei conducts 5G trials; major networks are entirely digital and the availability of telephone service continues to improve to rural areas; Argentinians' own multiple SIM cards for work and personal use; even with numerous providers there is a lack of competition for broadband and mobile services; still Argentina is the 3rd largest in the region after Brazil and Mexico (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network; fixed-line teledensity is increasing gradually and mobile-cellular subscribership is increasing rapidly; broadband Internet services" + "text": "17 per 100 fixed-line, 131 per 100 mobile-cellular; microwave radio relay, fiber-optic cable, and a domestic satellite system with 40 earth stations serve the trunk network (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 54; landing point for the Atlantis-2, UNISUR, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 (2011)" + "text": "country code - 54; landing points for the UNISUR, Bicentenario, Atlantis-2, SAm-1, and SAC, Tannat, Malbec and ARBR submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, South and Central America, and US; satellite earth stations - 112 (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government owns a TV station and a radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage (2007)" + "text": "government owns a TV station and radio network; more than 2 dozen TV stations and hundreds of privately owned radio stations; high rate of cable TV subscription usage" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ar" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "30.142 million" + "text": "33,203,320" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "69.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "74.29% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "8,473,655" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "19 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "107" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "14,245,183" + "text": "18,081,937 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "243,772,567 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "311.57 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "LV (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "1,138 (2013)" + "text": "916 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "161" + "text": "161 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "29" + "text": "29 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "65" + "text": "65 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" + "text": "53 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "10 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "977" + "text": "977 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "43" + "text": "43 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "484" + "text": "484 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "448 (2013)" @@ -891,31 +874,34 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 29,930 km; liquid petroleum gas 41 km; oil 6,248 km; refined products 3,631 km (2013)" + "text": "29930 km gas, 41 km liquid petroleum gas, 6248 km oil, 3631 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "36,917.4 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified)" + "text": "36,917 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified)" + "text": "2,745.1 km 1.435-m gauge (41.1 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge; 258 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "7,523.3 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "26,391 km 1.676-m gauge (149 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "258 km 0.750-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "231,374 km" + "text": "281,290 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "69,412 km (includes 734 km of expressways)" + "text": "117,616 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "161,962 km (2004)" + "text": "163,674 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -923,53 +909,63 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "36" + "text": "192" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 5, chemical tanker 6, container 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 4" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "14 (Brazil 1, Chile 6, Spain 3, Taiwan 2, UK 2)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "15 (Liberia 1, Panama 5, Paraguay 5, Uruguay 1, unknown 3) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 8, oil tanker 30, other 153 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Ushuaia" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)" - }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { "text": "Buenos Aires (1,851,701)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Bahia Blanca" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Arroyo Seco, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA) (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic (Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina): Argentine Army (Ejercito Argentino), Navy of the Argentine Republic (Armada Republica; includes naval aviation and naval infantry), Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Argentina, FAA); Ministry of Security: Gendarmerie, Prefectura Naval (coast guard) (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "0.7% of GDP (2019) / 0.7% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 0.8% of GDP (2016) / 0.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "Argentina's armed forces have approximately 75,000 (45,000 Army; 17,000 Navy; 13,000 Air Force); est. 18,000 Gendarmerie (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of Argentina's armed forces is a mix of domestically-produced and mostly older imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, France and the US are the leading suppliers of equipment; Argentina has an indigenous defense industry that can produce air, land, and sea systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "230 Cyprus (UNFICYP) (March 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-24 years of age for voluntary military service (18-21 requires parental consent); no conscription; if the number of volunteers fails to meet the quota of recruits for a particular year, Congress can authorize the conscription of citizens turning 18 that year for a period not exceeding one year (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "0.91% of GDP (2012) ++ 0.9% of GDP (2011) ++ 0.91% of GDP (2010)" - }, "Military - note": { - "text": "the Argentine military is a well-organized force constrained by the country's prolonged economic hardship; the country has recently experienced a strong recovery, and the military is implementing a modernization plan aimed at making the ground forces lighter and more responsive (2008)" + "text": "the Argentine military focuses primarily on border security and counter-narcotics operations; in 2018, the government approved a decree allowing greater latitude for the military in internal security missions, with a focus on logistics support in border areas (2019)" } }, + "Terrorism": { + }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Argentina continues to assert its claims to the UK-administered Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands in its constitution, forcibly occupying the Falklands in 1982, but in 1995 agreed to no longer seek settlement by force; UK continues to reject Argentine requests for sovereignty talks; territorial claim in Antarctica partially overlaps UK and Chilean claims; uncontested dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina; the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime; the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001 has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur); contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of the border with Bolivia" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "213,769 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe, heroin headed for the US, and ephedrine and pseudoephedrine headed for Mexico; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs (2008)" + "text": "a transshipment country for cocaine headed for Europe, heroin headed for the US, and ephedrine and pseudoephedrine headed for Mexico; some money-laundering activity, especially in the Tri-Border Area; law enforcement corruption; a source for precursor chemicals; increasing domestic consumption of drugs in urban centers, especially cocaine base and synthetic drugs" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/bl.json b/south-america/bl.json index a93eab32..964bb6f1 100644 --- a/south-america/bl.json +++ b/south-america/bl.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and countercoups. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. ++ In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009 and October 2014, President MORALES easily won reelection. His party maintained control of the legislative branch of the government, which has allowed him to continue his process of change. In October 2011, the country held its first judicial elections to select judges for the four highest courts. MORALES has publicly described the elected judiciary as a failed experiment that has not resolved judicial backlogs or extended pre-trial detention. He has called for a public referendum on the judicial system." + "text": "Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of coups and countercoups, with the last coup occurring in 1978. Democratic civilian rule was established in 1982, but leaders have faced difficult problems of deep-seated poverty, social unrest, and illegal drug production. In December 2005, Bolivians elected Movement Toward Socialism leader Evo MORALES president - by the widest margin of any leader since the restoration of civilian rule in 1982 - after he ran on a promise to change the country's traditional political class and empower the nation's poor, indigenous majority. In December 2009 and October 2014, President MORALES easily won reelection. His party maintained control of the legislative branch of the government, which has allowed him to continue his process of change. In February 2016, MORALES narrowly lost a referendum to approve a constitutional amendment that would have allowed him to compete in the 2019 presidential election. However, a 2017 Supreme Court ruling stating that term limits violate human rights provided the justification for MORALES to be chosen by his party to run again in 2019. MORALES attempted to claim victory in the 20 October 2019 election, but widespread allegations of electoral fraud, rising violence, and pressure from the military ultimately forced him to flee the country. An interim government, led by President Jeanine ANEZ Chavez, prepared new elections that took place on 18 October 2020." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,14 +33,16 @@ "text": "7,252 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Argentina 942 km, Brazil 3,403 km, Chile 942 km, Paraguay 753 km, Peru 1,212 km" + "text": "Argentina 942 km, Brazil 3403 km, Chile 942 km, Paraguay 753 km, Peru 1212 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "varies with altitude; humid and tropical to cold and semiarid" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,192 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m ++ highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Rio Paraguay 90 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Nevado Sajama 6,542 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "34.3% ++ arable land 3.6%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 30.5%" + "text": "34.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.6% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 30.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.5%" + "text": "52.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "13.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "flooding in the northeast (March to April)", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in Andes Mountains on the border with Chile; historically active volcanoes in this region are Irruputuncu (elev. 5,163 m), which last erupted in 1995, and Olca-Paruma" - } + "text": "flooding in the northeast (March to April)\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in Andes Mountains on the border with Chile; historically active volcanoes in this region are Irruputuncu (5,163 m), which last erupted in 1995, and the Olca-Paruma volcanic complex (5,762 m to 5,167 m)" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation" @@ -94,12 +99,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Perunote 2: the southern regions of Peru and the extreme northwestern part of Bolivia are considered to be the place of origin for the common potato" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "10,969,649 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "11,639,909 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,90 +117,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 68%, indigenous 20%, white 5%, cholo/chola 2%, black 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3% ; 44% of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara", + "text": "mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 68%, indigenous 20%, white 5%, cholo/chola 2%, black 1%, other 1%, unspecified 3% ; 44% of respondents indicated feeling part of some indigenous group, predominantly Quechua or Aymara (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "results among surveys vary based on the wording of the ethnicity question and the available response choices; the 2001 national census did not provide \"mestizo\" as a response choice, resulting in a much higher proportion of respondents identifying themselves as belonging to one of the available indigenous ethnicity choices; the use of \"mestizo\" and \"cholo\" varies among response choices in surveys, with surveys using the terms interchanageably, providing one or the other as a response choice, or providing the two as separate response choices (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: results among surveys vary based on the wording of the ethnicity question and the available response choices; the 2001 national census did not provide \"mestizo\" as a response choice, resulting in a much higher proportion of respondents identifying themselves as belonging to one of the available indigenous ethnicity choices; the use of \"mestizo\" and \"cholo\" varies among response choices in surveys, with surveys using the terms interchangeably, providing one or the other as a response choice, or providing the two as separate response choices" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, foreign languages 2.4%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other native languages 0.4%, none 0.1%", + "text": "Spanish (official) 60.7%, Quechua (official) 21.2%, Aymara (official) 14.6%, Guarani (official) 0.6%, other native languages 0.4%, foreign languages 2.4%, none 0.1% (2001 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official; 36 indigenous languages are specified, including some that are extinct (2001 est.)" + "text": "note: Bolivia's 2009 constitution designates Spanish and all indigenous languages as official; 36 indigenous languages are specified, including a few that are extinct" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 76.8%, Evangelical and Pentecostal 8.1%, Protestant 7.9%, other 1.7%, none 5.5% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Bolivia ranks at or near the bottom among Latin American countries in several areas of health and development, including poverty, education, fertility, malnutrition, mortality, and life expectancy. On the positive side, more children are being vaccinated and more pregnant women are getting prenatal care and having skilled health practitioners attend their births. Bolivia's income inequality is the highest in Latin America and one of the highest in the world. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in Latin America, with girls and indigenous and rural children less likely to be literate or to complete primary school. The lack of access to education and family planning services helps to sustain Bolivia's high fertility rate - approximately three children per woman. Bolivia's lack of clean water and basic sanitation, especially in rural areas, contributes to health problems. Almost 7% of Bolivia's population lives abroad, primarily to work in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and the United States. In recent years, more restrictive immigration policies in Europe and the United States have increased the flow of Bolivian emigrants to neighboring Argentina and Brazil." + "text": "Bolivia ranks at or near the bottom among Latin American countries in several areas of health and development, including poverty, education, fertility, malnutrition, mortality, and life expectancy. On the positive side, more children are being vaccinated and more pregnant women are getting prenatal care and having skilled health practitioners attend their births.\nBolivia’s income inequality is the highest in Latin America and one of the highest in the world. Public education is of poor quality, and educational opportunities are among the most unevenly distributed in Latin America, with girls and indigenous and rural children less likely to be literate or to complete primary school. The lack of access to education and family planning services helps to sustain Bolivia’s high fertility rate—approximately three children per woman. Bolivia’s lack of clean water and basic sanitation, especially in rural areas, contributes to health problems.\nBetween 7% and 16% of Bolivia’s population lives abroad (estimates vary in part because of illegal migration). Emigrants primarily seek jobs and better wages in Argentina (the principal destination), the US, and Spain. In recent years, more restrictive immigration policies in Europe and the US have increased the flow of Bolivian emigrants to neighboring countries. Fewer Bolivians migrated to Brazil in 2015 and 2016 because of its recession; increasing numbers have been going to Chile, mainly to work as miners." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "32.36% (male 1,808,567/female 1,740,760)" + "text": "30.34% (male 1,799,925/female 1,731,565)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.55% (male 1,086,134/female 1,058,584)" + "text": "19.21% (male 1,133,120/female 1,103,063)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.08% (male 1,986,514/female 2,081,415)" + "text": "38.68% (male 2,212,096/female 2,289,888)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.83% (male 296,197/female 343,394)" + "text": "6.06% (male 323,210/female 382,139)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.18% (male 250,749/female 317,335) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.71% (male 291,368/female 373,535) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "63.7%" + "text": "60.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.1%" + "text": "48.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.6%" + "text": "12" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "24 years" + "text": "25.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.3 years" + "text": "24.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.54% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.44% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.8 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "a high altitude plain in the west between two cordillera of the Andes, known as the Altiplano, is the focal area for most of the population; a dense settlement pattern is also found in and around the city of Santa Cruz, located on the eastern side of the Andes" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "68.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "70.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.26% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.97% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Santa Cruz 2.107 million; LA PAZ (capital) 1.816 million; Cochabamba 1.24 million; Sucre (constitutional capital) 372,000 (2015)" + "text": "278,000 Sucre (constitutional capital) (2018); 1.858 million LA PAZ (capital), 1.713 million Santa Cruz, 1.304 million Cochabamba (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -206,108 +213,111 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.85 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.2", + "text": "21.2 years (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "206 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "36.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "32.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "39.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "35.5 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "32.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "69.2 years" + "text": "70.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "66.4 years" + "text": "67.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "72.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.48 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "60.5% (2008)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "6.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "66.5% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.7% of population ++ rural: 75.6% of population ++ total: 90% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.3% of population ++ rural: 24.4% of population ++ total: 10% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "21.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.4% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 60.8% of population ++ rural: 27.5% of population ++ total: 50.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 39.2% of population ++ rural: 72.5% of population ++ total: 49.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "57.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "22% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.29% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "18,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "19,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "text": "dengue fever and malaria" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.8% (2014)" + "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "4.5% (2008)" + "text": "3.4% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "7.3% of GDP (2014)" @@ -317,46 +327,24 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.7%" + "text": "92.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.8%" + "text": "96.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.6% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "14 years (2007)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "757,352" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "26.4%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2008 est.)" + "text": "88.6% (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "6.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "5.1%" + "text": "6.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "7.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "7.1% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -390,6 +378,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: La Paz is a shortening of the original name of the city, Nuestra Senora de La Paz (Our Lady of Peace); Sucre is named after Antonio Jose de Sucre (1795-1830), military hero in the independence struggle from Spain and the second president of Bolivianote: at approximately 3,630 m above sea level, La Paz's elevation makes it the highest capital city in the world" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -402,7 +393,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 6 August (1825)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 - 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; amended 2013 (2015)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest drafted 6 August 2006 to 9 December 2008, approved by referendum 25 January 2009, effective 7 February 2009; note - in late 2017, the Constitutional Tribunal declared inapplicable provisions of the constitution that prohibit elected officials, including the president, from serving more than 2 consecutive terms" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed through public petition by at least 20% of voters or by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly; passage requires approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership of the Assembly and approval in a referendum; amended 2013" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Roman, Spanish, canon (religious), French, and indigenous law" @@ -414,7 +410,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -425,107 +421,104 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age, universal and compulsory" + "text": "18 years of age; universal and compulsory" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "Interim President Jeanine ANEZ Chavez (since 12 November 2019); Vice President (vacant); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government note: former President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma resigned from office on 10 November 2019 over alleged election rigging; resignations of all his constitutionally designated successors followed, including the Vice President, President of the Senate, President of the Chamber of Deputies, and First Vice President of the Senate, leaving the Second Vice President of the Senate, Jeanine ANEZ Chavez, the highest-ranking official still in office; her appointment to the presidency was endorsed by Bolivia's Constitutional Court" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Juan Evo MORALES Ayma (since 22 January 2006); Vice President Alvaro GARCIA Linera (since 22 January 2006)" + "text": "Interim President Jeanine ANEZ Chavez (since 12 November 2019); Vice President (vacant)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019); note - a presidential candidate wins an election one of 3 ways" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot one of 3 ways: candidate wins at least 50% of the vote, or at least 40% of the vote and 10% more than the next highest candidate; otherwise a second round is held and the winner determined by simple majority vote; president and vice president are elected by majority vote to serve a 5-year term; no term limits (changed from two consecutive term limit by Constitutional Court in late 2017); election last held on 18 October 2020, with a second round on 29 November if needed (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Juan Evo MORALES Ayma reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Evo MORALES Ayma 61%; Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana 24.5%; Jorge QUIROGA 9.1%; other 5.4%" + "text": "Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora elected president; percent of vote - Luis Alberto ARCE Catacora (MAS) 55.1%; Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert (CC) 28.8%; Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca (Creemos) 14%; other 2.1%; note - Luis ARCE will take office in November 2020" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (36 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (130 seats; 70 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 53 indirectly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and 7 - apportioned to non-contiguous, rural areas in 7 of the 9 states - directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Plurinational Legislative Assembly or Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional consists of:Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (36 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (130 seats; 70 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 53 directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and 7 - apportioned to non-contiguous, rural areas in 7 of the 9 states - directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators and Chamber of Deputies - last held on 12 October 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 20 October 2019, but the results were annulled and a new election - originally scheduled for 3 May 2020 and then moved to 6 September - was postponed until 18 October due to the COVID-19 pandemicChamber of Deputies - last held on 20 October 2019, but the results were annulled and a new election - originally scheduled for 3 May 2020 and then moved to 6 September - was postponed until 18 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MAS 25, UD 9, PDC 2; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - MAS 88, UD 32, PDC 10" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - results annulledChamber of Deputies - results annulled" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (consists of 12 judges); Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 7 primary and 7 alternate magistrates); Plurinational Electoral Organ (consists of 7 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (consists of 12 judges or ministros organized into civil, penal, social, and administrative chambers); Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (consists of 7 primary and 7 alternate magistrates); Plurinational Electoral Organ (consists of 7 members and 6 alternates); National Agro-Environment Court (consists of 5 primary and 5 alternate judges; Council of the Judiciary (consists of 3 primary and 3 alternate judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court and Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal judges elected by popular vote from list of candidates pre-selected by Plurinational Legislative Assembly for 6-year terms); Plurinational Electoral Organ members - 6 judges elected by the Assembly and 1 appointed by the president; judges and members serve 6-year terms; note - the 2009 constitution reformed the procedure for selecting judicial officials for the Supreme Court, Constitutional Tribunal, and the Plurinational Electoral Organ by direct national vote, which occurred in October 2011" + "text": "Supreme Court, Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal, National Agro-Environmental Court, and Council of the Judiciary candidates pre-selected by the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and elected by direct popular vote; judges elected for 6-year terms; Plurinational Electoral Organ judges appointed - 6 by the Legislative Assembly and 1 by the president of the republic; members serve single 6-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Agro-Environmental Court; Council of the Judiciary; District Courts (in each of the 9 administrative departments)" + "text": "National Electoral Court; District Courts (in each of the 9 administrative departments); agro-environmental lower courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Jorge Fernando QUIROGA Ramirez] ++ Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Juan Evo MORALES Ayma] ++ United Democrats or UD [Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Bolivian Workers Central or COB ++ Federation of Neighborhood Councils of El Alto or FEJUVE ++ Landless Movement or MST ++ National Coordinator for Change or CONALCAM ++ Sole Confederation of Campesino Workers of Bolivia or CSUTCB", - "other": { - "text": "Cocalero groups; indigenous organizations (including Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Eastern Bolivia or CIDOB and National Council of Ayullus and Markas of Quollasuyu or CONAMAQ); Interculturales union or CSCIB; labor unions (including the Central Bolivian Workers' Union or COB and Cooperative Miners Federation or FENCOMIN)" + "text": "Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Jorge Fernando QUIROGA Ramirez]Community Citizen Alliance or ACC [Carlos Diego MESA Gisbert]Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Juan Evo MORALES Ayma]National Unity or UN [Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana]Social Democrat Movement or MDS [Ruben COSTAS Aguilera]We Believe or Creemos [Luis Fernando CAMACHO Vaca]", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Democrat Unity Coalition or UD [Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana] was a coalition comprised of several of the largest opposition parties participating in the 2014 election, which included the Democrats (MDS), National Unity Front (UN), and Without Fear Movement" } }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Freddy BERSATTI Tudela" + "text": "Ambassador Walter Oscar SERRATE CUELLAR (since 2 December 2019)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "3014 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "3014 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 328-4155" + "text": "[1] (202) 483-4410" }, "FAX": { "text": "[1] (202) 328-3712" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington,DC" + "text": "Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington, DC" }, "note": { - "text": "as of September 2008, the US expelled the Bolivian ambassador to the US" + "text": "note: in September 2008, the US expelled the Bolivian ambassador to the US in reciprocity for Bolivia expelling the US ambassador to Bolivia; in November 2019, the interim Bolivian Government names Oscar SERRATE Cuellar as its temporary special representative to the US" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Peter Brennan (since June 2014" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Bruce WILLIAMSON (since December 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[591] (2) 216-8000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida Arce 2780, Casilla 425, La Paz" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 425, La Paz; APO AA 34032" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[591] (2) 216-8000" + "text": "3220 La Paz Place, Dulles, VA, 20189-3220" }, "FAX": { "text": "[591] (2) 216-8111" }, "note": { - "text": "in September 2008, the Bolivian Government expelled the US Ambassador to Bolivia, and the countries have yet to reinstate ambassadors" + "text": "note: in September 2008, the Bolivian Government expelled the US Ambassador to Bolivia, Philip GOLDBERG, and both countries have yet to reinstate their ambassadors" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow, and green with the coat of arms centered on the yellow band; red stands for bravery and the blood of national heroes, yellow for the nation's mineral resources, and green for the fertility of the land", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a so-called wiphala - a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's indigenous peoples - to be used alongside the traditional flag" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Ghana, which has a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow band; in 2009, a presidential decree made it mandatory for a so-called wiphala - a square, multi-colored flag representing the country's indigenous peoples - to be used alongside the traditional flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "llama, Andean condor; national colors: red, yellow, green" + "text": "llama, Andean condor, two national flowers: the cantuta and the patuju; national colors: red, yellow, green" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -535,320 +528,318 @@ "text": "Jose Ignacio de SANJINES/Leopoldo Benedetto VINCENTI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1852" + "text": "note: adopted 1852" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. Gas accounts for roughly 50% of Bolivia's total exports and will fund more than half of its 2015 budget. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment and growth. ++ ++ Following a disastrous economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates in the 1990s. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005, the government passed a controversial hydrocarbons law that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee. The global recession slowed growth, but Bolivia recorded the highest growth rate in South America during 2009 and has averaged 5.3% growth each year since 2009. High commodity prices between 2010 and 2013 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses. The global decline in oil prices in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and resulted in lower GDP growth rates and losses in government revenue in 2015. ++ ++ A lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups, pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. In 2015, President Evo MORALES expanded efforts to court international investment and boost Bolivia’s energy production capacity. MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve the investment climate." + "text": "Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment. Following an economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms in the 1990s spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates. The period 2003-05 was characterized by political instability, racial tensions, and violent protests against plans - subsequently abandoned - to export Bolivia's newly discovered natural gas reserves to large Northern Hemisphere markets. In 2005-06, the government passed hydrocarbon laws that imposed significantly higher royalties and required foreign firms then operating under risk-sharing contracts to surrender all production to the state energy company in exchange for a predetermined service fee; the laws engendered much public debate. High commodity prices between 2010 and 2014 sustained rapid growth and large trade surpluses with GDP growing 6.8% in 2013 and 5.4% in 2014. The global decline in oil prices that began in late 2014 exerted downward pressure on the price Bolivia receives for exported gas and resulted in lower GDP growth rates - 4.9% in 2015 and 4.3% in 2016 - and losses in government revenue as well as fiscal and trade deficits. A lack of foreign investment in the key sectors of mining and hydrocarbons, along with conflict among social groups, pose challenges for the Bolivian economy. In 2015, President Evo MORALES expanded efforts to court international investment and boost Bolivia’s energy production capacity. MORALES passed an investment law and promised not to nationalize additional industries in an effort to improve the investment climate. In early 2016, the Government of Bolivia approved the 2016-2020 National Economic and Social Development Plan aimed at maintaining growth of 5% and reducing poverty." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$78.35 billion (2016 est.) ++ $75.56 billion (2015 est.) ++ $72.06 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$83.72 billion (2017 est.) / $80.35 billion (2016 est.) / $77.07 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$35.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$37.78 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 5.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / 4.9% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,200 (2016 est.) ++ $7,000 (2015 est.) ++ $6,800 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7,600 (2017 est.) / $7,400 (2016 est.) / $7,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "12.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 13.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.5% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.2% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.3%" + "text": "67.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.2%" + "text": "17% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "20.4%" + "text": "21.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-1.4%" + "text": "3.8% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "29%" + "text": "21.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-35.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-31.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "13.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "37.4%" + "text": "37.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "53.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "soybeans, quinoa, Brazil nuts, sugarcane, coffee, corn, rice, potatoes, chia, coca" }, "Industries": { - "text": "mining, smelting, petroleum, food and beverages, tobacco, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry" + "text": "mining, smelting, electricity, petroleum, food and beverages, handicrafts, clothing, jewelry" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.993 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.719 million (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "32%" + "text": "29.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "22%" }, "services": { - "text": "47.9% (2009 est.)" + "text": "48.6% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.5% (2016 est.) ++ 7.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "4% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment" + "text": "note: data are for urban areas; widespread underemployment" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "45%", + "text": "38.6% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "based on percent of population living on less than the international standard of $2/day (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: based on percent of population living on less than the international standard of $2/day" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "0.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "33.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "36.1% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "46.6 (2012) ++ 57.9 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$15.44 billion" + "text": "15.09 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$17.66 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.02 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "43.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "39.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "47% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 38.5% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "49% of GDP (2017 est.) / 44.9% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "4.5% (31 December 2013) ++ 4% (31 december 2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "7.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.07% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$9.572 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $8.946 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$17.77 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.45 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$22.68 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$9.684 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $7.689 billion (31 December 2012) ++ $6.089 billion (31 December 2011)" + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 3.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.34 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.923 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.375 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.932 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$7.528 billion (2016 est.) ++ $8.197 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "natural gas, mineral ores, gold, soybeans and soy products, tin" + "text": "$7.746 billion (2017 est.) / $7.214 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 28.1%, Argentina 16.9%, US 12.1%, Colombia 6.3%, China 5.3%, Japan 4.7%, South Korea 4.3% (2015)" + "text": "Brazil 17.9%, Argentina 16%, US 7.8%, Japan 7.3%, India 6.6%, South Korea 6.3%, Colombia 5.8%, China 5.1%, UAE 4.7% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "natural gas, silver, zinc, lead, tin, gold, quinoa, soybeans and soy products" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$8.981 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.069 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.601 billion (2017 est.) / $7.888 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, petroleum products, vehicles, iron and steel, plastics" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 17.9%, Brazil 16.5%, Argentina 11.8%, US 10.6%, Peru 6.2%, Japan 5.2%, Chile 4.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 21.7%, Brazil 16.8%, Argentina 12.6%, US 8.4%, Peru 6.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$11 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $13.06 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$10.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $10.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$11.83 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.035 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$10.56 billion (31 December 2013) ++ $8.809 billion (31 December 2012)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$0 (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $0 (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$12.81 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $7.268 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - ++ 6.91 (2016 est.) ++ 6.91 (2015 est.) ++ 6.91 (2014 est.) ++ 6.91 (2013 est.) ++ 6.94 (2012 est.)" + "text": "bolivianos (BOB) per US dollar - / 6.86 (2017 est.) / 6.86 (2016 est.) / 6.91 (2015 est.) / 6.91 (2014 est.) / 6.91 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1.2 million (2013)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "93% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.3% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "79.1% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "8.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.951 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "7.5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.785 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "2.2 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.764 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "76% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "30% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "55,610 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "60,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,274 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "209.8 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "211.5 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "54,210 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "65,960 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "78,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "83,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "7,292 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,686 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "19,940 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,620 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "21.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.69 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.536 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.171 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "17.86 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "15.46 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "295.9 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "295.9 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "16 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "17.66 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "881,084" + "text": "719,399" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "8 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "6.27 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "10.163 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "11,567,760" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "94 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "100.82 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "Bolivian National Telecommunications Company was privatized in 1995 but re-nationalized in 2007; the primary trunk system is being expanded and employs digital microwave radio relay; some areas are served by fiber-optic cable; system operations, reliabili" + "text": "lowest GDP in the area; much of the population live in remote valleys and telecommunications is poor; consumers pick from multiple long-distance carriers for each call; reliability, and coverage have steadily improved, but some remote areas are still underserved; operators plan to extend fiber to all 339 municipal capital cities by 2022; move from 3G to LTE available by all 3 mobile companies; 92% of all Internet is through smartphone; broadband services remain expensive by the lack of competition and that fact that Bolivia is landlocked and does not have access through submarine cables; MNP (mobile number portability) launched in October 2018; Bolivian Space Agency planning to launch a second telecom satellite after 2020 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "most telephones are concentrated in La Paz, Santa Cruz, and other capital cities; mobile-cellular telephone use expanding rapidly and, in 2015, teledensity reached about 95 per 100 persons" + "text": "6 per 100 fixed-line, mobile-cellular telephone use expanding rapidly and teledensity stands at 101 per 100 persons; most telephones are concentrated in La Paz, Santa Cruz, and other capital cities (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 591; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 591; Bolivia has no direct access to submarine cable networks and must therefore connect to the rest of the world either via satellite or through terrestrial links across neighboring countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "large number of radio and TV stations broadcasting with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and TV stations generally operating freely, although both pro-government and anti-government groups have attacked media outlets in resp (2010)" + "text": "large number of radio and TV stations broadcasting with private media outlets dominating; state-owned and private radio and TV stations generally operating freely, although both pro-government and anti-government groups have attacked media outlets in response to their reporting" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bo" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "4.871 million" + "text": "4,955,569" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "45.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "43.83% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "504,097" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "4 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "39" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,578,959" + "text": "4,122,113 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "9,456,548 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "13.73 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -859,61 +850,61 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6 (2013)" + "text": "6 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "834" + "text": "834 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "47" + "text": "47 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "151" + "text": "151 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "631 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 5,457 km; liquid petroleum gas 51 km; oil 2,511 km; refined products 1,627 km (2013)" + "text": "5457 km gas, 51 km liquid petroleum gas, 2511 km oil, 1627 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "3,504 km" + "text": "3,960 km (2019)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "3,504 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "3,960 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "80,488 km" + "text": "90,568 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,850 km" + "text": "9,792 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "73,638 km (2010)" + "text": "80,776 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -921,13 +912,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "43" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "5 (Syria 4, UK 1, (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 27, oil tanker 2, other 14 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -935,35 +923,41 @@ "text": "Puerto Aguirre (Paraguay/Parana)" }, "note": { - "text": "Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay" + "text": "note: Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB), Bolivian Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB; includes Marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-49 years of age for 12-month compulsory male and female military service; Bolivian citizenship required; 17 years of age for voluntary service; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Bolivian Armed Forces: Bolivian Army (Ejercito Boliviano, EB), Bolivian Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Boliviana, FNB, includes Marines), Bolivian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Boliviana, FAB); Ministry of Interior: National Police (Policía Nacional de Bolivia, PNB; includes Anti-Narcotics Special Forces (Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotráfico, FELCN) and other paramilitary units (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.4% of GDP (2019) / 1.5% of GDP (2018) / 1.5% of GDP (2017) / 1.6% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Bolivian Armed Forces vary; approximately 39,000 total active troops (26,000 Army; 5,500 Navy; 7,500 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Bolivian Armed Forces are equipped with a mix of mostly Brazilian, Chinese, European, and US equipment; since 2010, China and France are the leading suppliers of military hardware to Bolivia (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "16-49 years of age for 12-month voluntary male and female military service; Bolivian citizenship required; minimum age for combat duty is 18; when annual number of volunteers falls short of goal, compulsory recruitment is effected, including conscription of boys as young as 14; 15-19 years of age for voluntary premilitary service, provides exemption from further military service (2017)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile offers instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile for Bolivian natural gas; contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of the border with Argentina" + "text": "Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile offers instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile for Bolivian products; contraband smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal narcotic trafficking are problems in the porous areas of its border regions with all of its neighbors (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru)" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Bolivia is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking domestically and abroad; indigenous children are particularly vulnerable; Bolivia is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking domestically and abroad; rural and poor Bolivians, most of whom are indigenous, and LGBT youth are particularly vulnerable; Bolivians perform forced labor domestically in mining, ranching, agriculture, and domestic service, and a significant number are in forced labor abroad in sweatshops, agriculture, domestic service, and the informal sector; women and girls are sex trafficked within Bolivia and in neighboring countries, such as Argentina, Peru, and Chile; a limited number of women from nearby countries are sex trafficked in Bolivia" + "text": "Bolivia is a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking domestically and abroad; rural and poor Bolivians, most of whom are indigenous, and LGBT youth are particularly vulnerable; Bolivians perform forced labor domestically in mining, ranching, agriculture, and domestic service, and a significant number are in forced labor abroad in sweatshops, agriculture, domestic service, and the informal sector; women and girls are sex trafficked within Bolivia and in neighboring countries, such as Argentina, Peru, and Chile; a limited number of women from nearby countries are sex trafficked in Bolivia" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Bolivia does not comply fully with the minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government did not demonstrate overall increasing anti-trafficking efforts, and poor data collection made it difficult to assess the number of investigations, prosecutions, and victim identifications and referrals to care services; authorities did not adequately differentiate between human trafficking and other crimes, such as domestic violence and child abuse; law enforcement failed to implement an early detection protocol for identifying trafficking cases and lacked a formal process for identifying trafficking victims among vulnerable populations; specialized victim services were inadequately funded and virtually non-existent for adult women and male victims (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "world's third-largest cultivator of coca (after Colombia and Peru) with an estimated 30,000 hectares under cultivation in 2011, a decrease of 13 percent over 2010; third largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 265 metric tons potential pure cocaine in 2011, a 29 percent increase over 2010; transit country for Peruvian and Colombian cocaine destined for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Europe; weak border controls; some money-laundering activity related to narcotics trade; major cocaine consumption (2013)" + "text": "world's third-largest cultivator of coca (after Colombia and Peru) with an estimated 37,500 hectares under cultivation in 2016, a 3 percent increase over 2015; third largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 275 metric tons potential pure cocaine in 2016; transit country for Peruvian and Colombian cocaine destined for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Europe; weak border controls; some money-laundering activity related to narcotics trade; major cocaine consumption" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/br.json b/south-america/br.json index 248a5def..c5609f08 100644 --- a/south-america/br.json +++ b/south-america/br.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Having successfully weathered a period of global financial difficulty in the late 20th century, Brazil was seen as one of the world’s strongest emerging markets and a contributor to global growth. The awarding of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the first ever to be held in South America, was seen as symbolic of the country’s rise. However, since about 2013, Brazil has been plagued by a shrinking economy, growing unemployment, and rising inflation. Political scandal resulted in the impeachment of President Dilma ROUSSEFF in May 2016, a conviction that was upheld by the Senate in August 2016; her vice president, Michel TEMER, will serve as president until 2018, completing her second term." + "text": "Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader Getulio VARGAS rose to power in 1930. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil underwent more than a half century of populist and military government until 1985, when the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Having successfully weathered a period of global financial difficulty in the late 20th century, Brazil was seen as one of the world's strongest emerging markets and a contributor to global growth. The awarding of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games, the first ever to be held in South America, was seen as symbolic of the country's rise. However, from about 2013 to 2016, Brazil was plagued by a sagging economy, high unemployment, and high inflation, only emerging from recession in 2017. Former President Dilma ROUSSEFF (2011-2016) was removed from office in 2016 by Congress for having committed impeachable acts against Brazil's budgetary laws, and her vice president, Michel TEMER, served the remainder of her second term. In October 2018, Jair BOLSONARO won the presidency with 55 percent of the vote and assumed office on 1 January 2019." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "157,630 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo" + "text": "note: includes Arquipelago de Fernando de Noronha, Atol das Rocas, Ilha da Trindade, Ilhas Martin Vaz, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "16,145 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Argentina 1,263 km, Bolivia 3,403 km, Colombia 1,790 km, French Guiana 649 km, Guyana 1,308 km, Paraguay 1,371 km, Peru 2,659 km, Suriname 515 km, Uruguay 1,050 km, Venezuela 2,137 km" + "text": "Argentina 1263 km, Bolivia 3403 km, Colombia 1790 km, French Guiana 649 km, Guyana 1308 km, Paraguay 1371 km, Peru 2659 km, Suriname 515 km, Uruguay 1050 km, Venezuela 2137 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to edge of the continental margin" } @@ -66,19 +66,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "320 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pico da Neblina 2,994 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico da Neblina 2,994 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber" + "text": "alumina, bauxite, beryllium, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, niobium, phosphates, platinum, tantalum, tin, rare earth elements, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "32.9% ++ arable land 8.6%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 23.5%" + "text": "32.9% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "8.6% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 23.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "61.9%" + "text": "61.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "5.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,14 +93,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "54,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brazilia, and Rio de Janeiro" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; there is a lucrative illegal wildlife trade; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills" + "text": "deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; illegal wildlife trade; illegal poaching; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities; wetland degradation; severe oil spills" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -105,12 +111,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador" + "text": "largest country in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador; most of the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland, extends through the west central part of the country; shares Iguazu Falls, the world's largest waterfalls system, with Argentina" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "205,823,665 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "211,715,973 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -126,82 +132,82 @@ "Languages": { "text": "Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language)", "note": { - "text": "less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages" + "text": "note: less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages" } }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 64.6%, other Catholic 0.4%, Protestant 22.2% (includes Adventist 6.5%, Assembly of God 2.0%, Christian Congregation of Brazil 1.2%, Universal Kingdom of God 1.0%, other Protestant 11.5%), other Christian 0.7%, Spiritist 2.2%, other 1.4%, none 8%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Brazil's rapid fertility decline since the 1960s is the main factor behind the country's slowing population growth rate, aging population, and fast-paced demographic transition. Brasilia has not taken full advantage of its large working-age population to develop its human capital and strengthen its social and economic institutions but is funding a study abroad program to bring advanced skills back to the country. The current favorable age structure will begin to shift around 2025, with the labor force shrinking and the elderly starting to compose an increasing share of the total population. Well-funded public pensions have nearly wiped out poverty among the elderly, and Bolsa Familia and other social programs have lifted tens of millions out of poverty. More than half of Brazil's population is considered middle class, but poverty and income inequality levels remain high; the Northeast, North, and Center-West, women, and black, mixed race, and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. Disparities in opportunities foster social exclusion and contribute to Brazil's high crime rate, particularly violent crime in cities and favelas. Brazil has traditionally been a net recipient of immigrants, with its southeast being the prime destination. After the importation of African slaves was outlawed in the mid-19th century, Brazil sought Europeans (Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Germans) and later Asians (Japanese) to work in agriculture, especially coffee cultivation. Recent immigrants come mainly from Argentina, Chile, and Andean countries (many are unskilled illegal migrants) or are returning Brazilian nationals. Since Brazil's economic downturn in the 1980s, emigration to the United States, Europe, and Japan has been rising but is negligible relative to Brazil's total population. The majority of these emigrants are well-educated and middle-class. Fewer Brazilian peasants are emigrating to neighboring countries to take up agricultural work." + "text": "Brazil's rapid fertility decline since the 1960s is the main factor behind the country's slowing population growth rate, aging population, and fast-paced demographic transition. Brasilia has not taken full advantage of its large working-age population to develop its human capital and strengthen its social and economic institutions but is funding a study abroad program to bring advanced skills back to the country. The current favorable age structure will begin to shift around 2025, with the labor force shrinking and the elderly starting to compose an increasing share of the total population. Well-funded public pensions have nearly wiped out poverty among the elderly, and Bolsa Familia and other social programs have lifted tens of millions out of poverty. More than half of Brazil's population is considered middle class, but poverty and income inequality levels remain high; the Northeast, North, and Center-West, women, and black, mixed race, and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. Disparities in opportunities foster social exclusion and contribute to Brazil's high crime rate, particularly violent crime in cities and favelas (slums).\nBrazil has traditionally been a net recipient of immigrants, with its southeast being the prime destination. After the importation of African slaves was outlawed in the mid-19th century, Brazil sought Europeans (Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, and Germans) and later Asians (Japanese) to work in agriculture, especially coffee cultivation. Recent immigrants come mainly from Argentina, Chile, and Andean countries (many are unskilled illegal migrants) or are returning Brazilian nationals. Since Brazil's economic downturn in the 1980s, emigration to the United States, Europe, and Japan has been rising but is negligible relative to Brazil's total population. The majority of these emigrants are well-educated and middle-class. Fewer Brazilian peasants are emigrating to neighboring countries to take up agricultural work." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "22.79% (male 23,905,185/female 22,994,222)" + "text": "21.11% (male 22,790,634/female 21,907,018)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.43% (male 17,146,060/female 16,661,163)" + "text": "16.06% (male 17,254,363/female 16,750,581)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.84% (male 44,750,568/female 45,489,430)" + "text": "43.83% (male 46,070,240/female 46,729,640)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.89% (male 8,637,011/female 9,656,370)" + "text": "9.78% (male 9,802,995/female 10,911,140)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.06% (male 7,059,944/female 9,523,712) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.21% (male 8,323,344/female 11,176,018) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.7%" + "text": "43.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.3%" + "text": "29.7" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "11.3%" + "text": "13.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "8.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "31.6 years" + "text": "33.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "30.7 years" + "text": "32.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "32.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "34.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.75% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.67% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "14.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brazilia, and Rio de Janeiro" + "text": "the vast majority of people live along, or relatively near, the Atlantic coast in the east; the population core is in the southeast, anchored by the cities of Sao Paolo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "85.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.17% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.05% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Sao Paulo 21.066 million; Rio de Janeiro 12.902 million; Belo Horizonte 5.716 million; BRASILIA (capital) 4.155 million; Fortaleza 3.88 million; Recife 3.739 million (2015)" + "text": "22.043 million Sao Paulo, 13.458 million Rio de Janeiro, 6.084 million Belo Horizonte, 4.646 million BRASILIA (capital), 4.137 million Porto Alegre, 4.127 million Recife (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -214,86 +220,92 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "44 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "60 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "18 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "18.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "14.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.8 years" + "text": "74.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.2 years" + "text": "71.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "77.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.76 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "80.3% (2006)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.89 physicians/1,000 population (2013)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "80.2% (2013)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 87% of population ++ total: 98.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 13% of population ++ total: 1.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.4% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.17 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88% of population ++ rural: 51.5% of population ++ total: 82.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12% of population ++ rural: 48.5% of population ++ total: 17.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "39.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "11.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.58% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "826,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "920,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "15,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" @@ -305,63 +317,49 @@ "text": "schistosomiasis" }, "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Brazil; as of 10 November 2020, Brazil has reported a total of 5,631,181 cases of COVID-19 or 26,492 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 762 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; the Department of Homeland Security has issued instructions requiring US passengers who have been in Brazil to travel through select airports where the US Government has implemented enhanced screening procedures" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.1% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.2% (2007)" + "text": "22.1% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "6% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "6.2% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "92.6%" + "text": "93.2%" }, "male": { - "text": "92.2%" + "text": "93%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "93.4% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "male": { - "text": "15 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "16 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "959,942" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "3%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-13 (2009 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2011)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "28.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "12.3%" + "text": "25.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "18.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "32.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -400,7 +398,7 @@ "text": "+1hr, begins third Sunday in October; ends third Sunday in February" }, "note": { - "text": "Brazil has three time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islands" + "text": "note: Brazil has four time zones, including one for the Fernando de Noronha Islandsetymology: name bestowed on the new capital of Brazil upon its inauguration in 1960; previous Brazilian capitals had been Salvador from 1549 to 1763 and Rio de Janeiro from 1763 to 1960" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -413,7 +411,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 7 September (1822)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988; amended many times, last in 2016 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest ratified 5 October 1988" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by at least one third of either house of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by simple majority vote by more than half of the state legislative assemblies; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote by both houses in each of two readings; constitutional provisions affecting the federal form of government, separation of powers, suffrage, or individual rights and guarantees cannot be amended; amended many times, last in 2017" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law; note - a new civil law code was enacted in 2002 replacing the 1916 code" @@ -425,7 +428,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -436,41 +439,38 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age and over 70; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote" + "text": "voluntary between 16 to 18 years of age, over 70, and if illiterate; compulsory between 18 to 70 years of age; note - military conscripts by law cannot vote" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Michel Miguel Elias TEMER Lulia (since 31 August 2016); Vice President (vacant); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Jair BOLSONARO (since 1 January 2019); Vice President Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (since 1 January 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Michel Miguel Elias TEMER Lulia (since 31 August 2016); Vice President (vacant)" + "text": "President Jair BOLSONARO (since 1 January 2019); Vice President Antonio Hamilton Martins MOURAO (since 1 January 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 5 October 2014 with runoff on 26 October 2014 (next to be held October 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 October 2018 with runoff on 28 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Dilma ROUSSEFF reelected president in a runoff election; percent of vote - Dilma ROUSSEFF (PT) 51.6%, Aecio NEVES (PSDB) 48.4%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "on 12 May 2016, Brazil's Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial of President Dilma ROUSSEFF, who was then suspended from her executive duties; Vice President Michel TEMER then took over as acting president; on 31 August 2016 the Senate voted 61-20 in favor of conviction; TEMER will now serve as president for the remainder of ROUSSEFF's term until 1 January 2019" + "text": "Jair BOLSONARO elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Jair BOLSONARO (PSL) 46%, Fernando HADDAD (PT) 29.3%, Ciro GOMEZ (PDT) 12.5%, Geraldo ALCKMIN (PSDB) 4.8%, other 7.4%; percent of vote in second round - Jair BOLSONARO (PSL) 55.1%, Fernando HADDAD (PT) 44.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of the Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members each from 26 states and 3 from the federal district directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 8-year terms, with one-third and two-thirds of the membership elected alternately every 4 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congresso Nacional consists of:Federal Senate or Senado Federal (81 seats; 3 members each from 26 states and 3 from the federal district directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 8-year terms, with one-third and two-thirds of the membership elected alternately every 4 years) Chamber of Deputies or Camara dos Deputados (513 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Federal Senate - last held on 5 October 2014 for one-third of the Senate (next to be held in October 2018 for two-thirds of the Senate); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 5 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2018)" + "text": "Federal Senate - last held on 7 October 2018 for two-thirds of the Senate (next to be held in October 2022 for one-third of the Senate)Chamber of Deputies - last held on 7 October 2018 (next to be held in October 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Federal Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PMDB 5, PSDB 4, PDT 4, PSB 3, DEM (formerly PFL) 3, PT 2, PSD 2, PTB 2, PP 1, PR 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PT 70, PMDB 66, PSDB 54, PSD 37, PP 36, PR 34, PSB 34, PTB 25, DEM (formerly PFL) 22, PRB 21, PDT 19, SD 15, PSC 12, PROS 11, PCdoB 10, PPS 10, PV 8, PHS 5, PSOL 5, PTN 4, PMN 3, PRP 3, PEN 2, PTC 2, PSDC 2, PTdoB 1, PSL 1, PRTB 1" + "text": "Federal Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PMDB 7, PP 5, REDE 5, DEM 4, PSDB 4, PSDC 4, PSL 4, PT 4, PDT 2, PHS 2, PPS 2, PSB 2, PTB 2, Podemos 1, PR 1, PRB 1, PROS 1, PRP 1, PSC 1, SD 1; composition - men 70, women 11, percent of women 13.6%     Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PT 56, PSL 52, PP 37, PMDB 34, PSDC 34, PR 33, PSB 32, PRB 30, DEM 29, PSDB 29, PDT 28, SD 13, Podemos 11, PSOL 10, PTB 10, PCdoB 9, NOVO 8, PPS 8, PROS 8, PSC 8, Avante 7, PHS 6, Patriota 5, PRP 4, PV 4, PMN 3, PTC 2, DC 1, PPL 1, REDE 1; composition - men 462, women 51, percent of women 9.9%; total National Congress percent of women 10.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Federal Court or Supremo Tribunal Federal (consists of 11 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -481,20 +481,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Brazilian Communist Party or PCB [Ivan Martins PINHEIRO] ++ Brazilian Democratic Movement Party or PMDB [Michel TEMER] ++ Brazilian Labor Party or PTB [Cristiane BRASIL] ++ Brazilian Renewal Labor Party or PRTB [Jose Levy FIDELIX da Cruz] ++ Brazilian Republican Party or PRB [Marcos Antonio PEREIRA] ++ Brazilian Social Democracy Party or PSDB [Aecio NEVES] ++ Brazilian Socialist Party or PSB [Carlos Roberto SIQUEIRA de Barros] ++ Christian Labor Party or PTC [Daniel TOURINHO] ++ Christian Social Democratic Party or PSDC [Jose Maria EYMAEL] ++ Communist Party of Brazil or PCdoB [Jose Renato RABELO] ++ Democratic Labor Party or PDT [Carlos Roberto LUPI] ++ The Democrats or DEM [Jose AGRIPINO] (formerly Liberal Front Party or PFL) ++ Free Homeland Party or PPL [Sergio RUBENS] ++ Green Party or PV [Jose Luiz PENNA] ++ Humanist Party of Solidarity or PHS [Eduardo MACHADO] ++ Labor Party of Brazil or PTdoB [Luis Henrique de Oliveira RESENDE] ++ National Ecologic Party or PEN [Adilson Barroso OLIVEIRA] ++ National Labor Party or PTN [Jose Masci de ABREU] ++ National Mobilization Party or PMN [Telma RIBEIRO dos Santos] ++ Party of the Republic or PR [Alfredo NASCIMENTO] ++ Popular Socialist Party or PPS [Roberto Joao Pereira FREIRE] ++ Progressive Party or PP [Ciro NOGUEIRA] ++ Progressive Republican Party or PRP [Ovasco Roma Altimari RESENDE] ++ Republican Social Order Party or PROS [Euripedes JUNIOR] ++ Social Christian Party or PSC [Vitor Jorge Abdala NOSSEIS] ++ Social Democratic Party or PSD [Guilherme CAMPOS] ++ Social Liberal Party or PSL [Luciano Caldas BIVAR] ++ Socialism and Freedom Party or PSOL [Luiz ARAUJO] ++ Solidarity or SD [Paulo PEREIRA DA SILVA] ++ United Socialist Workers' Party or PSTU [Jose Maria DE ALMEIDA] ++ Workers' Cause Party or PCO [Rui Costa PIMENTA] ++ Workers' Party or PT [Rui FALCAO]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Landless Workers' Movement or MST", - "other": { - "text": "industrial federations; labor unions and federations; large farmers' associations; religious groups including evangelical Christian churches and the Catholic Church" - } + "text": "Avante [Luis TIBE] (formerly Labor Party of Brazil or PTdoB) Brazilian Communist Party or PCB [Ivan Martins PINHEIRO]Brazilian Democratic Movement Party or PMDB [Michel TEMER]Brazilian Labor Party or PTB [Cristiane BRASIL]Brazilian Renewal Labor Party or PRTB [Jose Levy FIDELIX da Cruz]Brazilian Republican Party or PRB [Marcos Antonio PEREIRA]Brazilian Social Democracy Party or PSDB [Tasso JEREISSATI]Brazilian Socialist Party or PSB [Carlos Roberto SIQUEIRA de Barros]Christian Democracy or DC [Jose Maria EYMAEL] (formerly Christian Social Democratic Party or PSDC)Christian Labor Party or PTC [Daniel TOURINHO]Communist Party of Brazil or PCdoB [Jose Renato RABELO]Democratic Labor Party or PDT [Carlos Roberto LUPI]The Democrats or DEM [Jose AGRIPINO] (formerly Liberal Front Party or PFL)Free Homeland Party or PPL [Sergio RUBENS]Green Party or PV [Jose Luiz PENNA]Humanist Party of Solidarity or PHS [Eduardo MACHADO]National Mobilization Party or PMN [Telma RIBEIRO dos Santos]New Party or NOVO [Moises JARDIM]Party of the Republic or PR [Alfredo NASCIMENTO]Patriota [Adilson BARROSO Oliveira] (formerly National Ecologic Party or PEN)Podemos [Renata ABREU] (formerly National Labor Party or PTN) Popular Socialist Party or PPS [Roberto Joao Pereira FREIRE]Progressive Party or PP [Ciro NOGUEIRA]Progressive Republican Party or PRP [Ovasco Roma Altimari RESENDE]Republican Social Order Party or PROS [Euripedes JUNIOR]Social Christian Party or PSC [Vitor Jorge Abdala NOSSEIS]Social Democratic Party or PSD [Guilherme CAMPOS]Social Liberal Party or PSL [Luciano Caldas BIVAR]Socialism and Freedom Party or PSOL [Luiz ARAUJO]Solidarity or SD [Paulo PEREIRA DA SILVA]Sustainability Network or REDE [Marina SILVA]United Socialist Workers' Party or PSTU [Jose Maria DE ALMEIDA]Workers' Cause Party or PCO [Rui Costa PIMENTA]Workers' Party or PT [Gleisi HOFFMAN]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), BIS, BRICS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, CPLP, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "AfDB (nonregional member), BIS, BRICS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, CPLP, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-5, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Paris Club (associate), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Sergio Silva do AMARAL (since 16 September 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Nestor Jose FORSTER (since 11 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3006 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -511,28 +505,28 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Liliana AYALDE (since 31 October 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires William POPP (since 3 November 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[55] (61) 3312-7000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida das Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, Distrito Federal Cep 70403-900, Brasilia" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "Unit 7500, DPO, AA 34030" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[55] (61) 3312-7000" + "text": "Unit 7500, DPO AA 34030" }, "FAX": { "text": "[55] (61) 3225-9136" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo" + "text": "Belo Horizonte, Recife, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a large yellow diamond in the center bearing a blue celestial globe with 27 white five-pointed stars; the globe has a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO (Order and Progress); the current flag was inspired by the banner of the former Empire of Brazil (1822-1889); on the imperial flag, the green represented the House of Braganza of Pedro I, the first Emperor of Brazil, while the yellow stood for the Habsburg Family of his wife; on the modern flag the green represents the forests of the country and the yellow rhombus its mineral wealth (the diamond shape roughly mirrors that of the country); the blue circle and stars, which replaced the coat of arms of the original flag, depict the sky over Rio de Janeiro on the morning of 15 November 1889 - the day the Republic of Brazil was declared; the number of stars has changed with the creation of new states and has risen from an original 21 to the current 27 (one for each state and the Federal District)", "note": { - "text": "one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" + "text": "note: one of several flags where a prominent component of the design reflects the shape of the country; other such flags are those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eritrea, and Vanuatu" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -546,64 +540,64 @@ "text": "Joaquim Osorio Duque ESTRADA/Francisco Manoel DA SILVA" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1890, lyrics adopted 1922; the anthem's music, composed in 1822, was used unofficially for many years before it was adopted" + "text": "note: music adopted 1890, lyrics adopted 1922; the anthem's music, composed in 1822, was used unofficially for many years before it was adopted" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Characterized by large and well-developed agricultural, mining, manufacturing, and service sectors, and a rapidly expanding middle class, Brazil's economy outweighs that of all other South American countries, and Brazil is expanding its presence in world markets. Since 2003, Brazil has steadily improved its macroeconomic stability, building up foreign reserves, and reducing its debt profile by shifting its debt burden toward real denominated and domestically held instruments. Since 2008, Brazil became a net external creditor and all three of the major ratings agencies awarded investment grade status to its debt. ++ ++ After strong growth in 2007 and 2008, the onset of the global financial crisis hit Brazil in 2008. Brazil experienced two quarters of recession, as global demand for Brazil's commodity-based exports dwindled and external credit dried up. However, Brazil was one of the first emerging markets to begin a recovery. In 2010, consumer and investor confidence revived and GDP growth reached 7.5%, the highest growth rate in the past 25 years. GDP growth has slowed since 2011, due to several factors, including overdependence on exports of raw commodities, low productivity, high operational costs, persistently high inflation, and low levels of investment. After reaching historic lows of 4.8% in 2014, the unemployment rate remains low, but is rising. Brazil's traditionally high level of income inequality has declined for the last 15 years. ++ ++ Brazil’s fiscal and current account balances have eroded during the past four years as the government attempted to boost economic growth through targeted tax cuts for industry and incentives to spur household consumption. After winning reelection in October 2014 by a historically narrow margin, President Dilma ROUSSEFF appointed a new economic team led by Finance Minister Joaquim LEVY, who introduced a fiscal austerity package intended to restore the primary account surplus (before interest expenditures are included) to 1.2% of GDP and preserve the country's investment-grade sovereign credit rating. LEVY encountered political headwinds and an economy facing more challenges than he anticipated. The target for the primary account surplus fell to a deficit of 2%, and two of the three main credit rating agencies downgraded Brazil to “junk” status. ++ ++ Brazil seeks to strengthen its workforce and its economy over the long run by imposing local content and technology transfer requirements on foreign businesses, by investing in education through social programs such as Bolsa Familia and the Brazil Science Mobility Program, and by investing in research in the areas of space, nanotechnology, healthcare, and energy." + "text": "Brazil is the eighth-largest economy in the world, but is recovering from a recession in 2015 and 2016 that ranks as the worst in the country’s history. In 2017, Brazil`s GDP grew 1%, inflation fell to historic lows of 2.9%, and the Central Bank lowered benchmark interest rates from 13.75% in 2016 to 7%. The economy has been negatively affected by multiple corruption scandals involving private companies and government officials, including the impeachment and conviction of Former President Dilma ROUSSEFF in August 2016. Sanctions against the firms involved — some of the largest in Brazil — have limited their business opportunities, producing a ripple effect on associated businesses and contractors but creating opportunities for foreign companies to step into what had been a closed market. The succeeding TEMER administration has implemented a series of fiscal and structural reforms to restore credibility to government finances. Congress approved legislation in December 2016 to cap public spending. Government spending growth had pushed public debt to 73.7% of GDP at the end of 2017, up from over 50% in 2012. The government also boosted infrastructure projects, such as oil and natural gas auctions, in part to raise revenues. Other economic reforms, proposed in 2016, aim to reduce barriers to foreign investment, and to improve labor conditions. Policies to strengthen Brazil’s workforce and industrial sector, such as local content requirements, have boosted employment, but at the expense of investment. Brazil is a member of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur), a trade bloc that includes Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay - Venezuela’s membership in the organization was suspended In August 2017. After the Asian and Russian financial crises, Mercosur adopted a protectionist stance to guard against exposure to volatile foreign markets and it currently is negotiating Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and Canada." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$3.135 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $3.241 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $3.371 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$3.248 trillion (2017 est.) / $3.216 trillion (2016 est.) / $3.332 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$1.77 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.055 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-3.3% (2016 est.) ++ -3.8% (2015 est.) ++ 0.1% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.) / -3.5% (2016 est.) / -3.5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,200 (2016 est.) ++ $15,900 (2015 est.) ++ $16,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$15,600 (2017 est.) / $15,600 (2016 est.) / $16,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "15% of GDP (2017 est.) / 14.1% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.5%" + "text": "63.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "20% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.8%" + "text": "15.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.1%" + "text": "-0.1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "12.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-12.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-11.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "6.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "21.8%" + "text": "20.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "72% ++ (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -613,29 +607,29 @@ "text": "textiles, shoes, chemicals, cement, lumber, iron ore, tin, steel, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, other machinery and equipment" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "110.4 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "104.2 million (2017)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.7%" + "text": "9.4%" }, "industry": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "32.1%" }, "services": { - "text": "71% ++ (2011 est.)" + "text": "58.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "12.6% (2016 est.) ++ 9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "12.8% (2017 est.) / 11.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "21.4%", + "text": "4.2% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "approximately 4% of the population are below the \"extreme\" poverty line (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: approximately 4% of the population are below the \"extreme\" poverty line" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -643,217 +637,206 @@ "text": "0.8%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "42.9% (2009 est.)" + "text": "43.4% (2016 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "51.9 (2012) ++ 55.3 (2001)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$632 billion" + "text": "733.7 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$677.2 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "756.3 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "35.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.7% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "75.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 66.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "84% of GDP (2017 est.) / 78.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "8.4% (2016 est.) ++ 9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "10% (31 December 2013) ++ 11% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "47.4% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 43.96% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$107 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $85.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$928.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $835.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$2.076 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.644 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$490.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $843.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.02 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.4% (2017 est.) / 8.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$14.11 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$58.88 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$9.762 billion (2017 est.) / -$23.55 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$189.7 billion (2016 est.) ++ $190.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$217.2 billion (2017 est.) / $184.5 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 21.8%, US 12.5%, Argentina 8.1%, Netherlands 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, automobiles" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 18.6%, US 12.7%, Argentina 6.7%, Netherlands 5.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$143.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $172.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$153.2 billion (2017 est.) / $139.4 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "machinery, electrical and transport equipment, chemical products, oil, automotive parts, electronics" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 17.9%, US 15.6%, Germany 6.1%, Argentina 6% (2015)" + "text": "China 18.1%, US 16.7%, Argentina 6.3%, Germany 6.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$352.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $356.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$374 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $367.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$544.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $542.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$673 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $615 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$295.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $288.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$547.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $548.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "reals (BRL) per US dollar - ++ 3.483 (2016 est.) ++ 3.3315 (2015 est.) ++ 3.3315 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3535 (2013 est.) ++ 1.95 (2012 est.)" + "text": "reals (BRL) per US dollar - / 3.19 (2017 est.) / 3.48 (2016 est.) / 3.4901 (2015 est.) / 3.3315 (2014 est.) / 2.3535 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "577 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "567.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "518 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "509.1 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "219 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "34 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.31 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "135 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "150.8 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "18.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "17% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "1.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "69.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "64% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.437 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.587 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "397,100 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "736,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "394,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "297,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "16 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "12.63 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "2.811 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.811 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.144 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.956 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "296,200 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "279,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "519,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "490,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "20.35 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "37.57 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "34.35 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "100 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "134.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "17.32 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.51 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "471.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "377.4 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "535 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "513.8 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "43,677,141" + "text": "33,585,164" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15.97 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "257.814 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "207,862,093" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "126 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.84 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "good working system including an extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations" + "text": "Brazil is one of the largest mobile and broadband markets in Latin America; 5G auction delayed due to interference issues; four major (mobile network operators) MNOs offering a range of voice and data services; broadband penetration only behind Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay; country is a pioneer in the region for M-commerce (electronic commerce conducted on mobile phones) (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 20 per 100 persons; less-expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major driver in expanding telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population w" + "text": "fixed-line connections have remained relatively stable in recent years and stand at about 16 per 100 persons; less-expensive mobile-cellular technology has been a major impetus broadening telephone service to the lower-income segments of the population with mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 99 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Americas-1, Americas-2, Atlantis-2, GlobeNet, South America-1, South American Crossing/Latin American Nautilus, and UNISUR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central A (2015)" + "text": "country code - 55; landing points for a number of submarine cables, including Malbec, ARBR, Tamnat, SAC, SAm-1, Atlantis -2, Seabras-1, Monet, EllaLink, BRUSA, GlobeNet, AMX-1, Brazilian Festoon, Bicentenario, Unisur, Junior, Americas -II, SAE x1, SAIL, SACS and SABR that provide direct connectivity to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station; satellites is a major communication platform, as it is almost impossible to lay fiber optic cable in the thick vegetation (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated (2007)" + "text": "state-run Radiobras operates a radio and a TV network; more than 1,000 radio stations and more than 100 TV channels operating - mostly privately owned; private media ownership highly concentrated" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".br" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "120.676 million" + "text": "140,908,998" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "59.1% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "67.47% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "31,233,004" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "15 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "443" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "102,039,359" + "text": "102,109,977 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "149.393 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,845,650,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -864,33 +847,33 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "698" + "text": "698 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "27" + "text": "27 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "179" + "text": "179 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "436" + "text": "436 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "49 (2013)" + "text": "49 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "3,395" + "text": "3,395 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "92" + "text": "92 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1,619" + "text": "1,619 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1,684 (2013)" @@ -900,37 +883,34 @@ "text": "13 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate/gas 251 km; gas 17,312 km; liquid petroleum gas 352 km; oil 4,831 km; refined products 4,722 km (2013)" + "text": "5959 km refined petroleum product (1,165 km distribution, 4,794 km transport), 11696 km natural gas (2,274 km distribution, 9,422 km transport), 1985 km crude oil (distribution), 77 km ethanol/petrochemical (37 km distribution, 40 km transport) (2016)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "28,538 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "5,822.3 km 1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified)" - }, - "dual gauge": { - "text": "492 km 1.600-1.000-m gauge" + "text": "29,850 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "194 km 1.435-m gauge" + "text": "194 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "23,341.6 km 1.000-m gauge (24 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "5,822.3 km 1.600-m gauge (498.3 km electrified) (2014)" + }, + "dual gauge": { + "text": "492 km 1.600-1.000-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "1,580,964 km" + "text": "2 million km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "212,798 km" + "text": "246,000 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "1,368,166 km" - }, - "note": { - "text": "does not include urban roads (2010)" + "text": "1.754 million km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -938,48 +918,54 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "109" + "text": "864" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 18, cargo 16, chemical tanker 7, container 13, liquefied gas 11, petroleum tanker 39, roll on/roll off 5" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "27 (Chile 1, Denmark 3, Germany 6, Greece 1, Norway 3, Spain 12, Turkey 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "36 (Argentina 1, Bahamas 1, Ghana 1, Liberia 20, Marshall Islands 1, Panama 3, Singapore 9) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 12, container ship 17, general cargo 45, oil tanker 41, other 749 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Belem, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao" }, + "oil terminal(s)": { + "text": "DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Ilha Grande (Gebig), Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal" + }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Santos (3,853,719) (2017)" + }, + "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { + "text": "Pecem, Rio de Janiero" + }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Manaus (Amazon)" }, "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { "text": "Sepetiba ore terminal, Tubarao" - }, - "container ports (TEUs)": { - "text": "Santos (2,985,922), Itajai (983,985)(2011)" - }, - "oil terminal(s)": { - "text": "DTSE/Gegua oil terminal, Ilha Grande (Gebig), Guaiba Island terminal, Guamare oil terminal" - }, - "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { - "text": "Pecem, Rio de Janiero" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB), Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2011)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Brazilian Armed Forces: Brazilian Army (Exercito Brasileiro, EB), Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil, MB, includes Naval Aviation and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB); Public Security Forces (2020)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.5% of GDP (2019) / 1.5% of GDP (2018) / 1.4% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "size assessments for the Brazilian Armed Forces vary; approximately 360,000 active personnel (215,000 Army; 75,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; since 2010, France, Germany, the UK, and the US are the leading suppliers of military equipment to Brazil; Brazil's defense industry is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2019 )" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "200 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (April 2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are \"long-service\" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s, when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps (2012)" }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.49% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2010)" + "Military - note": { + "text": "the military's primary role is enforcing border security, particularly in the Amazon states; it also assists with internal security operations with a focus on organized crimeBrazilian police forces are divided into Federal Police (around 15,000 personnel), Military Police (approximately 400,000 personnel), and Civil Police (approximately 125,000 personnel); the Federal Police serve under the Ministry of Justice, while the Military and Civil police are subordinate to the state governments; the National Public Security Force (Forca Nacional de Seguranca Publica or SENASP) is a national police force made up of Military Police from various states; article 144 of the Brazilian constitution states that all state Military Police are classified as reserve troops and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army" } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -987,12 +973,12 @@ "text": "uncontested boundary dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; smuggling of firearms and narcotics continues to be an issue along the Uruguay-Brazil border; Colombian-organized illegal narcotics and paramilitary activities penetrate Brazil's border region with Venezuela" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "stateless persons": { - "text": "4 (2015)" + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "251,832 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or received alternative legal stay) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world; illicit producer of cannabis; trace amounts of coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian cocaine headed for Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area (2008)" + "text": "second-largest consumer of cocaine in the world; illicit producer of cannabis; trace amounts of coca cultivation in the Amazon region, used for domestic consumption; government has a large-scale eradication program to control cannabis; important transshipment country for Bolivian, Colombian, and Peruvian cocaine headed for Europe; also used by traffickers as a way station for narcotics air transshipments between Peru and Colombia; upsurge in drug-related violence and weapons smuggling; important market for Colombian, Bolivian, and Peruvian cocaine; illicit narcotics proceeds are often laundered through the financial system; significant illicit financial activity in the Tri-Border Area" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/ci.json b/south-america/ci.json index 6d3efd6a..8d6cf281 100644 --- a/south-america/ci.json +++ b/south-america/ci.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, decisive victory over the Spanish was not achieved until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia and won its present northern regions. It was not until the 1880s that the Mapuche were brought under central government control. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a freely elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Sound economic policies, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation." + "text": "Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile for nearly a century while an indigenous people, the Mapuche, inhabited central and southern Chile. Although Chile declared its independence in 1810, it did not achieve decisive victory over the Spanish until 1818. In the War of the Pacific (1879-83), Chile defeated Peru and Bolivia to win its present northern regions. In the 1880s, the Chilean central government gained control over the central and southern regions inhabited by the Mapuche. After a series of elected governments, the three-year-old Marxist government of Salvador ALLENDE was overthrown in 1973 by a military coup led by General Augusto PINOCHET, who ruled until a democratically-elected president was inaugurated in 1990. Economic reforms, maintained consistently since the 1980s, contributed to steady growth, reduced poverty rates by over half, and helped secure the country's commitment to democratic and representative government. Chile has increasingly assumed regional and international leadership roles befitting its status as a stable, democratic nation." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "12,290 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez" + "text": "note: includes Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) and Isla Sala y Gomez" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "7,801 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Argentina 6,691 km, Bolivia 942 km, Peru 168 km" + "text": "Argentina 6691 km, Bolivia 942 km, Peru 168 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200/350 nm" } @@ -66,8 +66,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,871 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Nevado Ojos del Salado 6,880 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -75,10 +78,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "21.1% ++ arable land 1.7%; permanent crops 0.6%; permanent pasture 18.8%" + "text": "21.1% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "1.7% (2011 est.) / 0.6% (2011 est.) / 18.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "21.9%" + "text": "21.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "57% (2011 est.)" @@ -87,17 +93,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "11,100 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis", - "volcanism": { - "text": "significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (elev. 5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (elev. 3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica" - } + "text": "severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis\nvolcanism: significant volcanic activity due to more than three-dozen active volcanoes along the Andes Mountains; Lascar (5,592 m), which last erupted in 2007, is the most active volcano in the northern Chilean Andes; Llaima (3,125 m) in central Chile, which last erupted in 2009, is another of the country's most active; Chaiten's 2008 eruption forced major evacuations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Cerro Hudson, Calbuco, Copahue, Guallatiri, Llullaillaco, Nevados de Chillan, Puyehue, San Pedro, and Villarrica; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "widespread deforestation and mining threaten natural resources; air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage" + "text": "air pollution from industrial and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; noise pollution; improper garbage disposal; soil degradation; widespread deforestation and mining threaten the environment; wildlife conservation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -108,12 +111,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the longest north-south trending country in the world, extending across 39 degrees of latitude; strategic location relative to sea lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage); Atacama Desert - the driest desert in the world - spreads across the northern part of the country; the crater lake of Ojos del Salado is the world's highest lake (at 6,390 m)" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: the longest north-south trending country in the world, extending across 39 degrees of latitude; strategic location relative to sea lanes between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage) note 2: Chile is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire note 3: the Atacama Desert - the driest desert in the world - spreads across the northern part of the country; Ojos del Salado (6,893 m) in the Atacama Desert is the highest active volcano in the world, Chile's tallest mountain, and the second highest in the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere - its small crater lake (at 6,390 m) is the world's highest lake" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "17,650,114 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "18,186,770 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -127,84 +132,84 @@ "text": "white and non-indigenous 88.9%, Mapuche 9.1%, Aymara 0.7%, other indigenous groups 1% (includes Rapa Nui, Likan Antai, Quechua, Colla, Diaguita, Kawesqar, Yagan or Yamana), unspecified 0.3% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2%", + "text": "Spanish 99.5% (official), English 10.2%, indigenous 1% (includes Mapudungun, Aymara, Quechua, Rapa Nui), other 2.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 66.7%, Evangelical or Protestant 16.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1%, other 3.4%, none 11.5%, unspecified 1.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Chile is in the advanced stages of demographic transition and is becoming an aging society - with fertility below replacement level, low mortality rates, and life expectancy on par with developed countries. Nevertheless, with its dependency ratio nearing its low point, Chile could benefit from its favorable age structure. It will need to keep its large working-age population productively employed, while preparing to provide for the needs of its growing proportion of elderly people, especially as women - the traditional caregivers - increasingly enter the workforce. Over the last two decades, Chile has made great strides in reducing its poverty rate, which is now lower than most Latin American countries. However, its severe income inequality ranks as the worst among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution. Chile has historically been a country of emigration but has slowly become more attractive to immigrants since transitioning to democracy in 1990 and improving its economic stability (other regional destinations have concurrently experienced deteriorating economic and political conditions). Most of Chile's small but growing foreign-born population consists of transplants from other Latin American countries, especially Peru." + "text": "Chile is in the advanced stages of demographic transition and is becoming an aging society - with fertility below replacement level, low mortality rates, and life expectancy on par with developed countries. Nevertheless, with its dependency ratio nearing its low point, Chile could benefit from its favorable age structure. It will need to keep its large working-age population productively employed, while preparing to provide for the needs of its growing proportion of elderly people, especially as women - the traditional caregivers - increasingly enter the workforce. Over the last two decades, Chile has made great strides in reducing its poverty rate, which is now lower than most Latin American countries. However, its severe income inequality ranks as the worst among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Unequal access to quality education perpetuates this uneven income distribution.\nChile has historically been a country of emigration but has slowly become more attractive to immigrants since transitioning to democracy in 1990 and improving its economic stability (other regional destinations have concurrently experienced deteriorating economic and political conditions). Most of Chile's small but growing foreign-born population consists of transplants from other Latin American countries, especially Peru." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.27% (male 1,825,115/female 1,751,977)" + "text": "19.79% (male 1,836,240/female 1,763,124)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.45% (male 1,391,522/female 1,335,933)" + "text": "13.84% (male 1,283,710/female 1,233,238)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "43.17% (male 3,804,037/female 3,816,114)" + "text": "42.58% (male 3,882,405/female 3,860,700)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.6% (male 880,014/female 990,969)" + "text": "11.98% (male 1,034,049/female 1,145,022)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "10.51% (male 776,340/female 1,078,093) (2016 est.)" + "text": "11.81% (male 902,392/female 1,245,890) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.2%" + "text": "45.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "29.3%" + "text": "28.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "16%" + "text": "17.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "6.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34 years" + "text": "35.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "32.9 years" + "text": "34.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "35.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.71% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "90% of the population is located in the middle third of the country around the capital of Santiago; the far north (anchored by the Atacama Desert) and the extreme south are relatively underpopulated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "89.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "87.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.09% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.87% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "SANTIAGO (capital) 6.507 million; Valparaiso 907,000; Concepcion 816,000 (2015)" + "text": "6.767 million SANTIAGO (capital), 984,000 Valparaiso, 881,000 Concepcion (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -217,137 +222,132 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "22 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "13 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "6.7 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "78.8 years" + "text": "79.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "75.7 years" + "text": "76.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "81.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "82.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "64.2%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2006)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.02 physicians/1,000 population (2009)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "76.3% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.7% of population ++ rural: 93.3% of population ++ total: 99% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.3% of population ++ rural: 6.7% of population ++ total: 1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.1 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 90.9% of population ++ total: 99.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 9.1% of population ++ total: 0.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.27% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "32,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "74,000 (201 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "28.5% (2014)" + "text": "28% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "0.5% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.8% of GDP (2014)" + "text": "5.4% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "97.5%" + "text": "96.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.6%" + "text": "96.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "97.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "96.3% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { "text": "16 years" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "82,882" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "3% (2003 est.)" + "text": "17 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "16.1%" + "text": "18.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "13.9%" + "text": "16.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "19.2% (2013 est.)" + "text": "20.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -381,12 +381,18 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "+1hr, begins second Sunday in August; ends second Sunday in May; note - Punta Arenas observes DST throughout the year" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Chile has three time zones: the continental portion at UTC-3; the southern Magallanes region, which does not use daylight savings time and remains at UTC-3 for the summer months; and Easter Island at UTC-5etymology: Santiago is named after the biblical figure Saint James (ca. A.D. 3-44), patron saint of Spain, but especially revered in Galicia; \"Santiago\" derives from the local Galician evolution of the Vulgar Latin \"Sanctu Iacobu\"; Valparaiso derives from the Spanish \"Valle Paraiso\" meaning \"Paradise Valley\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "15 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena, Maule, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", + "text": "16 regions (regiones, singular - region); Aysen, Antofagasta, Araucania, Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, Biobio, Coquimbo, Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Los Lagos, Los Rios, Magallanes y de la Antartica Chilena (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica), Maule, Nuble, Region Metropolitana (Santiago), Tarapaca, Valparaiso", "note": { - "text": "the US does not recognize claims to Antarctica" + "text": "note: the US does not recognize any claims to Antarctica" } }, "Independence": { @@ -396,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 18 September (1810)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; amended many times, last in 2011; note - in late 2015, the Chilean Government initiated a process to reform its constitution (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 11 September 1980, effective 11 March 1981; a referendum held in late October 2020 approved a referendum on forming a convention to draft a new constittion" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by members of either house of the National Congress or by the president of the republic; passage requires at least three-fifths majority vote of the membership in both houses and approval by the president; passage of amendments to constitutional articles, such as the republican form of government, basic rights and freedoms, the Constitutional Tribunal, electoral justice, the Council of National Security, or the constitutional amendment process, requires at least two-third majority vote by both houses of Congress and approval by the president; the president can opt to hold a referendum when Congress and the president disagree on an amendment; amended many times, last in 2020; note - a referendum on a new constitution scheduled for 26 April 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system influenced by several West European civil legal systems; judicial review of legislative acts by the Constitutional Tribunal" @@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -423,61 +434,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Michelle BACHELET Jeria (since 11 March 2014)" + "text": "President Sebastian PINERA Echenique (since 11 March 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 17 November 2013 with a runoff held on 15 December 2013 (next to be held on 19 November 2017)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a single 4-year term; election last held on 19 November 2017 with a runoff held 17 December 2017 (next to be held in November 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Michelle BACHELET Jeria elected president; percent of vote - Michelle BACHELET Jeria (PS) 62.2%; Evelyn Rose MATTHEI Fornet (UDI) 37.8%" + "text": "Sebastian PINERA Echenique elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique (independent) 36.6%; Alejandro GUILLIER (independent) 22.7%; Beatriz SANCHEZ (independent) 20.3%; Jose Antonio KAST (independent) 7.9%; Carolina GOIC (PDC) 5.9%; Marco ENRIQUEZ-OMINAMI (PRO) 5.7%; other 0.9%; percent of vote in second round - Sebastian PINERA Echenique 54.6%, Alejandro GUILLIER 45.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Senate or Senado (38 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote to serve 8-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 4 years) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (120 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote to serve 4-year terms); note - in both the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the party winning at least two-thirds of the votes is entitled to 2 seats in the constituency; if it obtains less than two-thirds of the votes, it is entitled to 1 seat with the remaining seat awarded to the next highest winning party" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:Senate or Senado (43 seats following the 2017 election; to increase to 50 in 2021); members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote to serve 8-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 4 years) Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (155 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by oen party-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 17 November 2013 (next to be held on 15 November 2017); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 17 November 2013 (next to be held on 15 November 2017)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 19 November 2017 (next to be held in 2021) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 19 November 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority Coalition (formerly known as Concertacion) 19 (PDC 6, PS 6, PPD 6, MAS 1), Coalition for Change (formerly known as the Alianza coalition) 15 (RN 6, UDI 8, Amplitude Party 1), independents 4; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority 68 (PDC 21, PS 16, PPD 14, PC 6, PRSD 6, Citizen Left 1, independents 4), Coalition for Change 47 (UDI 29, RN 14, independents 3, EP 1), Liberal Party 1, independents 4" - }, - "note": { - "text": "In January 2015, the Chilean Congress voted to end the binomial system that was put in place under Gen. Augusto PINOCHET; the Congress also voted to expand its size and establish rules to ensure that there is equitable gender representation; the new electoral system will be put in place in 2017" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority Coalition (formerly known as Concertacion) 19 (PDC 6, PS 6, PPD 6, MAS 1), Let's Go Chile Coalition (formerly known as the Coalition for Change and the Alianza coalition) 15 (RN 6, UDI 8, Amplitude Party 1), independent 4; composition - men 33, women 10, percent of women 23.3% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - New Majority 68 (PDC 21, PS 16, PPD 14, PC 6, PRSD 6, Citizen Left 1, independent 4), Coalition for Change 47 (UDI 29, RN 14, independent 3, EP 1), Liberal Party 1, independent 4; composition -men 120, women 35, percent of women 22.6%; note - total National Congress percent of women 22.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members or ministros); Constitutional Court (consists of 7 members); Elections Qualifying Court (consists of 5 members)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court or Corte Suprema (consists of a court president and 20 members or ministros); Constitutional Court (consists of 10 members); Elections Qualifying Court (consists of 5 members)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 by the Supreme Court, 1 by the president of the republic, 2 by the National Security Council, and 1 by the Senate; members serve 8-year terms with partial membership replacement every 4 years (the court reviews constitutionality of legislation); Elections Qualifying Court member appointments - 4 by the Supreme Court and 1 - a former president or vice-president of the Senate or Chamber of Deputies - also selected by the Supreme Court; members appointed for 4-year terms" + "text": "Supreme Court president and judges (ministers) appointed by the president of the republic and ratified by the Senate from lists of candidates provided by the court itself; judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 70; Constitutional Court members appointed - 3 by the Supreme Court, 3 by the president of the republic, 2 by the Chamber of Deputies, and 2 by the Senate; members serve 9-year terms with partial membership replacement every 3 years (the court reviews constitutionality of legislation); Elections Qualifying Court members appointed by lottery - 1 by the former president or vice president of the Senate and 1 by the former president or vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, 2 by the Supreme Court, and 1 by the Appellate Court of Valparaiso; members appointed for 4-year terms" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Courts of Appeal; oral criminal tribunals; military tribunals; local police courts; specialized tribunals and courts in matters such as family, labor, customs, taxes, and electoral affairs" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Broad Social Movement or MAS [Alejandro NAVARRO Brain] ++ Citizen Left or IC [Sergio AGUILO] ++ Coalition for Change or CC (also known as the Alliance for Chile (Alianza) or APC) (including National Renewal or RN [Cristian MONCKEBERG Bruner], and Independent Democratic Union or UDI [Hernan LARRAIN Fernandez] ++ Coalition of Parties for Democracy (Concertacion) or CPD (including Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Jorge PIZARRO Soto], Party for Democracy or PPD [Jaime Daniel QUINTANA Leal], Radical Social Democratic Party or PRSD [Ernesto VELASCO Rodriguez], and Socialist Party or PS [Isabel ALLENDE Bussi]) ++ Communist Party of Chile (Partido Comunista de Chile) or PC [Guillermo TEILLIER del Valle] ++ Ecological Green Party [Felix GONZALEZ Gatica] ++ Equality Party [Guillermo GONZALEZ Castro] ++ Humanist Party or PH [Octavio GONZALEZ] ++ Independent Regionalist Party or PRI [Alejandra BRAVO Hidalgo] ++ Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) [Vlado MIROSEVIC] ++ Political Evolution or EP [Felipe KAST] ++ Progressive Party or PRO [Patricia MORALES]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Roman Catholic Church, particularly conservative groups such as Opus Dei ++ United Labor Central or CUT (includes trade unionists from the country's five largest labor confederations)", - "other": { - "text": "university student federations at all major universities" - } + "text": "Amplitude (Amplitud) [Lily PEREZ]Broad Front Coalition (Frente Amplio) or FA (includes RD, PL, PH, PEV, Igualdad, and Poder) [Beatriz SANCHEZ]Broad Social Movement of Leftist Citizens (includes former MAS and Izquierda Ciudadana) [Fernando ZAMORANO]Christian Democratic Party or PDC [Fuad CHAHIN]Citizen Power (Poder) [Karina OLIVA]Communist Party of Chile or PC [Guillermo TEILLIER del Valle]Democratic Revolution or RD [Rodrigo ECHECOPAR]Equality Party (Igualdad) [Guillermo GONZALEZ]Green Ecological Party or PEV [Felix GONZALEZ]Humanist Party or PH [Octavio GONZALEZ]Independent Democratic Union or UDI [Jacqueline VAN RYSSELBERGHE Herrera])Independent Regionalist Democratic Party or PRI [Hugo ORTIZ de Filippi]Let’s Go Chile Coalition (Chile Vamos) [Sebastian PINERA] (includes EVOPOLI, PRI, RN, UDI)Liberal Party (Partido Liberal de Chile) or PL [Luis Felipe RAMOS]National Renewal or RN [Mario DESBORDES]New Majority Coalition (Nueva Mayoria) [Michelle BACHELET] (includes PDC, PC, PPD, PRSD, PS); note - dissolved in March 2018Party for Democracy or PPD [Heraldo MUNOZ]Political Evolution or EVOPOLI [Hernan LARRAIN MATTE]Progressive Party or PRO [Camilo LAGOS]Radical Social Democratic Party or PRSD [Carlos MALDONADO Curti],Socialist Party or PS [Alvaro ELIZALDE Soto] (formerly known as Concertacion)" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (Enhanced Engagement, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OECD (enhanced engagement), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Juan Gabriel VALDES Soublette (since 21 May 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Oscar Alfonso Sebastian SILVA Navarro (since 17 September 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1732 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -494,7 +496,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Michael HAMMER (since April 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Richard H. GLENN (since August 2020)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[56] (2) 2330-3000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida Andres Bello 2800, Las Condes, Santiago" @@ -502,9 +507,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "APO AA 34033" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[56] (2) 2330-3000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[56] (2) 2330-3710, 2330-3160" } @@ -512,7 +514,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red; a blue square the same height as the white band at the hoist-side end of the white band; the square bears a white five-pointed star in the center representing a guide to progress and honor; blue symbolizes the sky, white is for the snow-covered Andes, and red represents the blood spilled to achieve independence", "note": { - "text": "design was influenced by the US flag" + "text": "note: design influenced by the US flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -526,64 +528,64 @@ "text": "Eusebio LILLO Robles and Bernardo DE VERA y Pintado/Ramon CARNICER y Battle" }, "note": { - "text": "music adopted 1828, original lyrics adopted 1818, adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET\"s military rule, a verse glorifying the army was added; however, as a protest, some citizens refused to sing this verse; it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990" + "text": "note: music adopted 1828, original lyrics adopted 1818, adapted lyrics adopted 1847; under Augusto PINOCHET's military rule, a verse glorifying the army was added; however, as a protest, some citizens refused to sing this verse; it was removed when democracy was restored in 1990" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Chile has a market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and a reputation for strong financial institutions and sound policy that have given it the strongest sovereign bond rating in South America. Exports of goods and services account for approximately one-third of GDP, with commodities making up some 60% of total exports. Copper alone provides 20% of government revenue. ++ ++ From 2003 through 2013, real growth averaged almost 5% per year, despite the slight contraction in 2009 that resulted from the global financial crisis. Growth slowed to an estimated 2.3% in 2015. A continued drop in copper prices prompted Chile to experience its second consecutive year of slow growth, elevated inflation, and a depreciating currency. ++ ++ Chile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, which took effect on 1 January 2004. Chile has 22 trade agreements covering 60 countries including agreements with the EU, Mercosur, China, India, South Korea, and Mexico. In May 2010, Chile signed the OECD Convention, becoming the first South American country to join the OECD. In October 2015, Chile joined the US and 10 other countries and concluded negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The agreement will need to be ratified by the Chilean legislature. ++ ++ The Chilean Government has generally followed a countercyclical fiscal policy, accumulating surpluses in sovereign wealth funds during periods of high copper prices and economic growth, and generally allowing deficit spending only during periods of low copper prices and growth. As of 31 October 2015, those sovereign wealth funds - kept mostly outside the country and separate from Central Bank reserves - amounted to more than $22.4 billion. Chile used these funds to finance fiscal stimulus packages during the 2009 economic downturn. ++ ++ In 2014, President Michelle BACHELET introduced tax reforms aimed at delivering her campaign promise to fight inequality and to provide access to education and health care. The reforms are expected to generate additional tax revenues equal to 3% of Chile’s GDP, mostly by increasing corporate tax rates to OECD averages." + "text": "Chile has a market-oriented economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and a reputation for strong financial institutions and sound policy that have given it the strongest sovereign bond rating in South America. Exports of goods and services account for approximately one-third of GDP, with commodities making up some 60% of total exports. Copper is Chile’s top export and provides 20% of government revenue. From 2003 through 2013, real growth averaged almost 5% per year, despite a slight contraction in 2009 that resulted from the global financial crisis. Growth slowed to an estimated 1.4% in 2017. A continued drop in copper prices prompted Chile to experience its third consecutive year of slow growth. Chile deepened its longstanding commitment to trade liberalization with the signing of a free trade agreement with the US, effective 1 January 2004. Chile has 26 trade agreements covering 60 countries including agreements with the EU, Mercosur, China, India, South Korea, and Mexico. In May 2010, Chile signed the OECD Convention, becoming the first South American country to join the OECD. In October 2015, Chile signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which was finalized as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and signed at a ceremony in Chile in March 2018. The Chilean Government has generally followed a countercyclical fiscal policy, under which it accumulates surpluses in sovereign wealth funds during periods of high copper prices and economic growth, and generally allows deficit spending only during periods of low copper prices and growth. As of 31 October 2016, those sovereign wealth funds - kept mostly outside the country and separate from Central Bank reserves - amounted to more than $23.5 billion. Chile used these funds to finance fiscal stimulus packages during the 2009 economic downturn. In 2014, then-President Michelle BACHELET introduced tax reforms aimed at delivering her campaign promise to fight inequality and to provide access to education and health care. The reforms are expected to generate additional tax revenues equal to 3% of Chile’s GDP, mostly by increasing corporate tax rates to OECD averages." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$436.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $428.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $419.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$452.1 billion (2017 est.) / $445.5 billion (2016 est.) / $439.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$234.9 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$277 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "1.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.5% (2017 est.) / 1.3% (2016 est.) / 2.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$24,000 (2016 est.) ++ $23,800 (2015 est.) ++ $23,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$24,600 (2017 est.) / $24,500 (2016 est.) / $24,400 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.9% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "20.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 21.4% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "62.3% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "14% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "21.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "0.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "27.7%" + "text": "28.7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-27% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "4.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "32.4%" + "text": "32.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "63.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "63% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -593,244 +595,233 @@ "text": "copper, lithium, other minerals, foodstuffs, fish processing, iron and steel, wood and wood products, transport equipment, cement, textiles" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "0.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "8.777 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.881 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "13.2%" + "text": "9.2%" }, "industry": { - "text": "23%" + "text": "23.7%" }, "services": { - "text": "63.9% (2005)" + "text": "67.1% (2013)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7% (2016 est.) ++ 6.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 6.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "14.4% (2013)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.5%" + "text": "1.7%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "42.8% (2009 est.)" + "text": "41.5% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "52.1 (2009) ++ 57.1 (2000)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$49.52 billion" + "text": "57.75 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$55.74 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "65.38 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "21.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "20.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "18.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "23.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 21% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "3.12% (31 December 2010) ++ 0.5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 5.52% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$45.71 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $39.88 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$154.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $158 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$218.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $188.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$190.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $233.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $265.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "2.2% (2017 est.) / 3.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$4.55 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$4.765 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$4.102 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.484 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$56.32 billion (2016 est.) ++ $62.23 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$69.23 billion (2017 est.) / $60.6 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "China 27.5%, US 14.5%, Japan 9.3%, South Korea 6.2%, Brazil 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 26.3%, US 13.2%, Japan 8.5%, South Korea 6.5%, Brazil 4.9% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$56.86 billion (2016 est.) ++ $58.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$61.31 billion (2017 est.) / $55.29 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, electrical and telecommunications equipment, industrial machinery, vehicles, natural gas" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 23.4%, US 18.8%, Brazil 7.8%, Argentina 4% (2015)" + "text": "China 23.9%, US 18.1%, Brazil 8.6%, Argentina 4.5%, Germany 4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$36.79 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $38.64 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$38.98 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $40.49 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$160 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $156.1 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$194.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $176.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$89.23 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $72.81 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$183.4 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $158.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - ++ 673.2 (2016 est.) ++ 658.93 (2015 est.) ++ 658.93 (2014 est.) ++ 570.37 (2013 est.) ++ 486.49 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - / 653.9 (2017 est.) / 676.94 (2016 est.) / 676.94 (2015 est.) / 658.93 (2014 est.) / 570.37 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "71 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.09 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "66 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "73.22 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2011 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "23 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.53 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "62.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "59% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "33% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "4.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "15% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "6,260 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "165,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "169,600 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "150 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "205,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "216,200 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "340,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "354,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "3,761 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "7,359 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "152,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "166,400 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "798 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.218 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "4.048 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.125 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "277.5 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "3.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.446 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "97.97 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "97.97 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "76 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "88.23 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "3,445,880" + "text": "2,620,195" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "20 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "14.51 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "23.206 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "23,870,679" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "133 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "132.19 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "privatization began in 1988; most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; modern system based on extensive microwave radio relay facilities; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations" + "text": "most advanced telecommunications infrastructure in South America; although Chile has one of the highest mobile penetration rates in the region, the number of subscribers has fallen due to subscribers ending multiple SIM card use; the country ranks second highest in South and Central America in terms of available broadband speeds; effective competition in the broadband and mobile sectors; LTE infrastructure is extensive but national plan for 5G services awaits spectrum auctions; during the COVID-19 pandemic Chile provided free access to educational content for about 3 million school pupils (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "number of fixed-line connections have stagnated in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching 130 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "number of fixed-line connections have stagnated to 15 per 100 in recent years as mobile-cellular usage continues to increase, reaching 132 telephones per 100 persons; domestic satellite system with 3 earth stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 56; landing points for the Pan American, South America-1, and South American Crossing/Latin America Nautilus submarine cables providing links to the US and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2011)" + "text": "country code - 56; landing points for the Pan-Am, Prat, SAm-1, American Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable, FOS Quellon-Chacabuco, Fibra Optical Austral, SAC and Curie submarine cables providing links to the US, Caribbean and to Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising revenues and is not under direct government control; large num (2007)" + "text": "national and local terrestrial TV channels, coupled with extensive cable TV networks; the state-owned Television Nacional de Chile (TVN) network is self-financed through commercial advertising revenues and is not under direct government control; large number of privately owned TV stations; about 250 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".cl" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "11.256 million" + "text": "14,757,868" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "64.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.33% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "3,250,678" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "18 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "173" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "15,006,762" + "text": "19,517,185 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,392.236 million mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1,226,440,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -841,36 +832,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "90" + "text": "90 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "31" + "text": "31 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "24 (2013)" + "text": "24 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "391" + "text": "391 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "56" + "text": "56 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "319 (2013)" @@ -880,70 +871,75 @@ "text": "1 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 3,160 km; liquid petroleum gas 781 km; oil 985 km; refined products 722 km (2013)" + "text": "3160 km gas, 781 km liquid petroleum gas, 985 km oil, 722 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "7,281.5 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "3,428 km 1.676-m gauge (1,691 km electrified)" + "text": "7,282 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "3,853.5 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "3,428 km 1.676-m gauge (1,691 km electrified) (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "77,764 km" - }, - "paved": { - "text": "18,119 km (includes 2,387 km of expressways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "59,645 km (2010)" + "text": "77,801 km (2016)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "42" + "text": "221" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 13, cargo 5, chemical tanker 7, container 2, liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "1 (Norway 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "52 (Argentina 6, Brazil 1, Honduras 1, Isle of Man 9, Liberia 9, Panama 14, Peru 6, Singapore 6) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 7, container ship 5, general cargo 51, oil tanker 14, other 144 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "San Antonio (1,296,890), Valparaiso (1,073,734) (2017)" + }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Mejillones, Quintero" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Chilean Army, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh) (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Chile (Fuerzas Armadas de Chile):  Chilean Army, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes Naval Aviation, Marine Corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile, FACh); Carabineros de Chile (National Police Force) (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Carabineros de Chile are responsible to both the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior" + } + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.8% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 1.9% of GDP (2017) / 1.9% of GDP (2016) / 1.9% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Chile have approximately 80,000 active personnel (45,000 Army; 22,000 Navy; 13,000 Air Force); approximately 45,000 Carabineros (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Chilean military inventory is comprised of a mix of mostly European and US equipment and a limited number of domestically-produced systems; since 2010, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the US are the leading suppliers; Chile's defense industry produces some military vehicles and naval craft (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service, although the right to compulsory recruitment of males 18-45 is retained; service obligation is 12 months for Army and 22 months for Navy and Air Force (2015)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.04% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.17% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.04% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "Chile and Peru rebuff Bolivia's reactivated claim to restore the Atacama corridor, ceded to Chile in 1884, but Chile has offered instead unrestricted but not sovereign maritime access through Chile to Bolivian natural gas; Chile rejects Peru's unilateral legislation to change its latitudinal maritime boundary with Chile to an equidistance line with a southwestern axis favoring Peru; in October 2007, Peru took its maritime complaint with Chile to the ICJ; territorial claim in Antarctica (Chilean Antarctic Territory) partially overlaps Argentine and British claims; the joint boundary commission, established by Chile and Argentina in 2001, has yet to map and demarcate the delimited boundary in the inhospitable Andean Southern Ice Field (Campo de Hielo Sur)" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "475,688 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "transshipment country for cocaine destined for Europe and the region; some money laundering activity, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising, making Chile a significant consumer of cocaine (2008)" + "text": "transshipment country for cocaine destined for Europe and the region; some money laundering activity, especially through the Iquique Free Trade Zone; imported precursors passed on to Bolivia; domestic cocaine consumption is rising, making Chile a significant consumer of cocaine" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/co.json b/south-america/co.json index abf84b37..a3a13948 100644 --- a/south-america/co.json +++ b/south-america/co.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A five-decade-long conflict between government forces and antigovernment insurgent groups, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) heavily funded by the drug trade, escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former paramilitaries had demobilized by the end of 2006 and the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia as a formal organization had ceased to function. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, emerging criminal groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. The insurgents lacked the military or popular support necessary to overthrow the government. Large areas of the countryside were under guerrilla influence or contested by security forces. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a peace deal with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently endorsed by the Colombian Congress. The agreement calls for members of the FARC to demobilize and be incorporated into mainstream society and politics. The Colombian Government has stepped up efforts to reassert government control throughout the country, and now has a presence in every one of its administrative departments. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties." + "text": "Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged after the dissolution of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A decades-long conflict between government forces, paramilitaries, and antigovernment insurgent groups heavily funded by the drug trade, principally the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), escalated during the 1990s. More than 31,000 former United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) paramilitaries demobilized by the end of 2006, and the AUC as a formal organization ceased to operate. In the wake of the paramilitary demobilization, illegal armed groups arose, whose members include some former paramilitaries. After four years of formal peace negotiations, the Colombian Government signed a final peace accord with the FARC in November 2016, which was subsequently ratified by the Colombian Congress. The accord calls for members of the FARC to demobilize, disarm, and reincorporate into society and politics. The accord also committed the Colombian Government to create three new institutions to form a 'comprehensive system for truth, justice, reparation, and non-repetition,' to include a truth commission, a special unit to coordinate the search for those who disappeared during the conflict, and a 'Special Jurisdiction for Peace' to administer justice for conflict-related crimes. The Colombian Government has stepped up efforts to expand its presence into every one of its administrative departments. Despite decades of internal conflict and drug-related security challenges, Colombia maintains relatively strong democratic institutions characterized by peaceful, transparent elections and the protection of civil liberties." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,953 +25,11 @@ "text": "100,210 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank" + "text": "note: includes Isla de Malpelo, Roncador Cay, and Serrana Bank" } }, "Area - comparative": { "text": "slightly less than twice the size of Texas" - }, - "Land boundaries": { - "total": { - "text": "6,672 km" - }, - "border countries": { - "text": "Brazil 1,790 km, Ecuador 708 km, Panama 339 km, Peru 1,494 km, Venezuela 2,341 km" - } - }, - "Coastline": { - "text": "3,208 km (Caribbean Sea 1,760 km, North Pacific Ocean 1,448 km)" - }, - "Maritime claims": { - "territorial sea": { - "text": "12 nm" - }, - "exclusive economic zone": { - "text": "200 nm" - }, - "continental shelf": { - "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" - } - }, - "Climate": { - "text": "tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands" - }, - "Terrain": { - "text": "flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, eastern lowland plains (Llanos)" - }, - "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "593 m" - }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m" - }, - "note": { - "text": "nearby Pico Simon Bolivar also has the same elevation" - } - }, - "Natural resources": { - "text": "petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower" - }, - "Land use": { - "agricultural land": { - "text": "37.5% ++ arable land 1.4%; permanent crops 1.6%; permanent pasture 34.5%" - }, - "forest": { - "text": "54.4%" - }, - "other": { - "text": "8.1% (2011 est.)" - } - }, - "Irrigated land": { - "text": "10,900 sq km (2012)" - }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" - }, - "Natural hazards": { - "text": "highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Galeras (elev. 4,276 m) is one of Colombia's most active volcanoes, having erupted in 2009 and 2010 causing major evacuations; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Nevado del Ruiz (elev. 5,321 m), 129 km (80 mi) west of Bogota, erupted in 1985 producing lahars (mudflows) that killed 23,000 people; the volcano last erupted in 1991; additionally, after 500 years of dormancy, Nevado del Huila reawakened in 2007 and has experienced frequent eruptions since then; other historically active volcanoes include Cumbal, Dona Juana, Nevado del Tolima, and Purace" - } - }, - "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil and water quality damage from overuse of pesticides; air pollution, especially in Bogota, from vehicle emissions" - }, - "Environment - international agreements": { - "party to": { - "text": "Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands" - }, - "signed, but not ratified": { - "text": "Law of the Sea" - } - }, - "Geography - note": { - "text": "only South American country with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea" - } - }, - "People and Society": { - "Population": { - "text": "47,220,856 (July 2016 est.)" - }, - "Nationality": { - "noun": { - "text": "Colombian(s)" - }, - "adjective": { - "text": "Colombian" - } - }, - "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mestizo and white 84.2%, Afro-Colombian (includes multatto, Raizal, and Palenquero) 10.4%, Amerindian 3.4%, Roma \n\n" - }, - "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official)" - }, - "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%" - }, - "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Colombia is in the midst of a demographic transition resulting from steady declines in its fertility, mortality, and population growth rates. The birth rate has fallen from more than 6 children per woman in the 1960s to just above replacement level today as a result of increased literacy, family planning services, and urbanization. However, income inequality is among the worst in the world, and more than a third of the population lives below the poverty line. Colombia experiences significant legal and illegal economic emigration and refugee flows. Large-scale labor emigration dates to the 1960s; Venezuela and the United States continue to be the main host countries. Colombia is the largest source of Latin American refugees in Latin America, nearly 400,000 of whom live primarily in Venezuela and Ecuador. Forced displacement remains prevalent because of violence among guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and Colombian security forces. Afro-Colombian and indigenous populations are disproportionately affected. A leading NGO estimates that 5.2 million people have been displaced since 1985, while the Colombian Government estimates 3.6 million since 2000. These estimates may undercount actual numbers because not all internally displaced persons are registered. Historically, Colombia also has one of the world's highest levels of forced disappearances. About 30,000 cases have been recorded over the last four decades - although the number is likely to be much higher - including human rights activists, trade unionists, Afro-Colombians, indigenous people, and farmers in rural conflict zones." - }, - "Age structure": { - "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.57% (male 5,940,903/female 5,659,594)" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.54% (male 4,216,437/female 4,066,079)" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.82% (male 9,788,057/female 9,958,982)" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.9% (male 1,973,215/female 2,230,609)" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.17% (male 1,412,209/female 1,974,771) (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Dependency ratios": { - "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.6%" - }, - "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "35.4%" - }, - "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.2%" - }, - "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.8% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Median age": { - "total": { - "text": "29.6 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "28.7 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "30.6 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.02% (2016 est.)" - }, - "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Death rate": { - "text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" - }, - "Population distribution": { - "text": "the majority of people live in the north and west where agricultural opportunities and natural resources are found; the vast grasslands of the llanos to the south and east, which make up approximately 60% of the country, are sparsely populated" - }, - "Urbanization": { - "urban population": { - "text": "76.4% of total population (2015)" - }, - "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.66% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" - } - }, - "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "BOGOTA (capital) 9.765 million; Medellin 3.911 million; Cali 2.646 million; Barranquilla 1.991 million; Bucaramanga 1.215 million; Cartagena 1.092 million (2015)" - }, - "Sex ratio": { - "at birth": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" - }, - "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" - }, - "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" - }, - "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.72 male(s)/female" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "21.4", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2010 est.)" - } - }, - "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "64 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" - }, - "Infant mortality rate": { - "total": { - "text": "14.1 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "male": { - "text": "17.1 deaths/1,000 live births" - }, - "female": { - "text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Life expectancy at birth": { - "total population": { - "text": "75.7 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "72.6 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "79 years (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.02 children born/woman (2016 est.)" - }, - "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "79.1% (2009/10)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.47 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.8% of population ++ rural: 73.8% of population ++ total: 91.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.2% of population ++ rural: 26.2% of population ++ total: 8.6% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 85.2% of population ++ rural: 67.9% of population ++ total: 81.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 14.8% of population ++ rural: 32.1% of population ++ total: 18.9% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2015 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "146,000 (2015 est.)" - }, - "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,300 (2015 est.)" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" - } - }, - "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.7% (2014)" - }, - "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.4% (2010)" - }, - "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.5% of GDP (2015)" - }, - "Literacy": { - "definition": { - "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" - }, - "total population": { - "text": "94.7%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "94.6%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "94.8% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { - "total": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "male": { - "text": "14 years" - }, - "female": { - "text": "15 years (2014)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "988,362" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "9%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represent children ages 5-17 (2009 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { - "total": { - "text": "18.7%" - }, - "male": { - "text": "14.6%" - }, - "female": { - "text": "24.3% (2014 est.)" - } - } - }, - "Government": { - "Country name": { - "conventional long form": { - "text": "Republic of Colombia" - }, - "conventional short form": { - "text": "Colombia" - }, - "local long form": { - "text": "Republica de Colombia" - }, - "local short form": { - "text": "Colombia" - }, - "etymology": { - "text": "the country is named after explorer Christopher COLUMBUS" - } - }, - "Government type": { - "text": "presidential republic" - }, - "Capital": { - "name": { - "text": "Bogota" - }, - "geographic coordinates": { - "text": "4 36 N, 74 05 W" - }, - "time difference": { - "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" - } - }, - "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "32 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital district* (distrito capital); Amazonas, Antioquia, Arauca, Atlantico, Bogota*, Bolivar, Boyaca, Caldas, Caqueta, Casanare, Cauca, Cesar, Choco, Cordoba, Cundinamarca, Guainia, Guaviare, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Narino, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindio, Risaralda, Archipielago de San Andres, Providencia y Santa Catalina (colloquially San Andres y Providencia), Santander, Sucre, Tolima, Valle del Cauca, Vaupes, Vichada" - }, - "Independence": { - "text": "20 July 1810 (from Spain)" - }, - "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 20 July (1810)" - }, - "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 5 July 1991; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" - }, - "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system influenced by the Spanish and French civil codes" - }, - "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" - }, - "Citizenship": { - "citizenship by birth": { - "text": "no" - }, - "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Colombia" - }, - "dual citizenship recognized": { - "text": "yes" - }, - "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "5 years" - } - }, - "Suffrage": { - "text": "18 years of age; universal" - }, - "Executive branch": { - "chief of state": { - "text": "President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President German VARGAS Lleras (since 7 August 2014); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" - }, - "head of government": { - "text": "President Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (since 7 August 2010); Vice President German VARGAS Lleras (since 7 August 2014)" - }, - "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" - }, - "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term; election last held on 25 May 2014 with a runoff election 15 on June 2014 (next to be held on 27 May 2018); note - recent political reform eliminated presidential reelection; beginning in 2018, presidents can only serve one 4-year term" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon reelected president in runoff; percent of vote - Juan Manuel SANTOS Calderon (U Party) 51.0%, Oscar Ivan ZULUAGA (CD) 45.0%, other 4.0%" - } - }, - "Legislative branch": { - "description": { - "text": "bicameral Congress or Congreso consists of the Senate or Senado (102 seats; 100 members elected nationally - not by district or state - and two elected on a special ballot for indigenous communities to serve 4-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (166 seats; members elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms)" - }, - "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2018); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 9 March 2014 (next to be held in March 2018)" - }, - "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - U Party 21, CD 20, PC 18, PL 17, CR 9, PDA 5, Green Party 5, other 7; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PL 39, U Party 37, PC 27, CD 19, CR 16, Green Party 6, PDA 3, other 19" - } - }, - "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of the Civil-Agrarian and Labor Chambers each with 7 judges, and the Penal Chamber with 9 judges); Constitutional Court (consists of 9 magistrates); Council of State (consists of 31 members); Superior Judiciary Council (consists of 13 magistrates)" - }, - "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the Supreme Court members from candidates submitted by the Superior Judiciary Council; judges elected for individual 8-year terms; Constitutional Court magistrates - nominated by the president, by the Supreme Court, and elected by the Senate; judges elected for individual 8-year terms; Council of State members appointed by the State Council plenary from lists nominated by the Superior Judiciary Council" - }, - "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Superior Tribunals (appellate courts for each of the judicial districts); regional courts; civil municipal courts; Superior Military Tribunal; first instance administrative courts" - } - }, - "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative Democratic Pole or PDA [Clara LOPEZ] ++ Conservative Party or PC [David BARGUIL] ++ Democratic Center Party or CD [Alvaro URIBE Velez, Oscar Ivan ZULUAGA, Carlos HOLMES TRUJILLO, Ivan DUQUE] ++ Green Alliance [Jorge LONDONO, Antonio SANGUINO, Luis AVELLANEDA, Camilo ROMERO] ++ Liberal Party or PL [Horacio SERPA] ++ Citizens Option (Opcion Ciudadana) or OC (formerly known as the National Integration Party or PIN) [Angel ALIRIO Moreno] ++ Radical Change or CR [Carlos Fernando GALAN] ++ Social National Unity Party or U Party [Roy BARRERAS, Jose David NAME]", - "note": { - "text": "Colombia has eight major political parties, and numerous smaller movements" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Central Union of Workers or CUT ++ Colombian Confederation of Workers or CTC ++ General Confederation of Workers or CGT ++ National Liberation Army or ELN" - }, - "International organization participation": { - "text": "BCIE, BIS, CAN, Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-3, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" - }, - "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Juan Carlos PINZON Bueno (since 3 August 2015)" - }, - "chancery": { - "text": "2118 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[1] (202) 387-8338" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[1] (202) 232-8643" - }, - "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark (NJ), Orlando, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" - }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Boston, Chicago, San Francisco" - } - }, - "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Kevin WHITAKER (since 11 June 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Calle 24 Bis No. 48-50, Bogota, D.C." - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "Carrera 45 No. 24B-27, Bogota, D.C." - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[57] (1) 275-2000" - }, - "FAX": { - "text": "[57] (1) 275-4600" - } - }, - "Flag description": { - "text": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double-width), blue, and red; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the short-lived South American republic that broke up in 1830; various interpretations of the colors exist and include: yellow for the gold in Colombia's land, blue for the seas on its shores, and red for the blood spilled in attaining freedom; alternatively, the colors have been described as representing more elemental concepts such as sovereignty and justice (yellow), loyalty and vigilance (blue), and valor and generosity (red); or simply the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity", - "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Ecuador, which is longer and bears the Ecuadorian coat of arms superimposed in the center" - } - }, - "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "Andean condor; national colors: yellow, blue, red" - }, - "National anthem": { - "name": { - "text": "\"Himno Nacional de la Republica de Colombia\" (National Anthem of the Republic of Colombia)" - }, - "lyrics/music": { - "text": "Rafael NUNEZ/Oreste SINDICI" - }, - "note": { - "text": "adopted 1920; the anthem was created from an inspirational poem written by President Rafael NUNEZ" - } - } - }, - "Economy": { - "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Colombia's consistently sound economic policies and aggressive promotion of free trade agreements in recent years have bolstered its ability to weather external shocks. Colombia depends heavily on energy and mining exports, making it vulnerable to a drop in commodity prices. Colombia is the world's fourth largest coal exporter and Latin America's fourth largest oil producer. Economic development is stymied by inadequate infrastructure, inequality, poverty, narcotrafficking and an uncertain security situation. ++ ++ Declining oil prices have resulted in a drop in government revenues. In 2014, Colombia passed a tax reform bill to offset the lost revenue from the global drop in oil prices. The SANTOS administration is also using tax reform to help finance implementation of a peace deal between FARC and the government. Colombian officials estimate a peace deal may bolster economic growth by up to 2%. ++ ++ Despite austerity measures put in place by the SANTOS administration, GDP and foreign direct investment fell in 2015, while the El Nino weather phenomenon caused food and energy prices to rise, with inflation spiking to 6.8%. In order to combat inflation, the Central Bank raised interest rates four times during the last four months of 2015, ending the year with a 25 basis point increase to 5.75%. Unemployment has continued to decrease and hit a record low of 8.9% in 2015, but the rate is still one of Latin America's highest. Nevertheless, Colombia’s GDP growth rate makes it the region’s best performer among large economies in 2015. ++ ++ Real GDP growth averaged 4.8% per year from 2010-2014, continuing a decade of strong economic performance, before dropping in 2015. All three major ratings agencies upgraded Colombia's government debt to investment grade in 2013 and 2014, which helped to attract record levels of investment, mostly in the hydrocarbons sector. However, Standard & Poor’s downgraded its long-term outlook from stable to negative in early 2016. The change, due largely to falling government revenues, could cause Colombia to lose its investment-grade bond status. ++ ++ The SANTOS Administration's foreign policy has focused on bolstering Colombia's commercial ties and boosting investment at home. Colombia has signed or is negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with more than a dozen countries; the US-Colombia FTA went into force in May 2012. The US and Colombia have benefitted from the FTA, but Colombia’s ability to take full advantage of its enhanced access to American markets continues to be constrained by lack of export diversification. Nontariff measures remain a point of contention for bilateral trade relations. Truck scrappage regulation, and restrictions on liquor, pharmaceutical, and ethanol imports are top irritants in the bilateral trade relationship. Colombia is a founding member of the Pacific Alliance - a regional trade block formed in 2012 by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to promote regional trade and economic integration. In 2013, Colombia began its accession process to the OECD." - }, - "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$690.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $675.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $655.5 billion (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" - } - }, - "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$274.1 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "2.2% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.4% (2014 est.)" - }, - "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$14,200 (2016 est.) ++ $14,000 (2015 est.) ++ $13,800 (2014 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" - } - }, - "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" - }, - "GDP - composition, by end use": { - "household consumption": { - "text": "63.3%" - }, - "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" - }, - "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26.3%" - }, - "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.9%" - }, - "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "13.5%" - }, - "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.8% (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "6.9%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "34%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "59.1% (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "coffee, cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables; shrimp; forest products" - }, - "Industries": { - "text": "textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages, chemicals, cement; gold, coal, emeralds" - }, - "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "1.9% (2016 est.)" - }, - "Labor force": { - "text": "24.43 million (2016 est.)" - }, - "Labor force - by occupation": { - "agriculture": { - "text": "17%" - }, - "industry": { - "text": "21%" - }, - "services": { - "text": "62% (2011 est.)" - } - }, - "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "9.5% (2016 est.) ++ 8.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "27.8% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { - "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.1%" - }, - "highest 10%": { - "text": "42% (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "53.5 (2012) ++ 56.9 (1996)" - }, - "Budget": { - "revenues": { - "text": "$76.06 billion" - }, - "expenditures": { - "text": "$84.23 billion (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "27.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" - }, - "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" - }, - "Public debt": { - "text": "50.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.6% of GDP (2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" - } - }, - "Fiscal year": { - "text": "calendar year" - }, - "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "7.8% (2016 est.) ++ 5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.75% (18 December 2015) ++ 4.75% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "14.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.45% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$38.29 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $32.82 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$177.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $161.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$148.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $133.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$85.96 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $146.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $202.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$14.31 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$18.76 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports": { - "text": "$33.64 billion (2016 est.) ++ $38.12 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "petroleum, coal, emeralds, coffee, nickel, cut flowers, bananas, apparel" - }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 27.5%, Panama 7.2%, China 5.2%, Spain 4.4%, Ecuador 4% (2015)" - }, - "Imports": { - "text": "$47.15 billion (2016 est.) ++ $52.04 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods, chemicals, paper products, fuels, electricity" - }, - "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 28.8%, China 18.6%, Mexico 7.1%, Germany 4.2% (2015)" - }, - "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$46.08 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $46.22 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Debt - external": { - "text": "$110.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $107.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$161.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $149.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$50.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $47.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Colombian pesos (COP) per US dollar - ++ 3,051.1 (2016 est.) ++ 2,741.8 (2015 est.) ++ 2,741.8 (2014 est.) ++ 2,001.1 (2013 est.) ++ 1,798 (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Energy": { - "Electricity - production": { - "text": "68 billion kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "60 billion kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "47 million kWh (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "16 million kW (2014 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "32.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "67.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "1.006 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "711,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "2.3 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "323,700 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "299,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "97,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "76,180 bbl/day (2013 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "12.68 billion cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "11.73 billion cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "950 million cu m (2014 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" - }, - "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "134.7 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" - }, - "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "74 million Mt (2013 est.)" - } - }, - "Communications": { - "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,109,254" - }, - "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "15 (July 2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "57.327 million" - }, - "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "123 (July 2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Telephone system": { - "general assessment": { - "text": "modern system in many respects with a nationwide microwave radio relay system, a domestic satellite system with 41 earth stations, and a fiber-optic network linking 50 cities; telecommunications sector liberalized during the 1990s; multiple providers of b" - }, - "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line connections stand at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile cellular telephone subscribership is about 120 per 100 persons; competition among cellular service providers is resulting in falling local and international calling rates and contributing to" - }, - "international": { - "text": "country code - 57; multiple submarine cable systems provide links to the US, parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America; satellite earth stations - 10 (6 Intelsat, 1 Inmarsat, 3 fully digitalized international switching centers) (2011)" - } - }, - "Broadcast media": { - "text": "combination of state-owned and privately owned broadcast media provide service; more than 500 radio stations and many national, regional, and local TV stations (2007)" - }, - "Internet country code": { - "text": ".co" - }, - "Internet users": { - "total": { - "text": "26.128 million" - }, - "percent of population": { - "text": "55.9% (July 2015 est.)" - } - } - }, - "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "12" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "157" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "30,742,928" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,317,562,271 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, - "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { - "text": "HJ, HK (2016)" - }, - "Airports": { - "text": "836 (2013)" - }, - "Airports - with paved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "121" - }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" - }, - "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "39" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "53" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "18 (2013)" - } - }, - "Airports - with unpaved runways": { - "total": { - "text": "715" - }, - "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" - }, - "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "25" - }, - "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "201" - }, - "under 914 m": { - "text": "488 (2013)" - } - }, - "Heliports": { - "text": "3 (2013)" - }, - "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 4,991 km; oil 6,796 km; refined products 3,429 km (2013)" - }, - "Railways": { - "total": { - "text": "2,141 km" - }, - "standard gauge": { - "text": "150 km 1.435-m gauge" - }, - "narrow gauge": { - "text": "1,991 km 0.914-m gauge (2015)" - } - }, - "Roadways": { - "total": { - "text": "204,855 km (2015)" - } - }, - "Waterways": { - "text": "24,725 km (18,300 km navigable; the most important waterway, the River Magdalena, of which 1,488 km is navigable, is dredged regularly to ensure safe passage of cargo vessels and container barges) (2012)" - }, - "Merchant marine": { - "total": { - "text": "12" - }, - "by type": { - "text": "cargo 9, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "4 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Panama 2, Portugal 1) (2010)" - } - }, - "Ports and terminals": { - "major seaport(s)": { - "text": "Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo; Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura" - }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)" - }, - "oil terminal(s)": { - "text": "Covenas offshore terminal" - }, - "dry bulk cargo port(s)": { - "text": "Puerto Bolivar (coal)" - }, - "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Cartagena (1,853,342)" - } - } - }, - "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "National Army (Ejercito Nacional), Republic of Colombia Navy (Armada Republica de Colombia, ARC, includes Naval Aviation, Naval Infantry (Infanteria de Marina, IM), and Coast Guard), Colombian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Colombia, FAC) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-24 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; service obligation is 18 months (2012)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.38% of GDP (2015) ++ 3.13% of GDP (2014) ++ 3.29% of GDP (2013) ++ 3.28% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.06% of GDP (2011) ++ 3.63% of GDP (2010)" - } - }, - "Transnational Issues": { - "Disputes - international": { - "text": "in December 2007, ICJ allocated San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina islands to Colombia under 1928 Treaty but did not rule on 82 degrees W meridian as maritime boundary with Nicaragua; managed dispute with Venezuela over maritime boundary and Venezuelan-administered Los Monjes Islands near the Gulf of Venezuela; Colombian-organized illegal narcotics, guerrilla, and paramilitary activities penetrate all neighboring borders and have caused Colombian citizens to flee mostly into neighboring countries; Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Jamaica, and the US assert various claims to Bajo Nuevo and Serranilla Bank" - }, - "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "IDPs": { - "text": "6.3 million (conflict between government and illegal armed groups and drug traffickers since 1985; about 300,000 new IDPs each year since 2000) (2015)" - }, - "stateless persons": { - "text": "12 (2015)" - } - }, - "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "illicit producer of coca, opium poppy, and cannabis; world's leading coca cultivator with 83,000 hectares in coca cultivation in 2011, a 17% decrease over 2010, producing a potential of 195 mt of pure cocaine; the world's largest producer of coca derivatives; supplies cocaine to nearly all of the US market and the great majority of other international drug markets; in 2012, aerial eradication dispensed herbicide to treat over 100,549 hectares combined with manual eradication of 30,486 hectares; a significant portion of narcotics proceeds are either laundered or invested in Colombia through the black market peso exchange; important supplier of heroin to the US market; opium poppy cultivation is estimated to have fallen to 1,100 hectares in 2009 while pure heroin production declined to 2.1 mt; most Colombian heroin is destined for the US market (2013)" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/ec.json b/south-america/ec.json index ede295aa..20ead20b 100644 --- a/south-america/ec.json +++ b/south-america/ec.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the \"Republic of the Equator.\" Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in February 2013, and voters reelected President Rafael CORREA." + "text": "What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish colonial government in 1563 and part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. The territories of the Viceroyalty - New Granada (Colombia), Venezuela, and Quito - gained their independence between 1819 and 1822 and formed a federation known as Gran Colombia. When Quito withdrew in 1830, the traditional name was changed in favor of the \"Republic of the Equator.\" Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A border war with Peru that flared in 1995 was resolved in 1999. Although Ecuador marked 30 years of civilian governance in 2004, the period was marred by political instability. Protests in Quito contributed to the mid-term ouster of three of Ecuador's last four democratically elected presidents. In late 2008, voters approved a new constitution, Ecuador's 20th since gaining independence. General elections were held in April 2017, and voters elected President Lenin MORENO." } }, "Geography": { @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "6,720 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Galapagos Islands" + "text": "note: includes Galapagos Islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ "text": "2,237 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Colombia 708 km, Peru 1,529 km" + "text": "Colombia 708 km, Peru 1529 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -46,8 +46,14 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "exclusive economic zone": { + "text": "200 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { - "text": "100 nm from 2,500-m isobath" + "text": "200 nm" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Ecuador has declared its right to extend its continental shelf to 350nm measured from the baselines of the Galapagos Archipelago" } }, "Climate": { @@ -60,11 +66,14 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,117 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Chimborazo 6,267 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Chimborazo 6,267" }, "note": { - "text": "because the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet farthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest peak above sea level" + "text": "note: because the earth is not a perfect sphere and has an equatorial bulge, the highest point on the planet farthest from its center is Mount Chimborazo not Mount Everest, which is merely the highest peak above sea level" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +81,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "29.7% ++ arable land 4.7%; permanent crops 5.6%; permanent pasture 19.4%" + "text": "29.7% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "4.7% (2011 est.) / 5.6% (2011 est.) / 19.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "38.9%" + "text": "38.9% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "31.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +96,11 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "15,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (elev. 5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (elev. 1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago" - } + "text": "frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts\nvolcanism: volcanic activity concentrated along the Andes Mountains; Sangay (5,230 m), which erupted in 2010, is mainland Ecuador's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes in the Andes include Antisana, Cayambe, Chacana, Cotopaxi, Guagua Pichincha, Reventador, Sumaco, and Tungurahua; Fernandina (1,476 m), a shield volcano that last erupted in 2009, is the most active of the many Galapagos volcanoes; other historically active Galapagos volcanoes include Wolf, Sierra Negra, Cerro Azul, Pinta, Marchena, and Santiago" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; water pollution; pollution from oil production wastes in ecologically sensitive areas of the Amazon Basin and Galapagos Islands" @@ -105,12 +114,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in worldnote 2: according to the latest archeological research, the cacao tree, whose seeds are used to make chocolate and which was long thought to have originated in Mesoamerica, was first domesticated in the upper Amazon region of northwest South America - present-day Ecuador - about 3,300 B.C. (2020)" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "16,080,778 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "16,904,867 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,90 +132,90 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, Afroecuadorian 4.3%, mulato 1.9%, black 1%, other 0.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, Afroecuadorian 4.3%, mulatto 1.9%, black 1%, other 0.4% (2010 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%", + "text": "Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2% (2010 est.)", "note": { - "text": "(Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit) (2010 est.)" + "text": "note: (Quechua and Shuar are official languages of intercultural relations; other indigenous languages are in official use by indigenous peoples in the areas they inhabit)" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1%", + "text": "Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon, Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous, African American, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data represents persons at least 16 years of age from five Ecuadoran cities (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: data represent persons at least 16 years of age from five Ecuadoran cities" } }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Ecuador's high poverty and income inequality most affect indigenous, mixed race, and rural populations. The government has increased its social spending to ameliorate these problems, but critics question the efficiency and implementation of its national development plan. Nevertheless, the conditional cash transfer program, which requires participants' children to attend school and have medical check-ups, has helped improve educational attainment and healthcare among poor children. Ecuador is stalled at above replacement level fertility and the population most likely will keep growing rather than stabilize. An estimated 2 to 3 million Ecuadorians live abroad, but increased unemployment in key receiving countries - Spain, the United States, and Italy - is slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador. The first large-scale emigration of Ecuadorians occurred between 1980 and 2000, when an economic crisis drove Ecuadorians from southern provinces to New York City, where they had trade contacts. A second, nationwide wave of emigration in the late 1990s was caused by another economic downturn, political instability, and a currency crisis. Spain was the logical destination because of its shared language and the wide availability of low-skilled, informal jobs at a time when increased border surveillance made illegal migration to the US difficult. Ecuador has a small but growing immigrant population and is Latin America's top recipient of refugees; 98% are neighboring Colombians fleeing violence in their country." + "text": "Ecuador's high poverty and income inequality most affect indigenous, mixed race, and rural populations. The government has increased its social spending to ameliorate these problems, but critics question the efficiency and implementation of its national development plan. Nevertheless, the conditional cash transfer program, which requires participants' children to attend school and have medical check-ups, has helped improve educational attainment and healthcare among poor children. Ecuador is stalled at above replacement level fertility and the population most likely will keep growing rather than stabilize.\nAn estimated 2 to 3 million Ecuadorians live abroad, but increased unemployment in key receiving countries - Spain, the United States, and Italy - is slowing emigration and increasing the likelihood of returnees to Ecuador. The first large-scale emigration of Ecuadorians occurred between 1980 and 2000, when an economic crisis drove Ecuadorians from southern provinces to New York City, where they had trade contacts. A second, nationwide wave of emigration in the late 1990s was caused by another economic downturn, political instability, and a currency crisis. Spain was the logical destination because of its shared language and the wide availability of low-skilled, informal jobs at a time when increased border surveillance made illegal migration to the US difficult. Ecuador has a small but growing immigrant population and is Latin America's top recipient of refugees; 98% are neighboring Colombians fleeing violence in their country." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.52% (male 2,257,535/female 2,168,198)" + "text": "25.82% (male 2,226,240/female 2,138,219)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.47% (male 1,508,341/female 1,461,207)" + "text": "17.8% (male 1,531,545/female 1,478,222)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.38% (male 3,086,599/female 3,245,266)" + "text": "40.31% (male 3,333,650/female 3,480,262)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.39% (male 581,560/female 606,821)" + "text": "7.92% (male 647,718/female 691,759)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.25% (male 554,371/female 610,880) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.15% (male 648,761/female 728,491) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.6%" + "text": "53.8" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "45.1%" + "text": "42.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "11.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.4 years" + "text": "28.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.7 years" + "text": "28 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.31% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.2% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "nearly half of the population is concentrated in the interior in the Andean intermontane basins and valleys, with large concentrations also found along the western coastal strip; the rainforests of the east remain sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "63.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "64.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.66% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Guayaquil 2.709 million; QUITO (capital) 1.726 million (2015)" + "text": "2.994 million Guayaquil, 1.874 million QUITO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -214,148 +225,146 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" - }, - "55-64 years": { "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, + "55-64 years": { + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.91 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "64 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "59 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "15 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "19.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "17.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.8 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.8 years" + "text": "74.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "79.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.22 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.72 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "80.1% (2007/12)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.4% of population ++ rural: 75.5% of population ++ total: 86.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.6% of population ++ rural: 24.5% of population ++ total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "16.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "6% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "8.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "2.04 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.4 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87% of population ++ rural: 80.7% of population ++ total: 84.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13% of population ++ rural: 19.3% of population ++ total: 15.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.29% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "29,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "47,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "18% (2014)" + "text": "19.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "6.4% (2013)" + "text": "5.1% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.9% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "5% of GDP (2015)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "92.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "95.4%" + "text": "93.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "93.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "92.1% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "female": { - "text": "15 years (2012)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "227,599" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "8% (2008 est.)" + "text": "16 years (2015)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "7.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.4%" + "text": "6.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "15.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "10.6% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -389,6 +398,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: Ecuador has two time zones, including the Galapagos Islands (UTC-6)etymology: named after the Quitus, a Pre-Columbian indigenous people credited with founding the city" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -401,7 +413,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day (independence of Quito), 10 August (1809)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest approved 20 October 2008; amended 2011; note - a 2015 constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits becomes effective in 2021 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest approved 20 October 2008" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the president of the republic through a referendum, by public petition of at least 1% of registered voters, or by agreement of at least one-third membership of the National Assembly; passage requires two separate readings a year apart and approval by at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly, and approval by absolute majority in a referendum; amendments such as changes to the structure of the state, constraints on personal rights and guarantees, or constitutional amendment procedures are not allowed; amended 2011, 2015, 2018; note - a 2015 constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits was overturned by a February 2018 referendum" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on the Chilean civil code with modifications; traditional law in indigenous communities" @@ -413,7 +430,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -424,23 +441,23 @@ } }, "Suffrage": { - "text": "18-65 years of age, universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary" + "text": "18-65 years of age; universal and compulsory; 16-18, over 65, and other eligible voters, voluntary" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 24 May 2017); Vice President María Alejandra MUNOZ (since 17 July 2020); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Rafael CORREA Delgado (since 15 January 2007); Vice President Jorge GLAS Espinel (since 24 May 2013)" + "text": "President Lenin MORENO Garces (since 24 May 2017); Vice President (vacant)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 17 February 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 4-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 19 February 2017 with a runoff on 2 April 2017 (next to be held in 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "President Rafael CORREA Delgado reelected president; percent of vote - Rafael CORREA Delgado (Alianza PAIS Movement) 57.2%, Guillermo LASSO (CREO) 22.7%, Lucio GUTIERREZ (PSP) 6.8%, Mauricio RODAS (SUMA) 3.9%, other 9.4%" + "text": "Lenin MORENO Garces elected president in second round; percent of vote - Lenin MORENO Garces (Alianza PAIS Movement) 51.1%, Guillermo LASSO (CREO) 48.9%" } }, "Legislative branch": { @@ -448,15 +465,15 @@ "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (137 seats; 116 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 15 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote, and 6 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies for Ecuadorians living abroad by simple majority vote; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 February 2013 (next to be held in 2017)" + "text": "last held on 19 February 2017 (next to be held on 7 February 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAIS 100, CREO 11, PSC 6, AVANZA 5, MUPP 5, PSP 5, other 5; note - defections by members of National Assembly are commonplace, resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seats held by the various parties" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PAIS 39.1%, CREO-SUMA 20.1%, PSC 15.9%, ID 3.8%, MUPP 2.7%, other 10.7; seats by party - PAIS 74, CREO-SUMA 34, PSC 15, ID 4, MUPP 4, PSP 2, Fuerza Ecuador 1, independent 3; composition - men 85, women 52, percent of women 38%; note - defections by members of National Assembly are commonplace, resulting in frequent changes in the numbers of seats held by the various parties" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia (consists of 21 judges including the chief justice and organized into 5 specialized chambers); Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (consists of 9 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "National Court of Justice or Corte Nacional de Justicia (consists of 21 judges, including the chief justice and organized into 5 specialized chambers); Constitutional Court or Corte Constitucional (consists of 9 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices of National Court of Justice elected by the Judiciary Council, a 9-member independent body of law professionals; judges elected for 9-year, non-renewable terms, with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years; Constitutional Court judges appointed by the executive, legislative, and Citizen Participation branches of government; judges appointed for 9-year non-renewable terms with one-third of the membership renewed every 3 years" @@ -466,17 +483,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alianza PAIS movement [Rafael Vicente CORREA Delgado] ++ Avanza Party or AVANZA [Ramiro GONZALEZ] ++ Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO [Guillermo LASSO] ++ Institutional Renewal and National Action Party or PRIAN [Alvaro NOBOA] ++ Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP [Rafael ANTUNI] ++ Patriotic Society Party or PSP [Lucio GUTIERREZ Borbua] ++ Popular Democracy Movement or MPD [Luis VILLACIS] ++ Roldosist Party or PRE ++ Social Christian Party or PSC [Pascual DEL CIOPPO] ++ Socialist Party [Fabian SOLANO] ++ Society United for More Action or SUMA [Mauricio RODAS] ++ Warrior's Spirit Movement [Jaime NEBOT]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador or CONAIE [Humberto CHOLANGO] ++ Federation of Indigenous Evangelists of Ecuador or FEINE [Manuel CHUGCHILAN, president] ++ National Federation of Indigenous Afro-Ecuatorianos and Peasants or FENOCIN ++ National Teacher's Union or UNE [Mariana PALLASCO]" + "text": "Alianza PAIS movement [Lenin Voltaire MORENO Garces]Avanza Party or AVANZA [Ramiro GONZALEZ]Citizen Revolution Movement or MRC [Rafael CORREA]Creating Opportunities Movement or CREO [Guillermo LASSO]Democratic Left or IDForward Ecuador Movement [Alvaro NOBOA]Fuerza Ecuador [Abdala BUCARAM] (successor to Roldosist Party)Pachakutik Plurinational Unity Movement or MUPP [Marlon Rene SANTI Gualinga]Patriotic Society Party or PSP [Gilmar GUTIERREZ Borbua]Popular Democracy Movement or MPD [Luis VILLACIS]Social Christian Party or PSC [Pascual DEL CIOPPO]Socialist Party [Patricio ZABRANO]Society United for More Action or SUMA [Mauricio RODAS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CAN, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jose Francisco BORJA Cevallos (since 18 May 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Francisco Benjamin Esteban CARRION Mena (since 24 January 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009" @@ -493,7 +507,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Todd CHAPMAN (since 14 April 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Michael J. FITZPATRICK (since 18 June 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[593] (2) 398-5000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida Avigiras E12-170 y Avenida Eloy Alfaro, Quito" @@ -501,9 +518,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Avenida Guayacanes N52-205 y Avenida Avigiras" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[593] (2) 398-5000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[593] (2) 398-5100" }, @@ -514,7 +528,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three horizontal bands of yellow (top, double width), blue, and red with the coat of arms superimposed at the center of the flag; the flag retains the three main colors of the banner of Gran Colombia, the South American republic that broke up in 1830; the yellow color represents sunshine, grain, and mineral wealth, blue the sky, sea, and rivers, and red the blood of patriots spilled in the struggle for freedom and justice", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Colombia, which is shorter and does not bear a coat of arms" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -528,64 +542,64 @@ "text": "Juan Leon MERA/Antonio NEUMANE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1948; Juan Leon MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung" + "text": "note: adopted 1948; Juan Leon MERA wrote the lyrics in 1865; only the chorus and second verse are sung" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which have accounted for more than half of the country's export earnings and approximately 25% of public sector revenues in recent years. ++ ++ In 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis, with GDP contracting by 5.3% and poverty increasing significantly. In March 2000, the Congress approved a series of structural reforms that also provided for the adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in the years that followed, helped by high oil prices, remittances, and increased non-traditional exports. The economy grew an average of 4.3% per year from 2002 to 2006, the highest five-year average in 25 years. After moderate growth in 2007, the economy reached a growth rate of 6.4% in 2008, buoyed by high global petroleum prices and increased public sector investment. President Rafael CORREA Delgado, who took office in January 2007, defaulted in December 2008 on Ecuador's sovereign debt, which, with a total face value of approximately US$3.2 billion, represented about 30% of Ecuador's public external debt. In May 2009, Ecuador bought back 91% of its \"defaulted\" bonds via an international reverse auction. ++ ++ Economic policies under the CORREA administration - for example, an announcement in late 2009 of its intention to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties, including one with the US - have generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since Quito defaulted in 2008, allowing the government to maintain a high rate of social spending; Ecuador contracted with the Chinese government for more than $9.9 billion in forward oil sales, project financing, and budget support loans as of December 2013. ++ ++ The level of foreign investment in Ecuador continues to be one of the lowest in the region as a result of an unstable regulatory environment, weak rule of law, and the crowding-out effect of public investments. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion, Ecuador erected technical barriers to trade in December 2013, causing tensions with its largest trading partners. Ecuador also decriminalized intellectual property rights violations in February 2014. In March, 2015 Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges for 15 months from 5% to 45% on an estimated 32% of imports. In 2014, oil output increased slightly and production remained steady in 2015. In 2015, however, lower oil prices forced CORREA to cut the budget twice, and the government has considered further budget and subsidy cuts for 2016." + "text": "Ecuador is substantially dependent on its petroleum resources, which accounted for about a third of the country's export earnings in 2017. Remittances from overseas Ecuadorian are also important. In 1999/2000, Ecuador's economy suffered from a banking crisis that lead to some reforms, including adoption of the US dollar as legal tender. Dollarization stabilized the economy, and positive growth returned in most of the years that followed. China has become Ecuador's largest foreign lender since 2008 and now accounts for 77.7% of the Ecuador’s bilateral debt. Various economic policies under the CORREA administration, such as an announcement in 2017 that Ecuador would terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties - including one with the US, generated economic uncertainty and discouraged private investment. Faced with a 2013 trade deficit of $1.1 billion, Ecuador imposed tariff surcharges from 5% to 45% on an estimated 32% of imports. Ecuador’s economy fell into recession in 2015 and remained in recession in 2016. Declining oil prices and exports forced the CORREA administration to cut government oulays. Foreign investment in Ecuador is low as a result of the unstable regulatory environment and weak rule of law. n April of 2017, Lenin MORENO was elected President of Ecuador by popular vote. His immediate challenge was to reengage the private sector to improve cash flow in the country. Ecuador’s economy returned to positive, but sluggish, growth. In early 2018, the MORENO administration held a public referendum on seven economic and political issues in a move counter to CORREA-administration policies, reduce corruption, strengthen democracy, and revive employment and the economy. The referendum resulted in repeal of taxes associated with recovery from the earthquake of 2016, reduced restrictions on metal mining in the Yasuni Intangible Zone - a protected area, and several political reforms." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$182.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $186.6 billion (2015 est.) ++ $186.1 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$193 billion (2017 est.) / $188.6 billion (2016 est.) / $190.9 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$99.12 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$104.3 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-2.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 3.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.4% (2017 est.) / -1.2% (2016 est.) / 0.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,000 (2016 est.) ++ $11,500 (2015 est.) ++ $11,600 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$11,500 (2017 est.) / $11,400 (2016 est.) / $11,700 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "23.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 28.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "25.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 26.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 24.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62%" + "text": "60.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.3%" + "text": "14.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.5%" + "text": "24.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.1%" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19.8%" + "text": "20.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-20.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-21.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.2%" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "34%" + "text": "32.9% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "60.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -595,253 +609,250 @@ "text": "petroleum, food processing, textiles, wood products, chemicals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-3.2%", + "text": "-0.6% (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "excludes oil refining (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: excludes oil refining" } }, "Labor force": { - "text": "4.848 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.086 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "27.8%" + "text": "26.1%" }, "industry": { - "text": "17.8%" + "text": "18.4%" }, "services": { - "text": "54.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "55.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.3% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.) / 5.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "25.6% (December 2013 est)" + "text": "21.5% (December 2017 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "1.4%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "35.4%" + "text": "35.4% (2012 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data for urban households only (2012 est.)" - } - }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "48.5 (December 2013) ++ 50.5 (December 2010)", - "note": { - "text": "data are for urban households" + "text": "note: data are for urban households only" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$30.9 billion" + "text": "33.43 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$34.9 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "38.08 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "31.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "32% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "33% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 30.5% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "45.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 43.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "8.17% (31 December 2011) ++ 8.68% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.33% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$10.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $9.527 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$34.53 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $28.44 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$33.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $33.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$5.911 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.779 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $5.263 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.47 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.247 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$349 million (2017 est.) / $1.442 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$16.77 billion (2016 est.) ++ $19.05 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.62 billion (2017 est.) / $16.8 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 31.5%, Vietnam 7.6%, Peru 6.7%, Chile 6.5%, Panama 4.9%, Russia 4.4%, China 4% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, bananas, cut flowers, shrimp, cacao, coffee, wood, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 39.5%, Chile 6.2%, Peru 5.1%, Vietnam 4.3%, Colombia 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$17.74 billion (2016 est.) ++ $20.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$19.31 billion (2017 est.) / $15.86 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "industrial materials, fuels and lubricants, nondurable consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 27.1%, China 15.3%, Colombia 8.3%, Panama 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "US 22.8%, China 15.4%, Colombia 8.7%, Panama 6.4%, Brazil 4.4%, Peru 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$2.163 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.496 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.395 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.259 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$33.22 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.79 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$17.83 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.63 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$6.33 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $6.33 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "$39.29 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $38.14 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar became Ecuador's currency in 2001, 1 (2016 est.), 1 (2015 est.)" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar became Ecuador's currency in 2001" + } } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "500,000 (2016)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "99.8% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "23 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.5 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "21 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "22.68 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "47 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "211 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "82 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.3 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.192 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "57.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "43% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "41.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "54% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "543,100 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "517,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "378,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "383,500 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "8.832 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "8.273 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "207,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "137,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "282,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "265,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "22,890 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,870 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "133,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "153,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "578 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "477.8 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "578 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "453.1 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "10.99 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "10.9 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "38 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "37.54 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,512,657" + "text": "2,111,291" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "16 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "12.64 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "12.888 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "15,241,719" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "81 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "91.25 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "elementary fixed-line service but increasingly sophisticated mobile-cellular network" + "text": "much of the country's fixed-line structure is influenced by topographical challenges associated with the Andes Mountains; Ecuador has a small telecom market with a dominant mobile sector; the state-owned incumbent CNT dominates the fixed-line market, and therefore the DSL broadband market as well; mobile broadband market growing and expanding LTE services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line services provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 15 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 80 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line services with digital networks provided by multiple telecommunications operators; fixed-line teledensity stands at about 13 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular use has surged and subscribership has reached 91 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM and South America-1 submarine cables that provide links to the west coast of South America, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and extending onward to Aruba and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean; satellite (2015)" + "text": "country code - 593; landing points for the PAN-AM, PCCS, America Movil-Telxius West Coast Cable and SAm-1 submarine cables that provide links to South and Central America, and extending onward to the Caribbean and the US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately owned; the government owns or controls 5 national TV stations and multiple radio stations; broadcast media required by law to g (2007)" + "text": "about 60 media outlets are recognized as national; the Ecuadorian Government controls 12 national outlets and multiple radio stations; there are multiple TV networks and many local channels, as well as more than 300 radio stations; many TV and radio stations are privately owned; broadcast media is required by law to give the government free airtime to broadcast programs produced by the state; the Ecuadorian Government is the biggest advertiser and grants advertising contracts to outlets that provide favorable coverage; an antimonopoly law and communication law limit ownership and investment in the media by non-media businesses (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ec" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "7.766 million" + "text": "9,448,692" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "48.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "57.27% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,953,607" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "35" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "5,762,485" + "text": "5,365,261 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "86,128,720 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "64.2 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -852,30 +863,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "104" + "text": "104 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "18" + "text": "18 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "26" + "text": "26 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "51 (2013)" + "text": "51 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "328" + "text": "328 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "37" + "text": "37 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "291 (2013)" @@ -885,25 +896,28 @@ "text": "2 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "extra heavy crude 527 km; gas 71 km; oil 2,131 km; refined products 1,526 km (2013)" + "text": "485 km extra heavy crude, 123 km gas, 2131 km oil, 1526 km refined products (2017)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "965 km" + "text": "965 km (2017)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "965 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "965 km 1.067-m gauge (2017)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: passenger service limited to certain sections of track, mostly for tourist trains" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "43,670 km" + "text": "43,216 km (2015)" }, "paved": { - "text": "6,472 km" + "text": "8,161 km (2015)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "37,198 km (2007)" + "text": "35,055 km (2015)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -911,55 +925,55 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "44" + "text": "137" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 1, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "4 (Panama 3, Peru 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 7, oil tanker 28, other 101 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Esmeraldas, Manta, Puerto Bolivar" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Guayaquil (1,871,591) (2017)" + }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Guayaquil (Guayas)" - }, - "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Guayaquil (1,405,762)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Ecuadorian Armed Forces: Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana, FTE), Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador (FNE), includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Ecuadorian Armed Forces: Ecuadorian Land Force (Fuerza Terrestre Ecuatoriana, FTE), Ecuadorian Navy (Fuerza Naval del Ecuador, FNE, includes naval infantry, naval aviation, coast guard), Ecuadorian Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.83% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.2% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.83% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.3% of GDP (2019) / 2.4% of GDP (2018) / 2.4% of GDP (2017) / 2.5% of GDP (2016) / 2.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Ecuadorian Armed Forces have approximately 40,000 active personnel (25,000 Army; 9,000 Navy; 6,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the military's equipment inventory is mostly older and derived from a wide variety of sources; since 2010, the leading suppliers of military hardware are Brazil, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Spain (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for selective conscript military service; conscription has been suspended; 18 years of age for voluntary military service; Air Force 18-22 years of age, Ecuadorian birth requirement; 1-year service obligation (2013)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; after several years with no incidents, there has been an increase over the last two years with four attacks reported in 2018" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border, which thousands of Colombians also cross to escape the violence in their home country" + "text": "organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia penetrate across Ecuador's shared border" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "120,685 (Colombia) (2015)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "28,775 (earthquake April 2016) (2016)" + "text": "102,928 (Colombia) (2019); 207,324 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with much of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents (2008)" + "text": "significant transit country for cocaine originating in Colombia and Peru, with much of the US-bound cocaine passing through Ecuadorian Pacific waters; importer of precursor chemicals used in production of illicit narcotics; attractive location for cash-placement by drug traffickers laundering money because of dollarization and weak anti-money-laundering regime; increased activity on the northern frontier by trafficking groups and Colombian insurgents" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/fk.json b/south-america/fk.json index f7a44f60..417ee1d1 100644 --- a/south-america/fk.json +++ b/south-america/fk.json @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands" + "text": "note: includes the two main islands of East and West Falkland and about 200 small islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ "text": "rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Usborne 705 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Usborne 705 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "92.4% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 92.4%" + "text": "92.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 92.4% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "7.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,14 +82,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "NA" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "a very small population, with most residents living in and around Stanley" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "strong winds persist throughout the year" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "overfishing by unlicensed vessels is a problem; reindeer - introduced to the islands in 2001 from South Georgia - are part of a farming effort to produce specialty meat and diversify the islands' economy; this is the only commercial reindeer herd in the world unaffected by the 1986 Chornobyl disaster" + "text": "overfishing by unlicensed vessels is a problem; reindeer - introduced to the islands in 2001 from South Georgia - are part of a farming effort to produce specialty meat and diversify the islands' economy; this is the only commercial reindeer herd in the world unaffected by the 1986 Chornobyl disaster; grazing threatens important habitats including tussac grass and its ecosystem with penguins and sea lions; soil erosion from fires" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season" @@ -94,7 +97,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "2,931 (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,198 (2016 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data include all persons usually resident in the islands at the time of the 2016 census" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -105,13 +111,13 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Falkland Islander 57%, British 24.6%, St. Helenian 9.8%, Chilean 5.3%, other 3.4% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Falkland Islander 48.3%, British 23.1%, St. Helenian 7.5%, Chilean 4.6%, mixed 6%, other 8.5%, unspecified 2% (2016 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English 89%, Spanish 7.7%, other 3.3% (2006 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 66%, none 32%, other 2% (2012 est.)" + "text": "Christian 57.1%, other 1.6%, none 35.4%, unspecified 6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population growth rate": { "text": "0.01% (2014 est.)" @@ -130,26 +136,24 @@ }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "76.2% of total population (2015)" + "text": "78.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "STANLEY (capital) 2,000 (2014)" + "text": "2,000 STANLEY (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { - "total population": { - "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" - }, + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "sex ratio is somewhat skewed by the high proportion of males at the Royal Air Force station, Mount Pleasant Airport (MPA); excluding MPA, the sex ratio of the total population would be 1.01 (2012 est.)" + "text": "note: sex ratio is somewhat skewed by the high proportion of males at the Royal Air Force station, Mount Pleasant Airport (MPA); excluding MPA, the sex ratio of the total population would be 1.04" } }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "NA (2018)" }, "male": { "text": "NA" @@ -160,18 +164,40 @@ }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.9" + "text": "77.9 (2017 est.)" }, "male": { "text": "75.6" }, "female": { - "text": "79.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "79.6" } }, "Total fertility rate": { "text": "NA" }, + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "21.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "22% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017)" + } + }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { "text": "NA" }, @@ -191,7 +217,7 @@ "text": "Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel itself was named after the Viscount of Falkland who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spanish name for the archipelago derives from the French \"Iles Malouines,\" the name applied to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1764" + "text": "the archipelago takes its name from the Falkland Sound, the strait separating the two main islands; the channel itself was named after the Viscount of Falkland, who sponsored an expedition to the islands in 1690; the Spanish name for the archipelago derives from the French \"Iles Malouines,\" the name applied to the islands by French explorer Louis-Antoine de BOUGAINVILLE in 1764" } }, "Dependency status": { @@ -209,6 +235,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named after Edward SMITH-STANLEY (1799-1869), the 14th Earl of Derby, a British statesman and three-time prime minister of the UK who never visited the islands" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -221,23 +250,30 @@ "text": "Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1985; latest entered into force 1 January 2009 (The Falkland Islands Constitution Order 2008)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "NA" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "English common law and local statutes" }, "Citizenship": { - "text": "see United Kingdom" + "note": { + "text": "see United Kingdom" + } }, "Suffrage": { "text": "18 years of age; universal" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Colin ROBERTS (since 28 April 2014)" + "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Nigel PHILLIPS (since 12 September 2017)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Chief Executive Keith PADGETT (since 1 February 2012)" + "text": "Chief Executive Barry ROWLAND (since 3 October 2016)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Executive Council elected by the Legislative Council" @@ -248,17 +284,17 @@ }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly, formerly the Legislative Council (10 seats; 8 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 appointed ex officio members - the chief executive, appointed by the governor, and the financial secretary; members serve 4-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly, formerly the Legislative Council (10 seats; 8 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 appointed ex-officio members - the chief executive, appointed by the governor, and the financial secretary; members serve 4-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 7 November 2013 (next to be held in November 2017)" + "text": "last held on 9 November 2017 (next to be held in November 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 8" + "text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 8; composition -men 8, women 2, percent of women 20%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, the chief justice as an ex officio, non-resident member, and 2 justices of appeal); Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { @@ -271,14 +307,13 @@ "Political parties and leaders": { "text": "none; all independents" }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Falkland Islands Association (supports freedom of the people from external causes)" - }, "International organization participation": { "text": "UPU" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK; also claimed by Argentina)" @@ -291,38 +326,41 @@ }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Song of the Falklands\"\"" + "text": "Song of the Falklands\"" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Christopher LANHAM" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1930s; the song is the local unofficial anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" + "text": "note: adopted 1930s; the song is the local unofficial anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy was formerly based on agriculture, mainly sheep farming, but fishing and tourism currently comprise the bulk of economic activity. In 1987, the government began selling fishing licenses to foreign trawlers operating within the Falkland Islands' exclusive fishing zone. These license fees net more than $40 million per year, which help support the island's health, education, and welfare system. The waters around the Falkland Islands are known for their squid, which account for around 75% of the annual 200,000 ton catch. ++ ++ Dairy farming supports domestic consumption; crops furnish winter fodder. Foreign exchange earnings come from shipments of high-grade wool to the UK and from the sale of postage stamps and coins. In 2001, the government purchased 100 reindeer with the intent to increase the number to 10,000 over the following 20 years so that venison could be exported to Scandinavia and Chile. ++ ++ Tourism, especially ecotourism, is increasing rapidly, with about 69,000 visitors in 2009. The British military presence also provides a sizable economic boost. The islands are now self-financing except for defense. ++ ++ In 1993, the British Geological Survey announced a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the islands, and early seismic surveys suggest substantial reserves capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day. Political tensions between the UK and Argentina remain high following the start of oil drilling activities in the waters. In September 2011, a British exploration firm announced that it plans to commence oil production in 2016." + "text": "The economy was formerly based on agriculture, mainly sheep farming, but fishing and tourism currently comprise the bulk of economic activity. In 1987, the government began selling fishing licenses to foreign trawlers operating within the Falkland Islands' exclusive fishing zone. These license fees net more than $40 million per year, which help support the island's health, education, and welfare system. The waters around the Falkland Islands are known for their squid, which account for around 75% of the annual 200,000-ton catch. Dairy farming supports domestic consumption; crops furnish winter fodder. Foreign exchange earnings come from shipments of high-grade wool to the UK and from the sale of postage stamps and coins. Tourism, especially ecotourism, is increasing rapidly, with about 69,000 visitors in 2009 and adds approximately $5.5 million to the Falkland’s annual GDP. The British military presence also provides a sizable economic boost. The islands are now self-financing except for defense. In 1993, the British Geological Survey announced a 200-mile oil exploration zone around the islands, and early seismic surveys suggest substantial reserves capable of producing 500,000 barrels per day. Political tensions between the UK and Argentina remain high following the start of oil drilling activities in the waters. In May 2010 the first commercial oil discovery was made, signaling the potential for the development of a long term hydrocarbon industry in the Falkland Islands." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$164.5 million (2007 est.) ++ $105.1 million (2002 est.)" + "text": "$206.4 million (2015 est.) / $164.5 million (2014 est.) / $167.5 million (2013 est.)" }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$164.5 million (2007 est.)" + "text": "$206.4 million (2015 est.)" + }, + "GDP - real growth rate": { + "text": "25.5% (2015 est.) / -1.8% (2014 est.) / -20.4% (2013 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$55,400 (2002 est.)" + "text": "$70,800 (2015 est.) / $63,000 (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "95%" + "text": "41% (2015 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "20.6% NA (2015 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "NA% (1996)" + "text": "38.4% NA (2015 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -332,55 +370,64 @@ "text": "fish and wool processing; tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1,944 (2012 est.)" + "text": "1,850 (2016 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "95% (mostly sheepherding and fishing)" + "text": "41%" }, - "industry and services": { - "text": "5% (1996)" + "industry": { + "text": "24.5%" + }, + "services": { + "text": "34.5% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.1% (2010)" + "text": "1% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$67.1 million" + "text": "67.1 million (FY09/10)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$75.3 million (FY09/10)" + "text": "75.3 million (FY09/10)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "40.8% of GDP (FY09/10)" + "text": "32.5% (of GDP) (FY09/10)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5% of GDP (FY09/10)" + "text": "-4% (of GDP) (FY09/10)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "0% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "1.2% (2003)" + "text": "1.4% (2014 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$125 million (2004 est.)" + "text": "$257.3 million (2015 est.) / $125 million (2004 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Spain 74.4%, Namibia 10.4%, US 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "wool, hides, meat, venison, fish, squid" @@ -391,105 +438,111 @@ "Imports - commodities": { "text": "fuel, food and drink, building materials, clothing" }, + "Imports - partners": { + "text": "UK 47.8%, Spain 28.4%, Greece 10.2%, Netherlands 5.7%, Cote d'Ivoire 4.3% (2017)" + }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$0 (2017 est.) / $0 (2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar - ++ 0.7391 (2016 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2015 est.) ++ 0.6542 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2013) ++ 0.63 (2012)" + "text": "Falkland pounds (FKP) per US dollar - / 0.7836 (2017 est.) / 0.6542 (2016 est.) / 0.6542 (2015) / 0.6542 (2014 est.) / 0.6391 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { "Electricity - production": { - "text": "15 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "19 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "13.95 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.67 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "10,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "12,100 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "90% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "74% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "26% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "300 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "290 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "292 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "286 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "45,570 Mt (2012 est.)" + "text": "44,070 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,000" + "text": "2,255" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "68 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "77 (July 2016 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,674" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "171 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "146 (July 2016 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { - "domestic": { + "Telecommunication systems": { + "general assessment": { "text": "government-operated radiotelephone and private VHF/CB radiotelephone networks provide effective service to almost all points on both islands" }, + "domestic": { + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions 77 per 100, 146 per 100 for mobile-cellular (2019)" + }, "international": { "text": "country code - 500; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) with links through London to other countries (2015)" } @@ -505,39 +558,47 @@ "text": "3,000" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "98.3% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "98.3% (July 2016 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,610" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "50 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "5 (2015)" + "text": "5" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "VP-F (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "7 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2019)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "5 (2013)" @@ -545,15 +606,23 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "440 km" + "text": "440 km (2008)" }, "paved": { - "text": "50 km" + "text": "50 km (2008)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "390 km (2008)" } }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "3" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 1, other 2 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Stanley" @@ -561,7 +630,7 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces" }, "Military - note": { diff --git a/south-america/gy.json b/south-america/gy.json index 9f1790e2..f69e0eb7 100644 --- a/south-america/gy.json +++ b/south-america/gy.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was reelected in 2001 and again in 2006. Early elections held in May 2015 resulted in the replacement of President Donald RAMOTAR by David GRANGER." + "text": "Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to settlement of urban areas by former slaves and the importation of indentured servants from India to work the sugar plantations. The resulting ethnocultural divide has persisted and has led to turbulent politics. Guyana achieved independence from the UK in 1966, and since then it has been ruled mostly by socialist-oriented governments. In 1992, Cheddi JAGAN was elected president in what is considered the country's first free and fair election since independence. After his death five years later, his wife, Janet JAGAN, became president but resigned in 1999 due to poor health. Her successor, Bharrat JAGDEO, was elected in 2001 and again in 2006. Early elections held in May 2015 resulted in the first change in governing party and the replacement of President Donald RAMOTAR by current President David GRANGER. After a December 2018 no-confidence vote against the GRANGER government, national elections will be held before the scheduled spring 2020 date." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Idaho" + "text": "slightly smaller than Idaho; almost twice the size of Tennessee" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "2,933 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Brazil 1,308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km" + "text": "Brazil 1308 km, Suriname 836 km, Venezuela 789 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "207 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Roraima 2,835 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Laberintos del Norte on Mount Roraima 2,775 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -69,10 +72,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "8.4% ++ arable land 2.1%; permanent crops 0.1%; permanent pasture 6.2%" + "text": "8.4% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.1% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.) / 6.2% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "77.4%" + "text": "77.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "14.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,430 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -99,14 +105,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively" + "text": "the third-smallest country in South America after Suriname and Uruguay; substantial portions of its western and eastern territories are claimed by Venezuela and Suriname respectively; contains some of the largest unspoiled rainforests on the continent" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "735,909", + "text": "750,204 (July 2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected" } }, "Nationality": { @@ -118,84 +124,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "East Indian 43.5%, black (African) 30.2%, mixed 16.7%, Amerindian 9.1%, other 0.5% (includes Portuguese, Chinese, white) (2002 est.)" + "text": "East Indian 39.8%, African descent 29.3%, mixed 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 0.5% (includes Portuguese, Chinese, white) (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { "text": "English (official), Guyanese Creole, Amerindian languages (including Caribbean and Arawak languages), Indian languages (including Caribbean Hindustani, a dialect of Hindi), Chinese (2014 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Muslim 7.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 17.7%, other 1.9%, none 4.3%, unspecified 0.9% (2002 est.)" + "text": "Protestant 34.8% (Pentecostal 22.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 5.2%, Methodist 1.4%), Hindu 24.8%, Roman Catholic 7.1%, Muslim 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Rastafarian 0.5%, other Christian 20.8%, other 0.9%, none 3.1% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America and shares cultural and historical bonds with the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population. Tensions periodically have boiled over between the two groups, which back ethnically based political parties and vote along ethnic lines. Poverty reduction has stagnated since the late 1990s. About one-third of the Guyanese population lives below the poverty line; indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Although Guyana's literacy rate is reported to be among the highest in the Western Hemisphere, the level of functional literacy is considerably lower, which has been attributed to poor education quality, teacher training, and infrastructure. Guyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties. Although remittances are a vital source of income for most citizens, the pervasive emigration of skilled workers deprives Guyana of professionals in healthcare and other key sectors. More than 80% of Guyanese nationals with tertiary level educations have emigrated. Brain drain and the concentration of limited medical resources in Georgetown hamper Guyana's ability to meet the health needs of its predominantly rural population. Guyana has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region and continues to rely on international support for its HIV treatment and prevention programs." + "text": "Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America and shares cultural and historical bonds with the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana's two largest ethnic groups are the Afro-Guyanese (descendants of African slaves) and the Indo-Guyanese (descendants of Indian indentured laborers), which together comprise about three quarters of Guyana's population. Tensions periodically have boiled over between the two groups, which back ethnically based political parties and vote along ethnic lines. Poverty reduction has stagnated since the late 1990s. About one-third of the Guyanese population lives below the poverty line; indigenous people are disproportionately affected. Although Guyana's literacy rate is reported to be among the highest in the Western Hemisphere, the level of functional literacy is considerably lower, which has been attributed to poor education quality, teacher training, and infrastructure.\nGuyana's emigration rate is among the highest in the world - more than 55% of its citizens reside abroad - and it is one of the largest recipients of remittances relative to GDP among Latin American and Caribbean counties. Although remittances are a vital source of income for most citizens, the pervasive emigration of skilled workers deprives Guyana of professionals in healthcare and other key sectors. More than 80% of Guyanese nationals with tertiary level educations have emigrated. Brain drain and the concentration of limited medical resources in Georgetown hamper Guyana's ability to meet the health needs of its predominantly rural population. Guyana has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the region and continues to rely on international support for its HIV treatment and prevention programs." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.12% (male 101,637/female 97,970)" + "text": "23.91% (male 91,317/female 88,025)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.46% (male 81,017/female 76,912)" + "text": "21.23% (male 81,294/female 77,987)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "37.73% (male 145,003/female 132,640)" + "text": "39.48% (male 154,825/female 141,385)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.9% (male 26,195/female 31,924)" + "text": "8.37% (male 29,385/female 33,386)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.79% (male 17,585/female 25,026) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.01% (male 21,325/female 31,275) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.1%" + "text": "53.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.5%" + "text": "42.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.6%" + "text": "10.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "25.8 years" + "text": "27.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "25.5 years" + "text": "27.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.2 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.17% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.72% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.5 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population is heavily concentrated in the northeast in and around Georgetown, with noteable concentrations along the Berbice River to the east; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "28.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "26.8% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.83% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "GEORGETOWN (capital) 124,000 (2014)" + "text": "110,000 GEORGETOWN (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,114 +211,117 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.71 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.68 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.8", + "text": "20.8 years (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "229 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "667 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "31.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "35.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "27.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "68.4 years" + "text": "69.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65.4 years" + "text": "66.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "71.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "42.5% (2009)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.2% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.21 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2 beds/1,000 population (2009)" + "text": "33.9% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.2% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 98.3% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.8% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 1.7% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "38.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "26.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "4.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.8 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 87.9% of population ++ rural: 82% of population ++ total: 83.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.2% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 12.1% of population ++ rural: 18% of population ++ total: 16.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "4.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "7,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "8,700 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "21.9% (2014)" + "text": "20.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "8.5% (2014)" + "text": "8.2% (2014)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.2% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "6.3% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { @@ -325,26 +334,29 @@ "text": "87.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "89.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "89.8% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2012)" + "text": "12 years (2012)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "30,255" + "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { + "total": { + "text": "21.5%" }, - "percentage": { - "text": "16% (2006 est.)" + "male": { + "text": "17.3%" + }, + "female": { + "text": "27.7% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +372,7 @@ "text": "British Guiana" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the name is derived from Guiana, the original name for the region that included British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, and French Guiana; ultimately the word is derived from an indigenous Amerindian language and means \"land of many waters\" (referring to the area's multitude of rivers and streams)" + "text": "the name is derived from Guiana, the original name for the region that included British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, and French Guiana; ultimately the word is derived from an indigenous Amerindian language and means \"Land of Many Waters\" (referring to the area's multitude of rivers and streams)" } }, "Government type": { @@ -375,6 +387,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: when the British took possession of the town from the Dutch in 1812, they renamed it Georgetown in honor of King George III (1738-1820)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -387,7 +402,12 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 23 February (1970)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980; amended many times, last in 2009; note - in 2015, Guinea's High Court reversed the constitutional two-term presidential limit (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 6 October 1980" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, such as national sovereignty, government structure and powers, and constitutional amendment procedures, requires approval by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum, and assent of the president; other amendments only require Assembly approval; amended many times, last in 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system, based on the English model, with some Roman-Dutch civil law influence" @@ -399,7 +419,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -414,35 +434,35 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President David GRANGER (since 16 May 2015)" + "text": "President Mohammed Irfaan ALI (since 2 August 2020); First Vice President Mark PHILLIPS (since 20 May 2015); Vice Presidents Bharrat JAGDEO (since 20 May 2015), Sydney ALLICOCK (since 2 August 2020), Khemraj RAMJATTAN (since 2 August 2020); Prime Minister Mark PHILLIPS (since 2 August 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Moses NAGAMOOTOO (since 20 May 2015)" + "text": "President Mohammed Irfaan ALI (since 2 August 2020); First Vice President Mark PHILLIPS (since 20 May 2015); Vice Presidents Bharrat JAGDEO (since 20 May 2015), Sydney ALLICOCK (since 2 August 2020), Khemraj RAMJATTAN (since 2 August 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, responsible to the National Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Assembly from party lists to serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 11 May 2015 (next to be held in 2020); prime minister appointed by the president" + "text": "the predesignated candidate of the winning party in the last National Assembly election becomes president for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 2 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025); prime minister appointed by the president" }, "election results": { - "text": "David GRANGER (APNU-AFC) elected president by National Assembly; percent of vote - 50.3%" + "text": "Mohammed Irfaan ALI (PPP/C) designated president by the majority party in the National Assembly" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies and a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly (65 seats; 40 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency and 25 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies - all by closed list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 11 May 2015 (next to be held by May 2020)" + "text": "last held on 2 March 2020 (next to be held in 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - APNU 50.3%, PPP/C 49.19%, other 0.51%; seats by party - APNU 33, PPP/C 32" + "text": "percent of vote by party - PPP/C 50.69%, APNU-AFC 47.34%, LJP 0.58%, ANUG 0.5%, TNM 0.05%, other 0.84%; seats by party - PPP/C 33, APNU-AFC 31, LJP-ANUG-TNM 1; composition - men 43, women 22, percent of women 33.8%; note - the initial results were declared invalid and a partial recount was conducted from 6 May to 8 June 2020, in which PPP/C was declared the winner" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with a chief justice and 3 justices, and the High Court with a chief justice and 10 justices organized into 3- or 5-judge panels); note - in 2009, Guyana ceased final appeals in civil and criminal cases to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London), replacing it with the Caribbean Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the Caribbean Community" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Judicature (consists of the Court of Appeal with a chief justice and 3 justices, and the High Court with a chief justice and 10 justices organized into 3- or 5-judge panels); note - in 2009, Guyana acceded to the Caribbean Court of Justice as the final court of appeal in civil and criminal cases, replacing that of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Court of Appeal and High Court chief justices appointed by the president; other judges of both courts appointed by the Judicial Service Commission, a body appointed by the president; judges appointed for life with retirement at age 65" @@ -452,17 +472,14 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A Partnership for National Unity or APNU [David A. GRANGER] ++ Alliance for Change or AFC [Khemraj RAMJATTAN] ++ Justice for All Party [C.N. SHARMA] ++ People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C [Donald RAMOTAR] ++ Rise, Organize, and Rebuild or ROAR [Ravi DEV] ++ The United Force or TUF [Manzoor NADIR] ++ The Unity Party [Joey JAGAN] ++ Vision Guyana [Peter RAMSAROOP]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Amerindian People's Association ++ Guyana Bar Association ++ Guyana Citizens Initiative ++ Guyana Human Rights Association ++ Guyana Public Service Union or GPSU ++ Private Sector Commission ++ Trades Union Congress" + "text": "A New and United Guyana or ANUG [Ralph RAMKARRAN]A Partnership for National Unity or APNU [David A. GRANGER]Alliance for Change or AFC [Raphael TROTMAN]Justice for All Party [C.N. SHARMA]Liberty and Justice Party or LJP [Lenox SHUMAN]National Independent Party or NIP [Saphier Husain SUBEDAR]People's Progressive Party/Civic or PPP/C [Bharrat JAGDEO]The New Movement or TNM [joint leadership of several medical doctors]The United Force or TUF [Manzoor NADIR]United Republican Party or URP [Vishnu BANDHU]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, C, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Lesley DOWRIDGE-COLLINS (since 22 July 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Riyad David INSANALLY (since 16 Sept 2016)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2490 Tracy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -479,7 +496,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Perry L. HOLLOWAY (since 2 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Sarah-Ann LYNCH (since 13 March 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[592] 225-4900 through 4909" }, "embassy": { "text": "US Embassy, 100 Young and Duke Streets, Kingston, Georgetown" @@ -487,85 +507,82 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 10507, Georgetown; US Embassy, 3170 Georgetown Place, Washington DC 20521-3170" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[592] 225-4900 through 4909" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[592] 225-8497" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "green with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance" + "text": "green with a red isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) superimposed on a long, yellow arrowhead; there is a narrow, black border between the red and yellow, and a narrow, white border between the yellow and the green; green represents forest and foliage; yellow stands for mineral resources and a bright future; white symbolizes Guyana's rivers; red signifies zeal and the sacrifice of the people; black indicates perseverance; also referred to by its nickname The Golden Arrowhead" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "Canje pheasant (hoatzin), jaguar, Victoria Regia water lily; national colors: red, yellow, green, black, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { - "text": "\"Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains\"" + "text": "Dear Land of Guyana, of Rivers and Plains" }, "lyrics/music": { "text": "Archibald Leonard LUKERL/Robert Cyril Gladstone POTTER" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1966" + "text": "note: adopted 1966" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries. The economy is heavily dependent upon the export of six commodities - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice - which represent nearly 60% of the country's GDP and are highly susceptible to adverse weather conditions and fluctuations in commodity prices. Much of Guyana's growth in recent years has come from a surge in gold production in response to global prices, although downward trends in gold prices may threaten future growth. In 2014, production of sugar dropped to a 24-year low. ++ ++ Guyana's entrance into the Caricom Single Market and Economy in January 2006 has broadened the country's export market, primarily in the raw materials sector. Guyana has experienced positive growth almost every year over the past decade. Inflation has been kept under control. Recent years have seen the government's stock of debt reduced significantly - with external debt now less than half of what it was in the early 1990s. Despite recent improvements, the government is still juggling a sizable external debt against the urgent need for expanded public investment. In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's principal donor, canceled Guyana's nearly $470 million debt, equivalent to 21% of GDP, which along with other Highly Indebted Poor Country debt forgiveness, brought the debt-to-GDP ratio down from 183% in 2006 to 67% in 2015. Guyana had become heavily indebted as a result of the inward-looking, state-led development model pursued in the 1970s and 1980s. ++ ++ Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure." + "text": "The Guyanese economy exhibited moderate economic growth in recent years and is based largely on agriculture and extractive industries. The economy is heavily dependent upon the export of six commodities - sugar, gold, bauxite, shrimp, timber, and rice - which represent nearly 60% of the country's GDP and are highly susceptible to adverse weather conditions and fluctuations in commodity prices. Guyana closed or consolidated several sugar estates in 2017, reducing production of sugar to a forecasted 147,000 tons in 2018, less than half of 2017 production. Much of Guyana's growth in recent years has come from a surge in gold production. With a record-breaking 700,000 ounces of gold produced in 2016, Gold production in Guyana has offset the economic effects of declining sugar production. In January 2018, estimated 3.2 billion barrels of oil were found offshore and Guyana is scheduled to become a petroleum producer by March 2020. Guyana's entrance into the Caricom Single Market and Economy in January 2006 broadened the country's export market, primarily in the raw materials sector. Guyana has experienced positive growth almost every year over the past decade. Inflation has been kept under control. Recent years have seen the government's stock of debt reduced significantly - with external debt now less than half of what it was in the early 1990s. Despite these improvements, the government is still juggling a sizable external debt against the urgent need for expanded public investment. In March 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank, Guyana's principal donor, canceled Guyana's nearly $470 million debt, equivalent to 21% of GDP, which along with other Highly Indebted Poor Country debt forgiveness, brought the debt-to-GDP ratio down from 183% in 2006 to 52% in 2017. Guyana had become heavily indebted as a result of the inward-looking, state-led development model pursued in the 1970s and 1980s. Chronic problems include a shortage of skilled labor and a deficient infrastructure." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.093 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.857 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.675 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6.301 billion (2017 est.) / $6.169 billion (2016 est.) / $5.969 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.456 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.561 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.1% (2017 est.) / 3.4% (2016 est.) / 3.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$7,900 (2016 est.) ++ $7,600 (2015 est.) ++ $7,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8,100 (2017 est.) / $8,000 (2016 est.) / $7,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "18.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 8.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 5.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 15% of GDP (2016 est.) / 8.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82.2%" + "text": "71.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "19.7%" + "text": "18.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.9%" + "text": "25.4% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "47.9%" + "text": "47.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-75.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-63% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "20.6%" + "text": "15.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "33.1%" + "text": "15.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "46.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -575,24 +592,24 @@ "text": "bauxite, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "12% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { "text": "313,800 (2013 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "industry": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "services": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.1% (2013) ++ 11.3% (2012)" + "text": "11.1% (2013) / 11.3% (2012)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "35% (2006 est.)" @@ -605,210 +622,197 @@ "text": "33.8% (1999)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "44.6 (2007) ++ 43.2 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$899.8 million" + "text": "1.002 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.036 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.164 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-4.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "53.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 48.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "52.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 50.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.) ++ -0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2011) ++ 4.25% (31 December 2010)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.83% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$677.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $631 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.621 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.62 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.566 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.492 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$610.9 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $440.4 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $339.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$72 million (2016 est.) ++ -$181 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$237 million (2017 est.) / $13 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.15 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.17 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.439 billion (2017 est.) / $1.38 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Canada 24.9%, US 16.5%, Panama 9.6%, UK 7.7%, Jamaica 5.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 5% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "sugar, gold, bauxite, alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum, timber" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 33.5%, Canada 17.9%, UK 6.7%, Ukraine 4.3%, Jamaica 4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.44 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.475 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.626 billion (2017 est.) / $1.341 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "manufactures, machinery, petroleum, food" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 24.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 24.1%, China 10.8%, Suriname 9.5% (2015)" + "text": "Trinidad and Tobago 27.5%, US 26.5%, China 8.9%, Suriname 6.1% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$547.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $600.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$565.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $581 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.303 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.974 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" + "text": "$1.69 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.542 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - ++ 206.6 (2016 est.) ++ 206.5 (2015 est.) ++ 206.5 (2014 est.) ++ 206.45 (2013 est.) ++ 204.36 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Guyanese dollars (GYD) per US dollar - / 207 (2017 est.) / 206.5 (2016 est.) / 206.5 (2015 est.) / 206.5 (2014 est.) / 206.45 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "84.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "90.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "81.9% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.01 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "800 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "790.1 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "400,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "428,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "96.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "89% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "3.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "11% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "13,250 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,720 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.7 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.131 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "154,057" + "text": "130,497" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "21 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "17.52 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "543,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "617,998" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "74 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "82.97 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fair system for long-distance service; microwave radio relay network for trunk lines; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone services" + "text": "reliable international long distance service; 100% digital network; national transmission supported by fiber optic cable and rural network by microwaves; more than 150,000 lines; many areas still lack fixed-line telephone services; 2019 budget allocates funds for ICT (Information and Communications Technology) development; broadband subscribers remains small and end-users incur expense to use (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 20 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 75 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 18 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity about 83 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 592; tropospheric scatter to Trinidad; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 592; landing point for the SG-SCS submarine cable to Suriname, and the Caribbean; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multiple frequencies capable of reaching th (2007)" + "text": "government-dominated broadcast media; the National Communications Network (NCN) TV is state-owned; a few private TV stations relay satellite services; the state owns and operates 2 radio stations broadcasting on multiple frequencies capable of reaching the entire country; government limits on licensing of new private radio stations has constrained competition in broadcast media" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".gy" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "281,000" + "text": "276,498" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "38.2% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "37.33% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "64,889" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "9 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { - "National air transport system": { - "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" - }, - "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "12" - }, - "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "43,835" - }, - "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "0 mt-km (2015)" - } - }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "8R (2016)" }, @@ -817,27 +821,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "8 (2013)" + "text": "8 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "106" + "text": "106 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "89 (2013)" @@ -845,13 +849,13 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "7,970 km" + "text": "3,995 km (2019)" }, "paved": { - "text": "590 km" + "text": "799 km (2019)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "7,380 km (2001)" + "text": "3,196 km (2019)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -859,13 +863,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "10" + "text": "56" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 7, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "3 (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "general cargo 28, oil tanker 6, other 22 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -875,19 +876,25 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Guyana Defense Force: Army (includes Air Corps, Coast Guard) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Guyana Defense Force: Army, Air Corps, Coast Guard (2019)" + }, + "Military expenditures": { + "text": "1.7% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.6% of GDP (2017) / 1.5% of GDP (2016) / 1.5% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force has approximately 3,000 active personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Guyana Defense Force's limited inventory is mostly comprised of second-hand platforms from a variety of foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, the former Soviet Union, the UK, and the US; since 2000, Guyana has received limited amounts of military equipment from Brazil, China, Costa Rica, and the UK (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age or older for voluntary military service; no conscription (2014)" - }, - "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.09% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.17% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.09% of GDP (2010)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne; Guyana seeks arbitration under provisions of the UNCLOS to resolve the long-standing dispute with Suriname over the axis of the territorial sea boundary in potentially oil-rich waters" + "text": "all of the area west of the Essequibo River is claimed by Venezuela preventing any discussion of a maritime boundary; Guyana has expressed its intention to join Barbados in asserting claims before UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) that Trinidad and Tobago's maritime boundary with Venezuela extends into their waters; Suriname claims a triangle of land between the New and Kutari/Koetari Rivers in a historic dispute over the headwaters of the Courantyne" }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { diff --git a/south-america/ns.json b/south-america/ns.json index 88412d01..b0de0019 100644 --- a/south-america/ns.json +++ b/south-america/ns.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. The Netherlands granted the colony independence in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power. President BOUTERSE was reelected unopposed in 2015." + "text": "First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. The Netherlands granted the colony independence in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared Suriname a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power. President BOUTERSE was reelected unopposed in 2015." } }, "Geography": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "246 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m ++ highest point: Juliana Top 1,230 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "unnamed location in the coastal plain -2 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Juliana Top 1,230 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0.5% ++ arable land 0.4%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0.1%" + "text": "0.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0.4% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0.1% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "94.6%" + "text": "94.6% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "4.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,18 +84,18 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "570 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated along the nothern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "flooding" }, "Environment - current issues": { "text": "deforestation as timber is cut for export; pollution of inland waterways by small-scale mining activities" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { - "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling" + "text": "Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling" }, "signed, but not ratified": { "text": "none of the selected agreements" @@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "585,824 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "609,569 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -112,84 +118,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Hindustani (also known locally as \"East Indians\"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, \"Maroons\" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%" + "text": "Hindustani (also known locally as \"East Indians\"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 27.4%, \"Maroon\" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 21.7%, Creole (mixed white and black) 15.7%, Javanese 13.7%, mixed 13.4%, other 7.6%, unspecified 0.6% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese" + "text": "Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is the native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5%" + "text": "Protestant 23.6% (includes Evangelical 11.2%, Moravian 11.2%, Reformed .7%, Lutheran .5%), Hindu 22.3%, Roman Catholic 21.6%, Muslim 13.8%, other Christian 3.2%, Winti 1.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 1.7%, none 7.5%, unspecified 3.2% (2012 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Suriname is a pluralistic society consisting primarily of Creoles (persons of mixed African and European heritage), the descendants of escaped African slaves known as Maroons, and the descendants of Indian and Javanese contract workers. The country overall is in full, post-industrial demographic transition, with a low fertility rate, a moderate mortality rate, and a rising life expectancy. However, the Maroon population of the rural interior lags behind because of lower educational attainment and contraceptive use, higher malnutrition, and significantly less access to electricity, potable water, sanitation, infrastructure, and health care. Some 350,000 people of Surinamese descent live in the Netherlands, Suriname's former colonial ruler. In the 19th century, better-educated, largely Dutch-speaking Surinamese began emigrating to the Netherlands. World War II interrupted the outflow, but it resumed after the war when Dutch labor demands grew - emigrants included all segments of the Creole population. Suriname still is strongly influenced by the Netherlands because most Surinamese have relatives living there and it is the largest supplier of development aid. Other emigration destinations include French Guiana and the United States. Suriname's immigration rules are flexible, and the country is easy to enter illegally because rainforests obscure its borders. Since the mid-1980s, Brazilians have settled in Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, or eastern Suriname, where they mine gold. This immigration is likely to slowly re-orient Suriname toward its Latin American roots." + "text": "Suriname is a pluralistic society consisting primarily of Creoles (persons of mixed African and European heritage), the descendants of escaped African slaves known as Maroons, and the descendants of Indian and Javanese (Indonesian) contract workers. The country overall is in full, post-industrial demographic transition, with a low fertility rate, a moderate mortality rate, and a rising life expectancy. However, the Maroon population of the rural interior lags behind because of lower educational attainment and contraceptive use, higher malnutrition, and significantly less access to electricity, potable water, sanitation, infrastructure, and health care.\nSome 350,000 people of Surinamese descent live in the Netherlands, Suriname's former colonial ruler. In the 19th century, better-educated, largely Dutch-speaking Surinamese began emigrating to the Netherlands. World War II interrupted the outflow, but it resumed after the war when Dutch labor demands grew - emigrants included all segments of the Creole population. Suriname still is strongly influenced by the Netherlands because most Surinamese have relatives living there and it is the largest supplier of development aid. Other emigration destinations include French Guiana and the United States. Suriname's immigration rules are flexible, and the country is easy to enter illegally because rainforests obscure its borders. Since the mid-1980s, Brazilians have settled in Suriname's capital, Paramaribo, or eastern Suriname, where they mine gold. This immigration is likely to slowly re-orient Suriname toward its Latin American roots." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.15% (male 75,088/female 72,261)" + "text": "23.38% (male 72,642/female 69,899)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.46% (male 52,129/female 50,141)" + "text": "17.2% (male 53,427/female 51,438)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "44.36% (male 132,334/female 127,562)" + "text": "44.09% (male 136,889/female 131,868)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.16% (male 20,564/female 21,394)" + "text": "8.78% (male 26,435/female 27,066)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.86% (male 14,848/female 19,503) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.55% (male 17,437/female 22,468) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "50.8%" + "text": "51.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.4%" + "text": "40.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "10.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "29.5 years" + "text": "31 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.1 years" + "text": "30.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "29.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.4 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "population concentrated along the nothern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "66% of total population (2015)" + "text": "66.1% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.78% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.9% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "PARAMARIBO (capital) 234,000 (2014)" + "text": "239,000 PARAMARIBO (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -205,93 +211,99 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.76 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.78 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "155 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "120 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "25.3 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "29.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "25.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "20.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "72.2 years" + "text": "73.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.8 years" + "text": "70.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "74.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "75.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.95 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.86 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "47.6% (2010)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "39.1% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.1% of population ++ rural: 88.4% of population ++ total: 94.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.9% of population ++ rural: 11.6% of population ++ total: 5.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "3.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.23 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "3 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88.4% of population ++ rural: 61.4% of population ++ total: 79.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 11.6% of population ++ rural: 38.6% of population ++ total: 20.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "11.8% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "1.08% (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.3% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "3,800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "5,800 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "26.1% (2014)" + "text": "26.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "5.8% (2010)" @@ -304,32 +316,24 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "95.6%" + "text": "94.4%" }, "male": { "text": "96.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "95% (2015 est.)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "6,094" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "6% (2006 est.)" + "text": "92.7% (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "13.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "11.6%" + "text": "9%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.7% (2013 est.)" + "text": "21.9% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -366,6 +370,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name may be the corruption of a Carib (Kalina) village or tribe named Parmirbo" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -378,10 +385,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 November (1975)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987; amended 1992 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1975; latest ratified 30 September 1987, effective 30 October 1987" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership; amended 1992" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - the Commissie Nieuw Surinaamse Burgerlijk Wetboek completed drafting a new civil code in February 2009" + "text": "civil law system influenced by Dutch civil law; note - a new criminal code was enacted in 2017" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -405,58 +417,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI (since 16 July 2020); Vice President Ronnie BRUNSWIJK (since 16 July 2020); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Desire Delano BOUTERSE (since 12 August 2010); Vice President Ashwin ADHIN (since 12 August 2015)" + "text": "President Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI (since 16 July 2020); Vice President Ronnie BRUNSWIJK (since 16 July 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held on 25 May 2020)" + "text": "president and vice president indirectly elected by the National Assembly; president and vice president serve a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 13 July 2020 (next to be held in May 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Desire Delano BOUTERSE reelected president; National Assembly vote - NA" + "text": "Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI elected president unopposed; National Assembly vote - NA" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 25 May 2015 (next to be held in May 2020)" + "text": "last held on 25 May 2020 (next to be held May 2025)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NDP 45.5%, V7 37.2%, A-Com 10.5%, DOE 4.3%, PALU .7%, other 1.7%; seats by party - NDP 26, V7 18, A-Com 5, DOE 1, PALU 1" + "text": "percent of vote by party - VHP 41.1%, NDP 29.4%, ABOP 17.6%, NPS 7.8%, other 3.9%; seats by party - VHP 21, NDP 15, ABOP 9, NPS 4, other 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest resident court(s)": { - "text": "High Court of Justice of Suriname (consists of the court president, vice president, and 4 judges); note - appeals beyond the High Court are referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice, with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "High Court of Justice of Suriname (consists of the court president, vice president, and 4 judges); note - appeals beyond the High Court are referred to the Caribbean Court of Justice; human rights violations can be appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights with judgments issued by the Inter-American Court on Human Rights" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "court judges appointed by the national president after consultation with the High Court; judges appointed for life" + "text": "court judges appointed by the national president in consultation with the National Assembly, the State Advisory Council, and the Order of Private Attorneys; judges serve for life" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "cantonal courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alternative Combination or A-Com (a coalition that includes ABOP, KTPI, PDO) ++ Brotherhood and Unity in Politics or BEP [Celsius WATERBERG] ++ Democratic Alternative '91 or DA91 [Winston JESSURUN] ++ General Liberation and Development Party or ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK} ++ National Democratic Party or NDP [Desire Delano BOUTERSE] ++ National Party of Suriname or NPS [Gregory RUSLAND] ++ Party for Democracy and Development or PDO [Waldy NAIN] ++ Party for Democracy and Development in Unity or DOE [Carl BREEVELD] ++ Party for National Unity and Solidarity or KTPI [Willy SOEMITA] ++ People's Alliance, Pertjaja Luhur or PL [Paul SOMOHARDJO] ++ Progressive Worker and Farmer's Union or PALU [Jim HOK] ++ Surinamese Labor Party or SPA [Guno CASTELEN] ++ United Reform Party or VHP [Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI] ++ Victory 7 or V7 (formerly the New Front for Democracy and Development or NF) (a coalition including NPS, VHP, DA91, PL, SPA) [Chandrikapresad SANTOKHI]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Association of Indigenous Village Chiefs [Ricardo PANE] ++ Association of Saramaccan Authorities or Maroon [Head Captain WASE] ++ Women's Parliament Forum or PVF [Iris GILLIAD]" + "text": "Alternative Combination or A-Com (coalition includes ABOP, KTPI, Party for Democracy and Development)Brotherhood and Unity in Politics or BEP [Celsius WATERBERG]Democratic Alternative '91 or DA91 [Angelique DEL CASTILLO]General Liberation and Development Party or ABOP [Ronnie BRUNSWIJK}National Democratic Party or NDP [Desire Delano BOUTERSE]National Party of Suriname or NPS [Gregory RUSLAND]Party for Democracy and Development in Unity or DOE [Carl BREEVELD]Party for National Unity and Solidarity or KTPI [Willy SOEMITA]People's Alliance (Pertjaja Luhur) or PL [Paul SOMOHARDJO]Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union or PALU [Jim HOK]Progressive Reform Party or VHP [Chandrikapersad SANTOKHI]Reform and Renewal Movement or HVBSurinamese Labor Party or SPA [Guno CASTELEN]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ACP, AOSIS, Caricom, CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OIC, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Sylvana Elvira SIMSON (since 1 September 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Niermala Sakoentala BADRISING (since 21 July 2017)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "Suite 460, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 460, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 244-7488" @@ -470,23 +479,23 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jay N. ANANIA (since 1 October 2012)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat 129, Paramaribo" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "US Department of State, PO Box 1821, Paramaribo" + "text": "Ambassador Karen Lynn WILLIAMS (since 20 November 2018)" }, "telephone": { "text": "[597] 472-900" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "165 Kristalstraat, Paramaribo" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "US Department of State, PO Box 1821, Paramaribo" + }, "FAX": { "text": "[597] 410-972" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); a large, yellow, five-pointed star is centered in the red band; red stands for progress and love; green symbolizes hope and fertility; white signifies peace, justice, and freedom; the star represents the unity of all ethnic groups; from its yellow light the nation draws strength to bear sacrifices patiently while working toward a golden future" + "text": "five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red (quadruple width), white, and green (double width); a large, yellow, five-pointed star is centered in the red band; red stands for progress and love, green symbolizes hope and fertility, white signifies peace, justice, and freedom; the star represents the unity of all ethnic groups; from its yellow light the nation draws strength to bear sacrifices patiently while working toward a golden future" }, "National symbol(s)": { "text": "royal palm, faya lobi (flower); national colors: green, white, red, yellow" @@ -499,77 +508,77 @@ "text": "Cornelis Atses HOEKSTRA and Henry DE ZIEL/Johannes Corstianus DE PUY" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1959; originally adapted from a Sunday school song written in 1893 and contains lyrics in both Dutch and Sranang Tongo" + "text": "note: adopted 1959; originally adapted from a Sunday school song written in 1893 and contains lyrics in both Dutch and Sranang Tongo" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil, gold, and alumina accounting for about 85% of exports and 27% of government revenues, making the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. ++ ++ Economic growth has declined annually from just under 5% in 2012 to 1.5% in 2015. In January 2011, the government devalued the currency by 20% and raised taxes to reduce the budget deficit. As a result of these measures, inflation receded to less than 4% in 2015. ++ ++ Suriname's economic prospects for the medium term will depend on continued commitment to responsible monetary and fiscal policies and to the introduction of structural reforms to liberalize markets and promote competition. The government's reliance on revenue from extractive industries will temper Suriname's economic outlook, especially if gold prices continue their downward trend." + "text": "Suriname’s economy is dominated by the mining industry, with exports of oil and gold accounting for approximately 85% of exports and 27% of government revenues. This makes the economy highly vulnerable to mineral price volatility. The worldwide drop in international commodity prices and the cessation of alumina mining in Suriname significantly reduced government revenue and national income during the past few years. In November 2015, a major US aluminum company discontinued its mining activities in Suriname after 99 years of operation. Public sector revenues fell, together with exports, international reserves, employment, and private sector investment. Economic growth declined annually from just under 5% in 2012 to -10.4% in 2016. In January 2011, the government devalued the currency by 20% and raised taxes to reduce the budget deficit. Suriname began instituting macro adjustments between September 2015 and 2016; these included another 20% currency devaluation in November 2015 and foreign currency interventions by the Central Bank until March 2016, after which time the Bank allowed the Surinamese dollar (SRD) to float. By December 2016, the SRD had lost 46% of its value against the dollar. Depreciation of the Surinamese dollar and increases in tariffs on electricity caused domestic prices in Suriname to rise 22.0% year-over-year by December 2017. Suriname's economic prospects for the medium-term will depend on its commitment to responsible monetary and fiscal policies and on the introduction of structural reforms to liberalize markets and promote competition. The government's over-reliance on revenue from the extractive sector colors Suriname's economic outlook. Following two years of recession, the Fitch Credit Bureau reported a positive growth of 1.2% in 2017 and the World Bank predicted 2.2% growth in 2018. Inflation declined to 9%, down from 55% in 2016 , and increased gold production helped lift exports. Yet continued budget imbalances and a heavy debt and interest burden resulted in a debt-to-GDP ratio of 83% in September 2017. Purchasing power has fallen rapidly due to the devalued local currency. The government has announced its intention to pass legislation to introduce a new value-added tax in 2018. Without this and other measures to strengthen the country’s fiscal position, the government may face liquidity pressures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$8.547 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.188 billion (2015 est.) ++ $9.216 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$8.688 billion (2017 est.) / $8.526 billion (2016 est.) / $8.988 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$4.137 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$3.419 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-7% (2016 est.) ++ -0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.9% (2017 est.) / -5.1% (2016 est.) / -2.6% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,200 (2016 est.) ++ $16,500 (2015 est.) ++ $16,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$14,900 (2017 est.) / $14,800 (2016 est.) / $15,900 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "57% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 51% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 62.6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "46.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 55.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 53.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "65.4%" + "text": "27.6% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "15.2%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.2%" + "text": "52.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "26.5%" + "text": "26.5% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "68.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-40.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-60.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.7%" + "text": "11.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "49.9%" + "text": "31.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "43.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "57.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts; beef, chickens; shrimp; forest products" + "text": "rice, bananas, seabob shrimp, yellow-fin tuna, vegetables" }, "Industries": { - "text": "bauxite and gold mining, alumina production; oil, lumbering, food processing, fishing" + "text": "gold mining, oil, lumber, food processing, fishing" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "165,600 (2007 est.)" + "text": "144,000 (2014 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -583,215 +592,222 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.9% (2014 est.) ++ 8.5% (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.9% (2017 est.) / 9.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "70% (2002 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA" } }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$469.9 million" + "text": "560.7 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$664.3 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "827.8 million (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "11.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-7.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" + }, + "Public debt": { + "text": "69.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 75.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "39% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "10% (2013) ++ 9% (2012)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.6% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 12.62% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$882.2 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.231 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$3.461 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.885 billion (31 December 2014 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.653 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.224 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "22% (2017 est.) / 55.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$174 million (2016 est.) ++ -$808 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2 million (2017 est.) / -$169 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$1.699 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.666 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.028 billion (2017 est.) / $1.449 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Switzerland 38%, Hong Kong 21.9%, Belgium 10.1%, UAE 7.2%, Guyana 6.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "alumina, gold, crude oil, lumber, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Switzerland 21.8%, UAE 14.5%, India 13.9%, Belgium 9.7%, US 8.9%, France 8.1%, Canada 6.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.914 billion (2016 est.) ++ $1.973 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.293 billion (2017 est.) / $1.203 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 26.8%, Netherlands 14.3%, China 12.2%, Trinidad and Tobago 7.4%, Japan 4.8% (2015)" + "text": "US 30.6%, Netherlands 14.8%, Trinidad and Tobago 11.4%, China 7.6% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$330.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $625.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)" + "text": "$424.4 million (31 December 2017 est.) / $381.1 million (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$1.235 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.15 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.436 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar - ++ 6.172 (2016 est.) ++ 3.4167 (2015 est.) ++ 3.4167 (2014 est.) ++ 3.3 (2013 est.) ++ 3.3 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Surinamese dollars (SRD) per US dollar - / 7.53 (2017 est.) / 6.229 (2016 est.) / 6.229 (2015 est.) / 3.4167 (2014 est.) / 3.3 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "87.2% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "96.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "69.3% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "2.1 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.967 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "1.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.75 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "400,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "504,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "54.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "45.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "38% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "820 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "88.97 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "84.2 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "19,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,571 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "17,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "13,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "12,980 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "14,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,260 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,700 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2011 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "2.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.075 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "85,000" + "text": "96,310" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "15 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15.95 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "991,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "845,292" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "171 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "139.99 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "international facilities are good" + "text": "international facilities are good; state-owned fixed-line teledensity and broadband services below regional average for Latin America and Caribbean, but mobile penetration is above regional average; fixed-line effective along the coastline and poor in the interior; competition in the mobile sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity 185 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network" + "text": "fixed-line 16 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 140 telephones per 100 persons; microwave radio relay network is in place (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 597; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 597; landing point for the SG-SCS submarine cable linking South America with the Caribbean; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "2 state-owned TV stations; 1 state-owned radio station; multiple private radio and TV stations (2007)" + "text": "2 state-owned TV stations; 1 state-owned radio station; multiple private radio and TV stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".sr" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "248,000" + "text": "292,685" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "42.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.95% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "73,176" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "12 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "4 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "20" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "259,682" + "text": "272,347 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "29,324,319 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "33.2 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -802,43 +818,51 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "1" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "49" + "text": "49 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "45 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "oil 50 km (2013)" + "text": "50 km oil (2013)" }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,304 km" + "text": "4,304 km (2003)" }, "paved": { - "text": "1,130 km" + "text": "1,119 km (2003)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "3,174 km (2003)" + "text": "3,185 km (2003)" } }, "Waterways": { "text": "1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m) (2011)" }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "10" + }, + "by type": { + "text": "general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 2 (2019)" + } + }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Paramaribo, Wageningen" @@ -846,11 +870,17 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Suriname Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Naval Forces, Air Forces (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Suriname Army (National Leger, NL): Army, Navy, Air Force, Military Police (2020)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Suriname Army is comprised of approximately 1,800 active personnel (ground, air, naval, and military police) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Suriname Army inventory includes a mix of equipment from several foreign suppliers, including Brazil, China, India, and the US; since 2010, Suriname has received small quantities of military hardware from Colombia, France, India, and the US (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription; personnel drawn almost exclusively from the Creole community (2012)" + "text": "18 is the legal minimum age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/pa.json b/south-america/pa.json index e0f3e782..8abc0ea4 100644 --- a/south-america/pa.json +++ b/south-america/pa.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and, despite a marked increase in political infighting in recent years, Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy." + "text": "Paraguay achieved its independence from Spain in 1811. In the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance (1865-70) - between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay - Paraguay lost two-thirds of its adult males and much of its territory. The country stagnated economically for the next half century. Following the Chaco War of 1932-35 with Bolivia, Paraguay gained a large part of the Chaco lowland region. The 35-year military dictatorship of Alfredo STROESSNER ended in 1989, and Paraguay has held relatively free and regular presidential elections since the country's return to democracy." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than California" + "text": "about three times the size of New York state; slightly smaller than California" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,655 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Argentina 2,531 km, Bolivia 753 km, Brazil 1,371 km" + "text": "Argentina 2531 km, Bolivia 753 km, Brazil 1371 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "subtropical to temperate; substantial rainfall in the eastern portions, becoming semiarid in the far west" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "178 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m ++ highest point: Cerro Pero 842 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro Pero 842 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "53.8% ++ arable land 10.8%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 42.8%" + "text": "53.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.8% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 42.8% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "43.8%" + "text": "43.8% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "2.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,14 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "1,362 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { - "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco, which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "local flooding in southeast (early September to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; water pollution; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents; loss of wetlands" + "text": "deforestation; water pollution; rivers suffer from toxic dumping; tanneries release mercury and chromium into rivers and streams; loss of wetlands; inadequate means for waste disposal pose health risks for many urban residents" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -91,12 +99,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in southern part of country" + "text": "landlocked; lies between Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil; population concentrated in eastern and southern part of country" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "6,862,812 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "7,191,685 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -110,81 +118,84 @@ "text": "mestizo (mixed Spanish and Amerindian) 95%, other 5%" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official), Guarani (official)" + "text": "Spanish (official) and Guarani (official) 46.3%, only Guarani 34%, only Spanish 15.2%, other (includes Portuguese, German, other indigenous languages) 4.1% , no response .4% (2012 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent predominant household language" + } }, "Religions": { "text": "Roman Catholic 89.6%, Protestant 6.2%, other Christian 1.1%, other or unspecified 1.9%, none 1.1% (2002 census)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Paraguay falls below the Latin American average in several socioeconomic categories, including immunization rates, potable water, sanitation, and secondary school enrollment, and has greater rates of income inequality and child and maternal mortality. Paraguay's poverty rate has declined in recent years but remains high, especially in rural areas, with more than a third of the population below the poverty line. However, the well-being of the poor in many regions has improved in terms of housing quality and access to clean water, telephone service, and electricity. The fertility rate continues to drop, declining sharply from an average 4.3 births per woman in the late 1990s to about 2 in 2013, as a result of the greater educational attainment of women, increased use of contraception, and a desire for smaller families among young women. Paraguay is a country of emigration; it has not attracted large numbers of immigrants because of political instability, civil wars, years of dictatorship, and the greater appeal of neighboring countries. Paraguay first tried to encourage immigration in 1870 in order to rebound from the heavy death toll it suffered during the War of the Triple Alliance, but it received few European and Middle Eastern immigrants. In the 20th century, limited numbers of immigrants arrived from Lebanon, Japan, South Korea, and China, as well as Mennonites from Canada, Russia, and Mexico. Large flows of Brazilian immigrants have been arriving since the 1960s, mainly to work in agriculture. Paraguayans continue to emigrate to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, the United States, Italy, Spain, and France." + "text": "Paraguay falls below the Latin American average in several socioeconomic categories, including immunization rates, potable water, sanitation, and secondary school enrollment, and has greater rates of income inequality and child and maternal mortality. Paraguay's poverty rate has declined in recent years but remains high, especially in rural areas, with more than a third of the population below the poverty line. However, the well-being of the poor in many regions has improved in terms of housing quality and access to clean water, telephone service, and electricity. The fertility rate continues to drop, declining sharply from an average 4.3 births per woman in the late 1990s to about 2 in 2013, as a result of the greater educational attainment of women, increased use of contraception, and a desire for smaller families among young women.\nParaguay is a country of emigration; it has not attracted large numbers of immigrants because of political instability, civil wars, years of dictatorship, and the greater appeal of neighboring countries. Paraguay first tried to encourage immigration in 1870 in order to rebound from the heavy death toll it suffered during the War of the Triple Alliance, but it received few European and Middle Eastern immigrants. In the 20th century, limited numbers of immigrants arrived from Lebanon, Japan, South Korea, and China, as well as Mennonites from Canada, Russia, and Mexico. Large flows of Brazilian immigrants have been arriving since the 1960s, mainly to work in agriculture. Paraguayans continue to emigrate to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, the United States, Italy, Spain, and France." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.04% (male 874,541/female 844,212)" + "text": "23.41% (male 857,303/female 826,470)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.74% (male 680,998/female 673,534)" + "text": "17.71% (male 640,400/female 633,525)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.56% (male 1,392,814/female 1,390,655)" + "text": "42.63% (male 1,532,692/female 1,532,851)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.74% (male 270,769/female 260,300)" + "text": "8.37% (male 306,100/female 295,890)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.92% (male 222,435/female 252,554) (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.88% (male 267,351/female 299,103) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "56.6%" + "text": "55.5" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.2%" + "text": "49.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "10.6" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "9.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years" + "text": "29.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.5 years" + "text": "29.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.17% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.16% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.6 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { - "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco, which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" + "text": "most of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "59.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "62.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.71% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "ASUNCION (capital) 2.356 million (2015)" + "text": "3.337 million ASUNCION (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -200,124 +211,124 @@ "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.9", + "text": "22.9 years (2008 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "132 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "84 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19.4 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "22.8 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "15.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.2 years" + "text": "77.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.5 years" + "text": "75.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "80.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.91 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.89 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "79.4%", - "note": { - "text": "percent of women aged 15-44 (2008)" - } - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "9.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.23 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "68.4% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 94.9% of population ++ total: 98% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 5.1% of population ++ total: 2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "6.7% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.37 physicians/1,000 population (2018)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95.5% of population ++ rural: 78.4% of population ++ total: 88.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.6% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 4.5% of population ++ rural: 21.6% of population ++ total: 11.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.2% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "6.8% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.43% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "17,500 (2015 est.)" + "text": "22,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "800 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "intermediate" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "15.1% (2014)" + "text": "20.3% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "2.6% (2012)" + "text": "1.3% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "3.4% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "93.9%" + "text": "94%" }, "male": { - "text": "94.8%" + "text": "94.5%" }, "female": { - "text": "92.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "93.5% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -331,23 +342,15 @@ "text": "13 years (2010)" } }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "205,297" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "15% (2004 est.)" - } - }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "14.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "10%" + "text": "11.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "17.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -383,20 +386,28 @@ "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" }, "daylight saving time": { - "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends fourth Sunday in March" + "text": "+1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name means \"assumption\" and derives from the original name given to the city at its founding in 1537, Nuestra Senora Santa Maria de la Asuncion (Our Lady Saint Mary of the Assumption)" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "17 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 capital city*; Alto Paraguay, Alto Parana, Amambay, Asuncion*, Boqueron, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Itapua, Misiones, Neembucu, Paraguari, Presidente Hayes, San Pedro" }, "Independence": { - "text": "14 May 1811 (from Spain)" + "text": "14-15 May 1811 (from Spain); note - the uprising against Spanish authorities took place during the night of 14-15 May 1811 and both days are celebrated in Paraguay" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 14 May 1811 (observed 15 May)" + "text": "Independence Day, 14-15 May (1811) (observed 15 May); 14 May is celebrated as Flag Day" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992; amended 2011, 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved and promulgated 20 June 1992" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed at the initiative of at least one quarter of either chamber of the National Congress, by the president of the republic, or by petition of at least 30,000 voters; passage requires absolute majority vote by both chambers and approval in a referendum; amended 2011, 2014; note - in April 2017, a proposed amendment to extend presidential term limits was defeated by the lower house of the National Congress" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system with influences from Argentine, Spanish, Roman, and French civil law models; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court of Justice" @@ -408,7 +419,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Paraguay" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -423,55 +434,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Horacio CARTES Jara (since 15 August 2013); Vice President Juan AFARA Maciel (since 15 August 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Mario Abdo BENITEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Horacio CARTES Jara (since 15 August 2013); Vice President Juan AFARA Maciel (since 15 August 2013)" + "text": "President Mario Abdo BENITEZ (since 15 August 2018); Vice President Hugo Adalberto VELAZQUEZ Moreno (since 15 August 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Horacio CARTES elected president; percent of vote - Horacio CARTES (ANR) 45.8%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 36.9%, Mario FERREIRO (AP) 5.9%, Anibal CARRILLO (FG) 3.3%, other 8%" + "text": "Mario Abdo BENITEZ elected president; percent of vote - Mario Abdo BENITEZ (ANR) 46.4%, Efrain ALEGRE (PLRA) 42.7%, Juan Bautista YBANEZ 3.3%, other 7.6%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members directly elected in 18 multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 17 departments and capital city - by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral National Congress or Congreso Nacional consists of:Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (45 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms) Chamber of Deputies or Camara de Diputados (80 seats; members directly elected in 18 multi-seat constituencies - corresponding to the country's 17 departments and capital city - by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018); Chamber of Deputies - last held on 21 April 2013 (next to be held in April 2018)" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023) Chamber of Deputies - last held on 22 April 2018 (next to be held in April 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANR 19, PLRA 12, FG 5, PDP 3, Avanza Pais 2, UNACE 2, PEN 1, PPQ 1; Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - ANR 44, PLRA 27, Avanza Pais 2, PEN 2, UNACE 2, FG 1, PPQ 1, other 1" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 32.52%, PLRA 24.18%, FG 11.83%, PPQ 6.77%, MH 4.47%, PDP 3.66%, MCN 2.48%, UNACE 2.12%, other 11.97%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 17, PLRA 13, FG 6, PPQ 3, MH 2, PDP 2, MCN 1, UNACE 1; composition - men 36, women 9, percent of women 20% Chamber of Deputies - percent of vote by party/coalition - ANR 39.1%, PLRA 17.74%, Ganar Alliance 12.08%, PPQ 4.46%, MH 3.19%; other 23.43%; seats by party/coalition - ANR 42, PLRA 17, Ganar Alliance 13, PPQ 3, MH 2, other 3; composition - men 66, women 14, percent of women 17.5%; note - total National Congress percent of women 18.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 justices divided 3 each into the Constitutional Court, Civil and Commercial Chamber, and Criminal Division" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (consists of 9 justices divided 3 each into the Constitutional Court, Civil and Commercial Chamber, and Criminal Division)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, a 6-member independent body, and appointed by the Chamber of Senators with presidential concurrence; judges appointed until mandatory retirement at age 75" + "text": "justices proposed by the Council of Magistrates or Consejo de la Magistratura, a 6-member independent body, and appointed by the Chamber of Senators with presidential concurrence; judges can serve until mandatory retirement at age 75" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "appellate courts; first instance courts; minor courts, including justices of the peace" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party or ANR [Pedro ALLIANA] ++ Avanza Pais coalition [Adolfo FERREIRO] ++ Broad Front coalition (Frente Guasu) or FG [Fernando Armindo LUGO Mendez] ++ Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos or UNACE [Jorge OVIEDO MATTO] ++ Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS [Camilo Ernesto SOARES Machado] ++ Partido Democratica Progresista or PDP [Desiree MASI] ++ Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN [Fernando CAMACHO Paredes] ++ Partido Liberal Radical Autentico or PLRA [Miguel ABDON SAGUIER] ++ Partido Pais Solidario or PPS [Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares] ++ Partido Popular Tekojoja [Sixto PEREIRA] ++ Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ [Sebastian ACHA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Ahorristas Estafados or AE ++ National Coordinating Board of Campesino Organizations or MCNOC [Luis AGUAYO] ++ National Federation of Campesinos or FNC [Odilon ESPINOLA] ++ National Workers Central or CNT [Secretary General Juan TORRALES] ++ Paraguayan Workers Confederation or CPT ++ Roman Catholic Church ++ Unitary Workers Central or CUT [Jorge Guzman ALVARENGA Malgarejo]" + "text": "Asociacion Nacional Republicana - Colorado Party or ANR [Pedro ALLIANA]Avanza Pais coalition or AP [Adolfo FERREIRO]Broad Front coalition (Frente Guasu) or FG [Esperanza MARTINEZ]Ganar Alliance (alliance between PLRA and Guasu Front)Movimiento Cruzada Nacional or MCNMovimiento Hagamos or MH [Antonio \"Tony\" APURIL]Movimiento Union Nacional de Ciudadanos Eticos or UNACE [Jorge OVIEDO MATTO]Partido del Movimiento al Socialismo or P-MAS [Camilo Ernesto SOARES Machado]Partido Democratica Progresista or PDP [Rafael FILIZZOLA]Partido Encuentro Nacional or PEN [Hermann RATZLAFFIN Klippemstein]Partido Liberal Radical Autentico or PLRA [Efrain ALEGRE]Partido Pais Solidario or PPS [Carlos Alberto FILIZZOLA Pallares]Partido Popular Tekojoja or PPT [Sixto PEREIRA Galeano]Patria Querida (Beloved Fatherland Party) or PPQ [Miguel CARRIZOSA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador German Hugo ROJAS Irigoyen (since 28 December 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Manuel Maria CACERES (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "2400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -488,7 +496,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Leslie A. BASSETT (since 15 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Lee MCCLENNY (since 20 February 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[595] (21) 213-715" }, "embassy": { "text": "1776 Avenida Mariscal Lopez, Casilla Postal 402, Asuncion" @@ -496,9 +507,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "Unit 4711, DPO AA 34036-0001" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[595] (21) 213-715" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[595] (21) 213-728" } @@ -506,7 +514,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal, horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue with an emblem centered in the white band; unusual flag in that the emblem is different on each side; the obverse (hoist side at the left) bears the national coat of arms (a yellow five-pointed star within a green wreath capped by the words REPUBLICA DEL PARAGUAY, all within two circles); the reverse (hoist side at the right) bears a circular seal of the treasury (a yellow lion below a red Cap of Liberty and the words PAZ Y JUSTICIA (Peace and Justice)); red symbolizes bravery and patriotism, white represents integrity and peace, and blue denotes liberty and generosity", "note": { - "text": "the three color bands resemble those on the flag of the Netherlands; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia" + "text": "note: the three color bands resemble those on the flag of the Netherlands; one of only three national flags that differ on their obverse and reverse sides - the others are Moldova and Saudi Arabia" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -520,77 +528,77 @@ "text": "Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/disputed" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1934, in use since 1846; officially adopted following its re-arrangement in 1934" + "text": "note: adopted 1934, in use since 1846; officially adopted following its re-arrangement in 1934" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Landlocked Paraguay has a market economy distinguished by a large informal sector, featuring re-export of imported consumer goods to neighboring countries, as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. A large percentage of the population, especially in rural areas, derives its living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic measures are difficult to obtain. ++ ++ On a per capita basis, real income has stagnated at 1980 levels. The economy grew rapidly between 2003 and 2008 as growing world demand for commodities combined with high prices and favorable weather to support Paraguay's commodity-based export expansion. Paraguay is the sixth largest soy producer in the world. Drought hit in 2008, reducing agricultural exports and slowing the economy even before the onset of the global recession. The economy fell 3.8% in 2009, as lower world demand and commodity prices caused exports to contract. The government reacted by introducing fiscal and monetary stimulus packages. Growth resumed in 2010, and has been erratic, although positive, ever since. Severe drought and outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease led to a drop in beef and other agricultural exports. ++ ++ In addition to the agricultural challenges, political uncertainty, corruption, limited progress on structural reform, and deficient infrastructure are the main obstacles to long-term growth." + "text": "Landlocked Paraguay has a market economy distinguished by a large informal sector, featuring re-export of imported consumer goods to neighboring countries, as well as the activities of thousands of microenterprises and urban street vendors. A large percentage of the population, especially in rural areas, derives its living from agricultural activity, often on a subsistence basis. Because of the importance of the informal sector, accurate economic measures are difficult to obtain. On a per capita basis, real income has grown steadily over the past five years as strong world demand for commodities, combined with high prices and favorable weather, supported Paraguay's commodity-based export expansion. Paraguay is the fifth largest soy producer in the world. Drought hit in 2008, reducing agricultural exports and slowing the economy even before the onset of the global recession. The economy fell 3.8% in 2009, as lower world demand and commodity prices caused exports to contract. Severe drought and outbreaks of hoof-and-mouth disease in 2012 led to a brief drop in beef and other agricultural exports. Since 2014, however, Paraguay’s economy has grown at a 4% average annual rate due to strong production and high global prices, at a time when other countries in the region have contracted. The Paraguayan Government recognizes the need to diversify its economy and has taken steps in recent years to do so. In addition to looking for new commodity markets in the Middle East and Europe, Paraguayan officials have promoted the country’s low labor costs, cheap energy from its massive Itaipu Hydroelectric Dam, and single-digit tax rate on foreign firms. As a result, the number of factories operating in the country – mostly transplants from Brazil - has tripled since 2014. Corruption, limited progress on structural reform, and deficient infrastructure are the main obstacles to long-term growth. Judicial corruption is endemic and is seen as the greatest barrier to attracting more foreign investment. Paraguay has been adverse to public debt throughout its history, but has recently sought to finance infrastructure improvements to attract foreign investment." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$64.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $61.94 billion (2015 est.) ++ $60.09 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$88.91 billion (2017 est.) / $84.87 billion (2016 est.) / $81.36 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$27.32 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$38.94 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.) ++ 4.7% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.) / 4.3% (2016 est.) / 3.1% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$9,400 (2016 est.) ++ $9,200 (2015 est.) ++ $9,000 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,800 (2017 est.) / $12,400 (2016 est.) / $12,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "16.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 15% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 15.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "18.6% of GDP (2017 est.) / 20.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 20% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67.4%" + "text": "66.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "12.9%" + "text": "11.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "15.3%" + "text": "17.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.3%" + "text": "0.3% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "43.3%" + "text": "46.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42.2% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "17.1%" + "text": "17.9% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "27.3%" + "text": "27.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "55.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "cotton, sugarcane, soybeans, corn, wheat, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), fruits, vegetables; beef, pork, eggs, milk; timber" }, "Industries": { - "text": "sugar, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power" + "text": "sugar processing, cement, textiles, beverages, wood products, steel, base metals, electric power" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.291 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.428 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -604,227 +612,222 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.2% (2016 est.) ++ 5.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.7% (2017 est.) / 6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "34.7% (2010 est.)" + "text": "22.2% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1%" + "text": "1.5%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "41.1% (2010 est.)" + "text": "37.6% (2013 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "53.2 (2009) ++ 57.7 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$5.231 billion" + "text": "5.524 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.687 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.968 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "19.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-1.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "22.4% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.1% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "19.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / 18.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 3.1% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.5% (31 December 2012) ++ 6% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "21% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 19.74% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.39 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $3.974 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$9.483 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.546 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$13.94 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.06 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$962.3 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $958.1 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $42 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.) / 4.1% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$172 million (2016 est.) ++ -$462 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$298 million (2017 est.) / $416 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$11.91 billion (2016 est.) ++ $11.17 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "soybeans, livestock feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, wood, leather" + "text": "$11.73 billion (2017 est.) / $10.86 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 31.7%, Russia 9.1%, Chile 7.1%, Argentina 7% (2015)" + "text": "Brazil 31.9%, Argentina 15.9%, Chile 6.9%, Russia 5.9% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "soybeans, livestock feed, cotton, meat, edible oils, wood, leather, gold" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$10.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.07 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.35 billion (2017 est.) / $9.617 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "road vehicles, consumer goods, tobacco, petroleum products, electrical machinery, tractors, chemicals, vehicle parts" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 25.4%, China 23.7%, Argentina 14.8%, US 7.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 31.3%, Brazil 23.4%, Argentina 12.9%, US 7.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$6.059 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $5.939 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.877 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.881 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$15.42 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$7.114 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $6.41 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$309 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $259 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.7 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $16.48 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "guarani (PYG) per US dollar - ++ 5,689.1 (2016 est.) ++ 5,160.4 (2015 est.) ++ 5,160.4 (2014 est.) ++ 4,462.2 (2013 est.) ++ 4,424.9 (2012 est.)" + "text": "guarani (PYG) per US dollar - / 5,628.1 (2017 est.) / 5,680.7 (2016 est.) / 5,680.7 (2015 est.) / 5,160.4 (2014 est.) / 4,462.2 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "98.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "99.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96.1% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "55 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "63.13 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "9.7 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "41 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "41.13 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.8 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "8.87 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "36,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "43,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "33,270 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "40,760 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "3.9 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.74 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "384,135" + "text": "309,221" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "4.35 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "7.412 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,602,566" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "109 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "106.95 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion" + "text": "the fixed-line market is a state monopoly and fixed-line telephone service is meager; principal switching center is in Asuncion; DSL, cable modem, FttP (fiber to the home) and WiMAX technologies available; competition in mobile market among 4 operators; 18 mobile phones for every fixed-line service phone; mobile and Internet market operators bring new investment and working towards LTE (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers" + "text": "deficiencies in provision of fixed-line service have resulted in a rapid expansion of mobile-cellular services fostered by competition among multiple providers; Internet market also open to competition; fixed-line 4 per 100 and mobile-cellular 107 per 100 (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 595; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 595; Paraguay's landlocked position means they must depend on neighbors for interconnection with submarine cable networks, making it cost more for broadband services; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2010)" + "text": "6 privately owned TV stations; about 75 commercial and community radio stations; 1 state-owned radio network (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".py" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "3.011 million" + "text": "4,566,043" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "44.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "64.99% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "320,700" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "5 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "1" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "5" + "text": "8" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "452,004" + "text": "560,631 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,641,624 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.97 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -835,27 +838,27 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "784" + "text": "784 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "23" + "text": "23 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "290" + "text": "290 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "471 (2013)" @@ -863,7 +866,7 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "30 km" + "text": "30 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "30 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" @@ -871,27 +874,27 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "32,059 km" + "text": "74,676 km (2017)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,860 km" + "text": "6,167 km (2017)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "27,199 km (2010)" + "text": "68,509 km (2017)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paran� River systems) (2012)" + "text": "3,100 km (primarily on the Paraguay and Paraná River systems) (2012)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "19" + "text": "106" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 13, container 3, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1" + "text": "bulk carrier 3, general cargo 24, oil tanker 5, other 74 (2019)" }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "6 (Argentina 5, Netherlands 1) (2010)" + "note": { + "text": "note: as of 2017, Paraguay registered 2,012 fluvial vessels of which 1,741 were commercial barges" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -901,14 +904,20 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares): Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Marine Corps, Naval Aviation, and Coast Guard), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP), Logistics Command, War Materiel Directorate (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces Command (Commando de las Fuerzas Militares): Army, National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes marines), Paraguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Paraguay, FAP) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.66% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.16% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.66% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1% of GDP (2019) / 0.9% of GDP (2018) / 0.9% of GDP (2017) / 1% of GDP (2016) / 1.1% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Paraguay have approximately 14,000 active personnel (8,500 Army; 3,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Paraguayan military forces inventory is comprised of mostly older equipment from a variety of foreign suppliers, particularly Brazil and the US; since 2010, Paraguay has acquired limited quantities of mostly second-hand military equipment from Argentina, Brazil, Israel, Spain, Taiwan, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months for Army, 24 months for Navy; volunteers for the Air Force must be younger than 22 years of age with a secondary school diploma (2016)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-america/pe.json b/south-america/pe.json index 594b55b4..ace22402 100644 --- a/south-america/pe.json +++ b/south-america/pe.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peru declared its independence in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw a new election in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. Former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president in June 2011, and carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations. Poverty and unemployment levels have fallen dramatically in the last decade, and today Peru boasts one of the best performing economies in Latin America. Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard won a very narrow presidential runoff election in June 2016." + "text": "Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peru declared its independence in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw a new election in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. Former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president in June 2011, and carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations. Poverty and unemployment levels have fallen dramatically in the last decade, and today Peru boasts one of the best performing economies in Latin America. Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard won a very narrow presidential runoff election in June 2016. Facing impeachment after evidence surfaced of his involvement in a vote-buying scandal, President KUCZYNSKI offered his resignation on 21 March 2018. Two days later, First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo was sworn in as president. On 30 September 2019, President VIZCARRA invoked his constitutional authority to dissolve Peru's Congress after months of battling with the body over anticorruption reforms. New congressional elections took place on 26 January 2020 resulting in the return of an opposition-led legislature. President VIZCARRA was impeached by Congress on 9 November 2020 for a second time and removed from office after being accused of corruption and mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of vacancies in the vice-presidential positions, constitutional succession led to the President of the Peruvian Congress, Manuel MERINO, becoming the next president of Peru. His ascension to office was not well received by the population, and large protests forced his resignation on 15 November 2020. On 17 November, Francisco SAGASTI assumed the position of President of Peru after being appointed President of the Congress the previous day." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "7,062 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Bolivia 1,212 km, Brazil 2,659 km, Chile 168 km, Colombia 1,494 km, Ecuador 1,529 km" + "text": "Bolivia 1212 km, Brazil 2659 km, Chile 168 km, Colombia 1494 km, Ecuador 1529 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "1,555 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Nevado Huascaran 6,746 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -66,10 +69,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "18.8% ++ arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 14.6%" + "text": "18.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.1% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.) / 14.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "53%" + "text": "53% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "28.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -78,17 +84,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "25,800 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Ubinas (elev. 5,672 m), which last erupted in 2009, is the country's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes include El Misti, Huaynaputina, Sabancaya, and Yucamane" - } + "text": "earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity\nvolcanism: volcanic activity in the Andes Mountains; Ubinas (5,672 m), which last erupted in 2009, is the country's most active volcano; other historically active volcanoes include El Misti, Huaynaputina, Sabancaya, and Yucamane; see note 2 under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes" + "text": "deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes; overfishing" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -99,12 +102,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River note 2: Peru is one of the countries along the Ring of Fire, a belt of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Firenote 3: on 19 February 1600, Mount Huaynaputina in the southern Peruvian Andes erupted in the largest volcanic explosion in South America in historical times; intermittent eruptions lasted until 5 March 1600 and pumped an estimated 16 to 32 million metric tons of particulates into the atmosphere reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the earth's surface and affecting weather worldwide; over the next two and a half years, millions died around the globe in famines from bitterly cold winters, cool summers, and the loss of crops and animalsnote 4: the southern regions of Peru and the extreme northwestern part of Bolivia are considered to be the place of origin for the common potato" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "30,741,062 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "31,914,989 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,84 +120,84 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%" + "text": "mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 60.2%, Amerindian 25.8%, white 5.9%, African descent 3.6%, other (includes Chinese and Japanese descent) 1.2%, unspecified 3.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official) 84.1%, Quechua (official) 13%, Aymara (official) 1.7%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes a large number of minor Amazonian languages) 0.7%, other (includes foreign languages and sign language) 0.2% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Spanish (official) 82.9%, Quechua (official) 13.6%, Aymara (official) 1.6%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes a large number of minor Amazonian languages) 0.8%, other (includes foreign languages and sign language) 0.2%, none .1%, unspecified .7% (2017 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, none 2.9% (2007 est.)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 60%, Christian 14.6% (includes evangelical 11.1%, other 3.5%), other .3%, none 4%, unspecified 21.1% (2017 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Peru's urban and coastal communities have benefited much more from recent economic growth than rural, Afro-Peruvian, indigenous, and poor populations of the Amazon and mountain regions. The poverty rate has dropped substantially during the last decade but remains stubbornly high at about 30% (more than 55% in rural areas). After remaining almost static for about a decade, Peru's malnutrition rate began falling in 2005, when the government introduced a coordinated strategy focusing on hygiene, sanitation, and clean water. School enrollment has improved, but achievement scores reflect ongoing problems with educational quality. Many poor children temporarily or permanently drop out of school to help support their families. About a quarter to a third of Peruvian children aged 6 to 14 work, often putting in long hours at hazardous mining or construction sites. Peru was a country of immigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but has become a country of emigration in the last few decades. Beginning in the 19th century, Peru brought in Asian contract laborers mainly to work on coastal plantations. Populations of Chinese and Japanese descent - among the largest in Latin America - are economically and culturally influential in Peru today. Peruvian emigration began rising in the 1980s due to an economic crisis and a violent internal conflict, but outflows have stabilized in the last few years as economic conditions have improved. Nonetheless, more than 2 million Peruvians have emigrated in the last decade, principally to the US, Spain, and Argentina." + "text": "Peru's urban and coastal communities have benefited much more from recent economic growth than rural, Afro-Peruvian, indigenous, and poor populations of the Amazon and mountain regions. The poverty rate has dropped substantially during the last decade but remains stubbornly high at about 30% (more than 55% in rural areas). After remaining almost static for about a decade, Peru's malnutrition rate began falling in 2005, when the government introduced a coordinated strategy focusing on hygiene, sanitation, and clean water. School enrollment has improved, but achievement scores reflect ongoing problems with educational quality. Many poor children temporarily or permanently drop out of school to help support their families. About a quarter to a third of Peruvian children aged 6 to 14 work, often putting in long hours at hazardous mining or construction sites.\nPeru was a country of immigration in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but has become a country of emigration in the last few decades. Beginning in the 19th century, Peru brought in Asian contract laborers mainly to work on coastal plantations. Populations of Chinese and Japanese descent - among the largest in Latin America - are economically and culturally influential in Peru today. Peruvian emigration began rising in the 1980s due to an economic crisis and a violent internal conflict, but outflows have stabilized in the last few years as economic conditions have improved. Nonetheless, more than 2 million Peruvians have emigrated in the last decade, principally to the US, Spain, and Argentina." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.62% (male 4,164,681/female 4,019,436)" + "text": "25.43% (male 4,131,985/female 3,984,546)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "18.63% (male 2,868,743/female 2,859,476)" + "text": "17.21% (male 2,756,024/female 2,736,394)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.91% (male 5,892,065/female 6,377,681)" + "text": "41.03% (male 6,279,595/female 6,815,159)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.62% (male 1,135,938/female 1,205,579)" + "text": "8.28% (male 1,266,595/female 1,375,708)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "7.21% (male 1,049,409/female 1,168,054) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.05% (male 1,207,707/female 1,361,276) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "53.2%" + "text": "50.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "42.7%" + "text": "37.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "10.5%" + "text": "13.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "9.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.6 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.7 years" + "text": "29.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.9 years" + "text": "28.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.96% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.92% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-2.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "approximately one-third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, which is strongly identified with the country's Amerindian population, contains roughly half of the overall population; the eastern slopes of the Andes, and adjoining rainforest, are sparsely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "78.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "78.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.44% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "LIMA (capital) 9.897 million; Arequipa 850,000; Trujillo 798,000 (2015)" + "text": "10.719 million LIMA (capital), 923,000 Arequipa, 865,000 Trujillo (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -202,95 +207,101 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "22.2", + "text": "22.2 years (2013 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "88 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "16.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "21.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "18.7 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "16.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.7 years" + "text": "74.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71.7 years" + "text": "72.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.15 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.04 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "75.5% (2012)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.13 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "76.3% (2018)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 91.4% of population ++ rural: 69.2% of population ++ total: 86.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 8.6% of population ++ rural: 30.8% of population ++ total: 13.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "22.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1.3 physicians/1,000 population (2016)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 82.5% of population ++ rural: 53.2% of population ++ total: 76.2% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 17.5% of population ++ rural: 46.8% of population ++ total: 23.8% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "14.8% of population (2017 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "23.8% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.33% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.4% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "66,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "87,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" @@ -299,63 +310,52 @@ "text": "dengue fever, malaria, and Bartonellosis (Oroya fever)" }, "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Peru; as of 10 November 2020, Peru has reported a total of 917,503 cases of COVID-19 or 27,827 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 1,055 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; at this time, there are no specific limitations or quarantine requirements for US citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents entering the US from Peru; on 3 June 2020, Peruvian President Martín VIZCARRA signed a supreme decree extending Peru’s Health State of Emergency for 90 days beginning Wednesday, 10 June 2020; this is not an extension of the national quarantine, although social distancing and the use of facemasks will be required for the foreseeable future" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "20.4% (2014)" + "text": "19.7% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "3.1% (2014)" + "text": "2.6% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.9% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "3.9% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "94.5%" + "text": "94.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "97.3%" + "text": "97.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "91.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "15 years" }, "male": { - "text": "13 years" + "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2010)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "2,545,855" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "34%" - }, - "note": { - "text": "data represents children ages 5-17 (2007 est.)" + "text": "15 years (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8.8%" + "text": "14.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "14.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.3% (2013 est.)" + "text": "15% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -389,22 +389,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the word \"Lima\" derives from the Spanish pronunciation of \"Limaq,\" the native name for the valley in which the city was founded in 1535; \"limaq\" means \"talker\" in coastal Quechua and referred to an oracle that was situated in the valley but which was eventually destroyed by the Spanish and replaced with a church" } }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "25 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province* (provincia); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali", "note": { - "text": "Callao, the largest port in Peru, is also referred to as a constitutional province, the only province of the the Callao region" + "text": "note: Callao, the largest port in Peru, is also referred to as a constitutional province, the only province of the Callao region" } }, "Independence": { "text": "28 July 1821 (from Spain)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 28 July (1821)" + "text": "Independence Day, 28-29 July (1821)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 29 December 1993, enacted 31 December 1993; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest promulgated 29 December 1993, enacted 31 December 1993" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Congress, by the president of the republic with the approval of the \"Cabinet, \" or by petition of at least 0.3% of voters; passage requires absolute majority approval by the Congress membership, followed by approval in a referendum; a referendum is not required if Congress approves the amendment by greater than two-thirds majority vote in each of two successive sessions; amended many times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system" @@ -416,7 +424,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -431,58 +439,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (since 28 July 2016); First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (since 28 July 2016); Second Vice President Mercedes Rosalba ARAOZ Fernandez (since 28 July 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Francisco Rafael SAGASTI Hochhausler (since 17 November 2020); First Vice President (vacant); Second Vice President (vacant); note - President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA was impeached and removed from office on 9 November 2020; after the resignation of his successor, Manuel Arturo MERINO, President SAGASTI assumed the office and will serve as president until 28 July 2021; new elections are slated for April 2021; the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (since 28 July 2016); First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo (since 28 July 2016); Second Vice President Mercedes Rosalba ARAOZ Fernandez (since 28 July 2016)" + "text": "President Francisco Rafael SAGASTI Hochhausler (since 17 November 2020); First Vice President (vacant); Second Vice President (vacant)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 10 April 2016 with runoff on 5 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 10 April 2016 with a runoff on 5 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard elected president; first round election results from 10 April 2016: percent of vote - Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi 39.85%, Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard 21%, Veronika MENDOZA 18.82%, Alfredo BARNECHEA 6.97%, Alan GARCIA 5.82%; second round election results from 5 June 2016: percent of vote - Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (Peruanos Por el Kambio) 50.1%, Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi (Fuerza Popular) 49.9%" + "text": "Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard elected president in second round; percent of vote in first round - Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi (Fuerza Popular) 39.9%, Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard (Peruanos Por el Kambio) 21.1%, Veronika MENDOZA (Broad Front) 18.7%, Alfredo BARNECHEA (Popular Action) 7%, Alan GARCIA (APRA) 5.8%, other 7.5%; percent of vote in second round - Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard 50.1%, Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi 49.9%" }, "note": { - "text": "Prime Minister Fernando ZAVALA Lombardi (since 28 July 2016) does not exercise executive power; this power rests with the president" + "text": "note: President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo assumed office after President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard resigned from office on 21 March 2018; after VIZCARRA was impeached on 9 November 2020, the constitutional line of succession led to the inauguration of the President of the Peruvian Congress, Manuel Arturo MERINO, as President of Peru on 10 November 2020; following his resignation only days later on 15 November 2020, Francisco Rafael SAGASTI Hochhausler - who had been elected by the legislature to be the new President of Congress on 16 November 2020 - was then sworn in as President of Peru on 17 November 2020 by line of succession note: Prime Minister Antero FLORES-ARAOZ Esparza (since 11 November 2020) does not exercise executive power; this power rests with the president" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de la Republica del Peru (130 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party list proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de la Republica del Peru (130 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed party-list proportional representation vote to serve single 5-year terms); note - a referendum held in December 2018 banned congressional reelection, holding members to a single consecutive term" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 10 April 2016 with run-off election on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021)" + "text": "last held on 10 April 2016 with run-off election on 6 June 2016 (next to be held in April 2021); note - President VIZCARRA dissolved the Congress on 30 September 2019 and called new congressional elections for 26 January 2020; the new Congress will serve an abbreviated term, with the next regular election to be held in April 2021" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - Fuerza Popular 36.34%, PPK 16.47%, Frente Amplio 13.94%, APP 9.23%; APRA 8.31%; AP 7.20%, other 8.51%; seats by party - Fuerza Popular 71, PPK 20, Frente Amplio 20, APP 9; APRA 5; AP 5" + "text": "percent of vote by party/coalition - Fuerza Popular 36.3%, PPK 16.5%, Frente Amplio 13.9%, APP 9.2%; APRA 8.3%; AP 7.2%, other 8.6%; seats by party/coalition - Fuerza Popular 73, Frente Amplio 20, PPK 18, APP 9; APRA 5; AP 5; composition - men 94, women 36, percent of women 27.7%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 16 judges and divided into civil, criminal, and constitutional-social sectors)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices proposed by the National Council of the Judiciary or National Judicial Council (a 7-member independent body), nominated by the president, and confirmed by the Congress (all appointments reviewed by the Council every 7 years); justices appointed for life or until age 70" + "text": "justices proposed by the National Board of Justice (a 7-member independent body), nominated by the president, and confirmed by the Congress; justices can serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Court of Constitutional Guarantees; Superior Courts or Cortes Superiores; specialized civil, criminal, and mixed courts; 2 types of peace courts in which professional judges and selected members of the local communities preside" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) or APP [Cesar ACUNA Peralta] ++ Broad Front (Frente Amplio; also known as El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad), a coalition of left-of-center parties including Tierra y Libertad [Marco ARANA Zegarra], Ciudadanos por el Gran Cambio [Salomon LERNER Ghitis], and Fuerza Social [Susana VILLARAN de la Puente] ++ Fuerza Popular (formerly Fuerza 2011) [Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi] ++ National Solidarity (Solidaridad Nacional) or SN [Luis CASTANEDA Lossio] ++ Peru Posible or PP (a coalition of Accion Popular and Somos Peru) [Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique] ++ Peruvian Aprista Party (Partido Aprista Peruano) or PAP [Alan GARCIA Perez] (also referred to by its original name Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana or APRA) ++ Peruvian Nationalist Party [Ollanta HUMALA] ++ Peruvians for Change (Peruanos Por el Kambio) or PPK [Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI] ++ Popular Action (Accion Popular) or AP [Mesias GUEVARA Amasifuen] ++ Popular Christian Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) or PPC [Lourdes FLORES Nano]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "General Workers Confederation of Peru (Confederacion General de Trabajadores del Peru) or CGTP [Mario HUAMAN] ++ Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) or SL [Abimael GUZMAN Reynoso (imprisoned), Victor QUISPE Palomino (top leader at-large)] (leftist guerrilla group)" + "text": "Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) or APP [Cesar ACUNA Peralta]American Popular Revolutionary Alliance or APRABroad Front (Frente Amplio; also known as El Frente Amplio por Justicia, Vida y Libertad) (coalition includes Nuevo Peru [Veronika Mendoza], Tierra y Libertad [Marco ARANA Zegarra], and Fuerza Social [Susana VILLARAN de la Puente]Fuerza Popular (formerly Fuerza 2011) [Keiko FUJIMORI Higuchi]National Solidarity (Solidaridad Nacional) or SN [Luis CASTANEDA Lossio]Peru Posible or PP (coalition includes Accion Popular and Somos Peru) [Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique]Peruvian Aprista Party (Partido Aprista Peruano) or PAP [Javier VELASQUEZ Quesquen] (also referred to by its original name Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana or APRA)Peruvian Nationalist Party [Ollanta HUMALA]Peruvians for Change (Peruanos Por el Kambio) or PPK [Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI]Popular Action (Accion Popular) or AP [Mesias GUEVARA Amasifuen]Popular Christian Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) or PPC [Lourdes FLORES Nano]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "APEC, BIS, CAN, CD, CELAC, EITI (compliant country), FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance, PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UN Security Council (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos Jose PAREJA Rios (since 16 September 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador Hugo DE ZELA Martínez (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036" @@ -499,7 +504,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Brian A. NICHOLS (since 30 June 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Krishna R. URS (since 18 October 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[51] (1) 618-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Avenida La Encalada, Cuadra 17 s/n, Surco, Lima 33" @@ -507,9 +515,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 1995, Lima 1; American Embassy (Lima), APO AA 34031-5000" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[51] (1) 618-2000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[51] (1) 618-2397" } @@ -528,79 +533,79 @@ "text": "Jose DE LA TORRE Ugarte/Jose Bernardo ALZEDO" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1822; the song won a national anthem contest" + "text": "note: adopted 1822; the song won a national anthem contest" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Peru's economy reflects its varied topography - an arid lowland coastal region, the central high sierra of the Andes, the dense forest of the Amazon, with tropical lands bordering Colombia and Brazil. A wide range of important mineral resources are found in the mountainous and coastal areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. Peru is the world's second largest producer of silver and third largest producer of copper. ++ ++ The Peruvian economy grew by an average of 5.6% from 2009-13 with a stable exchange rate and low inflation, which in 2013 was just below the upper limit of the Central Bank target range of 1% to 3%. This growth was due partly to high international prices for Peru's metals and minerals exports, which account for almost 60% of the country's total exports. Growth slipped in 2014 and 2015, due to weaker world prices for these resources. Despite Peru's strong macroeconomic performance, dependence on minerals and metals exports and imported foodstuffs makes the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices. ++ ++ Peru's rapid expansion coupled with cash transfers and other programs have helped to reduce the national poverty rate by 28 percentage points since 2002, but inequality persists and continues to pose a challenge for the Ollanta HUMALA administration, which has championed a policy of social inclusion and a more equitable distribution of income. Poor infrastructure hinders the spread of growth to Peru's non-coastal areas. The HUMALA administration passed several economic stimulus packages in 2014 to bolster growth, including reforms to environmental regulations in order to spur investment in Peru’s lucrative mining sector, a move that was opposed by some environmental groups. However, in 2015, mining investment fell as global commodity prices remained low and social conflicts plagued the sector. ++ ++ Peru's free trade policy has continued under the HUMALA administration; since 2006, Peru has signed trade deals with the US, Canada, Singapore, China, Korea, Mexico, Japan, the EU, the European Free Trade Association, Chile, Thailand, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, concluded negotiations with Guatemala and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and begun trade talks with Honduras, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, and Turkey. Peru also has signed a trade pact with Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, called the Pacific Alliance, that seeks integration of services, capital, investment and movement of people. Since the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force in February 2009, total trade between Peru and the US has doubled." + "text": "Peru's economy reflects its varied topography - an arid lowland coastal region, the central high sierra of the Andes, and the dense forest of the Amazon. A wide range of important mineral resources are found in the mountainous and coastal areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. Peru is the world's second largest producer of silver and copper. The Peruvian economy grew by an average of 5.6% per year from 2009-13 with a stable exchange rate and low inflation. This growth was due partly to high international prices for Peru's metals and minerals exports, which account for 55% of the country's total exports. Growth slipped from 2014 to 2017, due to weaker world prices for these resources. Despite Peru's strong macroeconomic performance, dependence on minerals and metals exports and imported foodstuffs makes the economy vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices. Peru's rapid expansion coupled with cash transfers and other programs have helped to reduce the national poverty rate by over 35 percentage points since 2004, but inequality persists and continued to pose a challenge for the Ollanta HUMALA administration, which championed a policy of social inclusion and a more equitable distribution of income. Poor infrastructure hinders the spread of growth to Peru's non-coastal areas. The HUMALA administration passed several economic stimulus packages in 2014 to bolster growth, including reforms to environmental regulations in order to spur investment in Peru’s lucrative mining sector, a move that was opposed by some environmental groups. However, in 2015, mining investment fell as global commodity prices remained low and social conflicts plagued the sector. Peru's free trade policy continued under the HUMALA administration; since 2006, Peru has signed trade deals with the US, Canada, Singapore, China, Korea, Mexico, Japan, the EU, the European Free Trade Association, Chile, Thailand, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Honduras, concluded negotiations with Guatemala and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and begun trade talks with El Salvador, India, and Turkey. Peru also has signed a trade pact with Chile, Colombia, and Mexico, called the Pacific Alliance, that seeks integration of services, capital, investment and movement of people. Since the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement entered into force in February 2009, total trade between Peru and the US has doubled. President Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI succeeded HUMALA in July 2016 and is focusing on economic reforms and free market policies aimed at boosting investment in Peru. Mining output increased significantly in 2016-17, which helped Peru attain one of the highest GDP growth rates in Latin America, and Peru should maintain strong growth in 2018. However, economic performance was depressed by delays in infrastructure mega-projects and the start of a corruption scandal associated with a Brazilian firm. Massive flooding in early 2017 also was a drag on growth, offset somewhat by additional public spending aimed at recovery efforts." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$409.9 billion (2016 est.) ++ $395 billion (2015 est.) ++ $382.5 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$430.3 billion (2017 est.) / $420 billion (2016 est.) / $403.7 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$180.3 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$214.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.5% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.) / 3.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$13,000 (2016 est.) ++ $12,700 (2015 est.) ++ $12,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$13,500 (2017 est.) / $13,300 (2016 est.) / $13,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "20.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 22.3% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "19.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 19.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 19% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "62.8%" + "text": "64.9% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "13.6%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "23.5%" + "text": "21.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "-0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22.3%" + "text": "24% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-23.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-22% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "7.3%" + "text": "7.6% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "34.2%" + "text": "32.7% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "58.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "59.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "artichokes, asparagus, avocados, blueberries, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, quinoa, palm oil, mari" + "text": "artichokes, asparagus, avocados, blueberries, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, quinoa, palm oil, marigolds, onions, wheat, dry beans; poultry, beef, pork, dairy products; guinea pigs; fish" }, "Industries": { - "text": "mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery," + "text": "mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery, electrical machinery, chemicals, furniture" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "17.12 million", + "text": "17.03 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "individuals older than 14 years of age (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: individuals older than 14 years of age" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -615,13 +620,13 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2016 est.) ++ 5.2% (2015 est.)", + "text": "6.9% (2017 est.) / 6.7% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment" + "text": "note: data are for metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "25.8% (2012 est.)" + "text": "22.7% (2014 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -631,223 +636,218 @@ "text": "36.1% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.3 (2012) ++ 51 (2005)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$60.84 billion" + "text": "58.06 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$66.46 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "64.81 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "33.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "26.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 23.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "25.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 24.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued by government entities other than the treasury; the data exclude treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.4% (2016 est.) ++ 3.5% (2015 est.)", + "text": "2.8% (2017 est.) / 3.6% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for metropolitan Lima, annual average" + "text": "note: data are for metropolitan Lima, annual average" } }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5.05% (31 December 2012) ++ 5.05% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "16.1% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 16.1% (31 December 2015 est.)", - "note": { - "text": "domestic currency lending rate, 90 day maturity" - } - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$32.72 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $29.86 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$91.26 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$57.6 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $49.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$56.56 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $78.84 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $80.98 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$6.801 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$8.374 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.414 billion (2017 est.) / -$5.239 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$38.09 billion (2016 est.) ++ $34.16 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and machinery, allo" + "text": "$44.92 billion (2017 est.) / $37.02 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.1%, US 15.2%, Switzerland 8.1%, Canada 7% (2015)" + "text": "China 26.5%, US 15.2%, Switzerland 5.2%, South Korea 4.4%, Spain 4.1%, India 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "copper, gold, lead, zinc, tin, iron ore, molybdenum, silver; crude petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas; coffee, asparagus and other vegetables, fruit, apparel and textiles, fishmeal, fish, chemicals, fabricated metal products and machinery, alloys" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$38.35 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.99 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$38.65 billion (2017 est.) / $35.13 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, plastics, machinery, vehicles, TV sets, power shovels, front-end loaders, telephones and telecommunication equipment, iron and steel, wheat, corn, soybean products, paper, cotton, vaccines and medicines" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.7%, US 20.7%, Brazil 5.1%, Mexico 4.5% (2015)" + "text": "China 22.3%, US 20.1%, Brazil 6%, Mexico 4.4% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$60.41 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $61.59 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$63.83 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $61.81 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$69.78 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $67.87 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$94.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $86.11 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.914 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.815 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$66.25 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $66.76 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - ++ 3.363 (2016 est.) ++ 3.185 (2015 est.) ++ 3.185 (2014 est.) ++ 2.8383 (2013 est.) ++ 2.64 (2012 est.)" + "text": "nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - / 3.265 (2017 est.) / 3.3751 (2016 est.) / 3.3751 (2015 est.) / 3.185 (2014 est.) / 2.8383 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "2 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "95% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "97% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "89% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "44 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "50.13 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "39 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "44.61 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "13 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "55 million kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "5 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "22 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "12 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "14.73 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "63.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "61% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "35.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "35% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "58,010 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "49,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "14,770 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "7,995 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "84,280 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "86,060 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "700 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "434.9 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "208,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "166,600 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "229,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "250,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "103,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "62,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "75,330 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "65,400 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "12.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.99 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "7.66 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.483 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "5.24 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.505 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "414.1 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "455.9 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "41 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "55.94 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,912,316" + "text": "3,099,172" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "10 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "9.8 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "34.236 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "39,138,119" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "112 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "123.76 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "adequate for most requirements; nationwide microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations" + "text": "good mobile operator competition with LTE services; broadband subscriber penetration low compared to other Latin American countries; 3G network and new LTE services expanded providing mobile broadband to rural communities, regulator auctions of 700 MHz spectrum for LTE services; Peru is seen as a potential market for growth in broadband, with government work to install fiber-optic backbone to remote areas (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity is only about 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple providers, exceeds 110 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity is only about 10 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity, spurred by competition among multiple providers, now 124 telephones per 100 persons; nationwide microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 51; the South America-1 (SAM-1) and Pan American (PAN-AM) submarine cable systems provide links to parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 51; landing points for the SAM-1, IGW, American Movil-Telxius, SAC and PAN-AM submarine cable systems that provide links to parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "10 major TV networks of which only one, Television Nacional de Peru, is state owned; multi-channel cable TV services are available; in excess of 2,000 radio stations including a substantial number of indigenous language stations (2010)" + "text": "10 major TV networks of which only one, Television Nacional de Peru, is state owned; multi-channel cable TV services are available; in excess of 2,000 radio stations including a substantial number of indigenous language stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pe" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "12.452 million" + "text": "16,461,427" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "40.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "52.54% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,310,217" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "7 (2017 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "7" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "35" + "text": "62" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "13,907,948" + "text": "17,758,527 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "223,643,434 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "313.26 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -858,36 +858,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "59" + "text": "59 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "5" + "text": "5 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "21" + "text": "21 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "12" + "text": "12 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "132" + "text": "132 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "19" + "text": "19 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "30" + "text": "30 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "82 (2013)" @@ -897,14 +897,14 @@ "text": "5 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "extra heavy crude 786 km; gas 1,526 km; liquid petroleum gas 679 km; oil 1,033 km; refined products 15 km (2013)" + "text": "786 km extra heavy crude, 1526 km gas, 679 km liquid petroleum gas, 1033 km oil, 15 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,854.4 km" + "text": "1,854 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,730.4 km 1.435-m gauge (34 km electrified)" + "text": "1,730.4 km 1.435-m gauge (34 km electrified) (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "124 km 0.914-m gauge (2014)" @@ -912,53 +912,67 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "140,672 km (18,699 km paved)" + "text": "140,672 km (18,699 km paved) (2012)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 24,593 km of national roads (14,748 km paved), 24,235 km of departmental roads (2,340 km paved), and 91,844 km of local roads (1,611 km paved) (2012)" + "text": "note: includes 24,593 km of national roads (14,748 km paved), 24,235 km of departmental roads (2,340 km paved), and 91,844 km of local roads (1,611 km paved)" } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "8,808 km (8,600 km of navigable tributaries on the Amazon system and 208 km on Lago Titicaca) (2011)" + "text": "8,808 km (8,600 km of navigable tributaries on the Amazon River system and 208 km on Lago Titicaca) (2011)" }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "22" + "text": "98" }, "by type": { - "text": "cargo 2, chemical tanker 5, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 13" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (Chile 6, Ecuador 1, Spain 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "9 (Panama 9) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, oil tanker 10, other 87 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Callao, Matarani, Paita" }, - "river port(s)": { - "text": "Iquitos, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas (Amazon)" - }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Conchan oil terminal, La Pampilla oil terminal" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Callao (1,616,365)" + "text": "Callao (2,250,200) (2017)" + }, + "river port(s)": { + "text": "Iquitos, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas (Amazon)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Peruvian Army (Ejercito Peruano), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP; includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service; no conscription (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru: Peruvian Army (Ejercito del Peru), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP, includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP); Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior): Peruvian National Police (Policía Nacional del Perú, PNP) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.28% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.15% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.28% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.2% of GDP (2019) / 1.2% of GDP (2018) / 1.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.3% of GDP (2016) / 1.7% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "Peruvian military size estimates vary widely; approximately 95,000 active personnel (55,000 Army; 25,000 Navy; 15,000 Air Force) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Peruvian military's inventory is a mix of mostly older equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the US; the leading suppliers of military equipment since 2010 are Italy, Russia, and South Korea (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "210 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-50 years of age for male and 18-45 years of age for female voluntary military service; no conscription (2013)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Peru are a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2018, four attacks against commercial vessels were reported, a slight increase from the two reported in 2017; most of these occured in the main port of Callao" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -966,12 +980,15 @@ "text": "Chile and Ecuador rejected Peru's November 2005 unilateral legislation to shift the axis of their joint treaty-defined maritime boundaries along the parallels of latitude to equidistance lines which favor Peru; organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia have penetrated Peru's shared border; Peru rejects Bolivia's claim to restore maritime access through a sovereign corridor through Chile along the Peruvian border" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "959,631 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum, are recognized as refugees, or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + }, "IDPs": { - "text": "60,000 (civil war from 1980-2000; most IDPs are indigenous peasants in Andean and Amazonian regions; as of 2011, no new information on the situation of these IDPs) (2015)" + "text": "60,000 (civil war from 1980-2000; most IDPs are indigenous peasants in Andean and Amazonian regions; as of 2011, no new information on the situation of these IDPs) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "until 1996 the world's largest coca leaf producer, Peru is now the world's second largest producer of coca leaf, though it lags far behind Colombia; cultivation of coca in Peru was estimated at 40,000 hectares in 2009, a slight decrease over 2008; second largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 225 metric tons of potential pure cocaine in 2009; finished cocaine is shipped out from Pacific ports to the international drug market; increasing amounts of base and finished cocaine, however, are being moved to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia for use in the Southern Cone or transshipment to Europe and Africa; increasing domestic drug consumption" + "text": "until 1996 the world's largest coca leaf producer, Peru is now the world's second largest producer of coca leaf, though it lags far behind Colombia; cultivation of coca in Peru was estimated at 44,000 hectares in 2016, a decrease of 16 per cent over 2015; second largest producer of cocaine, estimated at 410 metric tons of potential pure cocaine in 2016; finished cocaine is shipped out from Pacific ports to the international drug market; increasing amounts of base and finished cocaine, however, are being moved to Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia for use in the Southern Cone or transshipment to Europe and Africa; increasing domestic drug consumption" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-america/sx.json b/south-america/sx.json index 8a931d39..7e89cddc 100644 --- a/south-america/sx.json +++ b/south-america/sx.json @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ "text": "0 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands" + "text": "note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "most of the islands are rugged and mountainous rising steeply from the sea; South Georgia is largely barren with steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" @@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ "text": "the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "reindeer - introduced to the islands on several occasions in the 20th century - devastated the native flora and bird species; some reindeer were translocated to the Falkland Islands in 2001, the rest were exterminated (2013-14)" + "text": "reindeer - introduced to the islands in the 20th century - devastated the native flora and bird species; some reindeer were translocated to the Falkland Islands in 2001, the rest were exterminated (2013-14); a parallel effort (2010-15) eradicated rats and mice that came to the islands as stowaways on ships as early as the late 18th century" }, "Geography - note": { "text": "the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage" @@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", "note": { - "text": "the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited" + "text": "note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited" } } }, @@ -115,14 +118,21 @@ "Legal system": { "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply" }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)" + } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion rampant, holding a torch; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a Macaroni penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the crest, and below the shield on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land)); the lion with the torch represents the UK and discovery; the background of the shield, blue and white estoiles, are found in the coat of arms of James Cook, discoverer of the islands; all the outer supporting animals represented are native to the islands" + "text": "blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion rampant, holding a torch; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a Macaroni penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the crest, and below the shield on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land); the lion with the torch represents the UK and discovery; the background of the shield, blue and white estoiles, are found in the coat of arms of James Cook, discoverer of the islands; all the outer supporting animals represented are native to the islands" } }, "Economy": { @@ -130,6 +140,8 @@ "text": "Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. Harvesting finfish and krill are potential sources of income. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, the sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly." } }, + "Communications": { + }, "Transportation": { "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { diff --git a/south-america/uy.json b/south-america/uy.json index dae3f991..eb585a4f 100644 --- a/south-america/uy.json +++ b/south-america/uy.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was not restored until 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and Blanco parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent." + "text": "Montevideo, founded by the Spanish in 1726 as a military stronghold, soon took advantage of its natural harbor to become an important commercial center. Claimed by Argentina but annexed by Brazil in 1821, Uruguay declared its independence four years later and secured its freedom in 1828 after a three-year struggle. The administrations of President Jose BATLLE in the early 20th century launched widespread political, social, and economic reforms that established a statist tradition. A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement named the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to cede control of the government to the military in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand its hold over the government. Civilian rule was restored in 1985. In 2004, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Coalition won national elections that effectively ended 170 years of political control previously held by the Colorado and National (Blanco) parties. Uruguay's political and labor conditions are among the freest on the continent." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than the state of Washington" + "text": "about the size of Virginia and West Virginia combined; slightly smaller than the state of Washington" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "1,591 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Argentina 541 km, Brazil 1,050 km" + "text": "Argentina 541 km, Brazil 1050 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or the edge of continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "109 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Cerro Catedral 514 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Cerro Catedral 514 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "87.2% ++ arable land 10.1%; permanent crops 0.2%; permanent pasture 76.9%" + "text": "87.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10.1% (2011 est.) / 0.2% (2011 est.) / 76.9% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "10.2%" + "text": "10.2% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "2.6% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "2,380 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "seasonally high winds (the pampero is a chilly and occasional violent wind that blows north from the Argentine pampas), droughts, floods; because of the absence of mountains, which act as weather barriers, all locations are particularly vulnerable to rapid changes from weather fronts" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal" + "text": "water pollution from meat packing/tannery industry; heavy metal pollution; inadequate solid/hazardous waste disposal; deforestation" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "3,351,016 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "3,387,605 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,84 +124,87 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "white 88%, mestizo 8%, black 4%, Amerindian (practically nonexistent)" + "text": "white 87.7%, black 4.6%, indigenous 2.4%, other 0.3%, none or unspecified 5% (2011 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: data represent primary ethnic identity" + } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Spanish (official), Portunol, Brazilero (Portuguese-Spanish mix on the Brazilian frontier)" + "text": "Spanish (official)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006)" + "text": "Roman Catholic 47.1%, non-Catholic Christians 11.1%, nondenominational 23.2%, Jewish 0.3%, atheist or agnostic 17.2%, other 1.1% (2006 est.)" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Uruguay rates high for most development indicators and is known for its secularism, liberal social laws, and well-developed social security, health, and educational systems. It is one of the few countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where the entire population has access to clean water. Uruguay's provision of free primary through university education has contributed to the country's high levels of literacy and educational attainment. However, the emigration of human capital has diminished the state's return on its investment in education. Remittances from the roughly 18% of Uruguayans abroad amount to less than 1 percent of national GDP. The emigration of young adults and a low birth rate are causing Uruguay's population to age rapidly. In the 1960s, Uruguayans for the first time emigrated en masse - primarily to Argentina and Brazil - because of economic decline and the onset of more than a decade of military dictatorship. Economic crises in the early 1980s and 2002 also triggered waves of emigration, but since 2002 more than 70% of Uruguayan emigrants have selected the US and Spain as destinations because of better job prospects. Uruguay had a tiny population upon its independence in 1828 and welcomed thousands of predominantly Italian and Spanish immigrants, but the country has not experienced large influxes of new arrivals since the aftermath of World War II. More recent immigrants include Peruvians and Arabs." + "text": "Uruguay rates high for most development indicators and is known for its secularism, liberal social laws, and well-developed social security, health, and educational systems. It is one of the few countries in Latin America and the Caribbean where the entire population has access to clean water. Uruguay's provision of free primary through university education has contributed to the country's high levels of literacy and educational attainment. However, the emigration of human capital has diminished the state's return on its investment in education. Remittances from the roughly 18% of Uruguayans abroad amount to less than 1 percent of national GDP. The emigration of young adults and a low birth rate are causing Uruguay's population to age rapidly.\nIn the 1960s, Uruguayans for the first time emigrated en masse - primarily to Argentina and Brazil - because of economic decline and the onset of more than a decade of military dictatorship. Economic crises in the early 1980s and 2002 also triggered waves of emigration, but since 2002 more than 70% of Uruguayan emigrants have selected the US and Spain as destinations because of better job prospects. Uruguay had a tiny population upon its independence in 1828 and welcomed thousands of predominantly Italian and Spanish immigrants, but the country has not experienced large influxes of new arrivals since the aftermath of World War II. More recent immigrants include Peruvians and Arabs." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "20.44% (male 348,547/female 336,435)" + "text": "19.51% (male 336,336/female 324,563)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "15.78% (male 267,848/female 260,990)" + "text": "15.14% (male 259,904/female 252,945)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.23% (male 649,702/female 664,933)" + "text": "39.86% (male 670,295/female 679,850)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "10.41% (male 164,201/female 184,784)" + "text": "10.79% (male 172,313/female 193,045)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "14.13% (male 189,197/female 284,379) (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.71% (male 200,516/female 297,838) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "55.9%" + "text": "54.9" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "33.4%" + "text": "31.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "22.5%" + "text": "23.4" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "4.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.3 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "34.7 years" + "text": "35.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "33 years" + "text": "33.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "36.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "37.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.27% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.27% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "13 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the country's population resides in the southern half of the country; approximately 80% of the populace is urban, living in towns or cities; nearly half of the population lives in and around the capital of Montevideo" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "95.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "95.5% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.53% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.46% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MONTEVIDEO (capital) 1.707 million (2015)" + "text": "1.752 million MONTEVIDEO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,131 +217,135 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.66 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.67 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.94 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "15 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "77.2 years" + "text": "77.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "74.1 years" + "text": "74.8 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.5 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.81 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.77 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "8.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "3.74 physicians/1,000 population (2008)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "2.5 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 93.9% of population ++ total: 99.7% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 6.1% of population ++ total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "79.6% (2015)", + "note": { + "text": "note: percent of women aged 15-44" } }, - "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.6% of population ++ rural: 92.6% of population ++ total: 96.4% of population" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 100% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.4% of population ++ rural: 7.4% of population ++ total: 3.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "95% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "100% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "5.08 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "2.4 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Sanitation facility access": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "1.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "2.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.48% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "10,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2018 est.)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "27.6% (2014)" + "text": "27.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "4.5% (2011)" + "text": "4% (2011)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "4.4% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "4.9% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "98.5%" + "text": "98.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "98.2%" + "text": "98.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "99% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "16 years" + "text": "17 years" }, "male": { - "text": "14 years" + "text": "NA" }, "female": { - "text": "17 years (2010)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "51,879" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "7% (2006 est.)" + "text": "NA (2017)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "25.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "15.8%" + "text": "22.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "24% (2013 est.)" + "text": "30.7% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -354,7 +367,7 @@ "text": "Banda Oriental, Cisplatine Province" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the Guarani Indians named the Uruguay River, which makes up the western border of the country and whose name later came to be applied to the entire country" + "text": "name derives from the Spanish pronunciation of the Guarani Indian designation of the Uruguay River, which makes up the western border of the country and whose name later came to be applied to the entire country" } }, "Government type": { @@ -369,6 +382,9 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the name \"Montevidi\" was originally applied to the hill that overlooked the bay upon which the city of Montevideo was founded; the earliest meaning may have been \"[the place where we] saw the hill\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -381,7 +397,12 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 25 August (1825)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967; amended several times, last in 2004 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by plebiscite 27 November 1966, effective 15 February 1967" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "initiated by public petition of at least 10% of qualified voters, proposed by agreement of at least two fifths of the General Assembly membership, or by existing \"constitutional laws\" sanctioned by at least two thirds of the membership in both houses of the Assembly; proposals can also be submitted by senators, representatives, or by the executive power and require the formation of and approval in a national constituent convention; final passage by either method requires approval by absolute majority of votes cast in a referendum; amended many times, last in 2004" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" @@ -393,7 +414,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -408,58 +429,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March 2015); Vice President Raul Fernando SENDIC Rodriguez (since 1 March 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "President Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (since 1 March 2020); Vice President Beatriz ARGIMON Cedeira (since 1 March 2020); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Tabare VAZQUEZ (since 1 March 2015); Vice President Raul Fernando SENDIC Rodriguez (since 1 March 2015)" + "text": "President Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (since 1 March 2020); Vice President Beatriz ARGIMON Cedeira (since 1 March 2020)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president with approval of the General Assembly" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 26 October 2014, with a runoff election on 30 November 2014 (next to be held on 27 October 2019, and a runoff if needed on 24 November 2019)" + "text": "president and vice president directly elected on the same ballot by absolute majority vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for nonconsecutive terms); election last held on 27 October 2019 with a runoff election on 24 November 2019 (next to be held in October 2024, and a runoff if needed in November 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Tabare VAZQUEZ elected president in a runoff election; percent of vote - Tabare VAZQUEZ (Socialist Party) 56.5%, Luis Alberto LACALLE Pou (Blanco) 43.4%" + "text": "Luis Alberto LACALLE POU elected president - results of the first round of presidential elections: percent of vote - Daniel MARTINEZ (FA) 40.7%, Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (Blanco) 29.7%, Ernesto TALVI (Colorado Party) 12.8%, and Guido MANINI RIOS (Open Cabildo) 11.3%, other 5.5%; results of the second round: percent of vote - Luis Alberto LACALLE POU (Blanco) 50.6%, Daniel MARTINEZ (FA) 49.4%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of the Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (31 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; the vice-president serves as the presiding ex-officio member; elected members serve 5-year terms) and the Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral General Assembly or Asamblea General consists of:Chamber of Senators or Camara de Senadores (31 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; the vice-president serves as the presiding ex-officio member; elected members serve 5-year terms) Chamber of Representatives or Camara de Representantes (99 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019); Chamber of Representatives - last held on 26 October 2014 (next to be held in October 2019)" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024) Chamber of Representatives - last held on 27 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 15, Blanco 10, Colorado Party 4, Independent Party 1; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Frente Amplio 50, Blanco 32, Colorado Party 13, Independent Party 3, Popular Assembly 1" + "text": "Chamber of Senators - percent of vote by coalition/party - na; seats by coalition/party - Frente Amplio 13, National Party 10, Colorado Party 4, Open Cabildo 3; Chamber of Representatives - percent of vote by coalition/party - na; seats by coalition/party - Frente Amplio 42, National Party 30, Colorado Party 13, Open Cabildo 11, Independent Party 1, other 2" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Justice (consists of 5 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges nominated by the president and appointed in joint conference of the General Assembly; judges appointed for 10-year terms, with reelection after a lapse of 5 years following the previous term" + "text": "judges nominated by the president and appointed in joint conference of the General Assembly; judges serve 10-year terms, with reelection possible after a lapse of 5 years following the previous term" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Courts of Appeal; District Courts (Juzagados Letrados); Peace Courts (Juzagados de Paz); Rural Courts (Juzgados Rurales)" + "text": "Courts of Appeal; District Courts (Juzgados Letrados); Peace Courts (Juzgados de Paz); Rural Courts (Juzgados Rurales)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Broad Front (Frente Amplio) or EP-FA [Monica XAVIER] (a broad governing coalition that includes Liber Seregni Front (FLS) [Danilo ASTORI], Socialist Party [Monica XAVIER], Vertiente Artiguiste [Enrique RUBIO], Christian Democratic Party [Juan Andres ROBALLO], Popular Participation Movement (MPP) [Jose MUJICA], Broad Front Commitment [Raul SENDIC], Action and Thought Current-Freedom (CAP-L) [Eleuterio FERNADEZ HUIDOBRO], Big House [Constanza MOREIRA], Communist Party [Marcos CARAMBULA], The Federal League ++ Colorado Party (including Vamos Uruguay [Pedro Bordaberry] and Propuesta Batllista [Jorge AMORIN BATLLE]) ++ Independent Party [Pablo MIERES] ++ National Party or Blanco (including All Forward [Luis LACALLE POU] and National Alliance [Jorge LARRANAGA]) ++ Popular Assembly [Gonzalo ABELLA]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "B'nai Brith ++ Catholic Church ++ Chamber of Commerce and Export of Agriproducts ++ Chamber of Industries (manufacturer's association) ++ Exporters Union of Uruguay ++ National Chamber of Commerce and Services ++ PIT/CNT (powerful federation of Uruguayan Unions - umbrella labor organization) ++ Rural Association of Uruguay (rancher's association) ++ Uruguayan Network of Political Women", - "other": { - "text": "students" - } + "text": "Broad Front or FA (Frente Amplio) [Javier MIRANDA] - (a broad governing coalition that includes Uruguay Assembly [Danilo ASTORI], Progressive Alliance [Rodolfo NIN NOVOA], New Space [Rafael MICHELINI], Socialist Party [Monica XAVIER], Vertiente Artiguista [Enrique RUBIO], Christian Democratic Party [Jorge RODRIGUEZ], For the People’s Victory [Luis PUIG], Popular Participation Movement (MPP) [Jose MUJICA], Broad Front Commitment [Raul SENDIC], Big House [Constanza MOREIRA], Communist Party [Marcos CARAMBULA], The Federal League [Dario PEREZ]Colorado Party (including Vamos Uruguay (or Let's Go Uruguay), Open Space [Tabare VIERA], and Open Batllism [Ope PASQUET])Independent Party [Pablo MIERES]National Party or Blanco (including Everyone [Luis LACALLE POU] and National Alliance [Jorge LARRANAGA])Popular Unity [Gonzalo ABELLA]Open Cabildo [Guido MANINI RIOS]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "CAN (associate), CD, CELAC, FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur, MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), OAS, OIF (observer), OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, SICA (observer), UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMOGIP, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Carlos Alberto GIANELLI Derois (since 23 July 2015)" + "text": "Charge d'Affaires Alejandro Ramon RODRIGUEZ COTRO (since 15 July 2020)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1913 I Street NW, Washington, DC 20006" @@ -476,7 +491,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Brad FREDEN (since 10 December 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Kenneth S. GEORGE (since 2 September 2019)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[598] (2) 1770-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Lauro Muller 1776, Montevideo 11200" @@ -484,17 +502,14 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "APO AA 34035" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[598] (2) 1770-2000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[598] (2) 1770-2128" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original departments of Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was first declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun features are said to represent those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun", + "text": "nine equal horizontal stripes of white (top and bottom) alternating with blue; a white square in the upper hoist-side corner with a yellow sun bearing a human face (delineated in black) known as the Sun of May with 16 rays that alternate between triangular and wavy; the stripes represent the nine original departments of Uruguay; the sun symbol evokes the legend of the sun breaking through the clouds on 25 May 1810 as independence was first declared from Spain (Uruguay subsequently won its independence from Brazil); the sun features are said to represent those of Inti, the Inca god of the sun", "note": { - "text": "the banner was inspired by the national colors of Argentina and by the design of the US flag" + "text": "note: the banner was inspired by the national colors of Argentina and by the design of the US flag" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -508,77 +523,77 @@ "text": "Francisco Esteban ACUNA de Figueroa/Francisco Jose DEBALI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1848; the anthem is also known as \"Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!\" (\"Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!\"); it is the world's longest national anthem in terms of music (105 bars; almost five minutes); generally only the first verse and chorus are sung" + "text": "note: adopted 1848; the anthem is also known as \"Orientales, la Patria o la tumba!\" (\"Uruguayans, the Fatherland or Death!\"); it is the world's longest national anthem in terms of music (105 bars; almost five minutes); generally only the first verse and chorus are sung" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Uruguay has a free market economy characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending. Uruguay has sought to expand trade within the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and with non-Mercosur members, and President VAZQUEZ has maintained his predecessor’s mix of pro-market policies and a strong social safety net. ++ ++ Following financial difficulties in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uruguay's economic growth averaged 8% annually during the period 2004-08. The 2008-09 global financial crisis put a brake on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which decelerated to 2.6% in 2009. Nevertheless, the country managed to avoid a recession and keep positive growth rates, mainly through higher public expenditure and investment; GDP growth reached 8.9% in 2010 but slowed in 2012-13 as a result of a renewed slowdown in the global economy and in Uruguay's main trade partners and Mercosur counterparts, Argentina and Brazil." + "text": "Uruguay has a free market economy characterized by an export-oriented agricultural sector, a well-educated workforce, and high levels of social spending. Uruguay has sought to expand trade within the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and with non-Mercosur members, and President VAZQUEZ has maintained his predecessor's mix of pro-market policies and a strong social safety net.  Following financial difficulties in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Uruguay's economic growth averaged 8% annually during the 2004-08 period. The 2008-09 global financial crisis put a brake on Uruguay's vigorous growth, which decelerated to 2.6% in 2009. Nevertheless, the country avoided a recession and kept growth rates positive, mainly through higher public expenditure and investment; GDP growth reached 8.9% in 2010 but slowed markedly in the 2012-16 period as a result of a renewed slowdown in the global economy and in Uruguay's main trade partners and Mercosur counterparts, Argentina and Brazil. Reforms in those countries should give Uruguay an economic boost. Growth picked up in 2017." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$73.93 billion (2016 est.) ++ $73.86 billion (2015 est.) ++ $73.14 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$78.16 billion (2017 est.) / $76.14 billion (2016 est.) / $74.87 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$54.37 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$59.18 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1% (2015 est.) ++ 3.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.7% (2017 est.) / 1.7% (2016 est.) / 0.4% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$21,600 (2016 est.) ++ $21,600 (2015 est.) ++ $21,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$22,400 (2017 est.) / $21,900 (2016 est.) / $21,600 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "17.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 16.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "17.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 18.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 18.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "67.2%" + "text": "66.8% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "14.2%" + "text": "14.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "16.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "-0.2%" + "text": "-1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "22%" + "text": "21.6% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-22.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-18.4% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.3%" + "text": "6.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "26.1%" + "text": "24.1% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "67.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "69.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { - "text": "soybeans, rice, wheat; beef, dairy products; fish; lumber, cellulose" + "text": "Cellulose, beef, soybeans, rice, wheat; dairy products; fish; lumber, tobacco, wine" }, "Industries": { "text": "food processing, electrical machinery, transportation equipment, petroleum products, textiles, chemicals, beverages" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "3.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "1.736 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.748 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -592,227 +607,213 @@ } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "7.6% (2016 est.) ++ 7.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7.6% (2017 est.) / 7.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "18.6% (2010 est.)" + "text": "9.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "1.9%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "34.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "30.8% (2014 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "45.3 (2010) ++ 44.8 (1999)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$14.29 billion" + "text": "17.66 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$15.9 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "19.72 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "62.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 66.3% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "65.7% of GDP (2017 est.) / 61.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover general government debt, and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in" + "text": "note: data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions." } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "10.2% (2016 est.) ++ 8.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "9% (31 December 2012) ++ 8.75% (31 December 2011)", - "note": { - "text": "Uruguay's central bank uses the benchmark interest rate, rather than the discount rate, to conduct monetary policy; the rates shown here are the benchmark rates" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "15.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 15.84% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$4.121 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.022 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$8.568 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $8.919 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$17.87 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $17.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$175.4 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $174.6 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $156.9 million (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "6.2% (2017 est.) / 9.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.586 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$1.864 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$879 million (2017 est.) / $410 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$9.042 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.067 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "beef, soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products; wool" + "text": "$11.41 billion (2017 est.) / $8.387 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "China 15%, Brazil 14.4%, US 6.5%, Argentina 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "China 19%, Brazil 16.1%, US 5.7%, Argentina 5.4% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "beef, soybeans, cellulose, rice, wheat, wood, dairy products, wool" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$9.075 billion (2016 est.) ++ $9.345 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$8.607 billion (2017 est.) / $8.463 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "refined oil, crude oil, passenger and other transportation vehicles, vehicle parts, cellular phones" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "Brazil 18.2%, China 17.4%, Argentina 12.6%, US 9.1%, Germany 4.5%, Nigeria 4.1% (2015)" + "text": "China 20%, Brazil 19.5%, Argentina 12.6%, US 10.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$14.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $15.63 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$15.96 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $13.47 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$21.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $20.07 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$23.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.65 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$272.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $153.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$28.37 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $27.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - ++ 32.03 (2016 est.) ++ 27.52 (2015 est.) ++ 27.52 (2014 est.) ++ 23.246 (2013 est.) ++ 20.31 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Uruguayan pesos (UYU) per US dollar - / 28.77 (2017 est.) / 30.16 (2016 est.) / 30.16 (2015 est.) / 27.52 (2014 est.) / 23.25 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "13 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.13 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "10 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "10.77 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "1.3 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.321 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "24 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "4.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.808 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "44.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "53.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "29% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "42,060 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "40,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "45,860 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "42,220 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "59,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "53,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "537.5 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "12,820 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "9,591 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "60 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "70.79 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "60 million cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "70.79 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "7.4 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "7.554 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "1,106,431" + "text": "1,137,193" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "33 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "33.66 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "5.495 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "4,664,993" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "164 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "138.08 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "fully digitalized" + "text": "fully digitalized; one of the highest broadband penetrations in Latin America; high fixed-line and mobile penetrations as well; FttP coverage by 2022; nationwide 3G coverage and LTE networks; limited 5G commercial reach; strong focus on fiber infrastructure with 70% residential fixed-broadband connections and all business connections (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity over 195 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo; nationwide microwave radio relay network; overall fixed-line 34 per 100 and mobile-cellular teledensity 138 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 598; the UNISOR submarine cable system provides direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 598; landing points for the Unisor, Tannat, and Bicentenario submarine cable system providing direct connectivity to Brazil and Argentina; Bicentenario 2012 and Tannat 2017 cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "mixture of privately owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 TV channels; cable TV is available; many community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in Decemb (2010)" + "text": "mixture of privately owned and state-run broadcast media; more than 100 commercial radio stations and about 20 TV channels; cable TV is available; many community radio and TV stations; adopted the hybrid Japanese/Brazilian HDTV standard (ISDB-T) in December 2010 (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".uy" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "2.159 million" + "text": "2,300,557" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "64.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "68.28% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "977,390" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "29 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "3 (2015)" + "text": "5" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -823,16 +824,16 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4" + "text": "4 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -840,35 +841,35 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "122" + "text": "122 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "40" + "text": "40 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "79 (2013)" } }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 257 km; oil 160 km (2013)" + "text": "257 km gas, 160 km oil (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,641 km" + "text": "1,673 km (operational; government claims overall length is 2,961 km) (2016)" }, "standard gauge": { - "text": "1,641 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "1,673 km 1.435-m gauge (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "77,732 km" + "text": "77,732 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "7,743 km" + "text": "7,743 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "69,989 km (2010)" @@ -879,16 +880,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "60" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 2, chemical tanker 3, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (Argentina 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Spain 5)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "1 (Liberia 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 5, oil tanker 3, other 51 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -898,20 +893,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Uruguayan Armed Forces: Uruguayan National Army (Ejercito Nacional Uruguaya, ENU), Uruguayan National Navy (Armada Nacional del Uruguay; includes naval air arm, Naval Rifle Corps (Cuerpo de Fusileros Navales, Fusna), Maritime Prefecture in wartime), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya, FAU) (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies; minimum 6-year education (2013)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Armed Forces of Uruguay (Fuerzas Armadas del Uruguay): National Army (Ejercito Nacional), National Navy (Armada Nacional, includes Maritime National Prefecture (Coast Guard)), Uruguayan Air Force (Fuerza Aerea); Guardia Nacional Republicana (paramilitary regiment of the National Police) (2020)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.95% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.94% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.95% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2019) / 2.1% of GDP (2018) / 2% of GDP (2017) / 1.9% of GDP (2016) / 1.8% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Uruguay have approximately 22,000 active personnel (14,500 Army; 5,000 Navy; 2,500 Air Force); est. 1,400 Guardia Nacional Republicana (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Armed Forces of Uruguay inventory includes a wide variety of older or second-hand equipment imported from a range of suppliers, including Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and the US (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "930 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MINUSCO); 170 Golan Heights (UNDOF) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-30 years of age (18-22 years of age for Navy) for male or female voluntary military service; up to 40 years of age for specialists; enlistment is voluntary in peacetime, but the government has the authority to conscript in emergencies (2013)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { "text": "in 2010, the ICJ ruled in favor of Uruguay's operation of two paper mills on the Uruguay River, which forms the border with Argentina; the two countries formed a joint pollution monitoring regime; uncontested boundary dispute between Brazil and Uruguay over Braziliera/Brasiliera Island in the Quarai/Cuareim River leaves the tripoint with Argentina in question; smuggling of firearms and narcotics continues to be an issue along the Uruguay-Brazil border" }, + "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { + "refugees (country of origin)": { + "text": "19,713 (Venezuela) (economic and political crisis; includes Venezuelans who have claimed asylum or have received alternative legal stay) (2020)" + } + }, "Illicit drugs": { "text": "small-scale transit country for drugs mainly bound for Europe, often through sea-borne containers; law enforcement corruption; money laundering because of strict banking secrecy laws; weak border control along Brazilian frontier; increasing consumption of cocaine base and synthetic drugs" } diff --git a/south-america/ve.json b/south-america/ve.json index 0cae786a..0627872e 100644 --- a/south-america/ve.json +++ b/south-america/ve.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959. Under Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, and his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas MADURO, the executive branch has exercised increasingly authoritarian control over other branches of government. At the same time, democratic institutions have deteriorated, threats to freedom of expression have increased, and political polarization has grown. The ruling party's economic policies have expanded the state's role in the economy through expropriations of major enterprises, strict currency exchange and price controls that discourage private sector investment and production, and overdependence on the petroleum industry for revenues, among others. Current concerns include: an increasingly politicized military, rampant violent crime, high inflation, and widespread shortages of basic consumer goods, medicine, and medical supplies." + "text": "Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Ecuador and New Granada, which became Colombia). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen who promoted the oil industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected governments have held sway since 1959, although the re-election of current disputed President Nicolas MADURO in an election boycotted by most opposition parties was widely viewed as fraudulent. Under Hugo CHAVEZ, president from 1999 to 2013, and his hand-picked successor, MADURO, the executive branch has exercised increasingly authoritarian control over other branches of government. National Assembly President Juan GUAIDO is currently recognized by more than 50 countries - including the United States - as the interim president while MADURO retains control of all other institutions within the country and has the support of security forces. Venezuela is currently authoritarian with only one democratic institution - the National Assembly - and strong restrictions on freedoms of expression and the press. The ruling party's economic policies expanded the state's role in the economy through expropriations of major enterprises, strict currency exchange and price controls that discourage private sector investment and production, and overdependence on the petroleum industry for revenues, among others. However, Caracas in 2019 relaxed some economic controls to mitigate some impacts of the economic crisis driven by a drop in oil production. Current concerns include human rights abuses, rampant violent crime, high inflation, and widespread shortages of basic consumer goods, medicine, and medical supplies." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "5,267 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Brazil 2,137 km, Colombia 2,341 km, Guyana 789 km" + "text": "Brazil 2137 km, Colombia 2341 km, Guyana 789 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "15 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "15 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "450 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Pico Bolivar 5,007 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Caribbean Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pico Bolivar 4,978 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "24.5% ++ arable land 3.1%; permanent crops 0.8%; permanent pasture 20.6%" + "text": "24.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "3.1% (2011 est.) / 0.8% (2011 est.) / 20.6% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "52.1%" + "text": "52.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "23.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "10,550 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas" }, "Natural hazards": { @@ -102,12 +108,14 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: the country lies on major sea and air routes linking North and South America note 2: Venezuela has some of the most unique geology in the world; tepuis are massive table-top mountains of the western Guiana Highlands that tend to be isolated and thus support unique endemic plant and animal species; their sheer cliffsides account for some of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world including Angel Falls, the world's highest (979 m) that drops off Auyan Tepui" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "30,912,302 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "28,644,603 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people" + "text": "unspecified Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African, indigenous people" }, "Languages": { "text": "Spanish (official), numerous indigenous dialects" @@ -127,75 +135,75 @@ "text": "nominally Roman Catholic 96%, Protestant 2%, other 2%" }, "Demographic profile": { - "text": "Social investment in Venezuela during the CHAVEZ administration reduced poverty from nearly 50% in 1999 to about 27% in 2011, increased school enrollment, substantially decreased infant and child mortality, and improved access to potable water and sanitation through social investment. \"Missions\" dedicated to education, nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation were funded through petroleum revenues. The sustainability of this progress remains questionable, however, as the continuation of these social programs depends on the prosperity of Venezuela's oil industry. In the long-term, education and health care spending may increase economic growth and reduce income inequality, but rising costs and the staffing of new health care jobs with foreigners are slowing development. While CHAVEZ was in power, more than one million predominantly middle- and upper-class Venezuelans are estimated to have emigrated. The brain drain is attributed to a repressive political system, lack of economic opportunities, steep inflation, a high crime rate, and corruption. Thousands of oil engineers emigrated to Canada, Colombia, and the United States following CHAVEZ's firing of over 20,000 employees of the state-owned petroleum company during a 2002-03 oil strike. Additionally, thousands of Venezuelans of European descent have taken up residence in their ancestral homelands. Nevertheless, Venezuela has attracted hundreds of thousands of immigrants from South America and southern Europe because of its lenient migration policy and the availability of education and health care. Venezuela also has been a fairly accommodating host to more than 200,000 Colombian refugees. However, since 2014, falling oil prices have driven a major economic crisis that has pushed Venezuelans from all walks of life to migrate or to seek asylum abroad to escape severe shortages of food, water, and medicine; soaring inflation; unemployment; and violence. Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have migrated, often illegally, to Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Chile, Guyana, the Dominican Republic, or taken perilous journeys by raft to Aruba and Curacao. Asylum applications have increased significantly in the US and Brazil in 2016. Although several receiving countries are making efforts to increase immigration restriction and to deport illegal Venezuelan migrants, Venezuelans continue to migrate to avoid economic collapse at home." + "text": "Social investment in Venezuela during the CHAVEZ administration reduced poverty from nearly 50% in 1999 to about 27% in 2011, increased school enrollment, substantially decreased infant and child mortality, and improved access to potable water and sanitation through social investment. \"Missions\" dedicated to education, nutrition, healthcare, and sanitation were funded through petroleum revenues. The sustainability of this progress remains questionable, however, as the continuation of these social programs depends on the prosperity of Venezuela's oil industry. In the long-term, education and health care spending may increase economic growth and reduce income inequality, but rising costs and the staffing of new health care jobs with foreigners are slowing development. While CHAVEZ was in power, more than one million predominantly middle- and upper-class Venezuelans are estimated to have emigrated. The brain drain is attributed to a repressive political system, lack of economic opportunities, steep inflation, a high crime rate, and corruption. Thousands of oil engineers emigrated to Canada, Colombia, and the United States following CHAVEZ's firing of over 20,000 employees of the state-owned petroleum company during a 2002-03 oil strike. Additionally, thousands of Venezuelans of European descent have taken up residence in their ancestral homelands. Nevertheless, Venezuela has attracted hundreds of thousands of immigrants from South America and southern Europe because of its lenient migration policy and the availability of education and health care. Venezuela also has been a fairly accommodating host to Colombian refugees, numbering about 170,000 as of year-end 2016. However, since 2014, falling oil prices have driven a major economic crisis that has pushed Venezuelans from all walks of life to migrate or to seek asylum abroad to escape severe shortages of food, water, and medicine; soaring inflation; unemployment; and violence. As of November 2019, an estimated 4.6 million Venezuelans were refugees or migrants worldwide, with almost 80% taking refuge in Latin America and the Caribbean (notably Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, and Brazil, as well as the Dominican Republic, Aruba, and Curacao). Asylum applications increased significantly in the US and Brazil in 2016 and 2017. Several receiving countries are making efforts to increase immigration restrictions and to deport illegal Venezuelan migrants - Ecuador and Peru in August 2018 began requiring valid passports for entry, which are difficult to obtain for Venezuelans. Nevertheless, Venezuelans continue to migrate to avoid economic collapse at home." }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.68% (male 4,385,415/female 4,170,160)" + "text": "25.66% (male 3,759,280/female 3,591,897)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.27% (male 2,709,359/female 2,629,097)" + "text": "16.14% (male 2,348,073/female 2,275,912)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.4% (male 6,182,604/female 6,304,876)" + "text": "41.26% (male 5,869,736/female 5,949,082)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.84% (male 1,162,400/female 1,260,451)" + "text": "8.76% (male 1,203,430/female 1,305,285)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.82% (male 952,627/female 1,155,313) (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.18% (male 1,069,262/female 1,272,646) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "54.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "42.8%" + "text": "42.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9.5%" + "text": "12.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "10.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "28 years" + "text": "30 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.3 years" + "text": "29.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.28% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.18% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "most of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "89% of total population (2015)" + "text": "88.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "1.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "1.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "CARACAS (capital) 2.916 million; Maracaibo 2.196 million; Valencia 1.734 million; Maracay 1.166 million; Barquisimeto 1.039 million (2015)" + "text": "2.939 million CARACAS (capital), 2.258 million Maracaibo, 1.910 million Valencia, 1.214 million Barquisimeto, 1.203 million Maracay (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -208,93 +216,87 @@ "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.79 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.84 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "95 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "125 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "12.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "13.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "31.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "24.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.8 years" + "text": "71 years" }, "male": { - "text": "72.7 years" + "text": "67.5 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "74.7 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.35 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.26 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.3% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { + "text": "75% (2010)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 95% of population ++ rural: 77.9% of population ++ total: 93.1% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 5% of population ++ rural: 22.1% of population ++ total: 6.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 4.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "1.2% (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.9 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 69.9% of population ++ total: 94.4% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 30.1% of population ++ total: 5.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.5% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "107,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "110,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" - }, - "note": { - "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "24.3% (2014)" + "text": "25.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { "text": "2.9% (2009)" @@ -307,13 +309,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "96.3%" + "text": "97.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "96.4%" + "text": "97%" }, "female": { - "text": "96.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "97.2% (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -329,13 +331,13 @@ }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "14.7%" + "text": "14.6%" }, "male": { "text": "NA" }, "female": { - "text": "NA (2014 est.)" + "text": "NA (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -353,6 +355,9 @@ "local short form": { "text": "Venezuela" }, + "former": { + "text": "State of Venezuela, Republic of Venezuela, United States of Venezuela" + }, "etymology": { "text": "native stilt-houses built on Lake Maracaibo reminded early explorers Alonso de OJEDA and Amerigo VESPUCCI in 1499 of buildings in Venice and so they named the region \"Venezuola,\" which in Italian means \"Little Venice\"" } @@ -369,12 +374,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: named for the native Caracas tribe that originally settled in the city's valley site near the Caribbean coast" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guarico, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Vargas, Yaracuy, Zulia", + "text": "23 states (estados, singular - estado), 1 capital district* (distrito capital), and 1 federal dependency** (dependencia federal); Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Aragua, Barinas, Bolivar, Carabobo, Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Dependencias Federales (Federal Dependencies)**, Distrito Capital (Capital District)*, Falcon, Guarico, La Guaira, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Monagas, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Sucre, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, Zulia", "note": { - "text": "the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands" + "text": "note: the federal dependency consists of 11 federally controlled island groups with a total of 72 individual islands" } }, "Independence": { @@ -384,26 +392,31 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 5 July (1811)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999; amended 2009 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest adopted 15 December 1999, effective 30 December 1999" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed through agreement by at least 39% of the National Assembly membership, by the president of the republic in session with the cabinet of ministers, or by petition of at least 15% of registered voters; passage requires simple majority vote by the Assembly and simple majority approval in a referendum; amended 2009; note - in 2016, President MADURO issued a decree to hold an election to form a constituent assembly to change the constitution; the election in July 2017 approved the formation of a 545-member constituent assembly and elected its delegates, empowering them to change the constitution and dismiss government institutions and officials" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law system based on the Spanish civil code" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCT jurisdiction" + "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" }, "Citizenship": { "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { - "text": "no" + "text": "yes" }, "residency requirement for naturalization": { - "text": "5 years" + "text": "10 years; reduced to five years in the case of applicants from Spain, Portugal, Italy, or a Latin American or Caribbean country" } }, "Suffrage": { @@ -411,58 +424,52 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Aristobulo ISTURIZ (since 6 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" + "text": "Notification Statement: the United States recognizes Juan GUAIDO as the Interim President of VenezuelaPresident Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Delcy RODRIGUEZ Gomez (since 14 June 2018); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Aristobulo ISTURIZ (since 6 January 2016)" + "text": "President Nicolas MADURO Moros (since 19 April 2013); Executive Vice President Delcy RODRIGUEZ Gomez (since 14 June 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 6-year term (no term limits); election last held on 14 April 2013 - a special election held following the death of President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias on 5 March 2013 (next election expected in late 2018 or early 2019 pending official convocation by the country's electoral body)" + "text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a 6-year term (no term limits); election last held on 20 May 2018 (next election scheduled for 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Nicolas MADURO Moros elected president; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 50.6%, Henrique CAPRILES Radonski (PJ) 49.1%, other 0.3%" + "text": "Nicolas MADURO Moros reelected president; percent of vote - Nicolas MADURO Moros (PSUV) 68%, Henri FALCON (AP) 21%, Javier BERTUCCI 11%; note - the election was marked by serious shortcomings and electoral fraud; voter turnout was approximately 46% due largely to an opposition boycott of the election" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167 seats; 113 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 51 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote, and 3 seats reserved for indigenous peoples of Venezuela; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral National Assembly or Asamblea Nacional (167 seats; 113 members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 51 directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by closed, party-list proportional representation vote, and 3 seats reserved for indigenous peoples of Venezuela; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 6 December 2015 (next expected to be held in 2020)" + "text": "last held on 6 December 2015 (next to be held on 6 December 2020)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - MUD (opposition coalition) 56.3%, PSUV (pro-government) 40.9%, other 2.8%; seats by party - MUD 112, PSUV 55" + "text": "percent of vote by party - MUD (opposition coalition) 56.2%, PSUV (pro-government) 40.9%, other 2.9%; seats by party - MUD 109, PSUV 55, indigenous peoples 3; composition - men 143, women 24, percent of women 14.4%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Tribunal of Justice (consists of 32 judges organized into 6 divisions - constitutional, political administrative, electoral, civil appeals, criminal appeals, and social (mainly agrarian and labor issues)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Tribunal of Justice (consists of 32 judges organized into constitutional, political-administrative, electoral, civil appeals, criminal appeals, and social divisions)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "judges proposed by the Committee of Judicial Postulation (an independent body of organizations dealing with legal issues and of the organs of citizen power) and appointed by the National Assembly; judges serve non-renewable 12-year terms" + "text": "judges proposed by the Committee of Judicial Postulation (an independent body of organizations dealing with legal issues and of the organs of citizen power) and appointed by the National Assembly; judges serve nonrenewable 12-year terms; note - in July 2017, the National Assembly named 33 judges to the court to replace a series of judges, it argued, had been illegally appointed in late 2015 by the outgoing, socialist-party-led Assembly; the Government of President MADURO and the Socialist Party-appointed judges refused to recognize these appointments, however, and many of the new judges have since been imprisoned or forced into exile" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "Superior or Appeals Courts (Tribunales Superiores); District Tribunals (Tribunales de Distrito); Courts of First Instance (Tribunales de Primera Instancia); Parish Courts (Tribunales de Parroquia); Justices of the Peace (Justicia de Paz) Network" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "A New Time or UNT [Enrique MARQUEZ] ++ Brave People's Alliance or ABP [Richard BLANCO] ++ Christian Democrats or COPEI [Roberto ENRIQUEZ] ++ Coalition of opposition parties -- The Democratic Unity Table or MUD [Jesus \"Chuo\" TORREALBA] ++ Communist Party of Venezuela or PCV [Oscar FIGUERA] ++ Democratic Action or AD [Henry RAMOS ALLUP] ++ Fatherland for All or PPT [Rafael UZCATEGUI] ++ For Social Democracy or PODEMOS [Didalco Antonio BOLIVAR GRATEROL] ++ Justice First or PJ [Julio BORGES] ++ Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Segundo MELENDEZ] ++ Popular Will or VP [Leopoldo LOPEZ] ++ Progressive Wave or AP [Henri FALCON] ++ The Radical Cause or La Causa R [Americo DE GRAZIA] ++ United Socialist Party of Venezuela or PSUV [Nicolas MADURO] ++ Venezuelan Progressive Movement or MPV [Simon CALZADILLA] ++ Venezuela Project or PV [Henrique Fernando SALAS FEO]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Bolivarian and Socialist Workers' Union (a ruling-party-oriented organized labor union) ++ Confederacion Venezolana de Industriales or Coindustria (a conservative business group) ++ Consejos Comunales (pro-government local communal councils) ++ Federation of Chambers and Associations of Commerce and Production of Venezuela or FEDECAMARAS (a conservative business group) ++ Union of Oil Workers of Venezuela or FUTPV ++ Venezuelan Confederation of Workers or CTV (opposition-oriented labor organization)", - "other": { - "text": "various civil society groups and human rights organizations" - } + "text": "A New Era or UNT [Manuel ROSALES]Brave People's Alliance or ABP [Richard BLANCO]Christian Democrats or COPEI [Roberto ENRIQUEZ]Clear Accounts or CC [Enzo SCARENO]Coalition of parties loyal to Hugo CHAVEZ -- Great Patriotic Pole or GPP [Nicolas MADURO]Coalition of opposition parties -- The Democratic Unity Table or MUD [Jose Luis CARTAYA]Come On Venezuela or VV [Maria MACHADO]Communist Party of Venezuela or PCV [Oscar FIGUERA]Democratic Action or AD [Henry RAMOS ALLUP]Justice First or PJ [Julio BORGES]Popular Will or VP [Leopoldo LOPEZ]Progressive Wave or AP [Henri FALCON]The Radical Cause or La Causa R [Andres VELAZQUEZ]United Socialist Party of Venezuela or PSUV [Nicolas MADURO]Venezuelan Progressive Movement or MPV [Simon CALZADILLA]Venezuela Project or PV [Henrique Fernando SALAS FEO]" }, "International organization participation": { - "text": "Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" + "text": "Caricom (observer), CD, CDB, CELAC, FAO, G-15, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA, LAS (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, Petrocaribe, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant) (since July 2014); Charge d'Affaires (vacant) (since March 2016)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Carlos Lissett M. HERNANDEZ Marquez (since May 2018)" }, "chancery": { "text": "1099 30th Street NW, Washington, DC 20007" @@ -474,24 +481,24 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 342-6820" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" + "text": "Boston, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico)" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Lee MCCLENNY (July 2014)" - }, - "embassy": { - "text": "Calle F con Calle Suapure, Urbanizacion Colinas de Valle Arriba, Caracas 1080" - }, - "mailing address": { - "text": "P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires James \"Jimmy\" STORY (since July 2018); note - on 11 March 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of the US Embassy in Caracas and the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel; all consular services, routine and emergency, are suspended" }, "telephone": { "text": "[58] (212) 975-6411, 907-8400 (after hours)" }, + "embassy": { + "text": "now operating from Bogota, Colombia" + }, + "mailing address": { + "text": "P. O. Box 62291, Caracas 1060-A; APO AA 34037" + }, "FAX": { - "text": "[58] (212) 907-8199" + "text": "[58] (212) 907-8106" } }, "Flag description": { @@ -508,64 +515,64 @@ "text": "Vicente SALIAS/Juan Jose LANDAETA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1881; lyrics written in 1810, the music some years later; both SALIAS and LANDAETA were executed in 1814 during Venezuela's struggle for independence" + "text": "note: adopted 1881; lyrics written in 1810, the music some years later; both SALIAS and LANDAETA were executed in 1814 during Venezuela's struggle for independence" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for almost all export earnings and nearly half of the government’s revenue. The country ended 2015 with an estimated 10% contraction in its GDP, 275% inflation, widespread shortages of consumer goods, and declining central bank international reserves. The IMF forecasts that the GDP will shrink another 8% in 2016 and inflation may reach 720%. ++ ++ Falling oil prices since 2014 have aggravated Venezuela’s economic crisis. Insufficient access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have led some US and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations. Market uncertainty and state oil company PDVSA’s poor cash flow have slowed investment in the petroleum sector, resulting in a decline in oil production. ++ ++ Under President Nicolas MADURO, the Venezuelan Government’s response to the economic crisis has been to increase state control over the economy and blame the private sector for the shortages. The Venezuelan government has maintained strict currency controls since 2003. On 17 February 2016, the Venezuelan government announced a change from three official currency exchange mechanisms to only two official rates for the sale of dollars to private sector firms and individuals, with rates based on the government's import priorities. The official exchange rate used for food and medicine imports was devalued to 10 bolivars per dollar from 6.3 bolivars per dollar. The second rate moved to a managed float. These currency controls present significant obstacles to trade with Venezuela because importers cannot obtain sufficient dollars to purchase goods needed to maintain their operations. MADURO has used decree powers to enact legislation to deepen the state’s role as the primary buyer and distributor of imports, further tighten currency controls, cap business profits, and extend price controls." + "text": "Venezuela remains highly dependent on oil revenues, which account for almost all export earnings and nearly half of the government’s revenue, despite a continued decline in oil production in 2017. In the absence of official statistics, foreign experts estimate that GDP contracted 12% in 2017, inflation exceeded 2000%, people faced widespread shortages of consumer goods and medicine, and the central bank's international reserves dwindled. In late 2017, Venezuela also entered selective default on some of its sovereign and state oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A., (PDVSA) bonds. Domestic production and industry continues to severely underperform and the Venezuelan Government continues to rely on imports to meet its basic food and consumer goods needs. Falling oil prices since 2014 have aggravated Venezuela’s economic crisis. Insufficient access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have led some US and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations. Market uncertainty and PDVSA’s poor cash flow have slowed investment in the petroleum sector, resulting in a decline in oil production. Under President Nicolas MADURO, the Venezuelan Government’s response to the economic crisis has been to increase state control over the economy and blame the private sector for shortages. MADURO has given authority for the production and distribution of basic goods to the military and to local socialist party member committees. The Venezuelan Government has maintained strict currency controls since 2003. The government has been unable to sustain its mechanisms for distributing dollars to the private sector, in part because it needed to withhold some foreign exchange reserves to make its foreign bond payments. As a result of price and currency controls, local industries have struggled to purchase production inputs necessary to maintain their operations or sell goods at a profit on the local market. Expansionary monetary policies and currency controls have created opportunities for arbitrage and corruption and fueled a rapid increase in black market activity." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$468.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $520.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $555.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$381.6 billion (2017 est.) / $443.7 billion (2016 est.) / $531.1 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$333.7 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$210.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "-10% (2016 est.) ++ -6.2% (2015 est.) ++ -3.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "-14% (2017 est.) / -16.5% (2016 est.) / -6.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,100 (2016 est.) ++ $17,000 (2015 est.) ++ $18,400 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,500 (2017 est.) / $14,400 (2016 est.) / $17,300 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "24.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 40% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 9.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 8.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 31.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "71.1%" + "text": "68.5% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.8%" + "text": "19.6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "16.7%" + "text": "13.9% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.4%" + "text": "1.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "5.6%" + "text": "7% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-13.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-10.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "4%" + "text": "4.7% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "36.1%" + "text": "40.4% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "59.9% (2016 est.)" + "text": "54.9% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -575,10 +582,10 @@ "text": "agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products, crude oil and petroleum products" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "14.16 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.21 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { @@ -588,14 +595,14 @@ "text": "21.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "70.9% (4th quarter, 2011)" + "text": "70.9% (4th quarter, 2011 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "10.5% (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "27.1% (2017 est.) / 20.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "32.1% (2013 est.)" + "text": "19.7% (2015 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -605,217 +612,212 @@ "text": "32.7% (2006)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "39 (2011) ++ 49.5 (1998)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$95.62 billion" + "text": "92.8 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$228.8 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "189.7 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "28.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "44.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-39.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-46.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "36.7% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 49.9% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "38.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 31.3% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt, as well as the debt of state-owned oil company PDVSA; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include some debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governm" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt, as well as the debt of state-owned oil company PDVSA; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data include some debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; some debt instruments for the social funds are sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "545.9% (2016 est.) ++ 121.7% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "29.5% (2015) ++ " - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "22.5% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 19.4% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$216.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $273.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$360 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $196 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$260.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $331.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$25.3 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $5.143 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $3.991 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "1,087.5% (2017 est.) / 254.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$11.21 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$20.36 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.277 billion (2017 est.) / -$3.87 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$28.07 billion (2016 est.) ++ $38.45 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$32.06 billion (2017 est.) / $27.2 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 34.8%, India 17.2%, China 16%, Netherlands Antilles 8.2%, Singapore 6.3%, Cuba 4.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum and petroleum products, bauxite and aluminum, minerals, chemicals, agricultural products" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 26.6%, India 13.7%, China 11.7%, Cuba 6.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$27.13 billion (2016 est.) ++ $36.46 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11 billion (2017 est.) / $16.34 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "agricultural products, livestock, raw materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, construction materials, medical equipment, petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, iron and steel products" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "US 18.4%, China 15.3%, Brazil 9.7%, Colombia 5.9%, Mexico 4.2% (2015)" + "text": "US 24.8%, China 14.2%, Mexico 9.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$10.43 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $16.37 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.661 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $11 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$91.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $101.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$33.78 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $32.18 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$30.79 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $30.04 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$100.3 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $109.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - ++ 56.57 (2016 est.) ++ 13.72 (2015 est.) ++ 13.72 (2014 est.) ++ 6.284 (2013 est.) ++ 4.29 (2012 est.)" + "text": "bolivars (VEB) per US dollar - / 3,345 (2017 est.) / 673.76 (2016 est.) / 48.07 (2015 est.) / 13.72 (2014 est.) / 6.284 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "99.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "96.4% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "124 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "109.3 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "78 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "71.96 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "705 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "700 million kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "31 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "31 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "44.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "51% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "55.6% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "49% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "2.5 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "1.484 million bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "1.548 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.656 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "300 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "302.3 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "999,400 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "926,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "776,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "659,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "390,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "325,800 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "41,530 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "20,640 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "21.88 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.07 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "23.72 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "24.21 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.839 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.617 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "5.739 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "188 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "129.9 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "7,780,096" + "text": "5,501,135" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "27 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "19.17 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "29.094 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "16,664,106" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "99 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "58.07 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "modern and expanding" + "text": "by late 2018 teledensity has fallen due to political upheaval in the country with people holding on to mobile service, but cancelling fixed-line telecom services; poor quality of service in many areas of the country due to financial concerns of customers, decrepit sate of fixed-line network and difficulty to pay for equipment from foreign vendors; popularity of social networks has given growth to mobile data traffic; LTE population coverage about 46%; govt. launches National Fiber Optic backbone project; mobile penetration below average for South America; MNO suffering from stolen or damaged infrastructure (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "2 domestic satellite systems with 3 earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; substantial increase in digitalization of exchanges and trunk lines; installation of a national interurban fiber-optic network capable" + "text": "two domestic satellite systems with three earth stations; recent substantial improvement in telephone service in rural areas; 3 major providers operate in the mobile market and compete with state-owned company; fixed-line 19 per 100 and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership about 58 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 58; submarine cable systems provide connectivity to Cuba and the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat; participating with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in (2013)" + "text": "country code - 58; landing points for the Venezuela Festoon, ARCOS, PAN-AM, SAC, GlobeNet, ALBA-1 and Americas II submarine cable system providing connectivity to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and US; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 PanAmSat (2020)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 13 public service networks, 61 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel; state-run ra (2014)" + "text": "government supervises a mixture of state-run and private broadcast media; 13 public service networks, 61 privately owned TV networks, a privately owned news channel with limited national coverage, and a government-backed Pan-American channel; state-run radio network includes roughly 65 news stations and another 30 stations targeted at specific audiences; state-sponsored community broadcasters include 235 radio stations and 44 TV stations; the number of private broadcast radio stations has been declining, but many still remain in operation" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".ve" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "18.113 million" + "text": "21,354,499" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "61.9% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "72% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "2,604,578" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "9 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "17" + "text": "12 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "122" + "text": "75" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,456,853" + "text": "2,137,771 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "6,204,085 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "1.55 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -826,19 +828,19 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "127" + "text": "127 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "33" + "text": "33 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "62" + "text": "62 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "17 (2013)" @@ -846,16 +848,16 @@ }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "317" + "text": "317 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "57" + "text": "57 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "127" + "text": "127 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "130 (2013)" @@ -865,11 +867,11 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "extra heavy crude 981 km; gas 5,941 km; oil 7,588 km; refined products 1,778 km (2013)" + "text": "981 km extra heavy crude, 5941 km gas, 7588 km oil, 1778 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "447 km" + "text": "447 km (2014)" }, "standard gauge": { "text": "447 km 1.435-m gauge (41.4 km electrified) (2014)" @@ -885,39 +887,50 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "53" + "text": "289" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 12, chemical tanker 1, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 16" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "9 (Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Greece 4, Mexico 1, Spain 1)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "14 (Panama 13, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 4, container ship 1, general cargo 27, oil tanker 23, other 234 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon" }, - "oil terminals": { + "oil terminal(s)": { "text": "Jose terminal" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes Naval Infantry, Coast Guard, Naval Aviation), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB; includes Air National Guard), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "all citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum conscript service obligation is 12 months (2015)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana, FANB): Bolivarian Army (Ejercito Bolivariano, EB), Bolivarian Navy (Armada Bolivariana, AB; includes Marines, Coast Guard), Bolivarian Military Aviation (Aviacion Militar Bolivariana, AMB), Integral Aerospace Defense Command (Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial Integral, CODAI), Bolivarian National Guard (Guardia Nacional Bolivaria, GNB); Bolivarian Militia (Milicia Bolivariana, NMB) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the CODAI is a joint service command with personnel drawn from other services" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1% of GDP (2015) ++ 1.63% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.4% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.3% of GDP (2012)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017) / 0.5% of GDP (2016) / 1% of GDP (2015) / 1.2% of GDP (2014) / 1.7% of GDP (2013)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) have approximately 125,000 active personnel (62,000 Army; 25,000 Navy; 11,000 Air Force; 27,000 National Guard) (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries such as France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US; since 2010, China and Russia are the top suppliers of military hardware to Venezuela (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "all citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service and subject to military training, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 24-30 months (2016)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "The International Maritime Bureau continues to report the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as at risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen; in 2018, 11 attacks were reported which was a slight decrease from the 12 attacks in 2017.  Nevertheless, the waters off Venezuela continue to be the fourth most dangerous area for mariners in the world. (2018)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "National Liberation Army; Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -926,7 +939,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "173,673 (Colombia) (2015)" + "text": "67,156 (Colombia) (2018)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { diff --git a/south-asia/bg.json b/south-asia/bg.json index f7c2341e..224df885 100644 --- a/south-asia/bg.json +++ b/south-asia/bg.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Muslim conversions and settlement in the region now referred to as Bangladesh began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans established trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won the independence war for Bangladesh in 1971, during which at least 300,000 civilians died. ++ The post-independence AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections occurred in 1991. The BNP and AL alternated in power between 1991 and 2013, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the incumbent AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted, extending HASINA's term as prime minister. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has reduced the poverty rate from over half of the population to less than a third, achieved Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health, and made great progress in food security since independence. The economy has grown at an annual average of about 6% over the last two decades and the country reached World Bank lower-middle income status in 2015." + "text": "The huge delta region formed at the confluence of the Ganges and Brahmaputra River systems - now referred to as Bangladesh - was a loosely incorporated outpost of various empires centered on the Gangetic plain for much of the first millennium A.D. Muslim conversions and settlement in the region began in the 10th century, primarily from Arab and Persian traders and preachers. Europeans established trading posts in the area in the 16th century. Eventually the area known as Bengal, primarily Hindu in the western section and mostly Muslim in the eastern half, became part of British India. Partition in 1947 resulted in an eastern wing of Pakistan in the Muslim-majority area, which became East Pakistan. Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to a Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won the independence war for Bangladesh in 1971. The post-independence AL government faced daunting challenges and in 1975 it was overthrown by the military, triggering a series of military coups that resulted in a military-backed government and subsequent creation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1978. That government also ended in a coup in 1981, followed by military-backed rule until democratic elections occurred in 1991. The BNP and AL have alternated in power since 1991, with the exception of a military-backed, emergency caretaker regime that suspended parliamentary elections planned for January 2007 in an effort to reform the political system and root out corruption. That government returned the country to fully democratic rule in December 2008 with the election of the AL and Prime Minister Sheikh HASINA. In January 2014, the incumbent AL won the national election by an overwhelming majority after the BNP boycotted the election, which extended HASINA's term as prime minister. In December 2018, HASINA secured a third consecutive term (fourth overall) with the AL coalition securing 96% of available seats, amid widespread claims of election irregularities. With the help of international development assistance, Bangladesh has reduced the poverty rate from over half of the population to less than a third, achieved Millennium Development Goals for maternal and child health, and made great progress in food security since independence. The economy has grown at an annual average of about 6% for the last two decades and the country reached World Bank lower-middle income status in 2014." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly smaller than Iowa" + "text": "slightly larger than Pennsylvania and New Jersey combined; slightly smaller than Iowa" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "4,413 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Burma 271 km, India 4,142 km" + "text": "Burma 271 km, India 4142 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "18 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "18 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "to the outer limits of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "85 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Keokradong 1,230 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Keokradong 1,230 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,13 +75,16 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "70.1% ++ arable land 59%; permanent crops 6.5%; permanent pasture 4.6%" + "text": "70.1% (2016 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "59% (2016 est.) / 6.5% (2016 est.) / 4.6% (2016 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "11.1%" + "text": "11.1% (2016 est.)" }, "other": { - "text": "18.8% (2011 est.)" + "text": "18.8% (2016 est.)" } }, "Irrigated land": { @@ -88,7 +94,7 @@ "text": "droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation" + "text": "many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; destruction of wetlands; severe overpopulation with noise pollution" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "156,186,882 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "162,650,853 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -115,9 +121,9 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Bengali at least 98%, ethnic groups 1.1%", + "text": "Bengali at least 98%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1.1% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population" } }, "Languages": { @@ -128,68 +134,68 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "28.27% (male 22,456,564/female 21,695,491)" + "text": "26.48% (male 21,918,651/female 21,158,574)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.53% (male 15,261,363/female 15,247,635)" + "text": "18.56% (male 15,186,470/female 15,001,950)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "39.39% (male 29,565,250/female 31,951,537)" + "text": "40.72% (male 31,694,267/female 34,535,643)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.77% (male 5,232,828/female 5,342,822)" + "text": "7.41% (male 5,941,825/female 6,115,856)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.04% (male 4,493,557/female 4,939,835) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.82% (male 5,218,206/female 5,879,411) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.5%" + "text": "47" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "44.9%" + "text": "39.3" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.6%" + "text": "7.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "13 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "26.3 years" + "text": "27.9 years" }, "male": { - "text": "25.6 years" + "text": "27.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.05% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "34.3% of total population (2015)" + "text": "38.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.55% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.17% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "DHAKA (capital) 17.598 million; Chittagong 4.539 million; Khulna 1.022 million; Rajshahi 844,000 (2015)" + "text": "21.006 million DHAKA (capital), 5.020 million Chittagong, 954,000 Khulna, 908,000 Rajshahi, 852,000 Sylhet (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -199,95 +205,101 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.93 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" - }, - "65 years and over": { "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, + "65 years and over": { + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + }, "total population": { - "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "18.5", + "text": "18.5 years (2014 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2014 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "176 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "173 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "32.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "28.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "35.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.6 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "30.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "26 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "73.2 years" + "text": "74.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "71 years" + "text": "72 years" }, "female": { - "text": "75.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "76.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.19 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.11 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "61.2% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2011)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "62.3% (2014)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 86.5% of population ++ rural: 87% of population ++ total: 86.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.1% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 13.5% of population ++ rural: 13% of population ++ total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "1.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.3% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.54 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 57.7% of population ++ rural: 62.1% of population ++ total: 60.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 17.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 42.3% of population ++ rural: 37.9% of population ++ total: 39.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "35.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.01% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "9,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "14,000 (2018 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "900 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2018 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,61 +310,56 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "leptospirosis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 10 November 2020, Bangladesh has reported a total of 418,764 cases of COVID-19 or 2,543 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 37 cumulative deaths per 1 million population" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "3.3% (2014)" + "text": "3.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "32.6% (2014)" + "text": "21.9% (2017/18)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "2% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "61.5%" + "text": "73.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "64.6%" + "text": "76.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "58.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "71.2% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "male": { - "text": "10 years" + "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "10 years (2011)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "4,485,497" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "13% (2006 est.)" + "text": "12 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "12.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "8.3%" + "text": "10.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.2% (2010 est.)" + "text": "16.8% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -389,19 +396,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origins of the name are unclear, but some sources state that the city's site was originally called \"dhakka,\" meaning \"watchtower,\" and that the area served as a watch-station for Bengal rulers" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "8 divisions; Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet" + "text": "8 divisions; Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet" }, "Independence": { - "text": "16 December 1971 (from West Pakistan)" + "text": "16 December 1971 (from Pakistan)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December, known as Victory Day, memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh" + "text": "Independence Day, 26 March (1971); Victory Day, 16 December (1971); note - 26 March 1971 is the date of the Awami League's declaration of an independent Bangladesh, and 16 December (Victory Day) memorializes the military victory over Pakistan and the official creation of the state of Bangladesh" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (preindependence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1935, 1956, 1962 (preindependence); latest enacted 4 November 1972, effective 16 December 1972, suspended March 1982, restored November 1986" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the House of the Nation; approval requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the House membership and assent of the president of the republic; amended many times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "mixed legal system of mostly English common law and Islamic law" @@ -437,42 +452,36 @@ "text": "Cabinet selected by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 22 April 2013 (next to be held by 2018); the president appoints as prime minister the majority party leader in the National Parliament" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the National Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 7 February 2018 (next to be held by 2023); the president appoints as prime minister the majority party leader in the National Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "President Abdul HAMID (AL) elected by the National Parliament unopposed; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister as leader of the majority AL party" + "text": "President Abdul HAMID (AL) reelected by the National Parliament unopposed for a second term; Sheikh HASINA reappointed prime minister as leader of the majority AL party following parliamentary elections in 2018" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats; 300 members in single-seat territorial constituencies directly elected by simple majority popular vote; 50 members - reserved for women only - indirectly elected by the elected members by proportional representation vote using the single transferable vote method; all members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral House of the Nation or Jatiya Sangsad (350 seats; 300 members in single-seat territorial constituencies directly elected by simple majority popular vote; 50 members - reserved for women only - indirectly elected by the elected members by proportional representation vote using single transferable vote; all members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 5 January 2014 (next to be held by January 2019); note - the 5 January 2014 poll was marred by widespread violence, boycotts, general strikes, and low voter turnout" + "text": "last held on 30 December 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - AL-led Alliance 79%, JP (Ershad) 11.3%, WP 2.1%, JSD 1.8%, other parties 1.0%, independent 4.8%; seats by party - AL 234, JP 34, WP 6, JSD 5, other 5, independent 15; 1 seat repolled" + "text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party as of January 2020 - AL 299, JP 27, BNP 7, other 10, independent 4, vacant 3; composition - men 274, women 73, percent of women 21%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Bangladesh (organized into the Appellate Division with 7 justices and the High Court Division with 99 justices)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "chief justice and justices appointed by the president; justices serve until retirement at age 67" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "subordinate courts: civil courts include: Assistant Judge's Court; Joint District Judge's Court; Additional District Judge's Court; District Judge's Court; criminal courts include: Court of Sessions; Court of Metropolitan Sessions; Metropolitan Magistrate Courts; Magistrate Court; special courts/tribunals" + "text": "civil courts include: Assistant Judge's Court; Joint District Judge's Court; Additional District Judge's Court; District Judge's Court; criminal courts include: Court of Sessions; Court of Metropolitan Sessions; Metropolitan Magistrate Courts; Magistrate Court; special courts/tribunals" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI] ++ Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA] ++ Bangladesh Tariqat Federation or BTF [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI] ++ Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD] ++ Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction) [Anwar Hossain MANJU] ++ Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED] ++ National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN] ++ Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Ain o Salish Kendro (Centre for Law and Mediation) or ASK (legal aid and civil rights) ++ Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity ++ Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee or BRAC ++ Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry ++ Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs or MoWCA (advocacy group to end gender-based violence) ++ Odikhar (human rights group)", - "other": { - "text": "associations of madrassa teachers; business associations, including those intended to promote international trade; development and advocacy NGOs associated with the Grameen Bank; environmentalists; Islamist groups; labor rights advocacy groups; NGOs focused on poverty alleviation, and international trade; religious leaders; tribal groups and advocacy organizations; union leaders" - } + "text": "Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA]Bangladesh Nationalist Front or BNF [Abdul Kalam AZADI]Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA]Bangladesh Tariqat Federation or BTF [Syed Nozibul Bashar MAIZBHANDARI]Jamaat-i-Islami Bangladesh or JIB (Makbul AHMAD)Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]Jatiya Party or JP (Manju faction) [Anwar Hossain MANJU]Liberal Democratic Party or LDP [Oli AHMED]National Socialist Party or JSD [KHALEQUZZAMAN]Workers Party or WP [Rashed Khan MENON]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, D-8, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MONUSCO, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -496,7 +505,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Marcia BERNICAT (since 12 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Earl Robert MILLER (since 29 November 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[880] (2) 5566-2000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212" @@ -504,9 +516,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "G. P. O. Box 323, Dhaka 1000" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[880] (2) 5566-2000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[880] (2) 5566-2915" } @@ -525,64 +534,64 @@ "text": "Rabindranath TAGORE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1971; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote India's national anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1971; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote India's national anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 1996 despite political instability, poor infrastructure, corruption, insufficient power supplies, slow implementation of economic reforms, and the 2008-09 global financial crisis and recession. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the services sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, with rice as the single-most-important product. ++ ++ Garment exports, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports and surpassed $25 billion in 2015. The sector continues to grow, despite a series of factory accidents that have killed more than 1,000 workers, and crippling strikes, including a nationwide transportation blockade implemented by the political opposition during the first several months of 2015. Steady garment export growth combined with remittances from overseas Bangladeshis - which totaled about $15 billion and 8% of GDP in 2015 - are the largest contributors to Bangladesh's sustained economic growth and rising foreign exchange reserves." + "text": "Bangladesh's economy has grown roughly 6% per year since 2005 despite prolonged periods of political instability, poor infrastructure, endemic corruption, insufficient power supplies, and slow implementation of economic reforms. Although more than half of GDP is generated through the services sector, almost half of Bangladeshis are employed in the agriculture sector, with rice as the single-most-important product.   Garments, the backbone of Bangladesh's industrial sector, accounted for more than 80% of total exports in FY 2016-17. The industrial sector continues to grow, despite the need for improvements in factory safety conditions. Steady export growth in the garment sector, combined with $13 billion in remittances from overseas Bangladeshis, contributed to Bangladesh's rising foreign exchange reserves in FY 2016-17. Recent improvements to energy infrastructure, including the start of liquefied natural gas imports in 2018, represent a major step forward in resolving a key growth bottleneck." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$628.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $587.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $550.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$690.3 billion (2017 est.) / $642.7 billion (2016 est.) / $599.5 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$226.8 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$261.5 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6.9% (2016 est.) ++ 6.8% (2015 est.) ++ 6.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.) / 7.2% (2016 est.) / 6.8% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$3,900 (2016 est.) ++ $3,700 (2015 est.) ++ $3,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$4,200 (2017 est.) / $4,000 (2016 est.) / $3,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "28.6% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 29.7% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 29.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "30.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 30.6% of GDP (2016 est.) / 30.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "70.3%" + "text": "68.7% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "5.2%" + "text": "6% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "28.2%" + "text": "30.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "1% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "15% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-23.2% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-20.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15.1%" + "text": "14.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "28.6%" + "text": "29.3% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "56.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -592,33 +601,33 @@ "text": "jute, cotton, garments, paper, leather, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, tea, salt, sugar, edible oils, soap and detergent, fabricated metal products, electricity, natural gas" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "8.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "83.59 million", + "text": "66.64 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances were $15 billion in 2015, 8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: extensive migration of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "47%" + "text": "42.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "20.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "40% (2010 est.)" + "text": "36.9% (2016 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.)", + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 4.4% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages" + "text": "note: about 40% of the population is underemployed; many persons counted as employed work only a few hours a week and at low wages" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "31.5% (2010 est.)" + "text": "24.3% (2016 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -628,214 +637,212 @@ "text": "27% (2010 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.1 (2010) ++ 33.6 (1996)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$23.78 billion" + "text": "25.1 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$35.32 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "33.5 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "10.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.1% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "25.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 26.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "33.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.6% (2016 est.) ++ 6.2% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "5% (31 December 2010) ++ 5% (31 December 2009)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 11.71% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$25.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $21.44 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$121.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $106.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$128.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $113 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$50.98 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $41.73 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $23.55 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "5.6% (2017 est.) / 5.7% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$131 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.507 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$5.322 billion (2017 est.) / $1.391 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$33.32 billion (2016 est.) ++ $31.74 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$35.3 billion (2017 est.) / $34.14 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Germany 12.9%, US 12.2%, UK 8.7%, Spain 5.3%, France 5.1%, Italy 4.1% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "garments, knitwear, agricultural products, frozen food (fish and seafood), jute and jute goods, leather" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 13.9%, Germany 12.9%, UK 8.9%, France 5%, Spain 4.7% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$39.17 billion (2016 est.) ++ $37.63 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$47.56 billion (2017 est.) / $40.28 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "cotton, machinery and equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 22.4%, India 14.1%, Singapore 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 21.9%, India 15.3%, Singapore 5.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$29.77 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $27.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$33.42 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $32.28 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$37.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $35.49 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$13.24 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $12.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$343 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $188 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$50.26 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $41.85 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "taka (BDT) per US dollar - ++ 78.5 (2016 est.) ++ 77.947 (2015 est.) ++ 77.947 (2014 est.) ++ 77.614 (2013 est.) ++ 81.86 (2012 est.)" + "text": "taka (BDT) per US dollar - / 80.69 (2017 est.) / 78.468 (2016 est.) / 78.468 (2015 est.) / 77.947 (2014 est.) / 77.614 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "60.3 million (2013)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "75.9% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "94% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "68.9% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "53 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "60.51 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "46 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "53.65 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "8.6 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "11.9 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "97.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "97% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "2.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "4,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "313 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "23,660 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "21,860 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "28 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "28 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "27,930 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "109,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "106,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,567 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "901 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "77,730 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "81,570 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "23.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.53 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "23.9 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "29.53 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "233 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "185.8 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "66 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "79.97 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "830,800" + "text": "1,433,460" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "less than 1 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "less than 1 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "133.72 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "163,559,380" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "79 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "101.55 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "inadequate for a modern country; introducing digital systems; trunk systems include VHF and UHF microwave radio relay links, and some fiber-optic cable in cities" + "text": "slow to moderate growth in mobile subscriber rate; regulator's recent budget allowance and telecoms investment in LTE infrastructure is leading the way to the migration of 5G; fixed broadband penetration in Bangladesh remains very low mainly due to the dominance of the mobile platform (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "fixed-line teledensity remains only about 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now approaches 80 telephones per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line teledensity remains less than 1 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular telephone subscribership has been increasing rapidly and now exceeds 101 telephones per 100 persons; mobile subscriber growth is anticipated over the next five years to 2023; strong local competition (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 880; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-4 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighborin (2015)" + "text": "country code - 880; landing points for the SeaMeWe-4 and SeaMeWe-5 fiber-optic submarine cable system that provides links to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; satellite earth stations - 6; international radiotelephone communications and landline service to neighboring countries (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) operates 1 terrestrial TV station, 3 radio networks, and about 10 local stations; 8 private satellite TV stations and 3 private radio stations also broadcasting; foreign satellite TV stations are gaining audience sh (2007)" + "text": "state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) broadcasts throughout the country. Some channels, such as BTV World, operate via satellite. The government also owns a medium wave radio channel and some private FM radio broadcast news channels. Of the 41 Bangladesh approved TV stations, 26 are currently being used to broadcast. Of those, 23 operate under private management via cable distribution. Collectively, TV channels can reach more than 50 million people across the country." }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".bd" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "24.33 million" + "text": "23,917,950" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "14.4% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "10,237,003" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "6 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "30" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "2,906,799" + "text": "5,984,155 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "182,692,553 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "63.82 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -846,30 +853,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "16" + "text": "16 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "5 (2013)" + "text": "5 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "1 (2013)" @@ -879,28 +886,28 @@ "text": "3 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 2,950 km (2013)" + "text": "2950 km gas (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "2,460 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "659 km 1.676-m gauge" + "text": "2,460 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { "text": "1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "659 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "21,269 km" + "text": "369,105 km (2018)" }, "paved": { - "text": "2,021 km" + "text": "110,311 km (2018)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "19,248 km (2010)" + "text": "258,794 km (2018)" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -908,54 +915,68 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "62" + "text": "376" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 25, cargo 28, chemical tanker 1, container 5, petroleum tanker 3" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (China 1, Singapore 7)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "10 (Comoros 1, Hong Kong 1, Panama 5, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 36, container ship 5, general cargo 97, oil tanker 136, other 102 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { "major seaport(s)": { "text": "Chittagong" }, + "container port(s) (TEUs)": { + "text": "Chittagong (2,566,597) (2017)" + }, "river port(s)": { "text": "Mongla Port (Sela River)" - }, - "container port(s)": { - "text": "Chittagong (1,392,104) (2011)" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2014, attacks against commercial vessels increased to 21 over 12 such incidents in 2013" } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army (Sena Bahini), Bangladesh Navy (Noh Bahini, BN), Bangladesh Air Force (Biman Bahini, BAF) (2013)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-19 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi birth and 10th grade education required; initial obligation 15 years (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Bangladesh Defense Force: Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy, Bangladesh Air Force; Ministry of Home Affairs: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Bangladesh Coast Guard, Ansars, Village Defense Party (VDP) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the Ansars and VDP are paramilitary organizations for internal security" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "1.09% of GDP (2014) ++ 1.15% of GDP (2013) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.44% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.35% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.3% of GDP (2019) / 1.3% of GDP (2018) / 1.2% of GDP (2017) / 1.4% of GDP (2016) / 1.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of the Bangladesh Defense Force vary; approximately 165,000 total active personnel (135,000 Army; 16,000 Navy; 14,000 Air Force); 38,000 Border Guards (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Bangladesh Defense Force inventory is comprised of mostly Chinese and Russian equipment; since 2010, China and Russia are the chief suppliers of arms to Bangladesh; Bangladesh is currently undertaking a significant defense modernization program, with a focus on naval acquisitions (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,025 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 1,650 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 115 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 1,300 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,580 South Sudan (UNMISS) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "16-21 years of age for voluntary military service; Bangladeshi nationality and 10th grade education required; officers: 17-21 years of age, Bangladeshi nationality, and 12th grade education required (2018)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh remain a risk for armed robbery against ships; in 2018, the number of attacks against commercial vessels increased to 12 over the 11 such incidents in 2017" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami/Bangladesh; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham in Bangladesh; al-Qa'ida; al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 32,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Arakan State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border" + "text": "Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Indian Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh struggles to accommodate 912,000 Rohingya, Burmese Muslim minority from Rakhine State, living as refugees in Cox's Bazar; Burmese border authorities are constructing a 200 km (124 mi) wire fence designed to deter illegal cross-border transit and tensions from the military build-up along border" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "231,948 (Burma) (2015)" + "text": "861,545 (Burma) (2020) (includes an estimated 712,152 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "426,000 (violence, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2015)" + "text": "427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/south-asia/bt.json b/south-asia/bt.json index d9090194..74b371bb 100644 --- a/south-asia/bt.json +++ b/south-asia/bt.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Following Britain’s victory in the 1865 Duar War, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding land to British India. Ugyen WANGCHUCK - who had served as the de facto ruler of an increasingly unified Bhutan and had improved relations with the British toward the end of the 19th century - was named king in 1907. Three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. Bhutan negotiated a similar arrangement with independent India after 1947. Two years later, a formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned to Bhutan a small piece of the territory annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. Under a succession of modernizing monarchs beginning in the 1950s, Bhutan joined the UN in 1971 and slowly continued its engagement beyond its borders. ++ In March 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the government's draft constitution - which introduced major democratic reforms - and held a national referendum for its approval. In December 2006, the King abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK. In early 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty, eliminating the clause that stated that Bhutan would be \"guided by\" India in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate closely with New Delhi. Elections for seating the country's first parliament were completed in March 2008; the king ratified the country's first constitution in July 2008. Bhutan experienced a peaceful turnover of power following parliamentary elections in 2013, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent party. The disposition of some 18,000 refugees of the roughly 100,000 who fled or were forced out of Bhutan in the 1990s - and who are housed in two UN refugee camps in Nepal - remains unresolved." + "text": "Following Britain’s victory in the 1865 Duar War, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding land to British India. Ugyen WANGCHUCK - who had served as the de facto ruler of an increasingly unified Bhutan and had improved relations with the British toward the end of the 19th century - was named king in 1907. Three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. Bhutan negotiated a similar arrangement with independent India in 1949. The Indo-Bhutanese Treaty of Friendship returned to Bhutan a small piece of the territory annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. Under a succession of modernizing monarchs beginning in the 1950s, Bhutan joined the UN in 1971 and slowly continued its engagement beyond its borders. In 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the draft of Bhutan's first constitution - which introduced major democratic reforms - and held a national referendum for its approval. The King abdicated the throne in 2006 in favor of his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK. In 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty, eliminating the clause that stated that Bhutan would be \"guided by\" India in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate closely with New Delhi. In 2008, Bhutan held its first parliamentary election in accordance with the constitution. Bhutan experienced a peaceful turnover of power following a parliamentary election in 2013, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent party. In 2018, the incumbent party again lost the parliamentary election. Of the more than 100,000 ethnic Nepali - predominantly Lhotshampa - refugees who fled or were forced out of Bhutan in the 1990s, about 6,500 remain displaced in Nepal." } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "about one-half the size of Indiana" + "text": "slightly larger than Maryland; about one-half the size of Indiana" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "2,220 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m ++ highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Drangeme Chhu 97 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "13.6% ++ arable land 2.6%; permanent crops 0.3%; permanent pasture 10.7%" + "text": "13.6% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "2.6% (2011 est.) / 0.3% (2011 est.) / 10.7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "85.5%" + "text": "85.5% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "0.9% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ "text": "violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's Bhutanese name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "soil erosion; limited access to potable water" + "text": "soil erosion; limited access to potable water; wildlife conservation; industrial pollution; waste disposal" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,7 +101,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "750,125 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "782,318 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,199 +112,194 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%" + "text": "Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepali 35% (predominantly Lhotshampas), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%" }, "Languages": { "text": "Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (includes foreign languages) (2005 est.)" }, "Religions": { - "text": "Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6% (2005 est.)" + "text": "Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepali-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6% (2005 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "26.27% (male 100,672/female 96,368)" + "text": "24.52% (male 98,113/female 93,740)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "19.21% (male 73,398/female 70,704)" + "text": "17.77% (male 70,768/female 68,211)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "42.39% (male 169,079/female 148,873)" + "text": "44.72% (male 184,500/female 165,374)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.94% (male 23,869/female 20,656)" + "text": "6.39% (male 26,714/female 23,280)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.2% (male 24,301/female 22,205) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.6% (male 26,797/female 24,821) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "46.9%" + "text": "45.1" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "39.5%" + "text": "36.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.1 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.2 years" + "text": "29.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.7 years" + "text": "29.6 years" }, "female": { - "text": "26.6 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.09% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.02% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "17.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "38.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "42.3% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.98% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "THIMPHU (capital) 152,000 (2014)" + "text": "203,000 THIMPHU (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.16 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.15 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "1.1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.09 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "148 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "183 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "33.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "34.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "27.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "33.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "27 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.1 years" + "text": "72.1 years" }, "male": { - "text": "69.1 years" + "text": "71 years" }, "female": { - "text": "71.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "73.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.93 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.82 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { "text": "65.6% (2010)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.26 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "1.8 beds/1,000 population (2012)" - }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 100% of population ++ rural: 100% of population ++ total: 100% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0.7% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0% of population ++ rural: 0% of population ++ total: 0% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.2% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 77.9% of population ++ rural: 33.1% of population ++ total: 50.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 12.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 22.1% of population ++ rural: 66.9% of population ++ total: 49.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "27.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "21.7% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.13% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.3% (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "600 (2013 est.)" + "text": "1,300 (2018)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "NA" - }, - "Major infectious diseases": { - "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever" - }, - "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever (2016)" - } + "text": "<100 (2018)" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "5.9% (2014)" + "text": "6.4% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "12.8% (2010)" + "text": "12.7% (2010)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "7.4% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "6.6% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "64.9%" + "text": "66.6%" }, "male": { - "text": "73.1%" + "text": "75%" }, "female": { - "text": "55% (2015 est.)" + "text": "57.1% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -304,29 +307,21 @@ "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "25,801" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "18% (2010 est.)" + "text": "14 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "9.6%" + "text": "10.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.2%" + "text": "8.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "9.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "12.7% (2015 est.)" } } }, @@ -345,7 +340,7 @@ "text": "Druk Yul" }, "etymology": { - "text": "named after the Bhotia, the ethnic Tibetans who migrated from Tibet to Bhutan; Bod is the Tibetan name for their land; the Bhutanese name \"Druk Yul\" means \"Land of the Thunder Dragon\"" + "text": "named after the Bhotia, the ethnic Tibetans who migrated from Tibet to Bhutan; \"Bod\" is the Tibetan name for their land; the Bhutanese name \"Druk Yul\" means \"Land of the Thunder Dragon\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -360,19 +355,27 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the origins of the name are unclear; the traditional explanation, dating to the 14th century, is that \"thim\" means \"dissolve\" and \"phu\" denotes \"high ground\" to express the meaning of \"dissolving high ground,\" in reference to a local deity that dissolved before a traveler's eyes, becoming a part of the rock on which the present city stands" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Gasa, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Tashi Yangtse, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang" + "text": "20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatshel, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashi Yangtse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang" }, "Independence": { - "text": "17 December 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)" + "text": "17 December 1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king); 8 August 1949 (Treaty of Friendship with India maintains Bhutanese independence)" }, "National holiday": { "text": "National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 - March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008; amended 2011 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous governing documents were various royal decrees; first constitution drafted November 2001 to March 2005, ratified 18 July 2008" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a motion by simple majority vote in a joint session of Parliament; passage requires at least a three-fourths majority vote in a joint session of the next Parliament and assent by the king" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "civil law based on Buddhist religious law" @@ -402,29 +405,29 @@ "text": "King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 to his son" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY (since July 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Lotay TSHERING (since 7 November 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Council of Ministers or Lhengye Zhungtshog members nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve 5-year terms" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "the monarchy is hereditary but can be removed by a two-third vote of Parliament; leader of the majority party in Parliament is nominated as the prime minister, appointed by the monarch" + "text": "the monarchy is hereditary but can be removed by a two-thirds vote of Parliament; leader of the majority party in Parliament is nominated as the prime minister, appointed by the monarch" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Chi Tshog consists of the non-partisan National Council or Gyelyong Tshogde (25 seats; 20 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 members appointed by the king; members serve 5-year terms) and the National Assembly or Tshogdu (47 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Chi Tshog consists of:non-partisan National Council or Gyelyong Tshogde (25 seats; 20 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 5 members appointed by the king; members serve 5-year terms)National Assembly or Tshogdu (47 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "National Council election last held on 23 April 2013 (next to be held in 2018); National Assembly election first round held on 31 May 2013 and second round on 13 July 2013" + "text": "National Council election last held on 20 April 2018 (next to be held in 2023)National Assembly - first round held on 15 September 2018 and second round held on 18 October 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "National Council - seats by party - independent 20 (all candidates required to run as independents; National Assembly - first round - percent of vote by party - DPT 44.5%; PDP 32.5%; DNT 17.0%; DCT 5.9%; second round - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.9%, DPT 45.1%; seats by party - PDP 32, DPT 15" + "text": "National Council - seats by party - independent 20 (all candidates ran as independents); composition - men 23, women 2, percent of women 8%National Assembly - first round - percent of vote by party - DNT 31.9%, DPT 30.9%, PDP 27.4%, BKP 9.8%; second round - percent of vote by party -  NA; seats by party - DNT 30, DPT 17; composition - men 40, women 7, percent of women 14.9%; note - total Parliament percent of women 12.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice); note - the Supreme Court has sole jurisdiction in constitutional matters" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4 associate justices); note - the Supreme Court has sole jurisdiction in constitutional matters" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the monarch upon the advice of the National Judicial Commission, a 4-member body to include the Legislative Committee of the National Assembly, the attorney general, the Chief Justice of Bhutan and the senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; other judges (drangpons) appointed by the monarch from among the High Court judges selected by the National Judicial Commission; chief justice serves a 5-year term or until reaching age 65 years, whichever is earlier; the 4 other judges serve 10-year terms or until age 65, whichever is earlier" @@ -434,25 +437,21 @@ } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party or BKP [Sonam TOBGAY] ++ Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT [Pema GYAMTSHO] ++ Druck Chirwang Tshogpa or DCT ++ Druk Nymrub Tshogpa or DNT ++ People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tshering TOBGAY]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Druk National Congress (exiled) ++ United Front for Democracy (exiled)", - "other": { - "text": "Buddhist clergy; ethnic Nepali-Bhutanese organizations (exiled)" - } + "text": "Bhutan Kuen-Nyam Party or BKPBhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT [Pema GYAMTSHO] (Druk Chirwang Tshogpa or DCT merged with DPT in March 2018)People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tshering TOBGAY]United Party of Bhutan (Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa) or DNT [Lotay TSHERING]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none; note - the Permanent Mission to the UN for Bhutan has consular jurisdiction in the US; the permanent representative to the UN is Kunzang C. NAMGYEL (since February 2014); address: 343 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017; telephone [1] (212) 682-2268; FAX [1] (212) 661-0551", + "chief of mission": { + "text": "none; the Permanent Mission to the UN for Bhutan has consular jurisdiction in the US; the permanent representative to the UN is Doma TSHERING (since 13 September 2017); address: 343 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017; telephone [1] (212) 682-2268; FAX [1] (212) 661-0551" + }, "consulate(s) general": { "text": "New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US and Bhutan have no formal diplomatic relations, although frequent informal contact is maintained via the US embassy in New Delhi (India) and Bhutan's Permanent Mission to the UN" + "text": "none; frequent informal contact is maintained via the US embassy in New Delhi (India) and Bhutan's Permanent Mission to the UN" }, "Flag description": { "text": "divided diagonally from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle is yellow and the lower triangle is orange; centered along the dividing line is a large black and white dragon facing away from the hoist side; the dragon, called the Druk (Thunder Dragon), is the emblem of the nation; its white color stands for purity and the jewels in its claws symbolize wealth; the background colors represent spiritual and secular powers within Bhutan: the orange is associated with Buddhism, while the yellow denotes the ruling dynasty" @@ -468,64 +467,64 @@ "text": "Gyaldun Dasho Thinley DORJI/Aku TONGMI" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1953" + "text": "note: adopted 1953" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Bhutan's economy, small and less developed, is based largely on hydropower, agriculture, and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than half of the population. Because rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive, industrial production is primarily of the cottage industry type. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and is dependent on India for financial assistance and migrant laborers for development projects, especially for road construction. Bhutan inked a pact in December 2014 to expand duty-free trade with Bangladesh, the only trade partner with which Bhutan enjoys a surplus. ++ ++ Multilateral development organizations administer most educational, social, and environment programs, and take into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. Complicated controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. ++ ++ Bhutan’s largest export - hydropower to India - could spur sustainable growth in the coming years if Bhutan resolves chronic delays in construction. Bhutan currently taps only 5% of its 30,000-megawatt hydropower potential and is behind schedule in building 12 new hydropower dams with a combined capacity of 10,000 megawatts by 2020 in accordance with a deal signed in 2008 with India. The high volume of imported materials to build hydropower plants has expanded Bhutan's trade and current account deficits. However, Bhutan and India in April 2014 agreed to begin four additional hydropower projects, which would generate 2,120 megawatts in total. Bhutan also is exploring energy exports to Bangladesh." + "text": "Bhutan's small economy is based largely on hydropower, agriculture, and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than half the population. Because rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive, industrial production is primarily of the cottage industry type. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and is dependent on India for financial assistance and migrant laborers for development projects, especially for road construction. Bhutan signed a pact in December 2014 to expand duty-free trade with Bangladesh. Multilateral development organizations administer most educational, social, and environment programs, and take into account the government's desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government is cautious in its expansion of the tourist sector, restricing visits to environmentally conscientious tourists. Complicated controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. Bhutan’s largest export - hydropower to India - could spur sustainable growth in the coming years if Bhutan resolves chronic delays in construction. Bhutan’s hydropower exports comprise 40% of total exports and 25% of the government’s total revenue. Bhutan currently taps only 6.5% of its 24,000-megawatt hydropower potential and is behind schedule in building 12 new hydropower dams with a combined capacity of 10,000 megawatts by 2020 in accordance with a deal signed in 2008 with India. The high volume of imported materials to build hydropower plants has expanded Bhutan's trade and current account deficits. Bhutan also signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh and India in July 2017 to jointly construct a new hydropower plant for exporting electricity to Bangladesh." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$6.432 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.066 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.766 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7.205 billion (2017 est.) / $6.71 billion (2016 est.) / $6.252 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.085 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.405 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "6% (2016 est.) ++ 5.2% (2015 est.) ++ 3.8% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.4% (2017 est.) / 7.3% (2016 est.) / 6.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$8,100 (2016 est.) ++ $7,800 (2015 est.) ++ $7,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9,000 (2017 est.) / $8,500 (2016 est.) / $8,000 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "37.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 35% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "40.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 33.3% of GDP (2016 est.) / 32% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "53.4%" + "text": "58% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "18.7%" + "text": "16.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "64.3%" + "text": "47.2% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "42.4%" + "text": "26% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-78.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-48% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "16.2% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "42.1%" + "text": "41.8% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "41.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "42% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -535,27 +534,27 @@ "text": "cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.3% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "348,800", + "text": "397,900 (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "major shortage of skilled labor (2015 est.)" + "text": "note: major shortage of skilled labor" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "57%" + "text": "58%" }, "industry": { - "text": "21%" + "text": "20%" }, "services": { - "text": "22% (2014 est.)" + "text": "22% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "2.6% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "12% (2012 est.)" @@ -568,181 +567,168 @@ "text": "30.6% (2012)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "38.7 (2012) ++ 38.1 (2007)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$640.4 million" + "text": "655.3 million (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$703.3 million" + "text": "737.4 million (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "the government of India finances nearly one-quarter of Bhutan's budget expenditures (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: the Government of India finances nearly one-quarter of Bhutan's budget expenditures" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "30.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 27.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "106.3% of GDP (2017 est.) / 114.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.9% (2016 est.) ++ 4.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "NA%" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "13.7% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 13.75% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$710.3 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $669.9 million (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.25 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.174 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$929.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.031 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$320 million (31 December 2013) ++ $283.4 million (31 December 2012)" + "text": "5.8% (2017 est.) / 7.6% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$579 million (2016 est.) ++ -$581 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$547 million (2017 est.) / -$621 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$500 million (2016 est.) ++ $580.3 million (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese, vegetable oil" + "text": "$554.6 million (2017 est.) / $495.3 million (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 83.8%, Hong Kong 10.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "India 95.3% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, cardamom, calcium carbide, steel rods/bars, dolomite, gypsum" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.1 billion (2016 est.) ++ $997 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$1.025 billion (2017 est.) / $1.03 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "fuel and lubricants, passenger cars, machinery and parts, fabrics, rice" + "text": "fuel and lubricants, airplanes, machinery and parts, rice, motor vehicles" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "India 72.3%, South Korea 6% (2013 est.)" + "text": "India 89.5% (2017)" + }, + "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { + "text": "$1.206 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $1.127 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$2.261 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.911 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$267.1 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $238 million (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.671 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $2.355 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - ++ 68.39 (2016 est.) ++ 64.15 (2015 est.) ++ 64.15 (2014 est.) ++ 61.03 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.)" + "text": "ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - / 64.97 (2017 est.) / 67.2 (2016 est.) / 67.2 (2015 est.) / 64.15 (2014 est.) / 61.03 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "7.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.883 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "2.085 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.184 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "5.147 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.763 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "84 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "1.499 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.632 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "0.7% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "1% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "99.3% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "99% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2013 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "3,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "3,135 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "300,000 Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "604,900 Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,811" + "text": "21,916" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.83 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "676,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "740,026" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "91 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "95.56 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services" + "text": "4G platforms now gaining traction; 4G/WiMAX networks now cover well over half of the country; fixed broadband penetration remains very low, due to the preeminence of the mobile platform; low to moderate growth is expected from this small base with a maturing mobile subscriber market (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "domestic service inadequate, especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, begun in 2003, is now widely available" + "text": "3 to 100 fixed-line, 96 to 100 mobile cellular; domestic service inadequate, notably in rural areas (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2015)" + "text": "country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { @@ -753,26 +739,34 @@ }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "295,000" + "text": "368,714" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "39.8% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "48.11% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "10,802" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "6" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "162,864" + "text": "275,849 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "538,041 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "690,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -783,18 +777,18 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2012)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "1 (2012)" @@ -802,19 +796,25 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "10,578 km" + "text": "12,205 km (2017)" }, - "paved": { - "text": "2,975 km (includes 2,180 km of natonal highways)" - }, - "unpaved": { - "text": "7,603 km (2013)" + "urban": { + "text": "437 km (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard, plus militia); Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs: Royal Bhutan Police (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: Bhutan does not have an air force; India is responsible for military training, arms supplies, and the air defense of Bhutan" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Royal Bhutan Army has approximately 8,000 personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "India has provided most of the Royal Bhutan Army's equipment, although the only recorded delivery of military equipment to Bhutan since 2010 was from France (2019 est.)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period (2012)" @@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient" + "text": "lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the most contentious of which lie in Bhutan's west along China’s Chumbi salient" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/south-asia/ce.json b/south-asia/ce.json index 2809e2ec..5dc6c6db 100644 --- a/south-asia/ce.json +++ b/south-asia/ce.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century and the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in 1983. After two decades of fighting, the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) formalized a cease-fire in February 2002 with Norway brokering peace negotiations. Violence between the LTTE and government forces intensified in 2006, but the government regained control of the Eastern Province in 2007 and by May 2009, the remnants of the LTTE had been defeated. Since the end of the conflict, the government has enacted an ambitious program of economic development projects, many of which are financed by loans from the Government of China. In addition to efforts at reconstructing its economy, the government has resettled more than 95% of those civilians displaced during the final phase of the conflict and released the vast majority of former LTTE combatants captured by Government Security Forces. At the same time, there has been little progress on more contentious and politically difficult issues such as reaching a political settlement with Tamil elected representatives and holding accountable those alleged to have been involved in human rights violations and other abuses during the conflict." + "text": "The first Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced circa 250 B.C., and the first kingdoms developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century, a south Indian dynasty established a Tamil kingdom in northern Sri Lanka. The Portuguese controlled the coastal areas of the island in the 16th century followed by the Dutch in the 17th century. The island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was formally united under British rule by 1815. As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. Prevailing tensions between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists erupted into war in July 1983. Fighting between the government and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued for over a quarter century. Although Norway brokered peace negotiations that led to a ceasefire in 2002, the fighting slowly resumed and was again in full force by 2006. The government defeated the LTTE in May 2009. During the post-conflict years under President Mahinda RAJAPAKSA, the government initiated infrastructure development projects, many of which were financed by loans from China. His regime faced significant allegations of human rights violations and a shrinking democratic space for civil society.  In 2015, a new coalition government headed by President Maithripala SIRISENA of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Prime Minister Ranil WICKREMESINGHE of the United National Party came to power with pledges to advance economic, governance, anti-corruption, reconciliation, justice, and accountability reforms. However, implementation of these reforms has been uneven. In October 2018, President SIRISENA attempted to oust Prime Minister WICKREMESINGHE, swearing in former President RAJAPAKSA as the new prime minister and issuing an order to dissolve the parliament and hold elections. This sparked a seven-week constitutional crisis that ended when the Supreme Court ruled SIRISENA’s actions unconstitutional, RAJAPAKSA resigned, and WICKREMESINGHE was reinstated. In November 2019, Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA won the presidential election and appointed his brother, Mahinda, prime minister." } }, "Geography": { @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "228 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Pidurutalagala 2,524 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Pidurutalagala 2,524 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -67,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "43.5% ++ arable land 20.7%; permanent crops 15.8%; permanent pasture 7%" + "text": "43.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "20.7% (2011 est.) / 15.8% (2011 est.) / 7% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "29.4%" + "text": "29.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "27.1% (2011 est.)" @@ -79,11 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "5,700 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "occasional cyclones and tornadoes" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; wildlife populations threatened by poaching and urbanization; coastal degradation from mining activities and increased pollution; coral reef destruction; freshwater resources being polluted by industrial wastes and sewage runoff; waste disposal; air pollution in Colombo" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -94,12 +103,12 @@ } }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes" + "text": "strategic location near major Indian Ocean sea lanes; Adam's Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals between the southeastern coast of India and the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka; geological evidence suggests that this 50-km long Bridge once connected India and Sri Lanka; ancient records seem to indicate that a foot passage was possible between the two land masses until the 15th century when the land bridge broke up in a cyclone" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "22.235 million (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "22,889,201 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -113,9 +122,9 @@ "text": "Sinhalese 74.9%, Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2%, Sri Lankan Moors 9.2%, Indian Tamil 4.2%, other 0.5% (2012 est.)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language) 18%, other 8%", + "text": "Sinhala (official and national language) 87%, Tamil (official and national language) 28.5%, English 23.8% (2012 est.)", "note": { - "text": "English, spoken competently by about 10% of the population, is commonly used in government and is referred to as the link language in the constitution" + "text": "note: data represent main languages spoken by the population aged 10 years and older; shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census; English is commonly used in government and is referred to as the \"link language\" in the constitution" } }, "Religions": { @@ -123,68 +132,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "24.35% (male 2,760,821/female 2,652,747)" + "text": "23.11% (male 2,696,379/female 2,592,450)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "14.7% (male 1,660,402/female 1,608,022)" + "text": "14.58% (male 1,700,442/female 1,636,401)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.71% (male 4,544,253/female 4,729,544)" + "text": "41.2% (male 4,641,842/female 4,789,101)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "9.89% (male 1,018,357/female 1,181,060)" + "text": "10.48% (male 1,110,481/female 1,288,056)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "9.35% (male 882,740/female 1,197,054) (2016 est.)" + "text": "10.63% (male 1,023,315/female 1,410,734) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "51.2%" + "text": "53.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "37.2%" + "text": "36.4" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "14.1%" + "text": "17.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "5.8 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "32.5 years" + "text": "33.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "31.2 years" + "text": "32.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "33.7 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "35.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.67% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "15.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "14.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "the population is primarily concentrated within a broad wet zone in the southwest, urban centers along the eastern coast, and on the Jaffna Peninsula in the north" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "18.4% of total population (2015)" + "text": "18.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "0.72% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "0.85% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) 128,000 (2014); COLOMBO (capital) 707,000 (2015)" + "text": "103,000 Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital) (2018), 613,000 COLOMBO (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -194,98 +206,101 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.97 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.74 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.73 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "25.4", + "text": "25.6 years (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 30-34 (2006/07 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 30-34" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "30 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "36 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "9.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "8.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "7.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "76.8 years" + "text": "77.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.3 years" + "text": "74 years" }, "female": { - "text": "80.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "81.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.09 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.01 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "68.4% (2006/07)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.68 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "3.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "61.7% (2016)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 98.5% of population ++ rural: 95% of population ++ total: 95.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 1.5% of population ++ rural: 5% of population ++ total: 4.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.4% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.8% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.93 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "4.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 88.1% of population ++ rural: 96.7% of population ++ total: 95.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 2.9% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 11.9% of population ++ rural: 3.3% of population ++ total: 4.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0.7% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "1.1% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.03% (2015 est.)" + "text": "<.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "4,200 (2015 est.)" + "text": "3,600 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<200 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" - }, - "food or waterborne diseases": { - "text": "bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A" + "text": "intermediate (2020)" }, "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever" @@ -293,31 +308,31 @@ "water contact disease": { "text": "leptospirosis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2014)" + "text": "5.2% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "26.3% (2012)" + "text": "20.5% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.2% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "2.8% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "92.6%" + "text": "91.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "93.6%" + "text": "93%" }, "female": { - "text": "91.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "91% (2017)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -328,18 +343,18 @@ "text": "14 years" }, "female": { - "text": "14 years (2013)" + "text": "15 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "20.1%" + "text": "21%" }, "male": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "16.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "27.8% (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.4% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -360,7 +375,7 @@ "former": { "text": "Serendib, Ceylon" }, - "note": { + "etymology": { "text": "the name means \"resplendent island\" in Sanskrit" } }, @@ -369,13 +384,16 @@ }, "Capital": { "name": { - "text": "Colombo; note - Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital" + "text": "Colombo (commercial capital); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative capital)" }, "geographic coordinates": { "text": "6 55 N, 79 50 E" }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: Colombo may derive from the Sinhala \"kolon thota,\" meaning \"port on the river\" (referring to the Kelani River that empties into the Indian Ocean at Colombo); alternatively, the name may derive from the Sinhala \"kola amba thota\" meaning \"harbor with mango trees\"; it is also possible that the Portuguese named the city after Christopher COLUMBUS, who lived in Portugal for many years (as Cristovao COLOMBO) before discovering the Americas for the Spanish crown in 1492 - not long before the Portuguese made their way to Sri Lanka in 1505; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte translates as \"Resplendent City of Growing Victory\" in Sinhala" } }, "Administrative divisions": { @@ -385,13 +403,18 @@ "text": "4 February 1948 (from the UK)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Independence Day, 4 February (1948)" + "text": "Independence Day (National Day), 4 February (1948)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest adopted 16 August 1978, certified 31 August 1978" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of its total membership, certification by the president of the republic or the Parliament speaker, and in some cases approval in a referendum by absolute majority of valid votes; amended many times, last in 2020" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, and Jaffna Tamil customary law" + "text": "mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civil law, English common law, Jaffna Tamil customary law, and Muslim personal law" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -415,61 +438,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Maithripala SIRISENA (since 9 January 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Ranil WICKREMESINGHE (since 9 January 2015) holds the title of prime minister" + "text": "President Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA (since 18 November 2019); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Prime Minister Mahinda RAJAPAKSA (since 21 November 2019)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Maithripala SIRISENA (since 9 January 2015)" + "text": "President Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA (since 18 November 2019)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 8 January 2015 (next to be held by January 2021); note - the January 2015 election was held nearly 2 years ahead of schedule" + "text": "president directly elected by preferential majority popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 16 November 2019 (next to be held in 2024); prime minister appointed by the president from among members of Parliament for a 5-year term)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Maithripala SIRISENA elected president; percent of vote - Maithripala SIRISENA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 51.3%, Mahinda Percy RAJAPAKSA (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) 47.6%, other 1.1%" + "text": "Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA elected president; percent of vote - Gotabaya RAJAPAKSA (SLPP) 52.2%, Sajith PREMADASA (UNP) 42%, other 5.8%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament (225 seats; 196 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote using a preferential method in which voters select 3 candidates in order of preference; remaining 29 seats allocated to other political parties and groups in proportion to share of national vote; members serve 6-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament (225 seats; 196 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote using a preferential method in which voters select 3 candidates in order of preference; remaining 29 seats allocated to other political parties and groups in proportion to share of national vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 17 August 2015 following President SIRISENA's dissolution of Parliament in late June in an effort to consolidate power and pass reforms (next to be held in 2021)" + "text": "last held on 17 August 2015 (next originally scheduled for 25 April 2020 but postponed to due to the COVID-19 pandemic)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by alliance/party - EYJP 45.7%, UPFA 42.4%, JVP 4.9%, TNA 4.6%, SLMC 0.4%, EPDP 0.3% other 1.7%; seats by alliance/party EYJP 106, UPFA 95, TNA 16, JVP 6, SLMC 1, EPDP 1" + "text": "percent of vote by coalition/party - SLFPA 59.1%, SJB 23.9%, JVP 3.8%, TNA 2.8%, UNP 2.2%, TNPF 0.6%, EPDP 0.5%,  other 7.1%; seats by coalition/party - SLFPA 145, SJB 54, TNA 10, JVP 3, other 13; composition - NA" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of the chief justice and 10 justices); note - the court has exclusive jurisdiction to review legislation" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court of the Republic (consists of the chief justice and 9 justices); note - the court has exclusive jurisdiction to review legislation" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "chief justice appointed by the president; other justices appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; all justices hold office until age 65" + "text": "chief justice nominated by the Constitutional Council (CC), a 9-member high-level advisory body, and appointed by the president; other justices nominated by the CC and appointed by the president on the advice of the chief justice; all justices can serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeals; High Courts; Magistrate's Courts; municipal and primary courts" + "text": "Court of Appeals; High Courts; Magistrates' Courts; municipal and primary courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP [Douglas DEVANANDA] ++ Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE] ++ Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Patali Champika RANAWAKA] ++ Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP [Maithripala SIRISENA] ++ Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC [Rauff HAKEEM] ++ Tamil National Alliance or TNA [R. SAMPANTHAN] ++ United National Front for Good Governance or EYJP (coalition includes UNP) ++ United National Party or UNP [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] ++ United People's Freedom Alliance or UPFA (coalition includes SLFP)" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "Buddhist clergy ++ Sinhalese Buddhist lay groups", - "other": { - "text": "labor unions; hard-line nationalist Sinhalese groups such as the National Movement Against Terrorism" - } + "text": "Crusaders for Democracy [Ganeshalingam CHANDRALINGAM]Eelam People's Democratic Party or EPDP [Douglas DEVANANDA]Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front [Suresh PREMACHANDRAN]Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]Jathika Hela Urumaya or JHU [Karunarathna PARANAWITHANA, Ven. Hadigalle Wimalasara THERO]National Peoples Power or JVP [Anura Kumara DISSANAYAKE]Samagi Jana Balawegaya or SJB [Sajith PREMADASA]Sri Lanka Freedom Party or SLFP [Maithripala SIRISENA]Sri Lanka Muslim Congress or SLMC [Rauff HAKEEM]Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance [Mahinda RAJAPAKSA]Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna or SLPP [G. L. PEIRIS]Tamil National Alliance or TNA [Rajavarothiam SAMPANTHAN] (alliance includes Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi [Mavai SENATHIRAJAH], People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam [D. SIDDARTHAN], Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization [Selvam ADAIKALANATHAN])Tamil National People's Front [Gajendrakumar PONNAMBALAM]United National Front for Good Governance or UNFGG [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE] (coalition includes JHU, UNP)United National Party or UNP [Ranil WICKREMESINGHE]United People's Freedom Alliance or UPFA [Maithripala SIRISENA] (coalition includes SLFP)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ABEDA, ADB, ARF, BIMSTEC, C, CD, CICA (observer), CP, FAO, G-11, G-15, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OPCW, PCA, SAARC, SACEP, SCO (dialogue member), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Prasad KARIYAWASAM (since 14 July 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador E. Rodney M. PERERA (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2148 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "3025 Whitehaven Street NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 483-4025 through 4028" @@ -483,7 +500,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Atul KESHAP (since 21 August 2015); note - also accredited to Maldives" + "text": "Ambassador Alaina B. TEPLITZ (since 1 November 2018); note - also accredited to Maldives" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[94] (11) 249-8500" }, "embassy": { "text": "210 Galle Road, Colombo 3" @@ -491,9 +511,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "P. O. Box 106, Colombo" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[94] (11) 249-8500" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[94] (11) 243-7345" } @@ -512,64 +529,64 @@ "text": "Ananda SAMARKONE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1951" + "text": "note: adopted 1951" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Sri Lanka continues to experience strong economic growth following the end of the government's 26-year conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The government has been pursuing large-scale reconstruction and development projects in its efforts to spur growth in war-torn and disadvantaged areas, develop small and medium enterprises, and increase agricultural productivity. ++ ++ The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service have contributed to historically high budget deficits and low tax revenues remain a concern. Government debt of about 72% of GDP remains among the highest in emerging markets. ++ ++ The new government in 2015 drastically increased wages for public sector employees, which boosted demand for consumer goods but hurt the overall balance of payments and reduced foreign exchange reserves." + "text": "Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service, which have contributed to historically high budget deficits, remain a concern. Government debt is about 79% of GDP and remains among the highest of the emerging markets. In the coming years, Sri Lanka will need to balance its elevated debt repayment schedule with its need to maintain adequate foreign exchange reserves. In May 2016, Sri Lanka regained its preferential trade status under the European Union’s Generalized System of Preferences Plus, enabling many of its firms to export products, including its top export garments, tax free to the EU. In 2017, Parliament passed a new Inland Revenue Act in an effort to increase tax collection and broaden the tax base in response to recommendations made under its IMF program. In November 2017, the Financial Action Task Force on money laundering and terrorist financing listed Sri Lanka as non-compliant, but reported subsequently that Sri Lanka had made good progress in implementing an action plan to address deficiencies. Tourism has experienced strong growth in the years since the resolution of the government's 26-year conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. In 2017, the government promulgated plans to transform the country into a knowledge-based, export-oriented Indian Ocean hub by 2025." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$237.8 billion (2016 est.) ++ $226.5 billion (2015 est.) ++ $216.1 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$275.8 billion (2017 est.) / $267 billion (2016 est.) / $255.6 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$82.24 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$87.35 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.8% (2015 est.) ++ 4.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.3% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.) / 5% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$11,200 (2016 est.) ++ $10,700 (2015 est.) ++ $10,300 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$12,900 (2017 est.) / $12,600 (2016 est.) / $12,200 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 25.9% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 24.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "33.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 32.8% of GDP (2016 est.) / 28.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "69.4%" + "text": "62% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "8.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "26%" + "text": "26.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "10.2% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "20.5%" + "text": "21.9% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-28.1% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-29.1% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "8.5%" + "text": "7.8% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.9%" + "text": "30.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "60.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.7% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -579,297 +596,298 @@ "text": "processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "5.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.6% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "9.062 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "8.937 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "28.4%" + "text": "27%" }, "industry": { - "text": "25.7%" + "text": "26%" }, "services": { - "text": "45.9% (30 Jun 2015)" + "text": "47% (31 December 2016)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "4.5% (2016 est.) ++ 4.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "4.4% (2017 est.) / 4.4% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "8.9% (2010 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2012 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "3%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "39.5% (2009)" + "text": "32.2% (2012 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "49 (2010) ++ 46 (1995)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$10.98 billion" + "text": "12.07 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$15.54 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "16.88 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "13.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "13.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-5.5% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "77.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 76% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "79.1% of GDP (2017 est.) / 79.6% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "covers central government debt, and excludes debt instruments directly owned by government entities other than the treasury (e.g. commercial bank borrowings of a government corporation); the data includes treasury debt held by foreign entities as well as" + "text": "note: covers central government debt and excludes debt instruments directly owned by government entities other than the treasury (e.g. commercial bank borrowings of a government corporation); the data includes treasury debt held by foreign entities as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement; sub-national entities are usually not permitted to sell debt instruments" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "4.3% (2016 est.) ++ 0.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6% (31 December 2015) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2013)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 6.96% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.521 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.963 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$31.84 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $28.16 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$44.73 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $39.22 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$20.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $23.67 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $18.81 billion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "6.5% (2017 est.) / 4% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$1.231 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$2.009 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$2.31 billion (2017 est.) / -$1.743 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$10.12 billion (2016 est.) ++ $10.5 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$11.36 billion (2017 est.) / $10.31 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 24.6%, UK 9%, India 5.8%, Singapore 4.5%, Germany 4.3%, Italy 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "textiles and apparel, tea and spices; rubber manufactures; precious stones; coconut products, fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 26%, UK 9%, India 7.2%, Germany 4.3% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$18.64 billion (2016 est.) ++ $18.93 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$20.98 billion (2017 est.) / $19.18 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, building materials, mineral products, foodstuffs" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "India 24.6%, China 20.6%, UAE 7.2%, Singapore 5.9%, Japan 5.7% (2015)" + "text": "India 22%, China 19.9%, Singapore 6.9%, UAE 5.7%, Japan 4.9% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$7.06 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.303 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$7.959 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $6.019 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$47.65 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $45.47 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$NA" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$51.72 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $45.26 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - ++ 146.6 (2016 est.) ++ 135.86 (2015 est.) ++ 135.86 (2014 est.) ++ 130.57 (2013 est.) ++ 127.6 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - / 154.1 (2017 est.) / 145.58 (2016 est.) / 145.58 (2015 est.) / 135.86 (2014 est.) / 130.57 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "95.6% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "94.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "12 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "13.66 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "11 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "12.67 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "3.4 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.998 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "51.1% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "52% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "47% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "42% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "1.9% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "34,860 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "33,540 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "32,780 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "34,210 bbl/day (2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "98,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "116,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "2,682 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "3,871 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "56,570 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "66,280 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "16 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "25.19 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,601,196" + "text": "2,641,982" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "12 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "11.62 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "24.385 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "26,160,623" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "111 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "115.06 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telephone services have improved significantly and are available in most parts of the country" + "text": "telephone services have improved significantly; strong growth anticipated as Sri Lanka is lagging behind other Asian telecoms; increase in mobile broadband penetration; govt. funds telecom sector to expand fiber and LTE networks and growing investment in 5G services (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership i" + "text": "fixed-line 12 per 100 and mobile-cellular 115 per 100; national trunk network consists of digital microwave radio relay and fiber-optic links; fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems and mobile cellular subscribership is increasing (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 94; the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cables provide connectivity to Asia, Australia, Middle East, Europe, US; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 94; landing points for the SeaMeWe -3,-5,  Dhiraagu-SLT Submarine Cable Network, WARF Submarine Cable, Bharat Lanka Cable System and the Bay of Bengal Gateway submarine cables providing connectivity to Asia, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "government operates 8 TV channels and a radio network; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 35 private TV stations and about 50 radio stations (2012)" + "text": "government operates 5 TV channels and 19 radio channels; multi-channel satellite and cable TV subscription services available; 25 private TV stations and about 43 radio stations; 6 non-profit TV stations and 4 radio stations" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".lk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "6.614 million" + "text": "7,700,876" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "30% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.11% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,544,313" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "7 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "25" + "text": "34" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,911,730" + "text": "5,882,376 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "381,381,300 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "436.2 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { "text": "4R (2016)" }, "Airports": { - "text": "19 (2013)" + "text": "18 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "15" + "text": "11 (2020)" }, "over 3,047 m": { "text": "2" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "5" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "7 (2013)" + "text": "4" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "4" + "text": "7 (2020)" + }, + "1,524 to 2,437 m": { + "text": "2" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "3" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "3 (2013)" + "text": "2" } }, "Heliports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" + }, + "Pipelines": { + "text": "7 km refined products" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "1,447 km" + "text": "1,562 km (2016)" }, "broad gauge": { - "text": "1,447 km 1.676-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "1,562 km 1.676-m gauge (2016)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "114,093 km" + "text": "114,093 km (2010)" }, "paved": { - "text": "16,977 km" + "text": "16,977 km (2010)" }, "unpaved": { "text": "97,116 km (2010)" @@ -880,13 +898,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "21" + "text": "97" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 4, cargo 13, chemical tanker 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "8 (Germany 8) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 8, container ship 1, general cargo 17, oil tanker 13, other 58 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -894,19 +909,36 @@ "text": "Colombo" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Colombo (3,651,963)" + "text": "Colombo (6,209,000) (2017)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; 5-year service obligation (Air Force) (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Sri Lanka Army (includes National Guard and the Volunteer Force), Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard); Sri Lanka National Police: Special Task Force (counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.43% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.89% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.43% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "1.9% of GDP (2019) / 1.9% of GDP (2018) / 2.1% of GDP (2017) / 2.1% of GDP (2016) / 2.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Sri Lankan military has approximately 250,000 total personnel (180,000 Army; 40,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Sri Lankan military inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment, as well as smaller amounts from Israel, the UK, and the US; since 2000, China, India, Israel, and the US have been the leading suppliers of arms to Sri Lanka (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 150 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA); 170 South Sudan (UNMISS) (March 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18-22 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -915,7 +947,7 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "IDPs": { - "text": "44,934 (civil war; more than half displaced prior to 2008; many of the more than 480,000 IDPs registered as returnees have not reached durable solutions) (2015)" + "text": "27,000 (civil war; more than half displaced prior to 2008; many of the more than 480,000 IDPs registered as returnees have not reached durable solutions) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { @@ -923,7 +955,7 @@ "text": "Sri Lanka is primarily a source and, to a lesser extent, a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; some Sri Lankan adults and children who migrate willingly to the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Afghanistan to work in the construction, garment, and domestic service sectors are subsequently subjected to forced labor or debt bondage (incurred through high recruitment fees or money advances); some Sri Lankan women are forced into prostitution in Jordan, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries; within Sri Lanka, women and children are subjected to sex trafficking, and children are also forced to beg and work in the agriculture, fireworks, and fish-drying industries; a small number of women from Asia, Central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East have been forced into prostitution in Sri Lanka in recent years" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Sri Lanka does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Sri Lanka was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; law enforcement continues to demonstrate a lack of understanding of trafficking crimes and inadequate investigations, relying on trafficking cases to be prosecuted under the procurement statute rather than the trafficking statute, which carries more stringent penalties; authorities convicted only one offender under the procurement statue, a decrease from 2013; the government approved guidelines for the identification of victims and their referral to protective services but failed to ensure that victims were not jailed and charged for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no government employees were investigated or prosecuted, despite allegations of complicity (2015)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Sri Lanka does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, Sri Lanka was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; law enforcement continues to demonstrate a lack of understanding of trafficking crimes and inadequate investigations, relying on trafficking cases to be prosecuted under the procurement statute rather than the trafficking statute, which carries more stringent penalties; authorities convicted only one offender under the procurement statute, a decrease from 2013; the government approved guidelines for the identification of victims and their referral to protective services but failed to ensure that victims were not jailed and charged for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked; no government employees were investigated or prosecuted, despite allegations of complicity (2015)" } } } diff --git a/south-asia/in.json b/south-asia/in.json index 0fa8d1ef..5998cf26 100644 --- a/south-asia/in.json +++ b/south-asia/in.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into northwestern India. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated the Indian subcontinent about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. The Maurya Empire of the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. - which reached its zenith under ASHOKA - united much of South Asia. The Golden Age ushered in by the Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th centuries A.D.) saw a flowering of Indian science, art, and culture. Islam spread across the subcontinent over a period of 700 years. In the 10th and 11th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate. In the early 16th century, the Emperor BABUR established the Mughal Dynasty, which ruled India for more than three centuries. European explorers began establishing footholds in India during the 16th century. ++ By the 19th century, Great Britain had become the dominant political power on the subcontinent. The British Indian Army played a vital role in both World Wars. Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence, which was granted in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states - India and Pakistan. The neighboring nations have fought three wars since independence, the last of which was in 1971 and resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. India's nuclear weapons tests in 1998 emboldened Pakistan to conduct its own tests that same year. In November 2008, terrorists originating from Pakistan conducted a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Despite pressing problems such as significant overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and widespread corruption, economic growth following the launch of economic reforms in 1991 and a massive youthful population are driving India's emergence as a regional and global power." + "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world's oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into northwestern India. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated the Indian subcontinent about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. The Maurya Empire of the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. - which reached its zenith under ASHOKA - united much of South Asia. The Golden Age ushered in by the Gupta dynasty (4th to 6th centuries A.D.) saw a flowering of Indian science, art, and culture. Islam spread across the subcontinent over a period of 700 years. In the 10th and 11th centuries, Turks and Afghans invaded India and established the Delhi Sultanate. In the early 16th century, the Emperor BABUR established the Mughal Dynasty, which ruled India for more than three centuries. European explorers began establishing footholds in India during the 16th century. By the 19th century, Great Britain had become the dominant political power on the subcontinent and India was seen as the \"Jewel in the Crown\" of the British Empire. The British Indian Army played a vital role in both World Wars. Years of nonviolent resistance to British rule, led by Mohandas GANDHI and Jawaharlal NEHRU, eventually resulted in Indian independence in 1947. Large-scale communal violence took place before and after the subcontinent partition into two separate states - India and Pakistan. The neighboring countries have fought three wars since independence, the last of which was in 1971 and resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. India's nuclear weapons tests in 1998 emboldened Pakistan to conduct its own tests that same year. In November 2008, terrorists originating from Pakistan conducted a series of coordinated attacks in Mumbai, India's financial capital. India's economic growth following the launch of economic reforms in 1991, a massive youthful population, and a strategic geographic location have contributed to India's emergence as a regional and global power. However, India still faces pressing problems such as environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and widespread corruption, and its restrictive business climate is dampening economic growth expectations." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "13,888 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Bangladesh 4,142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Burma 1,468 km, China 2,659 km, Nepal 1,770 km, Pakistan 3,190 km" + "text": "Bangladesh 4142 km, Bhutan 659 km, Burma 1468 km, China 2659 km, Nepal 1770 km, Pakistan 3190 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,19 +63,25 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "160 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Kanchenjunga 8,598 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Kanchenjunga 8,586 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land" + "text": "coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), antimony, iron ore, lead, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land" }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "60.5% ++ arable land 52.8%; permanent crops 4.2%; permanent pasture 3.5%" + "text": "60.5% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "52.8% (2011 est.) / 4.2% (2011 est.) / 3.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "23.1%" + "text": "23.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "16.4% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "667,000 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes", - "volcanism": { - "text": "Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years" - } + "text": "droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes\nvolcanism: Barren Island (354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources" + "text": "deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources; preservation and quality of forests; biodiversity loss" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "1,266,883,598 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "1,326,093,247 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -121,9 +127,9 @@ "text": "Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3% (2000)" }, "Languages": { - "text": "Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%", + "text": "Hindi 43.6%, Bengali 8%, Marathi 6.9%, Telugu 6.7%, Tamil 5.7%, Gujarati 4.6%, Urdu 4.2%, Kannada 3.6%, Odia 3.1%, Malayalam 2.9%, Punjabi 2.7%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.1%, other 5.6% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "English enjoys the status of subsidiary official language but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the most widely spoken language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language (2001 census)" + "text": "note: English enjoys the status of subsidiary official language but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; there are 22 other officially recognized languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language" } }, "Religions": { @@ -131,185 +137,191 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "27.71% (male 186,420,229/female 164,611,755)" + "text": "26.31% (male 185,017,089/female 163,844,572)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "17.99% (male 121,009,850/female 106,916,692)" + "text": "17.51% (male 123,423,531/female 108,739,780)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "40.91% (male 267,203,029/female 251,070,105)" + "text": "41.56% (male 285,275,667/female 265,842,319)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "7.3% (male 46,398,574/female 46,105,489)" + "text": "7.91% (male 52,444,817/female 52,447,038)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "6.09% (male 36,549,003/female 40,598,872) (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.72% (male 42,054,459/female 47,003,975) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.4%" + "text": "48.7" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "43.9%" + "text": "38.9" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "8.6%" + "text": "9.8" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.7% (2015 est.)" + "text": "10.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.6 years" + "text": "28.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "26.9 years" + "text": "28 years" }, "female": { - "text": "28.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "29.5 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.19% (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.1% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.2 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest, including the Thar Desert, and the mountain fringe in the north, a very high population density exists throughout most of the country; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other river valleys and southern coastal areas also having large population concentrations" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "32.7% of total population (2015)" + "text": "34.9% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.37% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "NEW DELHI (capital) 25.703 million; Mumbai 21.043 million; Kolkata 11.766 million; Bangalore 10.087 million; Chennai 9.62 million; Hyderabad 8.944 million (2015)" + "text": "30.291 million NEW DELHI (capital), 20.411 million Mumbai, 14.850 million Kolkata, 1.237 million Bangalore, 10.971 million Chennai, 10.004 million Hyderabad (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.12 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.13 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.14 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" - } - }, - "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "19.9", - "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2005/06 est.)" + "text": "1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "174 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "145 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "40.5 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "35.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "39.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "41.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "36.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "68.5 years" + "text": "69.7 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67.3 years" + "text": "68.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.2 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.35 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "54.8% (2007/08)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "4.7% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.7 physicians/1,000 population (2012)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)" + "text": "53.5% (2015/16)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.1% of population ++ rural: 92.6% of population ++ total: 94.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 4% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.9% of population ++ rural: 7.4% of population ++ total: 5.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "7.2% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "3.5% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.78 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 62.6% of population ++ rural: 28.5% of population ++ total: 39.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 6.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 37.4% of population ++ rural: 71.5% of population ++ total: 60.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "38.9% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "28% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.26% (2013 est.)" + "text": "0.2% (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "2,118,100 (2015 est.)" + "text": "2.1 million (2017 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "67,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "69,000 (2017 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "very high" + "text": "very high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria" + "text": "dengue fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria" }, "water contact disease": { "text": "leptospirosis" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: clusters of cases of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are being reported across 27 States and Union Territories in India; as of 10 November 2020, India has reported a total of 8,507,754 cases of COVID-19 or 6,165 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 91 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; on 16 March 2020, the government proposed extensive social distancing measures, including closure of all schools, museums, and cultural and social centers; prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people; and called on the public to avoid all non-essential travel; international commercial passenger flights remain suspended" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2014)" + "text": "3.9% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "43.5% (2006)" + "text": "33.4% (2016/18)" }, "Education expenditures": { "text": "3.8% of GDP (2013)" @@ -319,13 +331,13 @@ "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "71.2%" + "text": "74.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "81.3%" + "text": "82.4%" }, "female": { - "text": "60.6% (2015 est.)" + "text": "65.8% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -336,26 +348,18 @@ "text": "11 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "26,965,074" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "12% (2006 est.)" + "text": "12 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "22.5%" }, "male": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "22.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "11.6% (2012 est.)" + "text": "24.2% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -389,12 +393,15 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: the city's name is associated with various myths and legends; the original name for the city may have been Dhilli or Dhillika; alternatively, the name could be a corruption of the Hindustani words \"dehleez\" or \"dehali\" - both terms meaning \"threshold\" or \"gateway\" - and indicative of the city as a gateway to the Gangetic Plain; after the British decided to move the capital of their Indian Empire from Calcutta to Delhi in 1911, they created a new governmental district south of the latter designated as New Delhi; the new capital was not formally inaugurated until 1931" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "29 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal", + "text": "28 states and 8 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir*, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh*, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal", "note": { - "text": "although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi" + "text": "note: although its status is that of a union territory, the official name of Delhi is National Capital Territory of Delhi" } }, "Independence": { @@ -404,10 +411,15 @@ "text": "Republic Day, 26 January (1950)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by either the Council of States or the House of the People; passage requires majority participation of the total membership in each house and at least two-thirds majority of voting members of each house, followed by assent of the president of India; proposed amendments to the constitutional amendment procedures also must be ratified by at least one half of the India state legislatures before presidential assent; amended many times, last in 2019" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts" + "text": "common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts; note - in late 2019 the Government of India began discussions to overhaul its penal code, which dates to the British colonial period" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -431,7 +443,7 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007)" + "text": "President Ram Nath KOVIND (since 25 July 2017); Vice President M. Venkaiah NAIDU (since 11 August 2017)" }, "head of government": { "text": "Prime Minister Narendra MODI (since 26 May 2014)" @@ -440,26 +452,26 @@ "text": "Union Council of Ministers recommended by the prime minister, appointed by the president" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and state legislatures for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 19 July 2012 (next to be held in July 2017); vice president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and state legislatures for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 7 August 2012 (next to be held in August 2017); following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by parliamentary members of the majority party" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 17 July 2017 (next to be held in July 2022); vice president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held on 5 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022); following legislative elections, the prime minister is elected by Lok Sabha members of the majority party" }, "election results": { - "text": "Pranab MUKHERJEE elected president; percent of vote - Pranab MUKHERJEE (INC prior to election) 69.3%, Purno SANGMA (independent) 30.7%; Mohammad Hamid ANSARI reelected vice president; electoral college vote - Mohammad Hamid ANSARI 490, Jaswant SINGH 238" + "text": "Ram Nath KOVIND elected president; percent of electoral college vote - Ram Nath KOVIND (BJP) 65.7% Meira KUMAR (INC) 34.3%; M. Venkaiah NAIDU elected vice president; electoral college vote - M. Venkaiah NAIDU (BJP) 516, Gopalkrishna GANDHI (independent) 244" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (245 seats; 233 members indirectly elected by state and territorial assemblies by proportional representation vote, and 12 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms) and the House of the People or Lok Sabha (545 seats; 543 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 2 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of:Council of States or Rajya Sabha (245 seats; 233 members indirectly elected by state and territorial assemblies by proportional representation vote and 12 members appointed by the president; members serve 6-year terms) House of the People or Lok Sabha (545 seats; 543 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 2 appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "People's Assembly - last held April-May 2014 in 10 phases; (next to be held by May 2019)" + "text": "Council of States - last held by state and territorial assemblies at various dates in 2019 (next originally scheduled for March, June, and November 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic)House of the People - last held April-May 2019 in 7 phases (next to be held in 2024)" }, "election results": { - "text": "People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - BJP 31.0%, INC 19.3%, AITC 3.8%, SP 3.4%, AIADMK 3.3%, CPI(M) 3.3%, TDP 2.6%, YSRC 2.5%, AAP 2.1%, SAD 1.8%, BJD 1.7%, SS 1.7%, NCP 1.6%, RJD 1.3%, TRS 1.3%, LJP 0.4%, other 15.9%, independent 3.0%; seats by party - BJP 282, INC 44, AIADMK 37, AITC 34, BJD 20, SS 18, TDP 16, TRS 11, CPI(M) 9, YSRC 9, LJP 6, NCP 6, SP 5, AAP 4, RJD 4, SAD 4, other 33, independent 3" + "text": "Council of States - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - BJP 83, INC 46, AITC 13, DMK 11, SP, other 77, independent 6; composition - men 220, women 25, percent of women 10.2% House of the People - percent of vote by party - BJP 55.8%, INC 9.6%, AITC 4.4%, YSRC 4.4%, DMK 4.2%, SS 3.3%, JDU 2.9%, BJD 2.2%, BSP 1.8%, TRS 1.7%, LJP 1.1%, NCP 0.9%, SP 0.9%, other 6.4%, independent 0.7%; seats by party - BJP 303, INC 52, DMK 24, AITC 22, YSRC 22, SS 18, JDU 16, BJD 12, BSP 10, TRS 9, LJP 6, NCP 5, SP 5, other 35, independent 4, vacant 2; composition - men 465, women 78, percent of women 14.3%; note - total Parliament percent of women 11.3%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (the chief justice and 25 associate justices)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of 28 judges, including the chief justice)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { "text": "justices appointed by the president to serve until age 65" @@ -468,19 +480,13 @@ "text": "High Courts; District Courts; Labour Court" }, "note": { - "text": "in mid-2011, India’s Cabinet approved the \"National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reform\" to eliminate judicial corruption and reduce the backlog of cases; as of mid-July 2015, the Indian Government was considering the introduction of pre-trial hearing as a method for reducing the backlog" + "text": "note: in mid-2011, India’s Cabinet approved the \"National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reform\" to eliminate judicial corruption and reduce the backlog of cases" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL] ++ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [J. JAYALALITHAA] ++ All India Trinamool Congress or AITC [Mamata BANERJEE] ++ Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI] ++ Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Amit SHAH] ++ Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK] ++ Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Prakash KARAT] ++ Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI] ++ Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) [Ram Vilas PASWAN] ++ Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR] ++ Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV] ++ Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV] ++ Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Parkash Singh BADAL] ++ Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY] ++ Telegana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) [K. Chandrashekar RAO] ++ Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU] ++ YSR Congress (YSRC) [Jaganmohan REDDY]", + "text": "Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL]All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [Edappadi PALANISWAMY, Occhaathevar PANNEERSELVAM]All India Trinamool Congress or AITC [Mamata BANERJEE]Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI]Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Amit SHAH]Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK]Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Sitaram YECHURY]Indian National Congress or INCLok Janshakti Party (LJP) [Ram Vilas PASWAN]Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR]Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV]Samajwadi Party or SP [Akhilesh YADAV]Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Sukhbir Singh BADAL]Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY]Telegana Rashtra Samithi or TRS [K. Chandrashekar RAO]Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU]YSR Congress or YSRC [Jagan Mohan REDDY]", "note": { - "text": "India has dozens of national and regional political parties" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "text": "All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir Valley (separatist group) ++ Bajrang Dal (militant religious organization) ++ Jamiat Ulema-e Hind [Mahmood MADANI] (religious organization) ++ Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [Mohan BHAGWAT] (nationalist organization) ++ Vishwa Hindu Parishad [Pravin TOGADIA] (militant religious organization)", - "other": { - "text": "hundreds of social reform, anti-corruption, and environmental groups at state and local level; numerous religious or militant/chauvinistic organizations; various separatist groups seeking greater communal and/or regional autonomy" + "text": "note: India has dozens of national and regional political parties" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -488,10 +494,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Arun Kumar SINGH (since 18 May 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Taranjit Singh SANDHU (since 6 February 2020)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2107 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; note - Consular Wing located at 2536 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; telephone: [1](202) 939-7000" + "text": "2107 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008; Consular Wing located at 2536 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 939-7000" @@ -505,7 +511,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Richard Rahul VERMA (since 16 January 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Kenneth I. JUSTER (since 23 November 2017)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[91] (11) 2419-8000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021" @@ -513,9 +522,6 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "use embassy street address" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[91] (11) 2419-8000" - }, "FAX": { "text": "[91] (11) 2419-0017" }, @@ -526,7 +532,7 @@ "Flag description": { "text": "three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation", "note": { - "text": "similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band" + "text": "note: similar to the flag of Niger, which has a small orange disk centered in the white band" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -540,64 +546,64 @@ "text": "Rabindranath TAGORE" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1950; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem" + "text": "note: adopted 1950; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly less than half of the work force is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for nearly two-thirds of India's output but employing less than one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services, business outsourcing services, and software workers. ++ ++ India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization measures, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and served to accelerate the country's growth, which averaged under 7% per year from 1997 to 2011. India's economic growth began slowing in 2011 because of a decline in investment caused by high interest rates, rising inflation, and investor pessimism about the government's commitment to further economic reforms and about slow world growth. Rising macroeconomic imbalances in India and improving economic conditions in Western countries led investors to shift capital away from India, prompting a sharp depreciation of the rupee. ++ ++ Growth rebounded in 2014 and 2015, with both years exceeding 7%. Investors’ perceptions of India improved in early 2014, due to a reduction of the current account deficit and expectations of post-election economic reform, resulting in a surge of inbound capital flows and stabilization of the rupee. Since the election, economic reforms have focused on administrative and governance changes largely because the ruling party remains a minority in India’s upper house of Parliament, which must approve most bills. Despite a high growth rate compared to the rest of the world, in 2015, India’s government-owned banks faced mounting bad debt, resulting in low credit growth and restrained economic growth. ++ ++ The outlook for India's long-term growth is moderately positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. However, India's discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, high spending and poorly targeted subsidies, inadequate availability of quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration are significant long-term challenges." + "text": "India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly less than half of the workforce is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for nearly two-thirds of India's output but employing less than one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services, business outsourcing services, and software workers. Nevertheless, per capita income remains below the world average. India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization measures, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and served to accelerate the country's growth, which averaged nearly 7% per year from 1997 to 2017. India's economic growth slowed in 2011 because of a decline in investment caused by high interest rates, rising inflation, and investor pessimism about the government's commitment to further economic reforms and about slow world growth. Investors’ perceptions of India improved in early 2014, due to a reduction of the current account deficit and expectations of post-election economic reform, resulting in a surge of inbound capital flows and stabilization of the rupee. Growth rebounded in 2014 through 2016. Despite a high growth rate compared to the rest of the world, India’s government-owned banks faced mounting bad debt, resulting in low credit growth. Rising macroeconomic imbalances in India and improving economic conditions in Western countries led investors to shift capital away from India, prompting a sharp depreciation of the rupee through 2016. The economy slowed again in 2017, due to shocks of \"demonetizaton\" in 2016 and introduction of GST in 2017. Since the election, the government has passed an important goods and services tax bill and raised foreign direct investment caps in some sectors, but most economic reforms have focused on administrative and governance changes, largely because the ruling party remains a minority in India’s upper house of Parliament, which must approve most bills. India has a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and is increasing integration into the global economy. However, long-term challenges remain significant, including: India's discrimination against women and girls, an inefficient power generation and distribution system, ineffective enforcement of intellectual property rights, decades-long civil litigation dockets, inadequate transport and agricultural infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, high spending and poorly targeted subsidies, inadequate availability of quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$8.721 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $8.103 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $7.534 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$9.474 trillion (2017 est.) / $8.88 trillion (2016 est.) / $8.291 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$2.251 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$2.602 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "7.6% (2016 est.) ++ 7.6% (2015 est.) ++ 7.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.7% (2017 est.) / 7.1% (2016 est.) / 8.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$6,700 (2016 est.) ++ $6,300 (2015 est.) ++ $5,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$7,200 (2017 est.) / $6,800 (2016 est.) / $6,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "30.2% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 31.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 32.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "28.8% of GDP (2017 est.) / 29.7% of GDP (2016 est.) / 30.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "60.8%" + "text": "59.1% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.4%" + "text": "11.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "27.6%" + "text": "28.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "3.9% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "19%" + "text": "19.1% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-21.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-22% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "16.5%" + "text": "15.4% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "29.8%" + "text": "23% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "45.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "61.5% (2016 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -607,250 +613,245 @@ "text": "textiles, chemicals, food processing, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petroleum, machinery, software, pharmaceuticals" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "7.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.5% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "513.7 million (2016 est.)" + "text": "521.9 million (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "49%" + "text": "47%" }, "industry": { - "text": "20%" + "text": "22%" }, "services": { - "text": "31% (2012 est.)" + "text": "31% (FY 2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.4% (2016 est.) ++ 8.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "8.5% (2017 est.) / 8.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "29.8% (2010 est.)" + "text": "21.9% (2011 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { "text": "3.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "31.1% (2005)" + "text": "29.8% (2011)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "33.6 (2012) ++ 37.8 (1997)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$200.1 billion" + "text": "238.2 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$283.1 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "329 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "8.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "52.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 52.4% of GDP (2015 est.)", + "text": "71.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 69.5% of GDP (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as in" + "text": "note: data cover central government debt, and exclude debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities; the data exclude debt issued by subnational entities, as well as intragovernmental debt; intragovernmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions" } }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 April - 31 March" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "5.6% (2016 est.) ++ 4.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7.75% (31 December 2014) ++ 7.75% (31 December 2013)", - "note": { - "text": "this is the Indian central bank's policy rate - the repurchase rate" - } - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.3% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 10.01% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$385.9 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $370.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.728 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.704 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.579 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $1.57 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$1.516 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.558 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.139 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "3.6% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$31.97 billion (2016 est.) ++ -$22.09 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$48.66 billion (2017 est.) / -$14.35 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$271.6 billion (2016 est.) ++ $272.4 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$304.1 billion (2017 est.) / $268.6 billion (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "US 15.6%, UAE 10.2%, Hong Kong 4.9%, China 4.3% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, precious stones, vehicles, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, cereals, apparel" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 15.2%, UAE 11.4%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$402.4 billion (2016 est.) ++ $409.2 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$452.2 billion (2017 est.) / $376.1 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "crude oil, precious stones, machinery, chemicals, fertilizer, plastics, iron and steel" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 15.5%, UAE 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 5.4%, Switzerland 5.3%, US 5.2% (2015)" + "text": "China 16.3%, US 5.5%, UAE 5.2%, Saudi Arabia 4.8%, Switzerland 4.7% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$359.1 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $351.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$409.8 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $359.7 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$507 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $480.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$351.8 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $296.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$149 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $139 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$501.6 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $456.4 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar - ++ 68.3 (2016 est.) ++ 64.152 (2015 est.) ++ 64.152 (2014 est.) ++ 61.03 (2013 est.) ++ 53.44 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar - / 65.17 (2017 est.) / 67.195 (2016 est.) / 67.195 (2015 est.) / 64.152 (2014 est.) / 61.03 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "168 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "84.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "98.4% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "77.6% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "1.218 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.386 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "973 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.137 trillion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "200 million kWh (2012 est.)" + "text": "5.15 billion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "5 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "5.617 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "311 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "367.8 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "68.7% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 )" + "text": "71% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "2% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 )" + "text": "2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "16.9% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 )" + "text": "12% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "12.4% of total installed capacity (26 February 2014 )" + "text": "16% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "761,000 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "709,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "3.785 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.057 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "5.675 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "4.495 billion bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "4.775 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "4.897 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "3.735 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.521 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "1.471 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.305 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "401,900 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "653,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "30.4 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "31.54 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "52.1 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "55.43 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "76.45 million cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "21.7 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.96 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.489 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.29 trillion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.887 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "2.383 billion Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "25.518 million" + "text": "20,198,012" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.54 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "1,011.054 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "1,105,250,941" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "81 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "84.27 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "supported by recent deregulation and liberalization of telecommunications laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing telecom markets in the world; total telephone subscribership base exceeded 1 billion in 2015, an overall teledensi" + "text": "supported by deregulation and liberalization of telecommunication laws and policies, India has emerged as one of the fastest-growing telecom markets in the world; implementation of 4G/LTE services shift to data services across the country; highly competitive mobile market with price wars and value-added-services of mobile data; potential to become one of the largest five data center markets globally; steps taken towards 5G services; fixed broadband penetration is expected to grow at a moderate rate over the next five years to 2023 (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles, each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity" + "text": "fixed-line subscriptions stands at 2 per 100 and mobile-cellular at 84 per 100; mobile cellular service introduced in 1994 and organized nationwide into four metropolitan areas and 19 telecom circles, each with multiple private service providers and one or more state-owned service providers; in recent years significant trunk capacity added in the form of fiber-optic cable and one of the world's largest domestic satellite systems, the Indian National Satellite system (INSAT), with 6 satellites supporting 33,000 (very small aperture terminals) VSAT (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including SEA-ME-WE-3 with landing sites at Cochin and Mumbai (Bombay), SEA-ME-WE-4 with a landing site at Chennai, Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG) with a landing site at (2015)" + "text": "country code - 91; a number of major international submarine cable systems, including SEA-ME-WE-3 & 4, AAE-1, BBG, EIG, FALCON, FEA, GBICS, MENA, IMEWE, SEACOM/ Tata TGN-Eurasia, SAFE, WARF, Bharat Lanka Cable System, IOX, Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Island Cable, SAEx2, Tata TGN-Tata Indicom and i2icn that provide connectivity to Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, South East Asia, numerous Indian Ocean islands including Australia ; satellite earth stations - 8 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Doordarshan, India's public TV network, operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; in 2015, more than 230 million homes h (2015)" + "text": "Doordarshan, India's public TV network, has a monopoly on terrestrial broadcasting and operates about 20 national, regional, and local services; a large and increasing number of privately owned TV stations are distributed by cable and satellite service providers; in 2015, more than 230 million homes had access to cable and satellite TV offering more than 700 TV channels; government controls AM radio with All India Radio operating domestic and external networks; news broadcasts via radio are limited to the All India Radio Network; since 2000, privately owned FM stations have been permitted and their numbers have increased rapidly" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".in" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "325.441 million" + "text": "446,759,327" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "26% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34.45% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "18.17 million" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "20" + "text": "14 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { "text": "485" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "98,927,860" + "text": "164,035,637 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "1,833,847,614 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "2,703,960,000 mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -861,39 +862,39 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "253" + "text": "253 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "22" + "text": "22 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "59" + "text": "59 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "76" + "text": "76 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "82" + "text": "82 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "14 (2013)" + "text": "14 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "93" + "text": "93 (2013)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "38" + "text": "38 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "45 (2013)" @@ -903,25 +904,28 @@ "text": "45 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "condensate/gas 9 km; gas 13,581 km; liquid petroleum gas 2,054 km; oil 8,943 km; oil/gas/water 20 km; refined products 11,069 km (2013)" + "text": "9 km condensate/gas, 13581 km gas, 2054 km liquid petroleum gas, 8943 km oil, 20 km oil/gas/water, 11069 km refined products (2013)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "68,525 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified)" + "text": "68,525 km (2014)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "9,499 km 1.000-m gauge; 622 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "9,499 km 1.000-m gauge (2014)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "58,404 km 1.676-m gauge (23,654 electrified) (2014)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "622 0.762-m gauge" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "4,699,024 km" + "text": "4,699,024 km (2015)" }, "note": { - "text": "includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads (2015)" + "text": "note: includes 96,214 km of national highways and expressways, 147,800 km of state highways, and 4,455,010 km of other roads" } }, "Waterways": { @@ -929,16 +933,10 @@ }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "340" + "text": "1,731" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 104, cargo 78, chemical tanker 22, container 14, liquefied gas 11, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 15, petroleum tanker 92" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "10 (China 1, Hong Kong 2, Jersey 2, Malaysia 1, UAE 4)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "76 (Cyprus 4, Dominica 2, Liberia 8, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 10, Nigeria 1, Panama 24, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2, Singapore 21, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 67, container ship 25, general cargo 579, oil tanker 128, other 932 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -946,7 +944,7 @@ "text": "Chennai, Jawaharal Nehru Port, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Sikka, Vishakhapatnam" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Chennai (1,558,343), Jawaharal Nehru Port (4,307,622)" + "text": "Chennai (1,549,457), Jawaharal Nehru Port (4,833,397), Mundra (4,240,260) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Dabhol, Dahej, Hazira" @@ -954,26 +952,43 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Army, Navy (includes naval air arm), Air Force, Coast Guard (2011)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as pilots, and will soon be allowed in all combat roles (2016)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Indian Armed Forces: Army, Navy (includes marines), Air Force, Coast Guard; Defense Security Corps (paramilitary forces); Ministry of Home Affairs paramilitary forces: Central Armed Police Force (includes Assam Rifles, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, National Security Guards, Sashastra Seema Bal) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.4% of GDP (2014) ++ 2.4% of GDP (2013) ++ 2.5% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.6% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.7% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.4% of GDP (2019) / 2.4% of GDP (2018) / 2.5% of GDP (2017) / 2.5% of GDP (2016) / 2.4% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "assessments of the size of the Indian Armed Forces vary; approximately 1.45 million active personnel (est. 1.25 million Army; 66,000 Navy; 140,000 Air Force; 11,000 Coast Guard); est. 1.5 million paramilitary forces (Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Home Affairs) (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the inventory of the Indian Armed Forces consists mostly of Russian-origin equipment, along with a smaller mix of Western and domestically-produced arms; since 2010, Russia is the leading supplier of arms to India, followed by France, Israel, the UK, and the US; India's defense industry is capable of producing a range of air, land, missile, and naval weapons systems (2019)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,850 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 180 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 750 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 2,300 South Sudan (UNMISS) (2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "16-18 years of age for voluntary military service (Army 17 1/2, Air Force 17, Navy 16 1/2); no conscription; women may join as officers, currently serve in combat roles as pilots, and under consideration for Army combat roles (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami; Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham – India; Jaish-e-Mohammed; Lashkar-e Tayyiba; al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "since China and India launched a security and foreign policy dialogue in 2005, consolidated discussions related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, Indian claims that China transferred missiles to Pakistan, and other matters continue ++ Kashmir remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas) ++ India and Pakistan resumed bilateral dialogue in February 2011 after a two-year hiatus, have maintained the 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir, and continue to have disputes over water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries ++ UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show its Junagadh claim in Indian Gujarat State; Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to examine contested boundary sections, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities from Nepal" + "text": "since China and India launched a security and foreign policy dialogue in 2005, consolidated discussions related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, Indian claims that China transferred missiles to Pakistan, and other matters continue; Kashmir remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); India and Pakistan resumed bilateral dialogue in February 2011 after a two-year hiatus, have maintained the 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir, and continue to have disputes over water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries; UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show its Junagadh claim in Indian Gujarat State; Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to examine contested boundary sections, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities from Nepal" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "110,098 (Tibet/China); 64,208 (Sri Lanka); 15,735 (Burma); 10,196 (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "108,008 (Tibet/China), 59,428 (Sri Lanka), 18,813 (Burma), 7,470 (Afghanistan) (2019)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "612,000 (armed conflict and intercommunal violence) (2015)" + "text": "470,000 (armed conflict and intercommunal violence) (2019)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/south-asia/io.json b/south-asia/io.json index 7d75b41a..0282d557 100644 --- a/south-asia/io.json +++ b/south-asia/io.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility and hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas (the others are on Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha), Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), and at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US)) that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system. The US Air Force also operates a telescope array on Diego Garcia as part of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts. ++ Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians." + "text": "Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965. A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. Only Diego Garcia, the largest and most southerly of the islands, is inhabited. It contains a joint UK-US naval support facility and hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), and on Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha)). The US Air Force also operates a telescope array on Diego Garcia as part of the Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS) for tracking orbital debris, which can be a hazard to spacecraft and astronauts. Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles. Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians. Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory. In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians. In March 2015, the Permanent Court of Arbitration unanimously held that the marine protected area (MPA) that the UK declared around the Chagos Archipelago in April 2010 was in violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.In February 2019, the International Court of Justice ruled in an advisory opinion that Britain’s decolonization of Mauritius was not completed lawfully because of continued Chagossian claims. A non-binding May 2019 UN General Assembly vote demanded that Britain end its “colonial administration” of the Chagos Archipelago and that it be returned to Mauritius. UK officials defend Britain's sovereignty over the islands and argue that the issue is a bilateral dispute between Mauritius and the UK that does not warrant international intervention. " } }, "Geography": { @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ "text": "archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about halfway between Africa and Indonesia" }, "Geographic coordinates": { - "text": "6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E" + "text": "6 00 S, 71 30 E;note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E" }, "Map references": { "text": "Political Map of the World" @@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ "text": "60 sq km" }, "land": { - "text": "60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km" + "text": "60 sq km (44 Diego Garcia)" }, "water": { "text": "54,340 sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands" + "text": "note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands" } }, "Area - comparative": { @@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ }, "Maritime claims": { "territorial sea": { - "text": "3 nm" + "text": "12 nm" }, - "exclusive fishing zone": { + "Environment (Protection and Preservation) Zone": { "text": "200 nm" } }, @@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ "text": "flat and low (most areas do not exceed two m in elevation)" }, "Elevation": { - "mean elevation": { - "text": "NA" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "ocean-side dunes on Diego Garcia 9 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -64,30 +64,35 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.) / 0% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "0%" + "text": "0% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "100% (2011 est.)" } }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "none; located outside routes of Indian Ocean cyclones" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "NA" + "text": "wastewater discharge into the lagoon on Diego Garcia" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility" + "note": { + "text": "note 1: archipelago of 55 islands; Diego Garcia, the largest and southernmost island, occupies a strategic location in the central Indian Ocean; the island is the site of a joint US-UK military facility note 2: Diego Garcia is the only inhabited island of the BIOT and one of only two British territories where traffic drives on the right, the other being Gibraltar" + } } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { "text": "no indigenous inhabitants", "note": { - "text": "approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; approximately 3,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors were living on the island of Diego Garcia" + "text": "note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles in the 1960s and 1970s; approximately 3,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (2018)" } } }, @@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ "text": "overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply" + "text": "the laws of the UK apply where applicable" }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { @@ -126,8 +131,13 @@ "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch" } }, + "International organization participation": { + "text": "UPU" + }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { - "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + "note": { + "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" + } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)" @@ -138,46 +148,51 @@ }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. Some of the natural resources found in this territory include coconuts, fish, and sugarcane. Sugarcane is still a major export for this territory. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. The territory earns foreign exchange by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps." + "text": "All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. Some of the natural resources found in this territory include coconuts, fish, and sugarcane." }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "the US dollar is used" + "note": { + "text": "the US dollar is used" + } } }, "Communications": { - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "separate facilities for military and public needs are available" + "text": "separate facilities for military and public needs are available (2018)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet" + "text": "all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet (2018)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2015)" + "text": "country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; landing point for the SAFE submarine cable that provides direct connectivity to Africa, Asia and near-by Indian Ocean island countries; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2019)" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) broadcasts over 3 separate frequencies for US and UK military personnel stationed on the islands (2009)" + "text": "Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) broadcasts over 3 separate frequencies for US and UK military personnel stationed on the islands" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".io" + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "Diego Garcia hosts one of four dedicated ground antennas that assist in the operation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation system (the others are on Kwajalein (Marshall Islands), at Cape Canaveral, Florida (US), and on Ascension Island (Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha))" } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2020)" }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2019)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1" } }, "Roadways": { "note": { - "text": "short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia" + "text": "note: short section of paved road between port and airfield on Diego Garcia" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -187,11 +202,11 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { + "Military and security forces": { "text": "no regular military forces (2014)" }, "Military - note": { - "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in December 2016" + "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; in November 2016, the UK extended the US lease on Diego Garcia for 20 years; the lease now expires in December 2036 (2016)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { diff --git a/south-asia/mv.json b/south-asia/mv.json index e53df45e..e8bb7eeb 100644 --- a/south-asia/mv.json +++ b/south-asia/mv.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887. It became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM dominated the islands' political scene for 30 years, elected to six successive terms by single-party referendums. Following political demonstrations in the capital Male in August 2003, the president and his government pledged to embark upon a process of liberalization and democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Progress was sluggish, however, and many promised reforms were slow to be realized. Nonetheless, political parties were legalized in 2005. ++ In June 2008, a constituent assembly - termed the \"Special Majlis\" - finalized a new constitution, which was ratified by the president in August. The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008. GAYOOM was defeated in a runoff poll by Mohamed NASHEED, a political activist who had been jailed several years earlier by the former regime. President NASHEED faced a number of challenges including strengthening democracy and combating poverty and drug abuse. In early February 2012, after several weeks of street protests following his sacking of a top judge, NASHEED resigned the presidency and handed over power to Vice President Mohammed WAHEED Hassan Maniku. In mid-2012, a Commission of National Inquiry was set by the government to probe events leading up to NASHEED's resignation. Though the commission found no evidence of a coup, the report recommended the need to strengthen the country's democratic institutions to avert similar events in the future, and to further investigate alleged police misconduct during the crisis. Maldivian officials have played a prominent role in international climate change discussions (due to the islands' vulnerability to rising sea-level) on the UN Human Rights Council and in other international forums, as well as in encouraging regional cooperation, especially between India and Pakistan." + "text": "A sultanate since the 12th century, the Maldives became a British protectorate in 1887. The islands became a republic in 1968, three years after independence. President Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM dominated Maldives' political scene for 30 years, elected to six successive terms by single-party referendums. Following political demonstrations in the capital Male in August 2003, GAYOOM and his government pledged to embark upon a process of liberalization and democratic reforms, including a more representative political system and expanded political freedoms. Political parties were legalized in 2005. In June 2008, a constituent assembly - termed the \"Special Majlis\" - finalized a new constitution ratified by GAYOOM in August 2008. The first-ever presidential elections under a multi-candidate, multi-party system were held in October 2008. GAYOOM was defeated in a runoff poll by Mohamed NASHEED, a political activist who had been jailed several years earlier by the GAYOOM regime. In early February 2012, after several weeks of street protests in response to his ordering the arrest of a top judge, NASHEED purportedly resigned the presidency and handed over power to Vice President Mohammed WAHEED Hassan Maniku. A government-appointed Commission of National Inquiry concluded there was no evidence of a coup, but NASHEED contends that police and military personnel forced him to resign. NASHEED, WAHEED, and Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom ran in the 2013 elections with YAMEEN ultimately winning the presidency after three rounds of voting. As president, YAMEEN weakened democratic institutions, curtailed civil liberties, jailed his political opponents, restricted the press, and exerted control over the judiciary to strengthen his hold on power and limit dissent. In September 2018, YAMEEN lost his reelection bid to Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH, a parliamentarian of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), who had the support of a coalition of four parties that came together to defeat YAMEEN and restore democratic norms to Maldives. In April 2019, SOLIH's MDP won 65 of 87 seats in parliament." } }, "Geography": { @@ -35,15 +35,17 @@ "text": "644 km" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines", "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, + "exclusive economic zone": { + "text": "200 nm" + }, "contiguous zone": { "text": "24 nm" }, - "exclusive economic zone": { - "text": "200 nm" + "note": { + "text": "measured from claimed archipelagic straight baselines" } }, "Climate": { @@ -54,10 +56,13 @@ }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { - "text": "1.8 m" + "text": "2 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Viligili in the Addu Atholhu 2.4 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Indian Ocean 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "8th tee, golf course, Villingi Island 5 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -65,10 +70,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "23.3% ++ arable land 10%; permanent crops 10%; permanent pasture 3.3%" + "text": "23.3% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "10% (2011 est.) / 10% (2011 est.) / 3.3% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "3%" + "text": "3% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "73.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -77,11 +85,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "0 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "about a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; coral reef bleaching" + "text": "depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies; inadequate sewage treatment; coral reef bleaching" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -97,7 +108,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "392,960 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "391,904 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "South Indians, Sinhalese, Arabs" + "text": "homogeneous mixture of Sinhalese, Dravidian, Arab, Australasian, and African resulting from historical changes in regional hegemony over marine trade routes" }, "Languages": { "text": "Dhivehi (official, dialect of Sinhala, script derived from Arabic), English (spoken by most government officials)" @@ -118,68 +129,71 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "21.21% (male 42,513/female 40,824)" + "text": "22.13% (male 44,260/female 42,477)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.29% (male 48,319/female 35,360)" + "text": "17.24% (male 37,826/female 29,745)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "47.63% (male 107,152/female 80,031)" + "text": "48.91% (male 104,217/female 87,465)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.48% (male 10,749/female 10,799)" + "text": "6.91% (male 12,942/female 14,123)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.38% (male 8,012/female 9,201) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.81% (male 8,417/female 10,432) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "47.4%" + "text": "30.2" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "40.5%" + "text": "25.5" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "6.9%" + "text": "4.7" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "14.4% (2015 est.)" + "text": "21.4 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "27.8 years" + "text": "29.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "27.8 years" + "text": "29.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "27.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "30 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "-0.07% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.08% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "16 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "16 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-12.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-12.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "about a third of the population lives in the centrally located capital city of Male and almost a tenth in southern Addu City; the remainder of the populace is spread over the 200 or so populated islands of the archipelago" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "45.5% of total population (2015)" + "text": "40.7% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "4.49% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.93% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "MALE (capital) 156,000 (2014)" + "text": "177,000 MALE (capital) (2018)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { @@ -189,124 +203,130 @@ "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.37 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.27 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.34 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.19 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.92 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.89 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.23 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.13 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.9", + "text": "24.5 years (2009 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "68 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "53 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "22.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "19.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "25.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "22 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "17.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "75.6 years" + "text": "76.4 years" }, "male": { - "text": "73.3 years" + "text": "74 years" }, "female": { - "text": "78 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "78.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "1.73 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.71 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "34.7% (2009)" + "text": "18.8% (2016/17)" }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "13.7% of GDP (2014)" + "Drinking water source": { + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 1.7% of population" + }, + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" + } + }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "9% (2017)" }, "Physicians density": { - "text": "1.42 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" + "text": "3.72 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" }, "Hospital bed density": { "text": "4.3 beds/1,000 population (2009)" }, - "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 99.5% of population ++ rural: 97.9% of population ++ total: 98.6% of population" - }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 0.5% of population ++ rural: 2.1% of population ++ total: 1.4% of population (2015 est.)" - } - }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 98.3% of population ++ total: 97.9% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 0% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 2.5% of population ++ rural: 1.7% of population ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "0% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "0% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.01% (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)" + "text": "NA" }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "7% (2014)" + "text": "8.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "17.8% (2009)" + "text": "17.7% (2009)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "5.7% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "4.1% of GDP (2016)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "99.3%" + "text": "97.7%" }, "male": { - "text": "99.8%" + "text": "97.3%" }, "female": { - "text": "98.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "98.1% (2016)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "15.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "29.1%" + "text": "19.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "21.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "12.1% (2016 est.)" } } }, @@ -325,7 +345,7 @@ "text": "Dhivehi Raajje" }, "etymology": { - "text": "archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word \"Maldives\" means \"the islands (dives) of Male\"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word \"maladvipa\" meaning \"garland of islands\"; Dhivehi Raajje in Maldivian means \"Kingdom of the Dhivehi people\"" + "text": "archipelago apparently named after the main island (and capital) of Male; the word \"Maldives\" means \"the islands (dives) of Male\"; alternatively, the name may derive from the Sanskrit word \"maladvipa\" meaning \"garland of islands\"; Dhivehi Raajje in Dhivehi means \"Kingdom of the Dhivehi people\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -340,10 +360,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derived from the Sanskrit word \"mahaalay\" meaning \"big house\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "7 provinces and 1 municipality*; Dhekunu (South), Maale*, Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South), Mathi Uthuru (Upper North), Medhu (Central), Medhu Dhekunu (South Central), Medhu Uthuru (North Central), Uthuru (North)" + "text": "21 administrative atolls (atholhuthah, singular - atholhu); Addu (Addu City), Ariatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Ari Atoll), Ariatholhu Uthuruburi (North Ari Atoll), Faadhippolhu, Felidhuatholhu (Felidhu Atoll), Fuvammulah, Hahdhunmathi, Huvadhuatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Huvadhu Atoll), Huvadhuatholhu Uthuruburi (North Huvadhu Atoll), Kolhumadulu, Maale (Male), Maaleatholhu (Male Atoll), Maalhosmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Maalhosmadulu), Maalhosmadulu Uthuruburi (North Maalhosmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Dhekunuburi (South Miladhunmadulu), Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi (North Miladhunmadulu), Mulakatholhu (Mulaku Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Dhekunuburi (South Nilandhe Atoll), Nilandheatholhu Uthuruburi (North Nilandhe Atoll), Thiladhunmathee Dhekunuburi (South Thiladhunmathi), Thiladhunmathee Uthuruburi (North Thiladhunmathi)" }, "Independence": { "text": "26 July 1965 (from the UK)" @@ -352,10 +375,15 @@ "text": "Independence Day, 26 July (1965)" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008; amended 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "many previous; latest ratified 7 August 2008" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by Parliament; passage requires at least three-quarters majority vote by its membership and the signature of the president of the republic; passage of amendments to constitutional articles on rights and freedoms and the terms of office of Parliament and of the president also requires a majority vote in a referendum; amended 2015" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "Islamic religious legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters" + "text": "Islamic (sharia) legal system with English common law influences, primarily in commercial matters" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction" @@ -365,7 +393,7 @@ "text": "no" }, "citizenship by descent only": { - "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Maldives" + "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Maldives" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { "text": "yes" @@ -379,60 +407,55 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (since 17 November 2013); Vice President Abdulla JIHAD (since 21 June 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; Vice President Ahmed ADHEEB Abdul Ghafoor (since 22 July 2015) was removed from office 5 November 2015" + "text": "President Ibrahim \"Ibu\" Mohamed SOLIH (since 17 November 2018); Vice President Faisal NASEEM (since 17 November 2018); the president is both chief of state and head of government" }, "head of government": { - "text": "President Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (since 17 November 2013); Vice President Abdulla JIHAD (since 22 June 2016); note - Vice President Ahmed ADHEEB Abdul Ghafoor (since 22 July 2015) was removed from office 5 November 2015" + "text": "President Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (since 17 November 2018); Vice President Faisal NASEEM (since 17 November 2018)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president" + "text": "Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president, approved by Parliament" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); the election held on 7 September 2013 was annulled by the Supreme Court; rerun of first round held on 9 November 2013 and a runoff held on 16 November (next election to be held in 2018)" + "text": "president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held on 23 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "first round - percent of vote - Mohamed NASHEED (MDP) 46.9%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 29.7%, Qasim IBRAHIM (JP) 23.3%; runoff second round - percent of vote - Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom elected president 51.4%, Mohamed NASHEED 48.6%" + "text": "Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH elected president (in 1 round); Ibrahim Mohamed SOLIH (MDP) 58.3%, Abdulla YAMEEN Abdul Gayoom (PPM) 41.7%" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Parliament or People's Majlis (85 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "unicameral Parliament or People's Majlis (87 seats - includes 2 seats added by the Elections Commission in late 2018; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 22 March 2014 (next to be held in 2019)" + "text": "last held on 6 April 2019 (next to be held in 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote - MDP 40.8%, MDP 27.7%, JP 13.6%, MDA 4.0%, AP 2.7% other 0.3%, independent 10.9%; seats by party - PPM 33, MDP 26, JP 15, MDA 5, AP 1, independent 5" + "text": "percent of vote - MDP 44.7%, JP 10.8%, PPM 8.7%, PNC 6.4%, MDA 2.8%, other 5.6%, independent 21%; seats by party - MDP 65, JP 5, PPM 5, PNC 3, MDA 2, independent 7; composition - men 83, women 4, percent of women 4.6%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 4-6 justices; note - 3 justices as of late 2019)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission - a separate 10-member body of selected high government officials and the public - and upon confirmation by voting members of the People's Majlis; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" + "text": "Supreme Court judges appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission - a 10-member body of selected high government officials and the public - and upon confirmation by voting members of the People's Majlis; judges serve until mandatory retirement at age 70" }, "subordinate courts": { "text": "High Court; Criminal, Civil, Family, Juvenile, and Drug Courts; Magistrate Courts (on each of the inhabited islands)" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA] ++ Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam Mohamed] ++ Maldavian Democratic Party or MDP [Ali WAHEED] ++ Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM] ++ Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM]" - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "various unregistered political parties" - } + "text": "Adhaalath (Justice) Party or AP [Sheikh Imran ABDULLA]Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party or DRP [Ahmed Thasmeen ALI]Maldives Development Alliance or MDA [Ahmed Shiyam MOHAMED]Maldivian Democratic Party or MDP [Mohamed NASHEED]Maldives Labor and Social Democratic Party or MLSDP [Ahmed SHIHAM]Maldives Thirdway Democrats or MTD [Ahmed ADEEB]Maumoon/Maldives Reform Movement or MRM [Maumoon Abdul GAYOOM]National Democratic Congress [Yousuf Maaniu] (formed in 2020)People's National Congress or PNC [Abdul Raheem ABDULLA] (formed in early 2019)Progressive Party of Maldives or PPM Republican (Jumhooree) Party or JP [Qasim IBRAHIM] (2020)" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, AOSIS, C, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Ahmed SAREER (since 11 January 2013)" + "text": "Ambassador THILMEEZA Hussain (since 8 July 2019)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "801 Second Avenue, Suite 202E, New York, NY 10017" + "text": "801 Second Avenue, Suite 400E, New York, NY 10017" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (212) 599-6194 and 599-6195" @@ -442,7 +465,7 @@ } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { - "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka is accredited to Maldives and makes periodic visits" + "text": "the US does not have an embassy in Maldives; US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Alaina TEPLITZ (since 1 November 2018), is accredited to both countries; note: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke of establishing an embassy on his trip to Maldives Oct 2020." }, "Flag description": { "text": "red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent moon; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag; red recalls those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of their country, the green rectangle represents peace and prosperity, and the white crescent signifies Islam" @@ -458,64 +481,64 @@ "text": "Mohamed Jameel DIDI/Wannakuwattawaduge DON AMARADEVA" }, "note": { - "text": "lyrics adopted 1948, music adopted 1972; between 1948 and 1972, the lyrics were sung to the tune of \"Auld Lang Syne\"" + "text": "note: lyrics adopted 1948, music adopted 1972; between 1948 and 1972, the lyrics were sung to the tune of \"Auld Lang Syne\"" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Maldives has rapidly grown into a middle-income country, driven by tourism development. In 2015, the economy’s growth slowed to 4.8%, mainly due to lower tourism sector growth as tourist arrivals from China declined. However, the slowdown is expected to reverse in 2016. Tourism, construction, transport, and the communications sector accounted for 50% of the output on average. Tourism-related tax receipts increased by 13% in 2015 due to higher tax rates. This increase in dollar tax receipts directly led to higher usable reserves in 2015. The current account deficit widened to $400 million in 2015 due to increases in construction related imports. A large and growing fiscal deficit remains an ongoing economic challenge. ++ ++ In July 2015, Maldives’ Parliament passed a constitutional amendment legalizing foreign ownership of land; foreign land-buyers must reclaim at least 70% of the desired land from the ocean and invest at least $1 billion in a construction project approved by Parliament. ++ ++ Diversifying the economy beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption, cronyism, and a growing drug problem are near-term challenges facing the government. Over the longer term Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 meter or less above sea level." + "text": "Maldives has quickly become a middle-income country, driven by the rapid growth of its tourism and fisheries sectors, but the country still contends with a large and growing fiscal deficit. Infrastructure projects, largely funded by China, could add significantly to debt levels. Political turmoil and the declaration of a state of emergency in February 2018 led to the issuance of travel warnings by several countries whose citizens visit Maldives in significant numbers, but the overall impact on tourism revenue was unclear. In 2015, Maldives’ Parliament passed a constitutional amendment legalizing foreign ownership of land; foreign land-buyers must reclaim at least 70% of the desired land from the ocean and invest at least $1 billion in a construction project approved by Parliament. Diversifying the economy beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, increasing employment opportunities, and combating corruption, cronyism, and a growing drug problem are near-term challenges facing the government. Over the longer term, Maldivian authorities worry about the impact of erosion and possible global warming on their low-lying country; 80% of the area is 1 meter or less above sea level." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$5.407 billion (2016 est.) ++ $5.249 billion (2015 est.) ++ $5.171 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$6.901 billion (2017 est.) / $6.583 billion (2016 est.) / $6.3 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$3.27 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$4.505 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 6.5% (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.8% (2017 est.) / 4.5% (2016 est.) / 2.2% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$15,300 (2016 est.) ++ $15,100 (2015 est.) ++ $15,100 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$19,200 (2017 est.) / $18,600 (2016 est.) / $18,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "8.1% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 10.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 16.1% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "0.5% of GDP (2017 est.) / -4.5% of GDP (2016 est.) / 12.6% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "NA%" + "text": "NA (2016 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "108.2%" + "text": "93.6% (2016 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "89.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "89% (2016 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "3% (2015 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.3%" + "text": "16% (2015 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "77.2% (2014 est.)" + "text": "81% (2015 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -528,24 +551,24 @@ "text": "14% (2012 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "195,100 (2014)" + "text": "222,200 (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "7.7%" }, "industry": { - "text": "15%" + "text": "22.8%" }, "services": { - "text": "70% (2010 est.)" + "text": "69.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "11.6% (2013 est.) ++ 11% (2012 est.)" + "text": "2.9% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "16% (2008 est.)" + "text": "15% (2009 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { @@ -555,202 +578,203 @@ "text": "33.3% (FY09/10)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "37.4 (2004 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$960 million" + "text": "1.19 billion (2016 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$1.156 billion (2014 est.)" + "text": "1.643 billion (2016 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "29.4% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.4% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-6% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "-10.1% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "72.8% of GDP (2014) ++ 66.7% of GDP (2013)" + "text": "63.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 61.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "calendar year" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "2.1% (2016 est.) ++ 1.4% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "7% (31 December 2013) ++ 6.96% (31 December 2011)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "10.5% (31 December 2012 est.) ++ 10.2% (31 December 2011 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$623 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $547.1 million (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$1.538 billion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.298 billion (31 December 2012 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$1.559 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.601 billion (31 December 2011 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$555 million (31 December 2011 est.)" + "text": "2.3% (2017 est.) / 0.8% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$389 million (2016 est.) ++ -$296 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$876 million (2017 est.) / -$1.033 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$300.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $331 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$256.2 million (2016 est.) / $239.8 million (2015 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "Thailand 42.8%, Sri Lanka 8.7%, Bangladesh 6.4%, France 6.2%, US 6.1%, Germany 5%, Ireland 4.6% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "fish" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "Thailand 18%, France 12.1%, Germany 10.7%, US 9.6%, Italy 6.8%, UK 6.4%, Sri Lanka 5.9%, Japan 4.6% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$1.993 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.733 billion (2013 est.)" + "text": "$2.125 billion (2016 est.) / $1.896 billion (2015 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, clothing, intermediate and capital goods" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "UAE 18.4%, Singapore 13.8%, China 10.6%, India 10.4%, Malaysia 7%, Sri Lanka 5.6%, Thailand 5% (2015)" + "text": "UAE 17.1%, India 13.5%, Singapore 13.3%, China 10.8%, Sri Lanka 6.7%, Malaysia 6%, Thailand 4.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$627.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $381.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)" + "text": "$477.9 million (31 December 2016 est.) / $575.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$741.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $792.2 million (2013 est.)" + "text": "$848.8 million (31 December 2016 est.) / $696.2 million (31 December 2015 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - ++ 15.25 (2016 est.) ++ 15.25 (2015)" + "text": "rufiyaa (MVR) per US dollar - / 15.42 (2017 est.) / 15.35 (2016 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "100% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "402 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "300 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "373.9 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "82,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "278,000 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "100% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "96% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "4% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "7,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "11,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "10,760 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "10,840 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "1.2 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.648 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "21,911" + "text": "12,316" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "6 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "3.14 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "740,000" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "611,662" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "188 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "155.95 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "telephone services have improved; inter-atoll communication through microwave links; all inhabited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax service" + "text": "upgrades to telecom infrastructure extended to outer islands; two mobile operators extend LTE coverage; tourism has strengthened the telecom market with investment and accounts for the high mobile penetration rate; mobile penetration passes 250%; launches 5G trials (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "each island now has at least 1 public telephone, and there are mobile-cellular networks with a rapidly expanding subscribership that has reached over 180 per 100 persons" + "text": "fixed-line is at 3 per 100 persons and high mobile-cellular subscriptions stands at 156 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 960; linked to international submarine cable Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe (FLAG); satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 960; landing points for Dhiraagu Cable Network, NaSCOM, Dhiraagu-SLT Submarine Cable Networks and WARF submarine cables providing connections to 8 points in Maldives, India, and Sri Lanka; satellite earth station - 3 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; state-owned TV operates 2 channels; 3 privately owned TV stations; state owns Voice of Maldives and operates both an entertainment and a music-based station; 5 privately owned radio stations (2012)" + "text": "state-owned radio and TV monopoly until recently; 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned TV stations and 4 state-operated and 7 privately owned radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".mv" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "214,000" + "text": "248,004" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "54.5% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "63.19% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "53,470" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "15 (2015)" + "text": "36" + }, + "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "1,147,247 (2018)" + }, + "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { + "text": "7.75 million (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -761,24 +785,24 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "7" + "text": "7 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "4 (2013)" + "text": "4 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "2" + "text": "2 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { "text": "2 (2013)" @@ -786,27 +810,21 @@ }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "88 km" + "text": "93 km (2018)" }, - "paved roads": { - "text": "88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on Laamu" + "paved": { + "text": "93 km - 60 km in Male; 16 km on Addu Atolis; 17 km on Laamu (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "island roads are mainly compacted coral (2013)" + "text": "note: island roads are mainly compacted coral" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "18" + "text": "62" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2" - }, - "foreign-owned": { - "text": "4 (Singapore 4)" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 1, general cargo 20, oil tanker 16, other 25 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -816,14 +834,28 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF): Marine Corps, Security Protection Group, Coast Guard (2010)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "the Republic of Maldives has no distinct army, navy, or air force but a single security unit called the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) comprised of ground forces, an air element, a coastguard, a presidential security division, and a special protection group (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "note: the MNDF is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the country's exclusive economic zone" + } + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) has approximately 2,500 personnel (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "India has provided most of the equipment in the MNDF's inventory (2020)" }, "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party (2012)" - }, - "Military - note": { - "text": "the Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), with its small size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the exclusive economic zone (2008)" + "text": "18-28 years of age for voluntary service; no conscription; 10th grade or equivalent education required; must not be a member of a political party" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -835,7 +867,7 @@ "text": "Maldives is a destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking and a source country for women and children subjected to labor and sex trafficking; primarily Bangladeshi and Indian migrants working both legally and illegally in the construction and service sectors face conditions of forced labor, including fraudulent recruitment, confiscation of identity and travel documents, nonpayment and withholding of wages, and debt bondage; a small number of women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and former Soviet states are trafficked to Maldives for sexual exploitation; Maldivian women may be subjected to sex trafficking domestically or in Sri Lanka; some Maldivian children are transported to the capital for domestic service, where they may also be victims of sexual abuse and forced labor" }, "tier rating": { - "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Maldives does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted a national action plan for 2015-2019 and is continuing to develop victim identification, protection, and referral procedures, but overall its anti-trafficking efforts did not increase; only five trafficking investigations were conducted, no new prosecutions were initiated for the second consecutive year, and no convictions were made, down from one in 2013; some officials warned businesses in advanced of planned raids for suspected trafficking offenses; victim protection deteriorated when the state-run shelter for female victims barred access to victims shortly after opening in January 2014, in part because of bureaucratic disputes, which dissuaded victims from pursuing charges against perpetrators; the government did not prosecute or hold accountable any employers or government officials for withholding passports (2015)" + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Maldives does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government adopted a national action plan for 2015-19 and is continuing to develop victim identification, protection, and referral procedures, but overall its anti-trafficking efforts did not increase; only five trafficking investigations were conducted, no new prosecutions were initiated for the second consecutive year, and no convictions were made, down from one in 2013; some officials warned businesses in advance of planned raids for suspected trafficking offenses; victim protection deteriorated when the state-run shelter for female victims barred access to victims shortly after opening in January 2014, in part because of bureaucratic disputes, which dissuaded victims from pursuing charges against perpetrators; the government did not prosecute or hold accountable any employers or government officials for withholding passports (2015)" } } } diff --git a/south-asia/np.json b/south-asia/np.json index cbb3177a..5ad41c11 100644 --- a/south-asia/np.json +++ b/south-asia/np.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "During the late 18th-early 19th centuries, the principality of Gorkha united many of the other principalities and states of the sub-Himalayan region into a Nepalese Kingdom. Nepal retained its independence following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16 and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. (The Brigade of Gurkas continues to serve in the British Army to the present day.) In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. ++ An insurgency led by Maoists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and the re-assumption of absolute power by the king in 2002. A peace accord in 2006 led to the promulgation of an interim constitution in 2007. Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by a May 2012 deadline set by the Supreme Court, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. Months of negotiations ensued until March 2013 when the major political parties agreed to create an interim government headed by then-Chief Justice Khil Raj REGMI with a mandate to hold elections for a new CA. Elections were held in November 2013, in which the Nepali Congress won the largest share of seats in the CA and in February 2014 formed a coalition government with the second place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist and with Nepali Congress President Sushil KOIRALA as prime minister. Nepal's new constitution came into effect in September 2015." + "text": "During the late 18th-early 19th centuries, the principality of Gorkha united many of the other principalities and states of the sub-Himalayan region into a Nepali Kingdom. Nepal retained its independence following the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814-16 and the subsequent peace treaty laid the foundations for two centuries of amicable relations between Britain and Nepal. (The Brigade of Gurkhas continues to serve in the British Army to the present day.) In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system that brought political parties into the government. That arrangement lasted until 1960, when political parties were again banned, but was reinstated in 1990 with the establishment of a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoists broke out in 1996. During the ensuing 10-year civil war between Maoist and government forces, the monarchy dissolved the cabinet and parliament and re-assumed absolute power in 2002, after the crown prince massacred the royal family in 2001. A peace accord in 2006 led to the promulgation of an interim constitution in 2007. Following a nationwide Constituent Assembly (CA) election in 2008, the newly formed CA declared Nepal a federal democratic republic, abolished the monarchy, and elected the country's first president. After the CA failed to draft a constitution by a 2012 deadline set by the Supreme Court, then-Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI dissolved the CA. Months of negotiations ensued until 2013 when the major political parties agreed to create an interim government headed by then-Chief Justice Khil Raj REGMI with a mandate to hold elections for a new CA. Elections were held in 2013, in which the Nepali Congress (NC) won the largest share of seats in the CA and in 2014 formed a coalition government with the second-place Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) with NC President Sushil KOIRALA serving as prime minister. Nepal's new constitution came into effect in 2015, at which point the CA became the Parliament. Khagda Prasad Sharma OLI served as the first post-constitution prime minister from 2015 to 2016. OLI resigned ahead of a no-confidence motion against him, and Parliament elected Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) leader Pushpa Kamal DAHAL (aka \"Prachanda\") prime minister. The constitution provided for a transitional period during which three sets of elections – local, provincial, and national – needed to take place. The first local elections in 20 years occurred in three phases between May and September 2017, and state and federal elections proceeded in two phases in November and December 2017. The parties headed by OLI and DAHAL ran in coalition and swept the parliamentary elections, and OLI, who led the larger of the two parties, was sworn in as prime minister in February 2018. In May 2018, OLI and DAHAL announced the merger of their parties - the UML and CPN-M - to establish the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), which is now the ruling party in Parliament.  " } }, "Geography": { @@ -26,21 +26,23 @@ } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "slightly larger than Arkansas" + "text": "slightly larger than New York state" }, "Land boundaries": { "total": { "text": "3,159 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "China 1,389 km, India 1,770 km" + "text": "China 1389 km, India 1770 km" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "0 km (landlocked)" }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "none (landlocked)" + "note": { + "text": "none (landlocked)" + } }, "Climate": { "text": "varies from cool summers and severe winters in north to subtropical summers and mild winters in south" @@ -52,8 +54,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "2,565 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Kanchan Kalan 70 m ++ highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level)" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Kanchan Kalan 70 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level) 8,848 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "28.8% ++ arable land 15.1%; permanent crops 1.2%; permanent pasture 12.5%" + "text": "28.8% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "15.1% (2011 est.) / 1.2% (2011 est.) / 12.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "25.4%" + "text": "25.4% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "45.8% (2011 est.)" @@ -73,11 +81,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "13,320 sq km (2012)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low" + }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions" + "text": "deforestation (overuse of wood for fuel and lack of alternatives); forest degradation; soil erosion; contaminated water (with human and animal wastes, agricultural runoff, and industrial effluents); unmanaged solid-waste; wildlife conservation; vehicular emissions" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "29,033,914 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "30,327,877 (July 2020 est.)" }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -104,238 +115,242 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.8%, Newar 5%, Kami 4.8%, Muslim 4.4%, Yadav 4%, Rai 2.3%, Gurung 2%, Damai/Dholii 1.8%, Thakuri 1.6%, Limbu 1.5%, Sarki 1.4%, Teli 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.3%, Koiri/Kushwaha 1.2%, other 19%", + "text": "Chhettri 16.6%, Brahman-Hill 12.2%, Magar 7.1%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.8%, Newar 5%, Kami 4.8%, Muslim 4.4%, Yadav 4%, Rai 2.3%, Gurung 2%, Damai/Dholii 1.8%, Thakuri 1.6%, Limbu 1.5%, Sarki 1.4%, Teli 1.4%, Chamar/Harijan/Ram 1.3%, Koiri/Kushwaha 1.2%, other 19% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "125 caste/ethnic groups were reported in the 2011 national census (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: 125 caste/ethnic groups were reported in the 2011 national census" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Nepali (official) 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.2%, Magar 3%, Bajjika 3%, Urdu 2.6%, Avadhi 1.9%, Limbu 1.3%, Gurung 1.2%, other 10.4%, unspecified 0.2%", + "text": "Nepali (official) 44.6%, Maithali 11.7%, Bhojpuri 6%, Tharu 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.2%, Bajjika 3%, Magar 3%, Doteli 3%, Urdu 2.6%, Avadhi 1.9%, Limbu 1.3%, Gurung 1.2%, Baitadeli 1%, other 6.4%, unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)", "note": { - "text": "123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2011 national census; many in government and business also speak English (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2011 national census; many in government and business also speak English" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecifed 0.2% (2011 est.)" + "text": "Hindu 81.3%, Buddhist 9%, Muslim 4.4%, Kirant 3.1%, Christian 1.4%, other 0.5%, unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "30.93% (male 4,646,048/female 4,333,105)" + "text": "28.36% (male 4,526,786/female 4,073,642)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.86% (male 3,176,158/female 3,169,721)" + "text": "20.93% (male 3,276,431/female 3,070,843)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "35.99% (male 4,707,264/female 5,740,985)" + "text": "38.38% (male 5,251,553/female 6,387,365)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "6.22% (male 877,288/female 927,202)" + "text": "6.64% (male 954,836/female 1,059,360)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "5.02% (male 723,523/female 732,620) (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.69% (male 852,969/female 874,092) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "61.8%" + "text": "53" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.9%" + "text": "44.1" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "9%" + "text": "8.9" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "11.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "11.2 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.6 years" + "text": "25.3 years" }, "male": { - "text": "22.4 years" + "text": "23.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "24.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.9 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.24% (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.98% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "19.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "18.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" + }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "18.6% of total population (2015)" + "text": "20.6% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "3.18% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "3.15% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "KATHMANDU (capital) 1.183 million (2015)" + "text": "1.424 million KATHMANDU (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.11 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { "text": "0.82 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.9 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.98 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "20.1", + "text": "20.8 years (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "258 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "186 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "28.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "25.1 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "30.2 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "26.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "27.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "70.7 years" + "text": "71.8 years" }, "male": { - "text": "70.1 years" + "text": "71.1 years" }, "female": { - "text": "71.3 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.18 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.96 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "49.7% (2011)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "5.8% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2006)" + "text": "52.6% (2016/17)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 90.9% of population ++ rural: 91.8% of population ++ total: 91.6% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 8.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 9.1% of population ++ rural: 8.2% of population ++ total: 8.4% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "8.6% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "5.6% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.3 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 56% of population ++ rural: 43.5% of population ++ total: 45.8% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 7.3% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 44% of population ++ rural: 56.5% of population ++ total: 54.2% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "28.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "24.3% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.21% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "39,400 (2015 est.)" + "text": "30,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "2,300 (2015 est.)" + "text": "<1000 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" }, "vectorborne diseases": { - "text": "Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2016)" + "text": "Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "2.9% (2014)" + "text": "4.1% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "30.1% (2014)" + "text": "27.2% (2016)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "3.7% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "5.2% of GDP (2018)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "63.9%" + "text": "67.9%" }, "male": { - "text": "76.4%" + "text": "78.6%" }, "female": { - "text": "53.1% (2015 est.)" + "text": "59.7% (2018)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { "total": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "male": { - "text": "12 years" + "text": "13 years" }, "female": { - "text": "13 years (2013)" - } - }, - "Child labor - children ages 5-14": { - "total number": { - "text": "2,467,549" - }, - "percentage": { - "text": "34% (2008 est.)" + "text": "13 years (2019)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "3.5%" + "text": "21.4%" }, "male": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "19.7%" }, "female": { - "text": "2.9% (2008 est.)" + "text": "23.9% (2017 est.)" } } }, @@ -369,22 +384,30 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: name derives from the Kasthamandap temple that stood in Durbar Square; in Sanskrit, \"kastha\" means \"wood\" and \"mandapa\" means \"pavilion\"; the three-story structure was made entirely of wood, without iron nails or supports, and dated to the late 16th century; it collapsed during a 2015 earthquake" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "14 zones (anchal, singular and plural); Bagmati, Bheri, Dhawalagiri, Gandaki, Janakpur, Karnali, Kosi, Lumbini, Mahakali, Mechi, Narayani, Rapti, Sagarmatha, Seti" + "text": "7 provinces; Gandaki Pradesh, Karnali Pradesh, Province No. One, Province No. Two, Province No. Three, Province No. Five, Sudurpashchim Pradesh" }, "Independence": { "text": "1768 (unified by Prithvi Narayan SHAH)" }, "National holiday": { - "text": "Republic Day, 28 May (2008), the abdication of Gyanendra SHAH, last Nepalese monarch, and the establishment of a federal republic" + "text": "Constitution Day, 20 September (2015); note - marks the promulgation of Nepal’s constitution in 2015 and replaces the previous 28 May Republic Day as the official national day in Nepal; the Gregorian day fluctuates based on Nepal’s Hindu calendar" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest adopted 20 September 2015; amended January 2016" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest approved by the Second Constituent Assembly 16 September 2015, signed by the president and effective 20 September 2015" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed as a bill by either house of the Federal Parliament; bills affecting a state border or powers delegated to a state must be submitted to the affected state assembly; passage of such bills requires a majority vote of that state assembly membership; bills not requiring state assembly consent require at least two-thirds majority vote by the membership of both houses of the Federal Parliament; parts of the constitution on the sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence, and sovereignty vested in the people cannot be amended; last amended 2016" + } }, "Legal system": { - "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts" + "text": "English common law and Hindu legal concepts; note - new criminal and civil codes came into effect on 17 August 2018" }, "International law organization participation": { "text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt" @@ -393,7 +416,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "yes" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -408,55 +431,48 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (since 29 October 2015); Vice President Nanda Bahadar PUN (since 31 October 2015)" + "text": "President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (since October 2015)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL (since 4 August 2016); note - Prime Minister Khadga Prasad OLI resigned on 24 July 2016" + "text": "Prime Minister Khadga Prasad (KP) Sharma OLI (since 15 February 2018); deputy prime ministers Ishwar POKHREL, Upendra YADAV (since 1 June 2018) (an)" }, "cabinet": { - "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet dominated by the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist" + "text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister; cabinet dominated by the Nepal Communist Party" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Constituency Assembly; term extends until the new constitution is promulgated; president elected on 29 October 2015 (next election NA); prime minister indirectly elected by the Constituent Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college of the Federal Parliament and of the state assemblies for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 13 March 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister indirectly elected by the Federal Parliament" }, "election results": { - "text": "Bidhya Devi BHANDARI elected president; Constituent Assembly vote count - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 327, Kul Bahadur GURUNG (NC) 214; BHANDARI is Nepal's first woman president" + "text": "Bidhya Devi BHANDARI reelected president; electoral vote - Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (CPN-UML) 39,275, Kumari Laxmi RAI (NC) 11,730" + }, + "head of state": { + "text": "President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI (since 29 October 2015); Vice President Nanda Bahadar PUN (since 31 October 2015)" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "unicameral Constituent Assembly or Sambidhan Sabha (601 seats; 240 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 335 directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation (PR) vote and 26 appointed by the cabinet (Council of Ministers); note - political parties allocated more than 30 percent of the PR seats are obliged to follow specified quotas for ethnic groups and within them equal percentages of men and women" + "text": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of:National Assembly (59 seats; 56 members, including at least 3 women, 1 Dalit, 1 member with disabilities, or 1 minority indirectly elected by an electoral college of state and municipal government leaders, and 3 members, including 1 woman, nominated by the president of Nepal on the recommendation of the government; members serve 6-year terms with renewal of one-third of the membership every 2 years) House of Representatives (275 seats; 165 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 110 members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by party-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "last held on 19 November 2013 (next to be held NA)" + "text": "first election for the National Assembly held on 7 February 2018 (next to be held in 2024) first election for House of Representatives held on 26 November and 7 December 2017 (next to be held in 2022)" }, "election results": { - "text": "percent of vote by party - NC 26%, CPN-UML 24%, Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) 15%, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 7%; other 28%; seats by party - NC 196, CPN-UML 175, UCPN(M) 80, Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal 24, other smaller parties 100" + "text": "National Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 42, NC 13, FSFN 2, RJPN 2; composition - men 37, women 22, percent of women 37.3% House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NCP 174, NC 63, RJPN 17, FSFN 16, other 4, independent 1; composition - men 185, women 90, percent of women 32.7%; note - total Federal Parliament percent of women 33.5%" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { - "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and up to 14 judges)" + "highest courts": { + "text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and up to 20 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "the Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the prime minister on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council; other judges appointed by the prime minister on the recommendation of the Judicial Council; judges serve until age 65" + "text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Constitutional Council, a 5-member, high-level advisory body headed by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the president upon the recommendation of the Judicial Council, a 5-member advisory body headed by the chief justice; the chief justice serves a 6-year term; judges serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "Court of Appeal; district courts" - }, - "note": { - "text": "Nepal's judiciary was restructured under its 2007 Interim Constitution" + "text": "High Court; district courts" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "note": { - "text": "122 political parties participated in the 19 November 2013 election and the 30 parties listed below were elected to serve in the Constituent Assembly ++ Akhanda Nepal Party [Kumar KHADKA] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist or CPN-ML [C.P. MAINALI] ++ Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist or CPN-UML [Jhala Nath KHANAL] ++ Communist Party of Nepal (United) or CPN (United) [Jaydev JOSHI] ++ Dalit Janajati Party [Bishwendra PASHWAN] ++ Federal Socialist Party [Ashok RAI] ++ Jana Jagaran Party Nepal (Awareness Party Nepal) [Lok Mani DHAKAL] ++ Khambuwan Rastriya Morcha-Nepal [Ram Kumar RAI] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Democratic [Bijay Kumar GACHCHADAR] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Nepal [Upendra YADAV] ++ Madhesi People's Rights Forum-Republican ++ Madhesh Samata Party Nepal [Meghraj SAHANI] ++ National Madhes Socialist Party [Sharat Singh BHANDARI] ++ Nepal Rastriya Party [Keshav Man SHAKYA] ++ Nepal Pariwar Dal [Ek Nath DHAKAL] ++ Nepal Workers and Peasants Party [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE] ++ Nepali Congress or NC [Sushil KOIRALA] ++ Nepali Janata Dal [Hari Charan SHAH] ++ Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal [Chitra Bahadur K.C.] ++ Rastriya Janamukti Party [Malwar Singh THAPA] ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party ++ Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal [Kamal THAPA] ++ Sadbhavana Party [Rajendra MAHATO] ++ Samajbadi Prajatanytrik Janata Party Nepal [Prem Bahadur SINGH] ++ Sanghiya Sadbhavana Party [Anil Kumar JHA] ++ Sanghiye Loktantrik Rastriya Manch [Rukmini CHAUDHARY] ++ Terai Madhesh Democratic Party [Mahantha THAKUR] ++ Terai-Madhesh Sadbhavana Party-Nepal [Mahendra YADAV] ++ Tharuhat Terai Party Nepal [Bhanuram CHAUDARY] ++ Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) or UCPN(M) [Pushpa Kamal DAHAL, also known as Comrade PRACHANDA]" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "various groups advocating regional autonomy such as the Federal State Limbuwan Council in far eastern Nepal" - } + "text": "the Election Commission of Nepal granted ballot access under the proportional system to 88 political parties for the November-December 2017 House of Representatives election to the Federal Parliament; of these, the following 8 parties won seats:Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal or FSFN [Upendra YADAV]Naya Shakti Party, Nepal [Baburam BHATTARAI]Nepal Communist Party or NCP [Khadga Prasad OLI, Pushpa Kamal DAHAL]Nepali Congress or NC [Sher Bahadur DEUBA]Nepal Mazdoor Kisan Party [Narayan Man BIJUKCHHE]Rastriya Janamorcha [Chitra Bahadur K.C.]Rastriya Janata Party or RJPN [Mahanta THAKUR]Rastriya Prajatantra party or RPP [Kamal THAPA]" }, "International organization participation": { "text": "ADB, BIMSTEC, CD, CP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSMA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO" @@ -466,7 +482,7 @@ "text": "Ambassador Arjun Kumar KARKI (since 18 May 2015)" }, "chancery": { - "text": "2131 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008" + "text": "2730 34th Place NW, Washington, DC 20007" }, "telephone": { "text": "[1] (202) 667-4550" @@ -475,30 +491,30 @@ "text": "[1] (202) 667-5534" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Cleveland (OH), New York" + "text": "Chicago (IL), New York" } }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Alaina B. TEPLITZ (since 7 October 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador Randy BERRY (since 25 October 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[977] (1) 423-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Maharajgunj, Kathmandu" }, "mailing address": { - "text": "use embassy street address" - }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[977] (1) 423-4000" + "text": "US Embassy, Maharajgunj Chakrapath, Kathmandu, Nepal 44600" }, "FAX": { "text": "[977] (1) 400-7272" } }, "Flag description": { - "text": "red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle displays a white 12-pointed sun; the color red represents the rhododendron (Nepal's national flower) and is a sign of victory and bravery, the blue border signifies peace and harmony; the two right triangles are a combination of two single pennons (pennants) that originally symbolized the Himalaya Mountains while their charges represented the families of the king (upper) and the prime minister, but today they are understood to denote Hinduism and Buddhism, the country's two main religions; the moon represents the serenity of the Nepalese people and the shade and cool weather in the Himalayas, while the sun depicts the heat and higher temperatures of the lower parts of Nepal; the moon and the sun are also said to express the hope that the nation will endure as long as these heavenly bodies", + "text": "crimson red with a blue border around the unique shape of two overlapping right triangles; the smaller, upper triangle bears a white stylized moon and the larger, lower triangle displays a white 12-pointed sun; the color red represents the rhododendron (Nepal's national flower) and is a sign of victory and bravery, the blue border signifies peace and harmony; the two right triangles are a combination of two single pennons (pennants) that originally symbolized the Himalaya Mountains while their charges represented the families of the king (upper) and the prime minister, but today they are understood to denote Hinduism and Buddhism, the country's two main religions; the moon represents the serenity of the Nepalese people and the shade and cool weather in the Himalayas, while the sun depicts the heat and higher temperatures of the lower parts of Nepal; the moon and the sun are also said to express the hope that the nation will endure as long as these heavenly bodies", "note": { - "text": "Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square" + "text": "note: Nepal is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square" } }, "National symbol(s)": { @@ -512,64 +528,64 @@ "text": "Pradeep Kumar RAI/Ambar GURUNG" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 2007; after the abolition of the monarchy in 2006, a new anthem was required because of the previous anthem's praise for the king" + "text": "note: adopted 2007; after the abolition of the monarchy in 2006, a new anthem was required because of the previous anthem's praise for the king" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Nepal is among the poorest and least developed countries in the world, with about one-quarter of its population living below the poverty line. Nepal is heavily dependent on remittances, which amount to as much as 29% of GDP. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for almost 70% of the population and accounting for about one-third of GDP. Industrial activity mainly involves the processing of agricultural products, including pulses, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and grain. ++ ++ Nepal has considerable scope for exploiting its potential in hydropower, with an estimated 42,000 MW of commercially feasible capacity. Nepal and India signed trade and investment agreements in 2014 that increase Nepal’s hydropower potential, but political uncertainty and a difficult business climate have hampered foreign investment. ++ ++ Nepal was hit by massive earthquakes in early 2015, which damaged or destroyed infrastructure and homes and set back economic development. Political gridlock in the past several years and recent public protests, predominantly in the southern Tarai region, have hindered post-earthquake recovery and prevented much-needed economic reform. Additional challenges to Nepal's growth include its landlocked geographic location, persistent power shortages, and underdeveloped transportation infrastructure." + "text": "Nepal is among the least developed countries in the world, with about one-quarter of its population living below the poverty line. Nepal is heavily dependent on remittances, which amount to as much as 30% of GDP. Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, providing a livelihood for almost two-thirds of the population but accounting for less than a third of GDP. Industrial activity mainly involves the processing of agricultural products, including pulses, jute, sugarcane, tobacco, and grain. Nepal has considerable scope for exploiting its potential in hydropower, with an estimated 42,000 MW of commercially feasible capacity. Nepal has signed trade and investment agreements with India, China, and other countries, but political uncertainty and a difficult business climate have hampered foreign investment. The United States and Nepal signed a $500 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact in September 2017 which will expand Nepal’s electricity infrastructure and help maintain transportation infrastructure. Massive earthquakes struck Nepal in early 2015, which damaged or destroyed infrastructure and homes and set back economic development. Although political gridlock and lack of capacity have hindered post-earthquake recovery, government-led reconstruction efforts have progressively picked up speed, although many hard hit areas still have seen little assistance. Additional challenges to Nepal's growth include its landlocked geographic location, inconsistent electricity supply, and underdeveloped transportation infrastructure." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$71.52 billion (2016 est.) ++ $71.12 billion (2015 est.) ++ $69.24 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$79.19 billion (2017 est.) / $73.39 billion (2016 est.) / $72.96 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$21.15 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$24.88 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "0.6% (2016 est.) ++ 2.7% (2015 est.) ++ 6% (2014 est.)" + "text": "7.9% (2017 est.) / 0.6% (2016 est.) / 3.3% (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$2,500 (2016 est.) ++ $2,500 (2015 est.) ++ $2,500 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$2,700 (2017 est.) / $2,500 (2016 est.) / $2,500 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "37.9% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 43.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 45.7% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "45.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 40.2% of GDP (2016 est.) / 44% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "82%" + "text": "78% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "10.9%" + "text": "11.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25%" + "text": "33.8% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "10.8%" + "text": "8.7% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "10.7%" + "text": "9.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-39.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-42% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "29.4%" + "text": "27% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "13%" + "text": "13.5% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "50.4% (2016 est.)" + "text": "59.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { @@ -579,12 +595,12 @@ "text": "tourism, carpets, textiles; small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes, cement and brick production" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "-6.3% (2016 est.)" + "text": "12.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "15.2 million", + "text": "16.81 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "severe lack of skilled labor (2013 est.)" + "text": "note: severe lack of skilled labor" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { @@ -595,11 +611,11 @@ "text": "12%" }, "services": { - "text": "19% (2014 est.)" + "text": "19% (2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "46% (2008 est.) ++ 42% (2004 est.)" + "text": "3% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.)" }, "Population below poverty line": { "text": "25.2% (2011 est.)" @@ -612,214 +628,212 @@ "text": "29.5% (2011)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "32.8 (2010) ++ 47.2 (2008 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$4.848 billion" + "text": "5.925 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$5.452 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.945 billion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "22.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-2.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "30% of GDP (FY 2012/13 est.) ++ 32% of GDP (2013 est.) (FY11/12)" + "text": "26.4% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.9% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "16 July - 15 July" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "9.1% (2016 est.) ++ 7.9% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "8% (31 July 2015) ++ 8% (31 July 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "9.8% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.8% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$5.202 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.762 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$23.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $18.99 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$17.54 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $14.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$11.81 billion (31 October 2015 est.) ++ $9.574 billion (31 October 2014 est.) ++ $5.235 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "4.5% (2017 est.) / 9.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "$831 million (2016 est.) ++ $1.067 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$93 million (2017 est.) / $1.339 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$898.4 million (2016 est.) ++ $813.1 million (2015 est.)" + "text": "$818.7 million (2017 est.) / $761.6 million (2016 est.)" + }, + "Exports - partners": { + "text": "India 53.1%, US 11.8%, Turkey 7.2% (2017)" }, "Exports - commodities": { "text": "clothing, pulses, carpets, textiles, juice, jute goods" }, - "Exports - partners": { - "text": "India 61.3%, US 9.4% (2015)" - }, "Imports": { - "text": "$7.116 billion (2016 est.) ++ $6.511 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$10 billion (2017 est.) / $8.764 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum products, machinery and equipment, gold, electrical goods, medicine" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "India 61.5%, China 15.4% (2015)" + "text": "India 70.2%, China 7.5% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$8.054 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $7.945 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$9.091 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $8.506 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$4.99 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $4.609 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$103 million (31 July 2013 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$NA" + "text": "$5.849 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $4.321 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar - ++ 108.8 (2016 est.) ++ 102.41 (2015 est.) ++ 102.41 (2014 est.) ++ 99.53 (2013 est.) ++ 85.2 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Nepalese rupees (NPR) per US dollar - / 104 (2017 est.) / 107.38 (2016 est.) / 107.38 (2015 est.) / 102.41 (2014 est.) / 99.53 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "3 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "90.7% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "94.5% (2016)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "85.2% (2016)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "3.8 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.244 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "3.9 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "4.983 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "3 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.69 million kWh (FY 2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "1.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "2.175 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "800,000 kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "943,100 kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "7.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "92.5% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "92% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "3% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "0 bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "27,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "25,870 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "26,120 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 es)" + "text": "0 cu m (1 January 2014 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "4.2 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "8.396 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "846,940" + "text": "855,926" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "3 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "2.85 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "27.516 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "41,880,311" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "87 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "139.45 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "poor telephone and telegraph service; fair radiotelephone communication service and mobile-cellular telephone network" + "text": "mountainous topography hinders development of telecom infrastructure; mobile service has been extended to all 75 districts covering 90% of Nepal’s land area; fixed broadband is low due to limited number of fixed lines and preeminence of the mobile platform, with overall penetration 2.8%; 3G and 4G subscribers, early stages for mobile broadband market; first launch of a Nepalese satellite (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular telephone subscribership base is increasing with roughly 90% of the population living in areas covered by mobile carriers" + "text": "3G coverage is available in 20 major cities (2019); disparity between high coverage in cities and coverage available in underdeveloped rural regions; fixed-line 3 per 100 persons and mobile-cellular 139 per 100 persons; fair radiotelephone communication service; 20% of the market share is fixed (wired) broadband, 2% is fixed (wireless) broadband, and 78% is mobile broadband (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 977; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2015)" + "text": "country code - 977; Nepal, China and Tibet connected across borders with underground and all-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) fiber-optic cables; radiotelephone communications; microwave and fiber landlines to India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "state operates 2 TV stations, as well as national and regional radio stations; roughly 30 independent TV channels are registered with only about half in regular operation; nearly 400 FM radio stations are licensed with roughly 300 operational (2007)" + "text": "state operates 3 TV stations, as well as national and regional radio stations; 117 television channels are licensed, among those 71 are cable television channels, three are distributed through Direct-To-Home (DTH) system, and four are digital terrestrial; 736 FM radio stations are licensed and at least 314 of those radio stations are community radio stations (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".np" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "5.547 million" + "text": "10,103,980" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "17.6% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "34% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "791,961" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "3 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "6 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "15" + "text": "39" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "510,341" + "text": "3,296,953 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "4,536,371 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "4.66 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -830,30 +844,30 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "11 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "3" + "text": "3 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "1 (2013)" + "text": "1 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "36" + "text": "36 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "6" + "text": "6 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "29 (2013)" @@ -861,48 +875,62 @@ }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "53 km" + "text": "59 km (2018)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "53 km 0.762-m gauge (2014)" + "text": "59 km 0.762-m gauge (2018)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "10,844 km" + "text": "27,990 km (2016)" }, "paved": { - "text": "4,952 km" + "text": "11,890 km (2016)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "5,892 km (2010)" + "text": "16,100 km (2016)" } } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Nepal Army (2012)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2014)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Nepal Army (includes Air Wing); Nepal Armed Police Force (under the Ministry of Home Affairs; paramilitary force responsible for border and internal security, including counter-insurgency, and assisting the Army in the event of an external invasion) (2019)" }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "NA% (2012) ++ 1.41% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "1.6% of GDP (2019) / 1.6% of GDP (2018) / 1.7% of GDP (2017) / 1.7% of GDP (2016) / 1.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "the Nepal Army has approximately 95,000 active troops (including a small air wing of about 500 personnel); approximately 15,000 Nepal Armed Police (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Army's inventory includes a mix of older equipment largely of British, Chinese, Indian, Russian, and South African origin; since 2010, China, Italy, and Russia are the top suppliers of military hardware to Nepal (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "720 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 880 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 350 Golan Heights (UNDOF); 860 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 230 Liberia (UNSMIL); 140 Mali (MINUSMA); 1,700 South Sudan (UNMISS) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service (including women); no conscription (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Indian Mujahedeen (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal cross-border activities" + "text": "joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of illegal cross-border activities" }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "15,000 (Tibet/China) (2015); just over 14,000 (Bhutan) (2016)" - }, - "IDPs": { - "text": "40,700 (remaining from ten-year Maoist insurgency that officially ended in 2006; figure does not include people displaced since 2007 by inter-communal violence and insecurity in the Terai region; 2015 earthquakes) (2015)" + "text": "13,509 (Tibet/China), 6,626 (Bhutan) (2018)" }, "stateless persons": { - "text": "undetermined (2015); note - the UNHCR is working with the Nepali Government to address the large number of individuals lacking citizenship certificates in Nepal; smaller numbers of Bhutanese Hindu refugees of Nepali origin (the Lhotshampa) who were stripped of Bhutanese nationality and forced to flee their country in the late 1980s and early 1990s - and undocumented Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal prior to the 1990s - are considered stateless" + "text": "undetermined (2016); note - the UNHCR is working with the Nepali Government to address the large number of individuals lacking citizenship certificates in Nepal; smaller numbers of Bhutanese Hindu refugees of Nepali origin (the Lhotshampa) who were stripped of Bhutanese nationality and forced to flee their country in the late 1980s and early 1990s - and undocumented Tibetan refugees who arrived in Nepal prior to the 1990s - are considered stateless" } }, "Illicit drugs": { diff --git a/south-asia/pk.json b/south-asia/pk.json index 462018b1..1933ffbf 100644 --- a/south-asia/pk.json +++ b/south-asia/pk.json @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ { "Introduction": { "Background": { - "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars and a limited conflict - in 1947-48, 1965, and 1999 respectively - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India capitalized on Islamabad's marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in mid-1998. India-Pakistan relations improved in the mid-2000s but have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and have been further strained by attacks in India by militants suspected of being backed by Pakistan. Nawaz SHARIF took office as prime minister in 2013, marking the first time in Pakistani history that a democratically elected government completed a full term and transitioned to a successive democratically elected government. Following a series of bomb and suicide attacks by the Tehrik-e Pakistan Taliban (TTP) begun in 2007, the Pakistan Government and TTP representatives agreed to a cease-fire in early 2014. However, by mid-year 2014 the talks collapsed and the TTP resumed attack plotting against Pakistani targets." + "text": "The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is presently Pakistan. During the second millennium B.C., remnants of this culture fused with the migrating Indo-Aryan peoples. The area underwent successive invasions in subsequent centuries from the Persians, Greeks, Scythians, Arabs (who brought Islam), Afghans, and Turks. The Mughal Empire flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries; the British came to dominate the region in the 18th century. The separation in 1947 of British India into the Muslim state of Pakistan (with West and East sections) and largely Hindu India was never satisfactorily resolved, and India and Pakistan fought two wars and a limited conflict - in 1947-48, 1965, and 1999 respectively - over the disputed Kashmir territory. A third war between these countries in 1971 - in which India assisted an indigenous movement reacting to the marginalization of Bengalis in Pakistani politics - resulted in East Pakistan becoming the separate nation of Bangladesh. In response to Indian nuclear weapons testing, Pakistan conducted its own tests in mid-1998. India-Pakistan relations improved in the mid-2000s but have been rocky since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and have been further strained by attacks in India by militants believed to be based in Pakistan. Imran KHAN took office as prime minister in 2018 after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party won a plurality of seats in the July 2018 general elections. Pakistan has been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict with militant groups that target government institutions and civilians, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant networks." } }, "Geography": { @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ "text": "7,257 km" }, "border countries": { - "text": "Afghanistan 2,670 km, China 438 km, India 3,190 km, Iran 959 km" + "text": "Afghanistan 2670 km, China 438 km, India 3190 km, Iran 959 km" } }, "Coastline": { @@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ "territorial sea": { "text": "12 nm" }, - "contiguous zone": { - "text": "24 nm" - }, "exclusive economic zone": { "text": "200 nm" }, + "contiguous zone": { + "text": "24 nm" + }, "continental shelf": { "text": "200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin" } @@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ "mean elevation": { "text": "900 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Arabian Sea 0 m" + }, + "highest point": { + "text": "K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m" } }, "Natural resources": { @@ -72,10 +75,13 @@ }, "Land use": { "agricultural land": { - "text": "35.2% ++ arable land 27.6%; permanent crops 1.1%; permanent pasture 6.5%" + "text": "35.2% (2011 est.)" + }, + "arable land / permanent crops / permanent pasture": { + "text": "27.6% (2011 est.) / 1.1% (2011 est.) / 6.5% (2011 est.)" }, "forest": { - "text": "2.1%" + "text": "2.1% (2011 est.)" }, "other": { "text": "62.7% (2011 est.)" @@ -84,14 +90,14 @@ "Irrigated land": { "text": "202,000 sq km (2012)" }, - "Population - distribution": { + "Population distribution": { "text": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated" }, "Natural hazards": { "text": "frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural freshwater resources; most of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification" + "text": "water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural freshwater resources; most of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution and noise pollution in urban areas" }, "Environment - international agreements": { "party to": { @@ -107,7 +113,10 @@ }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "201,995,540 (July 2016 est.)" + "text": "233,500,636 (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "note: provisional results of Pakistan's 2017 national census estimate the country's total population to be 207,774,000" + } }, "Nationality": { "noun": { @@ -118,7 +127,7 @@ } }, "Ethnic groups": { - "text": "Punjabi 44.68%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.42%, Sindhi 14.1%, Sariaki 8.38%, Muhajirs 7.57%, Balochi 3.57%, other 6.28%" + "text": "Punjabi 44.7%, Pashtun (Pathan) 15.4%, Sindhi 14.1%, Saraiki 8.4%, Muhajirs 7.6%, Balochi 3.6%, other 6.3%" }, "Languages": { "text": "Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Saraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashto (alternate name, Pashtu) 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%" @@ -128,169 +137,175 @@ }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "31.99% (male 33,195,073/female 31,429,440)" + "text": "36.01% (male 42,923,925/female 41,149,694)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "21.31% (male 22,194,064/female 20,845,816)" + "text": "19.3% (male 23,119,205/female 21,952,976)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "36.87% (male 38,680,978/female 35,794,333)" + "text": "34.7% (male 41,589,381/female 39,442,046)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "5.43% (male 5,498,126/female 5,463,453)" + "text": "5.55% (male 6,526,656/female 6,423,993)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "4.4% (male 4,139,899/female 4,754,358) (2016 est.)" + "text": "4.44% (male 4,802,165/female 5,570,595) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "65.3%" + "text": "64.4" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "57.9%" + "text": "57.2" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "7.4%" + "text": "7.1" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "13.5% (2015 est.)" + "text": "14 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "23.4 years" + "text": "22 years" }, "male": { - "text": "23.3 years" + "text": "21.9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "23.4 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "22.1 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.45% (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.07% (2020 est.)" }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "22.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "27.4 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Death rate": { - "text": "6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Net migration rate": { - "text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)" + "text": "-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)" }, "Population distribution": { "text": "the Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated" }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "38.8% of total population (2015)" + "text": "37.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.81% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" + "text": "2.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" } }, "Major urban areas - population": { - "text": "Karachi 16.618 million; Lahore 8.741 million; Faisalabad 3.567 million; Rawalpindi 2.506 million; Multan 1.921 million; ISLAMABAD (capital) 1.365 million (2015)" + "text": "16.094 million Karachi, 12.642 million Lahore, 3.462 million Faisalabad, 2.237 million Rawalpindi, 2.229 million Gujranwala, 1.129 million ISLAMABAD (capital) (2020)" }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.08 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.05 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "1.01 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.88 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.86 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.06 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Mother's mean age at first birth": { - "text": "23.4", + "text": "23.6 years (2017/18 est.)", "note": { - "text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2012/13 est.)" + "text": "note: median age at first birth among women 25-29" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "178 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "140 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "53.9 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "52.3 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "57 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "55.9 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "50.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "48.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "67.7 years" + "text": "69.2 years" }, "male": { - "text": "65.8 years" + "text": "67.2 years" }, "female": { - "text": "69.8 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "71.3 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.68 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.6 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Contraceptive prevalence rate": { - "text": "35.4% (2012/13)" - }, - "Health expenditures": { - "text": "2.6% of GDP (2014)" - }, - "Physicians density": { - "text": "0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2010)" - }, - "Hospital bed density": { - "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2012)" + "text": "34.2% (2017/18)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 93.9% of population ++ rural: 89.9% of population ++ total: 91.4% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 5.8% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 6.1% of population ++ rural: 10.1% of population ++ total: 8.6% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "10.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.5% of population (2017 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "2.9% (2017)" + }, + "Physicians density": { + "text": "1 physicians/1,000 population (2017)" + }, + "Hospital bed density": { + "text": "0.6 beds/1,000 population (2017)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 83.1% of population ++ rural: 51.1% of population ++ total: 63.5% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 17.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 16.9% of population ++ rural: 48.9% of population ++ total: 36.5% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "37.1% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "29.9% of population (2017 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.09% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.1% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "102,000 (2015 est.)" + "text": "190,000 (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "3,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "6,800 (2019 est.)" }, "Major infectious diseases": { "degree of risk": { - "text": "high" + "text": "high (2020)" }, "food or waterborne diseases": { "text": "bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever" @@ -298,31 +313,34 @@ "vectorborne diseases": { "text": "dengue fever and malaria" }, - "animal contact disease": { - "text": "rabies (2016)" + "animal contact diseases": { + "text": "rabies" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Pakistan; as of 10 November 2020, Pakistan has reported a total of 341,753 cases of COVID-19 or 1,547 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 1 million population with 31 cumulative deaths per 1 million population; the Government of Pakistan will permit commercial outbound passenger flights from all international airports except Gwadar and Turbat effective 30 May 2020, but inbound passenger flights remain suspended; limited domestic flight operations from five major airports – Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta are available; on 7 May 2020, the Government of Pakistan announced an ease in some of the nationwide lockdown restrictions; additionally, the Islamabad Capital Territory and Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have varying degrees of lockdowns" } }, "Obesity - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "4.8% (2014)" + "text": "8.6% (2016)" }, "Children under the age of 5 years underweight": { - "text": "31.6% (2013)" + "text": "23.1% (2018)" }, "Education expenditures": { - "text": "2.7% of GDP (2015)" + "text": "2.9% of GDP (2017)" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "57.9%" + "text": "59.1%" }, "male": { - "text": "69.5%" + "text": "71.1%" }, "female": { - "text": "45.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "46.5% (2015)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -333,18 +351,18 @@ "text": "9 years" }, "female": { - "text": "7 years (2014)" + "text": "8 years (2018)" } }, "Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": { "total": { - "text": "10.4%" + "text": "7.8%" }, "male": { - "text": "9.4%" + "text": "8.2%" }, "female": { - "text": "12.9% (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.8% (2018 est.)" } } }, @@ -366,7 +384,7 @@ "text": "West Pakistan" }, "etymology": { - "text": "the word \"pak\" means \"pure\" in Persian or Pashto, while the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Pakistan literally means \"Land of the pure\"" + "text": "the word \"pak\" means \"pure\" in Persian or Pashto, while the Persian suffix \"-stan\" means \"place of\" or \"country,\" so the word Pakistan literally means \"Land of the Pure\"" } }, "Government type": { @@ -381,13 +399,13 @@ }, "time difference": { "text": "UTC+5 (10 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "etymology: derived from two words: \"Islam,\" an Urdu word referring to the religion of Islam, and \"-abad,\" a Persian suffix indicating an \"inhabited place\" or \"city,\" to render the meaning \"City of Islam\"" } }, "Administrative divisions": { - "text": "4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Punjab, Sindh", - "note": { - "text": "the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region consists of 2 administrative entities: Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan" - } + "text": "4 provinces, 2 Pakistan-administered areas*, and 1 capital territory**; Azad Kashmir*, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan*, Islamabad Capital Territory**, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh" }, "Independence": { "text": "14 August 1947 (from British India)" @@ -396,7 +414,12 @@ "text": "Pakistan Day (also referred to as Pakistan Resolution Day or Republic Day), 23 March (1940); note - commemorates both the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the All-India Muslim League during its 22-24 March 1940 session, which called for the creation of independent Muslim states, and the adoption of the first constitution of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 during the transition to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan" }, "Constitution": { - "text": "several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)" + "history": { + "text": "several previous; latest endorsed 12 April 1973, passed 19 April 1973, entered into force 14 August 1973 (suspended and restored several times)" + }, + "amendments": { + "text": "proposed by the Senate or by the National Assembly; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of both houses; amended many times, last in 2018" + } }, "Legal system": { "text": "common law system with Islamic law influence" @@ -408,7 +431,7 @@ "citizenship by birth": { "text": "yes" }, - "citizenship by descent": { + "citizenship by descent only": { "text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Pakistan" }, "dual citizenship recognized": { @@ -423,52 +446,47 @@ }, "Executive branch": { "chief of state": { - "text": "President Mamnoon HUSSAIN (since 9 September 2013)" + "text": "President Arif ALVI (since 9 September 2018)" }, "head of government": { - "text": "Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz SHARIF (since 5 June 2013)" + "text": "Prime Minister Imran KHAN (since 18 August 2018)" }, "cabinet": { "text": "Cabinet appointed by the president upon the advice of the prime minister" }, "elections/appointments": { - "text": "president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (eligible for reelection); election last held on 9 September 2013 (next to be held in 2018); prime minister selected by the National Assembly" + "text": "president indirectly elected by the Electoral College consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly, and provincial assemblies for a 5-year term (limited to 2 consecutive terms); election last held on 4 September 2018 (next to be held in 2023); prime minister elected by the National Assembly on 17 August 2018" }, "election results": { - "text": "Mamnoon HUSSAIN elected president; Mamnoon HUSSAIN (PML-N) 432 votes, Wajihuddin AHMED (PTI) 77 votes" + "text": "Arif ALVI elected president; Electoral College vote - Arif ALVI (PTI) 352, Fazl-ur-REHMAN (MMA) 184, Aitzaz AHSAN (PPP) 124; Imran KHAN elected prime minister; National Assembly vote - Imran KHAN (PTI) 176, Shehbaz SHARIF (PML-N) 96" } }, "Legislative branch": { "description": { - "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of the Senate (104 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years) and the National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms)" + "text": "bicameral Parliament or Majlis-e-Shoora consists of:Senate (104 seats; members indirectly elected by the 4 provincial assemblies and the territories' representatives by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of the membership renewed every 3 years); note - the byelection scheduled for 15 April 2020 has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic National Assembly (342 seats; 272 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote and 70 members - 60 women and 10 non-Muslims - directly elected by proportional representation vote; all members serve 5-year terms)" }, "elections": { - "text": "Senate - last held on 5 March 2015 (next to be held in March 2018); National Assembly - last held on 11 May 2013 (next to be held by 2018)" + "text": "Senate - last held on 3 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2021) National Assembly - last held on 25 July 2018 (next to be held on 25 July 2023)" }, "election results": { - "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPPP 27, PML-N 26, MQM 8, ANP 6, PTI 7, JUI-F 5, PML-Q 4, BNP-A 2, NP 1, PML-F 1, other 7, independent 10; National Assembly - percent of votes by party - NA; seats by party - PML-N 126, PPPP 31, PTI 28, MQM 18, JUI-F 10, PML-F 5, other 22, independent 25, unfilled seats 7; 60 seats reserved for women, 10 seats reserved for non-Muslims; seats by party as of July 2016 (includes women and non-Muslim seats) - PML-N 188, PPPP 46, PTI 33, MQM 24, JUI-F 13, PML-F 5, other 21, independent 12" + "text": "Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party as of December 2019  - PPP 19, PML-N 16,  PTI 14, MQM-P 5, JUI-F 4, BAP 2, JI 2, PkMAP 2, ANP 1, BNP 1, PML-F 1, other 7, independent 30 National Assembly - percent of votes by party NA; seats by party as of December 2019 - PTI 156, PML-N 84, PPP 55, MMA 16, MQM-P 7, BAP 5, PML-Q 5, BNP 4, GDA 3, AML 1, ANP 1, JWP 1, independent 4" } }, "Judicial branch": { - "highest court(s)": { + "highest courts": { "text": "Supreme Court of Pakistan (consists of the chief justice and 16 judges)" }, "judge selection and term of office": { - "text": "justices nominated by an 8-member parliamentary committee upon the recommendation of the Judicial Commission (a 9-member body of judges and other judicial professionals), and appointed by the president of Pakistan; justices can serve until age 65" + "text": "justices nominated by an 8-member parliamentary committee upon the recommendation of the Judicial Commission, a 9-member body of judges and other judicial professionals, and appointed by the president; justices can serve until age 65" }, "subordinate courts": { - "text": "High Courts; Federal Shariat Court; provincial and district civil and criminal courts; specialized courts for issues such as taxation, banking, customs, etc." + "text": "High Courts; Federal Shariat Court; provincial and district civil and criminal courts; specialized courts for issues, such as taxation, banking, and customs" } }, "Political parties and leaders": { - "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Mian Iftikhar HUSSAIN] ++ Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI] ++ Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL] ++ Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ] ++ Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman or JUI-F [Fazlur REHMAN] ++ Muttahida Qaumi Movement or MQM [Farooq SATTAR] ++ Pakhtun khwa Milli Awami Party or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II] ++ Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Nawaz SHARIF] ++ Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians or PPPP [Bilawal Bhutto ZARDARI and Asif Ali ZARDARI] ++ Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI [Imran KHAN] ++ Pak Sarzameen Party or PSP [Mustafa KAMAL] ++ Quami Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO] ++ ", + "text": "Awami National Party or ANP [Asfandyar Wali KHAN]Awami Muslim League or AML [Sheikh Rashid AHMED]Balochistan National Party-Awami or BNP-A [Mir Israr Ullah ZEHRI]Balochistan National Party-Mengal or BNP-M [Sardar Akhtar Jan MENGAL]Grand Democratic Alliance or GDA (alliance of several parties)Jamhoori Wattan Party or JWP [Shahzain BUGTI]Jamaat-i Islami or JI [Sirajul HAQ]Jamiat-i Ulema-i Islam Fazl-ur Rehman or JUI-F [Fazlur REHMAN]Muttahida Quami Movement-London or MQM-L [Altaf HUSSAIN] (MQM split into two factions in 2016)Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan or MQM-P [Dr. Khalid Maqbool SIDDIQUI] (MQM split into two factions in 2016) Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal or MMA [Fazl-ur- REHMAN] (alliance of several parties)National Party or NP [Mir Hasil Khan BIZENJO]Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party or PMAP or PkMAP [Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI]Pakistan Muslim League-Functional or PML-F [Pir PAGARO or Syed Shah Mardan SHAH-II]Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or PML-N [Shehbaz SHARIF]Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid-e-Azam Group or PML-Q [Chaudhry Shujaat HUSSAIN]Pakistan Peoples Party or PPP [Bilawal BHUTTO ZARDARI, Asif Ali ZARDARI]Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaaf or PTI (Pakistan Movement for Justice) [Imran KHAN]Pak Sarzameen Party or PSP [Mustafa KAMAL]Quami Watan Party or QWP [Aftab Ahmed Khan SHERPAO]", "note": { - "text": "political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently" - } - }, - "Political pressure groups and leaders": { - "other": { - "text": "military; ulema (clergy); landowners; industrialists; small merchants" + "text": "note: political alliances in Pakistan shift frequently" } }, "International organization participation": { @@ -476,7 +494,7 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation in the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador Jalil Abbas JILANI (since 10 March 2014)" + "text": "Ambassador Asad Majeed KHAN (since 11 January 2019)" }, "chancery": { "text": "3517 International Court NW, Washington, DC 20008" @@ -496,7 +514,10 @@ }, "Diplomatic representation from the US": { "chief of mission": { - "text": "Ambassador David M. HALE (since 3 December 2015)" + "text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Paul W. JONES (since 24 September 2018)" + }, + "telephone": { + "text": "[92] 51-201-4000" }, "embassy": { "text": "Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad" @@ -504,24 +525,18 @@ "mailing address": { "text": "8100 Islamabad Place, Washington, DC 20521-8100" }, - "telephone": { - "text": "[92] (51) 208-0000/[92] (51) 201-4000" - }, "FAX": { - "text": "[92] (51) 233-8071" + "text": "[92] 51-227-6427" }, "consulate(s) general": { - "text": "Karachi" - }, - "consulate(s)": { - "text": "Lahore, Peshawar" + "text": "Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar" } }, "Flag description": { "text": "green with a vertical white band (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the hoist side; a large white crescent and star are centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam" }, "National symbol(s)": { - "text": "star and crescent, jasmine; national colors: green, white" + "text": "five-pointed star between the horns of a waxing crescent moon, jasmine; national colors: green, white" }, "National anthem": { "name": { @@ -531,326 +546,324 @@ "text": "Abu-Al-Asar Hafeez JULLANDHURI/Ahmed Ghulamali CHAGLA" }, "note": { - "text": "adopted 1954; also known as \"Pak sarzamin shad bad\" (Blessed Be the Sacred Land)" + "text": "note: adopted 1954; also known as \"Pak sarzamin shad bad\" (Blessed Be the Sacred Land)" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to slow growth and underdevelopment in Pakistan. Pakistan has a large English-speaking population. Nevertheless, a challenging security environment, electricity shortages, and a burdensome investment climate have deterred investors. Agriculture accounts for more than one-fourth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles and apparel account for most of Pakistan's export earnings, and Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Pakistan’s GDP growth has gradually increased since 2012. Official unemployment was 6.5% in 2015, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Human development continues to lag behind most of the region. ++ ++ In coordination with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan embarked on an economic reform program in 2013. While the reform process has been mixed, and issues like privatization of state-owned enterprises remain unresolved, Pakistan has restored macroeconomic stability, improved its credit rating, and boosted growth. The Pakistani rupee, after heavy depreciation, remained relatively stable against the US dollar in 2014-15. Remittances from overseas workers, averaging more than $1.5 billion a month, are a key revenue source for Pakistan, partly compensating for a lack of foreign investment and a slowdown in portfolio investment. Falling global oil prices in 2015 contributed to a narrowing current account deficit and lower inflation, despite weak export performance. Pakistan’s program with the IMF – a three-year, $6.7 billion Extended Fund Facility focusing on reducing energy shortages, stabilizing public finances, expanding revenue, and improving the external balance – is slated to conclude in September 2016. While passing most quantitative targets, Pakistan has missed targets on structural reforms and performance criteria throughout the program. ++ ++ Pakistan remains stuck in a low-income, low-growth trap, with growth averaging about 3.5% per year from 2008 to 2013. Pakistan must address long-standing issues related to government revenues, with the tax base being narrow at 11% of GDP. Given demographic challenges, Pakistan’s leadership will be pressed to implement economic reforms, promote further development of the energy sector, and attract foreign investment to support sufficient economic growth necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, much of which is under the age of 25. Other long-term challenges include expanding investment in education and healthcare, adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters, improving the country’s business climate, and reducing dependence on foreign donors. Pakistan and China are implementing the “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor”, a $46 billion investment program targeted towards the energy sector and other infrastructure project that Islamabad and Beijing had agreed on in early 2014." + "text": "Decades of internal political disputes and low levels of foreign investment have led to underdevelopment in Pakistan. Pakistan has a large English-speaking population, with English-language skills less prevalent outside urban centers. Despite some progress in recent years in both security and energy, a challenging security environment, electricity shortages, and a burdensome investment climate have traditionally deterred investors. Agriculture accounts for one-fifth of output and two-fifths of employment. Textiles and apparel account for more than half of Pakistan's export earnings; Pakistan's failure to diversify its exports has left the country vulnerable to shifts in world demand. Pakistan’s GDP growth has gradually increased since 2012, and was 5.3% in 2017. Official unemployment was 6% in 2017, but this fails to capture the true picture, because much of the economy is informal and underemployment remains high. Human development continues to lag behind most of the region. In 2013, Pakistan embarked on a $6.3 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, which focused on reducing energy shortages, stabilizing public finances, increasing revenue collection, and improving its balance of payments position. The program concluded in September 2016. Although Pakistan missed several structural reform criteria, it restored macroeconomic stability, improved its credit rating, and boosted growth. The Pakistani rupee has remained relatively stable against the US dollar since 2015, though it declined about 10% between November 2017 and March 2018. Balance of payments concerns have reemerged, however, as a result of a significant increase in imports and weak export and remittance growth. Pakistan must continue to address several longstanding issues, including expanding investment in education, healthcare, and sanitation; adapting to the effects of climate change and natural disasters; improving the country’s business environment; and widening the country’s tax base. Given demographic challenges, Pakistan’s leadership will be pressed to implement economic reforms, promote further development of the energy sector, and attract foreign investment to support sufficient economic growth necessary to employ its growing and rapidly urbanizing population, much of which is under the age of 25. In an effort to boost development, Pakistan and China are implementing the \"China-Pakistan Economic Corridor\" (CPEC) with $60 billion in investments targeted towards energy and other infrastructure projects. Pakistan believes CPEC investments will enable growth rates of over 6% of GDP by laying the groundwork for increased exports. CPEC-related obligations, however, have raised IMF concern about Pakistan’s capital outflows and external financing needs over the medium term." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$988.2 billion (2016 est.) ++ $943.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $907.2 billion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$1.061 trillion (2017 est.) / $1.007 trillion (2016 est.) / $962.8 billion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars ++ data are for fiscal years" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollarsdata are for fiscal years" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "$271.1 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$305 billion (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "4.7% (2016 est.) ++ 4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.1% (2014 est.)", + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.) / 4.6% (2016 est.) / 4.1% (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for fiscal years" + "text": "note: data are for fiscal years" } }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$5,100 (2016 est.) ++ $5,000 (2015 est.) ++ $4,900 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$5,400 (2017 est.) / $5,200 (2016 est.) / $5,100 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars ++ data are for fiscal years" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollarsdata are for fiscal years" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "14.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 14.5% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 13.4% of GDP (2014 est.)", + "text": "12% of GDP (2017 est.) / 13.9% of GDP (2016 est.) / 14.7% of GDP (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are for fiscal years" + "text": "note: data are for fiscal years" } }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "80.1%" + "text": "82% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "11.8%" + "text": "11.3% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "13.6%" + "text": "14.5% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "1.6%" + "text": "1.6% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "8.7%" + "text": "8.2% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-15.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-17.6% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "25.2%" + "text": "24.4% (2016 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "19.2%" + "text": "19.1% (2016 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "55.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "56.5% (2017 est.)" } }, "Agriculture - products": { "text": "cotton, wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef, mutton, eggs" }, "Industries": { - "text": "textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp" + "text": "textiles and apparel, food processing, pharmaceuticals, surgical instruments, construction materials, paper products, fertilizer, shrimp" }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "6.8% (2016 est.)" + "text": "5.4% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "65.1 million", + "text": "63.89 million (2017 est.)", "note": { - "text": "extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor" } }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "43.7%" + "text": "42.3%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.4%" + "text": "22.6%" }, "services": { - "text": "33.9% (FY2013 est.)" + "text": "35.1% (FY2015 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "6.7% (2016 est.) ++ 6.4% (2015 est.)", + "text": "6% (2017 est.) / 6% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "substantial underemployment exists" + "text": "note: Pakistan has substantial underemployment" } }, "Population below poverty line": { - "text": "22.3% (FY2005 est.)" + "text": "29.5% (FY2013 est.)" }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { "lowest 10%": { - "text": "4.2%" + "text": "4%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "25.6% (FY2011)" + "text": "26.1% (FY2013)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "29.6 (FY2011) ++ 31.4 (FY2008)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$41.77 billion" + "text": "46.81 billion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$54.63 billion" + "text": "64.49 billion (2017 est.)" }, "note": { - "text": "data are for fiscal years (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: data are for fiscal years" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "15.4% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "15.4% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-4.7% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-5.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "58.5% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 57.3% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "67% of GDP (2017 est.) / 67.6% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Fiscal year": { "text": "1 July - 30 June" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "3.7% (2016 est.) ++ 2.5% (2015 est.)" - }, - "Central bank discount rate": { - "text": "6% (15 November 2015) ++ 9.5% (18 December 2014)" - }, - "Commercial bank prime lending rate": { - "text": "6.9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 8.37% (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$100.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $89.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$122.3 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $109.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$142.2 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $127.5 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$43.68 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $32.76 billion (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $38.17 billion (31 December 2010 est.)" + "text": "4.1% (2017 est.) / 2.9% (2016 est.)" }, "Current account balance": { - "text": "-$2.627 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$2.627 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "-$12.44 billion (2017 est.) / -$4.867 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports": { - "text": "$20.96 billion (2016 est.) ++ $22.73 billion (2015 est.)" - }, - "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs" + "text": "$32.88 billion (2017 est.) / $21.97 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - partners": { - "text": "US 13.1%, UAE 9.1%, Afghanistan 9.1%, China 8.8%, UK 5.4%, Germany 4.9% (2015)" + "text": "US 17.7%, UK 7.7%, China 6%, Germany 5.8%, Afghanistan 5.2%, UAE 4.5%, Spain 4.1% (2017)" + }, + "Exports - commodities": { + "text": "textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sporting goods, chemicals, manufactures, surgical instruments, carpets and rugs" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$38.25 billion (2016 est.) ++ $39.29 billion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$53.11 billion (2017 est.) / $42.69 billion (2016 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { "text": "petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea" }, "Imports - partners": { - "text": "China 28.1%, Saudi Arabia 10.9%, UAE 10.8%, Kuwait 5.6% (2015)" + "text": "China 27.4%, UAE 13.7%, US 4.9%, Indonesia 4.3%, Saudi Arabia 4.2% (2017)" }, "Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": { - "text": "$20.53 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $20.05 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$18.46 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $22.05 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$64.04 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $60.91 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$33.82 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $31.82 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$2.059 billion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $2.009 billion (31 December 2015 est.)" + "text": "$82.19 billion (31 December 2017 est.) / $70.45 billion (31 December 2016 est.)" }, "Exchange rates": { - "text": "Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - ++ 105.1 (2016 est.) ++ 102.769 (FY2015 est.) ++ 102.769 (FY2014 est.) ++ 101.1 (FY2013 est.) ++ 93.4 (2012 est.)" + "text": "Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - / 105.1 (2017 est.) / 104.769 (2016 est.) / 104.769 (2015 est.) / 102.769 (2014 est.) / 101.1 (2013 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "52 million (2017)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "74% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "90% (2017)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "64% (2017)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "100 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "109.7 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "82 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "92.33 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "0 kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "400 million kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "490 million kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "24 million kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "26.9 million kW (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "67.1% of total installed capacity (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "62% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "3.2% of total installed capacity (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "5% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "29.2% of total installed capacity (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "27% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "0.4% of total installed capacity (FY2014 est.)" + "text": "7% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "90,210 bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "90,000 bbl/day (2018 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "0 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "13,150 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "150,800 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "168,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "400 million bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "332.2 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "235,300 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "291,200 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "450,000 bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "557,000 bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "17,120 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "25,510 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "228,000 bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "264,500 bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "39.07 billion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "39.05 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "39.97 billion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "45.05 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "0 cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "0 cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "6.003 billion cu m (2017 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "669.4 billion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "588.8 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "145 million Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "179.5 million Mt (2017 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { "total subscriptions": { - "text": "2,990,954" + "text": "2,607,495" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "2 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "1.14 (2019 est.)" } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "total": { - "text": "125.9 million" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "174,702,132" }, "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { - "text": "63 (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "76.38 (2019 est.)" } }, - "Telephone system": { + "Telecommunication systems": { "general assessment": { - "text": "the telecommunications infrastructure is improving, with investments in mobile-cellular networks increasing, but fixed-line subscriptions declining; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networ" + "text": "the telecommunications infrastructure is improving, with investments in mobile-cellular networks increasing, fixed-line subscriptions declining; system consists of microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable, cellular, and satellite networks; 4G mobile services broadly available; 5G not before 2030; mobile platform and mobile broadband doing well and dominate over fixed broadband sector (2020)" }, "domestic": { - "text": "mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed; more than 90% of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage; fiber-optic networks are being constructed throughout the country to increase broadband access, though broadband penetration in Pa" + "text": "mobile-cellular subscribership has skyrocketed; more than 90% of Pakistanis live within areas that have cell phone coverage; fiber-optic networks are being constructed throughout the country to increase broadband access, though broadband penetration in Pakistan is still relatively low; fixed-line 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 76 per 100 persons (2019)" }, "international": { - "text": "country code - 92; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable systems that provide links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international (2015)" + "text": "country code - 92; landing points for the SEA-ME-WE-3, -4, -5, AAE-1, IMEWE, Orient Express, PEACE Cable, and TW1 submarine cable systems that provide links to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad); microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "note: the COVID-19 outbreak is negatively impacting telecommunications production and supply chains globally; consumer spending on telecom devices and services has also slowed due to the pandemic's effect on economies worldwide; overall progress towards improvements in all facets of the telecom industry - mobile, fixed-line, broadband, submarine cable and satellite - has moderated" } }, "Broadcast media": { - "text": "media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 8 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the sta (2015)" + "text": "media is government regulated; 1 dominant state-owned TV broadcaster, Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV), operates a network consisting of 8 channels; private TV broadcasters are permitted; to date 69 foreign satellite channels are operational; the state-owned radio network operates more than 30 stations; nearly 200 commercially licensed, privately owned radio stations provide programming mostly limited to music and talk shows (2019)" }, "Internet country code": { "text": ".pk" }, "Internet users": { "total": { - "text": "35.835 million" + "text": "34,734,689" }, "percent of population": { - "text": "18% (July 2015 est.)" + "text": "15.51% (July 2018 est.)" + } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,811,365" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2018 est.)" } } }, "Transportation": { "National air transport system": { "number of registered air carriers": { - "text": "4" + "text": "5 (2020)" }, "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": { - "text": "67" + "text": "52" }, "annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "8,467,827" + "text": "6,880,637 (2018)" }, "annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": { - "text": "183,177,313 mt-km (2015)" + "text": "217.53 million mt-km (2018)" } }, "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": { @@ -861,36 +874,36 @@ }, "Airports - with paved runways": { "total": { - "text": "108" + "text": "108 (2017)" }, "over 3,047 m": { - "text": "15" + "text": "15 (2017)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "43" + "text": "43 (2017)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "20" + "text": "20 (2017)" }, "under 914 m": { - "text": "10 (2013)" + "text": "10 (2017)" } }, "Airports - with unpaved runways": { "total": { - "text": "43" + "text": "43 (2013)" }, "2,438 to 3,047 m": { - "text": "1" + "text": "1 (2013)" }, "1,524 to 2,437 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "914 to 1,523 m": { - "text": "9" + "text": "9 (2013)" }, "under 914 m": { "text": "24 (2013)" @@ -900,39 +913,36 @@ "text": "23 (2013)" }, "Pipelines": { - "text": "gas 12,646 km; oil 2,576 km; refined products 1,087 km (2013)" + "text": "12,984 km gas, 3,470 km oil, 1,170 km refined products (2019)" }, "Railways": { "total": { - "text": "11,881 km" - }, - "broad gauge": { - "text": "11,492 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified)" + "text": "11,881 km (2019)" }, "narrow gauge": { - "text": "389 km 1.000-m gauge (2015)" + "text": "389 km 1.000-m gauge (2019)" + }, + "broad gauge": { + "text": "11,492 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km electrified) (2019)" } }, "Roadways": { "total": { - "text": "263,942 km" + "text": "263,775 km (2019)" }, "paved": { - "text": "185,063 km (includes 708 km of expressways)" + "text": "185,063 km (includes 708 km of expressways) (2019)" }, "unpaved": { - "text": "78,879 km (2014)" + "text": "78,712 km (2019)" } }, "Merchant marine": { "total": { - "text": "11" + "text": "54" }, "by type": { - "text": "bulk carrier 5, cargo 3, petroleum tanker 3" - }, - "registered in other countries": { - "text": "11 (Comoros 5, Marshall Islands 1, Moldova 1, Panama 3, Saint Kitts and Nevis 1) (2010)" + "text": "bulk carrier 5, oil tanker 5, other 44 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { @@ -940,7 +950,7 @@ "text": "Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim" }, "container port(s) (TEUs)": { - "text": "Karachi (1,545,434)" + "text": "Karachi (2,224,000) (2017)" }, "LNG terminal(s) (import)": { "text": "Port Qasim" @@ -948,14 +958,34 @@ } }, "Military and Security": { - "Military branches": { - "text": "Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fiza'ya) (2015)" - }, - "Military service age and obligation": { - "text": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; the Pakistani Air Force and Pakistani Navy have inducted their first female pilots and sailors; the Pakistan Air Force recruits aviation technicians at age 15; service obligation (Navy) 10-18 years; retirement required after 18-30 years service or age 40-52 (2012)" + "Military and security forces": { + "text": "Pakistan Army (includes National Guard), Pakistan Navy (includes marines, Maritime Security Agency), Pakistan Air Force (Pakistan Fizaia); Ministry of Interior paramilitary forces: Frontier Corps, Pakistan Rangers (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note:  the National Guard is a paramilitary force and one of the Army's reserve forces, along with the Pakistan Army Reserve, the Frontier Corps, and the Pakistan Rangers" + } }, "Military expenditures": { - "text": "3.5% of GDP (2013) ++ 3.5% of GDP (2012) ++ 3.2% of GDP (2011)" + "text": "4% of GDP (2019) / 4.1% of GDP (2018) / 3.8% of GDP (2017) / 3.6% of GDP (2016) / 3.6% of GDP (2015)" + }, + "Military and security service personnel strengths": { + "text": "estimates of the size of the Pakistan military’s active force vary; approximately 650,000 active personnel (560,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 60,000 Air Force); est. 70,000 Frontier Corps; est. 25,000 Pakistan Rangers (2019)" + }, + "Military equipment inventories and acquisitions": { + "text": "the Pakistan military inventory includes a broad mix of equipment, primarily from China, France, Ukraine, the UK, and the US; since 2010, China and the US are the leading suppliers of arms to Pakistan; Pakistan also has a large domestic defense industry capable of upgrading existing air, land, and sea weapons systems (2019 est.)" + }, + "Military deployments": { + "text": "1,240 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 2,030 Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO); 130 Mali (MINUSMA); 900 Sudan (UNAMID) (April 2020)" + }, + "Military service age and obligation": { + "text": "16-23 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed for combat until age 18; women serve in all three armed forces; reserve obligation to age 45 for enlisted men, age 50 for officers (2019)" + } + }, + "Terrorism": { + "Terrorist group(s)": { + "text": "Haqqani Network; Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami; Harakat ul-Mujahidin; Hizbul Mujahideen; Indian Mujahedeen; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Khorasan; Islamic State of ash-Sham – India; Islamic State of ash-Sham – Pakistan; Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Jaish-e-Mohammed; Jaysh al Adl (Jundallah); Lashkar i Jhangvi; Lashkar-e Tayyiba; Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan; al-Qa’ida; al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent (2019)", + "note": { + "text": "note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix-T" + } } }, "Transnational Issues": { @@ -964,22 +994,22 @@ }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { "refugees (country of origin)": { - "text": "2.6 million (1.6 million registered, 1.0 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2015)" + "text": "2.58-2.68 million (1.4 million registered, 1.18-1.28 million undocumented) (Afghanistan) (2017)" }, "IDPs": { - "text": "1.459 million (primarily those who remain displaced by counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations and violent conflict between armed non-state groups in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber-Paktunkwa Province; more than 1 million displaced in Northern Waziristan in 2014; individuals also have been displaced by repeated monsoon floods) (2015)" + "text": "106,000 (primarily those who remain displaced by counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations and violent conflict between armed non-state groups in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Khyber-Paktunkwa Province; more than 1 million displaced in northern Waziristan in 2014; individuals also have been displaced by repeated monsoon floods) (2019)" } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "Pakistan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the largest human trafficking problem is bonded labor in agriculture, brickmaking and, to a lesser extent, fishing, mining and carpet-making; children are bought, sold, rented, and placed in forced begging rings, domestic service, small shops, brick kilns, or prostitution; militant groups also force children to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers, kidnapping the children or getting them from poor parents through sale or coercion; women and girls are forced into prostitution or marriages; Pakistani adults migrate to the Gulf States and African and European states for low-skilled jobs and sometimes become victims of forced labor, debt bondage, or prostitution; foreign adults and children, particularly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, may be subject to forced labor, and foreign women may be sex trafficked in Pakistan, with refugees and ethnic minorities being most vulnerable" + "text": "Pakistan is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking; the largest human trafficking problem is bonded labor in agriculture, brickmaking and, to a lesser extent, fishing, mining and carpet-making; children are bought, sold, rented, and placed in forced begging rings, domestic service, small shops, brick-making factories, or prostitution; militant groups also force children to spy, fight, or die as suicide bombers, kidnapping the children or getting them from poor parents through sale or coercion; women and girls are forced into prostitution or marriages; Pakistani adults migrate to the Gulf States and African and European states for low-skilled jobs and sometimes become victims of forced labor, debt bondage, or prostitution; foreign adults and children, particularly from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, may be subject to forced labor, and foreign women may be sex trafficked in Pakistan, with refugees and ethnic minorities being most vulnerable" }, "tier rating": { "text": "Tier 2 Watch List – Pakistan does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; the government lacks political will and capacity to fully address human trafficking, as evidenced by ineffective law enforcement efforts, official complicity, penalization of victims, and the continued conflation of migrant smuggling and human trafficking by many officials; not all forms of trafficking are prohibited; an anti-trafficking bill drafted in 2013 to address gaps in existing legislation remains pending, and a national action plan drafted in 2014 is not finalized; feudal landlords and brick kiln owners use their political influence to protect their involvement in bonded labor, while some police personnel have taken bribes to ignore prostitution that may have included sex trafficking; authorities began to use standard procedures for the identification and referral of trafficking victims, but it is not clear how widely these methods were practiced; in other instances, police were reluctant to assist NGOs with rescues and even punished victims for crimes committed as a direct result of being trafficked (2015)" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "text": "significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems; opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 2,300 hectares in 2007 with 600 of those hectares eradicated; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that utilizes forced eradication, fines, and arrests" + "text": "significant transit area for Afghan drugs, including heroin, opium, morphine, and hashish, bound for Iran, Western markets, the Gulf States, Africa, and Asia; financial crimes related to drug trafficking, terrorism, corruption, and smuggling remain problems; opium poppy cultivation estimated to be 930 hectares in 2015; federal and provincial authorities continue to conduct anti-poppy campaigns that utilizes forced eradication, fines, and arrests" } } } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/world/xx.json b/world/xx.json index db5dc986..267328e6 100644 --- a/world/xx.json +++ b/world/xx.json @@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ } }, "Geography": { - "Geographic overview": { - "text": "The surface of the earth is approximately 70.9% water and 29.1% land. The former portion is divided into large water bodies termed oceans. The World Factbook recognizes and describes five oceans, which are in decreasing order of size: the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. ++ The land portion is generally divided into several, large, discrete landmasses termed continents. Depending on the convention used, the number of continents can vary from five to seven. The most common classification recognizes seven, which are (from largest to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Asia and Europe are sometimes lumped together into a Eurasian continent resulting in six continents. Alternatively, North and South America are sometimes grouped as simply the Americas, resulting in a continent total of six (or five, if the Eurasia designation is used). ++ North America is commonly understood to include the island of Greenland, the isles of the Caribbean, and to extend south all the way to the Isthmus of Panama. The easternmost extent of Europe is generally defined as being the Ural Mountains and the Ural River; on the southeast the Caspian Sea; and on the south the Caucasus Mountains, the Black Sea, and the Mediterranean. Portions of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey fall within both Europe and Asia, but in every instance the larger section is in Asia. These countries are considered part of both continents. Armenia and Cyprus, which lie completely in Western Asia, are geopolitically European countries. ++ Asia usually incorporates all the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The islands of the Pacific are often lumped with Australia into a \"land mass\" termed Oceania or Australasia. Africa's northeast extremity is frequently delimited at the Isthmus of Suez, but for geopolitical purposes, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula is often included as part of Africa. ++ Although the above groupings are the most common, different continental dispositions are recognized or taught in certain parts of the world, with some arrangements more heavily based on cultural spheres rather than physical geographic considerations. ++ Based on the seven-continent model, and grouping islands with adjacent continents, Africa has the most countries with 54. Europe contains 49 countries and Asia 48, but these two continents share five countries: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkey. North America consists of 23 sovereign states, Oceania has 14, and South America 12.", - "countries by continent": { - "text": "Africa (54): Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe ++ Europe (49): Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan*, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia*, Germany, Greece, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan*, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia*, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*, Ukraine, United Kingdom (* indicates part of the country is also in Asia) ++ Asia (48): Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan*, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, Georgia*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan*, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia*, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey*, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen (* indicates part of the country is also in Europe) ++ North America (23): Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States ++ Oceania (14): Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu ++ South America (12): Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela" + "": { + "note": { + "text": "top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,960 sq km; Brazil 8,515,770 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km top ten largest water bodies: Pacific Ocean 155,557,000 sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76,762,000 sq km; Indian Ocean 68,556,000 sq km; Southern Ocean 20,327,000 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14,056,000 sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2,834,000 sq km; Bering Sea 2,520,000 sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2,469,000 sq km top ten largest landmasses: Asia 44,568,500 sq km; Africa 30,065,000 sq km; North America 24,473,000 sq km; South America 17,819,000 sq km; Antarctica 14,200,000 sq km; Europe 9,948,000 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea 785,753 sq km; Borneo 751,929 sq km top ten largest islands: Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq kmtop ten longest mountain ranges (land-based): Andes (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) 7,000 km; Rocky Mountains (Canada, US) 4,830 km; Great Dividing Range (Australia) 3,700 km; Transantarctic Mountains (Antarctica) 3,500 km; Kunlun Mountains (China) 3,000 km; Ural Mountains (Russia, Kazakhstan) 2,640 km; Atlas Mountains (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) 2,500 km; Appalachian Mountains (Canada, US) 2,400 km; Himalayas (Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan) 2,300 km; Altai Mountains (Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia) 2,000 km; note - lengths are approximate; if oceans are included, the Mid-Ocean Ridge is by far the longest mountain range at 40,389 km top ten largest forested countries (sq km and percent of land): Russia 8,149,310 (49.8%); Brazil 4,935,380 (58.9%); Canada 3,470,690 (38.2%); United States 3,103,700 (33.9%); China 2,098,640 (22.3%); Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,522,670 (67.2%); Australia 1,250,590 (16.3%);  Indonesia 903,250 (49.9%); Peru 738,054 (57.7%); India 708,600 (23.8%) (2016 est.)top ten most densely forested countries (percent of land): Suriname (98.3%), Federated States of Micronesia (91.9%), Gabon (90%), Seychelles (88.4%), Palau (87.6%), Guyana (83.9%), Laos (82.1%), Solomon Islands (77.9%), Papua New Guinea (74.1%), Finland (73.1%) (2016 est.)top ten largest (non-polar) deserts: Sahara (Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan, Tunisia) 9,200,000 sq km; Arabian (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen) 2,330,000 sq km; Gobi (China, Mongolia) 1,295,000 sq km; Kalahari (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa) 900,000 sq km; Patagonian (Argentina) 673,000 sq km; Syrian (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia) 500,000 sq km; Chihuahuan (Mexico) 362,000 sq km; Kara-Kum (Turkmenistan) 350,000 sq km; Great Victoria (Australia) 348,750 sq km; Great Basin (United States) 343,169 sq km; note - if the two polar deserts are included, they would rank first and second: Antarctic Desert 14,200,000 sq km and Arctic Desert 13,900,000 sq km ten smallest independent countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km; Maldives 298 sq km; Malta 316 sq km" } }, "Map references": { @@ -25,192 +24,177 @@ "text": "361.132 million sq km" }, "note": { - "text": "70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land" + "text": "note: 70.9% of the world's surface is water, 29.1% is land" } }, "Area - comparative": { - "text": "land area about 16 times the size of the US", - "top fifteen World Factbook entities ranked by size": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Russia 17,098,242 sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Canada 9,984,670 sq km; United States 9,826,675 sq km; China 9,596,960 sq km; Brazil 8,515,770 sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; European Union 4,324,782 sq km; India 3,287,263 sq km; Argentina 2,780,400 sq km" - }, - "top ten largest water bodies": { - "text": "Pacific Ocean 155.557 million sq km; Atlantic Ocean 76.762 million sq km; Indian Ocean 68.556 million sq km; Southern Ocean 20.327 million sq km; Arctic Ocean 14.056 million sq km; Coral Sea 4,184,100 sq km; South China Sea 3,595,900 sq km; Caribbean Sea 2.834 million sq km; Bering Sea 2.52 million sq km; Mediterranean Sea 2.469 million sq km" - }, - "top ten largest landmasses": { - "text": "Asia 44,568,500 sq km; Africa 30.065 million sq km; North America 24.473 million sq km; South America 17.819 million sq km; Antarctica 14 million sq km; Europe 9.948 million sq km; Australia 7,741,220 sq km; Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea 785,753 sq km; Borneo 751,929 sq km" - }, - "top ten largest islands": { - "text": "Greenland 2,166,086 sq km; New Guinea (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) 785,753 sq km; Borneo (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia) 751,929 sq km; Madagascar 587,713 sq km; Baffin Island (Canada) 507,451 sq km; Sumatra (Indonesia) 472,784 sq km; Honshu (Japan) 227,963 sq km; Victoria Island (Canada) 217,291 sq km; Great Britain (United Kingdom) 209,331 sq km; Ellesmere Island (Canada) 196,236 sq km" - }, - "ten smallest independent countries": { - "text": "Holy See (Vatican City) 0.44 sq km; Monaco 2 sq km; Nauru 21 sq km; Tuvalu 26 sq km; San Marino 61 sq km; Liechtenstein 160 sq km; Marshall Islands 181 sq km; Saint Kitts and Nevis 261 sq km; Maldives 298 sq km; Malta 316 sq km" - } + "text": "land area about 16 times the size of the US" }, "Land boundaries": { - "text": "the land boundaries in the world total 251,060 km (not counting shared boundaries twice); two nations, China and Russia, each border 14 other countries", "note": { - "text": "46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked" + "text": "the land boundaries in the world total 251,060 km (not counting shared boundaries twice); two nations, China and Russia, each border 14 other countries note: 46 nations and other areas are landlocked, these include: Afghanistan, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Czechia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Holy See (Vatican City), Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Paraguay, Rwanda, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, South Sudan, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Bank, Zambia, Zimbabwe; two of these, Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan, are doubly landlocked" } }, "Coastline": { "text": "356,000 km", "note": { - "text": "95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna" + "text": "note: 95 nations and other entities are islands that border no other countries, they include: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Baker Island, Barbados, Bermuda, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cabo Verde, Cayman Islands, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Cyprus, Dominica, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guernsey, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Howland Island, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jan Mayen, Japan, Jarvis Island, Jersey, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Kiribati, Madagascar, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Federated States of Micronesia, Midway Islands, Montserrat, Nauru, Navassa Island, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll, Paracel Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Svalbard, Taiwan, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, Wallis and Futuna" } }, "Maritime claims": { - "text": "a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm" + "note": { + "text": "a variety of situations exist, but in general, most countries make the following claims measured from the mean low-tide baseline as described in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea: territorial sea - 12 nm, contiguous zone - 24 nm, and exclusive economic zone - 200 nm; additional zones provide for exploitation of continental shelf resources and an exclusive fishing zone; boundary situations with neighboring states prevent many countries from extending their fishing or economic zones to a full 200 nm" + } }, "Climate": { - "text": "a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates" + "text": "a wide equatorial band of hot and humid tropical climates, bordered north and south by subtropical temperate zones that separate two large areas of cold and dry polar climates", + "Ten Driest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation)": { + "text": "McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica 0 mm (0 in)Arica, Chile 0.76 mm (0.03 in)Al Kufrah, Libya 0.86 mm (0.03 in)Aswan, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)Luxor, Egypt 0.86 mm (0.03 in)Ica, Peru 2.29 mm (0.09 in)Wadi Halfa, Sudan 2.45 mm (0.1 in)Iquique, Chile 5.08 mm (0.2 in)Pelican Point, Namibia 8.13 mm (0.32 in)El Arab (Aoulef), Algeria 12.19 mm (0.48 in)" + }, + "Ten Wettest Places on Earth (Average Annual Precipitation)": { + "text": "Mawsynram, India 11,871 mm (467.4 in)Cherrapunji, India 11,777 mm (463.7 in)Tutunendo, Colombia 11,770 mm (463.4 in)Cropp River, New Zealand 11,516 mm (453.4 in)San Antonia de Ureca, Equatorial Guinea 10,450 mm (411.4 in)Debundsha, Cameroon 10,299 mm (405.5 in)Big Bog, US (Hawaii) 10,272 mm (404.4 in)Mt Waialeale, US (Hawaii) 9,763 mm (384.4 in)Kukui, US (Hawaii) 9,293 mm (365.9 in)Emeishan, China 8,169 mm (321.6 in)" + }, + "Ten Coldest Places on Earth (Lowest Average Monthly Temperature)": { + "text": "Verkhoyansk, Russia (Siberia) -47°C (-53°F) JanuaryOymyakon, Russia (Siberia) -46°C (-52°F) JanuaryEureka, Canada -38.4°C (-37.1°F) FebruaryIsachsen, Canada -36°C (-32.8°F) FebruaryAlert, Canada -34°C (-28°F) FebruaryKap Morris Jesup, Greenland -34°C (-29°F) MarchCornwallis Island, Canada -33.5°C (-28.3°F) FebruaryCambridge Bay, Canada -33.5°C (28.3°F) FebruaryIlirnej, Russia -33°C (-28°F) JanuaryResolute, Canada -33°C (-27.4°F) February" + }, + "Ten Hottest Places on Earth (Highest Average Monthly Temperature)": { + "text": "Death Valley, US (California) 39°C (101°F) JulyIranshahr, Iran 38.3°C (100.9°F) June Ouallene, Algeria 38°C (100.4°F) JulyKuwait City, Kuwait 37.7°C (100°F) JulyMedina, Saudi Arabia 36°C (97°F) JulyBuckeye, US (Arizona) 34°C (93°F) JulyJazan, Saudi Arabia 33°C (91°F) JuneAl Kufrah, Libya 31°C (87°F) JulyAlice Springs, Australia 29°C (84°F) JanuaryTamanrasset, Algeria 29°C (84°F) June" + } }, "Terrain": { - "text": "the greatest ocean depth is the Mariana Trench at -10,924 m in the Pacific Ocean" + "text": "tremendous variation of terrain on each of the continents; check the World 'Elevation' entry for a compilation of terrain extremes; the world's ocean floors are marked by mid-ocean ridges while the ocean surfaces form a dynamic, continuously changing environment; check the 'Terrain' field and its 'major surface currents' subfield under each of the five ocean (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern) entries for further information on oceanic environs", + "Ten Cave Superlatives": { + "text": "compiled from \"Geography - note(s)\" under various country entries where more details may be foundlargest cave: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft); it connects to Thung cave (but not yet officially); when recognized, it will add an additional 1.6 million cu m in volumelargest ice cave: the Eisriesenwelt (Ice Giants World) inside the Hochkogel mountain near Werfen, Austria is the world's largest and longest ice cave system at 42 km (26 mi) longest cave: Mammoth Cave, in west-central Kentucky, is the world's longest known cave system with more than 650 km (405 mi) of surveyed passagewayslongest salt cave: the Malham Cave in Mount Sodom in Israel is the world's longest salt cave at 10 km (6 mi); its survey is not complete and its length will undoubtedly increaselongest underwater cave: the Sac Actun cave system in Mexico at 348 km (216 mi) is the longest underwater cave in the world and the second longest cave worldwidelongest lava tube cave: Kazumura Cave on the island of Hawaii is the world's longest and deepest lava tube cave; it has been surveyed at 66 km (41 mi) long and 1,102 m (3,614 ft) deep deepest cave: Veryovkina Cave in the Caucasus country of Georgia is the world's deepest cave, plunging down 2,212 m (7,257 ft)deepest underwater cave: the Hranice Abyss in Czechia is the world's deepest surveyed underwater cave at 404 m (1,325 ft); its survey is not complete and it could end up being some 800-1,200 m deeplargest cave chamber: the Miao Room in the Gebihe cave system at China's Ziyun Getu He Chuandong National Park encloses some 10.78 million cu m (380.7 million cu ft) of volumelargest bat cave: Bracken Cave outside of San Antonio, Texas is the world's largest bat cave; it is the summer home to the largest colony of bats in the world; an estimated 20 million Mexican free-tailed bats roost in the cave from March to October making it the world's largest known concentration of mammals" + } }, "Elevation": { "mean elevation": { "text": "840 m" }, - "elevation extremes": { - "text": "lowest point: Bentley Subglacial Trench (Antarctica) -2,555 m (in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean) ++ highest point: Mount Everest 8,850 m" + "lowest point": { + "text": "Denman Glacier (Antarctica) more than -3,500 m (in the oceanic realm, Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the lowest point, lying -10,924 m below the surface of the Pacific Ocean)" }, - "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level)": { - "text": "Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,850 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m" + "highest point": { + "text": "Mount Everest 8,848 m" }, "note": { - "text": "Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 m" - }, - "highest point on each continent": { - "text": "Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,850 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Denali (Mount McKinley) (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m" - }, - "lowest point on each continent": { - "text": "Antarctica - Bentley Subglacial Trench -2,555 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -408 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15 m" + "text": "top ten highest mountains (measured from sea level): Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,848 m; K2 (Pakistan) 8,611 m; Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal) 8,598 m; Lhotse (Nepal) 8,516 m; Makalu (China-Nepal) 8,463 m; Cho Oyu (China-Nepal) 8,201 m; Dhaulagiri (Nepal) 8,167 m; Manaslu (Nepal) 8,163 m; Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) 8,125 m; Anapurna (Nepal) 8,091 m; note - Mauna Kea (United States) is the world's tallest mountain as measured from base to summit; the peak of this volcanic colossus lies on the island of Hawaii, but its base begins more than 70 km offshore and at a depth of about 6,000 m; total height estimates range from 9,966 m to 10,203 mtop ten highest island peaks: Puncak Jaya (New Guinea) 4,884 m (Indonesia)*; Mauna Kea (Hawaii) 4,207 m (United States); Gunung Kinabalu (Borneo) 4,095 m (Malaysia)*; Yu Shan (Taiwan) 3,952 (Taiwan)*; Mount Kerinci (Sumatra) 3,805 m (Indonesia); Mount Erebus (Ross Island) 3,794 (Antarctica); Mount Fuji (Honshu) 3,776 m (Japan)*; Mount Rinjani (Lombok) 3,726 m (Indonesia); Aoraki-Mount Cook (South Island) 3,724 m (New Zealand)*; Pico de Teide (Tenerife) 3,718 m (Spain)*; note - * indicates the highest peak for that Factbook entry highest point on each continent: Asia - Mount Everest (China-Nepal) 8,848 m; South America - Cerro Aconcagua (Argentina) 6,960 m; North America - Denali (Mount McKinley) (United States) 6,190 m; Africa - Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) 5,895 m; Europe - El'brus (Russia) 5,633 m; Antarctica - Vinson Massif 4,897 m; Australia - Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 mhighest capital on each continent: South America - La Paz (Bolivia) 3,640 m; Africa - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 2,355 m; Asia - Thimphu (Bhutan) 2,334 m; North America - Mexico City (Mexico) 2,240 m; Europe - Andorra la Vella (Andorra) 1,023 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m lowest point on each continent: Antarctica - Denman Glacier more than -3,500 m; Asia - Dead Sea (Israel-Jordan) -431 m; Africa - Lac Assal (Djibouti) -155 m; South America - Laguna del Carbon (Argentina) -105 m; North America - Death Valley (United States) -86 m; Europe - Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan-Kazakhstan-Russia) -28 m; Australia - Lake Eyre -15 mlowest capital on each continent: Asia - Baku (Azerbaijan) -28 m; Europe - Amsterdam (Netherlands) -2 m; Africa - Banjul (Gambia); Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Conakry (Guinea), Djibouti (Djibouti), Libreville (Gabon), Male (Maldives), Monrovia (Liberia), Tunis (Tunisia), Victoria (Seychelles) 0 m; North America - Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis), Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Panama City (Panama), Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), Roseau (Dominica), Saint John's (Antigua and Barbuda), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) 0 m; South America - Georgetown (Guyana) 0 m; Australia - Canberra (Australia) 605 m" } }, "Natural resources": { - "text": "the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality (especially in some countries of Eastern Europe, the former USSR, and China) pose serious long-term problems that governments and peoples are only beginning to address" + "text": "the rapid depletion of nonrenewable mineral resources, the depletion of forest areas and wetlands, the extinction of animal and plant species, and the deterioration in air and water quality pose serious long-term problems" }, "Irrigated land": { "text": "3,242,917 sq km (2012 est.)" }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "six of the world's seven continents are widely and permanently inhabited; Asia is easily the most populous continent with about 60% of the world's population (China and India together account for over 35%); Africa comes in second with over 15% of the earth's populace, Europe has about 10%, North America 8%, South America almost 6%, and Oceania less than 1%; the harsh conditions on Antarctica prevent any permanent habitation" + }, "Natural hazards": { - "text": "large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones); natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions)", - "volcanism": { - "text": "volcanism is a fundamental driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near these volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, created a list of 16 Decade Volcanoes worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy)" - } + "text": "large areas subject to severe weather (tropical cyclones); natural disasters (earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions) volcanism: volcanism is a fundamental driver and consequence of plate tectonics, the physical process reshaping the Earth's lithosphere; the world is home to more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes, with over 500 of these having erupted in historical times; an estimated 500 million people live near these volcanoes; associated dangers include lava flows, lahars (mudflows), pyroclastic flows, ash clouds, ash fall, ballistic projectiles, gas emissions, landslides, earthquakes, and tsunamis; in the 1990s, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, created a list of 16 Decade Volcanoes worthy of special study because of their great potential for destruction: Avachinsky-Koryaksky (Russia), Colima (Mexico), Etna (Italy), Galeras (Colombia), Mauna Loa (United States), Merapi (Indonesia), Nyiragongo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Rainier (United States), Sakurajima (Japan), Santa Maria (Guatemala), Santorini (Greece), Taal (Philippines), Teide (Spain), Ulawun (Papua New Guinea), Unzen (Japan), Vesuvius (Italy); see second note under \"Geography - note\"" }, "Environment - current issues": { - "text": "large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of wildlife, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; global warming becoming a greater concern" + "text": "large areas subject to overpopulation, industrial disasters, pollution (air, water, acid rain, toxic substances), loss of vegetation (overgrazing, deforestation, desertification), loss of biodiversity; soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion; ozone layer depletion; waste disposal; global warming becoming a greater concern" }, "Geography - note": { - "text": "the world is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, just about one-third of the 13.8-billion-year age estimated for the universe" + "text": "note 1: the world is now thought to be about 4.55 billion years old, just about one-third of the 13.8-billion-year age estimated for the universe; the earliest widely accepted date for life appearing on earth is 3.48 billion years ago, but this date is conservative and may get pushed back further note 2: although earthquakes can strike anywhere at any time, the vast majority occur in three large zones of the earth; the world's greatest earthquake belt, the Circum-Pacific Belt (popularly referred to as the Ring of Fire), is the zone of active volcanoes and earthquake epicenters bordering the Pacific Ocean; about 90% of the world's earthquakes (81% of the largest earthquakes) and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; the belt extends northward from Chile, along the South American coast, through Central America, Mexico, the western US, southern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, to Japan, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, island groups in the southwestern Pacific, and New Zealandthe second prominent belt, the Alpide, extends from Java to Sumatra, northward along the mountains of Burma, then eastward through the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, and out into the Atlantic Ocean; it accounts for about 17% of the world's largest earthquakes; the third important belt follows the long Mid-Atlantic Ridge" } }, "People and Society": { "Population": { - "text": "7,323,187,457 (July 2016 est.)", - "top ten most populous countries (in millions)": { - "text": "China 1373.54; India 1266.88; United States 324.00; Indonesia 258.32; Brazil 205.82; Pakistan 202.00; Nigeria 186.05; Bangladesh 156.19; Russia 142.36; Japan 126.70" - }, - "ten least populous countries": { - "text": "Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Nauru 9,591; Tuvalu 10,959; Palau 21,347; Monaco 30,581; San Marino 33,285; Liechtenstein 37,937; Saint Kitts and Nevis 52,329; Marshall Islands 73,376; Dominica 73,757" - }, - "ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km)": { - "text": "Monaco 15,291; Singapore 8,416; Holy See (Vatican City) 2,273; Bahrain 1,814; Maldives 1,319; Malta 1,314; Bangladesh 1,200; Barbados 678; Mauritius 664; Lebanon 610" - }, - "ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km)": { - "text": "Mongolia 1.95; Namibia 2.96; Australia 2.99; Iceland 3.35; Mauritania 3.57; Libya 3.72; Guyana 3.74; Suriname 3.76; Canada 3.89; Botswana 3.90" + "text": "7,684,292,383 (July 2020 est.)", + "note": { + "text": "top ten most populous countries (in millions): China 1394.02; India 1326.1; United States 332.64; Indonesia 267.03; Pakistan 233.5; Nigeria 214.03; Brazil 211.72; Bangladesh 162.65; Russia 141.72; Japan 128.65 ten least populous countries: Holy See (Vatican City) 1,000; Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5,347; Montserrat 5,373; Saint Barthelemy 7,122; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan de Cunha 7,862; Cook Islands 8,574; Nauru 9,785; Tuvalu 11,342; Wallis and Futuna 15,854; Anguilla 18,090 ten most densely populated countries (population per sq km): Macau 21,789; Monaco 15,470; Singapore 8,756; Hong Kong 6,757; Gaza Strip 5,328; Gibraltar 4,551; Bahrain 1,980; Malta 1,447; Bermuda 1,329; Maldives 1,315 ten least densely populated countries (population per sq km): Greenland less than 1; Mongolia 2; Western Sahara 2.5; Namibia 3.2; Australia 3.3; Iceland 3.5; Guyana 3.8; Libya 3.9; Mauritania 3.9; Suriname 3.9" } }, "Languages": { - "text": "Mandarin Chinese 12.2%, Spanish 5.8%, English 4.6%, Arabic 3.6%, Hindi 3.6%, Portuguese 2.8%, Bengali 2.6%, Russian 2.3%, Japanese 1.7%, Punjabi, Western 1.2%, Javanese 1.2% (2016 est.)", - "note 1": { - "text": "percents are for \"first language\" speakers only; the six UN languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish (Castilian) - are the mother tongue or second language of about half of the world's population, and are the official languages in more than half the states in the world; some 300 languages have more than a million first-language speakers" - }, - "note 2": { - "text": "all told, there are an estimated 7,100 languages spoken in the world; approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 130 languages are spoken by less than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 840 separate languages" - }, - "note 3": { - "text": "approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140, in Africa, 1,310 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 290 in Europe (2016)" + "note": { + "text": "most-spoken language: English 16.5%, Mandarin Chinese 14.6%, Hindi 8.3%, Spanish 7%, French 3.6%, Arabic 3.6%, Bengali 3.4%, Russian 3.4%, Portuguese 3.3%, Indonesian 2.6% (2020 est.) most-spoken first language: Mandarin Chinese 12.3%, Spanish 6%, English 5.1%, Arabic 5.1%, Hindi 3.5%, Bengali 3.3%, Portuguese 3%, Russian 2.1%, Japanese 1.7%, Punjabi, Western 1.3%, Javanese 1.1% (2018 est.) note 1: the six UN languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, and Spanish (Castilian) - are the mother tongue or second language of about 45% of the world's population, and are the official languages in more than half the states in the world; some 400 languages have more than a million first-language speakers (2018) note 2: all told, there are estimated to be just over 7,115 languages spoken in the world (2020); approximately 80% of these languages are spoken by less than 100,000 people; about 150 languages are spoken by less than 10 people; communities that are isolated from each other in mountainous regions often develop multiple languages; Papua New Guinea, for example, boasts about 840 separate languages (2018) note 3: approximately 2,300 languages are spoken in Asia, 2,140, in Africa, 1,310 in the Pacific, 1,060 in the Americas, and 290 in Europe (2020)" } }, "Religions": { - "text": "Christian 31.4%, Muslim 23.2%, Hindu 15%, Buddhist 7.1%, folk religions 5.9%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.8%, unaffiliated 16.4% (2010 est.)" + "text": "Christian 31.2%, Muslim 24.1%, Hindu 15.1%, Buddhist 6.9%, folk religions 5.7%, Jewish 0.2%, other 0.8%, unaffiliated 16% (2015 est.)" }, "Age structure": { "0-14 years": { - "text": "25.44% (male 963,981,944/female 898,974,458)" + "text": "25.33% (male 1,005,229,963/female 941,107,507)" }, "15-24 years": { - "text": "16.16% (male 611,311,930/female 572,229,547)" + "text": "15.42% (male 612,094,887/female 572,892,123)" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "41.12% (male 1,522,999,578/female 1,488,011,505)" + "text": "40.67% (male 1,582,759,769/female 1,542,167,537)" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "8.6% (male 307,262,939/female 322,668,546)" + "text": "9.09% (male 341,634,893/female 357,176,983)" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "8.68% (male 283,540,918/female 352,206,092) (2016 est.)" + "text": "9.49% (male 326,234,036/female 402,994,685) (2020 est.)" } }, "Dependency ratios": { "total dependency ratio": { - "text": "52.3%" + "text": "53.3" }, "youth dependency ratio": { - "text": "39.7%" + "text": "39" }, "elderly dependency ratio": { - "text": "12.6%" + "text": "14.3" }, "potential support ratio": { - "text": "7.9% (2015 est.)" + "text": "7 (2020 est.)" } }, "Median age": { "total": { - "text": "30.1 years" + "text": "31 years" }, "male": { - "text": "29.4 years" + "text": "30.3 years" }, "female": { - "text": "30.9 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "31.8 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Population growth rate": { - "text": "1.06%", + "text": "1.03% (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this rate results in about 148 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.5 every second (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this rate results in about 149 net additions to the worldwide population every minute or 2.5 every second" } }, "Birth rate": { - "text": "18.5 births/1,000 population", + "text": "18.1 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this rate results in about 258 worldwide births per minute or 4.3 births every second (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this rate results in about 259 worldwide births per minute or 4.3 births every second" } }, "Death rate": { - "text": "7.8 deaths/1,000 population", + "text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second (2016 est.)" + "text": "note: this rate results in about 108 worldwide deaths per minute or 1.8 deaths every second" } }, + "Population distribution": { + "text": "six of the world's seven continents are widely and permanently inhabited; Asia is easily the most populous continent with about 60% of the world's population (China and India together account for over 35%); Africa comes in second with over 15% of the earth's populace, Europe has about 10%, North America 8%, South America almost 6%, and Oceania less than 1%; the harsh conditions on Antarctica prevent any permanent habitation" + }, "Urbanization": { "urban population": { - "text": "54% of total population (2015)" + "text": "56.2% of total population (2020)" }, "rate of urbanization": { - "text": "2.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)" - }, - "ten largest urban agglomerations": { - "text": "Tokyo (Japan) - 38,001,000; New Delhi (India) - 25,703,000; Shanghai (China) - 23,741,000; Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 21,066,000; Mumbai (India) - 21,043,000; Mexico City (Mexico) - 20,999,000; Beijing (China) - 20,384,000; Osaka (Japan) - 20,238,000; Cairo (Egypt) - 18,772,000; New York-Newark (US) - 18,593,000 (2015)" + "text": "1.9% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)" + } + }, + "Major urban areas - population": { + "text": "ten largest urban agglomerations: Tokyo (Japan) - 37,393,000; New Delhi (India) - 30,291,000; Shanghai (China) - 27,058,000; Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 22,043,000; Mexico City (Mexico) - 21,782,000; Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 21,006,000; Cairo (Egypt) - 20,901,000; Beijing (China) - 20,463,000; Mumbai (India) - 20,411,000;  Osaka (Japan) - 19,165,000 (2020)", + "note": { + "text": "ten largest urban agglomerations, by continent:Africa - Cairo (Egypt) - 20,485,000; Lagos (Nigeria) - 13,904,000; Kinshasha (DRC) - 13,743,000; Luanda (Angola) - 8,045,000; Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) - 6,368,000; Khartoum (Sudan) - 5,678,000; Johannesburg (South Africa) - 5,635,000; Alexandria (Egypt) - 5,182,000; Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) - 5,059,000; Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - 4,592,000Asia - Tokyo (Japan) - 37,435,000; New Delhi (India) - 29,399,000; Shanghai (China) - 26,317,000; Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 20,284,000; Mumbai (India) - 20,185,000; Beijing (China) - 20,035,000; Osaka (Japan) - 19,223,000; Karachi (Pakistan) - 15,741,000; Chongqing (China) - 15,354,000; Istanbul (Turkey) - 14,968,000Europe - Moscow (Russia) - 12,476,000; Paris (France) - 10,958,000; London (United Kingdom) - 9,177,000; Madrid (Spain) - 6,559,000; Barcelona (Spain) - 5,541,000, Saint Petersburg (Russia) -  5,427,000; Rome (Italy) - 4,234,000; Berlin (Germany) - 3,557,000; Athens (Greece) - 3,154,000; Milan (Italy) - 3,136,000North America - Mexico City (Mexico) - 21,672,000; New York-Newark (United States) - 18,805,000; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (United States) - 12,448,000; Chicago (United States) - 8,862,000; Houston (United States) - 6,245,000; Dallas-Fort Worth (United States) - 6,201,000; Toronto (Canada) - 6,139,000; Miami (United States) - 6,079,000; Philadelphia (United States) - 5,705,000; Atlanta (United States) - 5,689,000Oceania - Melbourne (Australia) - 4,870,000, Sydney (Australia) - 4,859,000; Brisbane (Australia) - 2,372,000; Perth (Australia) - 2,016,000; Auckland (New Zealand) - 1,582,000; Adelaide (Australia) - 1,328,000; Gold Coast-Tweed Head (Australia) - 687,000; Canberra (Australia) - 452,000; Newcastle-Maitland (Australia) - 447,000; Wellington (New Zealand) - 413,000South America - Sao Paulo (Brazil) - 21,847,000; Buenos Aires (Argentina) - 15,057,000; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - 13,374,000; Bogota (Colombia) - 10,779,000; Lima (Peru) - 10,555,000; Santiago (Chile) - 6,724,000; Belo Horizonte (Brazil) - 6,028,000; Brasilia (Brazil) - 4,559,000; Porto Alegre (Brazil) - 4,115,000; Recife (Brazil) - 4,078,000 (2019)" } }, "Sex ratio": { "at birth": { - "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "0-14 years": { "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" @@ -219,86 +203,103 @@ "text": "1.07 male(s)/female" }, "25-54 years": { - "text": "1.02 male(s)/female" + "text": "1.03 male(s)/female" }, "55-64 years": { - "text": "0.95 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.96 male(s)/female" }, "65 years and over": { - "text": "0.805 male(s)/female" + "text": "0.81 male(s)/female" }, "total population": { - "text": "1.015 male(s)/female (2016 est.)" + "text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)" } }, "Maternal mortality rate": { - "text": "216 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)" + "text": "211 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)" }, "Infant mortality rate": { "total": { - "text": "34.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "30.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "male": { - "text": "36.1 deaths/1,000 live births" + "text": "32.8 deaths/1,000 live births" }, "female": { - "text": "32.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)" + "text": "28.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)" } }, "Life expectancy at birth": { "total population": { - "text": "69 years" + "text": "70.5 years" }, "male": { - "text": "67 years" + "text": "68.4 years" }, "female": { - "text": "71.1 years (2016 est.)" + "text": "72.6 years (2020 est.)" } }, "Total fertility rate": { - "text": "2.42 children born/woman (2016 est.)" + "text": "2.42 children born/woman (2020 est.)" }, "Drinking water source": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 96.5% of population ++ rural: 84.7% of population ++ total: 91.1% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 3.5% of population" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 3.5% of population ++ rural: 15.3% of population ++ total: 8.9% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "15.3% of population" + }, + "total": { + "text": "8.9% of population (2015 est.)" } }, + "Current Health Expenditure": { + "text": "10% (2016)" + }, "Sanitation facility access": { - "improved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 82.3% of population ++ rural: 50.5% of population ++ total: 67.7% of population" + "urban": { + "text": "unimproved: 17.7% of population (2015 est.)" }, - "unimproved": { - "text": " ++ urban: 17.7% of population ++ rural: 49.5% of population ++ total: 32.3% of population (2015 est.)" + "rural": { + "text": "49.5% of population (2015 est.)" + }, + "total": { + "text": "32.3% of population (2015 est.)" } }, "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": { - "text": "0.8% (2015 est.)" + "text": "0.6% (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": { - "text": "36,710,700 (2015 est.)" + "text": "38 million (2019 est.)" }, "HIV/AIDS - deaths": { - "text": "1,107,600 (2015 est.)" + "text": "690,000 (2019 est.)" + }, + "Major infectious diseases": { + "note": { + "text": "note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring globally; older adults and people of any age with serious chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for severe disease; some health care systems are becoming overwhelmed and there may be limited access to adequate medical care in affected areas; many countries are implementing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines, closing borders, and prohibiting non-citizens from entry with little advance notice; US residents may have difficulty returning to the United States; as of 10 November 2020, 49,727,316 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 1,248,373 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization" + } + }, + "Education expenditures": { + "text": "NA" }, "Literacy": { "definition": { "text": "age 15 and over can read and write" }, "total population": { - "text": "86.1%" + "text": "86.3%" }, "male": { - "text": "89.9%" + "text": "89.8%" }, "female": { - "text": "82.2% (2015 est.)" + "text": "82.8% (2016 est.) (2018)" }, "note": { - "text": "more than three-quarters of the world's 781 million illiterate adults are found in South and West Asia and sub-Saharan Africa; of all the illiterate adults in the world, almost two-thirds are women (2012)" + "text": "note: more than three-quarters of the world's 750 million illiterate adults are found in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa; of all the illiterate adults in the world, almost two-thirds are women (2016)" } }, "School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": { @@ -309,106 +310,130 @@ "text": "12 years" }, "female": { - "text": "12 years (2014)" + "text": "12 years (2019)" } } }, "Government": { + "Country name": { + "note": { + "text": "note: countries with names connected to animals include: Albania \"Land of the Eagles,\" Anguilla (the name means \"eel\"), Bhutan \"Land of the Thunder Dragon,\" Cameroon (the name derives from \"prawns\"), Cayman Islands (named after the caiman, a marine crocodile), Faroe Islands (from Old Norse meaning \"sheep\"), Georgia \"Land of the Wolves,\" Italy \"Land of Young Cattle,\" Kosovo \"Field of Blackbirds,\" Sierra Leone \"Lion Mountains,\" Singapore \"Lion City\"" + } + }, + "Capital": { + "time difference": { + "text": "there are 21 World entities (20 countries and 1 dependency) with multiple time zones: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, France, Greenland (part of the Danish Kingdom), Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Mexico, Micronesia, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Russia, Spain, United Statesnote 1: in some instances, the time zones pertain to portions of a country that lie overseasnote 2: in 1851, the British set their prime meridian (0° longitude) through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England; this meridian became the international standard in 1884 and thus the basis for the standard time zones of the world; today, GMT is officially known as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and is also referred to as \"Zulu time\"; UTC is the basis for all civil time, with the world divided into time zones expressed as positive or negative differences from UTCnote 3: each time zone is based on 15° starting from the prime meridian; in theory, there are 24 time zones based on the solar day, but there are now upward of 40 because of fractional hour offsets that adjust for various political and physical geographic realities; see the Standard Time Zones of the World map included with the Reference Maps" + }, + "daylight saving time": { + "text": "some 67 countries - including most of the world's leading industrialized nations - use daylight savings time (DST) in at least a portion of the country; China, Japan, India, and Russia are major industrialized countries that do not use DST; Asia and Africa generally do not observe DST and it is generally not observed near the equator, where sunrise and sunset times do not vary enough to justify it; some countries observe DST only in certain regions; for example, only southeastern Australia observes it; in fact, only a minority of the world's population - about 20% - uses DST" + } + }, "Administrative divisions": { "text": "195 countries, 72 dependent areas and other entities" }, "Legal system": { - "text": "the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including English and US law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another" + "text": "the legal systems of nearly all countries are generally modeled upon elements of five main types: civil law (including French law, the Napoleonic Code, Roman law, Roman-Dutch law, and Spanish law); common law (including English and US law); customary law; mixed or pluralistic law; and religious law (including Islamic sharia law); an additional type of legal system - international law - governs the conduct of independent nations in their relationships with one another" }, "International law organization participation": { - "text": "all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; 61 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICJ as compulsory with reservations and 11 countries have accepted ICJ jurisdiction as compulsory without reservations; states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court; a total of 123 (effective 2 January 2015) countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)" + "text": "all members of the UN are parties to the statute that established the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court; states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICCt) are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the Court; as of May 2019, a total of 122 countries have accepted jurisdiction of the ICCt (see Appendix B for a clarification on the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt)" + }, + "Executive branch": { + "text": "there are 27 countries with royal families in the world, most are in Asia (13) and Europe (10), three are in Africa, and one in Oceania; monarchies by continent are as follows: Asia (Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, United Arab Emirates); Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom); Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, Morocco); Oceania (Tonga); note that Andorra and the Holy See (Vatican) are also monarchies of a sort, but they are not ruled by royal houses; Andorra has two co-princes (the president of France and the bishop of Urgell) and the Holy See is ruled by an elected pope; note too that the sovereign of Great Britain is also the monarch for many of the countries (including Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand) that make up the Commonwealth" + }, + "Legislative branch": { + "note": { + "text": "there are 230 political entities with legislative bodies; of these 144 are unicameral (a single “house”) and 86 are bicameral (both upper and lower houses); note - while there are 195 countries in the world, 35 territories, possessions, or other special administrative units also have their own governing bodies" + } }, "Flag description": { + "text": "while a \"World\" flag does not exist, the flag of the United Nations (UN) - adopted on 7 December 1946 - has been used on occasion to represent the entire planet; technically, however, it only represents the international organization itself; the flag displays the official emblem of the UN in white on a blue background; the emblem design shows a map of the world in an azimuthal equidistant projection centered on the North Pole, the image is flanked by two olive branches crossed below; blue was selected as the color to represent peace, in contrast to red usually associated with war; the map projection chosen includes all of the continents except Antarctica", "note": { - "text": "the flags of 11 nations: Austria, Botswana, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Macedonia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Thailand have no top or bottom and may be flown with either long edge on top without any notice being taken" + "text": "note: the flags of 12 nations: Austria, Botswana, Georgia, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Macedonia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Thailand have no top or bottom and may be flown with either long edge on top without any notice being taken" } } }, "Economy": { "Economy - overview": { - "text": "The international financial crisis of 2008-09 led to the first downturn in global output since 1946 and presented the world with a major new challenge: determining what mix of fiscal and monetary policies to follow to restore growth and jobs, while keeping inflation and debt under control. Financial stabilization and stimulus programs that started in 2009-11, combined with lower tax revenues in 2009-10, required most countries to run large budget deficits. Treasuries issued new public debt - totaling $9.1 trillion since 2008 - to pay for the additional expenditures. To keep interest rates low, most central banks monetized that debt, injecting large sums of money into their economies - between December 2008 and December 2013 the global money supply increased by more than 35%. Governments are now faced with the difficult task of spurring current growth and employment without saddling their economies with so much debt that they sacrifice long-term growth and financial stability. When economic activity picks up, central banks will confront the difficult task of containing inflation without raising interest rates so high they snuff out further growth. ++ ++ Fiscal and monetary data for 2013 are currently available for 180 countries, which together account for 98.5% of world GDP. Of the 180 countries, 82 pursued unequivocally expansionary policies, boosting government spending while also expanding their money supply relatively rapidly - faster than the world average of 3.1%; 28 followed restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, reducing government spending and holding money growth to less than the 3.1% average; and the remaining 70 followed a mix of counterbalancing fiscal and monetary policies, either reducing government spending while accelerating money growth, or boosting spending while curtailing money growth. ++ ++ (For more information, see attached spreadsheet, Fiscal and Monetary Data, 2008-2012.) ++ ++ In 2013, for many countries the drive for fiscal austerity that began in 2011 abated. While 5 out of 6 countries slowed spending in 2012, only 1 in 2 countries slowed spending in 2013. About 1 in 3 countries actually lowered the level of their expenditures. The global growth rate for government expenditures increased from 1.6% in 2012 to 5.1% in 2013, after falling from a 10.1% growth rate in 2011. On the other hand, nearly 2 out of 3 central banks tightened monetary policy in 2013, decelerating the rate of growth of their money supply, compared with only 1 out of 3 in 2012. Roughly 1 of 4 central banks actually withdrew money from circulation, an increase from 1 out of 7 in 2012. Growth of the global money supply, as measured by the narrowly defined M1, slowed from 8.7% in 2009 and 10.4% in 2010 to 5.2% in 2011, 4.6% in 2012, and 3.1% in 2013. Several notable shifts occurred in 2013. By cutting government expenditures and expanding money supplies, the US and Canada moved against the trend in the rest of the world. France reversed course completely. Rather than reducing expenditures and money as it had in 2012, it expanded both. Germany reversed its fiscal policy, sharply expanding federal spending, while continuing to grow the money supply. South Korea shifted monetary policy into high gear, while maintaining a strongly expansionary fiscal policy. Japan, however, continued to pursue austere fiscal and monetary policies. ++ ++ Austere economic policies have significantly affected economic performance. The global budget deficit narrowed to roughly $2.7 trillion in 2012 and $2.1 trillion in 2013, or 3.8% and 2.5% of World GDP, respectively. But growth of the world economy slipped from 5.1% in 2010 and 3.7% in 2011, to just 3.1% in 2012, and 2.9% in 2013. ++ ++ Countries with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies achieved significantly higher rates of growth, higher growth of tax revenues, and greater success reducing the public debt burden than those countries that chose contractionary policies. In 2013, the 82 countries that followed a pro-growth approach achieved a median GDP growth rate of 4.7%, compared to 1.7% for the 28 countries with restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, a difference of 3 percentage points. Among the 82, China grew 7.7%, Philippines 6.8%, Malaysia 4.7%, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 3.6%, Argentina 3.5%, South Korea 2.8%, and Russia 1.3%, while among the 28, Brazil grew 2.3%, Japan 2.0%, South Africa 2.0%, Netherlands -0.8%, Croatia -1.0%, Iran -1.5%, Portugal -1.8%, Greece -3.8%, and Cyprus -8.7%. ++ ++ Faster GDP growth and lower unemployment rates translated into increased tax revenues and a less cumbersome debt burden. Revenues for the 82 expansionary countries grew at a median rate of 10.7%, whereas tax revenues fell at a median rate of 6.8% for the 28 countries that chose austere economic policies. Budget balances improved for about three-quarters of the 28, but, for most, debt grew faster than GDP, and the median level of their public debt as a share of GDP increased 9.1 percentage points, to 59.2%. On the other hand, budget balances deteriorated for most of the 82 pro-growth countries, but GDP growth outpaced increases in debt, and the median level of public debt as a share of GDP increased just 1.9%, to 39.8%. ++ ++ The world recession has suppressed inflation rates - world inflation declined 1.0 percentage point in 2012 to about 4.1% and 0.2 percentage point to 3.9% in 2013. In 2013 the median inflation rate for the 82 pro-growth countries was 1.3 percentage points higher than that for the countries that followed more austere fiscal and monetary policies. Overall, the latter countries also improved their current account balances by shedding imports; as a result, current account balances deteriorated for most of the countries that pursued pro-growth policies. Slow growth of world income continued to hold import demand in check and crude oil prices fell. Consequently, the dollar value of world trade grew just 1.3% in 2013. ++ ++ Beyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long standing economic challenges. The addition of 80 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, waste-disposal, epidemics, water-shortages, famine, over-fishing of oceans, deforestation, desertification, and depletion of non-renewable resources. The nation-state, as a bedrock economic-political institution, is steadily losing control over international flows of people, goods, services, funds, and technology. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated economic powerhouse, has created economic risks because the participating nations have varying income levels and growth rates, and hence, require a different mix of monetary and fiscal policies. Governments, especially in Western Europe, face the difficult political problem of channeling resources away from welfare programs in order to increase investment and strengthen incentives to seek employment. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries are unable to devote sufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized. The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 accentuated a growing risk to global prosperity - the diversion of resources away from capital investments to counter-terrorism programs. ++ ++ Despite these vexing problems, the world economy also shows great promise. Technology has made possible further advances in a wide range of fields, from agriculture, to medicine, alternative energy, metallurgy, and transportation. Improved global communications have greatly reduced the costs of international trade, helping the world gain from the international division of labor, raise living standards, and reduce income disparities among nations. Much of the resilience of the world economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis resulted from government and central bank leaders around the globe working in concert to stem the financial onslaught, knowing well the lessons of past economic failures." + "text": "The international financial crisis of 2008-09 led to the first downturn in global output since 1946 and presented the world with a major new challenge: determining what mix of fiscal and monetary policies to follow to restore growth and jobs, while keeping inflation and debt under control. Financial stabilization and stimulus programs that started in 2009-11, combined with lower tax revenues in 2009-10, required most countries to run large budget deficits. Treasuries issued new public debt - totaling $9.1 trillion since 2008 - to pay for the additional expenditures. To keep interest rates low, most central banks monetized that debt, injecting large sums of money into their economies - between December 2008 and December 2013 the global money supply increased by more than 35%. Governments are now faced with the difficult task of spurring current growth and employment without saddling their economies with so much debt that they sacrifice long-term growth and financial stability. When economic activity picks up, central banks will confront the difficult task of containing inflation without raising interest rates so high they snuff out further growth. Fiscal and monetary data for 2013 are currently available for 180 countries, which together account for 98.5% of world GDP. Of the 180 countries, 82 pursued unequivocally expansionary policies, boosting government spending while also expanding their money supply relatively rapidly - faster than the world average of 3.1%; 28 followed restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, reducing government spending and holding money growth to less than the 3.1% average; and the remaining 70 followed a mix of counterbalancing fiscal and monetary policies, either reducing government spending while accelerating money growth, or boosting spending while curtailing money growth. (For more information, see attached spreadsheet.) In 2013, for many countries the drive for fiscal austerity that began in 2011 abated. While 5 out of 6 countries slowed spending in 2012, only 1 in 2 countries slowed spending in 2013. About 1 in 3 countries actually lowered the level of their expenditures. The global growth rate for government expenditures increased from 1.6% in 2012 to 5.1% in 2013, after falling from a 10.1% growth rate in 2011. On the other hand, nearly 2 out of 3 central banks tightened monetary policy in 2013, decelerating the rate of growth of their money supply, compared with only 1 out of 3 in 2012. Roughly 1 of 4 central banks actually withdrew money from circulation, an increase from 1 out of 7 in 2012. Growth of the global money supply, as measured by the narrowly defined M1, slowed from 8.7% in 2009 and 10.4% in 2010 to 5.2% in 2011, 4.6% in 2012, and 3.1% in 2013. Several notable shifts occurred in 2013. By cutting government expenditures and expanding money supplies, the US and Canada moved against the trend in the rest of the world. France reversed course completely. Rather than reducing expenditures and money as it had in 2012, it expanded both. Germany reversed its fiscal policy, sharply expanding federal spending, while continuing to grow the money supply. South Korea shifted monetary policy into high gear, while maintaining a strongly expansionary fiscal policy. Japan, however, continued to pursue austere fiscal and monetary policies. Austere economic policies have significantly affected economic performance. The global budget deficit narrowed to roughly $2.7 trillion in 2012 and $2.1 trillion in 2013, or 3.8% and 2.5% of World GDP, respectively. But growth of the world economy slipped from 5.1% in 2010 and 3.7% in 2011, to just 3.1% in 2012, and 2.9% in 2013. Countries with expansionary fiscal and monetary policies achieved significantly higher rates of growth, higher growth of tax revenues, and greater success reducing the public debt burden than those countries that chose contractionary policies. In 2013, the 82 countries that followed a pro-growth approach achieved a median GDP growth rate of 4.7%, compared to 1.7% for the 28 countries with restrictive fiscal and monetary policies, a difference of 3 percentage points. Among the 82, China grew 7.7%, Philippines 6.8%, Malaysia 4.7%, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 3.6%, Argentina 3.5%, South Korea 2.8%, and Russia 1.3%, while among the 28, Brazil grew 2.3%, Japan 2.0%, South Africa 2.0%, Netherlands -0.8%, Croatia -1.0%, Iran -1.5%, Portugal -1.8%, Greece -3.8%, and Cyprus -8.7%. Faster GDP growth and lower unemployment rates translated into increased tax revenues and a less cumbersome debt burden. Revenues for the 82 expansionary countries grew at a median rate of 10.7%, whereas tax revenues fell at a median rate of 6.8% for the 28 countries that chose austere economic policies. Budget balances improved for about three-quarters of the 28, but, for most, debt grew faster than GDP, and the median level of their public debt as a share of GDP increased 9.1 percentage points, to 59.2%. On the other hand, budget balances deteriorated for most of the 82 pro-growth countries, but GDP growth outpaced increases in debt, and the median level of public debt as a share of GDP increased just 1.9%, to 39.8%. The world recession has suppressed inflation rates - world inflation declined 1.0 percentage point in 2012 to about 4.1% and 0.2 percentage point to 3.9% in 2013. In 2013 the median inflation rate for the 82 pro-growth countries was 1.3 percentage points higher than that for the countries that followed more austere fiscal and monetary policies. Overall, the latter countries also improved their current account balances by shedding imports; as a result, current account balances deteriorated for most of the countries that pursued pro-growth policies. Slow growth of world income continued to hold import demand in check and crude oil prices fell. Consequently, the dollar value of world trade grew just 1.3% in 2013. Beyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long standing economic challenges. The addition of 80 million people each year to an already overcrowded globe is exacerbating the problems of pollution, waste-disposal, epidemics, water-shortages, famine, over-fishing of oceans, deforestation, desertification, and depletion of non-renewable resources. The nation-state, as a bedrock economic-political institution, is steadily losing control over international flows of people, goods, services, funds, and technology. The introduction of the euro as the common currency of much of Western Europe in January 1999, while paving the way for an integrated economic powerhouse, has created economic risks because the participating nations have varying income levels and growth rates, and hence, require a different mix of monetary and fiscal policies. Governments, especially in Western Europe, face the difficult political problem of channeling resources away from welfare programs in order to increase investment and strengthen incentives to seek employment. Because of their own internal problems and priorities, the industrialized countries are unable to devote sufficient resources to deal effectively with the poorer areas of the world, which, at least from an economic point of view, are becoming further marginalized. The terrorist attacks on the US on 11 September 2001 accentuated a growing risk to global prosperity - the diversion of resources away from capital investments to counter-terrorism programs. Despite these vexing problems, the world economy also shows great promise. Technology has made possible further advances in a wide range of fields, from agriculture, to medicine, alternative energy, metallurgy, and transportation. Improved global communications have greatly reduced the costs of international trade, helping the world gain from the international division of labor, raise living standards, and reduce income disparities among nations. Much of the resilience of the world economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis resulted from government and central bank leaders around the globe working in concert to stem the financial onslaught, knowing well the lessons of past economic failures." }, "GDP (purchasing power parity)": { - "text": "$119.4 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $116 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $112.5 trillion (2014 est.)", + "text": "$127.8 trillion (2017 est.) / $123.3 trillion (2016 est.) / $119.5 trillion (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "GDP (official exchange rate)": { - "text": "SGWP (gross world product): $75.73 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$80.27 trillion SGWP (gross world product) (2017 est.)" }, "GDP - real growth rate": { - "text": "3% (2016 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.) ++ 3.3% (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.7% (2017 est.) / 3.2% (2016 est.) / 3.3% (2014 est.)" }, "GDP - per capita (PPP)": { - "text": "$16,300 (2016 est.) ++ $17,600 (2015 est.) ++ $17,200 (2014 est.)", + "text": "$17,500 (2017 est.) / $17,000 (2016 est.) / $16,800 (2015 est.)", "note": { - "text": "data are in 2016 dollars" + "text": "note: data are in 2017 dollars" } }, "Gross national saving": { - "text": "26.8% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 27.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 27.8% of GDP (2014 est.)" + "text": "27.9% of GDP (2017 est.) / 27.4% of GDP (2016 est.) / 27.8% of GDP (2015 est.)" }, "GDP - composition, by end use": { "household consumption": { - "text": "57.2%" + "text": "56.4% (2017 est.)" }, "government consumption": { - "text": "16.4%" + "text": "16.1% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in fixed capital": { - "text": "25.3%" + "text": "25.7% (2017 est.)" }, "investment in inventories": { - "text": "0.8%" + "text": "1.4% (2017 est.)" }, "exports of goods and services": { - "text": "28.1%" + "text": "28.8% (2017 est.)" }, "imports of goods and services": { - "text": "-27.7% (2016 est.)" + "text": "-28.3% (2017 est.)" } }, "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": { "agriculture": { - "text": "6.4%" + "text": "6.4% (2017 est.)" }, "industry": { - "text": "30.3%" + "text": "30% (2017 est.)" }, "services": { - "text": "62.6% (2016 est.)" + "text": "63% (2017 est.)" } }, "Industries": { - "text": "dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adju" + "note": { + "text": "dominated by the onrush of technology, especially in computers, robotics, telecommunications, and medicines and medical equipment; most of these advances take place in OECD nations; only a small portion of non-OECD countries have succeeded in rapidly adjusting to these technological forces; the accelerated development of new technologies is complicating already grim environmental problems" + } }, "Industrial production growth rate": { - "text": "2.5% (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.2% (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force": { - "text": "3.435 billion (2016 est.)" + "text": "3.432 billion (2017 est.)" }, "Labor force - by occupation": { "agriculture": { - "text": "34.4%" + "text": "31%" }, "industry": { - "text": "22.2%" + "text": "23.5%" }, "services": { - "text": "43.4% (2011)" + "text": "45.5% (2014 est.)" } }, "Unemployment rate": { - "text": "8.6% (2016 est.) ++ 7.6% (2015 est.)", + "text": "7.7% (2017 est.) / 7.5% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "30% combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)" + "text": "note: combined unemployment and underemployment in many non-industrialized countries; developed countries typically 4%-12% unemployment (2007 est.)" } }, "Household income or consumption by percentage share": { @@ -416,171 +441,181 @@ "text": "2.6%" }, "highest 10%": { - "text": "30.3% (2008 est.)" + "text": "30.2% (2008 est.)" } }, - "Distribution of family income - Gini index": { - "text": "38.1 (2009 est.) ++ 37.3 (2000 est.)" - }, "Budget": { "revenues": { - "text": "$20.31 trillion" + "text": "21.68 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "expenditures": { - "text": "$22.79 trillion (2016 est.)" + "text": "23.81 trillion (2017 est.)" } }, "Taxes and other revenues": { - "text": "26.8% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "26.7% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": { - "text": "-3.3% of GDP (2016 est.)" + "text": "-3% (of GDP) (2016 est.)" }, "Public debt": { - "text": "60.3% of GDP (2016 est.) ++ 58.7% of GDP (2015 est.)" + "text": "67.2% of GDP (2017 est.) / 67.2% of GDP (2016 est.)" }, "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": { - "text": "world average: 3.6% (2015 est.) 0.9% (2016 est.) ++ developed countries: 5.4% (2015 est.) 0.3% (2014 est.) ++ developing countries: 5.7% (2015 est.) 4.7% (2014 est.)", + "text": "6.4% (2017 est.) / 3.7% (2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "the above estimates are weighted averages; inflation in developed countries is 0% to 4% typically, in developing countries, 4% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for" + "text": "developed countries: 1.9% (2017 est.) 0.9% (2016 est.)developing countries: 8.8% (2017 est.) 3.7% (2016 est.)note: the above estimates are weighted averages; inflation in developed countries is 0% to 4% typically, in developing countries, 4% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries and by soft demand due to the world financial crisis" } }, - "Stock of narrow money": { - "text": "$30.7 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $27.83 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of broad money": { - "text": "$84.98 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $80.94 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of domestic credit": { - "text": "$101.9 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $95.09 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Market value of publicly traded shares": { - "text": "$66.79 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $67.47 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $67.16 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)" - }, "Exports": { - "text": "$15.64 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $16.3 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$17.31 trillion (2017 est.) / $15.82 trillion (2016 est.)" }, "Exports - commodities": { - "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services", - "top ten - share of world trade": { - "text": "electrical machinery, including computers 14.8%; mineral fuels, including oil, coal, gas, and refined products 14.4%; nuclear reactors, boilers, and parts 14.2%; cars, trucks, and buses 8.9%; scientific and precision instruments 3.5%; plastics 3.4%; iron and steel 2.7%; organic chemicals 2.6%; pharmaceutical products 2.6%; diamonds, pearls, and precious stones 1.9% (2007 est.)" - } + "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services top ten - share of world trade: 14.8 electrical machinery, including computers; 14.4 mineral fuels, including oil, coal, gas, and refined products; 14.2 nuclear reactors, boilers, and parts; 8.9 cars, trucks, and buses; 3.5 scientific and precision instruments; 3.4 plastics; 2.7 iron and steel; 2.6 organic chemicals; 2.6 pharmaceutical products; 1.9 diamonds, pearls, and precious stones (2007 est.)" }, "Imports": { - "text": "$15.34 trillion (2016 est.) ++ $15.97 trillion (2015 est.)" + "text": "$20.01 trillion (2018 est.) / $16.02 trillion (2017 est.)" }, "Imports - commodities": { - "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services", - "top ten - share of world trade": { - "text": "see listing for exports" - } + "text": "the whole range of industrial and agricultural goods and services top ten - share of world trade: see listing for exports" }, "Debt - external": { - "text": "$75.74 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $74.28 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)", + "text": "$76.56 trillion (31 December 2017 est.) / $75.09 trillion (31 December 2016 est.)", "note": { - "text": "this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private" + "text": "note: this figure is the sum total of all countries' external debt, both public and private" } - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": { - "text": "$28 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $26.18 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" - }, - "Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": { - "text": "$29.57 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $27.77 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)" } }, "Energy": { + "Electricity access": { + "population without electricity": { + "text": "1.201 billion (2013)" + }, + "electrification - total population": { + "text": "83% (2013)" + }, + "electrification - urban areas": { + "text": "95% (2013)" + }, + "electrification - rural areas": { + "text": "70% (2013)" + } + }, "Electricity - production": { - "text": "22.75 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "23.65 trillion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - consumption": { - "text": "21.38 trillion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "21.78 trillion kWh (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - exports": { - "text": "695.6 billion kWh (2013 est.)" + "text": "696.1 billion kWh (2016)" }, "Electricity - imports": { - "text": "723.2 billion kWh (2014 est.)" + "text": "721.9 billion kWh (2016 est.)" }, "Electricity - installed generating capacity": { - "text": "6.142 billion kW (2014 est.)" + "text": "6.386 billion kW (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from fossil fuels": { - "text": "65.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "63% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from nuclear fuels": { - "text": "6.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "6% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from hydroelectric plants": { - "text": "18.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "18% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Electricity - from other renewable sources": { - "text": "9.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)" + "text": "14% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)" }, "Crude oil - production": { - "text": "80.25 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" + "text": "80.77 million bbl/day (2016 est.)" }, "Crude oil - exports": { - "text": "44.53 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "43.57 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - imports": { - "text": "46.7 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "44.58 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Crude oil - proved reserves": { - "text": "1.662 trillion bbl (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "1.665 trillion bbl (1 January 2017 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - production": { - "text": "89.29 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "88.4 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - consumption": { - "text": "93.5 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" + "text": "96.26 million bbl/day (2015 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - exports": { - "text": "26.97 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "29.66 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Refined petroleum products - imports": { - "text": "26.06 million bbl/day (2013 est.)" + "text": "28.62 million bbl/day (2014 est.)" }, "Natural gas - production": { - "text": "3.498 trillion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.481 trillion cu m (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - consumption": { - "text": "3.51 trillion cu m (2014 est.)" + "text": "3.477 trillion cu m (2015 est.)" }, "Natural gas - exports": { - "text": "1.123 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.156 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - imports": { - "text": "1.469 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" + "text": "1.496 trillion cu m (2013 est.)" }, "Natural gas - proved reserves": { - "text": "197.2 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)" + "text": "196.1 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 est.)" }, "Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": { - "text": "32.82 billion Mt (2013 est.)" + "text": "33.62 billion Mt (2013 est.)" } }, "Communications": { "Telephones - fixed lines": { - "text": "1.1 billion (July 2015 est.)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "984,289,950" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "1 (2017 est.)" + } }, "Telephones - mobile cellular": { - "text": "total 7 billion (July 2015 est.)" + "total subscriptions": { + "text": "7,806,142,681" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "105 (2017 est.)" + } }, "Internet users": { - "text": "3.172 billion", - "top ten countries by Internet usage (in millions)": { - "text": "China 687.9; India 325.4; United States 239.6; Brazil 120.7; Japan 118.5; Russia 104.6; Nigeria 86.1; Germany 70.8; Mexico 69.9; United Kingdom 59 (July 2015 est.)" + "total": { + "text": "4.1 billion" + }, + "percent of population": { + "text": "53.9% (2019)" + }, + "note": { + "text": "top ten countries by Internet usage (in millions): 730.7 China; 374.3 India; 246.8 United States; 122.8 Brazil; 116.6 Japan; 108.8 Russia; 73.3 Mexico; 72.3 Germany; 65.5 Indonesia; 61 United Kingdom (2017)" } + }, + "Broadband - fixed subscriptions": { + "total": { + "text": "1,002,793,951" + }, + "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": { + "text": "14 (2017)" + } + }, + "Communications - note": { + "text": "note 1: three major data centers - which provide colocation, telecommunications, cloud services, and content ecosystems - compete to be called the world's biggest in terms of physical space occupied:no. 1. - a data farm in Langfang, Hebei Province, China, identified as the Range International Information Group, claims to be the largest with 585,000 sq m (6.3 million sq ft),no. 2. - a data farm in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, known as the Switch SuperNAP data center, comes in second with over 325,000 sq m (3.5 million sq ft); it intends to expand to over 1.615 million sq m (17.4 million sq ft) by 2020,no. 3. - a data farm in Ashburn, Virginia, USA, referred to as the DFT Data Center, is a transit point for 70% of the world's Internet traffic; it includes 150,000 sq m (1.6 million sq ft) spread out over six separate buildings note 2: estimates are that by the end of 2019, 53.9% of the global population (4.1 billion people) were using the Internet" } }, "Transportation": { "Airports": { - "text": "total airports - 41,821 (2013)", - "top ten by passengers": { - "text": "Atlanta (ATL) - 94,431,224; Beijing (PEK) - 83,712,355; London (LHR) - 72,368,061; Tokyo (HND) - 68,906,509; Chicago (ORD) - 66,777,161; Los Angeles (LAX) - 66,667,619; Dubai (DXB) - 66,431,533; Paris (CDG) - 62,052,917; Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 60,470,507; Jakarta (CGK) - 60,137,347 (2013)" - }, - "top ten by cargo (metric tons)": { - "text": "Hong Kong (HKG) - 4,166,303; Memphis, TN (MEM) - 4,137,801; Shanghai (PVG) - 2,928,527; Incheon (ICN) - 2,464,384; Dubai (DXB) - 2,435,567; Anchorage, AK (ANC) - 2,421,145; Louisville, KY (SDF) - 2,216,079; Frankfurt (FRA) - 2,094,453; Paris (CDG) - 2,069,200; Tokyo (NRT) - 2,019,844 (2013)" + "text": "41,820 (2016)", + "note": { + "text": "top ten by passengers: Atlanta (ATL) - 103,902,992; Beijing (PEK) - 95,786,442; Dubai (DXB) - 88,242,099; Tokyo (HND) - 85,408,975; Los Angeles (LAX) - 84,557,968; Chicago (ORD) - 79,828,183; London (LHR) - 78,014,598; Hong Kong (HKG) 72,664,075; Shanghai (PVG) 70,001,237; Paris (CDG) - 69,471,442 (2017) top ten by cargo (metric tons): Hong Kong (HKG) - 5,049,898; Memphis, TN (MEM) - 4,336,752; Shanghai (PVG) - 3,824,280; Incheon (ICN) - 2,921,691; Anchorage, AK (ANC) - 2,713,230; Dubai (DXB) - 2,654,494; Louisville, KY (SDF) - 2,602,695; Tokyo (NRT) - 2,336,427; Taipei (TPE) - 2,269,585; Paris (CDG) - 2,195,229 (2017)" } }, "Heliports": { @@ -597,56 +632,57 @@ } }, "Waterways": { - "text": "2,293,412 km", - "top ten longest rivers": { - "text": "Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km" - }, + "text": "2,293,412 km (2017)", "note": { - "text": "the areas of the lakes are subject to seasonal variation; only the Caspian Sea is saline, the rest are fresh water (2013)" + "text": "top ten longest rivers: Nile (Africa) 6,693 km; Amazon (South America) 6,436 km; Mississippi-Missouri (North America) 6,238 km; Yenisey-Angara (Asia) 5,981 km; Ob-Irtysh (Asia) 5,569 km; Yangtze (Asia) 5,525 km; Yellow (Asia) 4,671 km; Amur (Asia) 4,352 km; Lena (Asia) 4,345 km; Congo (Africa) 4,344 km note: rivers are not necessarily navigable along the entire length; if measured by volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world, responsible for about 20% of the Earth's freshwater entering the ocean top ten largest natural lakes (by surface area): Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 372,960 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,414 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 69,490 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,596 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,441 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,890 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,800 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,494 sq km; Lake Nyasa (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 30,044 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,400 sq km note 1: the areas of the lakes are subject to seasonal variation; only the Caspian Sea is saline, the rest are fresh water note 2: Lakes Huron and Michigan are technically a single lake because the flow of water between the Straits of Mackinac that connects the two lakes keeps their water levels at near-equilibrium; combined, Lake Huron-Michigan is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the worldnote 3: the deepest lake in the world (1,620 m), and also the largest freshwater lake by volume (23,600 cu km), is Lake Baikal in Russia." + } + }, + "Merchant marine": { + "total": { + "text": "94,980" }, - "top ten largest natural lakes (by surface area)": { - "text": "Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan) 372,960 sq km; Lake Superior (Canada, United States) 82,414 sq km; Lake Victoria (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) 69,490 sq km; Lake Huron (Canada, United States) 59,596 sq km; Lake Michigan (United States) 57,441 sq km; Lake Tanganyika (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Zambia) 32,890 sq km; Great Bear Lake (Canada) 31,800 sq km; Lake Baikal (Russia) 31,494 sq km; Lake Nyasa (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) 30,044 sq km; Great Slave Lake (Canada) 28,400 sq km" + "by type": { + "text": "bulk carrier 11,369, container ship 5,265, general cargo 18,614, oil tanker 10,619, other 49,113 (2019)" } }, "Ports and terminals": { - "top ten container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) throughput": { - "text": "Shanghai (China) - 33,617,000; Singapore (Singapore) - 32,578,000; Shenzhen (China) - 23,278,000; Hong Kong (China) - 22,352,000; Busan (South Korea) - 17,611,882; Ningbo (China) - 17,326,800; Qingdao (China) - 15,520,000; Guangzhou (China) - 15,309,200; Dubai (UAE) - 13,600,000; - Tianjin (China) - 12,996,510 (2013)" + "note": { + "text": "top twenty container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) throughput: Shanghai (China) - 40,233,000; Singapore (Singapore) - 33,666,000; Shenzhen (China) - 25,208,000; Ningbo (China) - 24,607,000; Hong Kong (China) - 20,770,000; Busan (South Korea) - 20,493,000; Guangzhou (China) - 18,858,000; Qingdao (China) - 18,262,000; Dubai (UAE) - 15,368,000; - Tianjin (China) - 15,040,000; Rotterdam (Netherlands) - 13,734,000; Port Kelang (Malaysia) - 11,978,000; Antwerp (Belgium) - 10,450,000; Xiamen (China) - 10,380,000; Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - 10,271,000; Dalian (China) - 9,707,000; Los Angeles (US) - 9,343,000; Hamburg (Germany) - 8,860,000; Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia) - 8,260,000; Laem Chabang (Thailand) - 7,227,000 (2017)note - it was estimated that in 2017 60% of global sea-borne trade by value moved by container" } - }, - "Transportation - note": { - "text": "the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2014 saw a continued decrease in global pirate activities declining 7% over 2013; in 2014, pirates attacked a total of 245 ships world-wide including hijacking 21 ships, capturing 442 seafarers, and killing 4; the Horn of Africa continued to see a drop in pirate activities with only 11 incidents in 2014 compared with 15 in 2013 and 236 in 2011; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa is due, in part, to more aggressive anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high; attacks in the Straits of Malacca and South China Sea accounted for 55% of ships attacked in 2014; West African piracy is a growing threat accounting for 16% of all attacks in 2014; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and linked with at least four hijackings that occurred in this area; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels although incidents have increased each year since 2010 reaching 34 in 2014; as of October 2015, there were 190 attacks worldwide with 15 hijackings in the Straits of Malacca/South China Sea region and West African waters" } }, "Military and Security": { "Military expenditures": { - "text": "2.42% of GDP (2012) ++ 2.51% of GDP (2011) ++ 2.42% of GDP (2010)" + "text": "2.14% of GDP (2018) / 2.16% of GDP (2017) / 2.2% of GDP (2016) / 2.25% of GDP (2015) / 2.24% of GDP (2014)" + }, + "Maritime threats": { + "text": "The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reports that 2018 saw an increase in global pirate activities; in 2018, pirates attacked a total of 201 ships worldwide including boarding 143 ships, hijacking six ships, and firing on 18; this activity is an increase from 180 incidents in 2017; in 2018, the number of hostages increased to 141, however, the number of seafarers kidnapped for ransom increased to 83 compared with 75 in 2017, with nearly all taken off West Africa Operation Ocean Shield, the NATO naval task force established in 2009 to combat Somali piracy, concluded its operations in December 2016 as a result of the drop in reported incidents over the last few years; the EU naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, continues its operations in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through 2020; naval units from Japan, India, and China also operate in conjunction with EU forces; China has established a logistical base in Djibouti to support its deployed naval units in the Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa continued to see pirate activities with three incidents in 2018, a slight decrease over 2017; the decrease in successful pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa since the peak in 2007 was due, in part, to anti-piracy operations by international naval forces, the hardening of vessels, and the increased use of armed security teams aboard merchant ships; despite these preventative measures, the assessed risk remains high West African piracy more than doubled in 2018 to become the most dangerous area in the world with 85 attacks in 2018 compared to 33 in 2017; Nigerian pirates are very aggressive, operating as far as 200 nm offshore and boarding 29 ships in 2018; attacks in South Asian waters remain at low levels with 12 attacks off Bangladesh in 2018, up from 11 in 2017; Peru reported four incidents in 2018, up from two in 2017; attacks in Vietnam rose from two in 2017 to four in 2018; the majority of global attacks against shipping have occurred in the offshore waters of five countries - Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines, Venezuela, and Bangladesh. (2018)" } }, "Transnational Issues": { "Disputes - international": { - "text": "stretching over 250,000 km, the world's 325 international land boundaries separate 195 independent states and 71 dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and other miscellaneous entities; ethnicity, culture, race, religion, and language have divided states into separate political entities as much as history, physical terrain, political fiat, or conquest, resulting in sometimes arbitrary and imposed boundaries; most maritime states have claimed limits that include territorial seas and exclusive economic zones; overlapping limits due to adjacent or opposite coasts create the potential for 430 bilateral maritime boundaries of which 209 have agreements that include contiguous and non-contiguous segments; boundary, borderland/resource, and territorial disputes vary in intensity from managed or dormant to violent or militarized; undemarcated, indefinite, porous, and unmanaged boundaries tend to encourage illegal cross-border activities, uncontrolled migration, and confrontation; territorial disputes may evolve from historical and/or cultural claims, or they may be brought on by resource competition; ethnic and cultural clashes continue to be responsible for much of the territorial fragmentation and internal displacement of the estimated 20.8 million people and cross-border displacements of approximately 12.1 million refugees and asylum seekers around the world as of mid-2013; over half a million refugees were repatriated during 2012; other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially hydrocarbon) resources, fisheries, and arable land; armed conflict prevails not so much between the uniformed armed forces of independent states as between stateless armed entities that detract from the sustenance and welfare of local populations, leaving the community of nations to cope with resultant refugees, hunger, disease, impoverishment, and environmental degradation" + "note": { + "text": "stretching over 250,000 km, the world's 325 international land boundaries separate 195 independent states and 71 dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and other miscellaneous entities; ethnicity, culture, race, religion, and language have divided states into separate political entities as much as history, physical terrain, political fiat, or conquest, resulting in sometimes arbitrary and imposed boundaries; most maritime states have claimed limits that include territorial seas and exclusive economic zones; overlapping limits due to adjacent or opposite coasts create the potential for 430 bilateral maritime boundaries of which 209 have agreements that include contiguous and non-contiguous segments; boundary, borderland/resource, and territorial disputes vary in intensity from managed or dormant to violent or militarized; undemarcated, indefinite, porous, and unmanaged boundaries tend to encourage illegal cross-border activities, uncontrolled migration, and confrontation; territorial disputes may evolve from historical and/or cultural claims, or they may be brought on by resource competition; ethnic and cultural clashes continue to be responsible for much of the territorial fragmentation and internal displacement of the estimated 45.7 million people and cross-border displacements of approximately 30.2 million refugees and asylum seekers around the world as of yearend 2019; approximately 317,200 refugees were repatriated during 2019; other sources of contention include access to water and mineral (especially hydrocarbon) resources, fisheries, and arable land; armed conflict prevails not so much between the uniformed armed forces of independent states as between stateless armed entities that detract from the sustenance and welfare of local populations, leaving the community of nations to cope with resultant refugees, hunger, disease, impoverishment, and environmental degradation" + } }, "Refugees and internally displaced persons": { - "text": "the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that as of the end of 2015 there were 65.3 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, the highest level ever recorded; this includes 21.3 million refugees, 3.2 million asylum seekers, and 40.8 million conflict IDPs; the UNHCR estimates there are currently at least 10 million stateless persons (2016)" + "note": { + "text": "the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that as of year-end 2019 there were 79.5 million people forcibly displaced worldwide; this includes 45.7 million conflict IDPs, 26 million refugees, 4.2 million asylum seekers, and 3.6 million Venezuelans displaced abroad; the UNHCR estimates there are currently at least 10 million stateless persons" + } }, "Trafficking in persons": { "current situation": { - "text": "the International Labour Organization conservatively estimated that 20.9 million people in 2012 were victims of forced labor, representing the full range of human trafficking (also referred to as “modern-day slavery”) for labor and sexual exploitation; about one-third of reported cases involved crossing international borders, which is often associated with sexual exploitation; trafficking in persons is most prevalent in southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and Africa and least frequent in EU member states, Canada, the US, and other developed countries (2012)" + "text": "the International Labour Organization conservatively estimated that 20.9 million people in 2012 were victims of forced labor, representing the full range of human trafficking (also referred to as 'modern-day slavery') for labor and sexual exploitation; about one-third of reported cases involved crossing international borders, which is often associated with sexual exploitation; trafficking in persons is most prevalent in southeastern Europe, Eurasia, and Africa and least frequent in EU member states, Canada, the US, and other developed countries (2012)" }, - "Tier 2 Watch List": { - "text": "countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so; (44 countries) Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan" + "tier rating": { + "text": "  (2015)" }, - "Tier 3": { - "text": "countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so; (23 countries) Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, North Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe (2015)" + "note": { + "text": "Tier 2 Watch List: countries that do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but are making significant efforts to do so; (44 countries) Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Cambodia, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Tier 3: countries that neither satisfy the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking nor demonstrate a significant effort to do so; (23 countries) Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, Central African Republic, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, North Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Russia, South Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe" } }, "Illicit drugs": { - "cocaine": { - "text": "worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2013 likely amounted to 165,000 hectares, assuming a stable crop in Bolivia; Colombia produced slightly less than half of the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production increased 7% to 640 metric tons in 2013; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, Peru has increased its eradication efforts, but remains hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas" - }, - "opiates": { - "text": "worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation increased in 2013, with potential opium production reaching 6,800 metric tons; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 82% of the global supply; Southeast Asia was responsible for 12% of global opium; Pakistan produced 3% of global opium; Latin America produced 4% of global opium, and most was refined into heroin destined for the US market (2015)" - } + "text": "cocaine: worldwide coca leaf cultivation in 2013 likely amounted to 165,000 hectares, assuming a stable crop in Bolivia; Colombia produced slightly less than half of the worldwide crop, followed by Peru and Bolivia; potential pure cocaine production increased 7% to 640 metric tons in 2013; Colombia conducts an aggressive coca eradication campaign, Peru has increased its eradication efforts, but remains hesitant to eradicate coca in key growing areas; opiates: worldwide illicit opium poppy cultivation increased in 2013, with potential opium production reaching 6,800 metric tons; Afghanistan is world's primary opium producer, accounting for 82% of the global supply; Southeast Asia was responsible for 12% of global opium; Pakistan produced 3% of global opium; Latin America produced 4% of global opium, and most was refined into heroin destined for the US market (2015)" } } } \ No newline at end of file